Benetti's new job...

[WhiteSox2023]

4 hours ago, ptatc said:

This new de is part of the reason they let him go. His real goal is to do national broadcasts. He will do less and less local broadcasts. The Sox wanted him to do the local broadcasts and not really have a two team broadcast schedule with Bennetti only doing partial seasons.

Meanwhile, Steve Stone takes entire series off and avoids west coast trips altogether.

[caulfield12]

6 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Schriffen did in fact attend Dartmouth.  Benetti attended S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University which I believe is still considered the best communications degree money can buy.

Just looked up the numbers...Syracuse is much more expensive than I remembered from the 90s.

Dartmouth at $91k net sounds...well, that's a debate for another day.

Edited Thursday at 12:10 AM by caulfield12

[Lip Man 1]

18 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

Can add Terry Francona and Jim Leyland as well.

Dombrowski...

Dombrowski was run off by Hawk.

[caulfield12]

9 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said:

Dombrowski was run off by Hawk.

Who was erroneously empowered by JR...with another effect being Fisk going into the HoF as a Red Sox despite more time in Chicago.

[WhiteSox2023]

12 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said:

Dombrowski was run off by Hawk.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Dombrowski

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Dombrowski began his career with the Chicago White Sox in 1978, as an administrative assistant in their minor league organization. He moved up the ladder to assistant general manager to Roland Hemond by his late 20s, but was purged during Ken Harrelson's one-year reign in 1986 as the White Sox front-office boss.

GM Hawk at 1986 Spring Training.  🤣

Edited Thursday at 12:33 AM by WhiteSox2023

[ptatc]

13 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said:

Dombrowski was run off by Hawk.

Yes, he was. Worked with him when he was with the marlins.

[SoxBlanco]

4 hours ago, southsider2k5 said:

I will leave on an NCAA basketball game with two teams I have zero interest in, just because he is calling it.

Absolutely. He’s simply the best. The Benetti/Hummel combo was always my favorite pairing. Too bad we don’t get that combo anymore. 

[DoUEvenShift]

27 minutes ago, SoxBlanco said:

Absolutely. He’s simply the best. The Benetti/Hummel combo was always my favorite pairing. Too bad we don’t get that combo anymore. 

The best combo was:

 

[46DidIt]

Whoa! I love prisms, was my favorite Walton quote there

[caulfield12]

15 minutes ago, DoUEvenShift said:

The best combo was:

 

https://www.mlb.com/padres/news/remembering-when-bill-walton-called-a-baseball-game

[nrockway]

5 hours ago, caulfield12 said:

He was also (Schiffren) privileged enough to attend Dartmouth or a similarly elite East Coast school...

That's a wild fuckin thing to say, my friend. For a number of reasons.

[WhiteSox2023]

35 minutes ago, nrockway said:

That's a wild fuckin thing to say, my friend. For a number of reasons.

I’m pretty sure caulfield’s point was that it’s a privilege to be able to attend a college with a tuition of $90K+ a year these days.  Not sure what the tuition was when Schriffen attended, but I’m sure it was still relatively expensive.  Either he earned a great scholarship, his parents had some money, or he had some nasty college loans to pay back after college.  I noticed in this article that Schriffen’s grandfather was the NAACP president of North Philadelphia, so it’s possible he had a nice connection as well.

Edited Thursday at 06:13 AM by WhiteSox2023

[nrockway]

5 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

I’m pretty sure caulfield’s point was that it’s a privilege to be able to attend a college with a tuition of $90K+ a year these days.  Not sure what the tuition was when Schriffen attended, but I’m sure it was still relatively expensive.  Either he earned a great scholarship, his parents had some money, or he had some nasty college loans to pay back after college.  I noticed in this article that Schriffen’s grandfather was the NAACP president of North Philadelphia, so it’s possible he had a nice connection as well.

Yeah I was considering elaborating on my thoughts, but the first thought was that many kids get nice scholarships (if not full rides) to these sorts of schools without being privileged, especially if he played ball in high school, did extracurriculars, got good grades. I don't know Schriffen's life (I don't really care), but there are many routes to such an institution without ponying up that kind of money. The other thought was that it seems interesting to call the only current black PBP television guy in baseball 'privileged'. You could look up just about any of these guys doing the job and see how they got a 'connection' into the industry. Don't get me wrong, I think Schriffen is bad at his job, but 'privileged' is not an idea that comes to my mind. 'Bad' is the idea that comes to my mind. I hope he's better this year, maybe it's an adjustment period.

[tray]

Maybe give Schriffen a fvking break. He is a nice young man who admittedly is learning on the job.

OK, he doesn't fit the parameters of what you think you wanted to see as Benetti's successor. So what.

 

[caulfield12]

25 minutes ago, tray said:

Maybe give Schriffen a fvking break. He is a nice young man who admittedly is learning on the job.

OK, he doesn't fit the parameters of what you think you wanted to see as Benetti's successor. So what.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Cardboard-Gods-All-American-Through-Baseball/dp/1934734160
 

Read this book and tell me if you think Schiffren actually loves baseball, is at heart something he’s obsessed with or if it’s something he’s just grown to appreciate as part of his job?

You have to enjoy the sport AND be good at the art of broadcasting to be truly great.

Otherwise it can come across as disingenuous…like all the “beefs” we’ve had to put up with the last two years.

