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Old 05-04-2008, 08:20 PM   #50 (permalink)
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I don't care for Farmer, and only tolerated him because he and Rooney seemed to have a "smart" sort of chemistry. As you say, more aptly, Rooney "reined him in." I haven't listed to a Sox game since a few weeks into the 2006 campaign.
If you get a chance to, the broadcast has been dramatically improved because Chris Singleton has been replaced by a consummate professional in Steve Stone. Stoney is far better at keeping Farmer under control, as he managaes to redirect the broadcast back into baseball territory when Farmer's tangents start to cross the line from amusing to annoying.

Supposedly, it's just a one-year thing, but I wouldn't mind at all if it continued after this season.
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I'm trying to help you here. Eriq is notoriously obscure and we've been working for years at mainstreaming him. All I suggest is that you try to be a bit more lenient with him as he tries to normalize, as I believe supportive criticism will be more warmly received by Eriq than if he is made to feel threatened.
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