fathom Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 More smoke out there that Monaco is in play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 2 hours ago, fathom said: More smoke out there that Monaco is in play He's the favorite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zisk Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 I hope it's one of those chimpanzees that knows sign language. face it. if he's any good he'll leave in 2-3 years if not before. don't wish for anybody too good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogan873 Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 I liked what I heard from Mike Monaco the few times he sat in for Benetti. I think he'll pair well with Steve Stone. I see him, however, like Benetti where he will likely start doing national games and eventually move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panerista Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Ken "The Hawk" Harrelson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 16 hours ago, Panerista said: Ken "The Hawk" Harrelson Honestly why would anyone want this for him or for themselves? Next year is going to be absolutely brutal and wanting Hawk to be forced to watch that because of our nostalgia seems like cruel and unusual punishment The man isnt gonna go full innings without saying a word he is gonna go full games 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panerista Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 11 hours ago, Kyyle23 said: Honestly why would anyone want this for him or for themselves? Next year is going to be absolutely brutal and wanting Hawk to be forced to watch that because of our nostalgia seems like cruel and unusual punishment The man isnt gonna go full innings without saying a word he is gonna go full games I mean, i won't be watching, so i don't care. To be honest, Hawk was trash for the last decade of his career. Solid pick for this organization. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boopa1219 Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Connor McKnight is who I’m pulling for. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 3 minutes ago, Boopa1219 said: Connor McKnight is who I’m pulling for. I don’t want another guy who’s going to be connected to the Score Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteAnkleSox Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Mike Monaco would seemingly be good. Other name ideas I may not mind include Andy Masur, Connor McKnight, and my wildcard, Joe Brand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 8 hours ago, fathom said: I don’t want another guy who’s going to be connected to the Score He works for 1000. And literally every sports radio guy in this city is connected to each other through print and radio and tv 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beast Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 10 hours ago, fathom said: I don’t want another guy who’s going to be connected to the Score Why does that matter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panerista Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 12 hours ago, fathom said: I don’t want another guy who’s going to be connected to the Score that's the funniest thing i have read on here in a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 It’s one thing for Holmes to still complain about Benetti leaving, but him saying “the new hire has to be a home run, and the guy we think will get it, is not” it’s just such a shitty thing to say. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron883 Posted November 16, 2023 Author Share Posted November 16, 2023 2 minutes ago, fathom said: It’s one thing for Holmes to still complain about Benetti leaving, but him saying “the new hire has to be a home run, and the guy we think will get it, is not” it’s just such a shitty thing to say. Bernstein and Holmes fucking suck. I think Benetti is good, but is talent is so over exaggerated on the Score. I hate to sound like a dick, but I think he has become overrated because of the obstacles he has overcome. It's incredible what he has done and he is an inspiration, but I don't think he is an otherworldly announcer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 1 minute ago, ron883 said: Bernstein and Holmes fucking suck. I think Benetti is good, but is talent is so over exaggerated on the Score. I hate to sound like a dick, but I think he has become overrated because of the obstacles he has overcome. It's incredible what he has done and he is an inspiration, but I don't think he is an otherworldly announcer. Don’t forget he also interned there. He’s a very good announcer and a great story, but I’m sure if Monaco had worked at the Score previously, they’d be treating him better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron883 Posted November 16, 2023 Author Share Posted November 16, 2023 Just now, fathom said: Don’t forget he also interned there. He’s a very good announcer and a great story, but I’m sure if Monaco had worked at the Score previously, they’d be treating him better. Exactly. He was an intern for B&B. He is obviously The Score's guy. I don't see this massive gap between Monaco and Benetti when it comes to calling baseball. