I can't handle Santo's groans and moans and doddering-old-man bit anymore. It's tiresome, it's irritating, it's not illuminating (a good call that goes against the Cubs is as protested as a legit bad call), and I'm burned out.
I know Mike D. agrees to some extent, but I'm also at the point where I'll listen to the opposing team on my phone instead of listening to Santo. In fact, that's maybe what I'll do for the weekend series. Scully for the first 3 innings followed by Charley Steiner and great American (and former Cub) Rick Monday sounds a lot better than Santo's sad sack bit along with 8 innings of Hughes and 1 inning of Bob Sirrott's nephew.
Quote from: Brownie on May 27, 2009, 04:01:35 PM
I can't handle Santo's groans and moans and doddering-old-man bit anymore. It's tiresome, it's irritating, it's not illuminating (a good call that goes against the Cubs is as protested as a legit bad call), and I'm burned out.
I know Mike D. agrees to some extent, but I'm also at the point where I'll listen to the opposing team on my phone instead of listening to Santo. In fact, that's maybe what I'll do for the weekend series. Scully for the first 3 innings followed by Charley Steiner and great American (and former Cub) Rick Monday sounds a lot better than Santo's sad sack bit along with 8 innings of Hughes and 1 inning of Bob Sirrott's nephew.
Legs is seriously awful. His sad-sack act may have hit a new low today, when he was bitching that ONLY THE CUBS have so many line-drive, near-doubles go just foul. As if there are baseball gods somewhere that are punishing Ron and his Cubs for some unknown reason. That wretched old assbag needs to leave the booth.
And you all thought I was kidding when I suggested they shut off his microphone during the games.
It only gets worse when JUDD SIROTT STARTS YELLING DURING HIS INNING OF WORK FOR NO REASON!!!!111!!!! LOUD NOISES! I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE ARE YELLING ABOUT!!!!11!!!!
Quote from: Andy on May 27, 2009, 04:36:00 PM
And you all thought I was kidding when I suggested they shut off his microphone during the games.
It only gets worse when JUDD SIROTT STARTS YELLING DURING HIS INNING OF WORK FOR NO REASON!!!!111!!!! LOUD NOISES! I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE ARE YELLING ABOUT!!!!11!!!!
Maybe he's selling OxiClean, Orange Glo, Kaboom, Engrave It, Handy Switch, iCan, Mighty Mendit Mighty Putty, Hercules Hook, AwesomeAuger, Steam Buddy, Zorbeez, Big City Slider Station, The Ding King, ESPN 360, Energize, Impact Gel Insoles, GPS Buddy, Omni DualSaw, Shuffles, Jupiter Jack, What Odor?, Heel Stick, and Tool Bandit.
Quote from: Andy on May 27, 2009, 04:36:00 PM
And you all thought I was kidding when I suggested they shut off his microphone during the games.
It only gets worse when JUDD SIROTT STARTS YELLING DURING HIS INNING OF WORK FOR NO REASON!!!!111!!!! LOUD NOISES! I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE ARE YELLING ABOUT!!!!11!!!!
Sirott yells all the time. He annoys me much more than Santo. And really, I have to have manly love for Pat and Ron because they managed to make my wife a Cubs fan. She likes listening to them.
The comment about the line drive that went just foul (referenced by RV) almost prompted me to start this very thread. The woe-is-me, boy oh boy oh boy oh boy act is beyond tiresome.
And at the rate the quality of the fifth inning announcer is declining, BC will be a candidate in 8-10 years.
Quote from: Shooter on May 27, 2009, 04:48:03 PM
And at the rate the quality of the fifth inning announcer is declining, BC will be a candidate in 8-10 years.
We've been figuring 1-2, depending on Judd's tenure.
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Quote from: Andy on May 27, 2009, 04:36:00 PM
And you all thought I was kidding when I suggested they shut off his microphone during the games.
It only gets worse when JUDD SIROTT STARTS YELLING DURING HIS INNING OF WORK FOR NO REASON!!!!111!!!! LOUD NOISES! I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE ARE YELLING ABOUT!!!!11!!!!
Maybe he's selling OxiClean, Orange Glo, Kaboom, Engrave It, Handy Switch, iCan, Mighty Mendit Mighty Putty, Hercules Hook, AwesomeAuger, Steam Buddy, Zorbeez, Big City Slider Station, The Ding King, ESPN 360, Energize, Impact Gel Insoles, GPS Buddy, Omni DualSaw, Shuffles, Jupiter Jack, What Odor?, Heel Stick, and Tool Bandit.
Leave the OxiClean guy alone. He is my 11:15 pm alarm clock. He tells me to get off the couch and go to bed.
Even with knowing how Santo is going to be he can still wear you out by the end of the game.
Judd Sirott is awful. Just have Pat take the microphone into the can with him. His moans and groans should blend right in with Santo's.
I'm a little surprised to hear Jugg Surrott sucks at baseball. His Wolves play-by-play was very solid, and he had that gig last season doing national games for HD Net and did a good job.
That said, I met the guy a couple of times and he's a complete douche. When he came to Cincinnati to do Wolves road games he was a complete ass to everyone on the Ducks' staff.
Quote from: Brownie on May 27, 2009, 04:01:35 PM
I can't handle Santo's groans and moans and doddering-old-man bit anymore. It's tiresome, it's irritating, it's not illuminating (a good call that goes against the Cubs is as protested as a legit bad call), and I'm burned out.
I know Mike D. agrees to some extent, but I'm also at the point where I'll listen to the opposing team on my phone instead of listening to Santo. In fact, that's maybe what I'll do for the weekend series. Scully for the first 3 innings followed by Charley Steiner and great American (and former Cub) Rick Monday sounds a lot better than Santo's sad sack bit along with 8 innings of Hughes and 1 inning of Bob Sirrott's nephew.
Scully is so good he makes sitting in LA traffic tolerable.
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Quote from: Brownie on May 27, 2009, 04:01:35 PM
I can't handle Santo's groans and moans and doddering-old-man bit anymore. It's tiresome, it's irritating, it's not illuminating (a good call that goes against the Cubs is as protested as a legit bad call), and I'm burned out.
I know Mike D. agrees to some extent, but I'm also at the point where I'll listen to the opposing team on my phone instead of listening to Santo. In fact, that's maybe what I'll do for the weekend series. Scully for the first 3 innings followed by Charley Steiner and great American (and former Cub) Rick Monday sounds a lot better than Santo's sad sack bit along with 8 innings of Hughes and 1 inning of Bob Sirrott's nephew.
Scully is so good he makes sitting in LA traffic tolerable. fans want to show up in the 3rd and leave in the 7th.
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I can't handle Santo's groans and moans and doddering-old-man bit anymore. It's tiresome, it's irritating, it's not illuminating (a good call that goes against the Cubs is as protested as a legit bad call), and I'm burned out.
I know Mike D. agrees to some extent, but I'm also at the point where I'll listen to the opposing team on my phone instead of listening to Santo. In fact, that's maybe what I'll do for the weekend series. Scully for the first 3 innings followed by Charley Steiner and great American (and former Cub) Rick Monday sounds a lot better than Santo's sad sack bit along with 8 innings of Hughes and 1 inning of Bob Sirrott's nephew.
Scully is so good he makes sitting in LA traffic tolerable. fans want to show up in the 3rd and leave in the 7th.
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Quote from: Shooter on May 27, 2009, 04:48:03 PM
And at the rate the quality of the fifth inning announcer is declining, BC will be a candidate in 8-10 years.
We've been figuring 1-2, depending on Judd's tenure.
I figure BC rates behind Kathy and Judy and slightly ahead of the corpses of Eddie Schwartz and Uncle Bobby.
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I can't handle Santo's groans and moans and doddering-old-man bit anymore. It's tiresome, it's irritating, it's not illuminating (a good call that goes against the Cubs is as protested as a legit bad call), and I'm burned out.
I know Mike D. agrees to some extent, but I'm also at the point where I'll listen to the opposing team on my phone instead of listening to Santo. In fact, that's maybe what I'll do for the weekend series. Scully for the first 3 innings followed by Charley Steiner and great American (and former Cub) Rick Monday sounds a lot better than Santo's sad sack bit along with 8 innings of Hughes and 1 inning of Bob Sirrott's nephew.
Scully is so good he makes sitting in LA traffic tolerable. fans want to show up in the 3rd and leave in the 7th.
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I can't handle Santo's groans and moans and doddering-old-man bit anymore. It's tiresome, it's irritating, it's not illuminating (a good call that goes against the Cubs is as protested as a legit bad call), and I'm burned out.
I know Mike D. agrees to some extent, but I'm also at the point where I'll listen to the opposing team on my phone instead of listening to Santo. In fact, that's maybe what I'll do for the weekend series. Scully for the first 3 innings followed by Charley Steiner and great American (and former Cub) Rick Monday sounds a lot better than Santo's sad sack bit along with 8 innings of Hughes and 1 inning of Bob Sirrott's nephew.
Scully is so good he makes sitting in LA traffic tolerable. fans want to show up in the 3rd and leave in the 7th.
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I can't handle Santo's groans and moans and doddering-old-man bit anymore. It's tiresome, it's irritating, it's not illuminating (a good call that goes against the Cubs is as protested as a legit bad call), and I'm burned out.
I know Mike D. agrees to some extent, but I'm also at the point where I'll listen to the opposing team on my phone instead of listening to Santo. In fact, that's maybe what I'll do for the weekend series. Scully for the first 3 innings followed by Charley Steiner and great American (and former Cub) Rick Monday sounds a lot better than Santo's sad sack bit along with 8 innings of Hughes and 1 inning of Bob Sirrott's nephew.
Scully is so good he makes sitting in LA traffic tolerable. fans want to show up in the 3rd and leave in the 7th.
Intrepid Reader:
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It's not a liquid garbage can, people!
I am not normally one to make such statements, but I'm better than Judd Sirott.
But not as good as Judd Nelson.
Quote from: Andy on May 27, 2009, 11:59:23 PM
But not as good as Judd Nelson.
But who is Andy?
Listen, if you want me to tape your butt cheeks together, just ask nicely.
Quote from: Andy on May 28, 2009, 12:23:41 PM
Listen, if you want me to tape your butt cheeks together, just ask nicely.
Ironically, that's
exactly what Andy said to me at Kitty O'Shea's this year.
And you did, so I did.
Quote from: Andy on May 28, 2009, 01:43:53 PM
And you did, so I did.
And fun was had by all.
I'm a big time Ron apologist, and I think Pat does a good enough job at describing a game of baseball by himself to cover for both sides of the booth, which he often has to do. Still, Ron has been in Extra Grumpy mode all year long. It was during the first week of the season when Pat told him "Ronnie, remember pack your blood pressure medication for the rest of the season -- for both you AND me". He may have meant to include "ear plugs" as well. Right now, it seems as if Ron simply does not enjoy being at the game.
Vin Scully is my favorite call in the business. I always look forward to his broadcasts. Hands down, the best in the game.
Quote from: Simmer on May 28, 2009, 03:48:50 PM
I'm a big time Ron apologist, and I think Pat does a good enough job at describing a game of baseball by himself to cover for both sides of the booth, which he often has to do. Still, Ron has been in Extra Grumpy mode all year long. It was during the first week of the season when Pat told him "Ronnie, remember pack your blood pressure medication for the rest of the season -- for both you AND me". He may have meant to include "ear plugs" as well. Right now, it seems as if Ron simply does not enjoy being at the game.
Vin Scully is my favorite call in the business. I always look forward to his broadcasts. Hands down, the best in the game.
Meh, Skully talks too much and never lets his partner get a word in.
I think there's a morbid reason Ron's so agitated so early in the season. He really thought last year the Cubs were going to the World Series. The early suckage of this year's team has him in a foul mood, as he figures they ain't going this year either, and the odds of him still being around when they do get longer all the time.
Seriously, he freaks out in the second inning if they fall behind 2-0 (which last week was a freak out with good reason). It's truly hard to listen to him these days. It's no fung.
I blame Ron Santo for engendering the overly-anxious ledge-jumping "woe is us" fatalism that has enveloped a healthy chunk of the fanbase. He represents all that drives me crazy about being a fan of this team.
For years my beef with Santo was his utter refusal to do any real preparation befitting a color analyst. But this was a minor quibble to be sure. He has now regressed to the role of ear rapist. I don't care about the thoughtless sad-sack douchebag segment of the fanbase that still inexplicably finds his tired act cute--the fans deserve better. I think it's shameful and reflects poorly on the man's character that he so willingly plays the buffoonish mascot for the Cubbie Wubbies and lets everybody advocate on his behalf without even a hint of embarassment. Fuck him--I'm glad some of you are finally coming around to this dick.
And Garry Meier can eat a bag of unwashed ass for his cloying "Get Ron Bronzed (http://www.wgnradio.com/shows/garrymeier/ronbronzed/)" bullshit. A fucking statue for this clown? Really? Hanging his fucking jersey on the foul pole is not enough? Fuck you Garry Meier, I never fucking liked you anyway, you creepy fucking washout. You've gone from anti-establishment radio guy to actually carrying the banner for a pet cause for the station you spent years mocking. Fucking sellout.
Quote from: MAD on May 28, 2009, 10:41:41 PM
I blame Ron Santo for engendering the overly-anxious ledge-jumping "woe is us" fatalism that has enveloped a healthy chunk of the fanbase. He represents all that drives me crazy about being a fan of this team.
For years my beef with Santo was his utter refusal to do any real preparation befitting a color analyst. But this was a minor quibble to be sure. He has now regressed to the role of ear rapist. I don't care about the thoughtless sad-sack douchebag segment of the fanbase that still inexplicably finds his tired act cute--the fans deserve better. I think it's shameful and reflects poorly on the man's character that he so willingly plays the buffoonish mascot for the Cubbie Wubbies and lets everybody advocate on his behalf without even a hint of embarassment. Fuck him--I'm glad some of you are finally coming around to this dick.
And Garry Meier can eat a bag of unwashed ass for his cloying "Get Ron Bronzed (http://www.wgnradio.com/shows/garrymeier/ronbronzed/)" bullshit. A fucking statue for this clown? Really? Hanging his fucking jersey on the foul pole is not enough? Fuck you Garry Meier, I never fucking liked you anyway, you creepy fucking washout. You've gone from anti-establishment radio guy to actually carrying the banner for a pet cause for the station you spent years mocking. Fucking sellout.
I think they should do a statue of him out of plastic except for his legs, which should be made of human flesh.
Quote from: Kermit, B. on May 29, 2009, 11:23:29 AM
Quote from: MAD on May 28, 2009, 10:41:41 PM
I blame Ron Santo for engendering the overly-anxious ledge-jumping "woe is us" fatalism that has enveloped a healthy chunk of the fanbase. He represents all that drives me crazy about being a fan of this team.
For years my beef with Santo was his utter refusal to do any real preparation befitting a color analyst. But this was a minor quibble to be sure. He has now regressed to the role of ear rapist. I don't care about the thoughtless sad-sack douchebag segment of the fanbase that still inexplicably finds his tired act cute--the fans deserve better. I think it's shameful and reflects poorly on the man's character that he so willingly plays the buffoonish mascot for the Cubbie Wubbies and lets everybody advocate on his behalf without even a hint of embarassment. Fuck him--I'm glad some of you are finally coming around to this dick.
And Garry Meier can eat a bag of unwashed ass for his cloying "Get Ron Bronzed (http://www.wgnradio.com/shows/garrymeier/ronbronzed/)" bullshit. A fucking statue for this clown? Really? Hanging his fucking jersey on the foul pole is not enough? Fuck you Garry Meier, I never fucking liked you anyway, you creepy fucking washout. You've gone from anti-establishment radio guy to actually carrying the banner for a pet cause for the station you spent years mocking. Fucking sellout.
I think they should do a statue of him out of plastic except for his legs, which should be made of human flesh.
I think they should prop him up like one of those Body Works "skeletons"
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Quote from: Kermit, B. on May 29, 2009, 11:23:29 AM
Quote from: MAD on May 28, 2009, 10:41:41 PM
I blame Ron Santo for engendering the overly-anxious ledge-jumping "woe is us" fatalism that has enveloped a healthy chunk of the fanbase. He represents all that drives me crazy about being a fan of this team.
For years my beef with Santo was his utter refusal to do any real preparation befitting a color analyst. But this was a minor quibble to be sure. He has now regressed to the role of ear rapist. I don't care about the thoughtless sad-sack douchebag segment of the fanbase that still inexplicably finds his tired act cute--the fans deserve better. I think it's shameful and reflects poorly on the man's character that he so willingly plays the buffoonish mascot for the Cubbie Wubbies and lets everybody advocate on his behalf without even a hint of embarassment. Fuck him--I'm glad some of you are finally coming around to this dick.
And Garry Meier can eat a bag of unwashed ass for his cloying "Get Ron Bronzed (http://www.wgnradio.com/shows/garrymeier/ronbronzed/)" bullshit. A fucking statue for this clown? Really? Hanging his fucking jersey on the foul pole is not enough? Fuck you Garry Meier, I never fucking liked you anyway, you creepy fucking washout. You've gone from anti-establishment radio guy to actually carrying the banner for a pet cause for the station you spent years mocking. Fucking sellout.
I think they should do a statue of him out of plastic except for his legs, which should be made of human flesh.
Can the statue also be rigged to provide lucid, insightful commentary about the Cubs?
Quote from: ChuckD on May 29, 2009, 01:02:13 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on May 29, 2009, 11:23:29 AM
Quote from: MAD on May 28, 2009, 10:41:41 PM
I blame Ron Santo for engendering the overly-anxious ledge-jumping "woe is us" fatalism that has enveloped a healthy chunk of the fanbase. He represents all that drives me crazy about being a fan of this team.
For years my beef with Santo was his utter refusal to do any real preparation befitting a color analyst. But this was a minor quibble to be sure. He has now regressed to the role of ear rapist. I don't care about the thoughtless sad-sack douchebag segment of the fanbase that still inexplicably finds his tired act cute--the fans deserve better. I think it's shameful and reflects poorly on the man's character that he so willingly plays the buffoonish mascot for the Cubbie Wubbies and lets everybody advocate on his behalf without even a hint of embarassment. Fuck him--I'm glad some of you are finally coming around to this dick.
And Garry Meier can eat a bag of unwashed ass for his cloying "Get Ron Bronzed (http://www.wgnradio.com/shows/garrymeier/ronbronzed/)" bullshit. A fucking statue for this clown? Really? Hanging his fucking jersey on the foul pole is not enough? Fuck you Garry Meier, I never fucking liked you anyway, you creepy fucking washout. You've gone from anti-establishment radio guy to actually carrying the banner for a pet cause for the station you spent years mocking. Fucking sellout.
I think they should do a statue of him out of plastic except for his legs, which should be made of human flesh.
Can the statue also be rigged to provide lucid, insightful commentary about the Cubs?
So far, no. They've tried it three times with the Andy 1.0, Corey 2.0, and Judd 3.0. All three have been colossal failures.
Quote from: Kermit, B. on May 29, 2009, 01:45:33 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on May 29, 2009, 01:02:13 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on May 29, 2009, 11:23:29 AM
Quote from: MAD on May 28, 2009, 10:41:41 PM
I blame Ron Santo for engendering the overly-anxious ledge-jumping "woe is us" fatalism that has enveloped a healthy chunk of the fanbase. He represents all that drives me crazy about being a fan of this team.
For years my beef with Santo was his utter refusal to do any real preparation befitting a color analyst. But this was a minor quibble to be sure. He has now regressed to the role of ear rapist. I don't care about the thoughtless sad-sack douchebag segment of the fanbase that still inexplicably finds his tired act cute--the fans deserve better. I think it's shameful and reflects poorly on the man's character that he so willingly plays the buffoonish mascot for the Cubbie Wubbies and lets everybody advocate on his behalf without even a hint of embarassment. Fuck him--I'm glad some of you are finally coming around to this dick.
And Garry Meier can eat a bag of unwashed ass for his cloying "Get Ron Bronzed (http://www.wgnradio.com/shows/garrymeier/ronbronzed/)" bullshit. A fucking statue for this clown? Really? Hanging his fucking jersey on the foul pole is not enough? Fuck you Garry Meier, I never fucking liked you anyway, you creepy fucking washout. You've gone from anti-establishment radio guy to actually carrying the banner for a pet cause for the station you spent years mocking. Fucking sellout.
I think they should do a statue of him out of plastic except for his legs, which should be made of human flesh.
Can the statue also be rigged to provide lucid, insightful commentary about the Cubs?
So far, no. They've tried it three times with the Andy 1.0, Corey 2.0, and Judd 3.0. All three have been colossal failures.
When do they begin work on Brian 4.0?
Bump.
He was whining as soon as DLee dropped the first out in the 8th inning. The following clusterfuck only emboldened Santo's fatalism but even when it was 5-1 after that error, this fuck was bemoaning the fact that "it's never easy". What a fuckwhistle. Mr. heel-clicker somehow thinks he's entitled to a stress-free broadcast. The only consolation I got out of listening to that shitty 8th and 9th inning was Santo getting exactly what his whiny ass deserved.
Ron doesn't know what a fool he is. How many times has he been turned down for the Hall of Fame? Just go away, you symbolize whats wrong with this team.
Quote from: numbersman2 on June 02, 2009, 11:55:11 PM
Ron doesn't know what a fool he is. How many times has he been turned down for the Hall of Fame? Just go away, you symbolize whats wrong with this team.
Just as Phil Rizzuto did. Difference is, the Yankees threatened to boycott the Hall of Fame Game if Rizzuto wasn't inducted, so the Veterans' Committee was given three new members who were all Rizzuto supporters. With the disbanding of the Veterans Committee, the Cubs couldn't get the deck stacked, even if they wanted to.
FWIW, Santo is more of a HOFer than the Scooter.
Not that I give too much of a shit about it...HOFs are all arbitrary, since Madonna can be inducted into one for rock and roll.
Ron Santo being worthy of the Hall of Fame and Ron Santo being a worthless sad symbol of all that is wrong with "Cubbie" Nation are two separate issues. He deserves to be in the Hall, no doubt, but we also deserve not to have our ears assaulted with his whiny bullshit. He makes listening to a game completely unenjoyable. Well that, and the Cubs playing like ass spray.
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Quote from: MAD on May 28, 2009, 10:41:41 PMFuck you Garry Meier, I never fucking liked you anyway, you creepy fucking washout.
Anonymous A25-54 weekday Arbitron gossip from chitownradio.com, WGN 1-4 p.m.:
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April Total:
3.4 share / 11th place
When the Cubs play a day game:
7.4 share / 1st place
Garry Meier's show when Cubs play late PM or night game:
1.2 share / 28th place
Garry Meier with no Cubs game that day:
0.8 share / 31st place
That would be only 3.2 weeks of Meier in the total, with four 1:20's, one 2:40, and one 3:05. I can imagine why he might be milking the imbecilic statue theme.
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Dan McNeil back on the Score.
So the Score will be listenable for more than 4 hours a day? AND Murph is gone? AND no more smarmy Laurence Holmes? A good day for us mouthbreathers who still listen to sports radio.
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Dan McNeil back on the Score.
So the Score will be listenable for more than 4 hours a day? AND Murph is gone? AND no more smarmy Laurence Holmes? A good day for us mouthbreathers who still listen to sports radio.
We TRUE mouthbreathers are mourning the firing of Doug and OB.
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Dan McNeil back on the Score.
So the Score will be listenable for more than 4 hours a day? AND Murph is gone? AND no more smarmy Laurence Holmes? A good day for us mouthbreathers who still listen to sports radio.
We TRUE mouthbreathers are mourning the firing of Doug and OB.
There was no point in keeping them. They were only worth listening to after a Bears loss, because they were just as mad as me. But that won't be an issue this year.
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Dan McNeil back on the Score.
So the Score will be listenable for more than 4 hours a day? AND Murph is gone? AND no more smarmy Laurence Holmes? A good day for us mouthbreathers who still listen to sports radio.
We TRUE mouthbreathers are mourning the firing of Doug and OB.
There was no point in keeping them. They were only worth listening to after a Bears loss, because they were just as mad as me. But that won't be an issue this year.
Shut your damn mouth.
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http://www.670thescore.com/MAC-IS-BACK-/4527488 (http://www.670thescore.com/MAC-IS-BACK-/4527488)
Dan McNeil back on the Score.
So the Score will be listenable for more than 4 hours a day? AND Murph is gone? AND no more smarmy Laurence Holmes? A good day for us mouthbreathers who still listen to sports radio.
We TRUE mouthbreathers are mourning the firing of Doug and OB.
There was no point in keeping them. They were only worth listening to after a Bears loss, because they were just as mad as me. But that won't be an issue this year.
Shut your damn mouth.
How will he breathe?
Quote from: Kermit, B. on June 04, 2009, 10:59:40 AM
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http://www.670thescore.com/MAC-IS-BACK-/4527488 (http://www.670thescore.com/MAC-IS-BACK-/4527488)
Dan McNeil back on the Score.
So the Score will be listenable for more than 4 hours a day? AND Murph is gone? AND no more smarmy Laurence Holmes? A good day for us mouthbreathers who still listen to sports radio.
We TRUE mouthbreathers are mourning the firing of Doug and OB.
There was no point in keeping them. They were only worth listening to after a Bears loss, because they were just as mad as me. But that won't be an issue this year.
Shut your damn mouth.
How will he breathe?
He'll figure it out. Or he won't. That's his problem, really.
Quote from: CT III on June 04, 2009, 11:50:18 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on June 04, 2009, 10:59:40 AM
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http://www.670thescore.com/MAC-IS-BACK-/4527488 (http://www.670thescore.com/MAC-IS-BACK-/4527488)
Dan McNeil back on the Score.
So the Score will be listenable for more than 4 hours a day? AND Murph is gone? AND no more smarmy Laurence Holmes? A good day for us mouthbreathers who still listen to sports radio.
We TRUE mouthbreathers are mourning the firing of Doug and OB.
There was no point in keeping them. They were only worth listening to after a Bears loss, because they were just as mad as me. But that won't be an issue this year.
Shut your damn mouth.
How will he breathe?
He'll figure it out. Or he won't. That's his problem, really.
It took me a few minutes and I almost passed out, but I figured it out.
"God God God. Why does it have to be like that."
And
"You had to figure that would happen."
And.
"This is too hard for me to understand. 2 outs? No one on? And gets a strike to start out?"
And
"Oh my God!"
All said during the ninth. Ronny, how about you give me a little analyzation instead of your self pity?
You are attached to names and forms.
I used to turn on the radio about half of the time if I was at home watching the game.
This year I've not done it once. It's sad when people don't know when to move on.
In Santo's defense, the constant dick sucking he gets by the legion of CUBBIES! WOO!
fans probably makes it hard to understand how far he's fallen.
Quote from: Pre on June 05, 2009, 09:32:35 PM
I used to turn on the radio about half of the time if I was at home watching the game.
This year I've not done it once. It's sad when people don't know when to move on.
In Santo's defense, the constant dick sucking he gets by the legion of CUBBIES! WOO!
fans probably makes it hard to understand how far he's fallen.
Move on as in retire or move on as in die already? You're mean. Oh, you meant .org. Communist.
On the other hand, he did tell his story, last night, about taking his $8000 signing bonus when he was 18 and going to the bank, putting $5,000 grand in an account and taking the other three to a Chevy dealer (of course it was a Chevy) and sitting in a nice, red, Impala convertible and having the salesman try to throw his punk kid self out of the dealership until Ron flashed his money at him.
It's the 57th time he's told that story in the last 10 years, but it's a good one, and it's times like that when he's lucid that you can see the appeal. But those times are few and far between. I'd just as soon they let Pat work alone. By himself, Pat would be the best announcing team east of the Rockies.
Quote from: Andy on June 06, 2009, 10:16:10 AM
I'd just as soon they let Pat work alone.
I'm still hoping for Pat and Mr. T some day.
Quote from: Eli on June 06, 2009, 04:32:16 PM
Quote from: Andy on June 06, 2009, 10:16:10 AM
$5,000 grand
That's a big bonus.
It was a simpler time. Five million for a young Ron Santo was but a drop in the bucket.
Quote from: IrishYeti on June 05, 2009, 09:05:56 PM
"God God God. Why does it have to be like that."
And
"You had to figure that would happen."
And.
"This is too hard for me to understand. 2 outs? No one on? And gets a strike to start out?"
And
"Oh my God!"
All said during the ninth. Ronny, how about you give me a little analyzation instead of your self pity?
Today is the first day that I've been able to listen for a couple of innings. It is "unlistenable". If I was sitting around somebody like this at a game, I would've told them to shut the fuck up by now.
Quote from: Dave B on June 11, 2009, 02:51:49 PM
Quote from: IrishYeti on June 05, 2009, 09:05:56 PM
"God God God. Why does it have to be like that."
And
"You had to figure that would happen."
And.
"This is too hard for me to understand. 2 outs? No one on? And gets a strike to start out?"
And
"Oh my God!"
All said during the ninth. Ronny, how about you give me a little analyzation instead of your self pity?
Today is the first day that I've been able to listen for a couple of innings. It is "unlistenable". If I was sitting around somebody like this at a game, I would've told them to shut the fuck up by now.
I'm stuck listening to the Astros' broadcast. The middle inning guys aren't bad but an inning of Milo has me begging to listen to Santo.
EDIT: In case you're wondering, Milo is still an insufferable douchebag.
IT'S TIME FOR A SQUARE D SCOREBOARD UPDATE!
How about that Casey Muh-gee-hee (http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=431171) on Milwaukee? If only we could acquire him, I bet he can hit! Did you ever used to hit, Ron? What was it like to be a hitter, Ron?
I had the "pleasure" of listening to Pat and Ron on Saturday as I was driving back from Peoria. Best moment had to be when they were talking about how cold it was, and Ron said "The only part of us that isn't cold is our feet." That's our Ron!
News on the Chicago Sports Webio Madoffish scandal:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-webio-hernandez-missing-jun16,0,5222640.story
David Hernandez, the investor in a Chicago Internet radio station who was accused Monday by federal regulators of operating a Ponzi scheme, is missing, according to the Downers Grove police.
Hernandez's wife, Gina, reported him missing after he did not return home from work Monday evening, police said. The couple live in Downers Grove.
Hernandez, 48, was last seen driving an olive-colored 2005 Ford Explorer, police said. He was wearing a burgundy shirt and khaki pants.
Hernandez bilked more than 100 investors in at least 12 states out of $11 million by guaranteeing fixed rates of return as high as 16 percent, the Securities and Exchange Commission said in a civil action filed Monday in federal court in Chicago. Hernandez told investors that their money would fund a payday lending business but instead he used the cash for personal expenses and other business ventures. One was Chicago Sports Webio, an online site that broadcasts sports-talk shows featuring Mike North, Dan Jiggetts, Chet Coppock and other radio personalities, the SEC said.
/grabs popcorn
/sits back
Ahem. (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=6801.msg181436#msg181436)
Ron Santo today sounds like he's channeling his inner Napoleon Dynamite.
"It's not life and death! Gosh!"
www.twitter.com/taoofsanto
Quote from: Andy on June 19, 2009, 10:12:09 AM
www.twitter.com/taoofsanto
QuoteWow, it's late gang. Off to bed for me. Great day. Cubs win, and I keyed the crap out of Bill Melton's Ford Focus in the parking lot.
QuoteThe Cubs beat the White Sox today, and that can only mean one thing. Acapulco Taco Pies are on the house!
Apparently Twitter is the new Desipio.
Has Dave Otto always nattered on about "The Sequence" as he did this evening?
Anyone ever get stuck listening to the Satanic Fowl's TV announcer? The guy pronounces Cardinals as "kyahrdinals". It's driving me insane.
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on June 27, 2009, 02:24:44 PM
Anyone ever get stuck listening to the Satanic Fowl's TV announcer? The guy pronounces Cardinals as "kyahrdinals". It's driving me insane.
I know exactly what you're talking about and it also makes me want to kick nuns.
Is it John Rooney? Because he's probably got half a side of beef caught in his throat while he's trying to say it.
I hope the new Busch Stadium has a freight elevator up to the press box or they'll never get his fat ass out of it.
Quote from: Andy on June 27, 2009, 05:31:17 PM
Is it John Rooney? Because he's probably got half a side of beef caught in his throat while he's trying to say it.
I hope the new Busch Stadium has a freight elevator up to the press box or they'll never get his fat ass out of it.
It does have escalators.
Quote from: Andy on June 27, 2009, 05:31:17 PM
Is it John Rooney? Because he's probably got half a side of beef caught in his throat while he's trying to say it.
I hope the new Busch Stadium has a freight elevator up to the press box or they'll never get his fat ass out of it.
Some guy named Dan McLaughlin.
(http://mlb.mlb.com/stl/images/broadcasters/mclaughlin90x135.jpg)
Apparently he's been their TV guy for 10 years. Who knew?
Oh, and
(http://mlb.mlb.com/stl/images/schedule/rooney90x135.jpg)
"Shut up, Andy! I'm just big-boned!"
Quote from: Wheezer on June 24, 2009, 09:31:39 PM
Has Dave Otto always nattered on about "The Sequence" as he did this evening?
It's Otto's security blanket...since the Fosh pitch picked up and left town a few years back.
Ron was at or near all-time awful levels today. Lots of double plays, a diving catch of a line drive by Martin Prado with a man on, etc. "HOW MANY TIMES CAN THIS HAPPEN??!?!?!??"
He fucking sucks at his job worse than Phil Rogers does at his.
Quote from: Shooter on July 08, 2009, 10:03:15 PM
Ron was at or near all-time awful levels today. Lots of double plays, a diving catch of a line drive by Martin Prado with a man on, etc. "HOW MANY TIMES CAN THIS HAPPEN??!?!?!??"
He fucking sucks at his job worse than Phil Rogers does at his.
Meh. Phil Rogers never charged a bunt, barehanded it an hosed a dude by 10 feet whilst sporting lambchops and high socks. If I could do that just once in my entire life, I'd be most insufferable bag of asswind any of you have ever encountered. Lucky for you I've never done that.
As a listener of today's broadcast, I agree with Shooter and not with Internet Apex. Santo doesn't have to die, but I sure as hell wish he'd just go the fuck away.
Quote from: ChuckD on July 08, 2009, 10:10:46 PM
As a listener of today's broadcast, I agree with Shooter and not with Internet Apex. Santo doesn't have to die, but I sure as hell wish he'd just go the fuck away.
So tell me you heard the part about the trivia question that was written and asked correctly only have both Pat and Ron assume the guy meant 1,000 hits instead of 100?
The question was: what two active players had 100 hits in the 80's and at least 100 hits in this current decade. Cool question right?
Pat and Ron both immediately assumed he meant 1,000. Which makes NO sense unless these players were cryogenically frozen for a good portion of the 90's.
The answer was Sheffield and Griffey Jr.
Pat and Ron then told the asker of the question that he made no sense and got the question all wrong.
My mind was utterly destroyed.
Quote from: Slak on July 08, 2009, 10:29:16 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on July 08, 2009, 10:10:46 PM
As a listener of today's broadcast, I agree with Shooter and not with Internet Apex. Santo doesn't have to die, but I sure as hell wish he'd just go the fuck away.
So tell me you heard the part about the trivia question that was written and asked correctly only have both Pat and Ron assume the guy meant 1,000 hits instead of 100?
The question was: what two active players had 100 hits in the 80's and at least 100 hits in this current decade. Cool question right?
Pat and Ron both immediately assumed he meant 1,000. Which makes NO sense unless these players were cryogenically frozen for a good portion of the 90's.
The answer was Sheffield and Griffey Jr.
Pat and Ron then told the asker of the question that he made no sense and got the question all wrong.
My mind was utterly destroyed.
I heard that on the way home. I was LingOL. I thought the best part was when Ron gave the clue of "both have 3,000 hits and have hit 500 home runs". When he says "Gary Sheffield" was one of them, Pat says right away "he doesn't have 3,000 hits" and then Ron said "does he even have 500 home runs".
I'd rather have listened to BC give Bocaj advice on anything life has to offer.
I heard that too. It was still better than anything Phil Rogers has ever done in his life. Period.
Look, each team in this town has an addled old ballplayer in the booth. At least with Santo, he lives and dies with the Cubs. If he got fired tomorrow, he'd just go home to die.
If Hawk got fired tomorrow, he'd take that idiotic schtick of his to whoever would hire him, like he did with the Yankees before.
It could always be worse...Hughes has a great voice and cadence to his play-by-play. We could always get stuck with some retard busy working on catchphrases so he could put together an audition CD for talk radio stations and ESPN.
Quote from: Fork on July 09, 2009, 05:43:33 AMIf he got fired tomorrow, he'd just go home to die.
Works for me.
Some of you act like you don't have a father. If you say you hope Santo dies, well I hope your father dies. Right in front of you and unexpectedly. For those of you whose fathers have already passed, I'm really sorry. I'm totally cool with him reducing his game schedule to about 6 innings a week and some pre and post game gurgling. But Jesus H. Christ, you guys could chill a little.
Quote from: Slak on July 08, 2009, 10:29:16 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on July 08, 2009, 10:10:46 PM
As a listener of today's broadcast, I agree with Shooter and not with Internet Apex. Santo doesn't have to die, but I sure as hell wish he'd just go the fuck away.
So tell me you heard the part about the trivia question that was written and asked correctly only have both Pat and Ron assume the guy meant 1,000 hits instead of 100?
The question was: what two active players had 100 hits in the 80's and at least 100 hits in this current decade. Cool question right?
Pat and Ron both immediately assumed he meant 1,000. Which makes NO sense unless these players were cryogenically frozen for a good portion of the 90's.
The answer was Sheffield and Griffey Jr.
Pat and Ron then told the asker of the question that he made no sense and got the question all wrong.
My mind was utterly destroyed.
I'm sure the question was 100 in the 80s and 1000 in the aughts.
If it was 100 and 100, I know of a few:
Mark Grace
Rafael Palmeiro
Tony Gwynn
Shawon Dunston
Will Clark
Jose Canseco
Rickey Henderson (also with 100 hits in the 70s)
...
...
Julio Franco
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 09, 2009, 07:17:11 AM
Some of you act like you don't have a father. If you say you hope Santo dies, well I hope your father dies. Right in front of you and unexpectedly. For those of you whose fathers have already passed, I'm really sorry. I'm totally cool with him reducing his game schedule to about 6 innings a week and some pre and post game gurgling. But Jesus H. Christ, you guys could chill a little.
....Are you saying that Ron Santo is your father? Did you make This Old Cub?
Quote from: SKO on July 09, 2009, 08:18:27 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 09, 2009, 07:17:11 AM
Some of you act like you don't have a father. If you say you hope Santo dies, well I hope your father dies. Right in front of you and unexpectedly. For those of you whose fathers have already passed, I'm really sorry. I'm totally cool with him reducing his game schedule to about 6 innings a week and some pre and post game gurgling. But Jesus H. Christ, you guys could chill a little.
....Are you saying that Ron Santo is your father? Did you make This Old Cub?
No, but I watched it with my father, who has diabetes and often says things so ridiculous that I have to take my hat off and mutter not nice things into it. At some point, if we're lucky, we'll all have a few years on us and we'll act in ways that will annoy younger generations of ourselves. I'm sure they'll hope we die as soon as possible so they can continue their awesomeness in solemn silence. I don't know where I'm going with this. I just know a few people who have died recently and wish they hadn't. If Ron goes, I won't take it well.
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 09, 2009, 08:43:22 AM
Quote from: SKO on July 09, 2009, 08:18:27 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 09, 2009, 07:17:11 AM
Some of you act like you don't have a father. If you say you hope Santo dies, well I hope your father dies. Right in front of you and unexpectedly. For those of you whose fathers have already passed, I'm really sorry. I'm totally cool with him reducing his game schedule to about 6 innings a week and some pre and post game gurgling. But Jesus H. Christ, you guys could chill a little.
....Are you saying that Ron Santo is your father? Did you make This Old Cub?
No, but I watched it with my father, who has diabetes and often says things so ridiculous that I have to take my hat off and mutter not nice things into it. At some point, if we're lucky, we'll all have a few years on us and we'll act in ways that will annoy younger generations of ourselves. I'm sure they'll hope we die as soon as possible so they can continue their awesomeness in solemn silence. I don't know where I'm going with this. I just know a few people who have died recently and wish they hadn't. If Ron goes, I won't take it well.
Cripes. Thanks Dr. Phil.
He touched a lot of people.
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 09, 2009, 07:17:11 AM
Some of you act like you don't have a father. If you say you hope Santo dies, well I hope your father dies. Right in front of you and unexpectedly. For those of you whose fathers have already passed, I'm really sorry. I'm totally cool with him reducing his game schedule to about 6 innings a week and some pre and post game gurgling. But Jesus H. Christ, you guys could chill a little.
Apex your timing is incredible. One year anniversary today.
It's a strange feeling day.
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 09, 2009, 08:43:22 AM
Quote from: SKO on July 09, 2009, 08:18:27 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 09, 2009, 07:17:11 AM
Some of you act like you don't have a father. If you say you hope Santo dies, well I hope your father dies. Right in front of you and unexpectedly. For those of you whose fathers have already passed, I'm really sorry. I'm totally cool with him reducing his game schedule to about 6 innings a week and some pre and post game gurgling. But Jesus H. Christ, you guys could chill a little.
....Are you saying that Ron Santo is your father? Did you make This Old Cub?
No, but I watched it with my father, who has diabetes and often says things so ridiculous that I have to take my hat off and mutter not nice things into it. At some point, if we're lucky, we'll all have a few years on us and we'll act in ways that will annoy younger generations of ourselves. I'm sure they'll hope we die as soon as possible so they can continue their awesomeness in solemn silence. I don't know where I'm going with this. I just know a few people who have died recently and wish they hadn't. If Ron goes, I won't take it well.
So, Internet Apex is upset that people are exaggerating on the internet about wanting people to die? Interesting.
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 17, 2009, 08:15:03 PMI seriously hope DeRosa gets buttcancer of the mouth and dies.
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 24, 2007, 09:43:48 PM
Time to get some runs off the Tards' bullpen retreads. And for one of them to die. Both occurences are long overdue thanks to the wacko MLB schedule makers.
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 11, 2008, 04:28:07 PM
Tony Homo gets booed before a dreadful rendition of TMOTTBG. The booing was cool. I also liked that he stopped singing halfway through. I didn't like the way he didn't fall out of the booth to his death. That part sucked.
Quote from: RV on July 09, 2009, 09:40:59 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 09, 2009, 08:43:22 AM
Quote from: SKO on July 09, 2009, 08:18:27 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 09, 2009, 07:17:11 AM
Some of you act like you don't have a father. If you say you hope Santo dies, well I hope your father dies. Right in front of you and unexpectedly. For those of you whose fathers have already passed, I'm really sorry. I'm totally cool with him reducing his game schedule to about 6 innings a week and some pre and post game gurgling. But Jesus H. Christ, you guys could chill a little.
....Are you saying that Ron Santo is your father? Did you make This Old Cub?
No, but I watched it with my father, who has diabetes and often says things so ridiculous that I have to take my hat off and mutter not nice things into it. At some point, if we're lucky, we'll all have a few years on us and we'll act in ways that will annoy younger generations of ourselves. I'm sure they'll hope we die as soon as possible so they can continue their awesomeness in solemn silence. I don't know where I'm going with this. I just know a few people who have died recently and wish they hadn't. If Ron goes, I won't take it well.
So, Internet Apex is upset that people are exaggerating on the internet about wanting people to die? Interesting.
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 17, 2009, 08:15:03 PMI seriously hope DeRosa gets buttcancer of the mouth and dies.
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 24, 2007, 09:43:48 PM
Time to get some runs off the Tards' bullpen retreads. And for one of them to die. Both occurences are long overdue thanks to the wacko MLB schedule makers.
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 11, 2008, 04:28:07 PM
Tony Homo gets booed before a dreadful rendition of TMOTTBG. The booing was cool. I also liked that he stopped singing halfway through. I didn't like the way he didn't fall out of the booth to his death. That part sucked.
So what's your point?
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 09, 2009, 10:08:09 AM
Quote from: RV on July 09, 2009, 09:40:59 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 09, 2009, 08:43:22 AM
Quote from: SKO on July 09, 2009, 08:18:27 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 09, 2009, 07:17:11 AM
Some of you act like you don't have a father. If you say you hope Santo dies, well I hope your father dies. Right in front of you and unexpectedly. For those of you whose fathers have already passed, I'm really sorry. I'm totally cool with him reducing his game schedule to about 6 innings a week and some pre and post game gurgling. But Jesus H. Christ, you guys could chill a little.
....Are you saying that Ron Santo is your father? Did you make This Old Cub?
No, but I watched it with my father, who has diabetes and often says things so ridiculous that I have to take my hat off and mutter not nice things into it. At some point, if we're lucky, we'll all have a few years on us and we'll act in ways that will annoy younger generations of ourselves. I'm sure they'll hope we die as soon as possible so they can continue their awesomeness in solemn silence. I don't know where I'm going with this. I just know a few people who have died recently and wish they hadn't. If Ron goes, I won't take it well.
So, Internet Apex is upset that people are exaggerating on the internet about wanting people to die? Interesting.
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 17, 2009, 08:15:03 PMI seriously hope DeRosa gets buttcancer of the mouth and dies.
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 24, 2007, 09:43:48 PM
Time to get some runs off the Tards' bullpen retreads. And for one of them to die. Both occurences are long overdue thanks to the wacko MLB schedule makers.
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 11, 2008, 04:28:07 PM
Tony Homo gets booed before a dreadful rendition of TMOTTBG. The booing was cool. I also liked that he stopped singing halfway through. I didn't like the way he didn't fall out of the booth to his death. That part sucked.
So what's your point?
I just want to know when it's OK to joke about wanting someone dead. I'm trying to minimize the amount of times you ask Atheismo to give my dad an unexpected grabber right in front of me.
For defending that useless sack of shit, I hope Apex dies.
Quote from: RV on July 09, 2009, 10:18:48 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 09, 2009, 10:08:09 AM
Quote from: RV on July 09, 2009, 09:40:59 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 09, 2009, 08:43:22 AM
Quote from: SKO on July 09, 2009, 08:18:27 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 09, 2009, 07:17:11 AM
Some of you act like you don't have a father. If you say you hope Santo dies, well I hope your father dies. Right in front of you and unexpectedly. For those of you whose fathers have already passed, I'm really sorry. I'm totally cool with him reducing his game schedule to about 6 innings a week and some pre and post game gurgling. But Jesus H. Christ, you guys could chill a little.
....Are you saying that Ron Santo is your father? Did you make This Old Cub?
No, but I watched it with my father, who has diabetes and often says things so ridiculous that I have to take my hat off and mutter not nice things into it. At some point, if we're lucky, we'll all have a few years on us and we'll act in ways that will annoy younger generations of ourselves. I'm sure they'll hope we die as soon as possible so they can continue their awesomeness in solemn silence. I don't know where I'm going with this. I just know a few people who have died recently and wish they hadn't. If Ron goes, I won't take it well.
So, Internet Apex is upset that people are exaggerating on the internet about wanting people to die? Interesting.
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 17, 2009, 08:15:03 PMI seriously hope DeRosa gets buttcancer of the mouth and dies.
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 24, 2007, 09:43:48 PM
Time to get some runs off the Tards' bullpen retreads. And for one of them to die. Both occurences are long overdue thanks to the wacko MLB schedule makers.
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 11, 2008, 04:28:07 PM
Tony Homo gets booed before a dreadful rendition of TMOTTBG. The booing was cool. I also liked that he stopped singing halfway through. I didn't like the way he didn't fall out of the booth to his death. That part sucked.
So what's your point?
I just want to know when it's OK to joke about wanting someone dead. I'm trying to minimize the amount of times you ask Atheismo to give my dad an unexpected grabber right in front of me.
Good rule of thumb is that you'll never know. So if you want someone dead, say it. If you get some backtalk on it, don't worry about it. It's all fun and games until somebody really gets buttcancer of the mouth.
Quote from: MAD on July 09, 2009, 11:02:42 AM
For defending that useless sack of shit, I hope Apex dies.
I am 100% certain that you will eventually get your wish. What I don't know is if you'll be around to celebrate.
After a few weeks of listening to the Danny Mac Show on the Score. I would like to offer the following advice to all involved there: please tell Matt Spiegel to shut the fuck up once in a while. This guy acts like he's got fifteen years of radio training bottled up inside of him and now that he's got an outlet, he needs to talk non-stop. I tune in to listen to Mac, not some producer-turned-sidekick ramble on and on.
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 09, 2009, 11:09:40 AM
Quote from: MAD on July 09, 2009, 11:02:42 AM
For defending that useless sack of shit, I hope Apex dies.
I am 100% certain that you will eventually get your wish. What I don't know is if you'll be around to celebrate flip a Chevy Malibu.
Multiple Huey traditions'd
Quote from: Dave B on July 09, 2009, 11:17:54 AM
After a few weeks of listening to the Danny Mac Show on the Score. I would like to offer the following advice to all involved there: please tell Matt Spiegel to shut the fuck up once in a while. This guy acts like he's got fifteen years of radio training bottled up inside of him and now that he's got an outlet, he needs to talk non-stop. I tune in to listen to Mac, not some producer-turned-sidekick ramble on and on.
Seconded.
Quote from: Dave B on July 09, 2009, 11:17:54 AM
After a few weeks of listening to the Danny Mac Show on the Score. I would like to offer the following advice to all involved there: please tell Matt Spiegel to shut the fuck up once in a while. This guy acts like he's got fifteen years of radio training bottled up inside of him and now that he's got an outlet, he needs to talk non-stop. I tune in to listen to Mac, not some producer-turned-sidekick ramble on and on.
What's worse, that Spiegel's whole shtick is a Dan McNeil impersonation, or that anybody want to do a Dan McNeil impersonation in the first place?
Quote from: Indolent Reader on July 09, 2009, 12:00:46 PM
Quote from: Dave B on July 09, 2009, 11:17:54 AM
After a few weeks of listening to the Danny Mac Show on the Score. I would like to offer the following advice to all involved there: please tell Matt Spiegel to shut the fuck up once in a while. This guy acts like he's got fifteen years of radio training bottled up inside of him and now that he's got an outlet, he needs to talk non-stop. I tune in to listen to Mac, not some producer-turned-sidekick ramble on and on.
Seconded.
Aren't most sports talk show hosts former producers?
Quote from: Oleg on July 09, 2009, 12:06:22 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on July 09, 2009, 12:00:46 PM
Quote from: Dave B on July 09, 2009, 11:17:54 AM
After a few weeks of listening to the Danny Mac Show on the Score. I would like to offer the following advice to all involved there: please tell Matt Spiegel to shut the fuck up once in a while. This guy acts like he's got fifteen years of radio training bottled up inside of him and now that he's got an outlet, he needs to talk non-stop. I tune in to listen to Mac, not some producer-turned-sidekick ramble on and on.
Seconded.
Aren't most sports talk show hosts former producers?
Yes. But Dave's 100% right. Except about the part where he said he
wants to listen to Mac. But to each his own.
I didn't necessarily say I "want to" listen to Mac, but it's the best option I have.
And Andy made a great point that I had also meant to mention: it's almost as if Spiegel has copied Mac's breathing and voice patterns to the point where he sounds like Mac minus 20 years and the smokes.
Since I never listen to talk radio I have to ask...
What do these guys offer than you don't get in a conversation with the guy next to you?
Quote from: Fork on July 09, 2009, 01:24:01 PM
Since I never listen to talk radio I have to ask...
What do these guys offer than you don't get in a conversation with the guy next to you?
Depends who you're sitting next to.
I sit next to the bathroom.
Quote from: Fork on July 09, 2009, 01:24:01 PM
Since I never listen to talk radio I have to ask...
What do these guys offer than you don't get in a conversation with the guy next to you?
An "off" button.
Quote from: Dave B on July 09, 2009, 01:09:50 PM
I didn't necessarily say I "want to" listen to Mac, but it's the best option I have.
And Andy made a great point that I had also meant to mention: it's almost as if Spiegel has copied Mac's breathing and voice patterns to the point where he sounds like Mac minus 20 years and the smokes and the mounds of coke.
Something'd.
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 09, 2009, 01:28:32 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 09, 2009, 01:24:01 PM
Since I never listen to talk radio I have to ask...
What do these guys offer than you don't get in a conversation with the guy next to you?
An "off" button.
kind of a "kill switch" then, right?
Quote from: Fork on July 09, 2009, 01:24:01 PM
Since I never listen to talk radio I have to ask...
What do these guys offer than you don't get in a conversation with the guy next to you?
I don't have anyone sitting next to me in the car.
Quote from: Fork on July 09, 2009, 01:24:01 PM
Since I never listen to talk radio I have to ask...
What do these guys offer than you don't get in a conversation with the guy next to you?
Maybe they sit next to you?
Quote from: Ivy6 on July 09, 2009, 01:56:06 PM
Quote from: Fork on July 09, 2009, 01:24:01 PM
Since I never listen to talk radio I have to ask...
What do these guys offer than you don't get in a conversation with the guy next to you?
I don't have anyone sitting next to me in the car.
Try some Mastodon CDs. You'll be a better man for it.
While not unlistenable, Pat's repeated references to "St. Loo" today were annoying as hell.
Anyone get a chance to hear Moreland on TV? Not bad. Not bad at all.
Quote from: Oleg on July 11, 2009, 10:44:16 AM
Anyone get a chance to hear Moreland on TV? Not bad. Not bad at all.
I believe Zonk does UT Longhorn football games.
Quote from: Oleg on July 11, 2009, 10:44:16 AM
Anyone get a chance to hear Moreland on TV? Not bad. Not bad at all.
"Kunta Kinte. Yabba-dabba-doo." (http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0020627/quotes)
Quote from: MAD on July 11, 2009, 10:51:57 AM
Quote from: Oleg on July 11, 2009, 10:44:16 AM
Anyone get a chance to hear Moreland on TV? Not bad. Not bad at all.
I believe Zonk does UT Longhorn football games.
I was wondering what it could be. He sounded polished. He'll be doing the early Sunday game, too.
Quote from: Oleg on July 11, 2009, 10:59:05 AM
Quote from: MAD on July 11, 2009, 10:51:57 AM
Quote from: Oleg on July 11, 2009, 10:44:16 AM
Anyone get a chance to hear Moreland on TV? Not bad. Not bad at all.
I believe Zonk does UT Longhorn football games.
I was wondering what it could be. He sounded polished. He'll be doing the early Sunday game, too.
Where's Borb? Measuring the dimensions in Lou's office in the event that the Cubs get swept this weekend?
Quote from: MAD on July 11, 2009, 11:13:13 AM
Quote from: Oleg on July 11, 2009, 10:59:05 AM
Quote from: MAD on July 11, 2009, 10:51:57 AM
Quote from: Oleg on July 11, 2009, 10:44:16 AM
Anyone get a chance to hear Moreland on TV? Not bad. Not bad at all.
I believe Zonk does UT Longhorn football games.
I was wondering what it could be. He sounded polished. He'll be doing the early Sunday game, too.
Where's Borb? Measuring the dimensions in Lou's office in the event that the Cubs get swept this weekend?
Off watching his kid play or something.
Quote from: CT III on July 11, 2009, 01:56:08 PM
Quote from: MAD on July 11, 2009, 11:13:13 AM
Quote from: Oleg on July 11, 2009, 10:59:05 AM
Quote from: MAD on July 11, 2009, 10:51:57 AM
Quote from: Oleg on July 11, 2009, 10:44:16 AM
Anyone get a chance to hear Moreland on TV? Not bad. Not bad at all.
I believe Zonk does UT Longhorn football games.
I was wondering what it could be. He sounded polished. He'll be doing the early Sunday game, too.
Where's Borb? Measuring the dimensions in Lou's office in the event that the Cubs get swept this weekend?
Off watching his kid play or something.
What a fag.
Quote from: Tank on July 11, 2009, 02:08:07 PM
Quote from: CT III on July 11, 2009, 01:56:08 PM
Quote from: MAD on July 11, 2009, 11:13:13 AM
Quote from: Oleg on July 11, 2009, 10:59:05 AM
Quote from: MAD on July 11, 2009, 10:51:57 AM
Quote from: Oleg on July 11, 2009, 10:44:16 AM
Anyone get a chance to hear Moreland on TV? Not bad. Not bad at all.
I believe Zonk does UT Longhorn football games.
I was wondering what it could be. He sounded polished. He'll be doing the early Sunday game, too.
Where's Borb? Measuring the dimensions in Lou's office in the event that the Cubs get swept this weekend?
Off watching his kid play or something.
What a fag.
I hope he dies.
He touched so many people.
Oleg is short.
Quote from: ChuckD on July 11, 2009, 03:17:48 PM
Quote from: Tank on July 11, 2009, 02:08:07 PM
Quote from: CT III on July 11, 2009, 01:56:08 PM
Quote from: MAD on July 11, 2009, 11:13:13 AM
Quote from: Oleg on July 11, 2009, 10:59:05 AM
Quote from: MAD on July 11, 2009, 10:51:57 AM
Quote from: Oleg on July 11, 2009, 10:44:16 AM
Anyone get a chance to hear Moreland on TV? Not bad. Not bad at all.
I believe Zonk does UT Longhorn football games.
I was wondering what it could be. He sounded polished. He'll be doing the early Sunday game, too.
Where's Borb? Measuring the dimensions in Lou's office in the event that the Cubs get swept this weekend?
Off watching his kid play or something.
What a fag.
I hope he dies.
He touched so many people.
Oleg is short.
Mike Fontenot doesn't understand what you're trying to say.
Speaking of "totally unlistenable" and wishing death upon people, Joe Buck needs to be pushed off the roof at Wrigley.
Quote from: fiveouts on July 11, 2009, 05:23:01 PM
Speaking of "totally unlistenable" and wishing death upon people, Joe Buck needs to be pushed off the roof at Wrigley.
I'm black.
Quote from: fiveouts on July 11, 2009, 05:23:01 PM
Speaking of "totally unlistenable" and wishing death upon people, Joe Buck needs to be pushed off the roof at Wrigley.
More to the point, what is the reasoning behind letting these assholes on the air to begin with. Why do people like Joe Buck, Thom, and Carey the lesser get to be announcers simply because their fathers were? Its like someone believes that there is an announcer gene, and it somehow runs in the family?
And what kind of asshole television station interrupts the games action to listen to the blathering of Larry King go on and on about a music CD that McCarver has cut? Then they force us to listen to it going into commercial?
Quote from: Lukester on July 12, 2009, 11:12:18 AM
Quote from: fiveouts on July 11, 2009, 05:23:01 PM
Speaking of "totally unlistenable" and wishing death upon people, Joe Buck needs to be pushed off the roof at Wrigley.
More to the point, what is the reasoning behind letting these assholes on the air to begin with. Why do people like Joe Buck, Thom, and Carey the lesser get to be announcers simply because their fathers were? Its like someone believes that there is an announcer gene, and it somehow runs in the family?
And what kind of asshole television station interrupts the games action to listen to the blathering of Larry King go on and on about a music CD that McCarver has cut? Then they force us to listen to it going into commercial?
I did not see/hear that yesterday and I'm glad because I can't afford a new tv right now.
Quote from: Lukester on July 12, 2009, 11:12:18 AM
Quote from: fiveouts on July 11, 2009, 05:23:01 PM
Speaking of "totally unlistenable" and wishing death upon people, Joe Buck needs to be pushed off the roof at Wrigley.
More to the point, what is the reasoning behind letting these assholes on the air to begin with. Why do people like Joe Buck, Thom, and Carey the lesser get to be announcers simply because their fathers were? Its like someone believes that there is an announcer gene, and it somehow runs in the family?
And what kind of asshole television station interrupts the games action to listen to the blathering of Larry King go on and on about a music CD that McCarver has cut? Then they force us to listen to it going into commercial?
This raises a good point. What test audiences are telling FOX that Buck and McCarver are enjoyable to listen to? I can't even imagine Cardinal fans like Joe Buck and McCarver, do they?
OR
Would we, being cynical pricks just hate any national announcer? I mean it's a guarantee that at some point that announcer would say something that would really get on our nerves.
Chicken? Egg? Meh.
Quote from: Slak on July 12, 2009, 11:58:15 AM
Quote from: Lukester on July 12, 2009, 11:12:18 AM
Quote from: fiveouts on July 11, 2009, 05:23:01 PM
Speaking of "totally unlistenable" and wishing death upon people, Joe Buck needs to be pushed off the roof at Wrigley.
More to the point, what is the reasoning behind letting these assholes on the air to begin with. Why do people like Joe Buck, Thom, and Carey the lesser get to be announcers simply because their fathers were? Its like someone believes that there is an announcer gene, and it somehow runs in the family?
And what kind of asshole television station interrupts the games action to listen to the blathering of Larry King go on and on about a music CD that McCarver has cut? Then they force us to listen to it going into commercial?
This raises a good point. What test audiences are telling FOX that Buck and McCarver are enjoyable to listen to? I can't even imagine Cardinal fans like Joe Buck and McCarver, do they?
OR
Would we, being cynical pricks just hate any national announcer? I mean it's a guarantee that at some point that announcer would say something that would really get on our nerves.
Chicken? Egg? Meh.
I really don't hate Al Michaels. Or Marv Albert. Greg Gumbel's ok. I like Gus Johnson. And clips of women showering together.
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 12, 2009, 12:40:47 PM
Quote from: Slak on July 12, 2009, 11:58:15 AM
Quote from: Lukester on July 12, 2009, 11:12:18 AM
Quote from: fiveouts on July 11, 2009, 05:23:01 PM
Speaking of "totally unlistenable" and wishing death upon people, Joe Buck needs to be pushed off the roof at Wrigley.
More to the point, what is the reasoning behind letting these assholes on the air to begin with. Why do people like Joe Buck, Thom, and Carey the lesser get to be announcers simply because their fathers were? Its like someone believes that there is an announcer gene, and it somehow runs in the family?
And what kind of asshole television station interrupts the games action to listen to the blathering of Larry King go on and on about a music CD that McCarver has cut? Then they force us to listen to it going into commercial?
This raises a good point. What test audiences are telling FOX that Buck and McCarver are enjoyable to listen to? I can't even imagine Cardinal fans like Joe Buck and McCarver, do they?
OR
Would we, being cynical pricks just hate any national announcer? I mean it's a guarantee that at some point that announcer would say something that would really get on our nerves.
Chicken? Egg? Meh.
I really don't hate Al Michaels. Or Marv Albert. Greg Gumbel's ok. I like Gus Johnson. And clips of women showering together.
I'll agree with you on all of those points, actually. So it's clear. FOX wants us to be miserable.
Put me in the microscopic minority around here of people who like Joe Buck. I do understand some of the criticism of him, but in general, he's better than 90% of the alternatives.
I have no defense for McCarver.
You know who has grown on me despite having dug a big hole for himself based on his initial work on SportsCenter? Steve Phillips. He and Dave O'Brien make a pretty damn solid national broadcast, IMO.
Moreland, BTW...not a bad effort today considering his experience.
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on July 12, 2009, 12:51:30 PM
Put me in the microscopic minority around here of people who like Joe Buck. I do understand some of the criticism of him, but in general, he's better than 90% of the alternatives.
I have no defense for McCarver.
You know who has grown on me despite having dug a big hole for himself based on his initial work on SportsCenter? Steve Phillips. He and Dave O'Brien make a pretty damn solid national broadcast, IMO.
Moreland, BTW...not a bad effort today considering his experience.
God, what a Colts fan you are.
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 12, 2009, 12:56:03 PM
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on July 12, 2009, 12:51:30 PM
Put me in the microscopic minority around here of people who like Joe Buck. I do understand some of the criticism of him, but in general, he's better than 90% of the alternatives.
I have no defense for McCarver.
You know who has grown on me despite having dug a big hole for himself based on his initial work on SportsCenter? Steve Phillips. He and Dave O'Brien make a pretty damn solid national broadcast, IMO.
Moreland, BTW...not a bad effort today considering his experience.
God, what a Colts fan you are.
And God, what a Bears fan you are.
Enjoy that defense this upcoming season. Every Sunday for you, will be like watching a shitty Hawaii/Boise State game...except without any wide receivers that can actually catch the ball.
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on July 12, 2009, 01:01:07 PM
Enjoy that defense this upcoming season. Every Sunday for you, will be like watching a shitty Hawaii/Boise State game...except without any wide receivers that can actually catch the ball.
Boring.
Quote from: Eli on July 12, 2009, 01:07:35 PM
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on July 12, 2009, 01:01:07 PM
Enjoy that defense this upcoming season. Every Sunday for you, will be like watching a shitty Hawaii/Boise State game...except without any wide receivers that can actually catch the ball.
Boring.
(http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/02JFbkKgKC29X/340x.jpg)
Any better?
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on July 12, 2009, 01:11:09 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 12, 2009, 01:07:35 PM
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on July 12, 2009, 01:01:07 PM
Enjoy that defense this upcoming season. Every Sunday for you, will be like watching a shitty Hawaii/Boise State game...except without any wide receivers that can actually catch the ball.
Boring.
(http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/02JFbkKgKC29X/340x.jpg)
Any better?
Not really. That just looks like a random picture of Reggie Wayne.
Here's a random photo of Megan Fox.
(http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/files/2008/12/megan-fox-fhm.jpg)
I win.
Quote from: Slak on July 12, 2009, 12:50:36 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 12, 2009, 12:40:47 PM
Quote from: Slak on July 12, 2009, 11:58:15 AM
Quote from: Lukester on July 12, 2009, 11:12:18 AM
Quote from: fiveouts on July 11, 2009, 05:23:01 PM
Speaking of "totally unlistenable" and wishing death upon people, Joe Buck needs to be pushed off the roof at Wrigley.
More to the point, what is the reasoning behind letting these assholes on the air to begin with. Why do people like Joe Buck, Thom, and Carey the lesser get to be announcers simply because their fathers were? Its like someone believes that there is an announcer gene, and it somehow runs in the family?
And what kind of asshole television station interrupts the games action to listen to the blathering of Larry King go on and on about a music CD that McCarver has cut? Then they force us to listen to it going into commercial?
This raises a good point. What test audiences are telling FOX that Buck and McCarver are enjoyable to listen to? I can't even imagine Cardinal fans like Joe Buck and McCarver, do they?
OR
Would we, being cynical pricks just hate any national announcer? I mean it's a guarantee that at some point that announcer would say something that would really get on our nerves.
Chicken? Egg? Meh.
I really don't hate Al Michaels. Or Marv Albert. Greg Gumbel's ok. I like Gus Johnson. And clips of women showering together.
I'll agree with you on all of those points, actually. So it's clear. FOX wants us to be miserable.
On a national level, I don't hate everyone.... But they are few and far between. I like Jon Miller, but its tough to disseminate because he works with hacks on ESPN. He's good with Krukow when he does Giants broadcasts. O'brien is good. Matt Vasgersian is steak balls. Costas is great.
Liking Joe Buck is equivalent to preferring tranny sex to homo sex. Both are horrible because you end up taking one in the pooper, but at least when the tranny fucks you doggy style you can feel boobies on your back.
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on July 12, 2009, 01:11:09 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 12, 2009, 01:07:35 PM
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on July 12, 2009, 01:01:07 PM
Enjoy that defense this upcoming season. Every Sunday for you, will be like watching a shitty Hawaii/Boise State game...except without any wide receivers that can actually catch the ball.
Boring.
(http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/02JFbkKgKC29X/340x.jpg)
Any better?
You've sadly surrendered every argument ever by admitting you like Joe Buck. So, if I were to say that Super Bowl 41 was rained out and you disagreed, and posted some ghey pic of Reggie Wayne, I'd win by default. So... Super Bowl 41 was rained out. Go.
But seriously, I know a lot of Colts fans. I'm related to a bunch of them and NONE of them can stand Joe Buck. What the fuck?
And now we get the Ultimate Triumvirate of Suck.
This thread name has never been more apt than this weekend.
Quote from: Slak on July 12, 2009, 07:03:06 PM
And now we get the Ultimate Triumvirate of Suck.
This thread name has never been more apt than this weekend.
Please sit back and enjoy the Pujols dick chugging.
Whoever is doing the radio play by play for the Cardinals just hit the trifecta.
1. "Costkay Fukudome" is pinch-hitting
2. "Chad Fox" is the new catcher
3. "Jewvonny" Soto is hurt
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on July 12, 2009, 08:57:25 PM
Whoever is doing the radio play by play for the Cardinals just hit the trifecta.
1. "Costkay Fukudome" is pinch-hitting
2. "Chad Fox" is the new catcher
3. "Jewvonny" Soto is hurt
DPD. He then started saying either "Jack Fox" or he stuck with "Chad".
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on July 12, 2009, 09:00:28 PM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on July 12, 2009, 08:57:25 PM
Whoever is doing the radio play by play for the Cardinals just hit the trifecta.
1. "Costkay Fukudome" is pinch-hitting
2. "Chad Fox" is the new catcher
3. "Jewvonny" Soto is hurt
DPD. He then started saying either "Jack Fox" or he stuck with "Chad".
That would be Mike Shitmouth Shannon. The fucker is probably drunk by now
Quote from: Slak on July 12, 2009, 07:03:06 PM
And now we get the Ultimate Triumvirate of Suck.
This thread name has never been more apt than this weekend.
It was quite the weekend of broadcasting suck. Not only did we get the insufferable, pompous douche that is Joe Buck, we also got the ESPN crew. Guh.
Quote from: Waco Kid on July 13, 2009, 06:59:23 AM
Quote from: Slak on July 12, 2009, 07:03:06 PM
And now we get the Ultimate Triumvirate of Suck.
This thread name has never been more apt than this weekend.
It was quite the weekend of broadcasting suck. Not only did we get the insufferable, pompous douche that is Joe Buck, we also got the ESPN crew. Guh.
And were they ever CATTY! I thought Joe was going to scratch out Jon's eyes when they were discussing Wainwright's slide into second.
MEE-YOW!!!
Just heard Kerry Sayers doing the Scoreboard Update on The Score. Glad to see she got some work.
Quote from: Dave B on July 15, 2009, 11:04:36 AM
Just heard Kerry Sayers doing the Scoreboard Update on The Score. Glad to see she got some work.
Seems to me radio plays against her strengths.
Quote from: Tank on July 15, 2009, 11:09:48 AM
Quote from: Dave B on July 15, 2009, 11:04:36 AM
Just heard Kerry Sayers doing the Scoreboard Update on The Score. Glad to see she got some work.
Seems to me radio plays against her strengths.
I was just thinking the same thing. The sports media in this town is such a total fucking clown college I can't fucking take it anymore.
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 15, 2009, 12:39:27 PM
Quote from: Tank on July 15, 2009, 11:09:48 AM
Quote from: Dave B on July 15, 2009, 11:04:36 AM
Just heard Kerry Sayers doing the Scoreboard Update on The Score. Glad to see she got some work.
Seems to me radio plays against her strengths.
I was just thinking the same thing. The sports media in this town is such a total fucking clown college I can't fucking take it anymore.
On the other hand, Keith Moreland was really enjoyable to listen to. Eventually we might get tired of his act, but it is hard to imagine ever getting tired of being reminded of the 1984 team.
Quote from: CBStew on July 15, 2009, 12:52:23 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 15, 2009, 12:39:27 PM
Quote from: Tank on July 15, 2009, 11:09:48 AM
Quote from: Dave B on July 15, 2009, 11:04:36 AM
Just heard Kerry Sayers doing the Scoreboard Update on The Score. Glad to see she got some work.
Seems to me radio plays against her strengths.
I was just thinking the same thing. The sports media in this town is such a total fucking clown college I can't fucking take it anymore.
On the other hand, Keith Moreland was really enjoyable to listen to. Eventually we might get tired of his act, but it is hard to imagine ever getting tired of being reminded of the 1984 team.
I was 4 years old when that team choked. The best memories of the '84 team are all based around watching a drunken Alphonse J. Peck destroy a picture of Smilin' Steve Garvey with his bare fist at Sluggers.
Quote from: Slak on July 15, 2009, 01:24:05 PM
Quote from: CBStew on July 15, 2009, 12:52:23 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 15, 2009, 12:39:27 PM
Quote from: Tank on July 15, 2009, 11:09:48 AM
Quote from: Dave B on July 15, 2009, 11:04:36 AM
Just heard Kerry Sayers doing the Scoreboard Update on The Score. Glad to see she got some work.
Seems to me radio plays against her strengths.
I was just thinking the same thing. The sports media in this town is such a total fucking clown college I can't fucking take it anymore.
On the other hand, Keith Moreland was really enjoyable to listen to. Eventually we might get tired of his act, but it is hard to imagine ever getting tired of being reminded of the 1984 team.
I was 4 years old when that team choked. The best memories of the '84 team are all based around watching a drunken Alphonse J. Peck destroy a picture of Smilin' Steve Garvey with his bare fist at Sluggers.
Got news for you kid, I was 22 in 1984, and that's my favorite 1984 memory too.
Quote from: Fork on July 15, 2009, 01:25:23 PM
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Quote from: Tank on July 15, 2009, 11:09:48 AM
Quote from: Dave B on July 15, 2009, 11:04:36 AM
Just heard Kerry Sayers doing the Scoreboard Update on The Score. Glad to see she got some work.
Seems to me radio plays against her strengths.
I was just thinking the same thing. The sports media in this town is such a total fucking clown college I can't fucking take it anymore.
On the other hand, Keith Moreland was really enjoyable to listen to. Eventually we might get tired of his act, but it is hard to imagine ever getting tired of being reminded of the 1984 team.
I was 4 years old when that team choked. The best memories of the '84 team are all based around watching a drunken Alphonse J. Peck destroy a picture of Smilin' Steve Garvey with his bare fist at Sluggers.
Got news for you kid, I was 22 in 1984, and that's my favorite 1984 memory too.
I saw Pete Rose's first game as player/manager for the Reds that year against the Cubs in Cincy. Watched a Betamax cassette of the locker room champagne orgy in Pissburgh about eleventy bajillion times until it flat out melted. Meeting Fork and Slak and re-uniting with Huard was pretty cool too. But for me, it'll always be a 2007 memory complete with a Golden
Shower Sombrero for Rick Ankiel, fresh off a drug cheat revelation. Still got a scar on my knuckle from that day. I'll show you sometime if you ask.
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 15, 2009, 01:41:21 PM
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Quote from: Internet Apex on July 15, 2009, 12:39:27 PM
Quote from: Tank on July 15, 2009, 11:09:48 AM
Quote from: Dave B on July 15, 2009, 11:04:36 AM
Just heard Kerry Sayers doing the Scoreboard Update on The Score. Glad to see she got some work.
Seems to me radio plays against her strengths.
I was just thinking the same thing. The sports media in this town is such a total fucking clown college I can't fucking take it anymore.
On the other hand, Keith Moreland was really enjoyable to listen to. Eventually we might get tired of his act, but it is hard to imagine ever getting tired of being reminded of the 1984 team.
I was 4 years old when that team choked. The best memories of the '84 team are all based around watching a drunken Alphonse J. Peck destroy a picture of Smilin' Steve Garvey with his bare fist at Sluggers.
Got news for you kid, I was 22 in 1984, and that's my favorite 1984 memory too.
I saw Pete Rose's first game as player/manager for the Reds that year against the Cubs in Cincy. Watched a Betamax cassette of the locker room champagne orgy in Pissburgh about eleventy bajillion times until it flat out melted. Meeting Fork and Slak and re-uniting with Huard was pretty cool too. But for me, it'll always be a 2007 memory complete with a Golden Shower Sombrero for Rick Ankiel, fresh off a drug cheat revelation. Still got a scar on my knuckle from that day. I'll show you sometime if you ask.
(http://i31.tinypic.com/35n0wmr.jpg)
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While doing some driving last night, I caught some of Zonk's color commentary on the radio. He was pretty damn good. I wonder if Pat Hughes appreciates the upgrade or is mad that he gets a little less air-time.
Also, Hub Arkush and Brian Paruch are pretty decent in that 6-10 spot on The Score. Hub is a lot more tolerable when he's talking about something other than just the Bears, so it's listenable.
Quote from: Dave B on July 17, 2009, 10:04:58 AM
Hub is a lot more tolerable when he's talking about something other than just the Bears, so it's listenable.
Listening to a guy talk about something he knows nothing about is listenable?
Quote from: Dave B on July 17, 2009, 10:04:58 AM
While doing some driving last night, I caught some of Zonk's color commentary on the radio. He was pretty damn good. I wonder if Pat Hughes appreciates the upgrade or is mad that he gets a little less air-time.
Also, Hub Arkush and Brian Paruch are pretty decent in that 6-10 spot on The Score. Hub is a lot more tolerable when he's talking about something other than just the Bears, so it's listenable.
Hub actually was the one guy on that station last year that was able to talk about hockey without having to quickly resort to tangental elements like the anthem, the Hawks' place in Chicago, and how Canadiens talk funny. Just real honest-to-goodness analysis about what was happening on the ice, so I appreciated that.
As for the Cubs radio broadacst...it's a funny thing about Hughes. While my heart goes out to him for having to do everything but change Santo's diapers, part of me also recognizes that Hughes doesn't mind this role. While his adroit play-by-play call suffers from having that blubbering mascot pooh all over it, he's also recognzied that by playing Santo's babysitter, it actually raises his profile so he's still getting recognition, even if it's more for being Santo's partner than being an outstanding PBP man in his own right. Still, the guy deserves a real complementary partner. Neither Moreland or Dave Otto are outstanding, but the broadcasts are worlds better than with Santo moaning away.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 17, 2009, 10:13:56 AM
Quote from: Dave B on July 17, 2009, 10:04:58 AM
Hub is a lot more tolerable when he's talking about something other than just the Bears, so it's listenable.
Listening to a guy talk about something he knows nothing about is listenable?
I'm sorry. When did you get a radio show now?
Quote from: MAD on July 17, 2009, 10:17:16 AM
Quote from: Dave B on July 17, 2009, 10:04:58 AM
While doing some driving last night, I caught some of Zonk's color commentary on the radio. He was pretty damn good. I wonder if Pat Hughes appreciates the upgrade or is mad that he gets a little less air-time.
Also, Hub Arkush and Brian Paruch are pretty decent in that 6-10 spot on The Score. Hub is a lot more tolerable when he's talking about something other than just the Bears, so it's listenable.
Hub actually was the one guy on that station last year that was able to talk about hockey without having to quickly resort to tangental elements like the anthem, the Hawks' place in Chicago, and how Canadiens talk funny. Just real honest-to-goodness analysis about what was happening on the ice, so I appreciated that.
As for the Cubs radio broadacst...it's a funny thing about Hughes. While my heart goes out to him for having to do everything but change Santo's diapers, part of me also recognizes that Hughes doesn't mind this role. While his adroit play-by-play call suffers from having that blubbering mascot pooh all over it, he's also recognzied that by playing Santo's babysitter, it actually raises his profile so he's still getting recognition, even if it's more for being Santo's partner than being an outstanding PBP man in his own right. Still, the guy deserves a real complementary partner. Neither Moreland or Dave Otto are outstanding, but the broadcasts are worlds better than with Santo moaning away.
I have a feeling that if anyone here had the opportunity to spend some extended time with Ron Santo far away from anything related to brodcasting that they would show him the same genuine affection that Pat does. He's actually a remarkably nice old guy.
Not as nice as Pat Hughes, however. That guy is world class. In the top-3 nicest guys on the planet today.
Quote from: MAD on July 17, 2009, 10:17:16 AM
Quote from: Dave B on July 17, 2009, 10:04:58 AM
While doing some driving last night, I caught some of Zonk's color commentary on the radio. He was pretty damn good. I wonder if Pat Hughes appreciates the upgrade or is mad that he gets a little less air-time.
Also, Hub Arkush and Brian Paruch are pretty decent in that 6-10 spot on The Score. Hub is a lot more tolerable when he's talking about something other than just the Bears, so it's listenable.
Hub actually was the one guy on that station last year that was able to talk about hockey without having to quickly resort to tangental elements like the anthem, the Hawks' place in Chicago, and how Canadiens talk funny. Just real honest-to-goodness analysis about what was happening on the ice, so I appreciated that.
As for the Cubs radio broadacst...it's a funny thing about Hughes. While my heart goes out to him for having to do everything but change Santo's diapers, part of me also recognizes that Hughes doesn't mind this role. While his adroit play-by-play call suffers from having that blubbering mascot pooh all over it, he's also recognzied that by playing Santo's babysitter, it actually raises his profile so he's still getting recognition, even if it's more for being Santo's partner than being an outstanding PBP man in his own right. Still, the guy deserves a real complementary partner. Neither Moreland or Dave Otto are outstanding, but the broadcasts are worlds better than with Santo moaning away.
What the hell does Hub Arkush know about hockey? Did he ever play professional hockey?
Quote from: Ivy6 on July 17, 2009, 10:22:46 AM
I have a feeling that if anyone here had the opportunity to spend some extended time with Ron Santo far away from anything related to brodcasting that they would show him the same genuine affection that Pat does. He's actually a remarkably nice old guy.
You should meet this one dude named Mike...
Quote from: MAD on July 17, 2009, 10:18:26 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 17, 2009, 10:13:56 AM
Quote from: Dave B on July 17, 2009, 10:04:58 AM
Hub is a lot more tolerable when he's talking about something other than just the Bears, so it's listenable.
Listening to a guy talk about something he knows nothing about is listenable?
I'm sorry. When did you get a radio show now?
I start on Webio on Monday. They even gave me a signing bonus. Just got the check today.
Quote from: Ivy6 on July 17, 2009, 10:22:46 AM
Quote from: MAD on July 17, 2009, 10:17:16 AM
Quote from: Dave B on July 17, 2009, 10:04:58 AM
While doing some driving last night, I caught some of Zonk's color commentary on the radio. He was pretty damn good. I wonder if Pat Hughes appreciates the upgrade or is mad that he gets a little less air-time.
Also, Hub Arkush and Brian Paruch are pretty decent in that 6-10 spot on The Score. Hub is a lot more tolerable when he's talking about something other than just the Bears, so it's listenable.
Hub actually was the one guy on that station last year that was able to talk about hockey without having to quickly resort to tangental elements like the anthem, the Hawks' place in Chicago, and how Canadiens talk funny. Just real honest-to-goodness analysis about what was happening on the ice, so I appreciated that.
As for the Cubs radio broadacst...it's a funny thing about Hughes. While my heart goes out to him for having to do everything but change Santo's diapers, part of me also recognizes that Hughes doesn't mind this role. While his adroit play-by-play call suffers from having that blubbering mascot pooh all over it, he's also recognzied that by playing Santo's babysitter, it actually raises his profile so he's still getting recognition, even if it's more for being Santo's partner than being an outstanding PBP man in his own right. Still, the guy deserves a real complementary partner. Neither Moreland or Dave Otto are outstanding, but the broadcasts are worlds better than with Santo moaning away.
I have a feeling that if anyone here had the opportunity to spend some extended time with Ron Santo far away from anything related to brodcasting that they would show him the same genuine affection that Pat does. He's actually a remarkably nice old guy.
Not as nice as Pat Hughes, however. That guy is world class. In the top-3 nicest guys on the planet today.
I wouldn't care if Ron Santo cured puppies of cancer in his spare time. He is just absolutely aggravating to listen to these days.
Quote from: Waco Kid on July 17, 2009, 10:24:11 AM
Quote from: MAD on July 17, 2009, 10:17:16 AM
Quote from: Dave B on July 17, 2009, 10:04:58 AM
While doing some driving last night, I caught some of Zonk's color commentary on the radio. He was pretty damn good. I wonder if Pat Hughes appreciates the upgrade or is mad that he gets a little less air-time.
Also, Hub Arkush and Brian Paruch are pretty decent in that 6-10 spot on The Score. Hub is a lot more tolerable when he's talking about something other than just the Bears, so it's listenable.
Hub actually was the one guy on that station last year that was able to talk about hockey without having to quickly resort to tangental elements like the anthem, the Hawks' place in Chicago, and how Canadiens talk funny. Just real honest-to-goodness analysis about what was happening on the ice, so I appreciated that.
As for the Cubs radio broadacst...it's a funny thing about Hughes. While my heart goes out to him for having to do everything but change Santo's diapers, part of me also recognizes that Hughes doesn't mind this role. While his adroit play-by-play call suffers from having that blubbering mascot pooh all over it, he's also recognzied that by playing Santo's babysitter, it actually raises his profile so he's still getting recognition, even if it's more for being Santo's partner than being an outstanding PBP man in his own right. Still, the guy deserves a real complementary partner. Neither Moreland or Dave Otto are outstanding, but the broadcasts are worlds better than with Santo moaning away.
What the hell does Hub Arkush know about hockey? Did he ever play professional hockey?
Well played.
"WHERE'D YOU PLAY BALL? HUH?"
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 17, 2009, 10:30:27 AM
Quote from: MAD on July 17, 2009, 10:18:26 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on July 17, 2009, 10:13:56 AM
Quote from: Dave B on July 17, 2009, 10:04:58 AM
Hub is a lot more tolerable when he's talking about something other than just the Bears, so it's listenable.
Listening to a guy talk about something he knows nothing about is listenable?
I'm sorry. When did you get a radio show now?
I start on Webio on Monday. They even gave me a signing bonus. Just got the check today.
Run, don't walk, to the bank and cash that sucker.
Quote from: MAD on July 17, 2009, 10:33:51 AM
I wouldn't care if Ron Santo cured puppies of cancer in his spare time.
The fuck good would that do? You just want them cured so you could punch them in the face when you listen to Santo.
Speaking of totally unlistenable, did anyone else notice how factually terrible Buck was during the ASG? During the first inning, a single to center was "a single to right". And he called an 82 mph Lincecum change his "fastball". He was especially terrible during that game. Must have been too busy watching the Bachelor to prepare.
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on July 17, 2009, 12:43:04 PM
Speaking of totally unlistenable, did anyone else notice how factually terrible Buck was during the ASG? During the first inning, a single to center was "a single to right". And he called an 82 mph Lincecum change his "fastball". He was especially terrible during that game. Must have been too busy watching the Bachelor to prepare.
He also misjudged more than one fly ball as a potential homerun (raising his voice, etc....).
I think you're right - he was simply devastated that the Canadian chick kept the guy who looks like Greg Brady. (My wife watches it, ok?) OK?!
Quote from: Indolent Reader on July 17, 2009, 01:11:32 PM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on July 17, 2009, 12:43:04 PM
Speaking of totally unlistenable, did anyone else notice how factually terrible Buck was during the ASG? During the first inning, a single to center was "a single to right". And he called an 82 mph Lincecum change his "fastball". He was especially terrible during that game. Must have been too busy watching the Bachelor to prepare.
He also misjudged more than one fly ball as a potential homerun (raising his voice, etc....).
I think you're right - he was simply devastated that the Canadian chick kept the guy who looks like Greg Brady. (My wife watches it, ok?) OK?!
I don't have a clue what the last part meant. But the fact that Buck made that many factual errors during the broadcast kind of flies in the face of all the retarded, "He's competent, he's better than Chip Caray, at least he knows the game..." cocksmoke I hear once in awhile in his defense. So fuck anybody who ever said anything nice about him and his ass-chin. I want to punch his throat with a penny nail stuck betwixt my ring and middle fingers. I want this more than a million dollars or world peace. I'd just squander those things. But that punch, I'd make that one count.
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 17, 2009, 02:45:51 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on July 17, 2009, 01:11:32 PM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on July 17, 2009, 12:43:04 PM
Speaking of totally unlistenable, did anyone else notice how factually terrible Buck was during the ASG? During the first inning, a single to center was "a single to right". And he called an 82 mph Lincecum change his "fastball". He was especially terrible during that game. Must have been too busy watching the Bachelor to prepare.
He also misjudged more than one fly ball as a potential homerun (raising his voice, etc....).
I think you're right - he was simply devastated that the Canadian chick kept the guy who looks like Greg Brady. (My wife watches it, ok?) OK?!
I don't have a clue what the last part meant. But the fact that Buck made that many factual errors during the broadcast kind of flies in the face of all the retarded, "He's competent, he's better than Chip Caray, at least he knows the game..." cocksmoke I hear once in awhile in his defense. So fuck anybody who ever said anything nice about him and his ass-chin. I want to punch his throat with a penny nail stuck betwixt my ring and middle fingers. I want this more than a million dollars or world peace. I'd just squander those things. But that punch, I'd make that one count.
As long as he doesn't die, right?
Quote from: PenFoe on July 17, 2009, 02:49:08 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 17, 2009, 02:45:51 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on July 17, 2009, 01:11:32 PM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on July 17, 2009, 12:43:04 PM
Speaking of totally unlistenable, did anyone else notice how factually terrible Buck was during the ASG? During the first inning, a single to center was "a single to right". And he called an 82 mph Lincecum change his "fastball". He was especially terrible during that game. Must have been too busy watching the Bachelor to prepare.
He also misjudged more than one fly ball as a potential homerun (raising his voice, etc....).
I think you're right - he was simply devastated that the Canadian chick kept the guy who looks like Greg Brady. (My wife watches it, ok?) OK?!
I don't have a clue what the last part meant. But the fact that Buck made that many factual errors during the broadcast kind of flies in the face of all the retarded, "He's competent, he's better than Chip Caray, at least he knows the game..." cocksmoke I hear once in awhile in his defense. So fuck anybody who ever said anything nice about him and his ass-chin. I want to punch his throat with a penny nail stuck betwixt my ring and middle fingers. I want this more than a million dollars or world peace. I'd just squander those things. But that punch, I'd make that one count.
As long as he doesn't die, right?
Right. I want him to suffer in silence.
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 17, 2009, 02:45:51 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on July 17, 2009, 01:11:32 PM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on July 17, 2009, 12:43:04 PM
Speaking of totally unlistenable, did anyone else notice how factually terrible Buck was during the ASG? During the first inning, a single to center was "a single to right". And he called an 82 mph Lincecum change his "fastball". He was especially terrible during that game. Must have been too busy watching the Bachelor to prepare.
He also misjudged more than one fly ball as a potential homerun (raising his voice, etc....).
I think you're right - he was simply devastated that the Canadian chick kept the guy who looks like Greg Brady. (My wife watches it, ok?) OK?!
I don't have a clue what the last part meant. But the fact that Buck made that many factual errors during the broadcast kind of flies in the face of all the retarded, "He's competent, he's better than Chip Caray, at least he knows the game..." cocksmoke I hear once in awhile in his defense. So fuck anybody who ever said anything nice about him and his ass-chin. I want to punch his throat with a penny nail stuck betwixt my ring and middle fingers. I want this more than a million dollars or world peace. I'd just squander those things. But that punch, I'd make that one count.
Those improv classes are really paying off.
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 19, 2009, 03:49:32 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 17, 2009, 02:45:51 PM
Quote from: Indolent Reader on July 17, 2009, 01:11:32 PM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on July 17, 2009, 12:43:04 PM
Speaking of totally unlistenable, did anyone else notice how factually terrible Buck was during the ASG? During the first inning, a single to center was "a single to right". And he called an 82 mph Lincecum change his "fastball". He was especially terrible during that game. Must have been too busy watching the Bachelor to prepare.
He also misjudged more than one fly ball as a potential homerun (raising his voice, etc....).
I think you're right - he was simply devastated that the Canadian chick kept the guy who looks like Greg Brady. (My wife watches it, ok?) OK?!
I don't have a clue what the last part meant. But the fact that Buck made that many factual errors during the broadcast kind of flies in the face of all the retarded, "He's competent, he's better than Chip Caray, at least he knows the game..." cocksmoke I hear once in awhile in his defense. So fuck anybody who ever said anything nice about him and his ass-chin. I want to punch his throat with a penny nail stuck betwixt my ring and middle fingers. I want this more than a million dollars or world peace. I'd just squander those things. But that punch, I'd make that one count.
Those improv classes are really paying off.
At some point they might. But I've been thinking about punching Joe Buck for a long, long while.
This current Santo-less spell has been nice. Moreland has been a pleasure to listen too.
I don't think he's fantastic, but in limited exposure he's been a wonderful fresh voice.
It's nice to have someone able to let Pat work and actually be a plus with color
commentary. While we're going to be stuck with Santo for a while, maybe they can
convince him not to travel with the team or something.
Also, the fucking Santo interview format commercials WGN radio is running about how
he's such the uber-fan make me so sad.
Garrrrrrrrrry Meier manages to be totally unfunny and unlistenable in 10 second promos for his WGN show. Good work.
I wasn't paying full attention, but did Pat pull Judd off the mic in that inning once something important actually happened?
Don't know.
But Houston TV didn't even bother following the ball Soriano hit to end the game.
Quote from: Pre on July 19, 2009, 07:36:17 PM
This current Santo-less spell has been nice. Moreland has been a pleasure to listen too.
I don't think he's fantastic, but in limited exposure he's been a wonderful fresh voice.
It's nice to have someone able to let Pat work and actually be a plus with color
commentary. While we're going to be stuck with Santo for a while, maybe they can
convince him not to travel with the team or something.
Also, the fucking Santo interview format commercials WGN radio is running about how
he's such the uber-fan make me so sad.
Is there any chance that Ricketts agrees to dump Santo (possibly at the advice of WGN), and they go get Grace to come back and do radio? Grace's contract is up after 2010. The buyout can't be that bad for the final season.
In the spirit of Steve Stone, I think we should start said rumor.
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on July 27, 2009, 11:45:07 PM
Quote from: Pre on July 19, 2009, 07:36:17 PM
This current Santo-less spell has been nice. Moreland has been a pleasure to listen too.
I don't think he's fantastic, but in limited exposure he's been a wonderful fresh voice.
It's nice to have someone able to let Pat work and actually be a plus with color
commentary. While we're going to be stuck with Santo for a while, maybe they can
convince him not to travel with the team or something.
Also, the fucking Santo interview format commercials WGN radio is running about how
he's such the uber-fan make me so sad.
Is there any chance that Ricketts agrees to dump Santo (possibly at the advice of WGN), and they go get Grace to come back and do radio? Grace's contract is up after 2010. The buyout can't be that bad for the final season.
In the spirit of Steve Stone, I think we should start said rumor.
Grace? Really?
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on July 27, 2009, 11:46:35 PM
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on July 27, 2009, 11:45:07 PM
Quote from: Pre on July 19, 2009, 07:36:17 PM
This current Santo-less spell has been nice. Moreland has been a pleasure to listen too.
I don't think he's fantastic, but in limited exposure he's been a wonderful fresh voice.
It's nice to have someone able to let Pat work and actually be a plus with color
commentary. While we're going to be stuck with Santo for a while, maybe they can
convince him not to travel with the team or something.
Also, the fucking Santo interview format commercials WGN radio is running about how
he's such the uber-fan make me so sad.
Is there any chance that Ricketts agrees to dump Santo (possibly at the advice of WGN), and they go get Grace to come back and do radio? Grace's contract is up after 2010. The buyout can't be that bad for the final season.
In the spirit of Steve Stone, I think we should start said rumor.
Grace? Really?
Yea. I mean I know I am posting on a message board where the only good broadcasters ever born are Len, Bob, Pat, and Vin Scully....but...
I think he'd be a good compromise in the sense that he's better than Santo (then again, who isn't?), and he still satisfies those that want a popular Cub in that spot. Getting rid of Santo could be the toughest PR thing this team has dealt with since...well, they let Grace walk away.
Otto and Moreland seem like nice enough guys, and aren't the worst ideas (unless you have other candidates in mind)...but I think Grace's somewhat goofy nature might work a bit better with Hughes.
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on July 27, 2009, 11:56:32 PM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on July 27, 2009, 11:46:35 PM
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on July 27, 2009, 11:45:07 PM
Quote from: Pre on July 19, 2009, 07:36:17 PM
This current Santo-less spell has been nice. Moreland has been a pleasure to listen too.
I don't think he's fantastic, but in limited exposure he's been a wonderful fresh voice.
It's nice to have someone able to let Pat work and actually be a plus with color
commentary. While we're going to be stuck with Santo for a while, maybe they can
convince him not to travel with the team or something.
Also, the fucking Santo interview format commercials WGN radio is running about how
he's such the uber-fan make me so sad.
Is there any chance that Ricketts agrees to dump Santo (possibly at the advice of WGN), and they go get Grace to come back and do radio? Grace's contract is up after 2010. The buyout can't be that bad for the final season.
In the spirit of Steve Stone, I think we should start said rumor.
Grace? Really?
Yea. I mean I know I am posting on a message board where the only good broadcasters ever born are Len, Bob, Pat, and Vin Scully....but...
I think he'd be a good compromise in the sense that he's better than Santo (then again, who isn't?), and he still satisfies those that want a popular Cub in that spot. Getting rid of Santo could be the toughest PR thing this team has dealt with since...well, they let Grace walk away.
Otto and Moreland seem like nice enough guys, and aren't the worst ideas (unless you have other candidates in mind)...but I think Grace's somewhat goofy nature might work a bit better with Hughes.
Moreland would be great but he's not leaving Austin.
Maybe they can buy Joe Buck out of his deal, hire him and shift Len over to the radio side. That'd be sweet.
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 28, 2009, 07:45:48 AM
Maybe they can buy Joe Buck out of his deal, hire him and shift Len over to the radio side. That'd be sweet.
Maybe Joe Buck can die. That'd be sweet.
Quote from: Fork on July 28, 2009, 08:15:15 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 28, 2009, 07:45:48 AM
Maybe they can buy Joe Buck out of his deal, hire him and shift Len over to the radio side. That'd be sweet.
Maybe Joe Buck can die in a fire after being raped by a Bengal Tiger on a pile of broken glass. That'd be sweet.
Punishment fitting the crime'd.
Quote from: Jon on July 28, 2009, 09:37:44 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 28, 2009, 08:15:15 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 28, 2009, 07:45:48 AM
Maybe they can buy Joe Buck out of his deal, hire him and shift Len over to the radio side. That'd be sweet.
Maybe Joe Buck can die in a fire after being raped by a Bengal Tiger on a pile of broken glass. That'd be sweet.
Punishment fitting the crime'd.
I'd actually feel sorry for the tiger.
Quote from: Fork on July 28, 2009, 09:43:16 AM
Quote from: Jon on July 28, 2009, 09:37:44 AM
Quote from: Fork on July 28, 2009, 08:15:15 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 28, 2009, 07:45:48 AM
Maybe they can buy Joe Buck out of his deal, hire him and shift Len over to the radio side. That'd be sweet.
Maybe Joe Buck can die in a fire after being raped by a Bengal Tiger on a pile of broken glass. That'd be sweet.
Punishment fitting the crime'd.
I'd actually feel sorry for the tiger.
Don't be. The Tiger is an Astros fan.
Quote from: LoneStarCubFan on July 28, 2009, 12:05:02 AM
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on July 27, 2009, 11:56:32 PM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on July 27, 2009, 11:46:35 PM
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on July 27, 2009, 11:45:07 PM
Quote from: Pre on July 19, 2009, 07:36:17 PM
This current Santo-less spell has been nice. Moreland has been a pleasure to listen too.
I don't think he's fantastic, but in limited exposure he's been a wonderful fresh voice.
It's nice to have someone able to let Pat work and actually be a plus with color
commentary. While we're going to be stuck with Santo for a while, maybe they can
convince him not to travel with the team or something.
Also, the fucking Santo interview format commercials WGN radio is running about how
he's such the uber-fan make me so sad.
Is there any chance that Ricketts agrees to dump Santo (possibly at the advice of WGN), and they go get Grace to come back and do radio? Grace's contract is up after 2010. The buyout can't be that bad for the final season.
In the spirit of Steve Stone, I think we should start said rumor.
Grace? Really?
Yea. I mean I know I am posting on a message board where the only good broadcasters ever born are Len, Bob, Pat, and Vin Scully....but...
I think he'd be a good compromise in the sense that he's better than Santo (then again, who isn't?), and he still satisfies those that want a popular Cub in that spot. Getting rid of Santo could be the toughest PR thing this team has dealt with since...well, they let Grace walk away.
Otto and Moreland seem like nice enough guys, and aren't the worst ideas (unless you have other candidates in mind)...but I think Grace's somewhat goofy nature might work a bit better with Hughes.
Moreland would be great but he's not leaving Austin.
You seriously think he wouldn't leave an NCAA broadcasting gig for the MLB? I know people in Texas have a retardedly warped sense of how cool Texas is, but come on.
He could probably keep his Longhorns football gig, begging out of Cubs' September and (ahem) October Saturday games. It'd be a nice, cushy lifestyle for Zonk.
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 28, 2009, 10:20:34 AM
Quote from: LoneStarCubFan on July 28, 2009, 12:05:02 AM
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on July 27, 2009, 11:56:32 PM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on July 27, 2009, 11:46:35 PM
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on July 27, 2009, 11:45:07 PM
Quote from: Pre on July 19, 2009, 07:36:17 PM
This current Santo-less spell has been nice. Moreland has been a pleasure to listen too.
I don't think he's fantastic, but in limited exposure he's been a wonderful fresh voice.
It's nice to have someone able to let Pat work and actually be a plus with color
commentary. While we're going to be stuck with Santo for a while, maybe they can
convince him not to travel with the team or something.
Also, the fucking Santo interview format commercials WGN radio is running about how
he's such the uber-fan make me so sad.
Is there any chance that Ricketts agrees to dump Santo (possibly at the advice of WGN), and they go get Grace to come back and do radio? Grace's contract is up after 2010. The buyout can't be that bad for the final season.
In the spirit of Steve Stone, I think we should start said rumor.
Grace? Really?
Yea. I mean I know I am posting on a message board where the only good broadcasters ever born are Len, Bob, Pat, and Vin Scully....but...
I think he'd be a good compromise in the sense that he's better than Santo (then again, who isn't?), and he still satisfies those that want a popular Cub in that spot. Getting rid of Santo could be the toughest PR thing this team has dealt with since...well, they let Grace walk away.
Otto and Moreland seem like nice enough guys, and aren't the worst ideas (unless you have other candidates in mind)...but I think Grace's somewhat goofy nature might work a bit better with Hughes.
Moreland would be great but he's not leaving Austin.
You seriously think he wouldn't leave an NCAA broadcasting gig for the MLB? I know people in Texas have a retardedly warped sense of how cool Texas is, but come on.
He does baseball And football down there, you know. Would YOU leave a job that entails fellating the great Colt McCoy every day? I think not.
If Reagan could call Cubs games from Des Moines, Zonk can call them from Austin.
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Quote from: Pre on July 19, 2009, 07:36:17 PM
This current Santo-less spell has been nice. Moreland has been a pleasure to listen too.
I don't think he's fantastic, but in limited exposure he's been a wonderful fresh voice.
It's nice to have someone able to let Pat work and actually be a plus with color
commentary. While we're going to be stuck with Santo for a while, maybe they can
convince him not to travel with the team or something.
Also, the fucking Santo interview format commercials WGN radio is running about how
he's such the uber-fan make me so sad.
Is there any chance that Ricketts agrees to dump Santo (possibly at the advice of WGN), and they go get Grace to come back and do radio? Grace's contract is up after 2010. The buyout can't be that bad for the final season.
In the spirit of Steve Stone, I think we should start said rumor.
Grace? Really?
Yea. I mean I know I am posting on a message board where the only good broadcasters ever born are Len, Bob, Pat, and Vin Scully....but...
I think he'd be a good compromise in the sense that he's better than Santo (then again, who isn't?), and he still satisfies those that want a popular Cub in that spot. Getting rid of Santo could be the toughest PR thing this team has dealt with since...well, they let Grace walk away.
Otto and Moreland seem like nice enough guys, and aren't the worst ideas (unless you have other candidates in mind)...but I think Grace's somewhat goofy nature might work a bit better with Hughes.
Moreland would be great but he's not leaving Austin.
You seriously think he wouldn't leave an NCAA broadcasting gig for the MLB? I know people in Texas have a retardedly warped sense of how cool Texas is, but come on.
If he goal was to become a MLB broadcaster I'm sure he'd jump at the opportunity. He'd be an idiot not to. However...
He's not doing the UT broadcasting gig because he needs the money or has a desire to move up to the MLB level. He's doing it because it's a fun thing to do. If he wanted to go into broadcasting full-time he could have done it years ago.
The guy likes living in Austin and I don't think he's in a big hurry to start criss-crossing the country eight months out of the year.
Believe me, I wish he did. He'd be great on either radio or TV. I haven't heard him call any UT baseball games but I've caught more than a few football broadcasts over the years and I think he's pretty good. Plus, I've bumped into him in a few press boxes over the years and he seems like a pretty good guy.
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Quote from: Pre on July 19, 2009, 07:36:17 PM
This current Santo-less spell has been nice. Moreland has been a pleasure to listen too.
I don't think he's fantastic, but in limited exposure he's been a wonderful fresh voice.
It's nice to have someone able to let Pat work and actually be a plus with color
commentary. While we're going to be stuck with Santo for a while, maybe they can
convince him not to travel with the team or something.
Also, the fucking Santo interview format commercials WGN radio is running about how
he's such the uber-fan make me so sad.
Is there any chance that Ricketts agrees to dump Santo (possibly at the advice of WGN), and they go get Grace to come back and do radio? Grace's contract is up after 2010. The buyout can't be that bad for the final season.
In the spirit of Steve Stone, I think we should start said rumor.
Grace? Really?
Yea. I mean I know I am posting on a message board where the only good broadcasters ever born are Len, Bob, Pat, and Vin Scully....but...
I think he'd be a good compromise in the sense that he's better than Santo (then again, who isn't?), and he still satisfies those that want a popular Cub in that spot. Getting rid of Santo could be the toughest PR thing this team has dealt with since...well, they let Grace walk away.
Otto and Moreland seem like nice enough guys, and aren't the worst ideas (unless you have other candidates in mind)...but I think Grace's somewhat goofy nature might work a bit better with Hughes.
Moreland would be great but he's not leaving Austin.
You seriously think he wouldn't leave an NCAA broadcasting gig for the MLB? I know people in Texas have a retardedly warped sense of how cool Texas is, but come on.
If he goal was to become a MLB broadcaster I'm sure he'd jump at the opportunity. He'd be an idiot not to. However...
He's not doing the UT broadcasting gig because he needs the money or has a desire to move up to the MLB level. He's doing it because it's a fun thing to do. If he wanted to go into broadcasting full-time he could have done it years ago.
The guy likes living in Austin and I don't think he's in a big hurry to start criss-crossing the country eight months out of the year.
Believe me, I wish he did. He'd be great on either radio or TV. I haven't heard him call any UT baseball games but I've caught more than a few football broadcasts over the years and I think he's pretty good. Plus, I've bumped into him in a few press boxes over the years and he seems like a pretty good guy.
What the hell does that have to do with whether or not he'd prefer doing Cubs games?
Quote from: MAD on July 28, 2009, 12:54:27 PM
What the hell does that have to do with whether or not he'd prefer doing Cubs games?
I'm more interested in why Lonestar is allowed in press boxes.
