Jason Benetti, the play-by-play announcer for Chicago White Sox television broadcasts, is leaving the Sox to become the play-by-play guy in Detroit. Yes! Detroit! Benetti grew up in the Chicago area as a White Sox fan, and attended Homewood-Flossmoor High School in the Southern Suburbs. And why is he leaving his dream job after 8 years? He says he is looking for new challenges, and the position being offered is exactly what he was looking for. I did hear that there was some friction with White Sox managenment about his taking time off to do various national broadcasts, but whether that was a factor in his decision, I don't know. I really am sorry to hear that he is leaving. I really enjoyed the back and forth repartee between Jason, seen on the left in the photograph above, and color guy Steve Stone, on the right. They made the broadcasts very entertaining, even as the team struggled to win games this past season. Hopefully, they can find a suitable replacement, since viewers will need a reason to tune into White Sox games for the next few years, or possibly next few decades, while they try to rebuild the team. Which gives me an idea. Perhaps they should try to steal Bob Uecker, who played play-by-play broadcaster Harry Doyle in the movie Major League, away from the Milwaukee Brewers. After all, the Chicago Cubs already took manager Craig Counsell away from those Brewers just a few days ago. Why not Uecker too? Be sure to mention my name. It will no doubt impress him.
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