Steve Stone (baseball player)
Encyclopedia
Steven Michael Stone is an American former Major League Baseball
player, and current sportscaster
and author.
In 1980, he was the AL Cy Young Award winner, and an American League All Star, finishing the season with a record of 25–7. He is one of the best Jewish pitchers in major league history.
for Ohio
high school baseball Coach Jim Humpall. Growing up he also won several tennis championships, was a ping pong champion, and was a proficient golfer.
At Kent State University
, Stone was an outstanding pitcher and his catcher was Thurman Munson
. He was selected to the All Mid-American Conference
team, and was named team captain as a junior. He had a 2.00 ERA in the Cape Cod League in 1968. He also starred on the bowling and volleyball teams. He became a Brother in Alpha Epsilon Pi
Fraternity
. He graduated in 1970 with a teaching degree in history and government.
in the 16th round of the draft, but did not sign. In February 1969 he was drafted by the San Francisco Giants
in the 4th round of the draft (secondary phase).
In November 1972, after suffering a sore arm, Stone was traded by the Giants with Ken Henderson
to the Chicago White Sox
for Tom Bradley.
to the Chicago Cubs
for Ron Santo
.
In 1975 he was 12–8 and pitched 214.3 innings.
and undertaking cryotherapy
after refusing surgery and cortisone
injections, he signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox
for $60,000 ($ today), turning down offers from 4 other teams.
In 1977 he was 15–12. During that year on August 29 Stone gave up a home run to Cleveland Indians second baseman Duane Kuiper
– Kuiper's only career home run in 3,379 at bats.
, again turning down 4 other offers.
In 1979 Stone was 11–7, and was 7th in the league in fewest hits allowed per 9 innings pitched (8.37).
His best year was , when he went 25–7 for the Orioles, won the Cy Young Award
and The Sporting News
Pitcher of the Year Award, and came in 9th in the AL MVP voting. Stone's relief pitchers did not blow a save for him all season until his last start of the year.
Stone had decided to try for one big year, throwing more curveball
s – over 50% – at the expense of his arm. He led the league in wins and won-lost percentage (.781), and was 2nd in games started (37), 7th in ERA (3.23), strikeouts (149), hits allowed/9 IP (8.04), and hit batsmen (6), and 9th in innings (250.7). At one point, he had won 14 games in a row. He also pitched 3 perfect innings in the All-Star Game that year.
"I used to try not to lose before," Stone said in 1980. "Now, when I go out, I go out to win every time, and I'm certain I am. I try to envision myself literally walking off the mound a winner. I allow no negatives in my thinking. When certain ones start creeping in, I erase them and make it like a blank blackboard waiting to be filled in with things like, 'The team is going to play well, is going to score some runs, I'm going to throw strikes, I'm going to win.' "
The heavy curveball diet took its toll, and Stone struggled with tendinitis in 1981, going 4–7 with a 4.60 ERA, and retiring a year after his best season at age 34.
He is one of the best Jewish pitchers in major league history.
Through July 2011, Stone was third among Jewish pitchers in career wins (107) and strikeouts (1,065), behind Ken Holtzman
and Sandy Koufax
and directly ahead of Jason Marquis
, and 9th in games pitched (320), behind Barry Latman
. Reminiscing about Sandy Koufax's influence on him and others when he was a child, he said "He gave little Jewish boys some hope."
for the WGN
television
broadcasts of the Chicago Cubs
, teaming for 14 years with Hall of Fame announcer Harry Caray
. After Harry Caray's death in February 1998, Stone was paired with Caray's grandson Chip Caray. Stone left the booth due to health reasons in 2000, including a case of Coccidioidomycosis
, and returned to the Cubs booth in 2003 and 2004.
) hit a home run off Cubs pitcher Mike Remlinger
to give the Reds
the lead.
Stone expressed frustration with Cubs manager Dusty Baker
for not controlling his players. At one point during the 2004 season, Kent Mercker
called the broadcast booth from the bullpen during a game to complain about comments made, also confronting Stone in a hotel lobby. Among the comments that reportedly irked Mercker were Chip Caray's praise of Houston Astros
pitcher Roy Oswalt
. It was also reported that Mercker and left fielder Moisés Alou
shouted at Stone on a team charter plane to a road game in 2004, and that Alou tried to have Stone and Caray banned from the team charter flights.