Quote from: Eli on July 28, 2009, 12:56:43 PM
Quote from: MAD on July 28, 2009, 12:54:27 PM
What the hell does that have to do with whether or not he'd prefer doing Cubs games?
I'm more interested in why Lonestar is allowed in press boxes.
Because the PR people at UT are gutless fucking assholes.
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Quote from: Pre on July 19, 2009, 07:36:17 PM
This current Santo-less spell has been nice. Moreland has been a pleasure to listen too.
I don't think he's fantastic, but in limited exposure he's been a wonderful fresh voice.
It's nice to have someone able to let Pat work and actually be a plus with color
commentary. While we're going to be stuck with Santo for a while, maybe they can
convince him not to travel with the team or something.
Also, the fucking Santo interview format commercials WGN radio is running about how
he's such the uber-fan make me so sad.
Is there any chance that Ricketts agrees to dump Santo (possibly at the advice of WGN), and they go get Grace to come back and do radio? Grace's contract is up after 2010. The buyout can't be that bad for the final season.
In the spirit of Steve Stone, I think we should start said rumor.
Grace? Really?
Yea. I mean I know I am posting on a message board where the only good broadcasters ever born are Len, Bob, Pat, and Vin Scully....but...
I think he'd be a good compromise in the sense that he's better than Santo (then again, who isn't?), and he still satisfies those that want a popular Cub in that spot. Getting rid of Santo could be the toughest PR thing this team has dealt with since...well, they let Grace walk away.
Otto and Moreland seem like nice enough guys, and aren't the worst ideas (unless you have other candidates in mind)...but I think Grace's somewhat goofy nature might work a bit better with Hughes.
Moreland would be great but he's not leaving Austin.
You seriously think he wouldn't leave an NCAA broadcasting gig for the MLB? I know people in Texas have a retardedly warped sense of how cool Texas is, but come on.
If he goal was to become a MLB broadcaster I'm sure he'd jump at the opportunity. He'd be an idiot not to. However...
He's not doing the UT broadcasting gig because he needs the money or has a desire to move up to the MLB level. He's doing it because it's a fun thing to do. If he wanted to go into broadcasting full-time he could have done it years ago.
The guy likes living in Austin and I don't think he's in a big hurry to start criss-crossing the country eight months out of the year.
Believe me, I wish he did. He'd be great on either radio or TV. I haven't heard him call any UT baseball games but I've caught more than a few football broadcasts over the years and I think he's pretty good. Plus, I've bumped into him in a few press boxes over the years and he seems like a pretty good guy.
What the hell does that have to do with whether or not he'd prefer doing Cubs games?
Nothing. I just think he's a good guy and I think he'd be a great color guy if he wanted the gig.
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on July 27, 2009, 11:56:32 PM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on July 27, 2009, 11:46:35 PM
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on July 27, 2009, 11:45:07 PM
Quote from: Pre on July 19, 2009, 07:36:17 PM
This current Santo-less spell has been nice. Moreland has been a pleasure to listen too.
I don't think he's fantastic, but in limited exposure he's been a wonderful fresh voice.
It's nice to have someone able to let Pat work and actually be a plus with color
commentary. While we're going to be stuck with Santo for a while, maybe they can
convince him not to travel with the team or something.
Also, the fucking Santo interview format commercials WGN radio is running about how
he's such the uber-fan make me so sad.
Is there any chance that Ricketts agrees to dump Santo (possibly at the advice of WGN), and they go get Grace to come back and do radio? Grace's contract is up after 2010. The buyout can't be that bad for the final season.
In the spirit of Steve Stone, I think we should start said rumor.
Grace? Really?
Yea. I mean I know I am posting on a message board where the only good broadcasters ever born are Len, Bob, Pat, and Vin Scully....but...
I think he'd be a good compromise in the sense that he's better than Santo (then again, who isn't?), and he still satisfies those that want a popular Cub in that spot. Getting rid of Santo could be the toughest PR thing this team has dealt with since...well, they let Grace walk away.
Otto and Moreland seem like nice enough guys, and aren't the worst ideas (unless you have other candidates in mind)...but I think Grace's somewhat goofy nature might work a bit better with Hughes.
Have you actually listened to Grace very much? He's not as good as you think.
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on July 28, 2009, 01:37:07 PM
Have you actually listened to Grace very much? He's not as good as you think.
This is very true.
He's been saddled with bad partners and has gotten better, but great he ain't.
Quote from: PenFoe on July 28, 2009, 01:38:58 PM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on July 28, 2009, 01:37:07 PM
Have you actually listened to Grace very much? He's not as good as you think.
This is very true.
He's been saddled with bad partners and has gotten better, but great he ain't.
I'm surprised anyone thinks he's good.
Quote from: Slak on July 28, 2009, 02:09:09 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 28, 2009, 01:38:58 PM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on July 28, 2009, 01:37:07 PM
Have you actually listened to Grace very much? He's not as good as you think.
This is very true.
He's been saddled with bad partners and has gotten better, but great he ain't.
I'm surprised anyone thinks he's good.
I'm surprised...?
Ramirez home run = JUDD GOES TO 11 12!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Garry Meier coming up.
Que Huarrd's ANGERR.
Quote from: Tank on July 28, 2009, 09:23:11 PM
Garry Meier coming up.
Que Huarrd's ANGERR.
At the bar tonight, he did indeed let out an "I fuckin' hate Garry Meier!" So there you go.
Let's just say I'm happy I wasn't near a radio and only was privy to his punchable face on TV with no sound.
Quote from: Slak on July 28, 2009, 02:09:09 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on July 28, 2009, 01:38:58 PM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on July 28, 2009, 01:37:07 PM
Have you actually listened to Grace very much? He's not as good as you think.
This is very true.
He's been saddled with bad partners and has gotten better, but great he ain't.
I'm surprised anyone thinks he's good.
So who do you want in perfect Slaky word of positive? I'm just looking for solutions that might make some sense, because I will jump out of my moving car if I have to listen to another season of Santo.
I will agree that Grace is not awesome...but I think he's passable.
Again, I also think it's 10x easier for the Cubs to shove Santo out if they can replace him with someone who brings a little more "warm and fuzzies" to the Kool-Aid drinkers that have been propping up Santo. I just don't think Moreland or Otto get that job done. Whether or not we like it, this situation is a bit more complicated because of the people and PR sensitivity involved. Tis all I'm saying.
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Quote from: Slak on July 28, 2009, 02:09:09 PM
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Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on July 28, 2009, 01:37:07 PM
Have you actually listened to Grace very much? He's not as good as you think.
This is very true.
He's been saddled with bad partners and has gotten better, but great he ain't.
I'm surprised anyone thinks he's good.
So who do you want in perfect Slaky word of positive? I'm just looking for solutions that might make some sense, because I will jump out of my moving car if I have to listen to another season of Santo.
I will agree that Grace is not awesome...but I think he's passable.
Again, I also think it's 10x easier for the Cubs to shove Santo out if they can replace him with someone who brings a little more "warm and fuzzies" to the Kool-Aid drinkers that have been propping up Santo. I just don't think Moreland or Otto get that job done. Whether or not we like it, this situation is a bit more complicated because of the people and PR sensitivity involved. Tis all I'm saying.
I nominate Slaky himself, just so I can hear someone call Ryan Braun 39 different varieties of "douche" on-air.
Quote from: Eli on July 29, 2009, 09:24:54 AM
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Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on July 28, 2009, 01:37:07 PM
Have you actually listened to Grace very much? He's not as good as you think.
This is very true.
He's been saddled with bad partners and has gotten better, but great he ain't.
I'm surprised anyone thinks he's good.
So who do you want in perfect Slaky word of positive? I'm just looking for solutions that might make some sense, because I will jump out of my moving car if I have to listen to another season of Santo.
I will agree that Grace is not awesome...but I think he's passable.
Again, I also think it's 10x easier for the Cubs to shove Santo out if they can replace him with someone who brings a little more "warm and fuzzies" to the Kool-Aid drinkers that have been propping up Santo. I just don't think Moreland or Otto get that job done. Whether or not we like it, this situation is a bit more complicated because of the people and PR sensitivity involved. Tis all I'm saying.
I nominate Slaky himself, just so I can hear someone call Ryan Braun 39 different varieties of "douche" on-air.
You underestimate Slak's versatility in this particular area.
Quote from: MAD on July 29, 2009, 01:01:33 AM
Let's just say I'm happy I wasn't near a radio and only was privy to his punchable face on TV with no sound.
Oh, you would have loved it. Garry must have pointed out how much he loves everything about Chicago and the Cubs at least a dozen times.
Quote from: Fork on July 29, 2009, 09:28:49 AM
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Quote from: PenFoe on July 28, 2009, 01:38:58 PM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on July 28, 2009, 01:37:07 PM
Have you actually listened to Grace very much? He's not as good as you think.
This is very true.
He's been saddled with bad partners and has gotten better, but great he ain't.
I'm surprised anyone thinks he's good.
So who do you want in perfect Slaky word of positive? I'm just looking for solutions that might make some sense, because I will jump out of my moving car if I have to listen to another season of Santo.
I will agree that Grace is not awesome...but I think he's passable.
Again, I also think it's 10x easier for the Cubs to shove Santo out if they can replace him with someone who brings a little more "warm and fuzzies" to the Kool-Aid drinkers that have been propping up Santo. I just don't think Moreland or Otto get that job done. Whether or not we like it, this situation is a bit more complicated because of the people and PR sensitivity involved. Tis all I'm saying.
I nominate Slaky himself, just so I can hear someone call Ryan Braun 39 different varieties of "douche" on-air.
You underestimate Slak's versatility in this particular area.
Guys, slow down - I'm just too enamored with my current position. There's no way life can get any better than this. So I'll have to withdraw my name from consideration at this time.
That said, LDA you and I and everyone else here, whether we love, hate or are indifferent to Ron Santo as a broadcaster, must realize the only thing that's going to eject him from the booth permanently is the bony hand of the reaper. I'll be honest, that sucks. Ron Santo has dealt with a lot of shit. Does that mean we should enjoy listening to him scream through entire Cub games? No, that's up to you.
The guy is going to die, probably sooner than later. And you'll have a new guy in the booth with Pat soon enough.
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 09:40:31 AM
Quote from: MAD on July 29, 2009, 01:01:33 AM
Let's just say I'm happy I wasn't near a radio and only was privy to his punchable face on TV with no sound.
Oh, you would have loved it. Garry must have pointed out how much he loves everything about Chicago and the Cubs at least a dozen times.
It would have been easier had Len just dug up an old Bob Greene column and read it on the air.
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 09:40:31 AM
Quote from: MAD on July 29, 2009, 01:01:33 AM
Let's just say I'm happy I wasn't near a radio and only was privy to his punchable face on TV with no sound.
Oh, you would have loved it. Garry must have pointed out how much he loves everything about Chicago and the Cubs at least a dozen times.
He also talked about how much Chicago winters suck!
And what a shame it is that the Pirates don't draw more fans.
Quote from: Tank on July 29, 2009, 09:53:24 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 09:40:31 AM
Quote from: MAD on July 29, 2009, 01:01:33 AM
Let's just say I'm happy I wasn't near a radio and only was privy to his punchable face on TV with no sound.
Oh, you would have loved it. Garry must have pointed out how much he loves everything about Chicago and the Cubs at least a dozen times.
He also talked about how much Chicago winters suck!
And what a shame it is that the Pirates don't draw more fans.
At least he didn't mention the Santo statue thing.
Quote from: butthead on July 29, 2009, 10:38:56 AM
Quote from: Tank on July 29, 2009, 09:53:24 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on July 29, 2009, 09:40:31 AM
Quote from: MAD on July 29, 2009, 01:01:33 AM
Let's just say I'm happy I wasn't near a radio and only was privy to his punchable face on TV with no sound.
Oh, you would have loved it. Garry must have pointed out how much he loves everything about Chicago and the Cubs at least a dozen times.
He also talked about how much Chicago winters suck!
And what a shame it is that the Pirates don't draw more fans.
At least he didn't mention the Santo statue thing.
That's what I would have been cringing in anticipation of.
Of course, he probably did so much Santo-propping in the bottom of the 6th that he was spent...
Santo's self-propping, both of his "legs" have kickstands.
Quote from: Andy on July 29, 2009, 10:56:08 AM
Santo's self-propping, both of his "legs" have kickstands.
That's screaming for a some sort of Photoshop.
Today's Jim Belushi visit made it sound like there were two Ron Santos in the booth. Yikes.
Quote from: pisomojado8 on August 13, 2009, 03:03:24 PM
Today's Jim Belushi visit made it sound like there were two Ron Santos in the booth. Yikes.
I really hadn't planned on having to listen to these two nimrods moan in unison and scream GO at a Soto fly ball to the middle depths of the outfield.
Dear Gravity,
Please use your mightiest tug on Jim Belushi's Hawaiian shirt when he sings the stretch and drop him forcefully onto a very, very hard metal object. Thanks.
Andy C.
Quote from: Slak on August 13, 2009, 03:05:55 PM
Quote from: pisomojado8 on August 13, 2009, 03:03:24 PM
Today's Jim Belushi visit made it sound like there were two Ron Santos in the booth. Yikes.
I really hadn't planned on having to listen to these two nimrods moan in unison and scream GO at a Soto fly ball to the middle depths of the outfield.
Dear Gravity,
Please use your mightiest tug on Jim Belushi's Hawaiian shirt when he sings the stretch and drop him forcefully onto a very, very hard metal object. Thanks.
Andy C.
Dear Andy C.,
Do you honestly think that if I had a say here, I would have allowed the world to suffer through all 26 fucking seasons of "According to Jim?"
I'm disappointed you don't know me better than that, especially after that weekend in Veracruz.
Sincerely yours,
Gravity
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Quote from: MAD on July 29, 2009, 01:01:33 AM
Let's just say I'm happy I wasn't near a radio and only was privy to his punchable face on TV with no sound.
Oh, you would have loved it. Garry must have pointed out how much he loves everything about Chicago and the Cubs at least a dozen times.
He also talked about how much Chicago winters suck!
And what a shame it is that the Pirates don't draw more fans.
At least he didn't mention the Santo statue thing.
A Santo statue? How would they get it to stand?
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Quote from: MAD on July 29, 2009, 01:01:33 AM
Let's just say I'm happy I wasn't near a radio and only was privy to his punchable face on TV with no sound.
Oh, you would have loved it. Garry must have pointed out how much he loves everything about Chicago and the Cubs at least a dozen times.
He also talked about how much Chicago winters suck!
And what a shame it is that the Pirates don't draw more fans.
At least he didn't mention the Santo statue thing.
A Santo statue? How would they get it to stand?
Why do you always have to bring every single thread back to your horrible jokes?
pedophile
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Quote from: MAD on July 29, 2009, 01:01:33 AM
Let's just say I'm happy I wasn't near a radio and only was privy to his punchable face on TV with no sound.
Oh, you would have loved it. Garry must have pointed out how much he loves everything about Chicago and the Cubs at least a dozen times.
He also talked about how much Chicago winters suck!
And what a shame it is that the Pirates don't draw more fans.
At least he didn't mention the Santo statue thing.
A Santo statue? How would they get it to stand?
Why do you always have to bring every single thread back to your horrible jokes?
pedophile
I outsourced to Canada.
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Quote from: MAD on July 29, 2009, 01:01:33 AM
Let's just say I'm happy I wasn't near a radio and only was privy to his punchable face on TV with no sound.
Oh, you would have loved it. Garry must have pointed out how much he loves everything about Chicago and the Cubs at least a dozen times.
He also talked about how much Chicago winters suck!
And what a shame it is that the Pirates don't draw more fans.
At least he didn't mention the Santo statue thing.
A Santo statue? How would they get it to stand?
Why do you always have to bring every single thread back to your horrible jokes?
pedophile
My jokes are horrible? Well, at least I have my awesome photoshop skills.
piece of shit date rapist
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Quote from: MAD on July 29, 2009, 01:01:33 AM
Let's just say I'm happy I wasn't near a radio and only was privy to his punchable face on TV with no sound.
Oh, you would have loved it. Garry must have pointed out how much he loves everything about Chicago and the Cubs at least a dozen times.
He also talked about how much Chicago winters suck!
And what a shame it is that the Pirates don't draw more fans.
At least he didn't mention the Santo statue thing.
A Santo statue? How would they get it to stand?
Why do you always have to bring every single thread back to your horrible jokes?
pedophile
My jokes are horrible? Well, at least I have my awesome photoshop skills.
piece of shit date rapist (http://happybunny.orbitearthstores.com/images/AllAboutMeLarge.jpg)
Stop ruining things'd.
another thing that isn't funny
Dudes, it's Friday, and it's nice out. No one wants to work. No one wants to follow the Cubs. This should be a place of relaxation and enjoyment. Can everyone please stop fucking sucking at messageboarding?
Quote from: Kermit, B. on August 14, 2009, 11:24:14 AM
No one wants to work.
That's why I'm hoping for eight different threads that feature Kurt melting down. It keeps the board moving.
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Let's just say I'm happy I wasn't near a radio and only was privy to his punchable face on TV with no sound.
Oh, you would have loved it. Garry must have pointed out how much he loves everything about Chicago and the Cubs at least a dozen times.
He also talked about how much Chicago winters suck!
And what a shame it is that the Pirates don't draw more fans.
At least he didn't mention the Santo statue thing.
A Santo statue? How would they get it to stand?
Why do you always have to bring every single thread back to your horrible jokes?
pedophile
My jokes are horrible? Well, at least I have my awesome photoshop skills.
piece of shit date rapist (http://happybunny.orbitearthstores.com/images/AllAboutMeLarge.jpg)
Stop ruining things'd.
But TDubbs IS a rapist
My apologies, Weebs. I was just responding to Chad's off-topic comment directed at me.
Quote from: Eli on August 14, 2009, 11:27:31 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on August 14, 2009, 11:24:14 AM
No one wants to work.
That's why I'm hoping for eight different threads that feature Kurt melting down. It keeps the board moving.
I'm with you. This place is jumping. See that comment directly below yours? Astounding.
Quote from: Slak on August 14, 2009, 11:34:06 AM
Quote from: Eli on August 14, 2009, 11:27:31 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on August 14, 2009, 11:24:14 AM
No one wants to work.
That's why I'm hoping for eight different threads that feature Kurt melting down. It keeps the board moving.
I'm with you. This place is jumping. See that comment directly below yours? Astounding.
Kurt is a poor man's Paul.
Not a good thing. At all.
Quote from: Internet Apex on August 14, 2009, 11:34:59 AM
Quote from: Slak on August 14, 2009, 11:34:06 AM
Quote from: Eli on August 14, 2009, 11:27:31 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on August 14, 2009, 11:24:14 AM
No one wants to work.
That's why I'm hoping for eight different threads that feature Kurt melting down. It keeps the board moving.
I'm with you. This place is jumping. See that comment directly below yours? Astounding.
Kurt is a poor man's Paul.
Not a good thing. At all.
God you're white.
Quote from: Weebs on August 14, 2009, 11:37:50 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on August 14, 2009, 11:34:59 AM
Quote from: Slak on August 14, 2009, 11:34:06 AM
Quote from: Eli on August 14, 2009, 11:27:31 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on August 14, 2009, 11:24:14 AM
No one wants to work.
That's why I'm hoping for eight different threads that feature Kurt melting down. It keeps the board moving.
I'm with you. This place is jumping. See that comment directly below yours? Astounding.
Kurt is a poor man's Paul.
Not a good thing. At all.
God you're white.
I am? Oh shit.
Quote from: Internet Apex on August 14, 2009, 11:46:52 AM
Quote from: Weebs on August 14, 2009, 11:37:50 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on August 14, 2009, 11:34:59 AM
Quote from: Slak on August 14, 2009, 11:34:06 AM
Quote from: Eli on August 14, 2009, 11:27:31 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on August 14, 2009, 11:24:14 AM
No one wants to work.
That's why I'm hoping for eight different threads that feature Kurt melting down. It keeps the board moving.
I'm with you. This place is jumping. See that comment directly below yours? Astounding.
Kurt is a poor man's Paul.
Not a good thing. At all.
God you're white.
I am? Oh shit.
Haven't you noticed nobody calls you "Tiger" at the golf course?
Quote from: Internet Apex on August 14, 2009, 11:46:52 AM
Quote from: Weebs on August 14, 2009, 11:37:50 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on August 14, 2009, 11:34:59 AM
Quote from: Slak on August 14, 2009, 11:34:06 AM
Quote from: Eli on August 14, 2009, 11:27:31 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on August 14, 2009, 11:24:14 AM
No one wants to work.
That's why I'm hoping for eight different threads that feature Kurt melting down. It keeps the board moving.
I'm with you. This place is jumping. See that comment directly below yours? Astounding.
Kurt is a poor man's Paul.
Not a good thing. At all.
God you're white.
I am? Oh shit.
(http://yourkidsnotgoingpro.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/white_eddie_murphy.jpg)
Quote from: Fork on August 14, 2009, 11:51:47 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on August 14, 2009, 11:46:52 AM
Quote from: Weebs on August 14, 2009, 11:37:50 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on August 14, 2009, 11:34:59 AM
Quote from: Slak on August 14, 2009, 11:34:06 AM
Quote from: Eli on August 14, 2009, 11:27:31 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on August 14, 2009, 11:24:14 AM
No one wants to work.
That's why I'm hoping for eight different threads that feature Kurt melting down. It keeps the board moving.
I'm with you. This place is jumping. See that comment directly below yours? Astounding.
Kurt is a poor man's Paul.
Not a good thing. At all.
God you're white.
I am? Oh shit.
Haven't you noticed nobody calls you "Tiger" at the golf course?
I thought he was an albino.
Quote from: Canadouche on August 14, 2009, 01:22:01 PM
Quote from: Fork on August 14, 2009, 11:51:47 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on August 14, 2009, 11:46:52 AM
Quote from: Weebs on August 14, 2009, 11:37:50 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on August 14, 2009, 11:34:59 AM
Quote from: Slak on August 14, 2009, 11:34:06 AM
Quote from: Eli on August 14, 2009, 11:27:31 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on August 14, 2009, 11:24:14 AM
No one wants to work.
That's why I'm hoping for eight different threads that feature Kurt melting down. It keeps the board moving.
I'm with you. This place is jumping. See that comment directly below yours? Astounding.
Kurt is a poor man's Paul.
Not a good thing. At all.
God you're white.
I am? Oh shit.
Haven't you noticed nobody calls you "Tiger" at the golf course?
I thought he was an albino.
It's pronounced "David Patton".
Quote from: Weebs on August 14, 2009, 11:37:50 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on August 14, 2009, 11:34:59 AM
Quote from: Slak on August 14, 2009, 11:34:06 AM
Quote from: Eli on August 14, 2009, 11:27:31 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on August 14, 2009, 11:24:14 AM
No one wants to work.
That's why I'm hoping for eight different threads that feature Kurt melting down. It keeps the board moving.
I'm with you. This place is jumping. See that comment directly below yours? Astounding.
Kurt is a poor man's Paul.
Not a good thing. At all.
God you're white.
I got Apex's back here. Any dude who spent all last season dropping Cypress Hill references is far from the biggest Caucasian on the board...
Quote from: Reuschels_Jowls on August 15, 2009, 09:38:56 PM
Quote from: Weebs on August 14, 2009, 11:37:50 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on August 14, 2009, 11:34:59 AM
Quote from: Slak on August 14, 2009, 11:34:06 AM
Quote from: Eli on August 14, 2009, 11:27:31 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on August 14, 2009, 11:24:14 AM
No one wants to work.
That's why I'm hoping for eight different threads that feature Kurt melting down. It keeps the board moving.
I'm with you. This place is jumping. See that comment directly below yours? Astounding.
Kurt is a poor man's Paul.
Not a good thing. At all.
God you're white.
I got Apex's back here. Any dude who spent all last season dropping Cypress Hill references is far from the biggest Caucasian on the board...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_V5YvDyn3YE
Matt Spiegel is just stunningly bad. Bernstein can be annoying at times, but it's hilarious to listen to him call out Spiegel's meathead idiocy during the transitions.
Yeah, it's gonna get ugly one of these days. I can see The Score wanting someone to sit in with Danny Mac in a secondary role (I HATE one-man sports talk radio shows), but as I've said before, Spiegel gets way too big for his britches.
Quote from: Dave B on August 18, 2009, 01:42:31 PM
Yeah, it's gonna get ugly one of these days. I can see The Score wanting someone to sit in with Danny Mac in a secondary role (I HATE one-man sports talk radio shows), but as I've said before, Spiegel gets way too big for his britches.
Not true--- he says "damn"
a lot . That means he's a big boy. He speaks with some damn passion.
Vin Scully is the absolute antithesis of this thread, but he just said "there-ee-oh" instead of "tear-ee-oh". I was hoping he might've picked up the pronunciation after last year's canceled playoffs. Oh well, he's Vin Scully. He's still the man.
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on August 20, 2009, 09:11:54 PM
Vin Scully is the absolute antithesis of this thread, but he just said "there-ee-oh" instead of "tear-ee-oh". I was hoping he might've picked up the pronunciation after last year's canceled playoffs. Oh well, he's Vin Scully. He's still the man.
Maybe he knows EXACTLY how it's pronounced, and he just hates Theriot.
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on August 20, 2009, 09:11:54 PM
Vin Scully is the absolute antithesis of this thread, but he just said "there-ee-oh" instead of "tear-ee-oh". I was hoping he might've picked up the pronunciation after last year's canceled playoffs. Oh well, he's Vin Scully. He's still the man.
Listening to Scully call a ballgame is what it must have been like to watch Matisse paint.
Quote from: Fork on August 21, 2009, 07:46:34 AM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on August 20, 2009, 09:11:54 PM
Vin Scully is the absolute antithesis of this thread, but he just said "there-ee-oh" instead of "tear-ee-oh". I was hoping he might've picked up the pronunciation after last year's canceled playoffs. Oh well, he's Vin Scully. He's still the man.
Listening to Scully call a ballgame is what it must have been like to watch Matisse paint.
Watching people paint sounds like the creepiest goddamn thing I've ever heard of.
Quote from: Slak on August 21, 2009, 08:20:21 AM
Quote from: Fork on August 21, 2009, 07:46:34 AM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on August 20, 2009, 09:11:54 PM
Vin Scully is the absolute antithesis of this thread, but he just said "there-ee-oh" instead of "tear-ee-oh". I was hoping he might've picked up the pronunciation after last year's canceled playoffs. Oh well, he's Vin Scully. He's still the man.
Listening to Scully call a ballgame is what it must have been like to watch Matisse paint.
Watching people paint sounds like the creepiest goddamn thing I've ever heard of.
He painted pictures of nekkid women.
Quote from: Fork on August 21, 2009, 08:48:37 AM
Quote from: Slak on August 21, 2009, 08:20:21 AM
Quote from: Fork on August 21, 2009, 07:46:34 AM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on August 20, 2009, 09:11:54 PM
Vin Scully is the absolute antithesis of this thread, but he just said "there-ee-oh" instead of "tear-ee-oh". I was hoping he might've picked up the pronunciation after last year's canceled playoffs. Oh well, he's Vin Scully. He's still the man.
Listening to Scully call a ballgame is what it must have been like to watch Matisse paint.
Watching people paint sounds like the creepiest goddamn thing I've ever heard of.
He painted pictures of nekkid women.
Wouldn't you just rather watch the women directly?
Quote from: Ivy6 on August 21, 2009, 08:55:06 AM
Quote from: Fork on August 21, 2009, 08:48:37 AM
Quote from: Slak on August 21, 2009, 08:20:21 AM
Quote from: Fork on August 21, 2009, 07:46:34 AM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on August 20, 2009, 09:11:54 PM
Vin Scully is the absolute antithesis of this thread, but he just said "there-ee-oh" instead of "tear-ee-oh". I was hoping he might've picked up the pronunciation after last year's canceled playoffs. Oh well, he's Vin Scully. He's still the man.
Listening to Scully call a ballgame is what it must have been like to watch Matisse paint.
Watching people paint sounds like the creepiest goddamn thing I've ever heard of.
He painted pictures of nekkid women.
Wouldn't you just rather watch the women directly?
Maybe Matisse's models. If it were Reubens, I'd toss his models Konerko jerseys.
Quote from: Slak on August 21, 2009, 08:20:21 AM
Quote from: Fork on August 21, 2009, 07:46:34 AM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on August 20, 2009, 09:11:54 PM
Vin Scully is the absolute antithesis of this thread, but he just said "there-ee-oh" instead of "tear-ee-oh". I was hoping he might've picked up the pronunciation after last year's canceled playoffs. Oh well, he's Vin Scully. He's still the man.
Listening to Scully call a ballgame is what it must have been like to watch Matisse paint.
Watching people paint sounds like the creepiest goddamn thing I've ever heard of.
Happy little trees!
I LOVE PAINT!
Quote from: Fork on August 21, 2009, 09:03:09 AM
Quote from: Ivy6 on August 21, 2009, 08:55:06 AM
Quote from: Fork on August 21, 2009, 08:48:37 AM
Quote from: Slak on August 21, 2009, 08:20:21 AM
Quote from: Fork on August 21, 2009, 07:46:34 AM
Quote from: PiniellaTailOnTheDonkey on August 20, 2009, 09:11:54 PM
Vin Scully is the absolute antithesis of this thread, but he just said "there-ee-oh" instead of "tear-ee-oh". I was hoping he might've picked up the pronunciation after last year's canceled playoffs. Oh well, he's Vin Scully. He's still the man.
Listening to Scully call a ballgame is what it must have been like to watch Matisse paint.
Watching people paint sounds like the creepiest goddamn thing I've ever heard of.
He painted pictures of nekkid women.
Wouldn't you just rather watch the women directly?
Maybe Matisse's models. If it were Reubens, I'd toss his models Konerko jerseys.
You could also just get internet pron. I hear that works too.
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on August 21, 2009, 01:43:53 PM
You could also just get internet pron. I hear that works too.
You know what irritates the shit out of me?
Until a few weeks ago...I didn't know there were, oh, several dozen free sites that have
hundreds of full 30-90 minute videos. I had been spending my quality time on sites watching 30 second clips...at best maybe 2 minutes at a time. Some of which didn't even have the full screen option. What a fucking loser I've been.
I might have more regret about the last two years of my JO regimen, than I do any other aspect of my life.
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on August 21, 2009, 03:02:41 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on August 21, 2009, 01:43:53 PM
You could also just get internet pron. I hear that works too.
You know what irritates the shit out of me?
Until a few weeks ago...I didn't know there were, oh, several dozen free sites that have hundreds of full 30-90 minute videos. I had been spending my quality time on sites watching 30 second clips...at best maybe 2 minutes at a time. Some of which didn't even have the full screen option. What a fucking loser I've been.
I might have more regret about the last two years of my JO regimen, than I do any other aspect of my life.
I really wouldn't consider myself a prude, but there's quite a lot about this post that makes me uncomfortable.
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on August 21, 2009, 03:02:41 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on August 21, 2009, 01:43:53 PM
You could also just get internet pron. I hear that works too.
You know what irritates the shit out of me?
Until a few weeks ago...I didn't know there were, oh, several dozen free sites that have hundreds of full 30-90 minute videos. I had been spending my quality time on sites watching 30 second clips...at best maybe 2 minutes at a time. Some of which didn't even have the full screen option. What a fucking loser I've been.
I might have more regret about the last two years of my JO regimen, than I do any other aspect of my life.
Why in God's name would anyone want to jerk off for 30-90 minutes?
Quote from: Kermit, B. on August 21, 2009, 03:33:07 PM
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on August 21, 2009, 03:02:41 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on August 21, 2009, 01:43:53 PM
You could also just get internet pron. I hear that works too.
You know what irritates the shit out of me?
Until a few weeks ago...I didn't know there were, oh, several dozen free sites that have hundreds of full 30-90 minute videos. I had been spending my quality time on sites watching 30 second clips...at best maybe 2 minutes at a time. Some of which didn't even have the full screen option. What a fucking loser I've been.
I might have more regret about the last two years of my JO regimen, than I do any other aspect of my life.
Why in God's name would anyone want to jerk off for 30-90 minutes?
Well, that 90 minutes could be spent watching the Cubs.
Quote from: PenFoe on August 21, 2009, 03:25:33 PM
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on August 21, 2009, 03:02:41 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on August 21, 2009, 01:43:53 PM
You could also just get internet pron. I hear that works too.
You know what irritates the shit out of me?
Until a few weeks ago...I didn't know there were, oh, several dozen free sites that have hundreds of full 30-90 minute videos. I had been spending my quality time on sites watching 30 second clips...at best maybe 2 minutes at a time. Some of which didn't even have the full screen option. What a fucking loser I've been.
I might have more regret about the last two years of my JO regimen, than I do any other aspect of my life.
I really wouldn't consider myself a prude, but there's quite a lot about this post that makes me uncomfortable.
Not the least of which is the association with Bobby Scales.
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on August 21, 2009, 03:02:41 PM
I might have more regret about publicly discussing the last two years of my JO regimen, than I do any other aspect of my life.
Fixed.
Quote from: Kermit, B. on August 21, 2009, 03:33:07 PM
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on August 21, 2009, 03:02:41 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on August 21, 2009, 01:43:53 PM
You could also just get internet pron. I hear that works too.
You know what irritates the shit out of me?
Until a few weeks ago...I didn't know there were, oh, several dozen free sites that have hundreds of full 30-90 minute videos. I had been spending my quality time on sites watching 30 second clips...at best maybe 2 minutes at a time. Some of which didn't even have the full screen option. What a fucking loser I've been.
I might have more regret about the last two years of my JO regimen, than I do any other aspect of my life.
Why in God's name would anyone want to jerk off for 30-90 minutes?
How about Romance?
You brute.
Yea, maybe I wish I could have that post back.
Oh well, fuck it.
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on August 21, 2009, 03:51:00 PM
Oh well, fuck it.
I believe that was the problem to begin with.
I figured this would be the most appropriate thread since this guy is "toally unlistenable":
because I work for the hockey team in the Quad Cities, I get advance notice (yipee) of coming events to the facility. Comedian (and I use that term loosely) Dane Cook is going to be at the iWireless Center in Moline in November. Tickets in the lower bowl and floor are a mere $102.50. Who in the fuck would pay that much to see that hack? Upper Bowl seats drop to $32.50, end-zone seats are $62.50. Wow.
Quote from: Dave B on August 27, 2009, 04:12:27 PM
I figured this would be the most appropriate thread since this guy is "toally unlistenable":
because I work for the hockey team in the Quad Cities, I get advance notice (yipee) of coming events to the facility. Comedian (and I use that term loosely) Dane Cook is going to be at the iWireless Center in Moline in November. Tickets in the lower bowl and floor are a mere $102.50. Who in the fuck would pay that much to see that hack? Upper Bowl seats drop to $32.50, end-zone seats are $62.50. Wow.
Can TDubbs stay at your place?
I won't be in town that night. A Douche Alert has been issued for the area already and I must flee.
Quote from: Dave B on August 27, 2009, 04:12:27 PM
I figured this would be the most appropriate thread since this guy is "toally unlistenable":
because I work for the hockey team in the Quad Cities, I get advance notice (yipee) of coming events to the facility. Comedian (and I use that term loosely) Dane Cook is going to be at the iWireless Center in Moline in November. Tickets in the lower bowl and floor are a mere $102.50. Who in the fuck would pay that much to see that hack? Upper Bowl seats drop to $32.50, end-zone seats are $62.50. Wow.
[Jack Benny]And for $300, you don't have to go at all.[/Jack Benny]
Quote from: Dave B on August 27, 2009, 04:12:27 PM
I figured this would be the most appropriate thread since this guy is "toally unlistenable":
because I work for the hockey team in the Quad Cities, I get advance notice (yipee) of coming events to the facility. Comedian (and I use that term loosely) Dane Cook is going to be at the iWireless Center Mark in Moline in November. Tickets in the lower bowl and floor are a mere $102.50. Who in the fuck would pay that much to see that hack? Upper Bowl seats drop to $32.50, end-zone seats are $62.50. Wow.
Also lives in the Quad Cities'd
I always call it The Mark, but I wanted to be accurate in case the grammar/fact police read it.
Quote from: Dave B on August 28, 2009, 07:54:22 AM
I always call it The Mark, but I wanted to be accurate in case the grammar/fact police read it.
I just don't like it being the "Iowa Wireless Center" when its in Illinois.
I've never heard a Sirott HR call until today.. I'm glad I was on the phone and the radio was turned down or else I'd be deaf.
Quote from: IrishYeti on August 29, 2009, 04:57:41 PM
I've never heard a Sirott HR call until today.. I'm glad I was on the phone and the radio was turned down or else I'd be deaf.
I think Memolo did well to describe it as "bloodcurdling."
The Koz and Memolo post-games are brutally bad. Awful awful radio.
Did somebody say awful awful radio? Laurence Holmes on the Score is currently arguing that Scott Podsednik should be the White Sox DH next season, because of his runs scored and RBIs. When an e-mailer pointed out how utterly retarded this idea was, using actual worthwhile stats to point out that Podsednik is actually a less productive offensive player than Juan Pierre, Holmes complained that "these saber guys only like runs and RBIs when they support their argument" and that the Red Sox are the only organization to achieve success using stats.
I was watching ESPN yesterday afternoon (my first mistake), and I have no idea who this woman was hosting this SportsCenter-esque show, but she made at least three factual errors in about 10 minutes of watching. First, she made a comment about how Garland and Thome getting traded to the Dodgers indicated that the Giants are making a run at the postseason. Then, she incorrectly reported the Reds-Pirates final score as 5-4, when the screen clearly indicated it was 4-3. I forget the third error, but she was astonishingly bad. When she made the Dodgers-Giants blunder, I forget which ESPN baseball "insider" was there, but he just looked stunned.
Quote from: Kermit, B. on September 01, 2009, 02:47:11 PM
I was watching ESPN yesterday afternoon (my first mistake), and I have no idea who this woman was hosting this SportsCenter-esque show, but she made at least three factual errors in about 10 minutes of watching. First, she made a comment about how Garland and Thome getting traded to the Dodgers indicated that the Giants are making a run at the postseason. Then, she incorrectly reported the Reds-Pirates final score as 5-4, when the screen clearly indicated it was 4-3. I forget the third error, but she was astonishingly bad. When she made the Dodgers-Giants blunder, I forget which ESPN baseball "insider" was there, but he just looked stunned.
I don't know her name but was it the really, really skinny broad with the Sideshow Bob hair? She's terrible. TERRIBLE.
Speaking of terrible, apparently Jaws has found a partner in crime in Jon Gruden when it comes to absolutely gushing about every single player on both teams during a Monday Night game.
Quote from: Slak on September 01, 2009, 02:51:06 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on September 01, 2009, 02:47:11 PM
I was watching ESPN yesterday afternoon (my first mistake), and I have no idea who this woman was hosting this SportsCenter-esque show, but she made at least three factual errors in about 10 minutes of watching. First, she made a comment about how Garland and Thome getting traded to the Dodgers indicated that the Giants are making a run at the postseason. Then, she incorrectly reported the Reds-Pirates final score as 5-4, when the screen clearly indicated it was 4-3. I forget the third error, but she was astonishingly bad. When she made the Dodgers-Giants blunder, I forget which ESPN baseball "insider" was there, but he just looked stunned.
I don't know her name but was it the really, really skinny broad with the Sideshow Bob hair? She's terrible. TERRIBLE.
Yes. Exactly.
Quote from: Kermit, B. on September 01, 2009, 03:51:57 PM
Quote from: Slak on September 01, 2009, 02:51:06 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on September 01, 2009, 02:47:11 PM
I was watching ESPN yesterday afternoon (my first mistake), and I have no idea who this woman was hosting this SportsCenter-esque show, but she made at least three factual errors in about 10 minutes of watching. First, she made a comment about how Garland and Thome getting traded to the Dodgers indicated that the Giants are making a run at the postseason. Then, she incorrectly reported the Reds-Pirates final score as 5-4, when the screen clearly indicated it was 4-3. I forget the third error, but she was astonishingly bad. When she made the Dodgers-Giants blunder, I forget which ESPN baseball "insider" was there, but he just looked stunned.
I don't know her name but was it the really, really skinny broad with the Sideshow Bob hair? She's terrible. TERRIBLE.
Yes. Exactly.
She makes me hate sports. I'm actually really glad I'm not the only one that noticed this. I should just start airing my grievances directly to you.
Quote from: Slak on September 01, 2009, 03:57:57 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on September 01, 2009, 03:51:57 PM
Quote from: Slak on September 01, 2009, 02:51:06 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on September 01, 2009, 02:47:11 PM
I was watching ESPN yesterday afternoon (my first mistake), and I have no idea who this woman was hosting this SportsCenter-esque show, but she made at least three factual errors in about 10 minutes of watching. First, she made a comment about how Garland and Thome getting traded to the Dodgers indicated that the Giants are making a run at the postseason. Then, she incorrectly reported the Reds-Pirates final score as 5-4, when the screen clearly indicated it was 4-3. I forget the third error, but she was astonishingly bad. When she made the Dodgers-Giants blunder, I forget which ESPN baseball "insider" was there, but he just looked stunned.
I don't know her name but was it the really, really skinny broad with the Sideshow Bob hair? She's terrible. TERRIBLE.
Yes. Exactly.
She makes me hate sports. I'm actually really glad I'm not the only one that noticed this. I should just start airing my grievances directly to you.
Maybe she had a bad home life. I bet she's better at analyzing sports off camera.
Quote from: Slak on September 01, 2009, 03:57:57 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on September 01, 2009, 03:51:57 PM
Quote from: Slak on September 01, 2009, 02:51:06 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on September 01, 2009, 02:47:11 PM
I was watching ESPN yesterday afternoon (my first mistake), and I have no idea who this woman was hosting this SportsCenter-esque show, but she made at least three factual errors in about 10 minutes of watching. First, she made a comment about how Garland and Thome getting traded to the Dodgers indicated that the Giants are making a run at the postseason. Then, she incorrectly reported the Reds-Pirates final score as 5-4, when the screen clearly indicated it was 4-3. I forget the third error, but she was astonishingly bad. When she made the Dodgers-Giants blunder, I forget which ESPN baseball "insider" was there, but he just looked stunned.
I don't know her name but was it the really, really skinny broad with the Sideshow Bob hair? She's terrible. TERRIBLE.
Yes. Exactly.
She makes me hate sports. I'm actually really glad I'm not the only one that noticed this. I should just start airing my grievances directly to you.
I'm thinking about setting up a hotline for just that purpose.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204731804574389073527854120.html
Quote from: Dave B on September 03, 2009, 10:25:09 AM
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204731804574389073527854120.html
QuoteChip Caray Braves 78.70
They must not have counted made-up words and stupid nicknames.
Quote from: Kermit, B. on September 03, 2009, 10:43:27 AM
They must not have counted made-up words and stupid nicknames.
I enjoy how they have two fucking decimal places of "precision" and this methodology:
Quote from: A Bunch of Idiots
Figures were calculated by counting the number of words spoken in one non-scoring inning in one day.
Quote from: Kermit, B. on September 03, 2009, 10:43:27 AM
Quote from: Dave B on September 03, 2009, 10:25:09 AM
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204731804574389073527854120.html
QuoteChip Caray Braves 78.70
They must not have counted made-up words and stupid nicknames.
Screaming unnecessarily should count double.
Quote from: Dave B on September 03, 2009, 11:32:19 AM
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Quote from: Dave B on September 03, 2009, 10:25:09 AM
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204731804574389073527854120.html
QuoteChip Caray Braves 78.70
They must not have counted made-up words and stupid nicknames.
Screaming unnecessarily should count double.
They should have done this a few years ago so we could see the spike that occurs when ever Craig Biggio is at bat.
I listened to about thirty seconds of Hampton and Hub last night before having to turn it off. Those guys are just not good.
Quote from: SKO on September 03, 2009, 11:36:39 AM
Quote from: Dave B on September 03, 2009, 11:32:19 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on September 03, 2009, 10:43:27 AM
Quote from: Dave B on September 03, 2009, 10:25:09 AM
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204731804574389073527854120.html
QuoteChip Caray Braves 78.70
They must not have counted made-up words and stupid nicknames.
Screaming unnecessarily should count double.
They should have done this a few years ago so we could see the spike that occurs when ever Craig Biggio is at bat.
I'd like them to measure the decibels. JUDD SIROTT!!!!!! would win.
Quote from: Indolent Reader on September 03, 2009, 01:09:47 PM
I listened to about thirty seconds of Hampton and Hub last night before having to turn it off. Those guys are just not good.
Hey, it's 50% better than Hamp and Holmes.
Please let this be JUDD's last month.
Is Drew Barrymore talking dirty to Ron?
She's wondering if he'll thighstub fuck her.
Quote from: Wheezer on September 15, 2009, 09:14:22 PM
Is Drew Barrymore talking dirty to Ron?
So Wheezer has nothing better to do than to watch this miserable group of slags?
Quote from: Shatoon; Bringer of Corn on September 15, 2009, 10:01:04 PM
So Wheezer has nothing better to do than to watch this miserable group of slags?
I watched them too. Hell, they even looked like a baseball team today.
Suck as they may, I'll still be missing it all winter.
Quote from: Shatoon; Bringer of Corn on September 15, 2009, 10:01:04 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on September 15, 2009, 09:14:22 PM
Is Drew Barrymore talking dirty to Ron?
So Wheezer has nothing better to do than to watch this miserable group of slags?
To be fair, Wheezer only copped to listening to this miserable group of slags. That may or may not be worse.
Quote from: Pre on September 15, 2009, 10:31:41 PM
Quote from: Shatoon; Bringer of Corn on September 15, 2009, 10:01:04 PM
So Wheezer has nothing better to do than to watch this miserable group of slags?
I watched them too. Hell, they even looked like a baseball team today.
Suck as they may, I'll still be missing it all winter.
Technically, it sounds like Wheezer was
listening to them. I watched/listened for some of the game, too. Nice to see them start to play some actual baseball now that baseball season is nearly over.
Quote from: Kermit, B. on September 16, 2009, 11:05:24 AM
Quote from: Pre on September 15, 2009, 10:31:41 PM
Quote from: Shatoon; Bringer of Corn on September 15, 2009, 10:01:04 PM
So Wheezer has nothing better to do than to watch this miserable group of slags?
I watched them too. Hell, they even looked like a baseball team today.
Suck as they may, I'll still be missing it all winter.
Technically, it sounds like Wheezer was listening to them. I watched/listened for some of the game, too. Nice to see them start to play some actual baseball now that baseball season is nearly over.
Could you picture him sitting in a poorly lit room with an old radio? Hundreds of newspaper articles tacked up all over the walls? Maybe stolen US Mail?
I could.
Quote from: Shatoon; Bringer of Corn on September 16, 2009, 11:45:19 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on September 16, 2009, 11:05:24 AM
Quote from: Pre on September 15, 2009, 10:31:41 PM
Quote from: Shatoon; Bringer of Corn on September 15, 2009, 10:01:04 PM
So Wheezer has nothing better to do than to watch this miserable group of slags?
I watched them too. Hell, they even looked like a baseball team today.
Suck as they may, I'll still be missing it all winter.
Technically, it sounds like Wheezer was listening to them. I watched/listened for some of the game, too. Nice to see them start to play some actual baseball now that baseball season is nearly over.
Could you picture him sitting in a poorly lit room with an old radio? Hundreds of newspaper articles tacked up all over the walls? Maybe stolen US Mail?
I could.
I'm picturing him standing in a bucket of heavy water between a pair of homemade Tesla coils, with two hands full of blotter paper and Ron's aww-geezings being beamed directly into his primary auditory cortex.
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on September 16, 2009, 11:56:18 AM
Quote from: Shatoon; Bringer of Corn on September 16, 2009, 11:45:19 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on September 16, 2009, 11:05:24 AM
Quote from: Pre on September 15, 2009, 10:31:41 PM
Quote from: Shatoon; Bringer of Corn on September 15, 2009, 10:01:04 PM
So Wheezer has nothing better to do than to watch this miserable group of slags?
I watched them too. Hell, they even looked like a baseball team today.
Suck as they may, I'll still be missing it all winter.
Technically, it sounds like Wheezer was listening to them. I watched/listened for some of the game, too. Nice to see them start to play some actual baseball now that baseball season is nearly over.
Could you picture him sitting in a poorly lit room with an old radio? Hundreds of newspaper articles tacked up all over the walls? Maybe stolen US Mail?
I could.
I'm picturing him standing in a bucket of heavy water between a pair of homemade Tesla coils, with two hands full of blotter paper and Ron's aww-geezings being beamed directly into his primary auditory cortex.
I imagine it's somewhere in the middle of these poles.
Quote from: Jon on September 16, 2009, 12:11:36 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on September 16, 2009, 11:56:18 AM
Quote from: Shatoon; Bringer of Corn on September 16, 2009, 11:45:19 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on September 16, 2009, 11:05:24 AM
Quote from: Pre on September 15, 2009, 10:31:41 PM
Quote from: Shatoon; Bringer of Corn on September 15, 2009, 10:01:04 PM
So Wheezer has nothing better to do than to watch this miserable group of slags?
I watched them too. Hell, they even looked like a baseball team today.
Suck as they may, I'll still be missing it all winter.
Technically, it sounds like Wheezer was listening to them. I watched/listened for some of the game, too. Nice to see them start to play some actual baseball now that baseball season is nearly over.
Could you picture him sitting in a poorly lit room with an old radio? Hundreds of newspaper articles tacked up all over the walls? Maybe stolen US Mail?
I could.
I'm picturing him standing in a bucket of heavy water between a pair of homemade Tesla coils, with two hands full of blotter paper and Ron's aww-geezings being beamed directly into his primary auditory cortex.
I imagine it's somewhere in the middle of these poles.
These poles?
(http://www.football.co.uk/shared/images/teams/full_squad/poland_squad.jpg)
Quote from: Shatoon; Bringer of Corn on September 16, 2009, 12:21:29 PM
Quote from: Jon on September 16, 2009, 12:11:36 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on September 16, 2009, 11:56:18 AM
Quote from: Shatoon; Bringer of Corn on September 16, 2009, 11:45:19 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on September 16, 2009, 11:05:24 AM
Quote from: Pre on September 15, 2009, 10:31:41 PM
Quote from: Shatoon; Bringer of Corn on September 15, 2009, 10:01:04 PM
So Wheezer has nothing better to do than to watch this miserable group of slags?
I watched them too. Hell, they even looked like a baseball team today.
Suck as they may, I'll still be missing it all winter.
Technically, it sounds like Wheezer was listening to them. I watched/listened for some of the game, too. Nice to see them start to play some actual baseball now that baseball season is nearly over.
Could you picture him sitting in a poorly lit room with an old radio? Hundreds of newspaper articles tacked up all over the walls? Maybe stolen US Mail?
I could.
I'm picturing him standing in a bucket of heavy water between a pair of homemade Tesla coils, with two hands full of blotter paper and Ron's aww-geezings being beamed directly into his primary auditory cortex.
I imagine it's somewhere in the middle of these poles.
These poles?
(http://www.football.co.uk/shared/images/teams/full_squad/poland_squad.jpg)
Poles?
Que Spencer Tunick.
Quote from: Shatoon; Bringer of Corn on September 16, 2009, 11:45:19 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on September 16, 2009, 11:05:24 AM
Quote from: Pre on September 15, 2009, 10:31:41 PM
Quote from: Shatoon; Bringer of Corn on September 15, 2009, 10:01:04 PM
So Wheezer has nothing better to do than to watch this miserable group of slags?
I watched them too. Hell, they even looked like a baseball team today.
Suck as they may, I'll still be missing it all winter.
Technically, it sounds like Wheezer was listening to them. I watched/listened for some of the game, too. Nice to see them start to play some actual baseball now that baseball season is nearly over.
Could you picture him sitting in a poorly lit room with an old radio? Hundreds of newspaper articles tacked up all over the walls? Maybe stolen US Mail?
I could.
This hasn't been the case since I had to take down the Chelsea Clinton bulletin board.
Speaking of Totally Unlistenable - sad to say I missed this:
http://blogs.suntimes.com/sportsprose/2009/09/cubs_7th_inning_stretch_jumps.html
Quote from: Shatoon; Bringer of Corn on September 17, 2009, 09:02:52 AM
Speaking of Totally Unlistenable - sad to say I missed this:
http://blogs.suntimes.com/sportsprose/2009/09/cubs_7th_inning_stretch_jumps.html
That's what it took for those shitstains to decide the Stretch's day is far behind us?
They need to get Henry Winkler to do it and then do this at the end.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jm6B31HKBw
I didn't see of the second Monday Night game, but apparently Mike & Mike sucked ass.
http://blog.timesunion.com/sportsmedia/mike-and-mike-need-two-fewer-mikes/2505/ (http://blog.timesunion.com/sportsmedia/mike-and-mike-need-two-fewer-mikes/2505/)
Quote from: Waco Kid on September 17, 2009, 12:17:53 PM
I didn't see of the second Monday Night game, but apparently Mike & Mike sucked ass.
http://blog.timesunion.com/sportsmedia/mike-and-mike-need-two-fewer-mikes/2505/ (http://blog.timesunion.com/sportsmedia/mike-and-mike-need-two-fewer-mikes/2505/)
I caught a little of the second half. They were absolutely brutal, Greenberg more than Golic.
He'd constantly "set the scene" reminding the viewers that a field goal would tie it and a touchdown would give them a four point lead. It really bugged me for some reason.
Quote from: Shatoon; Bringer of Corn on September 17, 2009, 01:46:59 PM
Quote from: Waco Kid on September 17, 2009, 12:17:53 PM
I didn't see of the second Monday Night game, but apparently Mike & Mike sucked ass.
http://blog.timesunion.com/sportsmedia/mike-and-mike-need-two-fewer-mikes/2505/ (http://blog.timesunion.com/sportsmedia/mike-and-mike-need-two-fewer-mikes/2505/)
I caught a little of the second half. They were absolutely brutal, Greenberg more than Golic.
He'd constantly "set the scene" reminding the viewers that a field goal would tie it and a touchdown would give them a four point lead. It really bugged me for some reason.
Because Greenberg is terrible?
Quote from: Kermit, B. on September 18, 2009, 01:55:41 PM
Quote from: Shatoon; Bringer of Corn on September 17, 2009, 01:46:59 PM
Quote from: Waco Kid on September 17, 2009, 12:17:53 PM
I didn't see of the second Monday Night game, but apparently Mike & Mike sucked ass.
http://blog.timesunion.com/sportsmedia/mike-and-mike-need-two-fewer-mikes/2505/ (http://blog.timesunion.com/sportsmedia/mike-and-mike-need-two-fewer-mikes/2505/)
I caught a little of the second half. They were absolutely brutal, Greenberg more than Golic.
He'd constantly "set the scene" reminding the viewers that a field goal would tie it and a touchdown would give them a four point lead. It really bugged me for some reason.
Because Greenberg is terrible?
So, so terrible.
How Jon Miller pronounces "Cardinals" and "Fuld".
The new commercial for the Miller Lite aluminum pint is using a call from none other than Jeff Joniak.
Quote from: Waco Kid on September 28, 2009, 06:17:41 PM
The new commercial for the Miller Lite aluminum pint is using a call from none other than Jeff Joniak.
I haven't seen that one, but I have been seeing the one where the beer pours while Wayne Larivee's call of Walter Payton breaking Jim Brown's all time rushing record plays in the background.
And it still gives me the chills.
[Jiggetts]WALTER[/Jiggetts]
Quote from: CT III on September 28, 2009, 07:34:23 PM
I haven't seen that one, but I have been seeing the one where the beer pours while Wayne Larivee's call of Walter Payton breaking Jim Brown's all time rushing record plays in the background.
That would be Joe McConnell.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on September 28, 2009, 09:21:19 PM
Quote from: CT III on September 28, 2009, 07:34:23 PM
I haven't seen that one, but I have been seeing the one where the beer pours while Wayne Larivee's call of Walter Payton breaking Jim Brown's all time rushing record plays in the background.
That would be Joe McConnell.
Chuck is correct. Wayne was still in the hinterlands of Kansas City and McConnel's corpulent, 500 pound frame sat alongside the future "professor", Brad Palmer.
But I really only wanted to chime in to remind everyone how bitterly that day ended.
Quote from: MAD on September 28, 2009, 11:42:20 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on September 28, 2009, 09:21:19 PM
Quote from: CT III on September 28, 2009, 07:34:23 PM
I haven't seen that one, but I have been seeing the one where the beer pours while Wayne Larivee's call of Walter Payton breaking Jim Brown's all time rushing record plays in the background.
That would be Joe McConnell.
Chuck is correct. Wayne was still in the hinterlands of Kansas City and McConnel's corpulent, 500 pound frame sat alongside the future "professor", Brad Palmer.
But I really only wanted to chime in to remind everyone how bitterly that day ended.
[/quote
McConnel calls Purdue football now.
Quote from: Internet Apex on September 29, 2009, 12:02:06 AM
Quote from: MAD on September 28, 2009, 11:42:20 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on September 28, 2009, 09:21:19 PM
Quote from: CT III on September 28, 2009, 07:34:23 PM
I haven't seen that one, but I have been seeing the one where the beer pours while Wayne Larivee's call of Walter Payton breaking Jim Brown's all time rushing record plays in the background.
That would be Joe McConnell.
Chuck is correct. Wayne was still in the hinterlands of Kansas City and McConnel's corpulent, 500 pound frame sat alongside the future "professor", Brad Palmer.
But I really only wanted to chime in to remind everyone how bitterly that day ended.
McConnel calls Purdue football now.
And you fucked up this quote as badly as I played ball tonight.
Quote from: Waco Kid on September 28, 2009, 06:17:41 PM
The new commercial for the Miller Lite aluminum pint is using a call from none other than Jeff Joniak.
It's the game against Cleveland in 2001. You can tell because he's talking about them having to throw a Hail Mary in the end zone, and then you hear him talk about Allen catching it (though he doesn't mention Allen's name), and in the longer version of the commercial he says "We thought last week (the San Francisco overtime game) was crazy, this week's even crazier" or something along those lines.
Jorge Posada pinch-hit for Molina in the 6th. Here's Chip as Posada left off the 8th: "Jorge Posada came in on defense.........(long pause)......after his first at-bat in the 6th."
Smooth.
DPD. Chipper, with a former Cubs pitching coach Phil Regan mention!
After the game was tied and Nick Punto came up to bat in the 10th inning with 2 outs, Chip said something to the effect of "Twins down to their last chance with Punto."
It's a shame Punto reached, because I was curious to find out what would have happened had he made the third out in a tie game in the top of the 10th inning.
Also, Chiptard said that the Twins have "had a baserunner in each (or "x amount") of their offensive innings." I was not aware that a team could actually have baserunners in the defensive half of an inning.
I can't believe we had to sit through this shit every game for seven years. Not that I didn't bitch about constantly the whole time.
Boers said it best yesterday, "I know it's a big deal to be a baseball announcer. But if you're going to be this bad at it, why would you even want to keep doing it?"
Quote from: Andy on October 10, 2009, 10:39:07 AM
I can't believe we had to sit through this shit every game for seven years. Not that I didn't bitch about constantly the whole time.
Boers said it best yesterday, "I know it's a big deal to be a baseball announcer. But if you're going to be this bad at it, why would you even want to keep doing it?"
Because his grand daddy didn't have connections in the insurance industry.
I can't decide who I hate more, Joe Buck or Chip Caray. I think I have to go with Buck, because at least Chip has the excuse of being a guitar-playing dumbass who doesn't know any better.
Quote from: BC on October 10, 2009, 03:38:29 PM
I can't decide who I hate more, Joe Buck or Chip Caray. I think I have to go with Buck, because at least Chip has the excuse of being a guitar-playing dumbass who doesn't know any better.
So because Buck is not a baseball ignoramous, he's worse than Chip?
Buck is a smarmy cockhole but he actually calls a good game. Chip Caray is a babbling idiot who comes off like someone who doesn't even enjoy baseball as much as he enjoys hearing himself talk.
I have to disagree on Buck calling a "good" game, frankly it is my opinion that his last name is the ONLY reason that he has the FOX gig.
Quote from: BC on October 11, 2009, 11:23:04 AM
I have to disagree on Buck calling a "good" game, frankly it is my opinion that his last name is the ONLY reason that he has the FOX gig.
Buck is a jerkoff but as far as calling a game he's nowhere near as bad as Chipster. No one is.
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 11, 2009, 11:26:33 AM
Quote from: BC on October 11, 2009, 11:23:04 AM
I have to disagree on Buck calling a "good" game, frankly it is my opinion that his last name is the ONLY reason that he has the FOX gig.
Buck is a jerkoff but as far as calling a game he's nowhere near as bad as Chipster. No one is.
Now that is true. I feel like taking a shower after giving even a back-handed compliment to Joe Fucking Buck.
Quote from: BC on October 11, 2009, 12:11:24 PM
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 11, 2009, 11:26:33 AM
Quote from: BC on October 11, 2009, 11:23:04 AM
I have to disagree on Buck calling a "good" game, frankly it is my opinion that his last name is the ONLY reason that he has the FOX gig.
Buck is a jerkoff but as far as calling a game he's nowhere near as bad as Chipster. No one is.
Now that is true. I feel like taking a shower after giving even a back-handed compliment to Joe Fucking Buck.
Caray makes me cringe and shake my head. Sometimes I laugh at the spectacle of his incometence. Buck makes my blood boil with murderous hate. This round goes to Chipperoo.
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 11, 2009, 08:04:22 PM
Quote from: BC on October 11, 2009, 12:11:24 PM
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 11, 2009, 11:26:33 AM
Quote from: BC on October 11, 2009, 11:23:04 AM
I have to disagree on Buck calling a "good" game, frankly it is my opinion that his last name is the ONLY reason that he has the FOX gig.
Buck is a jerkoff but as far as calling a game he's nowhere near as bad as Chipster. No one is.
Now that is true. I feel like taking a shower after giving even a back-handed compliment to Joe Fucking Buck.
Caray makes me cringe and shake my head. Sometimes I laugh at the spectacle of his incometence. Buck makes my blood boil with murderous hate. This round goes to Chipperoo.
I read this and thought Chip shat himself while broadcasting.
I then realized that my reading comprehension is on par with drunk Apex spelling.
Quote from: flannj on October 11, 2009, 09:23:52 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 11, 2009, 08:04:22 PM
Quote from: BC on October 11, 2009, 12:11:24 PM
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 11, 2009, 11:26:33 AM
Quote from: BC on October 11, 2009, 11:23:04 AM
I have to disagree on Buck calling a "good" game, frankly it is my opinion that his last name is the ONLY reason that he has the FOX gig.
Buck is a jerkoff but as far as calling a game he's nowhere near as bad as Chipster. No one is.
Now that is true. I feel like taking a shower after giving even a back-handed compliment to Joe Fucking Buck.
Caray makes me cringe and shake my head. Sometimes I laugh at the spectacle of his incometence. Buck makes my blood boil with murderous hate. This round goes to Chipperoo.
I read this and thought Chip shat himself while broadcasting.
I then realized that my reading comprehension is on par with drunk Apex spelling.
Vodka. I just shouldn't do it. Ever.
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 11, 2009, 11:26:33 AM
Quote from: BC on October 11, 2009, 11:23:04 AM
I have to disagree on Buck calling a "good" game, frankly it is my opinion that his last name is the ONLY reason that he has the FOX gig.
Buck is a jerkoff but as far as calling a game he's nowhere near as bad as Chipster. No one is.
I hate Joe Buck, but he is far better than the Chipper. Caray is godawful.
Both Chip and Buck can go drown in a river of molten cocks.
I never hated Chip as much as the next Cubs fan, but his call during this LDS has been less than wretched.
I am not looking forward to the Buck'n'Tim Show, but it will at least provide some "lol"-caliber moments.
Keeping with the spirit of this thread, I'd like to nominate Dan "Boomhauer" Reeves who, teamed with the very good Howard David on Westwood One's broadcast of the Vikings/Rams game, sounded like he was dying of a phlegm overdose while mumbling nearly everything he had to say.
Quote from: MAD on October 12, 2009, 01:39:48 PM
Keeping with the spirit of this thread, I'd like to nominate Dan "Boomhauer" Reeves who, teamed with the very good Howard David on Westwood One's broadcast of the Vikings/Rams game, sounded like he was dying of a phlegm overdose while mumbling nearly everything he had to say.
I heard that too and was irritated with him until he seemed to poo-poo the Viqueens' defense as over-rated after the game. He got some cool points back for that.
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 12, 2009, 01:44:31 PM
Quote from: MAD on October 12, 2009, 01:39:48 PM
Keeping with the spirit of this thread, I'd like to nominate Dan "Boomhauer" Reeves who, teamed with the very good Howard David on Westwood One's broadcast of the Vikings/Rams game, sounded like he was dying of a phlegm overdose while mumbling nearly everything he had to say.
I heard that too and was irritated with him until he seemed to poo-poo the Viqueens' defense as over-rated after the game. He got some cool points back for that.
Reeves will be gone when John Elway calls the President of Westwood One and gets him fired.
Is there any way to get a MP3 file into a post?
I have a short clip from the football game I did on Friday night that I would like to post...
Quote from: BC on October 12, 2009, 05:36:59 PM
Is there any way to get a MP3 file into a post?
I have a short clip from the football game I did on Friday night that I would like to post...
It's pretty difficult, but here goes:
1. Upload to an online file server. If you don't have one, add a placeholder image to make it a video and upload to YouToob.
2. Post that link.
Quote from: BC on October 12, 2009, 05:36:59 PM
Is there any way to get a MP3 file into a post?
I have a short clip from the football game I did on Friday night that I would like to post...
Seriously, why would you do this?
Quote from: PenFoe on October 12, 2009, 05:54:15 PM
Quote from: BC on October 12, 2009, 05:36:59 PM
Is there any way to get a MP3 file into a post?
I have a short clip from the football game I did on Friday night that I would like to post...
Seriously, why would you do this?
Well, note that he mentioned this in the Totally Unlistenable thread. I think he wants us to share a good laugh.
Quote from: PenFoe on October 12, 2009, 05:54:15 PM
Quote from: BC on October 12, 2009, 05:36:59 PM
Is there any way to get a MP3 file into a post?
I have a short clip from the football game I did on Friday night that I would like to post...
Seriously, why would you do this?
Why would you not want to hear it?
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 12, 2009, 09:44:43 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 12, 2009, 05:54:15 PM
Quote from: BC on October 12, 2009, 05:36:59 PM
Is there any way to get a MP3 file into a post?
I have a short clip from the football game I did on Friday night that I would like to post...
Seriously, why would you do this?
Why would you not want to hear it?
In actuality, and from what I remember, BC's announcing was pretty decent. I think Huey said that he had the voice of a 50 yr old smoker, but still good.
Quote from: IrishYeti on October 12, 2009, 09:58:59 PM
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 12, 2009, 09:44:43 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 12, 2009, 05:54:15 PM
Quote from: BC on October 12, 2009, 05:36:59 PM
Is there any way to get a MP3 file into a post?
I have a short clip from the football game I did on Friday night that I would like to post...
Seriously, why would you do this?
Why would you not want to hear it?
In actuality, and from what I remember, BC's announcing was pretty decent. I think Huey said that he had the voice of a 50 yr old smoker, but still good.
http://www.staatalent.com/sports/crozier.htm
I was trying to say a punt that went off the side of a kid's foot was a shanked punt, but instead I said "skanked".
I need to get my head out of the gutter...
Quote from: BC on October 13, 2009, 01:49:15 AM
I was trying to say a punt that went off the side of a kid's foot was a shanked punt, but instead I said "skanked".
I need to get my head out of the gutter...
Did you still pronounce "punt" correctly?
Quote from: BearsBearsBearsB... on October 13, 2009, 02:10:59 AM
Quote from: BC on October 13, 2009, 01:49:15 AM
I was trying to say a punt that went off the side of a kid's foot was a shanked punt, but instead I said "skanked".
I need to get my head out of the gutter...
Did you still pronounce "punt" correctly?
I believe so, yes.
I swear I remember Collinsworth saying "skank job" after a missed field goal a few years ago.
Did that really happen or was it a fever dream?
Quote from: IrishYeti on October 12, 2009, 09:58:59 PM
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 12, 2009, 09:44:43 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 12, 2009, 05:54:15 PM
Quote from: BC on October 12, 2009, 05:36:59 PM
Is there any way to get a MP3 file into a post?
I have a short clip from the football game I did on Friday night that I would like to post...
Seriously, why would you do this?
Why would you not want to hear it?
In actuality, and from what I remember, BC's announcing was pretty decent. I think Huey said that he had the voice of a 50 yr old smoker, but still good.
You remember incorrectly. I had never heard him before.
Having just listened to his sports update that BearsBearsBears linked to, I'd say he sounds like the orange-headed Zach Zaidman.
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 06:11:03 AM
Having just listened to his sports update that BearsBearsBears linked to, I'd say he sounds like the orange-headed Zach Zaidman.
Um..........................................
Quote from: BC on October 13, 2009, 06:30:51 AM
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 06:11:03 AM
Having just listened to his sports update that BearsBearsBears linked to, I'd say he sounds like the orange-headed Zach Zaidman.
Um................................
Don't worry about it. He's probably a virgin, too.
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 06:32:29 AM
Quote from: BC on October 13, 2009, 06:30:51 AM
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 06:11:03 AM
Having just listened to his sports update that BearsBearsBears linked to, I'd say he sounds like the orange-headed Zach Zaidman.
Um................................
Don't worry about it. He's probably a virgin, too.
However, I have grazed some female ass.
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 06:11:03 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on October 12, 2009, 09:58:59 PM
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 12, 2009, 09:44:43 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 12, 2009, 05:54:15 PM
Quote from: BC on October 12, 2009, 05:36:59 PM
Is there any way to get a MP3 file into a post?
I have a short clip from the football game I did on Friday night that I would like to post...
Seriously, why would you do this?
Why would you not want to hear it?
In actuality, and from what I remember, BC's announcing was pretty decent. I think Huey said that he had the voice of a 50 yr old smoker, but still good.
You remember incorrectly. I had never heard him before.
Having just listened to his sports update that BearsBearsBears linked to, I'd say he sounds like the orange-headed Zach Zaidman.
Maybe it was RV. All I remember is that it was said by someone in the SBox when we were listening to a high school basketball game he announced
Quote from: IrishYeti on October 13, 2009, 06:51:38 AM
Quote from: MAD on October 13, 2009, 06:11:03 AM
Quote from: IrishYeti on October 12, 2009, 09:58:59 PM
Quote from: Mickey Nine: The Dream Weaver on October 12, 2009, 09:44:43 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on October 12, 2009, 05:54:15 PM
Quote from: BC on October 12, 2009, 05:36:59 PM
Is there any way to get a MP3 file into a post?
I have a short clip from the football game I did on Friday night that I would like to post...
Seriously, why would you do this?
Why would you not want to hear it?
In actuality, and from what I remember, BC's announcing was pretty decent. I think Huey said that he had the voice of a 50 yr old smoker, but still good.
You remember incorrectly. I had never heard him before.
Having just listened to his sports update that BearsBearsBears linked to, I'd say he sounds like the orange-headed Zach Zaidman.
Maybe it was RV. All I remember is that it was said by someone in the SBox when we were listening to a high school basketball game he announced
Yeti, I remember reading the ShoutBox after that game, and I think that comment was about the other analyst...
Quote from: BC on October 13, 2009, 01:49:15 AM
I was trying to say a punt that went off the side of a kid's foot was a shanked punt, but instead I said "skanked".
I need to get my head out of the gutter...
You're a loser.
Caught a couple more Chip classics last night in the Dodgers-Phillies game. A Dodger hitter bounced one over the mound and he said "Liner up the middle, on three bounces, and Utley can't handle it". Then on Rollins' game-winner, he screamed "here comes the throw to the plate, not in time!" when the relay throw from right-center was bobbled in short RF and was never thrown in. What a clown.
Get off Chip's back. Non-fiction aint his best suit. He's a creator. He invents.
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 20, 2009, 10:06:31 AM
Get off Chip's back. Non-fiction aint his best suit. He's a creator. He invents. a white guy from Georgia.
Now do we have you on board'd?
Quote from: MAD on October 20, 2009, 10:32:37 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 20, 2009, 10:06:31 AM
Get off Chip's back. Non-fiction aint his best suit. He's a creator. He invents. a white guy from Georgia.
Now do we have you on board'd?
Fuck him and his mother.
Quote from: Dave B on October 20, 2009, 10:04:06 AM
Caught a couple more Chip classics last night in the Dodgers-Phillies game. A Dodger hitter bounced one over the mound and he said "Liner up the middle, on three bounces, and Utley can't handle it". Then on Rollins' game-winner, he screamed "here comes the throw to the plate, not in time!" when the relay throw from right-center was bobbled in short RF and was never thrown in. What a clown.
With any luck, Chip's season will be over tonight.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on October 20, 2009, 11:20:58 AM
Quote from: Dave B on October 20, 2009, 10:04:06 AM
Caught a couple more Chip classics last night in the Dodgers-Phillies game. A Dodger hitter bounced one over the mound and he said "Liner up the middle, on three bounces, and Utley can't handle it". Then on Rollins' game-winner, he screamed "here comes the throw to the plate, not in time!" when the relay throw from right-center was bobbled in short RF and was never thrown in. What a clown.
With any luck, Chip's season will be over tonight.
Wow. I actually have a rooting interest in this series now that Philly's up 3-1. Not that I'll be watching. After this we'll be blissfully Chip-free and in the capable hands of Joe Buck who, "calls an excellent game!"
Get rid of that damn pitchtrak on TBS. Nice once you get deep in the count, but it does not need to be ubiquitous.
Quote from: Indolent Reader on October 20, 2009, 11:33:52 AM
Get rid of that damn pitchtrak on TBS. Nice once you get deep in the count, but it does not need to be ubiquitous.
I like it, especially that it's only viewable on HD screens. There's nothing over there to see anyway on the center-field view.
I like the thingy that shows how fast the ball is out the pitcher's hand and then how fast it is at home plate. I like it a lot.
I'd like to see if on a tv bigger than 30" - on my small screen it's distracting.
So sad. (http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/article.pl?page_id=2317&plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3af5555513-c950-4657-a93a-80db16fdf4adPost%3afbba8d89-9305-4f16-add4-24eef4b93f84&sid=sitelife.chicagobusiness.com)
Quote"Monsters in the Morning" will be looking for a new home in 2010.
Early Friday afternoon, it was announced Comcast SportsNet and "Monsters" parent company, Licorice LTD, which is owned by Mike North and his wife BeBe, have decided not to renew their contract. CSN president Jim Corno said the show will continue on his network through Dec. 31.
"It's an economic decision," Mr. Corno said. "It's an expensive show to produce. We originally agreed to do the show for a year and see how it would work out. We like the show, but this is part of television. Networks launch and cancel shows every day."
Mr. North could not be reached immediately for comment. Mr. Corno said Mr. North hopes to find another outlet for the show.
Quote from: R-V on October 30, 2009, 02:51:41 PM
So sad. (http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/article.pl?page_id=2317&plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3af5555513-c950-4657-a93a-80db16fdf4adPost%3afbba8d89-9305-4f16-add4-24eef4b93f84&sid=sitelife.chicagobusiness.com)
Quote"Monsters in the Morning" will be looking for a new home in 2010.
Early Friday afternoon, it was announced Comcast SportsNet and "Monsters" parent company, Licorice LTD, which is owned by Mike North and his wife BeBe, have decided not to renew their contract. CSN president Jim Corno said the show will continue on his network through Dec. 31.
"It's an economic decision," Mr. Corno said. "It's an expensive show to produce. We originally agreed to do the show for a year and see how it would work out. We like the show, but this is part of television. Networks launch and cancel shows every day."
Mr. North could not be reached immediately for comment. Mr. Corno said Mr. North hopes to find another outlet for the show.
Why is it so expensive? They have to haul in herds of cattle to feed Jiggets.
That's terrible news. What a great show that is. Cookie's and underrated comedian and I love the drama of the Grand Prize game.
BeBe? What the fuck kind of name is BeBe?
I just turned on FOX to watch my first game of postseason baseball. My eyesockets were promptly dryfucked by some sort of World Series highlight reel/sci-fi trailer teaser for Avatar. So, that was fun.
Quote from: ChuckD on November 01, 2009, 08:29:34 PM
I just turned on FOX to watch my first game of postseason baseball. My eyesockets were promptly dryfucked by some sort of World Series highlight reel/sci-fi trailer teaser for Avatar. So, that was fun.
That was the most nonsensical mash-up I've seen in a while.
Quote from: ChuckD on November 01, 2009, 08:29:34 PM
I just turned on FOX to watch my first game of postseason baseball. My eyesockets were promptly dryfucked by some sort of World Series highlight reel/sci-fi trailer teaser for Avatar. So, that was fun.
What do eyescockets have to do with a thread entitled "Totally Unlistenable"?
Back on topic--Wayne Larrivee on AM-620 as the home call for Pack/Vikings...he actually calls their QB "A Rod". 3 times in the 20 minutes I heard him.
Annoying on so many levels. And I used to love Wayne as much as was healthy for any Bears fan back in the day.
For what it's worth he used to annoy the shit out of me by just referring to Favre as "Brett" and every other player by his last name.
But I loved it when he did Bears games. Wayne knows how to set-up and describe a play. Something Joniak will be forever lost at.
Rick Morrissey has always been terrible, but the collective hack job that he and the Trib sports have pulled the last two days is amazing to me. Yesterday, Fred Mitchell took time out from chronicling where various retired athletes eat dinner (credit TDubbs) to call up Rex Grossman's dad Dan and ask him what he thought of the way the Bears handle quarterbacks. As you would think, Mr. Grossman was less than impressed, which is fine, although I'm not sure why a major newspaper would bother to give a forum to an ex-QB's opthamologist father to analyze football.
So this morning, I open the sports section and find that 2/3s of the damn thing (including 2 front page columns) are devoted to ripping Dan Grossman.
What. The. Fuck.
Morrissey's is the worst of course, as he wonders why parents are so quick to fight their children's battles when newspaper people call up and ask them questions about it or something.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/chi-18-morrissey-bears-chicago-nov18,0,6095118.column (http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/chi-18-morrissey-bears-chicago-nov18,0,6095118.column)
No more Line Drive Base Hits in the playoffs! (http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/30/chip-caray-and-tbs-part-ways/) (hopefully)
Quote from: C-C-Cats on November 30, 2009, 03:39:31 PM
No more Line Drive Base Hits in the playoffs! (http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/30/chip-caray-and-tbs-part-ways/) (hopefully)
I hope the Cardinals hire him. It will save time if I can hate them both all at once.
Quote from: Armchair_QB on November 30, 2009, 04:52:33 PM
Quote from: C-C-Cats on November 30, 2009, 03:39:31 PM
No more Line Drive Base Hits in the playoffs! (http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/30/chip-caray-and-tbs-part-ways/) (hopefully)
I hope the Cardinals hire him. It will save time if I can hate them both all at once.
Is someone reading ahead? (http://www.desipio.com/?p=2540)
Adding...well done, Andy.
Quote from: MAD on November 30, 2009, 07:43:49 PM
Quote from: Armchair_QB on November 30, 2009, 04:52:33 PM
Quote from: C-C-Cats on November 30, 2009, 03:39:31 PM
No more Line Drive Base Hits in the playoffs! (http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/30/chip-caray-and-tbs-part-ways/) (hopefully)
I hope the Cardinals hire him. It will save time if I can hate them both all at once.
Is someone reading ahead? (http://www.desipio.com/?p=2540)
Adding...well done, Andy.
I want Chip to get the job in Houston and push Milo Hamilton out the door on the way in.
Just to fuck with Milo's head one last time.
Oh dear god. (http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/cbs.morning.show.2.1346040.html)
QuoteCBS 2 Chicago announced today that it will launch Monsters and Money in the Morning, an innovative new local weekday 5- 7 a.m. show, beginning February 1, 2010. The morning talk show will feature an ensemble of veteran Chicago broadcasters and a mix of candid discussion of local sports topics, regional business issues and personal money management, as well as news headlines, weather and traffic.
QuoteMonsters and Money in the Morning will originate from CBS 2's studios and be hosted by an ensemble of veteran Chicago broadcasters, including sportscasters Mike North and Dan Jiggetts – widely recognized by local fans as "The Monsters," along with Chicago Sun-Times money expert and author Terry Savage and former CNBC business reporter Mike Hegedus.
Quote"It's time for something new and smart that will differentiate CBS 2 from its competitors," said CBS 2 President & General Manager Bruno Cohen.
Quote from: R-V on December 02, 2009, 04:38:53 PM
Oh dear god. (http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/cbs.morning.show.2.1346040.html)
QuoteCBS 2 Chicago announced today that it will launch Monsters and Money in the Morning, an innovative new local weekday 5- 7 a.m. show, beginning February 1, 2010. The morning talk show will feature an ensemble of veteran Chicago broadcasters and a mix of candid discussion of local sports topics, regional business issues and personal money management, as well as news headlines, weather and traffic.
QuoteMonsters and Money in the Morning will originate from CBS 2's studios and be hosted by an ensemble of veteran Chicago broadcasters, including sportscasters Mike North and Dan Jiggetts – widely recognized by local fans as "The Monsters," along with Chicago Sun-Times money expert and author Terry Savage and former CNBC business reporter Mike Hegedus.
Quote"It's time for something new and smart that will differentiate CBS 2 from its competitors," said CBS 2 President & General Manager Bruno Cohen.
Can't they put the Webio story to rest already?
Quote from: R-V on December 02, 2009, 04:38:53 PM
Oh dear god. (http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/cbs.morning.show.2.1346040.html)
QuoteCBS 2 Chicago announced today that it will launch Monsters and Money in the Morning, an innovative new local weekday 5- 7 a.m. show, beginning February 1, 2010. The morning talk show will feature an ensemble of veteran Chicago broadcasters and a mix of candid discussion of local sports topics, regional business issues and personal money management, as well as news headlines, weather and traffic.
QuoteMonsters and Money in the Morning will originate from CBS 2's studios and be hosted by an ensemble of veteran Chicago broadcasters, including sportscasters Mike North and Dan Jiggetts – widely recognized by local fans as "The Monsters," along with Chicago Sun-Times money expert and author Terry Savage and former CNBC business reporter Mike Hegedus.
Quote"It's time for something new and smart that will differentiate CBS 2 from its competitors," said CBS 2 President & General Manager Bruno Cohen.
I don't know who the hell this Bruno Cohen turd is supposed to be but I know that I need to punch him the face as hard as I can.
Quote from: Internet Apex on December 02, 2009, 05:25:20 PM
Quote from: R-V on December 02, 2009, 04:38:53 PM
Oh dear god. (http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/cbs.morning.show.2.1346040.html)
QuoteCBS 2 Chicago announced today that it will launch Monsters and Money in the Morning, an innovative new local weekday 5- 7 a.m. show, beginning February 1, 2010. The morning talk show will feature an ensemble of veteran Chicago broadcasters and a mix of candid discussion of local sports topics, regional business issues and personal money management, as well as news headlines, weather and traffic.
QuoteMonsters and Money in the Morning will originate from CBS 2's studios and be hosted by an ensemble of veteran Chicago broadcasters, including sportscasters Mike North and Dan Jiggetts – widely recognized by local fans as "The Monsters," along with Chicago Sun-Times money expert and author Terry Savage and former CNBC business reporter Mike Hegedus.
Quote"It's time for something new and smart that will differentiate CBS 2 from its competitors," said CBS 2 President & General Manager Bruno Cohen.
I don't know who the hell this Bruno Cohen turd is supposed to be but I know that I need to punch him the face as hard as I can.
What I want to know is who in the Cohen family names their son "Bruno"?
Quote from: CBStew on December 02, 2009, 06:34:02 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on December 02, 2009, 05:25:20 PM
Quote from: R-V on December 02, 2009, 04:38:53 PM
Oh dear god. (http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/cbs.morning.show.2.1346040.html)
QuoteCBS 2 Chicago announced today that it will launch Monsters and Money in the Morning, an innovative new local weekday 5- 7 a.m. show, beginning February 1, 2010. The morning talk show will feature an ensemble of veteran Chicago broadcasters and a mix of candid discussion of local sports topics, regional business issues and personal money management, as well as news headlines, weather and traffic.
QuoteMonsters and Money in the Morning will originate from CBS 2's studios and be hosted by an ensemble of veteran Chicago broadcasters, including sportscasters Mike North and Dan Jiggetts – widely recognized by local fans as "The Monsters," along with Chicago Sun-Times money expert and author Terry Savage and former CNBC business reporter Mike Hegedus.
Quote"It's time for something new and smart that will differentiate CBS 2 from its competitors," said CBS 2 President & General Manager Bruno Cohen.
I don't know who the hell this Bruno Cohen turd is supposed to be but I know that I need to punch him the face as hard as I can.
What I want to know is who in the Cohen family names their son "Bruno"?
Maybe James Caan is the kid's godfather?
Quote from: MAD on December 02, 2009, 07:27:41 PM
Quote from: CBStew on December 02, 2009, 06:34:02 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on December 02, 2009, 05:25:20 PM
Quote from: R-V on December 02, 2009, 04:38:53 PM
Oh dear god. (http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/cbs.morning.show.2.1346040.html)
QuoteCBS 2 Chicago announced today that it will launch Monsters and Money in the Morning, an innovative new local weekday 5- 7 a.m. show, beginning February 1, 2010. The morning talk show will feature an ensemble of veteran Chicago broadcasters and a mix of candid discussion of local sports topics, regional business issues and personal money management, as well as news headlines, weather and traffic.
QuoteMonsters and Money in the Morning will originate from CBS 2's studios and be hosted by an ensemble of veteran Chicago broadcasters, including sportscasters Mike North and Dan Jiggetts – widely recognized by local fans as "The Monsters," along with Chicago Sun-Times money expert and author Terry Savage and former CNBC business reporter Mike Hegedus.
Quote"It's time for something new and smart that will differentiate CBS 2 from its competitors," said CBS 2 President & General Manager Bruno Cohen.
I don't know who the hell this Bruno Cohen turd is supposed to be but I know that I need to punch him the face as hard as I can.
What I want to know is who in the Cohen family names their son "Bruno"?
Maybe James Caan is the kid's godfather?
My head just exploded while considering the religious ramifications.
If only channel 7 had thought of this, they could have united North and Yellon.
Quote from: Andy on December 02, 2009, 10:19:57 PM
If only channel 7 had thought of this, they could have united North and Yellon.
These (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZqng1s2v9E) occurrences would become more common, methinks.
How is it "new" and "exciting" when it has already completely failed once?
Quote from: Kermit, B. on December 03, 2009, 09:35:50 AM
How is it "new" and "exciting" when it has already completely failed once twice?
Score'd!
Quote from: R-V on December 02, 2009, 04:38:53 PM
Oh dear god. (http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/cbs.morning.show.2.1346040.html)
QuoteCBS 2 Chicago announced today that it will launch Monsters and Money in the Morning, an innovative new local weekday 5- 7 a.m. show, beginning February 1, 2010. The morning talk show will feature an ensemble of veteran Chicago broadcasters and a mix of candid discussion of local sports topics, regional business issues and personal money management, as well as news headlines, weather and traffic.
QuoteMonsters and Money in the Morning will originate from CBS 2's studios and be hosted by an ensemble of veteran Chicago broadcasters, including sportscasters Mike North and Dan Jiggetts – widely recognized by local fans as "The Monsters," along with Chicago Sun-Times money expert and author Terry Savage and former CNBC business reporter Mike Hegedus.
Quote"It's time for something new and smart that will differentiate CBS 2 from its competitors," said CBS 2 President & General Manager Bruno Cohen.
This is a vortex of suck that could completely obliterate all of Cook County.
Quote from: Armchair_QB on December 03, 2009, 02:49:20 PM
Quote from: R-V on December 02, 2009, 04:38:53 PM
Oh dear god. (http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/cbs.morning.show.2.1346040.html)
QuoteCBS 2 Chicago announced today that it will launch Monsters and Money in the Morning, an innovative new local weekday 5- 7 a.m. show, beginning February 1, 2010. The morning talk show will feature an ensemble of veteran Chicago broadcasters and a mix of candid discussion of local sports topics, regional business issues and personal money management, as well as news headlines, weather and traffic.
QuoteMonsters and Money in the Morning will originate from CBS 2's studios and be hosted by an ensemble of veteran Chicago broadcasters, including sportscasters Mike North and Dan Jiggetts – widely recognized by local fans as "The Monsters," along with Chicago Sun-Times money expert and author Terry Savage and former CNBC business reporter Mike Hegedus.
Quote"It's time for something new and smart that will differentiate CBS 2 from its competitors," said CBS 2 President & General Manager Bruno Cohen.
This is a vortex of suck that could completely obliterate all of Cook County.
Even now, my armies are massing on the Cook/DuPage border, ready to sweep in and seize Strogerville in the chaos.
Quote from: CT III on December 03, 2009, 06:08:15 PM
Quote from: Armchair_QB on December 03, 2009, 02:49:20 PM
Quote from: R-V on December 02, 2009, 04:38:53 PM
Oh dear god. (http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/cbs.morning.show.2.1346040.html)
QuoteCBS 2 Chicago announced today that it will launch Monsters and Money in the Morning, an innovative new local weekday 5- 7 a.m. show, beginning February 1, 2010. The morning talk show will feature an ensemble of veteran Chicago broadcasters and a mix of candid discussion of local sports topics, regional business issues and personal money management, as well as news headlines, weather and traffic.
QuoteMonsters and Money in the Morning will originate from CBS 2's studios and be hosted by an ensemble of veteran Chicago broadcasters, including sportscasters Mike North and Dan Jiggetts – widely recognized by local fans as "The Monsters," along with Chicago Sun-Times money expert and author Terry Savage and former CNBC business reporter Mike Hegedus.
Quote"It's time for something new and smart that will differentiate CBS 2 from its competitors," said CBS 2 President & General Manager Bruno Cohen.
This is a vortex of suck that could completely obliterate all of Cook County.
Even now, my armies are massing on the Cook/DuPage border, ready to sweep in and seize Strogerville in the chaos.
As we speak, Ayatollah Oberweis and his cadre of fanatics are consolidating their power.
Quote from: CT III on December 03, 2009, 06:08:15 PM
Quote from: Armchair_QB on December 03, 2009, 02:49:20 PM
Quote from: R-V on December 02, 2009, 04:38:53 PM
Oh dear god. (http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/cbs.morning.show.2.1346040.html)
QuoteCBS 2 Chicago announced today that it will launch Monsters and Money in the Morning, an innovative new local weekday 5- 7 a.m. show, beginning February 1, 2010. The morning talk show will feature an ensemble of veteran Chicago broadcasters and a mix of candid discussion of local sports topics, regional business issues and personal money management, as well as news headlines, weather and traffic.
QuoteMonsters and Money in the Morning will originate from CBS 2's studios and be hosted by an ensemble of veteran Chicago broadcasters, including sportscasters Mike North and Dan Jiggetts – widely recognized by local fans as "The Monsters," along with Chicago Sun-Times money expert and author Terry Savage and former CNBC business reporter Mike Hegedus.
Quote"It's time for something new and smart that will differentiate CBS 2 from its competitors," said CBS 2 President & General Manager Bruno Cohen.
This is a vortex of suck that could completely obliterate all of Cook County.
Even now, my armies are massing on the Cook/DuPage border, ready to sweep in and seize Strogerville in the chaos.
You didn't invite me? Dick.
WGN now has chicagonow.com radio every Saturday morning.
Kerm could have been a star.
Quote from: Kermit, B. on December 04, 2009, 09:45:53 AM
Quote from: CT III on December 03, 2009, 06:08:15 PM
Quote from: Armchair_QB on December 03, 2009, 02:49:20 PM
Quote from: R-V on December 02, 2009, 04:38:53 PM
Oh dear god. (http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/cbs.morning.show.2.1346040.html)
QuoteCBS 2 Chicago announced today that it will launch Monsters and Money in the Morning, an innovative new local weekday 5- 7 a.m. show, beginning February 1, 2010. The morning talk show will feature an ensemble of veteran Chicago broadcasters and a mix of candid discussion of local sports topics, regional business issues and personal money management, as well as news headlines, weather and traffic.
QuoteMonsters and Money in the Morning will originate from CBS 2's studios and be hosted by an ensemble of veteran Chicago broadcasters, including sportscasters Mike North and Dan Jiggetts – widely recognized by local fans as "The Monsters," along with Chicago Sun-Times money expert and author Terry Savage and former CNBC business reporter Mike Hegedus.
Quote"It's time for something new and smart that will differentiate CBS 2 from its competitors," said CBS 2 President & General Manager Bruno Cohen.
This is a vortex of suck that could completely obliterate all of Cook County.
Even now, my armies are massing on the Cook/DuPage border, ready to sweep in and seize Strogerville in the chaos.
You didn't invite me? Dick.
Maybe if you showed up in the Shoutbox once in a while...
Quote from: CT III on December 04, 2009, 11:55:26 AM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on December 04, 2009, 09:45:53 AM
Quote from: CT III on December 03, 2009, 06:08:15 PM
Quote from: Armchair_QB on December 03, 2009, 02:49:20 PM
Quote from: R-V on December 02, 2009, 04:38:53 PM
Oh dear god. (http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/cbs.morning.show.2.1346040.html)
QuoteCBS 2 Chicago announced today that it will launch Monsters and Money in the Morning, an innovative new local weekday 5- 7 a.m. show, beginning February 1, 2010. The morning talk show will feature an ensemble of veteran Chicago broadcasters and a mix of candid discussion of local sports topics, regional business issues and personal money management, as well as news headlines, weather and traffic.
QuoteMonsters and Money in the Morning will originate from CBS 2's studios and be hosted by an ensemble of veteran Chicago broadcasters, including sportscasters Mike North and Dan Jiggetts – widely recognized by local fans as "The Monsters," along with Chicago Sun-Times money expert and author Terry Savage and former CNBC business reporter Mike Hegedus.
Quote"It's time for something new and smart that will differentiate CBS 2 from its competitors," said CBS 2 President & General Manager Bruno Cohen.
This is a vortex of suck that could completely obliterate all of Cook County.
Even now, my armies are massing on the Cook/DuPage border, ready to sweep in and seize Strogerville in the chaos.
You didn't invite me? Dick.
Maybe if you showed up in the Shoutbox once in a while...
Fuck you and your boxes.
Quote from: Fork on December 04, 2009, 10:53:44 AM
WGN now has chicagonow.com radio every Saturday morning.
Kerm could have been an spinoff of a fading blog star.
NSBB'ed.
Rick Morrissey is leaving the Trib for the Sun-Times.
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/towerticker/2009/12/sports-columnist-rick-morrissey-is-leaving-the-chicago-tribune-for-the-rival-chicago-sun-times-the-tribunes-sports-staff-was.html (http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/towerticker/2009/12/sports-columnist-rick-morrissey-is-leaving-the-chicago-tribune-for-the-rival-chicago-sun-times-the-tribunes-sports-staff-was.html)
NEWSPAPER WAR!
I can only assume that Morrissey and Telander will team up to write a weekly feature called "Rick and Rick tell you what's wrong with goddamned kids these days and get the hell off our lawns!"
Quote from: CT III on December 04, 2009, 09:09:35 PM
Rick Morrissey is leaving the Trib for the Sun-Times.
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/towerticker/2009/12/sports-columnist-rick-morrissey-is-leaving-the-chicago-tribune-for-the-rival-chicago-sun-times-the-tribunes-sports-staff-was.html (http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/towerticker/2009/12/sports-columnist-rick-morrissey-is-leaving-the-chicago-tribune-for-the-rival-chicago-sun-times-the-tribunes-sports-staff-was.html)
NEWSPAPER WAR!
I can only assume that Morrissey and Telander will team up to write a weekly feature called "Rick and Rick tell you what's wrong with goddamned kids these days and get the hell off our lawns!"
Jason Whitlock, via Twitter, does not approve:
QuoteSun-Times hiring of Rick Morrissey worse than Trib's hiring of Mike Downey. Newspaper editors need to be put on trial for killing industry.
Quote from: CT III on December 04, 2009, 09:09:35 PM
Rick Morrissey is leaving the Trib for the Sun-Times.
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/towerticker/2009/12/sports-columnist-rick-morrissey-is-leaving-the-chicago-tribune-for-the-rival-chicago-sun-times-the-tribunes-sports-staff-was.html (http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/towerticker/2009/12/sports-columnist-rick-morrissey-is-leaving-the-chicago-tribune-for-the-rival-chicago-sun-times-the-tribunes-sports-staff-was.html)
NEWSPAPER WAR!
I can only assume that Morrissey and Telander will team up to write a weekly feature called "Rick and Rick tell you what's wrong with goddamned kids these days and get the hell off our lawns!"
YoMorrissey's so delusional that he probably sees himself as Royko, sitting piss drunk at the Billy Goat, smirking to Roger Ebert after he had made his "dead fish" comment, only Rick's high on 7 Coors Lights in his basement, and instead of Roger Ebert he's got a cardboard-cutout of Dave Kaplan in the place where his wife used to sit.
Quote from: MAD on December 05, 2009, 07:11:43 AM
Quote from: CT III on December 04, 2009, 09:09:35 PM
Rick Morrissey is leaving the Trib for the Sun-Times.
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/towerticker/2009/12/sports-columnist-rick-morrissey-is-leaving-the-chicago-tribune-for-the-rival-chicago-sun-times-the-tribunes-sports-staff-was.html (http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/towerticker/2009/12/sports-columnist-rick-morrissey-is-leaving-the-chicago-tribune-for-the-rival-chicago-sun-times-the-tribunes-sports-staff-was.html)
NEWSPAPER WAR!
I can only assume that Morrissey and Telander will team up to write a weekly feature called "Rick and Rick tell you what's wrong with goddamned kids these days and get the hell off our lawns!"
YoMorrissey's so delusional that he probably sees himself as Royko, sitting piss drunk at the Billy Goat, smirking to Roger Ebert after he had made his "dead fish" comment, only Rick's high on 7 Coors Lights in his basement, and instead of Roger Ebert he's got a cardboard-cutout of Dave Kaplan in the place where his wife used to sit.
I LOL'd.
Quote from: Internet Apex on December 05, 2009, 09:55:02 AM
Quote from: MAD on December 05, 2009, 07:11:43 AM
Quote from: CT III on December 04, 2009, 09:09:35 PM
Rick Morrissey is leaving the Trib for the Sun-Times.
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/towerticker/2009/12/sports-columnist-rick-morrissey-is-leaving-the-chicago-tribune-for-the-rival-chicago-sun-times-the-tribunes-sports-staff-was.html (http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/towerticker/2009/12/sports-columnist-rick-morrissey-is-leaving-the-chicago-tribune-for-the-rival-chicago-sun-times-the-tribunes-sports-staff-was.html)
NEWSPAPER WAR!
I can only assume that Morrissey and Telander will team up to write a weekly feature called "Rick and Rick tell you what's wrong with goddamned kids these days and get the hell off our lawns!"
YoMorrissey's so delusional that he probably sees himself as Royko, sitting piss drunk at the Billy Goat, smirking to Roger Ebert after he had made his "dead fish" comment, only Rick's high on 7 Coors Lights in his basement, and instead of Roger Ebert he's got a cardboard-cutout of Dave Kaplan in the place where his wife used to sit.
I LOL'd.
Thanks.
Don't know what that "Yo" was at the beginning, though. I feel like such a Morrissey now.
Quote from: MAD on December 05, 2009, 04:51:13 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on December 05, 2009, 09:55:02 AM
Quote from: MAD on December 05, 2009, 07:11:43 AM
Quote from: CT III on December 04, 2009, 09:09:35 PM
Rick Morrissey is leaving the Trib for the Sun-Times.
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/towerticker/2009/12/sports-columnist-rick-morrissey-is-leaving-the-chicago-tribune-for-the-rival-chicago-sun-times-the-tribunes-sports-staff-was.html (http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/towerticker/2009/12/sports-columnist-rick-morrissey-is-leaving-the-chicago-tribune-for-the-rival-chicago-sun-times-the-tribunes-sports-staff-was.html)
NEWSPAPER WAR!
I can only assume that Morrissey and Telander will team up to write a weekly feature called "Rick and Rick tell you what's wrong with goddamned kids these days and get the hell off our lawns!"
YoMorrissey's so delusional that he probably sees himself as Royko, sitting piss drunk at the Billy Goat, smirking to Roger Ebert after he had made his "dead fish" comment, only Rick's high on 7 Coors Lights in his basement, and instead of Roger Ebert he's got a cardboard-cutout of Dave Kaplan in the place where his wife used to sit.
I LOL'd.
Thanks.
Don't know what that "Yo" was at the beginning, though. I feel like such a Morrissey now.
I just assumed you were drunk at 7AM on a Saturday.
Quote from: Oleg on December 06, 2009, 08:23:32 AM
Quote from: MAD on December 05, 2009, 04:51:13 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on December 05, 2009, 09:55:02 AM
Quote from: MAD on December 05, 2009, 07:11:43 AM
Quote from: CT III on December 04, 2009, 09:09:35 PM
Rick Morrissey is leaving the Trib for the Sun-Times.
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/towerticker/2009/12/sports-columnist-rick-morrissey-is-leaving-the-chicago-tribune-for-the-rival-chicago-sun-times-the-tribunes-sports-staff-was.html (http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/towerticker/2009/12/sports-columnist-rick-morrissey-is-leaving-the-chicago-tribune-for-the-rival-chicago-sun-times-the-tribunes-sports-staff-was.html)
NEWSPAPER WAR!
I can only assume that Morrissey and Telander will team up to write a weekly feature called "Rick and Rick tell you what's wrong with goddamned kids these days and get the hell off our lawns!"
YoMorrissey's so delusional that he probably sees himself as Royko, sitting piss drunk at the Billy Goat, smirking to Roger Ebert after he had made his "dead fish" comment, only Rick's high on 7 Coors Lights in his basement, and instead of Roger Ebert he's got a cardboard-cutout of Dave Kaplan in the place where his wife used to sit.
I LOL'd.
Thanks.
Don't know what that "Yo" was at the beginning, though. I feel like such a Morrissey now.
I just assumed you were drunk at 7AM on a Saturday.
I thought you were comparing him to Yo Yo Ma. Or something. That wasn't the part I Lol'd at.
Remember that podcast Kermit and I did that you all hated so much? We even had Chuck on as a guest one time.
WGN Radio thought it was so bad that the three of us are going to be on SportsCentral tomorrow night starting at 7 with our bestest buddy Kap.
That sound you'll hear at about 7:10 (assuming the show actually starts at 7:09) is the sound of radios being turned off all over middle America.
He's threatened to have us on for the full first hour, so you've been warned.
Quote from: Andy on December 14, 2009, 09:47:57 AM
Remember that podcast Kermit and I did that you all hated so much? We even had Chuck on as a guest one time.
WGN Radio thought it was so bad that the three of us are going to be on SportsCentral tomorrow night starting at 7 with our bestest buddy Kap.
That sound you'll hear at about 7:10 (assuming the show actually starts at 7:09) is the sound of radios being turned off all over middle America.
He's threatened to have us on for the full first hour, so you've been warned.
Holy shit.
Quote from: Slack-E on December 14, 2009, 10:03:28 AM
Quote from: Andy on December 14, 2009, 09:47:57 AM
Remember that podcast Kermit and I did that you all hated so much? We even had Chuck on as a guest one time.
WGN Radio thought it was so bad that the three of us are going to be on SportsCentral tomorrow night starting at 7 with our bestest buddy Kap.
That sound you'll hear at about 7:10 (assuming the show actually starts at 7:09) is the sound of radios being turned off all over middle America.
He's threatened to have us on for the full first hour, so you've been warned.
Holy shit.
Fringe losers.
He's doing a roundtable on fading blog stars. Chuck and Kerm are coming along to confirm that I qualify.
Quote from: Andy on December 14, 2009, 09:47:57 AM
Remember that podcast Kermit and I did that you all hated so much? We even had Chuck on as a guest one time.
WGN Radio thought it was so bad that the three of us are going to be on SportsCentral tomorrow night starting at 7 with our bestest buddy Kap.
That sound you'll hear at about 7:10 (assuming the show actually starts at 7:09) is the sound of radios being turned off all over middle America.
He's threatened to have us on for the full first hour, so you've been warned.
Just great, now I'm going to have to actually tune in to that piece of shit program.
You guys gonna be in studio?
Quote from: MAD on December 14, 2009, 10:12:40 AM
You guys gonna be in studio?
With Lou Malnati's pizza available to us, I'm told.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 14, 2009, 10:24:27 AM
Quote from: MAD on December 14, 2009, 10:12:40 AM
You guys gonna be in studio?
With Lou Malnati's pizza available to us, I'm told.
If Kerm doesn't color his own face orange with a marker before going in, I will be highly disappointed.
Will you be taking phone calls?
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on December 14, 2009, 10:37:38 AM
Will you be taking phone calls?
"Do you guys develop dick pics? fwapfwapfwapfwapfwapfwapfwap"
Quote from: Yeti on December 14, 2009, 10:44:23 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on December 14, 2009, 10:37:38 AM
Will you be taking phone calls?
"Do you guys develop dick pics? fwapfwapfwapfwapfwapfwapfwap"
You guys better convince Kap to open up the phone lines.
Yeti is already working up some snappy, Fork-esque material in eager anticipation.
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on December 14, 2009, 11:00:41 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 14, 2009, 10:44:23 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on December 14, 2009, 10:37:38 AM
Will you be taking phone calls?
"Do you guys develop dick pics? fwapfwapfwapfwapfwapfwapfwap"
You guys better convince Kap to open up the phone lines.
Yeti is already working up some snappy, Fork-esque material in eager anticipation.
Orange ya glad I called in?
Quote from: Yeti on December 14, 2009, 11:04:16 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on December 14, 2009, 11:00:41 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 14, 2009, 10:44:23 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on December 14, 2009, 10:37:38 AM
Will you be taking phone calls?
"Do you guys develop dick pics? fwapfwapfwapfwapfwapfwapfwap"
You guys better convince Kap to open up the phone lines.
Yeti is already working up some snappy, Fork-esque material in eager anticipation.
Orange ya glad I called in?
Knock knock.
The more entertaining we are, the longer we'll be on. If that's the standard, I figure we'll be on for a good three or four minutes. So call early just in case.
Kap is already promoting it, and Andy's the headliner. (http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/david-kaplan-chicago-sports/2009/12/radio-and-tv-programming-notes.html#comments)
Quote**Please note that on Tuesday evening we will have a Cubs round table discussion with some of the top bloggers in the Cubs world including Andy Dolan of Desipio.com. This should be an interesting show with three bloggers who have a tremendous passion for the Cubs.
Quote from: Brownie on December 14, 2009, 01:20:06 PM
Kap is already promoting it, and Andy's the headliner. (http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/david-kaplan-chicago-sports/2009/12/radio-and-tv-programming-notes.html#comments)
Quote**Please note that on Tuesday evening we will have a Cubs round table discussion with some of the top bloggers in the Cubs world including Andy Dolan of Desipio.com. This should be an interesting show with three bloggers who have a tremendous passion for the Cubs. distaste for my rampant stupidity.
