July 19, 200619 yr Found this blurb over at SportsbyBrooks. Some of you are probably already aware of the "Hawk" Site that they reference. Interesting to get another out of town perspective. Of course, most out of towners will never like a local broadcaster. By winning the World Series, the White Sox excised nearly all of the ill will that'd been forged by forgetttable on and off-field leadership over the past century - with one notable exception. Longtime White Sox TV broadcaster Ken "Hawk" Harrelson continues to plague Chisox fans with his bloviating broadcasting style, so much so that there is a site devoted to his ouster: HeavetheHawk. The site webmasters are hardcore Hawk haters, having thoughtfully published a "manifesto" that they hope will someday help lead to his demise. Excerpt: "Would you say that you are proud to shamelessly lay the same Southern-fried, twangy drivel on good Chicago baseball fans year after year? "Are you proud to be the most blatant homer in the history of baseball broadcasters? Would you brag about your ability to tell an entirely pointless story over the course of 4 1/2 innings? "Chicago is tired of your Oakley-wearin', self-promotin', Reinsdorf-strokin' act. In other words, find your fellow broadcasting hack, Darrin Jackson, and hop the next train to Mudville. " This whole bit about Harrelson is an overreaction. In fact, the former .239 lifetime hitter mouthing the mic means I have my social life back. No more late nights ignoring my girlfriend as I watch Don Rickles DVDs - Hawk now provides all the comedic relief that I need. Edited July 19, 200619 yr by JoeBatterz
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