He's not expendable if the best they can do is the clowns they've been using. If you want to say that there are plenty competent broadcasters available then why haven't they signed one yet?
And by the way where is Carpenter?
I think I saw something in the twittersphere or on reddit that he had a couple days off planned. I think this is part of him mentioning earlier in the season that he would be taking more time off through the course of the season than normal.
