Even though he got ridiculous at times, it was Hawk. It was great. Just thinking about no more Hawk makes me miss him. I took it for granted.

 

Thanks for the memories, Ken. 

Don’t miss him but interestingly, he’s the only Sox related person that has penetrated the national audience.  I can travel all around the country and non-White Sox fans say “he gone” and “put in on the board...yes”

Not in the least. 

I miss him dearly. I'll take last season's version of him over Benetti anyday.

1 minute ago, EvilJester99 said:

Not in the least. 

Same. I tried giving Hawk a chance in the home opener last year, but had to mute him like half an inning in. I prefer broadcasters who attempt to make their viewers smarter about the game, but I understand each person is looking for something different.

Hawk of the 90s and early 00s sure, recent Hawk not a chance.  I'm a big fan of Bennetti and I think the overall broadcast will improve with the influx of talent that's coming (and potentially coming via signings).  Won't have to fill dead time of out-of-it beatdown August games with crap for much longer.

Nope.  Not at all. 

Yeah I miss hawk too. I still get sad when I think about him saying goodbye in his last game. Can't imagine how difficult it was for him to decide to retire after all these years.

Loved listening to him while I grew up and it was time for him to go. Get him the Frick award while he's alive. 

Speaking of Nostalgia, does anyone else think the making good with Ozzie is a sign he might manage the team again? I think i if Renteria gets whacked Ozzie might be back. 

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I've "missed" him for a while. It was a time.

I kinda wish Benetti wasn't afraid to pay homage to Hawk. DJ will yell "you can put it on the board...yes!" I'm sure Hawk would be fine with it. 

Can't say that I am. Hawk is around 75 I think, it simply was time to let it go.

I've always been a Hawk fan but due to some mixture of his old age and the lighter workload, his performance was dropping fast. He's made his mark but it was time for him to go. I like Jason — Steve, not so much.

I do, all the time. I grew up listening to Hawk. With him, part of my childhood is gone. I can’t stand Benetti. I’ve never been the type to mute the broadcast, but I really might now.

13 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said:

Speaking of Nostalgia, does anyone else think the making good with Ozzie is a sign he might manage the team again? I think i if Renteria gets whacked Ozzie might be back. 

No. He violated every single possible level of trust on his way out. He can be honored by the organization for what he did in his career but he will never manage my team again. I am struggling to think of anyone who burned a bridge that badly on the way out since maybe David Wells. I would feel utterly betrayed by any White Sox GM that hired him. 

Absolutely gonna miss him and am still baffled by the hate he's gotten by Sox fans.

 

Hawk, to me, is like your favorite song from your childhood. It never gets old no matter how many times you hear it. Hearing the same ol hawkisms is like those lyrics you belt out every single time and still get the chills. 

Everyone wanted a guy who would talk about wOBA and we've got one and.......

 

.....its boring. Hawk had lost his juice definitely but this replacement is terrible. Stone sucks too.

7 minutes ago, Balta1701 said:

No. He violated every single possible level of trust on his way out. He can be honored by the organization for what he did in his career but he will never manage my team again. I am struggling to think of anyone who burned a bridge that badly on the way out since maybe David Wells. I would feel utterly betrayed by any White Sox GM that hired him. 

This is a bit dramatic.

8 minutes ago, Balta1701 said:

No. He violated every single possible level of trust on his way out. He can be honored by the organization for what he did in his career but he will never manage my team again. I am struggling to think of anyone who burned a bridge that badly on the way out since maybe David Wells. I would feel utterly betrayed by any White Sox GM that hired him. 

I don't really disagree, but you can't doubt he'd be a great manager for this team. I always said he burned that bridge and pissed on the ashes. 

2 minutes ago, KiwiSox said:

This is a bit dramatic.

Dramatic is the punishment ceremony I want for Rick Hahn after his 2016 season, where the last surviving White Sox fans are wearing cloaks and carrying torches and he is tied up with us surrounding him, we light a moat of oil on fire around him slowly chanting let's go go go white sox as the fires approach.

30 minutes ago, Jack Parkman said:

Speaking of Nostalgia, does anyone else think the making good with Ozzie is a sign he might manage the team again? I think i if Renteria gets whacked Ozzie might be back. 

I sure as shit hope not.  I don't pine for the days of "Ozzie-ball" and Ozzie's Sunday lineup. 

I miss 1990s Hawk. 2010s Hawk hurt my eardrums .

To summarize this thread: Hawk great; Ozzie great.

Ozzie will never ever manage again. The country is way way way too P.C. now. Nobody in their right mind would take a chance on him. That said ... I worship Oz in a non religious sorta way. An all-time fave.

15 minutes ago, greg775 said:

To summarize this thread: Hawk great; Ozzie great.

Ozzie will never ever manage again. The country is way way way too P.C. now. Nobody in their right mind would take a chance on him. That said ... I worship Oz in a non religious sorta way. An all-time fave.

As has been said before, replace the phrase "too PC" with "treating people who are different with you with respect" and you will understand why Greg is so outraged by this.