Comments on: Hawk Harrelson is Exciting. Darrin Jackson … Not so much

By: Kurt

Kurt — Fri, 23 May 2008 02:31:33 +0000

Why do the umpires get away with all the bad calls against the white sox? Why do they not get in trouble from the league? I have been a fan of the sox for the past fourty years and it seems there calls have gotten worse since they won the world series?

By: Ted

Ted — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:43:55 +0000

I don’t like the White Sox crew much either, but I will say that DJ provides some sense of balance in the booth. Who else but a composed, serially calm dude could share cramped booth space with Hawk Harrelson? My biggest complaint is the way DJ chimes in with Hawk on the call on the “uhh-yess!” I find it uncomfortable literally every time I hear it.

Also, who says the guy should endlessly chatter away during a broadcast? What you call dead air, I call blessed silence. Endless, meaningless chatter is Joe Morgan/Tim McCarver territory.

By: Mark J. Goluskin

Mark J. Goluskin — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 05:01:57 +0000

I do not get what these “analists” add to the broadcast anyway. I am spoiled because living in Los Angeles, we have he best in baseball, Vin Scully. He may be off a step or two, but he is 80 years old. And, I will take a dead Vin Scully over almost any baseball announcer/analyst today!

By: Richie Rich

Richie Rich — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:47:54 +0000

Santo might belong in the HoF, but he’s killing his chances every time he opens his mouth.

And that’s from a Cub fan.

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Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:03:19 +0000

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By: Casey

Casey — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:43:40 +0000

YOu leave Ron Santo alone, or I’ll send Wally after you. Santo belongs in the Hall.

By: Nick the Greek

Nick the Greek — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:27:55 +0000

Santo spelled backwards is OT-nas

By: Richie Rich

Richie Rich — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:39:24 +0000

You can bash Santo all you want. He’s terrible.
Harry Caray’s corpse is more coherent than Santo.

By: Nick the Greek

Nick the Greek — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:24:31 +0000

Damn it Richie. Now I have to respond with a post about the crappy Cubs announcers. Should I go with TV or Radio? Santo may be to easy a target….”OHHHH, NOOOO!!!!…NOOOOOO!” (Brant Brown’s Dropped Fly vs Milwaukee in 2003).

By: Deaner

Deaner — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:00:28 +0000

The most exciting radio announcer in baseball in Cleveland’s Tom Hamilton.
Like Hawk, he is definitely a homer.