On September 30, 2004, in the wake of a 12-inning loss to the Cincinnati Reds
that all but eliminated the Cubs, Stone strongly criticized the team. "The truth of this situation is [this is] an extremely talented bunch of guys who want to look at all directions except where they should really look, and kind of make excuses for what happened...This team should have won the wild-card [playoff berth] by six, seven games. No doubt about it." The comments stunned manager Baker, and were a factor in Stone's resignation as a Cub broadcaster the following month.
station WSCR
to provide commentary and host a weekly talk show
, hosted on Mondays by Terry Boers and Dan Bernstein
, on Tuesdays by Mike North
, and on Thursdays by Brian Hanley
and Mike Mulligan. He was also hired by ESPN to work some of that network's baseball telecasts.
In early August 2007, Stone filled in for Chicago White Sox color commentator Darrin Jackson
, while Jackson took leave for the birth of his child, during which he successfully predicted a walk-off home run by Juan Uribe
in extra innings. In October 2007, Stone called postseason games for TBS, partnered with play-by-play announcer Ted Robinson
. On March 4, 2008, Stone was named the color commentator for White Sox radio broadcasts for the 2008 season on WSCR
AM670 The Score, replacing Chris Singleton, who moved to ESPN
's Baseball Tonight
.
On September 13, 2008, Stone accepted the job as the color commentator for the White Sox Television Broadcasts for six years beginning with the 2009 season. He said he enjoys being in the booth with Hawk Harrelson, stating that he likes his nickname "Stone Pony." Many Cub fans refer to him as "Steve Bitter-man"
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
player, and current sportscaster
Sportscaster
In sports broadcasting, a commentator gives a running commentary of a game or event in real time, usually during a live broadcast. The comments are normally a voiceover, with the sounds of the action and spectators also heard in the background. In the case of television commentary, the commentator...
and author.
In 1980, he was the AL Cy Young Award winner, and an American League All Star, finishing the season with a record of 25–7. He is one of the best Jewish pitchers in major league history.
Early life
Stone, who is Jewish, was born in Euclid, Ohio, a Cleveland suburb. Stone played high school ball at Charles F. Brush High SchoolCharles F. Brush High School
Charles F. Brush High School is a public high school in Lyndhurst, Ohio. The school is named for Charles F. Brush, the Ohio-born inventor of the arc light, an invention which, until recently, the school's student newspaper was named after....
for Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
high school baseball Coach Jim Humpall. Growing up he also won several tennis championships, was a ping pong champion, and was a proficient golfer.
At Kent State University
Kent State University
Kent State University is a public research university located in Kent, Ohio, United States. The university has eight campuses around the northeast Ohio region with the main campus in Kent being the largest...
, Stone was an outstanding pitcher and his catcher was Thurman Munson
Thurman Munson
Thurman Lee Munson was an American Major League Baseball catcher. He played his entire 11-year career for the New York Yankees...
. He was selected to the All Mid-American Conference
Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members...
team, and was named team captain as a junior. He had a 2.00 ERA in the Cape Cod League in 1968. He also starred on the bowling and volleyball teams. He became a Brother in Alpha Epsilon Pi
Alpha Epsilon Pi
Alpha Epsilon Pi , the Global Jewish college fraternity, has 155 active chapters in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and Israel with a membership of over 9,000 undergraduates...
Fraternity
Fraternities and sororities
Fraternities and sororities are fraternal social organizations for undergraduate students. In Latin, the term refers mainly to such organizations at colleges and universities in the United States, although it is also applied to analogous European groups also known as corporations...
. He graduated in 1970 with a teaching degree in history and government.
Draft
In 1968 he was drafted by the Cleveland IndiansCleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...
in the 16th round of the draft, but did not sign. In February 1969 he was drafted by the San Francisco Giants
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
in the 4th round of the draft (secondary phase).
Minor league career
From 1969–71 Stone pitched in the minor leagues, compiling a 32–24 record and striking out nearly a batter an inning.San Francisco Giants (1971–72)
Breaking the stereotype of ballplayers in his era, Stone said:Charlie FoxCharlie FoxCharles Francis Fox was an American manager, general manager, scout, coach—and, briefly, a catcher—in Major League Baseball...
(manager of the Giants in 1971) felt the only way a ballplayer could perform was to chew tobacco, wear a sloppy uniform and, as he put it, not be afraid to get a bloody nose, and eat, drink and sleep baseball. I never thought a bloody nose was all that comfortable, and tobacco upsets my stomach. I like to eat – but not baseball – and I never thought sleeping with the game would be all that enjoyable. I think he thought reading hurt your eyes.
In November 1972, after suffering a sore arm, Stone was traded by the Giants with Ken Henderson
Ken Henderson
Kenneth Joseph Henderson was an outfielder for the San Francisco Giants , Chicago White Sox , Atlanta Braves , Texas Rangers , New York Mets , Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs .He helped the Giants to win the National League Western Division in 1971 and the Reds to win the NL West in...
to the Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
for Tom Bradley.
