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Turning back the clock

If you are a Phillies fan, you were probably awake for this moment. Rays fans, too, as painful as it was. If you live on the West Coast or in the Mountain time zone you were probably awake for this moment. It happened in the eighth inning of Game 2. If you work, say, a noon-to-8 shift (in my mind, the best work shift in the world), then you were probably awake for this moment. It happened in the fourth inning. For the rest of us, we've been screwed when it comes to World Series starting times. Game 3 last year, for me, was the last straw, starting at 10:06 p.m. and ending at 1:47 a.m. But finally, FINALLY, major league baseball and Fox have had the good sense to move back the start times on World Series games from 8:30-whatever-it's-been for the past few years to 7:57 p.m. They announced the new times yesterday, effective with the 2009 World Series. And to that, I say, what on earth took you so long? Of course, this is only happening because ratings for last year's World...

Analyze this!

Are these the two most hated men in the country right now? Seriously, is there anyone a close second? At least in the circles that I run in, whether at work or in everday life, I keep hearing from people who wish these two guys would go away. And on the Internet? Woo-boy. He doesn't like them, and they aren't too fond of them, and although I can't find any particular related posts at this late hour, I do know that he and he and he don't like the guy on the right at all. And for the sake of full disclosure, I'm not crazy about him either. So my question is, what in particular don't you like about Buck or McCarver? Or about Buckmccarver? I've seen general complaints, but I'm curious to see if there are one or two major common complaints about these two. So, please, I'd very interested in what you have to say. Let loose! What bugs you the most about them? It'll be a nice, cathartic release before you have to sit through them all over again Sat...