Talk:Ken Harrelson

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Whomever inserted the POV content should be ashamed. Was that you, Mariotti?

--35th and Shields 03:14, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

I edited this a little bit to make it a little less POV, cutting out the harshest statements, even though Harrelson really doesn't deserve it. If somebody who doesn't believe this man isn't a huge disgrace to baseball wants to further edit it, by all means, go ahead. --User:uglatto

I always thought that the term "carmines" was used by several announcers, not just the Hawk. Can anyone confirm this?

Either way, I'm removing "The Tribe". The Indians refer to themselves as this when they're being announced. Teemu08 17:19, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

This page is so laughably bad that I'm making my first post in Wiki discussion just to laugh at it. Bwahahahaha!

Agreed. This page is truely awful. Anyone who contributed should be embarassed. How can you not elaborate on his attempt at pro golf? Sure it was almost as bad as his GM career and equally as laughable as his broadcasting style, but it should be mentioned.

The sentence that states that "Many have criticized him for the monotony of his voice, his repetitive and predictable and over the top calls, and his frequent long stretches of silence while calling a game, especially if the White Sox play on the field is subpar" is clearly POV. This article is terribly POV, and I suggest at least a partial rewrite. Jwkpiano1 03:05, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

"Extremely annoying catchphrases?" Sounds biased to me. I, for one, find whoever the Yankees radio announcer is to be "extremely annoying. "An a-bomb....from A-Rod!" Please. The "extremely annoying" part should be removed. I'm sure that any sports fan has been annoyed by some announcer. Doesn't mean that the phrase "extremely annoying" should apply to everybody.

He is known as one of the ultimate "homer" broadcasters, as fans of the White Sox naturally love him, and fans of the opposing team do not enjoy his style of play-by-play.

This sentence doesn't even make sense; what does being an "ultimate homer broadcaster" have to do with opposing fans (allegedly) disliking him?

Harrelson is known for his often used and arguably annoying catchphrases such as...

Putting the word "arguably" in front of "annoying" doesn't make it NPOV.

...as well as referring to the White Sox as "the good guys" or "our Sox".

I'm sure there are hundreds of sports broadcasters who routinely refer to their team with similar adulation.

I'm not really interested in fixing this article, but someone please do it. 68.200.107.111 16:53, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

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