Greg Hibbard Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 I honestly can't imagine ever turning on the Sox on the radio again. Really bad move by the Sox. Really, really bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisoxdavid Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Singleton does not sound that good doing play by play. Maybe if we give him sometime. I did catch my self trying to talk like him though lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allsox Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Don't blame the Sox, blame the Score for not paying Rooney and paying that douchebag North a cent, let alone the 7 figures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabyJesus69 Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 we're 2 games into the season with 2 guys in positions that they're not accustomed to. give it some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSox05 Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 right now it aint to great. But give him time, he sounds a little lost, but im sure it takes some getting used too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Hibbard Posted April 4, 2006 Author Share Posted April 4, 2006 QUOTE(BabyJesus69 @ Apr 4, 2006 -> 03:22 PM) we're 2 games into the season with 2 guys in positions that they're not accustomed to. give it some time. let's see, we move from a hall of fame play by play guy with a butcher boy braggart doing color to a butcher boy braggart play by play guy and a mediocre ex player with zero broadcasting experience and your solution is "give it some time" what did you have in mind, 15, 20 years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSH2005 Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 I listen to the radio a lot and I'm trying to forget about how bad it is. So depressing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVSoxFan Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Can somebody articulate what was so horrible about them? I saw it all over the game thread (for those of us who don't have radio). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSH2005 Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 (edited) Can somebody articulate what was so horrible about them? I saw it all over the game thread (for those of us who don't have radio). <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Listen to Singleton attempt to do play-by-play. Then keep in mind that Farmer's play-by-play is already pretty bad. 'Nuff said. Edited April 4, 2006 by SSH2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Hibbard Posted April 4, 2006 Author Share Posted April 4, 2006 QUOTE(LVSoxFan @ Apr 4, 2006 -> 03:25 PM) Can somebody articulate what was so horrible about them? I saw it all over the game thread (for those of us who don't have radio). no chemistry, stepping all over each other's lines, some dead air followed by awkward transitions, lots of stuttering and staggering, missed pitches, delayed calls on the action while singleton tries to sew two or three words together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Blame the Score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxpranos Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 QUOTE(BabyJesus69 @ Apr 4, 2006 -> 03:22 PM) we're 2 games into the season with 2 guys in positions that they're not accustomed to. give it some time. Farmer sucked before this year. listening to the Sox on the radio is horrid , guess I need to get used to it, they will be there for a while. :headshake :puke :puke :puke :puke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisoxdavid Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 they will get better but right now Singleton makes DJ sound like Rooney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 QUOTE(chisoxdavid @ Apr 4, 2006 -> 04:40 PM) they will get better but right now Singleton makes DJ sound like Rooney Maybe that was the plan - to Make Ed sound good by comparing him to Chris. I agree it's going too take time for them to gel. But I also agree it was a tough broadcast to listen to today. I particularly get the feeling Chris doesn't like Ffarmer riding him about semantics issues – 'how could I have left you if you got to the boot first?', and 'is all memorabelia unique?' are two that come to mind from this afternoon. Also I think he rubbed Chris (an ordained minister, iirc) the wrong way when he asked him why some players point to the sky after hitting a homerun. I think Chris already wants to punch Ed out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboz56 Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 It's almost enough to make one cancel XM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 its true, this duo of Famer and Singleton is piss poor. did anybody catch that bit that they were rambling on about around the 7th Inning? i forgot what it was, but something that had nothing to do with baseball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCSox Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 QUOTE(LVSoxFan @ Apr 4, 2006 -> 02:25 PM) Can somebody articulate what was so horrible about them? I saw it all over the game thread (for those of us who don't have radio). Just got the Game Day Audio over the weekend and listened to them for the first time today. Singleton is a mediocre color guy, but that's to be expected from someone who's never done it before. Maybe he'll improve with time, maybe he won't. Didn't hear him do much play-by-play today. I've always thought that Farmer was a great colory guy and mediocre at play-by-play. A lot of people don't like him but I guess that I've grown accustomed to him over the years. At the very least, he's a much-needed familiar voice given the departure of Rooney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSH2005 Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 (edited) Just got the Game Day Audio over the weekend and listened to them for the first time today. Singleton is a mediocre color guy, but that's to be expected from someone who's never done it before. Maybe he'll improve with time, maybe he won't. Didn't hear him do much play-by-play today. I've always thought that Farmer was a great colory guy and mediocre at play-by-play. A lot of people don't like him but I guess that I've grown accustomed to him over the years. At the very least, he's a much-needed familiar voice given the departure of Rooney. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Singleton is a mediocre color guy and horrible at play-by-play. So what else is there for him to be good at? It was a bad hire from the start. They should have went with Steve Lyons or someone else with actual experience. A familiar voice is not much-needed if it's a bad familiar voice. Edited April 4, 2006 by SSH2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCSox Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Apr 4, 2006 -> 02:59 PM) Singleton is a mediocre color guy and horrible at play-by-play. So what else is there for him to be good at? It was a bad hire from the start. They should have went with Steve Lyons or someone else with actual experience. I agree that The Score are a bunch of cheap-asses. But there's room for improvement with Singleton. I'll give him a year before passing final judgement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSH2005 Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 I agree that The Score are a bunch of cheap-asses. But there's room for improvement with Singleton. I'll give him a year before passing final judgement. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Singleton was doing a bit of play-by-play in a couple innings of every radio broadcasted Spring Training game. I know it's not much but he still hasn't improved at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboz56 Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 This is not the place for Singleton to audition. This is a World Championship team. We all deserve better than the crap product currently out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSH2005 Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 This is not the place for Singleton to audition. This is a World Championship team. We all deserve better than the crap product currently out there. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JimH Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 I think a thread should be stickied on the top so everyone is reminded that Chris Singleton sucks, the Score are cheap asses, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboz56 Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Also I hope the 'geniuses' who run the Score read this board. What other radio station, coming off a World Series win, would fail to retain arguably the best play by play radio announcer in the game. This just proves what an inferior and low tier operation the Score really is. They wanted the rights to the games so badly, they get them and now they are putting garbage on the airwaves. Great job. You all should be embarassed by your coverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboz56 Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 QUOTE(JimH @ Apr 4, 2006 -> 06:10 PM) I think a thread should be stickied on the top so everyone is reminded that Chris Singleton sucks, the Score are cheap asses, etc. I blame the station more than Singleton, but yes he is awful. Then again, the Score should have known better than to hire someone with no experience. Who would do that??????????? The Score is bottom barrel trash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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