HarryDemeanor
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MLB Regular Season 2013 |OT2| - Revenge of the Umpires
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Dominican Power
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brianjones
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CLUTCH ELLIS
KidA Seven
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Mellis!
The Artful Dodger
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I don't know how long this Dodger win streak will last, but I'm enjoying every moment of it.
Good job Rangers.
HarryDemeanor
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Mark saw League warming up and he said to himself "Fuck, I gotta do something."
sf2fanatic
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Dodgers win!!
Dodgers win!!
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Dodgers Win!!!
Dodgers win!!
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Dodgers Win!!!
Dominican Power
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Reds...
brianjones
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HarryDemeanor
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Look what you did! Should've said something negative about him like I have been doing during his recent outings. Now he's going to blow it!
Dominican Power
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Watch Peavy get shellacked in Fenway.
Corran Horn
May the Schwartz be with you
He probably prefers dota2
time will have to tell as far as i can find peavy has only pitched in Fenway once (which was in 2011)
given how things are going for the white sox this season though, peavy will likely return to his old cy young form and be the best pitcher in the majors from here on out just because the white sox could have used that earlier to increase his trade value lol
Only 8 games back now!!!!
less than half of the games the white sox are back from first/wild card 2
though the white sox are only 5.5 games ahead of where i want them to be.... darn astros sucking so much... on the plus side the marlins are only a half game behind the white sox... so if they win tomorrow and the sox lose the sox could be the second worst team in baseball... AW YEAH!
Lee Chaolan
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Man. So, I'm watching the replay of Indians and White Sox since I have MLB.TV now. I'm watching it from the White Sox telecast from when we had our big innings to see how they called it.
I couldn't believe how homertastic they were. Whenever the White Sox got a hit, or scored a run they'd yell YES! and just be generally extremely biased. Now, I know it's their local telecast. However, where's the professionalism? The Indians telecasts call the game pretty well, the only time showing excitement if it's a late comeback or a walk off in the ninth. Then National Telecasts where obviously they're unbiased.
Are most other teams local TV broadcasters like this? It was hilarious just hearing them call the game.
I couldn't believe how homertastic they were. Whenever the White Sox got a hit, or scored a run they'd yell YES! and just be generally extremely biased. Now, I know it's their local telecast. However, where's the professionalism? The Indians telecasts call the game pretty well, the only time showing excitement if it's a late comeback or a walk off in the ninth. Then National Telecasts where obviously they're unbiased.
Are most other teams local TV broadcasters like this? It was hilarious just hearing them call the game.
the white sox announcer (Hawk) is notorious for being a homer, and it drives plenty of baseball fans bonkers.
I grew up with it, and I don't mind it (I can understand why people don't like it). Hawk can be annoying (especially when there is a call he feels is bad, he will bitch about it for innings), but i prefer to listen to a baseball game with an announcer that seems to actually give a crap about the team instead of just someone trying to do their best to say what is going on.
As for if other teams broadcasters are like it (aka they are clearly rooting for the team they are broadcasting for), some are (but not nearly as homery as Hawk is) and I enjoy those... some sound like they are just reading a script about what is going on... and I find those broadcasts really boring. (some also do a job like what you said... mostly straightforward but will root for their team in exciting moments)
The Frankman
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1) Welcome to Hawk Harrellson
2) No. The best crew in the business are the Mets broadcasters Gary Cohen/Keith Hernandez/Ron Darling, known as "Gary, Keith, and Ron". Very passionate yet just as passionate about the opposition, and Keith fills the Charles Barkley role.
Lee Chaolan
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It didn't anger me or anything, or would it if we lost. Just I was surprised at how much there was!
Is he even more homerful when his other broadcasting partner is with him? I heard them say at the beginning the other guy is sick or something
Cool, I'll watch some Mets sometime then.
The Frankman
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No, that's just Vintage Hawk being Vintage Hawk.It didn't anger me or anything, or would it if we lost. Just I was surprised at how much there was!
Is he even more homerful when his other broadcasting partner is with him? I heard them say at the beginning the other guy is sick or something
Mets were facing the White Sox last month, I was laughing my ass off listening to this call.
Lee Chaolan
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It didn't anger me or anything, or would it if we lost. Just I was surprised at how much there was!
