Just now, JoshPR said:

I think the team sucking those last few years really made hawk suffer

The Sox sucked for most of Hawk's broadcasting tenure. The difference is that Hawk got really cranky about 10 years ago, especially with regard to the umps. Other times, he'd just sulk and not say anything. He also began going overboard with the Hawk-isms around the time they won the WS, to the point where he became something of a caricature of himself. So, yeah, it's hard to be a good announcer when you're so emotionally invested, but Hawk changed a lot as he got older.

Doesn't surprise me our shift was wrong

I can’t believe Hanley Ramirez was ever a SS

2 minutes ago, mqr said:

If you think Jason Benetti is anywhere near as bad as senile ass hawkeroo...

the guy at least attempts to do his job

hawk was much better to listen to than boring benetti

Just now, mqr said:

I can’t believe Hanley Ramirez was ever a SS

He was, but a bad one. 

this team can never win so long as renteria is the coach and steverson is the hitting coach

Moncada makes those plays look smooth.

That was not an easy play and he made it look easy.  Maybe he is a natural 3B.

Just now, whitesoxwinner said:

this team can never win so long as renteria is the coach and steverson is the hitting coach

Here's something I agree with you on. 

I feel a good AB coming up for Eloy!!

2 minutes ago, CWSpalehoseCWS said:

I would probably say Sale personally.

Yeah, I hadn't considered pitchers for some reason. Probably because the Sox have been pretty good at developing them for the most part. Position players, not so much. It seems like they didn't develop any between Rowand and Anderson.

 

Just now, Moncada said:

I feel a good AB coming up for Eloy!!

How about Alonso/Eloy B2B Jacks. 

Just now, Jack Parkman said:

Here's something I agree with you on. 

I'm sure we all can hopefully agree on that lol

Alonso has every right to argue that one. 

That’s outside

FFS

Close pitch

Meh, that may have caught the edge of the plate. Alonso needs to foul that off.

 

Eloy tried to beat the shift but Santana made a good play.  Nice adjustment 

Omg they're going to give Clevinger another inning. 

Every guy gets their career high in K’s against Sox it seems

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Clevinger wants no part of Beef. 

2 minutes ago, whitesoxwinner said:

hawk was much better to listen to than boring benetti

Hawk being a fan of the team is what I miss the most. For Stoney and Benetti, it's a paycheck. Hawk was relatable because he suffered through the same shit we did as fans and you could hear it in his voice. That's not to say Hawk was perfect, but I'd rather have a fan of the team I'm watching announce games. I think that's the one thing from Benetti that I can't quite get used to is how his emotion seems so forced. I like some of the analytics he brings to the game, but I'm not sold on him. 

God speed Madrigal. 

2 minutes ago, CWSpalehoseCWS said:

Hawk being a fan of the team is what I miss the most. For Stoney and Benetti, it's a paycheck. Hawk was relatable because he suffered through the same shit we did as fans and you could hear it in his voice. That's not to say Hawk was perfect, but I'd rather have a fan of the team I'm watching announce games. I think that's the one thing from Benetti that I can't quite get used to is how his emotion seems so forced. I like some of the analytics he brings to the game, but I'm not sold on him. 

Home announcers should be homers. Hawk was right.