Mr. Wedmesday

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jun 1, 2012 -> 11:53 PM) He's like the kid who tries to pass off an internet blog as a reference in a paper. "I found this one guy who says that ducks are blue, and I think ducks are blue, so there." Paulie WAS an accident, but: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Duck etc,etc. Go figure.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 1, 2012 -> 10:20 AM) What are they going to do if he goes on another, fire him? Hope we don't find out this weekend. Joe West is a jerk and has caused Hawk to lose it in the past.

Given the opportunity, would any of you detractors be willing to step away from the computer and discuss the Hawk's shortcomings face to face? Love him or hate him he's a tough old bird. And he HATES to lose. To me that symbolizes what these Sox are all about.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 31, 2012 -> 05:05 PM) Like with Pat Foley? He has been announcing for a similar time period and I observe very little contempt in his direction. The situation with Foley is similar to Hawk's: he's increasingly a homer, (but again, anyone employed by the team they cover is a homer) has begun relying on and repeating the same clichés, and most disturbing, has lost a step in describing the action and is making mistakes with players names, etc. as he gets older. But just like the Hawk, you miss him when he's gone. Unless the game is called by Doc Emerich, the Hawks are unwatchable without Foley. They had a rough year back on TV until they brought Foley back.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ May 31, 2012 -> 06:59 PM) The real question is do the Sox have enough money to pull off such a move. I personally believe the Sox always budget some money for the deadline and could find ways to ways to gain a little more flexibility (ex: give Ohman away). However, this would definitely have to be a near deadline deal to work for us and the Red Sox would probably have to cover the buyout. I don't know if the Red Sox would go for that, but I definitely think it's worth exploring. I too have a feeling that there's always more than the team makes public. And correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't they save a bundle on MB56? Wouldn't at least some of the payroll reduction be available if things were looking great approaching the break? Sure the Sox would always like bigger crowds, but I've always found KW's attendance/payroll formula somewhat suspect, as attendance is only part of the revenue stream. Or JR could decide to ante up if he felt a deep post-season run was a real possibility. But I'm with others here that wouldn't change a thing if the wins keep coming at anywhere near this level.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 31, 2012 -> 10:35 AM) Hawk will go into the broadcast wing of the HOF someday. No doubt. Which doesn't mean you have to like the Hawk, or even that he's any good. But here's the thing. Broadcast revenues are absolutely critical to an attendance-challenged team like the Sox. I am certain that front-office management has focused-grouped him to death and used anecdotal evidence of his popularity as well. There is an index called a Q-Score that objectively rates celebrities' popularity but a search didn't turn up any sports broadcasters. It's also worth keeping in mind how difficult it is to do 150+, ~ three-hour games a season. The national baseball guys do one per week, and other sports' local guys max out at 4/week. There is also more actual air time to fill in a baseball broadcast since there there is more "air" to fill due to the pace of the game. (The great hockey play-by-play guys are a breed apart...) He's certainly a homer, but isn't that part of what it means to be an announcer employed by the team he brodcasts for? At least he's usually not boring, cliches and all. Some of the so-called pros out there are absolute zombies. As I said earlier in this thread, he can drive me nuts at times but I desperately miss him when he's not on. And I couldn't care less what the national media think or say about him. Being a lifelong Sox fan in Cub-Crazy Chicago gave me immunity. In fact, considering our success and the Guillen family's departure, i believe that for the Sox there's no such thing as bad publicity.

QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ May 29, 2012 -> 09:05 PM) I would really, really, really, really - say, did I say "really" yet? - be interested in getting the reaction of that d-bag, so-called anonymous "scout" from back in the spring who got the media in a frenzy with his flimsy "ohhhhh, they just might lose 100 games" prediction. I should hope that genius never finds himself in the employ of our White Sox! Many a World Series Trophy could carry the inscription, "The Experts are Idiots".

Caught the last few minutes of CTL before tonight's game. Frank Thomas said he's certain that Kevin's passing brought the Sox together, gave them focus, and has remained the catalyst for the team's success ever since. There are certainly other possibilities, but Frank's reasoning feels right to me, and it's as good an explanation for the sudden competence, if not dominance, as any other. Do you agree, and if so, how far do you think this motivation will take them?

Why not go for the ultimate psycho-delic experience and pair Jimmy Piersall with the Hawk? That's entertainment!

I'm with those who get fed up with Hawk until I am forced to listen to a national broadcast of a Sox game, although one guy I don't mind is Jon Miller (but I'm sure others can't stand him.) Suddenly there is a great big boring hole in the White Sox television "experience". And that includes the absence of Stone, who mitigates the Hawk's excesses nicely. Certainly much easer to hit mute than stress over a guy who has absolutely no effect on the outcome of the game even though he truly believes he does. If Hawk gets absolutely intolerable, hey, buy a ticket and head out to the Cell, where Gene Honda will be happy to burst an eardrum for you.

"Ace". Although it's probably a better fit for Robin

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Apr 23, 2012 -> 11:13 PM) This is simply incredible. It's almost like Jake Peavy is Jake Peavy and Adam Dunn is Adam Dunn and Alex Rios is . . . well you get the point. The f*** is going on? I attribute it to the "Ventura Effect".

