Steve Stone on Fairness

[CT III]

Steve is telling his #1 fan Bernstein how he told MacPhail to trade Wood but he didn't listen. WHY WON'T SOMEONE HIRE STONEY AS A GM?!?! The Cubs would've won ten World Series by now! Baseball genius!

Trade Wood for whom?

Two high-level prospects?

Hak Ju Lee and Chris Archer.

[R-V]

I'm starting to get the feeling that every last member of the Chicago media other than Bruce Miles and Len Kasper are members of some sort of elaborate conspiracy, the sole purpose of which is to drive Desipiots insane.

[Sterling Archer]

Stone said he was the happiest guy around when he saw the fearsome Darwin Barney wasn't in the lineup today because he's such a tough out.

.277/.327/.401

Terrifying.

[CT III]

Stone said he was the happiest guy around when he saw the fearsome Darwin Barney wasn't in the lineup today because he's such a tough out.

.277/.327/.401

Terrifying.

Not to defend Steve Stone (Fuck You) but Barney's got the 4th best OBP and 5th best OPS of the regulars. 

So relative to the Cubs lineup...

[Sterling Archer]

Stone said he was the happiest guy around when he saw the fearsome Darwin Barney wasn't in the lineup today because he's such a tough out.

.277/.327/.401

Terrifying.

Not to defend Steve Stone (Fuck You) but Barney's got the 4th best OBP and 5th best OPS of the regulars. 

So relative to the Cubs lineup...

He's always wanted to be the tallest midget.

[Eli]

Stone said he was the happiest guy around when he saw the fearsome Darwin Barney wasn't in the lineup today because he's such a tough out.

.277/.327/.401

Terrifying.

Not to defend Steve Stone (Fuck You) but Barney's got the 4th best OBP and 5th best OPS of the regulars. 

So relative to the Cubs lineup...

He's basically been the best player on the team not named Starlin or Bryan.

Again, this is relative.

[Slaky]

Stone said he was the happiest guy around when he saw the fearsome Darwin Barney wasn't in the lineup today because he's such a tough out.

.277/.327/.401

Terrifying.

Not to defend Steve Stone (Fuck You) but Barney's got the 4th best OBP and 5th best OPS of the regulars. 

So relative to the Cubs lineup...

He's basically been the best player on the team not named Starlin or Bryan.

Again, this is relative.

DeJesus hasn't been abysmal.

Other than that we're finally seeing the offense regress from average to bad.

[Tony]

Stone said he was the happiest guy around when he saw the fearsome Darwin Barney wasn't in the lineup today because he's such a tough out.

.277/.327/.401

Terrifying.

Not to defend Steve Stone (Fuck You) but Barney's got the 4th best OBP and 5th best OPS of the regulars. 

So relative to the Cubs lineup...

He's basically been the best player on the team not named Starlin or Bryan.

Again, this is relative.

DeJesus hasn't been abysmal.

Other than that we're finally seeing the offense regress from average to bad.

It was fun to be average for a week or two. Baseball was kind of fun to watch. My god, the bar is set pretty fucking low these days.

[Tonker]

Stone said he was the happiest guy around when he saw the fearsome Darwin Barney wasn't in the lineup today because he's such a tough out.

.277/.327/.401

Terrifying.

Not to defend Steve Stone (Fuck You) but Barney's got the 4th best OBP and 5th best OPS of the regulars. 

So relative to the Cubs lineup...

He's basically been the best player on the team not named Starlin or Bryan.

Again, this is relative.

DeJesus hasn't been abysmal.

Other than that we're finally seeing the offense regress from average to bad.

It was fun to be average for a week or two. Baseball was kind of fun to watch. My god, the bar is set pretty fucking low these days.

Yeah, THIS.  I actually caught myself enjoying the Cubs again.

[Brownie]

Well, it looks like Steve Stone is "pretty sure" he'll be back in the White Sox booth next year. He was "pretty sure" he'd be sitting where Bob Brenly sat on Opening Day 2005, too.

Turns out he doesn't like Hawk.

