Bananarchy Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 QUOTE (harkness @ May 19, 2016 -> 10:45 AM) Ahh k so Benetti doesn't get excited because it's early in the season...You know this how exactly? I also never said he didn't care - that is the presentation style. I more I listen I'm starting to not like him and Stone together that much. It's kind of like being at the movie but your friends are joking and not paying attention and you are trying to watch the movie. It's fairly obvious Jason is a professional and the Sox have done nothing to get over the moon excited about. The season is too young. Get back to me when he calls the Sox winning the division. Also, if you find the horsecrap Hawk spews out now "a broadcast" and you can get past the fact that Stone visibly dislikes Hawk and hates his antics. Hawk and Stone are like a movie where one person is trying to take the movie seriously and the other is trying to spoil it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harkness99 Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 QUOTE (Deadpool @ May 19, 2016 -> 06:05 PM) It's fairly obvious Jason is a professional and the Sox have done nothing to get over the moon excited about. The season is too young. Get back to me when he calls the Sox winning the division. Also, if you find the horsecrap Hawk spews out now "a broadcast" and you can get past the fact that Stone visibly dislikes Hawk and hates his antics. Hawk and Stone are like a movie where one person is trying to take the movie seriously and the other is trying to spoil it. Which one is taking the movie seriously? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananarchy Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 QUOTE (harkness @ May 19, 2016 -> 06:20 PM) Which one is taking the movie seriously? Steve Stone. The only one with real, tangible baseball thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwest Sider Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 (edited) QUOTE (Deadpool @ May 19, 2016 -> 06:22 PM) Steve Stone. The only one with real, tangible baseball thoughts. FYI tan·gi·ble ˈtanjəb(ə)l/ adjective 1. perceptible by touch. Edited May 19, 2016 by South Sider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananarchy Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 (edited) QUOTE (South Sider @ May 19, 2016 -> 06:26 PM) FYI tan·gi·ble ˈtanjəb(ə)l/ adjective 1. perceptible by touch. Too easy. Are you actually Hawk? Tangible real or actual, rather than imaginary or visionary: Edited May 20, 2016 by Deadpool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Maybe insightful would be the better word? Non-ephemeral, lol? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harkness99 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 QUOTE (Deadpool @ May 19, 2016 -> 06:22 PM) Steve Stone. The only one with real, tangible baseball thoughts. I don't mind stone... but I can't say I've ever been amazed with his "intangible" perspectives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananarchy Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 QUOTE (harkness @ May 19, 2016 -> 10:24 PM) I don't mind stone... but I can't say I've ever been amazed with his "intangible" perspectives. His ability to call pitches before they happen is truly excellent. He's an amazing analyst, and when he calls games with Jason he's like a new guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerksticks Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 QUOTE (Deadpool @ May 19, 2016 -> 10:33 PM) His ability to call pitches before they happen is truly excellent. He's an amazing analyst, and when he calls games with Jason he's like a new guy. I can't believe how much I miss Hawk & DJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananarchy Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 QUOTE (Jerksticks @ May 19, 2016 -> 11:20 PM) I can't believe how much I miss Hawk & DJ. Content-free baseball broadcast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 Being an out of market watcher I seem to get the opposing team 90% of the time. I don't care who is broadcasting for the Sox, I prefer it to the opposition announcers. Then it is a steady diet of information about the team I have only a passing interest in. It doesn't matter how good of an announcing team it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thad Bosley Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 QUOTE (Deadpool @ May 19, 2016 -> 05:05 PM) It's fairly obvious Jason is a professional and the Sox have done nothing to get over the moon excited about. The season is too young. Get back to me when he calls the Sox winning the division. Also, if you find the horsecrap Hawk spews out now "a broadcast" and you can get past the fact that Stone visibly dislikes Hawk and hates his antics. Hawk and Stone are like a movie where one person is trying to take the movie seriously and the other is trying to spoil it. Lol - "the internet truly is a wonderful place", indeed! Here we have the White Sox who have made one and very brief postseason appearance in the last decade, are on the heels of three straight brutal seasons, and who have now been in first place for nearly a third of the season, and you say there's nothing for a White Sox