I am a big-time football fan. But with the usual emptiness that follows the end of the football season, the one thing i felt good about was not having to listen to Dicky Stockton for the next 7-8 months. Then, when i turn on Saturday's nationally televised game i get a very unpleasant surprise. Freakin' Dicky Stockton is calling the game. Gimme a break. I even considered watching the game on but muting the TV and listening to the radio call. The fact that i consider Ron Santo an upgrade to Dicky Stockton speaks volumes about Stockton's shortcomings in the booth. I love Pat Hughes on the radio, but Ran Santo is rediculous. When anything semi-exciting happens Santo yells like he has fallen out of the booth. Anyhow, here are just a few nuggets of Stockton's wisdom: 1) Now in the game playnig right field for the Cubs, Angel Pecan(Pgan is the right spelling). I know the Cubs outfield has not been as productive as Lou would like, but i dont think anybody expected him to march out a freakin peanut to play right. 2) Then, when calling a 3 run shot by Soriano, Stockton proclamis: What a shot off the bat of Adolpho Soriano. Everybody in the baseball world knows enough about Alfonso Soriano to not address him by the name of a certain Nazi facist. 3) After a nice play in the fiedl by DERREK Lee, Stockton goes on to speak about Lee's success last season as a member of the Texas Rangers and Milwaukee Brewers. Stockton is a joke. How do you mistake Derrek Lee for Carlos Lee. They have the same last name but come on Dicky... do your pre-game homework. This one is a bit understandable, but still... I cringed having to call him Dicky, but his proper name gets bleepd out.