Chicago White Sox (1973)
In 1973 he was 4th in the AL in strikeouts per 9 innings pitched (7.04), and 8th in hit batsmen (7).Chicago Cubs (1974–76)
In December 1973 he was traded by the White Sox with Jim Kremmel, Ken Frailing, and Steve SwisherSteve Swisher
Steven Eugene Swisher is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, and San Diego Padres from 1974 to 1982. Swisher was elected to the 1976 National League All-Star team with the Cubs but did not play in the game...
to the Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
for Ron Santo
Ron Santo
Ronald Edward Santo was an American professional baseball player and long-time radio sports commentator. He played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1974, most notably as the third baseman for the Chicago Cubs. A nine-time All-Star, he was a powerful hitter who was also a good defensive...
.
In 1975 he was 12–8 and pitched 214.3 innings.
Chicago White Sox (1977–78)
In November 1976, after suffering a torn rotator cuffRotator cuff
In anatomy, the rotator cuff is the group of muscles and their tendons that act to stabilize the shoulder. The four muscles of the rotator cuff, along with the teres major muscle, the coracobrachialis muscle and the deltoid, make up the seven scapulohumeral muscles of the human body.-Function:The...
and undertaking cryotherapy
Cryotherapy
Cryotherapy is the local or general use of low temperatures in medical therapy or the removal of heat from a body part. The term "cryotherapy" comes from the Greek cryo meaning cold and the word therapy meaning cure...
after refusing surgery and cortisone
Cortisone
Cortisone is a steroid hormone. It is one of the main hormones released by the adrenal gland in response to stress. In chemical structure, it is a corticosteroid closely related to corticosterone. It is used to treat a variety of ailments and can be administered intravenously, orally,...
injections, he signed as a free agent with the Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
for $60,000 ($ today), turning down offers from 4 other teams.
In 1977 he was 15–12. During that year on August 29 Stone gave up a home run to Cleveland Indians second baseman Duane Kuiper
Duane Kuiper
Duane Eugene Kuiper is a former Major League Baseball second baseman, and is currently a five-time Emmy award-winning radio and television sportscaster for the San Francisco Giants...
– Kuiper's only career home run in 3,379 at bats.
Baltimore Orioles (1979–81)
In November 1978, he signed a 4-year, $760,000 ($ today) deal as a free agent with the Baltimore OriolesBaltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
, again turning down 4 other offers.
In 1979 Stone was 11–7, and was 7th in the league in fewest hits allowed per 9 innings pitched (8.37).
His best year was , when he went 25–7 for the Orioles, won the Cy Young Award
Cy Young Award
The Cy Young Award is an honor given annually in baseball to the best pitchers in Major League Baseball , one each for the American League and National League . The award was first introduced in 1956 by Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick in honor of Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young, who died in 1955...
and The Sporting News
The Sporting News
Sporting News is an American-based sports magazine. It was established in 1886, and it became the dominant American publication covering baseball — so much so that it acquired the nickname "The Bible of Baseball"...
Pitcher of the Year Award, and came in 9th in the AL MVP voting. Stone's relief pitchers did not blow a save for him all season until his last start of the year.
Stone had decided to try for one big year, throwing more curveball
Curveball
The curveball is a type of pitch in baseball thrown with a characteristic grip and hand movement that imparts forward spin to the ball causing it to dive in a downward path as it approaches the plate. Its close relatives are the slider and the slurve. The "curve" of the ball varies from pitcher to...
s – over 50% – at the expense of his arm. He led the league in wins and won-lost percentage (.781), and was 2nd in games started (37), 7th in ERA (3.23), strikeouts (149), hits allowed/9 IP (8.04), and hit batsmen (6), and 9th in innings (250.7). At one point, he had won 14 games in a row. He also pitched 3 perfect innings in the All-Star Game that year.
"I used to try not to lose before," Stone said in 1980. "Now, when I go out, I go out to win every time, and I'm certain I am. I try to envision myself literally walking off the mound a winner. I allow no negatives in my thinking. When certain ones start creeping in, I erase them and make it like a blank blackboard waiting to be filled in with things like, 'The team is going to play well, is going to score some runs, I'm going to throw strikes, I'm going to win.' "
The heavy curveball diet took its toll, and Stone struggled with tendinitis in 1981, going 4–7 with a 4.60 ERA, and retiring a year after his best season at age 34.
He is one of the best Jewish pitchers in major league history.
