Hearing Jason next to Stone has been a joy. Hawk just keeps getting worse and worse. It is nice hearing a color guy that can actually provide some solid input. I can't wait for Hawk to retire. What have you guys thought of Jason so far?

Awful thread.

Awful thread.

100% agree

Ehh... Benetti is fine - I don't have a problem with him.

 

I miss Hawk sometimes though.

 

It's weird though.... when the team wins how their announcer suddenly is better also.

Edited April 24, 20169 yr by harkness

This thread is bad and you should feel bad.

 

Hawk > Everyone

1 n 2 t's

 

Timing of this thread sucks.

Jason and hawk are play by play men. Not color men.

 

I love me some Hawk and have missed him when he hasn't been there. Benneti has been really solid. I haven't found him quite as good as most have said, but very solid. I will say this though, it normally takes guys quite a while, months to years IMO, to even become solid. Not many guys walk into the booth day 1 and are already good. Benneti is already that. I think he will be outstanding by seasons end

Hawk = GOAT

 

 

And this thread is ovahhhh

Edited April 24, 20169 yr by He Gawn

Interviewed Jason Benetti for Sox Net last Monday. Have turned in the story to Daniel. He'll publish it when he feels the time is right.

 

Benetti is a very interesting guy and I think he's going to do well this year and eventually, perhaps as soon as next year take over full time duties.

 

Mark

If I was a mod i would ban you. And your kids and friends and the generations to come.

Yep, terrible thread idea. I like Jason a lot but it's not one versus the other. That's just dumb.

How dare you !

I can see how Hawk during a bad season or bad games would bug some Sox fans, but the wins? He is tremendous.

I can see how Hawk during a bad season or bad games would bug some Sox fans, but the wins? He is tremendous.

 

I think the fail of the sentiment of this thread is that we sweep Texas and somehow the pizza is better, the sky is more blue, the pillow softer... the announcer better.

 

It's just funny how people feel the need for absolutes... If Hawk were announcing the sweep I'm sure it the thread would have been "Hawk never retire!"

Edited April 24, 20169 yr by harkness

Love the new guy!

I think the fail of the sentiment of this thread is that we sweep Texas and somehow the pizza is better, the sky is more blue, the pillow softer... the announcer better.

 

It's just funny how people feel the need for absolutes... If Hawk were announcing the sweep I'm sure it the thread would have been "Hawk never retire!"

A lot of people have been really tired of Hawk for a long time, I don't think the sweep has anything to do with the sentiment that Jason is better than Hawk.

Hearing Jason next to Stone has been a joy. Hawk just keeps getting worse and worse. It is nice hearing a color guy that can actually provide some solid input. I can't wait for Hawk to retire. What have you guys thought of Jason so far?

I've enjoyed Jason's work as well.

Benetti is, for the most part, solid. You can tell he's still learning the game but at least he's making an effort. I also like that Stone is a MILLION times better with Jason than Hawk. Hawk is such a clueless old coot that he rambles on about some point (leadoff walks, yaz, bullpens) and then just trails off and Stone is like "uh...back to the game" or "I dunno about that".

 

One thing annoying about Benetti is some of his inane questions to Stone like 101 stuff not just baseball but athletics. Like his question about "does yesterday factor into Robertson's mindset today" it's like of course not. Maybe if he had blown like 3 saves in a row but one game? Come on he wasn't even that bad yesterday just didn't have great command. That's just one example he's had plenty some Stone is just like "duh" but is being nice about it for now.

 

Overall, it's good. We'll see if Hawk is any better with more rest but I doubt it.

A lot of people have been really tired of Hawk for a long time, I don't think the sweep has anything to do with the sentiment that Jason is better than Hawk.

 

 

I think some people have sure... but the timing of the post to me was no coincidence.

Yeah, not really fair to compare Hawk and Benetti.....one is 70-something years old with 6 decades in the game while the other is in the first month as a professional baseball announcer. They're going to talk about different things throughout a broadcast.

 

 

With that said, Benetti and Stone are a great team to listen to. Steve seems reinvigorated dealing with a younger guy and I think they do a great job of playing up the technological divide between them. Also, their senses of humor are very much in tune...extremely dry. I also like some of the little features/games Benetti has started like the math deal and Sticks and Stone. What's Jason averaging on mentions of FanGraphs per game? Got to be over two, eh?

I like Jason and can live in a world in which he takes over for Hawk full time. He's funny and does a nice job of going back and forth with Steve without completely blowing him ala Swirsky. With that said, I still want to hear WAY BACK on a deep fly and of course the standard hooting and hollering when it clears the fence and/or the Sox score runs.

New guy prepares, informs and talks about the backgrounds of players on both team.

 

I love Hawk.

 

I don't love Hawk talking about Yaz, Sam McDowell and Don Drysdale.

Benetti isn't nearly as good at hawk on exciting plays, and frankly that's when I want a PBP guy at their best.

Binetti spends too much time trying to be cute. Just call the game. Why does he keep talking to Stone about the heater in the booth? Not funny. Just call the game and let it come to you.

I think the new guy is good... in some ways he is better than hawk... on other ways hawk is better.

 

To act like he is just hands down, better than Hawk... I don't see it at all.

 

Hawk mirrors my emotions in the game.