Hawk Harrelson is Exciting. Darrin Jackson … Not so much
Home Run Derby —
Yesterday, White Sox OF Nick Swisher almost hit a Home Run in his first game against his former team, the Oakland A’s. If it had enough distance … it would have been in contention for the HRoD.
Listen as White Sox TV play-by-play man Ken “Hawk” Harrelson almost busts a nut in the press box as the ball carries toward the fence, only to have the ball get caught at the warning track so Hawk can lament that it didn’t happen and drop some cornpone curse words since he didn’t get to say “You caaan put it on the boooarrdd .. YES!!” ...
Hawk Harrelson Being Hawk Harrelson
FanHouse —
Filed under: Chicago, White Sox, AL Central While some scoff at White Sox announcer Hawk Harrelson's advert homerism, there's a certain realism to it. Hey, he likes his team and he's not going to act subjectively about it. Good for him. This is no more apparent than in the above clip during what looked to be a Nick Swisher homer in a game earlier this week against the A's. (Dagummit!) Oh, and if you're wondering what his partner Darrin Jackson is like, just listen to his enthusiasm after the catch. Man, that guy should probably chill out on the Red ...
