Lightly (For Me) “Bucking” the Bucks, Jack and Joe

If you have read some of my previous posts, you know I am not a big fan of Fox Sports’ lead announcer Joe Buck.

At the very least, I can easily say his incredible luck to have broadcast and continue to broadcast events like the World Series and Super Bowl is way out of proportion with his talent.

Surely his luck was and is enhanced by virtue of Joe being the son of the late Jack Buck, an esteemed, highly over rated announcer, who still was far better than most announcers today.

Jack was at his best with a rooting interest and thus his St. Louis Cardinals’ baseball broadcasts were his best work.

Admittedly, in the 1985 and 1987 seasons, a pair in which “St. Loo” would make but lose the World Series, I would leave my apartment and go in my car, to tune in KMOX radio from St. Louis.

I looked forward to Jack’s “that’s a winner” call after a Cards victory.

Some really liked Jack Buck and former coach Hank Stram on CBS Radio, as an alternative to Monday Night football on television.

Jack Buck was working for ABC television as an extra reporter when Stram’s Dallas Texans won the 1962 AFL title game in 6 quarters, vs the Houston Oilers.

In conclusion Jack Buck had his good moments and his bad.

The Bucks