“When you have any type of partner in any business, you’re going to have some periods where things are really good, some periods where they’re not so good, some periods where things are frustrating, some periods where they’re exhilarating. I think a baseball season is like that. I think late in the season, you just realize it’s a roller coaster, and it’s not just a roller coaster for the baseball team. It’s a roller coaster for all of us who follow it that closely on a daily basis.”

The talk has been that Stone grows weary of Harrelson’s antics and doesn’t appreciate when he shuts down if the White Sox are playing poorly. While Stone said Harrelson is one of the biggest White Sox fans on the planet, he admitted it is at times difficult to handle.

“He is associated with White Sox baseball maybe like nobody else has for quite some time,” Stone said. “They realize that he might be the ultimate fan. So, when things aren’t going well for the team, he gets grumpy. Grumpier than the normal person would get who would be doing that particular job. … For those of us who don’t have those phenomenal highs and exceptional lows, it become a little bit difficult at times to relate.”

Speaking of Borb, the D-backs will make a run at him. Speaking of the D-backs, they'll make a run at Stone as well.

The Hawk-Bill Melton combination on TV next year will be SCINTILLATING!

[Sterling Archer]

Well, it looks like Steve Stone is "pretty sure" he'll be back in the White Sox booth next year. He was "pretty sure" he'd be sitting where Bob Brenly sat on Opening Day 2005, too.

Turns out he doesn't like Hawk.

“When you have any type of partner in any business, you’re going to have some periods where things are really good, some periods where they’re not so good, some periods where things are frustrating, some periods where they’re exhilarating. I think a baseball season is like that. I think late in the season, you just realize it’s a roller coaster, and it’s not just a roller coaster for the baseball team. It’s a roller coaster for all of us who follow it that closely on a daily basis.”

The talk has been that Stone grows weary of Harrelson’s antics and doesn’t appreciate when he shuts down if the White Sox are playing poorly. While Stone said Harrelson is one of the biggest White Sox fans on the planet, he admitted it is at times difficult to handle.

“He is associated with White Sox baseball maybe like nobody else has for quite some time,” Stone said. “They realize that he might be the ultimate fan. So, when things aren’t going well for the team, he gets grumpy. Grumpier than the normal person would get who would be doing that particular job. … For those of us who don’t have those phenomenal highs and exceptional lows, it become a little bit difficult at times to relate.”

Speaking of Borb, the D-backs will make a run at him. Speaking of the D-backs, they'll make a run at Stone as well.

The Hawk-Bill Melton combination on TV next year will be SCINTILLATING!

The White Sox should really be forcing Hawk out. But since he can do no wrong, enjoy him until he dies, South Siders!

[Slaky]

Well, it looks like Steve Stone is "pretty sure" he'll be back in the White Sox booth next year. He was "pretty sure" he'd be sitting where Bob Brenly sat on Opening Day 2005, too.

Turns out he doesn't like Hawk.

“When you have any type of partner in any business, you’re going to have some periods where things are really good, some periods where they’re not so good, some periods where things are frustrating, some periods where they’re exhilarating. I think a baseball season is like that. I think late in the season, you just realize it’s a roller coaster, and it’s not just a roller coaster for the baseball team. It’s a roller coaster for all of us who follow it that closely on a daily basis.”

The talk has been that Stone grows weary of Harrelson’s antics and doesn’t appreciate when he shuts down if the White Sox are playing poorly. While Stone said Harrelson is one of the biggest White Sox fans on the planet, he admitted it is at times difficult to handle.

“He is associated with White Sox baseball maybe like nobody else has for quite some time,” Stone said. “They realize that he might be the ultimate fan. So, when things aren’t going well for the team, he gets grumpy. Grumpier than the normal person would get who would be doing that particular job. … For those of us who don’t have those phenomenal highs and exceptional lows, it become a little bit difficult at times to relate.”

Speaking of Borb, the D-backs will make a run at him. Speaking of the D-backs, they'll make a run at Stone as well.

