Jason Benetti = Mario Impemba

[holygoat]

19 minutes ago, oblong said:

I liked Hawk too.  His audience was Sox fans.  His voice was similar to George Kells. 

Kell's a good comparison. They had similar announcing styles and personalities.

[gehringer_2]

31 minutes ago, holygoat said:

Kell's a good comparison. They had similar announcing styles and personalities.

Depends what part of 'style' you mean. To me the thing that always stood out with Hawk was how you could tell if the Sox were winning or losing in 10 seconds just listening to his voice. He was totally up or down with the team performance (Mark Champion was always like that with the Lions as well). Kell may have had the same regional vocal style, but he was much more from the Ernie Harwell school of "you are happy to be at a  baseball game whether your team is winning or losing."

Edited yesterday at 03:14 AM by gehringer_2

[Cruzer1]

I love Bennetti and Dirks together, I think they have good chemistry together. It cracks me up when Dirks calls him "Bennetti", and I think they are both funny.

I hate to say it but Steve Stone was boring. So is Petry, although he's best after the games.

[allpaths35]

Bennetti's pbp is like he's auditioning for a seinfeld writing gig, it's annoying when only 1 in 5 jokes land.

 

I like Dirks but he gets lead down too many dead ends when paired with Bennetti.

Edited yesterday at 01:08 PM by allpaths35

[RandyMarsh]

Kinda on topic since it has to do with the Tigers TV but I read today that the Tigers have the 2nd highest local TV ratings in the MLB this year. 

[gehringer_2]

8 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said:

Kinda on topic since it has to do with the Tigers TV but I read today that the Tigers have the 2nd highest local TV ratings in the MLB this year. 

they'll need a whole lot of eyeballs if they are going to afford Skubal.

[Shinzaki]

My favorite TV pairing is Jason and Carlos Pena.  Carlos has a knack for concisely discussing the finer points of hitting.

Plakata!!

[chasfh]

21 hours ago, RandyMarsh said:

Kinda on topic since it has to do with the Tigers TV but I read today that the Tigers have the 2nd highest local TV ratings in the MLB this year. 

I remember both this from being interested in TV ratings when in school and also when I started worked in ad agency media: the Tigers frequently had the highest TV ratings for any local team in baseball.

[chasfh]

21 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

they'll need a whole lot of eyeballs if they are going to afford Skubal.

We can afford Skubal in money. The real question is whether we can afford Skubal in years.

[chasfh]

21 hours ago, Shinzaki said:

My favorite TV pairing is Jason and Carlos Pena.  Carlos has a knack for concisely discussing the finer points of hitting.

Plakata!!

I know that Dan has paired with Carlos before but I honestly can’t remember whether I saw them. I’d love to see that one of these Saturdays.

[Tenacious D]

2 hours ago, chasfh said:

We can afford Skubal in money. The real question is whether we can* afford Skubal in years.

*should?

[Klondike]

On 6/13/2025 at 11:13 PM, gehringer_2 said:

Depends what part of 'style' you mean. To me the thing that always stood out with Hawk was how you could tell if the Sox were winning or losing in 10 seconds just listening to his voice. He was totally up or down with the team performance (Mark Champion was always like that with the Lions as well). Kell may have had the same regional vocal style, but he was much more from the Ernie Harwell school of "you are happy to be at a  baseball game whether your team is winning or losing."

One of my favorites. Harrelson's demeanor and cadence was top notch. As was his knowledge of the game and intensity. In fact, a self admitted hot-head who speant many years trying to control his temper. Showed his emotions on his sleave and was a reason to tune him in on WGN back when that was a thing along with Harry Carry with the cubbies. Also, one of the great sports stories with his short but interesting baseball playing career and foray in pro golf his legendary style statements and career ending injuries and then GM of the White Sox to broadcasting. 

Should be a movie made of Hawk.

Edited 2 hours ago by Klondike