OT: Other Chicago & General Sports Thread LI: Sox get Robert

[b1e9a8r5s]

Rarely do I listen to sports radio now

Used to listen to Bears postgame all the time but now without Buffone it just isn't same

Loved when Buffone and O'Bradovich were doing postgame during Trestman era

Buffone and O'B was amazing after Bears losses.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/05/31/john-clayton-out-at-espn/

ESPN is an absolute joke

 

[ChiHawks10]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/05/31/john-clayton-out-at-espn/

ESPN is an absolute joke

Have been for a long time, IMO.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

At least it isn't Fox Sports 1.

 

[HeisenBaez]

At least it isn't Fox Sports 1.

Considering so many ex-ESPN employees are now working at FS1, I would say ESPN/FS1 are one in the same.

 

[TLEH]

Cubs struggles continue

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Hawk stepping down after 2018 and pretty much only doing Sunday home games.

YES!

 

[Easy E]

Hawk stepping down after 2018 and pretty much only doing Sunday home games.

YES!

Mercy!

 

[Sarava]

I'm going to miss Hawk. It feels like an old friend is going away for good.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

I grew up with Hawk calling games and will miss him

I don't care what others think. Same people bashing Hawk glorify Harry Carey who was a cartoon with Cubs (And was an ass when with Sox always fighting with players/management)

 

[BK]

I grew up with Hawk calling games and will miss him

I don't care what others think. Same people bashing Hawk glorify Harry Carey who was a cartoon with Cubs (And was an ass when with Sox always fighting with players/management)

So you are basically the same as the people you are bashing?

People tend to love their team's people. Carey or Hawk, it doesn't matter as long as they are their team's people.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

He was great long ago but there's nothing wrong with admitting it's time to move on. He's well past his expiration date.

 

[Bubba88]

why do the Cubs struggle THAT much?

 

[MurrayBannerman]

Baseball is hard.

 

[b1e9a8r5s]

Hawk leaving makes me sad. He's hard to listen to when he gets going on the umps and what not, but I feel like he's "MY crazy grandpa", so therefore, I still love him.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Sox games might actually be bearable in passing without listening to Hawk.

As for local sports radio, I've been saying it for years. It flat out stinks. Aside from when my wife wants to listen to it when we're both in the car, I've given up on it ever since the Cubs mascot got introduced a few years back and in the midst of a bunch of other local and national sports news (Hawks and Bulls seasons, NFL postseason, even looking ahead to pitchers and catchers reporting in a month) they spent at least twenty minutes at the prime 5:00 PM hour on two consecutive days talking about the fact that a kid's mascot was dumb looking. Straw that broke the camel's back for me.

As for the Cubs, all I can say is thank God the NL Central stinks this year. If we were having this start in any other division, we'd be in real trouble already. As it is now, could just be a bad spell to start the season or an indictment against our chances, but at least our hole's not too deep.

 

[b1e9a8r5s]

Avi Garcia

April .368/.409/.621
May .301/.345/.485

We all knew that his April wasn't sustainable, but could his May numbers be?

 

[ChiHawks10]

Avi Garcia

April .368/.409/.621
May .301/.345/.485

We all knew that his April wasn't sustainable, but could his May numbers be?

His May numbers seem to be closer to what he was initially projected to be, IMO. Much closer to sustainable numbers.

 

[Illinihockey]

Avi Garcia

April .368/.409/.621
May .301/.345/.485

We all knew that his April wasn't sustainable, but could his May numbers be?

He's still sporting a .373 BABIP

 

[b1e9a8r5s]

He's still sporting a .373 BABIP

Yeah, but his career BABIP is .329, so it's not that outrageous, no?

To me, the power seems real. So if he can hit .275ish, I could see him being a .275/.330/.450 type of a guy.

 

[Illinihockey]

Yeah, but his career BABIP is .329, so it's not that outrageous, no?

To me, the power seems real. So if he can hit .275ish, I could see him being a .275/.330/.450 type of a guy.

I could see that but a .780 OPS for a right fielder isn't all that great.

 

[b1e9a8r5s]

I could see that but a .780 OPS for a right fielder isn't all that great.

True. It would be nice if he could ever start taking a few more walks, but that doesn't seem in the cards. He might need to hit close to .300 to be a "good" right fielder. That probably isn't that sustainable although I believe his defense has gotten to "serviceable" now, which helps.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

Yeah, but his career BABIP is .329, so it's not that outrageous, no?

To me, the power seems real. So if he can hit .275ish, I could see him being a .275/.330/.450 type of a guy.

It was .320 going into this year and he still sported that .373 in May like Illini said. That's a big, big gap.

That said, he will probably have the best year of his career. It's just like, what is that?

 

[Sarava]

Seems like all the mocks have the Sox taking Kendall now. Really hoping that doesn't happen. I'm not comfortable with all those strikeouts. I'd rather they go for MB's guy Hiura. Other guys I'd be happy with include Haseley, Beck or Burger.

Burger would be fun, especially if they managed to nab Beer next year. A beer and a burger...the potential gimmicks are endless.

 

[clydesdale line]

Burger would be fun, especially if they managed to nab Beer next year. A beer and a burger...the potential gimmicks are endless.

Sox also have Jace Fry in the system.