103 mph screwball Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 01:41 PM) I have absolutely zero problems with this and am happy to tell anyone who does have a problem with it to leave me alone. Agreed. Well said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 QUOTE (robinventura23 @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 02:22 PM) Might be in the minority, but I enjoy the Hawk. People will miss him when he is no longer broadcasting. You aren't in the minority at all. It is just a vocal minority that really doesn't like Hawk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Hawk drives me nuts at times but I still can't help but love the guy. If his job effected the outcome of games then I would have fired him a long time ago but it doesn't so he can stay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clyons Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 02:27 PM) You aren't in the minority at all. It is just a vocal minority that really doesn't like Hawk. Overall, this is true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Could be worse... he could be the GM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 01:38 PM) Forget it. Hawk is here until he dies. ...in the booth. Ugh. I've really grown to dislike Hawk, he's just so irritating and he has no rhythm with Stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPN366 Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 02:39 PM) Could be worse... he could be the GM. On the other hand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baines3 Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Glad Hawk is staying in the booth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 I enjoy Hawk if the team is playing well, otherwise he gets too quiet. He also incredibly repetitive and the "can of corn" drives me nuts sometimes. Still, he's so incredibly White Sox-biased that I just don't worry much about all the repetitiveness. Home bias is SO importan t to me and I don't think any replacement would be able to beat that currently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshPR Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 QUOTE (SOXOBAMA @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 02:37 PM) I was hoping that the Sox were going to replace him, with someone like Blackjack McDowell You do know that hawk and the chairman are tight right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 As an announcer I hope. I was worried he was being hired as the manager Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MexSoxFan#1 Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 01:41 PM) I have absolutely zero problems with this and am happy to tell anyone who does have a problem with it to leave me alone. ^^ ^^ Hawk is a homer but he's our homer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 I just think you could have a Hawk soundboard every game and push buttons since he never says anything new or bring anything to an individual game outside of his homerism. I don't think a new voice on TV would of been a bad thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 QUOTE (Brian @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 05:35 PM) I just think you could have a Hawk soundboard every game and push buttons since he never says anything new or bring anything to an individual game outside of his homerism. I don't think a new voice on TV would of been a bad thing. I advocated the soundboard years ago, and I agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 People are just so used to him now that they are afraid to lose him and don't know what a game would be like with a non-gimmick, non-complete homer announcer. And I'm not talking homer like rooting for your team, I'm talking about the constant b****ing about the umpires and where was that pitch every 6 pitches. Soundboard would get it done at this point, have Stone control it. I mean he's basically a slightly upgraded version of Santo, really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max power Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 (edited) QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 03:16 PM) ...in the booth. Ugh. I've really grown to dislike Hawk, he's just so irritating and he has no rhythm with Stone. I hate to say it, but I think a lot of the time its stones fault. I find myself understanding where hawk was going, and wondering why stone said what he did. Don't get me wrong, I'm no fan of hawk. I just feel that stone lacks some understanding - he probably hasn't listened to hawk for as many years as most of us. So who is to blame? Both? Neither? The person who decided that they would make a good team? Edited September 29, 2011 by MAX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 BTW Hawkaroo, every team doesn't win 60 games, the Astros say hey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooftop Shots Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Well, when it comes time to extending his broadcasting career with the White Sox, Hawks contract negotiations and extension just took a Bolingbrook bounce for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 QUOTE (Tex @ Sep 29, 2011 -> 06:00 AM) BTW Hawkaroo, every team doesn't win 60 games, the Astros say hey! And the Phillies apparently won every one of their magical 42 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogan873 Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 QUOTE (knightni @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 01:54 PM) "I tell you what, Stone Pony..." "You can put it on the booooaaard..." *thump* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgrad70 Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 01:45 PM) Exactly. I'm pretty damn tired of him, though. Rooney and Stone - a match made in heaven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgrad70 Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 01:53 PM) Steve Stone, who has another three years left on his contract (IIRC), has had the rather unique opportunity of partnering with not one but two legendary Chicago broadcasters late in their respective broadcasting careers in Hawk, and then of course, the one and only, Harry Caray.e Harry should have never been forced to leave...going to the Cubs changed the baseball landscape in this city. One in the line of many epic blunders by current ownership Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgrad70 Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 02:16 PM) I agree completely. Hawk is awesome in his own way. Aren't we all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgrad70 Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 (edited) QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 28, 2011 -> 02:17 PM) Not to mention, I doubt there has ever been a biggest White Sox fan on this planet. Never been a bigger brown noser that's for sure. The only thing I find entertaining about the Hawkeroo is when Stone gives him those Grand Canyon size moments of pause when he says something off the wall which by the way he's been doing with increased frequency. Edited September 30, 2011 by mcgrad70 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 (edited) Hawk pisses me off sometimes, but I do love him. I love that I know what he's going to say before he says it. My buddy and I have the game on and we say what he's going to say seconds before he says it and our wives freak out. His umpire criticism bothers me, his looking the other way bothers me. He was quite critical when he was a Red Sox announcer, but he loves the Sox. Would anyone really prefer a guy like Len Kasper? I'm glad he's going to be here, but it really wasn't news. He'll announce the Sox as long as he's physically capable doing it. He's stated it many times and they aren't going to fire him. Edited September 30, 2011 by Dick Allen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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