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Apr 14, 2012 -> 02:19 PM) Bingo. That and the smug, elitist attitude that comes in almost every box. In my experience the anti-apple crew are equally smug in their reverse-elitist conviction that anything not made by apple is superior by default. As for tablets, it is impossible to get a true feel for what they can do by messing around with a kindle Fire. Try a good Android tablet if apple's not an option. Late model tablets have 70% of a laptop's performance at 35% of the price, weight, and bulk. But anything larger than a phone does not belong at the ballpark.

QUOTE (Art Vandelay @ Apr 12, 2012 -> 09:57 PM) That screams attention whore. He's a whore all right. He gets paid by M&M to wear that jacket in a seat that guarantees he appears in ~ 80% of a given broadcast. Love to watch him sweat when it's 85 and humid.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jan 20, 2012 -> 07:39 PM) And Peavy should STFU, but it just goes to show how childish and immature Ozzie is for not being able to stay out of a media fight. Russ--agree with your post but man I've been staring at that chair for the past 10 minutes. Mesmerizing.

Ozzie is off to a great start with his new team. Wonder how long his new ownership will put up with face of the organization in a public feud with his former team. Only the Marlins and Ozzie look bad in this scenario. The more Ozzie rants about the Sox as opposed to focusing on the Marlins, the worse he--and the team that hired him--looks. Ozzie, Oney, Cowley, Peavy and to an extent Coop and Kenny are attention whores. They could all take a lesson from the master of "No Comment", Jerry Reinsdorf. Ozzie's gone! I couldn't care less what he says or does at this point, and neither should any member of the Sox organization. What really concerns me is the Sox focusing on anything but not sucking in 2012. F*** everything else.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Sep 27, 2011 -> 12:34 AM) "The Florida Marlins believe I am the right man for the job to bring another World Series to South Florida. And just as it has always been with me, winning is my only mission,'' Guillen wrote. "It's good being wanted and more importantly it's good knowing where you stand. Although it's sad my time with the White Sox has ended, I can't tell you how thrilled I am to be a part of the Marlins organization. I have an unbelievable amount of respect for the Marlins, owner Jeffrey Loria, president Larry Beinfest and general manager Michael Hill. I can't thank them enough for this opportunity and look forward to the future. I can't wait to get started. This was taken down shortly after being posted! OG Florida ass kissing bulls*** underway. Nauseating. His inability to keep his mouth shut and his ego in check will dog him forever. Three more days of silence and he could have salvaged at least a little respect. Now it's just ugly, and im guessing his mouth gets him in deep trouble with the Marlins execs he has so much "respect" for long before he wins them a World Series. He has a ready-made Latino following in Miami, but that will not be nearly enough for his ravenous ego...He'll be jonesing for national attention. He will need to crank up his d-bag quotient to eleven to get noticed. Not easy in a town obsessed with LBj and crew. The 2005 championship was a team effort--championships always are. He won it it by staying out of the way and letting the team kick butt. He then proceeded to stay out of the way for the next six years when he should have been kicking his underperforming team's butt. This happened three years too late.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Jul 28, 2011 -> 07:43 PM) Huh? I'm not saying he should quit. All I'm saying is Ozzie is just a big talker. He pretends like he could quit anytime and go back with his family or get another job the next day. Or like he knows he'll get fired and that's fine. In reality, he'd never quit and he'll go scorched earth whenever he's fired here. I can almost guarantee it. That's putting it mildly.

QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Jul 9, 2011 -> 03:01 PM) There is not an announcer out there worse than Dick Stockton. The Wolf Blitzer of sports.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jul 9, 2011 -> 02:56 PM) We need better players more than better coaches, but I will take some red meat because I'm pissed Be nice if the players we do have at least looked like they give a f***. BTW I'm pissed as well.

When it takes more effort to watch a game than the team puts into playing it, something is very wrong. Another three hours I'll never get back....

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 04:47 PM) I'll place $10 on the Twin kicking their asses physically as well. I hate posts like this. Please stop. I don't like this approach either, and at this point I wouldn't take that bet. But that doesn't necessarily make it a bad idea. This team needs a cattle prod to the testicles right now, especially WRT to the Twins. They need a Howard Beale Network moment. Someone, anyone--other than their fans-- needs to scream "I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore". If the owner, manager, and GM won't shake things up the players ought to have enough professional pride to do it themselves. Our "five tool" CF, "40 HR the last five seasons" DH and "can't-miss phenom 2B" are, among too many other position players, virtually 0-for-the-season but trot back to the dugout K after GIDP after pathetic pop out as if they are living up to expectations and performing commensurate with their very real abilities. How can these guys not be f***ing furious? At their worthless hitting-coach-for-life? At their stunningly stubborn manager. At their GM and owner for not raining hellfire and damnation on the manager and coaches. At themselves? We've got the pitching. We've got the players. Wheres the passion?

Basically, any player--young or old-- named in this sentence: "Well, I know one thing-- this young man (undeserved and irrational superlative goes here)."

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 2, 2011 -> 06:54 PM) If it were Minnesota or Detroit they were 10 games behind, I may consider it a lost cause, but its Cleveland and KC. I just cannot believe they can't make 10 games up on them, and they are 2.5 behind Detroit. That's one series. And then again this could be Cleveland or KC's year to come out of nowhere to win big. Their 2005.... Unlikely, but stranger things have happened. 10 games behind any Major League team on May 1st ....not good. More for what it says about the Sox than the teams they trail.

QUOTE (typewritermender @ Apr 25, 2011 -> 05:42 PM) Fire Ozzie & Walker, make Vizquel a player/manager & make Frank Thomas hitting coach. ^ This, during the seventh inning stretch tonight.