Edgy'd
Quote from: Slack-E on December 14, 2009, 01:26:12 PM
Quote from: Brownie on December 14, 2009, 01:20:06 PM
Kap is already promoting it, and Andy's the headliner. (http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/david-kaplan-chicago-sports/2009/12/radio-and-tv-programming-notes.html#comments)
Quote**Please note that on Tuesday evening we will have a Cubs round table discussion with some of the top bloggers in the Cubs world including Andy Dolan of Desipio.com. This should be an interesting show with three bloggers who have a tremendous passion for the Cubs. distaste for my rampant stupidity.
Edgy'd
I am sort of interested what brought about this triple invitation.
Quote from: Brownie on December 14, 2009, 01:31:33 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on December 14, 2009, 01:26:12 PM
Quote from: Brownie on December 14, 2009, 01:20:06 PM
Kap is already promoting it, and Andy's the headliner. (http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/david-kaplan-chicago-sports/2009/12/radio-and-tv-programming-notes.html#comments)
Quote**Please note that on Tuesday evening we will have a Cubs round table discussion with some of the top bloggers in the Cubs world including Andy Dolan of Desipio.com. This should be an interesting show with three bloggers who have a tremendous passion for the Cubs. distaste for my rampant stupidity.
Edgy'd
I am sort of interested what brought about this triple invitation.
Yellon won't be there, will he?
If he is, please tell him what a pudwhack he is.
Quote from: Brownie on December 14, 2009, 01:31:33 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on December 14, 2009, 01:26:12 PM
Quote from: Brownie on December 14, 2009, 01:20:06 PM
Kap is already promoting it, and Andy's the headliner. (http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/david-kaplan-chicago-sports/2009/12/radio-and-tv-programming-notes.html#comments)
Quote**Please note that on Tuesday evening we will have a Cubs round table discussion with some of the top bloggers in the Cubs world including Andy Dolan of Desipio.com. This should be an interesting show with three bloggers who have a tremendous passion for the Cubs. distaste for my rampant stupidity.
Edgy'd
I am sort of interested what brought about this triple invitation.
I've noticed that after a few responses from Dolan that Kaplan seems to try to play the insults and differing opinions into some kind of a friendly, professional rivalry. Hey, look what a great sport I am! I'll have these guys on my show because I'm bigger than they are.
I wonder if it's a trap and his legion of dumbass followers will make the Unholy Triumverate look as bad as possible with constant cutting off and possible fart noises.
I guess that's why we need to tune in.
Quote from: Slack-E on December 14, 2009, 01:45:44 PM
Quote from: Brownie on December 14, 2009, 01:31:33 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on December 14, 2009, 01:26:12 PM
Quote from: Brownie on December 14, 2009, 01:20:06 PM
Kap is already promoting it, and Andy's the headliner. (http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/david-kaplan-chicago-sports/2009/12/radio-and-tv-programming-notes.html#comments)
Quote**Please note that on Tuesday evening we will have a Cubs round table discussion with some of the top bloggers in the Cubs world including Andy Dolan of Desipio.com. This should be an interesting show with three bloggers who have a tremendous passion for the Cubs. distaste for my rampant stupidity.
Edgy'd
I am sort of interested what brought about this triple invitation.
I've noticed that after a few responses from Dolan that Kaplan seems to try to play the insults and differing opinions into some kind of a friendly, professional rivalry. Hey, look what a great sport I am! I'll have these guys on my show because I'm bigger than they are.
I wonder if it's a trap and his legion of dumbass followers will make the Unholy Triumverate look as bad as possible with constant cutting off and possible fart noises.
I guess that's why we need to tune in.
WGN streams this shit online?
Quote from: Yeti on December 14, 2009, 01:47:07 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on December 14, 2009, 01:45:44 PM
Quote from: Brownie on December 14, 2009, 01:31:33 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on December 14, 2009, 01:26:12 PM
Quote from: Brownie on December 14, 2009, 01:20:06 PM
Kap is already promoting it, and Andy's the headliner. (http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/david-kaplan-chicago-sports/2009/12/radio-and-tv-programming-notes.html#comments)
Quote**Please note that on Tuesday evening we will have a Cubs round table discussion with some of the top bloggers in the Cubs world including Andy Dolan of Desipio.com. This should be an interesting show with three bloggers who have a tremendous passion for the Cubs. distaste for my rampant stupidity.
Edgy'd
I am sort of interested what brought about this triple invitation.
I've noticed that after a few responses from Dolan that Kaplan seems to try to play the insults and differing opinions into some kind of a friendly, professional rivalry. Hey, look what a great sport I am! I'll have these guys on my show because I'm bigger than they are.
I wonder if it's a trap and his legion of dumbass followers will make the Unholy Triumverate look as bad as possible with constant cutting off and possible fart noises.
I guess that's why we need to tune in.
WGN streams this shit online?
Of course they do. But no one listens to it, since people over 70 usually don't use the internet.
Quote from: Yeti on December 14, 2009, 01:47:07 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on December 14, 2009, 01:45:44 PM
Quote from: Brownie on December 14, 2009, 01:31:33 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on December 14, 2009, 01:26:12 PM
Quote from: Brownie on December 14, 2009, 01:20:06 PM
Kap is already promoting it, and Andy's the headliner. (http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/david-kaplan-chicago-sports/2009/12/radio-and-tv-programming-notes.html#comments)
Quote**Please note that on Tuesday evening we will have a Cubs round table discussion with some of the top bloggers in the Cubs world including Andy Dolan of Desipio.com. This should be an interesting show with three bloggers who have a tremendous passion for the Cubs. distaste for my rampant stupidity.
Edgy'd
I am sort of interested what brought about this triple invitation.
I've noticed that after a few responses from Dolan that Kaplan seems to try to play the insults and differing opinions into some kind of a friendly, professional rivalry. Hey, look what a great sport I am! I'll have these guys on my show because I'm bigger than they are.
I wonder if it's a trap and his legion of dumbass followers will make the Unholy Triumverate look as bad as possible with constant cutting off and possible fart noises.
I guess that's why we need to tune in.
WGN streams this shit online?
I didn't mean literally tune in - but yeah, you can listen online.
And since we live in a time when long distance phoning is the same as local phoning, any moran can join the fun. (http://www.wgnradio.com/about/listen/)
DPD. I'm calling dibs on asking Chuck about bringing back Corey Patterson for centerfield if I get through.
Quote from: MAD on December 14, 2009, 03:03:12 PM
DPD. I'm calling dibs on asking Chuck about bringing back Corey Patterson for centerfield if I get through.
Well then I get to ask about bringing Gracie in as an assistant coach when Ryno is given the manager job next year.
Quote from: MAD on December 14, 2009, 03:03:12 PM
DPD. I'm calling dibs on asking Chuck about bringing back Corey Patterson for centerfield if I get through.
I'd rather have Jerry White.
Quote from: flannj on December 14, 2009, 03:23:29 PM
Well then I get to ask about bringing Gracie in as an assistant coach when Ryno is given the manager job next year.
Does it keep him off the radio and TV? If so, I'm all for it.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 14, 2009, 03:24:49 PM
Quote from: MAD on December 14, 2009, 03:03:12 PM
DPD. I'm calling dibs on asking Chuck about bringing back Corey Patterson for centerfield if I get through.
I'd rather have Jerry White.
Quote from: flannj on December 14, 2009, 03:23:29 PM
Well then I get to ask about bringing Gracie in as an assistant coach when Ryno is given the manager job next year.
Does it keep him off the radio and TV? If so, I'm all for it.
You should have saved that for the show. Now if use those lines you'll be dead to us.
Quote
KAPLAN: Bill from Norridge, you're on SportsCentral with Andy Dolan, IvyChat Chuck and Bad Kermit.
BILL: (muffled voice) uh, yeah, Hi, Dave. Been listening to your show for a long time.
KAPLAN: Thanks, Bill.
BILL: Heck, I've been listening to it since Chuck was hosting the show.
KAPLAN: Eh?
BILL: Yeah, Chuck. That's the Chuck, right? Used to host the show. Anyway, I'm a long time Cubs fan. Been a Cub fan ever since the days of Andy Pafko and Peanuts Lowry and Hank Sauer and I had a question for the Frog.
KAPLAN: Bad Kermit, I guess this one's for you.
KERMIT: How's it going, Bill?
BILL: Who is Jim Essian? Is he the guy you wanted the Tribune to hire instead of Ricketts to be owner?
I was told by a beat writer when Kap had his meltdown this summer that eventually Kap would try to have me on his show. That it wouldn't be a trap, but rather "Hey, we're pals! You wouldn't make fun of your pals!" kind of thing.
And I immediately thought of that when Kap e-mailed a couple of weeks ago to try to set this up. He asked me for the names of bloggers I thought might want to be on a panel and I suggested Kermit and Chuck, figuring that Kap would be soliciting ideas from other bloggers, too. In fact, Kermit was pissed when I told him I'd given him Chuck's name because he figured it meant it would be just me and Chuck, or me and Chuck and Yellon. But a couple days later, Kap e-mailed me back asking when the three of us could do it. Tuesday was the first night we all had free at the same time and so we're on.
It's unclear whether they save every show as a podcast, or just select ones, but I can't wait to have you guys tormenting us for years with a clip of one of us getting something completely wrong.
Quote from: Andy on December 14, 2009, 03:47:38 PM
It's unclear whether they save every show as a podcast, or just select ones, but I can't wait to have you guys tormenting us for years with a clip of one of us getting something completely wrong.
I assume, the three of you being literally made of internets, someone will have a computer around during the broadcast.
If so, I bet you could follow this thread and the shoutbox*, where we would be perfectly happy to let you guys know just how much you suck
in real time.
* PM me for the url if you're interested, Kermit
Quote from: MAD on December 14, 2009, 03:26:32 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 14, 2009, 03:24:49 PM
Quote from: MAD on December 14, 2009, 03:03:12 PM
DPD. I'm calling dibs on asking Chuck about bringing back Corey Patterson for centerfield if I get through.
I'd rather have Jerry White.
Quote from: flannj on December 14, 2009, 03:23:29 PM
Well then I get to ask about bringing Gracie in as an assistant coach when Ryno is given the manager job next year.
Does it keep him off the radio and TV? If so, I'm all for it.
You should have saved that for the show. Now if use those lines you'll be dead to us.
Like I'm not already.
I'm just looking forward to calling in and asking Kermit when the HJE move to Chicago Now is going to be finalized.
Quote
KAPLAN: Welcome back to SportsCentral with Andy Dolan of Desipio, Bad Kermit of Hire Jim Essian, and IvyChat Chuck. By the way, folks, IvyChat Chuck is NOT Chuck Swirsky, but his cousin's next door neighbor dated Chuck's best friend back in 1983. Anyway, phone lines are open, 312-591-7200 is our telephone number in case you have questions for three of the most cutting-edge voices on the Cubs today. We have a call. Paul, from Hobart, you're on with Andy, Bad Kermit and Chuck...
Quote from: Brownie on December 14, 2009, 04:22:14 PM
KAPLAN: Welcome back to SportsCentral with Andy Dolan of Desipio, Bad Kermit of Hire Jim Essian, and IvyChat Chuck. By the way, folks, IvyChat Chuck is NOT Chuck Swirsky, but his cousin's next door neighbor dated Chuck's best friend back in 1983. Anyway, phone lines are open, 312-591-7200 is our telephone number in case you have questions for three of the most cutting-edge voices on the Cubs today. We have a call. Paul, from Hobart, you're on with Andy, Bad Kermit and Chuck...
No Caloszno1fan?
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 14, 2009, 01:48:25 PM
Quote from: Yeti on December 14, 2009, 01:47:07 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on December 14, 2009, 01:45:44 PM
Quote from: Brownie on December 14, 2009, 01:31:33 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on December 14, 2009, 01:26:12 PM
Quote from: Brownie on December 14, 2009, 01:20:06 PM
Kap is already promoting it, and Andy's the headliner. (http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/david-kaplan-chicago-sports/2009/12/radio-and-tv-programming-notes.html#comments)
Quote**Please note that on Tuesday evening we will have a Cubs round table discussion with some of the top bloggers in the Cubs world including Andy Dolan of Desipio.com. This should be an interesting show with three bloggers who have a tremendous passion for the Cubs. distaste for my rampant stupidity.
Edgy'd
I am sort of interested what brought about this triple invitation.
I've noticed that after a few responses from Dolan that Kaplan seems to try to play the insults and differing opinions into some kind of a friendly, professional rivalry. Hey, look what a great sport I am! I'll have these guys on my show because I'm bigger than they are.
I wonder if it's a trap and his legion of dumbass followers will make the Unholy Triumverate look as bad as possible with constant cutting off and possible fart noises.
I guess that's why we need to tune in.
WGN streams this shit online?
Of course they do. But no one listens to it, since people over 70 usually don't use the internet.
Yeah. I tried using it once to scoop the goldfish out so that I could clean their bowl. It didn't work.
Quote from: Andy on December 14, 2009, 09:47:57 AM
Remember that podcast Kermit and I did that you all hated so much? We even had Chuck on as a guest one time.
WGN Radio thought it was so bad that the three of us are going to be on SportsCentral tomorrow night starting at 7 with our bestest buddy Kap.
That sound you'll hear at about 7:10 (assuming the show actually starts at 7:09) is the sound of radios being turned off all over middle America.
He's threatened to have us on for the full first hour, so you've been warned.
Which means that I will have to leave work early, and miss Keith Olberman. Two hour difference here on the Left Coast.
Olberman is on again at 10PM PST.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 14, 2009, 05:07:35 PM
Olberman is on again at 10PM PST.
Which is 2 hours after Stew's bedtime.
Three more years of Mike D.-sized ANGER. (http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/1938542,ron-santo-cubs-contract-14.article)
Quote from: Brownie on December 14, 2009, 05:50:48 PM
Three more years of Mike D.-sized ANGER. (http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/1938542,ron-santo-cubs-contract-14.article)
AWWWJEEEEZZZ!
Quote from: Brownie on December 14, 2009, 05:50:48 PM
Three more years of Mike D.-sized ANGER. (http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/1938542,ron-santo-cubs-contract-14.article)
Wait, so what's longer than a lifetime contract?
THI
Quote from: Brownie on December 14, 2009, 05:50:48 PM
Three more years of Mike D.-sized ANGER. (http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/1938542,ron-santo-cubs-contract-14.article)
Seems optimistic.
I am going to call in and just swear a lot and call all of you fags.
You won't be alone.
As WGN now does get callers from across the country thanks to the interwebs, what I wouldn't give to hear a "Jonny Dave" from Bumfuck, Arkansas call in with a typically asinine WGN call.
Look how excited Ron is about his new contract.
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/1939897,121509santo.fullimage
In case any of you have phones (http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/david-kaplan-chicago-sports/2009/12/tonight-on-radio-and-tv.html):
Tonight at 7:00 p.m. on Sports Central on WGN Radio we will have an in depth discussion about the Chicago Cubs with three well known bloggers including Andy Dolan of Desipio.com. We will take calls and look at the 2010 season and the remaining free agents that the Cubs might have interest in.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 15, 2009, 04:03:04 PM
In case any of you have phones (http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/david-kaplan-chicago-sports/2009/12/tonight-on-radio-and-tv.html):
Tonight at 7:00 p.m. on Sports Central on WGN Radio we will have an in depth discussion about the Chicago Cubs with three well known bloggers including Andy Dolan of Desipio.com. We will take calls and look at the 2010 season and the remaining free agents that the Cubs might have interest in.
When will you three appear on ABC 7 News This Morning?
Only two more hours. I'm so excited I've been squeezing my dick tip between my thumb and forefinger so as not to wet my britches since lunch.
I hope Al Yellon calls.
Quote from: powen01 on December 15, 2009, 05:24:40 PM
I hope Al Yellon calls.
THI. On top of that, I'm hoping for an inside baseball-like circle jerk of Desipio traditions, SBox memes, and general weirdness.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 15, 2009, 04:03:04 PM
In case any of you have phones (http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/david-kaplan-chicago-sports/2009/12/tonight-on-radio-and-tv.html):
Tonight at 7:00 p.m. on Sports Central on WGN Radio we will have an in depth discussion about the Chicago Cubs with three well known bloggers including Andy Dolan of Desipio.com. We will take calls and look at the 2010 season and the remaining free agents that the Cubs might have interest in.
Wait what? Kapman buryed the hatchet? Did Andy buy him a lifetime supply of bronzer?
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 15, 2009, 05:33:35 PM
Quote from: powen01 on December 15, 2009, 05:24:40 PM
I hope Al Yellon calls.
THI. On top of that, I'm hoping for an inside baseball-like circle jerk of Desipio traditions, SBox memes, and general weirdness.
I hope it somehow gets recorded for posterity, because I'm not going to be able to listen tonight.
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on December 15, 2009, 06:36:51 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 15, 2009, 05:33:35 PM
Quote from: powen01 on December 15, 2009, 05:24:40 PM
I hope Al Yellon calls.
THI. On top of that, I'm hoping for an inside baseball-like circle jerk of Desipio traditions, SBox memes, and general weirdness.
I hope it somehow gets recorded for posterity, because I'm not going to be able to listen tonight.
I'm hoping you'll be joined by cubbiejulie of Designated Hotter (http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/designated-hotter/about-designated-hotter.html) for an intense discussion of Mark DeRosa.
Quote from: Brownie on December 15, 2009, 04:37:48 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 15, 2009, 04:03:04 PM
In case any of you have phones (http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/david-kaplan-chicago-sports/2009/12/tonight-on-radio-and-tv.html):
Tonight at 7:00 p.m. on Sports Central on WGN Radio we will have an in depth discussion about the Chicago Cubs with three well known bloggers including Andy Dolan of Desipio.com. We will take calls and look at the 2010 season and the remaining free agents that the Cubs might have interest in.
When will you three appear on ABC 7 News This Morning?
They're going to be the guests on the inaugral episode of Monsters and Money in the Morning.
You all ready? We're here in the Showcase Studio.
Going live it 3... 2... 1...
The answer is: Al Yellon
All this honky fast-talking has me on the verge of eating a whole nutmeg.
Here's the first segment for download (mp3). (http://rapidshare.com/files/321422077/SportsCentral-121509-Segment1.mp3)
(keep scrolling for the full version)
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 15, 2009, 07:06:24 PM
You all ready? We're here in the Showcase Studio.
Going live it 3... 2... 1...
You should give me a reason to hate you in 3.... 2.... 1....
Second segment (mp3) (http://rapidshare.com/files/321424096/SportsCentral-121509-Segment2.mp3)
(keep going...)
Say what you like, but Kaplan knows how to manage the discussion
Quote from: Yeti on December 15, 2009, 07:33:07 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 15, 2009, 07:06:24 PM
You all ready? We're here in the Showcase Studio.
Going live it 3... 2... 1...
You should give me a reason to hate you in 3.... 2.... 1....
GODAMMIT you fucker.
Oh come on--you could have said he is trying to contract Tommy John disease.
Third segment ... WITH CALLERS (mp3) (http://rapidshare.com/files/321429541/SportsCentral-121509-Segment3.mp3)
(almost...)
Quote from: CT III on December 15, 2009, 06:56:06 PM
Quote from: Brownie on December 15, 2009, 04:37:48 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 15, 2009, 04:03:04 PM
In case any of you have phones (http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/david-kaplan-chicago-sports/2009/12/tonight-on-radio-and-tv.html):
Tonight at 7:00 p.m. on Sports Central on WGN Radio we will have an in depth discussion about the Chicago Cubs with three well known bloggers including Andy Dolan of Desipio.com. We will take calls and look at the 2010 season and the remaining free agents that the Cubs might have interest in.
When will you three appear on ABC 7 News This Morning?
They're going to be the guests on the inaugral only episode of Monsters and Money in the Morning.
Quote from: C-C-Cats on December 15, 2009, 06:54:35 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on December 15, 2009, 06:36:51 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 15, 2009, 05:33:35 PM
Quote from: powen01 on December 15, 2009, 05:24:40 PM
I hope Al Yellon calls.
THI. On top of that, I'm hoping for an inside baseball-like circle jerk of Desipio traditions, SBox memes, and general weirdness.
I hope it somehow gets recorded for posterity, because I'm not going to be able to listen tonight.
I'm hoping you'll be joined by cubbiejulie of Designated Hotter (http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/designated-hotter/about-designated-hotter.html) for an intense discussion of Mark DeRosa.
When I went to take a grumpy at work today, I looked down to see a Red Eye newspaper with Cubbie Julie's 80's hair and lasagna stuffed face staring back at me in that inane 5 questions with 5 local retards section.
The smell in the stall matched the image I was looking at.
BK had a golden opportunity to throw ChicagoNow under the bus no more than 5 minutes in.
Quote from: Andy on December 14, 2009, 03:47:38 PM
I was told by a beat writer when Kap had his meltdown this summer that eventually Kap would try to have me on his show. That it wouldn't be a trap, but rather "Hey, we're pals! You wouldn't make fun of your pals!" kind of thing.
Quote from: Kapman CorleoneThere are many things my father taught me here in this room. He taught me: keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.
All three bloggers did a great job on the air. Very solid work. Kap didn't give you much to work with question-wise but you did your best and sounded competent and sane. I was hoping for less sanity, but whatever... I'll deal.
Props to Mike D for feeding Kap the Crane bait. The fucking turd took it for his buddy immediately. "Is there another question, because Crane's not going anywhere." What a peenass.
Rapidshare uploads keep failing at 90%, so here are:
Segment 4 (mp3) (https://www.yousendit.com/download/MVNja0ZUQzduSlIzZUE9PQ)
and
Segment 5 (mp3) (https://www.yousendit.com/download/MVNja0ZUQzdVVG1Ga1E9PQ)
Quote from: C-C-Cats on December 15, 2009, 08:51:31 PM
Rapidshare uploads keep failing at 90%, so here are...
Not to complain, because fantastic work, but if you could throw the first 3 files up again
it would be awesome since rapid share is a bunch of cocks.
Quote from: Pre on December 15, 2009, 09:00:13 PM
Quote from: C-C-Cats on December 15, 2009, 08:51:31 PM
Rapidshare uploads keep failing at 90%, so here are...
Not to complain, because fantastic work, but if you could throw the first 3 files up again
it would be awesome since rapid share is a bunch of cocks.
I combined all of them (with minimal editing, so I hope they're in the right order). Coming in about 2 min.
DPD.
The entire appearance in all its digital glory.
Length 47:10
Size 22.6 MB
Download (http://www.yousendit.com/download/MVNja0ZWUnJiV3dLSkE9PQ)
Quote from: C-C-Cats on December 15, 2009, 09:04:11 PM
DPD.
The entire appearance in all its digital glory.
Length 47:10
Size 22.6 MB
Download (http://www.yousendit.com/download/MVNja0ZWUnJiV3dLSkE9PQ)
Thanks, PtotD.
Quote from: ChuckD on December 15, 2009, 09:08:04 PM
Quote from: C-C-Cats on December 15, 2009, 09:04:11 PM
DPD.
The entire appearance in all its digital glory.
Length 47:10
Size 22.6 MB
Download (http://www.yousendit.com/download/MVNja0ZWUnJiV3dLSkE9PQ)
Thanks, PtotD.
This.
Solid.
Quote from: ChuckD on December 15, 2009, 08:04:42 PM
BK had a golden opportunity to throw ChicagoNow under the bus no more than 5 minutes in.
Around 3:50 to be more precise.
Nice job, guys. Totally listenable.
Outstanding job, gentleman. It was likely the most informative 90 minute segment that Kaplan's ever had on that show. Oh, how humiliating.
Even the callers--save for that last obnoxious asshole from Rogers Park--were pretty good and gave you guys some good stuff to bandy about.
My only gripe was, in spite of the Milton hatred shared by all of us, that nobody really shoved that "clubhouse chemistry" chestnut back down the Manolantern's throat. My question was going to sarcastically be how did Bradley's clubhouse CANCER negatively affect Derrek Lee's renaissance, but my hatred for Crane Kenney was too strong to resist doing some stick-poking.
Quote from: CBStew on December 15, 2009, 07:37:36 PM
Say what you like, but Kaplan knows how to manage the discussion
THI
As much as we make fun of Kap's opinions, he did a really nice job as a host. You guys who have listened to the podcast know how Dolan and I like to step on each other. Kaplan managed that well. Great call from Huey. It was a total blast. Thanks for all the kind words.
To be fair, being in the same room and not having a full second delay cut down on that.
But he has an amazing ability to make everything conversational.
My only complaint, no bewbies pressed up against the Showcase Studio windows while we were there. Not even from the sleeping Clarence Page security guard.
Really great job guys. You came off surprisingly intelligent.
It seemed like Kaplan was sincerely pleased as well. I hope he meant it when he asked if you would like to do this again.
I listened to the broadcast while standing on a ladder stringing Christmas lights on our tree.
I nearly electrocuted myself when I heard Huey's FYC.
Quote from: ChuckD on December 15, 2009, 09:08:04 PM
Quote from: C-C-Cats on December 15, 2009, 09:04:11 PM
DPD.
The entire appearance in all its digital glory.
Length 47:10
Size 22.6 MB
Download (http://www.yousendit.com/download/MVNja0ZWUnJiV3dLSkE9PQ)
Thanks, PtotD.
THAT, thanks.
Did you guys all go out for a celebratory tan afterwards?
My nomination for line of the night is "How do they win - does Juan Pierre bunt for a home run?" And I greatly enjoyed Huey's Fuck You Chuck Chuck.
Just got done listening. Fantastic work. I hate hate hate Dave Kaplan stating in absolutes that Bradley is gone and Kenney is here until everyone else in the world is dead, but I suppose that's all part of being a show mover alonger.
Either way, great job to everyone involved and Kaplan's still an orange retard.
By the way, how many times did Kaplan say "Correct" in response to any comment you guys made.
Boy, that must have made you feel awfully good knowing that he was validating your views.
Self-important tool.
What shape were the slices of pizza cut in?
I push my plans back an hour to hear this, and you guys had the nerve to be so good that you were on longer than I could listen. I did get to hear Huy's FYC in the cab though.
Even Mrs. butthead thought you did a good job. She sounded kind of surprised. I told her you were on with the guy from that sports talk TV show, and she said, "that orange guy?"
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on December 16, 2009, 09:15:02 AM
What shape were the slices of pizza cut in?
Thick was in wedges, party cut for the thin.
I do have a question for everyone on two points.
1. Was the contention that The Cubs could have dealt Harden before July 31? After The Cubs had their one competent run going 18-9 in July and getting to 1st place? Granted, they shit the bed in August and an argument could be made that he should have been dealt in August, but he failed to clear waivers, right?
2. Chuck, when you said that if Cuban were to offer the most money for the team and was denied ownership, the Tribune shareholders would have filed suit. Wouldn't they be filing suit as league owners, and are therefore not allowed to use MLB? Would there have been a way to challange the anti-trust exemption in that case?
I'll hang up and listen to my answer.
By the way, great work. I was hoping for more cussin' and hollerin', but great work all around.
Quote from: flannj on December 16, 2009, 09:14:11 AM
By the way, how many times did Kaplan say "Correct" in response to any comment you guys made.
Boy, that must have made you feel awfully good knowing that he was validating your views.
Self-important tool.
I loved how he constantly would interject how he had previously made the same point on
his show. His desire to have the cool kids (and Chuck) approve of him was transparent.
I enjoyed Chuck taking him to task about the legal stuff and Kap's deft backpedal that took
him so far back that he seemed to think it was May 2009 and the shareholders are taking MLB
to court.
Quote from: Oleg on December 16, 2009, 10:14:10 AM
I do have a question for everyone on two points.
1. Was the contention that The Cubs could have dealt Harden before July 31? After The Cubs had their one competent run going 18-9 in July and getting to 1st place? Granted, they shit the bed in August and an argument could be made that he should have been dealt in August, but he failed to clear waivers, right?
Oleg, I think that Kerm said trade deadline, but meant waiver deadline. I believe in August that the Cubs had either gotten Harden through waivers, or the Twins were the ones who claimed him. There was some kind of offer on the table but the Cubs balked. Then they shut Harden down for the last two weeks of September and didn't offer him arbitration and got nothing.
Quote from: Oleg on December 16, 2009, 10:14:10 AM
2. Chuck, when you said that if Cuban were to offer the most money for the team and was denied ownership, the Tribune shareholders would have filed suit. Wouldn't they be filing suit as league owners, and are therefore not allowed to use MLB? Would there have been a way to challange the anti-trust exemption in that case?
Well, I'll let a lawyer (like Stew) answer whether a shareholder suit would be considered a suit by the "Owner." I would think that they shareholders, as a class, could sue MLB and say, "You prevented us from maximizing the sale of an asset we own." That would certainly seem to have Clayton Act issues ("illegal restraint of trade").
Man, would that have been fun.
Quote from: CT III on December 16, 2009, 10:22:09 AM
Quote from: Oleg on December 16, 2009, 10:14:10 AM
I do have a question for everyone on two points.
1. Was the contention that The Cubs could have dealt Harden before July 31? After The Cubs had their one competent run going 18-9 in July and getting to 1st place? Granted, they shit the bed in August and an argument could be made that he should have been dealt in August, but he failed to clear waivers, right?
Oleg, I think that Kerm said trade deadline, but meant waiver deadline. I believe in August that the Cubs had either gotten Harden through waivers, or the Twins were the ones who claimed him. There was some kind of offer on the table but the Cubs balked. Then they shut Harden down for the last two weeks of September and didn't offer him arbitration and got nothing.
Yeah, I meant after they were out of it (about August 10th, if I recall correctly). I didn't have a computer in front of me LIKE SOME PEOPLE DID, but I thought Harden was claimed by the Twins and they were trying to work something out. Maybe I'm misremembering.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 16, 2009, 10:26:09 AM
Quote from: Oleg on December 16, 2009, 10:14:10 AM
2. Chuck, when you said that if Cuban were to offer the most money for the team and was denied ownership, the Tribune shareholders would have filed suit. Wouldn't they be filing suit as league owners, and are therefore not allowed to use MLB? Would there have been a way to challange the anti-trust exemption in that case?
Well, I'll let a lawyer (like Stew) answer whether a shareholder suit would be considered a suit by the "Owner." I would think that they shareholders, as a class, could sue MLB and say, "You prevented us from maximizing the sale of an asset we own." That would certainly seem to have Clayton Act issues ("illegal restraint of trade").
Man, would that have been fun.
DPD. This is nowhere near my area, but I was under the impression that if the MLB loses its antitrust exemption, it'll be more likely because of the actions of Congress than the actions of the courts. But I can't imagine it would be too difficult to make the antitrust exemption an issue in any lawsuit, since the original ruling was so backwards. And what an issue it would be.
Quote from: Kermit, B. on December 16, 2009, 10:34:40 AM
Quote from: CT III on December 16, 2009, 10:22:09 AM
Quote from: Oleg on December 16, 2009, 10:14:10 AM
I do have a question for everyone on two points.
1. Was the contention that The Cubs could have dealt Harden before July 31? After The Cubs had their one competent run going 18-9 in July and getting to 1st place? Granted, they shit the bed in August and an argument could be made that he should have been dealt in August, but he failed to clear waivers, right?
Oleg, I think that Kerm said trade deadline, but meant waiver deadline. I believe in August that the Cubs had either gotten Harden through waivers, or the Twins were the ones who claimed him. There was some kind of offer on the table but the Cubs balked. Then they shut Harden down for the last two weeks of September and didn't offer him arbitration and got nothing.
Yeah, I meant after they were out of it (about August 10th, if I recall correctly). I didn't have a computer in front of me LIKE SOME PEOPLE DID, but I thought Harden was claimed by the Twins and they were trying to work something out. Maybe I'm misremembering.
You remember right. And, if you recall, you and Andy sat down first and left me with Chair #3. Which happened to have a Window To The World including SBox and Desipio Message Board access.
Both of which, Kap accessed as well during the show.
The pizza slices were cut into orbs.
And, I sat closest to the window in case anybody wanted to come up and JO in front of me. I'm that kind of a guy.
Quote from: Andy on December 16, 2009, 10:41:24 AM
The pizza slices were cut into orbs.
And, I sat closest to the window in case anybody wanted to come up and JO in front of me. I'm that kind of a guy.
You should have looked to your left.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 16, 2009, 10:26:09 AM
Quote from: Oleg on December 16, 2009, 10:14:10 AM
2. Chuck, when you said that if Cuban were to offer the most money for the team and was denied ownership, the Tribune shareholders would have filed suit. Wouldn't they be filing suit as league owners, and are therefore not allowed to use MLB? Would there have been a way to challange the anti-trust exemption in that case?
Well, I'll let a lawyer (like Stew) answer whether a shareholder suit would be considered a suit by the "Owner." I would think that they shareholders, as a class, could sue MLB and say, "You prevented us from maximizing the sale of an asset we own." That would certainly seem to have Clayton Act issues ("illegal restraint of trade").
Man, would that have been fun.
2 (a). It likely wouldn't have been the Tribune's shareholders who sued but its
creditors as the company is in bankruptcy and they are the ones hurt by taking a lesser deal. The creditors arguably has no agreement with MLB, so their case is somewhat better than the shareholders.
2(b). If any of you follow Hockee, you know that "Mr. Blackberry" Jim Basille (who is Mr. Bettman's Cuban) tried to buy the Phoenix Cayotes out of bankruptcy, in order to move them to Hamiliton, Ontairo. The NHL recently convinced the (US) Bankruptcy Court that, as the NHL would not approve of Basille as an owner or the move of the team, the court should take a lower offer from the league. Due to a very old and odd Supreme Court Case, MLB is in a even better legal position than the other sports league (including then NHL), as the Court ruled that baseball was a 'pasttime' and thus not subject to anti-trust law at all. Now Congress could had made a show of attempting to repeal the anti-trust exemption if Cuban went public long and loud enough (see steroids hearings, actions when the strike occured etc.), but I think the courts at this point would take the position that the MLB can reject who it wants to on pretty much whatever basis it would like.
Quote from: thehawk on December 16, 2009, 10:51:44 AM
2(b). If any of you follow Hockee, you know that "Mr. Blackberry" Jim Basille (who is Mr. Bettman's Cuban) tried to buy the Phoenix Cayotes out of bankruptcy, in order to move them to Hamiliton, Ontairo. The NHL recently convinced the (US) Bankruptcy Court that, as the NHL would not approve of Basille as an owner or the move of the team, the court should take a lower offer from the league. Due to a very old and odd Supreme Court Case, MLB is in a even better legal position than the other sports league (including then NHL), as the Court ruled that baseball was a 'pasttime' and thus not subject to anti-trust law at all. Now Congress could had made a show of attempting to repeal the anti-trust exemption if Cuban went public long and loud enough (see steroids hearings, actions when the strike occured etc.), but I think the courts at this point would take the position that the MLB can reject who it wants to on pretty much whatever basis it would like.
Hawk, isn't the Coyotes case a bit more complicated though? There was more than a dispute over the highest bid/transfer of ownership. The NHL's primary argument is that once they took possession of the team, Jerry Moyes did not have the right to place the team in bankruptcy in the first place. Also, Balsillie's stated intent was to purchase the team and then move them to Hamilton, ON, which would have major impact on the Phoenix situation as well as the Toronto and Buffalo franchises. I guess what I'm saying is the Cubs sale is more of a straightforward ownership transfer disagreement, while Balsillie's plan involved moving of the club out of the country and potentially having a major economic impact on two other franchises in the league. I doubt that's a situation that any bankruptcy judge in his right mind would want to touch.
Quote from: thehawk on December 16, 2009, 10:51:44 AM
2 (a). It likely wouldn't have been the Tribune's shareholders who sued but its creditors as the company is in bankruptcy and they are the ones hurt by taking a lesser deal. The creditors arguably has no agreement with MLB, so their case is somewhat better than the shareholders.
Duh. That's right. I even wrote that last December.
I'm pissed I can't listen to this at work. But keep up the great work guys. Incredible performance.
Quote from: CT III on December 16, 2009, 11:05:09 AM
Quote from: thehawk on December 16, 2009, 10:51:44 AM
2(b). If any of you follow Hockee, you know that "Mr. Blackberry" Jim Basille (who is Mr. Bettman's Cuban) tried to buy the Phoenix Cayotes out of bankruptcy, in order to move them to Hamiliton, Ontairo. The NHL recently convinced the (US) Bankruptcy Court that, as the NHL would not approve of Basille as an owner or the move of the team, the court should take a lower offer from the league. Due to a very old and odd Supreme Court Case, MLB is in a even better legal position than the other sports league (including then NHL), as the Court ruled that baseball was a 'pasttime' and thus not subject to anti-trust law at all. Now Congress could had made a show of attempting to repeal the anti-trust exemption if Cuban went public long and loud enough (see steroids hearings, actions when the strike occurred etc.), but I think the courts at this point would take the position that the MLB can reject who it wants to on pretty much whatever basis it would like.
Hawk, isn't the Coyotes case a bit more complicated though? There was more than a dispute over the highest bid/transfer of ownership. The NHL's primary argument is that once they took possession of the team, Jerry Moyes did not have the right to place the team in bankruptcy in the first place. Also, Balsillie's stated intent was to purchase the team and then move them to Hamilton, ON, which would have major impact on the Phoenix situation as well as the Toronto and Buffalo franchises. I guess what I'm saying is the Cubs sale is more of a straightforward ownership transfer disagreement, while Balsillie's plan involved moving of the club out of the country and potentially having a major economic impact on two other franchises in the league. I doubt that's a situation that any bankruptcy judge in his right mind would want to touch.
The NHL did try to get the bankruptcy thrown out on the basis that Moyes didn't have the right to put the team into bankruptcy, but, as the court decided which offer that was taken, that argument must have gone away in some manner. While I haven't read the case, I am not sure that the intent to move the team mattered that much, as I believe the decision was based on the fact that the NHL has a near absolute right to approve a new owner for any or no good reason. Thus, if Basille would not be approved (as the NHL made clear), the Court decided that Basille's bid was not likely to be able to be achieved. For the court to have accepted Basilles deal, they would have had to, in effect, rewrite the NHL league rules, which I'm pretty sure the court didn't want to touch either (while the Bankruptcy courts have the power to terminate contracts like leases and such, they do not have the power to rewrite them).
I was only able to listen to a little bit this morning, but will get to it after work tonight. So far though, great job guys.
And let me add that I enjoyed listening to the radiocast last night (had to go to the Bulls game). Kudos to you three for making Kaplan listenable. Loved the Theriot comment regarding where he should play [Second... or Japan]
Quote from: Slack-E on December 16, 2009, 09:02:25 AM
Just got done listening. Fantastic work. I hate hate hate Dave Kaplan stating in absolutes that Bradley is gone and Kenney is here until everyone else in the world is dead, but I suppose that's all part of being a show mover alonger.
Either way, great job to everyone involved and Kaplan's still an orange retard.
When I heard him say that Bradley was gone I had a momentary flutter of excitement that our long national nightmarewas over. Then I realized that it was just wish fulfillment on his part and Hendry hadn't really pulled the trigger on his next embarrassing deal.
As for shareholders suing the other owners if they owners turned down a higher bidding potential buyer because they didn't like him, the shareholders own a piece of a company that is in a contractual relationship with the other owners, and that contract gives the owners whatever authority they have to reject a bidder. So the answer depends on the terms of the cohtract.
Quote from: CBStew on December 16, 2009, 12:09:24 PM
As for shareholders suing the other owners if they owners turned down a higher bidding potential buyer because they didn't like him, the shareholders own a piece of a company that is in a contractual relationship with the other owners, and that contract gives the owners whatever authority they have to reject a bidder. So the answer depends on the terms of the cohtract.
There's got to be some limits to this, right?
I mean, let's say that MLB said they would only accept Selig's cousin as the owner and he offered $100 million. There's got to be some limit to the amount of collusion the other owners are able to arrange.
Quote from: CBStew on December 16, 2009, 12:09:24 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on December 16, 2009, 09:02:25 AM
Just got done listening. Fantastic work. I hate hate hate Dave Kaplan stating in absolutes that Bradley is gone and Kenney is here until everyone else in the world is dead, but I suppose that's all part of being a show mover alonger.
Either way, great job to everyone involved and Kaplan's still an orange retard.
When I heard him say that Bradley was gone I had a momentary flutter of excitement that our long national nightmarewas over. Then I realized that it was just wish fulfillment on his part and Hendry hadn't really pulled the trigger on his next embarrassing deal.
As for shareholders suing the other owners if they owners turned down a higher bidding potential buyer because they didn't like him, the shareholders own a piece of a company that is in a contractual relationship with the other owners, and that contract gives the owners whatever authority they have to reject a bidder. So the answer depends on the terms of the cohtract.
Not to Desipio this thread with an aside, but wouldn't the shareholders' say-so also depend on whether the team constituted substantially all the assets of the corporation? Obviously, that wouldn't be the case in this instance, but it's not like the Trib Co. could suddenly sell off all of its assets without shareholder approval.
Damnit Kermit, knock it off. They want to talk about how great we were.
Quote from: Andy on December 16, 2009, 01:43:47 PM
Damnit Kermit, knock it off. They want to talk about how great we were.
Tell them the "Sullivan Approves" story, then. Your face was priceless when he asked about it.
Quote from: Kermit, B. on December 16, 2009, 01:12:38 PM
Quote from: CBStew on December 16, 2009, 12:09:24 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on December 16, 2009, 09:02:25 AM
Just got done listening. Fantastic work. I hate hate hate Dave Kaplan stating in absolutes that Bradley is gone and Kenney is here until everyone else in the world is dead, but I suppose that's all part of being a show mover alonger.
Either way, great job to everyone involved and Kaplan's still an orange retard.
When I heard him say that Bradley was gone I had a momentary flutter of excitement that our long national nightmarewas over. Then I realized that it was just wish fulfillment on his part and Hendry hadn't really pulled the trigger on his next embarrassing deal.
As for shareholders suing the other owners if they owners turned down a higher bidding potential buyer because they didn't like him, the shareholders own a piece of a company that is in a contractual relationship with the other owners, and that contract gives the owners whatever authority they have to reject a bidder. So the answer depends on the terms of the cohtract.
Not to Desipio this thread with an aside, but wouldn't the shareholders' say-so also depend on whether the team constituted substantially all the assets of the corporation? Obviously, that wouldn't be the case in this instance, but it's not like the Trib Co. could suddenly sell off all of its assets without shareholder approval.
I am sure that the action of the owners has to be "reasonable" (whatever that subjective word means), especially in light of the fact that a bankruptcy judge must approve any sale. The judge is charged with protecting the creditors' interests as well as the bankrupt's interests. So the judge could nullify a deal that undersold an asset. I think that is why they started a separate baknruptcy proceeding for the Cubs so that the sale could be analyzed in the context of the team as opposed to the Tribune.
On a separate note, while I was listening to the show last night Mrs. Cubbieblue walked into my office and when she asked what I was doing I explained to whom I was listening. She said nothing, but gave me a look that said, "And I stayed married to this putz for 50 years?"
Quote from: CBStew on December 16, 2009, 01:49:52 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on December 16, 2009, 01:12:38 PM
Quote from: CBStew on December 16, 2009, 12:09:24 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on December 16, 2009, 09:02:25 AM
Just got done listening. Fantastic work. I hate hate hate Dave Kaplan stating in absolutes that Bradley is gone and Kenney is here until everyone else in the world is dead, but I suppose that's all part of being a show mover alonger.
Either way, great job to everyone involved and Kaplan's still an orange retard.
When I heard him say that Bradley was gone I had a momentary flutter of excitement that our long national nightmarewas over. Then I realized that it was just wish fulfillment on his part and Hendry hadn't really pulled the trigger on his next embarrassing deal.
As for shareholders suing the other owners if they owners turned down a higher bidding potential buyer because they didn't like him, the shareholders own a piece of a company that is in a contractual relationship with the other owners, and that contract gives the owners whatever authority they have to reject a bidder. So the answer depends on the terms of the cohtract.
Not to Desipio this thread with an aside, but wouldn't the shareholders' say-so also depend on whether the team constituted substantially all the assets of the corporation? Obviously, that wouldn't be the case in this instance, but it's not like the Trib Co. could suddenly sell off all of its assets without shareholder approval.
I am sure that the action of the owners has to be "reasonable" (whatever that subjective word means), especially in light of the fact that a bankruptcy judge must approve any sale. The judge is charged with protecting the creditors' interests as well as the bankrupt's interests. So the judge could nullify a deal that undersold an asset. I think that is why they started a separate baknruptcy proceeding for the Cubs so that the sale could be analyzed in the context of the team as opposed to the Tribune.
On a separate note, while I was listening to the show last night Mrs. Cubbieblue walked into my office and when she asked what I was doing I explained to whom I was listening. She said nothing, but gave me a look that said, "And I stayed married to this putz for 50 years?"
Ah, right. They're already in bankruptcy, so what I said makes absolutely no sense.
Quote from: Kermit, B. on December 16, 2009, 01:44:36 PM
Quote from: Andy on December 16, 2009, 01:43:47 PM
Damnit Kermit, knock it off. They want to talk about how great we were.
Tell them the "Sullivan Approves" story, then. Your face was priceless when he asked about it.
YEAH!
Quote from: CBStew on December 16, 2009, 01:49:52 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on December 16, 2009, 01:12:38 PM
Quote from: CBStew on December 16, 2009, 12:09:24 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on December 16, 2009, 09:02:25 AM
Just got done listening. Fantastic work. I hate hate hate Dave Kaplan stating in absolutes that Bradley is gone and Kenney is here until everyone else in the world is dead, but I suppose that's all part of being a show mover alonger.
Either way, great job to everyone involved and Kaplan's still an orange retard.
When I heard him say that Bradley was gone I had a momentary flutter of excitement that our long national nightmarewas over. Then I realized that it was just wish fulfillment on his part and Hendry hadn't really pulled the trigger on his next embarrassing deal.
As for shareholders suing the other owners if they owners turned down a higher bidding potential buyer because they didn't like him, the shareholders own a piece of a company that is in a contractual relationship with the other owners, and that contract gives the owners whatever authority they have to reject a bidder. So the answer depends on the terms of the cohtract.
Not to Desipio this thread with an aside, but wouldn't the shareholders' say-so also depend on whether the team constituted substantially all the assets of the corporation? Obviously, that wouldn't be the case in this instance, but it's not like the Trib Co. could suddenly sell off all of its assets without shareholder approval.
I am sure that the action of the owners has to be "reasonable" (whatever that subjective word means), especially in light of the fact that a bankruptcy judge must approve any sale. The judge is charged with protecting the creditors' interests as well as the bankrupt's interests. So the judge could nullify a deal that undersold an asset. I think that is why they started a separate baknruptcy proceeding for the Cubs so that the sale could be analyzed in the context of the team as opposed to the Tribune.
On a separate note, while I was listening to the show last night Mrs. Cubbieblue walked into my office and when she asked what I was doing I explained to whom I was listening. She said nothing, but gave me a look that said, "And I stayed married to this putz for 50 years?"
My understanding was that the Cubs BK was exclusively to formally break the Cubs guarantees of Tribune debt and prevent creditors from going after the Cubs in teh event that said creditors receive less than 100 cents on the dollar for their outstanding monies owed. It had nothing to do with shareholders.
Second, I'll bet Stew has seen that look many times before.
Quote from: Internet Apex on December 16, 2009, 02:06:11 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on December 16, 2009, 01:44:36 PM
Quote from: Andy on December 16, 2009, 01:43:47 PM
Damnit Kermit, knock it off. They want to talk about how great we were.
Tell them the "Sullivan Approves" story, then. Your face was priceless when he asked about it.
YEAH!
During the last commercial break when we were still in studio, Kap was trying to figure out how to get to the messageboard to see this thread. He went to the Desipio homepage and saw the Sullivan Approves button and asked what it was. As Kermit was explaining it to him, I remembered what you get when you click on it. So I shot Kermit that "Oh, boy is this grreeeeaaaat" look, because when Kap clicked on it, he was greeted by his own great pumpkin graphic.
I don't know if he clicked on it, but I think he did because it stopped him in mid sentence, and as you can tell, that's rare for him.
Quote from: Andy on December 16, 2009, 04:24:15 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on December 16, 2009, 02:06:11 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on December 16, 2009, 01:44:36 PM
Quote from: Andy on December 16, 2009, 01:43:47 PM
Damnit Kermit, knock it off. They want to talk about how great we were.
Tell them the "Sullivan Approves" story, then. Your face was priceless when he asked about it.
YEAH!
During the last commercial break when we were still in studio, Kap was trying to figure out how to get to the messageboard to see this thread. He went to the Desipio homepage and saw the Sullivan Approves button and asked what it was. As Kermit was explaining it to him, I remembered what you get when you click on it. So I shot Kermit that "Oh, boy is this grreeeeaaaat" look, because when Kap clicked on it, he was greeted by his own great pumpkin graphic.
I don't know if he clicked on it, but I think he did because it stopped him in mid sentence, and as you can tell, that's rare for him.
That story was a real letdown. Maybe it was all the build up.
Quote from: Andy on December 16, 2009, 04:24:15 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on December 16, 2009, 02:06:11 PM
Quote from: Kermit, B. on December 16, 2009, 01:44:36 PM
Quote from: Andy on December 16, 2009, 01:43:47 PM
Damnit Kermit, knock it off. They want to talk about how great we were.
Tell them the "Sullivan Approves" story, then. Your face was priceless when he asked about it.
YEAH!
During the last commercial break when we were still in studio, Kap was trying to figure out how to get to the messageboard to see this thread. He went to the Desipio homepage and saw the Sullivan Approves button and asked what it was. As Kermit was explaining it to him, I remembered what you get when you click on it. So I shot Kermit that "Oh, boy is this grreeeeaaaat" look, because when Kap clicked on it, he was greeted by his own great pumpkin graphic.
I don't know if he clicked on it, but I think he did because it stopped him in mid sentence, and as you can tell, that's rare for him.
That's hilarious. I hadn't checked on that Sullivan Approves link an ages; hadn't realized what you had done there.
So did you guys butt heads with John Kass on the way out, or what? He was on Uncle Milty's show after youse guys.
I was on with Milty!
Oh, no, I wasn't.
Quote from: MAD on December 16, 2009, 04:52:55 PM
So did you guys butt heads with John Kass on the way out, or what? He was on Uncle Milty's show after youse guys.
Didn't see him. We left and Kap had 2 segments to go. Given the round about way we left, I'm stunned we didn't see Steve and Johnnie.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 16, 2009, 05:17:48 PM
Quote from: MAD on December 16, 2009, 04:52:55 PM
So did you guys butt heads with John Kass on the way out, or what? He was on Uncle Milty's show after youse guys.
Didn't see him. We left and Kap had 2 segments to go. Given the round about way we left, I'm stunned we didn't see Steve and Johnnie.
Or the Ghost of Eddie Schwartz.
You did say you went through the cafeteria, no?
Just finished listening. Good show guys, I wish I could've listened live and attempted a call-in.
Quote from: C-C-Cats on December 15, 2009, 09:04:11 PM
DPD.
The entire appearance in all its digital glory.
Length 47:10
Size 22.6 MB
Download (http://www.yousendit.com/download/MVNja0ZWUnJiV3dLSkE9PQ)
Does anybody have it to repost or send to me? Can't download from here.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 16, 2009, 06:51:53 PM
Quote from: C-C-Cats on December 15, 2009, 09:04:11 PM
DPD.
The entire appearance in all its digital glory.
Length 47:10
Size 22.6 MB
Download (http://www.yousendit.com/download/MVNja0ZWUnJiV3dLSkE9PQ)
Does anybody have it to repost or send to me? Can't download from here.
I've got your [isc] back, Chuck. (http://pseubermetrics.com/lolfyc.mp3)
Here's a new link. (https://www.yousendit.com/download/MVNkK2VrdkczMW1Ga1E9PQ)
Thanks both
I listened to the whole thing this morning. Good stuff from everyone. And Dolan's Juan Pierre line was outstanding.
So, is Kaplan moderating his comments now? I just posted a comment detailing at least 6-7 players who have forgotten how many outs there are and it gave me a response saying it has to be approved by the blog owner. If he's doing this, goddamn, he's a fucknut.
I'm gonna post it on my Comcast account. WGN can sue me for overusing my fair use if they like.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 16, 2009, 09:15:44 PM
I'm gonna post it on my Comcast account. WGN can sue me for overusing my fair use if they like.
I think you mean WGN's shareholders.
Listen live or download (http://ivychat.blogspot.com/2009_12_01_archive.html#6490651328522646241).
Quote from: Pre on December 16, 2009, 09:42:05 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on December 16, 2009, 09:15:44 PM
I'm gonna post it on my Comcast account. WGN can sue me for overusing my fair use if they like.
I think you mean WGN's shareholders creditors.
we've been through this already'd
QuoteYou can hear the full broadcast here (via mp3 download) or simply click on the player below to listen with the commercials deleted.
That's pretty awesome how the commercials deleted themselves. FYC!
Just listened to it on the way home from work. Sounded great. I found it odd how oddly similar BK's and Chuck's voices are.
Other than that, I think it's impressive how you made it known to the rest of the Cubs world that there is more out there than Yellon's dictatorial playground.
Quote from: Yeti on December 16, 2009, 09:01:22 PM
So, is Kaplan moderating his comments now? I just posted a comment detailing at least 6-7 players who have forgotten how many outs there are and it gave me a response saying it has to be approved by the blog owner. If he's doing this, goddamn, he's a fucknut.
Yeti, I'll post it.
Quote from: oog on December 17, 2009, 11:39:36 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 16, 2009, 09:01:22 PM
So, is Kaplan moderating his comments now? I just posted a comment detailing at least 6-7 players who have forgotten how many outs there are and it gave me a response saying it has to be approved by the blog owner. If he's doing this, goddamn, he's a fucknut.
Yeti, I'll post it.
Oog is Kap? Uh, oh.
Quote from: Internet Apex on December 17, 2009, 11:53:50 AM
Quote from: oog on December 17, 2009, 11:39:36 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 16, 2009, 09:01:22 PM
So, is Kaplan moderating his comments now? I just posted a comment detailing at least 6-7 players who have forgotten how many outs there are and it gave me a response saying it has to be approved by the blog owner. If he's doing this, goddamn, he's a fucknut.
Yeti, I'll post it.
Oog is Kap? Uh, oh.
This is one of the most shocking reveals in fringe history.
Quote from: oog on December 17, 2009, 11:39:36 AM
Quote from: Yeti on December 16, 2009, 09:01:22 PM
So, is Kaplan moderating his comments now? I just posted a comment detailing at least 6-7 players who have forgotten how many outs there are and it gave me a response saying it has to be approved by the blog owner. If he's doing this, goddamn, he's a fucknut.
Yeti, I'll post it.
eh. It's not worth it. I was just pissed at the time. I found some players who most people think are good who have made that fuck up. I posted a comment later that worked, so I wonder if my use of the word "fellate" got it flagged. I'm not sure if that comes up as a real cuss word, but fuck it. I just made a note to myself that saying Steve Stone "fellated" someone probably will get my post flagged or dismissed.
Finally listened yesterday afternoon. You guys should do a podcast.
Wow, we were that bad?
Quote from: Andy on December 18, 2009, 04:33:33 PM
Wow, we were that bad?
Next time bring your list of free agents.
Chipper has been hired by Fox Sports South to continue working Braves games, except now he's not with TBS which should mean no more national broadcasts. It's on the AJC website if you want all the fascinating details.
He's not replacing the great Boog Sciambi is he? I actually like that guy.
Quote from: Andy on December 21, 2009, 02:41:42 PM
He's not replacing the great Boog Sciambi is he? I actually like that guy.
He is, actually. Sciambi is now with ESPN.
Boo.
Chip's Back. (http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-braves/chip-caray-is-back-250311.html)
"Chip Caray didn't have time to miss being a Braves broadcaster.
Just three weeks after parting ways with Turner Sports, Caray has been hired as Braves play-by-play man on Fox Sports South and SportSouth."
Quote from: BH on December 21, 2009, 03:24:05 PM
Chip's Back. (http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-braves/chip-caray-is-back-250311.html)
"Chip Caray didn't have time to miss being a Braves broadcaster.
Just three weeks after parting ways with Turner Sports, Caray has been hired as Braves play-by-play man on Fox Sports South and SportSouth."
ummm.... FACE, but with you DRLP is the common one so it could go either way. (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=6812.msg200546#msg200546)
Quote from: Yeti on December 21, 2009, 03:30:32 PM
Quote from: BH on December 21, 2009, 03:24:05 PM
Chip's Back. (http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-braves/chip-caray-is-back-250311.html)
"Chip Caray didn't have time to miss being a Braves broadcaster.
Just three weeks after parting ways with Turner Sports, Caray has been hired as Braves play-by-play man on Fox Sports South and SportSouth."
ummm.... FACE, but with you DRLP is the common one so it could go either way. (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=6812.msg200546#msg200546)
Fuck.
Check it out dudes. Unbelievable.
http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-braves/chip-caray-is-back-250311.html?printArticle=y
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on December 21, 2009, 03:40:47 PM
Check it out dudes. Unbelievable.
http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-braves/chip-caray-is-back-250311.html?printArticle=y
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/12/18/sports-bbo-cubs-mariners-trade_7225515.html
BH's hero'd
Looks like Atlanta's long national nightmare as ended, only to resume as a regional nightmare. (http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hpk037BuiptYrZzgy42Psu7Q9rtw)
Who's turn is it to post the thing about Chip?
Quote from: Andy on December 22, 2009, 08:47:46 AM
Who's turn is it to post the thing about Chip?
So many things (http://www.desipio.com/?p=304) from which to choose.
The image of Chip barking into a brush for play-by-play for hockey is indelibly etched on my mind.
Quote from: David ColemanIn college, I remember him practicing by announcing Hockey games, Baseball games, etc. that were on TV.....with the volume turned all the way down.
Quote from: AndyCan you imagine walking into your dorm room and finding Chip Caray cranking out the phony deejay voice and doing play-by-play by screaming at a muted TV? I can imagine that only two outcomes are possible a) you go insane or b) you kill yourself with an extension cord.
Quote from: MAD on December 22, 2009, 09:59:06 AM
Quote from: Andy on December 22, 2009, 08:47:46 AM
Who's turn is it to post the thing about Chip?
So many things (http://www.desipio.com/?p=304) from which to choose.
The image of Chip barking into a brush for play-by-play for hockey is indelibly etched on my mind.
Quote from: David ColemanIn college, I remember him practicing by announcing Hockey games, Baseball games, etc. that were on TV.....with the volume turned all the way down.
Quote from: AndyCan you imagine walking into your dorm room and finding Chip Caray cranking out the phony deejay voice and doing play-by-play by screaming at a muted TV? I can imagine that only two outcomes are possible a) you go insane or b) you kill yourself with an extension cord.
You fail at life
Quote from: MAD on December 22, 2009, 09:59:06 AM
Quote from: Andy on December 22, 2009, 08:47:46 AM
Who's turn is it to post the thing about Chip?
So many things (http://www.desipio.com/?p=304) from which to choose.
The image of Chip barking into a brush for play-by-play for hockey is indelibly etched on my mind.
Quote from: David ColemanIn college, I remember him practicing by announcing Hockey games, Baseball games, etc. that were on TV.....with the volume turned all the way down.
Quote from: AndyCan you imagine walking into your dorm room and finding Chip Caray cranking out the phony deejay voice and doing play-by-play by screaming at a muted TV? I can imagine that only two outcomes are possible a) you go insane or b) you kill yourself with an extension cord.
Some of those old links in that article don't work.. Any thoughts?
Quote from: Yeti on December 22, 2009, 10:14:05 AM
Quote from: MAD on December 22, 2009, 09:59:06 AM
Quote from: Andy on December 22, 2009, 08:47:46 AM
Who's turn is it to post the thing about Chip?
So many things (http://www.desipio.com/?p=304) from which to choose.
The image of Chip barking into a brush for play-by-play for hockey is indelibly etched on my mind.
Quote from: David ColemanIn college, I remember him practicing by announcing Hockey games, Baseball games, etc. that were on TV.....with the volume turned all the way down.
Quote from: AndyCan you imagine walking into your dorm room and finding Chip Caray cranking out the phony deejay voice and doing play-by-play by screaming at a muted TV? I can imagine that only two outcomes are possible a) you go insane or b) you kill yourself with an extension cord.
Some of those old links in that article don't work.. Any thoughts?
a) go insane. b) kill yourself with an extension cord.
Speaking of totally unlistenable, Gruden's wang chugging of Favruh made a shitty broadcast team even worse.
Quote from: Waco Kid on December 29, 2009, 10:12:59 AM
Speaking of totally unlistenable, Gruden's wang chugging of Favruh made a shitty broadcast team even worse.
I was about to run a bath, sit in it, and drop the TV into the tub if I heard one more mention of "BEAR FOOTBALL" meatballtardation.
Quote from: MAD on December 29, 2009, 10:28:40 AM
Quote from: Waco Kid on December 29, 2009, 10:12:59 AM
Speaking of totally unlistenable, Gruden's wang chugging of Favruh made a shitty broadcast team even worse.
I was about to run a bath, sit in it, and drop the TV into the tub if I heard one more mention of "BEAR FOOTBALL" meatballtardation.
Just wait until after the first of the year if you do that.
Quote from: Waco Kid on December 29, 2009, 10:12:59 AM
Speaking of totally unlistenable, Gruden's wang chugging of Favruh made a shitty broadcast team even worse.
I was embarrassed for Gruden and company. Not only were they verbally fellating Favre, they were unapologetically rooting for a Viking comeback and win.
http://www.thesevenseconddelay.com/2010/01/cant-tell-who-is-in-booth-helpful.html
Perhaps this should best be categorized at totally unwatchable, but this (http://www.tmz.com/2010/01/07/jay-leno-nbc-conan-obrien-tonight-show/) is terrible news.
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on January 07, 2010, 05:14:17 PM
Perhaps this should best be categorized at totally unwatchable, but this (http://www.tmz.com/2010/01/07/jay-leno-nbc-conan-obrien-tonight-show/) is terrible news.
Oh my...what world are we living in? Maybe somehow Conan can go back to a later slot and get his edge back. Or maybe he ends up making the Simpsons funny again.
Quote from: Slack-E on January 07, 2010, 05:24:34 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on January 07, 2010, 05:14:17 PM
Perhaps this should best be categorized at totally unwatchable, but this (http://www.tmz.com/2010/01/07/jay-leno-nbc-conan-obrien-tonight-show/) is terrible news.
Oh my...what world are we living in? Maybe somehow Conan can go back to a later slot and get his edge back. Or maybe he ends up making the Simpsons funny again.
What person over at NBC thinks that Leno is funny? Is his power over older, more conservative viewers that significant? Fuck Leno.
Quote from: Slack-E on January 07, 2010, 05:24:34 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on January 07, 2010, 05:14:17 PM
Perhaps this should best be categorized at totally unwatchable, but this (http://www.tmz.com/2010/01/07/jay-leno-nbc-conan-obrien-tonight-show/) is terrible news.
Oh my...what world are we living in? Maybe somehow Conan can go back to a later slot and get his edge back. Or maybe he ends up making the Simpsons funny again.
The only way this ends well is with Jimmy Fallon getting fed into a wood chipper.
Quote from: Slack-E on January 07, 2010, 05:24:34 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on January 07, 2010, 05:14:17 PM
Perhaps this should best be categorized at totally unwatchable, but this (http://www.tmz.com/2010/01/07/jay-leno-nbc-conan-obrien-tonight-show/) is terrible news.
Oh my...what world are we living in? Maybe somehow Conan can go back to a later slot and get his edge back. Or maybe he ends up making the Simpsons funny again.
Seriously, I'm kind of glad to see this. Conan watered himself down for the Tonight Show; I couldn't handle it for more than about a week. Here's hoping he can be funny when nobody is watching again. Although it seems that nobody's watching him right now anyway, so who the fuck knows.
Quote from: ChuckD on January 07, 2010, 06:26:04 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on January 07, 2010, 05:24:34 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on January 07, 2010, 05:14:17 PM
Perhaps this should best be categorized at totally unwatchable, but this (http://www.tmz.com/2010/01/07/jay-leno-nbc-conan-obrien-tonight-show/) is terrible news.
Oh my...what world are we living in? Maybe somehow Conan can go back to a later slot and get his edge back. Or maybe he ends up making the Simpsons funny again.
Seriously, I'm kind of glad to see this. Conan watered himself down for the Tonight Show; I couldn't handle it for more than about a week. Here's hoping he can be funny when nobody is watching again. Although it seems that nobody's watching him right now anyway, so who the fuck knows.
Conan going back to his old spot would be great, but I can't see him taking the demotion. I'm going to hitch a ride on the Conan-Simpsons bandwagon, even if it isn't realistic either.
Quote from: ChuckD on January 07, 2010, 06:26:04 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on January 07, 2010, 05:24:34 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on January 07, 2010, 05:14:17 PM
Perhaps this should best be categorized at totally unwatchable, but this (http://www.tmz.com/2010/01/07/jay-leno-nbc-conan-obrien-tonight-show/) is terrible news.
Oh my...what world are we living in? Maybe somehow Conan can go back to a later slot and get his edge back. Or maybe he ends up making the Simpsons funny again.
Seriously, I'm kind of glad to see this. Conan watered himself down for the Tonight Show; I couldn't handle it for more than about a week. Here's hoping he can be funny when nobody is watching again. Although it seems that nobody's watching him right now anyway, so who the fuck knows.
I don't disagree with you at all. I mean he's been way less funny than the old show, but it's still Conan and I still try and watch whenever I can. Maybe another network hires him away, I just can't imagine what network.
Quote from: Slack-E on January 07, 2010, 06:58:43 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on January 07, 2010, 06:26:04 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on January 07, 2010, 05:24:34 PM
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on January 07, 2010, 05:14:17 PM
Perhaps this should best be categorized at totally unwatchable, but this (http://www.tmz.com/2010/01/07/jay-leno-nbc-conan-obrien-tonight-show/) is terrible news.
Oh my...what world are we living in? Maybe somehow Conan can go back to a later slot and get his edge back. Or maybe he ends up making the Simpsons funny again.
Seriously, I'm kind of glad to see this. Conan watered himself down for the Tonight Show; I couldn't handle it for more than about a week. Here's hoping he can be funny when nobody is watching again. Although it seems that nobody's watching him right now anyway, so who the fuck knows.
I don't disagree with you at all. I mean he's been way less funny than the old show, but it's still Conan and I still try and watch whenever I can. Maybe another network hires him away, I just can't imagine what network.
FOX?
David Letterman, dumb fucks.
They all suck. Just read if you're up that late.
Quote from: JD on January 07, 2010, 08:47:35 PM
They all suck. Just read masturbate if you're up that late.
Somebody let me know when they reanimate the corpses of Carson and McMahon. That's good watchin'.
Lee Corso: drunk or stroke after affects?
Quote from: CT III on January 07, 2010, 09:47:30 PM
Somebody let me know when they reanimate the corpses of Carson and McMahon. That's good watchin'.
Quote from: Kermit IV on January 04, 2010, 12:23:40 PM
Ed McMahon is DEAD???
Quote from: fiveouts on January 07, 2010, 09:57:10 PM
Lee Corso: drunk or stroke after affects?
Intrepid reader: Abe Simpson
A little from column A and a little from column B.
Quote from: fiveouts on January 07, 2010, 09:57:10 PM
Lee Corso: drunk or stroke after affects?
His halftime performance might have been a little of both. All season long, he did a good job of covering up the effects of the stroke he had last winter, but when he'd get worked up, he'd start slurring. He was so pissed off about that shovel pass that Texas threw for a pick six right before that half, that his tirade was completely unintelligible.
Then again, it's Corso, even if he hadn't been slurring it would have been completely unintelligible.
The inevitable happened today on the Score. Dan McNeil played a Perry Fewell parody song to the tune of "Heavy Fuel" and he laughed and laughed and laughed. How clever!
Why do I listen to this shit?
It seems like every hour they come up with a horrible idea for a parody song and sing a piece of it to their wild amusement. Some of those songs actually get made and played on the air. I can't take it anymore.
Dan Bernstein is the anti-McNeil. I dig that show, even if Boers is kind of a buffoon.
Quote from: Tony on January 13, 2010, 01:10:04 PM
Dan Bernstein is the anti-McNeil. I dig that show, even ifand Boers is kind of a are all buffoons.
Chicago sportsradio'd
What we need is more Chet Coppock and Mike North.
Quote from: Waco Kid on January 13, 2010, 01:17:25 PM
Quote from: Tony on January 13, 2010, 01:10:04 PM
Dan Bernstein is the anti-McNeil. I dig that show, even ifand Boers is kind of a are all buffoons.
Chicago sportsradio'd
Wrong
I do like me some B&B. Their thrashing of the meatheads and mouthbreathers is a public service that I can't live without.
I've learned to enjoy B&B, though Boehrs does nothing but serve as a total sycophant to Bernstein. Has that dope ever NOT agreed with everything Bernstein has to say? Mac and Spiegel are absolutely terrible, though. I hated Mac on ESPN 1000, and I hate him worse when his stupidity is only halved instead of thirded. The crosstalk segment at the end of the Danny Mac Show, when Bernstein tells them why they're so stupid, is usually good pretty radio.
Quote from: Kermit IV on January 13, 2010, 02:32:58 PM
I've learned to enjoy B&B, though Boehrs does nothing but serve as a total sycophant to Bernstein. Has that dope ever NOT agreed with everything Bernstein has to say?
Today. Burnstein bashed Boers for his bile towards Kiffin. It was fun to hear Terry playing the emotional moop while Burnsy played the "voice of rationality".
Chuck--
Why do you always insist on spelling his name with a "U"?
Quote from: MAD on January 13, 2010, 02:52:50 PM
Chuck--
Why do you always insist on spelling his name with a "U"?
Yoiu aur thi loewest farm ov intergnet stupidery.
Quote from: MAD on January 13, 2010, 02:52:50 PM
Chuck--
Why do you always insist on spelling his name with a "U"?
Is it with an "e"? Interesting. Then again, it's not like I see his name in chyron all the time.
Quote from: Kermit IV on January 13, 2010, 02:32:58 PM
I've learned to enjoy B&B, though Boehrs does nothing but serve as a total sycophant to Bernstein. Has that dope ever NOT agreed with everything Bernstein has to say? Mac and Spiegel are absolutely terrible, though. I hated Mac on ESPN 1000, and I hate him worse when his stupidity is only halved instead of thirded. The crosstalk segment at the end of the Danny Mac Show, when Bernstein tells them why they're so stupid, is usually good pretty radio.
Boers did rip Bernstein for his opinion that indoor football>outdoor football and that games on warm turf are more interesting than weather/snow/slop games. That was like 3 months ago. Other than that...
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on January 13, 2010, 03:11:42 PM
Quote from: MAD on January 13, 2010, 02:52:50 PM
Chuck--
Why do you always insist on spelling his name with a "U"?
Is it with an "e"? Interesting. Then again, it's not like I see his name in chyron all the time.
Is this some jew thing?
Quote from: MAD on January 13, 2010, 03:50:04 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on January 13, 2010, 03:11:42 PM
Quote from: MAD on January 13, 2010, 02:52:50 PM
Chuck--
Why do you always insist on spelling his name with a "U"?
Is it with an "e"? Interesting. Then again, it's not like I see his name in chyron all the time.
Is this some jew thing?
It's a TV thing. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chyron)
Any further questions should be addressed to Alvin Yellon.
He's in TV.
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on January 13, 2010, 03:55:57 PM
Quote from: MAD on January 13, 2010, 03:50:04 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on January 13, 2010, 03:11:42 PM
Quote from: MAD on January 13, 2010, 02:52:50 PM
Chuck--
Why do you always insist on spelling his name with a "U"?
Is it with an "e"? Interesting. Then again, it's not like I see his name in chyron all the time.
Is this some jew thing?
It's a TV thing. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chyron)
Any further questions should be addressed to Alvin Yellon.
He's in TV.
Ah, yes. But Jews RUN the media!
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on January 13, 2010, 03:55:57 PM
Quote from: MAD on January 13, 2010, 03:50:04 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on January 13, 2010, 03:11:42 PM
Quote from: MAD on January 13, 2010, 02:52:50 PM
Chuck--
Why do you always insist on spelling his name with a "U"?
Is it with an "e"? Interesting. Then again, it's not like I see his name in chyron all the time.
Is this some jew thing?
It's a TV thing. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chyron)
Any further questions should be addressed to Alvin Yellon.
He's in TV.
I'll believe that when I see him wearing a headdress on a test pattern.
Quote from: Wheezer on January 14, 2010, 10:15:46 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on January 13, 2010, 03:55:57 PM
Quote from: MAD on January 13, 2010, 03:50:04 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on January 13, 2010, 03:11:42 PM
Quote from: MAD on January 13, 2010, 02:52:50 PM
Chuck--
Why do you always insist on spelling his name with a "U"?
Is it with an "e"? Interesting. Then again, it's not like I see his name in chyron all the time.
Is this some jew thing?
It's a TV thing. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chyron)
Any further questions should be addressed to Alvin Yellon.
He's in TV.
I'll believe that when I see him wearing a headdress on a test pattern.
Wow. Is this a reference to something awesome or something awesome you just made up? Either way, I need a hug.
Quote from: Internet Apex on January 14, 2010, 10:47:11 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on January 14, 2010, 10:15:46 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on January 13, 2010, 03:55:57 PM
Quote from: MAD on January 13, 2010, 03:50:04 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on January 13, 2010, 03:11:42 PM
Quote from: MAD on January 13, 2010, 02:52:50 PM
Chuck--
Why do you always insist on spelling his name with a "U"?
Is it with an "e"? Interesting. Then again, it's not like I see his name in chyron all the time.
Is this some jew thing?
It's a TV thing. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chyron)
Any further questions should be addressed to Alvin Yellon.
He's in TV.
I'll believe that when I see him wearing a headdress on a test pattern.
Wow. Is this a reference to something awesome or something awesome you just made up? Either way, I need a hug.
(http://i49.tinypic.com/110cg7s.jpg)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Head_test_card
Another award for someone that's definitely listenable...
Chicago Cubs play-by-play announcer Pat Hughes has been named the 2009 Illinois Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. This is Hughes' eighth Sportscaster of the Year honor and his fifth in Illinois, having previously won the award in 1996, 1999, 2006 and 2007.
This is not totally unlistenable:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRALJyv86eY&feature=related
Chip could learn a thing or two from young Al Michaels...
The NBC crew that does the NHL is all sorts of awful (OK, the play by play guy wasn't terrible).
The little bald dude can eat a bag of dicks, after he kept on about how uneven the fight between Versteeg and Eaves was, because, even though they have about the same experience in the NHL of not fighting, Versteeg played in the Canadian Juniors, where fighting is allowed, while Eaves played in the NCAA, where it is not. Yeah, good luck following that logic. never mind about all the irrelevant crap he kept spewing when he got to stand between the benches. I was hoping that The Wings and Hawks would find some common ground and just pummel that weasel at the same time.
Also, has Roenick been that big of a douchebag his whole life? And, who the fuck would ever let Mulberry near a head coaching job? It was so much fun listening to those two talk all over each other. It was like watching two amateur broadcasters do some sort of a podcast or something. I'm not sure "awful" does them justice.
But the game was awesome.
Quote from: Oleg on January 18, 2010, 08:26:35 AM
The little bald dude can eat a bag of dicks
Pierre McGuire's uncanny resemblance to a penis renews my faith in the lost art of physiognomy.
Quote from: Oleg on January 18, 2010, 08:26:35 AM
The NBC crew that does the NHL is all sorts of awful (OK, the play by play guy wasn't terrible).
The little bald dude can eat a bag of dicks, after he kept on about how uneven the fight between Versteeg and Eaves was, because, even though they have about the same experience in the NHL of not fighting, Versteeg played in the Canadian Juniors, where fighting is allowed, while Eaves played in the NCAA, where it is not. Yeah, good luck following that logic. never mind about all the irrelevant crap he kept spewing when he got to stand between the benches. I was hoping that The Wings and Hawks would find some common ground and just pummel that weasel at the same time.
Also, has Roenick been that big of a douchebag his whole life? And, who the fuck would ever let Mulberry near a head coaching job? It was so much fun listening to those two talk all over each other. It was like watching two amateur broadcasters do some sort of a podcast or something. I'm not sure "awful" does them justice.
But the game was awesome.
What the fuck was Milbury's rant about "European soccer players"?
In the "unwatchable" category was having the camera on the little bald guy (Pierre McGuire, aka Douche Canoe) so he could talk about how great the Hawks goalie was, as a goal was being scored on said goalie. Out-fucking-standing.
And, yes, Roenick has been that big a douchebag his whole life.
I was driving home from my in-laws during the game, and just want to reiterate how great John Wiedeman and Troy Murray are.
Murray actually analyzes the game without insulting your intelligence (or leaning on 8 or 9 catchphrases as crutches).
And Wiedeman is just damn good. I thought the poor guy was going to pass out while calling the overtime period, but he managed to keep up. Great stuff.
The NBC coverage of the NHL is absolutely brutal.
Milbury's a moran, McGuire is useless, and there was no point in having Roenick on. The only thing positive I can say about NBC is at least they didn't manage to somehow work Tom Hammond into the broadcast.
Quote from: CT III on January 18, 2010, 08:48:07 AM
I was driving home from my in-laws during the game, and just want to reiterate how great John Wiedeman and Troy Murray are.
Murray actually analyzes the game without insulting your intelligence (or leaning on 8 or 9 catchphrases as crutches).
And Wiedeman is just damn good. I thought the poor guy was going to pass out while calling the overtime period, but he managed to keep up. Great stuff.
We are lucky to have two excellent pbp guys.
As for Pierre McGuire, did anyone hear him bitching about the American team when Edzo told him he can head 5 miles north permanently?
Quote from: CT III on January 18, 2010, 08:48:07 AM
And Wiedeman is just damn good. I thought the poor guy was going to pass out while calling the overtime period, but he managed to keep up. Great stuff.
Same thing with Emrick on TV. Edzo was at least smart enough to keep his piehole shut.
Quote from: Slack-E on January 18, 2010, 08:56:43 AM
Quote from: CT III on January 18, 2010, 08:48:07 AM
I was driving home from my in-laws during the game, and just want to reiterate how great John Wiedeman and Troy Murray are.
Murray actually analyzes the game without insulting your intelligence (or leaning on 8 or 9 catchphrases as crutches).
And Wiedeman is just damn good. I thought the poor guy was going to pass out while calling the overtime period, but he managed to keep up. Great stuff.
We are lucky to have two excellent pbp guys.
As for Pierre McGuire, did anyone hear him bitching about the American team when Edzo told him he can head 5 miles north permanently?
The best part of either intermission was when Roenick said something about being awesome and Milbury said humility was never his strong suit (or somehting like that), I thought Roenick was going to punch right there and then.
Also, I understand that Chris Drury isn't that good any more, but did he run over Roenick's dog or something? Or, is Oshie just nice enough to wipe down Roenick's cock after he finishes him off?
Quote from: CT III on January 18, 2010, 08:48:07 AM
And Wiedeman is just damn good. I thought the poor guy was going to pass out while calling the overtime period, but he managed to keep up. Great stuff.
I can't understand a thing he's shrieking about when I hear a game.
So what's this fight between Boers and MacNeil all about? Mac is hurt that Boers insinuated that he "mooched" a table at their roast? Really?
I think they're good friends. This must be a gag.
Hopefully this ends in the violent beating of Dan McNeil.
Quote from: Slack-E on January 22, 2010, 02:58:22 PM
Hopefully this ends in the violent beating of Dan McNeil.
Or Mike Murphy. I'd be okay with either of those.
Quote from: CT III on January 22, 2010, 03:53:33 PM
Quote from: Slack-E on January 22, 2010, 02:58:22 PM
Hopefully this ends in the violent beating of Dan McNeil.
Or Mike Murphy. I'd be okay with either of those.
I've got Dan McNeil in the death pool, so I'm rooting for him.
The "transition" between the unlistenable show McNeil hosts and Boers and Bernstein has been terrifically awkward for the last week. It's pretty clear that Boers is pissed at McNeil for something, and McNeil refuses to talk when the four are on together, so it's a lot of Matt Spiegel babbling and Bernstein explaining to him why he's wrong about...everything.
Quote from: Gil Gunderson on December 02, 2009, 04:50:26 PM
Can't they put the Webio story to rest already?
Getting closer (http://www.suntimes.com/news/24-7/2017394,david-hernandez-webi-trial-012819.article).
I also went on the lam once. She was the most tender lover (and later chop) I've ever had.
Monsters and Money begins an era that will surely outlast Chad Hutchinson's days as starting Bears quarterback. (http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/towerticker/2010/02/monsters-money-in-the-morning-mike-north-dan-jiggetts-terry-savage-mike-hegedus-wbbmch-2-debut.html)
Quote from: Brownie on February 01, 2010, 03:37:55 PM
Monsters and Money begins an era that will surely outlast Chad Hutchinson's days as starting Bears quarterback. (http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/towerticker/2010/02/monsters-money-in-the-morning-mike-north-dan-jiggetts-terry-savage-mike-hegedus-wbbmch-2-debut.html)
QuoteSo we'll recommend a hold on the stock for now and see how things play out.
Quote from: Brownie on February 01, 2010, 03:37:55 PM
Monsters and Money begins an era that will surely outlast Chad Hutchinson's days as starting Bears quarterback. (http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/towerticker/2010/02/monsters-money-in-the-morning-mike-north-dan-jiggetts-terry-savage-mike-hegedus-wbbmch-2-debut.html)
The frightening part is that North may not be the dumbest one on the show:
QuoteSavage says Metra raising tickets prices violates every law of economics because it pushes riders away, mentions that giving seniors free rides increased their use of system.
So according to Savage:
Step 1: Give product away for free
Step 2: Profit
She forgot the part where you get the old people hooked on Metra and they sell their cars and then you jack up the price. Muahahahaha.
Or maybe you comp the seniors on the train to push concession sales? Or set up a gambling car?
Quote from: CT III on February 01, 2010, 06:46:53 PM
Quote from: Brownie on February 01, 2010, 03:37:55 PM
Monsters and Money begins an era that will surely outlast Chad Hutchinson's days as starting Bears quarterback. (http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/towerticker/2010/02/monsters-money-in-the-morning-mike-north-dan-jiggetts-terry-savage-mike-hegedus-wbbmch-2-debut.html)
The frightening part is that North may not be the dumbest one on the show:
QuoteSavage says Metra raising tickets prices violates every law of economics because it pushes riders away, mentions that giving seniors free rides increased their use of system.
So according to Savage:
Step 1: Give product away for free
Step 2: Profit
She forgot the part where you get the old people hooked on Metra and they sell their cars and then you jack up the price. Muahahahaha.
Or maybe you comp the seniors on the train to push concession sales? Or set up a gambling car?
Or put a jumbotron behind the tracks or some nice big Under Armor signs on the doors.
Quote from: CT III on February 01, 2010, 06:46:53 PM
She forgot the part where you get the old people hooked on Metra and they sell their cars and then you jack up the price. Muahahahaha.
This sounds like street economics from Huey's neighborhood.
That first taste is always free.
QuoteSavage says Metra raising tickets prices violates every law of economics because it pushes riders away, mentions that giving seniors free rides increased their use of system.
Every law except supply and demand.
According to the internet, Lousy Kermit is a starfucking sellout whose blog sucks. BK, when will you do the right thing and tender your resignation from the world wide web?
http://anothercubsblog.net/2010-articles/february/starf-kers-inc.html
Quote from: R-V on February 04, 2010, 01:03:11 PM
According to the internet, Lousy Kermit is a starfucking sellout whose blog sucks. BK, when will you do the right thing and tender your resignation from the world wide web?
http://anothercubsblog.net/2010-articles/february/starf-kers-inc.html
My favorite part:
Quote from: CubbieJulie
Funny, I introduced myself to a bunch of the HJE guys at Cubs Con, and they were really nice, especially Oleg, allbeit I think a bit uncomfortable with my presence. It sucks that a few jerks make everyone look bad.
For bloggers, these people don't seem to really understand blogging. (1) What about my diatribe led the guys at ACB to believe I was talking about them? I don't even read that blog. (2) When did I ever call a female blogger a name on HJE? I can hardly be held responsible for what happens in the Shoutbox or in the comments.
Eh. I've already thought too much about it.
Quote from: PenFoe on February 04, 2010, 01:14:39 PM
Quote from: R-V on February 04, 2010, 01:03:11 PM
According to the internet, Lousy Kermit is a starfucking sellout whose blog sucks. BK, when will you do the right thing and tender your resignation from the world wide web?
http://anothercubsblog.net/2010-articles/february/starf-kers-inc.html
My favorite part:
Quote from: CubbieJulie
Funny, I introduced myself to a bunch of the HJE guys at Cubs Con, and they were really nice, especially Oleg, allbeit I think a bit uncomfortable with my presence. It sucks that a few jerks make everyone look bad.
I love that we're considered "HJE Guys". That's about the gayest-sounding thing ever.
Yeti?
(http://i49.tinypic.com/35cogb4.jpg)
Quote from: MAD on February 04, 2010, 01:25:17 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on February 04, 2010, 01:14:39 PM
Quote from: R-V on February 04, 2010, 01:03:11 PM
According to the internet, Lousy Kermit is a starfucking sellout whose blog sucks. BK, when will you do the right thing and tender your resignation from the world wide web?
http://anothercubsblog.net/2010-articles/february/starf-kers-inc.html
My favorite part:
Quote from: CubbieJulie
Funny, I introduced myself to a bunch of the HJE guys at Cubs Con, and they were really nice, especially Oleg, allbeit I think a bit uncomfortable with my presence. It sucks that a few jerks make everyone look bad.
I love that we're considered "HJE Guys". That's about the gayest-sounding thing ever.
That's gayer than two men fucking.
Quote from: Kermit IV on February 04, 2010, 01:25:09 PM
For bloggers, these people don't seem to really understand blogging. (1) What about my diatribe led the guys at ACB to believe I was talking about them? I don't even read that blog. (2) When did I ever call a female blogger a name on HJE? I can hardly be held responsible for what happens in the Shoutbox or in the comments.
Eh. I've already thought too much about it.
1) You did say, "our good friend PAUL SULLIVAN has been taking an awful beating lately from some
blogs you probably don't read." You used the plural - Blogs. that suggests more than just Aisle 424.
2) They love Milton Bradley.
Quote from: Kermit IV on February 04, 2010, 01:25:09 PM
For bloggers, these people don't seem to really understand blogging. (1) What about my diatribe led the guys at ACB to believe I was talking about them? I don't even read that blog. (2) When did I ever call a female blogger a name on HJE? I can hardly be held responsible for what happens in the Shoutbox or in the comments.
Eh. I've already thought too much about it.
You used to be SUBVERSIVE, man.
You used to TELL TRUTH TO POWER.
But ever since you shared a pizza with The Great Pumpkin, you're just another TOOL the Man uses to paint Milton Bradley a "sociopathic fuckstick."
I mean, it's not like using a lot of words to lambaste dipshit Cubs fans on the internet was ever your "thing" that you did
before you sold out to All Things Tribco, right?
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 04, 2010, 01:43:40 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on February 04, 2010, 01:25:09 PM
For bloggers, these people don't seem to really understand blogging. (1) What about my diatribe led the guys at ACB to believe I was talking about them? I don't even read that blog. (2) When did I ever call a female blogger a name on HJE? I can hardly be held responsible for what happens in the Shoutbox or in the comments.
Eh. I've already thought too much about it.
1) You did say, "our good friend PAUL SULLIVAN has been taking an awful beating lately from some blogs you probably don't read." You used the plural - Blogs. that suggests more than just Aisle 424.
2) They love Milton Bradley.
Aisle 424 and WV23 are two separate blogs, right?
Quote from: Kermit IV on February 04, 2010, 01:56:31 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 04, 2010, 01:43:40 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on February 04, 2010, 01:25:09 PM
For bloggers, these people don't seem to really understand blogging. (1) What about my diatribe led the guys at ACB to believe I was talking about them? I don't even read that blog. (2) When did I ever call a female blogger a name on HJE? I can hardly be held responsible for what happens in the Shoutbox or in the comments.
Eh. I've already thought too much about it.
1) You did say, "our good friend PAUL SULLIVAN has been taking an awful beating lately from some blogs you probably don't read." You used the plural - Blogs. that suggests more than just Aisle 424.
2) They love Milton Bradley.
Aisle 424 and WV23 are two separate blogs, right?
Which one was "Spanky" on the "Little Rascals"?
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 04, 2010, 01:45:49 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on February 04, 2010, 01:25:09 PM
For bloggers, these people don't seem to really understand blogging. (1) What about my diatribe led the guys at ACB to believe I was talking about them? I don't even read that blog. (2) When did I ever call a female blogger a name on HJE? I can hardly be held responsible for what happens in the Shoutbox or in the comments.
Eh. I've already thought too much about it.
You used to be SUBVERSIVE, man.
You used to TELL TRUTH TO POWER.
But ever since you shared a pizza with The Great Pumpkin, you're just another TOOL the Man uses to paint Milton Bradley a "sociopathic fuckstick."
I mean, it's not like using a lot of words to lambaste dipshit Cubs fans on the internet was ever your "thing" that you did before you sold out to All Things Tribco, right?
I think Cubbie Julie is calling me a sexist. I don't get where she's coming from, and I certainly don't get how she has internet access in her kitchen.
Quote from: Kermit IV on February 04, 2010, 01:59:25 PM
I certainly don't get how she has internet access in her kitchen.
Wireless internet, duh.
Quote from: Kermit IV on February 04, 2010, 01:59:25 PM
I think Cubbie Julie is calling me a sexist. I don't get where she's coming from, and I certainly don't get how she has internet access in her kitchen.
Probably Old Country Buffet.
Quote from: Kermit IV on February 04, 2010, 01:59:25 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 04, 2010, 01:45:49 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on February 04, 2010, 01:25:09 PM
For bloggers, these people don't seem to really understand blogging. (1) What about my diatribe led the guys at ACB to believe I was talking about them? I don't even read that blog. (2) When did I ever call a female blogger a name on HJE? I can hardly be held responsible for what happens in the Shoutbox or in the comments.
Eh. I've already thought too much about it.
You used to be SUBVERSIVE, man.
You used to TELL TRUTH TO POWER.
But ever since you shared a pizza with The Great Pumpkin, you're just another TOOL the Man uses to paint Milton Bradley a "sociopathic fuckstick."
I mean, it's not like using a lot of words to lambaste dipshit Cubs fans on the internet was ever your "thing" that you did before you sold out to All Things Tribco, right?
I think Cubbie Julie is calling me a sexist. I don't get where she's coming from, and I certainly don't get how she has internet access in her kitchen.
I don't know that she's calling
you out. Someone apparently monitors the SBox for her, though, to let her know when people on the internet are calling her "chubby."
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 04, 2010, 02:17:59 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on February 04, 2010, 01:59:25 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 04, 2010, 01:45:49 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on February 04, 2010, 01:25:09 PM
For bloggers, these people don't seem to really understand blogging. (1) What about my diatribe led the guys at ACB to believe I was talking about them? I don't even read that blog. (2) When did I ever call a female blogger a name on HJE? I can hardly be held responsible for what happens in the Shoutbox or in the comments.
Eh. I've already thought too much about it.
You used to be SUBVERSIVE, man.
You used to TELL TRUTH TO POWER.
But ever since you shared a pizza with The Great Pumpkin, you're just another TOOL the Man uses to paint Milton Bradley a "sociopathic fuckstick."
I mean, it's not like using a lot of words to lambaste dipshit Cubs fans on the internet was ever your "thing" that you did before you sold out to All Things Tribco, right?
I think Cubbie Julie is calling me a sexist. I don't get where she's coming from, and I certainly don't get how she has internet access in her kitchen.
I don't know that she's calling you out. Someone apparently monitors the SBox for her, though, to let her know when people on the internet are calling her "chubby."
It'd probably make her year is somebody referred to her as only "chubby"
That was mean. I admit it. Quote this.
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 04, 2010, 02:17:59 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on February 04, 2010, 01:59:25 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 04, 2010, 01:45:49 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on February 04, 2010, 01:25:09 PM
For bloggers, these people don't seem to really understand blogging. (1) What about my diatribe led the guys at ACB to believe I was talking about them? I don't even read that blog. (2) When did I ever call a female blogger a name on HJE? I can hardly be held responsible for what happens in the Shoutbox or in the comments.
Eh. I've already thought too much about it.
You used to be SUBVERSIVE, man.
You used to TELL TRUTH TO POWER.
But ever since you shared a pizza with The Great Pumpkin, you're just another TOOL the Man uses to paint Milton Bradley a "sociopathic fuckstick."
I mean, it's not like using a lot of words to lambaste dipshit Cubs fans on the internet was ever your "thing" that you did before you sold out to All Things Tribco, right?
I think Cubbie Julie is calling me a sexist. I don't get where she's coming from, and I certainly don't get how she has internet access in her kitchen.
I don't know that she's calling you out. Someone apparently monitors the SBox for her, though, to let her know when people on the internet are calling her "chubby."
And that would make said insulter sexist
how?
Maybe Andy should apologize to Jim Tocco for being so sexist while insulting his corpulence.
BLOG WAR!!!!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB8VMNymEPA)
Quote from: MAD on February 04, 2010, 01:58:29 PM
Which one was "Spanky" on the "Little Rascals"?
George McFarland actually had a listed Texas number back in the late 70s. A buddy and I called him up after school one afternoon, and he was quite gracious over the intrusion.
How does Julie have time to read what we post here? I thought she was busy doing war with Chase Bank, and writing two Chicago Now blogs that nobody reads?
Quote from: Andy on February 04, 2010, 03:54:12 PM
How does Julie have time to read what we post here? I thought she was busy doing war with Chase Bank, and writing two Chicago Now blogs that nobody reads?
She has been saving time by simply swallowing the sausage whole instead of bothering with that whole "chewing" deal.
Quote from: powen01 on February 04, 2010, 04:14:31 PM
Quote from: Andy on February 04, 2010, 03:54:12 PM
How does Julie have time to read what we post here? I thought she was busy doing war with Chase Bank, and writing two Chicago Now blogs that nobody reads?
She has been saving time by simply swallowing the sausage whole instead of bothering with that whole "chewing" deal.
You're mean. These are the kinds of comments that start
BLOG WARS!!!!But yeah, she's fat.
Quote from: Andy on February 04, 2010, 03:54:12 PM
How does Julie have time to read what we post here? I thought she was busy doing war with Chase Bank, and writing two Chicago Now blogs that nobody reads?
Don't forget the hilarious commentary in the Red Eye.
I just want it noted that I was the first person to call kermit a sell-out. Granted, I was drunk and yelling at him for talking to Geenfield, but, point stands!
In your face, Kerm!
BLOG WAR?? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyhE8DqQJE4)
BLOG WAR????? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNbzTlnzv8o)
BLOG WAR!!!!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clIIjxsOPiA)
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/KurtEvans/blogwars.jpg)
When I look back on the BLOGWAR or 2010, I think I'll remember this quote (http://www.anothercubsblog.net/2010-articles/february/starf-kers-inc.html#comment-10046) first and foremost:
QuoteI do know that making jokes about making a blog out of my skin is coming dangerously close to crossing a legal line.
It's the Internet, for Christ's sake.
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_inx5jdfNRKY/SYIVIkh36tI/AAAAAAAACqI/FBPAh5sonns/image_thumb%5B6%5D.png)
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 05, 2010, 08:38:25 AM
When I look back on the BLOGWAR or 2010, I think I'll remember this quote (http://www.anothercubsblog.net/2010-articles/february/starf-kers-inc.html#comment-10046) first and foremost:
QuoteI do know that making jokes about making a blog out of my skin is coming dangerously close to crossing a legal line.
Great. The Blog Wars come and I'm stuck with a sell out, a fading star, and the members of a fringe messageboard vs. a fatty and the subversive, incisive, up-to-date and relevant content of ACB. Fuck me.
Quote from: SKO on February 05, 2010, 08:54:45 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 05, 2010, 08:38:25 AM
When I look back on the BLOGWAR or 2010, I think I'll remember this quote (http://www.anothercubsblog.net/2010-articles/february/starf-kers-inc.html#comment-10046) first and foremost:
QuoteI do know that making jokes about making a blog out of my skin is coming dangerously close to crossing a legal line.
Great. The Blog Wars come and I'm stuck with a sell out, a fading star, and the members of a fringe messageboard vs. a fatty and the subversive, incisive, up-to-date and relevant content of ACB. Fuck me.
Hey, at least TEC drew us up a plan.
(http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/4373/schlieffen2.jpg)
Quote from: SKO on February 05, 2010, 08:54:45 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 05, 2010, 08:38:25 AM
When I look back on the BLOGWAR or 2010, I think I'll remember this quote (http://www.anothercubsblog.net/2010-articles/february/starf-kers-inc.html#comment-10046) first and foremost:
QuoteI do know that making jokes about making a blog out of my skin is coming dangerously close to crossing a legal line.
Great. The Blog Wars come and I'm stuck with a sell out, a fading star, and the members of a fringe messageboard vs. a fatty and the subversive, incisive, up-to-date and relevant content of ACB. Fuck me.
You came to the wrong place to make Sports Talk! (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=7197.msg204406#msg204406)
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 05, 2010, 08:38:25 AM
When I look back on the BLOGWAR or 2010, I think I'll remember this quote (http://www.anothercubsblog.net/2010-articles/february/starf-kers-inc.html#comment-10046) first and foremost:
QuoteI do know that making jokes about making a blog out of my skin is coming dangerously close to crossing a legal line.
I need to know the history behind this one because that is incredible.
Quote from: Slack-E on February 05, 2010, 09:19:29 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 05, 2010, 08:38:25 AM
When I look back on the BLOGWAR or 2010, I think I'll remember this quote (http://www.anothercubsblog.net/2010-articles/february/starf-kers-inc.html#comment-10046) first and foremost:
QuoteI do know that making jokes about making a blog out of my skin is coming dangerously close to crossing a legal line.
I need to know the history behind this one because that is incredible.
Mystery solved.
Apparently yesterday afternoon, some four hours before that post, Huey suggested in the shoutbox that Kermit "should be more TOPICAL with his humor," offering as an example: "Why don't they make the WHOLE
airplane BLOG from
the black box Julie's skin?"
From this, amazingness was born.
Perhaps skin was a poor choice of words, evoking Hannibal Lecter-like awfulness, but it wasn't my intent, counsellor. I meant nothing mean or malicious by it.
Quote from: MAD on February 05, 2010, 12:15:05 PM
Perhaps skin was a poor choice of words, evoking Hannibal Lecter-like awfulness, but it wasn't my intent, counsellor. I meant nothing mean or malicious by it.
If by poor you mean hilarious, then yes. Poor.
Quote from: MAD on February 05, 2010, 12:15:05 PM
Perhaps skin was a poor choice of words, evoking Hannibal Lecter-like awfulness, but it wasn't my intent, counsellor. I meant nothing mean or malicious by it.
For Julie. From Huey.
(http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:nokWMHk7y7Q7JM:http://farm1.static.flickr.com/127/412460123_f932a41354.jpg%3Fv%3D0)
Quote from: Brownie on February 01, 2010, 03:37:55 PM
Monsters and Money begins an era that will surely outlast Chad Hutchinson's days as starting Bears quarterback. (http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/towerticker/2010/02/monsters-money-in-the-morning-mike-north-dan-jiggetts-terry-savage-mike-hegedus-wbbmch-2-debut.html)
Well, this seems to be working out well (http://blogs.vocalo.org/feder/2010/02/how-low-can-they-go-north-co-are-heading-south/15348#more-15348).
Quote from: FederThey said it would take months if not longer to gauge whether WBBM-Channel 2's new morning show would be more successful than its lackluster predecessor. But I don't remember anyone at the CBS-owned station predicting that "Monsters and Money in the Morning" would actually lose viewers in the process.
Yeti, you fucking narc (http://www.anothercubsblog.net/2010-articles/february/pitcher-and-catchers-report.html).
QuoteTo this day, Milton Bradley is still being written about on a regular basis. It's not just Paul Sullivan either. I think it was Yeti who quoted Bruce Miles in the comments a couple days ago taking a childish shot at Milton Bradley. Rather than being professionals, these guys have sunk to levels that even I thought was impossible.
Note: No, I don't read that site, but I do have a Google search for "Bruce Miles" in my feed reader, because the Daily Herald didn't used to have an RSS feed.
Quote from: Kermit IV on February 18, 2010, 12:36:56 PM
Yeti, you fucking narc (http://www.anothercubsblog.net/2010-articles/february/pitcher-and-catchers-report.html).
QuoteTo this day, Milton Bradley is still being written about on a regular basis. It's not just Paul Sullivan either. I think it was Yeti who quoted Bruce Miles in the comments a couple days ago taking a childish shot at Milton Bradley. Rather than being professionals, these guys have sunk to levels that even I thought was impossible.
Note: No, I don't read that site, but I do have a Google search for "Bruce Miles" in my feed reader, because the Daily Herald didn't used to have an RSS feed.
I was actually making a sarcastic comment about that. It was more to say they don't call out others besides Paul Sullivan. I think what Bruce said was pretty minimal..
Quote. Now, if only another former Texas outfielder had tried to have that much fun last year…oh never mind.
I didn't actually think he'd take the time to call Bruce out about that. sigh.
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 12:44:45 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on February 18, 2010, 12:36:56 PM
Yeti, you fucking narc (http://www.anothercubsblog.net/2010-articles/february/pitcher-and-catchers-report.html).
QuoteTo this day, Milton Bradley is still being written about on a regular basis. It's not just Paul Sullivan either. I think it was Yeti who quoted Bruce Miles in the comments a couple days ago taking a childish shot at Milton Bradley. Rather than being professionals, these guys have sunk to levels that even I thought was impossible.
Note: No, I don't read that site, but I do have a Google search for "Bruce Miles" in my feed reader, because the Daily Herald didn't used to have an RSS feed.
I was actually making a sarcastic comment about that. It was more to say they don't call out others besides Paul Sullivan. I think what Bruce said was pretty minimal..
Quote. Now, if only another former Texas outfielder had tried to have that much fun last year...oh never mind.
I didn't actually think he'd take the time to call Bruce out about that. sigh.
Yeah, normally those guys have a pretty good sense of humor about everything.
Quote from: Kermit IV on February 18, 2010, 12:47:19 PM
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 12:44:45 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on February 18, 2010, 12:36:56 PM
Yeti, you fucking narc (http://www.anothercubsblog.net/2010-articles/february/pitcher-and-catchers-report.html).
QuoteTo this day, Milton Bradley is still being written about on a regular basis. It's not just Paul Sullivan either. I think it was Yeti who quoted Bruce Miles in the comments a couple days ago taking a childish shot at Milton Bradley. Rather than being professionals, these guys have sunk to levels that even I thought was impossible.
Note: No, I don't read that site, but I do have a Google search for "Bruce Miles" in my feed reader, because the Daily Herald didn't used to have an RSS feed.
I was actually making a sarcastic comment about that. It was more to say they don't call out others besides Paul Sullivan. I think what Bruce said was pretty minimal..
Quote. Now, if only another former Texas outfielder had tried to have that much fun last year...oh never mind.
I didn't actually think he'd take the time to call Bruce out about that. sigh.
Yeah, normally those guys have a pretty good sense of humor about everything.
I guess I should check to see if they have a green font on that commenting system.
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 12:48:53 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on February 18, 2010, 12:47:19 PM
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 12:44:45 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on February 18, 2010, 12:36:56 PM
Yeti, you fucking narc (http://www.anothercubsblog.net/2010-articles/february/pitcher-and-catchers-report.html).
QuoteTo this day, Milton Bradley is still being written about on a regular basis. It's not just Paul Sullivan either. I think it was Yeti who quoted Bruce Miles in the comments a couple days ago taking a childish shot at Milton Bradley. Rather than being professionals, these guys have sunk to levels that even I thought was impossible.
Note: No, I don't read that site, but I do have a Google search for "Bruce Miles" in my feed reader, because the Daily Herald didn't used to have an RSS feed.
I was actually making a sarcastic comment about that. It was more to say they don't call out others besides Paul Sullivan. I think what Bruce said was pretty minimal..
Quote. Now, if only another former Texas outfielder had tried to have that much fun last year...oh never mind.
I didn't actually think he'd take the time to call Bruce out about that. sigh.
Yeah, normally those guys have a pretty good sense of humor about everything.
I guess I should check to see if they have a green font on that commenting system.
Traitor.
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 12:48:53 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on February 18, 2010, 12:47:19 PM
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 12:44:45 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on February 18, 2010, 12:36:56 PM
Yeti, you fucking narc (http://www.anothercubsblog.net/2010-articles/february/pitcher-and-catchers-report.html).
QuoteTo this day, Milton Bradley is still being written about on a regular basis. It's not just Paul Sullivan either. I think it was Yeti who quoted Bruce Miles in the comments a couple days ago taking a childish shot at Milton Bradley. Rather than being professionals, these guys have sunk to levels that even I thought was impossible.
Note: No, I don't read that site, but I do have a Google search for "Bruce Miles" in my feed reader, because the Daily Herald didn't used to have an RSS feed.
I was actually making a sarcastic comment about that. It was more to say they don't call out others besides Paul Sullivan. I think what Bruce said was pretty minimal..
Quote. Now, if only another former Texas outfielder had tried to have that much fun last year...oh never mind.
I didn't actually think he'd take the time to call Bruce out about that. sigh.
Yeah, normally those guys have a pretty good sense of humor about everything.
I guess I should check to see if they have a green font on that commenting system.
You should check to see if they have a website somewhere that doesn't suck.
[
**highfive** ]
Goddamnit, Yeti. Have you learned NOTHING?
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 12:44:45 PM
I didn't actually think he'd take the time to call Bruce out about that. sigh.
You didn't think that Maddog would go off on a rant because someone had the temerity to insinuate his favorite player is a tad goofy?
Do you read what that schmuck writes?
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 18, 2010, 01:55:00 PM
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 12:44:45 PM
I didn't actually think he'd take the time to call Bruce out about that. sigh.
You didn't think that Maddog would go off on a rant because someone had the temerity to insinuate his favorite player is a tad goofy?
Do you read what that schmuck writes?
Lately, no. I was interested in all the projections for about a week, and then I got tired of it. I'll read through the comments, make some dick jokes, and be done. I'm more interested about the in season stuff.
As far as the Sullivan thing, that was more Mercurial Outfielder's thing. He started the series on it..
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 02:35:13 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 18, 2010, 01:55:00 PM
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 12:44:45 PM
I didn't actually think he'd take the time to call Bruce out about that. sigh.