The Hawk-Bill Melton combination on TV next year will be SCINTILLATING!

The White Sox should really be forcing Hawk out. But since he can do no wrong, enjoy him until he dies, South Siders!

I think most of them do enjoy him. What's annoying is when they compare him to Harry Caray or Santo. Caray was nationally beloved - of course some people hated him but not many. Santo was a color analyst and so while annoying and pretty useless he wasn't calling the play by play. And when the Cubs did something terrible he was the opposite of Hawk and screamed and hollered openly instead of curling up into a ball of silence.

Hawk sucks. The entire country thinks he sucks. But Sox fans, who are a really strange group of people, like him, generally speaking. He'll be around until he dies.

What they should and can fix is their radio team. Two analysts do not a good listen make. Neither are good at either job but the least they can do is bring in a professional play by play guy on that side. I'd argue the radio feed is exponentially more unlistenable than TV.

[J. Walter Weatherman]

Hawk sucks. The entire country thinks he sucks...

Related.

[Chuck to Chuck]

Hawk sucks. The entire country thinks he sucks. But Sox fans, who are a really strange group of people, like him, generally speaking. He'll be around until he dies.

It's also a small fan base.  A very brilliant way to appeal to people who are not fans of your product is to have the voice of that product drive you away in droves.

What they should and can fix is their radio team. Two analysts do not a good listen make. Neither are good at either job but the least they can do is bring in a professional play by play guy on that side. I'd argue the radio feed is exponentially more unlistenable than TV.

Only because Hawk shuts up half the time.  Were he to talk as much as Farmer and... who is it?  Henry Cotto? The TV would be just as bad if not worse.

[Sterling Archer]

Well, it looks like Steve Stone is "pretty sure" he'll be back in the White Sox booth next year. He was "pretty sure" he'd be sitting where Bob Brenly sat on Opening Day 2005, too.

Turns out he doesn't like Hawk.

“When you have any type of partner in any business, you’re going to have some periods where things are really good, some periods where they’re not so good, some periods where things are frustrating, some periods where they’re exhilarating. I think a baseball season is like that. I think late in the season, you just realize it’s a roller coaster, and it’s not just a roller coaster for the baseball team. It’s a roller coaster for all of us who follow it that closely on a daily basis.”

The talk has been that Stone grows weary of Harrelson’s antics and doesn’t appreciate when he shuts down if the White Sox are playing poorly. While Stone said Harrelson is one of the biggest White Sox fans on the planet, he admitted it is at times difficult to handle.

“He is associated with White Sox baseball maybe like nobody else has for quite some time,” Stone said. “They realize that he might be the ultimate fan. So, when things aren’t going well for the team, he gets grumpy. Grumpier than the normal person would get who would be doing that particular job. … For those of us who don’t have those phenomenal highs and exceptional lows, it become a little bit difficult at times to relate.”

Speaking of Borb, the D-backs will make a run at him. Speaking of the D-backs, they'll make a run at Stone as well.

The Hawk-Bill Melton combination on TV next year will be SCINTILLATING!

The White Sox should really be forcing Hawk out. But since he can do no wrong, enjoy him until he dies, South Siders!

I think most of them do enjoy him. What's annoying is when they compare him to Harry Caray or Santo. Caray was nationally beloved - of course some people hated him but not many. Santo was a color analyst and so while annoying and pretty useless he wasn't calling the play by play. And when the Cubs did something terrible he was the opposite of Hawk and screamed and hollered openly instead of curling up into a ball of silence.

Hawk sucks. The entire country thinks he sucks. But Sox fans, who are a really strange group of people, like him, generally speaking. He'll be around until he dies.

What they should and can fix is their radio team. Two analysts do not a good listen make. Neither are good at either job but the least they can do is bring in a professional play by play guy on that side. I'd argue the radio feed is exponentially more unlistenable than TV.

The radio guys, wow do they suck. Boring, incomplete descriptions, pointless inside jokes, garden variety analysis. It doesn't even matter which does PxP. They're both lousy. They're also more easily avoided than Hawk though.