MLB News & Notes (other than Cubs or Sox)

[rok]

Grinning from ear to ear from across the pond.

[chshdsck]

Hawk with the call


https://twitter.com/CSNChicago/status/76...7533921284

[Butcher]

I can't believe he's had that job for 23+ years.

[VanSlawAndCottoCheese]

Hawk? Longer than that.

 

Harrelson served as a 

Chicago White Sox announcer from 1982 to 1985 and briefly left broadcasting during the 

1986 season to become the White Sox's General Manager. During his one season as GM, Harrelson fired field manager 

Tony La Russa (who was soon hired by the 

Oakland Athletics) and assistant general manager 

Dave Dombrowski (who became baseball's youngest general manager with the Montreal Expos just two years later). Harrelson also traded rookie 

Bobby Bonilla, later a six-time All-Star, to the 

Pittsburgh Pirates for pitcher 

José DeLeón.



 

During the 1987–1988 seasons, he was the play-by-play man for New York Yankees games on SportsChannel New York.

 

From 1984–1989, Harrelson served as a backup color commentator on NBC's Game of the Week broadcasts alongside play-by-play man Jay Randolph. In 1994, Harrelson served as a broadcaster for the short-lived Baseball Network and was the US broadcaster for the Japan Series that aired through the Prime-SportsChannel regional networks.

 

Harrelson returned to the White Sox in 1990 as the main play-by-play announcer during television broadcasts, teaming up with Tom Paciorek until 2000 and Darrin "DJ" Jackson from 2000 to 2008. In 2009, former Chicago Cubs color analyst Steve Stone, who broadcast with the late Baseball Hall of Fame broadcaster Harry Caray and later Chip Caray, began accompanying Harrelson in the television booth. During this time he won five Emmy Awards and two Illinois Sportscaster of the Year awards. However, In 2010, GQ named Harrelson and broadcast partner Steve Stone the worst pair of broadcasters in baseball.

 
^{I love how his time as a GM is written up as a series of failures.}

[Kid]

I love how his time as a GM was a series of failures.

 

FTFY.

[mrfelina]

 

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote"> During this time he won five Emmy Awards

 

 


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That's fucking crazy. 

[VanSlawAndCottoCheese]

I remember well the picture on the cover of the pocket schedule the year he became GM. Oh, schadenfreude.

 

 

[Kid]

http://twitter.com/BillShaikin/status/76...2768036864

[Runnys]

That probably won't help his chances.

[jstraw]

If that's not TWTW, I don't know what is.

[nakedman1664]

Padres sign a dick.

[nakedman1664]

Saw this on MLBTR:


"The Mariners have announced that theyve acquired righty reliever Arquimedes Caminero from the Pirates for a player to be named later and a conditional player to be named later. To clear roster space, theyve designated righty Blake Parker for assignment."


What is a conditional PTBNL?

[Kid]

The Pirates only get a 2nd PTBNL if certain conditions are met (probably something to do with Caminero's appearances and/or performance).

[nakedman1664]

Ahhhh, that makes sense. Thanks.

[Runnys]

Is the Pirates run of good seasons over? They seem to be sellers right now.