You didn't think that Maddog would go off on a rant because someone had the temerity to insinuate his favorite player is a tad goofy?
Do you read what that schmuck writes?
Lately, no. I was interested in all the projections for about a week, and then I got tired of it. I'll read through the comments, make some dick jokes, and be done. I'm more interested about the in season stuff.
As far as the Sullivan thing, that was more Mercurial Outfielder's thing. He started the series on it..
The fact that you have learned these people's names means you are dead to me.
Quote from: Jon on February 18, 2010, 02:36:28 PM
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 02:35:13 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 18, 2010, 01:55:00 PM
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 12:44:45 PM
I didn't actually think he'd take the time to call Bruce out about that. sigh.
You didn't think that Maddog would go off on a rant because someone had the temerity to insinuate his favorite player is a tad goofy?
Do you read what that schmuck writes?
Lately, no. I was interested in all the projections for about a week, and then I got tired of it. I'll read through the comments, make some dick jokes, and be done. I'm more interested about the in season stuff.
As far as the Sullivan thing, that was more Mercurial Outfielder's thing. He started the series on it..
The fact that you have learned these people's names means you are dead to me.
Oh, come on..... WINDSOR!
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 02:40:46 PM
Quote from: Jon on February 18, 2010, 02:36:28 PM
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 02:35:13 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 18, 2010, 01:55:00 PM
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 12:44:45 PM
I didn't actually think he'd take the time to call Bruce out about that. sigh.
You didn't think that Maddog would go off on a rant because someone had the temerity to insinuate his favorite player is a tad goofy?
Do you read what that schmuck writes?
Lately, no. I was interested in all the projections for about a week, and then I got tired of it. I'll read through the comments, make some dick jokes, and be done. I'm more interested about the in season stuff.
As far as the Sullivan thing, that was more Mercurial Outfielder's thing. He started the series on it..
The fact that you have learned these people's names means you are dead to me.
Oh, come on..... WINDSOR!
Oh yeah. We got on planning that trip.
Quote from: Jon on February 18, 2010, 02:36:28 PM
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 02:35:13 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 18, 2010, 01:55:00 PM
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 12:44:45 PM
I didn't actually think he'd take the time to call Bruce out about that. sigh.
You didn't think that Maddog would go off on a rant because someone had the temerity to insinuate his favorite player is a tad goofy?
Do you read what that schmuck writes?
Lately, no. I was interested in all the projections for about a week, and then I got tired of it. I'll read through the comments, make some dick jokes, and be done. I'm more interested about the in season stuff.
As far as the Sullivan thing, that was more Mercurial Outfielder's thing. He started the series on it..
The fact that you have learned these people's names means you are dead to me.
Blog loyalty is more important than anything. Hell, I'm not even sure which baseball team it is we're all supposed to root for, and I'm pretty sure this isn't a messageboard for other LIFELONG Saints fans, but I'd still defend it to the death. Or until I had to go to class. Or until my girlfriend no longer lives three hours away and I can have secks during the week.
What was I saying?
ACB sucks.
Quote from: Oleg on February 18, 2010, 02:51:32 PM
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 02:40:46 PM
Quote from: Jon on February 18, 2010, 02:36:28 PM
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 02:35:13 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 18, 2010, 01:55:00 PM
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 12:44:45 PM
I didn't actually think he'd take the time to call Bruce out about that. sigh.
You didn't think that Maddog would go off on a rant because someone had the temerity to insinuate his favorite player is a tad goofy?
Do you read what that schmuck writes?
Lately, no. I was interested in all the projections for about a week, and then I got tired of it. I'll read through the comments, make some dick jokes, and be done. I'm more interested about the in season stuff.
As far as the Sullivan thing, that was more Mercurial Outfielder's thing. He started the series on it..
The fact that you have learned these people's names means you are dead to me.
Oh, come on..... WINDSOR!
Oh yeah. We got on planning that trip.
That trip only made sense while we were drunk.
And even then, it was still a bit of a stretch.
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 18, 2010, 05:42:01 PM
Quote from: Oleg on February 18, 2010, 02:51:32 PM
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 02:40:46 PM
Quote from: Jon on February 18, 2010, 02:36:28 PM
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 02:35:13 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 18, 2010, 01:55:00 PM
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 12:44:45 PM
I didn't actually think he'd take the time to call Bruce out about that. sigh.
You didn't think that Maddog would go off on a rant because someone had the temerity to insinuate his favorite player is a tad goofy?
Do you read what that schmuck writes?
Lately, no. I was interested in all the projections for about a week, and then I got tired of it. I'll read through the comments, make some dick jokes, and be done. I'm more interested about the in season stuff.
As far as the Sullivan thing, that was more Mercurial Outfielder's thing. He started the series on it..
The fact that you have learned these people's names means you are dead to me.
Oh, come on..... WINDSOR!
Oh yeah. We got on planning that trip.
That trip only made sense while we were drunk.
And even then, it was still a bit of a stretch.
Yeah. Even I saw some flaws in that particular dialectic. And I was drunker than five Olegs.
Quote from: Jon on February 18, 2010, 05:44:26 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 18, 2010, 05:42:01 PM
Quote from: Oleg on February 18, 2010, 02:51:32 PM
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 02:40:46 PM
Quote from: Jon on February 18, 2010, 02:36:28 PM
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 02:35:13 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 18, 2010, 01:55:00 PM
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 12:44:45 PM
I didn't actually think he'd take the time to call Bruce out about that. sigh.
You didn't think that Maddog would go off on a rant because someone had the temerity to insinuate his favorite player is a tad goofy?
Do you read what that schmuck writes?
Lately, no. I was interested in all the projections for about a week, and then I got tired of it. I'll read through the comments, make some dick jokes, and be done. I'm more interested about the in season stuff.
As far as the Sullivan thing, that was more Mercurial Outfielder's thing. He started the series on it..
The fact that you have learned these people's names means you are dead to me.
Oh, come on..... WINDSOR!
Oh yeah. We got on planning that trip.
That trip only made sense while we were drunk.
And even then, it was still a bit of a stretch.
Yeah. Even I saw some flaws in that particular dialectic. And I was drunker than five Olegs.
Damnit! That night was full of all sorts of fail. That'll teach to go on the green wagon.
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on February 18, 2010, 12:55:03 PM
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 12:48:53 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on February 18, 2010, 12:47:19 PM
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 12:44:45 PM
Quote from: Kermit IV on February 18, 2010, 12:36:56 PM
Yeti, you fucking narc (http://www.anothercubsblog.net/2010-articles/february/pitcher-and-catchers-report.html).
QuoteTo this day, Milton Bradley is still being written about on a regular basis. It's not just Paul Sullivan either. I think it was Yeti who quoted Bruce Miles in the comments a couple days ago taking a childish shot at Milton Bradley. Rather than being professionals, these guys have sunk to levels that even I thought was impossible.
Note: No, I don't read that site, but I do have a Google search for "Bruce Miles" in my feed reader, because the Daily Herald didn't used to have an RSS feed.
I was actually making a sarcastic comment about that. It was more to say they don't call out others besides Paul Sullivan. I think what Bruce said was pretty minimal..
Quote. Now, if only another former Texas outfielder had tried to have that much fun last year...oh never mind.
I didn't actually think he'd take the time to call Bruce out about that. sigh.
Yeah, normally those guys have a pretty good sense of humor about everything.
I guess I should check to see if they have a green font on that commenting system.
Traitor.
QuoteThere are ways to express that Aaron Miles is well below average in a way that isn't an attack on that player
Fucking dandies. They should change it to stepantrofimovich.net.
There is no way to talk about how much fucking Aaron Miles sucks without using ad hominem attacks to describe that slap-hitting Travelocity gnome. Fuck anyone who says otherwise.
Quote from: SKO on February 18, 2010, 03:16:20 PM
Quote from: Jon on February 18, 2010, 02:36:28 PM
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 02:35:13 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 18, 2010, 01:55:00 PM
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 12:44:45 PM
I didn't actually think he'd take the time to call Bruce out about that. sigh.
You didn't think that Maddog would go off on a rant because someone had the temerity to insinuate his favorite player is a tad goofy?
Do you read what that schmuck writes?
Lately, no. I was interested in all the projections for about a week, and then I got tired of it. I'll read through the comments, make some dick jokes, and be done. I'm more interested about the in season stuff.
As far as the Sullivan thing, that was more Mercurial Outfielder's thing. He started the series on it..
The fact that you have learned these people's names means you are dead to me.
Blog loyalty is more important than anything. Hell, I'm not even sure which baseball team it is we're all supposed to root for, and I'm pretty sure this isn't a messageboard for other LIFELONG Saints fans, but I'd still defend it to the death. Or until I had to go to class. Or until my girlfriend no longer lives three hours away and I can have secks during the week.
What was I saying?
ACB sucks.
Irish Yeti is the Tokyo Rose of the Blog War.
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on February 19, 2010, 10:27:57 AM
Quote from: SKO on February 18, 2010, 03:16:20 PM
Quote from: Jon on February 18, 2010, 02:36:28 PM
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 02:35:13 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 18, 2010, 01:55:00 PM
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 12:44:45 PM
I didn't actually think he'd take the time to call Bruce out about that. sigh.
You didn't think that Maddog would go off on a rant because someone had the temerity to insinuate his favorite player is a tad goofy?
Do you read what that schmuck writes?
Lately, no. I was interested in all the projections for about a week, and then I got tired of it. I'll read through the comments, make some dick jokes, and be done. I'm more interested about the in season stuff.
As far as the Sullivan thing, that was more Mercurial Outfielder's thing. He started the series on it..
The fact that you have learned these people's names means you are dead to me.
Blog loyalty is more important than anything. Hell, I'm not even sure which baseball team it is we're all supposed to root for, and I'm pretty sure this isn't a messageboard for other LIFELONG Saints fans, but I'd still defend it to the death. Or until I had to go to class. Or until my girlfriend no longer lives three hours away and I can have secks during the week.
What was I saying?
ACB sucks.
Irish Yeti is the Tokyo Rose of the Blog War.
Tokyo Rose was a scapegoat.
Yeti's a dyed-in-the-wool traitor.
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 19, 2010, 10:52:51 AM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on February 19, 2010, 10:27:57 AM
Quote from: SKO on February 18, 2010, 03:16:20 PM
Quote from: Jon on February 18, 2010, 02:36:28 PM
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 02:35:13 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 18, 2010, 01:55:00 PM
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 12:44:45 PM
I didn't actually think he'd take the time to call Bruce out about that. sigh.
You didn't think that Maddog would go off on a rant because someone had the temerity to insinuate his favorite player is a tad goofy?
Do you read what that schmuck writes?
Lately, no. I was interested in all the projections for about a week, and then I got tired of it. I'll read through the comments, make some dick jokes, and be done. I'm more interested about the in season stuff.
As far as the Sullivan thing, that was more Mercurial Outfielder's thing. He started the series on it..
The fact that you have learned these people's names means you are dead to me.
Blog loyalty is more important than anything. Hell, I'm not even sure which baseball team it is we're all supposed to root for, and I'm pretty sure this isn't a messageboard for other LIFELONG Saints fans, but I'd still defend it to the death. Or until I had to go to class. Or until my girlfriend no longer lives three hours away and I can have secks during the week.
What was I saying?
ACB sucks.
Irish Yeti is the Tokyo Rose of the Blog War.
Tokyo Rose was a scapegoat.
Yeti's a dyed-in-the-wool traitor.
:sadface:
Quote from: Yeti on February 19, 2010, 11:22:15 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 19, 2010, 10:52:51 AM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on February 19, 2010, 10:27:57 AM
Quote from: SKO on February 18, 2010, 03:16:20 PM
Quote from: Jon on February 18, 2010, 02:36:28 PM
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 02:35:13 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 18, 2010, 01:55:00 PM
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 12:44:45 PM
I didn't actually think he'd take the time to call Bruce out about that. sigh.
You didn't think that Maddog would go off on a rant because someone had the temerity to insinuate his favorite player is a tad goofy?
Do you read what that schmuck writes?
Lately, no. I was interested in all the projections for about a week, and then I got tired of it. I'll read through the comments, make some dick jokes, and be done. I'm more interested about the in season stuff.
As far as the Sullivan thing, that was more Mercurial Outfielder's thing. He started the series on it..
The fact that you have learned these people's names means you are dead to me.
Blog loyalty is more important than anything. Hell, I'm not even sure which baseball team it is we're all supposed to root for, and I'm pretty sure this isn't a messageboard for other LIFELONG Saints fans, but I'd still defend it to the death. Or until I had to go to class. Or until my girlfriend no longer lives three hours away and I can have secks during the week.
What was I saying?
ACB sucks.
Irish Yeti is the Tokyo Rose of the Blog War.
Tokyo Rose was a scapegoat.
Yeti's a dyed-in-the-wool traitor.
:sadface:
You made your decision. It's too late to come back now.
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on February 19, 2010, 11:24:19 AM
Quote from: Yeti on February 19, 2010, 11:22:15 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 19, 2010, 10:52:51 AM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on February 19, 2010, 10:27:57 AM
Quote from: SKO on February 18, 2010, 03:16:20 PM
Quote from: Jon on February 18, 2010, 02:36:28 PM
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 02:35:13 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 18, 2010, 01:55:00 PM
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 12:44:45 PM
I didn't actually think he'd take the time to call Bruce out about that. sigh.
You didn't think that Maddog would go off on a rant because someone had the temerity to insinuate his favorite player is a tad goofy?
Do you read what that schmuck writes?
Lately, no. I was interested in all the projections for about a week, and then I got tired of it. I'll read through the comments, make some dick jokes, and be done. I'm more interested about the in season stuff.
As far as the Sullivan thing, that was more Mercurial Outfielder's thing. He started the series on it..
The fact that you have learned these people's names means you are dead to me.
Blog loyalty is more important than anything. Hell, I'm not even sure which baseball team it is we're all supposed to root for, and I'm pretty sure this isn't a messageboard for other LIFELONG Saints fans, but I'd still defend it to the death. Or until I had to go to class. Or until my girlfriend no longer lives three hours away and I can have secks during the week.
What was I saying?
ACB sucks.
Irish Yeti is the Tokyo Rose of the Blog War.
Tokyo Rose was a scapegoat.
Yeti's a dyed-in-the-wool traitor.
:sadface:
You made your decision. It's too late to come back now.
May I suggest Mother Night by Vonnegut, Yeti?
Quote from: Yeti on February 19, 2010, 11:22:15 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on February 19, 2010, 10:52:51 AM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on February 19, 2010, 10:27:57 AM
Quote from: SKO on February 18, 2010, 03:16:20 PM
Quote from: Jon on February 18, 2010, 02:36:28 PM
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 02:35:13 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on February 18, 2010, 01:55:00 PM
Quote from: Yeti on February 18, 2010, 12:44:45 PM
I didn't actually think he'd take the time to call Bruce out about that. sigh.
You didn't think that Maddog would go off on a rant because someone had the temerity to insinuate his favorite player is a tad goofy?
Do you read what that schmuck writes?
Lately, no. I was interested in all the projections for about a week, and then I got tired of it. I'll read through the comments, make some dick jokes, and be done. I'm more interested about the in season stuff.
As far as the Sullivan thing, that was more Mercurial Outfielder's thing. He started the series on it..
The fact that you have learned these people's names means you are dead to me.
Blog loyalty is more important than anything. Hell, I'm not even sure which baseball team it is we're all supposed to root for, and I'm pretty sure this isn't a messageboard for other LIFELONG Saints fans, but I'd still defend it to the death. Or until I had to go to class. Or until my girlfriend no longer lives three hours away and I can have secks during the week.
What was I saying?
ACB sucks.
Irish Yeti is the Tokyo Rose of the Blog War.
Tokyo Rose was a scapegoat.
Yeti's a dyed-in-the-wool traitor.
:sadface:
It's going to be difficult getting past the hesitation cuts, but once you do, you're golden, son.
Have I been up too long, or is Ed Farmer's play-by-play really like an interminable traffic report?
Quote from: Wheezer on March 13, 2010, 03:53:15 PM
Have I been up too long, or is Ed Farmer's play-by-play really like an interminable traffic report?
If said traffic report is being read by a sex offender, yes.
Set your MP3 recorders to 7:30 PM.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on March 22, 2010, 03:55:30 PM
Set your MP3 recorders to 7:30 PM.
Finals of "The Brain of Britain"?
Quote from: Wheezer on March 13, 2010, 03:53:15 PM
Have I been up too long, or is Ed Farmer's play-by-play really like an interminable traffic report?
He sounds like Orion Samuelson's replacement doing the agri-business report. But only if his replacement went to St. Rita and was a really awesome high school pitcher who lost a kidney or something.
It's just about SELLOUTRADIOTIME...
WE'RE LIVEBOXING THIS BITCH, BONARS.
DID YOU FUCKERS TELL HIM NOT TO TAKE MY CALL?
I got in. As "DEE DEE"...
Quote from: Bort on March 22, 2010, 09:03:36 PM
I got in. As "DEE DEE"...
Ahh, I used to date a Dee Dee in Hot Springs. Doris Diane. Preacher's daughter, went to church daily. Enormous girl, I don't know what she was doing with me.
It was awfully big of you sellouts to mock BCB for having a "long discussion" about whether they'd rather keep Wrigley or win a World Series...
http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=4650.0
Quote from: Wheezer on March 22, 2010, 09:07:56 PM
Quote from: Bort on March 22, 2010, 09:03:36 PM
I got in. As "DEE DEE"...
Ahh, I used to date a Dee Dee in Hot Springs. Doris Diane. Preacher's daughter, went to church daily. Enormous girl, I don't know what she was doing with me.
TDubbs has no idea what you're talking about but he's pretty sure it's a lie.
None of you gutless assholes had the balls to punch Kap in his face while you were in the studio with him.
What a bunch of sellouts.
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on March 22, 2010, 09:09:48 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on March 22, 2010, 09:07:56 PM
Quote from: Bort on March 22, 2010, 09:03:36 PM
I got in. As "DEE DEE"...
Ahh, I used to date a Dee Dee in Hot Springs. Doris Diane. Preacher's daughter, went to church daily. Enormous girl, I don't know what she was doing with me.
TDubbs has no idea what you're talking about but he's pretty sure it's a lie.
The worst part is that I was a dead ringer for Dorothy Hamill back then.
Quote from: Wheezer on March 22, 2010, 09:07:56 PM
Quote from: Bort on March 22, 2010, 09:03:36 PM
I got in. As "DEE DEE"...
Ahh, I used to date a Dee Dee in Hot Springs. Doris Diane. Preacher's daughter, went to church daily. Enormous girl, I don't know what she was doing with me.
My in-laws live in Hot Springs and my great-aunt---who just died---used to date Preacher. Preacher Roe, that is. But he lived in West Plains. None of those people are enormous, though. And all of that is true.
Does anyone have a recording of this? I think I need a recap.
Quote from: Gilgamesh on March 22, 2010, 10:35:58 PM
Does anyone have a recording of this? I think I need a recap.
Spoiler: Chuck is rooting for the Cubs to suck and takes exception to the length of Soriano's contract.
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on March 22, 2010, 10:47:15 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on March 22, 2010, 10:35:58 PM
Does anyone have a recording of this? I think I need a recap.
Spoiler: Chuck is rooting for the Cubs to suck and takes exception to the length of Soriano's contract.
Spoiler 2: Kaplan doesn't give a shit who's in the 25th roster spot. It could be Fork for all he apparently cares.
I'd rather have Fork coming off the bench as a pinch hitter than Kevin Fucking Millar.
Quote from: Armchair_QB on March 22, 2010, 11:41:59 PM
I'd rather have Fork coming off the bench as a pinch hitter than Kevin Fucking Millar.
I may be misremembering, but I'm pretty sure Fork was a part of the softball team that got Perfect Game'd
Quote from: Yeti on March 22, 2010, 11:56:10 PM
Quote from: Armchair_QB on March 22, 2010, 11:41:59 PM
I'd rather have Fork coming off the bench as a pinch hitter than Kevin Fucking Millar.
I may be misremembering, but I'm pretty sure Fork was a part of the softball team that got Perfect Game'd
You are misremembering.
Quote from: CT III on March 23, 2010, 06:30:53 AM
Quote from: Yeti on March 22, 2010, 11:56:10 PM
Quote from: Armchair_QB on March 22, 2010, 11:41:59 PM
I'd rather have Fork coming off the bench as a pinch hitter than Kevin Fucking Millar.
I may be misremembering, but I'm pretty sure Fork was a part of the softball team that got Perfect Game'd
You are misremembering.
A bat may be the only piece of softball/baseball equipment that I don't need the instruction manual for.
Quote from: Fork on March 23, 2010, 07:26:56 AM
Quote from: CT III on March 23, 2010, 06:30:53 AM
Quote from: Yeti on March 22, 2010, 11:56:10 PM
Quote from: Armchair_QB on March 22, 2010, 11:41:59 PM
I'd rather have Fork coming off the bench as a pinch hitter than Kevin Fucking Millar.
I may be misremembering, but I'm pretty sure Fork was a part of the softball team that got Perfect Game'd
You are misremembering.
A bat may be the only piece of softball/baseball equipment that I don't need the instruction manual for.
1. Pick up bat.
2. Beat sense into Yeti.
Seriously, Fork can't play any position for us either, but at least he can fucking hit. Why is Millar still around?
If Millar makes the team over Tracy, yes it's the 25th spot, but it underscores the motivation behind building this team, which is that guys who are nice to reporters have an edge over guys who are actually good. Fanboys like Kap and Gordo Busfield--who I believe is the one who actually uses the word "Curse Buster" as a modifier, christ help us-- are so transparently subjective in their reporting of this. Millar should not, by any rational measure, be in this godforsaken discussion. They want a friend and a story. Yes it's the 25th man, and I hate to be so fucking melodramatic here, but if Millar makes the team over Tracy I may pull the pin on 2010 already.
Quote from: MAD on March 23, 2010, 08:33:41 AM
Seriously, Fork can't play any position for us either, but at least he can fucking hit. Why is Millar still around?
If Millar makes the team over Tracy, yes it's the 25th spot, but it underscores the motivation behind building this team, which is that guys who are nice to reporters have an edge over guys who are actually good. Fanboys like Kap and Gordo Busfield--who I believe is the one who actually uses the word "Curse Buster" as a modifier, christ help us-- are so transparently subjective in their reporting of this. Millar should not, by any rational measure, be in this godforsaken discussion. They want a friend and a story. Yes it's the 25th man, and I hate to be so fucking melodramatic here, but if Millar makes the team over Tracy I may pull the pin on 2010 already.
Hey, 162 games is a long season. You need somebody in the clubhouse you know you always get a quote from.
Quote from: Armchair_QB on March 23, 2010, 09:03:45 AM
Quote from: MAD on March 23, 2010, 08:33:41 AM
Seriously, Fork can't play any position for us either, but at least he can fucking hit. Why is Millar still around?
If Millar makes the team over Tracy, yes it's the 25th spot, but it underscores the motivation behind building this team, which is that guys who are nice to reporters have an edge over guys who are actually good. Fanboys like Kap and Gordo Busfield--who I believe is the one who actually uses the word "Curse Buster" as a modifier, christ help us-- are so transparently subjective in their reporting of this. Millar should not, by any rational measure, be in this godforsaken discussion. They want a friend and a story. Yes it's the 25th man, and I hate to be so fucking melodramatic here, but if Millar makes the team over Tracy I may pull the pin on 2010 already.
Hey, 162 games is a long season. You need somebody in the clubhouse you know you always get a quote from.
Then, to paraphrase a FAMOUS CUBS BLOGGER, make that person a coach.
Quote from: Bort on March 23, 2010, 09:10:16 AM
Quote from: Armchair_QB on March 23, 2010, 09:03:45 AM
Quote from: MAD on March 23, 2010, 08:33:41 AM
Seriously, Fork can't play any position for us either, but at least he can fucking hit. Why is Millar still around?
If Millar makes the team over Tracy, yes it's the 25th spot, but it underscores the motivation behind building this team, which is that guys who are nice to reporters have an edge over guys who are actually good. Fanboys like Kap and Gordo Busfield--who I believe is the one who actually uses the word "Curse Buster" as a modifier, christ help us-- are so transparently subjective in their reporting of this. Millar should not, by any rational measure, be in this godforsaken discussion. They want a friend and a story. Yes it's the 25th man, and I hate to be so fucking melodramatic here, but if Millar makes the team over Tracy I may pull the pin on 2010 already.
Hey, 162 games is a long season. You need somebody in the clubhouse you know you always get a quote from.
Then, to paraphrase a FAMOUS VERY WELL-KNOWN CUBS BLOGGER, make that person a coach.
Kaplan laying it on thick, almost to the point of being defensive about it'd
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on March 23, 2010, 10:35:51 AM
Quote from: Bort on March 23, 2010, 09:10:16 AM
Quote from: Armchair_QB on March 23, 2010, 09:03:45 AM
Quote from: MAD on March 23, 2010, 08:33:41 AM
Seriously, Fork can't play any position for us either, but at least he can fucking hit. Why is Millar still around?
If Millar makes the team over Tracy, yes it's the 25th spot, but it underscores the motivation behind building this team, which is that guys who are nice to reporters have an edge over guys who are actually good. Fanboys like Kap and Gordo Busfield--who I believe is the one who actually uses the word "Curse Buster" as a modifier, christ help us-- are so transparently subjective in their reporting of this. Millar should not, by any rational measure, be in this godforsaken discussion. They want a friend and a story. Yes it's the 25th man, and I hate to be so fucking melodramatic here, but if Millar makes the team over Tracy I may pull the pin on 2010 already.
Hey, 162 games is a long season. You need somebody in the clubhouse you know you always get a quote from.
Then, to paraphrase a FAMOUS VERY WELL-KNOWN CUBS BLOGGER, make that person a coach.
Kaplan laying it on thick, almost to the point of being defensive about it'd
Probably because he got 50 emails after last appearance saying "Who the fuck were those people? Who is the Jim Essen guy? What is a desipio?"
Quote from: Yeti on March 23, 2010, 10:50:51 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on March 23, 2010, 10:35:51 AM
Quote from: Bort on March 23, 2010, 09:10:16 AM
Quote from: Armchair_QB on March 23, 2010, 09:03:45 AM
Quote from: MAD on March 23, 2010, 08:33:41 AM
Seriously, Fork can't play any position for us either, but at least he can fucking hit. Why is Millar still around?
If Millar makes the team over Tracy, yes it's the 25th spot, but it underscores the motivation behind building this team, which is that guys who are nice to reporters have an edge over guys who are actually good. Fanboys like Kap and Gordo Busfield--who I believe is the one who actually uses the word "Curse Buster" as a modifier, christ help us-- are so transparently subjective in their reporting of this. Millar should not, by any rational measure, be in this godforsaken discussion. They want a friend and a story. Yes it's the 25th man, and I hate to be so fucking melodramatic here, but if Millar makes the team over Tracy I may pull the pin on 2010 already.
Hey, 162 games is a long season. You need somebody in the clubhouse you know you always get a quote from.
Then, to paraphrase a FAMOUS VERY WELL-KNOWN CUBS BLOGGER, make that person a coach.
Kaplan laying it on thick, almost to the point of being defensive about it'd
Probably because he got 50 emails from me after last appearance saying "Who the fuck were those people? Who is the Jim Essen guy? What is a desipio?" you really need to have the ACB guys on.
Mata Yeti'd.
Quote from: MAD on March 23, 2010, 11:01:52 AM
Quote from: Yeti on March 23, 2010, 10:50:51 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on March 23, 2010, 10:35:51 AM
Quote from: Bort on March 23, 2010, 09:10:16 AM
Quote from: Armchair_QB on March 23, 2010, 09:03:45 AM
Quote from: MAD on March 23, 2010, 08:33:41 AM
Seriously, Fork can't play any position for us either, but at least he can fucking hit. Why is Millar still around?
If Millar makes the team over Tracy, yes it's the 25th spot, but it underscores the motivation behind building this team, which is that guys who are nice to reporters have an edge over guys who are actually good. Fanboys like Kap and Gordo Busfield--who I believe is the one who actually uses the word "Curse Buster" as a modifier, christ help us-- are so transparently subjective in their reporting of this. Millar should not, by any rational measure, be in this godforsaken discussion. They want a friend and a story. Yes it's the 25th man, and I hate to be so fucking melodramatic here, but if Millar makes the team over Tracy I may pull the pin on 2010 already.
Hey, 162 games is a long season. You need somebody in the clubhouse you know you always get a quote from.
Then, to paraphrase a FAMOUS VERY WELL-KNOWN CUBS BLOGGER, make that person a coach.
Kaplan laying it on thick, almost to the point of being defensive about it'd
Probably because he got 50 emails from me after last appearance saying "Who the fuck were those people? Who is the Jim Essen guy? What is a desipio?" you really need to have the ACB guys on.
Mata Yeti'd.
That will
never get old.
Quote from: Bort on March 23, 2010, 11:09:04 AM
Quote from: MAD on March 23, 2010, 11:01:52 AM
Quote from: Yeti on March 23, 2010, 10:50:51 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on March 23, 2010, 10:35:51 AM
Quote from: Bort on March 23, 2010, 09:10:16 AM
Quote from: Armchair_QB on March 23, 2010, 09:03:45 AM
Quote from: MAD on March 23, 2010, 08:33:41 AM
Seriously, Fork can't play any position for us either, but at least he can fucking hit. Why is Millar still around?
If Millar makes the team over Tracy, yes it's the 25th spot, but it underscores the motivation behind building this team, which is that guys who are nice to reporters have an edge over guys who are actually good. Fanboys like Kap and Gordo Busfield--who I believe is the one who actually uses the word "Curse Buster" as a modifier, christ help us-- are so transparently subjective in their reporting of this. Millar should not, by any rational measure, be in this godforsaken discussion. They want a friend and a story. Yes it's the 25th man, and I hate to be so fucking melodramatic here, but if Millar makes the team over Tracy I may pull the pin on 2010 already.
Hey, 162 games is a long season. You need somebody in the clubhouse you know you always get a quote from.
Then, to paraphrase a FAMOUS VERY WELL-KNOWN CUBS BLOGGER, make that person a coach.
Kaplan laying it on thick, almost to the point of being defensive about it'd
Probably because he got 50 emails from me after last appearance saying "Who the fuck were those people? Who is the Jim Essen guy? What is a desipio?" you really need to have the ACB guys on.
Mata Yeti'd.
That will never get old.
Which is the complete opposite of Huey
Quote from: Yeti on March 23, 2010, 11:29:59 AM
Quote from: Bort on March 23, 2010, 11:09:04 AM
Quote from: MAD on March 23, 2010, 11:01:52 AM
Quote from: Yeti on March 23, 2010, 10:50:51 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on March 23, 2010, 10:35:51 AM
Quote from: Bort on March 23, 2010, 09:10:16 AM
Quote from: Armchair_QB on March 23, 2010, 09:03:45 AM
Quote from: MAD on March 23, 2010, 08:33:41 AM
Seriously, Fork can't play any position for us either, but at least he can fucking hit. Why is Millar still around?
If Millar makes the team over Tracy, yes it's the 25th spot, but it underscores the motivation behind building this team, which is that guys who are nice to reporters have an edge over guys who are actually good. Fanboys like Kap and Gordo Busfield--who I believe is the one who actually uses the word "Curse Buster" as a modifier, christ help us-- are so transparently subjective in their reporting of this. Millar should not, by any rational measure, be in this godforsaken discussion. They want a friend and a story. Yes it's the 25th man, and I hate to be so fucking melodramatic here, but if Millar makes the team over Tracy I may pull the pin on 2010 already.
Hey, 162 games is a long season. You need somebody in the clubhouse you know you always get a quote from.
Then, to paraphrase a FAMOUS VERY WELL-KNOWN CUBS BLOGGER, make that person a coach.
Kaplan laying it on thick, almost to the point of being defensive about it'd
Probably because he got 50 emails from me after last appearance saying "Who the fuck were those people? Who is the Jim Essen guy? What is a desipio?" you really need to have the ACB guys on.
Mata Yeti'd.
That will never get old.
Which is the complete opposite of Huey
Quiet, Tokyo Rose.
Listen live at: http://www.wgnradio.com/shows/sportscentral/uncut/
Or:
http://ivychat.blogspot.com/2010/03/50000-watts-of-indifference.html
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on March 23, 2010, 07:21:00 PM
Listen live at: http://www.wgnradio.com/shows/sportscentral/uncut/
Or:
http://ivychat.blogspot.com/2010/03/50000-watts-of-indifference.html
Excellent. Thanks, Chuck.
That was cool guys! Nice work!
How do you feel about the Ricketts family squeezing revenue out of Wrigley Field?
Monday: Kap invites three morans to bat behind Tom Izzo for the final hour of Sports Central.
Hockey game on Tuesday, so no SportsCentral. Today, a published report predicts the imminent demise of Sports Central. (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=7284.0)
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on January 13, 2010, 04:01:14 PM
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Chuck--
Why do you always insist on spelling his name with a "U"?
Is it with an "e"? Interesting. Then again, it's not like I see his name in chyron all the time.
Is this some jew thing?
It's a TV thing. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chyron)
Any further questions should be addressed to Alvin Yellon.
He's in TV.
Ah, yes. But Jews RUN the media!
Not, however, WGN-advertising outsourcing companies, it seems (http://www1.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/3-17-10.cfm?renderforprint=1).
Forgot all about Judd Sirott. Ugh.
Anyone who says George Ofman is better than David Kaplan is LYING!
Quote from: Brownie on April 12, 2010, 05:16:24 PM
Anyone who says George Ofman is better than David Kaplan is LYING!
Is George Ofman still butthurt about the departure of Casey McGhey? Because Kappo is.
Unless my ears are broken I think Pudd Sirott referred to Soto as "Tijuana Soto" during that home run call.
Quote from: R-V on April 14, 2010, 02:47:36 PM
Unless my ears are broken I think Pudd Sirott referred to Soto as "Tijuana Soto" during that home run call.
Tijuana Soto? Sounds like something you could by from some streetcorner Oleg down Mexico way.
Because I can't deal with Santo, I often listen to the opposing team's broadcast on my MLB At-Bat thingy.
I used to think Uecker was a pretty decent broadcaster. Holy shit....he is about 73 different varieties of suck. The top of the fifth inning of today's game was the worst play-by-play I've heard in some time. Lost track of the score...lost track of the number of outs.
And apparently, Zambrano is hurt? I hope he's wrong about that too.
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on April 15, 2010, 03:06:11 PM
Because I can't deal with Santo, I often listen to the opposing team's broadcast on my MLB At-Bat thingy.
I used to think Uecker was a pretty decent broadcaster. Holy shit....he is about 73 different varieties of suck. The top of the fifth inning of today's game was the worst play-by-play I've heard in some time. Lost track of the score...lost track of the number of outs.
And apparently, Zambrano is hurt? I hope he's wrong about that too.
Forearm cramps, it looked like.
Quote from: Internet Apex on April 15, 2010, 03:12:16 PM
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on April 15, 2010, 03:06:11 PM
Because I can't deal with Santo, I often listen to the opposing team's broadcast on my MLB At-Bat thingy.
I used to think Uecker was a pretty decent broadcaster. Holy shit....he is about 73 different varieties of suck. The top of the fifth inning of today's game was the worst play-by-play I've heard in some time. Lost track of the score...lost track of the number of outs.
And apparently, Zambrano is hurt? I hope he's wrong about that too.
Forearm cramps, it looked like.
Cramps? Doesn't this belong in a Rich Hill thread?
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on April 15, 2010, 03:16:03 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on April 15, 2010, 03:12:16 PM
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on April 15, 2010, 03:06:11 PM
Because I can't deal with Santo, I often listen to the opposing team's broadcast on my MLB At-Bat thingy.
I used to think Uecker was a pretty decent broadcaster. Holy shit....he is about 73 different varieties of suck. The top of the fifth inning of today's game was the worst play-by-play I've heard in some time. Lost track of the score...lost track of the number of outs.
And apparently, Zambrano is hurt? I hope he's wrong about that too.
Forearm cramps, it looked like.
Cramps? Doesn't this belong in a Rich Hill thread?
Could be. Why don't you find one and stay there?
[Bort] Z Was a Teenage Werewolf? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrbTkNwbUz8) [/Bort]
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 15, 2010, 03:33:53 PM
[Bort] Z Was a Teenage Werewolf? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrbTkNwbUz8) [/Bort]
Man, I'm glad I remembered to post that.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on April 15, 2010, 03:16:03 PM
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Because I can't deal with Santo, I often listen to the opposing team's broadcast on my MLB At-Bat thingy.
I used to think Uecker was a pretty decent broadcaster. Holy shit....he is about 73 different varieties of suck. The top of the fifth inning of today's game was the worst play-by-play I've heard in some time. Lost track of the score...lost track of the number of outs.
And apparently, Zambrano is hurt? I hope he's wrong about that too.
Forearm cramps, it looked like.
Cramps? Doesn't this belong in a Rich Hill Mary Prior thread?
/fixed.
Okay, so remember that awesome song that Eddie Vedder did about the Cubs?
Well, imagine the exact opposite.
Here is Thrill's doppelganger, Scott Stapp (Que Morph?) singing a song about the Florida Marlins. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwaSuYZ6svQ&feature=player_embedded)
I keep waiting to find out that this is a big joke, but apparently it's real.
It legitimately sounds like a spoof version of "Someday We'll Go All the Way"
And it's totally unlistenably incredible.
Also, it's called "Marlins Will Soar"
Fish.
Soaring.
Quote from: PenFoe on April 16, 2010, 11:19:13 AM
Okay, so remember that awesome song that Eddie Vedder did about the Cubs?
Well, imagine the exact opposite.
Here is Thrill's doppelganger, Scott Stapp (Que Morph?) singing a song about the Florida Marlins. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwaSuYZ6svQ&feature=player_embedded)
I keep waiting to find out that this is a big joke, but apparently it's real.
It legitimately sounds like a spoof version of "Someday We'll Go All the Way"
And it's totally unlistenably incredible.
Also, it's called "Marlins Will Soar"
Fish.
Soaring.
It's about Marlon Byrd, you fool.
Quote from: PenFoe on April 16, 2010, 11:19:13 AM
Okay, so remember that awesome song that Eddie Vedder did about the Cubs?
Well, imagine the exact opposite.
Here is Thrill's doppelganger, Scott Stapp (Que Morph?) singing a song about the Florida Marlins. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwaSuYZ6svQ&feature=player_embedded)
I keep waiting to find out that this is a big joke, but apparently it's real.
It legitimately sounds like a spoof version of "Someday We'll Go All the Way"
And it's totally unlistenably incredible.
Also, it's called "Marlins Will Soar"
Fish.
Soaring.
Vedder was in a Seatkle group. Pike St. Market is also in Seattke. Fish are soaring all over that motherfucker.
Is Santo dead? I've been listening VERY sporadically (there's been a run on bus parts, you know), but everytime I listen Otto and Hughes are seemingly eulogizing him.
Quote from: CT III on April 16, 2010, 11:29:43 AM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 16, 2010, 11:19:13 AM
Okay, so remember that awesome song that Eddie Vedder did about the Cubs?
Well, imagine the exact opposite.
Here is Thrill's doppelganger, Scott Stapp (Que Morph?) singing a song about the Florida Marlins. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwaSuYZ6svQ&feature=player_embedded)
I keep waiting to find out that this is a big joke, but apparently it's real.
It legitimately sounds like a spoof version of "Someday We'll Go All the Way"
And it's totally unlistenably incredible.
Also, it's called "Marlins Will Soar"
Fish.
Soaring.
It's about Marlon Byrd, you fool.
CT is still pining for Bon Jovi's MLB song..
Quote from: Brownie on April 16, 2010, 02:09:28 PM
Is Santo dead? I've been listening VERY sporadically (there's been a run on bus parts, you know), but everytime I listen Otto and Hughes are seemingly eulogizing him.
Maybe he's on the one-yard line.
Quote from: Brownie on April 16, 2010, 02:09:28 PM
Is Santo dead? I've been listening VERY sporadically (there's been a run on bus parts, you know), but everytime I listen Otto and Hughes are seemingly eulogizing him.
"Under the weather," according to Pat. Out a day or two.
Quote from: Shooter on April 16, 2010, 03:10:55 PM
Quote from: Brownie on April 16, 2010, 02:09:28 PM
Is Santo dead? I've been listening VERY sporadically (there's been a run on bus parts, you know), but everytime I listen Otto and Hughes are seemingly eulogizing him.
"Under the weather," according to Pat. Out a day or two.
Under the weather? Isn't that what happened to old Soviet Premiers?
Quote from: PenFoe on April 16, 2010, 11:19:13 AM
Okay, so remember that awesome song that Eddie Vedder did about the Cubs?
words words words words
No. Was it on the B-Side of the single for the real ghey one he made? I didn't buy that.
This thread should get bumped just because of the Subway Jared-looking douche that was in the tee vee booth in the bottom of the seventh.
I like how Len pretty much kicked him out before the end of the inning.
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Quote from: Shooter on April 16, 2010, 03:10:55 PM
Quote from: Brownie on April 16, 2010, 02:09:28 PM
Is Santo dead? I've been listening VERY sporadically (there's been a run on bus parts, you know), but everytime I listen Otto and Hughes are seemingly eulogizing him.
"Under the weather," according to Pat. Out a day or two.
Under the weather? Isn't that what happened to old Soviet Premiers?
Santo is NOT a commie.
One of the things I hate most about this team is the endless parade of idiots coming through the television booth during the games.
Out of the things off the field, I mean.
I had no idea that Ted Knight was dead.
Harold Ramis just told an anecdote about taking a leak in the pressbox restroom and hearing Pat Hughes announce "Harold Ramis is here today" and getting freaked out because he thought they had a camera in the bathroom. Pat Hughes replied "So they have our radio feed piped in to the restroom, is that what you're saying?"
As if you don't know, Pat. As if you don't know.
Quote from: ChuckD on April 18, 2010, 02:50:39 PM
Harold Ramis just told an anecdote about taking a leak in the pressbox restroom and hearing Pat Hughes announce "Harold Ramis is here today" and getting freaked out because he thought they had a camera in the bathroom. Pat Hughes replied "So they have our radio feed piped in to the restroom, is that what you're saying?"
As if you don't know, Pat. As if you don't know.
Instead of using Judd for an inning Pat should call the 5th from the can.
Quote from: Armchair_QB on April 18, 2010, 04:27:13 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on April 18, 2010, 02:50:39 PM
Harold Ramis just told an anecdote about taking a leak in the pressbox restroom and hearing Pat Hughes announce "Harold Ramis is here today" and getting freaked out because he thought they had a camera in the bathroom. Pat Hughes replied "So they have our radio feed piped in to the restroom, is that what you're saying?"
As if you don't know, Pat. As if you don't know.
Instead of using Judd for an inning Pat should call the 5th from the can.
I think we've finally hit upon Judd's main qualification for the job: the sound of his voice helps Pat expedite his 5th inning steamers.
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 18, 2010, 06:50:54 PM
Quote from: Armchair_QB on April 18, 2010, 04:27:13 PM
Quote from: ChuckD on April 18, 2010, 02:50:39 PM
Harold Ramis just told an anecdote about taking a leak in the pressbox restroom and hearing Pat Hughes announce "Harold Ramis is here today" and getting freaked out because he thought they had a camera in the bathroom. Pat Hughes replied "So they have our radio feed piped in to the restroom, is that what you're saying?"
As if you don't know, Pat. As if you don't know.
Instead of using Judd for an inning Pat should call the 5th from the can.
I think we've finally hit upon Judd's main qualification for the job: the sound of his voice helps Pat expedite his 5th inning steamers.
I always thought his main qualification was being Bob's nephew.
Quote from: Wheezer on April 18, 2010, 02:23:29 PM
I had no idea that Ted Knight was dead.
I actually remember when he died. His "Too Close For Comfort" follow-up was going places but for his untimely demise.
Quote from: MAD on April 18, 2010, 10:52:43 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on April 18, 2010, 02:23:29 PM
I had no idea that Ted Knight was dead.
I actually remember when he died. His "Too Close For Comfort" follow-up was going places but for his untimely demise.
Follow up? He died mid-production. The only difference between him and Redd Foxx and John Ritter is they died on the set.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on April 19, 2010, 08:45:03 AM
Quote from: MAD on April 18, 2010, 10:52:43 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on April 18, 2010, 02:23:29 PM
I had no idea that Ted Knight was dead.
I actually remember when he died. His "Too Close For Comfort" follow-up was going places but for his untimely demise.
Follow up? He died mid-production. The only difference between him and Redd Foxx and John Ritter is they died on the set.
Not much of a resume depth-wise, but Ted Baxter and Judge Smails are both pretty immortal. I just can't believe Wheezer thought Ted Knight had been alive the past quarter century. What a blind spot.
As for this thread, even my wife was bitching about Santo yesterday when I got back home, and she doesn't even follow the Cubs too closely. I'm glad I missed it. I thought Otto was serviceable on Friday and Saturday. Judd's still horrible.
Quote from: MAD on April 18, 2010, 10:52:43 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on April 18, 2010, 02:23:29 PM
I had no idea that Ted Knight was dead.
I actually remember when he died. His "Too Close For Comfort" follow-up was going places but for his untimely demise.
I still can't believe Jm J Bullock outlasted him.
Quote from: Fork on April 19, 2010, 09:34:12 AM
Quote from: MAD on April 18, 2010, 10:52:43 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on April 18, 2010, 02:23:29 PM
I had no idea that Ted Knight was dead.
I actually remember when he died. His "Too Close For Comfort" follow-up was going places but for his untimely demise.
I still can't believe Jm J Bullock outlasted him.
Seriously. I thought the AIDS was eating his flesh 15 years ago when he'd go on Howard Stern. At least that's how they made it sound.
Quote from: MAD on April 19, 2010, 09:24:04 AM
I just can't believe Wheezer thought Ted Knight had been alive the past quarter century. What a blind spot.
Not thinking of him as dead is different from thinking he was alive.
Quote from: Wheezer on April 19, 2010, 01:12:25 PM
Not thinking of him as dead is different from thinking he was alive.
(http://www.lessignets.com/signetsdiane/calendrier/images/aout/9/gerald-ford-picture58.jpg)
Quote from: Wheezer on April 19, 2010, 01:12:25 PM
Quote from: MAD on April 19, 2010, 09:24:04 AM
I just can't believe Wheezer thought Ted Knight had been alive the past quarter century. What a blind spot.
Not thinking of him as dead is different from thinking he was alive.
"I did not say [he] was alive, my child. I did not think it. I go no further than to say that [he] might be Un-Dead."
Quote from: Bort on April 19, 2010, 02:01:32 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on April 19, 2010, 01:12:25 PM
Quote from: MAD on April 19, 2010, 09:24:04 AM
I just can't believe Wheezer thought Ted Knight had been alive the past quarter century. What a blind spot.
Not thinking of him as dead is different from thinking he was alive.
"I did not say [he] was alive, my child. I did not think it. I go no further than to say that [he] might be Un-Dead."
Thank you for immortalizing my drunken PANKboarding with your signature.
Quote from: SKO on April 19, 2010, 02:06:48 PM
Quote from: Bort on April 19, 2010, 02:01:32 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on April 19, 2010, 01:12:25 PM
Quote from: MAD on April 19, 2010, 09:24:04 AM
I just can't believe Wheezer thought Ted Knight had been alive the past quarter century. What a blind spot.
Not thinking of him as dead is different from thinking he was alive.
"I did not say [he] was alive, my child. I did not think it. I go no further than to say that [he] might be Un-Dead."
Thank you for immortalizing my drunken PANKboarding with your signature.
It truly was glorious.
Quote from: Bort on April 19, 2010, 02:12:32 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 19, 2010, 02:06:48 PM
Quote from: Bort on April 19, 2010, 02:01:32 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on April 19, 2010, 01:12:25 PM
Quote from: MAD on April 19, 2010, 09:24:04 AM
I just can't believe Wheezer thought Ted Knight had been alive the past quarter century. What a blind spot.
Not thinking of him as dead is different from thinking he was alive.
"I did not say [he] was alive, my child. I did not think it. I go no further than to say that [he] might be Un-Dead."
Thank you for immortalizing my drunken PANKboarding with your signature.
It truly was glorious.
My brother was on leave from the Air Force and took me out for a much belated 21st celebration. I had five Jameson and cokes, a Jaeger Bomb, two shots of something red, and a shaker full of free something that the bartender gave me because he bet me I wouldn't go up and sing Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (t'was karaoke night). I wake up the next day with a hangover, two nigh illegible posts on desipio, and a bunch of texts asking me if I realized that asshole brother of mine had gone and posted the video on youtube. Great night.
Quote from: SKO on April 19, 2010, 02:19:51 PM
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Quote from: Bort on April 19, 2010, 02:01:32 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on April 19, 2010, 01:12:25 PM
Quote from: MAD on April 19, 2010, 09:24:04 AM
I just can't believe Wheezer thought Ted Knight had been alive the past quarter century. What a blind spot.
Not thinking of him as dead is different from thinking he was alive.
"I did not say [he] was alive, my child. I did not think it. I go no further than to say that [he] might be Un-Dead."
Thank you for immortalizing my drunken PANKboarding with your signature.
It truly was glorious.
My brother was on leave from the Air Force and took me out for a much belated 21st celebration. I had five Jameson and cokes, a Jaeger Bomb, two shots of something red, and a shaker full of free something that the bartender gave me because he bet me I wouldn't go up and sing Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (t'was karaoke night). I wake up the next day with a hangover, two nigh illegible posts on desipio, and a bunch of texts asking me if I realized that asshole brother of mine had gone and posted the video on youtube. Great night.
Familiar with the Youtube Discoveries thread?
Quote from: Yeti on April 19, 2010, 02:30:54 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 19, 2010, 02:19:51 PM
Quote from: Bort on April 19, 2010, 02:12:32 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 19, 2010, 02:06:48 PM
Quote from: Bort on April 19, 2010, 02:01:32 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on April 19, 2010, 01:12:25 PM
Quote from: MAD on April 19, 2010, 09:24:04 AM
I just can't believe Wheezer thought Ted Knight had been alive the past quarter century. What a blind spot.
Not thinking of him as dead is different from thinking he was alive.
"I did not say [he] was alive, my child. I did not think it. I go no further than to say that [he] might be Un-Dead."
Thank you for immortalizing my drunken PANKboarding with your signature.
It truly was glorious.
My brother was on leave from the Air Force and took me out for a much belated 21st celebration. I had five Jameson and cokes, a Jaeger Bomb, two shots of something red, and a shaker full of free something that the bartender gave me because he bet me I wouldn't go up and sing Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (t'was karaoke night). I wake up the next day with a hangover, two nigh illegible posts on desipio, and a bunch of texts asking me if I realized that asshole brother of mine had gone and posted the video on youtube. Great night.
Familiar with the Youtube Discoveries thread?
If you want to do the work and find it, more power to ya. But I ain't makin it that easy.
Quote from: SKO on April 19, 2010, 02:33:50 PM
Quote from: Yeti on April 19, 2010, 02:30:54 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 19, 2010, 02:19:51 PM
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Quote from: SKO on April 19, 2010, 02:06:48 PM
Quote from: Bort on April 19, 2010, 02:01:32 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on April 19, 2010, 01:12:25 PM
Quote from: MAD on April 19, 2010, 09:24:04 AM
I just can't believe Wheezer thought Ted Knight had been alive the past quarter century. What a blind spot.
Not thinking of him as dead is different from thinking he was alive.
"I did not say [he] was alive, my child. I did not think it. I go no further than to say that [he] might be Un-Dead."
Thank you for immortalizing my drunken PANKboarding with your signature.
It truly was glorious.
My brother was on leave from the Air Force and took me out for a much belated 21st celebration. I had five Jameson and cokes, a Jaeger Bomb, two shots of something red, and a shaker full of free something that the bartender gave me because he bet me I wouldn't go up and sing Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (t'was karaoke night). I wake up the next day with a hangover, two nigh illegible posts on desipio, and a bunch of texts asking me if I realized that asshole brother of mine had gone and posted the video on youtube. Great night.
Familiar with the Youtube Discoveries thread?
If you want to do the work and find it, more power to ya. But I ain't makin it that easy.
Did Big Ben pull down his pants before he entered your stall? I hear he does that.
Quote from: BH on April 19, 2010, 03:24:59 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 19, 2010, 02:33:50 PM
Quote from: Yeti on April 19, 2010, 02:30:54 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 19, 2010, 02:19:51 PM
Quote from: Bort on April 19, 2010, 02:12:32 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 19, 2010, 02:06:48 PM
Quote from: Bort on April 19, 2010, 02:01:32 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on April 19, 2010, 01:12:25 PM
Quote from: MAD on April 19, 2010, 09:24:04 AM
I just can't believe Wheezer thought Ted Knight had been alive the past quarter century. What a blind spot.
Not thinking of him as dead is different from thinking he was alive.
"I did not say [he] was alive, my child. I did not think it. I go no further than to say that [he] might be Un-Dead."
Thank you for immortalizing my drunken PANKboarding with your signature.
It truly was glorious.
My brother was on leave from the Air Force and took me out for a much belated 21st celebration. I had five Jameson and cokes, a Jaeger Bomb, two shots of something red, and a shaker full of free something that the bartender gave me because he bet me I wouldn't go up and sing Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (t'was karaoke night). I wake up the next day with a hangover, two nigh illegible posts on desipio, and a bunch of texts asking me if I realized that asshole brother of mine had gone and posted the video on youtube. Great night.
Familiar with the Youtube Discoveries thread?
If you want to do the work and find it, more power to ya. But I ain't makin it that easy.
Did Big Ben pull down his pants before he entered your stall? I hear he does that.
No. But I ran over a Mexican guy with my car and told him the cops my name was Donte Stallworth.
Quote from: SKO on April 19, 2010, 03:42:04 PM
Quote from: BH on April 19, 2010, 03:24:59 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 19, 2010, 02:33:50 PM
Quote from: Yeti on April 19, 2010, 02:30:54 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 19, 2010, 02:19:51 PM
Quote from: Bort on April 19, 2010, 02:12:32 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 19, 2010, 02:06:48 PM
Quote from: Bort on April 19, 2010, 02:01:32 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on April 19, 2010, 01:12:25 PM
Quote from: MAD on April 19, 2010, 09:24:04 AM
I just can't believe Wheezer thought Ted Knight had been alive the past quarter century. What a blind spot.
Not thinking of him as dead is different from thinking he was alive.
"I did not say [he] was alive, my child. I did not think it. I go no further than to say that [he] might be Un-Dead."
Thank you for immortalizing my drunken PANKboarding with your signature.
It truly was glorious.
My brother was on leave from the Air Force and took me out for a much belated 21st celebration. I had five Jameson and cokes, a Jaeger Bomb, two shots of something red, and a shaker full of free something that the bartender gave me because he bet me I wouldn't go up and sing Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (t'was karaoke night). I wake up the next day with a hangover, two nigh illegible posts on desipio, and a bunch of texts asking me if I realized that asshole brother of mine had gone and posted the video on youtube. Great night.
Familiar with the Youtube Discoveries thread?
If you want to do the work and find it, more power to ya. But I ain't makin it that easy.
Did Big Ben pull down his pants before he entered your stall? I hear he does that.
No. But I ran over a Mexican Cuban guy with my car and told him the cops my name was Donte Stallworth.
South Florida'd
Quote from: SKO on April 19, 2010, 02:33:50 PM
Quote from: Yeti on April 19, 2010, 02:30:54 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 19, 2010, 02:19:51 PM
Quote from: Bort on April 19, 2010, 02:12:32 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 19, 2010, 02:06:48 PM
Quote from: Bort on April 19, 2010, 02:01:32 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on April 19, 2010, 01:12:25 PM
Quote from: MAD on April 19, 2010, 09:24:04 AM
I just can't believe Wheezer thought Ted Knight had been alive the past quarter century. What a blind spot.
Not thinking of him as dead is different from thinking he was alive.
"I did not say [he] was alive, my child. I did not think it. I go no further than to say that [he] might be Un-Dead."
Thank you for immortalizing my drunken PANKboarding with your signature.
It truly was glorious.
My brother was on leave from the Air Force and took me out for a much belated 21st celebration. I had five Jameson and cokes, a Jaeger Bomb, two shots of something red, and a shaker full of free something that the bartender gave me because he bet me I wouldn't go up and sing Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (t'was karaoke night). I wake up the next day with a hangover, two nigh illegible posts on desipio, and a bunch of texts asking me if I realized that asshole brother of mine had gone and posted the video on youtube. Great night.
Familiar with the Youtube Discoveries thread?
If you want to do the work and find it, more power to ya. But I ain't makin it that easy.
It would have been a lot easier to find if you'd bothered to tell us about its existence a few days ago, dammit.
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 19, 2010, 03:52:12 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 19, 2010, 02:33:50 PM
Quote from: Yeti on April 19, 2010, 02:30:54 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 19, 2010, 02:19:51 PM
Quote from: Bort on April 19, 2010, 02:12:32 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 19, 2010, 02:06:48 PM
Quote from: Bort on April 19, 2010, 02:01:32 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on April 19, 2010, 01:12:25 PM
Quote from: MAD on April 19, 2010, 09:24:04 AM
I just can't believe Wheezer thought Ted Knight had been alive the past quarter century. What a blind spot.
Not thinking of him as dead is different from thinking he was alive.
"I did not say [he] was alive, my child. I did not think it. I go no further than to say that [he] might be Un-Dead."
Thank you for immortalizing my drunken PANKboarding with your signature.
It truly was glorious.
My brother was on leave from the Air Force and took me out for a much belated 21st celebration. I had five Jameson and cokes, a Jaeger Bomb, two shots of something red, and a shaker full of free something that the bartender gave me because he bet me I wouldn't go up and sing Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (t'was karaoke night). I wake up the next day with a hangover, two nigh illegible posts on desipio, and a bunch of texts asking me if I realized that asshole brother of mine had gone and posted the video on youtube. Great night.
Familiar with the Youtube Discoveries thread?
If you want to do the work and find it, more power to ya. But I ain't makin it that easy.
It would have been a lot easier to find if you'd bothered to tell us about its existence a few days ago, dammit.
It went up Friday morning. That's the best I'm going to do. You're going to find it eventually.
Keith Moreland doesn't understand a normal distribution?
Quote from: SKO on April 19, 2010, 03:53:57 PM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 19, 2010, 03:52:12 PM
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Quote from: Yeti on April 19, 2010, 02:30:54 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 19, 2010, 02:19:51 PM
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Quote from: SKO on April 19, 2010, 02:06:48 PM
Quote from: Bort on April 19, 2010, 02:01:32 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on April 19, 2010, 01:12:25 PM
Quote from: MAD on April 19, 2010, 09:24:04 AM
I just can't believe Wheezer thought Ted Knight had been alive the past quarter century. What a blind spot.
Not thinking of him as dead is different from thinking he was alive.
"I did not say [he] was alive, my child. I did not think it. I go no further than to say that [he] might be Un-Dead."
Thank you for immortalizing my drunken PANKboarding with your signature.
It truly was glorious.
My brother was on leave from the Air Force and took me out for a much belated 21st celebration. I had five Jameson and cokes, a Jaeger Bomb, two shots of something red, and a shaker full of free something that the bartender gave me because he bet me I wouldn't go up and sing Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (t'was karaoke night). I wake up the next day with a hangover, two nigh illegible posts on desipio, and a bunch of texts asking me if I realized that asshole brother of mine had gone and posted the video on youtube. Great night.
Familiar with the Youtube Discoveries thread?
If you want to do the work and find it, more power to ya. But I ain't makin it that easy.
It would have been a lot easier to find if you'd bothered to tell us about its existence a few days ago, dammit.
It went up Friday morning. That's the best I'm going to do. You're going to find it eventually.
http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=2755.msg211959#msg211959
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 19, 2010, 06:50:12 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 19, 2010, 03:53:57 PM
It went up Friday morning. That's the best I'm going to do. You're going to find it eventually.
http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=2755.msg211959#msg211959
I think this is indeed applicable for this thread. I made it through the first verse.
Quote from: morpheus on April 20, 2010, 08:47:06 AM
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on April 19, 2010, 06:50:12 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 19, 2010, 03:53:57 PM
It went up Friday morning. That's the best I'm going to do. You're going to find it eventually.
http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=2755.msg211959#msg211959
I think this is indeed applicable for this thread. I made it through the first verse.
I didn't. I had to turn the sound off to finish. I almost lost my erection.
Because bashing Joe Morgan never gets old. This is from Sam Miller of the Orange County Register (italics are his) on the site's Angels blog:
Quote
<<You know what gets Joe Morgan enthused? The sons of guys he played with or against. He is one of the last defenders of Bobby Bonds' kid, and last night he took up the case of Gary Matthews' boy.
Here's the transcript of Matthews' fourth-inning at bat:
Joe Morgan: I'm a big fan of Gary Matthews, Jr. He's a great defensive outfielder, we know that.
We do? Among outfielders who played at least 700 innings last season, Matthews was the fourth worst in all of baseball, according to UZR. Ah, but UZR needs a large sample, so let's look at 2008: 16th worst in all of baseball. In 2007, he was 14th worst. John Dewan's +/- system dislikes him, too. Presumably, Joe says "we know that" because of one play Matthews made one time.
Joe: He may not look like the best hitter every time at bat...
Stop right there!
Joe: ... but he gets things done.
Like rallies. He gets rallies done. Rallies be going, then when Matthews is done batting, rallies be over.
Joe: When he was with the Angels he'd get a lot of big hits late in the ballgame. He may have been 0 for 3 up until that point, but I like him.
"He may have been 0 for 3 up until that point, but I like him." Swirl that one around in your mouth for a while. Tastes good, right? Floral and velvetty, with a good finish.
Orel Hershiser jumps in to say Matthews is a smart player, like Alex Cora (excellent comparison?) is.
Joe: That's what I'm saying.
Jon Miller: And the curveball for the strikeout!
And scene. >>
http://fromthedugout.freedomblogging.com/ (http://fromthedugout.freedomblogging.com/)
Would this be a good place to point out that Jenn Sterger now has a show (http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2010/04/02/2010-04-02_versus_seeks_gamechanger.html) with some other people who shouldn't be famous on VS? IT'S A HIP SPORTS SHOW TOTALLY UNLIKE ANYTHING ESPN IS TRYING TO DO!
Below is the side of one of her two tits.
(http://westsidewill.com/newblog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/jenn-sterger2.jpg)
QuoteWe are building a voice and establishing an identity," Meyer says of the network, which is seen on Ch. 122 on Time Warner, Ch. 54 on Comcast and Ch. 90 on FiOS. "It's not about somebody else. It's about us."
Or, as Sterger delicately puts it: "This show speaks to a younger audience, and an audience that's much more aware, one no media outlet has the cojones to touch."
NOBODY had the balls to cater programming to men between the age of 18-34 who like to watch sports on TV.
Until now.
Also, she got her boobs reduced.
Quote from: CT III on April 20, 2010, 04:13:07 PM
Also, she got her boobs reduced.
Fuck it, then. We've got Sarah Spain.
Quote from: CT III on April 20, 2010, 04:13:07 PM
Also, she got her boobs reduced.
Given her strained attempt to winch them back into cleavage for the ads for this show, I'm wondering if she's regretting that choice.
Multiple thread synergy!
(http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/743771017/photo.jpg)
Look, everyone! I'm best friends with THE Jenn Sterger!
Gotta add whoever is doing the voiceover every time the draft goes to commercial on ESPN.
Here's a good spot for it. How is it possible that WGN somehow keeps writing a worse and worse jingle for the Cubs Central Pregame Show? This latest one makes me long for, "Everybody loves the Cubs! Everybody loves the Cubs! It's baseball time again, here on Double-You-Gee-En!"
Quote from: Kermit IV on April 26, 2010, 11:29:08 AM
Here's a good spot for it. How is it possible that WGN somehow keeps writing a worse and worse jingle for the Cubs Central Pregame Show? This latest one makes me long for, "Everybody loves the Cubs! Everybody loves the Cubs! It's baseball time again, here on Double-You-Gee-En!"
What is the intro on Twins Pregame radio like?
Quote from: Slaky on April 26, 2010, 11:29:58 AM
Quote from: Kermit IV on April 26, 2010, 11:29:08 AM
Here's a good spot for it. How is it possible that WGN somehow keeps writing a worse and worse jingle for the Cubs Central Pregame Show? This latest one makes me long for, "Everybody loves the Cubs! Everybody loves the Cubs! It's baseball time again, here on Double-You-Gee-En!"
What is the intro on Twins Pregame radio like?
Fucking AWESOME.
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on April 15, 2010, 03:06:11 PM
Because I can't deal with Santo, I often listen to the opposing team's broadcast on my MLB At-Bat thingy.
I used to think Uecker was a pretty decent broadcaster. Holy shit....he is about 73 different varieties of suck. The top of the fifth inning of today's game was the worst play-by-play I've heard in some time. Lost track of the score...lost track of the number of outs.
And apparently, Zambrano is hurt? I hope he's wrong about that too.
IDITO! He has a bad ticker! (http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100427&content_id=9609948&vkey=news_mil&fext=.jsp&c_id=mil)
QuoteEven as he received treatment over the winter and called early-season games while woozy with medication, Uecker never considered taking time off until the doctors required him to.
"I don't want to quit," Uecker said. "I don't want to become a gibberish idiot on the air, either. I'll know when to quit. I'll know when to stop all the other activities. But, no, I don't feel like I can't work anymore. I look forward to coming to the park every day. That's the highlight of the day.
Quote from: Brownie on April 29, 2010, 01:14:51 PM
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on April 15, 2010, 03:06:11 PM
Because I can't deal with Santo, I often listen to the opposing team's broadcast on my MLB At-Bat thingy.
I used to think Uecker was a pretty decent broadcaster. Holy shit....he is about 73 different varieties of suck. The top of the fifth inning of today's game was the worst play-by-play I've heard in some time. Lost track of the score...lost track of the number of outs.
And apparently, Zambrano is hurt? I hope he's wrong about that too.
IDITO! He has a bad ticker! (http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100427&content_id=9609948&vkey=news_mil&fext=.jsp&c_id=mil)
QuoteEven as he received treatment over the winter and called early-season games while woozy with medication, Uecker never considered taking time off until the doctors required him to.
"I don't want to quit," Uecker said. "I don't want to become a gibberish idiot on the air, either. I'll know when to quit. I'll know when to stop all the other activities. But, no, I don't feel like I can't work anymore. I look forward to coming to the park every day. That's the highlight of the day.
Not a fan of Andy and Kerm's new digs, TJ? (http://www.fistedfoul.com/featured/2010/4/28/godspeed-bob-uecker.html)
Quote from: MAD on April 29, 2010, 01:29:37 PM
Quote from: Brownie on April 29, 2010, 01:14:51 PM
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on April 15, 2010, 03:06:11 PM
Because I can't deal with Santo, I often listen to the opposing team's broadcast on my MLB At-Bat thingy.
I used to think Uecker was a pretty decent broadcaster. Holy shit....he is about 73 different varieties of suck. The top of the fifth inning of today's game was the worst play-by-play I've heard in some time. Lost track of the score...lost track of the number of outs.
And apparently, Zambrano is hurt? I hope he's wrong about that too.
IDITO! He has a bad ticker! (http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100427&content_id=9609948&vkey=news_mil&fext=.jsp&c_id=mil)
QuoteEven as he received treatment over the winter and called early-season games while woozy with medication, Uecker never considered taking time off until the doctors required him to.
"I don't want to quit," Uecker said. "I don't want to become a gibberish idiot on the air, either. I'll know when to quit. I'll know when to stop all the other activities. But, no, I don't feel like I can't work anymore. I look forward to coming to the park every day. That's the highlight of the day.
Not a fan of Andy and Kerm's new digs, TJ? (http://www.fistedfoul.com/featured/2010/4/28/godspeed-bob-uecker.html)
I am a fan. Just didn't get to Fisted Foul quite yet. IDITO!
Quote from: Brownie on April 29, 2010, 01:52:33 PM
Quote from: MAD on April 29, 2010, 01:29:37 PM
Quote from: Brownie on April 29, 2010, 01:14:51 PM
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on April 15, 2010, 03:06:11 PM
Because I can't deal with Santo, I often listen to the opposing team's broadcast on my MLB At-Bat thingy.
I used to think Uecker was a pretty decent broadcaster. Holy shit....he is about 73 different varieties of suck. The top of the fifth inning of today's game was the worst play-by-play I've heard in some time. Lost track of the score...lost track of the number of outs.
And apparently, Zambrano is hurt? I hope he's wrong about that too.
IDITO! He has a bad ticker! (http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100427&content_id=9609948&vkey=news_mil&fext=.jsp&c_id=mil)
QuoteEven as he received treatment over the winter and called early-season games while woozy with medication, Uecker never considered taking time off until the doctors required him to.
"I don't want to quit," Uecker said. "I don't want to become a gibberish idiot on the air, either. I'll know when to quit. I'll know when to stop all the other activities. But, no, I don't feel like I can't work anymore. I look forward to coming to the park every day. That's the highlight of the day.
Not a fan of Andy and Kerm's new digs, TJ? (http://www.fistedfoul.com/featured/2010/4/28/godspeed-bob-uecker.html)
I am a fan. Just didn't get to Fisted Foul quite yet. IDITO!
I swear to God I heard Pat Hughes use "fisted foul" in a game the other day.
Quote from: powen01 on April 29, 2010, 01:59:00 PM
Quote from: Brownie on April 29, 2010, 01:52:33 PM
Quote from: MAD on April 29, 2010, 01:29:37 PM
Quote from: Brownie on April 29, 2010, 01:14:51 PM
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on April 15, 2010, 03:06:11 PM
Because I can't deal with Santo, I often listen to the opposing team's broadcast on my MLB At-Bat thingy.
I used to think Uecker was a pretty decent broadcaster. Holy shit....he is about 73 different varieties of suck. The top of the fifth inning of today's game was the worst play-by-play I've heard in some time. Lost track of the score...lost track of the number of outs.
And apparently, Zambrano is hurt? I hope he's wrong about that too.
IDITO! He has a bad ticker! (http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100427&content_id=9609948&vkey=news_mil&fext=.jsp&c_id=mil)
QuoteEven as he received treatment over the winter and called early-season games while woozy with medication, Uecker never considered taking time off until the doctors required him to.
"I don't want to quit," Uecker said. "I don't want to become a gibberish idiot on the air, either. I'll know when to quit. I'll know when to stop all the other activities. But, no, I don't feel like I can't work anymore. I look forward to coming to the park every day. That's the highlight of the day.
Not a fan of Andy and Kerm's new digs, TJ? (http://www.fistedfoul.com/featured/2010/4/28/godspeed-bob-uecker.html)
I am a fan. Just didn't get to Fisted Foul quite yet. IDITO!
I swear to God I heard Pat Hughes use "fisted foul" in a game the other day.
I'm waiting for a SWUNG ON, FISTED.
Quote from: powen01 on April 29, 2010, 01:59:00 PM
Quote from: Brownie on April 29, 2010, 01:52:33 PM
Quote from: MAD on April 29, 2010, 01:29:37 PM
Quote from: Brownie on April 29, 2010, 01:14:51 PM
Quote from: Lance Dicksons Arm on April 15, 2010, 03:06:11 PM
Because I can't deal with Santo, I often listen to the opposing team's broadcast on my MLB At-Bat thingy.
I used to think Uecker was a pretty decent broadcaster. Holy shit....he is about 73 different varieties of suck. The top of the fifth inning of today's game was the worst play-by-play I've heard in some time. Lost track of the score...lost track of the number of outs.
And apparently, Zambrano is hurt? I hope he's wrong about that too.
IDITO! He has a bad ticker! (http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100427&content_id=9609948&vkey=news_mil&fext=.jsp&c_id=mil)
QuoteEven as he received treatment over the winter and called early-season games while woozy with medication, Uecker never considered taking time off until the doctors required him to.
"I don't want to quit," Uecker said. "I don't want to become a gibberish idiot on the air, either. I'll know when to quit. I'll know when to stop all the other activities. But, no, I don't feel like I can't work anymore. I look forward to coming to the park every day. That's the highlight of the day.
Not a fan of Andy and Kerm's new digs, TJ? (http://www.fistedfoul.com/featured/2010/4/28/godspeed-bob-uecker.html)
I am a fan. Just didn't get to Fisted Foul quite yet. IDITO!
I swear to God I heard Pat Hughes use "fisted foul" in a game the other day.
He uses it all the time. Thanks for the plug, Pat!
My full-fledged Hawks Boner was obliterated last night when, a couple of hours after the game had ended, Jim Memolo on WGN went through the recap. Having watched the game, watched the replays, watched the highlights, watched the studio shows, and watched the postgame pressers/interviews, I looked forward to capping off my night by getting to hear, for the first time, the always-excellent John Weideman's calls as they had sounded on the radio.
On the first goal--the beautiful Sharp-to-Brouwer play-- I thought, "This doesn't sound right. Maybe Weideman was sick tonight." By the second goal--Versteeg's--it dawned on me that Weideman had not made the trip to Vancouver and was instead replaced by--much to my horror--what I can only assume were the shrieking stylings of Judd Sirott. Totally ruined it. I'm not even kidding. I know Sirott's been working with WGN for a couple years now, and has done Wolves' play-by-play in the past but after having grown accustomed to Weideman's excellence, it sounded like they took the 9th caller into the pregame show and had him to play-by-play for the night. Total. Amateur. Hour. You can bet that none of these goals will make it any of those NHL commercials wherein they use the team's calls. Totally unworthy of a conference seminfinal clinching game. What an abortion.
Where the hell was Weideman? Please don't tell me he's dead.
Quote from: MAD on May 12, 2010, 05:27:07 PM
...it dawned on me that Weideman had not made the trip to San Jose...
Huey's getting carried away.
Quote from: Dr. Nguyen Van Falk on May 12, 2010, 05:36:51 PM
Quote from: MAD on May 12, 2010, 05:27:07 PM
...it dawned on me that Weideman had not made the trip to San Jose...
Huey's getting carried away.
Perhaps San Jose is
exactly the place where Weideman went; hence his absence in British Columbia.
I despise Pudd Sirott as much as the next bloke but I find any radio post game show to be an extremely weird thing to put any expectation at all into. I can understand if you had to listen to the game and got stuck with that shrieking turd. But I find your POSTGAMEPUDDANGER hilarious.
Shine on, you crazy diamond.
Congratulations, knuckleheads. (http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2010/05/wilbon.html)
Tim Stoddard? What? Rich Bordi wasn't available?
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 17, 2010, 09:02:13 PM
Tim Stoddard? What? Rich Bordi wasn't available?
True story - he was a pitching coach for me in high school. I took private lessons from him at Grand Slam USA. Best place ever.
Quote from: Slaky on May 17, 2010, 09:15:24 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 17, 2010, 09:02:13 PM
Tim Stoddard? What? Rich Bordi wasn't available?
True story - he was a pitching coach for me in high school. I took private lessons from him at Grand Slam USA. Best place ever.
Grand Slam was the shit. They also used that weird, rectangular building for ""Photon", whatever the hell that was (some 1980's embryo of laser tag?). How long's that been gone? So easy to find even a 16 year old could drive there from DUPAGE County, except the time my buddy needed to make it there for an offseason hitting league match and wound up calling me from Stone Park.
Quote from: Slaky on May 17, 2010, 09:15:24 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 17, 2010, 09:02:13 PM
Tim Stoddard? What? Rich Bordi wasn't available?
True story - he was a pitching coach for me in high school.
I only started smoking because of Norman Rockwell's granddaughter.
Suffering through Baseball Tonight so I can see E-ramis's homer, and I have to listen to John Kruk praise Dustyball. FYESPN.
Quote from: Slaky on May 17, 2010, 09:15:24 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 17, 2010, 09:02:13 PM
Tim Stoddard? What? Rich Bordi wasn't available?
True story - he was a pitching coach for me in high school. I took private lessons from him at Grand Slam USA. Best place ever.
The one in Palatine?
I didn't realize he was such a local institution. I'll get off his ass then. All 16 acres of it.
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on May 18, 2010, 05:01:08 AM
Quote from: Slaky on May 17, 2010, 09:15:24 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 17, 2010, 09:02:13 PM
Tim Stoddard? What? Rich Bordi wasn't available?
True story - he was a pitching coach for me in high school. I took private lessons from him at Grand Slam USA. Best place ever.
The one in Palatine?
That's the only one I know of.
Quote from: Slaky on May 18, 2010, 07:53:05 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on May 18, 2010, 05:01:08 AM
Quote from: Slaky on May 17, 2010, 09:15:24 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 17, 2010, 09:02:13 PM
Tim Stoddard? What? Rich Bordi wasn't available?
True story - he was a pitching coach for me in high school. I took private lessons from him at Grand Slam USA. Best place ever.
The one in Palatine?
That's the only one I know of.
<puts onion on belt>
Time was, as you sped north on IL 53, you could spot, at the end of the ramp on Northwest Highway*, the oddly shaped warehouse, and you could see GRAND SLAM from that spot.
*A street that, despite it's history as an old Indian route and a such, and a major thoroughfare for our modern towns and villages, has to share space wtih a gravy-soaked mid manager who who hasn't distinguished himself from any of his last 15 predecessor) (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=7342.msg214794#msg214794)
Quote from: MAD on May 18, 2010, 09:01:38 AM
Quote from: Slaky on May 18, 2010, 07:53:05 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on May 18, 2010, 05:01:08 AM
Quote from: Slaky on May 17, 2010, 09:15:24 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 17, 2010, 09:02:13 PM
Tim Stoddard? What? Rich Bordi wasn't available?
True story - he was a pitching coach for me in high school. I took private lessons from him at Grand Slam USA. Best place ever.
The one in Palatine?
That's the only one I know of.
<puts onion on belt>
Time was, as you sped north on IL 53, you could spot, at the end of the ramp on Northwest Highway*, the oddly shaped warehouse, and you could see GRAND SLAM from that spot.
*A street that, despite it's history as an old Indian route and a such, and a major thoroughfare for our modern towns and villages, has to share space wtih a gravy-soaked mid manager who who hasn't distinguished himself from any of his last 15 predecessor) (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=7342.msg214794#msg214794)
Over Jim Hendry Way?
No, I don't think Huey will EVER get over Jim Hendry Way.
Quote from: CT III on May 18, 2010, 09:07:21 AM
Quote from: MAD on May 18, 2010, 09:01:38 AM
Quote from: Slaky on May 18, 2010, 07:53:05 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on May 18, 2010, 05:01:08 AM
Quote from: Slaky on May 17, 2010, 09:15:24 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 17, 2010, 09:02:13 PM
Tim Stoddard? What? Rich Bordi wasn't available?
True story - he was a pitching coach for me in high school. I took private lessons from him at Grand Slam USA. Best place ever.
The one in Palatine?
That's the only one I know of.
<puts onion on belt>
Time was, as you sped north on IL 53, you could spot, at the end of the ramp on Northwest Highway*, the oddly shaped warehouse, and you could see GRAND SLAM from that spot.
*A street that, despite it's history as an old Indian route and a such, and a major thoroughfare for our modern towns and villages, has to share space wtih a gravy-soaked mid manager who who hasn't distinguished himself from any of his last 15 predecessor) (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=7342.msg214794#msg214794)
Over Jim Hendry Way?
No, I don't think Huey will EVER get over Jim Hendry Way.
Wait until I petition that they re-name Roosevelt Road, west of 53 and east of 59, "Eddie Olczyk Lane".
Quote from: MAD on May 18, 2010, 09:09:23 AM
Quote from: CT III on May 18, 2010, 09:07:21 AM
Quote from: MAD on May 18, 2010, 09:01:38 AM
Quote from: Slaky on May 18, 2010, 07:53:05 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on May 18, 2010, 05:01:08 AM
Quote from: Slaky on May 17, 2010, 09:15:24 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 17, 2010, 09:02:13 PM
Tim Stoddard? What? Rich Bordi wasn't available?
True story - he was a pitching coach for me in high school. I took private lessons from him at Grand Slam USA. Best place ever.
The one in Palatine?
That's the only one I know of.
<puts onion on belt>
Time was, as you sped north on IL 53, you could spot, at the end of the ramp on Northwest Highway*, the oddly shaped warehouse, and you could see GRAND SLAM from that spot.
*A street that, despite it's history as an old Indian route and a such, and a major thoroughfare for our modern towns and villages, has to share space wtih a gravy-soaked mid manager who who hasn't distinguished himself from any of his last 15 predecessor) (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=7342.msg214794#msg214794)
Over Jim Hendry Way?
No, I don't think Huey will EVER get over Jim Hendry Way.
Wait until I petition that they re-name Roosevelt Road, west of 53 and east of 59, "Eddie Olczyk Lane".
That would be apt, as I think both those things suck.
I guess I should point out that there was, for a very brief time (say 1994-1998) a Grand Slam USA on Virginia Cutoff road and route 31 in Crystal Lake. Many a spoiled rich kid got private lessons by some former single-A shortstop in those days.
Quote from: MAD on May 17, 2010, 10:41:25 PM
Quote from: Slaky on May 17, 2010, 09:15:24 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 17, 2010, 09:02:13 PM
Tim Stoddard? What? Rich Bordi wasn't available?
True story - he was a pitching coach for me in high school. I took private lessons from him at Grand Slam USA. Best place ever.
Grand Slam was the shit. They also used that weird, rectangular building for ""Photon", whatever the hell that was (some 1980's embryo of laser tag?). How long's that been gone? So easy to find even a 16 year old could drive there from DUPAGE County, except the time my buddy needed to make it there for an offseason hitting league match and wound up calling me from Stone Park.
That place was about as well lit as something that isn't really well lit at all. I took a Dan Pohlman (http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/pohlman_dan00.html) fastball off the head while catching lessons for him. I also got to talk with Buzz Capra (16 game winner in 1974!) about how to bet horse races.
Quote from: Ivy6 on May 18, 2010, 06:23:31 PM
Quote from: MAD on May 17, 2010, 10:41:25 PM
Quote from: Slaky on May 17, 2010, 09:15:24 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 17, 2010, 09:02:13 PM
Tim Stoddard? What? Rich Bordi wasn't available?
True story - he was a pitching coach for me in high school. I took private lessons from him at Grand Slam USA. Best place ever.
Grand Slam was the shit. They also used that weird, rectangular building for ""Photon", whatever the hell that was (some 1980's embryo of laser tag?). How long's that been gone? So easy to find even a 16 year old could drive there from DUPAGE County, except the time my buddy needed to make it there for an offseason hitting league match and wound up calling me from Stone Park.
That place was about as well lit as something that isn't really well lit at all. I took a Dan Pohlman (http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/pohlman_dan00.html) fastball off the head while catching lessons for him. I also got to talk with Buzz Capra (16 game winner in 1974!) about how to bet horse races.
Buzz would show up at Lane Tech when whichever team he was playing for at the time would come through. I think he led the league in ERA that year too.
So on the first day the Hawks areable to clinch a berth in the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since the SCORE was only 6 months old and the only sports talker in town, both sports radio stations are sticking with their usual combined 6 hours of baseball from 9-12.
You'd think WGN would ditch what they had and throw down some hockey chatter today. I'll even take Pud Sirott. I've no bone to pick with Rick Kogan--I enjoy a good Royko story as much as anybody--this is just sports retarded.
Quote from: MAD on May 23, 2010, 08:11:39 AM
So on the first day the Hawks areable to clinch a berth in the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since the SCORE was only 6 months old and the only sports talker in town, both sports radio stations are sticking with their usual combined 6 hours of baseball from 9-12.
You'd think WGN would ditch what they had and throw down some hockey chatter today. I'll even take Pud Sirott. I've no bone to pick with Rick Kogan--I enjoy a good Royko story as much as anybody--this is just sports retarded.
I don't want to hear Matt Speigel and Barry Rozner talk about anything except maybe their own impending suicides.
Quote from: CT III on May 23, 2010, 08:23:00 AM
Quote from: MAD on May 23, 2010, 08:11:39 AM
So on the first day the Hawks areable to clinch a berth in the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since the SCORE was only 6 months old and the only sports talker in town, both sports radio stations are sticking with their usual combined 6 hours of baseball from 9-12.
You'd think WGN would ditch what they had and throw down some hockey chatter today. I'll even take Pud Sirott. I've no bone to pick with Rick Kogan--I enjoy a good Royko story as much as anybody--this is just sports retarded.
I don't want to hear Matt Speigel and Barry Rozner talk about anything except maybe their own impending suicides.
I hear ya. What's infuriating is that the SCORE actually has Hub Arkush on and he's not talking about the Bears but, instead...the Western Conference Finals of the
NBA. Hub can actually talk about hockey and sound like a guy who knows what he's talking about. Why, gord, why?
Quote from: MAD on May 23, 2010, 08:30:08 AM
Quote from: CT III on May 23, 2010, 08:23:00 AM
Quote from: MAD on May 23, 2010, 08:11:39 AM
So on the first day the Hawks areable to clinch a berth in the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since the SCORE was only 6 months old and the only sports talker in town, both sports radio stations are sticking with their usual combined 6 hours of baseball from 9-12.
You'd think WGN would ditch what they had and throw down some hockey chatter today. I'll even take Pud Sirott. I've no bone to pick with Rick Kogan--I enjoy a good Royko story as much as anybody--this is just sports retarded.
I don't want to hear Matt Speigel and Barry Rozner talk about anything except maybe their own impending suicides.
I hear ya. What's infuriating is that the SCORE actually has Hub Arkush on and he's not talking about the Bears but, instead...the Western Conference Finals of the NBA. Hub can actually talk about hockey and sound like a guy who knows what he's talking about. Why, gord, why?
So ungrateful bastards like you might actually start appreciating the Puckcast.
Quote from: Fork on May 23, 2010, 11:11:47 AM
Quote from: MAD on May 23, 2010, 08:30:08 AM
Quote from: CT III on May 23, 2010, 08:23:00 AM
Quote from: MAD on May 23, 2010, 08:11:39 AM
So on the first day the Hawks areable to clinch a berth in the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since the SCORE was only 6 months old and the only sports talker in town, both sports radio stations are sticking with their usual combined 6 hours of baseball from 9-12.
You'd think WGN would ditch what they had and throw down some hockey chatter today. I'll even take Pud Sirott. I've no bone to pick with Rick Kogan--I enjoy a good Royko story as much as anybody--this is just sports retarded.
I don't want to hear Matt Speigel and Barry Rozner talk about anything except maybe their own impending suicides.
I hear ya. What's infuriating is that the SCORE actually has Hub Arkush on and he's not talking about the Bears but, instead...the Western Conference Finals of the NBA. Hub can actually talk about hockey and sound like a guy who knows what he's talking about. Why, gord, why?
So ungrateful bastards like you might actually start appreciating the Puckcast.
Sure, but I know you, and I can listen to you laugh at your own jokes non-stop for 90 minutes in person.
Quote from: MAD on May 23, 2010, 12:47:48 PM
Quote from: Fork on May 23, 2010, 11:11:47 AM
Quote from: MAD on May 23, 2010, 08:30:08 AM
Quote from: CT III on May 23, 2010, 08:23:00 AM
Quote from: MAD on May 23, 2010, 08:11:39 AM
So on the first day the Hawks areable to clinch a berth in the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since the SCORE was only 6 months old and the only sports talker in town, both sports radio stations are sticking with their usual combined 6 hours of baseball from 9-12.
You'd think WGN would ditch what they had and throw down some hockey chatter today. I'll even take Pud Sirott. I've no bone to pick with Rick Kogan--I enjoy a good Royko story as much as anybody--this is just sports retarded.
I don't want to hear Matt Speigel and Barry Rozner talk about anything except maybe their own impending suicides.
I hear ya. What's infuriating is that the SCORE actually has Hub Arkush on and he's not talking about the Bears but, instead...the Western Conference Finals of the NBA. Hub can actually talk about hockey and sound like a guy who knows what he's talking about. Why, gord, why?
So ungrateful bastards like you might actually start appreciating the Puckcast.
Sure, but I know you, and I can listen to you laugh at your own jokes non-stop for 90 minutes in person.
Yeah, but how many chances do you get to listen to me NOT laugh at them?
Quote from: MAD on May 23, 2010, 12:47:48 PM
Quote from: Fork on May 23, 2010, 11:11:47 AM
Quote from: MAD on May 23, 2010, 08:30:08 AM
Quote from: CT III on May 23, 2010, 08:23:00 AM
Quote from: MAD on May 23, 2010, 08:11:39 AM
So on the first day the Hawks areable to clinch a berth in the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since the SCORE was only 6 months old and the only sports talker in town, both sports radio stations are sticking with their usual combined 6 hours of baseball from 9-12.
You'd think WGN would ditch what they had and throw down some hockey chatter today. I'll even take Pud Sirott. I've no bone to pick with Rick Kogan--I enjoy a good Royko story as much as anybody--this is just sports retarded.
I don't want to hear Matt Speigel and Barry Rozner talk about anything except maybe their own impending suicides.
I hear ya. What's infuriating is that the SCORE actually has Hub Arkush on and he's not talking about the Bears but, instead...the Western Conference Finals of the NBA. Hub can actually talk about hockey and sound like a guy who knows what he's talking about. Why, gord, why?
So ungrateful bastards like you might actually start appreciating the Puckcast.
Sure, but I know you, and I can listen to you laugh at your own jokes non-stop for 90 minutes in person.
Sure smartass. Hope you enjoy the Red Suit next season.
I just wanted to take a moment to say that I laugh every time Boers and Bernstein play the sound bite of Bob Barker saying, "And our Showcase Showdown winner is Gay!"
You haven't lived until you've heard Ron and Pat spend an inning bullshitting with Jim Belushi.
By the way, The Belush mentioned that he'd been at a game earlier in the week and sat in the owners box with Mr. Ricketts.
HE NO LONGER GETS IT!
Quote from: CT III on May 29, 2010, 05:06:33 PM
You haven't lived until you've heard Ron and Pat spend an inning bullshitting with Jim Belushi.
By the way, The Belush mentioned that he'd been at a game earlier in the week and sat in the owners box with Mr. Ricketts.
HE NO LONGER GETS IT!
I had the game on XM in the car and had to change the channel. That was just fucking painful.
Quote from: Armchair_QB on May 29, 2010, 08:38:45 PM
Quote from: CT III on May 29, 2010, 05:06:33 PM
You haven't lived until you've heard Ron and Pat spend an inning bullshitting with Jim Belushi.
By the way, The Belush mentioned that he'd been at a game earlier in the week and sat in the owners box with Mr. Ricketts.
HE NO LONGER GETS IT!
I had the game on XM in the car and had to change the channel. That was just fucking painful.
I had to step out of the room, but mainly because I started imagining Belushi's head superposed on that of Zardoz.
Quote from: Wheezer on May 29, 2010, 10:17:46 PM
Quote from: Armchair_QB on May 29, 2010, 08:38:45 PM
Quote from: CT III on May 29, 2010, 05:06:33 PM
You haven't lived until you've heard Ron and Pat spend an inning bullshitting with Jim Belushi.
By the way, The Belush mentioned that he'd been at a game earlier in the week and sat in the owners box with Mr. Ricketts.
HE NO LONGER GETS IT!
I had the game on XM in the car and had to change the channel. That was just fucking painful.
I had to step out of the room, but mainly because I started imagining Belushi's head superposed on that of Zardoz.
I'm so glad I'm not the only one.
Although, according to the newspaper, Carlos Silva got his seventh win, listening to Joe Buck and Tim McCarver, I learned that Cardinals' rookie Adam Ottavino damned near pitched a no hitter in his debut.
Joe Buck can eat a bag of dicks.
Quote from: Armchair_QB on May 30, 2010, 09:27:07 PM
Joe Buck can eat a bag of dicks Tim McCarvers.
Steve Carlton synchophant'd.
Mike Milbury should just wear his Flyers jersey for the next game and just start openly cheering for them.
Quote from: Waco Kid on June 01, 2010, 07:05:22 AM
Mike Milbury should just wear his Flyers jersey for the next game and just start openly cheering for them.
Milbury makes Pierre McGuire seem somewhat lucid, and that's some tough sledding right there.
But, to be fair, last night he was the Flyers' advocate, while JR was pushing the Hawks. Those are producer/director calls before they go to air.
Quote from: Fork on June 01, 2010, 07:32:04 AM
Quote from: Waco Kid on June 01, 2010, 07:05:22 AM
Mike Milbury should just wear his Flyers jersey for the next game and just start openly cheering for them.
Milbury makes Pierre McGuire seem somewhat lucid, and that's some tough sledding right there.
But, to be fair, last night he was the Flyers' advocate, while JR was pushing the Hawks. Those are producer/director calls before they go to air.
I did like when JR told Mike directly to let him talk as Milbury just wouldn't shut up. I am still hoping for fisticuffs between those two.
Just watched a live look-in on the Cubs website (gee thanks MLB!!!!!). The Pirates crew sounds like they're heavily drugged up at a retirement home. It's as if they're seconds from falling asleep. They capture the excitement of these two ballclubs perfectly.
DPD for Bud Selig. Can't they hire Vin Scully to announce the picks?
TPD. The current hot topic on ESPN2. Is it Strasburg? The draft? The Stanley Cup finals? NBA finals? Nope.
QuoteSexier Jake: Jake Locker or Jake Gyllenhaal?
I hate ESPN so much.
They were also using a touchscreen. So while I'm on the subject, is anyone else annoyed with the latest TV trend of anchors having to use touchscreens for everything? They don't work smoothly, it looks awkward, and it's a transparent excuse to inject some TECHNOLOGY!! where none is needed. It's also lame - does it really tell the story better to have the anchor stretch to reach still photos from the top of the screen and drag it down to the middle, then repeat? Isn't that what the graphics department is paid for?
Since this has turned into the default FUCK STEVE STONE thread (http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/06/angry-piniella-answers-back-to-stones-critique.html)
Quote"And Steve Stone? He's got enough problems doing what he does with the White Sox. What job has he had in baseball besides talking on television or radio? What has he done?
"Why isn't he a farm director and bring some kids around? Why isn't he a general manager, and put the uniform on and been a pitching coach? Why hasn't he been a field manager. There's 30 teams out there that could use a guy's expertise like that. I'm tired of some of these guys, I really am. Now that's it. Let's go to baseball."
Sure Stone may be right about getting Tyler some more playing time, but that's beside the point. Fuck Steve Stone. I love that Lou ripped on him.
Stone:
Quote"It was an observance and when you need to have a front-office job to make an observance about baseball, there's going to be nobody working in baseball. None of you media guys are going to be working in baseball because then you can't say anything because you've never been in the front office. That might be one of the dumber things he's said."
Now, I don't know this for sure, but I believe some of you in the past have eluded to the fact that Stone has tried to get a front office job... and no one will fucking hire him.
Quote from: Yeti on June 11, 2010, 12:32:59 PM
Since this has turned into the default FUCK STEVE STONE thread (http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/06/angry-piniella-answers-back-to-stones-critique.html)
Quote"And Steve Stone? He's got enough problems doing what he does with the White Sox. What job has he had in baseball besides talking on television or radio? What has he done?
"Why isn't he a farm director and bring some kids around? Why isn't he a general manager, and put the uniform on and been a pitching coach? Why hasn't he been a field manager. There's 30 teams out there that could use a guy's expertise like that. I'm tired of some of these guys, I really am. Now that's it. Let's go to baseball."
Sure Stone may be right about getting Tyler some more playing time, but that's beside the point. Fuck Steve Stone. I love that Lou ripped on him.
Stone:
Quote"It was an observance and when you need to have a front-office job to make an observance about baseball, there's going to be nobody working in baseball. None of you media guys are going to be working in baseball because then you can't say anything because you've never been in the front office. That might be one of the dumber things he's said."
Now, I don't know this for sure, but I believe some of you in the past have eluded to the fact that Stone has tried to get a front office job... and no one will fucking hire him.
I do think this was discussed at one point, but the thread is alluding me.
Quote from: R-V on June 11, 2010, 12:36:06 PM
Quote from: Yeti on June 11, 2010, 12:32:59 PM
Since this has turned into the default FUCK STEVE STONE thread (http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/06/angry-piniella-answers-back-to-stones-critique.html)
Quote"And Steve Stone? He's got enough problems doing what he does with the White Sox. What job has he had in baseball besides talking on television or radio? What has he done?
"Why isn't he a farm director and bring some kids around? Why isn't he a general manager, and put the uniform on and been a pitching coach? Why hasn't he been a field manager. There's 30 teams out there that could use a guy's expertise like that. I'm tired of some of these guys, I really am. Now that's it. Let's go to baseball."
Sure Stone may be right about getting Tyler some more playing time, but that's beside the point. Fuck Steve Stone. I love that Lou ripped on him.
Stone:
Quote"It was an observance and when you need to have a front-office job to make an observance about baseball, there's going to be nobody working in baseball. None of you media guys are going to be working in baseball because then you can't say anything because you've never been in the front office. That might be one of the dumber things he's said."
Now, I don't know this for sure, but I believe some of you in the past have eluded to the fact that Stone has tried to get a front office job... and no one will fucking hire him.
I do think this was discussed at one point, but the thread is alluding me.
Probably died in the 5/9/10 purge
Quote from: Yeti on June 11, 2010, 12:32:59 PM
Stone:
Quote"It was an observance and when you need to have a front-office job to make an observance about baseball, there's going to be nobody working in baseball. None of you media guys are going to be working in baseball because then you can't say anything because you've never been in the front office. That might be one of the dumber things he's said."
Now, I don't know this for sure, but I believe some of you in the past have eluded to the fact that Stone has tried to get a front office job... and no one will fucking hire him.
Vocabulary lesson for Steve Stone.
When Chuck writes about how bad Alfonso Soriano is, that's an
observation.
When Chuck doesn't write about Alfonso Soriano on Yom Kippur, that's an
observance.Quote
"Lou's probably grumpy, because he only went 3-for-11 against me with no RBIs."
Incorrect! Lou knocked in a run in the last showdown between the two. (http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA197908040.shtml)
Methinks Lou's grumpy because a walk to Oscar Gamble's afro loaded the bases the next inning with Reggie Jackson coming up and Piniella in the hole. His OPS would be definitely a few points higher if Earl Weaver let Stone pitch to him.
Quote from: Brownie on June 11, 2010, 01:44:08 PM
Quote from: Yeti on June 11, 2010, 12:32:59 PM
Stone:
Quote"It was an observance and when you need to have a front-office job to make an observance about baseball, there's going to be nobody working in baseball. None of you media guys are going to be working in baseball because then you can't say anything because you've never been in the front office. That might be one of the dumber things he's said."
Now, I don't know this for sure, but I believe some of you in the past have eluded to the fact that Stone has tried to get a front office job... and no one will fucking hire him.
Vocabulary lesson for Steve Stone.
When Chuck writes about how bad Alfonso Soriano is, that's an observation.
When Chuck doesn't write about Alfonso Soriano on Yom Kippur, that's an observance.
Quote
"Lou's probably grumpy, because he only went 3-for-11 against me with no RBIs."
Incorrect! Lou knocked in a run in the last showdown between the two. (http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA197908040.shtml)
Methinks Lou's grumpy because a walk to Oscar Gamble's afro loaded the bases the next inning with Reggie Jackson coming up and Piniella in the hole. His OPS would be definitely a few points higher if Earl Weaver let Stone pitch to him.
3 for 11 is far from terrible.
Quote from: Yeti on June 11, 2010, 12:52:54 PM
Quote from: R-V on June 11, 2010, 12:36:06 PM
Quote from: Yeti on June 11, 2010, 12:32:59 PM
Since this has turned into the default FUCK STEVE STONE thread (http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/06/angry-piniella-answers-back-to-stones-critique.html)
Quote"And Steve Stone? He's got enough problems doing what he does with the White Sox. What job has he had in baseball besides talking on television or radio? What has he done?
"Why isn't he a farm director and bring some kids around? Why isn't he a general manager, and put the uniform on and been a pitching coach? Why hasn't he been a field manager. There's 30 teams out there that could use a guy's expertise like that. I'm tired of some of these guys, I really am. Now that's it. Let's go to baseball."
Sure Stone may be right about getting Tyler some more playing time, but that's beside the point. Fuck Steve Stone. I love that Lou ripped on him.
Stone:
Quote"It was an observance and when you need to have a front-office job to make an observance about baseball, there's going to be nobody working in baseball. None of you media guys are going to be working in baseball because then you can't say anything because you've never been in the front office. That might be one of the dumber things he's said."
Now, I don't know this for sure, but I believe some of you in the past have eluded to the fact that Stone has tried to get a front office job... and no one will fucking hire him.
I do think this was discussed at one point, but the thread is alluding me.
Probably died in the 5/9/10 purge
I say avoison.
Things that shocked Ron Santo today: (1) Andruw Jones is a member of the White Sox, (2) Gordon Beckham is playing 2B this year.
This is one asshole arguing with another. I would be fine if they both went away at this point.
"Cedric the Entertainer"? What the fuck is going on? Gene Gene the Dancing Machine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACpNVD5GMUw) makes more sense.
I hate listening to Pete McCarthy nasally blab over MLB.com highlights. His first two sentences here are a perfect example. (http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=9639335&topic_id=7920162)
Ron's sighing and geezing is at an extremely high level today. He continues to suck at a level previously achieved only by Ryan Theriot.
Quote from: Shooter on July 21, 2010, 04:42:59 PM
Ron's sighing and geezing is at an extremely high level today. He continues to suck at a level previously achieved only by Ryan Theriot.
True story. I tuned in to Saturday's game--the first game in which I followed in at least 10 weeks. After Soto dropped the game away, my disgust was soothed by the balm that is Santo's whining. My spirits were actually picked up when I heard his woe-is-us bullshit. It reminded me that the price I would have to pay if the Cubs suddenly got hot and back into the race would be this insufferbale asshole leading the premature celebration parade until my ears and blood pressure were shot.
Yes, I am petty man.
Ron's whining is more annoying now that the team is shitty and the games are meaningless. At least he has a reason to be emotional when they're contending. I don't understand why he lets this group of gutless assholes get to him so much.
I listened to a game the other day on my ride home from work. I have the MLB App on my iPhone, so it's actually pretty fantastic to listen to some games through my car's speakers. Anyway, Ron was so terrible that I actually had to turn to the other team's broadcast. It's a shame, too, because I really like the way Pat Hughes calls the game. I just hate that he's always interrupted by Ron every two seconds with some nonsensical old man beetus noise.
You guys are all IDITOS. Santo makes the games fun. He is a TRUE Cub fan.
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 22, 2010, 07:46:49 AM
I listened to a game the other day on my ride home from work. I have the MLB App on my iPhone, so it's actually pretty fantastic to listen to some games through my car's speakers. Anyway, Ron was so terrible that I actually had to turn to the other team's broadcast. It's a shame, too, because I really like the way Pat Hughes calls the game. I just hate that he's always interrupted by Ron every two seconds with some nonsensical old man beetus noise.
I learned during Wednesday's game that Ron's cat has diabetes. As far as I could tell, the cat still has all four limbs, however.
Quote from: Shooter on July 22, 2010, 08:08:28 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 22, 2010, 07:46:49 AM
I listened to a game the other day on my ride home from work. I have the MLB App on my iPhone, so it's actually pretty fantastic to listen to some games through my car's speakers. Anyway, Ron was so terrible that I actually had to turn to the other team's broadcast. It's a shame, too, because I really like the way Pat Hughes calls the game. I just hate that he's always interrupted by Ron every two seconds with some nonsensical old man beetus noise.
I learned during Wednesday's game that Ron's cat has diabetes. As far as I could tell, the cat still has all four limbs, however.
But he did name the cat Cigarette, just in case he has to take it out for a drag.
Quote from: Fork on July 22, 2010, 09:09:51 AM
Quote from: Shooter on July 22, 2010, 08:08:28 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 22, 2010, 07:46:49 AM
I listened to a game the other day on my ride home from work. I have the MLB App on my iPhone, so it's actually pretty fantastic to listen to some games through my car's speakers. Anyway, Ron was so terrible that I actually had to turn to the other team's broadcast. It's a shame, too, because I really like the way Pat Hughes calls the game. I just hate that he's always interrupted by Ron every two seconds with some nonsensical old man beetus noise.
I learned during Wednesday's game that Ron's cat has diabetes. As far as I could tell, the cat still has all four limbs, however.
But he did name the cat Cigarette, just in case he has to take it out for a drag.
I thought that pussy's name was Casey?
Quote from: Fork on July 22, 2010, 09:09:51 AM
Quote from: Shooter on July 22, 2010, 08:08:28 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on July 22, 2010, 07:46:49 AM
I listened to a game the other day on my ride home from work. I have the MLB App on my iPhone, so it's actually pretty fantastic to listen to some games through my car's speakers. Anyway, Ron was so terrible that I actually had to turn to the other team's broadcast. It's a shame, too, because I really like the way Pat Hughes calls the game. I just hate that he's always interrupted by Ron every two seconds with some nonsensical old man beetus noise.
I learned during Wednesday's game that Ron's cat has diabetes. As far as I could tell, the cat still has all four limbs, however.
But he did name the cat Cigarette, just in case he has to take it out for a drag.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hql3UxYBHIM
Moreland doesn't have the pipes for this gig. It's like sitting down to a meal of meringue.
Caught a couple of innings of Milo when I was in the car. Almost makes me long for Hawk Harrelson.
Almost.
Saw highlights of Zimmerman's walkoff vs. the Phils and holy hell are the Nats announcers unlistenable. I've never liked Rob Dibble but to hear him grunt and moan like a younger Ron Santo over the PbP call was embarrassing.
Somebody's handing out the secret phone number.
Plus, it appears that Randy Hundley will cater your wedding for a price.
Anybody happen to be watching MLB Network yesterday evening and catch the little remix they did of Hawk Harrelson's calls recently? They added in some sweet cheesedick graphics and mixed in some Autotune. It was pretty hilarious and it illustrated just how awful a commentator he is. I really, really can't stand that douche.
Was listening to the start of Boers and Berstein today, and they seemed to indicate there was some sort of asshurtedness between Hawk and Stoney. While that could be distracting for my new favorite team, I have to admit, that would be an epic slap fight. Indolent Reader, do you know anything about this?
Quote from: CT III on August 16, 2010, 02:19:07 PM
Was listening to the start of Boers and Berstein today, and they seemed to indicate there was some sort of asshurtedness between Hawk and Stoney. While that could be distracting for my new favorite team, I have to admit, that would be an epic slap fight. Indolent Reader, do you know anything about this?
Not really - their seeming tension has been discussed quite a bit on the Danny Mac show (Mac basically thinks that Hawk and Stone talk past each other and not to each other and seems to support Stone), but that's all I know.
Hawk didn't do the game yesterday because of someone ill in his family (I think maybe his brother-in-law?). I think it was because of the ninth-inning collapse on Saturday night. That was horrific.
