Was thinking of how tough it must be for John Schriffen as the new Sox TV announcer. It takes the fans a while to get used to the new guy, and it takes a while for a young guy to find his voice.
But to have to go through that with a team this terrible is an extra challenge. Best of luck to him. I miss Jason Benetti, but what’s done is done.
Hall of Famer Dizzy Dean made his name as an announcer radio broadcasting for the St. Louis Browns. Things got so bad that Dean once accepted a challenge and exited the booth to start a game for the Browns despite having been retired as an active player for several seasons. Naturally, the Browns lost the game after Dean left with a no decision.
Dean moved on to become the voice of “The Game of the Week.”
If Schriffen is good, he will make it despite the Sox being bad.
As to Dean’s final game, the visiting opponents of the last place St. Louis Browns on September 28, 1947 (the final game of the regular season) were the 6th place Chicago White Sox. Dean pitched four scoreless innings and allowed three hits. He left the game after pulling a hamstring while running out a single.
The Sox scored 5 runs in the top of the 9th inning and held off the Browns as the home team scored twice for a 5-2 victory. Eddie Lopat pitched a complete game for Chicago. Over 15,000 attended the game (a good crowd for the Browns) which was completed in less than two hours (1:50).
Chicago Resident -High School student wounded in front of my building last week, first time heard a gun go off in a long time and then more shootings in Rogers Park- I don’t have the answer just know I will have to move eventually.
kind of a nice spring day…even without sun…the rugrats are here for another hour…Gramma is happy but tired. looking forward to a nice weekend and watching the Masters.
- Downstate - Thursday, Apr 11, 24 @ 7:59 am:
Buds are starting to emerge.
- James - Thursday, Apr 11, 24 @ 8:17 am:
One more dispensary has opened up. We are thriving here in Madison County
- low level - Thursday, Apr 11, 24 @ 9:02 am:
White Sox give up a 5 run lead and lose again. No new stadium for them. Stay at Guaranteed Rate.
- Gravitas - Thursday, Apr 11, 24 @ 9:19 am:
News of the Weird or a Babylon Bee parody: Chicago GOP Chairman knocked off the ballot and loses write in campaign.
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/04/chicago-gop-chair-steve-boulton-tries-to-save-ward-committeeman-seat-as-write-in-candidate-secures-only-24-votes-in-humiliating-defeat-without-an-opponent.html
This goof was in the Capitol yesterday lobbying legislators. LOL.
- Anonymous - Thursday, Apr 11, 24 @ 9:23 am:
=One more dispensary has opened up=
we had a vacant steak n shake become a dispesnary by me. I love having a weed shack every 3 miles. Snark/
- RNUG - Thursday, Apr 11, 24 @ 9:38 am:
Playing photographer at some friends son’s wedding. Hope the rain holds off because it’s planned for outdoors.
- Friendly Bob Adams - Thursday, Apr 11, 24 @ 9:43 am:
Was thinking of how tough it must be for John Schriffen as the new Sox TV announcer. It takes the fans a while to get used to the new guy, and it takes a while for a young guy to find his voice.
But to have to go through that with a team this terrible is an extra challenge. Best of luck to him. I miss Jason Benetti, but what’s done is done.
- Gravitas - Thursday, Apr 11, 24 @ 9:52 am:
@Friendly Bob Adams:
It is hard, but not impossible.
Hall of Famer Dizzy Dean made his name as an announcer radio broadcasting for the St. Louis Browns. Things got so bad that Dean once accepted a challenge and exited the booth to start a game for the Browns despite having been retired as an active player for several seasons. Naturally, the Browns lost the game after Dean left with a no decision.
Dean moved on to become the voice of “The Game of the Week.”
If Schriffen is good, he will make it despite the Sox being bad.
- Gravitas - Thursday, Apr 11, 24 @ 10:25 am:
As to Dean’s final game, the visiting opponents of the last place St. Louis Browns on September 28, 1947 (the final game of the regular season) were the 6th place Chicago White Sox. Dean pitched four scoreless innings and allowed three hits. He left the game after pulling a hamstring while running out a single.
The Sox scored 5 runs in the top of the 9th inning and held off the Browns as the home team scored twice for a 5-2 victory. Eddie Lopat pitched a complete game for Chicago. Over 15,000 attended the game (a good crowd for the Browns) which was completed in less than two hours (1:50).
- Amalia - Thursday, Apr 11, 24 @ 11:32 am:
kennedy traffic sometimes not as bad as expected Still a good excuse to drive up to N burbs via JBPDLSD
- Annon3 - Thursday, Apr 11, 24 @ 1:21 pm:
Chicago Resident -High School student wounded in front of my building last week, first time heard a gun go off in a long time and then more shootings in Rogers Park- I don’t have the answer just know I will have to move eventually.
- Loop Lady - Thursday, Apr 11, 24 @ 3:42 pm:
kind of a nice spring day…even without sun…the rugrats are here for another hour…Gramma is happy but tired. looking forward to a nice weekend and watching the Masters.