Tom McCarthy eulogized ‘POOP’ scorebug before Pirates-Phillies game
"As the final out arrives on its bright and brilliant run, it will be missed. Gone but never forgotten."
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John Kruk says “I hopes he chokes” in response to a text from Tom McCarthy’s Mets-broadcasting son
"Since he's a Mets' fan, I hope he chokes a little bit. But since he's your son, I hope it's not fatal."
John Kruk cracked Tom McCarthy up while briefly taking over play-by-play duties
Never change, John Kruk.
On Titanic anniversary, Phillies broadcaster evokes famous shipwreck during Nick Castellanos homer
"That is a Titanic blast."
John Kruk complains during Phillies game about being locked out of his email
"When I try to reset the password, I go to the new one and it doesn't do anything."
Debbie Antonelli implores official to ‘speed it up’ after marathon goaltending explanation
"Maybe speed it up a little."
John Kruk extols the virtues of drinking in Montreal
"It's a great place to drink, Tom. Montreal."
John Kruk suggests Cole Hamels for ‘sexiest broadcast team in all of sports’
"Oh, I forgot to add him in to the sexiest broadcast team in all of sports."
JJ Watt and CBS pull off epic troll on Titans with fake studio update
"Guys this must be a mistake, but I'm going to do it anyway."
John Kruk scares kid next to Phillies broadcast booth while Tom McCarthy cracks up
"You scared him...You scared the poor kid."
Phillies’ Tom McCarthy invites Caitlin Clark to booth after viral TikTok
You have a future. And by the way, any down time you have, you're up in the booth."
Phillies announcers aghast over upheld replay call: ‘What on Earth?’
"I can't remember the last time something this bad — and blatant — took place on replay."
John Kruk calls Kevin Cash’s suspension ‘dumbest damn rule I’ve ever heard’
"I think that's the dumbest damn rule I've ever heard."
John Kruk takes hilarious dig at Jamie Moyer
"Jamie [Moyer]'s so old, Brad might be digging him up."
John Kruk wears an AirTag so he doesn’t get lost at MLB stadiums
"I have to get an AirTag, cause I get lost."
Phillies broadcast questions MLB over umpire’s brutal strike zone
"I’m sure if there’s a little bug in there, that Major League Baseball would be right on top of it to fix it."
Dodgers, Phillies announcers see critical, controversial call differently
"He's there fielding the throw." "The interpretation of the rule is such that you cannot do this."
John Kruk calls out Adam Wainwright for likening Brandon Marsh’s hair to ‘rat tails’
"I think it looks damn good."
John Kruk shares hilarious story about being woken up by a giraffe
"It scared the heck out of me. Those things have big heads."
Phillies announcers criticize umpire after Bryce Harper ejection
"It's just way too early, if you're the umpire, to do this."
John Kruk ponders reality show ‘Dance Moms’ during game
"I hope some of those moms on that show weren't like that in real life. … They've got some issues, man."
Phillies, White Sox announcers perplexed by umpire’s ‘inexplicable’ call
"That thing had the whole plate, and it was down the middle."
If John Kruk and Tom McCarthy have a child together, he’ll be named Malachi
"I love that name."
Phillies broadcasters rip Angel Hernandez after check-swing call on Bryce Harper: ‘Goodness gracious! That is just terrible!’
"Goodness gracious! That is just terrible!"