Quote from: Indolent Reader on August 16, 2010, 02:56:30 PM
Quote from: CT III on August 16, 2010, 02:19:07 PM
Was listening to the start of Boers and Berstein today, and they seemed to indicate there was some sort of asshurtedness between Hawk and Stoney. While that could be distracting for my new favorite team, I have to admit, that would be an epic slap fight. Indolent Reader, do you know anything about this?
Not really - their seeming tension has been discussed quite a bit on the Danny Mac show (Mac basically thinks that Hawk and Stone talk past each other and not to each other and seems to support Stone), but that's all I know.
Hawk didn't do the game yesterday because of someone ill in his family (I think maybe his brother-in-law?). I think it was because of the ninth-inning collapse on Saturday night. That was horrific.
Same person'd.
Tomorrow on Chicago Now Radio, "blogger Cubbie Julie blows up on the 2010 Cubs." Tune in.
From the pictures I've seen, she blew up some time ago.
Quote from: Shooter on August 20, 2010, 01:54:43 PM
Tomorrow on Chicago Now Radio, "blogger Cubbie Julie blows up on the 2010 Cubs." Tune in.
From the pictures I've seen, she blew up some time ago.
Intrepid Reader: TDubbsHi.
Quote from: Fork on August 20, 2010, 01:56:07 PM
Quote from: Shooter on August 20, 2010, 01:54:43 PM
Tomorrow on Chicago Now Radio, "blogger Cubbie Julie blows up on the 2010 Cubs." Tune in.
From the pictures I've seen, she blew up some time ago.
Intrepid Reader: TDubbsOleg
Hi.
Shitty O'Kea's'd
If this were happening in a bathroom, it could be Miss Val.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 20, 2010, 02:07:34 PM
If this were happening in a bathroom, it could be Miss Val.
eh?
You've got to be fucking kidding me.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 20, 2010, 03:18:02 PM
Quote from: Brownie on August 20, 2010, 02:58:42 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 20, 2010, 02:07:34 PM
If this were happening in a bathroom, it could be Miss Val.
eh?
Might be an SBox meme that didn't cross over.
My guess: he referring to Mr. "Fisted" singing the stretch ("Root, root, root for the Bravos..." (really).
DPD. Listening to the Braves radio broadcast and Don Sutton mistook Marlos for Andrew Cashner while he (Marlos) was warming in the pen.
Ofman to WBBM (http://www.chicagoradioandmedia.com/news/864-george-ofman-exits-wgn-joins-wbbm).
Great news that Ofman will still appear on Chicago Tribune Live. He's got the hunky good looks that really bring in the ratings. You can't rely on Chris Kuc alone to bring in the lady viewers.
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on March 22, 2010, 09:11:50 PM
None of you gutless assholes had the balls to punch Kap in his face while you were in the studio with him.
What a bunch of sellouts.
That's not even the half of it. Now Kerm's yukking it up with Thomas Diamond and Lester Strode. (http://hirejimessian.com/2010/09/01/behold-my-foul-balls/comment-page-1/#comment-50406)
You used to be
cool, man. You used to be totally
underground.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on September 02, 2010, 12:13:45 AM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on March 22, 2010, 09:11:50 PM
None of you gutless assholes had the balls to punch Kap in his face while you were in the studio with him.
What a bunch of sellouts.
That's not even the half of it. Now Kerm's yukking it up with Thomas Diamond and Lester Strode. (http://hirejimessian.com/2010/09/01/behold-my-foul-balls/comment-page-1/#comment-50406)
You used to be cool, man. You used to be totally underground.
I love Kerm, Thomas Diamond, Lester Strode and the underground. Which is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxZX-lA8Nvg&NR=1
Yep. I'm drinkin'.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on September 02, 2010, 12:13:45 AM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on March 22, 2010, 09:11:50 PM
None of you gutless assholes had the balls to punch Kap in his face while you were in the studio with him.
What a bunch of sellouts.
That's not even the half of it. Now Kerm's yukking it up with Thomas Diamond and Lester Strode. (http://hirejimessian.com/2010/09/01/behold-my-foul-balls/comment-page-1/#comment-50406)
You used to be cool, man. You used to be totally underground.
Totally sellouts.. If you get a chance to go to Wrigley and you want to keep your blogger cred, you REFUSE that shit. Known pussies. I thought Kerm was dead anyway. There is no real proof of HJE's existence.
Quote from: Yeti on September 02, 2010, 09:02:10 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on September 02, 2010, 12:13:45 AM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on March 22, 2010, 09:11:50 PM
None of you gutless assholes had the balls to punch Kap in his face while you were in the studio with him.
What a bunch of sellouts.
That's not even the half of it. Now Kerm's yukking it up with Thomas Diamond and Lester Strode. (http://hirejimessian.com/2010/09/01/behold-my-foul-balls/comment-page-1/#comment-50406)
You used to be cool, man. You used to be totally underground.
Totally sellouts.. If you get a chance to go to Wrigley and you want to keep your blogger cred, you REFUSE that shit go all Nyjer Morgan on Strode. Known pussies. I thought Kerm was dead anyway. There is no real proof of HJE's existence.
Funniest shit I've seen all year.
Quote from: Fork on September 02, 2010, 10:47:25 AM
Quote from: Yeti on September 02, 2010, 09:02:10 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on September 02, 2010, 12:13:45 AM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on March 22, 2010, 09:11:50 PM
None of you gutless assholes had the balls to punch Kap in his face while you were in the studio with him.
What a bunch of sellouts.
That's not even the half of it. Now Kerm's yukking it up with Thomas Diamond and Lester Strode. (http://hirejimessian.com/2010/09/01/behold-my-foul-balls/comment-page-1/#comment-50406)
You used to be cool, man. You used to be totally underground.
Totally sellouts.. If you get a chance to go to Wrigley and you want to keep your blogger cred, you REFUSE that shit go all Nyjer Morgan on Strode. Known pussies. I thought Kerm was dead anyway. There is no real proof of HJE's existence.
Funniest shit I've seen all year.
That was just weird. And so was the Marlins' reaction.
Quote"It gets under everybody's skin, and especially it gets under my skin because there is one way to play this game, and you've got to play with the integrity of the game," Marlins third baseman Wes Helms said. "I cannot stand when a guy shows somebody up, or shows the integrity of the game up to the fans, or whatever. There is no place in baseball for that. In my opinion, you're going to get what's coming to you if you do that.
"Tonight, I think, was the time to show him we weren't going to put up with him, especially after last night. But also, [he was] trying to take the bases when they were down 10 runs. I can't really say anything good about a guy who doesn't play the game right or play for the integrity of the game."
I can see them getting upset if Morgan was stealing bases while up 10 runs. But is that an unwritten rule? Just give up when you're losing? That doesn't sound very [whatever the adjective form of integrity is].
Quote from: Eli on September 02, 2010, 11:07:11 AM
Quote from: Fork on September 02, 2010, 10:47:25 AM
Quote from: Yeti on September 02, 2010, 09:02:10 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on September 02, 2010, 12:13:45 AM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on March 22, 2010, 09:11:50 PM
None of you gutless assholes had the balls to punch Kap in his face while you were in the studio with him.
What a bunch of sellouts.
That's not even the half of it. Now Kerm's yukking it up with Thomas Diamond and Lester Strode. (http://hirejimessian.com/2010/09/01/behold-my-foul-balls/comment-page-1/#comment-50406)
You used to be cool, man. You used to be totally underground.
Totally sellouts.. If you get a chance to go to Wrigley and you want to keep your blogger cred, you REFUSE that shit go all Nyjer Morgan on Strode. Known pussies. I thought Kerm was dead anyway. There is no real proof of HJE's existence.
Funniest shit I've seen all year.
That was just weird. And so was the Marlins' reaction.
Quote"It gets under everybody's skin, and especially it gets under my skin because there is one way to play this game, and you've got to play with the integrity of the game," Marlins third baseman Wes Helms said. "I cannot stand when a guy shows somebody up, or shows the integrity of the game up to the fans, or whatever. There is no place in baseball for that. In my opinion, you're going to get what's coming to you if you do that.
"Tonight, I think, was the time to show him we weren't going to put up with him, especially after last night. But also, [he was] trying to take the bases when they were down 10 runs. I can't really say anything good about a guy who doesn't play the game right or play for the integrity of the game."
I can see them getting upset if Morgan was stealing bases while up 10 runs. But is that an unwritten rule? Just give up when you're losing? That doesn't sound very [whatever the adjective form of integrity is].
Ryno woulda made him steal home
Quote from: Eli on September 02, 2010, 11:07:11 AM
Quote from: Fork on September 02, 2010, 10:47:25 AM
Quote from: Yeti on September 02, 2010, 09:02:10 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on September 02, 2010, 12:13:45 AM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on March 22, 2010, 09:11:50 PM
None of you gutless assholes had the balls to punch Kap in his face while you were in the studio with him.
What a bunch of sellouts.
That's not even the half of it. Now Kerm's yukking it up with Thomas Diamond and Lester Strode. (http://hirejimessian.com/2010/09/01/behold-my-foul-balls/comment-page-1/#comment-50406)
You used to be cool, man. You used to be totally underground.
Totally sellouts.. If you get a chance to go to Wrigley and you want to keep your blogger cred, you REFUSE that shit go all Nyjer Morgan on Strode. Known pussies. I thought Kerm was dead anyway. There is no real proof of HJE's existence.
Funniest shit I've seen all year.
That was just weird. And so was the Marlins' reaction.
Quote"It gets under everybody's skin, and especially it gets under my skin because there is one way to play this game, and you've got to play with the integrity of the game," Marlins third baseman Wes Helms said. "I cannot stand when a guy shows somebody up, or shows the integrity of the game up to the fans, or whatever. There is no place in baseball for that. In my opinion, you're going to get what's coming to you if you do that.
"Tonight, I think, was the time to show him we weren't going to put up with him, especially after last night. But also, [he was] trying to take the bases when they were down 10 runs. I can't really say anything good about a guy who doesn't play the game right or play for the integrity of the game."
I can see them getting upset if Morgan was stealing bases while up 10 runs. But is that an unwritten rule? Just give up when you're losing? That doesn't sound very [whatever the adjective form of integrity is].
It sounds like Morgan has been making enemies all over the league over the past few weeks. I think all this integrity talk is BS cover for the Marlins deciding that they hate this douche and they wanted to piss him off. It worked.
Quote from: Eli on September 02, 2010, 11:07:11 AM
Quote"It gets under everybody's skin, and especially it gets under my skin because there is one way to play this game, and you've got to play with the integrity of the game," Marlins third baseman Wes Helms said. "I cannot stand when a guy shows somebody up, or shows the integrity of the game up to the fans, or whatever. There is no place in baseball for that. In my opinion, you're going to get what's coming to you if you do that.
"Tonight, I think, was the time to show him we weren't going to put up with him, especially after last night. But also, [he was] trying to take the bases when they were down 10 runs. I can't really say anything good about a guy who doesn't play the game right or play for the integrity of the game."
I can see them getting upset if Morgan was stealing bases while up 10 runs. But is that an unwritten rule? Just give up when you're losing? That doesn't sound very [whatever the adjective form of integrity is].
Yeah, I don't get that, either. Maybe the Marlins have their own set of unwritten rules?
Quote from: Eli on September 02, 2010, 11:07:11 AM
Quote from: Fork on September 02, 2010, 10:47:25 AM
Quote from: Yeti on September 02, 2010, 09:02:10 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on September 02, 2010, 12:13:45 AM
Quote from: Tinker to Evers to Chance on March 22, 2010, 09:11:50 PM
None of you gutless assholes had the balls to punch Kap in his face while you were in the studio with him.
What a bunch of sellouts.
That's not even the half of it. Now Kerm's yukking it up with Thomas Diamond and Lester Strode. (http://hirejimessian.com/2010/09/01/behold-my-foul-balls/comment-page-1/#comment-50406)
You used to be cool, man. You used to be totally underground.
Totally sellouts.. If you get a chance to go to Wrigley and you want to keep your blogger cred, you REFUSE that shit go all Nyjer Morgan on Strode. Known pussies. I thought Kerm was dead anyway. There is no real proof of HJE's existence.
Funniest shit I've seen all year.
That was just weird. And so was the Marlins' reaction.
Quote"It gets under everybody's skin, and especially it gets under my skin because there is one way to play this game, and you've got to play with the integrity of the game," Marlins third baseman Wes Helms said. "I cannot stand when a guy shows somebody up, or shows the integrity of the game up to the fans, or whatever. There is no place in baseball for that. In my opinion, you're going to get what's coming to you if you do that.
"Tonight, I think, was the time to show him we weren't going to put up with him, especially after last night. But also, [he was] trying to take the bases when they were down 10 runs. I can't really say anything good about a guy who doesn't play the game right or play for the integrity of the game."
I can see them getting upset if Morgan was stealing bases while up 10 runs. But is that an unwritten rule? Just give up when you're losing? That doesn't sound very [whatever the adjective form of integrity is].
Station to station and get the game over with.
What scares me is the possibility that Morgan may be Zambrano's role model.
Fact: Someone still wants Mike North behind a microphone. (http://www.suntimes.com/business/lazare/2659926,CST-NWS-lew01web.article)
Fact: Rob Dibble won't be behind a microphone. (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5521129&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines)
Quote from: Brownie on September 02, 2010, 03:41:48 PM
Fact: Rob Dibble won't be behind a microphone. (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5521129&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines)
That's a surprise
Quote from: Night Man on September 02, 2010, 03:38:06 PM
Fact: Someone still wants Mike North behind a microphone. (http://www.suntimes.com/business/lazare/2659926,CST-NWS-lew01web.article)
He gets it. He's a regular guy.
Fuck Tom Dreesen.
I didn't watch when I saw it was him, I assume he told several timely Frank Sinatra anecdotes?
Quote from: Andy on September 06, 2010, 08:50:17 PM
I didn't watch when I saw it was him, I assume he told several timely Frank Sinatra anecdotes?
I think they just play the same interview over and over.
Quote from: Andy on September 06, 2010, 08:50:17 PM
I didn't watch when I saw it was him, I assume he told several timely Frank Sinatra anecdotes?
On radio he did mention that his new act is all about Sinatra.
Look who I'm hanging out with! You all love him, right? Never thought for a minute when I was growing up (http://www.tomdreesen.com/media/video/Tom_Dreesen-Guest_Hosting_Late_Show.mp4) in an all black school (http://www.tomdreesen.com/media/video/Tom_Dreesen-Laugh_Factory_02.mp4) I'd see a half-black guy get this much better at me than golf! Maybe his white half is in charge of the golf course and his black half does the intercourse, amirite? Ha-ha!
(http://i53.tinypic.com/2i9qlx5.png)
"Corporate America's Favorite Entertainer"
Awesome.
Tom who?
I suppose this is as good a place as any to tell my Tom Dreesen story.
While not nearly as epic as Slaky's bathroom story I'm going to tell it anyway.
This happened around 1983, which would make flannj 24 years old.
I was working during the day at the Board of Trade and tending bar weekday nights and held another bartending job on weekends.
In addition, I was dealing with the complexities of trying to keep the girl I was living with from finding out about my dalliances with the future Mrs. flannj.
Needless to say I was burning the candle at both ends.
Which meant I was a bit of a zombie. This is important to the story.
One of the bartending jobs I had was at Bones, a Lettuce Entertain You restaurant in Lincolnwood.
I was working on a Sunday morning doing my prep work, the place was empty as it was about a half hour before we opened.
Three people walked in, two guys and a woman, and I recognized one of the men as Tom Dreesen.
The other guy appeared to be a friend and the woman seemed to be his agent.
I recognized Dreesen from TV. Most likely the Tonight Show, and given that at that time my comedic interest ran more to George Carlin, Emo Phillips, and Sam Kinison I knew him to be the unfunny fuck that he remains today.
The three of them walked to the bar and I asked if I could get them anything. Dreesen and the other guy declined but the woman asked for a virgin strawberry daiquiri.
I set about making the drink in the blender directly in front of them.
They were going over some notes comparing different comedy clubs in the Chicago area. At one point Dreesen asked me if I could recommend any clubs other than Zanie's.
Now given my exhausted state Zanie's was all I could think of and like a moron I replied "Uh, well there's always Zanie's".
They stared at me and I returned to making the drink.
Now when making a frozen blended drink the order in which the ingredients go into the blender is key.
Put the wet ingredients in first followed by the crushed ice. Otherwise the spinning blades create an air pocket at the bottom of the ice and nothing happens.
I had made hundreds of these drinks before, it's not rocket science. But of course I managed to fuck this one up.
So while the blades are spinning uselessly doing nothing other than making an annoying racket, I took a bar spoon and tried to coax the ingredients to blend.
Now due to being a clumsy oaf and half out of it I managed to drop the spoon into the blender, which collided with the furiously spinning blades and POW.
Frozen strawberry daiquiri everywhere.
While his two companions managed to avoid most of the explosion, Dreesen was not so lucky. I looked to my horror and saw that his previously spotless white (I shit you not) Member's Only jacket was now covered in concentrated frozen strawberries and daiquiri mix.
Now as much as I would like to say that he was a total dick about the situation, as he had every right to be, that was not the case. I offered to get the manager and assured him that we would pay for whatever cleaning or replacement that would be necessary. He assured me not to worry about it and they quickly decided to get the hell out of there and as far away from me as possible.
So every time that talentless, coattail riding, has been shows up at a Cubs game I take pleasure in actually having accomplished a direct assault upon him that the rest of you can only dream of.
Quote from: flannj on September 07, 2010, 11:35:25 AM
I suppose this is as good a place as any to tell my Tom Dreesen story.
While not nearly as epic as Slaky's bathroom story I'm going to tell it anyway.
This happened around 1983, which would make flannj 24 years old.
I was working during the day at the Board of Trade and tending bar weekday nights and held another bartending job on weekends.
In addition, I was dealing with the complexities of trying to keep the girl I was living with from finding out about my dalliances with the future Mrs. flannj.
Needles to say I was burning the candle at both ends.
Which meant I was a bit of a zombie. This is important to the story.
One of the bartending jobs I had was at Bones, a Lettuce Entertain You restaurant in Lincolnwood.
I was working on a Sunday morning doing my prep work, the place was empty as it was about a half hour before we opened.
Three people walked in, two guys and a woman, and I recognize one of the men as Tom Dreesen.
The other guy appeared to be a friend and the woman seemed to be his agent.
I recognized Dreesen from TV. Most likely the Tonight Show, and given that at that time my comedic interest ran more to George Carlin, Emo Phillips, and Sam Kinison I knew him to be the unfunny fuck that he remains today.
The three of them walked to the bar and I asked if I could get them anything. Dreesen and the other guy declined but the woman asked for a virgin strawberry daiquiri.
I set about making the drink in the blender directly in front of them.
They were going over some notes comparing different comedy clubs in the Chicago area. At one point Dreesen asked me if I could recommend any clubs other than Zanie's.
Now given my exhausted state Zanie's was all I could think of and like a moron I replied "Uh, well there's always Zanie's".
They stared at me and I returned to making the drink.
Now when making a frozen blended drink the order in which the ingredients go into the blender is key.
Put the wet ingredients in first followed by the crushed ice. Otherwise the spinning blades create an air pocket at the bottom of the ice and nothing happens.
I had made hundreds of these drinks before, it's not rocket science. But of course I managed to fuck this one up.
So while the blades are spinning uselessly doing nothing other than making an annoying racket, I took a bar spoon and tried to coax the ingredients to blend.
Now due to being a clumsy oaf and half out of it I managed to drop the spoon into the blender, which collided with the furiously spinning blades and POW.
Frozen strawberry daiquiri everywhere.
While his two companions managed to avoid most of the explosion, Dreesen was not so lucky. I looked to my horror and saw that his previously spotless white (I shit you not) Member's Only jacket was now covered in concentrated frozen strawberries and daiquiri mix.
Now as much as I would like to say that he was a total dick about the situation, as he had every right to be, that was not the case. I offered to get the manager and assured him that we would pay for whatever cleaning or replacement that would be necessary. He assured me not to worry about it and they quickly decided to get the hell out of there and as far away from me as possible.
So every time that talentless, coattail riding, has been shows up at a Cubs game I take pleasure in actually having accomplished a direct assault upon him that the rest of you can only dream of.
I love approximately 100% of your posts.
I applaud flannj for being everything good and proper in the world.
Next time I go to L. Wood Tap, I'll laugh the second I see the bar.
Quote from: flannj on September 07, 2010, 11:35:25 AM
I suppose this is as good a place as any to tell my Tom Dreesen story.
While not nearly as epic as Slaky's bathroom story I'm going to tell it anyway.
This happened around 1983, which would make flannj 24 years old.
I was working during the day at the Board of Trade and tending bar weekday nights and held another bartending job on weekends.
In addition, I was dealing with the complexities of trying to keep the girl I was living with from finding out about my dalliances with the future Mrs. flannj.
Needles to say I was burning the candle at both ends.
Which meant I was a bit of a zombie. This is important to the story.
One of the bartending jobs I had was at Bones, a Lettuce Entertain You restaurant in Lincolnwood.
I was working on a Sunday morning doing my prep work, the place was empty as it was about a half hour before we opened.
Three people walked in, two guys and a woman, and I recognized one of the men as Tom Dreesen.
The other guy appeared to be a friend and the woman seemed to be his agent.
I recognized Dreesen from TV. Most likely the Tonight Show, and given that at that time my comedic interest ran more to George Carlin, Emo Phillips, and Sam Kinison I knew him to be the unfunny fuck that he remains today.
The three of them walked to the bar and I asked if I could get them anything. Dreesen and the other guy declined but the woman asked for a virgin strawberry daiquiri.
I set about making the drink in the blender directly in front of them.
They were going over some notes comparing different comedy clubs in the Chicago area. At one point Dreesen asked me if I could recommend any clubs other than Zanie's.
Now given my exhausted state Zanie's was all I could think of and like a moron I replied "Uh, well there's always Zanie's".
They stared at me and I returned to making the drink.
Now when making a frozen blended drink the order in which the ingredients go into the blender is key.
Put the wet ingredients in first followed by the crushed ice. Otherwise the spinning blades create an air pocket at the bottom of the ice and nothing happens.
I had made hundreds of these drinks before, it's not rocket science. But of course I managed to fuck this one up.
So while the blades are spinning uselessly doing nothing other than making an annoying racket, I took a bar spoon and tried to coax the ingredients to blend.
Now due to being a clumsy oaf and half out of it I managed to drop the spoon into the blender, which collided with the furiously spinning blades and POW.
Frozen strawberry daiquiri everywhere.
While his two companions managed to avoid most of the explosion, Dreesen was not so lucky. I looked to my horror and saw that his previously spotless white (I shit you not) Member's Only jacket was now covered in concentrated frozen strawberries and daiquiri mix.
Now as much as I would like to say that he was a total dick about the situation, as he had every right to be, that was not the case. I offered to get the manager and assured him that we would pay for whatever cleaning or replacement that would be necessary. He assured me not to worry about it and they quickly decided to get the hell out of there and as far away from me as possible.
So every time that talentless, coattail riding, has been shows up at a Cubs game I take pleasure in actually having accomplished a direct assault upon him that the rest of you can only dream of.
Oh yeah? Well, I spilled Jack and Coke on Bobby Hebert once. He high fived me and we hugged. It was magical.
Quote from: flannj on September 07, 2010, 11:35:25 AM
I suppose this is as good a place as any to tell my Tom Dreesen story.
While not nearly as epic as Slaky's bathroom story I'm going to tell it anyway.
This happened around 1983, which would make flannj 24 years old.
I was working during the day at the Board of Trade and tending bar weekday nights and held another bartending job on weekends.
In addition, I was dealing with the complexities of trying to keep the girl I was living with from finding out about my dalliances with the future Mrs. flannj.
Needless to say I was burning the candle at both ends.
Which meant I was a bit of a zombie. This is important to the story.
One of the bartending jobs I had was at Bones, a Lettuce Entertain You restaurant in Lincolnwood.
I was working on a Sunday morning doing my prep work, the place was empty as it was about a half hour before we opened.
Three people walked in, two guys and a woman, and I recognized one of the men as Tom Dreesen.
The other guy appeared to be a friend and the woman seemed to be his agent.
I recognized Dreesen from TV. Most likely the Tonight Show, and given that at that time my comedic interest ran more to George Carlin, Emo Phillips, and Sam Kinison I knew him to be the unfunny fuck that he remains today.
The three of them walked to the bar and I asked if I could get them anything. Dreesen and the other guy declined but the woman asked for a virgin strawberry daiquiri.
I set about making the drink in the blender directly in front of them.
They were going over some notes comparing different comedy clubs in the Chicago area. At one point Dreesen asked me if I could recommend any clubs other than Zanie's.
Now given my exhausted state Zanie's was all I could think of and like a moron I replied "Uh, well there's always Zanie's".
They stared at me and I returned to making the drink.
Now when making a frozen blended drink the order in which the ingredients go into the blender is key.
Put the wet ingredients in first followed by the crushed ice. Otherwise the spinning blades create an air pocket at the bottom of the ice and nothing happens.
I had made hundreds of these drinks before, it's not rocket science. But of course I managed to fuck this one up.
So while the blades are spinning uselessly doing nothing other than making an annoying racket, I took a bar spoon and tried to coax the ingredients to blend.
Now due to being a clumsy oaf and half out of it I managed to drop the spoon into the blender, which collided with the furiously spinning blades and POW.
Frozen strawberry daiquiri everywhere.
While his two companions managed to avoid most of the explosion, Dreesen was not so lucky. I looked to my horror and saw that his previously spotless white (I shit you not) Member's Only jacket was now covered in concentrated frozen strawberries and daiquiri mix.
Now as much as I would like to say that he was a total dick about the situation, as he had every right to be, that was not the case. I offered to get the manager and assured him that we would pay for whatever cleaning or replacement that would be necessary. He assured me not to worry about it and they quickly decided to get the hell out of there and as far away from me as possible.
So every time that talentless, coattail riding, has been shows up at a Cubs game I take pleasure in actually having accomplished a direct assault upon him that the rest of you can only dream of.
I wasn't even thought of yet... Old bastard.
But yea, great story. I'm surprised there were blenders back then.
Quote from: Yeti on September 08, 2010, 06:26:13 AM
But yea, great story. I'm surprised there were blenders back then.
I'm like only 2/3 of flannj's age and I still want to slap you in the soft part of your unformed skull, you infant.
Quote from: Bort on September 08, 2010, 08:48:12 AM
Quote from: Yeti on September 08, 2010, 06:26:13 AM
But yea, great story. I'm surprised there were blenders back then.
I'm like only 2/3 of flannj's age and I still want to slap you in the soft part of your unformed skull, you infant.
(http://ramblingfish.com/__oneclick_uploads/2008/08/grandpa_simpson_yelling_at_cloud_001.jpg)
Quote from: Yeti on September 08, 2010, 08:56:08 AM
Quote from: Bort on September 08, 2010, 08:48:12 AM
Quote from: Yeti on September 08, 2010, 06:26:13 AM
But yea, great story. I'm surprised there were blenders back then.
I'm like only 2/3 of flannj's age and I still want to slap you in the soft part of your unformed skull, you infant.
(http://ramblingfish.com/__oneclick_uploads/2008/08/grandpa_simpson_yelling_at_cloud_001.jpg)
You left a little placenta on the edge of your [img] tags.
Quote from: Bort on September 08, 2010, 09:01:21 AM
Quote from: Yeti on September 08, 2010, 08:56:08 AM
Quote from: Bort on September 08, 2010, 08:48:12 AM
Quote from: Yeti on September 08, 2010, 06:26:13 AM
But yea, great story. I'm surprised there were blenders back then.
I'm like only 2/3 of flannj's age and I still want to slap you in the soft part of your unformed skull, you infant.
(http://ramblingfish.com/__oneclick_uploads/2008/08/grandpa_simpson_yelling_at_cloud_001.jpg)
You left a little placenta on the edge of your img tags.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Rsp374irbDw/SL0kOVwc3EI/AAAAAAAAANE/0oPIYK2buFY/s400/smilin_bob_3.jpg)
(stop trying to fuck up my post with that extra [img] tag)
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on September 07, 2010, 11:52:15 AM
Quote from: flannj on September 07, 2010, 11:35:25 AM
I suppose this is as good a place as any to tell my Tom Dreesen story.
While not nearly as epic as Slaky's bathroom story I'm going to tell it anyway.
This happened around 1983, which would make flannj 24 years old.
I was working during the day at the Board of Trade and tending bar weekday nights and held another bartending job on weekends.
In addition, I was dealing with the complexities of trying to keep the girl I was living with from finding out about my dalliances with the future Mrs. flannj.
Needles to say I was burning the candle at both ends.
Which meant I was a bit of a zombie. This is important to the story.
One of the bartending jobs I had was at Bones, a Lettuce Entertain You restaurant in Lincolnwood.
I was working on a Sunday morning doing my prep work, the place was empty as it was about a half hour before we opened.
Three people walked in, two guys and a woman, and I recognized one of the men as Tom Dreesen.
The other guy appeared to be a friend and the woman seemed to be his agent.
I recognized Dreesen from TV. Most likely the Tonight Show, and given that at that time my comedic interest ran more to George Carlin, Emo Phillips, and Sam Kinison I knew him to be the unfunny fuck that he remains today.
The three of them walked to the bar and I asked if I could get them anything. Dreesen and the other guy declined but the woman asked for a virgin strawberry daiquiri.
I set about making the drink in the blender directly in front of them.
They were going over some notes comparing different comedy clubs in the Chicago area. At one point Dreesen asked me if I could recommend any clubs other than Zanie's.
Now given my exhausted state Zanie's was all I could think of and like a moron I replied "Uh, well there's always Zanie's".
They stared at me and I returned to making the drink.
Now when making a frozen blended drink the order in which the ingredients go into the blender is key.
Put the wet ingredients in first followed by the crushed ice. Otherwise the spinning blades create an air pocket at the bottom of the ice and nothing happens.
I had made hundreds of these drinks before, it's not rocket science. But of course I managed to fuck this one up.
So while the blades are spinning uselessly doing nothing other than making an annoying racket, I took a bar spoon and tried to coax the ingredients to blend.
Now due to being a clumsy oaf and half out of it I managed to drop the spoon into the blender, which collided with the furiously spinning blades and POW.
Frozen strawberry daiquiri everywhere.
While his two companions managed to avoid most of the explosion, Dreesen was not so lucky. I looked to my horror and saw that his previously spotless white (I shit you not) Member's Only jacket was now covered in concentrated frozen strawberries and daiquiri mix.
Now as much as I would like to say that he was a total dick about the situation, as he had every right to be, that was not the case. I offered to get the manager and assured him that we would pay for whatever cleaning or replacement that would be necessary. He assured me not to worry about it and they quickly decided to get the hell out of there and as far away from me as possible.
So every time that talentless, coattail riding, has been shows up at a Cubs game I take pleasure in actually having accomplished a direct assault upon him that the rest of you can only dream of.
Oh yeah? Well, I spilled Jack and Coke on Bobby Hebert once. He high fived me and we hugged. It was magical.
When I was 8 I accidentally sprayed Mark Herrmann (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Herrmann) with a stunningly too-powerful water faucet at a "celebrity" golf tournament. We both lol'd, stripped down to our tighty-whities and Flashdanced in the horizontal geyser.
Great profile of the most listenable man in baseball by Joe Posnanski.
http://joeposnanski.si.com/2010/09/30/the-heart-of-los-angeles/
Quote from: R-V on September 30, 2010, 07:03:43 PM
Great profile of the most listenable man in baseball by Joe Posnanski.
http://joeposnanski.si.com/2010/09/30/the-heart-of-los-angeles/
That's not about Pat Hughes. I feel cheated.
I have to put Ken Burns' "Tenth Inning" descriptions of Barroid Bonds and Roider Clemons in the category of "unlistenable".
Quote from: CBStew on October 01, 2010, 11:58:22 AM
I have to put Ken Burns' "Tenth Inning" descriptions of Barroid Bonds and Roider Clemons in the category of "unlistenable".
I agree. I just didn't care to be told that this entire decade of baseball was all about teh cheating. Why did you hate it? I'm curious to know.
Hughes and Otto seemed to be having some sort of existential dispute in the top of the 6th.
Quote from: Wheezer on October 02, 2010, 07:59:51 PM
Hughes and Otto seemed to be having some sort of existential dispute in the top of the 6th.
The details of said dispute?
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 03, 2010, 09:13:43 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 02, 2010, 07:59:51 PM
Hughes and Otto seemed to be having some sort of existential dispute in the top of the 6th.
The details of said dispute?
Are you kidding? I can barely remember my phone number since Oleg's visit.
Quote from: Wheezer on October 03, 2010, 01:14:03 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 03, 2010, 09:13:43 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 02, 2010, 07:59:51 PM
Hughes and Otto seemed to be having some sort of existential dispute in the top of the 6th.
The details of said dispute?
Are you kidding? I can barely remember my phone number since Oleg's visit.
That'll happen.
Quote from: Wheezer on October 03, 2010, 01:14:03 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 03, 2010, 09:13:43 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 02, 2010, 07:59:51 PM
Hughes and Otto seemed to be having some sort of existential dispute in the top of the 6th.
The details of said dispute?
Are you kidding? I can barely remember my phone number since Oleg's visit.
I'm picturing this visit and I'm laughing.
A lot.
Quote from: flannj on October 03, 2010, 01:51:38 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 03, 2010, 01:14:03 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 03, 2010, 09:13:43 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 02, 2010, 07:59:51 PM
Hughes and Otto seemed to be having some sort of existential dispute in the top of the 6th.
The details of said dispute?
Are you kidding? I can barely remember my phone number since Oleg's visit.
I'm picturing this visit and I'm laughing.
A lot.
Ditto.
Cris Collinsworth sucks.
Quote from: Gilgamesh on October 03, 2010, 03:05:16 PM
Quote from: flannj on October 03, 2010, 01:51:38 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 03, 2010, 01:14:03 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 03, 2010, 09:13:43 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 02, 2010, 07:59:51 PM
Hughes and Otto seemed to be having some sort of existential dispute in the top of the 6th.
The details of said dispute?
Are you kidding? I can barely remember my phone number since Oleg's visit.
I'm picturing this visit and I'm laughing.
A lot.
Ditto.
Tritto.
At Flagging Tribune, Tales of a Bankrupt Culture (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/06/business/media/06tribune.html?_r=1&src=tptw)
QuoteMr. Michaels, a former radio executive and disc jockey, had been handpicked by Sam Zell, a billionaire who was the new controlling shareholder, to run much of the media company's vast collection of properties, including The Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, WGN America and the Chicago Cubs.
After Mr. Michaels arrived (where several other senior colleagues were meeting at the InterContinental Hotel), according to two people at the bar that night, he sat down and said, "watch this," and offered the waitress $100 to show him her breasts. The group sat dumbfounded.
QuoteTribune Tower, the architectural symbol of the staid company, came to resemble a frat house, complete with poker parties, juke boxes and pervasive sex talk.
Should've gotten on board with ChicagoNOW, Kerm.
Quote from: Night Man on October 05, 2010, 10:31:53 PM
At Flagging Tribune, Tales of a Bankrupt Culture (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/06/business/media/06tribune.html?_r=1&src=tptw)
QuoteMr. Michaels, a former radio executive and disc jockey, had been handpicked by Sam Zell, a billionaire who was the new controlling shareholder, to run much of the media company's vast collection of properties, including The Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, WGN America and the Chicago Cubs.
After Mr. Michaels arrived (where several other senior colleagues were meeting at the InterContinental Hotel), according to two people at the bar that night, he sat down and said, "watch this," and offered the waitress $100 to show him her breasts. The group sat dumbfounded.
QuoteTribune Tower, the architectural symbol of the staid company, came to resemble a frat house, complete with poker parties, juke boxes and pervasive sex talk.
Should've gotten on board with ChicagoNOW, Kerm.
Not to worry. Randy Michaels says not to listen to the guy who did a lot of coke in the 80s. (http://www.theawl.com/2010/10/tribune-ceos-memo-says-todays-new-york-times-story-is-all-lies)
Quote from: Brownie on October 06, 2010, 11:52:05 AM
Quote from: Night Man on October 05, 2010, 10:31:53 PM
At Flagging Tribune, Tales of a Bankrupt Culture (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/06/business/media/06tribune.html?_r=1&src=tptw)
QuoteMr. Michaels, a former radio executive and disc jockey, had been handpicked by Sam Zell, a billionaire who was the new controlling shareholder, to run much of the media company's vast collection of properties, including The Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, WGN America and the Chicago Cubs.
After Mr. Michaels arrived (where several other senior colleagues were meeting at the InterContinental Hotel), according to two people at the bar that night, he sat down and said, "watch this," and offered the waitress $100 to show him her breasts. The group sat dumbfounded.
QuoteTribune Tower, the architectural symbol of the staid company, came to resemble a frat house, complete with poker parties, juke boxes and pervasive sex talk.
Should've gotten on board with ChicagoNOW, Kerm.
Not to worry. Randy Michaels says not to listen to the guy who did a lot of coke in the 80s. (http://www.theawl.com/2010/10/tribune-ceos-memo-says-todays-new-york-times-story-is-all-lies)
Well, after reading Fork's latest missive in the Free Darko thread, I have to concur.
Quote from: Night Man on October 05, 2010, 10:31:53 PM
At Flagging Tribune, Tales of a Bankrupt Culture (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/06/business/media/06tribune.html?_r=1&src=tptw)
QuoteMr. Michaels, a former radio executive and disc jockey, had been handpicked by Sam Zell, a billionaire who was the new controlling shareholder, to run much of the media company's vast collection of properties, including The Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, WGN America and the Chicago Cubs.
After Mr. Michaels arrived (where several other senior colleagues were meeting at the InterContinental Hotel), according to two people at the bar that night, he sat down and said, "watch this," and offered the waitress $100 to show him her breasts. The group sat dumbfounded.
QuoteTribune Tower, the architectural symbol of the staid company, came to resemble a frat house, complete with poker parties, juke boxes and pervasive sex talk.
Should've gotten on board with ChicagoNOW, Kerm.
It doesn't end... (http://chicagobreakingbusiness.com/2010/10/tribune-co-executive-sends-offensive-memo.html)
QuoteA top executive at Tribune Co., parent of the Chicago Tribune, e-mailed a company-wide memo Monday that contained links to off-color satirical videos, including one he labeled "Sluts" in which a gyrating woman appears to pour liquor on her bare breasts.
...
Abrams' memo spurred complaints to Tribune Co.'s human resources department from Chicago Tribune Editor Gerould Kern and others, upset at the sexual content. Abrams was not immediately available for comment.
"I thought it was offensive and I thought it was completely inappropriate to be sent out in a workplace setting to everyone in this company," Kern said Tuesday. "We've had some employees complain as well, and I took it to HR."
Kern also said he complained to Abrams.
One section of Abrams' memo included "pretty inspirational or at least interesting" videos he said he and Ray Brune, whom he described as executive producer of Tribune Broadcasting's "new morning concept," assembled for "'Bootcamps' with the new staff."
Among these were video newscast parodies from theonion.com. One was a panel discussion of the need for educators to accept that "students don't give a (expletive)." Another was a fake report on the crash of a bus full of reality-show contestants "spilling more than 2,000 pounds of slut" on the highway.
Abrams, in his e-mail to workers, in no way indicated these were not suitable for work.
I presume the Tribune HR department is just a writhing mass of anyone-fuckers.
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I turned on WGN 720 in the car awaiting the Northwestern game and was treated to the comedic stylings of cubbiejulie. She complained about curmudgeonly columnists complaining about bloggers. She also informed us she likes her arms, whatever that means, and trash-talked the male co-host about high school rivalries. They spent about 5 minutes talking about the Cubs and Quade and their lively debate reached the conclusion of "meh" along with Julie's spirited monologue on Quade's wikipedia picture. Goody.
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I turned on WGN 720 in the car awaiting the Northwestern game and was treated to the comedic stylings of cubbiejulie. She complained about curmudgeonly columnists complaining about bloggers. She also informed us she likes her arms, whatever that means, and trash-talked the male co-host about high school rivalries. They spent about 5 minutes talking about the Cubs and Quade and their lively debate reached the conclusion of "meh" along with Julie's spirited monologue on Quade's wikipedia picture. Goody.
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Thanks for the update. How did Northwestern do? Oh, really? Damn. Could be worse though. Could be much much worse.
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 24, 2010, 01:21:06 AM
Quote from: Night Man on October 23, 2010, 01:12:18 PM
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I turned on WGN 720 in the car awaiting the Northwestern game and was treated to the comedic stylings of cubbiejulie. She complained about curmudgeonly columnists complaining about bloggers. She also informed us she likes her arms, whatever that means, and trash-talked the male co-host about high school rivalries. They spent about 5 minutes talking about the Cubs and Quade and their lively debate reached the conclusion of "meh" along with Julie's spirited monologue on Quade's wikipedia picture. Goody.
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Thanks for the update. How did Northwestern do? Oh, really? Damn. Could be worse though. Could be much much worse.
A gibbet from every flagpole.
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 24, 2010, 01:21:06 AM
Quote from: Night Man on October 23, 2010, 01:12:18 PM
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I turned on WGN 720 in the car awaiting the Northwestern game and was treated to the comedic stylings of cubbiejulie. She complained about curmudgeonly columnists complaining about bloggers. She also informed us she likes her arms, whatever that means, and trash-talked the male co-host about high school rivalries. They spent about 5 minutes talking about the Cubs and Quade and their lively debate reached the conclusion of "meh" along with Julie's spirited monologue on Quade's wikipedia picture. Goody.
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Thanks for the update. How did Northwestern do? Oh, really? Damn. Could be worse though. Could be much much worse.
They blew it like a bunch of gutless assholes.
So whatever hai with that whole Brenly to Milwaukee thing? Can I breathe a hearty sigh of relief that he'll be back in the booth next year?
Quote from: R-V on October 25, 2010, 12:00:45 PM
Can I breathe a hearty sigh of relief that he'll be back in the booth next year?
I don't know.
Can you?
Quote from: JD on October 25, 2010, 06:03:49 PM
Quote from: R-V on October 25, 2010, 12:00:45 PM
Can I breathe a hearty sigh of relief that he'll be back in the booth next year?
I don't know. Can you?
RV breathing a hearty sigh of relief is like Bo Ryan dodging '83 Caddies on Highway 41 just south of Green Bay.
It just IS, man.
Quote from: CT III on October 25, 2010, 06:22:01 PM
Quote from: JD on October 25, 2010, 06:03:49 PM
Quote from: R-V on October 25, 2010, 12:00:45 PM
Can I breathe a hearty sigh of relief that he'll be back in the booth next year?
I don't know. Can you?
RV breathing a hearty sigh of relief is like Bo Ryan dodging '83 Caddies on Highway 41 just south of Green Bay.
It just IS, man.
Dead men breathe?
Or am I remembering that BC-ism all wrong?
Quote from: Yeti on October 25, 2010, 06:33:43 PM
Or am I remembering that BC-ism all wrong?
Probably. I'm just taken aback by CT's glove slapping in associating RV with BC right there.
Quote from: PANK! on October 26, 2010, 08:23:49 AM
Quote from: Yeti on October 25, 2010, 06:33:43 PM
Or am I remembering that BC-ism all wrong?
Probably. I'm just taken aback by CT's glove slapping in associating RV with BC right there.
I'm completely lost. Did I get roasted? I just want a status update on my beloved Borb.
Quote from: R-V on October 26, 2010, 08:51:19 AM
Quote from: PANK! on October 26, 2010, 08:23:49 AM
Quote from: Yeti on October 25, 2010, 06:33:43 PM
Or am I remembering that BC-ism all wrong?
Probably. I'm just taken aback by CT's glove slapping in associating RV with BC right there.
I'm completely lost. Did I get roasted? I just want a status update on my beloved Borb.
Even I'm not totally sure.
Quote from: CT III on October 26, 2010, 09:01:02 AM
Quote from: R-V on October 26, 2010, 08:51:19 AM
Quote from: PANK! on October 26, 2010, 08:23:49 AM
Quote from: Yeti on October 25, 2010, 06:33:43 PM
Or am I remembering that BC-ism all wrong?
Probably. I'm just taken aback by CT's glove slapping in associating RV with BC right there.
I'm completely lost. Did I get roasted? I just want a status update on my beloved Borb.
Even I'm not totally sure.
CT: the litmus test.
Quote from: Gilgamesh on October 26, 2010, 09:02:34 AM
Quote from: CT III on October 26, 2010, 09:01:02 AM
Quote from: R-V on October 26, 2010, 08:51:19 AM
Quote from: PANK! on October 26, 2010, 08:23:49 AM
Quote from: Yeti on October 25, 2010, 06:33:43 PM
Or am I remembering that BC-ism all wrong?
Probably. I'm just taken aback by CT's glove slapping in associating RV with BC right there.
I'm completely lost. Did I get roasted? I just want a status update on my beloved Borb.
Even I'm not totally sure.
CT: the lithmus test.
Lithmus? Is this some fancy LA spelling?
Quote from: Bort on October 26, 2010, 09:16:05 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on October 26, 2010, 09:02:34 AM
Quote from: CT III on October 26, 2010, 09:01:02 AM
Quote from: R-V on October 26, 2010, 08:51:19 AM
Quote from: PANK! on October 26, 2010, 08:23:49 AM
Quote from: Yeti on October 25, 2010, 06:33:43 PM
Or am I remembering that BC-ism all wrong?
Probably. I'm just taken aback by CT's glove slapping in associating RV with BC right there.
I'm completely lost. Did I get roasted? I just want a status update on my beloved Borb.
Even I'm not totally sure.
CT: the lithmus test.
Lithmus? Is this some fancy LA spelling?
It's isthmus.
CT's an expert on Panama.
Quote from: PANK! on October 26, 2010, 09:17:08 AM
Quote from: Bort on October 26, 2010, 09:16:05 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on October 26, 2010, 09:02:34 AM
Quote from: CT III on October 26, 2010, 09:01:02 AM
Quote from: R-V on October 26, 2010, 08:51:19 AM
Quote from: PANK! on October 26, 2010, 08:23:49 AM
Quote from: Yeti on October 25, 2010, 06:33:43 PM
Or am I remembering that BC-ism all wrong?
Probably. I'm just taken aback by CT's glove slapping in associating RV with BC right there.
I'm completely lost. Did I get roasted? I just want a status update on my beloved Borb.
Even I'm not totally sure.
CT: the lithmus test.
Lithmus? Is this some fancy LA spelling?
It's isthmus.
CT's an expert on Panama.
It's pronounced "thermometer."
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on October 26, 2010, 09:22:45 AM
Quote from: PANK! on October 26, 2010, 09:17:08 AM
Quote from: Bort on October 26, 2010, 09:16:05 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on October 26, 2010, 09:02:34 AM
Quote from: CT III on October 26, 2010, 09:01:02 AM
Quote from: R-V on October 26, 2010, 08:51:19 AM
Quote from: PANK! on October 26, 2010, 08:23:49 AM
Quote from: Yeti on October 25, 2010, 06:33:43 PM
Or am I remembering that BC-ism all wrong?
Probably. I'm just taken aback by CT's glove slapping in associating RV with BC right there.
I'm completely lost. Did I get roasted? I just want a status update on my beloved Borb.
Even I'm not totally sure.
CT: the lithmus test.
Lithmus? Is this some fancy LA spelling?
It's isthmus.
CT's an expert on Panama.
It's pronounced "thermometer."
"Learnd," Pepsi. It's prounounced "learnd."
Quote from: Bort on October 26, 2010, 09:16:05 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on October 26, 2010, 09:02:34 AM
Quote from: CT III on October 26, 2010, 09:01:02 AM
Quote from: R-V on October 26, 2010, 08:51:19 AM
Quote from: PANK! on October 26, 2010, 08:23:49 AM
Quote from: Yeti on October 25, 2010, 06:33:43 PM
Or am I remembering that BC-ism all wrong?
Probably. I'm just taken aback by CT's glove slapping in associating RV with BC right there.
I'm completely lost. Did I get roasted? I just want a status update on my beloved Borb.
Even I'm not totally sure.
CT: the litmus test.
Lithmus? Is this some fancy LA spelling?
I don't know what you're talking about.
Intrepid Reader: Thom Brennaman
Troy Aikman, you know all about getting blasted on your chin.
Breaking news from the Twitter feed of the ESPN Book guy:
Quotehttp://www.twitter.com/espnbook
ESPN Sources: Miller and Morgan will not be returning to Sunday Night Baseball. Morgan out @ ESPN; Miller out of TV; rest TBD.
It's going to be Bobby V and Stu Scott. And I think I'm only half wrong.
Too bad. I was hoping that Morgan's end at ESPN would have a lot more violence and blood. Oh well.
Kevin Metheny and Jim Laski out at WGN.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-biz-1112-phil-wgn-20101111,0,5392294.column (http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-biz-1112-phil-wgn-20101111,0,5392294.column)
I creamed my jammies a little this morning at the thought of Pat working with a totally listenable partner.
Quote from: R-V on December 03, 2010, 07:49:03 AM
I creamed my jammies a little this morning at the thought of Pat working with a totally listenable partner.
I'm sure they'll find a way to stop that from happening.
Quote from: Bort on December 03, 2010, 07:51:21 AM
Quote from: R-V on December 03, 2010, 07:49:03 AM
I creamed my jammies a little this morning at the thought of Pat working with a totally listenable partner.
I'm sure they'll find a way to stop that from happening.
Is Steve Stone available?
Quote from: Bort on December 03, 2010, 07:51:21 AM
Quote from: R-V on December 03, 2010, 07:49:03 AM
I creamed my jammies a little this morning at the thought of Pat working with a totally listenable partner.
I'm sure they'll find a way to stop that from happening.
Those motherfucking Ricketteses.
Quote from: R-V on December 03, 2010, 07:49:03 AM
I creamed my jammies a little this morning at the thought of Pat working with a totally listenable partner.
I was thinking about him doing a Vin Skully. Just leave him by himself.
Quote from: Oleg on December 03, 2010, 11:45:14 AM
Quote from: R-V on December 03, 2010, 07:49:03 AM
I creamed my jammies a little this morning at the thought of Pat working with a totally listenable partner.
I was thinking about him doing a Vin Skully. Just leave him by himself.
Are you trying to kill 242?
Quote from: Oleg on December 03, 2010, 11:45:14 AM
Quote from: R-V on December 03, 2010, 07:49:03 AM
I creamed my jammies a little this morning at the thought of Pat working with a totally listenable partner.
I was thinking about him doing a Vin Skully. Just leave him by himself.
Also, SKULLY?
Not, Scully?
Quote from: Gilgamesh on December 03, 2010, 11:49:42 AM
Quote from: Oleg on December 03, 2010, 11:45:14 AM
Quote from: R-V on December 03, 2010, 07:49:03 AM
I creamed my jammies a little this morning at the thought of Pat working with a totally listenable partner.
I was thinking about him doing a Vin Skully. Just leave him by himself.
Also, SKULLY?
Not, Scully?
I assume Oleg was talking about Vin's muppet skeleton counterpart.
Quote from: Bort on December 03, 2010, 11:55:26 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on December 03, 2010, 11:49:42 AM
Quote from: Oleg on December 03, 2010, 11:45:14 AM
Quote from: R-V on December 03, 2010, 07:49:03 AM
I creamed my jammies a little this morning at the thought of Pat working with a totally listenable partner.
I was thinking about him doing a Vin Skully. Just leave him by himself.
Also, SKULLY?
Not, Scully?
I assume Oleg was talking about Vin's muppet skeleton counterpart.
Oh,
that guy.
Carry on then, Oleg.
Listening to the June 29, 2007 game against Milwaukee on MLB.com this morning. Here, Santo is somewhat listenable. (http://mlb.mlb.com/media/player/mp_tpl_3_1.jsp?w_id=554392&w=http%3A//web.servicebureau.net/conf/meta%3Fi%3D1112911589%26c%3D1234%26m%3Dwas%26u%3D/w2.xsl&pid=mlb_ga&gid=2007/06/29/milmlb-chnmlb-1&fid=h12&cid=mlb&v=2)
(http://i51.tinypic.com/vzj37k.jpg)
No, thank you, "Chris Duffy." The bagpipes were strange, but I'm finding this (http://media.trb.com/media/mp3file/2010-12/58065433.mp3) incomprehensible.
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 09, 2009, 07:17:11 AM
Some of you act like you don't have a father. If you say you hope Santo dies, well I hope your father dies. Right in front of you and unexpectedly. For those of you whose fathers have already passed, I'm really sorry. I'm totally cool with him reducing his game schedule to about 6 innings a week and some pre and post game gurgling. But Jesus H. Christ, you guys could chill a little.
Delayed bump.
I think the issue of cat foeaces is going to need to be front and center with this one. (http://www.wgnradio.com/wgnam-david-kaplan-to-host-new-7-10-pm-show,0,5395995.story)
[Those bastards.]
Yah, but just wait until you see the PowerPoint version (http://ghajek.freeshell.org/wbez-schedule-12-30.tiff). (As drawn by Preview 3.0.9.)
Dick Vitale.
Still.
Don't. Cross. Pappy.
http://www.suntimes.com/3310820-417/hernandez-gettleman-judge-cancer-onetime.html
BC - will you post your audition tape?
http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2011/02/cubs-announce-search-for-new-public-address-announcer.html
Quote from: R-V on March 02, 2011, 09:03:52 AM
BC - will you post your audition tape?
http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2011/02/cubs-announce-search-for-new-public-address-announcer.html
Look for mine on a bookface near you.
Quote from: Internet Apex on March 02, 2011, 09:27:15 AM
Quote from: R-V on March 02, 2011, 09:03:52 AM
BC - will you post your audition tape?
http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2011/02/cubs-announce-search-for-new-public-address-announcer.html
Look for mine on a bookface near you.
Someone had to post it, especially given the dearth of Desipio posts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oougcgOveUE
Quote from: morpheus on March 07, 2011, 12:41:27 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on March 02, 2011, 09:27:15 AM
Quote from: R-V on March 02, 2011, 09:03:52 AM
BC - will you post your audition tape?
http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2011/02/cubs-announce-search-for-new-public-address-announcer.html
Look for mine on a bookface near you.
Someone had to post it, especially given the dearth of Desipio posts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oougcgOveUE
I just can't help myself.
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Quote from: Eli on March 07, 2011, 12:43:46 PM
Quote from: morpheus on March 07, 2011, 12:41:27 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on March 02, 2011, 09:27:15 AM
Quote from: R-V on March 02, 2011, 09:03:52 AM
BC - will you post your audition tape?
http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2011/02/cubs-announce-search-for-new-public-address-announcer.html
Look for mine on a bookface near you.
Someone had to post it, especially given the dearth of Desipio posts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oougcgOveUE
I just can't help myself.
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Be honest...you could, you just choose not to.
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Quote from: Eli on March 07, 2011, 12:48:45 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on March 07, 2011, 12:47:46 PM
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I kid pause because I love.
All good. There are enough pictures of me looking like a tard on the internet to last until senility actually kicks in. No sense denying anyone enjoyment on a slow day at the insipios.
any Ape X PA announcer audition that is devoid of beat-boxing has failure written all over it.
Don Cooper everytime he is on the score. He sounds like a delusional drunk everytime he is on there. I'm sure it's because he is.
Quote from: Yeti on March 08, 2011, 12:56:57 PM
Don Cooper everytime he is on the scoreWSOX. He sounds like a delusional drunk everytime he is on there. I'm sure it's because he is.
Fix'd.
Whoever the MLB.com play-by-play guy is during Len's steamer frame must be a Brewers fan, because all he's talked about is the Brewers this inning. First Ryan Braun and how totes awesome he is, and then John Axford letting fans pick his entrance music. As a Cubs fan, this is information I want to hear. Nay, this is information I need.
DPD. Ticket sales must be really weak.
QuoteThanks for entering!
Thank you for your submission to become the next Public Address Announcer for the Chicago Cubs! We were thrilled to have so many phenomenal and passionate auditions. Your creativity and enthusiasm made our job incredibly rewarding. We are truly fortunate to have so many great fans (and great voices).
As you might imagine, it has been extremely difficult to narrow down the field to 25 candidates. While you are not one of the finalists, we would still like to see you at the Friendly Confines. As a gesture of our appreciation, we would like to extend an offer to enjoy beautiful Wrigley Field.
Please be on the lookout for an email in the coming days inviting you to a game on us as well as a great ticket offer to enjoy games in the Bud Light Bleachers for $10.
Again, thank you for your submission. Your passion truly inspires us.
The Chicago Cubs
Did you get in, Pex?
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 15, 2011, 12:30:41 PM
DPD. Ticket sales must be really weak.
QuoteThanks for entering!
Thank you for your submission to become the next Public Address Announcer for the Chicago Cubs! We were thrilled to have so many phenomenal and passionate auditions. Your creativity and enthusiasm made our job incredibly rewarding. We are truly fortunate to have so many great fans (and great voices).
As you might imagine, it has been extremely difficult to narrow down the field to 25 candidates. While you are not one of the finalists, we would still like to see you at the Friendly Confines. As a gesture of our appreciation, we would like to extend an offer to enjoy beautiful Wrigley Field.
Please be on the lookout for an email in the coming days inviting you to a game on us as well as a great ticket offer to enjoy games in the Bud Light Bleachers for $10.
Again, thank you for your submission. Your passion truly inspires us.
The Chicago Cubs
Did you get in, Pex?
No, and I didn't receive any email like the one above either. Wait... yeah, I did get one of these. Cool.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 15, 2011, 12:30:41 PM
DPD. Ticket sales must be really weak.
QuoteThanks for entering!
Thank you for your submission to become the next Public Address Announcer for the Chicago Cubs! We were thrilled to have so many phenomenal and passionate auditions. Your creativity and enthusiasm made our job incredibly rewarding. We are truly fortunate to have so many great fans (and great voices).
As you might imagine, it has been extremely difficult to narrow down the field to 25 candidates. While you are not one of the finalists, we would still like to see you at the Friendly Confines. As a gesture of our appreciation, we would like to extend an offer to enjoy beautiful Wrigley Field.
Please be on the lookout for an email in the coming days inviting you to a game on us as well as a great ticket offer to enjoy games in the Bud Light Bleachers for $10.
Again, thank you for your submission. Your passion truly inspires us.
The Chicago Cubs
Did you get in, Pex?
If I'da known I'da applied. I don't see what that Piper guy does that I can't do. Just sit there with that little megaphone thingy and call out the players' names every so often. An' I got a white suit to wear, to boot!
If John McDonough were still around, the Cubs wouldn't spend a dime on the PA Announcer job. They'd use their 81 best applicants in one game each.
Those damn Ricketts!
Quote from: Brownie on March 15, 2011, 03:19:02 PM
If John McDonough were still around, the Cubs wouldn't spend a dime on the PA Announcer job. They'd use their 81 best applicants in one game each.
Those damn Ricketts!
Not a lot of dimes, to be sure. (http://twitter.com/#!/darrenrovell/status/51386534758322177)
Quote from: PenPho on March 25, 2011, 05:26:58 PM
Quote from: Brownie on March 15, 2011, 03:19:02 PM
If John McDonough were still around, the Cubs wouldn't spend a dime on the PA Announcer job. They'd use their 81 best applicants in one game each.
Those damn Ricketts!
Not a lot of dimes, to be sure. (http://twitter.com/#!/darrenrovell/status/51386534758322177)
Here's your winner. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adHdypzE774)
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 25, 2011, 06:07:13 PM
Quote from: PenPho on March 25, 2011, 05:26:58 PM
Quote from: Brownie on March 15, 2011, 03:19:02 PM
If John McDonough were still around, the Cubs wouldn't spend a dime on the PA Announcer job. They'd use their 81 best applicants in one game each.
Those damn Ricketts!
Not a lot of dimes, to be sure. (http://twitter.com/#!/darrenrovell/status/51386534758322177)
Here's your winner. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adHdypzE774)
He sounds good to me.
I would have preferred Carmi's very own, though. Or Pex.
Quote from: Gilgamesh on March 25, 2011, 06:28:05 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 25, 2011, 06:07:13 PM
Quote from: PenPho on March 25, 2011, 05:26:58 PM
Quote from: Brownie on March 15, 2011, 03:19:02 PM
If John McDonough were still around, the Cubs wouldn't spend a dime on the PA Announcer job. They'd use their 81 best applicants in one game each.
Those damn Ricketts!
Not a lot of dimes, to be sure. (http://twitter.com/#!/darrenrovell/status/51386534758322177)
Here's your winner. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adHdypzE774)
He sounds good to me.
I would have preferred Carmi's very own, though. Or Pex.
This Apex would have ruled as a PA guy:
Quote from: Internet Apex on March 20, 2011, 02:40:41 AM
I got hit faced and poured some out for Nate Dogg. And the !ustralian chick I was tryin ti talk to for my bud as wing man bailed rivht vthen and there. I had her up til then but that was no good it turns out. We poured it on a globe. Don't dok that...
Quote from: Gilgamesh on March 25, 2011, 06:28:05 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 25, 2011, 06:07:13 PM
Quote from: PenPho on March 25, 2011, 05:26:58 PM
Quote from: Brownie on March 15, 2011, 03:19:02 PM
If John McDonough were still around, the Cubs wouldn't spend a dime on the PA Announcer job. They'd use their 81 best applicants in one game each.
Those damn Ricketts!
Not a lot of dimes, to be sure. (http://twitter.com/#!/darrenrovell/status/51386534758322177)
Here's your winner. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adHdypzE774)
He sounds good to me.
I would have preferred Carmi's very own, though. Or Pex.
Thanks Gil. I'd be way better than that dude because I have more personality and don't sound like I have piece of POLISH SASSEDGE LADGED IN THE LINING OF MY HART!!!111!
Quote from: Internet Apex on March 25, 2011, 08:01:00 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on March 25, 2011, 06:28:05 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 25, 2011, 06:07:13 PM
Quote from: PenPho on March 25, 2011, 05:26:58 PM
Quote from: Brownie on March 15, 2011, 03:19:02 PM
If John McDonough were still around, the Cubs wouldn't spend a dime on the PA Announcer job. They'd use their 81 best applicants in one game each.
Those damn Ricketts!
Not a lot of dimes, to be sure. (http://twitter.com/#!/darrenrovell/status/51386534758322177)
Here's your winner. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adHdypzE774)
He sounds good to me.
I would have preferred Carmi's very own, though. Or Pex.
Thanks Gil. I'd be way better than that dude because I have more personality and don't sound like I have piece of POLISH SASSEDGE LADGED IN THE LINING OF MY HART!!!111!
For 15k I wouldn't have wanted it. But you were better than him
Quote from: Yeti on March 26, 2011, 04:14:49 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on March 25, 2011, 08:01:00 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on March 25, 2011, 06:28:05 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 25, 2011, 06:07:13 PM
Quote from: PenPho on March 25, 2011, 05:26:58 PM
Quote from: Brownie on March 15, 2011, 03:19:02 PM
If John McDonough were still around, the Cubs wouldn't spend a dime on the PA Announcer job. They'd use their 81 best applicants in one game each.
Those damn Ricketts!
Not a lot of dimes, to be sure. (http://twitter.com/#!/darrenrovell/status/51386534758322177)
Here's your winner. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adHdypzE774)
He sounds good to me.
I would have preferred Carmi's very own, though. Or Pex.
Thanks Gil. I'd be way better than that dude because I have more personality and don't sound like I have piece of POLISH SASSEDGE LADGED IN THE LINING OF MY HART!!!111!
For 15k I wouldn't have wanted it. But you were better than him
If I couldn't keep my day job I doubt I'd have taken it. And thanks.
Bullshit. Yes I would of. *drinks breakfast*
He "idolized Paul Friedman as a kid"?
Though Friedman is Wayne Messmer's successor and has served since 1995, how many people honestly even knew who he was, let alone idolize him?
Quote from: PANK! on March 26, 2011, 03:12:36 PM
He "idolized Paul Friedman as a kid"?
Though Friedman is Wayne Messmer's successor and has served since 1995, how many people honestly even knew who he was, let alone idolize him?
Yea. First thing I thought when I heard him say that was "GAY"
I applied but even if I hadn't, I didn't hear anything special in that guy's video. Must've been the résumé.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 26, 2011, 04:45:12 PM
I applied but even if I hadn't, I didn't hear anything special in that guy's video. Must've been the résumé.
Link or it didn't happen.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 26, 2011, 04:45:12 PM
I applied but even if I hadn't, I didn't hear anything special in that guy's video. Must've been the résumé.
The Cubs hiring the Moviefone guy is a pretty big coup.
Quote from: PANK! on March 26, 2011, 03:12:36 PM
He "idolized Paul Friedman as a kid"?
Though Friedman is Wayne Messmer's successor and has served since 1995, how many people honestly even knew who he was, let alone idolize him?
Friedman was awesome, what with LITERALLY being a bridge between the players and the fans.
Quote from: Oleg on March 27, 2011, 06:54:16 AM
Quote from: PANK! on March 26, 2011, 03:12:36 PM
He "idolized Paul Friedman as a kid"?
Though Friedman is Wayne Messmer's successor and has served since 1995, how many people honestly even knew who he was, let alone idolize him?
Friedman was awesome, what with LITERALLY being a bridge between the players and the fans.
Kinky.
Keep plugging, Pex (http://www.radio-info.com/news/open-auditions-are-scheduled-for-the-new-voice-of-the-aflac-duck).
This. (http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/13988377)
Local scribe weighs in (http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/04/huntsville_stars_show_some_pro.html):
QuoteAnd, sorry, but a webcam broadcast from the stands rather than a radio arrangement is more bush league comedy than Southern League-quality.
I think I just heard the Manitoban Monstrosity smile her own name out incorrectly. Now, Heather Shouse low-sibilizing about food or something else indiscernible. Coming up, Terry Gross repeat about killer plastic. DO THE HONORABLE THING, MALATIA.
[Edit.--Tea guy talking about "shlurping air to your olfactory bulb." I'd like to shlurp your olfactory bulb out of your fat face with my bare hands.]
[Edit 2.--Yes, somebody said "foodways." "It would have been made for Passover, or breakfast, or dessert." "How much is lost to us?" Not enough, you Canadian horror.]
[Edit 3.--Oh, and you can tune in someplace else for the story of gefiltefish. Do you know why imaginary people wrote down their recipes? Because they didn't actually have writing implements, unlike "paper," and thus had to smear instructions down with their fingers. That's why they're fat and cute. Please, please, go mushroom hunting with these precious artifacts.]
[Edit 4.--The plan was to not touch plastic until it occurred to me that the toilet seat is plastic, and thus I decided to write about it instead. "Give us a layman's understanding of plastic." "Can you give us an example of a by-product of oil refining?" "You can have a gas that can be captured? Is it then cooled?" "It is piped through a series of pipes... it eventually goes into this thing called the reactor." "Then other chemicals are introduced that cause chemical reactions. I couldn't see this, but I was walking around the outside, and then I could smell plastic." "This is more or less the process."]
[Edit 5.--And let's wrap this one up with "The Carter Family, as they called themselves."]
[Edit 6.--Or, you know, we could get a memoirist to get in here to gush over some trade rubbish.]
[Edit 7.--Shlomo McDongskaya really pissed off about this (http://thefire.org/case/58.html) on the Milt, while I'm killing my neurons. HAMZA! FIRE! DONNA JEAN! FIRE! Note the file-naming convention.]
[Edit 9.--Ka. Zoo. Is. Tree.]
Quote from: Wheezer on April 19, 2011, 09:26:40 PM
I think I just heard the Manitoban Monstrosity smile her own name out incorrectly. Now, Heather Shouse low-sibilizing about food or something else indiscernible. Coming up, Terry Gross repeat about killer plastic. DO THE HONORABLE THING, MALATIA.
[Edit.--Tea guy talking about "shlurping air to your olfactory bulb." I'd like to shlurp your olfactory bulb out of your fat face with my bare hands.]
[Edit 2.--Yes, somebody said "foodways." "It would have been made for Passover, or breakfast, or dessert." "How much is lost to us?" Not enough, you Canadian horror.]
[Edit 3.--Oh, and you can tune in someplace else for the story of gefiltefish. Do you know why imaginary people wrote down their recipes? Because they didn't actually have writing implements, unlike "paper," and thus had to smear instructions down with their fingers. That's why they're fat and cute. Please, please, go mushroom hunting with these precious artifacts.]
[Edit 4.--The plan was to not touch plastic until it occurred to me that the toilet seat is plastic, and thus I decided to write about it instead. "Give us a layman's understanding of plastic." "Can you give us an example of a by-product of oil refining?" "You can have a gas that can be captured? Is it then cooled?" "It is piped through a series of pipes... it eventually goes into this thing called the reactor." "Then other chemicals are introduced that cause chemical reactions. I couldn't see this, but I was walking around the outside, and then I could smell plastic." "This is more or less the process."]
[Edit 5.--And let's wrap this one up with "The Carter Family, as they called themselves."]
[Edit 6.--Or, you know, we could get a memoirist to get in here to gush over some trade rubbish.]
[Edit 7.--Shlomo McDongskaya really pissed off about this (http://thefire.org/case/58.html) on the Milt, while I'm killing my neurons. HAMZA! FIRE! DONNA JEAN! FIRE! Note the file-naming convention.]
Shlomo McDongskaya.
Phil Rog was in the booth with Pat and Keef a second ago. He was pimping his Ernie Banks/'69 Cubs book. Pat called him the Chicago Tribune's baseball writer "par excellance." I threw up in my mouth.
Just what the world needed - a book about the '69 Cubs. Why hasn't anybody thought of that before?
Quote from: Internet Apex on April 20, 2011, 01:39:10 PM
Phil Rog was in the booth with Pat and Keef a second ago. He was pimping his Ernie Banks/'69 Cubs book. Pat called him the Chicago Tribune's baseball writer "par excellance." I threw up in my mouth.
Just what the world needed - a book about the '69 Cubs. Why hasn't anybody thought of that before?
I had to listen to that drivel too. Phil is digging deep. He's telling the stories No one will tell. Did you know black people once had to play in a SEPARATE LEAGUE?
Quote from: Internet Apex on April 20, 2011, 01:39:10 PM
Phil Rog was in the booth with Pat and Keef a second ago. He was pimping his Ernie Banks/'69 Cubs book. Pat called him the Chicago Tribune's baseball writer "par excellance." I threw up in my mouth.
Just what the world needed - a book about the '69 Cubs. Why hasn't anybody thought of that before?
Leave it to Phildo to make Rick Talley look like Grantland Rice.
Listening to the score this morning, either Mully and Hanley or whoever they are were going over the Sox' tendency to go into team wide offensive slumps and they wondered if the Sox were the only team to experience these things regularly because "it seems to defy logic that 8 different guys can slump at once." I'd like to direct them to the 2004 Cubs. 235 home runs and a lineup that got shutout by Scott Downs, Doug Davis, Wilson Alvarez, and Casey Daigle, among others.
Quote from: SKO on April 21, 2011, 08:30:17 AM
Listening to the score this morning, either Mully and Hanley or whoever they are were going over the Sox' tendency to go into team wide offensive slumps and they wondered if the Sox were the only team to experience these things regularly because "it seems to defy logic that 8 different guys can slump at once." I'd like to direct them to the 2004 Cubs. 235 home runs and a lineup that got shutout by Scott Downs, Doug Davis, Wilson Alvarez, and Casey Daigle, among others.
Finally on the right side of the rivalry.
I don't watch much basketball. That said, after watching the Bulls' playoff games this season I do have a question for those here that watch both the Hawks and Bulls regularly...
Who's more irritating: Eddie Olczyk or Stacey King?
Active sticks vs. lunch pails, long changes vs. invitations to the block party, happy humans vs. Hot Sauce...
Who ya got?
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on April 22, 2011, 09:38:36 AM
I don't watch much basketball. That said, after watching the Bulls' playoff games this season I do have a question for those here that watch both the Hawks and Bulls regularly...
Who's more irritating: Eddie Olczyk or Stacey King?
Active sticks vs. lunch pails, long changes vs. invitations to the block party, happy humans vs. Hot Sauce...
Who ya got?
Edzo by a mile. I love listening to Stacey. It's great entertainment. DID YOU GET THE MEMO
Quote from: Yeti on April 22, 2011, 09:47:35 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on April 22, 2011, 09:38:36 AM
I don't watch much basketball. That said, after watching the Bulls' playoff games this season I do have a question for those here that watch both the Hawks and Bulls regularly...
Who's more irritating: Eddie Olczyk or Stacey King?
Active sticks vs. lunch pails, long changes vs. invitations to the block party, happy humans vs. Hot Sauce...
Who ya got?
Edzo by a mile. I love listening to Stacey. It's great entertainment. DID YOU GET THE MEMO
I don't know enough about hockey to get annoyed by Eddie O. I don't watch much Bulls action but they replay his calls on The Score constantly. Stacey is kind of benign. He's just having a good time. I vote for Steve Stone.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on April 22, 2011, 09:38:36 AM
I don't watch much basketball. That said, after watching the Bulls' playoff games this season I do have a question for those here that watch both the Hawks and Bulls regularly...
Who's more irritating: Eddie Olczyk or Stacey King?
Active sticks vs. lunch pails, long changes vs. invitations to the block party, happy humans vs. Hot Sauce...
Who ya got?
Bill Wennington
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on April 22, 2011, 10:14:25 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on April 22, 2011, 09:38:36 AM
I don't watch much basketball. That said, after watching the Bulls' playoff games this season I do have a question for those here that watch both the Hawks and Bulls regularly...
Who's more irritating: Eddie Olczyk or Stacey King?
Active sticks vs. lunch pails, long changes vs. invitations to the block party, happy humans vs. Hot Sauce...
Who ya got?
Bill Wennington
Mike Fetters, currently filling in for Tom Candiotti as the color guy on the D-Backs radio broadcasts.
Speaks like his mouth and brain have never met.
Quote from: PenPho on April 22, 2011, 01:29:58 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on April 22, 2011, 10:14:25 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on April 22, 2011, 09:38:36 AM
I don't watch much basketball. That said, after watching the Bulls' playoff games this season I do have a question for those here that watch both the Hawks and Bulls regularly...
Who's more irritating: Eddie Olczyk or Stacey King?
Active sticks vs. lunch pails, long changes vs. invitations to the block party, happy humans vs. Hot Sauce...
Who ya got?
Bill Wennington
Mike Fetters, currently filling in for Tom Candiotti as the color guy on the D-Backs radio broadcasts.
Speaks like his mouth and brain have never met.
He should try staring into the dugout and snapping his head around to face the microphone every time he wants to talk. Helps you focus.
Take all those guys, stick them in a blender and pour them into a drum, and they still wouldn't be half as much suck as John Sterling.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 22, 2011, 01:34:58 PM
Quote from: PenPho on April 22, 2011, 01:29:58 PM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on April 22, 2011, 10:14:25 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on April 22, 2011, 09:38:36 AM
I don't watch much basketball. That said, after watching the Bulls' playoff games this season I do have a question for those here that watch both the Hawks and Bulls regularly...
Who's more irritating: Eddie Olczyk or Stacey King?
Active sticks vs. lunch pails, long changes vs. invitations to the block party, happy humans vs. Hot Sauce...
Who ya got?
Bill Wennington
Mike Fetters, currently filling in for Tom Candiotti as the color guy on the D-Backs radio broadcasts.
Speaks like his mouth and brain have never met.
He should try staring into the dugout and snapping his head around to face the microphone every time he wants to talk. Helps you focus.
I'm glad this was the first response. There would be no other acceptable one.
Why is Eduardo Perez's uncleared throat on Baseball Tonight
Quote from: Yeti on May 10, 2011, 11:07:33 PM
Why is Eduardo Perez's uncleared throat on Baseball Tonight
Why would a person watch Baseball Tonight instead of MLB Network (unless Millar and Byrnes are queering off together in the studio)?
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 11, 2011, 10:58:18 AM
Quote from: Yeti on May 10, 2011, 11:07:33 PM
Why is Eduardo Perez's uncleared throat on Baseball Tonight
Why would a person watch Baseball Tonight instead of MLB Network (unless Millar and Byrnes are queering off together in the studio)?
I asked myself that question and went on a search for the MLB Network. I couldn't find it. I am sure I have it bit I didn't feel like getting up at the time and finding the paper guide. If I don't have it, well heads are going to roll
Quote from: Yeti on May 11, 2011, 11:25:35 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 11, 2011, 10:58:18 AM
Quote from: Yeti on May 10, 2011, 11:07:33 PM
Why is Eduardo Perez's uncleared throat on Baseball Tonight
Why would a person watch Baseball Tonight instead of MLB Network (unless Millar and Byrnes are queering off together in the studio)?
I asked myself that question and went on a search for the MLB Network. I couldn't find it. I am sure I have it bit I didn't feel like getting up at the time and finding the paper guide. If I don't have it, well heads are going to roll
You're supposed to make sure you have it
before you subscribe.
Quote from: Yeti on May 11, 2011, 11:25:35 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 11, 2011, 10:58:18 AM
Quote from: Yeti on May 10, 2011, 11:07:33 PM
Why is Eduardo Perez's uncleared throat on Baseball Tonight
Why would a person watch Baseball Tonight instead of MLB Network (unless Millar and Byrnes are queering off together in the studio)?
I asked myself that question and went on a search for the MLB Network. I couldn't find it. I am sure I have it bit I didn't feel like getting up at the time and finding the paper guide. If I don't have it, well heads are going to roll
You have to have it, dude. What with that
superior satellite package (||) you're carrying.
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 11, 2011, 11:39:05 AM
Quote from: Yeti on May 11, 2011, 11:25:35 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 11, 2011, 10:58:18 AM
Quote from: Yeti on May 10, 2011, 11:07:33 PM
Why is Eduardo Perez's uncleared throat on Baseball Tonight
Why would a person watch Baseball Tonight instead of MLB Network (unless Millar and Byrnes are queering off together in the studio)?
I asked myself that question and went on a search for the MLB Network. I couldn't find it. I am sure I have it bit I didn't feel like getting up at the time and finding the paper guide. If I don't have it, well heads are going to roll
You have to have it, dude. What with that superior satellite package (||) you're carrying.
Wasn't Yetti the one arguing Dish Network over DirecTV? Oh yeah. Dish can't carry MLB Network.
Quote from: SKO on May 11, 2011, 11:41:54 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 11, 2011, 11:39:05 AM
Quote from: Yeti on May 11, 2011, 11:25:35 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 11, 2011, 10:58:18 AM
Quote from: Yeti on May 10, 2011, 11:07:33 PM
Why is Eduardo Perez's uncleared throat on Baseball Tonight
Why would a person watch Baseball Tonight instead of MLB Network (unless Millar and Byrnes are queering off together in the studio)?
I asked myself that question and went on a search for the MLB Network. I couldn't find it. I am sure I have it bit I didn't feel like getting up at the time and finding the paper guide. If I don't have it, well heads are going to roll
You have to have it, dude. What with that superior satellite package (||) you're carrying.
Wasn't Yetti the one arguing Dish Network over DirecTV? Oh yeah. Dish can't carry MLB Network.
What a fucking loser. But hey, at least he can watch his Gilstories in HD.
Quote from: SKO on May 11, 2011, 11:41:54 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 11, 2011, 11:39:05 AM
Quote from: Yeti on May 11, 2011, 11:25:35 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 11, 2011, 10:58:18 AM
Quote from: Yeti on May 10, 2011, 11:07:33 PM
Why is Eduardo Perez's uncleared throat on Baseball Tonight
Why would a person watch Baseball Tonight instead of MLB Network (unless Millar and Byrnes are queering off together in the studio)?
I asked myself that question and went on a search for the MLB Network. I couldn't find it. I am sure I have it bit I didn't feel like getting up at the time and finding the paper guide. If I don't have it, well heads are going to roll
You have to have it, dude. What with that superior satellite package (||) you're carrying.
Wasn't Yetti the one arguing Dish Network over DirecTV? Oh yeah. Dish can't carry MLB Network.
Yea, I will have to agree that not getting the MLB network at all is much worse than not getting AMC in HD, but still getting AMC in SD
Quote from: Yeti on May 11, 2011, 12:03:31 PM
Quote from: SKO on May 11, 2011, 11:41:54 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 11, 2011, 11:39:05 AM
Quote from: Yeti on May 11, 2011, 11:25:35 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 11, 2011, 10:58:18 AM
Quote from: Yeti on May 10, 2011, 11:07:33 PM
Why is Eduardo Perez's uncleared throat on Baseball Tonight
Why would a person watch Baseball Tonight instead of MLB Network (unless Millar and Byrnes are queering off together in the studio)?
I asked myself that question and went on a search for the MLB Network. I couldn't find it. I am sure I have it bit I didn't feel like getting up at the time and finding the paper guide. If I don't have it, well heads are going to roll
You have to have it, dude. What with that superior satellite package (||) you're carrying.
Wasn't Yetti the one arguing Dish Network over DirecTV? Oh yeah. Dish can't carry MLB Network.
Yea, I will have to agree that not getting the MLB network at all is much worse than not getting AMC in HD, but still getting AMC in SD Anyone interested in a gently used Dish Network subscription?
Yeti's trash is everyone else's treasure'd
Quote from: R-V on May 11, 2011, 12:06:33 PM
Quote from: Yeti on May 11, 2011, 12:03:31 PM
Quote from: SKO on May 11, 2011, 11:41:54 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 11, 2011, 11:39:05 AM
Quote from: Yeti on May 11, 2011, 11:25:35 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 11, 2011, 10:58:18 AM
Quote from: Yeti on May 10, 2011, 11:07:33 PM
Why is Eduardo Perez's uncleared throat on Baseball Tonight
Why would a person watch Baseball Tonight instead of MLB Network (unless Millar and Byrnes are queering off together in the studio)?
I asked myself that question and went on a search for the MLB Network. I couldn't find it. I am sure I have it bit I didn't feel like getting up at the time and finding the paper guide. If I don't have it, well heads are going to roll
You have to have it, dude. What with that superior satellite package (||) you're carrying.
Wasn't Yetti the one arguing Dish Network over DirecTV? Oh yeah. Dish can't carry MLB Network.
Yea, I will have to agree that not getting the MLB network at all is much worse than not getting AMC in HD, but still getting AMC in SD Anyone interested in a gently used Dish Network subscription?
Yeti's trash is everyone else's treasure'd
Last weekend was the town-wide garage sale. You missed out on all the good deals.
These Cardinal morons on FS Midwest are obsessed with the Cubs. I have the misfortune of living somewhere that carries Cardinals games, not Cubs games, and they must talk about the Cubs three times a week. Right now they're talking (again) about whether Hendry will be back. "They're in a transition year right now." "Yeah, how many times over the years have Cubs fans heard they're in a transition? Hurr hurr." "Derpty derp derp derp."
WGN morning host ????? in the booth with Pat and Keith before he sings the 7th inning stretch. Spectacularly unfunny, despite trying very hard.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 31, 2011, 07:28:46 PM
These Cardinal morons on FS Midwest are obsessed with the Cubs. I have the misfortune of living somewhere that carries Cardinals games, not Cubs games, and they must talk about the Cubs three times a week. Right now they're talking (again) about whether Hendry will be back. "They're in a transition year right now." "Yeah, how many times over the years have Cubs fans heard they're in a transition? Hurr hurr." "Derpty derp derp derp."
*looks down upon SterlingTailNightDonkeyArcherCats
Quote from: Shooter on June 01, 2011, 03:01:33 PM
WGN morning host ????? in the booth with Pat and Keith before he sings the 7th inning stretch. Spectacularly unfunny, despite trying very hard.
Jarrett's really a newsman, not a comic. Unfortunately, the WGN 5 a.m. block isn't exactly designed for this.
Quote from: Yeti on June 01, 2011, 03:05:11 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 31, 2011, 07:28:46 PM
These Cardinal morons on FS Midwest are obsessed with the Cubs. I have the misfortune of living somewhere that carries Cardinals games, not Cubs games, and they must talk about the Cubs three times a week. Right now they're talking (again) about whether Hendry will be back. "They're in a transition year right now." "Yeah, how many times over the years have Cubs fans heard they're in a transition? Hurr hurr." "Derpty derp derp derp."
*looks down upon SterlingTailNightDonkeyArcherCats
I can't resist watching Theriot embarrass himself at shortstop with his pisspoor "defense".
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 01, 2011, 06:30:36 PM
Quote from: Yeti on June 01, 2011, 03:05:11 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 31, 2011, 07:28:46 PM
These Cardinal morons on FS Midwest are obsessed with the Cubs. I have the misfortune of living somewhere that carries Cardinals games, not Cubs games, and they must talk about the Cubs three times a week. Right now they're talking (again) about whether Hendry will be back. "They're in a transition year right now." "Yeah, how many times over the years have Cubs fans heard they're in a transition? Hurr hurr." "Derpty derp derp derp."
*looks down upon SterlingTailNightDonkeyArcherCats
I can't resist watching Theriot embarrass himself at shortstop with his pisspoor "defense".
And yet the Kyardinuhls will be laughing all the way to the playoffs. Again.
Quote from: Wheezer on June 01, 2011, 03:23:15 PM
Quote from: Shooter on June 01, 2011, 03:01:33 PM
WGN morning host ????? in the booth with Pat and Keith before he sings the 7th inning stretch. Spectacularly unfunny, despite trying very hard.
Jarrett's really a newsman, not a comic. Unfortunately, the WGN 5 a.m. block isn't exactly designed for this.
I just want to point out that Wheezer being a WGN listener will never not be funny to me.
Quote from: Slaky on June 01, 2011, 10:01:02 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 01, 2011, 06:30:36 PM
Quote from: Yeti on June 01, 2011, 03:05:11 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 31, 2011, 07:28:46 PM
These Cardinal morons on FS Midwest are obsessed with the Cubs. I have the misfortune of living somewhere that carries Cardinals games, not Cubs games, and they must talk about the Cubs three times a week. Right now they're talking (again) about whether Hendry will be back. "They're in a transition year right now." "Yeah, how many times over the years have Cubs fans heard they're in a transition? Hurr hurr." "Derpty derp derp derp."
*looks down upon SterlingTailNightDonkeyArcherCats
I can't resist watching Theriot embarrass himself at shortstop with his pisspoor "defense".
And yet the Kyardinuhls will be laughing all the way to the playoffs. Again.
This. Guh. I don't even have the advantage of touting Chicago over St. Louis, since the Cardinals fans I know all live in the same corner of Bugtussle that I do.
Quote from: Oleg on June 02, 2011, 12:36:38 PM
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Quote from: Shooter on June 01, 2011, 03:01:33 PM
WGN morning host ????? in the booth with Pat and Keith before he sings the 7th inning stretch. Spectacularly unfunny, despite trying very hard.
Jarrett's really a newsman, not a comic. Unfortunately, the WGN 5 a.m. block isn't exactly designed for this.
I just want to point out that Wheezer being a WGN listener will never not be funny to me.
I in some sense am partially responsible for the highlight reel segment that Digilio airs, in that I first called their attention to Hundley's "gay puppy" remark and this was the ur-entry. My return to baseball after a 19-year break is due to nothing but the lousy shortwave reception in this rathole.
Tim McCarver would like to introduce you to our new catcher, Geovano Soto.
Len Kasper, totally listenable for the next five years. (http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/22/len-kasper-signs-five-year-extension-to-stay-cubs-announcer)
Quote from: PenPho on June 22, 2011, 03:36:03 PM
Len Kasper, totally listenable for the next five years. (http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/22/len-kasper-signs-five-year-extension-to-stay-cubs-announcer)
Wrong thread then. The only thing that bugs me about Len is how he strains his voice on big calls, and especially on "and it wiiilll gooooooo" on HR. Minor thing, really.
Has it been decided whether or not Len is teh balls?
Quote from: Armchair_QB on June 23, 2011, 03:06:40 PM
Has it been decided whether or not Len is teh balls?
I decided he was just that at Shitty O'Keas back in January of 2008 when he stood in a circle of Desipiots, drinking a Guinness and pretending to laugh at our Chork jokes. That took ablls or something. So yeah.
Quote from: Armchair_QB on June 23, 2011, 03:06:40 PM
Has it been decided whether or not Len is teh balls?
You can make your own decisions.
In my book, Len Kasper really whips the llama's ass.
Quote from: Armchair_QB on June 23, 2011, 03:06:40 PM
Has it been decided whether or not Len is teh balls?
I'm glad they have him, so I vote balls. The only two guys I'd rather have aren't going anywhere (Scully and Uecker). Viva Len.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on June 23, 2011, 03:34:05 PM
Quote from: Armchair_QB on June 23, 2011, 03:06:40 PM
Has it been decided whether or not Len is teh balls?
I'm glad they have him, so I vote balls. The only two guys I'd rather have aren't going anywhere (Scully and Uecker) are highly unlikely to outilive Len's extension. Viva Len.
Actuarial tabled.
DPD.
MLB.tv pulled the CSN Bay Area broadcast of last night's Rangers-A's game.
This might be why. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0nA-X-5MKA&feature=player_embedded) (At 1:00, Ray Fosse and Glen Kuiper start chuckling about the guy who fell over the rail trying to get a baseball for his 8-year old boy.
Ray, where's Pete Rose when we need him? (http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=5766041)
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Thanks Pete. You can go back to being banned from baseball, wearing unsightly Zubaz, doing lines of coke, betting Jai Alai, selling a jockstrap you wore the day you brawled with Ken Harrelson, and telling everyone who'd listen how you were the straw that stirred the drink that was the 1983 Phillies.
Wonder how much money Rose had riding on that All-Star Game?
Quote from: Armchair_QB on July 08, 2011, 10:42:27 PM
Wonder how much money Rose had riding on that All-Star Game?
Andrew Peck likes this.
I don't know, but by the looks of it, maybe Leo had the same bookie.
That wasn't the TJ on Sports Central just now, was it?
Quote from: Wheezer on July 10, 2011, 05:14:12 PM
That wasn't the TJ on Sports Central just now, was it?
Did he have tassels on his loafers? If so it was probably him.
Quote from: Wheezer on July 10, 2011, 05:14:12 PM
That wasn't the TJ on Sports Central just now, was it?
Nope.
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DPD. Berman might be sexually attracted to Sam Fuld.
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I'm so glad our cable was out last night.
Thank you monster storm!
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I'm so glad our cable was out last night.
Thank you monster storm!
I'm so glad we don't have cable television.
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I'm so glad our cable was out last night.
Thank you monster storm!
I'm so glad we don't have cable television.
I'm so glad I grew disinterested in the home run derby way back in 1991. Really, why watch it, other for the hope Chris Berman has some kind of spectacular meltdown or death? And if either of those happen, we always have YouTube.
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I'm so glad our cable was out last night.
Thank you monster storm!
He actually dialed the backs back. But you can still be glad because he dialed moronic "jokes" way up.
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Back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back back
I'm so glad our cable was out last night.
Thank you monster storm!
I'm so glad we don't have cable television.
I'm so glad I grew disinterested in the home run derby way back in 1991. Really, why watch it, other for the hope Chris Berman has some kind of spectacular meltdown or death? And if either of those happen, we always have YouTube.
I grew disinterested when the number of HGH-fueled monsters started to decrease.
That JOSH HAMILTON night in the shoutbox was a great HR (see how its done, Phil) derby. HAMILTON really CRANKed that out of here.
The fat guy from HoHoKam wheezing and mouth-breathing into the microphone like he just ran a marathon.
Quote from: Shooter on July 14, 2011, 07:49:55 PM
The fat guy from HoHoKam wheezing and mouth-breathing into the microphone like he just ran a marathon.
If that guy won an election to his post, imagine the charisma of who he defeated?
Valentine may have given up on the Cubs job. He's openly rooting for the Mets in this one. And doing that weird high-eyebrowed clenched-teeth smile.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 11, 2011, 10:43:31 PM
Valentine may have given up on the Cubs job. He's openly rooting for the Mets in this one. And doing that weird high-eyebrowed clenched-teeth smile.
Really?
You're still watching the Cubs?
Quote from: PANK! on September 12, 2011, 08:17:05 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 11, 2011, 10:43:31 PM
Valentine may have given up on the Cubs job. He's openly rooting for the Mets in this one. And doing that weird high-eyebrowed clenched-teeth smile.
Really?
You're still watching the Cubs?
Really?
You're still reading his posts?
Quote from: Internet Apex on September 12, 2011, 09:15:33 AM
Quote from: PANK! on September 12, 2011, 08:17:05 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 11, 2011, 10:43:31 PM
Valentine may have given up on the Cubs job. He's openly rooting for the Mets in this one. And doing that weird high-eyebrowed clenched-teeth smile.
Really?
You're still watching the Cubs?
Really?
You're still reading his posts?
I read everyone's posts.
Even yours.
Quote from: PANK! on September 12, 2011, 09:38:49 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on September 12, 2011, 09:15:33 AM
Quote from: PANK! on September 12, 2011, 08:17:05 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 11, 2011, 10:43:31 PM
Valentine may have given up on the Cubs job. He's openly rooting for the Mets in this one. And doing that weird high-eyebrowed clenched-teeth smile.
Really?
You're still watching the Cubs?
Really?
You're still reading his posts?
I read everyone's posts.
Even yours.
Crazy talk.
Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on May 11, 2011, 12:03:31 PM
Quote from: SKO on May 11, 2011, 11:41:54 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 11, 2011, 11:39:05 AM
Quote from: Yeti on May 11, 2011, 11:25:35 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 11, 2011, 10:58:18 AM
Quote from: Yeti on May 10, 2011, 11:07:33 PM
Why is Eduardo Perez's uncleared throat on Baseball Tonight
Why would a person watch Baseball Tonight instead of MLB Network (unless Millar and Byrnes are queering off together in the studio)?
I asked myself that question and went on a search for the MLB Network. I couldn't find it. I am sure I have it bit I didn't feel like getting up at the time and finding the paper guide. If I don't have it, well heads are going to roll
You have to have it, dude. What with that superior satellite package (||) you're carrying.
Wasn't Yetti the one arguing Dish Network over DirecTV? Oh yeah. Dish can't carry MLB Network.
Yea, I will have to agree that not getting the MLB network at all is much worse than not getting AMC in HD, but still getting AMC in SD
Just wanted to BUMP this for the rectification of both issues.
AMC HD now available on DirecTV.
MLB Network now available on DISH.
Cable still superior to both.
Quote from: PenPho on September 13, 2011, 05:40:33 PM
Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on May 11, 2011, 12:03:31 PM
Quote from: SKO on May 11, 2011, 11:41:54 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 11, 2011, 11:39:05 AM
Quote from: Yeti on May 11, 2011, 11:25:35 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 11, 2011, 10:58:18 AM
Quote from: Yeti on May 10, 2011, 11:07:33 PM
Why is Eduardo Perez's uncleared throat on Baseball Tonight
Why would a person watch Baseball Tonight instead of MLB Network (unless Millar and Byrnes are queering off together in the studio)?
I asked myself that question and went on a search for the MLB Network. I couldn't find it. I am sure I have it bit I didn't feel like getting up at the time and finding the paper guide. If I don't have it, well heads are going to roll
You have to have it, dude. What with that superior satellite package (||) you're carrying.
Wasn't Yetti the one arguing Dish Network over DirecTV? Oh yeah. Dish can't carry MLB Network.
Yea, I will have to agree that not getting the MLB network at all is much worse than not getting AMC in HD, but still getting AMC in SD
Just wanted to BUMP this for the rectification of both issues.
AMC HD now available on DirecTV.
MLB Network now available on DISH.
Cable still superior to both.
Yea, well Dish is ticking me off right now. I come home to Complete Signal Loss (sunny outside) and their website isn't even loading for me.
Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on September 13, 2011, 05:44:37 PM
Quote from: PenPho on September 13, 2011, 05:40:33 PM
Quote from: Alrish Yeltin on May 11, 2011, 12:03:31 PM
Quote from: SKO on May 11, 2011, 11:41:54 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 11, 2011, 11:39:05 AM
Quote from: Yeti on May 11, 2011, 11:25:35 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 11, 2011, 10:58:18 AM
Quote from: Yeti on May 10, 2011, 11:07:33 PM
Why is Eduardo Perez's uncleared throat on Baseball Tonight
Why would a person watch Baseball Tonight instead of MLB Network (unless Millar and Byrnes are queering off together in the studio)?
I asked myself that question and went on a search for the MLB Network. I couldn't find it. I am sure I have it bit I didn't feel like getting up at the time and finding the paper guide. If I don't have it, well heads are going to roll
You have to have it, dude. What with that superior satellite package (||) you're carrying.
Wasn't Yetti the one arguing Dish Network over DirecTV? Oh yeah. Dish can't carry MLB Network.
Yea, I will have to agree that not getting the MLB network at all is much worse than not getting AMC in HD, but still getting AMC in SD
Just wanted to BUMP this for the rectification of both issues.
AMC HD now available on DirecTV.
MLB Network now available on DISH.
Cable still superior to both.
Yea, well Dish is ticking me off right now. I come home to Complete Signal Loss (sunny outside) and their website isn't even loading for me.
Social media: good for more than just soliciting underage children.
(http://oi54.tinypic.com/2m3fcq9.jpg)
Who wants to hear Derek Holland impersonating Ryan Dempster impersonating Will Ferrell impersonating Harry Caray during the World Series?
America, that's who.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 24, 2011, 08:01:00 PM
Who wants to hear Derek Holland impersonating Ryan Dempster impersonating Will Ferrell impersonating Harry Caray during the World Series?
America, that's who.
That was worse than Goose's hat.
New voice of the Twins, Corey Provus: "I like letting the game breathe (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkRfATqF6sw)."
Quote from: Wheezer on November 04, 2011, 12:33:30 AM
New voice of the Twins, Corey Provus: "I like letting the game breathe (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkRfATqF6sw)."
I was hoping they'd hire Judd.
Quote from: Wheezer on November 04, 2011, 12:33:30 AM
New voice of the Twins, Corey Provus: "I like letting the game breathe (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkRfATqF6sw)."
I hate that son of a bitch almost as much as I hate Hawk and DJ.
Ron Washington: Master Motivator (http://vimeo.com/31675320).
Something makes me think that whoever just ran an ad for "William Tell Banquets" on WGN hasn't heard of that Burroughs incident.
Quote from: Wheezer on January 02, 2012, 11:09:34 PM
Something makes me think that whoever just ran an ad for "William Tell Banquets" on WGN hasn't heard of that Burroughs incident.
I thought his name was Chambers.
Bruce Levine trying to get into Robin Ventura's pants on Talking Baseball.
Actually, Talking Baseball in general.
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/broadcaster-rankings-tv-intro-and-31/
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on February 27, 2012, 05:21:58 PM
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/broadcaster-rankings-tv-intro-and-31/
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/broadcaster-rankings-tv-10-1/
Quote6. Chicago Cubs
Broadcasters: Len Kasper and Bob Brenly
Ratings (Charisma/Analysis/Overall): 3.7, 3.9, 3.9
Three Reader Comments
• "Their balance is very good and they've improved immensely since their 2005 debut. When games are close, they do not detract from the on-field action; when the games are blowouts, their conversation does wander, but in a very entertaining way... Bob often tells stories from his playing days that are funny and self-deprecating."
• "Len Kasper is outstanding and often cites FanGraphs in an unobtrusive way that introduces more advanced stats. Bob Brenly's greatest asset as a broadcaster may be allowing Len to talk about these concepts without much interjection, although he occasionally produces astute analysis."
• "Brenly can predict the future."
Notes
As these, and other, repondents note, Kasper has cited FanGraphs with some frequency over the last year or two (or more, maybe, I don't know). So far as I know, he's really only rivaled by Yankees part-time colorman David Cone in terms of his comfort with advanced stats.
Quote from: ChuckD on March 04, 2012, 03:34:01 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on February 27, 2012, 05:21:58 PM
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/broadcaster-rankings-tv-intro-and-31/
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/broadcaster-rankings-tv-10-1/
Quote6. Chicago Cubs
Broadcasters: Len Kasper and Bob Brenly
Ratings (Charisma/Analysis/Overall): 3.7, 3.9, 3.9
Three Reader Comments
• "Their balance is very good and they've improved immensely since their 2005 debut. When games are close, they do not detract from the on-field action; when the games are blowouts, their conversation does wander, but in a very entertaining way... Bob often tells stories from his playing days that are funny and self-deprecating."
• "Len Kasper is outstanding and often cites FanGraphs in an unobtrusive way that introduces more advanced stats. Bob Brenly's greatest asset as a broadcaster may be allowing Len to talk about these concepts without much interjection, although he occasionally produces astute analysis."
• "Brenly can predict the future."
Notes
As these, and other, repondents note, Kasper has cited FanGraphs with some frequency over the last year or two (or more, maybe, I don't know). So far as I know, he's really only rivaled by Yankees part-time colorman David Cone in terms of his comfort with advanced stats.
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/broadcaster-rankings-tv-30-21/
Quote27. Atlanta Braves
Broadcasters: Chip Caray and Joe Simpson
Ratings (Charisma/Analysis/Overall): 2.8, 2.6, 2.7
Three Reader Comments
• "Chip Caray... has gone out of his way to bash sabermetrics, mainly the use of OBP, many times before, both on air and on his Twitter account."
• "Pales in comparison to the halcyon days of Joe and Boog Sciambi, who had a sort of odd couple charm and respect for one another."
• "Let me be the 108th respondent to say it... fisted."
Notes
The general sense from readers seems to be that Joe Simpson understands the game pretty well, and that his extended run with the team allows him to give historical context to certain events, players, etc. Caray has some supporters, although it seems difficult not to compare him (and unfairly so) with his father and grandfather.
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/broadcaster-rankings-tv-20-11/
Quote18. Cincinnati Reds
Broadcasters: Thom Brennaman and Chris Welsh
Ratings (Charisma/Analysis/Overall): 3.1, 3.2, 3.1
Three Reader Comments
• "For breaking down the game, that's about a 4.5 for Welsh, who is quite good, and a 2 for Thom, who is talented at announcing but too thinly spread to have a strong grasp of the game."
• "Brennaman : Baseball :: Not Washing Your Hands : Bathroom Etiquette."
• "Unctuous, repulsively insincere and condescending: Thom Brennaman's black heart routinely bleeds the life out of the game we love.... Chris Welsh isn't so bad. He tries to understand the new numbers, but discussing them with Brennaman is like talking about the theory of relativity with a soap dish."
Notes
Many of the reader comments confirm the one thing that those of us outside the Cincinnati market suspect about Thom Brennaman — namely, that he is very polished and, because of that, can appear disingenuous. Also, that one reader up there says his heart is black — which, that probably warrants medical attention.
• "Unctuous, repulsively insincere and condescending: Thom Brennaman's black heart routinely bleeds the life out of the game we love.... Chris Welsh isn't so bad. He tries to understand the new numbers, but discussing them with Brennaman is like talking about the theory of relativity with a soap dish."
Trying to have a discussion with you is like arguing with a table leg.
Quote from: CBStew on March 04, 2012, 09:05:35 PM
• "Unctuous, repulsively insincere and condescending: Thom Brennaman's black heart routinely bleeds the life out of the game we love.... Chris Welsh isn't so bad. He tries to understand the new numbers, but discussing them with Brennaman is like talking about the theory of relativity with a soap dish."
Trying to have a discussion with you is like arguing with a table leg.
Intrepid Reader: KELLY DWYERDitto.
Why hasn't anyone taught Keith Moreland how to say Illinois yet?
Steve Konroyd.
Note to self (place prominently): The two-hour platform provided Mr. "social conservativism began as a reaction to liberalization of divorce during the Cultural Revolution," "abomination, abomination, abomination!!!" revokes the immunity assigned to Milt Rosenberg for this year's Dead Pool going forward.
[Edit.--Late caller not certain whether Obama "is KGB," but thinks points stand anyway.]
Welcome back, Judd Sirott. You still suck.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 05, 2012, 02:39:39 PM
Welcome back, Judd Sirott. You still suck.
Moreland is giving him a run for his money
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on April 05, 2012, 03:17:32 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 05, 2012, 02:39:39 PM
Welcome back, Judd Sirott. You still suck.
Moreland is giving him a run for his money
Yeah, who is "Roy Holliday" anyway?
Juddddd: Do you realize what their record was after 40 games?
Keith: 34-and-4?
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 11, 2012, 02:42:14 PM
Juddddd: Do you realize what their record was after 40 games?
Keith: 34-and-4?
...and 2 ties. We are talking hockey, aren't we?
Does this mean Moreland isn't doing the growler inning by himself any more?
Featured sponsor for the Northwestern women's lacrosse report: Oak Park's most upscale "natural" aquarium supply shoppe. What a fucking demo.
What qualifies Judd Sirott to be a color commentator for professional baseball games? Is there a less qualified analyst working anywhere in pro baseball right now? I can't think of one. I'm not thrilled with the Ed Farmer route they've taken with Keith, but at least he's actually performed at a high level. What has Judd ever done?
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 15, 2012, 02:11:36 PM
What qualifies Judd Sirott to be a color commentator for professional baseball games? Is there a less qualified analyst working anywhere in pro baseball right now? I can't think of one. I'm not thrilled with the Ed Farmer route they've taken with Keith, but at least he's actually performed at a high level. What has Judd ever done?
Lucky sperm clubbed?
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 15, 2012, 02:13:01 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 15, 2012, 02:11:36 PM
What qualifies Judd Sirott to be a color commentator for professional baseball games? Is there a less qualified analyst working anywhere in pro baseball right now? I can't think of one. I'm not thrilled with the Ed Farmer route they've taken with Keith, but at least he's actually performed at a high level. What has Judd ever done?
Lucky sperm clubbed?
That seems to be his only qualification. And I'm not one of those meatballs who thinks you can't have an opinion on spartz IF YOU NEVER PLAYED THE GAME, but Judd? Excruciating. Pat must have the patience of a saint, or the medicine cabinet of Whitney Houston. It reminds me of a journalism student I went to school with who got accepted into law school and immediately launched a legal analysis of celebrities blog despite having no idea what she was talking about. Except her dad wasn't Bob Sirott.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 15, 2012, 02:17:50 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 15, 2012, 02:13:01 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 15, 2012, 02:11:36 PM
What qualifies Judd Sirott to be a color commentator for professional baseball games? Is there a less qualified analyst working anywhere in pro baseball right now? I can't think of one. I'm not thrilled with the Ed Farmer route they've taken with Keith, but at least he's actually performed at a high level. What has Judd ever done?
Lucky sperm clubbed?
That seems to be his only qualification. And I'm not one of those meatballs who thinks you can't have an opinion on spartz IF YOU NEVER PLAYED THE GAME, but Judd? Excruciating. Pat must have the patience of a saint, or the medicine cabinet of Whitney Houston. It reminds me of a journalism student I went to school with who got accepted into law school and immediately launched a legal analysis of celebrities blog despite having no idea what she was talking about. Except her dad wasn't Bob Sirott.
So you're NOT Judd Sirrot, then?
*marks Judd's name off list*
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 15, 2012, 02:11:36 PM
What qualifies Judd Sirott to be a color commentator for professional baseball games?
