Joe Buck Quotations

What I saw during the postseason, and we talked with Lou Piniella about this on the air, is what power pitching can do for you. The Astros got hits and scratched out runs and had some Minute Maid Park home runs by (Lance) Berkman and Jason Lane, but the difference (in the series) to me is what power pitching can do in October.

I think the two best teams are meeting. I don't know that every year you can say that.

I see it as a flip side to how the Atlanta Braves and the Cardinals have done it the last couple of years,

I saw a couple of players down below (in the stadium) who were talking about Oswalt during the game, and they said, 'My god, he is throwing a ball that looks like it's coming at 110 mph and rising when it gets to the plate,'

I think this is a throwback World Series to the pitching-heavy days. Honestly, I think the two best teams are playing, and you can't always say that. I think this looks like a long World Series.

We had a lot of fun, ... Lou is different and he has a different, distinct voice. It was good to have him in the booth. I hope he comes back.

We tried to sell the heck out of the Red Sox not winning in 86 years. Here's a team that hasn't won in 88 years.

There sure is plenty of room in here. I'm going to bring a net in and play floor hockey between innings.

The White Sox proved it; the Astros proved it, ... You've got the two best teams meeting, and you can't say that every year. I don't know how much more of a hype job you can do. Tim and I are very excited about this Series.

It was a really enjoyable season because of the youth we had. It was enjoyable to watch them progress the way they did and surpass most people's expectations. It was a group that worked extremely hard in practice, had a great work ethic and great senior leadership.

You throw out that Donovan McNabb is starting the game with a 95.2 quarterback rating and expect people to understand it, ... There's not a human being alive who could really explain to you what quarterback ratings mean. Pythagoras couldn't, either. I shouldn't need a compass and protractor to rate these guys.

That's $25 million on the mound for the New York Yankees.

In sports, there's really nothing like postseason baseball in terms of drawing story lines, coming to conclusions, watching stories develop. In the Yankees-Red Sox series, Games 4 and 5 were two of the most thrilling games you'd want to see, and when you have a buildup like that, people are going to be excited to see Games 6 and 7. In football, the games can be just as thrilling, but they stand on their own. A regular-season game in the NFL has almost a playoff feel some weeks.

Houston and Chicago are pitching heavy. They're two teams that can run the base paths, ... We saw it in the ALCS and the NLCS. These teams will squeeze to get runs in. The White Sox have a little more pop, but I don't see the offenses going nuts on either side. I think it's going to be a long series, an even series.

I don't think Lou's looking to get a regular TV deal. I think he enjoyed himself, but I don't think this is something he'll do the rest of his life. It was a one-shot deal.

Homer couldn't be here tonight, ... so he sent his voice

He's not there. I guess he is already gone.

Robert Kraft, a modern day Zoolander.

We all fell in love with the young Macaulay Culkin, back in the day

Well, sir, I ain't a for real cowboy. But I am one helluva stud.

You know what you gotta do cowboy?

But I tell people all the time that if you can do the job, then there's a spot for you. I refuse to believe that there isn't any room in this business. People leave jobs and jobs open up every year. If you can do the job, you'll find your way into the broadcast booth.

And Johnny Manziel is only in a snickers commercial.

You have to do well on third downs.

Ah, the only stat football fans really care about, ... is the point spread.

And he can hit into them as well.