Chus wrote:
It was cocky to me. Saying that he puts you to sleep doesn't sound like you are much of a fan.
Your idea of cocky is curious
Chus wrote:
It would be like if someone on the Sox said Len Kasper sounds like Kermit the Frog
I don't recall hearing a member of the Sox say that, so what's your point?
Its an example of a light hearted quip that no one would take issue with.
You are grossly exaggerating my position here. I said that a kid that has had one good month in his career should get a few more skins on the wall, before he rags on a guy who was a player, GM, and broadcaster for more than fifty years. That's my opinion. You say that I am too defensive of Hawk. Couldn't I just say that you are too defensive of Samardzija?No because Im not defending Samardzija and dont have a history of doing so.
So you DO hold up Hawk as untouchable because he's been in the game so long....pretty much what I said.
I enjoyed Harry and Stoney a lot as a yout. They had their own style, and didn't sound like every other vanilla broadcaster out there. I feel the same about Hawk and Stoney. Not so much with Hawk and DJ. Growing up, we didn't have cable, so I watched a lot of Cubs games on WGN. We are talking about many years ago, when I was a child, and there were no message boards or sports radio stations, so I didn't hear a lot of ragging on Harry (by cracky). To say that a stumbling, bumbling, speech slurring Harry at the end was lightyears ahead of Hawk is a bit of a STRETCH![/quote]
Harry Caray's place among announcers compared to Hawk is what I meant.
Chus wrote:
I hope this satisfies you because I have little interest in doing the Hawk thing again today. Didn't we just do this a week ago?
Yes we did do this last week.
But you came in here defending Hawk, trumpeting his years in the game and calling an obvious light hearted comment, cocky, so maybe you should ask yourself why youre doing this again.
You are quite the team player, Chus. It seems like you are incapable of, or just dont want to ever look inward at your side.
Maybe Im reading you wrong, but whether its a Democrat vs Republican thing, a Cub vs Sox thing, or a union vs management thing, you come off like your side is infallible.
And on the rare occassion you do admit to your side making mistakes, its accompanied by accusations to the other side.
I dont get that. No one or thing is perfect and certainly no Sports team, political party or Union is always right.