HE'S LOUD. HE CAN ANNOUNCE LOUDLY. HE CAN INTERVIEW LOUDLY. HE HAS ONE VOLUME SETTING... LOUD.
Geez... what more could you possibly ask for?
Quote from: flannj on May 15, 2012, 03:06:34 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 15, 2012, 02:11:36 PM
What qualifies Judd Sirott to be a color commentator for professional baseball games?
HE'S LOUD. HE CAN ANNOUNCE LOUDLY. HE CAN INTERVIEW LOUDLY. HE HAS ONE VOLUME SETTING... LOUD.
Geez... what more could you possibly ask for?
C'mon, flannj. How about a guy who lowers his voice to a sub-whisper and
then raises it to a scream
for no
discernible reason?
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 15, 2012, 02:58:17 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 15, 2012, 02:17:50 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on May 15, 2012, 02:13:01 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 15, 2012, 02:11:36 PM
What qualifies Judd Sirott to be a color commentator for professional baseball games? Is there a less qualified analyst working anywhere in pro baseball right now? I can't think of one. I'm not thrilled with the Ed Farmer route they've taken with Keith, but at least he's actually performed at a high level. What has Judd ever done?
Lucky sperm clubbed?
That seems to be his only qualification. And I'm not one of those meatballs who thinks you can't have an opinion on spartz IF YOU NEVER PLAYED THE GAME, but Judd? Excruciating. Pat must have the patience of a saint, or the medicine cabinet of Whitney Houston. It reminds me of a journalism student I went to school with who got accepted into law school and immediately launched a legal analysis of celebrities blog despite having no idea what she was talking about. Except her dad wasn't Bob Sirott.
So you're NOT Judd Sirrot, then?
*marks Judd's name off list*
Boom roasted
I win for rarely listening to games
Quote from: Tollbooth Yeti on May 15, 2012, 11:20:33 PM
I win for rarely listening to games
Well I'm glad at least
someone's using your account during day games.
What Siri really wanted to tell Zooey (http://ow.ly/aXopN) (who is totally unlistenable):
Quote from: Slaky on May 16, 2012, 02:29:55 PM
What Siri really wanted to tell Zooey (http://ow.ly/aXopN) (who is totally unlistenable):
Wicker Park.
On Sunday, I was oh-so fortunate to have caught Barry Rozner on the SCORE'S Sunday morning baseball show. In discussing Starlin Castro, Rozner referred to "long-time (e-mailer, fan, letter-writer, whatever he said) SANJAY" who "did some research" which ultimately led him to make a comparison between Castro and...
Are you ready for this?
Juan Pierre.
Yup. I got to listen to that on Sunday morning.
Quote from: PANK! on May 31, 2012, 08:48:48 AM
On Sunday, I was oh-so fortunate to have caught Barry Rozner on the SCORE'S Sunday morning baseball show. In discussing Starlin Castro, Rozner referred to "long-time (e-mailer, fan, letter-writer, whatever he said) SANJAY" who "did some research" which ultimately led him to make a comparison between Castro and...
One of my favorite Desipio jokes was in my formative days here, when someone posted (in a Gamecast, I believe) a few possible trade targets from "HoopsCubs." The list, of course, just consisted of every 40-man rostered player in Major League Baseball.
Quote from: Eli on May 31, 2012, 09:01:21 AM
Quote from: PANK! on May 31, 2012, 08:48:48 AM
On Sunday, I was oh-so fortunate to have caught Barry Rozner on the SCORE'S Sunday morning baseball show. In discussing Starlin Castro, Rozner referred to "long-time (e-mailer, fan, letter-writer, whatever he said) SANJAY" who "did some research" which ultimately led him to make a comparison between Castro and...
One of my favorite Desipio jokes was in my formative days here, when someone posted (in a Gamecast, I believe) a few possible trade targets from "HoopsCubs." The list, of course, just consisted of every 40-man rostered player in Major League Baseball.
I was sad there was no GameCast yesterday because the last one (http://www.desipio.com/?p=4026&cpage=1#comments) nearly lived up to the standard set during said golden age.
Quote from: Slaky on May 16, 2012, 02:29:55 PM
What Siri really wanted to tell Zooey (http://ow.ly/aXopN) (who is totally unlistenable):
Siri rarely understands anything that I say to her. After about three "I don't understand, 'Where is the nearest senor center', I say something like "Siri, you are a worthless piece of shit", and Siri responds, "Now, now". It is frustrating that Siri is more mature than I.
Any chance we can replace the tablets in Ken Harrelson's Advil bottle (http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/chi-harrelson-erupts-after-quintana-ejection-20120530,0,33900.story) with Vicodin? Oxycontin? Cyanide?
Quote"First of all, I still got a headache because I got so upset yesterday. I took four Advil after that inning was over and then I had to take four more on the plane and then when I got home last night I had to take four more. And also, when I got up this morning ... I had to take four more."
Quote from: CBStew on May 31, 2012, 12:13:24 PM
Quote from: Slaky on May 16, 2012, 02:29:55 PM
What Siri really wanted to tell Zooey (http://ow.ly/aXopN) (who is totally unlistenable):
Siri rarely understands anything that I say to her. After about three "I don't understand, 'Where is the nearest senor center', I say something like "Siri, you are a worthless piece of shit", and Siri responds, "Now, now". It is frustrating that Siri is more mature than I.
I think maybe Siri has trouble with Spanish?
Quote from: morpheus on May 31, 2012, 01:41:56 PM
Quote from: CBStew on May 31, 2012, 12:13:24 PM
Quote from: Slaky on May 16, 2012, 02:29:55 PM
What Siri really wanted to tell Zooey (http://ow.ly/aXopN) (who is totally unlistenable):
Siri rarely understands anything that I say to her. After about three "I don't understand, 'Where is the nearest senor center', I say something like "Siri, you are a worthless piece of shit", and Siri responds, "Now, now". It is frustrating that Siri is more mature than I.
I think maybe Siri has trouble with Spanish?
SPEAK ENGLISH
Quote from: BH on May 31, 2012, 01:47:20 PM
Quote from: morpheus on May 31, 2012, 01:41:56 PM
Quote from: CBStew on May 31, 2012, 12:13:24 PM
Quote from: Slaky on May 16, 2012, 02:29:55 PM
What Siri really wanted to tell Zooey (http://ow.ly/aXopN) (who is totally unlistenable):
Siri rarely understands anything that I say to her. After about three "I don't understand, 'Where is the nearest senor center', I say something like "Siri, you are a worthless piece of shit", and Siri responds, "Now, now". It is frustrating that Siri is more mature than I.
I think maybe Siri has trouble with Spanish?
SPEAK ENGLISH
That's what she said.
Quote from: CBStew on May 31, 2012, 03:08:02 PM
Quote from: BH on May 31, 2012, 01:47:20 PM
Quote from: morpheus on May 31, 2012, 01:41:56 PM
Quote from: CBStew on May 31, 2012, 12:13:24 PM
Quote from: Slaky on May 16, 2012, 02:29:55 PM
What Siri really wanted to tell Zooey (http://ow.ly/aXopN) (who is totally unlistenable):
Siri rarely understands anything that I say to her. After about three "I don't understand, 'Where is the nearest senor center', I say something like "Siri, you are a worthless piece of shit", and Siri responds, "Now, now". It is frustrating that Siri is more mature than I.
I think maybe Siri has trouble with Spanish?
SPEAK ENGLISH
That's what she said.
Queue?
If I hear this goddamned yogurt-machine story one more time, I'm just going to start bad-mouthing Hughes in general. I already have my suspicions.
Quote from: Wheezer on June 01, 2012, 11:18:08 PM
If I hear this goddamned yogurt-machine story one more time, I'm just going to start bad-mouthing Hughes in general. I already have my suspicions.
YES. Everyone buy that damn CD so Pat can eat and we never have to hear about it again.
Quote from: Wheezer on June 01, 2012, 11:18:08 PM
If I hear this goddamned yogurt-machine story one more time, I'm just going to start bad-mouthing Hughes in general. I already have my suspicions.
We call it frogurt. But it's also cursed.
Quote from: Oleg on June 04, 2012, 09:57:13 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on June 01, 2012, 11:18:08 PM
If I hear this goddamned yogurt-machine story one more time, I'm just going to start bad-mouthing Hughes in general. I already have my suspicions.
We call it frogurt. But it's also cursed.
That's bad.
NPR about to get a little more unlistenable....
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-car-talks-click-and-clack-ends-20120608,0,6435664.story
Quote from: thehawk on June 08, 2012, 01:31:13 PM
NPR about to get a little more unlistenable....
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-car-talks-click-and-clack-ends-20120608,0,6435664.story
It was the beginning of the end when Torey Malatia moved it from noon to 9 a.m. Sooner or later, he kills everything he touches. But, really, "live"? The callers are prearranged, and last I heard it was taped on Thursday evenings over 90 minutes and then edited down.
Quote from: Wheezer on June 08, 2012, 07:54:37 PM
Quote from: thehawk on June 08, 2012, 01:31:13 PM
NPR about to get a little more unlistenable....
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-car-talks-click-and-clack-ends-20120608,0,6435664.story
It was the beginning of the end when Torey Malatia moved it from noon to 9 a.m. Sooner or later, he kills everything he touches. But, really, "live"? The callers are prearranged, and last I heard it was taped on Thursday evenings over 90 minutes and then edited down.
I wish I could say I had begun to wonder what had had happened to Wheezer's references to Torey Malatia, but I cannot. Still, I'm glad to see them again.
Quote from: PANK! on June 08, 2012, 08:01:42 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on June 08, 2012, 07:54:37 PM
Quote from: thehawk on June 08, 2012, 01:31:13 PM
NPR about to get a little more unlistenable....
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-car-talks-click-and-clack-ends-20120608,0,6435664.story
It was the beginning of the end when Torey Malatia moved it from noon to 9 a.m. Sooner or later, he kills everything he touches. But, really, "live"? The callers are prearranged, and last I heard it was taped on Thursday evenings over 90 minutes and then edited down.
I wish I could say I had begun to wonder what had had hppened to Wheezer's references to Torey Malatia, but I cannot. Still, I'm glad to see them again.
Who wants to hear this goddamned cacophony at 9 a.m. on a Saturday? If you think Malatia's chubby little knob-twiddling fingers didn't initiate this trend, you're insane. It was the preface to the calculated, NPR bought-and-paid-for shitting-on of Feldman that resulted from this weasel's briefly having currency thanks to fucking over Gary Covino. Yeah, well now you've got a transmitter tower in Indiana broadcasting shit that nobody but nobody wants to listen to, but which you preposterously try to inseminate Saturday nights with, apparently having just completely given up on radio fecundity, millions of dollars of wasted pledge dollars and goodwill, and the third-largest DMA in the fucking country acting as an outpost for the fucking CBC, you taste-free sack of shit. For G-d's sake, they give away "A Way with Words" for
fucking free. You think WILL wouldn't cut you a deal to air Bob McChesney? Why did it take you
two years to notice that the PDFs of your crappy program schedule were being unreadably posted
with the crop marks intact? The Coast Guard should plow a barge into Navy Pier at its earliest convenience that coincides with the next cucumber-sandwich party.
He's telling the goddamned story again.
Quote from: Wheezer on June 08, 2012, 09:10:53 PM
Quote from: PANK! on June 08, 2012, 08:01:42 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on June 08, 2012, 07:54:37 PM
Quote from: thehawk on June 08, 2012, 01:31:13 PM
NPR about to get a little more unlistenable....
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-car-talks-click-and-clack-ends-20120608,0,6435664.story
It was the beginning of the end when Torey Malatia moved it from noon to 9 a.m. Sooner or later, he kills everything he touches. But, really, "live"? The callers are prearranged, and last I heard it was taped on Thursday evenings over 90 minutes and then edited down.
I wish I could say I had begun to wonder what had had hppened to Wheezer's references to Torey Malatia, but I cannot. Still, I'm glad to see them again.
Who wants to hear this goddamned cacophony at 9 a.m. on a Saturday? If you think Malatia's chubby little knob-twiddling fingers didn't initiate this trend, you're insane. It was the preface to the calculated, NPR bought-and-paid-for shitting-on of Feldman that resulted from this weasel's briefly having currency thanks to fucking over Gary Covino. Yeah, well now you've got a transmitter tower in Indiana broadcasting shit that nobody but nobody wants to listen to, but which you preposterously try to inseminate Saturday nights with, apparently having just completely given up on radio fecundity, millions of dollars of wasted pledge dollars and goodwill, and the third-largest DMA in the fucking country acting as an outpost for the fucking CBC, you taste-free sack of shit. For G-d's sake, they give away "A Way with Words" for fucking free. You think WILL wouldn't cut you a deal to air Bob McChesney? Why did it take you two years to notice that the PDFs of your crappy program schedule were being unreadably posted with the crop marks intact? The Coast Guard should plow a barge into Navy Pier at its earliest convenience that coincides with the next cucumber-sandwich party.
Is there any truth to these rumors about Torey Malatia holding a degree in library science?
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 08, 2012, 09:30:12 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on June 08, 2012, 09:10:53 PM
Quote from: PANK! on June 08, 2012, 08:01:42 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on June 08, 2012, 07:54:37 PM
Quote from: thehawk on June 08, 2012, 01:31:13 PM
NPR about to get a little more unlistenable....
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-car-talks-click-and-clack-ends-20120608,0,6435664.story
It was the beginning of the end when Torey Malatia moved it from noon to 9 a.m. Sooner or later, he kills everything he touches. But, really, "live"? The callers are prearranged, and last I heard it was taped on Thursday evenings over 90 minutes and then edited down.
I wish I could say I had begun to wonder what had had hppened to Wheezer's references to Torey Malatia, but I cannot. Still, I'm glad to see them again.
Who wants to hear this goddamned cacophony at 9 a.m. on a Saturday? If you think Malatia's chubby little knob-twiddling fingers didn't initiate this trend, you're insane. It was the preface to the calculated, NPR bought-and-paid-for shitting-on of Feldman that resulted from this weasel's briefly having currency thanks to fucking over Gary Covino. Yeah, well now you've got a transmitter tower in Indiana broadcasting shit that nobody but nobody wants to listen to, but which you preposterously try to inseminate Saturday nights with, apparently having just completely given up on radio fecundity, millions of dollars of wasted pledge dollars and goodwill, and the third-largest DMA in the fucking country acting as an outpost for the fucking CBC, you taste-free sack of shit. For G-d's sake, they give away "A Way with Words" for fucking free. You think WILL wouldn't cut you a deal to air Bob McChesney? Why did it take you two years to notice that the PDFs of your crappy program schedule were being unreadably posted with the crop marks intact? The Coast Guard should plow a barge into Navy Pier at its earliest convenience that coincides with the next cucumber-sandwich party.
Is there any truth to these rumors about Torey Malatia holding a degree in library science?
I don't know, but Robert Feder wishes he had Wheezer's insight into Chicago radio.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 08, 2012, 09:30:12 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on June 08, 2012, 09:10:53 PM
Quote from: PANK! on June 08, 2012, 08:01:42 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on June 08, 2012, 07:54:37 PM
Quote from: thehawk on June 08, 2012, 01:31:13 PM
NPR about to get a little more unlistenable....
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-car-talks-click-and-clack-ends-20120608,0,6435664.story
It was the beginning of the end when Torey Malatia moved it from noon to 9 a.m. Sooner or later, he kills everything he touches. But, really, "live"? The callers are prearranged, and last I heard it was taped on Thursday evenings over 90 minutes and then edited down.
I wish I could say I had begun to wonder what had had hppened to Wheezer's references to Torey Malatia, but I cannot. Still, I'm glad to see them again.
Who wants to hear this goddamned cacophony at 9 a.m. on a Saturday? If you think Malatia's chubby little knob-twiddling fingers didn't initiate this trend, you're insane. It was the preface to the calculated, NPR bought-and-paid-for shitting-on of Feldman that resulted from this weasel's briefly having currency thanks to fucking over Gary Covino. Yeah, well now you've got a transmitter tower in Indiana broadcasting shit that nobody but nobody wants to listen to, but which you preposterously try to inseminate Saturday nights with, apparently having just completely given up on radio fecundity, millions of dollars of wasted pledge dollars and goodwill, and the third-largest DMA in the fucking country acting as an outpost for the fucking CBC, you taste-free sack of shit. For G-d's sake, they give away "A Way with Words" for fucking free. You think WILL wouldn't cut you a deal to air Bob McChesney? Why did it take you two years to notice that the PDFs of your crappy program schedule were being unreadably posted with the crop marks intact? The Coast Guard should plow a barge into Navy Pier at its earliest convenience that coincides with the next cucumber-sandwich party.
Is there any truth to these rumors about Torey Malatia holding a degree in library science?
My complaints with academic librarians are qualitatively different. I think they're
trying to do what they're supposed to, just very, very badly by virtue of wholesale and unrealized technological incompetence. Malatia, on the other hand, simply wants access to your pocketbook--the content is nearly irrelevant.
Quote from: Wheezer on June 08, 2012, 09:41:27 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 08, 2012, 09:30:12 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on June 08, 2012, 09:10:53 PM
Quote from: PANK! on June 08, 2012, 08:01:42 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on June 08, 2012, 07:54:37 PM
Quote from: thehawk on June 08, 2012, 01:31:13 PM
NPR about to get a little more unlistenable....
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-car-talks-click-and-clack-ends-20120608,0,6435664.story
It was the beginning of the end when Torey Malatia moved it from noon to 9 a.m. Sooner or later, he kills everything he touches. But, really, "live"? The callers are prearranged, and last I heard it was taped on Thursday evenings over 90 minutes and then edited down.
I wish I could say I had begun to wonder what had had hppened to Wheezer's references to Torey Malatia, but I cannot. Still, I'm glad to see them again.
Who wants to hear this goddamned cacophony at 9 a.m. on a Saturday? If you think Malatia's chubby little knob-twiddling fingers didn't initiate this trend, you're insane. It was the preface to the calculated, NPR bought-and-paid-for shitting-on of Feldman that resulted from this weasel's briefly having currency thanks to fucking over Gary Covino. Yeah, well now you've got a transmitter tower in Indiana broadcasting shit that nobody but nobody wants to listen to, but which you preposterously try to inseminate Saturday nights with, apparently having just completely given up on radio fecundity, millions of dollars of wasted pledge dollars and goodwill, and the third-largest DMA in the fucking country acting as an outpost for the fucking CBC, you taste-free sack of shit. For G-d's sake, they give away "A Way with Words" for fucking free. You think WILL wouldn't cut you a deal to air Bob McChesney? Why did it take you two years to notice that the PDFs of your crappy program schedule were being unreadably posted with the crop marks intact? The Coast Guard should plow a barge into Navy Pier at its earliest convenience that coincides with the next cucumber-sandwich party.
Is there any truth to these rumors about Torey Malatia holding a degree in library science?
My complaints with academic librarians are qualitatively different. I think they're trying to do what they're supposed to, just very, very badly by virtue of wholesale and unrealized technological incompetence. Malatia, on the other hand, simply wants access to your pocketbook--the content is nearly irrelevant.
So the constant pledge drives--even in podcasts-- is all because of him and it is also a bad thing?
Quote from: PANK! on June 08, 2012, 09:42:59 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on June 08, 2012, 09:41:27 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 08, 2012, 09:30:12 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on June 08, 2012, 09:10:53 PM
Quote from: PANK! on June 08, 2012, 08:01:42 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on June 08, 2012, 07:54:37 PM
Quote from: thehawk on June 08, 2012, 01:31:13 PM
NPR about to get a little more unlistenable....
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-car-talks-click-and-clack-ends-20120608,0,6435664.story
It was the beginning of the end when Torey Malatia moved it from noon to 9 a.m. Sooner or later, he kills everything he touches. But, really, "live"? The callers are prearranged, and last I heard it was taped on Thursday evenings over 90 minutes and then edited down.
I wish I could say I had begun to wonder what had had hppened to Wheezer's references to Torey Malatia, but I cannot. Still, I'm glad to see them again.
Who wants to hear this goddamned cacophony at 9 a.m. on a Saturday? If you think Malatia's chubby little knob-twiddling fingers didn't initiate this trend, you're insane. It was the preface to the calculated, NPR bought-and-paid-for shitting-on of Feldman that resulted from this weasel's briefly having currency thanks to fucking over Gary Covino. Yeah, well now you've got a transmitter tower in Indiana broadcasting shit that nobody but nobody wants to listen to, but which you preposterously try to inseminate Saturday nights with, apparently having just completely given up on radio fecundity, millions of dollars of wasted pledge dollars and goodwill, and the third-largest DMA in the fucking country acting as an outpost for the fucking CBC, you taste-free sack of shit. For G-d's sake, they give away "A Way with Words" for fucking free. You think WILL wouldn't cut you a deal to air Bob McChesney? Why did it take you two years to notice that the PDFs of your crappy program schedule were being unreadably posted with the crop marks intact? The Coast Guard should plow a barge into Navy Pier at its earliest convenience that coincides with the next cucumber-sandwich party.
Is there any truth to these rumors about Torey Malatia holding a degree in library science?
My complaints with academic librarians are qualitatively different. I think they're trying to do what they're supposed to, just very, very badly by virtue of wholesale and unrealized technological incompetence. Malatia, on the other hand, simply wants access to your pocketbook--the content is nearly irrelevant.
So the constant pledge drives--even in podcasts-- is all because of him and it is also a bad thing?
I'm not sure what I've said to give you that idea. In fact, the pledge drives I have found to be an improvement over their normal programming, simply because they have to get some live bodies in the studio. This has tended to be skipped entirely for filler programming, which I take to be a marker of knowing exactly what's going on.
QuoteQuote from: Wheezer on January 14, 2011, 12:33:31 AM
Quote from: flannj on January 13, 2011, 10:50:10 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on January 13, 2011, 08:43:52 PM
For some reason, Kaplan just pimped this fringe event on a 50-kilowatt station. I predict the usual consequences.
You listen to too much WGN.
But I think we both share a love for Orion.
I would use a fixed-bolt stunner on Orion without a moment's hesitation.
I love every Wheezer post regarding radio.
Once again (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM8-y9juVLs). Fuck you, Jowls DeRogatis.
Milt Rosenberg is at present doing a really fucking awful job of covering up the fact that he's not really concerned about "Die Shvartzerfrage."
[Edit.--The strikeout above.]
[Edit 2.--He amazingly just said that increased police presence "is no final answer" (verbatim).]
[Edit 3.--They're really coming out of the woodwork for this one. Niggras donna hab right and wrong "embedded in their psyche." The solution in this case is cognitive-behavioral therapy, presumably from some community-college asshat.]
[Edit 4.--Bingo. Some broad whining about her experience in "the inner city" just said "inbred" twice. And "inherent" and "brain."]
[Edit 5.--The "inner city" is apparently the Kenwood Academy.]
[Edit 6.--Milt has just dropped the phrase "the kill rate," which I should think even a doddering social psychologist would recognize as meaningless.]
[Edit 7.--Finally, the bicyclist inconvenienced by black youth obstructing a North Shore bike path.]
[Edit 8.--Christ, there's two in a row. "They're probably from the South Side or the West Side." Milt is wondering whether they're specifically coming in from their wretched holes to "block the bike path."]
[Edit 9.--We have not "solved this problem" or "brought this horror under control." Fin.]
Quote from: Wheezer on June 11, 2012, 10:46:17 PM
Milt Rosenberg is at present doing a really fucking awful job of covering up the fact that he's not really concerned about "Die Shvartzerfrage."
[Edit.--The strikeout above.]
[Edit 2.--He amazingly just said that increased police presence "is no final answer" (verbatim).]
[Edit 3.--They're really coming out of the woodwork for this one. Niggras donna hab right and wrong "embedded in their psyche." The solution in this case is cognitive-behavioral therapy, presumably from some community-college asshat.]
[Edit 4.--Bingo. Some broad whining about her experience in "the inner city" just said "inbred" twice. And "inherent" and "brain."]
[Edit 5.--The "inner city" is apparently the Kenwood Academy.]
[Edit 6.--Milt has just dropped the phrase "the kill rate," which I should think even a doddering social psychologist would recognize as meaningless.]
[Edit 7.--Finally, the bicyclist inconvenienced by black youth obstructing a North Shore bike path.]
[Edit 8.--Christ, there's two in a row. "They're probably from the South Side or the West Side." Milt is wondering whether they're specifically coming in from their wretched holes to "block the bike path."]
[Edit 9.--We have not "solved this problem" or "brought this horror under control." Fin.]
A one post Paulcast. Well done.
Holy shit is Zonk doing play-by-play for all 9 innings tonight? Did Virgil Patrick get stuck in a toilet?
Quote from: PANK! on June 12, 2012, 07:42:11 PM
Holy shit is Zonk doing play-by-play for all 9 innings tonight? Did Virgil Patrick get stuck in a toilet?
As I didn't hear the start of the game, which I presume would have explained where he was, I merely searched for the name in the expectation of some minor Tribune note. Instead, I get a fucking Google regurgitation of his putative height and weight. Measure
this, dongchuggers, and
cache it.
Where was Pat, anyway?
Quote from: PANK! on June 12, 2012, 07:42:11 PM
Holy shit is Zonk doing play-by-play for all 9 innings tonight? Did Virgil Patrick get stuck in a toilet?
Pat's on vacation until Thursday.
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 12, 2012, 11:13:59 PM
Quote from: PANK! on June 12, 2012, 07:42:11 PM
Holy shit is Zonk doing play-by-play for all 9 innings tonight? Did Virgil Patrick get stuck in a toilet?
Pat's on vacation until Thursday.
That's not an explanation.
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 12, 2012, 11:13:59 PM
Quote from: PANK! on June 12, 2012, 07:42:11 PM
Holy shit is Zonk doing play-by-play for all 9 innings tonight? Did Virgil Patrick get stuck in a toilet?
Pat's on vacation until Thursday.
On vacation? Since when do play by play announcers take vacation? He has the WHOLE WINTER OFF, not to mention the All-Star break..
Quote from: Brownie on June 13, 2012, 07:01:24 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 12, 2012, 11:13:59 PM
Quote from: PANK! on June 12, 2012, 07:42:11 PM
Holy shit is Zonk doing play-by-play for all 9 innings tonight? Did Virgil Patrick get stuck in a toilet?
Pat's on vacation until Thursday.
On vacation? Since when do play by play announcers take vacation? He has the WHOLE WINTER OFF, not to mention the All-Star break..
Vince Kully is rolling around in his grave.
Quote from: Brownie on June 13, 2012, 07:01:24 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 12, 2012, 11:13:59 PM
Quote from: PANK! on June 12, 2012, 07:42:11 PM
Holy shit is Zonk doing play-by-play for all 9 innings tonight? Did Virgil Patrick get stuck in a toilet?
Pat's on vacation until Thursday.
On vacation? Since when do play by play announcers take vacation? He has the WHOLE WINTER OFF, not to mention the All-Star break..
AND his fifth inning steamer.
Quote from: Brownie on June 13, 2012, 07:01:24 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 12, 2012, 11:13:59 PM
Quote from: PANK! on June 12, 2012, 07:42:11 PM
Holy shit is Zonk doing play-by-play for all 9 innings tonight? Did Virgil Patrick get stuck in a toilet?
Pat's on vacation until Thursday.
On vacation? Since when do play by play announcers take vacation? He has the WHOLE WINTER OFF, not to mention the All-Star break..
My only regret is that 242 doesn't come to the Hockee Night shoutbox, so we won't get to watch his head explode.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 13, 2012, 08:17:49 AM
Quote from: Brownie on June 13, 2012, 07:01:24 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 12, 2012, 11:13:59 PM
Quote from: PANK! on June 12, 2012, 07:42:11 PM
Holy shit is Zonk doing play-by-play for all 9 innings tonight? Did Virgil Patrick get stuck in a toilet?
Pat's on vacation until Thursday.
On vacation? Since when do play by play announcers take vacation? He has the WHOLE WINTER OFF, not to mention the All-Star break..
My only regret is that 242 doesn't come to the Hockee Night shoutbox, so we won't get to watch his head explode.
That's your only regret?
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 13, 2012, 08:25:18 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 13, 2012, 08:17:49 AM
Quote from: Brownie on June 13, 2012, 07:01:24 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 12, 2012, 11:13:59 PM
Quote from: PANK! on June 12, 2012, 07:42:11 PM
Holy shit is Zonk doing play-by-play for all 9 innings tonight? Did Virgil Patrick get stuck in a toilet?
Pat's on vacation until Thursday.
On vacation? Since when do play by play announcers take vacation? He has the WHOLE WINTER OFF, not to mention the All-Star break..
My only regret is that 242 doesn't come to the Hockee Night shoutbox, so we won't get to watch his head explode.
That's your only regret?
As regards Pat Hughes taking some time off? Sure.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 13, 2012, 08:27:55 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 13, 2012, 08:25:18 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 13, 2012, 08:17:49 AM
Quote from: Brownie on June 13, 2012, 07:01:24 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 12, 2012, 11:13:59 PM
Quote from: PANK! on June 12, 2012, 07:42:11 PM
Holy shit is Zonk doing play-by-play for all 9 innings tonight? Did Virgil Patrick get stuck in a toilet?
Pat's on vacation until Thursday.
On vacation? Since when do play by play announcers take vacation? He has the WHOLE WINTER OFF, not to mention the All-Star break..
My only regret is that 242 doesn't come to the Hockee Night shoutbox, so we won't get to watch his head explode.
That's your only regret?
As regards Pat Hughes taking some time off? Sure.
If he's not off arranging to acquire a defective unit from the CDH Proton Center to fry Judd's speech centers from a distance, I for one will be outraged.
Quote from: Wheezer on June 13, 2012, 09:42:17 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 13, 2012, 08:27:55 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 13, 2012, 08:25:18 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 13, 2012, 08:17:49 AM
Quote from: Brownie on June 13, 2012, 07:01:24 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 12, 2012, 11:13:59 PM
Quote from: PANK! on June 12, 2012, 07:42:11 PM
Holy shit is Zonk doing play-by-play for all 9 innings tonight? Did Virgil Patrick get stuck in a toilet?
Pat's on vacation until Thursday.
On vacation? Since when do play by play announcers take vacation? He has the WHOLE WINTER OFF, not to mention the All-Star break..
My only regret is that 242 doesn't come to the Hockee Night shoutbox, so we won't get to watch his head explode.
That's your only regret?
As regards Pat Hughes taking some time off? Sure.
If he's not off arranging to acquire a defective unit from the CDH Proton Center to fry Judd's speech centers from a distance, I for one will be outraged.
I'm 99% sure I agree with this statement.
Quote from: CT III on June 13, 2012, 09:50:31 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on June 13, 2012, 09:42:17 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 13, 2012, 08:27:55 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 13, 2012, 08:25:18 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 13, 2012, 08:17:49 AM
Quote from: Brownie on June 13, 2012, 07:01:24 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 12, 2012, 11:13:59 PM
Quote from: PANK! on June 12, 2012, 07:42:11 PM
Holy shit is Zonk doing play-by-play for all 9 innings tonight? Did Virgil Patrick get stuck in a toilet?
Pat's on vacation until Thursday.
On vacation? Since when do play by play announcers take vacation? He has the WHOLE WINTER OFF, not to mention the All-Star break..
My only regret is that 242 doesn't come to the Hockee Night shoutbox, so we won't get to watch his head explode.
That's your only regret?
As regards Pat Hughes taking some time off? Sure.
If he's not off arranging to acquire a defective unit from the CDH Proton Center to fry Judd's speech centers from a distance, I for one will be outraged.
I'm 99% sure I agree with this statement.
Sincerely. It's a Desippy-Worthy statement that will be understood by less than three people and found funny by everyone except for TDubbs and perhaps Pudd himself.
Quote from: Wheezer on June 13, 2012, 09:42:17 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 13, 2012, 08:27:55 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on June 13, 2012, 08:25:18 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on June 13, 2012, 08:17:49 AM
Quote from: Brownie on June 13, 2012, 07:01:24 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on June 12, 2012, 11:13:59 PM
Quote from: PANK! on June 12, 2012, 07:42:11 PM
Holy shit is Zonk doing play-by-play for all 9 innings tonight? Did Virgil Patrick get stuck in a toilet?
Pat's on vacation until Thursday.
On vacation? Since when do play by play announcers take vacation? He has the WHOLE WINTER OFF, not to mention the All-Star break..
My only regret is that 242 doesn't come to the Hockee Night shoutbox, so we won't get to watch his head explode.
That's your only regret?
As regards Pat Hughes taking some time off? Sure.
If he's not off arranging to acquire a defective unit from the CDH Proton Center to fry Judd's speech centers from a distance, I for one will be outraged.
And if Judd happens to be on the air during this proton storm, all the better.
Holy fuck, it's Michael Coren on Milt. The best remark so far is conceding that the Crusades were "not entirely justified."
[Edit.--In a midly humorous sideline, apparently Jeff Rense (http://www.google.com/search?q=jeff+rense&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=2mD&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvnso&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=VVLhT6KlLKfg2QXDvr3UCw&ved=0CFQQ_AUoAQ&biw=965&bih=645) has some sort of "Israel apologist" problem on this front.]
[Edit 2.--And I'm still waiting for acknowledgment that trying to drag Buddhism into this shit parade at the top of the hour was ill-founded and insulting.]
[Edit 3.--This isn't even worth doing. Milt, at age 85, has simply become fixated on the afterlife, in which he will no doubt recline in the faculty club on the heads of the cherubim. In the meantime, the exalted status beneath the firmament requires a Crown Vic, cheap gasoline, and high-end solo dining, and fuck the rest of you.]
They just did the yogurt routine again. This entire game broadcast has been a disaster. What's with the idiotic "quiz" sound effects?
Chris Berman is so bad at play by play it's pathetic. He just called someone a "27-year-older". As a noun. He's totally lost without a prompter.
This fucker behind the plate
WGN could do a lot worse finding substitute analysts than Dave Campbell. Very listenable.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 04, 2012, 06:19:30 PM
WGN could do a lot worse finding substitute analysts than Dave Campbell. Very listenable.
I've been saying for years Dave Cambell is one of the best in-game analysts around. Dude does his homework.
Has Pat entirely pulled out of the attendance game? (||)
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 04, 2012, 06:19:30 PM
WGN could do a lot worse finding substitute analysts than Dave Campbell. Very listenable.
They have done a lot worse, in fact.
I am perpetually surprised that Andrea Darlas doesn't require mechanical ventilation.
Did I really just fucking hear "It's true that in life, change is the only constant. Luckily, Blue Cross/Blue Shield is as well"?
Quote from: Wheezer on July 17, 2012, 09:22:57 PM
Did I really just fucking hear "It's true that in life, change is the only constant. Luckily, Blue Cross/Blue Shield is as well"?
Nobody would know b/c everybody else in the world owns a TV.
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 18, 2012, 06:07:01 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 17, 2012, 09:22:57 PM
Did I really just fucking hear "It's true that in life, change is the only constant. Luckily, Blue Cross/Blue Shield is as well"?
Nobody would know b/c everybody else in the world owns a TV.
I
totally forgot about the mutually exclusive relationship between Tv and radio.
Quote from: PANK! on July 18, 2012, 07:04:27 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 18, 2012, 06:07:01 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 17, 2012, 09:22:57 PM
Did I really just fucking hear "It's true that in life, change is the only constant. Luckily, Blue Cross/Blue Shield is as well"?
Nobody would know b/c everybody else in the world owns a TV.
I totally forgot about the mutually exclusive relationship between Tv and radio.
As much as Stew enjoyed the WGN Morning News from his hotel room, it's terrific viewing while driving the inbound Edens.
I w
Quote from: Brownie on July 18, 2012, 09:04:26 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 18, 2012, 07:04:27 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 18, 2012, 06:07:01 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 17, 2012, 09:22:57 PM
Did I really just fucking hear "It's true that in life, change is the only constant. Luckily, Blue Cross/Blue Shield is as well"?
Nobody would know b/c everybody else in the world owns a TV.
I totally forgot about the mutually exclusive relationship between Tv and radio.
As much as Stew enjoyed the WGN Morning News from his hotel room, it's terrific viewing while driving the inbound Edens.
I w
Looks like TJ missed his exit.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 18, 2012, 09:16:59 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 18, 2012, 09:04:26 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 18, 2012, 07:04:27 AM
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Quote from: Wheezer on July 17, 2012, 09:22:57 PM
Did I really just fucking hear "It's true that in life, change is the only constant. Luckily, Blue Cross/Blue Shield is as well"?
Nobody would know b/c everybody else in the world owns a TV.
I totally forgot about the mutually exclusive relationship between Tv and radio.
As much as Stew enjoyed the WGN Morning News from his hotel room, it's terrific viewing while driving the inbound Edens.
I w
Looks like TJ missed his exit.
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Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on July 18, 2012, 09:16:59 AM
Quote from: Brownie on July 18, 2012, 09:04:26 AM
Quote from: PANK! on July 18, 2012, 07:04:27 AM
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on July 18, 2012, 06:07:01 AM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 17, 2012, 09:22:57 PM
Did I really just fucking hear "It's true that in life, change is the only constant. Luckily, Blue Cross/Blue Shield is as well"?
Nobody would know b/c everybody else in the world owns a TV.
I totally forgot about the mutually exclusive relationship between Tv and radio.
As much as Stew enjoyed the WGN Morning News from his hotel room, it's terrific viewing while driving the inbound Edens.
I w
Looks like TJ missed his exit.
Hey, anyone see my car?
(http://www.viprumor.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/lance-briggs-001.jpg)
Was it rude to drop Milt a line, upon his assessment of Pulp Fiction as creating some sense of post-viewing "intrinsic uncleanness," an equiry as to his take on Last Tango in Paris that absent-mindedly included the word "probe"?
Edit.--Fixed. I don't need to feel dirty, I can be dirty.
Quote from: Wheezer on July 22, 2012, 11:34:43 PM
Was it rude to drop Milt a line, upon his assessment of <i>Pulp Fiction</i> as creating some sense of post-viewing "intrinsic uncleanness," an equiry as to his take on <i>Last Tango in Paris</i> that absent-mindedly included the word "probe"?
Eh, screw that guy. His blatant disregard for the cough button has rendered that question completely moot.
Quote from: Internet Apex on July 22, 2012, 11:47:43 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on July 22, 2012, 11:34:43 PM
Was it rude to drop Milt a line, upon his assessment of <i>Pulp Fiction</i> as creating some sense of post-viewing "intrinsic uncleanness," an equiry as to his take on <i>Last Tango in Paris</i> that absent-mindedly included the word "probe"?
Eh, screw that guy. His blatant disregard for the cough button not dying when he probably should have (what is he, a 105?) has rendered that question completely moot.
And to answer Wheezer's question, no.
Who in the hell approved the 5/3 Bank ad in which one of their radio bankers is supposed to be in an operating theater to evaluate creditworthiness? (WGN @7:30 p.m.1930.) The basic idea seems to be that the company wants you to ask them for a loan because they will come and fuck around with what you do in manners that are possibly illegal.
Quote from: Wheezer on August 03, 2012, 07:39:51 PM
Who in the hell approved the 5/3 Bank ad in which one of their radio bankers is supposed to be in an operating theater to evaluate creditworthiness?
I don't know.
Quote from: Eli on August 03, 2012, 08:16:41 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on August 03, 2012, 07:39:51 PM
Who in the hell approved the 5/3 Bank ad in which one of their radio bankers is supposed to be in an operating theater to evaluate creditworthiness?
I don't know.
It was probably PenFoe.
Quote from: CT III on August 03, 2012, 09:06:54 PM
Quote from: Eli on August 03, 2012, 08:16:41 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on August 03, 2012, 07:39:51 PM
Who in the hell approved the 5/3 Bank ad in which one of their radio bankers is supposed to be in an operating theater to evaluate creditworthiness?
I don't know.
It was probably PenFoe.
I would hope he'd have had the sense to get Chuck as voice talent.
Why is Tonker reading the spots for Santa's Village on WGN?
Quote from: Wheezer on August 09, 2012, 08:20:31 PM
Why is Tonker reading the spots for Santa's Village on WGN?
I thought he was doing the voice of the Geico lizard.
I will restate my objection to the Judd-quiz portion of the broadcast. This is an abomination.
[Edit.--I might as well express horror at the ongoing atrophy of Milt's brain while I'm at it: tonight's guest (http://noetic.org/noetic/issue-twelve-july/fringe-ology/). Yes, that Multiverse thing was only the beginning.]
[Edit 2 (22 August).--Always nice to hear Milt's mike burst out "Oh, Jesus!" in the middle of an insipid Williams product pitch and proceed to chew out the producer.]
Once again,
Fuck Tom Dreesen.
Quote from: flannj on August 26, 2012, 05:41:16 PM
Once again,
Fuck Tom Dreesen.
In honor of you, I'll have the strawberry daquiri.
I have been awaiting PenPho's Facebook post elaborating on what we all know he will miss most about Arizona. Unfortunately, his ability to get the sharp analysis from the great Mark Grace was ripped away from him days before he would relocate to Colorado and get to hear from the great George Frazier.
Gracie is on leave of absence after being picked up for another DUI. (http://www.azcentral.com/sports/diamondbacks/articles/20120824mark-grace-takes-indefinite-leave-absence-arizona-diamondbacks.html) He is probably drying out. And really, he probably needs to slow down a little bit. He's looking a little rough.
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Quote from: CT III on August 26, 2012, 07:00:21 PM
Quote from: flannj on August 26, 2012, 05:41:16 PM
Once again,
Fuck Tom Dreesen.
In honor of you, I'll have the strawberry daquiri.
Coming right up... (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=6812.msg224877#msg224877)
Quote from: flannj on August 27, 2012, 08:13:02 AM
Quote from: CT III on August 26, 2012, 07:00:21 PM
Quote from: flannj on August 26, 2012, 05:41:16 PM
Once again,
Fuck Tom Dreesen.
In honor of you, I'll have the strawberry daquiri.
Coming right up... (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=6812.msg224877#msg224877)
Flannj: always attacking idiots connected to the Cubs. Look out, Vince Vaughan.
The new Salvation Army jingle is fantastic. It sounds like a guy desperately hollering "Salvation Army, doing more good" while drowning.
Quote from: Wheezer on September 06, 2012, 10:36:54 PM
The new Salvation Army jingle is fantastic. It sounds like a guy desperately hollering "Salvation Army, doing more good" while drowning.
Put a nickel in the drum, save another drunken bum.
Why does ESPN hate us?
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 10, 2012, 11:09:37 PM
Why does ESPN hate us?
DPD. Why hasn't a producer told Chris there are other phrases besides "under duress"?
When the Raiders scored to make it 22-13 with 54 seconds left and Berman still did "TOUCHDOWN RAYDERRZZZZZZ" I wanted to punch a baby seal.
Quote from: SKO on September 11, 2012, 09:07:26 AM
When the Raiders scored to make it 22-13 with 54 seconds left and Berman still did "TOUCHDOWN RAYDERRZZZZZZ" I wanted to punch a baby seal.
I was hoping the Raiders wouldn't score for that very reason.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 11, 2012, 09:08:17 AM
Quote from: SKO on September 11, 2012, 09:07:26 AM
When the Raiders scored to make it 22-13 with 54 seconds left and Berman still did "TOUCHDOWN RAYDERRZZZZZZ" I wanted to punch a baby seal.
I was hoping the Raiders wouldn't score for that very reason.
Plenty more where that came from. (http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2012/09/chris-berman-signs-multi-year-espn-extension/)
Quote from: flannj on September 11, 2012, 09:15:57 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 11, 2012, 09:08:17 AM
Quote from: SKO on September 11, 2012, 09:07:26 AM
When the Raiders scored to make it 22-13 with 54 seconds left and Berman still did "TOUCHDOWN RAYDERRZZZZZZ" I wanted to punch a baby seal.
I was hoping the Raiders wouldn't score for that very reason.
Plenty more where that came from. (http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2012/09/chris-berman-signs-multi-year-espn-extension/)
QuoteAlso a fan favorite for his signature calls on NFL highlights
[citation needed]
We all have complaints about Joe Buck, Chip Caray, Thom Brennaman, Franchester, Ken Harrelson, Steve Stone, Jeff Joniak, Ed Farmer, Jon Miller, Keith Moreland, Ron Santo, Milo Hamilton, Brent Musberger, Chris Collinsworth, and others, but Chris Berman is heads and shoulders worse than any of them. ESPN could have had Ken Harrelson do the Raiders-Chargers game with a pre-room temperature Santo and it would have been far more enjoyable and informative than Berman.
And as far as color analysts go, Joe Morgan is only matched by Billy Packer. I suppose ESPN and CBS each get points for axing each, right?
Quote from: Brownie on September 11, 2012, 10:40:53 AM
We all have complaints about Joe Buck, Chip Caray, Thom Brennaman, Franchester, Ken Harrelson, Steve Stone, Jeff Joniak, Ed Farmer, Jon Miller, Keith Moreland, Ron Santo, Milo Hamilton, Brent Musberger, Chris Collinsworth, and others, but Chris Berman is heads and shoulders worse than any of them. ESPN could have had Ken Harrelson do the Raiders-Chargers game with a pre-room temperature Santo and it would have been far more enjoyable and informative than Berman.
And as far as color analysts go, Joe Morgan is only matched by Billy Packer. I suppose ESPN and CBS each get points for axing each, right?
Jon Gruden is currently fueling my cc rage. Just shut the fuck up already.
Harry Doyle: Grace is a convicted felon, isn't he Monty?
Monty: Doesn't say that here.
Doyle: Well, he should be.
Mark Grace getting closer to jail time. (http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2012/09/17/20120917scottsdale-police-aggravated-dui-grace.html)
Quote from: Brownie on September 20, 2012, 04:27:46 PM
Harry Doyle: Grace is a convicted felon, isn't he Monty?
Monty: Doesn't say that here.
Doyle: Well, he should be.
Mark Grace getting closer to jail time. (http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2012/09/17/20120917scottsdale-police-aggravated-dui-grace.html)
Buddy of mine who got 2nd DUI in Arizona ended up spending about a week in Sheriff Joe's Tent City.
Pretty sure that won't happen to Grace, but I remember hearing that Arizona's DUI laws here some of the harsher in the country.
Correction: It was a month in jail, not a week. He was on work release during the day, but when he showed up back in jail for the night drunk, they kept him in the clink for the rest of the time with no release.
Quote from: PenPho on September 20, 2012, 04:32:37 PM
Quote from: Brownie on September 20, 2012, 04:27:46 PM
Harry Doyle: Grace is a convicted felon, isn't he Monty?
Monty: Doesn't say that here.
Doyle: Well, he should be.
Mark Grace getting closer to jail time. (http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2012/09/17/20120917scottsdale-police-aggravated-dui-grace.html)
Buddy of mine who got 2nd DUI in Arizona ended up spending about a week in Sheriff Joe's Tent City.
Pretty sure that won't happen to Grace, but I remember hearing that Arizona's DUI laws here some of the harsher in the country.
Correction: It was a month in jail, not a week. He was on work release during the day, but when he showed up back in jail for the night drunk, they kept him in the clink for the rest of the time with no release.
Cool story bro.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 20, 2012, 04:50:04 PM
Quote from: PenPho on September 20, 2012, 04:32:37 PM
Quote from: Brownie on September 20, 2012, 04:27:46 PM
Harry Doyle: Grace is a convicted felon, isn't he Monty?
Monty: Doesn't say that here.
Doyle: Well, he should be.
Mark Grace getting closer to jail time. (http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2012/09/17/20120917scottsdale-police-aggravated-dui-grace.html)
Buddy of mine who got 2nd DUI in Arizona ended up spending about a week in Sheriff Joe's Tent City.
Pretty sure that won't happen to Grace, but I remember hearing that Arizona's DUI laws here some of the harsher in the country.
Correction: It was a month in jail, not a week. He was on work release during the day, but when he showed up back in jail for the night drunk, they kept him in the clink for the rest of the time with no release.
Cool story bro.
What's gotten into you?
Quote from: Internet Apex on September 20, 2012, 04:54:08 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 20, 2012, 04:50:04 PM
Quote from: PenPho on September 20, 2012, 04:32:37 PM
Quote from: Brownie on September 20, 2012, 04:27:46 PM
Harry Doyle: Grace is a convicted felon, isn't he Monty?
Monty: Doesn't say that here.
Doyle: Well, he should be.
Mark Grace getting closer to jail time. (http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2012/09/17/20120917scottsdale-police-aggravated-dui-grace.html)
Buddy of mine who got 2nd DUI in Arizona ended up spending about a week in Sheriff Joe's Tent City.
Pretty sure that won't happen to Grace, but I remember hearing that Arizona's DUI laws here some of the harsher in the country.
Correction: It was a month in jail, not a week. He was on work release during the day, but when he showed up back in jail for the night drunk, they kept him in the clink for the rest of the time with no release.
Cool story bro.
What's gotten into you?
California, man.
Quote from: PenPho on September 20, 2012, 05:05:53 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on September 20, 2012, 04:54:08 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 20, 2012, 04:50:04 PM
Quote from: PenPho on September 20, 2012, 04:32:37 PM
Quote from: Brownie on September 20, 2012, 04:27:46 PM
Harry Doyle: Grace is a convicted felon, isn't he Monty?
Monty: Doesn't say that here.
Doyle: Well, he should be.
Mark Grace getting closer to jail time. (http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2012/09/17/20120917scottsdale-police-aggravated-dui-grace.html)
Buddy of mine who got 2nd DUI in Arizona ended up spending about a week in Sheriff Joe's Tent City.
Pretty sure that won't happen to Grace, but I remember hearing that Arizona's DUI laws here some of the harsher in the country.
Correction: It was a month in jail, not a week. He was on work release during the day, but when he showed up back in jail for the night drunk, they kept him in the clink for the rest of the time with no release.
Cool story bro.
What's gotten into you?
California, man.
Seriously, though. Pretty sure your friend's an alcoholic.
Quote from: PANK! on September 20, 2012, 05:11:20 PM
Quote from: PenPho on September 20, 2012, 05:05:53 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on September 20, 2012, 04:54:08 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 20, 2012, 04:50:04 PM
Quote from: PenPho on September 20, 2012, 04:32:37 PM
Quote from: Brownie on September 20, 2012, 04:27:46 PM
Harry Doyle: Grace is a convicted felon, isn't he Monty?
Monty: Doesn't say that here.
Doyle: Well, he should be.
Mark Grace getting closer to jail time. (http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2012/09/17/20120917scottsdale-police-aggravated-dui-grace.html)
Buddy of mine who got 2nd DUI in Arizona ended up spending about a week in Sheriff Joe's Tent City.
Pretty sure that won't happen to Grace, but I remember hearing that Arizona's DUI laws here some of the harsher in the country.
Correction: It was a month in jail, not a week. He was on work release during the day, but when he showed up back in jail for the night drunk, they kept him in the clink for the rest of the time with no release.
Cool story bro.
What's gotten into you?
California, man.
Seriously, though. Pretty sure your friend's an alcoholic.
If there's one thing an Irishman can't abide, it's an alcoholic.
Quote from: CT III on September 20, 2012, 06:21:36 PM
Quote from: PANK! on September 20, 2012, 05:11:20 PM
Quote from: PenPho on September 20, 2012, 05:05:53 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on September 20, 2012, 04:54:08 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 20, 2012, 04:50:04 PM
Quote from: PenPho on September 20, 2012, 04:32:37 PM
Quote from: Brownie on September 20, 2012, 04:27:46 PM
Harry Doyle: Grace is a convicted felon, isn't he Monty?
Monty: Doesn't say that here.
Doyle: Well, he should be.
Mark Grace getting closer to jail time. (http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2012/09/17/20120917scottsdale-police-aggravated-dui-grace.html)
Buddy of mine who got 2nd DUI in Arizona ended up spending about a week in Sheriff Joe's Tent City.
Pretty sure that won't happen to Grace, but I remember hearing that Arizona's DUI laws here some of the harsher in the country.
Correction: It was a month in jail, not a week. He was on work release during the day, but when he showed up back in jail for the night drunk, they kept him in the clink for the rest of the time with no release.
Cool story bro.
What's gotten into you?
California, man.
Seriously, though. Pretty sure your friend's an alcoholic.
If there's one thing an Irishman can't abide, it's an alcoholic.
Who said anything about not abiding him? Seriously, he's probably my cousin.
Quote from: PenPho on September 20, 2012, 04:32:37 PM
Quote from: Brownie on September 20, 2012, 04:27:46 PM
Harry Doyle: Grace is a convicted felon, isn't he Monty?
Monty: Doesn't say that here.
Doyle: Well, he should be.
Mark Grace getting closer to jail time. (http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2012/09/17/20120917scottsdale-police-aggravated-dui-grace.html)
Buddy of mine who got 2nd DUI in Arizona ended up spending about a week in Sheriff Joe's Tent City.
Pretty sure that won't happen to Grace, but I remember hearing that Arizona's DUI laws here some of the harsher in the country.
Correction: It was a month in jail, not a week. He was on work release during the day, but when he showed up back in jail for the night drunk, they kept him in the clink for the rest of the time with no release.
Does Sheriff Joe even accept white dudes?
Quote from: PenPho on September 20, 2012, 04:32:37 PM
Buddy of mine who got 2nd DUI in Arizona ended up spending about a week in Sheriff Joe's Tent City.
Pretty sure that won't happen to Grace, but I remember hearing that Arizona's DUI laws here some of the harsher in the country.
I present to you South Dakota, in the form of antivaccine activist Lowell Hubbs (http://vaccineconspiracytheorist.blogspot.com/2010/10/lowell-hubbs-self-medicating-criminal.html).
Quote from: PANK! on September 20, 2012, 05:11:20 PM
Quote from: PenPho on September 20, 2012, 05:05:53 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on September 20, 2012, 04:54:08 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 20, 2012, 04:50:04 PM
Quote from: PenPho on September 20, 2012, 04:32:37 PM
Quote from: Brownie on September 20, 2012, 04:27:46 PM
Harry Doyle: Grace is a convicted felon, isn't he Monty?
Monty: Doesn't say that here.
Doyle: Well, he should be.
Mark Grace getting closer to jail time. (http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2012/09/17/20120917scottsdale-police-aggravated-dui-grace.html)
Buddy of mine who got 2nd DUI in Arizona ended up spending about a week in Sheriff Joe's Tent City.
Pretty sure that won't happen to Grace, but I remember hearing that Arizona's DUI laws here some of the harsher in the country.
Correction: It was a month in jail, not a week. He was on work release during the day, but when he showed up back in jail for the night drunk, they kept him in the clink for the rest of the time with no release.
Cool story bro.
What's gotten into you?
California, man.
Seriously, though. Pretty sure your friend's an alcoholic.
We're not friends anymore, but this is 100% true.
Second DUI was on New Year's Eve for God's sake. How stupid does one have to be?
Quote from: PenPho on September 21, 2012, 10:25:03 AM
Quote from: PANK! on September 20, 2012, 05:11:20 PM
Quote from: PenPho on September 20, 2012, 05:05:53 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on September 20, 2012, 04:54:08 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 20, 2012, 04:50:04 PM
Quote from: PenPho on September 20, 2012, 04:32:37 PM
Quote from: Brownie on September 20, 2012, 04:27:46 PM
Harry Doyle: Grace is a convicted felon, isn't he Monty?
Monty: Doesn't say that here.
Doyle: Well, he should be.
Mark Grace getting closer to jail time. (http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2012/09/17/20120917scottsdale-police-aggravated-dui-grace.html)
Buddy of mine who got 2nd DUI in Arizona ended up spending about a week in Sheriff Joe's Tent City.
Pretty sure that won't happen to Grace, but I remember hearing that Arizona's DUI laws here some of the harsher in the country.
Correction: It was a month in jail, not a week. He was on work release during the day, but when he showed up back in jail for the night drunk, they kept him in the clink for the rest of the time with no release.
Cool story bro.
What's gotten into you?
California, man.
Seriously, though. Pretty sure your friend's an alcoholic.
We're not friends anymore, but this is 100% true.
Second DUI was on New Year's Eve for God's sake. How stupid does one have to be?
Well it's good to know Sherriff Joe really straightened him out.
Quote from: Brownie on September 21, 2012, 10:28:34 AM
Quote from: PenPho on September 21, 2012, 10:25:03 AM
Quote from: PANK! on September 20, 2012, 05:11:20 PM
Quote from: PenPho on September 20, 2012, 05:05:53 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on September 20, 2012, 04:54:08 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on September 20, 2012, 04:50:04 PM
Quote from: PenPho on September 20, 2012, 04:32:37 PM
Quote from: Brownie on September 20, 2012, 04:27:46 PM
Harry Doyle: Grace is a convicted felon, isn't he Monty?
Monty: Doesn't say that here.
Doyle: Well, he should be.
Mark Grace getting closer to jail time. (http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2012/09/17/20120917scottsdale-police-aggravated-dui-grace.html)
Buddy of mine who got 2nd DUI in Arizona ended up spending about a week in Sheriff Joe's Tent City.
Pretty sure that won't happen to Grace, but I remember hearing that Arizona's DUI laws here some of the harsher in the country.
Correction: It was a month in jail, not a week. He was on work release during the day, but when he showed up back in jail for the night drunk, they kept him in the clink for the rest of the time with no release.
Cool story bro.
What's gotten into you?
California, man.
Seriously, though. Pretty sure your friend's an alcoholic.
We're not friends anymore, but this is 100% true.
Second DUI was on New Year's Eve for God's sake. How stupid does one have to be?
Well it's good to know Sherriff Joe really straightened him out.
One of my best friends from Buttpuddle High is a jailer at Tent City. He has lots of cool stories, bro.
"Ashlon Jeffrey"
In other news, nobody has yet had the heart to break it to Milt Rosenberg that SUSY -> anthropic multiverse isn't actually the dominant paradigm in high-energy physics.
The Score is getting less listenable all the time.
Jason Goff has reportedly accepted a full-time radio position in Atlanta. Worst something something since Greg Maddux something something. I hate this town sometimes.
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 11, 2012, 09:23:56 AM
The Score is getting less listenable all the time.
Jason Goff has reportedly accepted a full-time radio position in Atlanta. Worst something something since Greg Maddux something something. I hate this town sometimes.
He'll be back once Boers retires.
Quote from: Gilgamesh on October 11, 2012, 09:34:57 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 11, 2012, 09:23:56 AM
The Score is getting less listenable all the time.
Jason Goff has reportedly accepted a full-time radio position in Atlanta. Worst something something since Greg Maddux something something. I hate this town sometimes.
He'll be back once Boers retires.
Told you this, did he?
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 11, 2012, 09:35:34 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on October 11, 2012, 09:34:57 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 11, 2012, 09:23:56 AM
The Score is getting less listenable all the time.
Jason Goff has reportedly accepted a full-time radio position in Atlanta. Worst something something since Greg Maddux something something. I hate this town sometimes.
He'll be back once Boers retires.
Told you this, did he?
No, but there is nowhere else for him to get his own show on the station now. Mully and Hanley work well together and are young-ish. While Spiegel is young, McNeill is considerably not; ditto Bernstein and Boers. Lawrence Holmes isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
If Boers and/or McNeill retire, Goff can come back to the station after having hosted his own show.
Or he might like The Varsity and decide to never leave Atlanta.
Quote from: Gilgamesh on October 11, 2012, 09:39:22 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 11, 2012, 09:35:34 AM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on October 11, 2012, 09:34:57 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 11, 2012, 09:23:56 AM
The Score is getting less listenable all the time.
Jason Goff has reportedly accepted a full-time radio position in Atlanta. Worst something something since Greg Maddux something something. I hate this town sometimes.
He'll be back once Boers retires.
Told you this, did he?
No, but there is nowhere else for him to get his own show on the station now. Mully and Hanley work well together and are young-ish. While Spiegel is young, McNeill is considerably not; ditto Bernstein and Boers. Lawrence Holmes isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
If Boers and/or McNeill retire, Goff can come back to the station after having hosted his own show.
Or he might like The Varsity and decide to never leave Atlanta.
Gil is right. Goff would be welcomed back the second something opens up.
He isn't my favorite on Twitter but he's the best the Score had. Gonna be hard for him to pretend to give a shit about the Atlanta Hawks.
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 11, 2012, 09:23:56 AM
The Score is getting less listenable all the time.
Jason Goff has reportedly accepted a full-time radio position in Atlanta. Worst something something since Greg Maddux something something. I hate this town sometimes.
So, you'll have to do something else for 2 hours a day ever other Saturday?
I wish Gil's crystal ball would tell us what's going on with Alshon Jeffery's hand or something halfway important. My only point was that I like Goff more than just about anybody paid to talk in Chicago right now and save for B&B and LoHo, he would be a considerable upgrade to every single slapdick asscastle in the city. But of course, nobody making decisions feels that way. And that's why Mac and Speegs, Mully and Hanley and everything on WMVP is allowed to happen.
#asshurt
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 11, 2012, 10:18:14 AM
I wish Gil's crystal ball would tell us what's going on with Alshon Jeffery's hand or something halfway important. My only point was that I like Goff more than just about anybody paid to talk in Chicago right now and save for B&B and LoHo, he would be a considerable upgrade to every single slapdick asscastle in the city. But of course, nobody making decisions feels that way. And that's why Mac and Speegs, Mully and Hanley and everything on WMVP is allowed to happen.
The Republican primaries destroyed my ball reading abilities (||).
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 11, 2012, 10:20:44 AM
#asshurt
Eli was right, we are going to use the hell out of this thing.
(http://i46.tinypic.com/9amf6c.jpg)
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 11, 2012, 10:18:14 AM
I wish Gil's crystal ball would tell us what's going on with Alshon Jeffery's hand or something halfway important. My only point was that I like Goff more than just about anybody paid to talk in Chicago right now and save for B&B and LoHo, he would be a considerable upgrade to every single slapdick asscastle in the city. But of course, nobody making decisions feels that way. And that's why Mac and Speegs, Mully and Hanley and everything on WMVP is allowed to happen.
Pex is right though. Jesus Christ our radio folks are awful.
And thanks to Twitter (dead horse fully beaten) I'm now just absolutely through with Bernstein.
Quote from: Slaky on October 11, 2012, 11:20:47 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 11, 2012, 10:18:14 AM
I wish Gil's crystal ball would tell us what's going on with Alshon Jeffery's hand or something halfway important. My only point was that I like Goff more than just about anybody paid to talk in Chicago right now and save for B&B and LoHo, he would be a considerable upgrade to every single slapdick asscastle in the city. But of course, nobody making decisions feels that way. And that's why Mac and Speegs, Mully and Hanley and everything on WMVP is allowed to happen.
Pex is right though. Jesus Christ our radio folks are awful.
And thanks to Twitter (dead horse fully beaten) I'm now just absolutely through with Bernstein.
Whatever happened to Julie Swieca, Mike Murphy, Rob Goldman, Mike North or Chet Coppock? Our radio people have always been awful.
Quote from: Brownie on October 11, 2012, 11:30:35 AM
Whatever happened to Julie Swieca, Mike Murphy, Rob Goldman, Mike North or Chet Coppock?
Tune in to Sports Webio 2.0 and find out!
Quote from: Slaky on October 11, 2012, 11:20:47 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 11, 2012, 10:18:14 AM
I wish Gil's crystal ball would tell us what's going on with Alshon Jeffery's hand or something halfway important. My only point was that I like Goff more than just about anybody paid to talk in Chicago right now and save for B&B and LoHo, he would be a considerable upgrade to every single slapdick asscastle in the city. But of course, nobody making decisions feels that way. And that's why Mac and Speegs, Mully and Hanley and everything on WMVP is allowed to happen.
Pex is right though. Jesus Christ our radio folks are awful.
And thanks to Twitter (dead horse fully beaten) I'm now just absolutely through with Bernstein.
I'm inclined to agree. He's smart and I agree with some of his sports opinions, but man is he a condescending dickhole somedays.
Quote from: Yeti on October 11, 2012, 01:26:24 PM
Quote from: Slaky on October 11, 2012, 11:20:47 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 11, 2012, 10:18:14 AM
I wish Gil's crystal ball would tell us what's going on with Alshon Jeffery's hand or something halfway important. My only point was that I like Goff more than just about anybody paid to talk in Chicago right now and save for B&B and LoHo, he would be a considerable upgrade to every single slapdick asscastle in the city. But of course, nobody making decisions feels that way. And that's why Mac and Speegs, Mully and Hanley and everything on WMVP is allowed to happen.
Pex is right though. Jesus Christ our radio folks are awful.
And thanks to Twitter (dead horse fully beaten) I'm now just absolutely through with Bernstein.
I'm inclined to agree. He's smart and I agree with some of his sports opinions, but man is he a condescending dickhole somedays.
That's what I like best about him. That and the old-school hip hop he plays coming back from breaks on B&B.
Quote from: Yeti on October 11, 2012, 01:26:24 PM
Quote from: Slaky on October 11, 2012, 11:20:47 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 11, 2012, 10:18:14 AM
I wish Gil's crystal ball would tell us what's going on with Alshon Jeffery's hand or something halfway important. My only point was that I like Goff more than just about anybody paid to talk in Chicago right now and save for B&B and LoHo, he would be a considerable upgrade to every single slapdick asscastle in the city. But of course, nobody making decisions feels that way. And that's why Mac and Speegs, Mully and Hanley and everything on WMVP is allowed to happen.
Pex is right though. Jesus Christ our radio folks are awful.
And thanks to Twitter (dead horse fully beaten) I'm now just absolutely through with Bernstein.
I'm inclined to agree. He's smart and I agree with some of his sports opinions, but man is he a condescending dickhole somedays.
That's part of his charm. 98% of Chicago sports fans SHOULD be condescended too, because they are collectively dumber than a retarded labrador retriever.
And, uh, the other 2% are us!
Quote from: CT III on October 11, 2012, 01:53:37 PM
Quote from: Yeti on October 11, 2012, 01:26:24 PM
Quote from: Slaky on October 11, 2012, 11:20:47 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 11, 2012, 10:18:14 AM
I wish Gil's crystal ball would tell us what's going on with Alshon Jeffery's hand or something halfway important. My only point was that I like Goff more than just about anybody paid to talk in Chicago right now and save for B&B and LoHo, he would be a considerable upgrade to every single slapdick asscastle in the city. But of course, nobody making decisions feels that way. And that's why Mac and Speegs, Mully and Hanley and everything on WMVP is allowed to happen.
Pex is right though. Jesus Christ our radio folks are awful.
And thanks to Twitter (dead horse fully beaten) I'm now just absolutely through with Bernstein.
I'm inclined to agree. He's smart and I agree with some of his sports opinions, but man is he a condescending dickhole somedays.
That's part of his charm. 98% of Chicago sports fans SHOULD be condescended too, because they are collectively dumber than a retarded labrador retriever.
And, uh, the other 2% are us!
I agree, they SHOULD be condescended, also.
Quote from: Slaky on October 11, 2012, 11:20:47 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 11, 2012, 10:18:14 AM
I wish Gil's crystal ball would tell us what's going on with Alshon Jeffery's hand or something halfway important. My only point was that I like Goff more than just about anybody paid to talk in Chicago right now and save for B&B and LoHo, he would be a considerable upgrade to every single slapdick asscastle in the city. But of course, nobody making decisions feels that way. And that's why Mac and Speegs, Mully and Hanley and everything on WMVP is allowed to happen.
Pex is right though. Jesus Christ our radio folks are awful.
And thanks to Twitter (dead horse fully beaten) I'm now just absolutely through with Bernstein.
I stopped paying attention. Do I want to know what happened with Twitter?
Dan Bernstein's condescending attitude bothers me far less than his fucking soapboxes. For a guy who complains about callers who ask "why isn't anyone else talking about this?!," he sure seems to think he's the only guy enraged by the hypocrisy and lies surrounding the Sandusky case. Also, his smugness as he told Eric Winston he was wrong for saying football players aren't gladiators is intolerable because he's another one of those saying "if you play football you will get concussed and you will die." Other studies suggest pro athletes live longer. Concussions are a serious issue but just because some football players may die down the road from accidental injuries sustained on the field that suddenly makes us all bread and circus plebeians cheering on a bloodsport? Eat shit, Mrs. Lovejoy.
Quote from: SKO on October 11, 2012, 06:42:05 PM
Dan Bernstein's condescending attitude bothers me far less than his fucking soapboxes. For a guy who complains about callers who ask "why isn't anyone else talking about this?!," he sure seems to think he's the only guy enraged by the hypocrisy and lies surrounding the Sandusky case. Also, his smugness as he told Eric Winston he was wrong for saying football players aren't gladiators is intolerable because he's another one of those saying "if you play football you will get concussed and you will die." Other studies suggest pro athletes live longer. Concussions are a serious issue but just because some football players may die down the road from accidental injuries sustained on the field that suddenly makes us all bread and circus plebeians cheering on a bloodsport? Eat shit, Mrs. Lovejoy.
Pretty much all that.
Quote from: SKO on October 11, 2012, 06:42:05 PM
Other studies suggest pro athletes live longer.
Right. Just not football players.
Quote from: Eli on October 11, 2012, 09:32:56 PM
Quote from: SKO on October 11, 2012, 06:42:05 PM
Other studies suggest pro athletes live longer.
Right. Just not football players.
Well, there's this federal study from 1994 (http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/pdfs/nflfactsheet.pdf). It did come with some qualifications, including:
QuoteHowever, the study group contains a relatively young group of men, only a few of which have reached the age of 50. Researchers will therefore not be able to determine their average age of death for several years.
QuoteNIOSH did find an increase in nervous system disorders. This increase is due to four deaths of what is commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease. In addition to the three highly publicized deaths of San Francisco 49ers, NIOSH documented a fourth. Because the causes of Lou Gehrig's disease are not clearly understood, it is difficult to speculate about what might put football players at increased risk for this disease. In addition, it is possible that this cluster of cases occurred by chance.
Also: linemen are fat and suffer from more heart disease than normal. Go figure.
The following is from what appears to be the 2007 update to the original study, "Body Mass Index, Playing Position, Race, and the Cardiovascular Mortality of Retired Professional Football Players" (http://www.ajconline.org/article/S0002-9149(11)03387-X/fulltext):
QuoteConcern exists about cardiovascular disease (CVD) in professional football players. We examined whether playing position and size influence CVD mortality in 3,439 National Football League players with ≥5 pension-credited playing seasons from 1959 to 1988. Standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) compared player mortality through 2007 to the United States population of men stratified by age, race, and calendar year... In conclusion, National Football League players from the 1959 through 1988 seasons had decreased overall mortality but those with a playing-time BMI ≥30 kg/m2 had 2 times the risk of CVD mortality compared to other players and African-American players and defensive linemen had higher CVD mortality compared to other players even after adjusting for playing-time BMI.
...
Compared to the United States population, overall mortality and mortality from cancer and CVD were significantly decreased (Table 2). Overall mortality for all 3 position categories was also decreased (Table 3). CVD mortality was significantly decreased for position categories I and II but not for category III. A subgroup analysis showed that defensive but not offensive linemen had increased SMRs for all CVDs and cardiomyopathy. Internal analyses (standardized rate ratios) comparing mortality across position categories also found higher standardized CVD mortality rates for defensive but not for offensive linemen compared to category I positions.
...
Overall, retired NFL players from the 1959 through 1988 seasons showed decreased all-cause and CVD mortalities compared to a referent United States population of men. When examining CVD mortality by playing position, defensive linemen had a 42% higher CVD mortality compared to the United States population of men, whereas offensive linemen had no increase. Players with a playing-time BMI ≥30 kg/m2 had 2 times the CVD mortality risk compared to other players. After adjusting for differences in playing-time BMI, African-American players had a higher CVD mortality risk compared to white players and defensive linemen had a higher CVD mortality risk compared to other players including offensive linemen.
Players' overall decreased mortality risk is likely explained by several factors. Previous studies have documented players' low level of cigarette smoking, an important contributor to decreasing mortality. Although 90% of players would be classified as overweight or obese based on BMI alone, BMI is likely to overestimate adiposity in athletes who have a larger proportion of muscle mass. Players' body composition and high fitness levels likely contribute to their lower than expected overall mortality compared to the general United States population, especially given their increased size.
a) Comparing mortality rates of pro athletes to that of the rest of us brain-dead slobs is apples-to-oranges.
b) The studies seem to have been concerned primarily with cardiovascular mortality and have little to say about neurological disorders.
Thanks Tank. I'm certainly not dismissing the concussion data. It's a serious issue, one that hopefully is getting better thanks to better awareness and changes in the way they respond to it. But the number of high-profile cases that are being reported does not necessarily mean that the majority of football players are necessarily going to die or even have shorter lives from injuries sustained on the field. It's a far cry from saying that death is clearly the result of this sport and that it's part of the appeal and thus, while ugly, it wasn't wrong for Chiefs fans to cheer Cassel's injury because you totally are gladiators and the meatballs in the stands are just a bunch of savages, as Bernstein said.
I thought they were actually cheering the emergence of Brady Quinn to the lineup, which is even more meatball.
No Brenly? Unthinkable!
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/10/17/report-brenly-will-not-return-to-cubs-broadcast-booth/
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/15814148-419/bob-brenly-leaving-cubs-tv-booth.html
Quote from: Internet Apex on October 11, 2012, 10:20:44 AM
#asshurt
Maybe this can ameliorate your asshurtedness.
http://betaplayer.radio.com/player/929-dave-fm
Quote from: SKO on October 12, 2012, 08:17:14 AM
Thanks Tank. I'm certainly not dismissing the concussion data. It's a serious issue, one that hopefully is getting better thanks to better awareness and changes in the way they respond to it. But the number of high-profile cases that are being reported does not necessarily mean that the majority of football players are necessarily going to die or even have shorter lives from injuries sustained on the field. It's a far cry from saying that death is clearly the result of this sport and that it's part of the appeal and thus, while ugly, it wasn't wrong for Chiefs fans to cheer Cassel's injury because you totally are gladiators and the meatballs in the stands are just a bunch of savages, as Bernstein said.
Can someone explain to me what is going on with football helmuts this NCAA season? Perhaps I am more aware of the number of helmuts that are coming off during play becasue players have to sit out one play when it happens. But it certainly seems that losing one's helmut is much more frequent now.
Quote from: CBStew on October 24, 2012, 05:13:53 PM
Quote from: SKO on October 12, 2012, 08:17:14 AM
Thanks Tank. I'm certainly not dismissing the concussion data. It's a serious issue, one that hopefully is getting better thanks to better awareness and changes in the way they respond to it. But the number of high-profile cases that are being reported does not necessarily mean that the majority of football players are necessarily going to die or even have shorter lives from injuries sustained on the field. It's a far cry from saying that death is clearly the result of this sport and that it's part of the appeal and thus, while ugly, it wasn't wrong for Chiefs fans to cheer Cassel's injury because you totally are gladiators and the meatballs in the stands are just a bunch of savages, as Bernstein said.
Can someone explain to me what is going on with football helmuts this NCAA season? Perhaps I am more aware of the number of helmuts that are coming off during play becasue players have to sit out one play when it happens. But it certainly seems that losing one's helmut is much more frequent now.
I don't know why I find this so damn funny.
Quote from: Brownie on September 20, 2012, 04:27:46 PM
Harry Doyle: Grace is a convicted felon, isn't he Monty?
Monty: Doesn't say that here.
Doyle: Well, he should be.
Mark Grace getting closer to jail time. (http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2012/09/17/20120917scottsdale-police-aggravated-dui-grace.html)
http://www.azcentral.com/community/scottsdale/articles/20121025mark-grace-indicted-dui-counts.html
QuoteFormer Diamondback Mark Grace has been indicted on four felony DUI counts and could face up to 3.75 years in prison if convicted, the Maricopa County Attorney's Office reported Thursday.
A grand jury on Oct. 3 indicted Grace on four felony counts of aggravated driving or actual physical control while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, said Jerry Cobb, Maricopa County Attorney's Office spokesman.
Grace is charged not only with driving under the influence but also driving with a suspended license and without an interlock device, as required under his previous DUI conviction.
If convicted on all counts, Grace faces between 1 and 3.75 years in prison on each count, but the sentences would likely be imposed concurrently because they relate to one incident, Cobb said.
Grace could face less time if he pleads guilty to reduced charges, Cobb said. He is scheduled to appear in court for a pretrial conference at 8:30 a.m. Dec. 5, before Commissioner Jerry Bernstein.
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on October 25, 2012, 04:12:51 PM
Quote from: Brownie on September 20, 2012, 04:27:46 PM
Harry Doyle: Grace is a convicted felon, isn't he Monty?
Monty: Doesn't say that here.
Doyle: Well, he should be.
Mark Grace getting closer to jail time. (http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2012/09/17/20120917scottsdale-police-aggravated-dui-grace.html)
http://www.azcentral.com/community/scottsdale/articles/20121025mark-grace-indicted-dui-counts.html
QuoteFormer Diamondback Mark Grace has been indicted on four felony DUI counts and could face up to 3.75 years in prison if convicted, the Maricopa County Attorney's Office reported Thursday.
A grand jury on Oct. 3 indicted Grace on four felony counts of aggravated driving or actual physical control while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, said Jerry Cobb, Maricopa County Attorney's Office spokesman.
Grace is charged not only with driving under the influence but also driving with a suspended license and without an interlock device, as required under his previous DUI conviction.
If convicted on all counts, Grace faces between 1 and 3.75 years in prison on each count, but the sentences would likely be imposed concurrently because they relate to one incident, Cobb said.
Grace could face less time if he pleads guilty to reduced charges, Cobb said. He is scheduled to appear in court for a pretrial conference at 8:30 a.m. Dec. 5, before Commissioner Jerry Bernstein.
Mark Grace and Sheriff Joe should have fun together.
Quote from: Shooter on October 25, 2012, 07:01:45 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on October 25, 2012, 04:12:51 PM
Quote from: Brownie on September 20, 2012, 04:27:46 PM
Harry Doyle: Grace is a convicted felon, isn't he Monty?
Monty: Doesn't say that here.
Doyle: Well, he should be.
Mark Grace getting closer to jail time. (http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2012/09/17/20120917scottsdale-police-aggravated-dui-grace.html)
http://www.azcentral.com/community/scottsdale/articles/20121025mark-grace-indicted-dui-counts.html
QuoteFormer Diamondback Mark Grace has been indicted on four felony DUI counts and could face up to 3.75 years in prison if convicted, the Maricopa County Attorney's Office reported Thursday.
A grand jury on Oct. 3 indicted Grace on four felony counts of aggravated driving or actual physical control while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, said Jerry Cobb, Maricopa County Attorney's Office spokesman.
Grace is charged not only with driving under the influence but also driving with a suspended license and without an interlock device, as required under his previous DUI conviction.
If convicted on all counts, Grace faces between 1 and 3.75 years in prison on each count, but the sentences would likely be imposed concurrently because they relate to one incident, Cobb said.
Grace could face less time if he pleads guilty to reduced charges, Cobb said. He is scheduled to appear in court for a pretrial conference at 8:30 a.m. Dec. 5, before Commissioner Jerry Bernstein.
Mark Grace and Sheriff Joe should have fun together.
I bet he gets a month.
Quote from: PenPho on October 26, 2012, 10:33:58 AM
Quote from: Shooter on October 25, 2012, 07:01:45 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on October 25, 2012, 04:12:51 PM
Quote from: Brownie on September 20, 2012, 04:27:46 PM
Harry Doyle: Grace is a convicted felon, isn't he Monty?
Monty: Doesn't say that here.
Doyle: Well, he should be.
Mark Grace getting closer to jail time. (http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2012/09/17/20120917scottsdale-police-aggravated-dui-grace.html)
http://www.azcentral.com/community/scottsdale/articles/20121025mark-grace-indicted-dui-counts.html
QuoteFormer Diamondback Mark Grace has been indicted on four felony DUI counts and could face up to 3.75 years in prison if convicted, the Maricopa County Attorney's Office reported Thursday.
A grand jury on Oct. 3 indicted Grace on four felony counts of aggravated driving or actual physical control while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, said Jerry Cobb, Maricopa County Attorney's Office spokesman.
Grace is charged not only with driving under the influence but also driving with a suspended license and without an interlock device, as required under his previous DUI conviction.
If convicted on all counts, Grace faces between 1 and 3.75 years in prison on each count, but the sentences would likely be imposed concurrently because they relate to one incident, Cobb said.
Grace could face less time if he pleads guilty to reduced charges, Cobb said. He is scheduled to appear in court for a pretrial conference at 8:30 a.m. Dec. 5, before Commissioner Jerry Bernstein.
Mark Grace and Sheriff Joe should have fun together.
I bet he gets a month.
He'll probably get to be some inmate's slumpbuster.
Doesn't Arizona have that giant tent party in the desert for drunk jail? I think Khabibulin spent some time out there.
Quote from: Slaky on October 26, 2012, 10:37:35 AM
Doesn't Arizona have that giant tent party in the desert for drunk jail? I think Khabibulin spent some time out there.
Quote from: PenPho on September 20, 2012, 04:32:37 PM
Buddy of mine who got 2nd DUI in Arizona ended up spending about a week in Sheriff Joe's Tent City.
Pretty sure that won't happen to Grace, but I remember hearing that Arizona's DUI laws here some of the harsher in the country.
Correction: It was a month in jail, not a week. He was on work release during the day, but when he showed up back in jail for the night drunk, they kept him in the clink for the rest of the time with no release.
#ThingsPenMissesAboutArizona
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on October 26, 2012, 10:45:54 AM
Quote from: Slaky on October 26, 2012, 10:37:35 AM
Doesn't Arizona have that giant tent party in the desert for drunk jail? I think Khabibulin spent some time out there.
Quote from: PenPho on September 20, 2012, 04:32:37 PM
Buddy of mine who got 2nd DUI in Arizona ended up spending about a week in Sheriff Joe's Tent City.
Pretty sure that won't happen to Grace, but I remember hearing that Arizona's DUI laws here some of the harsher in the country.
Correction: It was a month in jail, not a week. He was on work release during the day, but when he showed up back in jail for the night drunk, they kept him in the clink for the rest of the time with no release.
#ThingsPenMissesAboutArizona
Gracie's gonna look good in pink.
(http://storage.canoe.ca/v1/dynamic_resize/sws_path/suns-prod-images/1311963880335_ORIGINAL.jpg?quality=80&size=650x)
Quote from: Slaky on October 26, 2012, 10:37:35 AM
Doesn't Arizona have that giant tent party in the desert for drunk jail? I think Khabibulin spent some time out there.
Yes. My friend is a jailer there. #coolstorybro
Quote from: PenPho on October 26, 2012, 10:48:07 AM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on October 26, 2012, 10:45:54 AM
Quote from: Slaky on October 26, 2012, 10:37:35 AM
Doesn't Arizona have that giant tent party in the desert for drunk jail? I think Khabibulin spent some time out there.
Quote from: PenPho on September 20, 2012, 04:32:37 PM
Buddy of mine who got 2nd DUI in Arizona ended up spending about a week in Sheriff Joe's Tent City.
Pretty sure that won't happen to Grace, but I remember hearing that Arizona's DUI laws here some of the harsher in the country.
Correction: It was a month in jail, not a week. He was on work release during the day, but when he showed up back in jail for the night drunk, they kept him in the clink for the rest of the time with no release.
#ThingsPenMissesAboutArizona
Gracie's gonna look good in pink.
(http://storage.canoe.ca/v1/dynamic_resize/sws_path/suns-prod-images/1311963880335_ORIGINAL.jpg?quality=80&size=650x)
Looks like Sheriff Joe's remaking "Zardoz".
Oh, goody, it's automation failure time again at WBEZ. Sunday ATC abruptly stopped at 4:17 and restarted from scratch. I've got half a pound of lentils that say it does it again at 4:34.
[Edit.--I was close. It simply cut off at the same mark and skipped forward. Radio engineering at its finest.]
Quote from: Wheezer on November 04, 2012, 04:24:10 PM
Oh, goody, it's automation failure time again at WBEZ. Sunday ATC abruptly stopped at 4:17 and restarted from scratch. I've got half a pound of lentils that say it does it again at 4:34.
[Edit.--I was close. It simply cut off at the same mark and skipped forward. Radio engineering at its finest.]
Close nothing, where the hell are my lentils?
Quote from: CT III on November 04, 2012, 05:42:25 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 04, 2012, 04:24:10 PM
Oh, goody, it's automation failure time again at WBEZ. Sunday ATC abruptly stopped at 4:17 and restarted from scratch. I've got half a pound of lentils that say it does it again at 4:34.
[Edit.--I was close. It simply cut off at the same mark and skipped forward. Radio engineering at its finest.]
Close nothing, where the hell are my lentils?
Paint my fence.
Quote from: CT III on November 04, 2012, 05:42:25 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 04, 2012, 04:24:10 PM
Oh, goody, it's automation failure time again at WBEZ. Sunday ATC abruptly stopped at 4:17 and restarted from scratch. I've got half a pound of lentils that say it does it again at 4:34.
[Edit.--I was close. It simply cut off at the same mark and skipped forward. Radio engineering at its finest.]
Close nothing, where the hell are my lentils?
The lentils are here for the claiming, tough guy. I seem to forget what you offered in counter, however.
Note to Dave Eanet: If the existence of "student turnout" is broadcast-worthy and merits express hopes for continuing, you might want to also explain during the program what this crap is doing on a 50 kW station in the first place.
Quote from: Wheezer on November 27, 2012, 10:18:04 PM
Note to Dave Eanet: If the existence of "student turnout" is broadcast-worthy and merits express hopes for continuing, you might want to also explain during the program what this crap is doing on a 50 kW station in the first place.
If you ever find out let me know.
Quote from: Slaky on November 27, 2012, 10:18:53 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 27, 2012, 10:18:04 PM
Note to Dave Eanet: If the existence of "student turnout" is broadcast-worthy and merits express hopes for continuing, you might want to also explain during the program what this crap is doing on a 50 kW station in the first place.
If you ever find out let me know.
That it's effectively an infomercial is well understood. I just want to hear Eanet own up to his role as a shill.
[
Edit.--As a bonus, Milt has Richard "Gee Factor!/Galileo gambit" Sander as a follow-up. Must be a paperback in the offing.]
Quote from: Wheezer on November 27, 2012, 10:26:35 PM
Quote from: Slaky on November 27, 2012, 10:18:53 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on November 27, 2012, 10:18:04 PM
Note to Dave Eanet: If the existence of "student turnout" is broadcast-worthy and merits express hopes for continuing, you might want to also explain during the program what this crap is doing on a 50 kW station in the first place.
If you ever find out let me know.
That it's effectively an infomercial is well understood. I just want to hear Eanet own up to his role as a shill.
[Edit.--As a bonus, Milt has Richard "Gee Factor!/Galileo gambit" Sander as a follow-up. Must be a paperback in the offing.]
I've never been able to stand Eanet. He's treated like a god by most fans of Northwestern, which I'm sure gets him off. The man simply cannot call a game. His descriptions are terrible, vague, and confusing. If I can't watch the game I don't even bother listening.
Milt Godwins with an attempt to inject the Nuremberg Laws at 11:20.
[Edit.--Parting shot from Sander: "We need to produce more MBAs and beyond."]
If I'm not mistaken, Tim Ryan said earlier that Russell Wilson throws on the run like the second baseman for the Colorado Rockies.
Jonathan Herrera?
DJ LeMahieu?
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on December 02, 2012, 01:45:26 PM
If I'm not mistaken, Tim Ryan said earlier that Russell Wilson throws on the run like the second baseman for the Colorado Rockies.
Jonathan Herrera?
DJ LeMahieu?
He sounds
angry when things don't go for Seattle.
Why you hate the Bears, Tim?
Quote from: PANK! on December 02, 2012, 03:04:23 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on December 02, 2012, 01:45:26 PM
If I'm not mistaken, Tim Ryan said earlier that Russell Wilson throws on the run like the second baseman for the Colorado Rockies.
Jonathan Herrera?
DJ LeMahieu?
He sounds angry when things don't go for Seattle.
Why you hate the Bears, Tim?
Also loved when they talked about how huge it was for Seattle to win the coin toss. No shit? Getting the ball first in overtime is huge? NO WAY.
This evening, Milt advances his opinion, vis-à-vis gay marriage, that "we are depopulating the Western Caucasian nations." Nice work, four-eyes.
I don't know who the Angels' play-by-play man is, but he is annoying to listen to.
1. He criticized the Cubs' signing of Edwin Jackson to "a long-term deal" because of his career .500 win-loss record.
2. Albert Almora came to the plate and he had no idea who he was. You should probably know who the #2 prospect in the other team's organization is if you're calling the game. I'm sure Len Kasper knew who Mike Trout was a spring training or two ago.
3. He called the Cubs minor-league outfielder Chavez, who is tall, athletic, and black, "Soto" instead. Soto is much shorter and light-skinned.
4. Best of all, the Angels put a reliever named Kobayashi in the game who is from Japan and pitched in Japan last year. The Angels' voice wizard called him "the former Japanese pitcher." Pretty sure he's still Japanese regardless of where he signs to play.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 04, 2013, 03:03:21 PM
4. Best of all, the Angels put a reliever named Kobayashi in the game who is from Japan and pitched in Japan last year. The Angels' voice wizard called him "the former Japanese pitcher." Pretty sure he's still Japanese regardless of where he signs to play.
Kobayashi hasn't been the same since this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgqbCq_sxmo).
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4. Best of all, the Angels put a reliever named Kobayashi in the game who is from Japan and pitched in Japan last year. The Angels' voice wizard called him "the former Japanese pitcher." Pretty sure he's still Japanese regardless of where he signs to play.
Kobayashi hasn't been the same since this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgqbCq_sxmo).
I think there's also a damn nerd Star Trek reference to be made here, but not by me. TEC? SKO?
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4. Best of all, the Angels put a reliever named Kobayashi in the game who is from Japan and pitched in Japan last year. The Angels' voice wizard called him "the former Japanese pitcher." Pretty sure he's still Japanese regardless of where he signs to play.
Kobayashi hasn't been the same since this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgqbCq_sxmo).
I think there's also a damn nerd Star Trek reference to be made here, but not by me. TEC? SKO?
Really? No Gil? And yeah, the Star Trek joke would be that he finds himself in a lot of unwinnable situations.
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4. Best of all, the Angels put a reliever named Kobayashi in the game who is from Japan and pitched in Japan last year. The Angels' voice wizard called him "the former Japanese pitcher." Pretty sure he's still Japanese regardless of where he signs to play.
Kobayashi hasn't been the same since this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgqbCq_sxmo).
I think there's also a damn nerd Star Trek reference to be made here, but not by me. TEC? SKO?
Really? No Gil? And yeah, the Star Trek joke would be that he finds himself in a lot of unwinnable situations.
He was a great consigliere for Keyser Soze.
Quote from: SKO on March 04, 2013, 04:56:24 PM
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Quote from: Fork on March 04, 2013, 03:07:31 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 04, 2013, 03:03:21 PM
4. Best of all, the Angels put a reliever named Kobayashi in the game who is from Japan and pitched in Japan last year. The Angels' voice wizard called him "the former Japanese pitcher." Pretty sure he's still Japanese regardless of where he signs to play.
Kobayashi hasn't been the same since this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgqbCq_sxmo).
I think there's also a damn nerd Star Trek reference to be made here, but not by me. TEC? SKO?
Really? No Gil? And yeah, the Star Trek joke would be that he finds himself in a lot of unwinnable situations.
All he'd need to do would be to sneak in and reprogram that computer.
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Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 04, 2013, 03:03:21 PM
4. Best of all, the Angels put a reliever named Kobayashi in the game who is from Japan and pitched in Japan last year. The Angels' voice wizard called him "the former Japanese pitcher." Pretty sure he's still Japanese regardless of where he signs to play.
Kobayashi hasn't been the same since this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgqbCq_sxmo).
I think there's also a damn nerd Star Trek reference to be made here, but not by me. TEC? SKO?
Really? No Gil? And yeah, the Star Trek joke would be that he finds himself in a lot of unwinnable situations.
He was a great consigliere for Keyser Soze.
...or the name on the bottom of a coffee cup.
I mean, because of course Hawk is included in here: http://deadspin.com/brian-kenny-loses-his-shit-on-hawk-harrelson-472678674
From the sound of the call on this highlight (http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?c_id=cin&gid=2013_04_22_chnmlb_cinmlb_1&lang=en&content_id=26506555&mode=video), you'd think the Cubs were the reigning World Series champions and winners of 18 straight to start the season.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 22, 2013, 11:05:55 PM
From the sound of the call on this highlight (http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?c_id=cin&gid=2013_04_22_chnmlb_cinmlb_1&lang=en&content_id=26506555&mode=video), you'd think the Cubs were the reigning World Series champions and winners of 18 straight to start the season.
t
Hom needs to see a shrink. He's got some serious issues with the Cubs.
DPD. I really wanted Keith Moreland to be good. He was one of my favorite players on the '84 Cubs and Santo set the bar so low in the booth I was looking forward to Zonk, but I can't take it anymore. He's totally unlistenable and somehow seems to be getting worse.
Quote from: PANK! on April 23, 2013, 06:34:52 AM
DPD. I really wanted Keith Moreland to be good. He was one of my favorite players on the '84 Cubs and Santo set the bar so low in the booth I was looking forward to Zonk, but I can't take it anymore. He's totally unlistenable and somehow seems to be getting worse.
I liked last night when he pronounced Sam LeCure's last name as "liqueur."
Quote from: PANK! on April 23, 2013, 06:34:52 AM
DPD. I really wanted Keith Moreland to be good. He was one of my favorite players on the '84 Cubs and Santo set the bar so low in the booth I was looking forward to Zonk, but I can't take it anymore. He's totally unlistenable and somehow seems to be getting worse.
I'm wondering if it's a byproduct of watching shitty baseball.
In a town that has color guys like Hawk, Zonk, Edzo and Stacey King - Jim Deshaies is an absolute titan.
Quote from: Fork on April 23, 2013, 10:17:48 AM
In a town that has color guys like Hawk, Zonk, Edzo and Stacey King - Jim Deshaies is an absolute titan.
Hawk is a color guy? I'm asking seriously because I have no idea what he thinks he's doing.
Quote from: Internet Apex on April 23, 2013, 11:31:14 AM
Quote from: Fork on April 23, 2013, 10:17:48 AM
In a town that has color guys like Hawk, Zonk, Edzo and Stacey King - Jim Deshaies is an absolute titan.
Hawk is a color guy? I'm asking seriously because I have no idea what he thinks he's doing.
He invented the batting glove, that grants him license to do whatever he wants.
Quote from: CT III on April 23, 2013, 11:45:17 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on April 23, 2013, 11:31:14 AM
Quote from: Fork on April 23, 2013, 10:17:48 AM
In a town that has color guys like Hawk, Zonk, Edzo and Stacey King - Jim Deshaies is an absolute titan.
Hawk is a color guy? I'm asking seriously because I have no idea what he thinks he's doing.
He invented the batting glove, that grants him license to do whatever he wants.
There was a dude on our new Cody's team rocking a batting glove in practice the other day. He was a bit mentally challenged, so I said nothing. But one of our other guys wondered aloud about the possibility of wearing wide receiver gloves in 16" softball. I looked around for Fork, Huey, Oleg etc. and none of them were there. So I laid into the guy vehemently and said, absolutely fucking not. What the hell have I turned into?
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In a town that has color guys like Hawk, Zonk, Edzo and Stacey King - Jim Deshaies is an absolute titan.
Hawk is a color guy? I'm asking seriously because I have no idea what he thinks he's doing.
He invented the batting glove, that grants him license to do whatever he wants.
There was a dude on our new Cody's team rocking a batting glove in practice the other day. He was a bit mentally challenged, so I said nothing. But one of our other guys wondered aloud about the possibility of wearing wide receiver gloves in 16" softball. I looked around for Fork, Huey, Oleg etc. and none of them were there. So I laid into the guy vehemently and said, absolutely fucking not. What the hell have I turned into?
Peck Harrelson.
Quote from: Gilgamesh on April 23, 2013, 09:58:04 AM
Quote from: PANK! on April 23, 2013, 06:34:52 AM
DPD. I really wanted Keith Moreland to be good. He was one of my favorite players on the '84 Cubs and Santo set the bar so low in the booth I was looking forward to Zonk, but I can't take it anymore. He's totally unlistenable and somehow seems to be getting worse.
I'm wondering if it's a byproduct of watching shitty baseball.
It's a byproduct of being Texan.
Quote from: Internet Apex on April 23, 2013, 12:22:48 PM
Quote from: CT III on April 23, 2013, 11:45:17 AM
Quote from: Internet Apex on April 23, 2013, 11:31:14 AM
Quote from: Fork on April 23, 2013, 10:17:48 AM
In a town that has color guys like Hawk, Zonk, Edzo and Stacey King - Jim Deshaies is an absolute titan.
Hawk is a color guy? I'm asking seriously because I have no idea what he thinks he's doing.
He invented the batting glove, that grants him license to do whatever he wants.
There was a dude on our new Cody's team rocking a batting glove in practice the other day. He was a bit mentally challenged, so I said nothing. But one of our other guys wondered aloud about the possibility of wearing wide receiver gloves in 16" softball. I looked around for Fork, Huey, Oleg etc. and none of them were there. So I laid into the guy vehemently and said, absolutely fucking not. What the hell have I turned into?
Did you order him to get off your lawn?
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Quote from: Fork on April 23, 2013, 10:17:48 AM
In a town that has color guys like Hawk, Zonk, Edzo and Stacey King - Jim Deshaies is an absolute titan.
Hawk is a color guy? I'm asking seriously because I have no idea what he thinks he's doing.
He invented the batting glove, that grants him license to do whatever he wants.
There was a dude on our new Cody's team rocking a batting glove in practice the other day. He was a bit mentally challenged, so I said nothing. But one of our other guys wondered aloud about the possibility of wearing wide receiver gloves in 16" softball. I looked around for Fork, Huey, Oleg etc. and none of them were there. So I laid into the guy vehemently and said, absolutely fucking not. What the hell have I turned into?
Did you order him to get off your lawn?
He's older than me, so no. If any of the aforementioned were there, he would have been more thoroughly disparaged to be sure. I was about as condescending as I could manage though.
Quote from: PANK! on April 23, 2013, 06:34:52 AM
DPD. I really wanted Keith Moreland to be good. He was one of my favorite players on the '84 Cubs and Santo set the bar so low in the booth I was looking forward to Zonk, but I can't take it anymore. He's totally unlistenable and somehow seems to be getting worse.
If I have to listen to the game on the radio, I usually go with the opponent's broadcast, unless they are total asshats (like tHom).
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Quote from: PANK! on April 23, 2013, 06:34:52 AM
DPD. I really wanted Keith Moreland to be good. He was one of my favorite players on the '84 Cubs and Santo set the bar so low in the booth I was looking forward to Zonk, but I can't take it anymore. He's totally unlistenable and somehow seems to be getting worse.
If I have to listen to the game on the radio, I usually go with the opponent's broadcast, unless they are total asshats (like tHom).
I can't abide by this nonsense. Pat Hughes trumps any idiot that sits next to him. I don't even mind Zonk.
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Quote from: PANK! on April 23, 2013, 06:34:52 AM
DPD. I really wanted Keith Moreland to be good. He was one of my favorite players on the '84 Cubs and Santo set the bar so low in the booth I was looking forward to Zonk, but I can't take it anymore. He's totally unlistenable and somehow seems to be getting worse.
If I have to listen to the game on the radio, I usually go with the opponent's broadcast, unless they are total asshats (like tHom).
I can't abide by this nonsense. Pat Hughes trumps any idiot that sits next to him. I don't even mind Zonk.
I don't mind Zonk either. He's just a guy.
Quote from: Internet Apex on April 25, 2013, 10:11:06 AM
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DPD. I really wanted Keith Moreland to be good. He was one of my favorite players on the '84 Cubs and Santo set the bar so low in the booth I was looking forward to Zonk, but I can't take it anymore. He's totally unlistenable and somehow seems to be getting worse.
If I have to listen to the game on the radio, I usually go with the opponent's broadcast, unless they are total asshats (like tHom).
I can't abide by this nonsense. Pat Hughes trumps any idiot that sits next to him. I don't even mind Zonk.
I don't mind Zonk either. He's just a guy.
He's a really boring guy. I love Pat, but there is no chemistry. They were talking about pizza the other day, and Pat asked him what he liked. He gave a one word answer... "pepperoni"... the most predictable and boring answer to the question possible.
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DPD. I really wanted Keith Moreland to be good. He was one of my favorite players on the '84 Cubs and Santo set the bar so low in the booth I was looking forward to Zonk, but I can't take it anymore. He's totally unlistenable and somehow seems to be getting worse.
If I have to listen to the game on the radio, I usually go with the opponent's broadcast, unless they are total asshats (like tHom).
I can't abide by this nonsense. Pat Hughes trumps any idiot that sits next to him. I don't even mind Zonk.
I don't mind Zonk either. He's just a guy.
He's a really boring guy. I love Pat, but there is no chemistry. They were talking about pizza the other day, and Pat asked him what he liked. He gave a one word answer... "pepperoni"... the most predictable and boring answer to the question possible.
Then it's agreed: we all miss Joe Carter and he should be brought back immediately.
Quote from: CT III on April 25, 2013, 01:13:28 PM
Quote from: Tony on April 25, 2013, 01:03:38 PM
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Quote from: PANK! on April 23, 2013, 06:34:52 AM
DPD. I really wanted Keith Moreland to be good. He was one of my favorite players on the '84 Cubs and Santo set the bar so low in the booth I was looking forward to Zonk, but I can't take it anymore. He's totally unlistenable and somehow seems to be getting worse.
If I have to listen to the game on the radio, I usually go with the opponent's broadcast, unless they are total asshats (like tHom).
I can't abide by this nonsense. Pat Hughes trumps any idiot that sits next to him. I don't even mind Zonk.
I don't mind Zonk either. He's just a guy.
He's a really boring guy. I love Pat, but there is no chemistry. They were talking about pizza the other day, and Pat asked him what he liked. He gave a one word answer... "pepperoni"... the most predictable and boring answer to the question possible.
Then it's agreed: we all miss Joe Carter and he should be brought back immediately.
The crying shame is, I have no doubt in my mind that Kery Wood would be nothing short of outstanding in this role. He has managed to stack enough cheddar in his life to where he never has to fuck with going on the road ever, though.
What we lost, what we never had.
Speaking of Hub, has he not heard of the state of Oregon before? He pronounces it like an alien.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 25, 2013, 09:40:42 PM
Speaking of Hub, has he not heard of the state of Oregon before? He pronounces it like an alien.
Hub's not an alien?
Wow, this changes everything.
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Quote from: Fork on April 23, 2013, 10:17:48 AM
In a town that has color guys like Hawk, Zonk, Edzo and Stacey King - Jim Deshaies is an absolute titan.
Hawk is a color guy? I'm asking seriously because I have no idea what he thinks he's doing.
He invented the batting glove, that grants him license to do whatever he wants.
There was a dude on our new Cody's team rocking a batting glove in practice the other day. He was a bit mentally challenged, so I said nothing. But one of our other guys wondered aloud about the possibility of wearing wide receiver gloves in 16" softball. I looked around for Fork, Huey, Oleg etc. and none of them were there. So I laid into the guy vehemently and said, absolutely fucking not. What the hell have I turned into?
Did you order him to get off your lawn?
He's older than me, so no. If any of the aforementioned were there, he would have been more thoroughly disparaged to be sure. I was about as condescending as I could manage though.
I'm sorry I'm just getting to this now. What the fuck?
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Quote from: Fork on April 23, 2013, 10:17:48 AM
In a town that has color guys like Hawk, Zonk, Edzo and Stacey King - Jim Deshaies is an absolute titan.
Hawk is a color guy? I'm asking seriously because I have no idea what he thinks he's doing.
He invented the batting glove, that grants him license to do whatever he wants.
There was a dude on our new Cody's team rocking a batting glove in practice the other day. He was a bit mentally challenged, so I said nothing. But one of our other guys wondered aloud about the possibility of wearing wide receiver gloves in 16" softball. I looked around for Fork, Huey, Oleg etc. and none of them were there. So I laid into the guy vehemently and said, absolutely fucking not. What the hell have I turned into?
Did you order him to get off your lawn?
He's older than me, so no. If any of the aforementioned were there, he would have been more thoroughly disparaged to be sure. I was about as condescending as I could manage though.
I'm sorry I'm just getting to this now. What the fuck?
Wait, when did you get here?
Now that Jason Collins has made news as being the first active gay athlete in a big four North American professional sport, one should listen to all of the callers (and I presume fans) who make such declarations incredibly difficult in pro sports, i.e., pretty much anyone calling The Score right now on Boers and Bernstein.
There are equally horrible comments on pretty much every news story written about this as well, comments that I am desperately trying not to gil.
Quote from: Gilgamesh on April 29, 2013, 04:30:47 PM
Now that Jason Collins has made news as being the first active gay athlete in a big four North American professional sport, one should listen to all of the callers (and I presume fans) who make such declarations incredibly difficult in pro sports, i.e., pretty much anyone calling The Score right now on Boers and Bernstein.
There are equally horrible comments on pretty much every news story written about this as well, comments that I am desperately trying not to gil.
Don't be so gay.
Quote from: Gilgamesh on April 29, 2013, 04:30:47 PM
Now that Jason Collins has made news as being the first active gay athlete in a big four North American professional sport, one should listen to all of the callers (and I presume fans) who make such declarations incredibly difficult in pro sports, i.e., pretty much anyone calling The Score right now on Boers and Bernstein.
There are equally horrible comments on pretty much every news story written about this as well, comments that I am desperately trying not to gil.
Think what the reaction would have been had this happened 20 years ago. Or even 10 years ago.
Quote from: CBStew on April 29, 2013, 05:59:29 PM
Quote from: Gilgamesh on April 29, 2013, 04:30:47 PM
Now that Jason Collins has made news as being the first active gay athlete in a big four North American professional sport, one should listen to all of the callers (and I presume fans) who make such declarations incredibly difficult in pro sports, i.e., pretty much anyone calling The Score right now on Boers and Bernstein.
There are equally horrible comments on pretty much every news story written about this as well, comments that I am desperately trying not to gil.
Think what the reaction would have been had this happened 20 years ago. Or even 10 years ago.
I imagine there'd be more spittle 20 years ago.
Quote from: Slaky on April 23, 2013, 09:47:33 AM
Quote from: PANK! on April 23, 2013, 06:34:52 AM
DPD. I really wanted Keith Moreland to be good. He was one of my favorite players on the '84 Cubs and Santo set the bar so low in the booth I was looking forward to Zonk, but I can't take it anymore. He's totally unlistenable and somehow seems to be getting worse.
I liked last night when he pronounced Sam LeCure's last name as "liqueur."
Today he pronounced it "La Crew".
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DPD. I really wanted Keith Moreland to be good. He was one of my favorite players on the '84 Cubs and Santo set the bar so low in the booth I was looking forward to Zonk, but I can't take it anymore. He's totally unlistenable and somehow seems to be getting worse.
