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PostPosted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 8:14 pm 
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It's just so weird.

Hawk just referenced it when talking about players not hitting with "short arms". He and Stone are talking about the best guys to do just that - Ryne Sandburg, Gary Sheffield, Mike Schmidt.

Then Hawk said the guys that are told to "Extend" get a lot of "Matt Abbatacolas". Met with silence from Stone, of course. Stone doesn't get it. I know Stone did the B&B show, so he knows drinky, but he thinks it's the weirdest damn thing that B&B's dumb ass producer is the word for "broken bat".

I know we get it. B&B fans get it. But Hawk never explains it. I'm sure a lot of people go to baseballreference.com to look for a player named Abbatacola. Especially when Hawk does WGN games which are seen around the country.


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PostPosted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 8:20 pm 
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Dude is so fucking senile it's ridiculous. Claimed sabermetrics was the worst thing to ever happen to baseball.

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 8:22 pm 
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Hawk is a looney. Face it Sox fans. He's a douche, he's weird, he's crazy, he's lost his fucking mind. Oh but the fans love him because he's a homer! Same reason they hated Santo. :?

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Well I don't get it. Why is a broken bat a Matt Abbattacola?

Also, someone explain to me why Dan says "Yar!" when someone says the word "nuts" on the show. Something he just made up to have his own "by cracky?"

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Hawk is a looney. Face it Sox fans. He's a douche, he's weird, he's crazy, he's lost his fucking mind. Oh but the fans love him because he's a homer! Same reason they hated Santo. :?


He's actually worse.

Santo at least played the friendly grandpa. Hawk is the weird angry uncle that nobody wants to talk to.

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Well I don't get it. Why is a broken bat a Matt Abbattacola?

Also, someone explain to me why Dan says "Yar!" when someone says the word "nuts" on the show. Something he just made up to have his own "by cracky?"

It started with the pirate joke.
"A pirate walks into a bar, with a steering wheel coing out of the fly of his pants... he orders a drink, and the bartender says, ok here's your drink, but what's with the steering wheel coming our of the fly of your pants, and the pirate says 'yar! it's drivin me nuts"
So when someone says driving me nuts he'd say yar.
It evolved into just nuts.

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Hawk is the weird angry uncle that nobody wants to talk to.

Because he wants to play "show you mine if you show me yours?"
I hate that uncle.

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Hawk is a looney. Face it Sox fans. He's a douche, he's weird, he's crazy, he's lost his fucking mind. Oh but the fans love him because he's a homer! Same reason they hated Santo. :?


This is one Sox fan who is tired of his tired act. While listening Tuesday night I realized that it would be another long drawn out summer of Hawkisms as I try to watch a game. Another year of what has gone from many years to too many years of his act. Aside from his mental meltdowns and extended periods of silent pouting, there is little to anticipate in watching a game. I would keep the sound completed but then I would miss out on Stone giving me something from his limited opportunities.

As for Santo, most Sox fans are indifferent towards him as either they aren't watching or they don't care because its the Cubs.

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The Matt Abattacola thing is actually pretty funny because it's so random. Is it any worse than duck snort or hang whiffum? No, but people used to love those.

It's just cool to hate on Hawk now. Yeah, he's got bad quirks but he's more entertaining than most baseball announcers.

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We got through Joe McConnell and Early Wynn, I'm sure we can survive Hawk and Stone.

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Darkside wrote:
Hawk is a looney. Face it Sox fans. He's a douche, he's weird, he's crazy, he's lost his fucking mind. Oh but the fans love him because he's a homer! Same reason they hated Santo. :?

Hawk is a national treasure.


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I'm loyal to Farmer and DJ, as I've enjoyed them far more than the TV broadcast for about 3 years now.

And Scorehead, I already know how you feel about DJ, so save it. You've been making the same DJ post since you registered. I'll just pull up a 2009 post and reread it. Thanks.

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The Matt Abattacola thing is actually pretty funny because it's so random. Is it any worse than duck snort or hang whiffum? No, but people used to love those.

It's just cool to hate on Hawk now. Yeah, he's got bad quirks but he's more entertaining than most baseball announcers.

Well said.

Very astute baseball observation.


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Stop it.

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Darkside wrote:
Hawk is a looney. Face it Sox fans. He's a douche, he's weird, he's crazy, he's lost his fucking mind. Oh but the fans love him because he's a homer! Same reason they hated Santo. :?


Hawk gets no better than 50-50 approval at even the most loyal sox fan sites but thanks for laying down knowledge on us.

