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re: Honoring Hawthorne for 30 years as LSU play by play
Posted on 10/15/12 at 1:08 pm to nicholastiger
Posted on 10/15/12 at 1:08 pm to nicholastiger
Hawthorne is nothing special. I would love to have that guys job.
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Posted on 10/15/12 at 1:13 pm to nycajun
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"That's a swing and a miss for called strike 3!"
i know the difference between a call strike and a strike out swinging, but when a batter whiffs at a pitched ball, doesn't the ump call him out by raising his fisted hand, and generally he may say "go sit young fella". technically he's being called out. otherwise the ump would make no motion, and say nothing. so Jim is correct.
Posted on 10/15/12 at 1:20 pm to vjp819
"This ball is hit deep! It could carry! Caught by SS in shallow left! My, my, my."
Posted on 10/15/12 at 1:22 pm to Capt ST
you guys are getting a little carried away now.
Posted on 10/15/12 at 1:26 pm to vjp819
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you guys are getting a little carried away now.
i agree
this is what happens when there is a free platform and idiots are entitled to their opinions.. it creates a snowball situation and before you know it, there's a firejimhawthorne.com somewhere in the WWW
i for one think that doing a play by play is a pretty difficult job.. seriously, just try it.. watch a football, baseball, or basketball game and mute the TV and try to do it yourself...
if someone on this board can do it and upload to youtube and sound better than JH, i will ban myself from this board...
it will never happen
Posted on 10/15/12 at 1:31 pm to nicholastiger
Having known Jim Hawthorne, I will tell you this: the guy is an egotistical arrogant jerk. I've never somebody get more sense of satisfaction from themselves than him.
Last time I spoke with him in 2010, I mentioned to him about retiring since he is in his mid 60s and he claimed "LSU (broadcasting) wouldn't know what to do without me. They couldn't function." I swear. I was a fan but the arrogance was ridiculous.
Last time I spoke with him in 2010, I mentioned to him about retiring since he is in his mid 60s and he claimed "LSU (broadcasting) wouldn't know what to do without me. They couldn't function." I swear. I was a fan but the arrogance was ridiculous.
Posted on 10/15/12 at 1:31 pm to Capt ST
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"This ball is hit deep! It could carry! Caught by SS in shallow left! My, my, my."
-signed every joke about every baseball announcer in the history of the sport.
People used to say the same shite about Harry Carry and Jack Buck.
Posted on 10/15/12 at 1:36 pm to vjp819
People are going to hate on him until he's gone. Then they'll forget all the frick ups and put a statue outside TS to honor him for his longevity. 
Posted on 10/15/12 at 1:38 pm to Cajun Revolution
he was making a joke. surely he knows just as we all do, that no matter what job any of us have our employer wouldn't miss a beat if we just up and quit, and hire the next guy in line.
Posted on 10/15/12 at 1:38 pm to tigerpimpbot
Posted on 10/15/12 at 1:38 pm to tigerpimpbot
"Jeremy Phillips".......
go back and listen to last weeks broadcast!!!
go back and listen to last weeks broadcast!!!
Posted on 10/15/12 at 1:39 pm to nicholastiger
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Honoring Hawthorne for 30 years as LSU play by play
If your talking about football he started in 1983..which would make it 29 if I am not mistaken. Maybe they are counting form when he started with basketball.
Posted on 10/15/12 at 1:40 pm to clamdip
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clamdip
quote:
"now you can retire! Please?"
But you won't will you?
Posted on 10/15/12 at 1:59 pm to Gray Tiger
I can't do Jim's job.
He can't do mine either.
That doesn't mean he shouldn't attempt to get better at his as I do with mine. Yeah, things happen fast and missing a play or player can happen. But his overall attitude during the games is terrible. Perk up, Jim.
He can't do mine either.
That doesn't mean he shouldn't attempt to get better at his as I do with mine. Yeah, things happen fast and missing a play or player can happen. But his overall attitude during the games is terrible. Perk up, Jim.
Posted on 10/15/12 at 2:09 pm to TigerTreyjpg
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I'll never get the disdain for Jim Hawthorne
Like hating on Kate Upton, its the "Internet Cool" thing to do on here.
I love Jim Hawthorne. He does a fine job.
Posted on 10/15/12 at 2:16 pm to TigerTreyjpg
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I'll never get the disdain for Jim Hawthorne. I love the guy, and I am old enough to remember John Ferguson. I don't think he's a technically superior announcer or anything, but he's also not deserving of the jabs he takes either.
AGREED
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