I liked last night when he pronounced Sam LeCure's last name as "liqueur."
Today he pronounced it "La Crew".
Everyone knows it's pronounced "LeBlah".
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DPD. I really wanted Keith Moreland to be good. He was one of my favorite players on the '84 Cubs and Santo set the bar so low in the booth I was looking forward to Zonk, but I can't take it anymore. He's totally unlistenable and somehow seems to be getting worse.
I liked last night when he pronounced Sam LeCure's last name as "liqueur."
Today he pronounced it "La Crew".
Everyone knows it's pronounced "LeBlah".
LeBanzo Beanz
WGN-AM just featured Yellon in the 7:30p-8p Sports Night segment. Fortunately, I was too distracted by an independent wave of dysphoria to realize what was happening until the very end.
Just heard some of the dumbest baseball talk I've listened to in a while. After the Padres game on AM 1090 they were talking about Yasmani Grandal coming back after his suspension. The guys concluded they didn't want the team to activate Grandal and "disrupt this 25-man family" (the Padres are 18-21) because backup catcher John Baker "adds a lot of value" (he's hitting .115/.233/.115) with his ability to "lead younger guys" and "heal guys like he has a red cross on his shoulder." DFA his shitty ass and make him a trainer then. The geniuses went on to decide that once the team eventually activates Grandal, they should invent an injury for Baker and stash him on the 15 day disabled list. What happens after those 15 days was not addressed. I'm assuming the 29 other teams would jump at the chance to claim a .115 hitting catcher/trainer/nurse, so passing him to Triple-A through waivers isn't an option.
Anyway. What do you guys think about Jim Deshaies so far?
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 15, 2013, 03:37:35 PM
Just heard some of the dumbest baseball talk I've listened to in a while. After the Padres game on AM 1090 they were talking about Yasmani Grandal coming back after his suspension. The guys concluded they didn't want the team to activate Grandal and "disrupt this 25-man family" (the Padres are 18-21) because backup catcher John Baker "adds a lot of value" (he's hitting .115/.233/.115) with his ability to "lead younger guys" and "heal guys like he has a red cross on his shoulder." DFA his shitty ass and make him a trainer then. The geniuses went on to decide that once the team eventually activates Grandal, they should invent an injury for Baker and stash him on the 15 day disabled list. What happens after those 15 days was not addressed. I'm assuming the 29 other teams would jump at the chance to claim a .115 hitting catcher/trainer/nurse, so passing him to Triple-A through waivers isn't an option.
Anyway. What do you guys think about Jim Deshaies so far?
Nick Hundley was vocally butthurt about the prospect of losing his starting gig to a "guy who had a couple good months on steroids." Nice fucking family.
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 15, 2013, 03:45:53 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 15, 2013, 03:37:35 PM
Just heard some of the dumbest baseball talk I've listened to in a while. After the Padres game on AM 1090 they were talking about Yasmani Grandal coming back after his suspension. The guys concluded they didn't want the team to activate Grandal and "disrupt this 25-man family" (the Padres are 18-21) because backup catcher John Baker "adds a lot of value" (he's hitting .115/.233/.115) with his ability to "lead younger guys" and "heal guys like he has a red cross on his shoulder." DFA his shitty ass and make him a trainer then. The geniuses went on to decide that once the team eventually activates Grandal, they should invent an injury for Baker and stash him on the 15 day disabled list. What happens after those 15 days was not addressed. I'm assuming the 29 other teams would jump at the chance to claim a .115 hitting catcher/trainer/nurse, so passing him to Triple-A through waivers isn't an option.
Anyway. What do you guys think about Jim Deshaies so far?
Nick Hundley was vocally butthurt about the prospect of losing his starting gig to a "guy who had a couple good months on steroids." Nice fucking family.
Hrm? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Hundley#Personal_life)
QuoteHundley is not related to former Major League Baseball catchers Randy or Todd Hundley.[9] Hundley's father, Tim, is a former assistant football coach at UCLA, Colorado, Washington, UTEP, and Oregon State.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 15, 2013, 03:37:35 PM
Anyway. What do you guys think about Jim Deshaies so far?
Vanilla has never been my favorite flavor.
Quote from: CBStew on May 15, 2013, 04:16:22 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 15, 2013, 03:37:35 PM
Anyway. What do you guys think about Jim Deshaies so far?
Vanilla has never been my favorite flavor.
I don't have a problem with DeShaies so far. I get the impression that he's easing himself into the role - which Borb did too, if you remember. DeShaies seems to know his onions and isn't grating on me. You can call it vanilla if you like but if the alternative is somebody like Chip fucking Caray, give me vanilla every time. I think he will be fine.
Quote from: Tonker on May 16, 2013, 01:12:03 AM
Quote from: CBStew on May 15, 2013, 04:16:22 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 15, 2013, 03:37:35 PM
Anyway. What do you guys think about Jim Deshaies so far?
Vanilla has never been my favorite flavor.
I don't have a problem with DeShaies so far. I get the impression that he's easing himself into the role - which Borb did too, if you remember. DeShaies seems to know his onions and isn't grating on me. You can call it vanilla if you like but if the alternative is somebody like Chip fucking Caray, give me vanilla every time. I think he will be fine.
Endorsed.
Quote from: Tonker on May 16, 2013, 01:12:03 AM
Quote from: CBStew on May 15, 2013, 04:16:22 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 15, 2013, 03:37:35 PM
Anyway. What do you guys think about Jim Deshaies so far?
Vanilla has never been my favorite flavor.
I don't have a problem with DeShaies so far. I get the impression that he's easing himself into the role - which Borb did too, if you remember. DeShaies seems to know his onions and isn't grating on me. You can call it vanilla if you like but if the alternative is somebody like Chip fucking Caray, give me vanilla every time. I think he will be fine.
I think Deshaies' primary appeal is that he's really embraced advanced metrics, which may not be the most important thing to Stew. Hence, the accusations of vanilla.
Quote from: Eli on May 16, 2013, 08:45:51 AM
Quote from: Tonker on May 16, 2013, 01:12:03 AM
Quote from: CBStew on May 15, 2013, 04:16:22 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 15, 2013, 03:37:35 PM
Anyway. What do you guys think about Jim Deshaies so far?
Vanilla has never been my favorite flavor.
I don't have a problem with DeShaies so far. I get the impression that he's easing himself into the role - which Borb did too, if you remember. DeShaies seems to know his onions and isn't grating on me. You can call it vanilla if you like but if the alternative is somebody like Chip fucking Caray, give me vanilla every time. I think he will be fine.
I think Deshaies' primary appeal is that he's really embraced advanced metrics, which may not be the most important thing to Stew. Hence, the accusations of vanilla.
I will not stand for this badmouthing of vanilla. It's a delicious flavor.
Quote from: CT III on May 16, 2013, 09:01:00 AM
Quote from: Eli on May 16, 2013, 08:45:51 AM
Quote from: Tonker on May 16, 2013, 01:12:03 AM
Quote from: CBStew on May 15, 2013, 04:16:22 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 15, 2013, 03:37:35 PM
Anyway. What do you guys think about Jim Deshaies so far?
Vanilla has never been my favorite flavor.
I don't have a problem with DeShaies so far. I get the impression that he's easing himself into the role - which Borb did too, if you remember. DeShaies seems to know his onions and isn't grating on me. You can call it vanilla if you like but if the alternative is somebody like Chip fucking Caray, give me vanilla every time. I think he will be fine.
I think Deshaies' primary appeal is that he's really embraced advanced metrics, which may not be the most important thing to Stew. Hence, the accusations of vanilla.
I will not stand for this badmouthing of vanilla. It's a delicious flavor.
Take it up with Stew.
Quote from: Eli on May 16, 2013, 09:01:56 AM
Quote from: CT III on May 16, 2013, 09:01:00 AM
Quote from: Eli on May 16, 2013, 08:45:51 AM
Quote from: Tonker on May 16, 2013, 01:12:03 AM
Quote from: CBStew on May 15, 2013, 04:16:22 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 15, 2013, 03:37:35 PM
Anyway. What do you guys think about Jim Deshaies so far?
Vanilla has never been my favorite flavor.
I don't have a problem with DeShaies so far. I get the impression that he's easing himself into the role - which Borb did too, if you remember. DeShaies seems to know his onions and isn't grating on me. You can call it vanilla if you like but if the alternative is somebody like Chip fucking Caray, give me vanilla every time. I think he will be fine.
I think Deshaies' primary appeal is that he's really embraced advanced metrics, which may not be the most important thing to Stew. Hence, the accusations of vanilla.
I will not stand for this badmouthing of vanilla. It's a delicious flavor.
Take it up with Stew.
That's kind of why I posted it here. Not EVERYTHING is about you, Eli.
Quote from: Tonker on May 16, 2013, 01:12:03 AM
Quote from: CBStew on May 15, 2013, 04:16:22 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 15, 2013, 03:37:35 PM
Anyway. What do you guys think about Jim Deshaies so far?
Vanilla has never been my favorite flavor.
I don't have a problem with DeShaies so far. I get the impression that he's easing himself into the role - which Borb did too, if you remember. DeShaies seems to know his onions and isn't grating on me. You can call it vanilla if you like but if the alternative is somebody like Chip fucking Caray, give me vanilla every time. I think he will be fine.
I like him and he's had some funny lines. I positive. They could do a lot worse.
Quote from: Bort on May 16, 2013, 08:01:02 AM
Quote from: Tonker on May 16, 2013, 01:12:03 AM
Quote from: CBStew on May 15, 2013, 04:16:22 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 15, 2013, 03:37:35 PM
Anyway. What do you guys think about Jim Deshaies so far?
Vanilla has never been my favorite flavor.
I don't have a problem with DeShaies so far. I get the impression that he's easing himself into the role - which Borb did too, if you remember. DeShaies seems to know his onions and isn't grating on me. You can call it vanilla if you like but if the alternative is somebody like Chip fucking Caray, give me vanilla every time. I think he will be fine.
Endorsed.
Seconded.
I don't need gregariousness. Gregarious leads you down a path that eventually leads to Glenn Kozlowski. I think Deshaies is not only solid, but as he continues to ease into it, that we'll see a pretty good sense of humor. There're hints of it now. Give it some time.
Quote from: PANK! on May 17, 2013, 05:09:14 PM
Quote from: Bort on May 16, 2013, 08:01:02 AM
Quote from: Tonker on May 16, 2013, 01:12:03 AM
Quote from: CBStew on May 15, 2013, 04:16:22 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 15, 2013, 03:37:35 PM
Anyway. What do you guys think about Jim Deshaies so far?
Vanilla has never been my favorite flavor.
I don't have a problem with DeShaies so far. I get the impression that he's easing himself into the role - which Borb did too, if you remember. DeShaies seems to know his onions and isn't grating on me. You can call it vanilla if you like but if the alternative is somebody like Chip fucking Caray, give me vanilla every time. I think he will be fine.
Endorsed.
Seconded.
I don't need gregariousness. Gregarious leads you down a path that eventually leads to Glenn Kozlowski. I think Deshaies is not only solid, but as he continues to ease into it, that we'll see a pretty good sense of humor. There're hints of it now. Give it some time.
We need to look at him the same way we look at the players on the roster. Can he help me watch the Cubs win games in 2014-15? If not, good bye. If you're watching games right now and not overly thrilled with him, I would ask why you're doing that. Stop that.
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 17, 2013, 05:20:18 PM
Quote from: PANK! on May 17, 2013, 05:09:14 PM
Quote from: Bort on May 16, 2013, 08:01:02 AM
Quote from: Tonker on May 16, 2013, 01:12:03 AM
Quote from: CBStew on May 15, 2013, 04:16:22 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 15, 2013, 03:37:35 PM
Anyway. What do you guys think about Jim Deshaies so far?
Vanilla has never been my favorite flavor.
I don't have a problem with DeShaies so far. I get the impression that he's easing himself into the role - which Borb did too, if you remember. DeShaies seems to know his onions and isn't grating on me. You can call it vanilla if you like but if the alternative is somebody like Chip fucking Caray, give me vanilla every time. I think he will be fine.
Endorsed.
Seconded.
I don't need gregariousness. Gregarious leads you down a path that eventually leads to Glenn Kozlowski. I think Deshaies is not only solid, but as he continues to ease into it, that we'll see a pretty good sense of humor. There're hints of it now. Give it some time.
We need to look at him the same way we look at the players on the roster. Can he help me watch the Cubs win games in 2014-15? If not, good bye. If you're watching games right now and not overly thrilled with him, I would ask why you're doing that. Stop that.
We need to check his Value Over Replacement Announcer.
Quote from: Fork on May 17, 2013, 06:10:57 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on May 17, 2013, 05:20:18 PM
Quote from: PANK! on May 17, 2013, 05:09:14 PM
Quote from: Bort on May 16, 2013, 08:01:02 AM
Quote from: Tonker on May 16, 2013, 01:12:03 AM
Quote from: CBStew on May 15, 2013, 04:16:22 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 15, 2013, 03:37:35 PM
Anyway. What do you guys think about Jim Deshaies so far?
Vanilla has never been my favorite flavor.
I don't have a problem with DeShaies so far. I get the impression that he's easing himself into the role - which Borb did too, if you remember. DeShaies seems to know his onions and isn't grating on me. You can call it vanilla if you like but if the alternative is somebody like Chip fucking Caray, give me vanilla every time. I think he will be fine.
Endorsed.
Seconded.
I don't need gregariousness. Gregarious leads you down a path that eventually leads to Glenn Kozlowski. I think Deshaies is not only solid, but as he continues to ease into it, that we'll see a pretty good sense of humor. There're hints of it now. Give it some time.
We need to look at him the same way we look at the players on the roster. Can he help me watch the Cubs win games in 2014-15? If not, good bye. If you're watching games right now and not overly thrilled with him, I would ask why you're doing that. Stop that.
We need to check his Value Over Replacement Announcer.
VORP > TWTT
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 21, 2013, 08:44:46 PM
Quote from: Shooter on May 21, 2013, 08:28:03 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 17, 2013, 06:35:15 PM
VORP > TWTT
The Will To Talk?
tee dubya tee tee
Speaking of, this is enjoyable to watch (http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?c_id=cws&gid=2013_05_24_miamlb_chamlb_1&lang=en&content_id=27405123&mode=video). No word on whether Angel Hernandez is still the biggest threat to humanity for the last play in this one (http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_05_24_miamlb_chamlb_1&mode=video&content_id=27408941&tcid=vpp_copy_27408941).
TPD. Hub Arkush defending rooftop owners because he's friends with two of them (George Lucas? THAT George Lucas?) and Al Yellon being Al Yellon. Tuned in for the trainwreck. Don't disappoint me, guys.
Wait, was Al on the radio?
Quote from: Yeti on July 21, 2013, 08:36:23 PM
Wait, was Al on the radio?
He's done a few spots. Always badly.
I saw a story (http://gazette.com/30-minutes-with-sky-sox-manager-glenallen-hill/article/1503469) about Glenallen Hill managing Colorado Springs, so I looked this up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wDrw76ieTs). I quickly forgot about Glenallen and remembered how bad Chip is at his job.
This also completely makes me forget about the times when Len gets a little too shouty. Thanks, Chip.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 22, 2013, 01:04:45 PM
I saw a story (http://gazette.com/30-minutes-with-sky-sox-manager-glenallen-hill/article/1503469) about Glenallen Hill managing Colorado Springs, so I looked this up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wDrw76ieTs). I quickly forgot about Glenallen and remembered how bad Chip is at his job.
This also completely makes me forget about the times when Len gets a little too shouty. Thanks, Chip.
I have extremely mixed feelings about this post.
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2013, 02:03:22 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 22, 2013, 01:04:45 PM
I saw a story (http://gazette.com/30-minutes-with-sky-sox-manager-glenallen-hill/article/1503469) about Glenallen Hill managing Colorado Springs, so I looked this up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wDrw76ieTs). I quickly forgot about Glenallen and remembered how bad Chip is at his job.
This also completely makes me forget about the times when Len gets a little too shouty. Thanks, Chip.
I have extremely mixed feelings about this post.
Forget it. It's SterlingTown.
Quote from: Eli on July 22, 2013, 02:12:41 PM
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2013, 02:03:22 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 22, 2013, 01:04:45 PM
I saw a story (http://gazette.com/30-minutes-with-sky-sox-manager-glenallen-hill/article/1503469) about Glenallen Hill managing Colorado Springs, so I looked this up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wDrw76ieTs). I quickly forgot about Glenallen and remembered how bad Chip is at his job.
This also completely makes me forget about the times when Len gets a little too shouty. Thanks, Chip.
I have extremely mixed feelings about this post.
Forget it. It's SterlingTown.
Whore Island, it is not.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 22, 2013, 03:32:43 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 22, 2013, 02:12:41 PM
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2013, 02:03:22 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 22, 2013, 01:04:45 PM
I saw a story (http://gazette.com/30-minutes-with-sky-sox-manager-glenallen-hill/article/1503469) about Glenallen Hill managing Colorado Springs, so I looked this up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wDrw76ieTs). I quickly forgot about Glenallen and remembered how bad Chip is at his job.
This also completely makes me forget about the times when Len gets a little too shouty. Thanks, Chip.
I have extremely mixed feelings about this post.
Forget it. It's SterlingTown.
Whore Island, it is not.
The whole island?
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 22, 2013, 03:32:43 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 22, 2013, 02:12:41 PM
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2013, 02:03:22 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 22, 2013, 01:04:45 PM
I saw a story (http://gazette.com/30-minutes-with-sky-sox-manager-glenallen-hill/article/1503469) about Glenallen Hill managing Colorado Springs, so I looked this up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wDrw76ieTs). I quickly forgot about Glenallen and remembered how bad Chip is at his job.
This also completely makes me forget about the times when Len gets a little too shouty. Thanks, Chip.
I have extremely mixed feelings about this post.
Forget it. It's SterlingTown.
Whore Island, it is not.
That's why we have Tijuana.
Quote from: CBStew on July 22, 2013, 05:07:06 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 22, 2013, 03:32:43 PM
Quote from: Eli on July 22, 2013, 02:12:41 PM
Quote from: flannj on July 22, 2013, 02:03:22 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on July 22, 2013, 01:04:45 PM
I saw a story (http://gazette.com/30-minutes-with-sky-sox-manager-glenallen-hill/article/1503469) about Glenallen Hill managing Colorado Springs, so I looked this up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wDrw76ieTs). I quickly forgot about Glenallen and remembered how bad Chip is at his job.
This also completely makes me forget about the times when Len gets a little too shouty. Thanks, Chip.
I have extremely mixed feelings about this post.
Forget it. It's SterlingTown.
Whore Island, it is not.
The whole island?
It's a big island.
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NPR about to get a little more unlistenable....
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-car-talks-click-and-clack-ends-20120608,0,6435664.story
It was the beginning of the end when Torey Malatia moved it from noon to 9 a.m. Sooner or later, he kills everything he touches. But, really, "live"? The callers are prearranged, and last I heard it was taped on Thursday evenings over 90 minutes and then edited down.
I wish I could say I had begun to wonder what had had hppened to Wheezer's references to Torey Malatia, but I cannot. Still, I'm glad to see them again.
Who wants to hear this goddamned cacophony at 9 a.m. on a Saturday? If you think Malatia's chubby little knob-twiddling fingers didn't initiate this trend, you're insane. It was the preface to the calculated, NPR bought-and-paid-for shitting-on of Feldman that resulted from this weasel's briefly having currency thanks to fucking over Gary Covino. Yeah, well now you've got a transmitter tower in Indiana broadcasting shit that nobody but nobody wants to listen to, but which you preposterously try to inseminate Saturday nights with, apparently having just completely given up on radio fecundity, millions of dollars of wasted pledge dollars and goodwill, and the third-largest DMA in the fucking country acting as an outpost for the fucking CBC, you taste-free sack of shit. For G-d's sake, they give away "A Way with Words" for fucking free. You think WILL wouldn't cut you a deal to air Bob McChesney? Why did it take you two years to notice that the PDFs of your crappy program schedule were being unreadably posted with the crop marks intact? The Coast Guard should plow a barge into Navy Pier at its earliest convenience that coincides with the next cucumber-sandwich party.
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=599030726786043&id=175146445841142
Quote from: Robert FederWBEZ BOMBSHELL: TOREY MALATIA RESIGNS
Torey Malatia, a visionary public radio programmer and controversial leader who transformed WBEZ 91.5 FM in his 20 years with parent company Chicago Public Media, resigned Friday as president and chief executive officer.
Sources said Malatia, 61, met with the board of directors of the nonprofit institution Friday morning to finalize details of his departure. A WBEZ staff meeting has been called for 1 p.m. Friday, at which the official announcement is expected to be made.
Although the news was unexpected, Malatia's relations with the board had become increasingly difficult in recent years, according to insiders. While a search for Malatia's successor is under way, sources said, Alison Scholly, chief operating officer of Chicago Public Media, is expected to serve as interim CEO.
A west suburban Oak Park native who designed and led the Beethoven Satellite Network at WFMT 98.7 FM, Malatia joined WBEZ as vice president of programming in 1993. He was promoted to president and general manager of the station in 1996.
Under his leadership, WBEZ eliminated jazz and other music from its format to focus entirely on news, talk and public affairs programming. He created the Peabody Award-winning public radio series "This American Life" with Ira Glass and was instrumental in developing "Wait, Wait. . . Don't Tell Me!," a co-production with National Public Radio.
Among his most controversial initiatives was the launch of Vocalo, a radio station and web site designed to appeal to a younger audience.
Finally, Line Drive Base Hit Caught Out There has a brother (http://deadspin.com/this-is-the-most-impressive-pick-off-throw-youll-eve-1314472626).
I know it's been said before but...
tHom.
And they cut to halftime with 1:11 left. Between Th-om and the technically issues not related to what comes out of Franchester's son's mouth, this might be the worst sports broadcast I've ever seen.
tHom promises, promises they're working on it.
Pat "Bob In Niles" Quinn, stealing Len's job today.
Jeff Joniak. Good fucking Christ this guy is awful. Was stuck in the car yesterday for all of regulation after the delay, and I'd say he provides the down, distance, yardage and time on roughly 7% of plays. From about the 5 minute mark until the 2 minute warning of the Ravens final drive, he gave the listener no indication as to what how much time was left. He'd rather spend time dispensing his utterly fucking pointless factoids (DID YOU KNOW: Vonta Leach has started the most consecutive games of any active fullback?? NOBODY CARES YOU GODDAMN DOLT.) than I don't know, telling the listener how many yards were gained on the last play. At one point in the 2nd half he thought it was 3rd down for the Bears, then was kind of shocked to see Podlesh on the field oh shit wait IT'S ACTUALLY 4TH DOWN.
Tom Thayer. Trips over his words like he's never done a broadcast before. Spends half the broadcast talking about where offensive linemen should place their hands to avoid holding calls and how defensive lineman should watch the ball instead of listening to the snap count and god fucking dammit I played offensive line in high school and even I don't give a shit about this stuff.
PLEASE FIRE THESE ASSHOLES OR BUILD ME A SELF-DRIVING CAR WITH A TV IN THE WINDSHIELD.
Quote from: R-V on November 18, 2013, 08:57:21 AM
Jeff Joniak. Good fucking Christ this guy is awful. Was stuck in the car yesterday for all of regulation after the delay, and I'd say he provides the down, distance, yardage and time on roughly 7% of plays. From about the 5 minute mark until the 2 minute warning of the Ravens final drive, he gave the listener no indication as to what how much time was left. He'd rather spend time dispensing his utterly fucking pointless factoids (DID YOU KNOW: Vonta Leach has started the most consecutive games of any active fullback?? NOBODY CARES YOU GODDAMN DOLT.) than I don't know, telling the listener how many yards were gained on the last play. At one point in the 2nd half he thought it was 3rd down for the Bears, then was kind of shocked to see Podlesh on the field oh shit wait IT'S ACTUALLY 4TH DOWN.
Tom Thayer. Trips over his words like he's never done a broadcast before. Spends half the broadcast talking about where offensive linemen should place their hands to avoid holding calls and how defensive lineman should watch the ball instead of listening to the snap count and god fucking dammit I played offensive line in high school and even I don't give a shit about this stuff.
PLEASE FIRE THESE ASSHOLES OR BUILD ME A SELF-DRIVING CAR WITH A TV IN THE WINDSHIELD.
beefy
Quote from: R-V on November 18, 2013, 08:57:21 AM
Jeff Joniak. Good fucking Christ this guy is awful. Was stuck in the car yesterday for all of regulation after the delay, and I'd say he provides the down, distance, yardage and time on roughly 7% of plays. From about the 5 minute mark until the 2 minute warning of the Ravens final drive, he gave the listener no indication as to what how much time was left. He'd rather spend time dispensing his utterly fucking pointless factoids (DID YOU KNOW: Vonta Leach has started the most consecutive games of any active fullback?? NOBODY CARES YOU GODDAMN DOLT.) than I don't know, telling the listener how many yards were gained on the last play. At one point in the 2nd half he thought it was 3rd down for the Bears, then was kind of shocked to see Podlesh on the field oh shit wait IT'S ACTUALLY 4TH DOWN.
Tom Thayer. Trips over his words like he's never done a broadcast before. Spends half the broadcast talking about where offensive linemen should place their hands to avoid holding calls and how defensive lineman should watch the ball instead of listening to the snap count and god fucking dammit I played offensive line in high school and even I don't give a shit about this stuff.
PLEASE FIRE THESE ASSHOLES OR BUILD ME A SELF-DRIVING CAR WITH A TV IN THE WINDSHIELD.
But he yells TOUCHED DOWN, TOUCHED DOWN BEARS! and DEVIN HESTER YOU R REDICULUS, who would you rather have Joe Buck I don't think so folks. /pftcommenter
Has anybody else heard Jim Gray's weekly radio interviews with Tom Brady before the Monday night or Thursday night games? They sound like a deleted scene from Leave it to Beaver. They're just so.... nice. It's sickening.
Tonight they talked about Brady's kid's letters to Santa and Nelson Mandela.
Quote from: Tony on December 05, 2013, 09:24:29 PM
Has anybody else heard Jim Gray's weekly radio interviews with Tom Brady before the Monday night or Thursday night games? They sound like a deleted scene from Leave it to Beaver. They're just so.... nice. It's sickening.
Tonight they talked about Brady's kid's letters to Santa and Nelson Mandela.
He did this for a while with Larry Fitzgerald also, when Larry was going back to school to get his degree.
They were so awkwardly cheesy I was always half-sure it was a bit.
Quote from: PenFoe on December 06, 2013, 11:17:57 AM
Quote from: Tony on December 05, 2013, 09:24:29 PM
Has anybody else heard Jim Gray's weekly radio interviews with Tom Brady before the Monday night or Thursday night games? They sound like a deleted scene from Leave it to Beaver. They're just so.... nice. It's sickening.
Tonight they talked about Brady's kid's letters to Santa and Nelson Mandela.
He did this for a while with Larry Fitzgerald also, when Larry was going back to school to get his degree.
They were so awkwardly cheesy I was always half-sure it was a bit.
I've accidentally heard about three of them. Your assessment is dead-on. They're basically corporate-sponsored commercials. Macy's I think. Larry's were sponsored by U of Phoenix. Absolutely pointless, even if you're the biggest Brady dong-chuggar this side of Bill Simmons. If either party actually said something interesting during the exchanges, the sponsors would probably shit themselves and pull the ads.
It really bugs me how canned and edited they sound. There is a millisecond pause between Gray's questions and the start of Brady's answers, leading me to believe they edited out the actual space and any uh's or breaths that Brady may have emitted before his pat response.
In a way, it's actually a tiny bit insulting to listen to. But my commute is like 8 minutes from the gym to the house and if the other station's on commercial, well...
Quote from: Internet Apex on December 06, 2013, 12:34:09 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 06, 2013, 11:17:57 AM
Quote from: Tony on December 05, 2013, 09:24:29 PM
Has anybody else heard Jim Gray's weekly radio interviews with Tom Brady before the Monday night or Thursday night games? They sound like a deleted scene from Leave it to Beaver. They're just so.... nice. It's sickening.
Tonight they talked about Brady's kid's letters to Santa and Nelson Mandela.
He did this for a while with Larry Fitzgerald also, when Larry was going back to school to get his degree.
They were so awkwardly cheesy I was always half-sure it was a bit.
I've accidentally heard about three of them. Your assessment is dead-on. They're basically corporate-sponsored commercials. Macy's I think. Larry's were sponsored by U of Phoenix. Absolutely pointless, even if you're the biggest Brady dong-chuggar this side of Bill Simmons. If either party actually said something interesting during the exchanges, the sponsors would probably shit themselves and pull the ads.
It really bugs me how canned and edited they sound. There is a millisecond pause between Gray's questions and the start of Brady's answers, leading me to believe they edited out the actual space and any uh's or breaths that Brady may have emitted before his pat response.
In a way, it's actually a tiny bit insulting to listen to. But my commute is like 8 minutes from the gym to the house and if the other station's on commercial, well...
Is it the sports radio equivalent to "Entertainers with Byron Allen"?
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on December 06, 2013, 02:31:21 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on December 06, 2013, 12:34:09 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 06, 2013, 11:17:57 AM
Quote from: Tony on December 05, 2013, 09:24:29 PM
Has anybody else heard Jim Gray's weekly radio interviews with Tom Brady before the Monday night or Thursday night games? They sound like a deleted scene from Leave it to Beaver. They're just so.... nice. It's sickening.
Tonight they talked about Brady's kid's letters to Santa and Nelson Mandela.
He did this for a while with Larry Fitzgerald also, when Larry was going back to school to get his degree.
They were so awkwardly cheesy I was always half-sure it was a bit.
I've accidentally heard about three of them. Your assessment is dead-on. They're basically corporate-sponsored commercials. Macy's I think. Larry's were sponsored by U of Phoenix. Absolutely pointless, even if you're the biggest Brady dong-chuggar this side of Bill Simmons. If either party actually said something interesting during the exchanges, the sponsors would probably shit themselves and pull the ads.
It really bugs me how canned and edited they sound. There is a millisecond pause between Gray's questions and the start of Brady's answers, leading me to believe they edited out the actual space and any uh's or breaths that Brady may have emitted before his pat response.
In a way, it's actually a tiny bit insulting to listen to. But my commute is like 8 minutes from the gym to the house and if the other station's on commercial, well...
Is it the sports radio equivalent to "Entertainers with Byron Allen"?
Back to sports: Is it more or less useless than Ron Santo's pregame manager interviews?
Quote from: Sterling Archer on December 06, 2013, 06:21:58 PM
Quote from: J. Walter Weatherman on December 06, 2013, 02:31:21 PM
Quote from: Internet Apex on December 06, 2013, 12:34:09 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on December 06, 2013, 11:17:57 AM
Quote from: Tony on December 05, 2013, 09:24:29 PM
Has anybody else heard Jim Gray's weekly radio interviews with Tom Brady before the Monday night or Thursday night games? They sound like a deleted scene from Leave it to Beaver. They're just so.... nice. It's sickening.
Tonight they talked about Brady's kid's letters to Santa and Nelson Mandela.
He did this for a while with Larry Fitzgerald also, when Larry was going back to school to get his degree.
They were so awkwardly cheesy I was always half-sure it was a bit.
I've accidentally heard about three of them. Your assessment is dead-on. They're basically corporate-sponsored commercials. Macy's I think. Larry's were sponsored by U of Phoenix. Absolutely pointless, even if you're the biggest Brady dong-chuggar this side of Bill Simmons. If either party actually said something interesting during the exchanges, the sponsors would probably shit themselves and pull the ads.
It really bugs me how canned and edited they sound. There is a millisecond pause between Gray's questions and the start of Brady's answers, leading me to believe they edited out the actual space and any uh's or breaths that Brady may have emitted before his pat response.
In a way, it's actually a tiny bit insulting to listen to. But my commute is like 8 minutes from the gym to the house and if the other station's on commercial, well...
Is it the sports radio equivalent to "Entertainers with Byron Allen"?
Back to sports: Is it more or less useless than Ron Santo's pregame manager interviews?
More due to the lack of unintentional hilarity that could ensue whenever Ron was on the mic.
Anyone giving THE GAME a shot this week? I'm curious how the locals are reacting. All I know is they worked super hard on their logo (http://twitter.com/gamechicago).
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 19, 2014, 09:24:50 PM
Anyone giving THE GAME a shot this week? I'm curious how the locals are reacting. All I know is they worked super hard on their logo (http://twitter.com/gamechicago).
Do you love Jonathan Brandmeier, Buzz Killman, and every c-lister who appeared on a WLUP show during the late 80's?
THEN HAVE I GOT A STATION FOR YOU
Quote from: CT III on February 20, 2014, 10:46:38 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 19, 2014, 09:24:50 PM
Anyone giving THE GAME a shot this week? I'm curious how the locals are reacting. All I know is they worked super hard on their logo (http://twitter.com/gamechicago).
Do you love Jonathan Brandmeier, Buzz Killman, and every c-lister who appeared on a WLUP show during the late 80's?
THEN HAVE I GOT A STATION FOR YOU
This guy (https://twitter.com/mtinich/status/436007612346159104) (who was retweeted by the Game — the Chicago one, not the San Francisco station by the same name) apparently just moved to Chicago this week. I hope he's ready for some hot sports takes. (https://twitter.com/thekapman/status/435608613063626752)
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 20, 2014, 10:53:05 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 20, 2014, 10:46:38 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 19, 2014, 09:24:50 PM
Anyone giving THE GAME a shot this week? I'm curious how the locals are reacting. All I know is they worked super hard on their logo (http://twitter.com/gamechicago).
Do you love Jonathan Brandmeier, Buzz Killman, and every c-lister who appeared on a WLUP show during the late 80's?
THEN HAVE I GOT A STATION FOR YOU
This guy (https://twitter.com/mtinich/status/436007612346159104) (who was retweeted by the Game — the Chicago one, not the San Francisco station by the same name) apparently just moved to Chicago this week. I hope he's ready for some hot sports takes. (https://twitter.com/thekapman/status/435608613063626752)
Who is on your NBA Mount Rushmore? CUTTING EDGE SPORTZ
Quote from: CT III on February 20, 2014, 11:11:07 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 20, 2014, 10:53:05 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 20, 2014, 10:46:38 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 19, 2014, 09:24:50 PM
Anyone giving THE GAME a shot this week? I'm curious how the locals are reacting. All I know is they worked super hard on their logo (http://twitter.com/gamechicago).
Do you love Jonathan Brandmeier, Buzz Killman, and every c-lister who appeared on a WLUP show during the late 80's?
THEN HAVE I GOT A STATION FOR YOU
This guy (https://twitter.com/mtinich/status/436007612346159104) (who was retweeted by the Game — the Chicago one, not the San Francisco station by the same name) apparently just moved to Chicago this week. I hope he's ready for some hot sports takes. (https://twitter.com/thekapman/status/435608613063626752)
Who is on your NBA Mount Rushmore? CUTTING EDGE SPORTZ
Pearl Washington, Richard Jefferson, T.R. Dunn, and ... shit.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim?
Quote from: ChuckD on February 20, 2014, 11:21:45 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 20, 2014, 11:11:07 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 20, 2014, 10:53:05 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 20, 2014, 10:46:38 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 19, 2014, 09:24:50 PM
Anyone giving THE GAME a shot this week? I'm curious how the locals are reacting. All I know is they worked super hard on their logo (http://twitter.com/gamechicago).
Do you love Jonathan Brandmeier, Buzz Killman, and every c-lister who appeared on a WLUP show during the late 80's?
THEN HAVE I GOT A STATION FOR YOU
This guy (https://twitter.com/mtinich/status/436007612346159104) (who was retweeted by the Game — the Chicago one, not the San Francisco station by the same name) apparently just moved to Chicago this week. I hope he's ready for some hot sports takes. (https://twitter.com/thekapman/status/435608613063626752)
Who is on your NBA Mount Rushmore? CUTTING EDGE SPORTZ
Pearl Washington, Richard Jefferson, T.R. Dunn, and ... shit.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim?
Can I just have Darryl Dawkins 4 times?
Quote from: Fork on February 20, 2014, 11:34:04 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on February 20, 2014, 11:21:45 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 20, 2014, 11:11:07 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 20, 2014, 10:53:05 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 20, 2014, 10:46:38 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 19, 2014, 09:24:50 PM
Anyone giving THE GAME a shot this week? I'm curious how the locals are reacting. All I know is they worked super hard on their logo (http://twitter.com/gamechicago).
Do you love Jonathan Brandmeier, Buzz Killman, and every c-lister who appeared on a WLUP show during the late 80's?
THEN HAVE I GOT A STATION FOR YOU
This guy (https://twitter.com/mtinich/status/436007612346159104) (who was retweeted by the Game — the Chicago one, not the San Francisco station by the same name) apparently just moved to Chicago this week. I hope he's ready for some hot sports takes. (https://twitter.com/thekapman/status/435608613063626752)
Who is on your NBA Mount Rushmore? CUTTING EDGE SPORTZ
Pearl Washington, Richard Jefferson, T.R. Dunn, and ... shit.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim?
Can I just have Darryl Dawkins 4 times?
LeBron, LeBron's dong, Patrick Ewing, Larry Bird.
Quote from: InternetApex on February 20, 2014, 01:35:40 PM
Quote from: Fork on February 20, 2014, 11:34:04 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on February 20, 2014, 11:21:45 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 20, 2014, 11:11:07 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 20, 2014, 10:53:05 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 20, 2014, 10:46:38 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 19, 2014, 09:24:50 PM
Anyone giving THE GAME a shot this week? I'm curious how the locals are reacting. All I know is they worked super hard on their logo (http://twitter.com/gamechicago).
Do you love Jonathan Brandmeier, Buzz Killman, and every c-lister who appeared on a WLUP show during the late 80's?
THEN HAVE I GOT A STATION FOR YOU
This guy (https://twitter.com/mtinich/status/436007612346159104) (who was retweeted by the Game — the Chicago one, not the San Francisco station by the same name) apparently just moved to Chicago this week. I hope he's ready for some hot sports takes. (https://twitter.com/thekapman/status/435608613063626752)
Who is on your NBA Mount Rushmore? CUTTING EDGE SPORTZ
Pearl Washington, Richard Jefferson, T.R. Dunn, and ... shit.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim?
Can I just have Darryl Dawkins 4 times?
LeBron, LeBron's dong, Patrick Ewing, Larry Bird.
DRLP? WGN Radio Hires Julie DiCaro for 'The Game'
and More (http://chicagoradioandmedia.com/news/6357-wgn-radio-hires-julie-dicaro-for-the-game-and-more).
Quote from: Wheezer on February 22, 2014, 07:24:15 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on February 20, 2014, 01:35:40 PM
Quote from: Fork on February 20, 2014, 11:34:04 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on February 20, 2014, 11:21:45 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 20, 2014, 11:11:07 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 20, 2014, 10:53:05 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 20, 2014, 10:46:38 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 19, 2014, 09:24:50 PM
Anyone giving THE GAME a shot this week? I'm curious how the locals are reacting. All I know is they worked super hard on their logo (http://twitter.com/gamechicago).
Do you love Jonathan Brandmeier, Buzz Killman, and every c-lister who appeared on a WLUP show during the late 80's?
THEN HAVE I GOT A STATION FOR YOU
This guy (https://twitter.com/mtinich/status/436007612346159104) (who was retweeted by the Game — the Chicago one, not the San Francisco station by the same name) apparently just moved to Chicago this week. I hope he's ready for some hot sports takes. (https://twitter.com/thekapman/status/435608613063626752)
Who is on your NBA Mount Rushmore? CUTTING EDGE SPORTZ
Pearl Washington, Richard Jefferson, T.R. Dunn, and ... shit.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim?
Can I just have Darryl Dawkins 4 times?
LeBron, LeBron's dong, Patrick Ewing, Larry Bird.
DRLP? WGN Radio Hires Julie DiCaro for 'The Game' and More (http://chicagoradioandmedia.com/news/6357-wgn-radio-hires-julie-dicaro-for-the-game-and-more).
You know what? Good for her.
Quote from: CT III on February 22, 2014, 11:38:58 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 22, 2014, 07:24:15 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on February 20, 2014, 01:35:40 PM
Quote from: Fork on February 20, 2014, 11:34:04 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on February 20, 2014, 11:21:45 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 20, 2014, 11:11:07 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 20, 2014, 10:53:05 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 20, 2014, 10:46:38 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 19, 2014, 09:24:50 PM
Anyone giving THE GAME a shot this week? I'm curious how the locals are reacting. All I know is they worked super hard on their logo (http://twitter.com/gamechicago).
Do you love Jonathan Brandmeier, Buzz Killman, and every c-lister who appeared on a WLUP show during the late 80's?
THEN HAVE I GOT A STATION FOR YOU
This guy (https://twitter.com/mtinich/status/436007612346159104) (who was retweeted by the Game — the Chicago one, not the San Francisco station by the same name) apparently just moved to Chicago this week. I hope he's ready for some hot sports takes. (https://twitter.com/thekapman/status/435608613063626752)
Who is on your NBA Mount Rushmore? CUTTING EDGE SPORTZ
Pearl Washington, Richard Jefferson, T.R. Dunn, and ... shit.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim?
Can I just have Darryl Dawkins 4 times?
LeBron, LeBron's dong, Patrick Ewing, Larry Bird.
DRLP? WGN Radio Hires Julie DiCaro for 'The Game' and More (http://chicagoradioandmedia.com/news/6357-wgn-radio-hires-julie-dicaro-for-the-game-and-more).
You know what? Good for her.
Not to mention the Yellon asshurt that has to be percolating.
Quote from: Fork on February 24, 2014, 09:23:30 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 22, 2014, 11:38:58 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 22, 2014, 07:24:15 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on February 20, 2014, 01:35:40 PM
Quote from: Fork on February 20, 2014, 11:34:04 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on February 20, 2014, 11:21:45 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 20, 2014, 11:11:07 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 20, 2014, 10:53:05 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 20, 2014, 10:46:38 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 19, 2014, 09:24:50 PM
Anyone giving THE GAME a shot this week? I'm curious how the locals are reacting. All I know is they worked super hard on their logo (http://twitter.com/gamechicago).
Do you love Jonathan Brandmeier, Buzz Killman, and every c-lister who appeared on a WLUP show during the late 80's?
THEN HAVE I GOT A STATION FOR YOU
This guy (https://twitter.com/mtinich/status/436007612346159104) (who was retweeted by the Game — the Chicago one, not the San Francisco station by the same name) apparently just moved to Chicago this week. I hope he's ready for some hot sports takes. (https://twitter.com/thekapman/status/435608613063626752)
Who is on your NBA Mount Rushmore? CUTTING EDGE SPORTZ
Pearl Washington, Richard Jefferson, T.R. Dunn, and ... shit.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim?
Can I just have Darryl Dawkins 4 times?
LeBron, LeBron's dong, Patrick Ewing, Larry Bird.
DRLP? WGN Radio Hires Julie DiCaro for 'The Game' and More (http://chicagoradioandmedia.com/news/6357-wgn-radio-hires-julie-dicaro-for-the-game-and-more).
You know what? Good for her.
Not to mention the Yellon asshurt that has to be percolating.
I support Julie.
Quote from: Fork on February 24, 2014, 09:23:30 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 22, 2014, 11:38:58 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 22, 2014, 07:24:15 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on February 20, 2014, 01:35:40 PM
Quote from: Fork on February 20, 2014, 11:34:04 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on February 20, 2014, 11:21:45 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 20, 2014, 11:11:07 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 20, 2014, 10:53:05 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 20, 2014, 10:46:38 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 19, 2014, 09:24:50 PM
Anyone giving THE GAME a shot this week? I'm curious how the locals are reacting. All I know is they worked super hard on their logo (http://twitter.com/gamechicago).
Do you love Jonathan Brandmeier, Buzz Killman, and every c-lister who appeared on a WLUP show during the late 80's?
THEN HAVE I GOT A STATION FOR YOU
This guy (https://twitter.com/mtinich/status/436007612346159104) (who was retweeted by the Game — the Chicago one, not the San Francisco station by the same name) apparently just moved to Chicago this week. I hope he's ready for some hot sports takes. (https://twitter.com/thekapman/status/435608613063626752)
Who is on your NBA Mount Rushmore? CUTTING EDGE SPORTZ
Pearl Washington, Richard Jefferson, T.R. Dunn, and ... shit.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim?
Can I just have Darryl Dawkins 4 times?
LeBron, LeBron's dong, Patrick Ewing, Larry Bird.
DRLP? WGN Radio Hires Julie DiCaro for 'The Game' and More (http://chicagoradioandmedia.com/news/6357-wgn-radio-hires-julie-dicaro-for-the-game-and-more).
You know what? Good for her.
Not to mention the Yellon asshurt that has to be percolating.
Not sure - he's built up quite a legion of dipshit cronies. He's got nothing to be jealous of.
Quote from: CT III on February 22, 2014, 11:38:58 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 22, 2014, 07:24:15 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on February 20, 2014, 01:35:40 PM
Quote from: Fork on February 20, 2014, 11:34:04 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on February 20, 2014, 11:21:45 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 20, 2014, 11:11:07 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 20, 2014, 10:53:05 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 20, 2014, 10:46:38 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 19, 2014, 09:24:50 PM
Anyone giving THE GAME a shot this week? I'm curious how the locals are reacting. All I know is they worked super hard on their logo (http://twitter.com/gamechicago).
Do you love Jonathan Brandmeier, Buzz Killman, and every c-lister who appeared on a WLUP show during the late 80's?
THEN HAVE I GOT A STATION FOR YOU
This guy (https://twitter.com/mtinich/status/436007612346159104) (who was retweeted by the Game — the Chicago one, not the San Francisco station by the same name) apparently just moved to Chicago this week. I hope he's ready for some hot sports takes. (https://twitter.com/thekapman/status/435608613063626752)
Who is on your NBA Mount Rushmore? CUTTING EDGE SPORTZ
Pearl Washington, Richard Jefferson, T.R. Dunn, and ... shit.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim?
Can I just have Darryl Dawkins 4 times?
LeBron, LeBron's dong, Patrick Ewing, Larry Bird.
DRLP? WGN Radio Hires Julie DiCaro for 'The Game' and More (http://chicagoradioandmedia.com/news/6357-wgn-radio-hires-julie-dicaro-for-the-game-and-more).
You know what? Good for her.
THI. I dunno if her writing was any good, as I never read her, but it's kind of cool that a Cubes blogger went from part-time blogger to radio personality. It's kind of obvious how much Kap liked his studio-intrusion years back.
SPOILER ALERT: Chuck ruined Kerm's chance at a jorb
Quote from: Yeti on February 24, 2014, 09:49:38 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 22, 2014, 11:38:58 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 22, 2014, 07:24:15 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on February 20, 2014, 01:35:40 PM
Quote from: Fork on February 20, 2014, 11:34:04 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on February 20, 2014, 11:21:45 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 20, 2014, 11:11:07 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 20, 2014, 10:53:05 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 20, 2014, 10:46:38 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 19, 2014, 09:24:50 PM
Anyone giving THE GAME a shot this week? I'm curious how the locals are reacting. All I know is they worked super hard on their logo (http://twitter.com/gamechicago).
Do you love Jonathan Brandmeier, Buzz Killman, and every c-lister who appeared on a WLUP show during the late 80's?
THEN HAVE I GOT A STATION FOR YOU
This guy (https://twitter.com/mtinich/status/436007612346159104) (who was retweeted by the Game — the Chicago one, not the San Francisco station by the same name) apparently just moved to Chicago this week. I hope he's ready for some hot sports takes. (https://twitter.com/thekapman/status/435608613063626752)
Who is on your NBA Mount Rushmore? CUTTING EDGE SPORTZ
Pearl Washington, Richard Jefferson, T.R. Dunn, and ... shit.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim?
Can I just have Darryl Dawkins 4 times?
LeBron, LeBron's dong, Patrick Ewing, Larry Bird.
DRLP? WGN Radio Hires Julie DiCaro for 'The Game' and More (http://chicagoradioandmedia.com/news/6357-wgn-radio-hires-julie-dicaro-for-the-game-and-more).
You know what? Good for her.
THI. I dunno if her writing was any good, as I never read her, but it's kind of cool that a Cubes blogger went from part-time blogger to radio personality. It's kind of obvious how much Kap liked his studio-intrusion years back.
SPOILER ALERT: Chuck ruined Kerm's chance at a jorb
She has good opinions on the Cubs that most of you would agree with. So it's a good thing if this station is actually going to be a thing.
Quote from: Slaky on February 24, 2014, 10:15:39 AM
She has good opinions on the Cubs that most of you would agree with. So it's a good thing if this station is actually going to be a thing.
Does she? She blocked me on Twitter, so I wouldn't know.
Quote from: Eli on February 24, 2014, 11:33:41 AM
Quote from: Slaky on February 24, 2014, 10:15:39 AM
She has good opinions on the Cubs that most of you would agree with. So it's a good thing if this station is actually going to be a thing.
Does she? She blocked me on Twitter, so I wouldn't know.
If that's not social media expertise, then I don't know what is.
Quote from: Slaky on February 24, 2014, 09:42:24 AM
Quote from: Fork on February 24, 2014, 09:23:30 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 22, 2014, 11:38:58 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 22, 2014, 07:24:15 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on February 20, 2014, 01:35:40 PM
Quote from: Fork on February 20, 2014, 11:34:04 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on February 20, 2014, 11:21:45 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 20, 2014, 11:11:07 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 20, 2014, 10:53:05 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 20, 2014, 10:46:38 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 19, 2014, 09:24:50 PM
Anyone giving THE GAME a shot this week? I'm curious how the locals are reacting. All I know is they worked super hard on their logo (http://twitter.com/gamechicago).
Do you love Jonathan Brandmeier, Buzz Killman, and every c-lister who appeared on a WLUP show during the late 80's?
THEN HAVE I GOT A STATION FOR YOU
This guy (https://twitter.com/mtinich/status/436007612346159104) (who was retweeted by the Game — the Chicago one, not the San Francisco station by the same name) apparently just moved to Chicago this week. I hope he's ready for some hot sports takes. (https://twitter.com/thekapman/status/435608613063626752)
Who is on your NBA Mount Rushmore? CUTTING EDGE SPORTZ
Pearl Washington, Richard Jefferson, T.R. Dunn, and ... shit.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim?
Can I just have Darryl Dawkins 4 times?
LeBron, LeBron's dong, Patrick Ewing, Larry Bird.
DRLP? WGN Radio Hires Julie DiCaro for 'The Game' and More (http://chicagoradioandmedia.com/news/6357-wgn-radio-hires-julie-dicaro-for-the-game-and-more).
You know what? Good for her.
Not to mention the Yellon asshurt that has to be percolating.
Not sure - he's built up quite a legion of dipshit cronies. He's got nothing to be jealous of.
He's no longer the Cubs blogger with the biggest soapbox. Trust me - it might not manifest itself right away, but it's cooking.
Quote from: Eli on February 24, 2014, 11:33:41 AM
Quote from: Slaky on February 24, 2014, 10:15:39 AM
She has good opinions on the Cubs that most of you would agree with. So it's a good thing if this station is actually going to be a thing.
Does she? She blocked me on Twitter, so I wouldn't know.
what did you do?
Quote from: Fork on February 24, 2014, 11:37:11 AM
Quote from: Slaky on February 24, 2014, 09:42:24 AM
Quote from: Fork on February 24, 2014, 09:23:30 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 22, 2014, 11:38:58 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 22, 2014, 07:24:15 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on February 20, 2014, 01:35:40 PM
Quote from: Fork on February 20, 2014, 11:34:04 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on February 20, 2014, 11:21:45 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 20, 2014, 11:11:07 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 20, 2014, 10:53:05 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 20, 2014, 10:46:38 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 19, 2014, 09:24:50 PM
Anyone giving THE GAME a shot this week? I'm curious how the locals are reacting. All I know is they worked super hard on their logo (http://twitter.com/gamechicago).
Do you love Jonathan Brandmeier, Buzz Killman, and every c-lister who appeared on a WLUP show during the late 80's?
THEN HAVE I GOT A STATION FOR YOU
This guy (https://twitter.com/mtinich/status/436007612346159104) (who was retweeted by the Game — the Chicago one, not the San Francisco station by the same name) apparently just moved to Chicago this week. I hope he's ready for some hot sports takes. (https://twitter.com/thekapman/status/435608613063626752)
Who is on your NBA Mount Rushmore? CUTTING EDGE SPORTZ
Pearl Washington, Richard Jefferson, T.R. Dunn, and ... shit.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim?
Can I just have Darryl Dawkins 4 times?
LeBron, LeBron's dong, Patrick Ewing, Larry Bird.
DRLP? WGN Radio Hires Julie DiCaro for 'The Game' and More (http://chicagoradioandmedia.com/news/6357-wgn-radio-hires-julie-dicaro-for-the-game-and-more).
You know what? Good for her.
Not to mention the Yellon asshurt that has to be percolating.
Not sure - he's built up quite a legion of dipshit cronies. He's got nothing to be jealous of.
He's no longer the Cubs blogger with the biggest soapbox. Trust me - it might not manifest itself right away, but it's cooking.
The hell is this cryptic garbage
Quote from: Slaky on February 24, 2014, 12:09:32 PM
Quote from: Eli on February 24, 2014, 11:33:41 AM
Quote from: Slaky on February 24, 2014, 10:15:39 AM
She has good opinions on the Cubs that most of you would agree with. So it's a good thing if this station is actually going to be a thing.
Does she? She blocked me on Twitter, so I wouldn't know.
what did you do?
I don't actually know. We followed each other at one point and I probably unfollowed her during the offseason (I do that with beat reporters and sports-specific bloggers on occasion). A few weeks ago I tried to follow her again and it said I was blocked.
So, no idea. I'm not even sure we've interacted.
Quote from: Slaky on February 24, 2014, 12:09:55 PM
Quote from: Fork on February 24, 2014, 11:37:11 AM
Quote from: Slaky on February 24, 2014, 09:42:24 AM
Quote from: Fork on February 24, 2014, 09:23:30 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 22, 2014, 11:38:58 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 22, 2014, 07:24:15 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on February 20, 2014, 01:35:40 PM
Quote from: Fork on February 20, 2014, 11:34:04 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on February 20, 2014, 11:21:45 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 20, 2014, 11:11:07 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 20, 2014, 10:53:05 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 20, 2014, 10:46:38 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 19, 2014, 09:24:50 PM
Anyone giving THE GAME a shot this week? I'm curious how the locals are reacting. All I know is they worked super hard on their logo (http://twitter.com/gamechicago).
Do you love Jonathan Brandmeier, Buzz Killman, and every c-lister who appeared on a WLUP show during the late 80's?
THEN HAVE I GOT A STATION FOR YOU
This guy (https://twitter.com/mtinich/status/436007612346159104) (who was retweeted by the Game — the Chicago one, not the San Francisco station by the same name) apparently just moved to Chicago this week. I hope he's ready for some hot sports takes. (https://twitter.com/thekapman/status/435608613063626752)
Who is on your NBA Mount Rushmore? CUTTING EDGE SPORTZ
Pearl Washington, Richard Jefferson, T.R. Dunn, and ... shit.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim?
Can I just have Darryl Dawkins 4 times?
LeBron, LeBron's dong, Patrick Ewing, Larry Bird.
DRLP? WGN Radio Hires Julie DiCaro for 'The Game' and More (http://chicagoradioandmedia.com/news/6357-wgn-radio-hires-julie-dicaro-for-the-game-and-more).
You know what? Good for her.
Not to mention the Yellon asshurt that has to be percolating.
Not sure - he's built up quite a legion of dipshit cronies. He's got nothing to be jealous of.
He's no longer the Cubs blogger with the biggest soapbox. Trust me - it might not manifest itself right away, but it's cooking.
The hell is this cryptic garbage
Fork's BFF Fels, I assume.
Quote from: PANK! on February 24, 2014, 12:28:47 PM
Quote from: Slaky on February 24, 2014, 12:09:55 PM
Quote from: Fork on February 24, 2014, 11:37:11 AM
Quote from: Slaky on February 24, 2014, 09:42:24 AM
Quote from: Fork on February 24, 2014, 09:23:30 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 22, 2014, 11:38:58 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 22, 2014, 07:24:15 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on February 20, 2014, 01:35:40 PM
Quote from: Fork on February 20, 2014, 11:34:04 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on February 20, 2014, 11:21:45 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 20, 2014, 11:11:07 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 20, 2014, 10:53:05 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 20, 2014, 10:46:38 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 19, 2014, 09:24:50 PM
Anyone giving THE GAME a shot this week? I'm curious how the locals are reacting. All I know is they worked super hard on their logo (http://twitter.com/gamechicago).
Do you love Jonathan Brandmeier, Buzz Killman, and every c-lister who appeared on a WLUP show during the late 80's?
THEN HAVE I GOT A STATION FOR YOU
This guy (https://twitter.com/mtinich/status/436007612346159104) (who was retweeted by the Game — the Chicago one, not the San Francisco station by the same name) apparently just moved to Chicago this week. I hope he's ready for some hot sports takes. (https://twitter.com/thekapman/status/435608613063626752)
Who is on your NBA Mount Rushmore? CUTTING EDGE SPORTZ
Pearl Washington, Richard Jefferson, T.R. Dunn, and ... shit.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim?
Can I just have Darryl Dawkins 4 times?
LeBron, LeBron's dong, Patrick Ewing, Larry Bird.
DRLP? WGN Radio Hires Julie DiCaro for 'The Game' and More (http://chicagoradioandmedia.com/news/6357-wgn-radio-hires-julie-dicaro-for-the-game-and-more).
You know what? Good for her.
Not to mention the Yellon asshurt that has to be percolating.
Not sure - he's built up quite a legion of dipshit cronies. He's got nothing to be jealous of.
He's no longer the Cubs blogger with the biggest soapbox. Trust me - it might not manifest itself right away, but it's cooking.
The hell is this cryptic garbage
Fork's BFF Fels, I assume.
SQDPD
And really, would Fels--or anybody for that matter-- really want to focus on stealing Al's unique demographic of manchildren, shut-ins and pre-adolescents? I think anybody who would actively seek to recruit this bunch would deserve exactly the group of drooling retards that (s)he would end up with.
Al's asshurt is strictly my analysis (such as it is) based upon Al's reaction to anybody getting access he can't get (remember Kerm and Hendry?).
Julie will now have full access through WGN, which I assume based upon her writings will be used more constructively than trying to ask part of Cubs ownership who owns the Cubs.
FWIW, I also expect that WGN will just keep reaching out to anybody who is on Chicago Now, as it will be easier to get them on board then anybody else. They can always build out later if they (or whatever listeners they get) don't like what they get out of these people.
Quote from: Slaky on February 24, 2014, 10:15:39 AM
Quote from: Yeti on February 24, 2014, 09:49:38 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 22, 2014, 11:38:58 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 22, 2014, 07:24:15 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on February 20, 2014, 01:35:40 PM
Quote from: Fork on February 20, 2014, 11:34:04 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on February 20, 2014, 11:21:45 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 20, 2014, 11:11:07 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 20, 2014, 10:53:05 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 20, 2014, 10:46:38 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 19, 2014, 09:24:50 PM
Anyone giving THE GAME a shot this week? I'm curious how the locals are reacting. All I know is they worked super hard on their logo (http://twitter.com/gamechicago).
Do you love Jonathan Brandmeier, Buzz Killman, and every c-lister who appeared on a WLUP show during the late 80's?
THEN HAVE I GOT A STATION FOR YOU
This guy (https://twitter.com/mtinich/status/436007612346159104) (who was retweeted by the Game — the Chicago one, not the San Francisco station by the same name) apparently just moved to Chicago this week. I hope he's ready for some hot sports takes. (https://twitter.com/thekapman/status/435608613063626752)
Who is on your NBA Mount Rushmore? CUTTING EDGE SPORTZ
Pearl Washington, Richard Jefferson, T.R. Dunn, and ... shit.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim?
Can I just have Darryl Dawkins 4 times?
LeBron, LeBron's dong, Patrick Ewing, Larry Bird.
DRLP? WGN Radio Hires Julie DiCaro for 'The Game' and More (http://chicagoradioandmedia.com/news/6357-wgn-radio-hires-julie-dicaro-for-the-game-and-more).
You know what? Good for her.
THI. I dunno if her writing was any good, as I never read her, but it's kind of cool that a Cubes blogger went from part-time blogger to radio personality. It's kind of obvious how much Kap liked his studio-intrusion years back.
SPOILER ALERT: Chuck ruined Kerm's chance at a jorb
She has good opinions on the Cubs that most of you would agree with. So it's a good thing if this station is actually going to be a thing.
Says the man who brought the world this (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=6812.msg200040#msg200040).
Quote from: Fork on February 24, 2014, 12:47:01 PM
Al's asshurt is strictly my analysis (such as it is) based upon Al's reaction to anybody getting access he can't get (remember Kerm and Hendry?).
Julie will now have full access through WGN, which I assume based upon her writings will be used more constructively than trying to ask part of Cubs ownership who owns the Cubs.
FWIW, I also expect that WGN will just keep reaching out to anybody who is on Chicago Now, as it will be easier to get them on board then anybody else. They can always build out later if they (or whatever listeners they get) don't like what they get out of these people.
What we lost...
Quote from: Wheezer on February 24, 2014, 12:55:38 PM
Quote from: Slaky on February 24, 2014, 10:15:39 AM
Quote from: Yeti on February 24, 2014, 09:49:38 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 22, 2014, 11:38:58 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 22, 2014, 07:24:15 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on February 20, 2014, 01:35:40 PM
Quote from: Fork on February 20, 2014, 11:34:04 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on February 20, 2014, 11:21:45 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 20, 2014, 11:11:07 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 20, 2014, 10:53:05 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 20, 2014, 10:46:38 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 19, 2014, 09:24:50 PM
Anyone giving THE GAME a shot this week? I'm curious how the locals are reacting. All I know is they worked super hard on their logo (http://twitter.com/gamechicago).
Do you love Jonathan Brandmeier, Buzz Killman, and every c-lister who appeared on a WLUP show during the late 80's?
THEN HAVE I GOT A STATION FOR YOU
This guy (https://twitter.com/mtinich/status/436007612346159104) (who was retweeted by the Game — the Chicago one, not the San Francisco station by the same name) apparently just moved to Chicago this week. I hope he's ready for some hot sports takes. (https://twitter.com/thekapman/status/435608613063626752)
Who is on your NBA Mount Rushmore? CUTTING EDGE SPORTZ
Pearl Washington, Richard Jefferson, T.R. Dunn, and ... shit.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim?
Can I just have Darryl Dawkins 4 times?
LeBron, LeBron's dong, Patrick Ewing, Larry Bird.
DRLP? WGN Radio Hires Julie DiCaro for 'The Game' and More (http://chicagoradioandmedia.com/news/6357-wgn-radio-hires-julie-dicaro-for-the-game-and-more).
You know what? Good for her.
THI. I dunno if her writing was any good, as I never read her, but it's kind of cool that a Cubes blogger went from part-time blogger to radio personality. It's kind of obvious how much Kap liked his studio-intrusion years back.
SPOILER ALERT: Chuck ruined Kerm's chance at a jorb
She has good opinions on the Cubs that most of you would agree with. So it's a good thing if this station is actually going to be a thing.
Says the man who brought the world this (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=6812.msg200040#msg200040).
PWNAGE
Quote from: Yeti on February 24, 2014, 12:57:00 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 24, 2014, 12:55:38 PM
Quote from: Slaky on February 24, 2014, 10:15:39 AM
Quote from: Yeti on February 24, 2014, 09:49:38 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 22, 2014, 11:38:58 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 22, 2014, 07:24:15 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on February 20, 2014, 01:35:40 PM
Quote from: Fork on February 20, 2014, 11:34:04 AM
Quote from: ChuckD on February 20, 2014, 11:21:45 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 20, 2014, 11:11:07 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 20, 2014, 10:53:05 AM
Quote from: CT III on February 20, 2014, 10:46:38 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on February 19, 2014, 09:24:50 PM
Anyone giving THE GAME a shot this week? I'm curious how the locals are reacting. All I know is they worked super hard on their logo (http://twitter.com/gamechicago).
Do you love Jonathan Brandmeier, Buzz Killman, and every c-lister who appeared on a WLUP show during the late 80's?
THEN HAVE I GOT A STATION FOR YOU
This guy (https://twitter.com/mtinich/status/436007612346159104) (who was retweeted by the Game — the Chicago one, not the San Francisco station by the same name) apparently just moved to Chicago this week. I hope he's ready for some hot sports takes. (https://twitter.com/thekapman/status/435608613063626752)
Who is on your NBA Mount Rushmore? CUTTING EDGE SPORTZ
Pearl Washington, Richard Jefferson, T.R. Dunn, and ... shit.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim?
Can I just have Darryl Dawkins 4 times?
LeBron, LeBron's dong, Patrick Ewing, Larry Bird.
DRLP? WGN Radio Hires Julie DiCaro for 'The Game' and More (http://chicagoradioandmedia.com/news/6357-wgn-radio-hires-julie-dicaro-for-the-game-and-more).
You know what? Good for her.
THI. I dunno if her writing was any good, as I never read her, but it's kind of cool that a Cubes blogger went from part-time blogger to radio personality. It's kind of obvious how much Kap liked his studio-intrusion years back.
SPOILER ALERT: Chuck ruined Kerm's chance at a jorb
She has good opinions on the Cubs that most of you would agree with. So it's a good thing if this station is actually going to be a thing.
Says the man who brought the world this (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=6812.msg200040#msg200040).
PWNAGE
good lord I am a bad person
Quote from: Fork on February 24, 2014, 12:47:01 PM
They can always build out later if they (or whatever listeners they get) don't like what they get out of these people.
My understanding is that the 87.7 license has an expiration date, so they're on something of a deadline.
Quote from: Wheezer on February 24, 2014, 12:55:38 PM
Says the man who brought the world this (http://www.desipio.com/messageboard/index.php?topic=6812.msg200040#msg200040).
That's a quality find.
Quote from: Wheezer on February 24, 2014, 12:59:43 PM
Quote from: Fork on February 24, 2014, 12:47:01 PM
They can always build out later if they (or whatever listeners they get) don't like what they get out of these people.
My understanding is that the 87.7 license has an expiration date, so they're on something of a deadline.
I think thats true, but the thinking is that, before that expiration date, the newspaper businesses will be spun off from the radio and TV businesses, so that it will no longer be subject to the radio and TV ownership limitations that the current Tribune is now subject to. At that point, they can buy another station in the market with a better signal.
Quote from: thehawk on February 24, 2014, 01:18:56 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 24, 2014, 12:59:43 PM
Quote from: Fork on February 24, 2014, 12:47:01 PM
They can always build out later if they (or whatever listeners they get) don't like what they get out of these people.
My understanding is that the 87.7 license has an expiration date, so they're on something of a deadline.
I think thats true, but the thinking is that, before that expiration date, the newspaper businesses will be spun off from the radio and TV businesses, so that it will no longer be subject to the radio and TV ownership limitations that the current Tribune is now subject to. At that point, they can buy another station in the market with a better signal.
The format is better suited to AM anyway.
Quote from: thehawk on February 24, 2014, 01:18:56 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 24, 2014, 12:59:43 PM
Quote from: Fork on February 24, 2014, 12:47:01 PM
They can always build out later if they (or whatever listeners they get) don't like what they get out of these people.
My understanding is that the 87.7 license has an expiration date, so they're on something of a deadline.
I think thats true, but the thinking is that, before that expiration date, the newspaper businesses will be spun off from the radio and TV businesses, so that it will no longer be subject to the radio and TV ownership limitations that the current Tribune is now subject to. At that point, they can buy another station in the market with a better signal.
I believe I've read that they've leased the frequency through September of 2015.
I've never had any hate for Julie (although I think I was the one who started the "WE SUPPORT YOU" thread all those years ago) so it'd be nice if her hiring represented some kind of departure from what appears to be the depressing norm there.
I've listened to the Brandmeier show at times during the morning and he's still basically doing his WLUP show from the early 90's. They're running the consistently terrible Harry Teinowitz and Spike Manton in afternoon drive. Kaplan is going to be teamed with David Haugh. I'm not sure there are words in the English language to express the potential for badness contained in that pairing.
Quote from: CT III on February 24, 2014, 02:01:05 PM
Quote from: thehawk on February 24, 2014, 01:18:56 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 24, 2014, 12:59:43 PM
Quote from: Fork on February 24, 2014, 12:47:01 PM
They can always build out later if they (or whatever listeners they get) don't like what they get out of these people.
My understanding is that the 87.7 license has an expiration date, so they're on something of a deadline.
I think thats true, but the thinking is that, before that expiration date, the newspaper businesses will be spun off from the radio and TV businesses, so that it will no longer be subject to the radio and TV ownership limitations that the current Tribune is now subject to. At that point, they can buy another station in the market with a better signal.
I believe I've read that they've leased the frequency through September of 2015.
I've never had any hate for Julie (although I think I was the one who started the "WE SUPPORT YOU" thread all those years ago) so it'd be nice if her hiring represented some kind of departure from what appears to be the depressing norm there.
I've listened to the Brandmeier show at times during the morning and he's still basically doing his WLUP show from the early 90's. They're running the consistently terrible Harry Teinowitz and Spike Manton in afternoon drive. Kaplan is going to be teamed with David Haugh. I'm not sure there are words in the English language to express the potential for badness contained in that pairing.
Has anybody figured out a way to get Kaplan to actually be around consistently? The Bernfield-Carman Show Occasionally Featuring David Kaplan didn't seem to pull it off, nor (thankfully) did "Sports Night" before it.
Quote from: CT III on February 24, 2014, 02:01:05 PM
Quote from: thehawk on February 24, 2014, 01:18:56 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 24, 2014, 12:59:43 PM
Quote from: Fork on February 24, 2014, 12:47:01 PM
They can always build out later if they (or whatever listeners they get) don't like what they get out of these people.
My understanding is that the 87.7 license has an expiration date, so they're on something of a deadline.
I think thats true, but the thinking is that, before that expiration date, the newspaper businesses will be spun off from the radio and TV businesses, so that it will no longer be subject to the radio and TV ownership limitations that the current Tribune is now subject to. At that point, they can buy another station in the market with a better signal.
I believe I've read that they've leased the frequency through September of 2015.
I've never had any hate for Julie (although I think I was the one who started the "WE SUPPORT YOU" thread all those years ago) so it'd be nice if her hiring represented some kind of departure from what appears to be the depressing norm there.
I've listened to the Brandmeier show at times during the morning and he's still basically doing his WLUP show from the early 90's. They're running the consistently terrible Harry Teinowitz and Spike Manton in afternoon drive. Kaplan is going to be teamed with David Haugh. I'm not sure there are words in the English language to express the potential for badness contained in that pairing.
Harry is the absolute worst. I don't know anything about Spike but I assume he's been locked away all these years while Harry was busy falling off horses or whatever.
But Harry I cannot stand.
Quote from: Slaky on February 24, 2014, 02:19:24 PM
Quote from: CT III on February 24, 2014, 02:01:05 PM
Quote from: thehawk on February 24, 2014, 01:18:56 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 24, 2014, 12:59:43 PM
Quote from: Fork on February 24, 2014, 12:47:01 PM
They can always build out later if they (or whatever listeners they get) don't like what they get out of these people.
My understanding is that the 87.7 license has an expiration date, so they're on something of a deadline.
I think thats true, but the thinking is that, before that expiration date, the newspaper businesses will be spun off from the radio and TV businesses, so that it will no longer be subject to the radio and TV ownership limitations that the current Tribune is now subject to. At that point, they can buy another station in the market with a better signal.
I believe I've read that they've leased the frequency through September of 2015.
I've never had any hate for Julie (although I think I was the one who started the "WE SUPPORT YOU" thread all those years ago) so it'd be nice if her hiring represented some kind of departure from what appears to be the depressing norm there.
I've listened to the Brandmeier show at times during the morning and he's still basically doing his WLUP show from the early 90's. They're running the consistently terrible Harry Teinowitz and Spike Manton in afternoon drive. Kaplan is going to be teamed with David Haugh. I'm not sure there are words in the English language to express the potential for badness contained in that pairing.
Harry is the absolute worst. I don't know anything about Spike but I assume he's been locked away all these years while Harry was busy falling off horses or whatever.
But Harry I cannot stand.
Until 2017 when you think it's great that he got a promotion and you enjoy his work?
Quote from: Richard Chuggar on February 24, 2014, 02:28:37 PM
Quote from: Slaky on February 24, 2014, 02:19:24 PM
Quote from: CT III on February 24, 2014, 02:01:05 PM
Quote from: thehawk on February 24, 2014, 01:18:56 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 24, 2014, 12:59:43 PM
Quote from: Fork on February 24, 2014, 12:47:01 PM
They can always build out later if they (or whatever listeners they get) don't like what they get out of these people.
My understanding is that the 87.7 license has an expiration date, so they're on something of a deadline.
I think thats true, but the thinking is that, before that expiration date, the newspaper businesses will be spun off from the radio and TV businesses, so that it will no longer be subject to the radio and TV ownership limitations that the current Tribune is now subject to. At that point, they can buy another station in the market with a better signal.
I believe I've read that they've leased the frequency through September of 2015.
I've never had any hate for Julie (although I think I was the one who started the "WE SUPPORT YOU" thread all those years ago) so it'd be nice if her hiring represented some kind of departure from what appears to be the depressing norm there.
I've listened to the Brandmeier show at times during the morning and he's still basically doing his WLUP show from the early 90's. They're running the consistently terrible Harry Teinowitz and Spike Manton in afternoon drive. Kaplan is going to be teamed with David Haugh. I'm not sure there are words in the English language to express the potential for badness contained in that pairing.
Harry is the absolute worst. I don't know anything about Spike but I assume he's been locked away all these years while Harry was busy falling off horses or whatever.
But Harry I cannot stand.
Until 2017 when you think it's great that he got a promotion and you enjoy his work?
(http://i.imgur.com/j6RDoQO.jpg)
Quote from: Fork on February 24, 2014, 01:24:15 PM
Quote from: thehawk on February 24, 2014, 01:18:56 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on February 24, 2014, 12:59:43 PM
Quote from: Fork on February 24, 2014, 12:47:01 PM
They can always build out later if they (or whatever listeners they get) don't like what they get out of these people.
My understanding is that the 87.7 license has an expiration date, so they're on something of a deadline.
I think thats true, but the thinking is that, before that expiration date, the newspaper businesses will be spun off from the radio and TV businesses, so that it will no longer be subject to the radio and TV ownership limitations that the current Tribune is now subject to. At that point, they can buy another station in the market with a better signal.
The format is better suited to AM anyway.
Someone should try that.
WGN's unlistenable "Girls Night Out" is going to be "covering" Cutler's antivaccine decision (they're in the thrall of Mayer Eisenstein (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-autism-doctor-eisenstein-may22,0,3826791.story)) in a few minutes.
[Edit.--Impressively, only the hosts gave any credence whatever to the notion of "toxins" or conflated thimerosal with elemental mercury. It was pretty much an ass-stomping of the autism "connection."]
Maybe this should go in the Totally Unwatchable thread but I'm not watching.
There are far worse things to do on a sunny Saturday afternoon than cracking the windows and listening to Len and JD announcing in the background while doing some spring cleaning around the house.
Quote from: flannj on April 05, 2014, 01:43:38 PM
Maybe this should go in the Totally Unwatchable thread but I'm not watching.
There are far worse things to do on a sunny Saturday afternoon than cracking the windows and listening to Len and JD announcing in the background while doing some spring cleaning around the house.
JD hasn't been quite as critical as Borb was, but these two sound like they've been doing this together for 10 years instead of 1.
Whatever the opposite of unlistenable is
https://soundcloud.com/hennessyyoungman/cvsbangers/comments
Quote from: Slaky on June 20, 2014, 10:44:57 AM
Whatever the opposite of unlistenable is
https://soundcloud.com/hennessyyoungman/cvsbangers/comments
This is amazing, but it won't play automatically on the comments page. https://soundcloud.com/hennessyyoungman/cvsbangers
Quote from: ChuckD on June 20, 2014, 10:50:21 AM
Quote from: Slaky on June 20, 2014, 10:44:57 AM
Whatever the opposite of unlistenable is
https://soundcloud.com/hennessyyoungman/cvsbangers/comments
This is amazing, but it won't play automatically on the comments page. https://soundcloud.com/hennessyyoungman/cvsbangers
Hennessy Youngman? Are you guys going artfag on me?
Quote from: ChuckD on June 20, 2014, 10:50:21 AM
Quote from: Slaky on June 20, 2014, 10:44:57 AM
Whatever the opposite of unlistenable is
https://soundcloud.com/hennessyyoungman/cvsbangers/comments
This is amazing, but it won't play automatically on the comments page. https://soundcloud.com/hennessyyoungman/cvsbangers
Good lookin out
Why haven't the Cubs gotten rid of that sadsack drip of a PA announcer who uses the exact same cadence for everything he says (and in my opinion has almost zero voice talent)? I hate him almost as much as I hate Edwin Jackson.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on August 09, 2014, 05:31:11 PM
Why haven't the Cubs gotten rid of that sadsack drip of a PA announcer who uses the exact same cadence for everything he says (and in my opinion has almost zero voice talent)? I hate him almost as much as I hate Edwin Jackson.
Should have been this guy. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oougcgOveUE)
Quote from: Slaky on August 10, 2014, 10:31:19 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on August 09, 2014, 05:31:11 PM
Why haven't the Cubs gotten rid of that sadsack drip of a PA announcer who uses the exact same cadence for everything he says (and in my opinion has almost zero voice talent)? I hate him almost as much as I hate Edwin Jackson.
Should have been this guy. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oougcgOveUE)
Dude needs a haircut and a diet plan but that wasn't a terrible effort.
Quote from: InternetApex on August 11, 2014, 01:31:11 PM
Quote from: Slaky on August 10, 2014, 10:31:19 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on August 09, 2014, 05:31:11 PM
Why haven't the Cubs gotten rid of that sadsack drip of a PA announcer who uses the exact same cadence for everything he says (and in my opinion has almost zero voice talent)? I hate him almost as much as I hate Edwin Jackson.
Should have been this guy. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oougcgOveUE)
Dude needs a haircut and a diet plan but that wasn't a terrible effort.
Way better than the incumbent.
I made the mistake of turning on Murph and Fred last weekend. Murph is a Cubs/Ricketts conspiracy theorist to the point I bout tin foil futures. He espoused the following in about 4 minutes. Then I turned it off:
A) Murph uses "Tank Ricketts" to talk about Tom.
B) He states that "Tank" has blown 5 years rebuilding (despite it really only being 3).
C) That the three Theo years have only netted Bryant, Schwarber (who Murph says we don't know if he's good) and Almora (who Murph says stinks).
D) That Soler could have been had regardless of team record because he could have been paid for regardless of record.
E) That the claiming of Hamels was a marketing move by Theo. Since there was no way the Phils were trading him, Theo knew that and claimed Hamels to make it look like the Cubs are trying to spend.
20 years ago, Murph's conspiracies were kinda cute. Now he's an old man yelling at a cloud.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 11, 2014, 02:59:38 PM
I made the mistake of turning on Murph and Fred last weekend. Murph is a Cubs/Ricketts conspiracy theorist to the point I bout tin foil futures. He espoused the following in about 4 minutes. Then I turned it off:
A) Murph uses "Tank Ricketts" to talk about Tom.
B) He states that "Tank" has blown 5 years rebuilding (despite it really only being 3).
C) That the three Theo years have only netted Bryant, Schwarber (who Murph says we don't know if he's good) and Almora (who Murph says stinks).
D) That Soler could have been had regardless of team record because he could have been paid for regardless of record.
E) That the claiming of Hamels was a marketing move by Theo. Since there was no way the Phils were trading him, Theo knew that and claimed Hamels to make it look like the Cubs are trying to spend.
20 years ago, Murph's conspiracies were kinda cute. Now he's an old man yelling at a cloud.
5 years? I think Chuck math puts Tommy Boy's incompetence at more like 8-9 years and counting...
Quote from: Internet ChuckWTF took so long? He's only had 5 years to figure this out? (http://hje.me/ci/sbox/day/2011/10/25/p140678711#p140678711)
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on March 27, 2014, 10:09:04 PM
I can't believe it took Tom Ricketts only two six years to decide to replace this guy.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 11, 2014, 02:59:38 PM
I made the mistake of turning on Murph and Fred last weekend. Murph is a Cubs/Ricketts conspiracy theorist to the point I bout tin foil futures. He espoused the following in about 4 minutes. Then I turned it off:
A) Murph uses "Tank Ricketts" to talk about Tom.
B) He states that "Tank" has blown 5 years rebuilding (despite it really only being 3).
C) That the three Theo years have only netted Bryant, Schwarber (who Murph says we don't know if he's good) and Almora (who Murph says stinks).
D) That Soler could have been had regardless of team record because he could have been paid for regardless of record.
E) That the claiming of Hamels was a marketing move by Theo. Since there was no way the Phils were trading him, Theo knew that and claimed Hamels to make it look like the Cubs are trying to spend.
20 years ago, Murph's conspiracies were kinda cute. Now he's an old man yelling at a cloud.
Does he have a sound effect when he says Tank like he did with Andy McFAIL? Please say he has a sound effect.
I have a family member that listens to Murph. I only know this because every Saturday my phone keeps buzzing because I am getting anti-Theo texts from him at the same time Murph is on.
Quote from: Tony on August 11, 2014, 09:50:46 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 11, 2014, 02:59:38 PM
I made the mistake of turning on Murph and Fred last weekend. Murph is a Cubs/Ricketts conspiracy theorist to the point I bout tin foil futures. He espoused the following in about 4 minutes. Then I turned it off:
A) Murph uses "Tank Ricketts" to talk about Tom.
B) He states that "Tank" has blown 5 years rebuilding (despite it really only being 3).
C) That the three Theo years have only netted Bryant, Schwarber (who Murph says we don't know if he's good) and Almora (who Murph says stinks).
D) That Soler could have been had regardless of team record because he could have been paid for regardless of record.
E) That the claiming of Hamels was a marketing move by Theo. Since there was no way the Phils were trading him, Theo knew that and claimed Hamels to make it look like the Cubs are trying to spend.
20 years ago, Murph's conspiracies were kinda cute. Now he's an old man yelling at a cloud.
Does he have a sound effect when he says Tank like he did with Andy McFAIL? Please say he has a sound effect.
I have a family member that listens to Murph. I only know this because every Saturday my phone keeps buzzing because I am getting anti-Theo texts from him at the same time Murph is on.
I accidentally listened to it a few months ago. At that point, Murph was absolving Epstein and Hoyer, saying that they were "smoked" by the Ricketts clan to come lend credibility to the tank job. He said they couldn't have signed up for this plan knowingly.
Quote from: InternetApex on August 12, 2014, 08:13:40 AM
Quote from: Tony on August 11, 2014, 09:50:46 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 11, 2014, 02:59:38 PM
I made the mistake of turning on Murph and Fred last weekend. Murph is a Cubs/Ricketts conspiracy theorist to the point I bout tin foil futures. He espoused the following in about 4 minutes. Then I turned it off:
A) Murph uses "Tank Ricketts" to talk about Tom.
B) He states that "Tank" has blown 5 years rebuilding (despite it really only being 3).
C) That the three Theo years have only netted Bryant, Schwarber (who Murph says we don't know if he's good) and Almora (who Murph says stinks).
D) That Soler could have been had regardless of team record because he could have been paid for regardless of record.
E) That the claiming of Hamels was a marketing move by Theo. Since there was no way the Phils were trading him, Theo knew that and claimed Hamels to make it look like the Cubs are trying to spend.
20 years ago, Murph's conspiracies were kinda cute. Now he's an old man yelling at a cloud.
Does he have a sound effect when he says Tank like he did with Andy McFAIL? Please say he has a sound effect.
I have a family member that listens to Murph. I only know this because every Saturday my phone keeps buzzing because I am getting anti-Theo texts from him at the same time Murph is on.
I accidentally listened to it a few months ago. At that point, Murph was absolving Epstein and Hoyer, saying that they were "smoked" by the Ricketts clan to come lend credibility to the tank job. He said they couldn't have signed up for this plan knowingly.
Someone should take Murph out back like an old sow
Quote from: Slaky on August 12, 2014, 09:27:28 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 12, 2014, 08:13:40 AM
Quote from: Tony on August 11, 2014, 09:50:46 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 11, 2014, 02:59:38 PM
I made the mistake of turning on Murph and Fred last weekend. Murph is a Cubs/Ricketts conspiracy theorist to the point I bout tin foil futures. He espoused the following in about 4 minutes. Then I turned it off:
A) Murph uses "Tank Ricketts" to talk about Tom.
B) He states that "Tank" has blown 5 years rebuilding (despite it really only being 3).
C) That the three Theo years have only netted Bryant, Schwarber (who Murph says we don't know if he's good) and Almora (who Murph says stinks).
D) That Soler could have been had regardless of team record because he could have been paid for regardless of record.
E) That the claiming of Hamels was a marketing move by Theo. Since there was no way the Phils were trading him, Theo knew that and claimed Hamels to make it look like the Cubs are trying to spend.
20 years ago, Murph's conspiracies were kinda cute. Now he's an old man yelling at a cloud.
Does he have a sound effect when he says Tank like he did with Andy McFAIL? Please say he has a sound effect.
I have a family member that listens to Murph. I only know this because every Saturday my phone keeps buzzing because I am getting anti-Theo texts from him at the same time Murph is on.
I accidentally listened to it a few months ago. At that point, Murph was absolving Epstein and Hoyer, saying that they were "smoked" by the Ricketts clan to come lend credibility to the tank job. He said they couldn't have signed up for this plan knowingly.
Someone should take Murph out back like an old sow
Has someone heard what Murph thinks "Tank" is getting out of this? TV ratings down, attendance down, paying millions for Epstein and Hoyer. What's the benefit to Ricketts for doing what Murph thinks he's doing? Major League and move to Florida?
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 12, 2014, 09:56:05 AM
Quote from: Slaky on August 12, 2014, 09:27:28 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 12, 2014, 08:13:40 AM
Quote from: Tony on August 11, 2014, 09:50:46 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 11, 2014, 02:59:38 PM
I made the mistake of turning on Murph and Fred last weekend. Murph is a Cubs/Ricketts conspiracy theorist to the point I bout tin foil futures. He espoused the following in about 4 minutes. Then I turned it off:
A) Murph uses "Tank Ricketts" to talk about Tom.
B) He states that "Tank" has blown 5 years rebuilding (despite it really only being 3).
C) That the three Theo years have only netted Bryant, Schwarber (who Murph says we don't know if he's good) and Almora (who Murph says stinks).
D) That Soler could have been had regardless of team record because he could have been paid for regardless of record.
E) That the claiming of Hamels was a marketing move by Theo. Since there was no way the Phils were trading him, Theo knew that and claimed Hamels to make it look like the Cubs are trying to spend.
20 years ago, Murph's conspiracies were kinda cute. Now he's an old man yelling at a cloud.
Does he have a sound effect when he says Tank like he did with Andy McFAIL? Please say he has a sound effect.
I have a family member that listens to Murph. I only know this because every Saturday my phone keeps buzzing because I am getting anti-Theo texts from him at the same time Murph is on.
I accidentally listened to it a few months ago. At that point, Murph was absolving Epstein and Hoyer, saying that they were "smoked" by the Ricketts clan to come lend credibility to the tank job. He said they couldn't have signed up for this plan knowingly.
Someone should take Murph out back like an old sow
Has someone heard what Murph thinks "Tank" is getting out of this? TV ratings down, attendance down, paying millions for Epstein and Hoyer. What's the benefit to Ricketts for doing what Murph thinks he's doing? Major League and move to Florida Omaha?
Bingo.
Quote from: Brownie on August 12, 2014, 12:48:30 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 12, 2014, 09:56:05 AM
Quote from: Slaky on August 12, 2014, 09:27:28 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 12, 2014, 08:13:40 AM
Quote from: Tony on August 11, 2014, 09:50:46 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 11, 2014, 02:59:38 PM
I made the mistake of turning on Murph and Fred last weekend. Murph is a Cubs/Ricketts conspiracy theorist to the point I bout tin foil futures. He espoused the following in about 4 minutes. Then I turned it off:
A) Murph uses "Tank Ricketts" to talk about Tom.
B) He states that "Tank" has blown 5 years rebuilding (despite it really only being 3).
C) That the three Theo years have only netted Bryant, Schwarber (who Murph says we don't know if he's good) and Almora (who Murph says stinks).
D) That Soler could have been had regardless of team record because he could have been paid for regardless of record.
E) That the claiming of Hamels was a marketing move by Theo. Since there was no way the Phils were trading him, Theo knew that and claimed Hamels to make it look like the Cubs are trying to spend.
20 years ago, Murph's conspiracies were kinda cute. Now he's an old man yelling at a cloud.
Does he have a sound effect when he says Tank like he did with Andy McFAIL? Please say he has a sound effect.
I have a family member that listens to Murph. I only know this because every Saturday my phone keeps buzzing because I am getting anti-Theo texts from him at the same time Murph is on.
I accidentally listened to it a few months ago. At that point, Murph was absolving Epstein and Hoyer, saying that they were "smoked" by the Ricketts clan to come lend credibility to the tank job. He said they couldn't have signed up for this plan knowingly.
Someone should take Murph out back like an old sow
Has someone heard what Murph thinks "Tank" is getting out of this? TV ratings down, attendance down, paying millions for Epstein and Hoyer. What's the benefit to Ricketts for doing what Murph thinks he's doing? Major League and move to Florida Omaha?
Bingo.
The Royals would never allow that. And the Henry Doorley Zoo would out draw them.
The zoo there really is phenomenal.
I went to the Bears game last night and noticed the game operations people came up with this unnerving sound bite that played whenever the Bears got a first down. There's a drumbeat and then a bunch of Grabowskis yell, "Bear Down!" while a cheap looking blue graphic shows up on the big board. I think they want us to automatically yell, "Bear Down" and then shut the fuck up whenever the offense is moving. Anyway, it looks and sounds horrible and no I don't think I will.
My hope is that they're just trying this out in the preseason and will trash it if it doesn't work. I hate that they actually had to come up with a gimmick to get Bears fans to shut the fuck up when the offense is moving and that the one they thought of was executed this poorly. It looked and felt very small market to me.
Quote from: InternetApex on August 15, 2014, 09:18:16 AM
I went to the Bears game last night and noticed the game operations people came up with this unnerving sound bite that played whenever the Bears got a first down. There's a drumbeat and then a bunch of Grabowskis yell, "Bear Down!" while a cheap looking blue graphic shows up on the big board. I think they want us to automatically yell, "Bear Down" and then shut the fuck up whenever the offense is moving. Anyway, it looks and sounds horrible and no I don't think I will.
My hope is that they're just trying this out in the preseason and will trash it if it doesn't work. I hate that they actually had to come up with a gimmick to get Bears fans to shut the fuck up when the offense is moving and that the one they thought of was executed this poorly. It looked and felt very small market to me.
"The Stripper" is available now.
Quote from: InternetApex on August 15, 2014, 09:18:16 AM
I went to the Bears game last night and noticed the game operations people came up with this unnerving sound bite that played whenever the Bears got a first down. There's a drumbeat and then a bunch of Grabowskis yell, "Bear Down!" while a cheap looking blue graphic shows up on the big board. I think they want us to automatically yell, "Bear Down" and then shut the fuck up whenever the offense is moving. Anyway, it looks and sounds horrible and no I don't think I will.
My hope is that they're just trying this out in the preseason and will trash it if it doesn't work. I hate that they actually had to come up with a gimmick to get Bears fans to shut the fuck up when the offense is moving and that the one they thought of was executed this poorly. It looked and felt very small market to me.
The fireworks when the run out are worse than what the Chicago Wolves do.
The announcer goes "There's a time out...." Fans reply, "Where?" Announcer: "On the field!" Fans, "Oh..." is also insanely stupid.
Watching the Bears in person feels very minor league.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 15, 2014, 10:22:13 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 15, 2014, 09:18:16 AM
I went to the Bears game last night and noticed the game operations people came up with this unnerving sound bite that played whenever the Bears got a first down. There's a drumbeat and then a bunch of Grabowskis yell, "Bear Down!" while a cheap looking blue graphic shows up on the big board. I think they want us to automatically yell, "Bear Down" and then shut the fuck up whenever the offense is moving. Anyway, it looks and sounds horrible and no I don't think I will.
My hope is that they're just trying this out in the preseason and will trash it if it doesn't work. I hate that they actually had to come up with a gimmick to get Bears fans to shut the fuck up when the offense is moving and that the one they thought of was executed this poorly. It looked and felt very small market to me.
The fireworks when the run out are worse than what the Chicago Wolves do.
The announcer goes "There's a time out...." Fans reply, "Where?" Announcer: "On the field!" Fans, "Oh..." is also insanely stupid.
Watching the Bears in person feels very minor league.
It's a lot of the same nonsense in Indy and Cincinnati, the only other NFL cities I've experienced. I don't know if it's an NFL thing or just midwest. But I think they want you to feel like you're at a high school game and a part of something local and intimate, which is strange because the NFL is anything but that.
And I may be mistaken but I feel like they didn't do, "There's a timeout..." last year and might have brought it back. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 15, 2014, 10:22:13 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 15, 2014, 09:18:16 AM
I went to the Bears game last night and noticed the game operations people came up with this unnerving sound bite that played whenever the Bears got a first down. There's a drumbeat and then a bunch of Grabowskis yell, "Bear Down!" while a cheap looking blue graphic shows up on the big board. I think they want us to automatically yell, "Bear Down" and then shut the fuck up whenever the offense is moving. Anyway, it looks and sounds horrible and no I don't think I will.
My hope is that they're just trying this out in the preseason and will trash it if it doesn't work. I hate that they actually had to come up with a gimmick to get Bears fans to shut the fuck up when the offense is moving and that the one they thought of was executed this poorly. It looked and felt very small market to me.
The fireworks when the run out are worse than what the Chicago Wolves do.
The announcer goes "There's a time out...." Fans reply, "Where?" Announcer: "On the field!" Fans, "Oh..." is also insanely stupid.
Watching the Bears in person feels very minor league.
Then there's the "HOW MUCH TIME?" Before the one minute announcement at the end of a period at Wolves and (sometimes) Hawks games.
But seriously, fuck the Wolves.
Quote from: InternetApex on August 15, 2014, 10:37:39 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 15, 2014, 10:22:13 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 15, 2014, 09:18:16 AM
I went to the Bears game last night and noticed the game operations people came up with this unnerving sound bite that played whenever the Bears got a first down. There's a drumbeat and then a bunch of Grabowskis yell, "Bear Down!" while a cheap looking blue graphic shows up on the big board. I think they want us to automatically yell, "Bear Down" and then shut the fuck up whenever the offense is moving. Anyway, it looks and sounds horrible and no I don't think I will.
My hope is that they're just trying this out in the preseason and will trash it if it doesn't work. I hate that they actually had to come up with a gimmick to get Bears fans to shut the fuck up when the offense is moving and that the one they thought of was executed this poorly. It looked and felt very small market to me.
The fireworks when the run out are worse than what the Chicago Wolves do.
The announcer goes "There's a time out...." Fans reply, "Where?" Announcer: "On the field!" Fans, "Oh..." is also insanely stupid.
Watching the Bears in person feels very minor league.
It's a lot of the same nonsense in Indy and Cincinnati, the only other NFL cities I've experienced. I don't know if it's an NFL thing or just midwest. But I think they want you to feel like you're at a high school game and a part of something local and intimate, which is strange because the NFL is anything but that.
And I may be mistaken but I feel like they didn't do, "There's a timeout..." last year and might have brought it back. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
"There's a time out"
"Where"
"On the field where cruel business practices and an increasingly violent culture result in early, penniless deaths of our workers"
Quote from: Slaky on August 15, 2014, 10:43:14 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 15, 2014, 10:37:39 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 15, 2014, 10:22:13 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 15, 2014, 09:18:16 AM
I went to the Bears game last night and noticed the game operations people came up with this unnerving sound bite that played whenever the Bears got a first down. There's a drumbeat and then a bunch of Grabowskis yell, "Bear Down!" while a cheap looking blue graphic shows up on the big board. I think they want us to automatically yell, "Bear Down" and then shut the fuck up whenever the offense is moving. Anyway, it looks and sounds horrible and no I don't think I will.
My hope is that they're just trying this out in the preseason and will trash it if it doesn't work. I hate that they actually had to come up with a gimmick to get Bears fans to shut the fuck up when the offense is moving and that the one they thought of was executed this poorly. It looked and felt very small market to me.
The fireworks when the run out are worse than what the Chicago Wolves do.
The announcer goes "There's a time out...." Fans reply, "Where?" Announcer: "On the field!" Fans, "Oh..." is also insanely stupid.
Watching the Bears in person feels very minor league.
It's a lot of the same nonsense in Indy and Cincinnati, the only other NFL cities I've experienced. I don't know if it's an NFL thing or just midwest. But I think they want you to feel like you're at a high school game and a part of something local and intimate, which is strange because the NFL is anything but that.
And I may be mistaken but I feel like they didn't do, "There's a timeout..." last year and might have brought it back. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
"There's a time out"
"Where"
"On the field where cruel business practices and an increasingly violent culture result in early, penniless deaths of our workers"
"Oh..."
Quote from: InternetApex on August 15, 2014, 10:37:39 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 15, 2014, 10:22:13 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 15, 2014, 09:18:16 AM
I went to the Bears game last night and noticed the game operations people came up with this unnerving sound bite that played whenever the Bears got a first down. There's a drumbeat and then a bunch of Grabowskis yell, "Bear Down!" while a cheap looking blue graphic shows up on the big board. I think they want us to automatically yell, "Bear Down" and then shut the fuck up whenever the offense is moving. Anyway, it looks and sounds horrible and no I don't think I will.
My hope is that they're just trying this out in the preseason and will trash it if it doesn't work. I hate that they actually had to come up with a gimmick to get Bears fans to shut the fuck up when the offense is moving and that the one they thought of was executed this poorly. It looked and felt very small market to me.
The fireworks when the run out are worse than what the Chicago Wolves do.
The announcer goes "There's a time out...." Fans reply, "Where?" Announcer: "On the field!" Fans, "Oh..." is also insanely stupid.
Watching the Bears in person feels very minor league.
It's a lot of the same nonsense in Indy and Cincinnati, the only other NFL cities I've experienced. I don't know if it's an NFL thing or just midwest. But I think they want you to feel like you're at a high school game and a part of something local and intimate, which is strange because the NFL is anything but that.
And I may be mistaken but I feel like they didn't do, "There's a timeout..." last year and might have brought it back. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
I thought "There's a timeout..." was a University of Illinois/Memorial Stadium thing, because that's the only place I've heard it. When the Bears played there during that embarrassment of a season they did it then, too.
Quote from: InternetApex on August 15, 2014, 10:37:39 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 15, 2014, 10:22:13 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 15, 2014, 09:18:16 AM
I went to the Bears game last night and noticed the game operations people came up with this unnerving sound bite that played whenever the Bears got a first down. There's a drumbeat and then a bunch of Grabowskis yell, "Bear Down!" while a cheap looking blue graphic shows up on the big board. I think they want us to automatically yell, "Bear Down" and then shut the fuck up whenever the offense is moving. Anyway, it looks and sounds horrible and no I don't think I will.
My hope is that they're just trying this out in the preseason and will trash it if it doesn't work. I hate that they actually had to come up with a gimmick to get Bears fans to shut the fuck up when the offense is moving and that the one they thought of was executed this poorly. It looked and felt very small market to me.
The fireworks when the run out are worse than what the Chicago Wolves do.
The announcer goes "There's a time out...." Fans reply, "Where?" Announcer: "On the field!" Fans, "Oh..." is also insanely stupid.
Watching the Bears in person feels very minor league.
It's a lot of the same nonsense in Indy and Cincinnati, the only other NFL cities I've experienced. I don't know if it's an NFL thing or just midwest. But I think they want you to feel like you're at a high school game and a part of something local and intimate, which is strange because the NFL is anything but that.
And I may be mistaken but I feel like they didn't do, "There's a timeout..." last year and might have brought it back. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
You're wrong. They did it last year at the Bears-Vikings game and a week ago at Bears-Eagles. Every game that I can remember.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on August 15, 2014, 11:04:28 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 15, 2014, 10:37:39 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 15, 2014, 10:22:13 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 15, 2014, 09:18:16 AM
I went to the Bears game last night and noticed the game operations people came up with this unnerving sound bite that played whenever the Bears got a first down. There's a drumbeat and then a bunch of Grabowskis yell, "Bear Down!" while a cheap looking blue graphic shows up on the big board. I think they want us to automatically yell, "Bear Down" and then shut the fuck up whenever the offense is moving. Anyway, it looks and sounds horrible and no I don't think I will.
My hope is that they're just trying this out in the preseason and will trash it if it doesn't work. I hate that they actually had to come up with a gimmick to get Bears fans to shut the fuck up when the offense is moving and that the one they thought of was executed this poorly. It looked and felt very small market to me.
The fireworks when the run out are worse than what the Chicago Wolves do.
The announcer goes "There's a time out...." Fans reply, "Where?" Announcer: "On the field!" Fans, "Oh..." is also insanely stupid.
Watching the Bears in person feels very minor league.
It's a lot of the same nonsense in Indy and Cincinnati, the only other NFL cities I've experienced. I don't know if it's an NFL thing or just midwest. But I think they want you to feel like you're at a high school game and a part of something local and intimate, which is strange because the NFL is anything but that.
And I may be mistaken but I feel like they didn't do, "There's a timeout..." last year and might have brought it back. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
I thought "There's a timeout..." was a University of Illinois/Memorial Stadium thing, because that's the only place I've heard it. When the Bears played there during that embarrassment of a season they did it then, too.
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How dare you.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 15, 2014, 11:32:34 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 15, 2014, 10:37:39 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 15, 2014, 10:22:13 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 15, 2014, 09:18:16 AM
I went to the Bears game last night and noticed the game operations people came up with this unnerving sound bite that played whenever the Bears got a first down. There's a drumbeat and then a bunch of Grabowskis yell, "Bear Down!" while a cheap looking blue graphic shows up on the big board. I think they want us to automatically yell, "Bear Down" and then shut the fuck up whenever the offense is moving. Anyway, it looks and sounds horrible and no I don't think I will.
My hope is that they're just trying this out in the preseason and will trash it if it doesn't work. I hate that they actually had to come up with a gimmick to get Bears fans to shut the fuck up when the offense is moving and that the one they thought of was executed this poorly. It looked and felt very small market to me.
The fireworks when the run out are worse than what the Chicago Wolves do.
The announcer goes "There's a time out...." Fans reply, "Where?" Announcer: "On the field!" Fans, "Oh..." is also insanely stupid.
Watching the Bears in person feels very minor league.
It's a lot of the same nonsense in Indy and Cincinnati, the only other NFL cities I've experienced. I don't know if it's an NFL thing or just midwest. But I think they want you to feel like you're at a high school game and a part of something local and intimate, which is strange because the NFL is anything but that.
And I may be mistaken but I feel like they didn't do, "There's a timeout..." last year and might have brought it back. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
You're wrong. They did it last year at the Bears-Vikings game and a week ago at Bears-Eagles. Every game that I can remember.
Chuck's correct. They've done it at both stadiums since like forever.
Quote from: Slaky on August 15, 2014, 12:08:53 PM
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I went to the Bears game last night and noticed the game operations people came up with this unnerving sound bite that played whenever the Bears got a first down. There's a drumbeat and then a bunch of Grabowskis yell, "Bear Down!" while a cheap looking blue graphic shows up on the big board. I think they want us to automatically yell, "Bear Down" and then shut the fuck up whenever the offense is moving. Anyway, it looks and sounds horrible and no I don't think I will.
My hope is that they're just trying this out in the preseason and will trash it if it doesn't work. I hate that they actually had to come up with a gimmick to get Bears fans to shut the fuck up when the offense is moving and that the one they thought of was executed this poorly. It looked and felt very small market to me.
The fireworks when the run out are worse than what the Chicago Wolves do.
The announcer goes "There's a time out...." Fans reply, "Where?" Announcer: "On the field!" Fans, "Oh..." is also insanely stupid.
Watching the Bears in person feels very minor league.
It's a lot of the same nonsense in Indy and Cincinnati, the only other NFL cities I've experienced. I don't know if it's an NFL thing or just midwest. But I think they want you to feel like you're at a high school game and a part of something local and intimate, which is strange because the NFL is anything but that.
And I may be mistaken but I feel like they didn't do, "There's a timeout..." last year and might have brought it back. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
You're wrong. They did it last year at the Bears-Vikings game and a week ago at Bears-Eagles. Every game that I can remember.
Chuck's correct. They've done it at both stadiums since like forever.
Motherfuckers.
Quote from: InternetApex on August 15, 2014, 12:38:58 PM
Quote from: Slaky on August 15, 2014, 12:08:53 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 15, 2014, 11:32:34 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 15, 2014, 10:37:39 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 15, 2014, 10:22:13 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 15, 2014, 09:18:16 AM
I went to the Bears game last night and noticed the game operations people came up with this unnerving sound bite that played whenever the Bears got a first down. There's a drumbeat and then a bunch of Grabowskis yell, "Bear Down!" while a cheap looking blue graphic shows up on the big board. I think they want us to automatically yell, "Bear Down" and then shut the fuck up whenever the offense is moving. Anyway, it looks and sounds horrible and no I don't think I will.
My hope is that they're just trying this out in the preseason and will trash it if it doesn't work. I hate that they actually had to come up with a gimmick to get Bears fans to shut the fuck up when the offense is moving and that the one they thought of was executed this poorly. It looked and felt very small market to me.
The fireworks when the run out are worse than what the Chicago Wolves do.
The announcer goes "There's a time out...." Fans reply, "Where?" Announcer: "On the field!" Fans, "Oh..." is also insanely stupid.
Watching the Bears in person feels very minor league.
It's a lot of the same nonsense in Indy and Cincinnati, the only other NFL cities I've experienced. I don't know if it's an NFL thing or just midwest. But I think they want you to feel like you're at a high school game and a part of something local and intimate, which is strange because the NFL is anything but that.
And I may be mistaken but I feel like they didn't do, "There's a timeout..." last year and might have brought it back. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
You're wrong. They did it last year at the Bears-Vikings game and a week ago at Bears-Eagles. Every game that I can remember.
Chuck's correct. They've done it at both stadiums since like forever.
Motherfuckers.
They've done it at every Bears game I've been to. Pre and post stadium renovation. I asked my season ticket holding friends that sometimes take me when nobody else wants to go and they said they've done it as long as they can remember, and they inherited the seats from her parents.
I think it's really stupid, but not "Go Cubs Go" stupid.
It could be worse. At least they don't shout "who dat" like inbred fanboat enthusiasts taking their chant from old blackface minstrels.
