Buehrle>Wood Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 https://nypost.com/2022/04/26/nbc-picks-jason-benetti-local-analysts-for-sunday-mlb-peacock-games/ I guess that means he won't be doing Sunday Sox games anymore, unless of course they are the Peacock games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 I guess Len gets to do some TV again on Sundays? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoUEvenShift Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 24 minutes ago, wegner said: I guess Len gets to do some TV again on Sundays? Pray to God it's not Beckham 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 1 minute ago, DoUEvenShift said: Pray to God it's not Beckham Uggh i didn't think this could get worse....why did you have to bring him up in the booth? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RG23SoxFan Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 3 hours ago, Buehrle>Wood said: https://nypost.com/2022/04/26/nbc-picks-jason-benetti-local-analysts-for-sunday-mlb-peacock-games/ I guess that means he won't be doing Sunday Sox games anymore, unless of course they are the Peacock games. Finally some good news this season. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R U Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Now if they can get Benetti doing someone else’s games Monday through Saturday as well that would be awesome. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 I like that major broadcasters keep hiring Benetti to call games and some Sox fans are like "this guy sucks, take him away!" Benetti rocks. Happy for him that he gets more national exposure and glad the Sox have him paired with Stoney, who is a good balance with him. 13 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 38 minutes ago, Quin said: I like that major broadcasters keep hiring Benetti to call games and some Sox fans are like "this guy sucks, take him away!" Benetti rocks. Happy for him that he gets more national exposure and glad the Sox have him paired with Stoney, who is a good balance with him. Jason would be perfect if it wasn't for Jeff Vucavich. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 1 hour ago, wegner said: Jason would be perfect if it wasn't for Jeff Vucavich. If it was Pete Vukovich they definitely wouldn't be singing that damned jingle. That gets more run than Alex/Ursula Snelius and George from Windy City Limo in that bright yellow M&M's NASCAR jacket... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 11 hours ago, Quin said: I like that major broadcasters keep hiring Benetti to call games and some Sox fans are like "this guy sucks, take him away!" Benetti rocks. Happy for him that he gets more national exposure and glad the Sox have him paired with Stoney, who is a good balance with him. I was with you up until the Steve Stone part. If you listen to Jason with literally anyone else, it is a MUCH better broadcast. Jason is literally one of the best in the business and makes baseball, football, and basketball sound great. He needs a new baseball partner in Chicago though. I mean how bad is it when he even sounds better with Bill Walton, than with Steve Stone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 4 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: I was with you up until the Steve Stone part. If you listen to Jason with literally anyone else, it is a MUCH better broadcast. Jason is literally one of the best in the business and makes baseball, football, and basketball sound great. He needs a new baseball partner in Chicago though. I mean how bad is it when he even sounds better with Bill Walton, than with Steve Stone? I realize that I am in the minority here, but that whole Bill Walton shtick was cringeworthy....I muted it. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogan873 Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 I don't understand the dislike of Jason Benetti. He's excellent at calling games, and as someone else pointed out, he's even better working with someone other than Stone. I like them together, but their schtick gets a little annoying, especially when games are going bad. There's a reason he's being hired to do a lot of national games. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 9 minutes ago, wegner said: I realize that I am in the minority here, but that whole Bill Walton shtick was cringeworthy....I muted it. I realize you couldn't do that pairing every day. But man is it a fun change of pace if you don't take it seriously. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 12 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: I was with you up until the Steve Stone part. If you listen to Jason with literally anyone else, it is a MUCH better broadcast. Jason is literally one of the best in the business and makes baseball, football, and basketball sound great. He needs a new baseball partner in Chicago though. I mean how bad is it when he even sounds better with Bill Walton, than with Steve Stone? Maybe it's a great testament to Jason in that case, because I enjoy him with Stone. I just know that half the time when I listen to other broadcasts I either am bored to death or want to rip my eardrums out (looking mostly at Rex Hudler in KC). I hate that I can't get Mets broadcasts on MLB.TV living in NYC, because those are amazing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 4 minutes ago, Quin said: Maybe it's a great testament to Jason in that case, because I enjoy him with Stone. I just know that half the time when I listen to other broadcasts I either am bored to death or want to rip my eardrums out (looking mostly at Rex Hudler in KC). I hate that I can't get Mets broadcasts on MLB.TV living in NYC, because those are amazing. Who calls the Mets games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, wegner said: Who calls the Mets games? Gary Cohen, Ron Darling, and Keith Hernandez. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 I think I like boring. I want announcers to basically be background noise so I can watch the game and not pull my hair out. So I’m left watching mostly on mute…or not watching at all. I know I’ll never like Benetti and I’ve thought Stone is annoying for like 38 years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, flavum said: I think I like boring. I want announcers to basically be background noise so I can watch the game and not pull my hair out. So I’m left watching mostly on mute…or not watching at all. I know I’ll never like Benetti and I’ve thought Stone is annoying for like 38 years now. Well when it was going really bad, having Hawk as the announcer was sometimes like having it on mute. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Just now, wegner said: Well when it was going really bad, having Hawk as the announcer was sometimes like having it on mute. Definitely the last 5-6 years, it was sad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KipWellsFan Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 14 minutes ago, Quin said: Maybe it's a great testament to Jason in that case, because I enjoy him with Stone. I just know that half the time when I listen to other broadcasts I either am bored to death or want to rip my eardrums out (looking mostly at Rex Hudler in KC). I hate that I can't get Mets broadcasts on MLB.TV living in NYC, because those are amazing. This! Whenever I put on the other games the announcers are really boring. Steve and Jason have great banter. But to each their own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RG23SoxFan Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 1 hour ago, KipWellsFan said: This! Whenever I put on the other games the announcers are really boring. Steve and Jason have great banter. But to each their own. It's nice that some people get it. It's all about personal taste and I realize I am in the minority when it comes to Benetti. I don't feel like someone is crazy for liking to listen to him announce sporting events. I guess I missed the rule that if major broadcasters want an individual to announce games you have to like them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralChamps21 Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 I find Jason and Steve to be very entertaining together, and I also think Jason is very good on college football games for ESPN. Interesting that Jason made a deal with NBC. They are moving Mike Tirico from ND to the NFL and are going to need a new guy to do ND games. Could this be a path for him to that job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CentralChamps21 Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 This Sunday's game will be on NBC broadcast in addition to Peacock, so you don't have to have a Peacock subscription to watch the Sox until August 21 at Cleveland. Peacock subscriptions are free with an Xfinity cable package. Will be weird having Jason be a "neutral announcer" for a national game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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