I'll still listen to Shannon. Doesn't bug me but I don't listen to a ton of Cards games. Now I don't know what happened to Rooney since he left the Sox but I can't stand the little that I do hear him. My Cardinal fan buddies can't stand the guy. They accept Shannon for what he is.

Huh...I don't mind Rooney, but he's not the greatest...

...any time the Cards are playing the Cubs and I'm in the car I'm tuning into WGN in a heartbeat.

Not soon enough.

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Just think of this later...pretend the Prometheans are Hawk

Great nomination by BRick, and strong points by JORR. He'll be missed when he's gone.

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Listen to the river sing sweet songs
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Today's lecture in broadcasting - the importance of "announcers" not announcing.

Next week, representatives from Malaysian Airlines will examine the positives of "pilots" not piloting ... later this year, the local labor board will explain the many economic benefits of "workmen" not working.

Brought to you by Loyola's Quinlan School of Business series "Doing One's Job is Vitally Important (unless you can make a gerund out of its function)".

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Me too. Just saying Shannon doesn't bug me.

But Damn....that Coomer sounds like a major goober. They just can't seem to get a decent one.

They've got a guy calling Iowa Cubs games, but they don't want to bring him up and start his service clock any sooner than they have to.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Mike Shannon is categorically awful. I don't know why they let him call any play-by-play when they have John Rooney there. The Cardinals are dumb.

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Sally Kellerman wouldn't be bad.

The game is definitely going to miss personalities like Hawk. He is one of the things that I love about baseball. I wish more teams had guys like him to listen to.

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As well with Al Hrabosky. Trouble is, I can't tell which game he is talking about...

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Al Hrabosky's Mind ‏@AlHraboskysMind · Apr 2
#raindelay #goodnews at least you haven't had to listen to me ruin #STLCards games on @FSMidwest yet #Inevitable #terriblebroadcast

Gooid call. Love Max

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

I'd take Hawk any day over that despicable pile of hyena shit Len Kasper. God, what a fucking pompous gasbag. If that's the future of announcing I think I'll saw my own head off.

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Back off, Warchild. Seriously.

Hawk is terrible, but fun bad.

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Hawaii (fuck) You

broadcasting is a dying art form.

5 steps ahead of your guy

'Stretch, stretch....pop fly to second"

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C'mon, Don. Nada? A guy in your demo can appreciate a Sally Kellerman reference.

Hawk can be interesting to viwers without having to be constantly ignorant and moronic.

I only tend to use that gif when I'm kinda ashamed that I enjoyed the post even though I perhaps shouldn't have ...

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

What in the name of Rico Petrocelli makes you think Hawk can be interesting being anything but his unchecked self?

All I'm saying is that he doesn't have to be a complete dumbass most of the time (ex. sabermetrics argument) to be interesting. That just makes him annoying.

Zizou maybe the best ranter on the board these days.

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It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Except he's way off. Anybody can throw angry words together, but if they're incoherent then you have to subtract points.

Kasper is "pompous", especially compared to Hawk? Never.

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It was more the despicable pile of hyena shit followed by sawing his own head off that elicited the chuckle.

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It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Meh

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What baseball announcer is a bigger pompous d-bag than Hawk? Keith Hernandez, maybe?

I'm struggling to find an answer......give me a minute......

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