jason benetti

Host Brandon Contes interviews Fox broadcaster and new voice of the Detroit Tigers Jason Benetti. Brandon and Jason discuss a wide range of topics including working with Bill Walton, Kevin Brown's suspension from the Orioles, having cerebral palsy, leaving the Chicago White Sox to become the TV voice of the Detroit Tigers, and more.

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-:37: Being the voice of the Detroit Tigers
-1:12: White Sox voice being a “dream job”
-3:05: Being a White Sox fan while calling games
-4:39: Is it easier or harder to call games of a team being a fan of?
-7:23: Why was Detroit the right fit?
-8:46: Relationship with White Sox front office 
-9:59: Complaints from Jerry Reinsdorf?
-11:21: Is Reinsdorf the same owner with the White Sox as he is with the Bulls?
-13:31: Surprised by the press and attention about getting the Tigers job
-16:08: Striving to have a deep connection to fans on a local MLB broadcast
-20:01: Did the Kevin Brown situation play a role in Jason going to the Tigers?
-22:01: Would Jason have trouble working for a team that wouldn’t allow him to be critical of that team?
-25:01: Interviewing for the Tigers
-27:16: Challenge of replacing Hawk Harrelson
-28:50: White Sox hiring Tony La Russa
-30:25: La Russa sleeping in dugout
-32:11: Being in the clubhouse and be available to the team before the game
-34:20: Tigers analysts
-35:09: Having a say in broadcast partners?
-35:57: Doing national broadcasts along with local broadcasts
-36:27: Is local MLB broadcasting always going to be a part of Jason’s career?
-38:55: Having cerebral palsy and being a broadcaster
-41:33: Being self-conscious about being on camera
-42:35: Going to law school
-44:27: Who would make a better attorney? Jason or Bill Walton?
-46:21: Working with Walton
-47:19: Things Walton said on the broadcast that surprised Jason?
-50:12: Having trust in Walton’s filter for a national audience

White Sox fans are gitty about the potential of Eloy Jimenez, the prized prospect who has shown a flare for the dramatic since the White Sox acquired him in the Jose Quintana trade. In this podcast, Chuck Garfien speaks with Jason Benetti who talks about what it was like calling the game on Saturday when Jimenez came off the bench in a game he wasn’t supposed to play and hit the go-ahead home run against the Cubs. They discuss why Jimenez could be a superstar with the White Sox, if it will be difficult for Rick Hahn to keep him in the minors and much more. Plus, Benetti gives Sox fans a sleeper White Sox player in 2018 and he helps Chuck fill out his NCAA Tournament bracket.  

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We took the White Sox Talk Podcast to White Sox fans for our first remote podcast at Reggie’s Bar in the South Loop. White Sox play by play announcer Jason Benetti joined the crew for to talk about taking over for Hawk Harrelson and what the White Sox will do this off-season. Will they trade Jose Abreu or Avi Garcia? When will Eloy Jimenez and Michael Kopech make their White Sox debuts? Benetti, Garfien, Hayes, McGuffey and Kamka predict what free agents the White Sox will sign this winter and a whole lot more.  

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