Chip Caray's decision to leave his position as Chicago Cubs play-by-play broadcaster following the bitter 2004 season, which also saw Steve Stone leave, has taken a turn for the worse: he and TBS have parted ways. The decision follows significant criticism of Caray's performance during TBS's 2009 playoff broadcasts, which certainly isn't the first time Caray has been criticized for his broadcasting (see here, e.g.).

This call, in particular, may have led TBS to seek to part ways:

Caray certainly had faults (what announcer doesn't?) -- and those faults seemed to be amplified during the 2009 playoffs -- but I liked him. I hope he is able to find a broadcasting job he enjoys.