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 (edited) The more you listen to Benetti recently, the more you realize he trapped himself in that kind of cornball role…feeling he had to substitute for poor Sox onfield product with filling up so much awkward time and space. Like promoting concession items…pushing/explaining analytics, Nationwide. Away from the Sox, and the obligation of carrying the broadcast 162 games per year, he found his true voice in the natural rhythms of basketball and football. He has a really synergistic partnership with Brock Huard and seems to thrive more on the event status of Top Ten football matchups and the environment around college football and basketball. Probably he simply feels liberated to get away from what appears to be a horrific 4-5 upcoming years and simply wanted to be in a place where he was wanted/valued than tolerated. JR always seemed the type much more comfortable with the old ballplayers like a Stone Harrelson Farmer Paciorek…JR probably had zero clue about 85-90% of his pop cultural references and found his kissing up to partners and constantly deferring to them a bit of a drag, too. Heck, unless you just kiss JR’s ass, you’re eventually going to be on his bad side and losing KW/Hahn might have exposed another annoyance when it seemed as if Boyer wanted to totally clean house and move forward with a new group of sycophants. Benetti realized he had a lot more leverage/bargaining power but overplayed his hand and then burned some bridges with Brooks and realized it was going to be impossible to swallow his pride and return. He’s now branded himself as kind of an underdog symbolic of Detroit itself…being born again in a way, revitalized, restored. That fits his natural personality a lot more than simply being a sideshow resented for his growing popularity by ownership. Also believe the responsibility of attracting a new generation of Sox fans lost since the end of the Ozzie Era kind of wore him out or down over the last two seasons when Sox onfield play totally disintegrated and managerial decisions became a source of weekly embarrassment. Edited November 16, 2023 by caulfield12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 20 minutes ago, ron883 said: Bernstein and Holmes fucking suck. I think Benetti is good, but is talent is so over exaggerated on the Score. I hate to sound like a dick, but I think he has become overrated because of the obstacles he has overcome. It's incredible what he has done and he is an inspiration, but I don't think he is an otherworldly announcer. I barely think about him "overcoming obstacles" I just enjoy his broadcasts. While I'm not into the cheesy parts that fill time, I find him to be one of the most educated and modern broadcasters available. Didn't they have him doing a "modern broadcast" during the AS game or something like that this year on ESPN2? That's why I like him, I get to hear a discussion of how offensive production actually works rather than a discussion of how important it is to bunt all the time. I also found him quite good during the 2020-2021 seasons when there were actually a handful of dramatic games, and I think some of the stuff people like less was more emphasized in 2022 and 2023 because they had so little drama. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 14 minutes ago, ron883 said: Exactly. He was an intern for B&B. He is obviously The Score's guy. I don't see this massive gap between Monaco and Benetti when it comes to calling baseball. It’s the fact Benetti was “one of us” as a unabashed Sox fan…and not an outsider or carpetbagger. Not many have the White Sox listed as their dream job these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 15 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: It’s the fact Benetti was “one of us” as a unabashed Sox fan…and not an outsider or carpetbagger. Not many have the White Sox listed as their dream job these days. That's my position as well. I don't watch games based on the broadcasters, and most here don't either, but the casual fan does. The thing that bothered me most about this was a dieheart Sox fan moved to Detroit. Not even counting the head marketing guy saying it was a better job. Monaco seems good. But if missing games is an issue, that won't change with his hire, and he is basically on the same track Jason is only, probably a few years behind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Hit Men Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Dick Allen said: That's my position as well. I don't watch games based on the broadcasters, and most here don't either, but the casual fan does. The thing that bothered me most about this was a dieheart Sox fan moved to Detroit. Not even counting the head marketing guy saying it was a better job. Monaco seems good. But if missing games is an issue, that won't change with his hire, and he is basically on the same track Jason is only, probably a few years behind. Who broadcast more games each year, Jason or Steve, or was it about the same? Why was Jason an issue and Stone not, beyond cronyism, if each broadcast 130 or so CSN games a year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 1 minute ago, South Side Hit Men said: Who broadcast more games each year, Jason or Steve, or was it about the same? Why was Jason an issue and Stone not, beyond cronyism, if each broadcast 130 or so CSN games a year? It’s weird, and if JR didn’t like Jason’s style or his sense of humor, why did he extend him in the first place? To me this all goes back to Jason being honest about the negotiations last year making Brooks take look like a lie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 2 hours ago, ron883 said: Exactly. He was an intern for B&B. He is obviously The Score's guy. I don't see this massive gap between Monaco and Benetti when it comes to calling baseball. The industry sees a pretty massive gap though. Mike Monaco is fine. Jason Benetti will possibly do a super bowl or final fours though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 29 minutes ago, Y2Jimmy0 said: The industry sees a pretty massive gap though. Mike Monaco is fine. Jason Benetti will possibly do a super bowl or final fours though. In no way am I saying Monaco will have similar success, but his trajectory is rather similar to that of Benetti (considering he’s ten years younger). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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