Lip Man 1 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Hard to argue with it. And I didn't know he ducked all interviews after it: https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports-media/2024/05/02/white-sox-tv-voice-john-schriffen-home-run-hater-steve-stone-andrew-benintendi-nbc-sports-chicago 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 One of JR’s newest mouthpieces. Sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleAleSox Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Raises "concerns?" Seems a little oveboard. This whole thing is so stupid. 6 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Deep Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 1 hour ago, PaleAleSox said: Raises "concerns?" Seems a little oveboard. This whole thing is so stupid. It's a hit piece by dudes that suck balls for guys like spiegel and parkins on the score. This is stupid 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 The call was awesome. Most memorable call since Prime Hawk. I guess he's being proved right about the "haters". 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Really quite simple. He let all the snide and demeaning/mocking comments from the Twins' radio and t.v. guys up in Minnesota get to him...he personalized it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 This team is the doom loop virus. Infects all. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambuca Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 I don’t want to be that person, but I have no desire to read this s%*#. People need to find something else to think about. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 3 hours ago, Buehrle>Wood said: The call was awesome. Most memorable call since Prime Hawk. I guess he's being proved right about the "haters". And then the Sox got swept two series in a row in one week by the Twins. Yeah, awesome call. You can only talk trash when you are winning, not 6-25. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Schriffen is terrible but whatever 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 I think it’s been blown out of proportion. He shouldn’t have said what he said especially when it made what clearly is an awful team 5-22. You get called an easy mark when you suck. Schriffen did the exact same thing on the broadcast when discussing the upcoming roadtrip. Sox just swept Tampa so going there was a big opportunity for wins. All that said, it was just some stupid comment after a nice win. He seems pretty harmless. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 1 hour ago, Dick Allen said: I think it’s been blown out of proportion. He shouldn’t have said what he said especially when it made what clearly is an awful team 5-22. You get called an easy mark when you suck. Schriffen did the exact same thing on the broadcast when discussing the upcoming roadtrip. Sox just swept Tampa so going there was a big opportunity for wins. All that said, it was just some stupid comment after a nice win. He seems pretty harmless. This is what happens when 36 year old Tommy Pham is the most story-worthy player on your entire team. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Another crap story from the sun times. I bet if it was the Cubs they wouldn't be all up in arms 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Look at Ray Ray Run Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Here's what I can say without a doubt. My viewing experience this year has been hampered/damaged in no way by Schriffen compared to Benetti --- which was my entire point last year. The Sox are terrible and will be terrible to watch regardless of who calls the games. Schriffen has been whatever - he's actually been WAY better than I expected but he's still annoying and kind of blows. The pro-Benetti weirdo's were honestly as bad as the anti-Benetti people. There are still people posting clips of Jason Benetti talking on twitter and shaming Reinsdorf. Once you get "in" with the media crowd, everyone in that world will defend you beyond reason and act as though you're the reason people are watching the games. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 (edited) 9 hours ago, WhiteSox2023 said: And then the Sox got swept two series in a row in one week by the Twins. Yeah, awesome call. You can only talk trash when you are winning, not 6-25. It was a fun moment and he exuded that as such. It's not any deeper that that moment. He should not have said "And Benitendi hit a long one to win the game but the Sox fucking suck and just got swept by the twins" for example, so im not sure how that is relevant in the moment. Albeit it would have been funny if he did do that. Edited May 3 by Buehrle>Wood 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 (edited) 4 hours ago, JoshPR said: Another crap story from the sun times. I bet if it was the Cubs they wouldn't be all up in arms The Cubs are also 19-13 and a game back from first place. When you are winning, you can afford to talk smack, not when you have the worst record in baseball. Then you just look like a clown. Edited May 3 by WhiteSox2023 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 15 minutes ago, Buehrle>Wood said: "And Benitendi hit a long one to win the game but the Sox fucking suck and just got swept by the twins" That would be hysterical. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 I thought the call was cringey as hell, but raises concerns and writing a whole column about it is so much cringier and raises more concerns about Jeff Agrest than it does about Schriffen. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Just now, Quin said: I thought the call was cringey as hell, but raises concerns and writing a whole column about it is so much cringier and raises more concerns about Jeff Agrest than it does about Schriffen. He’s the ultimate hater. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 While none of this is a "big deal" and will be forgotten quickly, I don't disagree with the premise of the article at all. The team is currently 6-25 and we know the history of this franchise and the laundry list of gripes we all have about Jerry. Calling anyone "haters" of this franchise is a stretch, for obvious reasons. But fine, whatever...it doesn't become a story if when both radio stations reached out to have Schriffen on the air to talk about the call, he goes on. But instead he decided to run away. That's a horseshit move. You want to puff your chest and respond to the "haters" but when asked to clarify...no thank you? He could have used it as an opportunity to defend the White Sox, or at the very least tell people who he was directing that at, there are a bunch of ways he could have made a potential interview a win for him and create a more personal connection with fans given he has only called about 30 games with the team...but instead he decided to run and hide. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Train to 35th Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 (edited) 13 hours ago, 2Deep said: It's a hit piece by dudes that suck balls for guys like spiegel and parkins on the score. This is stupid I stopped listening to the SCORE and ESPN "Talking Heads" years ago. They just look to put people down regardless if it's a caller, player, or team. Some comments are legit, however they are still annoying as hell. Bernstein, Speigel, Parkins, Harry, Silvy, Waddle take your pick, no thanks not me. Edited May 3 by A-Train to 35th punct. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksnort Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Here's my take on it. After witnessing prime hawk and "shell-of-himself" Hawk, rookie Benetti and prime Benetti, and now rookie Schriffen, I've come to the conclusion that you can't make everyone happy with broadcasters. No matter who's in the booth, more than likely you'll have people that either love him, hate him, or could care less. Personally I did not like Benetti at first but he grew on me. Loved prime Hawk, hated his style at the end. I like Schriffen, even if he is a bit over the top, he's still finding his footing. His style definitely would work better for winning teams. If this team was on top of the division, I'd bet a lot more people would like him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Train to 35th Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 4 hours ago, JoshPR said: Another crap story from the sun times. I bet if it was the Cubs they wouldn't be all up in arms I cancelled the Tribune because of Paul Sullivan's pieces on the Sox, maybe I should give up the Sun Times too since it's only good for the sports section and late night sports results. The Tribune late results (after 9PM it seemed) were posted the following day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 22 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said: The Cubs are also 19-13 and a game back from first place. When you are winning, you can afford to talk smack, not when you have the worst record in baseball. Then you just look like a clown. True but I meant if the Cubs were in the same situation as the sox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted May 3 Author Share Posted May 3 6 minutes ago, A-Train to 35th said: I cancelled the Tribune because of Paul Sullivan's pieces on the Sox, maybe I should give up the Sun Times too since it's only good for the sports section and late night sports results. The Tribune late results (after 9PM it seemed) were posted the following day. Speaking of Sully (who is a Sox fan by the way, I've known him for years) he has an interesting look back at Harry's days with the Sox vis a vis the recent announcer controversy: https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/02/chicago-white-sox-harry-caray-legacy/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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