1 hour ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said:

People are weak. He literally said Murakami liked Southside Samurai lol .

And Schriffen is stupid. Run it by your team management. Do you speak for all Japanese people? Didn’t think so.

3 hours ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said:

People are weak. He literally said Murakami liked Southside Samurai lol .

What's he supposed to say?

Awful Announcing

John Schriffen reportedly in trouble with White Sox over...

Embattled White Sox announcer John Schriffen did not please his bosses with his nickname for Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami.

3 hours ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said:

People are weak. He literally said Murakami liked Southside Samurai lol .

It’s not about being weak or strong, it’s about being smarter and understanding. And coming up with something better

2 hours ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

And Schriffen is stupid. Run it by your team management. Do you speak for all Japanese people? Didn’t think so.

Do you?

12 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said:

It’s not about being weak or strong, it’s about being smarter and understanding. And coming up with something better

This. We learn and get better. There is no need to do crap like this in the first place. Why?

33 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said:

Awful Announcing

John Schriffen reportedly in trouble with White Sox over...

Embattled White Sox announcer John Schriffen did not please his bosses with his nickname for Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami.

That is fucking insane. I wonder who the leaker is. Someone really does not like John in the Sox's FO.

2 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

That is fucking insane. I wonder who the leaker is. Someone really does not like John in the Sox's FO.

If it's out there, it is either Steve or Brooks

Lmao @ Benetti getting fired for a certain person not liking the way he eats, only for that certain person to have to deal with all of this for the last 3 years

13 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

That is fucking insane. I wonder who the leaker is. Someone really does not like John in the Sox's FO.

Jaden's revenge...even this seems like a bit of hyperbole for it being THE reason after EVERYTHING else to cast him out.

Like they're looking for excuses or scapegoats since getting rid of 85% of their roster since late 2023.

43 minutes ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said:

Do you?

No, but the team runs the show. And this is what sources say, per the Sun-Time article:

“Sox officials weren’t as excited about the possibility of offending viewers. Fans shouldn’t expect to hear the nickname again.“

1 hour ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

No, but the team runs the show. And this is what sources say, per the Sun-Time article:

“Sox officials weren’t as excited about the possibility of offending viewers. Fans shouldn’t expect to hear the nickname again.“

What viewers? The ratings/share last year was so low they never officially shared it.

Edited Friday at 06:18 PM1 day by caulfield12

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Edited Friday at 06:20 PM1 day by caulfield12

2 hours ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

“Sox officials weren’t as excited about the possibility of offending viewers..“

then explain… literally everything else about this organization.

wrong thread

Edited Friday at 08:49 PM1 day by nrockway

.240 11 Ks in 25 at bats is going to have to come down into the 35-40% strike out percentage

technically it's based on plate appearances and not just at bats, right?

counting four walks it's 11/29, which is much more reasonable

On 4/2/2026 at 5:34 PM, WhiteSox2023 said:

Man, Schriffen is clueless. One would think a biracial dude would be sensitive to potentially racist comments/nicknames. He didn’t run his nickname idea by anyone in Sox HR/Marketing first? Just because Murakami is okay with it, that isn’t the end of the approvals. There are also Japanese fans watching the broadcast.

It looks like @Y2Jimmy0 was right and the Schriffen-dawg is on the way out.

One can only hope. I would wish Schriffen well on his next gig at something that he's actually qualified for because he's probably a nice guy, but he has no business being the PBP guy for a Major League Baseball team.

Is Mune the Masher safe? Ok thats lame. How about Moonshot Mune?............. His walk up music? ................Monster Mash.

It’s just “Mury”.

i've seen japanese comments on youtube saying they like the nickname and that it isn't offensive

1 hour ago, Chick Mercedes said:

It’s just “Mury”.

How is that better than Mune?

3 hours ago, soxrwhite said:

Is Mune the Masher safe? Ok thats lame. How about Moonshot Mune?............. His walk up music? ................Monster Mash.

Monster mash kinda kiddy/lame. This should be his walk up:

Still no official explanation about Schriffen absence?

Can't find anything online.

Probably for the best Hawk is retired.

14 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

Still no official explanation about Schriffen absence?

Can't find anything online.

IDK about official comms, but he's calling UFC events right now