You can put it on the board: Hawk Harrelson's most memorable calls

His style can be grating, polarizing, and even annoying to a great many people - but no one can deny that Ken "Hawk" Harrelson is passionate about all things Chicago White Sox.

For over 30 years, that's what Harrelson's brought to the "Good Guys" on the South Side of Chicago. Hawk is loud, outspoken, and his love for the White Sox not only gets right in your face, but can often get him in some trouble. The White Sox could win their first World Series in 88 years or lose 100 games; to Hawk, it doesn't matter - they're flawless and simply the best. "Mercy," "You gotta be bleepin' me," "He gone," and of course, "You can put it on the board ... YES!" have been the soundtrack of White Sox baseball for a generation, breathing life and character into the Second City's often overlooked second team.

This glorious era is now set to come to an end, as Harrelson - who already works a reduced schedule - announced Wednesday that 2018 will be his final season in the booth.

After his nine-year playing career ended, Harrelson became a broadcaster with the Boston Red Sox before a dispute saw him change the color of his socks in 1981. Save for two years calling Yankees games and a very ill-fated stint as White Sox general manager in 1986 - in that one season he fired manager Tony La Russa and young executive Dave Dombrowski, then traded future All-Star Bobby Bonilla - he's remained in Chicago's broadcast booth ever since.

There will be many who will not shed a tear when Hawk finally hangs up the microphone, and that's fine. But regardless of what side of this argument you land on, this is a perfect moment to take a step back and salute the man's nearly eight-decade career in baseball. Let's do that while looking back at some of Hawk Harrelson's most memorable calls from his career in the White Sox booth.

Sept. 16, 2007: Thome hits No. 500

Hawk got to call a lot of memorable home runs thanks to Frank Thomas spending so many years with the White Sox, but it was another big slugger's milestone blast that gets the nod here. Jim Thome's 500th home run - which doubled as a walk-off shot to lift the White Sox to victory over the Angels - brought out maybe the most emotional rendition of Hawk's famous home-run catchphrase, though it's hard to tell if he was more excited for Thome or the White Sox win.

May 26, 2010: Hawk vs. Umps I (Joe West)

If you go against the White Sox, beware: Hawk will get you. If you're umpire Joe West and you make a call against the White Sox, get a bodyguard. "Cowboy Joe" drew the ire of Hawk for a couple of balk calls against Mark Buehrle and two ejections in 2010, prompting a wild rant from the announcer about how West embarrassed his profession.

May 30, 2012: Hawk vs. Umps II (Mark Wegner)

Clearly Hawk didn't learn from the Joe West flap. During a 2012 game, Jose Quintana was tossed by home plate umpire Mark Wegner after throwing behind a hitter, causing Harrelson to go absolutely ballistic in the booth. You could practically see his veins popping out of your television as he claimed Wegner "knows nothing about the game of baseball" and called for his suspension. This tirade earned him a disciplinary phone call from then-commissioner Bud Selig; Harrelson later apologized to Wegner.

June 25, 2013: Hawk goes silent

He wears his White Sox heart on his sleeve, so when the "Bad Guys" benefit at the hands of his Pale Hose, Hawk takes it personally. This bone-headed Gordon Beckham error in 2013 that allowed the Mets to tie the game in the ninth on a pop-up to the pitcher's mound left Hawk so stunned that he could only mutter near-obscenities for several minutes while analyst Steve Stone had to pick up the play-by-play. Fortunately, Alexei Ramirez cheered Hawk up in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a walk-off single.

July 23, 2009: 'The catch' and the perfect game

Maybe the most memorable catch in White Sox history was somehow captured perfectly by Harrelson, who was so bewildered at Dewayne Wise's ridiculously perfect game-saving grab that he managed to find the right words for the moment while not underselling it one bit. Two batters later, his pure joy erupted when Mark Buehrle finished off his perfect game with a call that epitomized his style: Just a White Sox fan gushing with joy who happened to have access to a microphone.

Sept. 10, 2013: The final call

OK, he hasn't made his final call just yet. But during a 2013 interview on MLB Network, Harrelson described how his final call would ideally shape up. Hint: it involves a "Paulie" Konerko homer and Harrelson's ultimate demise.

That's the ultimate "He gone."