 

As far as privilege goes…that’s a tough one.  Maybe fortunate is the better word.  Obama, for example, lost a parent, grew up in a third world country to an extent, but also had a grandparent who invested her savings and belief in him attending the elite Punahou School in Hawaii.  Without that, he wouldn’t have been able to attend Occidental, Columbia and eventually HLS.

So perhaps having 1-2 family members believing in you and supporting you all along the way is another definition of privilege.  (When I taught in Colombia, we agreed it was having a US passport and the ability to go anywhere in the world as a traveler/tourist.)

And, to be honest, have watched so few Sox games the last two years (usually radio because of Wi-Fi speeds) that it didn’t even come across my thinking that he was bi-racial, which is/was my mistake.

 

 

[WhiteSox2023]

54 minutes ago, tray said:

Maybe give Schriffen a fvking break. He is a nice young man who admittedly is learning on the job.

OK, he doesn't fit the parameters of what you think you wanted to see as Benetti's successor. So what.

 

Well, some Sox fans’ parameters are that Schriffen would be qualified to replace Benetti as the team’s play-by-play announcer.  The fact that you admit he is “learning on the job” sort of proves the point that he wasn’t.  Being a nice young man has nothing to do with being qualified for a job.

Edited Thursday at 07:52 AM by WhiteSox2023

[caulfield12]

1 hour ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Well, some Sox fans’ parameters are that Schriffen would be qualified to replace Benetti as the team’s play-by-play announcer.  The fact that you admit he is “learning on the job” sort of proves the point that he wasn’t.  Being a nice young man has nothing to do with being qualified for a job.

Same goes for the GM…

[ChiSoxFanMike]

14 hours ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Meanwhile, Steve Stone takes entire series off and avoids west coast trips altogether.

Well he’s also like 78 years old. Hawk did the same thing towards the end.

[Falstaff]

I put up with Jack Dees so I can handle any current or future White Sox announcer.

[77 Hitmen]

17 hours ago, Mike Squires said:

A friend said, put "Ran off Haray Caray AND Jason Benetti." on Jerry's tombstone.

He also alienated Bill Veeck almost instantly after assuming ownership and then Veeck became a regular (and popular) visitor at the Wrigley bleachers for the rest of his life.  Jerry's organization (allegedly Brooks Boyer) pushed Nancy Faust out the door, too.

But hey, on the plus side Jerry was the co-founder of SportsVision and the designer of New Comiskey!

Edited Thursday at 05:21 PM by 77 Hitmen

[DoUEvenShift]

2 minutes ago, 77 Hitmen said:

Jerry's organization (allegedly Brooks Boyer) pushed Nancy Faust out the door, too.

Not sure if this one is true as she has played spring training several of the past years and did a bunch of Sunday home games either last year or the year prior

[WhiteSox2023]

8 minutes ago, DoUEvenShift said:

Not sure if this one is true as she has played spring training several of the past years and did a bunch of Sunday home games either last year or the year prior

Her role was reduced to part-time.  She never wanted a reduced role and would have stayed on full time.  It was allegedly Brooks Boyer’s decision according to the first link below.

 

Edited Thursday at 05:29 PM by WhiteSox2023

[DoUEvenShift]

19 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Her role was reduced to part-time.  She never wanted a reduced role and would have stayed on full time.  It was allegedly Brooks Boyer’s decision according to the first link below.

 

This is from Brooks himself in an interview with our own @Lip Man 1

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ML: Nancy Faust (Author’s Note: Long-time White Sox organist) is always a major topic of discussion around the internet. There’s been a lot of speculation on her future, about organ music in general and about her diminished schedule the past few years. Can you clarify those areas?

BB: “Nancy’s the best in the business. She’s worked for the White Sox for over 35 years, and with that amount of loyalty she earned the right to pick her schedule. She asked us if she could start doing a smaller number of games. Her contract is year to year but for all practical purposes it’s open ended. Nancy can work with us as long as she wants to.”

https://www.wsiforumstoo.com/45407-a-conversation-with-brooks-boyer

Edit: Read through some of the comments, if they are true it looks like brooks did a complete 180. 

Edited Thursday at 05:46 PM by DoUEvenShift

[77 Hitmen]

Paul Sullivan:  Jason Benetti’s new gig as voice of ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ yet another blemish for Chicago White Sox

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/05/jason-benettis-sunday-night-baseball-chicago-white-sox/

The Detroit Tigers released a statement Wednesday saying they were “incredibly proud” of announcer Jason Benetti being named the new voice of NBC’s “Sunday Night Baseball” broadcasts.  

“This recognition reflects his exceptional broadcasting talent, tireless commitment to excellence, and engaging personality, all of which combine to make him a premier storyteller across all of sports,” the Tigers statement said.

[southsider2k5]

3 minutes ago, 77 Hitmen said:

Paul Sullivan:  Jason Benetti’s new gig as voice of ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ yet another blemish for Chicago White Sox

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/05/jason-benettis-sunday-night-baseball-chicago-white-sox/

The Detroit Tigers released a statement Wednesday saying they were “incredibly proud” of announcer Jason Benetti being named the new voice of NBC’s “Sunday Night Baseball” broadcasts.  

“This recognition reflects his exceptional broadcasting talent, tireless commitment to excellence, and engaging personality, all of which combine to make him a premier storyteller across all of sports,” the Tigers statement said.

Hopefully Brooks and Jerry are taking notes.