Falstaff Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 I want to give another shout out to all at Future Sox for all they do. My 2 favs are Elijah Evans & jeff Cohen. Elijah is in a class by himself and jeff gets a firsthand prospectus and does interviews with the players. Sports radio and all the tv sports entertainment shows have zero appeal to me. Pat Macafee and Aaron Rodgers probably was the bottom of the barrel along with Dan Berstein. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 https://awfulannouncing.com/mlb/john-schriffen-white-sox-orioles-umpire-rant.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/23/chicago-white-sox-broadcaster-john-schriffen/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Look at Ray Ray Run Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Amazing how many words have been wasted on this. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 (edited) 48 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said: https://awfulannouncing.com/mlb/john-schriffen-white-sox-orioles-umpire-rant.html That's a really bad call. I like John getting upset, f*** it. Has nothing to do with the IF fly rule that is not interference by even the strictest interpretation imo. Like how is the SS "hindered" from making the play there? He camped under it if this is how they are going to interpret the rule then defenders should just purposely go hit baserunners every time there is an infield pop up. Edited May 24 by chitownsportsfan 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 13 minutes ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said: Amazing how many words have been wasted on this. Inverse sports media law: the worse a team is on the field, the more the media will cover the off the field drama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 This guy STINKS https://x.com/awfulannouncing/status/1796740574197748054?s=46&t=Nd9oJCYs4TMp8_32NrPiMA 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 3 hours ago, Tony said: This guy STINKS https://x.com/awfulannouncing/status/1796740574197748054?s=46&t=Nd9oJCYs4TMp8_32NrPiMA It’s just like, DUDE stop with the “this is actually better than you think” stuff! They are 2 games away from being 30 UNDER .500 and it’s June 1. The Sox aren’t being caught at the wrong time lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 7 hours ago, Tony said: This guy STINKS https://x.com/awfulannouncing/status/1796740574197748054?s=46&t=Nd9oJCYs4TMp8_32NrPiMA I’ve barely watched this year but he’s been genuinely awful when I’ve tuned in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 3 hours ago, Kyyle23 said: It’s just like, DUDE stop with the “this is actually better than you think” stuff! They are 2 games away from being 30 UNDER .500 and it’s June 1. The Sox aren’t being caught at the wrong time lol They’ve been outscored by 134 (almost as many runs as they’ve scored this year). They’ve scored 50 less runs than the next lowest in baseball and they have given up the second most runs in baseball behind only Colorado. And this isnt a young team with fun kids to watch either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 15 minutes ago, whitesoxfan99 said: They’ve been outscored by 134 (almost as many runs as they’ve scored this year). They’ve scored 50 less runs than the next lowest in baseball and they have given up the second most runs in baseball behind only Colorado. And this isnt a young team with fun kids to watch either. We’re just catching these guys at the wrong time. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middle Buffalo Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 I don’t have any issue with the way he calls a game. He’s a solid announcer. However, some of the things he says are incredibly stupid. The fans watching don’t need to be coddled or misled. This team stinks. I don’t expect him to say they stink. That would be dumb. At this point, he should just be calling the game. Get excited when the Sox do something good, but don’t oversell. If he can’t figure out a way to be truthful, I think he’ll be equally insufferable if/when the Sox start to win. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 https://awfulannouncing.com/mlb/white-sox-john-schriffen-opponents.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snopek Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 I have all kinds of patience for someone learning on the job, but his lack of ability to read the room is what’s been turning me off about him. Its a very basic skill that has nothing to do with his inexperience with the Sox or baseball as a whole. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 (edited) 5 hours ago, JoeC said: We’re just catching these guys at the wrong time. The schedule makers and the umpires have conspired to make the White Sox seem like they awful, when, in fact, it’s just a tough stretch every team goes through. He should be a politician. i have the feeling that one year ago John Schriffen couldn’t name 8 players that spent the majority of their career with the White Sox. Edited June 1 by Dick Allen 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Washington Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 1 hour ago, Dick Allen said: The schedule makers and the umpires have conspired to make the White Sox seem like they awful, when, in fact, it’s just a tough stretch every team goes through. He should be a politician. i have the feeling that one year ago John Schriffen couldn’t name 8 players that spent the majority of their career with the White Sox. I don’t get the point of the second half of this. It wasn’t his job a year ago. he needs to cool it a little bit though I agree there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 5 hours ago, Middle Buffalo said: I don’t have any issue with the way he calls a game. He’s a solid announcer. However, some of the things he says are incredibly stupid. The fans watching don’t need to be coddled or misled. This team stinks. I don’t expect him to say they stink. That would be dumb. At this point, he should just be calling the game. Get excited when the Sox do something good, but don’t oversell. If he can’t figure out a way to be truthful, I think he’ll be equally insufferable if/when the Sox start to win. You serious? He has no idea what he's watching. He doesn't understand anything about baseball. He frequently loses track of the outs, who is on what base, what constitutes a good play, a bad play, a dumb play -- he has no idea. He's awful. The only thing he's good at is sucking up to Stone. Which has been a requirement on this job ever since Hawk left. Jason humored him but had enough of his own gravitas not to engage when Stone would get pissy. John does not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middle Buffalo Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 37 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said: You serious? He has no idea what he's watching. He doesn't understand anything about baseball. He frequently loses track of the outs, who is on what base, what constitutes a good play, a bad play, a dumb play -- he has no idea. He's awful. The only thing he's good at is sucking up to Stone. Which has been a requirement on this job ever since Hawk left. Jason humored him but had enough of his own gravitas not to engage when Stone would get pissy. John does not. I don’t watch every game, but in my exposure to him, I don’t have a huge issue. I think he’s guilty of overselling a bad product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 2 minutes ago, Middle Buffalo said: I don’t watch every game, but in my exposure to him, I don’t have a huge issue. I think he’s guilty of overselling a bad product. I've watched 80% of the innings, most of them with the sound up. He's bad. Like most bad things in baseball he gets worse with the grind of an almost every night season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 4 minutes ago, Middle Buffalo said: I don’t watch every game, but in my exposure to him, I don’t have a huge issue. I think he’s guilty of overselling a bad product. I don't watch any games (thanks Jerry for ruining a lifelong fan's fandom) but it sounds like this guy is disgraceful compared to what we're used to: Harry, Hawk, Benetti, Farmer and Darrin Jackson. And of course the great Stoney. He certainly doesn't need any catch phrases for this woebegone team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 2 hours ago, Dick Allen said: The schedule makers and the umpires have conspired to make the White Sox seem like they awful, when, in fact, it’s just a tough stretch every team goes through. He should be a politician. i have the feeling that one year ago John Schriffen couldn’t name 8 players that spent the majority of their career with the White Sox. Sorry - when I said “wrong time,” i meant between the first and last pitches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 1 hour ago, chitownsportsfan said: You serious? He has no idea what he's watching. He doesn't understand anything about baseball. He frequently loses track of the outs, who is on what base, what constitutes a good play, a bad play, a dumb play -- he has no idea. He's awful. The only thing he's good at is sucking up to Stone. Which has been a requirement on this job ever since Hawk left. Jason humored him but had enough of his own gravitas not to engage when Stone would get pissy. John does not. That’s “The Legend Steve Stone” to you! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Yikes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksnort Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 22 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said: Yikes. Please, Jon, shut up. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 https://x.com/barstoolbigcat/status/1797371133802532915?s=46&t=Nd9oJCYs4TMp8_32NrPiMA He’s turned himself into a meme 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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