Fans hate Joe Buck’s Dodgers vs. Cubs commentary and they aren’t afraid to say it
The MLB tradition of hating on Joe Buck flourished as fans complained about the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs broadcast.
It’s a weekend during baseball season. So, of course, Joe Buck is trending on Twitter.
The MLB broadcaster is not the most popular man in baseball, as evidenced by the way fans enjoy complaining about him every time he’s on a national broadcast.
On Saturday, that broadcast was the third meeting of the Dodgers and Cubs at Dodger Stadium.
Twitter had thoughts about his outing.
MLB fans on Twitter let loose on Joe Buck during the Dodgers-Cubs game
The fact that Joe Buck trends every Saturday for the same reason is hilarious. Never change baseball Twitter. pic.twitter.com/7QtlbCSckL
— Diana Gonzales 🐈 (@trojanchick99) June 27, 2021
As soon as some fans heard Buck’s voice, they knew they were done.
https://twitter.com/BlakeGarman09/status/1408968588694855681?s=20
Missed the first half inning of the Cubs game due to a breaking weather report. Then they return to the Cubs game with them down 2 and Joe Buck on the call
— Alexander Hynes (@HynesAS) June 26, 2021
Starting to miss the weather report
Finally get kids in bed, and I turn on the @Cubs game to hear friggin Joe Buck announcing. Then my @MLBTV doesn’t give me the audio option to listen to @PatandRon670 pic.twitter.com/pFtfPtG6dF
— Brent Hogan (@realbrenthogan) June 27, 2021
Reactions were pretty fervent.
For a few, it had been a while.
it's been a long time since I've watched a game that Joe Buck is calling...it hasn't been long enough pic.twitter.com/cooS3G2bEw
— Bill Waychunas (@waychunas) June 26, 2021
Others came very prepared for the occasion.
It wasn’t all general complaining about not wanting to listen to Buck. A lot of fans came with very specific complaints about the broadcast.
joe buck: "urias can strike out the side after the leadoff homer to rizzo"
— Matt Holland, DVM (he/him) (@hollaphant) June 27, 2021
everyone else: pic.twitter.com/uWLnegNVJi
joe buck is saying we complain about 81 degrees? pic.twitter.com/Z6BADcFQ1Z
— nerdydodger dot bsky dot social (@nerdyDodger) June 26, 2021
I thought it was a home run too. Joe Buck & John Smoltz' utter disinterest in whether or not it was a home run in a tie game was something else too. https://t.co/vDoXGqxDer
— David Darmofal (@david_darmofal) June 27, 2021
C’mon Joe Buck. Cubs reliever is Dan Winkler, not Winker. It’s not that difficult to read his name on the back of his jersey. You’re supposed to be a professional unbiased broadcaster. Not!
— Larry Bogrow (@LarryBogrow) June 27, 2021
Dammit Joe Buck it's Winkler not Winker. With an L pic.twitter.com/iMk37UM9YY
— Alexander Hynes (@HynesAS) June 27, 2021
If there’s one thing Buck does well, it’s bringing fans together.
https://twitter.com/cujoknows/status/1408933627673473027?s=20
Cubs and Dodgers fans agreeing that Joe Buck sucks pic.twitter.com/YCdrBFOaLD
— Blake Garman (@FrostedBlakes34) June 27, 2021
here's to the combined forces of Dodgers and Cubs fans who can agree "oh, @#$%. It's Joe Buck calling the game..."
— The Signal Watch 🌻 (@melbotis) June 26, 2021
Buck is the lead play-by-play announcer for MLB and the NFL, so fans who don’t like him really don’t have much recourse. He’s there and they have to deal with it.
Dodgers fans who tuned in for Saturday’s action at least got a victory for their trouble. Cody Bellinger hit a walk-off home run to end the game in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Los Angeles has bounced back with two wins after the Cubs logged a combined no-hitter in their first meeting of the series.
Sunday will conclude the series in LA.
The Cubs are two games back in the NL Central and looking to even up the series in the finale. The Dodgers are also second in the NL West, but they’re four games back. If they win on Sunday, they will take the series after being swept by Chicago earlier this season.
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