Jake

This guy wants to keep throwing high 89mph fastballs, we'll tie this thing quickly

Just regroup.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 22, 2012 -> 07:41 PM) Radio broadcast with a different picture. He hasn't pitched well, don't get us wrong. But we should be out of the inning with less damage.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ May 22, 2012 -> 07:39 PM) You don't hit the cut past 2nd base. That was an attempt to throw home by deaza. He was hitting the cut man home there, nothing crazy. Paulie fields the ball, runner stays at first.

Just get out of it...their starter looks god awful.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 22, 2012 -> 07:38 PM) I don't think Konerko can see. Agree

QUOTE (Heads22 @ May 22, 2012 -> 07:36 PM) What exactly was Alejandro doing throwing home? Just hitting the cut, only missed PK by a foot or two unfortunately a foot or two is all that PK can move

Jesus PK

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 22, 2012 -> 07:35 PM) Ramirez wasn't covering second, which is why Rios double clutched. I guess that makes his statement still true

That was a bad play by Paul.

Trouble abrewin'

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 22, 2012 -> 07:23 PM) It was still a strike...don't show up the ump like that The guy slow played it...I don't think that was his intention. He is a big leaguer though, he has some license to react when the umpire misses a call by 4 inches

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 22, 2012 -> 07:22 PM) Dunn needs to stop doing that. he got completely f***ed there, no chance he can touch that pitch

HE LIVES

Beckham = back

Decent start for Gavin.

Did anyone see the clip of Hudson talking in the locker before the game? Holy s*** that guy talks fast, I hardly heard anything he said.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 22, 2012 -> 05:47 PM) He said he wants to die in the booth lol I know...that was a riot. I love him but I wouldn't even be sad if he died in the middle of a home run call. Would be too epic

If you're looking for some magically insightful announcer, keep looking. There are none. Once you know as much as many of us Soxtalkers do, nobody's going to really blow your mind with insight. Most announcers end up stating the extremely obvious when trying to be insightful or just say asinine things ("Dunn hit a home run at Wrigley, but it was wind-aided"). I say just shut up and repeat the interesting stats the behind the scenes guys give you. The best broadcaster is going to accurately give you a feel for the ebb and flow of the energy in the game. I think Hawk does that. Play by play is not really relevant in this medium, and Hawk knows that and brings some fun to it. Stoney is about as insightful as it gets and rarely has more than one non-obvious thing to say in a given game. Unrealistic standards...and I think it has more to do with overexposure than anything else. Every "average" fan I speak to loves Hawk and I doubt you see him go unless it is on his own terms.

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ May 22, 2012 -> 03:55 PM) The "potential" part is the killer though because legitimate big men that can score down low, rebound and defend are about as common as World Series banners in Chicago. You mean it might be difficult to find a suitable replacement for Carlos Boozer? blasphemy!

He still entertains me. Every other broadcast team I've listened to (many, but not all by any means) pales in comparison to the Hawk + anyone for me. I'll say that this year it seems that he has spared us from much of the reminiscing from way back when. He has also been friendly to umpires, which is new. He is the only broadcaster I've watched that can do something other than be white noise without completely annoying me. It's like watching the game with an older Sox fan. Every time I am forced to watch a national broadcast, I am reminded why I prefer the Hawk. If you want bad broadcasting, turn on your radio. You'd never know anything was happening with Ed Farmer on the air. Home run? Thanks for the change of inflection (not). My favorite is how he mentions how useful a home run would be before every batter, then tells you after a home run he called it.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ May 22, 2012 -> 03:00 PM) This makes no sense. I'm okay with it. Keeping DV down there until he shows more consistency. After a month of awesome performance he can start creeping up the order. If he's going to hit, the bottom of that order doesn't look nearly as bad....especially if Alexei produces, which I really feel like is about to happen. Sad about no O-Dog

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ May 22, 2012 -> 11:16 AM) If the Bulls dealt Boozer for say, Turkoglu, then Hedo becomes a giant expiring the year Harden is a RFA (which also happens to be another nice FA class, that could re-feature LeBron) and with Deng being an expiring as well...the Bulls could make cap room. This wouldn't be a next year move. Why not just amnesty Booz instead of trade???

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 22, 2012 -> 10:40 AM) this is a disgrace. Ozzie won a world series as manager. what did orlando hudson ever do? I hope Orlando Hudson blows up in kennys face. He is not an allstar player and he cant where that jersey number. kenny is disrespecting Ozzie here. that number should be retired. I just don t see why hudson has to wear Ozzies number. HAHAHAHHAHAHAH

I like this signing. You get a former all-star, .800 OPS type player in a position of need that is not far removed from some pretty productive seasons. Was a >1 WAR player last year, even. If he doesn't produce, can't field, is an asshole, etc. you have spent and committed nothing. You can cut him in a couple weeks and pretend you were just looking for a stop-gap while Brent Morel was healing.