Thad Bosley Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Hawk Harrelson is, once again, a finalist for the “Ford C. Frick” award for excellence in baseball broadcasting. If he wins the award, he will take what many of us believe to be a rightful place in Cooperstown for his broadcasting achievements. Here’s to hoping we get the pleasure of listening to him give his acceptance speech next August at the Hall of Fame inductions! https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/white-sox/hawk-hall-legendary-white-sox-broadcaster-harrelson-finalist-frick-award 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 He is going to eventually get it. Hopefully it will be while he can enjoy it with family, friends and fans. So since he is now 78, dont be petty and make him wait. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Long overdue if you ask me. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zisk Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 One mans opinion. He was as good an announcer as he was a GM. 4 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlando Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 (edited) 44 minutes ago, zisk said: One mans opinion. He was as good an announcer as he was a GM. One man’s horrible opinion Edited November 2, 2019 by Orlando 4 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zisk Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 3 minutes ago, Orlando said: One man’s horrible opinion No offense intended, but the Sox let Harry go in his prime to bring Drysdale and Hawk in. Neither one was in Harry's league. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Friday Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 2 hours ago, Dick Allen said: He is going to eventually get it. Hopefully it will be while he can enjoy it with family, friends and fans. So since he is now 78, dont be petty and make him wait. Yeah this is how I feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBWSF Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 27 minutes ago, zisk said: No offense intended, but the Sox let Harry go in his prime to bring Drysdale and Hawk in. Neither one was in Harry's league. Drysdale and Hawk were both real good announcers but Harry belonged on the Southside of Chicago. Problem was both JR and Einhorn hated Harry. I've always thought that both JR and Einhorn were jealous of Harrys popularity with White Sox fans. JR bad mouthed Harry for years. JR called Harry "scum" a number of times. He even said that he regretted not firing Harry the first year he owned the team in the middle of the 1981 season. Say what you want about the situation but Harry came out smelling like a rose when he went with the Cubs and wound up on the WGN superstation. Letting Harry go the northside was another one of the major mistakes that JR has done in his years of ownership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zisk Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 39 minutes ago, WBWSF said: Drysdale and Hawk were both real good announcers but Harry belonged on the Southside of Chicago. Problem was both JR and Einhorn hated Harry. I've always thought that both JR and Einhorn were jealous of Harrys popularity with White Sox fans. JR bad mouthed Harry for years. JR called Harry "scum" a number of times. He even said that he regretted not firing Harry the first year he owned the team in the middle of the 1981 season. Say what you want about the situation but Harry came out smelling like a rose when he went with the Cubs and wound up on the WGN superstation. Letting Harry go the northside was another one of the major mistakes that JR has done in his years of ownership. Agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppysox Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 2 hours ago, WBWSF said: Drysdale and Hawk were both real good announcers but Harry belonged on the Southside of Chicago. Problem was both JR and Einhorn hated Harry. I've always thought that both JR and Einhorn were jealous of Harrys popularity with White Sox fans. JR bad mouthed Harry for years. JR called Harry "scum" a number of times. He even said that he regretted not firing Harry the first year he owned the team in the middle of the 1981 season. Say what you want about the situation but Harry came out smelling like a rose when he went with the Cubs and wound up on the WGN superstation. Letting Harry go the northside was another one of the major mistakes that JR has done in his years of ownership. Drysdale and Hawk were great! Harry and Jimmy were a clown show IMO. I get that Harry was a thing...but I couldn't stand him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcq Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 3 hours ago, WBWSF said: Drysdale and Hawk were both real good announcers but Harry belonged on the Southside of Chicago. Problem was both JR and Einhorn hated Harry. I've always thought that both JR and Einhorn were jealous of Harrys popularity with White Sox fans. JR bad mouthed Harry for years. JR called Harry "scum" a number of times. He even said that he regretted not firing Harry the first year he owned the team in the middle of the 1981 season. Say what you want about the situation but Harry came out smelling like a rose when he went with the Cubs and wound up on the WGN superstation. Letting Harry go the northside was another one of the major mistakes that JR has done in his years of ownership. Harry smelled more like gin than a rose. Hawk is not liked as an announcer outside of Chicago hence no Hall Of Fame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 47 minutes ago, pcq said: Harry smelled more like gin than a rose. Hawk is not liked as an announcer outside of Chicago hence no Hall Of Fame. That's almost certainly why he hasn't gotten in so far, but hopefully the burst of publicity with his retirement can overcome that. If a guy devotes a few decades to a team that's a reason to get this award. Having everyone else in the league hate him is also a reason to get in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 3 hours ago, Balta1701 said: That's almost certainly why he hasn't gotten in so far, but hopefully the burst of publicity with his retirement can overcome that. If a guy devotes a few decades to a team that's a reason to get this award. Having everyone else in the league hate him is also a reason to get in. Cowboy Joe West and Angel Hernandez, come on down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Think of all of the baseball-isms Hawk has coined. His announcing prime is iconic and he belongs in the hall. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanSoxFan Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 9 hours ago, Quin said: Think of all of the baseball-isms Hawk has coined. His announcing prime is iconic and he belongs in the hall. I think it’s much more fun to b**** about Reinsdorf and to relitigate the Harry Caray firing from almost 40 years ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zisk Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 19 hours ago, GermanSoxFan said: I think it’s much more fun to b**** about Reinsdorf and to relitigate the Harry Caray firing from almost 40 years ago. The question was about Hawk being in the HOF. The guy was a mediocre homer who would sit in the booth and kiss JR's ass. The best thing about him being gone is I'll never have to hear about Carl Yaztremski anymore. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Announcement tomorrow...probably in the afternoon. I hope he gets in. So get a deal done today, Sox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, flavum said: Announcement tomorrow...probably in the afternoon. I hope he gets in. So get a deal done today, Sox. Supposedly Mike Shannon is expected to get it. Just put him in there. He's more than earned it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirmin' for Yermin Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 (edited) As annoying as he could be to listen to he created "calls" that everyone around the USA regularly says as they play catch or ball in the yard with their friends. "You can put it on the boooard", "he gone" will be around forever, no matter what team you root for or how old you are. They were simply brilliant. Edited December 10, 2019 by cjgalloway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWINFan Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 On 11/4/2019 at 3:08 AM, zisk said: The question was about Hawk being in the HOF. The guy was a mediocre homer who would sit in the booth and kiss JR's ass. The best thing about him being gone is I'll never have to hear about Carl Yaztremski anymore. Couldn't agree with you more. And his last few years were simply embarrassing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thad Bosley Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 5 hours ago, flavum said: Announcement tomorrow...probably in the afternoon. I hope he gets in. So get a deal done today, Sox. Hawk in the Hall; Stoney signed to a new multi-year contract. That would make for a real feel-good for the organization all in one swoop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SoxAce Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Hell yes! *in my Hawk voice* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DurhamStance Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Happy he's in the Hall, but this will be the only Sox news today, which is disappointing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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