Hawk is only 70-71. That really isn't all that old which is why I don't give him any pass for being a coot.

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I'm loyal to Farmer and DJ, .


We should move in to an apartment together after our significant others leave us and have 24 hour cams giving the world a new version of The Odd Couple. There is almost nothing we agree on.

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The Original Kid Cairo wrote:
I'm loyal to Farmer and DJ, as I've enjoyed them far more than the TV broadcast for about 3 years now.

And Scorehead, I already know how you feel about DJ, so save it. You've been making the same DJ post since you registered. I'll just pull up a 2009 post and reread it. Thanks.



that is easily the worst tandem in town. even when santo was alive. the only thing i can think of worse would be putting north and ronnie woo woo together


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Farmer has been a whining princess during this series in Washington. Numerous times he's complained outright or made veiled remarks on how high on the announcing booth is. Chill bro, it's only for 3 games.


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good dolphin wrote:
The Original Kid Cairo wrote:
I'm loyal to Farmer and DJ, .


We should move in to an apartment together after our significant others leave us and have 24 hour cams giving the world a new version of The Odd Couple. There is almost nothing we agree on.

:lol:

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Farmer has been a whining princess during this series in Washington. Numerous times he's complained outright or made veiled remarks on how high on the announcing booth is. Chill bro, it's only for 3 games.


in 80 degree weather when it is 40 here. I said it before but Farmer is just another in a long line of beverly bums who exist to be combative...just like a part time pizza delivery man/full time Bernstien bootlicker.

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I'm loyal to Farmer and DJ, as I've enjoyed them far more than the TV broadcast for about 3 years now.

And Scorehead, I already know how you feel about DJ, so save it. You've been making the same DJ post since you registered. I'll just pull up a 2009 post and reread it. Thanks.



that is easily the worst tandem in town. even when santo was alive. the only thing i can think of worse would be putting north and ronnie woo woo together

The worst tandem IMO, is Swirsky and Wennington, followed by Joniak/Thayer.

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Zizou wrote:
Well I don't get it. Why is a broken bat a Matt Abbattacola?


Ab-BATT-acola. Need I says more?

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It's just a harmless little Hawk-ism. I don't have a problem with those. There are better reasons to be annoyed with Hawk, but his little sayings are what makes him unique in a good way.

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good dolphin wrote:
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Farmer has been a whining princess during this series in Washington. Numerous times he's complained outright or made veiled remarks on how high on the announcing booth is. Chill bro, it's only for 3 games.


in 80 degree weather when it is 40 here. I said it before but Farmer is just another in a long line of beverly bums who exist to be combative...just like a part time pizza delivery man/full time Bernstien bootlicker.

You are applying a Mt Greenwood way of thinking to Beverly

There is a little spill over, admittedly


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The Original Kid Cairo wrote:
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The Original Kid Cairo wrote:
I'm loyal to Farmer and DJ, as I've enjoyed them far more than the TV broadcast for about 3 years now.

And Scorehead, I already know how you feel about DJ, so save it. You've been making the same DJ post since you registered. I'll just pull up a 2009 post and reread it. Thanks.



that is easily the worst tandem in town. even when santo was alive. the only thing i can think of worse would be putting north and ronnie woo woo together

The worst tandem IMO, is Swirsky and Wennington, followed by Joniak/Thayer.



yes wennington does to much. joniak problem is he followed wayne.


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The Original Kid Cairo wrote:
It's just a harmless little Hawk-ism. I don't have a problem with those. There are better reasons to be annoyed with Hawk, but his little sayings are what makes him unique in a good way.


You could make it a "bingo" game with a winner EVERY game. Or make it a drinking game where you predict the next Hawkism and the rest drink. Nobody is sober by the 6th inning.

One way to pass time on Western Ave.

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Boilermaker Rick wrote:
The Matt Abattacola thing is actually pretty funny because it's so random. Is it any worse than duck snort or hang whiffum? No, but people used to love those.

It's just cool to hate on Hawk now. Yeah, he's got bad quirks but he's more entertaining than most baseball announcers.

Well said.

Very astute baseball observation.

yeah, all that dead silence makes for great television.

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I don't hate Hawk. I actually think he's a very good play by play guy. Especially in big moments as I've said before. Better than most guys doing it across MLB. Hawk just can't get along with his partners. Hawk has always looked at this partner as a threat to him for some reason. Doesn't want the partner to become liked. That and he's going a little crackers in his old age.

I don't even hate the "Matt abbatacola" thing. I just find it weird.


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