NBC Sports Philadelphia's Tom McCarthy won't call Phillies for second straight week

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For the second week in a row, the NFL called in Phillies announcer Tom McCarthy.

McCarthy, who is in his 13th season as the team’s TV voice on NBC Sports Philadelphia, was in the booth to call the Phillies Braves on Friday. But he will miss the Saturday and Sunday games in Jacksonville because he’ll play the game for the Colts in Indianapolis with the Jaguars on CBS. .

Longtime Phillies radio announcer Scott Franzke will fill in for McCarthy on television and will call both games alongside analyst Ben Davis. , airs Sundays at 1:35 p.m. on NBC Sports Philadelphia.

For the second week in a row, Tom’s 27-year-old son, Pat McCarthy, Triple-A announcer for the Lehigh Valley Ironpigs, will be calling Phillies games on the radio in place of Franzke. Joining McCarthy is Michael Vaughn, one of four former players to radio Phillies games this season after Larry Andersen began calling only the team’s home weekend games. It’s people.

McCarthy told the Inquirer that he will miss a Phillies game and call the NFL for the last time this season. He plans to call some NFL games on his Westwood One radio. monday night football The Tennessee Titans and Buffalo Bills matchup on Sept. 19 (part of a doubleheader featuring the Eagles’ home opener against the Minnesota Vikings).

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On Wednesday, Conshohocken Brewing debuted its newest beer called the Meryl & Mike Philly Special, a hazy double IPA that pays tribute to longtime Eagles announcers Meryl Reese and Mike Quick.

Many familiar faces turned up at the party at Paddler’s Kitchen & Tap in Bridgeport. In addition to Reese and Quick, other notable guests included 94.1 WIP hosts Glen Macnow, Joe Giglio and Jody McDonald. Inquirer columnist Mike Sierski. Fran Dunphy, La Salle’s basketball coach. Flyers legend Bernie Parent.

Overall, Macnow said the event raised more than $16,000, with a portion of the beer sales going to First Tee as well.

So how can you get your own can? For now, McNow said the cans are available at his five locations at Harbortown, Conshohocken, Phoenixville, King of Prussia, and Conshohocken’s Brewing Company in Bridgeport. . The beer will be available in stores and bars spread from the Lehigh Valley to Delaware in October.

Now in its 25th season, Reese and Quick are playing Eagles games on local WIPs and radio stations. Reese, who celebrated his 70th birthday earlier this month, signed a new deal in the offseason to keep him in the booth until the 2024 season. She has been the voice of the Eagles since 1977, making her the longest-serving announcer in the NFL.

“I feel like I can keep doing this for a long time,” Reese told The Inquirer. “I absolutely love every second of it.”

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Here are the NFL games that will be televised at the Philadelphia Market on Sunday, as the Eagles play Monday Night Football in Week 2.

  • Steelers Patriots1pm, CBS (Ian Eagles, Charles Davis, Evan Washburn)

  • giants panthers4:05 p.m., Fox (Joe Davis, Darryl Johnston, Pam Oliver)

  • cowboys bengals4:25 p.m., CBS (Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson)

  • packers bears8:15 p.m., NBC (Mike Tillico, Chris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark)

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