announcer to get excited about. What a point of view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bananarchy Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ May 20, 2016 -> 10:50 AM) Lol - "the internet truly is a wonderful place", indeed! Here we have the White Sox who have made one and very brief postseason appearance in the last decade, are on the heels of three straight brutal seasons, and who have now been in first place for nearly a third of the season, and you say there's nothing for a White Sox announcer to get excited about. What a point of view. How quickly we forget the frailty of winning baseball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shysocks Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 This thread has jumped the shark a bit, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 QUOTE (shysocks @ May 20, 2016 -> 11:13 AM) This thread has jumped the shark a bit, no? Yes it has. Nobody is changing minds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 You guys have way too strong opinions about a job that is meaningless and almost certain to fail. These people talk over essentially dead time for 3 hours almost every day for 5 months. He'll get better. I guarantee it. I still like him onw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ May 20, 2016 -> 10:50 AM) Lol - "the internet truly is a wonderful place", indeed! Here we have the White Sox who have made one and very brief postseason appearance in the last decade, are on the heels of three straight brutal seasons, and who have now been in first place for nearly a third of the season, and you say there's nothing for a White Sox announcer to get excited about. What a point of view. This is comedy cold coming from the guy who patented the 5 in 35 meme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 20, 2016 Share Posted May 20, 2016 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 20, 2016 -> 11:18 AM) Yes it has. Nobody is changing minds Especially since both of them bring special and good things to the booth. While I love Hawk, Jason is going on me, even if he isn't Hawk. I would honestly love to hear him do a couple of games with Hawk, and hear them in the same booth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwest Sider Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 (edited) QUOTE (Deadpool @ May 19, 2016 -> 10:14 PM) Too easy. Are you actually Hawk? Tangible Yeah, I probably shouldn't have quoted a dictionary definition. My bad on a terrible straw man situation. Instead, I must disprove that Steve Stone is only one on the broadcast with Hawk that has real or actual baseball thoughts. Well, that is really easy. You may think that Hawk is repetitive or boring with his baseball thoughts, but the truth is is that's just your opinion. I challenge you to listen to a game Hawk broadcasts without your bias, and come back here and tell us all that he is saying nothing relevant about the baseball game. His job for that past umpteen years has been to watch the game of baseball and vocalize baseball thoughts. If he was as you say, "trying to spoil the movie", I seriously doubt he would still have a job with the Sox. He may be biased, and yes, he may be getting old, but his thoughts regarding the games are still relevant. I think you might be just be experiencing confirmation bias, like many folks who are unenthused about Hawk. No offense to you, you have every right to dislike his broadcasts, and I'm not here to change your opinion. All I'm asking is that you keep it real. If you hate Hawk, you hate Hawk. That's fine and you can own it. There's no need to try and justify it to all of us with logical fallacies such as false analogy, composition and division, and circular reasoning. Also, I apologize for straw-manning your post in a weak manner. I should have tried harder in my response and instead opted for the lazy route. Edited May 21, 2016 by South Sider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SI1020 Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 I enjoyed the Hawk/Plesac pairing in the booth. Plesac gave commentary just as astutely as Stone minus the attitude. FWIW I like Stone. Plesac even managed to openly disagree with Hawk a time or two without setting him off. There is very little objectivity where Hawk is concerned. Fans seem to love him or hate him (oh how some of you hate him) without any balance whatsoever. As for Jason I just wish he would go easier on the cutesy jokes. Last night he even seemed to go over the line with Stone in a bad joke referencing Duane Kuiper. The ensuing silence was deafening. Spare me the hipster and pop culture comments. Yes I'd rather hear yet another story about Yaz than something about some obscure 1990s band. I will say that he does have a better voice with a bit more pizzazz than his modern day blow dried competition. So I do watch and listen to the Sox TV announcers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thad Bosley Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 20, 2016 -> 02:11 PM) This is comedy cold coming from the guy who patented the 5 in 35 meme. I've got "6 in 36" locked and loaded and ready to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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