caller said dunn was going to hit .160 again
ranger said no.
"i bet he does"
"find someone to wager with - how bout $500?"
ranger doesn't want to be the counter party. wonder why?

Ranger told the caller there was no way he knows for certain dunn will be bad, which I guess is true. Ranger said he wouldn't because he looked better even though he was continuing to strike out. Odd reasoning and he big balled the guy with the $500 bet that Ranger wouldn't take.

I didnt see it, but Hawk had to be going nuts on that non strike call in the 9th

No. He mentioned it, but he wasn't repeatedly whining and blaming the loss on it.

According to Ranger, Chris Young is bad at baseball, and Rios is an all star

I don't listen to much of the Sox pre and postgame, but has he really said this?

Rios was a Bonafide ALL Star per Stone. This guy was going to be really good, what he did at Tor before they traded for him was a fluke.

In Toronto he had 1 great year and like 4 average to bad ones. For some reason people thought the 1 year was the real Rios. Doesnt really make sense.

I don't listen to much of the Sox pre and postgame, but has he really said this?

I probably listen to more pre and post than the actual games.

I don't know if I am typical of Sox fans but I that radio announcing team is a deterrent to me listening. Yesterday night I had a little bit of a drive home from a meeting. I was in the mood to listen to the Sox. I turned on the game for a couple of minutes and the two douchebags got bogged down in an unfunny exchange about covering first base. I actually switched to Kaplan for a couple of minutes. It just sucks listening to them.

I never understood how people viewed Rios.

In Toronto he had 1 great year and like 4 average to bad ones. For some reason people thought the 1 year was the real Rios. Doesnt really make sense.

I find them tolerable. I'm in the camp, and it may be a lonely one, that sees DJ has someone who could become good and grow into a decent radio guy....if it wasn't for the wooden, emotionless robot that sits next to him.

Farmer and Rooney had the chemistry, for the most part, some of the best radio calling in the biz. It really goes to show you how switching roles and chemistry can affect those in the booth.

Poor DJ.

he had amazing tools and was a two-time all star at age 26. What's not to like? That's why Toronto gave him a big contract.

Im not talking about 06, The Sox got him in 09, he had been declining 3 straight years.

I don't like KW, but you can understand why someone might like Rios. He had a big year two years ago, so it's not like the talent wasn't there. He's just a head case.