Through July 2011, Stone was third among Jewish pitchers in career wins (107) and strikeouts (1,065), behind Ken Holtzman
Ken Holtzman
Kenneth Dale Holtzman is a left-handed former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played most of his career for the Chicago Cubs and Oakland Athletics...
and Sandy Koufax
Sandy Koufax
Sanford "Sandy" Koufax is a former left-handed baseball pitcher who played his entire 12-year Major League Baseball career for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers...
and directly ahead of Jason Marquis
Jason Marquis
Jason Scott Marquis is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He previously pitched for the Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, Washington Nationals and Arizona Diamondbacks....
, and 9th in games pitched (320), behind Barry Latman
Barry Latman
Arnold Barry Latman is a former professional baseball pitcher.-Career:He played all or part of 11 seasons in the majors, from until , for the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles/California Angels, and Houston Astros.He was an All Star in both 1961 and 1962...
. Reminiscing about Sandy Koufax's influence on him and others when he was a child, he said "He gave little Jewish boys some hope."
Sportscasting career
In 1983, Stone became a color commentatorColor commentator
A color commentator is a sports commentator who assists the play-by-play announcer, often by filling in any time when play is not in progress. The color analyst and main commentator will often exchange comments freely throughout the broadcast, when the play-by-play announcer is not describing the...
for the WGN
WGN-TV
WGN-TV, virtual channel 9 , is the CW-affiliated television station in Chicago, Illinois built, signed on, and owned by the Tribune Company. WGN-TV's studios and offices are located at 2501 W...
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
broadcasts of the Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
, teaming for 14 years with Hall of Fame announcer Harry Caray
Harry Caray
Harry Caray, born Harry Christopher Carabina, was an American baseball broadcaster on radio and television. He covered four Major League Baseball teams, beginning with a long tenure calling the games of the St...
. After Harry Caray's death in February 1998, Stone was paired with Caray's grandson Chip Caray. Stone left the booth due to health reasons in 2000, including a case of Coccidioidomycosis
Coccidioidomycosis
Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal disease caused by Coccidioides immitis or C. posadasii. It is endemic in certain parts of Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah and northwestern Mexico.C...
, and returned to the Cubs booth in 2003 and 2004.
Leaving the Cubs booth
Stone refused a contract extension as the Cubs color-man after the 2004 season amid a controversy involving Cubs players who felt he was being overly critical of their performance. Even so, he was a fan favorite. This was apparent at the Cubs' last home game of 2004, when, after the game had ended and all the players had left the field, nearly everyone left in the stadium looked up to the broadcast booth and chanted "Stoney! Stoney!" for several minutes. One reason he was so well-liked was his ability to accurately predict what might happen in various game situations, explaining to the audience why the strategy or pitch would be successful prior to the play. A famous example of this was him expressing "I wouldn't pitch to this guy" in a 2004 game, seconds before the batter (Adam DunnAdam Dunn
Adam Troy Dunn , nicknamed "Big Donkey", is an American Major League Baseball first baseman, outfielder, and designated hitter for the Chicago White Sox. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed....
) hit a home run off Cubs pitcher Mike Remlinger
Mike Remlinger
Michael John Remlinger is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. Remlinger has played with the San Francisco Giants , New York Mets , Cincinnati Reds , Atlanta Braves , Chicago Cubs , and the Boston Red Sox...
to give the Reds
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
the lead.
Stone expressed frustration with Cubs manager Dusty Baker
Dusty Baker
Johnnie B. "Dusty" Baker, Jr. is a former player and current manager in Major League Baseball, currently the manager of the Cincinnati Reds. He enjoyed a 19-year career as a hard-hitting outfielder, mostly with the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers...
for not controlling his players. At one point during the 2004 season, Kent Mercker
Kent Mercker
Kent Franklin Mercker is a retired Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He played for nine teams over his seventeen-year career....
called the broadcast booth from the bullpen during a game to complain about comments made, also confronting Stone in a hotel lobby. Among the comments that reportedly irked Mercker were Chip Caray's praise of Houston Astros
Houston Astros
The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team located in Houston, Texas. They are a member of the National League Central division. The Astros are expected to join the American League West division in 2013. Since , they have played their home games at Minute Maid Park, known as Enron Field...
pitcher Roy Oswalt
Roy Oswalt
Roy Edward Oswalt is an American Major League Baseball pitcher and Olympic gold medalist who is currently a free agent. Oswalt, a slender six-foot right-handed starting pitcher, is currently in his eleventh major league season...
