What anouncers can't you stand?

[travis72]

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I just found a site screwing around called heave the hawk and it was hilarious. Even White Sox's fans and players can't stand him. On the top of the site its say "one first rate city and one first rate Douche". Players were hating on him as well, AJ and Jenks to name 2. There was even a quote by the owner saying how big of a mistake the hiring of him was. They were also saying he is always raiding their fridge looking for stray beers,lol.

[55]

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http://www.heavethehawk.com/

[travis72]

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http://www.heavethehawk.com/

Thanks for putting that website up. I have no idea how to do it or I would have. Thats site was hilarious. Seeing fans and players rip him as well made my day. My day had been pretty lousy up until that point,lol.

[Claymaker52]

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It's definitely Hawk Harrelson of the White Sox, I can't stand that doosh. He openly roots for the team on the air which is unprofessional to say the least. Not to mention his catch phraises are annoying as all hell. Seriously, He gone, and You can put it on the board? So damn annoying, I wish he were here right now so I could punch him in the face. Whenever the Mariners are playing the Sox in Chicago (MLB extra innings package) I have to watch the games in mute.

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Joe Buck and Tim Mccarver

[berenjena]

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"MERCY"! (That says it all)

[ImTellinTim]

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http://www.heavethehawk.com/

"Hawk Looking More Like a Muppet" LMAO!

10 Reasons Why “The Hawk” Must Go:

<HR>1. Repetitive nature. See Hawkisms. The Hawk has "described" the events in a ballgame with the same lame catch phrases for over 20 seasons.
2. Homer. The Hawk is more cheerleader than broadcaster. He calls the Sox the “good guys,” and the opponents, “bad guys.” Why is Harrelson such a rabid Sox fan anyway? It's weird. He should have been a fan when he was General Manager.
3. Hillbilly. The fair city of Chicago is the third largest media market in the country. So why must we listen to a South Carolinian carnival barker with NO White Sox connection? But wait, he was GM, you say? Yes, read on.
4. GM Schmee-Em. Harrelson's .239 career batting average looks good compared to his run as Sox GM in 1986. He fired Tony LaRussa, the most successful manager in the game today, over personal differences. He traded Bobby Bonilla for a pitching machine (Jose DeLeon). He almost single-handedly sent the team to Florida. How can any self-respecting Sox fan support The Hawk?
5. "The Best at this/that." You can count on The Hawk to tell you who the best player in any particular situation is- no matter how specific. “Nobody can draw a walk in a day game like Carl Yastrzemski, DJ. Nobody. He's the best I've ever seen at that.'”
6. Playing Daze. The Hawk yaps incessantly about what it was like when he played. "We used to play with cow patties...we had cow patty bases...cow patty balls..."
7.Yastrzemski man-crush. When he's extra fired up, Harrelson shows evidence of a disturbing Carl Yastrzemski man-crush, gushing about the BoSox slugger for innings at a time.
8. Dead Air. The Hawk often says ABSOLUTELY NOTHING for minutes at a time, especially when the Sox are losing.
9. Jay Mariotti obsession. The Hawk regularly wastes valuble air time confronting his arch nemesis, Jay Mariotti. Just call the game, Harrelson. Don't be such a baby.
10. Because he sounds like that Boomhauer guy from "King of the Hill."

[SPTO]

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The thing with Hawk is that he's the flipside of what Harry Caray was. Harry was a huge homer and while he never had too many catchphrases except for "holy cow" and "cubs win cubs win" he had what became a schtick in later years of butchering names and misremembering things.

Unfortunately for Hawk he doesn't have the somewhat lovable, weird grandfather vibe that Harry projected. There's an edge to Hawk that puts people off almost immediately.

[lilbiggio]

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Most of the people everyone has mentioned. Mostly because they're annoying, or in Buck's case a douche.

But Hawk actually makes me angry when I hear him do a game. I have never heard anyone say they like him. And I know a bunch of White Sox fans.

I don't know why, but I really enjoy Hawk when it comes to certain catch phrases. And besides who else can honestly say you know another team's local play by play guy off the top of your head. Hate him or Love him, the guy has national recognition. He doesn't really add too much more than that... but nothing better than

"You... Can Put it on da booooarrrd....."

[EnigmaNemesis]

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I don't know why, but I really enjoy Hawk when it comes to certain catch phrases. And besides who else can honestly say you know another team's local play by play guy off the top of your head. Hate him or Love him, the guy has national recognition. He doesn't really add too much more than that... but nothing better than

"You... Can Put it on da booooarrrd....."

Worst catch phrase ever ...

[SPTO]

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"You... Can shove it down my throat!...."

That should be his new catchphrase

[Segagendude]

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I'm gonna add a "legend", because he's extremely boring. I know he's old school, but dang, can he have ANY enthusiasm when the Dodgers do something great?!

Vin Scully.

[snepp]

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My favorite was when the Twins beat the Sox on a walkoff home run last year, and their booth went completely silent for like 45 seconds, not a single word.

Shutting Hawk up is priceless.


It was this one, shame the video is no longer available. (ignorant short-sighted MLB forcing videos to get pulled off youtube, topic for another discussion)


Found a working link, yay!

http://www.mytopclip.com/videos/36043/Hawk-Harrelson%27s-in-depth-analysis-of-a-Jim-Thome-HR

[SPTO]

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I'm gonna add a "legend", because he's extremely boring. I know he's old school, but dang, can he have ANY enthusiasm when the Dodgers do something great?!

Vin Scully.

Vin Scully is THE MAN!

Though, I think at his age now he'd be best served to have a partner in the booth. He used to do some great work when he was NBC with Joe Garagiola.

[Sportsforever]

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My favorite was when the Twins beat the Sox on a walkoff home run last year, and their booth went completely silent for like 45 seconds, not a single word.

Shutting Hawk up is priceless.


It was this one, shame the video is no longer available. (ignorant short-sighted MLB forcing videos to get pulled off youtube, topic for another discussion)


Found a working link, yay!

http://www.mytopclip.com/videos/3604...a-Jim-Thome-HR

Haha...I was watching that game and you could hear him crumpling up the scoresheet in the silence. I honestly thought something had gone wrong with the audio feed. It was hilarious.