Is he even more homerful when his other broadcasting partner is with him? I heard them say at the beginning the other guy is sick or something
I don't have mlb.tv (no point to pay for a season I don't want to watch lol, ill just catch free games from time to time) but Hawk is homerful in general. It's rubbed off a bit on steve stone but stone isn't nearly as homerful.
Honestly Hawk gets out of hand from time to time (ok at least a few times a game) and instead of a homer announcer with a lot of excitement he comes off as a raving fan lol. When Stone takes over (if hawk ever dies/retires) it should be better, I imagine it will become more like the white sox radio which still has a bit of homerism but has far fewer outbursts/dangnubbits.
that's the type of thing that bothers me when I watch a game with him... as if the game went to 20 innings he would still be bitching that they should have caught that ball at least once a half inning ><;
Lee Chaolan
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LOL I do like this guy actually. Very funny stuff. Tonight's Indians Sox game had some stuff like this.
The Umpire blocked Ramirez from a clear Double Play Ball, so Hawk wouldn't stop talking about it all game.
Then later, Michael Bourn raced down the line and spiked their Pitcher tonight which scored two which had him pretty wild too. I'm sure it'll be on youtube soon.
I was gifted with an account for my birthday so I didn't have to pay for it. It's why I'm just getting around to hearing him and other stuff now. But yeah, it's definitely interesting.
Corran Horn
May the Schwartz be with you
Its the small things in life.
here, you might enjoy this (it includes Buehrle's perfect game in it) it's an good example of how the Hawk effect can make things more exciting.
edit: watching the video I realize how much I miss AJ lol.
Lee Chaolan
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Thanks for sharing that, that was pretty cool. I remember that perfect game, didn't hear the call though. That 1st Out catch, wow. haha.
Mr. Enigma
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All the players involved will receive 50-game suspensions (aside from Melky Cabrera, Bartolo Colon, and Yasmani Grandal) in exchange for not appealing their case. This means all players will be eligible to return shortly before the season ends and into the postseason.
Alex Rodriguez was informed his deal for not fighting punishment would be a full suspension for 2013 and 2014. A-Rod is fighting it and MLB will likely pursue a lifetime suspension in response.
Alex Rodriguez was informed his deal for not fighting punishment would be a full suspension for 2013 and 2014. A-Rod is fighting it and MLB will likely pursue a lifetime suspension in response.
the really odd thing... is that should be a forgettable moment for me (the white sox lost I don't have a long term memory for most losses) but for some reason I actually remember that lol
Mr. Enigma
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The Red Sox are assuming Peavy's entire contract. No money is being sent by the White Sox.
No, the best was quite a few years back when a Sox player jacked one and he went into the "you can put it on the boooooooooard.." but it ended with "oh no, dammit, he caught it!" For some reason I believe it was Dye at the plate, but it doesn't matter. It wasn't a enraged meltdown, just a perfect way to destroy his stupid catch phrase.
The Elite
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The movie Major League was a fairly accurate portrayal of baseball.
A war is brewing.
A Rod is going to fight this suspension to the end.
MLB Tells The Union Who's Getting Suspended; Announcements Coming Soon
http://deadspin.com/mlb-tells-the-union-whos-getting-suspended-announceme-974074611
A Rod is going to fight this suspension to the end.
MLB Tells The Union Who's Getting Suspended; Announcements Coming Soon
http://deadspin.com/mlb-tells-the-union-whos-getting-suspended-announceme-974074611
These announcements of announcements are getting boring. I want to see this as much as anyone, but people keep writing articles about a-rod every day and not a damn thing has happened yet.
RumblingRosco
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BravesCountry
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What do you guys think the Braves should do with BJ once he gets back? The batting lineup we have now with Heyward at leadoff and Simmons back in 8th has done wonders for us, and Gattis has steadily contributed this month with timely hits and rbis if not performing up to the impossible standard he set earlier in the year. In my opinion since we have such a large division lead we could play him regularly and see if he can get hot but honestly I'd prefer he just come off the bench as a defensive replacement late in games at this point in the season. The outfield is performing well enough without him and the lineup is clicking extremely well right now, I see no reason to mess with it too heavily.
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