. It was also reported that Mercker and left fielder Moisés Alou
Moisés Alou
Moisés Rojas Alou |Spanish:]] ; born July 3, 1966 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a former American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for 17 seasons in the National League. In 1,942 career games, Alou had a batting average of .303 with 2,134 hits, 421 doubles, 332 home runs, and 1,287 runs...
shouted at Stone on a team charter plane to a road game in 2004, and that Alou tried to have Stone and Caray banned from the team charter flights.
On September 30, 2004, in the wake of a 12-inning loss to the Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
that all but eliminated the Cubs, Stone strongly criticized the team. "The truth of this situation is [this is] an extremely talented bunch of guys who want to look at all directions except where they should really look, and kind of make excuses for what happened...This team should have won the wild-card [playoff berth] by six, seven games. No doubt about it." The comments stunned manager Baker, and were a factor in Stone's resignation as a Cub broadcaster the following month.
2005–present
In early 2005 Stone was hired by Chicago radioRadio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
station WSCR
WSCR
WSCR is a sports radio station in the Chicago, Illinois radio market. The station is owned by CBS Radio and transmits on 670 kHz on the AM dial. Its transmitter is located just off Army Trail Road in Bloomingdale, which is a western suburb of Chicago. It is known as "The Score," and has been on...
to provide commentary and host a weekly talk show
Talk show
A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....
, hosted on Mondays by Terry Boers and Dan Bernstein
Boers and Bernstein
Boers and Bernstein is an afternoon drive-time sports talk show on Chicago's WSCR hosted by former columnist Terry Boers and Dan Bernstein. The program airs weekday afternoons from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. On days when the Chicago White Sox have a 7:10 start time, the program will often be extended half...
, on Tuesdays by Mike North
Mike North
Mike North is an American radio sports personality working for Clear Channel Communications as a weekend host on their Fox Sports Radio subsidiary. He was the co-host of the Monsters in the Morning with Dan Jiggetts on Comcast SportsNet Chicago in 2009 and was a sports talk radio show host at WSCR...
, and on Thursdays by Brian Hanley
Brian Hanley
Brian Hanley is an Irish hurling manager and former player. He is the current manager of the Westmeath senior hurling team....
and Mike Mulligan. He was also hired by ESPN to work some of that network's baseball telecasts.
In early August 2007, Stone filled in for Chicago White Sox color commentator Darrin Jackson
Darrin Jackson
Darrin "D. J." Jay Jackson is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played 12 years for the Chicago Cubs , San Diego Padres , Toronto Blue Jays , New York Mets , Chicago White Sox , Minnesota Twins and Milwaukee Brewers...
, while Jackson took leave for the birth of his child, during which he successfully predicted a walk-off home run by Juan Uribe
Juan Uribe
Juan C. Uribe Tena is a Dominican Republic professional baseball infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball. He began his career in 1997 when he was signed to the Colorado Rockies, and played with the team until December 3, 2003 when he was traded to the Chicago White Sox...
in extra innings. In October 2007, Stone called postseason games for TBS, partnered with play-by-play announcer Ted Robinson
Ted Robinson (sportscaster)
Theodore "Ted" Robinson is an American sportscaster. He is currently the radio play-by-play announcer for the San Francisco 49ers, having taken over for longtime 49ers announcer, Joe Starkey, following Starkey's retirement in 2009.-Early life:Ted Robinson grew up in Rockville Centre, New York and...
. On March 4, 2008, Stone was named the color commentator for White Sox radio broadcasts for the 2008 season on WSCR
WSCR
WSCR is a sports radio station in the Chicago, Illinois radio market. The station is owned by CBS Radio and transmits on 670 kHz on the AM dial. Its transmitter is located just off Army Trail Road in Bloomingdale, which is a western suburb of Chicago. It is known as "The Score," and has been on...
AM670 The Score, replacing Chris Singleton, who moved to ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
's Baseball Tonight
Baseball Tonight
Baseball Tonight is a program that airs on ESPN. The show, which recapitulates the day's Major League Baseball action, has been on the air since 1990.-Air times:...
.
On September 13, 2008, Stone accepted the job as the color commentator for the White Sox Television Broadcasts for six years beginning with the 2009 season. He said he enjoys being in the booth with Hawk Harrelson, stating that he likes his nickname "Stone Pony." Many Cub fans refer to him as "Steve Bitter-man"
Other activities
In 1999, Stone, along with Barry Rozner of the Chicago suburban area Daily Herald, authored Where's Harry?, a memoir of his experiences with Caray in the WGN booth.See also
- List of Major League Baseball wins champions
- List of select Jewish baseball players
Books
- Where's Harry? (1999) (with Barry Rozner) Taylor Publishing; ISBN 0-87833-233-2
- "Said In Stone: Your Game, My Way" (2011) Triumph Books; ISBN 1600785387