Ed Farmer a former pitcher and longtime broadcaster for the Chicago White Sox passed away at the age of 70 as reported in the Chicago Tribune and by Chuck Garfien who is the sideline reporter for Chicago White Sox on tv, https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/w...r-and-radio-broadcaster-ed-farmer-passes-away , he was born on October 18t, 1949 in Evergreen Park. He played for the Chicago White Sox from 1979 to 1981 in which he was traded to the White Sox from the Texas Rangers during the season. In 1990 he almost died as he was informed that without a kidney transplant he would die, and he called his brother Tom with the bad news, almost immediately Tom offered his brother his kidney. And in 1991 Ed Farmer was back with the White Sox in the broadcast booth with John Rooney. John Rooney left the Chicago White Sox after the 2005 World Series season, and he took over the job full time, and then joined by current radio analyst Darrin Jackson in 2009. He died yesterday, so far I am not seeing what the cause of his death.
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Chicago White Sox pitcher and radio voice Ed Farmer dies at the age of 70
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Sad news. Did Ed Farmer ever do TV for the Sox?
A good broadcaster and a good guy. RIP!
That's what makes COVID-19 the powerful threat to the health-care system it is. People are still dying of kidney disease, liver disease, cancer, emphysema and dozens of other long-term afflictions that require hospitalization, as well as heart attacks, strokes, accidents, etc., that keep ERs quite busy in normal times. Now a large number of people are going to be getting very sick over a very short period, on top of all that other "routine" health trouble.
Are you sure about that, but it would make sense
While I want to say no, but i would seriously doubt he did, when he joined as a broadcast as a broadcast, Ken "Hawk" Harrelson was back in his second and final stint as the tv play-play man for the Chicago White Sox, and I am not sure if at any point he did tv for them, or filled in. Hawks' tv partners were this Tom "Wimpy" Paciorek from 1990 to 1999, then Darrin "DJ" Jackson from 2000 to 2008, then Steve Stone from 2009-2018. Steve Stone as I am sure you know was Harry Caray's color analyst for 15 seasons starting in 1983 and lasting until Harry Caray died in 1998, then his grandson Chip Caray replaced him as tv play-by-play man, they worked together for 2 seasons. In 2000 Steve Stone took a 2 year break from the booth, returning for the 2003 season, and they both left the Cubs after the 2004 season. This would be better answered by a true Chicago White Sox fan that would have paid a lot better attention to games, that had both regular and cable tv. I am not sure how many games either three man that filled the color analyst chair for games on tv. Ken Harrelson cut back on his schedule in 2016, but calling road games, and only 3 home games, which one was the home opener and then the two Cubs games that was scheduled, and then did the same schedule for 2017, expect for the home opener was postponed by rain. 2018 season he had announced to be his last season, where he cut back his schedule even more by only doing 20 games, which was the Sunday home games for the Chicago White Sox. For the games he didn't call Jason Benetti, did which in 2018 he took over almost still full time expect for the Sunday home games, but also adding road games to. And starting the 2019 season Jason Benetti, became the full time announcer. If he did do games on TV who would have filled in for him on radio? When Steve Stone has taken games off, in the 2010's Hakw would even be reunited with Tom Paciorek.
Yep I ma sure that the White Sox weren't expecting this news, as from what I heard John Williams and WGN radio sports director and morning sports anchor Dave Eanet in the 9 o'clock hour, Dave Eanet brought up that he did the first game, but with his health problems, that had him take the rest of spring training games, that WGN Radio has broadcasted Andy Masur filled in for him in Arizona. And that of course was before MLB shut down the rest of spring training because of the cornavirus. John Williams also talked and got memories from Andy Masur, and radio producer Dave Zaslowski. Here is the podcast if you want to hear the interview from this morning https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/...owski-remember-white-sox-announcer-ed-farmer/ . I hate to speculate to much on this, I don't know and I am sure that they don't know who will replace him on broadcasts whenever the MLB baseball season does get started. Andy Masur is capable of doing it, towards the end of last season, he also filled in for him I don't have the exact count of games.
Which is why Illinois still has in place a say at home order through April 30th. Residents can leave their homes for essential trips like groceries, pharmacy, picking up foods from restaurants, or going through the drive thru, going for walks and essential trips, and after that go home.
Yes, Ed had kidney trouble for a long time and had a transplant years ago.
I don't believe he ever did Sox TV on a regular basis. He may have filled in when they were short a broadcaster.
Did you not seen my original post that I had made a mention of that, or that he had gotten it from his brother?
I don't believe he had either on a regular basis, and even if he did who would have filled in for him on the radio? And I have never been a die hard White Sox fan that have really pid attention to their broadcasts.
Last night Adam Hodge and Andy Masur joined Jon Hansen on the air to remember Ed Farmer, as Andy Masur was on earlier that morning with John Williams, and here is the podcast with Jon Hansen last night https://wgnradio.com/pinch-hitters/...-reflect-on-the-life-and-legacy-of-ed-farmer/ , for any of you that want to take the time to listen to it. I haven't myself the total running time is 28 minutes and 27 seconds, so you are looking at almost a good half hour long.
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