Sox fans were anything but quiet three weeks ago when the team announced Benetti's departure and the Tigers announced his arrival. Benetti had developed a kinship with fans, having grown up in Homewood as one of them. He understood them.
Benetti was good for the Sox' brand. He has a national following from his work at ESPN and now Fox. Granted, Benetti missed Sox games because of those commitments, and that became a point of contention with the team. But whenever he was on the air elsewhere, many viewers knew he was the Sox' guy, and others likely came away impressed with him.
There's another announcer in town who's in a similar situation to the one Benetti was in. He works for Reinsdorf, he's adored by fans and he misses games because he also appears nationally on Fox - Bulls TV voice Adam Amin. Yet, there are no fault lines in his relationship with the team, and the Bulls have no problem accommodating his busy fall schedule.
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