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Apparently not so useless for the Guardians.

I used to think Plesac would be good...but the more games I listened to him...the less excited I would be about him coming into the Sox booth! His over the top stuff just comes across as so forced!

And that's fine. I want someone with knowledge of the game.

That's where we respectfully disagree.

I actually think a "cookie cutter" PBP guy would be an upgrade over a non-baseball guy like Schriff at least

Enjoy whatever recycled PBP guy the sox bring in. Turn on a MLB game and for the most part you get the same sounding home team PBP guy. It's all cookie cutter and we can't handle when someone doesn't fit that mold. I loved Hawk as a PBP guy because he was unique and different, even Harry was different. Most of the PBP guys are white dudes (not trying to turn this into a race issue) who are very similar in how they sound and go about announcing baseball. We need more uniqueness if the younger generation is going to enjoy watching a game like many of us in our 40's, 50's, 60's........do.

Found Schriff to be miscast as a baseball broadcaster and really got annoyed as to how he repeatedly moaned about how cold he was during his broadcast of home games in April and May which made him sound like a softy and probably caused some who were considering going to a game to not go due to his warnings of how they’d be cold. That’s not how real baseball fans or in particular south siders roll. As Bill Veeck always said “there is never a bad day at the ballpark”.

I think Lips friend's JR comment about the Schriff not being a baseball guy is pretty telling as well. And it begs the question, how , in a media market as big as Chicago, do you not have a baseball guy calling games for your baseball team? I guess he works really cheap. He's probably great at slam ball. They could have him call the Nathan's Hot Dog eating contest; he would excel.

I would have preferred the Rangers personally but you're right.

Sox are playing the worst team in the playoffs by record. Still salty about the division but you can't ask for a better draw.

Probably all we need to know is that his contract is up. If the Sox thought he was worth a damn as an announcer, he would have already been resigned.

Wow - AI is spitting our own discussion back at us? I guess it's official

I wonder if there are any SlamBall openings?

Each of the last 2 seasons, Brooks Boyer made it a point to say the Schriff would return. This year crickets. He gone.Get out! Yeah buddy.

That was pretty cold from Stone Pony…

I enjoyed/enjoy Schriff's calls. I hope he is not leaving but if he is then is better not be Connor McKnight or someone like him.

Yeah buddy.

The Rays having to go through Boston or New York first instead of Cleveland's path of having to defeat two teams with much worse records in Houston and the Sox feels even more disadvantageous. Plus, they're suddenly facing hostile as hell road games as well in the ALDS.

Funny stuff

I agree with you 100%

I can't see owners willing to give up 4 home games. I would wager that if MLB did go to a 154 game season, they would expand the playoffs.

"Why you should root for them: This year's White Sox are easily the most root-worthy team in the playoffs." The White Sox are just the type of young exciting team that I would root for if the Sox were not involved.

One thing MLB can do is go back to a 154 game series freeing up more time for the playoffs. So many useless games are being played in late September anyway.

I guess because they were a Division winner and we were just a WC.