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Every Spring I'm reminded that I hate Steve Stone
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Author:  Beardown [ Mon Apr 01, 2019 9:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Every Spring I'm reminded that I hate Steve Stone
Turned on the game the other day. Christ, this ass hole. I've hated him since I was a little boy.

But the media in this town says he's great. And I don't get it. He's not. And he's a dick.

Hawk got shit from our media. But for some reason our stupid media says Stone is the best.
Author:  Nardi [ Tue Apr 02, 2019 8:19 am ]
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I didn't realize that Hawk's departure would lead to a bush league Schaumburg Flyers broadcast.

Oh well, another nail in the coffin of a doomed franchise.
Author:  Frank Coztansa [ Tue Apr 02, 2019 8:22 am ]
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Benetti is fine. Sometimes he pushes for a joke too hard, but in terms of flat calling the game he's good.
Author:  Nardi [ Tue Apr 02, 2019 9:00 am ]
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It's good he finds the time to call the game with all the shilling
Author:  billypootons [ Tue Apr 02, 2019 2:46 pm ]
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benetti was so terrible on Mac and Speigs last week... he made "jokes" which only he thought were funny... just awful. he made len kasper's 15 weekly WSCR hits seem interesting
Author:  vitoscotti [ Tue Apr 02, 2019 3:02 pm ]
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I loved when Stone was on the score regularly as a guest. He offered incredible insight and analysis of the game, and great stories from his playing days. Benetti & Stone do a great job on the broadcast. I'm in the minority I guess, that I like Farmio & DJ too.
Author:  GoldenJet [ Tue Apr 02, 2019 3:11 pm ]
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Stone is fantastic. It's too bad that Beardown is too slow witted to recognize it.
Author:  Polecat666 [ Tue Apr 02, 2019 5:05 pm ]
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Best broadcast team in Chicago.
Author:  The Hawk [ Tue Apr 02, 2019 7:51 pm ]
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Polecat666 wrote:
Best broadcast team in Chicago.


These baseball tandems are pretty bad across the league. I hate the KC guys and Cleveland's are pretty boring. No style and no excitement. Its all canned or programmed.
Author:  Warren Newson [ Tue Apr 02, 2019 9:02 pm ]
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Stone is one of the smartest broadcasters I've ever listened to, and Benetti calls a good game. However, you put the two of them together and you're left with the impression of arrogance and smugness.
Author:  vitoscotti [ Tue Apr 02, 2019 11:37 pm ]
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I like Len and JD but little too much bowing to the sabermetrics gods. Little heavy on the trajectory and velo bulshit .
Author:  whistler [ Wed Apr 03, 2019 12:47 am ]
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Beardown wrote:

But the media in this town says he's great.



This is another myth. That the MEDIA promotes him. Just because they say nothing bad about him, doesnt mean they are raving about him.

In 34 years of following baseball, most of those including Stone, I rarely if ever heard the media say anything about Stone, good or bad. With one exception: Jay Mariotti, who said nothing of his broadcast skills, but instead congratulated him for escaping from the Cubs. In fact, it was at that time that the media actually roasted Stone for his actions which led to his departure.

If u think he is well liked, it's because the fans flat out like him. That's not media.

I like Stone cuz I like Stone. NOT cuz the media promoted him and shit.
Author:  whistler [ Wed Apr 03, 2019 12:48 am ]
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vitoscotti wrote:
I like Len and JD but little too much bowing to the sabermetrics gods. Little heavy on the trajectory and velo bulshit .


and references to pop culture/music (Coldplay the other day. I mean c'mon), as if they're trying to cater to the yuppy crowd. Stop it.
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