Former Chicago White Sox pitcher - and Chicago Cubs analyst Steve Stone has signed a six-year deal with the White Sox to be their television analyst along side Hawk Harrison, replacing Darrin Jackson in the process.
Except for a stint when Joe Carter was in the booth, Stone was the Cubs analyst alongside Haray Caray and later Chip Caray for 22 years until 2004 when he and the younger Caray were replaced by Len Kasper and Bob Brenly.
Darrin Jackson was the analyst for the last nine years, replacing Tom Pachoiek in 1999. Jackson has been offered the radio analyst position Stone is vacating, but Jackson has reported as saying he won't made a decision until after the current season ends.
White Sox officials hope the move boosts TV ratings, which has lagged behind the Cubs for decades.
2 comments:
As soon as the Sox signed Steve Stone to a radio deal, it was only a matter of time for this to be announced. Even as a die-hard Sox fan, I always loved Stone's commentary on Cubs telecasts. This isn't a knock on Darrin Jackson (honestly, I'd rather have him stay in the TV booth as opposed to Hawk) - I think that he has improved a lot over the past several years and is deserving of a major league job. Hopefully, he'll take the Sox radio gig to stay in town.
Agree on all counts. I'm a die-hard White Sox fan too, but always enjoyed Steve Stone in the booth. He knows baseball.
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