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Milkman delivers Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 I thought this was viewership ratings at first. I thought that made sense. Then I realized they were rating the actual announcing, and I still thought the same thing. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 I don't understand how this could be. (clearly not sarcasm here) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highland Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 Schrifffen is just bad, and I don't think he'll improve. I don't know why Stone is still doing this. He should be able to find something else to do. We shouldn't have to use the mute button to watch a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 40 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Surprised to see Detroit so high, considering Kirk Gibson is a really tough listen. Must mean Jason is really good. (He is) And when the call in the booth matches the atrocious product on the field, it should come as no surprise Schrif is ranked dead last. He is really bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 Can't disagree with the voting: https://awfulannouncing.com/orig/2024-mlb-broadcaster-announcer-rankings-mets-giants-padres.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 (edited) Remember all the fools that celebrated Jason being gone? Idiots. Edited July 16 by DirtySox 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KipWellsFan Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 I really miss Steve and Jason's running banter and their inside jokes that lasted entire seasons. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 Schriffen would be a lot easier to listen to if the team was at least average. There isn't anything regarding the White sox he doesn't try to sell at less than elite. But I do think a lot of his schtick I would find enjoyable if the team was good. He reminds me of that Bear a few years ago who did a sack dance when they were down 40, and messed up his knee. A sack dance, a bat flip, all that stuff is great when used when its supposed to be used. But it looks so amateurish when used incorrectly. One article I read did point out he was at ESPN for years, and it wasn't like he was getting plum assignments. He wasn't getting fired either . So he probably isn't awful. 27-71 doesn't help. But just about every game there's something you can tell he needs to work on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 27 minutes ago, DirtySox said: Remember all the fools that celebrated Jason being gone? Idiots. I didn’t even think Jason was the greatest like some people think, but Schriffen has made me reassess. Jason was definitely better but Schriffen being absolutely terrible probably makes people miss Benetti even more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 7 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said: I didn’t even think Jason was the greatest like some people think, but Schriffen has made me reassess. Jason was definitely better but Schriffen being absolutely terrible probably makes people miss Benetti even more. Like replacing Tony with Grifol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 49 minutes ago, DirtySox said: Remember all the fools that celebrated Jason being gone? Idiots. I'm one of those idiots. Still happy Jason is gone. But like typical Jerry fashion, he hires someone who is way worse and will make you miss what you had (i.e. La Russa over Ricky). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 16 Author Share Posted July 16 54 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said: I didn’t even think Jason was the greatest like some people think, but Schriffen has made me reassess. Jason was definitely better but Schriffen being absolutely terrible probably makes people miss Benetti even more. Jason is really, really, really good at what he does. It took me hearing him with other guys and some time to really appreciate his style, but he is one of the best there is. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 16 Author Share Posted July 16 47 minutes ago, fathom said: Like replacing Tony with Grifol More like Ricky with Tony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 22 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Jason is really, really, really good at what he does. It took me hearing him with other guys and some time to really appreciate his style, but he is one of the best there is. Think of it this way: Jason is calling Team USA games right now. Would NBC trust John Schriffen to do that? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 22 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Jason is really, really, really good at what he does. It took me hearing him with other guys and some time to really appreciate his style, but he is one of the best there is. Jason away from Steve is about as good as it gets. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulfly Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 Jason wasn't good, but this guy is worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 (edited) 1 minute ago, Quin said: Think of it this way: Jason is calling Team USA games right now. Would NBC trust John Schriffen to do that? Maybe if mini golf became an event. Edited July 16 by Dick Allen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 16 Author Share Posted July 16 7 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: Jason away from Steve is about as good as it gets. Agree 100% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 16 Author Share Posted July 16 7 minutes ago, Quin said: Think of it this way: Jason is calling Team USA games right now. Would NBC trust John Schriffen to do that? Are we talking the X games or... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Deep Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 Another s%*# on Schriffen thread. Someday people will realize whatever these ratings are and however they rate announcers.......if the sox were 16 games over .500 it wouldn't matter and the ratings would be totally different. People s%*# on the organization for everything (They deserve it)............but it's easy/convenient to hate on them 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 9 minutes ago, 2Deep said: Another s%*# on Schriffen thread. Someday people will realize whatever these ratings are and however they rate announcers.......if the sox were 16 games over .500 it wouldn't matter and the ratings would be totally different. People s%*# on the organization for everything (They deserve it)............but it's easy/convenient to hate on them The Sox were a 101-loss team last year but had a #6-rated broadcast booth, per this same study / metric. I think there might be more to this than just the on-field product. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46DidIt Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 Yeah well on my blog I ranked them the greatest of all time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Deep Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 1 minute ago, JoeC said: The Sox were a 101-loss team last year but had a #6-rated broadcast booth, per this same study / metric. I think there might be more to this than just the on-field product. Steve Stone is still here. So you think Jason was that polarizing that he warranted the high rating himself? Sox were still considered contenders at the start of last year. They were considered dog do do at the start of the this year and had a circus clown (Jerry) alienate the fanbase and national media over this past summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 4 minutes ago, 2Deep said: Steve Stone is still here. So you think Jason was that polarizing that he warranted the high rating himself? Sox were still considered contenders at the start of last year. They were considered dog do do at the start of the this year and had a circus clown (Jerry) alienate the fanbase and national media over this past summer. "Polarizing?" Jason Benetti is one of the best in the business. You've gone from one of the best in the business and whose exit was apparently a result of requests from national media outlets to be able to use him more (they don't do that with bad announcers), to... Schriffen. If you want to talk about alienating a fanbase, that's one way to do it. Sure, on-field performance will positively or negatively cloud people's judgment of the in-booth product, but to go from 6th to DFL (Dead F'ing Last), my guess is that the in-booth product got worse. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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