JoeBatterz Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Last weekend I was in Chicago and it was my first time to listen to the Sox on the radio since Rooney left and Farmer became the play-by-play guy with Singleton. I swear for most of the time that I listened, Farmer did all the talking, providing his own analysis to his play-by-play. Singleton barely spoke. Are the games always like this or did I just catch Chris on a weekend where the cat had his tounge? What are the half-season reviews for these two? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klaus kinski Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 LIttle if any improvement, Singleton acts like he doesnt want to be part of a discussion sometimes, acts like he's insulted when Farmer asks him things just to make him contribute. Farmer has been as expected-Singleton is the worst I have ever heard-and I am pretty old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSoxMatt Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 QUOTE(klaus kinski @ Jul 16, 2006 -> 11:57 AM) LIttle if any improvement, Singleton acts like he doesnt want to be part of a discussion sometimes, acts like he's insulted when Farmer asks him things just to make him contribute. Farmer has been as expected-Singleton is the worst I have ever heard-and I am pretty old DJ was bad when he started...Give Singleton time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan1 Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 You complain about Hawk & DJ and now you complain about Farmio & Singleton. Mute the TV and broadcast for yourself. If you can't watch the game you're SOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodAsGould Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 I dont know but when i listen Singleton and Farmer dont seem to get along with each other that well. And really Singleton is pretty horrible... I dont think he has improved at all since spring training. And w/out Rooney I cant really stand Farmer anymore as well.... our radio went from great to complete garbage in just 1 season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&T Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Jul 16, 2006 -> 01:37 PM) I dont know but when i listen Singleton and Farmer dont seem to get along with each other that well. And really Singleton is pretty horrible... I dont think he has improved at all since spring training. And w/out Rooney I cant really stand Farmer anymore as well.... our radio went from great to complete garbage in just 1 season. I think it's a stretch to say they don't get along but certainly they have differing senses of humor and, really, personalities in general. Singleton is scared to death to say anything that might be controversial, and Farmer doesn't like it when Chris tries to take jabs at him. Meanwhile, Farmer says whatever he thinks and always jokes with Singleton. The broadcasts aren't getting better. Singleton doesn't know how to get a thought out without falling all over himself, then Farmer has to interupt him to get the call in. I realize that it's only one season, but why couldn't they go out and find a guy who is a professional broadcaster? It's ridiculous. I can't imagine listening to these guys during the playoffs. What would Farmer's World Series call have been I wonder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrockinMT Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Jul 16, 2006 -> 06:28 PM) You complain about Hawk & DJ and now you complain about Farmio & Singleton. Mute the TV and broadcast for yourself. If you can't watch the game you're SOL. What's the complaint anyway? I listen quite a bit now that I have XM and I kind of like Chris and Farmer. They seem to get along fine and Chris is learning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisoxdavid Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Chris has improved alot since he first started. He doesnt sound like a robot anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 "Leave me Villone." :headshake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Need to start interviewing the Soxtalk podcast team to fill in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodAsGould Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 QUOTE(chisoxdavid @ Jul 17, 2006 -> 03:56 AM) Chris has improved alot since he first started. He doesnt sound like a robot anymore. thats a lie... He is just as horrible as he was in spring training. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jul 17, 2006 -> 12:47 AM) Need to start interviewing the Soxtalk podcast team to fill in. If there's a team that's even worse than Farmer and Singleton, then it's the soxtalk crew.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwerty Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 At least he only has four more years left on his deal... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Hibbard Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 "give Singleton time" WHY? So he can improve to be a below average broadcaster instead of a horrible one? The guy obviously has no clue regarding what the composition of a broadcast should be, he just says stuff when he's called on to do so. On his very best day, the dude is barely, BARELY passable. On his average day, he is an embarrassment to the organization, the fans and this city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeBatterz Posted July 17, 2006 Author Share Posted July 17, 2006 From the feedback that I hear, it sounds as if I am fortunate that I only get Hawk and DJ down here and the occassional national game on Fox or ESPN. That's too bad about Chris, but it is not surprising given the 2 games that I heard vs. Boston. Right now we need to rebound from that Yankee series! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 QUOTE(Greg Hibbard @ Jul 17, 2006 -> 09:34 AM) "give Singleton time" WHY? So he can improve to be a below average broadcaster instead of a horrible one? The guy obviously has no clue regarding what the composition of a broadcast should be, he just says stuff when he's called on to do so. On his very best day, the dude is barely, BARELY passable. On his average day, he is an embarrassment to the organization, the fans and this city. That's a little over the top IMO. He has shown signs of improvement and I think he has a pleasant voice, an important factor when listening to a radio crew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodAsGould Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jul 17, 2006 -> 07:30 PM) That's a little over the top IMO. He has shown signs of improvement and I think he has a pleasant voice, an important factor when listening to a radio crew. again what improvement are you talking about. To me he is just as horrid as he was in spring training. I guess there isnt as much silence..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandy125 Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Jul 17, 2006 -> 03:49 PM) again what improvement are you talking about. To me he is just as horrid as he was in spring training. I guess there isnt as much silence..... I think that he is doing much better than when he had first started (I'm not calling it good by any means, but definitely better). The difference that I noticed has been with the flow of Singleton's talking. To me, it seemed like everything was incredibly choppy when he first started, and he had problems even finishing.... his ......... sentences. I think that he has gotten much better with the flow of his talking, but he still has some work to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodAsGould Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 so now he can talk in complete sentences and that is an improvement lol? Well Im not going to argue I barely ever listen to the radio anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Hibbard Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 all i can say is, if anyone thinks this guy belongs on radio, the score was right - they could throw literally anyone out there and white sox fans would eventually accept it the guy is frankly unqualified to do the job. Period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisoxdavid Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Jul 17, 2006 -> 01:18 AM) thats a lie... He is just as horrible as he was in spring training. You really think so? I actually feel as if he is doing better, I can actually listen to a game now........then again it might be because he is talking less now then at the begining of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hangar18 Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 I like Chris Singleton. Hes very nice, very polite. But I really would love to see RON KITTLE in the booth or Tom Paciorek again. Either of those 2 and the SOX are good to go again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Yea.. that's just what we need. Instead of someone who may minimally suck at the PBP, let's put in there someone who will not only ignore the game.. but whore their benches and books. :headshake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Let's get Mike North. "what about dat? How bout dem guyzz ovah dare" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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