Who is Chicago's Best Broadcast Team?

I'm going to veer slightly off the standard real estate course today and talk about another of my favorite subjects: baseball. Ok, so it's Chicago baseball so technically it falls under the general heading of "what's happening in Chicago and why you would want to buy a house here."

We are blessed to not only have 2 pro teams in this city but also 4 great broadcast duos: t.v. and radio teams for both the Cubs and Sox.

While much is made of the Northsider's beloved radio team of Ron Santo and Pat Hughes, I have to say I am really enjoying the Sox radio team of Ed Farmer and Steve Stone. This is remarkable because I am not a big Ed Farmer fan. In the past I've found him to be arrogant and downright annoying. When he partnered with the less-experienced Chris Singleton a few years ago, his domination of the microphone became too much for me. I really couldn't even listen to the broadcast.

Steve Stone on the other hand is one of the best in the game, period. He knows the game inside and out--not just the Sox but all of baseball past and present. He has a great sense of humor but he's not a ham. What's more he's just a class guy. I recently heard him on the radio talking glowingly about the man whom he replaced--Singleton. That kind of humility is in short supply these days. He has actually made it possible for me to stomach Ed Farmer. It's as if Farmer knows that Stone is every bit his equal and has elevated his own game.

Next time you're near a radio tune in for a Sox game on 670 am WSCR. If you want to more of Steve Stone's baseball musings, check out his podcasts & interviews here.

Thanks for indulging me. Tomorrow it's back to real estate...although baseball is a lot more fun to blog about...