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Mike Joy just wrapped up another season covering NASCAR for Fox and knows that some people on the internet aren’t big fans of his. In an interview with Jordan Bianchi of The Athletic, the 74-year-old announcer reflected on the criticism he has received on social media recently. “There’s now a common thread of people saying that I’ve lost my fastball. And you know, maybe so,” Joy said. “I can’t argue that. There are a number of announcers on TV that sound more exciting, perhaps. But I’ve taken a lot of my cues from (former NASCAR broadcasters) Ken Squier and Barney Hall as I grew up in this bus…

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