White Sox radio now set in [Steve] Stone

Chicago Tribune ^ | March 5, 2008 | Teddy Greenstein

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For years he heard, "Where's Harry?"

Now Steve Stone might get this question: "Where's Ozzie?"

Stone, who it seemed would be associated forever with Cubs television, is switching to White Sox radio. He will replace Chris Singleton, who is set to join ESPN's "Baseball Tonight."

"Life takes strange turns," Stone said.

As recently as Sunday, Stone planned to call just 13 Friday Sox home games, serve as a three-days-a-week baseball analyst for WSCR-AM 670 and perhaps continue his postseason work for TBS.

Then Sox vice president Brooks Boyer called to ask if he wanted a roster spot on the Sox broadcast team. Within 36 hours, the one-year contract was done.

"It was one of the easiest negotiations I've ever encountered," Score program director Mitch Rosen said. "All parties wanted this to happen and there wasn't a lot of time."

Stone will make his Sox debut Friday and is slated to call 150 regular-season games.

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Easily the best addition the Sox have made during the off-season, with the possible exception of Orlando Cabrera. Stone will make listening to an average team bearable.

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Sad day for Cubs fans like me. I wish the Cubs could have gotten Stoney back into the booth at Wrigley. He and Harry together back in the day were golden.

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I don’t remember if Stone came over to replace Singleton or Jackson, while one or the other’s wife was having her baby, but it was like a breath of fresh air. Everyone I know that listened to those broadcasts simply said, “sign that guy now.”

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I may even watch the Sox from time to time if they got rid of Hawk Harrelson. That guys is absolutely brutal.