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Tony Kubek, an analyst for the NBC Game of the Week, the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees for 30 years, was selected as the 2009 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award. Kubek was the first exclusively television analyst to win the Frick Award, which has been presented annually since 1978.
Dec 10, 2008 · Tony Kubek broke from baseball in 1994, resigning as a Yankees analyst on the MSG Network. He didn’t like players’ attitudes, the strike that ended the season early, and the years of travel.
Jul 25, 2009 · July 24, 2009. COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. For a few days here, Tony Kubek will finally be back in baseball, celebrated by the Hall of Fame for a broadcasting career he left abruptly 15 years ago. Kubek ...
Jan 5, 2016 · His father, another Tony Kubek, was a Milwaukee native as well who toiled for five years with the then-minor league Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association. An outfielder, the elder Kubek ...
Feb 2, 2016 · Tony Kubek. Born in Milwaukee, Wis., in 1935, Kubek won three World Series as a shortstop with the New York Yankees between 1957 and 1965 before becoming a popular broadcaster for NBC. He spent 25 seasons behind the mike for the network and called 11 World Series and 10 All-Star games, as well as the Saturday afternoon “Game of the Week.”.
Feb 24, 2024 · Bob Costas and Tom Verducci break down Tony Kubek's analysis. Watch "The Sounds of Baseball: Tony Kubek," airing Jan. 25 at 9pm ET
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May 2, 2021 · Tall Tony Kubek was a free-swinger who never walked more than 31 times in any season. A solid performer for the New York Yankees during his first few years, he played in six World Series, but missed the 1964 World Series through injury. Although Kubek was not a particularly strong hitter, he was a big star in his time.
