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I have never liked Chip Caray. In fact I refuse to address a grown man as “Chip”. Just another one of those phony TV/radio names. He refused to say “Damned” when referencing Fox’s sports show. Personally I don’t even think he likes baseball. He has an over abundance of mellow drama mixed in with few facts. And now someone from The New York Times has taken him to task. The highlights from: An Error-Plagued Game, but From the Broadcast Booth

• His play-by-play of the Yankees’ 8-4 win in Game 3 on Sunday night was packed with errors and silly strategy, enough to give me agita. (I had to look that one up.)

• He stated that Derek Jeter was playing in his 49th postseason game — “No. 1 of all time.” Truth: it was his 49th division series game, out of 122 postseason games.

• He said the “Yankees led the world” in home runs this season with 201. He liked saying it so much he said it again. Truth: The Brewers led the majors with 231, followed by the Phillies with 213 and the Reds at 204. The Yankees and Marlins were tied at 201.

• He introduced Indians reliever Joe Borowski in Game 3 as having played for the Brewers and the Reds. Truth: He never played for Milwaukee, and while he once signed with the Reds, he never made it out of spring training. Caray also noted his hometown, Bayonne, N.J., (and did it again last night in Game 4) but pronounced it as if it were part of the Louisiana bayou.

• Here are some questions to ponder through the rest of Caray’s work this postseason. Why isn’t he better prepared? If his producer, Jeff Gowen, is listening to what he is saying, why isn’t Caray improving? And why should I have to keep rushing to MLB.com to fact-check his facts?

Hopefully next year TBS will not unleash more Chip on their audience. He is useless to the casual fan and just pisses off fans that know better. And how the hell do you not pronounce Bayonne properly? Damn you Skip. Your Grandfather would not be proud.