Blue Jays broadcaster Buck Martinez defies the odds and the adages calling Game 5

The saying goes Father Time eventually catches up to all of us, but you would have a hard time convincing Buck Martinez of that right now.

The one-time Blue Jays catcher turned Blue Jays manager turned Blue Jays broadcaster has a front-row seat for this magical run the team he works for is currently on and he’s not about to give it up.

At the age of 76, Martinez and long-time broadcast booth partner Dan Shulman are battling though the same grind as the Trey Yesavage’s and Addison Barger’s, young men not even a third of Martinez’s age.

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Sure the players are exerting a ton of physical energy not required by the fellas up in the booth, but being on and alert for 18 consecutive innings – remember the broadcasters only get the commer