chez742002
05-03-2005, 12:27 AM
I do not know if anyone else sees this the way I do, but, DJ seems to jinx the Sox whenever there is a chance for the Sox to score runs or when a Sox pitcher is trying to get out of a jam!:mad:
This has happened too many times for me to name them all, but, every time Jermaine Dye or Paul Konerko has come up to bat, DJ says that he feels JD and Paulie are going to break out of it right now. He also states that whenever a Sox batter is in a slump, that they have been hitting the ball real well at batting practice like that matters at all in what happens during a game. Another thing that he does is stating how bad an opposing player is hitting with runners in scoring position or how bad the opposing player is hitting head to head with the White Sox pitcher.
This would not be a big deal if good things were coming out of this, but, bad things are happening every time he opens his mouth. Everytime he does it, a Sox pitcher gives up a hit, run or RBI and the Sox batter hits into a double play, strikes out or ends the inning. It has not happened just once or twice, it has happened about five times. An example of this was when the Sox and Buerhle were leading the A's 3-0 and Marcus Scutaro was up to bat with men on scoring position. DJ said Scutaro is not hitting well in this situation, so Buerhle should not be worrying about this guy that much and he should come after this guy with fastballs. Scutaro proceeded to hit a line shot 2 run single. The next instance came the first two times Jermaine Dye came up to bat, twice with men in scoring position. DJ said that he could feel JD coming out of his slump and that these certain at bats would break him out of it, for sure, especially the way JD was hitting in BP. Dye struck out and popped out in each at bat. Then in Dye's 3rd at bat, DJ did not say a thing and Dye proceeded hit a line shot double, of course with noone on.
I could keep going on because there are many other instances, especially in loss to the Tigers on Friday night, but I think I made the point. I would hope that Hawk would say something to him because Hawk never discusses how bad someone is doing or how good someone is doing before the at bat. Hawk understands the "Karma" of the game, I just do not know why DJ does not. He played the game for a long time so he should know. I wonder, if DJ ever played in a game with a pitcher who was pitching a no hitter or perfect game and if he did, I wonder if he approached the pitcher between innings about it when it was going on??? I would doubt he would do it then, so why now?
I just hope he realizes he is doing it and stops it or someone tells him he is doing it because it has to stop!! Does anyone else realize this is going on??
I hope I am not overanalyzing this situation, but I believe that it is possible to jinx someone!!! I have seen it happen so many times!! I just want the Sox to continue playing well and I do not want anything to happen to change their momentum, even if it is as small as this. If anyone here talks to DJ, maybe you could tell him that so he stops it, we do not need any thoughts of BS curses with our team!
Also, why does Hawk leave the booth for a couple of innings each game and allow DJ to do play by play. He is horrible at it!! I do not really think he is great at color commentating as it is because he just does not shut up and he tries to sound like Hawk with a fake southern twang. I wish he would be himself and act like he does when he does Fox National Broadcasts. He is decent when he does the National Broadcast because he uses his knowledge of the game. But as a play by play man, I cannot stand it, it is very painful!!
Just listen to his home run call on Timo Perez's home run against the Tigers Sunday and you will know what I mean!!! It went something like this... :whiner: " UH-OH, UH-OH, UH-OH! It 's got a shot, UH-OH! Its a deep one!! There it goes! UH-OH! Its gone, over the wall, Its a goner!!":whiner:
That is terrible for a novice but unacceptable for a professional who actually gets paid to this for a living!!!!:angry:
This has happened too many times for me to name them all, but, every time Jermaine Dye or Paul Konerko has come up to bat, DJ says that he feels JD and Paulie are going to break out of it right now. He also states that whenever a Sox batter is in a slump, that they have been hitting the ball real well at batting practice like that matters at all in what happens during a game. Another thing that he does is stating how bad an opposing player is hitting with runners in scoring position or how bad the opposing player is hitting head to head with the White Sox pitcher.
This would not be a big deal if good things were coming out of this, but, bad things are happening every time he opens his mouth. Everytime he does it, a Sox pitcher gives up a hit, run or RBI and the Sox batter hits into a double play, strikes out or ends the inning. It has not happened just once or twice, it has happened about five times. An example of this was when the Sox and Buerhle were leading the A's 3-0 and Marcus Scutaro was up to bat with men on scoring position. DJ said Scutaro is not hitting well in this situation, so Buerhle should not be worrying about this guy that much and he should come after this guy with fastballs. Scutaro proceeded to hit a line shot 2 run single. The next instance came the first two times Jermaine Dye came up to bat, twice with men in scoring position. DJ said that he could feel JD coming out of his slump and that these certain at bats would break him out of it, for sure, especially the way JD was hitting in BP. Dye struck out and popped out in each at bat. Then in Dye's 3rd at bat, DJ did not say a thing and Dye proceeded hit a line shot double, of course with noone on.
I could keep going on because there are many other instances, especially in loss to the Tigers on Friday night, but I think I made the point. I would hope that Hawk would say something to him because Hawk never discusses how bad someone is doing or how good someone is doing before the at bat. Hawk understands the "Karma" of the game, I just do not know why DJ does not. He played the game for a long time so he should know. I wonder, if DJ ever played in a game with a pitcher who was pitching a no hitter or perfect game and if he did, I wonder if he approached the pitcher between innings about it when it was going on??? I would doubt he would do it then, so why now?
I just hope he realizes he is doing it and stops it or someone tells him he is doing it because it has to stop!! Does anyone else realize this is going on??
I hope I am not overanalyzing this situation, but I believe that it is possible to jinx someone!!! I have seen it happen so many times!! I just want the Sox to continue playing well and I do not want anything to happen to change their momentum, even if it is as small as this. If anyone here talks to DJ, maybe you could tell him that so he stops it, we do not need any thoughts of BS curses with our team!
Also, why does Hawk leave the booth for a couple of innings each game and allow DJ to do play by play. He is horrible at it!! I do not really think he is great at color commentating as it is because he just does not shut up and he tries to sound like Hawk with a fake southern twang. I wish he would be himself and act like he does when he does Fox National Broadcasts. He is decent when he does the National Broadcast because he uses his knowledge of the game. But as a play by play man, I cannot stand it, it is very painful!!
Just listen to his home run call on Timo Perez's home run against the Tigers Sunday and you will know what I mean!!! It went something like this... :whiner: " UH-OH, UH-OH, UH-OH! It 's got a shot, UH-OH! Its a deep one!! There it goes! UH-OH! Its gone, over the wall, Its a goner!!":whiner:
That is terrible for a novice but unacceptable for a professional who actually gets paid to this for a living!!!!:angry: