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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Jun 15, 2017 18:52:06 GMT
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jun 15, 2017 19:50:26 GMT
2nd worst baseball announcer (Yes, I'm talking about you, Suzyn Waldman). Not because he's a "homer" (most are), but its grating voice, his smug attitude and those endless, inane catchphrases. I avoid Pale Hose TV and Yanks radio like the plague.
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Jun 15, 2017 19:54:36 GMT
what is going to happen to steve stone??!
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Post by Winston Wolfe on Jun 15, 2017 21:11:40 GMT
2nd worst baseball announcer (Yes, I'm talking about you, Suzyn Waldman). Not because he's a "homer" (most are), but its grating voice, his smug attitude and those endless, inane catchphrases. I avoid Pale Hose TV and Yanks radio like the plague. Eh, just avoid the away games. He's only doing those now. |
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Jun 15, 2017 21:19:06 GMT
johnny "red" kerr and wayne larrive were quite the announcing duo in chicago back int he day!
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Post by NJtoTX on Jun 15, 2017 21:20:59 GMT
Fucker keeps stretch, stretch, stretching it. Hope I never hear his voice again.
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Post by knowlto on Jun 15, 2017 21:29:28 GMT
One of the all-time worst.
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Post by Xeliou66 on Jun 16, 2017 0:28:35 GMT
While I like a homer announcer and think it is only natural for an announcer to root for the team they call for, Hawk is annoying with his constant bitching and moaning and his unbearable nostalgia for the "good old days" when he played and his hatred of modern day baseball stats and the like. I wonder if they are forcing him out because of the mass dislike of him from fans.
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Post by Geddy on Jun 16, 2017 0:35:28 GMT
Am I the only one here who likes the Hawk? It seems that way; yeah okay he's a homer, but at least he's colourful and passionate unlike a lot of baseball announcers today. |
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jun 16, 2017 1:24:31 GMT
Am I the only one here who likes the Hawk? It seems that way; yeah okay he's a homer, but at least he's colourful and passionate unlike a lot of baseball announcers today. Once again, I don't care if he's a homer. He's driven those idiotic catchphrases into the ground. If I never hear "he gone" or "you can put in on the board... YES" shit again, it will be too soon. He pisses and moans about every call that goes against Chicago. A lot of announcers have been with their team longer than Hawk, Denny Matthews, Mike Shannon, Duane Kuiper, Ray Fosse, Bert Blyleven etc, and they manager to be objective. Being a homer is one thing, being a shill is another |
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Post by NJtoTX on Jun 16, 2017 1:39:06 GMT
It's one thing to be a homer. It's another to outdo all the others to the point of infuriating obnoxiousness.  |
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Jun 16, 2017 1:58:55 GMT
It's one thing to be a homer. It's another to outdo all the others to the point of infuriating obnoxiousness. what's wrong with bias? everyone is for something. would it be better if the home announcers were for the road time? |
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Jun 16, 2017 1:59:49 GMT
Am I the only one here who likes the Hawk? It seems that way; yeah okay he's a homer, but at least he's colourful and passionate unlike a lot of baseball announcers today. |
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Post by twothousandonemark on Jun 16, 2017 3:01:48 GMT
It's one thing to be a homer. It's another to outdo all the others to the point of infuriating obnoxiousness. To be fair, Buck Martinez has been doing 'Get up ball, get up!' for Jays' HRs the past few years now. Of course he's not being an asshat about it like Hawk. Dan Shulman, ESPN's ace, has been doing a few dozen Jays games these past couple years also - he's not being homer about it, even though he lives here (Thornhill ON, same town as me & Andrew Wiggins lols). |
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Post by marsexplorer on Jun 16, 2017 3:07:47 GMT
It's one thing to be a homer. It's another to outdo all the others to the point of infuriating obnoxiousness. what's wrong with bias? everyone is for something. would it be better if the home announcers were for the road time? I agree wholeheartedly. Paul Allen, the Vikings announcer, is the biggest homer there is and I love him like a brother. |
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Jun 16, 2017 3:42:20 GMT
i'd much rather listen local guys than espn, fox.
bias is good. when coaching a hoops team, i learn more about my players from the other coach, his scout, what he tries to take away. keeps my bias in-check.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jun 16, 2017 4:34:47 GMT
I know that you feel different if the homer is on your side. I'm sure Bruins fans don't have the same feeling about this call that I do
But, like mars and his Vikes announcer, I think the world of Rick Jeanneret.
And Hawk is better than John Sterling
No he's not. I take that back. They both suck!
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Post by Geddy on Jun 16, 2017 17:28:37 GMT
Am I the only one here who likes the Hawk? It seems that way; yeah okay he's a homer, but at least he's colourful and passionate unlike a lot of baseball announcers today. Once again, I don't care if he's a homer. He's driven those idiotic catchphrases into the ground. If I never hear "he gone" or "you can put in on the board... YES" shit again, it will be too soon. He pisses and moans about every call that goes against Chicago. A lot of announcers have been with their team longer than Hawk, Denny Matthews, Mike Shannon, Duane Kuiper, Ray Fosse, Bert Blyleven etc, and they manager to be objective. Being a homer is one thing, being a shill is another I'm not even a White Sox fan, yet I think he's terrific and will be missed. All hometown announcers are biased to some degree, somebody here mentioned my man Buck Martinez who if you listen to him long enough will irritate you with his homerism. MERCY show some love for the Hawk... |
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Jun 16, 2017 20:36:52 GMT
Once again, I don't care if he's a homer. He's driven those idiotic catchphrases into the ground. If I never hear "he gone" or "you can put in on the board... YES" shit again, it will be too soon. He pisses and moans about every call that goes against Chicago. A lot of announcers have been with their team longer than Hawk, Denny Matthews, Mike Shannon, Duane Kuiper, Ray Fosse, Bert Blyleven etc, and they manager to be objective. Being a homer is one thing, being a shill is another I'm not even a White Sox fan, yet I think he's terrific and will be missed. All hometown announcers are biased to some degree, somebody here mentioned my man Buck Martinez who if you listen to him long enough will irritate you with his homerism. MERCY show some love for the Hawk... |
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