bjm676 Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 Personally I enjoyed listening to him. He seemed more relaxed than Donn Pall. He got along well with his former teammate, DJ. Although there were times when DJ had to talk over him during some PBP. Overall, I think he did a good job. I don't think he'll have a future as a color man though. What do you guys think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 I only saw the first couple innings, but he was funny during the time I watched. When Gooch hit that shot down the line, "I didn't know they played tennis in Japan." And all his mentionings of the PTC last night were funny. I still don't see what people have against Pall though, I thought he did really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilJester99 Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 I thought he was funny and very informative...much better than he was in ST.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 :sleep :sleep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjm676 Posted May 10, 2005 Author Share Posted May 10, 2005 Too bad Frank wasn't there. They could've had a reunion of the '94 infield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyho7476 Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 QUOTE(Steff @ May 10, 2005 -> 09:52 AM) :sleep :sleep Agreed....I miss Hawk big time...Also, DJ is annoying as the PBP guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxrd5 Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 I thought he did alright, but has he ever heard of a rising inflection of one's voice? Hes very monotone, and if your not careful you could be put to sleep listening to the smooth sounds of the Robin Ventura behind a microphone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 QUOTE(Chisoxrd5 @ May 10, 2005 -> 02:59 PM) I thought he did alright, but has he ever heard of a rising inflection of one's voice? Hes very monotone, and if your not careful you could be put to sleep listening to the smooth sounds of the Robin Ventura behind a microphone. EXACTLY, it's not so much what Ventura and Pall say, it's how they say it. You'd think they'd get some coaching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ May 10, 2005 -> 10:02 AM) EXACTLY, it's not so much what Ventura and Pall say, it's how they say it. You'd think they'd get some coaching. They were last minute fillins doing a favor for the Sox. Damn we are a critical bunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDsDirtySox Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 I think a good test, would be to hear Donn Pall or Robin Ventura do a game with Hawk. I know this will most likely never happen... but I feel Hawk would be better for them and would actually pull information out of them. I am not a DJ hater like many around here are, but I do feel he doesn't do a very good job of "driving the car." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 QUOTE(YASNY @ May 10, 2005 -> 10:04 AM) They were last minute fillins doing a favor for the Sox. Damn we are a critical bunch. Robin knew he was doing the Tampa games in ST. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxrd5 Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ May 10, 2005 -> 09:02 AM) EXACTLY, it's not so much what Ventura and Pall say, it's how they say it. You'd think they'd get some coaching. Yup, where Ventura was monotone, Pall sounded like a guy sitting in the stands talking baseball with one of his buddies. I guess we really shouldnt expect more from these guys as I dont believe they have any interest in making this a career and have simply decided to fill in for a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxrd5 Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 QUOTE(YASNY @ May 10, 2005 -> 09:04 AM) They were last minute fillins doing a favor for the Sox. Damn we are a critical bunch. Agreed, and Agreed..but i'm sure it was a relatively well paid 'favor' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 QUOTE(Steff @ May 10, 2005 -> 10:05 AM) Robin knew he was doing the Tampa games in ST. Didn't this just come up due to Hawk's detached retina surgery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 QUOTE(Chisoxrd5 @ May 10, 2005 -> 03:06 PM) Yup, where Ventura was monotone, Pall sounded like a guy sitting in the stands talking baseball with one of his buddies. I guess we really shouldnt expect more from these guys as I dont believe they have any interest in making this a career and have simply decided to fill in for a few days. Pall sounds like a 105 year old man on his death bed. With coaching, you'd be surprised how much some guys improve. Remember the 1st few times Magic Johnson had a mic in his face? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 QUOTE(YASNY @ May 10, 2005 -> 10:13 AM) Didn't this just come up due to Hawk's detached retina surgery? Robin mentioned it during his broadcast in ST, so I would say that Hawks surgery was known about then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 QUOTE(Steff @ May 10, 2005 -> 10:15 AM) Robin mentioned it during his broadcast in ST, so I would say that Hawks surgery was known about then. OK. Even with that. To have people expecting the guy to get coaching for a 3 day gig, when he doesn't have any apparent long term plans to try and make a career out of it, is asking a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 QUOTE(YASNY @ May 10, 2005 -> 10:17 AM) OK. Even with that. To have people expecting the guy to get coaching for a 3 day gig, when he doesn't have any apparent long term plans to try and make a career out of it, is asking a lot. Gotta gripe about something.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxrd5 Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 (edited) Robin mentioned it during his broadcast in ST, so I would say that Hawks surgery was known about then. Well then, if thats the case Ventura sucked he was boring!! But the "uh ohhhhh" call on fly outs to the warning track are enough to make me want to :banghead Edited May 10, 2005 by Chisoxrd5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 QUOTE(Steff @ May 10, 2005 -> 03:15 PM) Robin mentioned it during his broadcast in ST, so I would say that Hawks surgery was known about then. That's strange that they would have delayed that kind of surgery for over a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettysburg32 Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 They've all done just fine considering DJ is an amateur with a decent amount of experience, and then Robin and Pall are both amateurs with no experience. Whoever it was that said with Hawk and either of the subs it would've been better is right on. Hawk has the ability to make the broadcast sound like a simple, easygoing conversation, and it's fun to listen to. DJ can't (or probably just doesn't have enough experience yet) to really do that. If you listen to DJ and Donn or Robin talk on a subject, it usually ends with DJ saying something along the lines of, "Yeah, that's a good point." or, "yeah, that's interesting." and while those statements are true and polite and there's nothing bad or wrong about them, they don't serve well to keep a conversation flowing. Like I could do any better, LOL. It really doesn't matter, I still luuuuuv The Pope and Robin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 QUOTE(Steff @ May 10, 2005 -> 10:19 AM) Gotta gripe about something.. I'll be nice here and make no gender based remarks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ May 10, 2005 -> 10:24 AM) That's strange that they would have delayed that kind of surgery for over a month. Why is that..? It usually doesn't get worse.. and it doesn't hurt. I'm sure it was up to Hawk when to have the surgery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 QUOTE(Steff @ May 10, 2005 -> 03:26 PM) Why is that..? It usually doesn't get worse.. and it doesn't hurt. I'm sure it was up to Hawk when to have the surgery. I had the same surgery in Nov. A partial retinal detachment gets worse and worse and if left untreated will lead to blindness. The catch is that they have no way of telling how long your vision will be stable and usually don't want to gamble. When the Dr. told me I had one, they wanted to operate that same night and mine was not a severe one. I wanted to hold off on my surgery and he said 'you could literally wake up tomorrow and be blind in that eye.' They operated on me the following morning. For some reason, they must have thought Hawk's was not urgent. ....but I digress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonWeltall Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 with men on and the cleanup hitter batting dj: you know, the rays haven't hit a home run from the 4th spot this year robin: DONT SAY THAT dj: ah i dont believe that kind of stuff robin: I DO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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