St Louis Cardinal Fans (1 Viewer)

[BlueDemon]

It really irked me when the Sox Brass let Rooney go after the 2005 Series. Almost as much as when the Blackhawks let Foley go the 1st time. At least Rocky was smart enough to bring the melon head Foley back to Chicago. I was down in Evansville today and heard John Rooney calling the Redbirds game on the Radio. Maybe bringing Rooney back is what the Sox need to turn this thing around?

 

[Limp Ditka]

me some John Rooney.

MLB ATBAT app reminds me of how much I miss him in the Sox booth all too often.

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Someone told me that the current radio guy for the White Sox was a journeyman pitcher whose claim to fame is breaking someone's jaw with a pitch.

 

[Limp Ditka]

never knew this....

May 8, 1979 - During an 8-7 loss to Texas‚ Kansas City loses 2 regulars‚ both as a result of being hit by pitches from Ed Farmer. OF Al Cowens suffers a fractured jaw and will miss 21 games. 2B Frank White sustains a broken hand and will sit out 33 contests. Farmer will be traded 3 times in the next 12 months. On June 20‚ 1980‚ Cowens will hit a grounder off Farmer and charge the mound.

Jun 20, 1980 - White Sox reliever Ed Farmer swears he will take criminal action against Detroit's Al Cowens following an on-field brawl in Chicago. Cowens hit a grounder to SS‚ and then charged the mound instead of running to 1B. The action stemmed from an incident a year earlier when a Farmer pitch shattered Cowens' jaw. AL prexy Lee MacPhail will suspend Cowens for 7 games. The Tigers win 5-3 in 11 innings.

Sep 1, 1980 - Tigers OF Al Cowens and White Sox reliever Ed Farmer publicly end their long-running feud by shaking hands at home plate prior to Chicago's 11-3 win at Tiger Stadium. The feud began in 1979 when Farmer broke Cowens' jaw with a pitch‚ and flared again this June 20th when Cowens hit a ground ball off Farmer and attacked the pitcher instead of running to 1B. Cowens was suspended for 7 games and a warrant was issued for his arrest in Illinois‚ forcing him to skip last week's Tigers-White Sox series in Chicago. Farmer agreed to drop the charges in exchange for a handshake‚ and the 2 players brought out the lineup cards before today's game.

 

[Brady Marino]

We'll give him back only for Alexi Ramirez.

Seriously, I love Rooney and I think most Cardinals fans do too.

 

[BlueDemon]

I really believe the TV folk thought they were losing to much of their audience to radio. Hawk is really hard to listen to at times, that even Stonie can help him out. I still prefer to listen to games on the radio as long as you have someone like a Rooney doing the play by play.