This dude completely sucks at announcing and should never be the color commentator again. What exactly are his qualifications? He rambles on and on. There's no other explanation as to why he gets to do this part time.

Hes pretty boring. And he uses too much slang. Benetti has to keep asking him (for the audience) what he means.

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A barely intelligible Ozzie has a pre and post game show but its WHITE privilege that a recently former sox player gets a six game fill in as in game analyst.

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He called the wild pitch that determined the game last night. "Most importnat thing for Seby here is to make sure he keeps the ball in front of him."

Wild pitch. Ballgame.

Seby would’ve had to set up behind the LH batters box to have a chance of keeping that ball in front of him.

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Did you catch Beckham dog whistling about Hernandez not being a hot dog? Cancel Gordon Beckham!

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

He played 11 years in the league (7 with the Sox during two stints), and he's likely cheap. Aaron Rowand and Mike Huff have filled in before.

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Beckham is a recent White Sox player, that's why he is there, not hard to figure out. Beckham is a little bland but overall he's fine, him being there is not about privilege, that's just a moronic assertion.

being mildly harrumphed that someone on a sports fan message board is thoroughly nettled with someone else on a sports fan message board complaining about gordron beckham announcing a white sox game = 1st world problem

He's bland and has no discernable personality. The end.

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He would be fine if Benetti didn’t do his cutsey grabass act with him. The annoying attempts at humor mar the broadcast. He’s had sone good insights.

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Why are only 14 percent of black CPS 11th-graders proficient in English?

He's bland and has no discernable personality === He's a retired major league baseball player

MLB 2021's biggest star pretends not to speak English, never mind the sport's native tongue; and its perennial best player's most memorable media or playing moment was being mic'd up and talking about the weather while playing outfield during a meaningless exhibition game.

This. I recall him coming across the exact same way as a player. I guess I don't mind he got a chance, but I don't know what they thought they were getting here.

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Yup. His voice sucks too.

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AJ is pretty awesome on national broadcasts I’ve seen. They got the wrong former Sox player.

Didn't he say that he didn't want to do a full schedule when Hawk retired?

But AJ is a good listen.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

That I don’t know, but he certainly is a welcomed voice compared to a lot of newer analysts.

Well that about sums it up.

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

Look back at White So Rsoters since 2005....it's a pretty short list of players who might be interesting / entertaining. AJ is one.....he's already working. Buehrle, Crede might be interesting. BUT...then they'd have to actually want to do it. I absolutely loved Jermaine Dye as a player, but he was fairly quiet and I don't recall having much to say publicly.

Maybe the answer is Carl Everett....that could get interesting

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Crede should host a cooking show. I don't think that guy has missed a meal in 15 years.

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this.

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@audioidkid

if we follow Hawk Harrelson's ongoing assessment of Gordon Beckham, this young man just needs an opportunity to get some great at bats in during Spring Training and consistent seasons of 400 AB to really find his groove.

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'Your AT&T Universal Card has arrived'? Oh God, Kick-fucking-ass, I got a Master Card! I don't believe it, man. Life is kinda cool sometimes.

Interesting is one word for it. Temporary would be another. Goofy even better.

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I thought Jack McDowell was a good listen when he did it years ago.

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If they need a fill in again, have Bill Walton do it.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

That's a good call.

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Jack spent the summer managing the Burlington (NC) Sock Puppets in the reformatted to college wood bat Appalachian League.

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"When people want their version of the truth, they go find it, no matter how baseless their beliefs." -- Ken Rosenthal

I havent had a problem with him...I kinda like him actually.

Dude is a former player doin' some analyzin', every team has these.

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Omar Vizquel is available for some work

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.