Meh hire, but then again we've had worse like Rongey

I don't listen to pre or post game so I don't really care.

He is also going to do PBP when Kasper moves to TV, about 25 games a year.

What are the early reviews on the new Sox booth? Is Len doing all nine innings of play-by-play or do they still have to let Deej be the lead for a while?

I caught a radio broadcast for the first time today as I was in the car for part of the game. It was a great breath of fresh air after the what we had once Rooney jumped ship for St Louis. No disrespect to Farmer, but he was never meant for a pbp role.

I enjoyed Ed and DJ not because of their skills. They clicked and made a car ride enjoyable.

I caught a little of the game after I posted. I think Len had the right idea; he sounds more at ease calling on the radio than when he was secondary to the actual picture. Still, after 15 years, it's jarring to hear "the Cubs guy" getting hyped for the Sox. It's a reminder that most of these guys are just as much hired guns as the guys on the field. After all, he came to the Cubs from the then-hated Marlins. Say what you will about Ed Farmer's gross incompetence, but he was a South Sider at heart.

Over on the Cubs side, I'm unenthused. Marquee's ex-YES executives realized their goal of "a national-quality broadcast," in that it sounds like a mid-week ESPN game between two teams that aren't the Cubs. They really should have just moved to a simulcast and made Pat the single voice of the Cubs from here till his retirement.

It's interesting that we each hear the same thing but arrive at different opinions.

I never thought they clicked. I felt their broadcast sounded like an older guy feeling threatened by a younger guy and overtly being an asshole to him. Jackson sounded like he tolerated Ed because he was a good guy trying to keep the peace. DJ always sounded better on broadcasts not involving Farmer

I viewed it as friendly ball busting. I felt this way because they also could be self deprecating about their own careers. Only friends joke about their own weaknesses. What else that never got old to me was that a pitcher, doing PBP, would ask his positional playing color guy, after a pitch, "what was that?" Also, DJ calling a splitter a forkball was enjoyable as it got under Ed's skin for a short time.

Was in the car on the walk off. He totally fucked it up.

Was in the car on the walk off. He totally fucked it up.

He can't be worse than Zach Zaidman.

He can't be worse than Zach Zaidman.

Not a fan of ZZ but at least he gets the calls right.

I imagine McDoink has very little experience. PBP can be very tough. To describe instantly whatever crazy shit your eyes are seeing probably takes a lot more experience than what poor Connor has. That particular play had him in deep waters.

Im sure they had to train him or have some kind of rehearsal. Anyone have the link to the call? Or maybe I can find it on mlb.tv.

it was on mlb.tv - he just said it's throw into left field, madrigal comes around to win the game. then says gatorade was thrown around. not as bad as described.