I honestly can't imagine ever turning on the Sox on the radio again. Really bad move by the Sox. Really, really bad.

Singleton does not sound that good doing play by play. Maybe if we give him sometime. I did catch my self trying to talk like him though lol

Don't blame the Sox, blame the Score for not paying Rooney and paying that douchebag North a cent, let alone the 7 figures

we're 2 games into the season with 2 guys in positions that they're not accustomed to. give it some time.

right now it aint to great. But give him time, he sounds a little lost, but im sure it takes some getting used too.

we're 2 games into the season with 2 guys in positions that they're not accustomed to.  give it some time.

 

 

let's see, we move from a hall of fame play by play guy with a butcher boy braggart doing color to a butcher boy braggart play by play guy and a mediocre ex player with zero broadcasting experience and your solution is "give it some time"

 

what did you have in mind, 15, 20 years?

I listen to the radio a lot and I'm trying to forget about how bad it is. So depressing.

Can somebody articulate what was so horrible about them? I saw it all over the game thread (for those of us who don't have radio).

Can somebody articulate what was so horrible about them?  I saw it all over the game thread (for those of us who don't have radio).

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Listen to Singleton attempt to do play-by-play. Then keep in mind that Farmer's play-by-play is already pretty bad.

 

'Nuff said.

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Can somebody articulate what was so horrible about them?  I saw it all over the game thread (for those of us who don't have radio).

 

no chemistry, stepping all over each other's lines, some dead air followed by awkward transitions, lots of stuttering and staggering, missed pitches, delayed calls on the action while singleton tries to sew two or three words together

Blame the Score.

we're 2 games into the season with 2 guys in positions that they're not accustomed to.  give it some time.

 

Farmer sucked before this year. listening to the Sox on the radio is horrid , guess I need to get used to it, they will be there for a while. :headshake :puke :puke :puke :puke

they will get better but right now Singleton makes DJ sound like Rooney

they will get better but right now Singleton makes DJ sound like Rooney

 

Maybe that was the plan - to Make Ed sound good by comparing him to Chris.

 

I agree it's going too take time for them to gel. But I also agree it was a tough broadcast to listen to today.

 

I particularly get the feeling Chris doesn't like Ffarmer riding him about semantics issues – 'how could I have left you if you got to the boot first?', and 'is all memorabelia unique?' are two that come to mind from this afternoon. Also I think he rubbed Chris (an ordained minister, iirc) the wrong way when he asked him why some players point to the sky after hitting a homerun.

 

I think Chris already wants to punch Ed out.

It's almost enough to make one cancel XM.

its true, this duo of Famer and Singleton is piss poor.

 

did anybody catch that bit that they were rambling on about around the 7th Inning? i forgot what it was, but something that had nothing to do with baseball.

Can somebody articulate what was so horrible about them?  I saw it all over the game thread (for those of us who don't have radio).

 

Just got the Game Day Audio over the weekend and listened to them for the first time today. Singleton is a mediocre color guy, but that's to be expected from someone who's never done it before. Maybe he'll improve with time, maybe he won't. Didn't hear him do much play-by-play today. I've always thought that Farmer was a great colory guy and mediocre at play-by-play. A lot of people don't like him but I guess that I've grown accustomed to him over the years. At the very least, he's a much-needed familiar voice given the departure of Rooney.

Just got the Game Day Audio over the weekend and listened to them for the first time today.  Singleton is a mediocre color guy, but that's to be expected from someone who's never done it before.  Maybe he'll improve with time, maybe he won't.  Didn't hear him do much play-by-play today.  I've always thought that Farmer was a great colory guy and mediocre at play-by-play.  A lot of people don't like him but I guess that I've grown accustomed to him over the years.  At the very least, he's a much-needed familiar voice given the departure of Rooney.

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Singleton is a mediocre color guy and horrible at play-by-play. So what else is there for him to be good at? It was a bad hire from the start. They should have went with Steve Lyons or someone else with actual experience. A familiar voice is not much-needed if it's a bad familiar voice.

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Singleton is a mediocre color guy and horrible at play-by-play.  So what else is there for him to be good at?  It was a bad hire from the start.  They should have went with Steve Lyons or someone else with actual experience.

 

I agree that The Score are a bunch of cheap-asses. But there's room for improvement with Singleton. I'll give him a year before passing final judgement.

I agree that The Score are a bunch of cheap-asses.  But there's room for improvement with Singleton.  I'll give him a year before passing final judgement.

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Singleton was doing a bit of play-by-play in a couple innings of every radio broadcasted Spring Training game. I know it's not much but he still hasn't improved at all.

This is not the place for Singleton to audition.

 

This is a World Championship team.

 

We all deserve better than the crap product currently out there.

This is not the place for Singleton to audition.

 

This is a World Championship team.

 

We all deserve better than the crap product currently out there.

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I think a thread should be stickied on the top so everyone is reminded that Chris Singleton sucks, the Score are cheap asses, etc.

Also I hope the 'geniuses' who run the Score read this board.

 

What other radio station, coming off a World Series win, would fail to retain arguably the best play by play radio announcer in the game.

 

This just proves what an inferior and low tier operation the Score really is.

 

They wanted the rights to the games so badly, they get them and now they are putting garbage on the airwaves.

 

Great job. You all should be embarassed by your coverage.

I think a thread should be stickied on the top so everyone is reminded that Chris Singleton sucks, the Score are cheap asses, etc.

I blame the station more than Singleton, but yes he is awful.

 

Then again, the Score should have known better than to hire someone with no experience.

 

Who would do that???????????

 

The Score is bottom barrel trash.