So, in The Locker Room, we're going to pick on radio/TV baseball announcers in general.
This happened last Saturday when our Sox were going down the drain big-time against Boston. With 2 out in bottom of ninth, Jim Thome hit a totally meaningless home run that had zero affect on the outcome of the game.
When it was launched, the thought in The Locker Room was, "Gee, why didn't he save that until tomorrow's game?" when the homer might have meant something.
Now, here's the thing: Hawk Harrelson, calling the game on TV, was screaming at the top of his lungs on the Thome homer, as if the blast was a walk-off grand slam that clinched the pennant.
The problem with TV announcing is that they refuse to put anything in context. They want every play to matter on its own merit. A homer in a 6-1 sure-loss is equal to a walk-off blast.
That might have worked with fans in the 1950s, but it doesn't fly in The Locker Room today.
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Then you should listen to Ed Farmer, whose monotone on the radio is the exact opposite of Hawk's over-excitement. At least they have Steve Stone, the lone class act among all Sox announcers.
Horatio
Actually feel bad for Steve Stone because he has insert commericials into things he talks about, seemingly almost every inning.
While he is sharp as a tack with his baseball analysis and is by far the best we have in Chicago, his effectiveness is being neutralized because everything he says seems to come with a sponsor.
And that's very annoying.
Sometimes, he sounds almost like those NASCAR drivers sound after winning a race. They say something meaningful, but always throw in a commercial somewhere in the middle of the sentence.
I agree, but I guess someone has to pay Stone's salary.
I am always hopeful, as a Cubs fan, that Brenley is hired as a manager so the door would open for Stone to team with Kasper. Brenley has gotten better and he pulls no punches, but Stone's insight and research is unmatched. If Stone had the desire, I think he could have been a fine manager.