Quote from: Tony on August 15, 2014, 12:57:57 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 15, 2014, 12:38:58 PM
Quote from: Slaky on August 15, 2014, 12:08:53 PM
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Quote from: InternetApex on August 15, 2014, 09:18:16 AM
I went to the Bears game last night and noticed the game operations people came up with this unnerving sound bite that played whenever the Bears got a first down. There's a drumbeat and then a bunch of Grabowskis yell, "Bear Down!" while a cheap looking blue graphic shows up on the big board. I think they want us to automatically yell, "Bear Down" and then shut the fuck up whenever the offense is moving. Anyway, it looks and sounds horrible and no I don't think I will.
My hope is that they're just trying this out in the preseason and will trash it if it doesn't work. I hate that they actually had to come up with a gimmick to get Bears fans to shut the fuck up when the offense is moving and that the one they thought of was executed this poorly. It looked and felt very small market to me.
The fireworks when the run out are worse than what the Chicago Wolves do.
The announcer goes "There's a time out...." Fans reply, "Where?" Announcer: "On the field!" Fans, "Oh..." is also insanely stupid.
Watching the Bears in person feels very minor league.
It's a lot of the same nonsense in Indy and Cincinnati, the only other NFL cities I've experienced. I don't know if it's an NFL thing or just midwest. But I think they want you to feel like you're at a high school game and a part of something local and intimate, which is strange because the NFL is anything but that.
And I may be mistaken but I feel like they didn't do, "There's a timeout..." last year and might have brought it back. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
You're wrong. They did it last year at the Bears-Vikings game and a week ago at Bears-Eagles. Every game that I can remember.
Chuck's correct. They've done it at both stadiums since like forever.
Motherfuckers.
They've done it at every Bears game I've been to. Pre and post stadium renovation. I asked my season ticket holding friends that sometimes take me when nobody else wants to go and they said they've done it as long as they can remember, and they inherited the seats from her parents.
I think it's really stupid, but not "Go Cubs Go" stupid.
Even stupider: Kane County plays "Go Cubs Go" after their wins.
Quote from: CT III on August 15, 2014, 01:51:22 PM
Quote from: Tony on August 15, 2014, 12:57:57 PM
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Quote from: InternetApex on August 15, 2014, 09:18:16 AM
I went to the Bears game last night and noticed the game operations people came up with this unnerving sound bite that played whenever the Bears got a first down. There's a drumbeat and then a bunch of Grabowskis yell, "Bear Down!" while a cheap looking blue graphic shows up on the big board. I think they want us to automatically yell, "Bear Down" and then shut the fuck up whenever the offense is moving. Anyway, it looks and sounds horrible and no I don't think I will.
My hope is that they're just trying this out in the preseason and will trash it if it doesn't work. I hate that they actually had to come up with a gimmick to get Bears fans to shut the fuck up when the offense is moving and that the one they thought of was executed this poorly. It looked and felt very small market to me.
The fireworks when the run out are worse than what the Chicago Wolves do.
The announcer goes "There's a time out...." Fans reply, "Where?" Announcer: "On the field!" Fans, "Oh..." is also insanely stupid.
Watching the Bears in person feels very minor league.
It's a lot of the same nonsense in Indy and Cincinnati, the only other NFL cities I've experienced. I don't know if it's an NFL thing or just midwest. But I think they want you to feel like you're at a high school game and a part of something local and intimate, which is strange because the NFL is anything but that.
And I may be mistaken but I feel like they didn't do, "There's a timeout..." last year and might have brought it back. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
You're wrong. They did it last year at the Bears-Vikings game and a week ago at Bears-Eagles. Every game that I can remember.
Chuck's correct. They've done it at both stadiums since like forever.
Motherfuckers.
They've done it at every Bears game I've been to. Pre and post stadium renovation. I asked my season ticket holding friends that sometimes take me when nobody else wants to go and they said they've done it as long as they can remember, and they inherited the seats from her parents.
I think it's really stupid, but not "Go Cubs Go" stupid.
Even stupider: Kane County plays "Go Cubs Go" after their wins.
BUT DEY ARENT EVEN DA CUBS?!
Quote from: SKO on August 15, 2014, 01:19:19 PM
It could be worse. At least they don't shout "who dat" like inbred fanboat enthusiasts taking their chant from old blackface minstrels. obnoxious fake-Southern rapping white girls from Australia
Iggy'd
Quote from: Sterling Archer on August 15, 2014, 02:23:32 PM
Quote from: SKO on August 15, 2014, 01:19:19 PM
It could be worse. At least they don't shout "who dat" like inbred fanboat enthusiasts taking their chant from old blackface minstrels. obnoxious fake-Southern rapping white girls from Australia
Iggy'd
WAIT A MINUTE THAT GIRL IS AUSTRALIAN?
Tonk must answer for the crimes of his people.
Quote from: CT III on August 15, 2014, 01:51:22 PM
Quote from: Tony on August 15, 2014, 12:57:57 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 15, 2014, 12:38:58 PM
Quote from: Slaky on August 15, 2014, 12:08:53 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 15, 2014, 11:32:34 AM
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Quote from: InternetApex on August 15, 2014, 09:18:16 AM
I went to the Bears game last night and noticed the game operations people came up with this unnerving sound bite that played whenever the Bears got a first down. There's a drumbeat and then a bunch of Grabowskis yell, "Bear Down!" while a cheap looking blue graphic shows up on the big board. I think they want us to automatically yell, "Bear Down" and then shut the fuck up whenever the offense is moving. Anyway, it looks and sounds horrible and no I don't think I will.
My hope is that they're just trying this out in the preseason and will trash it if it doesn't work. I hate that they actually had to come up with a gimmick to get Bears fans to shut the fuck up when the offense is moving and that the one they thought of was executed this poorly. It looked and felt very small market to me.
The fireworks when the run out are worse than what the Chicago Wolves do.
The announcer goes "There's a time out...." Fans reply, "Where?" Announcer: "On the field!" Fans, "Oh..." is also insanely stupid.
Watching the Bears in person feels very minor league.
It's a lot of the same nonsense in Indy and Cincinnati, the only other NFL cities I've experienced. I don't know if it's an NFL thing or just midwest. But I think they want you to feel like you're at a high school game and a part of something local and intimate, which is strange because the NFL is anything but that.
And I may be mistaken but I feel like they didn't do, "There's a timeout..." last year and might have brought it back. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
You're wrong. They did it last year at the Bears-Vikings game and a week ago at Bears-Eagles. Every game that I can remember.
Chuck's correct. They've done it at both stadiums since like forever.
Motherfuckers.
They've done it at every Bears game I've been to. Pre and post stadium renovation. I asked my season ticket holding friends that sometimes take me when nobody else wants to go and they said they've done it as long as they can remember, and they inherited the seats from her parents.
I think it's really stupid, but not "Go Cubs Go" stupid.
Even stupider: Kane County plays "Go Cubs Go" after their wins.
Lucky for you that you don't have to hear it very often.
Quote from: CBStew on August 15, 2014, 04:38:45 PM
Quote from: CT III on August 15, 2014, 01:51:22 PM
Quote from: Tony on August 15, 2014, 12:57:57 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 15, 2014, 12:38:58 PM
Quote from: Slaky on August 15, 2014, 12:08:53 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 15, 2014, 11:32:34 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 15, 2014, 10:37:39 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 15, 2014, 10:22:13 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 15, 2014, 09:18:16 AM
I went to the Bears game last night and noticed the game operations people came up with this unnerving sound bite that played whenever the Bears got a first down. There's a drumbeat and then a bunch of Grabowskis yell, "Bear Down!" while a cheap looking blue graphic shows up on the big board. I think they want us to automatically yell, "Bear Down" and then shut the fuck up whenever the offense is moving. Anyway, it looks and sounds horrible and no I don't think I will.
My hope is that they're just trying this out in the preseason and will trash it if it doesn't work. I hate that they actually had to come up with a gimmick to get Bears fans to shut the fuck up when the offense is moving and that the one they thought of was executed this poorly. It looked and felt very small market to me.
The fireworks when the run out are worse than what the Chicago Wolves do.
The announcer goes "There's a time out...." Fans reply, "Where?" Announcer: "On the field!" Fans, "Oh..." is also insanely stupid.
Watching the Bears in person feels very minor league.
It's a lot of the same nonsense in Indy and Cincinnati, the only other NFL cities I've experienced. I don't know if it's an NFL thing or just midwest. But I think they want you to feel like you're at a high school game and a part of something local and intimate, which is strange because the NFL is anything but that.
And I may be mistaken but I feel like they didn't do, "There's a timeout..." last year and might have brought it back. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
You're wrong. They did it last year at the Bears-Vikings game and a week ago at Bears-Eagles. Every game that I can remember.
Chuck's correct. They've done it at both stadiums since like forever.
Motherfuckers.
They've done it at every Bears game I've been to. Pre and post stadium renovation. I asked my season ticket holding friends that sometimes take me when nobody else wants to go and they said they've done it as long as they can remember, and they inherited the seats from her parents.
I think it's really stupid, but not "Go Cubs Go" stupid.
Even stupider: Kane County plays "Go Cubs Go" after their wins.
Lucky for you that you don't have to hear it very often.
78-45 this year, good sir.
Quote from: CT III on August 15, 2014, 10:01:08 PM
Quote from: CBStew on August 15, 2014, 04:38:45 PM
Quote from: CT III on August 15, 2014, 01:51:22 PM
Quote from: Tony on August 15, 2014, 12:57:57 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 15, 2014, 12:38:58 PM
Quote from: Slaky on August 15, 2014, 12:08:53 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 15, 2014, 11:32:34 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 15, 2014, 10:37:39 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on August 15, 2014, 10:22:13 AM
Quote from: InternetApex on August 15, 2014, 09:18:16 AM
I went to the Bears game last night and noticed the game operations people came up with this unnerving sound bite that played whenever the Bears got a first down. There's a drumbeat and then a bunch of Grabowskis yell, "Bear Down!" while a cheap looking blue graphic shows up on the big board. I think they want us to automatically yell, "Bear Down" and then shut the fuck up whenever the offense is moving. Anyway, it looks and sounds horrible and no I don't think I will.
My hope is that they're just trying this out in the preseason and will trash it if it doesn't work. I hate that they actually had to come up with a gimmick to get Bears fans to shut the fuck up when the offense is moving and that the one they thought of was executed this poorly. It looked and felt very small market to me.
The fireworks when the run out are worse than what the Chicago Wolves do.
The announcer goes "There's a time out...." Fans reply, "Where?" Announcer: "On the field!" Fans, "Oh..." is also insanely stupid.
Watching the Bears in person feels very minor league.
It's a lot of the same nonsense in Indy and Cincinnati, the only other NFL cities I've experienced. I don't know if it's an NFL thing or just midwest. But I think they want you to feel like you're at a high school game and a part of something local and intimate, which is strange because the NFL is anything but that.
And I may be mistaken but I feel like they didn't do, "There's a timeout..." last year and might have brought it back. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
You're wrong. They did it last year at the Bears-Vikings game and a week ago at Bears-Eagles. Every game that I can remember.
Chuck's correct. They've done it at both stadiums since like forever.
Motherfuckers.
They've done it at every Bears game I've been to. Pre and post stadium renovation. I asked my season ticket holding friends that sometimes take me when nobody else wants to go and they said they've done it as long as they can remember, and they inherited the seats from her parents.
I think it's really stupid, but not "Go Cubs Go" stupid.
Even stupider: Kane County plays "Go Cubs Go" after their wins.
Lucky for you that you don't have to hear it very often.
78-45 this year, good sir.
Incredible.
I really like Jim DeShaies. I think he and Len Kasper are a fantastic team and I thoroughly enjoy listening to them call a game.
Just thought I'd mention it, like.
Quote from: Tonker on August 30, 2014, 03:10:20 PM
I really like Jim DeShaies. I think he and Len Kasper are a fantastic team and I thoroughly enjoy listening to them call a game.
Just thought I'd mention it, like.
It's been 10 years since Cub games were unlistenable on TV.
Quote from: Tonker on August 30, 2014, 03:10:20 PM
I really like Jim DeShaies. I think he and Len Kasper are a fantastic team and I thoroughly enjoy listening to them call a game.
Just thought I'd mention it, like.
Co-sign. They're putting on a great broadcast. It's gonna be fun when this team is good.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on August 30, 2014, 06:36:07 PM
Quote from: Tonker on August 30, 2014, 03:10:20 PM
I really like Jim DeShaies. I think he and Len Kasper are a fantastic team and I thoroughly enjoy listening to them call a game.
Just thought I'd mention it, like.
Co-sign. They're putting on a great broadcast. It's gonna be fun when this team is good.
Having said that, imagine my joy when, after breakfast this morning, I logged on to find that the Dodgers and Giants were still playing (top of the 13th). I got to listen to a couple of innings of Vin Scully while I cleared up. Kasper and DeShaies are good, but Scully is fucking beautiful.
Smug know-it-all Leo Laporte (who really lays the "hey hey hey, I'm a slick! radio! personality!" voice on thick) and the aptly-named TWiT show. I had the misfortune of hearing this (http://twit.tv/show/this-week-in-tech/479), in which professional troll John Dvorak accuses Nilay Patel of being a racist for, like, no reason. As if that weren't bad enough, almost all their predictions for Apple's keynote were plain wrong, and there's an odd yearning in the air to make sure everything someone says is Important and Meaningful and Well-Reasoned and a Grand Pronouncement. They're not talking about tech, they're talking about Life and Philosophy. What utter pretension.
Almost forgot: At one point Laporte tries to mount a defense of Nadella for his stupid comments about women in the workplace. Also gotta appreciate the cluelessness of four men discussing GamerGate and Nadella's comments without a single woman around. All in all a pretty A+ effort by the whole gang.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 22, 2014, 04:42:29 PM
Smug know-it-all Leo Laporte (who really lays the "hey hey hey, I'm a slick! radio! personality!" voice on thick) and the aptly-named TWiT show. I had the misfortune of hearing this (http://twit.tv/show/this-week-in-tech/479), in which professional troll John Dvorak accuses Nilay Patel of being a racist for, like, no reason. As if that weren't bad enough, almost all their predictions for Apple's keynote were plain wrong, and there's an odd yearning in the air to make sure everything someone says is Important and Meaningful and Well-Reasoned and a Grand Pronouncement. They're not talking about tech, they're talking about Life and Philosophy. What utter pretension.
Almost forgot: At one point Laporte tries to mount a defense of Nadella for his stupid comments about women in the workplace. Also gotta appreciate the cluelessness of four men discussing GamerGate and Nadella's comments without a single woman around. All in all a pretty A+ effort by the whole gang.
Did you mean to post this on a different message board?
Could FOX have squeezed more "experts" into the booth for the World Series? Wasn't enough to inflict Joe Buck on us?
Quote from: R-V on October 22, 2014, 05:00:13 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on October 22, 2014, 04:42:29 PM
Smug know-it-all Leo Laporte (who really lays the "hey hey hey, I'm a slick! radio! personality!" voice on thick) and the aptly-named TWiT show. I had the misfortune of hearing this (http://twit.tv/show/this-week-in-tech/479), in which professional troll John Dvorak accuses Nilay Patel of being a racist for, like, no reason. As if that weren't bad enough, almost all their predictions for Apple's keynote were plain wrong, and there's an odd yearning in the air to make sure everything someone says is Important and Meaningful and Well-Reasoned and a Grand Pronouncement. They're not talking about tech, they're talking about Life and Philosophy. What utter pretension.
Almost forgot: At one point Laporte tries to mount a defense of Nadella for his stupid comments about women in the workplace. Also gotta appreciate the cluelessness of four men discussing GamerGate and Nadella's comments without a single woman around. All in all a pretty A+ effort by the whole gang.
Did you mean to post this on a different message board?
So you're saying I should've cross-posted to totally unreadable?
Does Harold Reynolds ever shut up?
Quote from: CBStew on October 26, 2014, 09:04:50 PM
Does Harold Reynolds ever shut up?
Maybe, maybe not. But every single utterance he makes on these broacasts is an utterance not made by Tim McCarver. I'm totally fine with that for now. Reynolds is wrong a lot but so far I have not gotten annoyed to the point of turning off the game like I used to do with McCarver several times every Fall.
Quote from: CBStew on October 26, 2014, 09:04:50 PM
Does Harold Reynolds ever shut up?
Harold Reynolds says that Guthrie is not a strikeout pitcher. Guthrie immediately strikes out three out of the next four batters.
THE GAME 87.7 FM will be pulling the plug on 12/31.
The employees were informed while on air by a Robert Feder tweet.
Sounds about as considerate as where I work.
The station might have had a better chance if they weren't on a frequency that only dogs can hear.
Quote from: flannj on November 20, 2014, 02:04:46 PM
THE GAME 87.7 FM will be pulling the plug on 12/31.
The employees were informed while on air by a Robert Feder tweet.
Sounds about as considerate as where I work.
The station might have had a better chance if they weren't on a frequency that only dogs can hear.
I am so torn between laughing at Kap and Haugh and that one meatball Slak's always retweeting and my pity for some of the people I do like who work there like Adam Hoge.
Quote from: SKO on November 20, 2014, 02:14:57 PM
Quote from: flannj on November 20, 2014, 02:04:46 PM
THE GAME 87.7 FM will be pulling the plug on 12/31.
The employees were informed while on air by a Robert Feder tweet.
Sounds about as considerate as where I work.
The station might have had a better chance if they weren't on a frequency that only dogs can hear.
I am so torn between laughing at Kap and Haugh and that one meatball Slak's always retweeting and my pity for some of the people I do like who work there like Adam Hoge.
Hoo boy:
Quote from: @JulieDiCaroHuge thanks to @RobertFeder for breaking that news while we're on the air. Rather be first than worry about people's feelings.
Tough break for Julie, finding out how this business works at her very first job fresh out of college, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. Yes, Robert Feder, how dare you report what you have when you should have done The Game management's job for them by calling every employee into your office (or since you don't have an office at the Game maybe a nearby Starbucks, a bus stop, your conversion van, whatever) and breaking the news gently? What an ass.
If there's a silver lining to this story, it's that someone still supports CubbieJulie:
Quote from: @bleedcubbieblue@juliedicaro Sorry to hear about 87.7 The Game. Chicago needs new sports talk and you all did it well.
Deadspin dropping the video. (http://deadspin.com/the-moment-chicago-radio-hosts-found-out-on-the-air-tha-1661673605?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_facebook&utm_source=deadspin_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow)
And a couple money quotes (http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-de-castro-explains-the-game-wgn-1121-biz-20141120-story.html) from station boss Jimmy de Castro in today's Trib.
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De Castro said he understood Finfer's frustration.
"He got a little bit upset," de Castro said. "That's a tough way to find out."
Quote from: PenFoe on November 21, 2014, 12:11:35 PM
Deadspin dropping the video. (http://deadspin.com/the-moment-chicago-radio-hosts-found-out-on-the-air-tha-1661673605?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_facebook&utm_source=deadspin_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow)
And a couple money quotes (http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-de-castro-explains-the-game-wgn-1121-biz-20141120-story.html) from station boss Jimmy de Castro in today's Trib.
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De Castro said he understood Finfer's frustration.
"He got a little bit upset," de Castro said. "That's a tough way to find out."
To be fair, if that's how I found out I was out of a job, my reaction would make these people look downright stoic.
Quote from: Fork on November 21, 2014, 01:35:22 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on November 21, 2014, 12:11:35 PM
Deadspin dropping the video. (http://deadspin.com/the-moment-chicago-radio-hosts-found-out-on-the-air-tha-1661673605?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_facebook&utm_source=deadspin_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow)
And a couple money quotes (http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-de-castro-explains-the-game-wgn-1121-biz-20141120-story.html) from station boss Jimmy de Castro in today's Trib.
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De Castro said he understood Finfer's frustration.
"He got a little bit upset," de Castro said. "That's a tough way to find out."
To be fair, if that's how I found out I was out of a job, my reaction would make these people look downright stoic.
Is anyone really surprised by this? I was expecting a year at best when this launched and wondered what people jumping from the Score were thinking.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on November 21, 2014, 01:44:26 PM
Quote from: Fork on November 21, 2014, 01:35:22 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on November 21, 2014, 12:11:35 PM
Deadspin dropping the video. (http://deadspin.com/the-moment-chicago-radio-hosts-found-out-on-the-air-tha-1661673605?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_facebook&utm_source=deadspin_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow)
And a couple money quotes (http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-de-castro-explains-the-game-wgn-1121-biz-20141120-story.html) from station boss Jimmy de Castro in today's Trib.
Quote
De Castro said he understood Finfer's frustration.
"He got a little bit upset," de Castro said. "That's a tough way to find out."
To be fair, if that's how I found out I was out of a job, my reaction would make these people look downright stoic.
Is anyone really surprised by this? I was expecting a year at best when this launched and wondered what people jumping from the Score were thinking.
That they were sick of waiting for Terry Boers to retire and that Patrick Mannelly jumped the queue?
Quote from: Sterling Archer on November 21, 2014, 01:44:26 PM
Quote from: Fork on November 21, 2014, 01:35:22 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on November 21, 2014, 12:11:35 PM
Deadspin dropping the video. (http://deadspin.com/the-moment-chicago-radio-hosts-found-out-on-the-air-tha-1661673605?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_facebook&utm_source=deadspin_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow)
And a couple money quotes (http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-de-castro-explains-the-game-wgn-1121-biz-20141120-story.html) from station boss Jimmy de Castro in today's Trib.
Quote
De Castro said he understood Finfer's frustration.
"He got a little bit upset," de Castro said. "That's a tough way to find out."
To be fair, if that's how I found out I was out of a job, my reaction would make these people look downright stoic.
Is anyone really surprised by this? I was expecting a year at best when this launched and wondered what people jumping from the Score were thinking.
Were you really so sure this was doomed to fail from the start? I mean, yeah, it's easy to look back at it now, but it's not exactly like when dumbasses like Jesse Rogers jumped off the short bus for Webbio. It was a WGN subsidiary.
I'm not saying I'm totally surprised (radio in general is not what it once was) but to be so smug as to suggest that this was a
fait accompli from Day 1 strikes me as rather disingenuous.
Quote from: PANK! on November 21, 2014, 02:01:35 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on November 21, 2014, 01:44:26 PM
Quote from: Fork on November 21, 2014, 01:35:22 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on November 21, 2014, 12:11:35 PM
Deadspin dropping the video. (http://deadspin.com/the-moment-chicago-radio-hosts-found-out-on-the-air-tha-1661673605?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_facebook&utm_source=deadspin_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow)
And a couple money quotes (http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-de-castro-explains-the-game-wgn-1121-biz-20141120-story.html) from station boss Jimmy de Castro in today's Trib.
Quote
De Castro said he understood Finfer's frustration.
"He got a little bit upset," de Castro said. "That's a tough way to find out."
To be fair, if that's how I found out I was out of a job, my reaction would make these people look downright stoic.
Is anyone really surprised by this? I was expecting a year at best when this launched and wondered what people jumping from the Score were thinking.
Were you really so sure this was doomed to fail from the start? I mean, yeah, it's easy to look back at it now, but it's not exactly like when dumbasses like Jesse Rogers jumped off the short bus for Webbio. It was a WGN subsidiary.
I'm not saying I'm totally surprised (radio in general is not what it once was) but to be so smug as to suggest that this was a fait accompli from Day 1 strikes me as rather disingenuous.
I just wish they'd hired Al instead of Julie because that moment of schadenfreude would live forever.
Quote from: SKO on November 21, 2014, 02:37:11 PM
Quote from: PANK! on November 21, 2014, 02:01:35 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on November 21, 2014, 01:44:26 PM
Quote from: Fork on November 21, 2014, 01:35:22 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on November 21, 2014, 12:11:35 PM
Deadspin dropping the video. (http://deadspin.com/the-moment-chicago-radio-hosts-found-out-on-the-air-tha-1661673605?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_facebook&utm_source=deadspin_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow)
And a couple money quotes (http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-de-castro-explains-the-game-wgn-1121-biz-20141120-story.html) from station boss Jimmy de Castro in today's Trib.
Quote
De Castro said he understood Finfer's frustration.
"He got a little bit upset," de Castro said. "That's a tough way to find out."
To be fair, if that's how I found out I was out of a job, my reaction would make these people look downright stoic.
Is anyone really surprised by this? I was expecting a year at best when this launched and wondered what people jumping from the Score were thinking.
Were you really so sure this was doomed to fail from the start? I mean, yeah, it's easy to look back at it now, but it's not exactly like when dumbasses like Jesse Rogers jumped off the short bus for Webbio. It was a WGN subsidiary.
I'm not saying I'm totally surprised (radio in general is not what it once was) but to be so smug as to suggest that this was a fait accompli from Day 1 strikes me as rather disingenuous.
I just wish they'd hired Al instead of Julie because that moment of schadenfreude would live forever.
I don't know, Julie's butthurt is strong enough to fuel the fire for a while.
Quote from: PANK! on November 21, 2014, 02:01:35 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on November 21, 2014, 01:44:26 PM
Quote from: Fork on November 21, 2014, 01:35:22 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on November 21, 2014, 12:11:35 PM
Deadspin dropping the video. (http://deadspin.com/the-moment-chicago-radio-hosts-found-out-on-the-air-tha-1661673605?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_facebook&utm_source=deadspin_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow)
And a couple money quotes (http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-de-castro-explains-the-game-wgn-1121-biz-20141120-story.html) from station boss Jimmy de Castro in today's Trib.
Quote
De Castro said he understood Finfer's frustration.
"He got a little bit upset," de Castro said. "That's a tough way to find out."
To be fair, if that's how I found out I was out of a job, my reaction would make these people look downright stoic.
Is anyone really surprised by this? I was expecting a year at best when this launched and wondered what people jumping from the Score were thinking.
Were you really so sure this was doomed to fail from the start? I mean, yeah, it's easy to look back at it now, but it's not exactly like when dumbasses like Jesse Rogers jumped off the short bus for Webbio. It was a WGN subsidiary.
I'm not saying I'm totally surprised (radio in general is not what it once was) but to be so smug as to suggest that this was a fait accompli from Day 1 strikes me as rather disingenuous.
No, I really didn't think this would be successful, smug or not. I'm pretty sure I laughed when I read the announcement. A station with a frequency that no one can hear anchored by David Kaplan and David Haugh? Supported by a roster of mostly unknowns? I was especially surprised when Adam Hoge left and thought it was clearly a mistake (maybe they paid him a buttload, I don't know). If I was a Score producer who was offered a chance to leave I absolutely would have stayed, knowing only what I knew at the time. There was talk during the launch that WGN would later move THE GAME to a different frequency. That type of deal might have had a chance, but that's a different question.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on November 21, 2014, 01:53:25 PM
That they were sick of waiting for Terry Boers to retire and that Patrick Mannelly jumped the queue?
And Chuck
, if they had the foresight to know Patrick Mannelly would jump in front of them six months after they left the Score for the Game, they probably wouldn't have joined the Game in the first place. is wrong.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on November 21, 2014, 05:04:58 PM
Quote from: PANK! on November 21, 2014, 02:01:35 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on November 21, 2014, 01:44:26 PM
Quote from: Fork on November 21, 2014, 01:35:22 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on November 21, 2014, 12:11:35 PM
Deadspin dropping the video. (http://deadspin.com/the-moment-chicago-radio-hosts-found-out-on-the-air-tha-1661673605?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_facebook&utm_source=deadspin_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow)
And a couple money quotes (http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-de-castro-explains-the-game-wgn-1121-biz-20141120-story.html) from station boss Jimmy de Castro in today's Trib.
Quote
De Castro said he understood Finfer's frustration.
"He got a little bit upset," de Castro said. "That's a tough way to find out."
To be fair, if that's how I found out I was out of a job, my reaction would make these people look downright stoic.
Is anyone really surprised by this? I was expecting a year at best when this launched and wondered what people jumping from the Score were thinking.
Were you really so sure this was doomed to fail from the start? I mean, yeah, it's easy to look back at it now, but it's not exactly like when dumbasses like Jesse Rogers jumped off the short bus for Webbio. It was a WGN subsidiary.
I'm not saying I'm totally surprised (radio in general is not what it once was) but to be so smug as to suggest that this was a fait accompli from Day 1 strikes me as rather disingenuous.
No, I really didn't think this would be successful, smug or not. I'm pretty sure I laughed when I read the announcement. A station with a frequency that no one can hear anchored by David Kaplan and David Haugh? Supported by a roster of mostly unknowns? I was especially surprised when Adam Hoge left and thought it was clearly a mistake (maybe they paid him a buttload, I don't know). If I was a Score producer who was offered a chance to leave I absolutely would have stayed, knowing only what I knew at the time. There was talk during the launch that WGN would later move THE GAME to a different frequency. That type of deal might have had a chance, but that's a different question.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on November 21, 2014, 01:53:25 PM
That they were sick of waiting for Terry Boers to retire and that Patrick Mannelly jumped the queue?
And Chuck, if they had the foresight to know Patrick Mannelly would jump in front of them six months after they left the Score for the Game, they probably wouldn't have joined the Game in the first place. is wrong.
I didn't think The Game was doomed, but it definitely had the feel of a slapdash operation from the start. I mean WGN basically decided to make a sports radio station out of a bunch of stuff it had laying around: an FM frequency, Jonathan Brandmeier, Dave Kaplan and Garry Meier. Then they grabbed some guys off the Score, a couple of never-wasses (Teinowitz and Manton) a BIG NAME IN CHICAGO (Payton) a columnist from the Trib and then sat back and hoped that Dan McNeil would descend from Olympus and validate the whole operation.
Sometimes you make breakfast from stuff that's laying around and its great. And sometimes you end up with cloves, Tom Collins mix, and frozen pie crust.
Quote from: CT III on November 21, 2014, 11:56:36 PM
Sometimes you make breakfast from stuff that's laying around and its great. And sometimes you end up with cloves, Tom Collins mix, and frozen pie crust.
How dare you badmouth the Impotent Malaysian, my signature breakfast recipe.
Quote from: Eli on November 22, 2014, 08:13:28 AM
Quote from: CT III on November 21, 2014, 11:56:36 PM
Sometimes you make breakfast from stuff that's laying around and its great. And sometimes you end up with cloves, Tom Collins mix, and frozen pie crust.
How dare you badmouth the Impotent Malaysian, my signature breakfast recipe.
Cheerfully withdrawn!
Has anybody else seen this shit?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-cubs-song-vote-20150310-htmlstory.html
What in the entire flaming fuck?
Quote from: InternetApex on March 25, 2015, 10:00:51 AM
Has anybody else seen this shit?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-cubs-song-vote-20150310-htmlstory.html
What in the entire flaming fuck?
The guys who called their song "Everybody Loves the Cubs" should be shot (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss77aZoFCBI). I give "Cubs Fans We're Chicago" (wtf) a C+. It's the only song that didn't make me immediately want to kill myself and might actually be better with real instruments instead of cheap-sounding MIDI shit. The rest all get Fs and those responsible should immediately be shipped to ISIS and/or St. Louis.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 25, 2015, 01:42:06 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on March 25, 2015, 10:00:51 AM
Has anybody else seen this shit?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-cubs-song-vote-20150310-htmlstory.html
What in the entire flaming fuck?
The guys who called their song "Everybody Loves the Cubs" should be shot (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss77aZoFCBI). I give "Cubs Fans We're Chicago" (wtf) a C+. It's the only song that didn't make me immediately want to kill myself and might actually be better with real instruments instead of cheap-sounding MIDI shit. The rest all get Fs and those responsible should immediately be shipped to ISIS and/or St. Louis.
Holy shit, I hated all this so much.
Not your post, Sterling*, but the songs.
*This time.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 25, 2015, 01:42:06 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on March 25, 2015, 10:00:51 AM
Has anybody else seen this shit?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-cubs-song-vote-20150310-htmlstory.html
What in the entire flaming fuck?
The guys who called their song "Everybody Loves the Cubs" should be shot (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss77aZoFCBI). I give "Cubs Fans We're Chicago" (wtf) a C+. It's the only song that didn't make me immediately want to kill myself and might actually be better with real instruments instead of cheap-sounding MIDI shit. The rest all get Fs and those responsible should immediately be shipped to ISIS and/or St. Louis.
Except for Sterling Archer, you guys don't have to listen to "When the Giants Come To Town, It's Bye-Bye Baby. Every Time the Chips Are Down, It's Bye-Bye Baby. Listen to the Giants on KSFO, Root For the Giants and Let Them Know, etc, etc."
Quote from: PenFoe on March 25, 2015, 01:47:52 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 25, 2015, 01:42:06 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on March 25, 2015, 10:00:51 AM
Has anybody else seen this shit?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-cubs-song-vote-20150310-htmlstory.html
What in the entire flaming fuck?
The guys who called their song "Everybody Loves the Cubs" should be shot (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss77aZoFCBI). I give "Cubs Fans We're Chicago" (wtf) a C+. It's the only song that didn't make me immediately want to kill myself and might actually be better with real instruments instead of cheap-sounding MIDI shit. The rest all get Fs and those responsible should immediately be shipped to ISIS and/or St. Louis.
Holy shit, I hated all this so much.
Not your post, Sterling*, but the songs.
*This time.
I couldn't tell if this was one big jerkoff or if one of these songs would replace "Go Cubs Go." The Trib doesn't have any juice to make that happen anymore right? This is all just a fuckaround?
Quote from: InternetApex on March 25, 2015, 02:44:49 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on March 25, 2015, 01:47:52 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on March 25, 2015, 01:42:06 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on March 25, 2015, 10:00:51 AM
Has anybody else seen this shit?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-cubs-song-vote-20150310-htmlstory.html
What in the entire flaming fuck?
The guys who called their song "Everybody Loves the Cubs" should be shot (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss77aZoFCBI). I give "Cubs Fans We're Chicago" (wtf) a C+. It's the only song that didn't make me immediately want to kill myself and might actually be better with real instruments instead of cheap-sounding MIDI shit. The rest all get Fs and those responsible should immediately be shipped to ISIS and/or St. Louis.
Holy shit, I hated all this so much.
Not your post, Sterling*, but the songs.
*This time.
I couldn't tell if this was one big jerkoff or if one of these songs would replace "Go Cubs Go." The Trib doesn't have any juice to make that happen anymore right? This is all just a fuckaround?
It's a completely pointless fuckaround.
Although the Cubs did hire their PA announcer the same way, so get ready for Clark the Cub to announce the winner next week. I say go with the guy with a messy office who decided hell with it, I'll just sing to my webcam and upload that.
Was in the car during the top of the 5th yesterday and Coomer was handling play by play duties. Jesus what a train wreck. "Analyst" Pat Hughes had to step in a couple of times to clarify Ron's vague-as-fuck descriptions. Is this going to be a thing all season, or did Grote have the squirts, thus throwing Pat off his normal 5th inning steamer routine?
Quote from: R-V on April 13, 2015, 12:50:12 PM
Was in the car during the top of the 5th yesterday and Coomer was handling play by play duties. Jesus what a train wreck. "Analyst" Pat Hughes had to step in a couple of times to clarify Ron's vague-as-fuck descriptions. Is this going to be a thing all season, or did Grote have the squirts, thus throwing Pat off his normal 5th inning steamer routine?
Holy hell I am glad I'm not the only one to notice this...on Friday afternoon is when I heard Ron doing the play-by-play and transitions to commercial. Pat was left to comment about the weather.
Coomer's been borderline bad and the additional responsibilities of sporadic PBP duties will only make for a more disappointing broadcast. Shame.
Quote from: PANK! on April 13, 2015, 01:20:34 PM
Coomer's been borderline bad and the additional responsibilities of sporadic PBP duties will only make for a more disappointing broadcast. Shame.
Someday the Cubs will hire a lucid analyst to work alongside Pat, who will then die within 24 hours of the announcement.
Quote from: R-V on April 13, 2015, 01:26:10 PM
Quote from: PANK! on April 13, 2015, 01:20:34 PM
Coomer's been borderline bad and the additional responsibilities of sporadic PBP duties will only make for a more disappointing broadcast. Shame.
Someday the Cubs will hire a lucid analyst to work alongside Pat, who will then die within 24 hours of the announcement.
I always figured Kerry Wood was going to get this gig. Kerry and Pat would probably be excellent, based upon the times I've heard Wood stop by the booth.
Quote from: Fork on April 13, 2015, 03:25:52 PM
Quote from: R-V on April 13, 2015, 01:26:10 PM
Quote from: PANK! on April 13, 2015, 01:20:34 PM
Coomer's been borderline bad and the additional responsibilities of sporadic PBP duties will only make for a more disappointing broadcast. Shame.
Someday the Cubs will hire a lucid analyst to work alongside Pat, who will then die within 24 hours of the announcement.
I always figured Kerry Wood was going to get this gig. Kerry and Pat would probably be excellent, based upon the times I've heard Wood stop by the booth.
I always figured that too. But a lot of guys who made type of jack that Kerry made during their playing careers don't want to work as hard as broadcasters do. I mean, seriously, why would they?
Quote from: InternetApex on April 13, 2015, 03:32:34 PM
Quote from: Fork on April 13, 2015, 03:25:52 PM
Quote from: R-V on April 13, 2015, 01:26:10 PM
Quote from: PANK! on April 13, 2015, 01:20:34 PM
Coomer's been borderline bad and the additional responsibilities of sporadic PBP duties will only make for a more disappointing broadcast. Shame.
Someday the Cubs will hire a lucid analyst to work alongside Pat, who will then die within 24 hours of the announcement.
I always figured Kerry Wood was going to get this gig. Kerry and Pat would probably be excellent, based upon the times I've heard Wood stop by the booth.
I always figured that too. But a lot of guys who made type of jack that Kerry made during their playing careers don't want to work as hard as broadcasters do. I mean, seriously, why would they?
Because he loves to serve, you stupid chief.
$73,825,000. Jesus.
Quote from: PenFoe on April 13, 2015, 03:33:57 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on April 13, 2015, 03:32:34 PM
Quote from: Fork on April 13, 2015, 03:25:52 PM
Quote from: R-V on April 13, 2015, 01:26:10 PM
Quote from: PANK! on April 13, 2015, 01:20:34 PM
Coomer's been borderline bad and the additional responsibilities of sporadic PBP duties will only make for a more disappointing broadcast. Shame.
Someday the Cubs will hire a lucid analyst to work alongside Pat, who will then die within 24 hours of the announcement.
I always figured Kerry Wood was going to get this gig. Kerry and Pat would probably be excellent, based upon the times I've heard Wood stop by the booth.
I always figured that too. But a lot of guys who made type of jack that Kerry made during their playing careers don't want to work as hard as broadcasters do. I mean, seriously, why would they?
Because he loves to serve, you stupid chief.
$73,825,000. Jesus.
It's not as far-fetched as the Greg Maddux, MLB Pitching coach fantasies that people used to tote around.
Quote from: InternetApex on April 13, 2015, 03:36:55 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 13, 2015, 03:33:57 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on April 13, 2015, 03:32:34 PM
Quote from: Fork on April 13, 2015, 03:25:52 PM
Quote from: R-V on April 13, 2015, 01:26:10 PM
Quote from: PANK! on April 13, 2015, 01:20:34 PM
Coomer's been borderline bad and the additional responsibilities of sporadic PBP duties will only make for a more disappointing broadcast. Shame.
Someday the Cubs will hire a lucid analyst to work alongside Pat, who will then die within 24 hours of the announcement.
I always figured Kerry Wood was going to get this gig. Kerry and Pat would probably be excellent, based upon the times I've heard Wood stop by the booth.
I always figured that too. But a lot of guys who made type of jack that Kerry made during their playing careers don't want to work as hard as broadcasters do. I mean, seriously, why would they?
Because he loves to serve, you stupid chief.
$73,825,000. Jesus.
It's not as far-fetched as the Greg Maddux, MLB Pitching coach fantasies that people used to tote around.
Coaching is for losers like Mike Maddux, not living legends like Greg.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 13, 2015, 03:38:28 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on April 13, 2015, 03:36:55 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 13, 2015, 03:33:57 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on April 13, 2015, 03:32:34 PM
Quote from: Fork on April 13, 2015, 03:25:52 PM
Quote from: R-V on April 13, 2015, 01:26:10 PM
Quote from: PANK! on April 13, 2015, 01:20:34 PM
Coomer's been borderline bad and the additional responsibilities of sporadic PBP duties will only make for a more disappointing broadcast. Shame.
Someday the Cubs will hire a lucid analyst to work alongside Pat, who will then die within 24 hours of the announcement.
I always figured Kerry Wood was going to get this gig. Kerry and Pat would probably be excellent, based upon the times I've heard Wood stop by the booth.
I always figured that too. But a lot of guys who made type of jack that Kerry made during their playing careers don't want to work as hard as broadcasters do. I mean, seriously, why would they?
Because he loves to serve, you stupid chief.
$73,825,000. Jesus.
It's not as far-fetched as the Greg Maddux, MLB Pitching coach fantasies that people used to tote around.
Coaching is for losers like Mike Maddux, not living legends like Greg.
It's also for big candy asses like Mark McGwire.
Quote from: InternetApex on April 13, 2015, 03:39:40 PM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 13, 2015, 03:38:28 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on April 13, 2015, 03:36:55 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on April 13, 2015, 03:33:57 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on April 13, 2015, 03:32:34 PM
Quote from: Fork on April 13, 2015, 03:25:52 PM
Quote from: R-V on April 13, 2015, 01:26:10 PM
Quote from: PANK! on April 13, 2015, 01:20:34 PM
Coomer's been borderline bad and the additional responsibilities of sporadic PBP duties will only make for a more disappointing broadcast. Shame.
Someday the Cubs will hire a lucid analyst to work alongside Pat, who will then die within 24 hours of the announcement.
I always figured Kerry Wood was going to get this gig. Kerry and Pat would probably be excellent, based upon the times I've heard Wood stop by the booth.
I always figured that too. But a lot of guys who made type of jack that Kerry made during their playing careers don't want to work as hard as broadcasters do. I mean, seriously, why would they?
Because he loves to serve, you stupid chief.
$73,825,000. Jesus.
It's not as far-fetched as the Greg Maddux, MLB Pitching coach fantasies that people used to tote around.
Coaching is for losers like Mike Maddux, not living legends like Greg.
It's also for big candy asses fledgling drug dealers looking to move inventory like Mark McGwire.
Quote from: InternetApex on April 13, 2015, 03:32:34 PM
Quote from: Fork on April 13, 2015, 03:25:52 PM
Quote from: R-V on April 13, 2015, 01:26:10 PM
Quote from: PANK! on April 13, 2015, 01:20:34 PM
Coomer's been borderline bad and the additional responsibilities of sporadic PBP duties will only make for a more disappointing broadcast. Shame.
Someday the Cubs will hire a lucid analyst to work alongside Pat, who will then die within 24 hours of the announcement.
I always figured Kerry Wood was going to get this gig. Kerry and Pat would probably be excellent, based upon the times I've heard Wood stop by the booth.
I always figured that too. But a lot of guys who made type of jack that Kerry made during their playing careers don't want to work as hard as broadcasters do. I mean, seriously, why would they?
Because they burn through it and need the money.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on April 13, 2015, 04:19:42 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on April 13, 2015, 03:32:34 PM
Quote from: Fork on April 13, 2015, 03:25:52 PM
Quote from: R-V on April 13, 2015, 01:26:10 PM
Quote from: PANK! on April 13, 2015, 01:20:34 PM
Coomer's been borderline bad and the additional responsibilities of sporadic PBP duties will only make for a more disappointing broadcast. Shame.
Someday the Cubs will hire a lucid analyst to work alongside Pat, who will then die within 24 hours of the announcement.
I always figured Kerry Wood was going to get this gig. Kerry and Pat would probably be excellent, based upon the times I've heard Wood stop by the booth.
I always figured that too. But a lot of guys who made type of jack that Kerry made during their playing careers don't want to work as hard as broadcasters do. I mean, seriously, why would they?
Because they burn through it and need the money.
That's true in many cases.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on April 13, 2015, 04:19:42 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on April 13, 2015, 03:32:34 PM
Quote from: Fork on April 13, 2015, 03:25:52 PM
Quote from: R-V on April 13, 2015, 01:26:10 PM
Quote from: PANK! on April 13, 2015, 01:20:34 PM
Coomer's been borderline bad and the additional responsibilities of sporadic PBP duties will only make for a more disappointing broadcast. Shame.
Someday the Cubs will hire a lucid analyst to work alongside Pat, who will then die within 24 hours of the announcement.
I always figured Kerry Wood was going to get this gig. Kerry and Pat would probably be excellent, based upon the times I've heard Wood stop by the booth.
I always figured that too. But a lot of guys who made type of jack that Kerry made during their playing careers don't want to work as hard as broadcasters do. I mean, seriously, why would they?
Because they burn through it and need the money.
Or maybe being home all the time after living on the road since their teens drives them nuts.
Fuck. I just listened to most of 28 innings of TH-om, since I live in the southern Ohio blackout area. Fuck.
Quote from: Bonk on April 16, 2015, 03:17:05 AM
Fuck. I just listened to most of 28 innings of TH-om, since I live in the southern Ohio blackout area. Fuck.
Been there, bro. So sorry for your loss. Of hearing.
Quote from: InternetApex on April 16, 2015, 08:51:18 AM
Quote from: Bonk on April 16, 2015, 03:17:05 AM
Fuck. I just listened to most of 28 innings of TH-om, since I live in the southern Ohio blackout area. Fuck.
Been there, bro. So sorry for your loss. Of hearing.
Loss of hearing would be an improvement.
Quote from: Oleg on April 16, 2015, 12:12:01 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on April 16, 2015, 08:51:18 AM
Quote from: Bonk on April 16, 2015, 03:17:05 AM
Fuck. I just listened to most of 28 innings of TH-om, since I live in the southern Ohio blackout area. Fuck.
Been there, bro. So sorry for your loss. Of hearing.
Loss of hearing would be an improvement.
Which is why I gouged my eardrums out with a letter opener while listening to tHom and co.
I got better.
I'm listening to Coomer call this big inning by the Cubs and he's FUCKING IT ALL UP.
JESUS CHRIST COOMER.
Quote from: Slaky on April 17, 2015, 02:50:01 PM
I'm listening to Coomer call this big inning by the Cubs and he's FUCKING IT ALL UP.
JESUS CHRIST COOMER.
Kerry Wood can't take that job soon enough.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 17, 2015, 02:51:45 PM
Quote from: Slaky on April 17, 2015, 02:50:01 PM
I'm listening to Coomer call this big inning by the Cubs and he's FUCKING IT ALL UP.
JESUS CHRIST COOMER.
Kerry Wood can't take that job soon enough.
I usually listen to the opposing broadcast unless it someone more unlistenable than Coomer (e.g., a Brenneman or the Cardinals guys).
Like I mentioned in another thread, I listened to Murph for about 15 minutes on Saturday. I forgot he even existed until then. In those 15 minutes he...
• Complained that the pitcher hitting 8th means Bryant has no protection in the lineup, and proposed that Rizzo or Soler hit after him... because of the pitcher hitting eighth.
• Complained about players that wear their hats crooked.
• Complained about Baez taking so much time off to grieve for his dead sister.
• Suggested that Maddon teach the outfielders to intentionally kick balls into the ivy to stop runners from advancing.
• Ran through every "Epstink is terrible" meme you can imagine, and said any GM could build a winning team if all he did was tank for four years and get number one draft picks. Right... because guys like Arrieta and Rizzo were number one picks made by the Cubs under Theo. He also said that Hendry only had a crappy farm system because he traded away all the good players to try to win at the major league level. Well maybe he shouldn't have done that then.
Maybe it was 20 minutes.
Quote from: Tony on April 20, 2015, 03:29:49 PM
Like I mentioned in another thread, I listened to Murph for about 15 minutes on Saturday. I forgot he even existed until then. In those 15 minutes he...
• Complained that the pitcher hitting 8th means Bryant has no protection in the lineup, and proposed that Rizzo or Soler hit after him... because of the pitcher hitting eighth.
• Complained about players that wear their hats crooked.
• Complained about Baez taking so much time off to grieve for his dead sister.
• Suggested that Maddon teach the outfielders to intentionally kick balls into the ivy to stop runners from advancing.
• Ran through every "Epstink is terrible" meme you can imagine, and said any GM could build a winning team if all he did was tank for four years and get number one draft picks. Right... because guys like Arrieta and Rizzo were number one picks made by the Cubs under Theo. He also said that Hendry only had a crappy farm system because he traded away all the good players to try to win at the major league level. Well maybe he shouldn't have done that then.
Maybe it was 20 minutes.
I am getting kinda meatball on the pitcher hitting 8th myself. It's probably not actually hurting them that much, I just don't see too many scenarios where having Jonathan Herrerra on base for Fowler about 20% of the time is that useful either. I just haven't seen enough of a benefit to get over my initial feeling of disgust at it because it reminds me too much of The Genius.
Otherwise I have no idea who this Murphy guy is but he sounds awful.
Quote from: SKO on April 20, 2015, 03:32:51 PM
Quote from: Tony on April 20, 2015, 03:29:49 PM
Like I mentioned in another thread, I listened to Murph for about 15 minutes on Saturday. I forgot he even existed until then. In those 15 minutes he...
• Complained that the pitcher hitting 8th means Bryant has no protection in the lineup, and proposed that Rizzo or Soler hit after him... because of the pitcher hitting eighth.
• Complained about players that wear their hats crooked.
• Complained about Baez taking so much time off to grieve for his dead sister.
• Suggested that Maddon teach the outfielders to intentionally kick balls into the ivy to stop runners from advancing.
• Ran through every "Epstink is terrible" meme you can imagine, and said any GM could build a winning team if all he did was tank for four years and get number one draft picks. Right... because guys like Arrieta and Rizzo were number one picks made by the Cubs under Theo. He also said that Hendry only had a crappy farm system because he traded away all the good players to try to win at the major league level. Well maybe he shouldn't have done that then.
Maybe it was 20 minutes.
I am getting kinda meatball on the pitcher hitting 8th myself. It's probably not actually hurting them that much, I just don't see too many scenarios where having Jonathan Herrerra on base for Fowler about 20% of the time is that useful either. I just haven't seen enough of a benefit to get over my initial feeling of disgust at it because it reminds me too much of The Genius.
Otherwise I have no idea who this Murphy guy is but he sounds awful.
If the logic is having a guy on base for the top of the order, then it would make sense to bat at least Wood and Arietta 9th.
Quote from: SKO on April 20, 2015, 03:32:51 PM
Quote from: Tony on April 20, 2015, 03:29:49 PM
Like I mentioned in another thread, I listened to Murph for about 15 minutes on Saturday. I forgot he even existed until then. In those 15 minutes he...
• Complained that the pitcher hitting 8th means Bryant has no protection in the lineup, and proposed that Rizzo or Soler hit after him... because of the pitcher hitting eighth.
• Complained about players that wear their hats crooked.
• Complained about Baez taking so much time off to grieve for his dead sister.
• Suggested that Maddon teach the outfielders to intentionally kick balls into the ivy to stop runners from advancing.
• Ran through every "Epstink is terrible" meme you can imagine, and said any GM could build a winning team if all he did was tank for four years and get number one draft picks. Right... because guys like Arrieta and Rizzo were number one picks made by the Cubs under Theo. He also said that Hendry only had a crappy farm system because he traded away all the good players to try to win at the major league level. Well maybe he shouldn't have done that then.
Maybe it was 20 minutes.
I am getting kinda meatball on the pitcher hitting 8th myself. It's probably not actually hurting them that much, I just don't see too many scenarios where having Jonathan Herrerra on base for Fowler about 20% of the time is that useful either. I just haven't seen enough of a benefit to get over my initial feeling of disgust at it because it reminds me too much of The Genius.
Otherwise I have no idea who this Murphy guy is but he sounds awful.
Murph is an interesting case because he's somehow managed to hang around in Chicago radio for years despite the fact that he is A. Utterly incompetent and terrible at it in every way and B. Completely and utterly despised by everyone in the industry, except maybe Fred Huebner.
It's one thing to really good at your job and act like an asshole, and yet another to be terrible at your job but likable, but this guy's career mystifies me. Boers & Bernstein used to openly attack his show on the air and Mike Mulligan basically called him an asshole to his face on air.
In short, fuck Mike Murphy.
Quote from: CT III on April 20, 2015, 04:06:39 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 20, 2015, 03:32:51 PM
Quote from: Tony on April 20, 2015, 03:29:49 PM
Like I mentioned in another thread, I listened to Murph for about 15 minutes on Saturday. I forgot he even existed until then. In those 15 minutes he...
• Complained that the pitcher hitting 8th means Bryant has no protection in the lineup, and proposed that Rizzo or Soler hit after him... because of the pitcher hitting eighth.
• Complained about players that wear their hats crooked.
• Complained about Baez taking so much time off to grieve for his dead sister.
• Suggested that Maddon teach the outfielders to intentionally kick balls into the ivy to stop runners from advancing.
• Ran through every "Epstink is terrible" meme you can imagine, and said any GM could build a winning team if all he did was tank for four years and get number one draft picks. Right... because guys like Arrieta and Rizzo were number one picks made by the Cubs under Theo. He also said that Hendry only had a crappy farm system because he traded away all the good players to try to win at the major league level. Well maybe he shouldn't have done that then.
Maybe it was 20 minutes.
I am getting kinda meatball on the pitcher hitting 8th myself. It's probably not actually hurting them that much, I just don't see too many scenarios where having Jonathan Herrerra on base for Fowler about 20% of the time is that useful either. I just haven't seen enough of a benefit to get over my initial feeling of disgust at it because it reminds me too much of The Genius.
Otherwise I have no idea who this Murphy guy is but he sounds awful.
Murph is an interesting case because he's somehow managed to hang around in Chicago radio for years despite the fact that he is A. Utterly incompetent and terrible at it in every way and B. Completely and utterly despised by everyone in the industry, except maybe Fred Huebner.
It's one thing to really good at your job and act like an asshole, and yet another to be terrible at your job but likable, but this guy's career mystifies me. Boers & Bernstein used to openly attack his show on the air and Mike Mulligan basically called him an asshole to his face on air.
In short, fuck Mike Murphy.
What station is giving him airtime? I thought he was in San Francisco given B&B's "not far enough" meme whenever Murph's name comes up.
Quote from: CT III on April 20, 2015, 04:06:39 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 20, 2015, 03:32:51 PM
Quote from: Tony on April 20, 2015, 03:29:49 PM
Like I mentioned in another thread, I listened to Murph for about 15 minutes on Saturday. I forgot he even existed until then. In those 15 minutes he...
• Complained that the pitcher hitting 8th means Bryant has no protection in the lineup, and proposed that Rizzo or Soler hit after him... because of the pitcher hitting eighth.
• Complained about players that wear their hats crooked.
• Complained about Baez taking so much time off to grieve for his dead sister.
• Suggested that Maddon teach the outfielders to intentionally kick balls into the ivy to stop runners from advancing.
• Ran through every "Epstink is terrible" meme you can imagine, and said any GM could build a winning team if all he did was tank for four years and get number one draft picks. Right... because guys like Arrieta and Rizzo were number one picks made by the Cubs under Theo. He also said that Hendry only had a crappy farm system because he traded away all the good players to try to win at the major league level. Well maybe he shouldn't have done that then.
Maybe it was 20 minutes.
I am getting kinda meatball on the pitcher hitting 8th myself. It's probably not actually hurting them that much, I just don't see too many scenarios where having Jonathan Herrerra on base for Fowler about 20% of the time is that useful either. I just haven't seen enough of a benefit to get over my initial feeling of disgust at it because it reminds me too much of The Genius.
Otherwise I have no idea who this Murphy guy is but he sounds awful.
Murph is an interesting case because he's somehow managed to hang around in Chicago radio for years despite the fact that he is A. Utterly incompetent and terrible at it in every way and B. Completely and utterly despised by everyone in the industry, except maybe Fred Huebner.
It's one thing to really good at your job and act like an asshole, and yet another to be terrible at your job but likable, but this guy's career mystifies me. Boers & Bernstein used to openly attack his show on the air and Mike Mulligan basically called him an asshole to his face on air.
In short, fuck Mike Murphy.
Was Murphy the one that called Julie a "little tart" a few weeks back or was that Coppock?
Quote from: SKO on April 20, 2015, 04:16:37 PM
Quote from: CT III on April 20, 2015, 04:06:39 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 20, 2015, 03:32:51 PM
Quote from: Tony on April 20, 2015, 03:29:49 PM
Like I mentioned in another thread, I listened to Murph for about 15 minutes on Saturday. I forgot he even existed until then. In those 15 minutes he...
• Complained that the pitcher hitting 8th means Bryant has no protection in the lineup, and proposed that Rizzo or Soler hit after him... because of the pitcher hitting eighth.
• Complained about players that wear their hats crooked.
• Complained about Baez taking so much time off to grieve for his dead sister.
• Suggested that Maddon teach the outfielders to intentionally kick balls into the ivy to stop runners from advancing.
• Ran through every "Epstink is terrible" meme you can imagine, and said any GM could build a winning team if all he did was tank for four years and get number one draft picks. Right... because guys like Arrieta and Rizzo were number one picks made by the Cubs under Theo. He also said that Hendry only had a crappy farm system because he traded away all the good players to try to win at the major league level. Well maybe he shouldn't have done that then.
Maybe it was 20 minutes.
I am getting kinda meatball on the pitcher hitting 8th myself. It's probably not actually hurting them that much, I just don't see too many scenarios where having Jonathan Herrerra on base for Fowler about 20% of the time is that useful either. I just haven't seen enough of a benefit to get over my initial feeling of disgust at it because it reminds me too much of The Genius.
Otherwise I have no idea who this Murphy guy is but he sounds awful.
Murph is an interesting case because he's somehow managed to hang around in Chicago radio for years despite the fact that he is A. Utterly incompetent and terrible at it in every way and B. Completely and utterly despised by everyone in the industry, except maybe Fred Huebner.
It's one thing to really good at your job and act like an asshole, and yet another to be terrible at your job but likable, but this guy's career mystifies me. Boers & Bernstein used to openly attack his show on the air and Mike Mulligan basically called him an asshole to his face on air.
In short, fuck Mike Murphy.
Was Murphy the one that called Julie a "little tart" a few weeks back or was that Coppock?
It was Coppock.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 20, 2015, 04:20:23 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 20, 2015, 04:16:37 PM
Quote from: CT III on April 20, 2015, 04:06:39 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 20, 2015, 03:32:51 PM
Quote from: Tony on April 20, 2015, 03:29:49 PM
Like I mentioned in another thread, I listened to Murph for about 15 minutes on Saturday. I forgot he even existed until then. In those 15 minutes he...
• Complained that the pitcher hitting 8th means Bryant has no protection in the lineup, and proposed that Rizzo or Soler hit after him... because of the pitcher hitting eighth.
• Complained about players that wear their hats crooked.
• Complained about Baez taking so much time off to grieve for his dead sister.
• Suggested that Maddon teach the outfielders to intentionally kick balls into the ivy to stop runners from advancing.
• Ran through every "Epstink is terrible" meme you can imagine, and said any GM could build a winning team if all he did was tank for four years and get number one draft picks. Right... because guys like Arrieta and Rizzo were number one picks made by the Cubs under Theo. He also said that Hendry only had a crappy farm system because he traded away all the good players to try to win at the major league level. Well maybe he shouldn't have done that then.
Maybe it was 20 minutes.
I am getting kinda meatball on the pitcher hitting 8th myself. It's probably not actually hurting them that much, I just don't see too many scenarios where having Jonathan Herrerra on base for Fowler about 20% of the time is that useful either. I just haven't seen enough of a benefit to get over my initial feeling of disgust at it because it reminds me too much of The Genius.
Otherwise I have no idea who this Murphy guy is but he sounds awful.
Murph is an interesting case because he's somehow managed to hang around in Chicago radio for years despite the fact that he is A. Utterly incompetent and terrible at it in every way and B. Completely and utterly despised by everyone in the industry, except maybe Fred Huebner.
It's one thing to really good at your job and act like an asshole, and yet another to be terrible at your job but likable, but this guy's career mystifies me. Boers & Bernstein used to openly attack his show on the air and Mike Mulligan basically called him an asshole to his face on air.
In short, fuck Mike Murphy.
Was Murphy the one that called Julie a "little tart" a few weeks back or was that Coppock?
It was Coppock.
Winners, all of them.
Quote from: SKO on April 20, 2015, 03:32:51 PM
Quote from: Tony on April 20, 2015, 03:29:49 PM
Like I mentioned in another thread, I listened to Murph for about 15 minutes on Saturday. I forgot he even existed until then. In those 15 minutes he...
• Complained that the pitcher hitting 8th means Bryant has no protection in the lineup, and proposed that Rizzo or Soler hit after him... because of the pitcher hitting eighth.
• Complained about players that wear their hats crooked.
• Complained about Baez taking so much time off to grieve for his dead sister.
• Suggested that Maddon teach the outfielders to intentionally kick balls into the ivy to stop runners from advancing.
• Ran through every "Epstink is terrible" meme you can imagine, and said any GM could build a winning team if all he did was tank for four years and get number one draft picks. Right... because guys like Arrieta and Rizzo were number one picks made by the Cubs under Theo. He also said that Hendry only had a crappy farm system because he traded away all the good players to try to win at the major league level. Well maybe he shouldn't have done that then.
Maybe it was 20 minutes.
I am getting kinda meatball on the pitcher hitting 8th myself. It's probably not actually hurting them that much, I just don't see too many scenarios where having Jonathan Herrerra on base for Fowler about 20% of the time is that useful either. I just haven't seen enough of a benefit to get over my initial feeling of disgust at it because it reminds me too much of The Genius.
Otherwise I have no idea who this Murphy guy is but he sounds awful.
I don't know what to think about the pitcher hitting 8th. Maybe some nerds can use maths to explain if it's a good idea or not. But I do know it has nothing to do with the order Soler/Rizzo/Bryant hit, which is what Murph was suggesting.
Unless he was saying that Soler should be 5th instead of 2nd because he disagrees with Maddon that 2nd is actually 3rd when the pitcher is 8th, in which case maybe it makes sense. I think.
Either way, fuck Murph.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 20, 2015, 04:15:45 PM
Quote from: CT III on April 20, 2015, 04:06:39 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 20, 2015, 03:32:51 PM
Quote from: Tony on April 20, 2015, 03:29:49 PM
Like I mentioned in another thread, I listened to Murph for about 15 minutes on Saturday. I forgot he even existed until then. In those 15 minutes he...
• Complained that the pitcher hitting 8th means Bryant has no protection in the lineup, and proposed that Rizzo or Soler hit after him... because of the pitcher hitting eighth.
• Complained about players that wear their hats crooked.
• Complained about Baez taking so much time off to grieve for his dead sister.
• Suggested that Maddon teach the outfielders to intentionally kick balls into the ivy to stop runners from advancing.
• Ran through every "Epstink is terrible" meme you can imagine, and said any GM could build a winning team if all he did was tank for four years and get number one draft picks. Right... because guys like Arrieta and Rizzo were number one picks made by the Cubs under Theo. He also said that Hendry only had a crappy farm system because he traded away all the good players to try to win at the major league level. Well maybe he shouldn't have done that then.
Maybe it was 20 minutes.
I am getting kinda meatball on the pitcher hitting 8th myself. It's probably not actually hurting them that much, I just don't see too many scenarios where having Jonathan Herrerra on base for Fowler about 20% of the time is that useful either. I just haven't seen enough of a benefit to get over my initial feeling of disgust at it because it reminds me too much of The Genius.
Otherwise I have no idea who this Murphy guy is but he sounds awful.
Murph is an interesting case because he's somehow managed to hang around in Chicago radio for years despite the fact that he is A. Utterly incompetent and terrible at it in every way and B. Completely and utterly despised by everyone in the industry, except maybe Fred Huebner.
It's one thing to really good at your job and act like an asshole, and yet another to be terrible at your job but likable, but this guy's career mystifies me. Boers & Bernstein used to openly attack his show on the air and Mike Mulligan basically called him an asshole to his face on air.
In short, fuck Mike Murphy.
What station is giving him airtime? I thought he was in San Francisco given B&B's "not far enough" meme whenever Murph's name comes up.
Last I recall, ESPN 1000 was giving him some airtime on weekends.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on April 20, 2015, 04:20:23 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 20, 2015, 04:16:37 PM
Quote from: CT III on April 20, 2015, 04:06:39 PM
Quote from: SKO on April 20, 2015, 03:32:51 PM
Quote from: Tony on April 20, 2015, 03:29:49 PM
Like I mentioned in another thread, I listened to Murph for about 15 minutes on Saturday. I forgot he even existed until then. In those 15 minutes he...
• Complained that the pitcher hitting 8th means Bryant has no protection in the lineup, and proposed that Rizzo or Soler hit after him... because of the pitcher hitting eighth.
• Complained about players that wear their hats crooked.
• Complained about Baez taking so much time off to grieve for his dead sister.
• Suggested that Maddon teach the outfielders to intentionally kick balls into the ivy to stop runners from advancing.
• Ran through every "Epstink is terrible" meme you can imagine, and said any GM could build a winning team if all he did was tank for four years and get number one draft picks. Right... because guys like Arrieta and Rizzo were number one picks made by the Cubs under Theo. He also said that Hendry only had a crappy farm system because he traded away all the good players to try to win at the major league level. Well maybe he shouldn't have done that then.
Maybe it was 20 minutes.
I am getting kinda meatball on the pitcher hitting 8th myself. It's probably not actually hurting them that much, I just don't see too many scenarios where having Jonathan Herrerra on base for Fowler about 20% of the time is that useful either. I just haven't seen enough of a benefit to get over my initial feeling of disgust at it because it reminds me too much of The Genius.
Otherwise I have no idea who this Murphy guy is but he sounds awful.
Murph is an interesting case because he's somehow managed to hang around in Chicago radio for years despite the fact that he is A. Utterly incompetent and terrible at it in every way and B. Completely and utterly despised by everyone in the industry, except maybe Fred Huebner.
It's one thing to really good at your job and act like an asshole, and yet another to be terrible at your job but likable, but this guy's career mystifies me. Boers & Bernstein used to openly attack his show on the air and Mike Mulligan basically called him an asshole to his face on air.
In short, fuck Mike Murphy.
Was Murphy the one that called Julie a "little tart" a few weeks back or was that Coppock?
It was Coppock.
He did that right before she guested on the Puckcast, and for that free material I'm forever grateful.
Watching the Rays/Yankees game tonight, just got to hear Dewayne Staats wax nostalgic for "old" stats with Brian Anderson.
Paraphrasing...
QuoteDidja see [Teixeira] is leading the league in isolated power. What does that even mean? He's isolated so nobody talks to him? That he's a loner? Everybody talks to him. He's well-liked. ... That's what I dislike about all the new stats. How they just get pushed out there with no explanation. ... I like the old stats because I sort of am one. ... Isolated power -- does that mean he's the only power?!? ... [Something even more incoherent about "new math"]
"New" stats. So complicated!
Quote from: ChuckD on April 27, 2015, 07:03:19 PM
Watching the Rays/Yankees game tonight, just got to hear Dewayne Staats wax nostalgic for "old" stats with Brian Anderson.
Paraphrasing...
QuoteDidja see [Teixeira] is leading the league in isolated power. What does that even mean? He's isolated so nobody talks to him? That he's a loner? Everybody talks to him. He's well-liked. ... That's what I dislike about all the new stats. How they just get pushed out there with no explanation. ... I like the old stats because I sort of am one. ... Isolated power -- does that mean he's the only power?!? ... [Something even more incoherent about "new math"]
"New" stats. So complicated!
He already pre-empted any puns on his name by making his own. Veteran move.
Chris Rongey doing play-by-play on the Sox radio broadcast this afternoon makes Ron Coomer sound like Vin Scully. His pregnant pauses in the middle of plays are painful, especially in that empty ballpark where you can't even tell if it's a positive or negative play for the home team. Why do I care? I have Ubaldo Jimenez on my fake baseball team and I usually enjoy the sweet sounds of Snork getting his set on fire like a CVS store. Not as much today.
Hub Arkush twisting himself into verbal pretzels telling us how not homophobic he is. Hour 4 starting at 6:40 on the Boers & Bernstein podcast. Anyone hear that?
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 02, 2015, 03:05:56 AM
Hub Arkush twisting himself into verbal pretzels telling us how not homophobic he is. Hour 4 starting at 6:40 on the Boers & Bernstein podcast. Anyone hear that?
Of course not.
Quote from: Eli on May 02, 2015, 07:28:22 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 02, 2015, 03:05:56 AM
Hub Arkush twisting himself into verbal pretzels telling us how not homophobic he is. Hour 4 starting at 6:40 on the Boers & Bernstein podcast. Anyone hear that?
Of course not.
What kind of fucking idiots do you take us for, Sterling?
Quote from: Bort on May 02, 2015, 08:09:14 AM
Quote from: Eli on May 02, 2015, 07:28:22 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 02, 2015, 03:05:56 AM
Hub Arkush twisting himself into verbal pretzels telling us how not homophobic he is. Hour 4 starting at 6:40 on the Boers & Bernstein podcast. Anyone hear that?
Of course not.
What kind of fucking idiots do you take us for, Sterling?
They don't seem to cover Chicago very much out here for some reason. I accept your scorn.
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 02, 2015, 12:16:44 PM
Quote from: Bort on May 02, 2015, 08:09:14 AM
Quote from: Eli on May 02, 2015, 07:28:22 AM
Quote from: Sterling Archer on May 02, 2015, 03:05:56 AM
Hub Arkush twisting himself into verbal pretzels telling us how not homophobic he is. Hour 4 starting at 6:40 on the Boers & Bernstein podcast. Anyone hear that?
Of course not.
What kind of fucking idiots do you take us for, Sterling?
They don't seem to cover Chicago very much out here for some reason. I accept your scorn.
Welcome to San Francisco, the hometown of homers.
Quote from: InternetApex on April 29, 2015, 02:32:56 PM
Chris Rongey doing play-by-play on the Sox radio broadcast this afternoon makes Ron Coomer sound like Vin Scully. His pregnant pauses in the middle of plays are painful, especially in that empty ballpark where you can't even tell if it's a positive or negative play for the home team. Why do I care? I have Ubaldo Jimenez on my fake baseball team and I usually enjoy the sweet sounds of Snork getting his set on fire like a CVS store. Not as much today.
I was thinking that there was no broadcasting crew in baseball more ill-suited to doing a game in a ballpark with no crowd noise than this one...having watched a little of it, I may have actually been right for once.
two complaints:
1) had to watch all three games on FSN Midwest because we don't get CSN out here, and the Cardinals announcers are the goddamn worst. Up until the Rizzo blast they derided every hit the Cubs had as Lynn being "victimized by bloop hits" and I wanted to ask if any of them even fucking saw how the Cardinals had scored 90% of their runs in the first two games of the series. Then when Molina hit that half swing bouncer off the goddamn plate that somehow went through they didn't say a fucking word. When Rizzo launched that ball into the seats their silence was delicious.
2)Had to run and pickup dinner during the 5th inning because it's always the 5th inning and Coomer went through two strikeouts by Bryant and Soler without ever giving the count for Bryant and giving it maybe once for Soler. He. Is. The. Worst.
Quote from: SKO on May 07, 2015, 08:54:08 AM
two complaints:
1) had to watch all three games on FSN Midwest because we don't get CSN out here, and the Cardinals announcers are the goddamn worst. Up until the Rizzo blast they derided every hit the Cubs had as Lynn being "victimized by bloop hits" and I wanted to ask if any of them even fucking saw how the Cardinals had scored 90% of their runs in the first two games of the series. Then when Molina hit that half swing bouncer off the goddamn plate that somehow went through they didn't say a fucking word. When Rizzo launched that ball into the seats their silence was delicious.
2)Had to run and pickup dinner during the 5th inning because it's always the 5th inning and Coomer went through two strikeouts by Bryant and Soler without ever giving the count for Bryant and giving it maybe once for Soler. He. Is. The. Worst.
Plus, at one point you went to take a piss and stumbled upon two of the hottest girls you'd ever seen chasing each other nude down the hallway.
Quote from: Slaky on May 07, 2015, 01:14:50 PM
Quote from: SKO on May 07, 2015, 08:54:08 AM
two complaints:
1) had to watch all three games on FSN Midwest because we don't get CSN out here, and the Cardinals announcers are the goddamn worst. Up until the Rizzo blast they derided every hit the Cubs had as Lynn being "victimized by bloop hits" and I wanted to ask if any of them even fucking saw how the Cardinals had scored 90% of their runs in the first two games of the series. Then when Molina hit that half swing bouncer off the goddamn plate that somehow went through they didn't say a fucking word. When Rizzo launched that ball into the seats their silence was delicious.
2)Had to run and pickup dinner during the 5th inning because it's always the 5th inning and Coomer went through two strikeouts by Bryant and Soler without ever giving the count for Bryant and giving it maybe once for Soler. He. Is. The. Worst.
Plus, at one point you went to take a piss and stumbled upon two of the hottest girls you'd ever seen chasing each other nude down the hallway.
Such a rough life
Quote from: Slaky on May 07, 2015, 01:14:50 PM
Quote from: SKO on May 07, 2015, 08:54:08 AM
two complaints:
1) had to watch all three games on FSN Midwest because we don't get CSN out here, and the Cardinals announcers are the goddamn worst. Up until the Rizzo blast they derided every hit the Cubs had as Lynn being "victimized by bloop hits" and I wanted to ask if any of them even fucking saw how the Cardinals had scored 90% of their runs in the first two games of the series. Then when Molina hit that half swing bouncer off the goddamn plate that somehow went through they didn't say a fucking word. When Rizzo launched that ball into the seats their silence was delicious.
2)Had to run and pickup dinner during the 5th inning because it's always the 5th inning and Coomer went through two strikeouts by Bryant and Soler without ever giving the count for Bryant and giving it maybe once for Soler. He. Is. The. Worst.
Plus, at one point you went to take a piss and stumbled upon two of the hottest girls you'd ever seen chasing each other nude down the hallway.
And he couldn't even
look at them!
Is this the Firebarn Ron Coomer thread? Dear Lord that was a terrible couple innings.
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on May 14, 2015, 02:56:39 PM
Is this the Firebarn Ron Coomer thread? Dear Lord that was a terrible couple innings.
His vacuously paint-by-numbers shtick is infuriating. He brings nothing, NOTHING, to the broadcast.
Quote from: PANK! on May 14, 2015, 03:28:45 PM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on May 14, 2015, 02:56:39 PM
Is this the Firebarn Ron Coomer thread? Dear Lord that was a terrible couple innings.
His vacuously paint-by-numbers shtick is infuriating. He brings nothing, NOTHING, to the broadcast.
Cubs Radio Color Guys Named Ron: Terrible
Quote from: Yeti on May 14, 2015, 03:34:46 PM
Quote from: PANK! on May 14, 2015, 03:28:45 PM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on May 14, 2015, 02:56:39 PM
Is this the Firebarn Ron Coomer thread? Dear Lord that was a terrible couple innings.
His vacuously paint-by-numbers shtick is infuriating. He brings nothing, NOTHING, to the broadcast.
Cubs Radio Color Guys Named Ron: Terrible
If Ron Santo had not been the Cubs' best third baseman since some guy named Hack, but just some guy who the Cubs hired at random to be on the radio, you would be undeniably right. But he was the Ron Santo who brought years of sunlight to some grim periods of Cub baseball. He loved the Cubs more than any of us and you could hear the misery in his voice. For that reason he deserves a pass, not the label of terrible. (My last rant for the day.)
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Quote from: Yeti on May 14, 2015, 03:34:46 PM
Quote from: PANK! on May 14, 2015, 03:28:45 PM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on May 14, 2015, 02:56:39 PM
Is this the Firebarn Ron Coomer thread? Dear Lord that was a terrible couple innings.
His vacuously paint-by-numbers shtick is infuriating. He brings nothing, NOTHING, to the broadcast.
Cubs Radio Color Guys Named Ron: Terrible
If Ron Santo had not been the Cubs' best third baseman since some guy named Hack, but just some guy who the Cubs hired at random to be on the radio, you would be undeniably right. But he was the Ron Santo who brought years of sunlight to some grim periods of Cub baseball. He loved the Cubs more than any of us and you could hear the misery in his voice. For that reason he deserves a pass, not the label of terrible. (My last rant for the day.)
While I am at it, objectively, no one was worse at broadcasting than Dizzy Dean, yet I could listen to him all day.
Quote from: CBStew on May 14, 2015, 04:06:58 PM
Quote from: CBStew on May 14, 2015, 03:50:07 PM
Quote from: Yeti on May 14, 2015, 03:34:46 PM
Quote from: PANK! on May 14, 2015, 03:28:45 PM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on May 14, 2015, 02:56:39 PM
Is this the Firebarn Ron Coomer thread? Dear Lord that was a terrible couple innings.
His vacuously paint-by-numbers shtick is infuriating. He brings nothing, NOTHING, to the broadcast.
Cubs Radio Color Guys Named Ron: Terrible
If Ron Santo had not been the Cubs' best third baseman since some guy named Hack, but just some guy who the Cubs hired at random to be on the radio, you would be undeniably right. But he was the Ron Santo who brought years of sunlight to some grim periods of Cub baseball. He loved the Cubs more than any of us and you could hear the misery in his voice. For that reason he deserves a pass, not the label of terrible. (My last rant for the day.)
While I am at it, objectively, no one was worse at broadcasting than Dizzy Dean, yet I could listen to him all day.
It's funny you mention that, Stew, because in stewing over my COOMER RAGE it occurred to me, having heard snippets of Dean and understanding his style, is that
that's the shtick Coomer's going for. This sort of anti-intellectual folksiness that he seems to utilize to protect himself inside of his stupid fucking awkward giggle is contrived, because he's a regular middle-class kid from Lockport. So when Coomer uses the word "them" in place "these" or "those" ("Yeah, Pat, he's one of them players who can go from first to third in no time") it sounds to me like he's going out of his way to dumb shit down (and makes me want to strangle baby llamas). Say what you want about Santo--and gord knows I've said some of the cruelest, meanest shit about the guy as broadcaster-- but as willing as he was to play the buffoon, he at least didn't come off as some lazy dumbass when he was simply trying to speak words. Coomer--in addition to the same meaningless analysis that Santo (and many other ex-jocks) provided-- can't even be bothered to do that.
Quote from: PANK! on May 14, 2015, 04:30:32 PM
Quote from: CBStew on May 14, 2015, 04:06:58 PM
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Quote from: Yeti on May 14, 2015, 03:34:46 PM
Quote from: PANK! on May 14, 2015, 03:28:45 PM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on May 14, 2015, 02:56:39 PM
Is this the Firebarn Ron Coomer thread? Dear Lord that was a terrible couple innings.
His vacuously paint-by-numbers shtick is infuriating. He brings nothing, NOTHING, to the broadcast.
Cubs Radio Color Guys Named Ron: Terrible
If Ron Santo had not been the Cubs' best third baseman since some guy named Hack, but just some guy who the Cubs hired at random to be on the radio, you would be undeniably right. But he was the Ron Santo who brought years of sunlight to some grim periods of Cub baseball. He loved the Cubs more than any of us and you could hear the misery in his voice. For that reason he deserves a pass, not the label of terrible. (My last rant for the day.)
While I am at it, objectively, no one was worse at broadcasting than Dizzy Dean, yet I could listen to him all day.
It's funny you mention that, Stew, because in stewing over my COOMER RAGE it occurred to me, having heard snippets of Dean and understanding his style, is that that's the shtick Coomer's going for. This sort of anti-intellectual folksiness that he seems to utilize to protect himself inside of his stupid fucking awkward giggle is contrived, because he's a regular middle-class kid from Lockport. So when Coomer uses the word "them" in place "these" or "those" ("Yeah, Pat, he's one of them players who can go from first to third in no time") it sounds to me like he's going out of his way to dumb shit down (and makes me want to strangle baby llamas). Say what you want about Santo--and gord knows I've said some of the cruelest, meanest shit about the guy as broadcaster-- but as willing as he was to play the buffoon, he at least didn't come off as some lazy dumbass when he was simply trying to speak words. Coomer--in addition to the same meaningless analysis that Santo (and many other ex-jocks) provide-- can't even be bothered to do that.
(http://www.smilefunny.com/pictures/Baby_Llama_and_Child.jpg)
Some baby llama drama up in here.
Quote from: PANK! on May 14, 2015, 04:30:32 PM
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Quote from: CBStew on May 14, 2015, 03:50:07 PM
Quote from: Yeti on May 14, 2015, 03:34:46 PM
Quote from: PANK! on May 14, 2015, 03:28:45 PM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on May 14, 2015, 02:56:39 PM
Is this the Firebarn Ron Coomer thread? Dear Lord that was a terrible couple innings.
His vacuously paint-by-numbers shtick is infuriating. He brings nothing, NOTHING, to the broadcast.
Cubs Radio Color Guys Named Ron: Terrible
If Ron Santo had not been the Cubs' best third baseman since some guy named Hack, but just some guy who the Cubs hired at random to be on the radio, you would be undeniably right. But he was the Ron Santo who brought years of sunlight to some grim periods of Cub baseball. He loved the Cubs more than any of us and you could hear the misery in his voice. For that reason he deserves a pass, not the label of terrible. (My last rant for the day.)
While I am at it, objectively, no one was worse at broadcasting than Dizzy Dean, yet I could listen to him all day.
It's funny you mention that, Stew, because in stewing over my COOMER RAGE it occurred to me, having heard snippets of Dean and understanding his style, is that that's the shtick Coomer's going for. This sort of anti-intellectual folksiness that he seems to utilize to protect himself inside of his stupid fucking awkward giggle is contrived, because he's a regular middle-class kid from Lockport. So when Coomer uses the word "them" in place "these" or "those" ("Yeah, Pat, he's one of them players who can go from first to third in no time") it sounds to me like he's going out of his way to dumb shit down (and makes me want to strangle baby llamas). Say what you want about Santo--and gord knows I've said some of the cruelest, meanest shit about the guy as broadcaster-- but as willing as he was to play the buffoon, he at least didn't come off as some lazy dumbass when he was simply trying to speak words. Coomer--in addition to the same meaningless analysis that Santo (and many other ex-jocks) provided-- can't even be bothered to do that.
Just for the record, I can't stand Coomer's play by play when he takes over for Pat. When Pat is calling the game, however, I don't mind Coomer at all. He's just there...being a former player who generalizes everything and offers nothing real of substance. That's sort of what I expect. But man, when Coomer takes over for Pat for a few innings, it's death to all baseball radio.
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on May 15, 2015, 07:29:10 AM
Quote from: PANK! on May 14, 2015, 04:30:32 PM
Quote from: CBStew on May 14, 2015, 04:06:58 PM
Quote from: CBStew on May 14, 2015, 03:50:07 PM
Quote from: Yeti on May 14, 2015, 03:34:46 PM
Quote from: PANK! on May 14, 2015, 03:28:45 PM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on May 14, 2015, 02:56:39 PM
Is this the Firebarn Ron Coomer thread? Dear Lord that was a terrible couple innings.
His vacuously paint-by-numbers shtick is infuriating. He brings nothing, NOTHING, to the broadcast.
Cubs Radio Color Guys Named Ron: Terrible
If Ron Santo had not been the Cubs' best third baseman since some guy named Hack, but just some guy who the Cubs hired at random to be on the radio, you would be undeniably right. But he was the Ron Santo who brought years of sunlight to some grim periods of Cub baseball. He loved the Cubs more than any of us and you could hear the misery in his voice. For that reason he deserves a pass, not the label of terrible. (My last rant for the day.)
While I am at it, objectively, no one was worse at broadcasting than Dizzy Dean, yet I could listen to him all day.
It's funny you mention that, Stew, because in stewing over my COOMER RAGE it occurred to me, having heard snippets of Dean and understanding his style, is that that's the shtick Coomer's going for. This sort of anti-intellectual folksiness that he seems to utilize to protect himself inside of his stupid fucking awkward giggle is contrived, because he's a regular middle-class kid from Lockport. So when Coomer uses the word "them" in place "these" or "those" ("Yeah, Pat, he's one of them players who can go from first to third in no time") it sounds to me like he's going out of his way to dumb shit down (and makes me want to strangle baby llamas). Say what you want about Santo--and gord knows I've said some of the cruelest, meanest shit about the guy as broadcaster-- but as willing as he was to play the buffoon, he at least didn't come off as some lazy dumbass when he was simply trying to speak words. Coomer--in addition to the same meaningless analysis that Santo (and many other ex-jocks) provided-- can't even be bothered to do that.
Just for the record, I can't stand Coomer's play by play when he takes over for Pat. When Pat is calling the game, however, I don't mind Coomer at all. He's just there...being a former player who generalizes everything and offers nothing real of substance. That's sort of what I expect. But man, when Coomer takes over for Pat for a few innings, it's death to all baseball radio.
Let me just say that as someone who grew up listening to Lou Boudreau and, yes, Steve Stone, I find it sad that your standard for a color guy is a platitudinal-dispensing mascot.
Quote from: PANK! on May 15, 2015, 07:55:05 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on May 15, 2015, 07:29:10 AM
Quote from: PANK! on May 14, 2015, 04:30:32 PM
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Quote from: CBStew on May 14, 2015, 03:50:07 PM
Quote from: Yeti on May 14, 2015, 03:34:46 PM
Quote from: PANK! on May 14, 2015, 03:28:45 PM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on May 14, 2015, 02:56:39 PM
Is this the Firebarn Ron Coomer thread? Dear Lord that was a terrible couple innings.
His vacuously paint-by-numbers shtick is infuriating. He brings nothing, NOTHING, to the broadcast.
Cubs Radio Color Guys Named Ron: Terrible
If Ron Santo had not been the Cubs' best third baseman since some guy named Hack, but just some guy who the Cubs hired at random to be on the radio, you would be undeniably right. But he was the Ron Santo who brought years of sunlight to some grim periods of Cub baseball. He loved the Cubs more than any of us and you could hear the misery in his voice. For that reason he deserves a pass, not the label of terrible. (My last rant for the day.)
While I am at it, objectively, no one was worse at broadcasting than Dizzy Dean, yet I could listen to him all day.
It's funny you mention that, Stew, because in stewing over my COOMER RAGE it occurred to me, having heard snippets of Dean and understanding his style, is that that's the shtick Coomer's going for. This sort of anti-intellectual folksiness that he seems to utilize to protect himself inside of his stupid fucking awkward giggle is contrived, because he's a regular middle-class kid from Lockport. So when Coomer uses the word "them" in place "these" or "those" ("Yeah, Pat, he's one of them players who can go from first to third in no time") it sounds to me like he's going out of his way to dumb shit down (and makes me want to strangle baby llamas). Say what you want about Santo--and gord knows I've said some of the cruelest, meanest shit about the guy as broadcaster-- but as willing as he was to play the buffoon, he at least didn't come off as some lazy dumbass when he was simply trying to speak words. Coomer--in addition to the same meaningless analysis that Santo (and many other ex-jocks) provided-- can't even be bothered to do that.
Just for the record, I can't stand Coomer's play by play when he takes over for Pat. When Pat is calling the game, however, I don't mind Coomer at all. He's just there...being a former player who generalizes everything and offers nothing real of substance. That's sort of what I expect. But man, when Coomer takes over for Pat for a few innings, it's death to all baseball radio.
Let me just say that as someone who grew up listening to Lou Boudreau and, yes, Steve Stone, I find it sad that your standard for a color guy is a platitudinal-dispensing mascot.
The two longest-running radio color guys (for the times there have been one) are Boudreau and Ron Santo. The good ones go to TV, and the verbose ones go to radio.
Quote from: PANK! on May 15, 2015, 07:55:05 AM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on May 15, 2015, 07:29:10 AM
Quote from: PANK! on May 14, 2015, 04:30:32 PM
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Quote from: CBStew on May 14, 2015, 03:50:07 PM
Quote from: Yeti on May 14, 2015, 03:34:46 PM
Quote from: PANK! on May 14, 2015, 03:28:45 PM
Quote from: Powdered Toast Man on May 14, 2015, 02:56:39 PM
Is this the Firebarn Ron Coomer thread? Dear Lord that was a terrible couple innings.
His vacuously paint-by-numbers shtick is infuriating. He brings nothing, NOTHING, to the broadcast.
Cubs Radio Color Guys Named Ron: Terrible
If Ron Santo had not been the Cubs' best third baseman since some guy named Hack, but just some guy who the Cubs hired at random to be on the radio, you would be undeniably right. But he was the Ron Santo who brought years of sunlight to some grim periods of Cub baseball. He loved the Cubs more than any of us and you could hear the misery in his voice. For that reason he deserves a pass, not the label of terrible. (My last rant for the day.)
While I am at it, objectively, no one was worse at broadcasting than Dizzy Dean, yet I could listen to him all day.
It's funny you mention that, Stew, because in stewing over my COOMER RAGE it occurred to me, having heard snippets of Dean and understanding his style, is that that's the shtick Coomer's going for. This sort of anti-intellectual folksiness that he seems to utilize to protect himself inside of his stupid fucking awkward giggle is contrived, because he's a regular middle-class kid from Lockport. So when Coomer uses the word "them" in place "these" or "those" ("Yeah, Pat, he's one of them players who can go from first to third in no time") it sounds to me like he's going out of his way to dumb shit down (and makes me want to strangle baby llamas). Say what you want about Santo--and gord knows I've said some of the cruelest, meanest shit about the guy as broadcaster-- but as willing as he was to play the buffoon, he at least didn't come off as some lazy dumbass when he was simply trying to speak words. Coomer--in addition to the same meaningless analysis that Santo (and many other ex-jocks) provided-- can't even be bothered to do that.
Just for the record, I can't stand Coomer's play by play when he takes over for Pat. When Pat is calling the game, however, I don't mind Coomer at all. He's just there...being a former player who generalizes everything and offers nothing real of substance. That's sort of what I expect. But man, when Coomer takes over for Pat for a few innings, it's death to all baseball radio.
Let me just say that as someone who grew up listening to Lou Boudreau and, yes, Steve Stone, I find it sad that your standard for a color guy is a platitudinal-dispensing mascot.
I'm sorry too.
Coomer just called Starlin Castro "Starling Castillo". I mean come on.
tHommm Brennaman slobbering all over some firefighters like they're Tim Tebow. There's nothing this overdramatic asshat won't pathetically pander to.
http://m.reds.mlb.com/news/article/124612680/brandon-belt-madison-bumgarner-power-giants-past-reds
It looks like Boers and Bernstein might get pre-empted a lot for Pat and somebody hopefully not named Ron Coomer next year. (http://www.robertfeder.com/2015/06/23/wls-wins-white-sox-radio-rights/)
Sox to WLS and Cubs to the Score.
Quote from: Brownie on June 24, 2015, 10:32:42 AM
It looks like Boers and Bernstein might get pre-empted a lot for Pat and somebody hopefully not named Ron Coomer next year. (http://www.robertfeder.com/2015/06/23/wls-wins-white-sox-radio-rights/)
Sox to WLS and Cubs to the Score.
Cubs 1:20 games down to only 25 times per year this year. Still leaves at least 175 days of misogyny and rambling hair jokes.
Quote from: Brownie on June 24, 2015, 10:32:42 AM
It looks like Boers and Bernstein might get pre-empted a lot for Pat and somebody hopefully not named Ron Coomer next year. (http://www.robertfeder.com/2015/06/23/wls-wins-white-sox-radio-rights/)
Sox to WLS and Cubs to the Score.
So now even fewer people will listen to WLS. *rimshot*
And please oh please get Ron out of there. Just hand Kerry Wood a mic and get it over with already.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on June 24, 2015, 10:53:27 AM
Quote from: Brownie on June 24, 2015, 10:32:42 AM
It looks like Boers and Bernstein might get pre-empted a lot for Pat and somebody hopefully not named Ron Coomer next year. (http://www.robertfeder.com/2015/06/23/wls-wins-white-sox-radio-rights/)
Sox to WLS and Cubs to the Score.
Cubs 1:20 games down to only 25 times per year this year. Still leaves at least 175 days of misogyny and rambling hair jokes.
Chuck doesn't like misogyny or bad jokes, you guys. I'll let Kristina Hendricks' people know she's off the hook.
Quote from: InternetApex on June 24, 2015, 12:20:54 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on June 24, 2015, 10:53:27 AM
Quote from: Brownie on June 24, 2015, 10:32:42 AM
It looks like Boers and Bernstein might get pre-empted a lot for Pat and somebody hopefully not named Ron Coomer next year. (http://www.robertfeder.com/2015/06/23/wls-wins-white-sox-radio-rights/)
Sox to WLS and Cubs to the Score.
Cubs 1:20 games down to only 25 times per year this year. Still leaves at least 175 days of misogyny and rambling hair jokes.
Chuck doesn't like misogyny or bad jokes, you guys. I'll let Kristina Hendricks' people know she's off the hook.
I'll do the same for Christina Hendricks' people
Quote from: InternetApex on June 24, 2015, 12:20:54 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on June 24, 2015, 10:53:27 AM
Quote from: Brownie on June 24, 2015, 10:32:42 AM
It looks like Boers and Bernstein might get pre-empted a lot for Pat and somebody hopefully not named Ron Coomer next year. (http://www.robertfeder.com/2015/06/23/wls-wins-white-sox-radio-rights/)
Sox to WLS and Cubs to the Score.
Cubs 1:20 games down to only 25 times per year this year. Still leaves at least 175 days of misogyny and rambling hair jokes.
Chuck doesn't like misogyny or bad jokes, you guys. I'll let Kristina Hendricks' people know she's off the hook.
They make hooks big enough?
I have a CD of the broadcast of a 1938 World Series game. Except for its historical value, I find it to be unlistenable. Not because the Cubs lost that game, and the Series, but because the broadcasters were cold, matter of fact, and impersonal. I guess that was the style then. I bought the CD years ago from the Cubs' Store.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on June 24, 2015, 01:23:58 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on June 24, 2015, 12:20:54 PM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on June 24, 2015, 10:53:27 AM
Quote from: Brownie on June 24, 2015, 10:32:42 AM
It looks like Boers and Bernstein might get pre-empted a lot for Pat and somebody hopefully not named Ron Coomer next year. (http://www.robertfeder.com/2015/06/23/wls-wins-white-sox-radio-rights/)
Sox to WLS and Cubs to the Score.
Cubs 1:20 games down to only 25 times per year this year. Still leaves at least 175 days of misogyny and rambling hair jokes.
Chuck doesn't like misogyny or bad jokes, you guys. I'll let Kristina Hendricks' people know she's off the hook.
They make hooks big enough?
By cracky.
Quote from: CBStew on June 24, 2015, 01:30:49 PM
I have a CD of the broadcast of a 1938 World Series game. Except for its historical value, I find it to be unlistenable. Not because the Cubs lost that game, and the Series, but because the broadcasters were cold, matter of fact, and impersonal. I guess that was the style then. I bought the CD years ago from the Cubs' Store.
This is listenable (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6os_WGgmpXY) (although you have to wonder about why they'd pay for the talent to record this broadcast), but you'll be almost as despondent as the day the Gatorade was spilled on Durham's glove.
OK I'll say what we're all* thinking: Pat Hughes is a no-good layabout (https://twitter.com/RandallJSanders/status/633733470808727552).
Quote@RandallJSanders: Looks like Joniak is on the call for Cubs radio again tonight.
* Actually just Huey.
Quote from: R-V on August 18, 2015, 03:31:01 PM
OK I'll say what we're all* thinking: Pat Hughes is a no-good layabout (https://twitter.com/RandallJSanders/status/633733470808727552).
Quote@RandallJSanders: Looks like Joniak is on the call for Cubs radio again tonight.
* Actually just Huey.
His dumps take longer than an inning now. (Honestly I really hope Pat's okay.)
Quote from: R-V on August 18, 2015, 03:31:01 PM
OK I'll say what we're all* thinking: Pat Hughes is a no-good layabout (https://twitter.com/RandallJSanders/status/633733470808727552).
Quote@RandallJSanders: Looks like Joniak is on the call for Cubs radio again tonight.
* Actually just Huey.
Thank gord the game's on free TV tonight.
Quote from: PANK! on August 18, 2015, 05:33:33 PM
Quote from: R-V on August 18, 2015, 03:31:01 PM
OK I'll say what we're all* thinking: Pat Hughes is a no-good layabout (https://twitter.com/RandallJSanders/status/633733470808727552).
Quote@RandallJSanders: Looks like Joniak is on the call for Cubs radio again tonight.
* Actually just Huey.
Thank gord the game's on free TV tonight.
I have to listen to Costas tonight.
Quote from: Oleg on August 18, 2015, 06:43:02 PM
Quote from: PANK! on August 18, 2015, 05:33:33 PM
Quote from: R-V on August 18, 2015, 03:31:01 PM
OK I'll say what we're all* thinking: Pat Hughes is a no-good layabout (https://twitter.com/RandallJSanders/status/633733470808727552).
Quote@RandallJSanders: Looks like Joniak is on the call for Cubs radio again tonight.
* Actually just Huey.
Thank gord the game's on free TV tonight.
I have to listen to Costas tonight.
America roots for a Pedro Strop shutdown appearance. That Cardinal loving assclown is the worst.
Joniak is GOD AWFUL.
Quote from: Slaky on August 19, 2015, 10:09:49 AM
Joniak is GOD AWFUL.
Costas was worse and Smoltz, although he doesn't play the dumb jock role, didn't really help.
The Cabrera double int he first was clearly a double right from the get-go. The first replay clearly showed that fan reaching past the basket to touch the ball. Yet Costas went on right up until the overturn to righteously claim that there's no way the fan touched the ball and there's no way anyone could possibly reach beyond the basket. He was incredulous to the point of yelling about the amount of time the umps were taking on the replay.
Later int eh game, when Strop came on, he did his best non-apology apology calling his remark about Strop's dead relatives a "mis-speak".
He's such a fucking douche.
Quote from: Slaky on August 19, 2015, 10:09:49 AM
Joniak is GOD AWFUL.
What did it sound like? STROP SURVEYS THE MIDDLE OF THE PLATE, STICKS THE BALL IN THE BELLY OF THE BACKSTOP, AND IT'S A STRIKE! STRIKE ONE, BEAR-CUBS! PEDRO STROP YOU ARE RIDICULOUS! *goes three innings without giving the score*
Quote from: Sterling Archer on August 19, 2015, 11:48:15 AM
Quote from: Slaky on August 19, 2015, 10:09:49 AM
Joniak is GOD AWFUL.
What did it sound like? STROP SURVEYS THE MIDDLE OF THE PLATE, STICKS THE BALL IN THE BELLY OF THE BACKSTOP, AND IT'S A STRIKE! STRIKE ONE, BEAR-CUBS! PEDRO STROP YOU ARE RIDICULOUS! *goes three innings without giving the score*
He actually showed the same level of emotion Coomer does when he does play by play. The game tying double had the same inflection as a guy reading aloud off the back of a shampoo bottle.
Just terrible.
Quote from: Slaky on August 19, 2015, 10:09:49 AM
Joniak is GOD AWFUL.
In the 8th, when Castellanas singled with the bases loaded, Joniak said "Cabrerra rounds second and scores."
Cabrerra started the AB on second. He was rounding third.
In the 9th, Schwarber moved up to 2nd. Joniak said it was a stolen base. Coomer politely said, "I think they'll call that defensive indifference." Joniak laughed. He thought Coomer was making a joke. Coomer explained he wasn't.
When Coghlan advanced from first to second later in the inning, Joniak got it right. "Now you're getting it!" said Coomer.
This 105.9 FM WBBM fallback position is much superior to their crappy AM signal, I must say. I have to find a bearing with the Panasonic RF-2200 to even pull the signal out of the noise.
AM 1000 to add Kaplan to its lineup. (http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-kaplan-leaving-wgn-radio-0904-biz-20150903-story.html)
Quote from: Brownie on September 03, 2015, 04:22:35 PM
AM 1000 to add Kaplan to its lineup. (http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-kaplan-leaving-wgn-radio-0904-biz-20150903-story.html)
The Voice of Labor!
Big Cat Williams and Olin Kreutz might turn out to be a good postgame listen, but why WSCR is saddling them with Hub "The Bears Will Beat the Cardinals" Arkush as the host is beyond me.
DPD. I'm using the offday to re-watch Jake's no-hitter and holy shit does John Kruk have stupid opinions about baseball. I haven't watched an ESPN game all year, so it's been a while since I heard him. Dan and Jessica should work as a two-person crew and just send Kruk home.
The TBS broadcast crew. Sounds like the Mets TV network.
WBBM just cut off the play-by-play and bizarrely launched into a traffic-and-weather segment.
Quote from: Wheezer on October 21, 2015, 08:22:47 PM
WBBM just cut off the play-by-play and bizarrely launched into a traffic-and-weather segment.
The traffic news could not have been while the Cubs were batting.
I'll show myself out
How did we ever like Bob Brenly? Everything he says sounds like a terrible line reading.
Also, Tuffy Gosewisch is their Ryan Dempster. Allegedly funny and always has time for broadcasters, therefore they worship him. Stay away.
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 06, 2016, 04:18:44 PM
How did we ever like Bob Brenly? Everything he says sounds like a terrible line reading.
Also, Tuffy Gosewisch is their Ryan Dempster. Allegedly funny and always has time for broadcasters, therefore they worship him. Stay away.
I got to listen to Len while driving on a beautiful sunny Sunday afternoon.
It was sweet.
Quote from: flannj on March 06, 2016, 04:41:48 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 06, 2016, 04:18:44 PM
How did we ever like Bob Brenly? Everything he says sounds like a terrible line reading.
Also, Tuffy Gosewisch is their Ryan Dempster. Allegedly funny and always has time for broadcasters, therefore they worship him. Stay away.
I got to listen to Len while driving on a beautiful sunny Sunday afternoon.
It was sweet.
Arizona's broadcast was the only option on MLB.tv today. Brutal. Be glad you didn't have to hear two innings (with Ken Rosenthal) celebrating Dave Stewart's all-out assault on these VANILLA sabermetric nerds with their computers and stats. Dave Stewart runs his team from his GUT, dammit.
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 06, 2016, 07:37:28 PM
Quote from: flannj on March 06, 2016, 04:41:48 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 06, 2016, 04:18:44 PM
How did we ever like Bob Brenly? Everything he says sounds like a terrible line reading.
Also, Tuffy Gosewisch is their Ryan Dempster. Allegedly funny and always has time for broadcasters, therefore they worship him. Stay away.
I got to listen to Len while driving on a beautiful sunny Sunday afternoon.
It was sweet.
Arizona's broadcast was the only option on MLB.tv today. Brutal. Be glad you didn't have to hear two innings (with Ken Rosenthal) celebrating Dave Stewart's all-out assault on these VANILLA sabermetric nerds with their computers and stats. Dave Stewart runs his team from his GUT, dammit.
I was so desperate for baseball that I made myself listen to this earth-is-flat apologist. Holy shit, it was mind-numbing. He is pretty much the king of the strawman. The criticism of Stewart, especially for the Miller trade, almost has nothing to do with SABRmetrics and everything to do with not recognizing value on the open market. Just because Miller may turn out to be awesome and Inciarte & Blair & Dansby may turn out to suck, doesn't mean that Stewart didn't make a bad trade.
Quote from: Oleg on March 07, 2016, 09:10:55 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 06, 2016, 07:37:28 PM
Quote from: flannj on March 06, 2016, 04:41:48 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 06, 2016, 04:18:44 PM
How did we ever like Bob Brenly? Everything he says sounds like a terrible line reading.
Also, Tuffy Gosewisch is their Ryan Dempster. Allegedly funny and always has time for broadcasters, therefore they worship him. Stay away.
I got to listen to Len while driving on a beautiful sunny Sunday afternoon.
It was sweet.
Arizona's broadcast was the only option on MLB.tv today. Brutal. Be glad you didn't have to hear two innings (with Ken Rosenthal) celebrating Dave Stewart's all-out assault on these VANILLA sabermetric nerds with their computers and stats. Dave Stewart runs his team from his GUT, dammit.
I was so desperate for baseball that I made myself listen to this earth-is-flat apologist. Holy shit, it was mind-numbing. He is pretty much the king of the strawman. The criticism of Stewart, especially for the Miller trade, almost has nothing to do with SABRmetrics and everything to do with not recognizing value on the open market. Just because Miller may turn out to be awesome and Inciarte & Blair & Dansby may turn out to suck, doesn't mean that Stewart didn't make a bad trade.
I had to stop watching. Whoever was "responsible" for directing the telecast thought that we would be more interested in seeing the five old farts sitting on the Arizona coaches' bench than watching pitches being thrown to batters.
Quote from: CBStew on March 07, 2016, 11:58:48 AM
Quote from: Oleg on March 07, 2016, 09:10:55 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 06, 2016, 07:37:28 PM
Quote from: flannj on March 06, 2016, 04:41:48 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 06, 2016, 04:18:44 PM
How did we ever like Bob Brenly? Everything he says sounds like a terrible line reading.
Also, Tuffy Gosewisch is their Ryan Dempster. Allegedly funny and always has time for broadcasters, therefore they worship him. Stay away.
I got to listen to Len while driving on a beautiful sunny Sunday afternoon.
It was sweet.
Arizona's broadcast was the only option on MLB.tv today. Brutal. Be glad you didn't have to hear two innings (with Ken Rosenthal) celebrating Dave Stewart's all-out assault on these VANILLA sabermetric nerds with their computers and stats. Dave Stewart runs his team from his GUT, dammit.
I was so desperate for baseball that I made myself listen to this earth-is-flat apologist. Holy shit, it was mind-numbing. He is pretty much the king of the strawman. The criticism of Stewart, especially for the Miller trade, almost has nothing to do with SABRmetrics and everything to do with not recognizing value on the open market. Just because Miller may turn out to be awesome and Inciarte & Blair & Dansby may turn out to suck, doesn't mean that Stewart didn't make a bad trade.
I had to stop watching. Whoever was "responsible" for directing the telecast thought that we would be more interested in seeing the five old farts sitting on the Arizona coaches' bench than watching pitches being thrown to batters.
The Diamondbacks are very quickly becoming my second-least favorite team. All of the items mentioned above made it onto my last nerve yesterday. Also, those fucking pants. It looks like they stomped a baby to death in their cleats before taking the field.
I want them to fail so badly and I'm not even a person who gets particularly asshurt about non-SABR rattling asshattery now that the Cubs are on the cutting edge. I don't understand all of it well enough to be self-righteous about it and if others don't embrace it fine. They're animals anyway so let them lose their souls.
But LaRussa is the anus from which all of the shit flows into every crevasse of that organization. I need them to hurt.
Quote from: InternetApex on March 07, 2016, 12:13:46 PM
Quote from: CBStew on March 07, 2016, 11:58:48 AM
Quote from: Oleg on March 07, 2016, 09:10:55 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 06, 2016, 07:37:28 PM
Quote from: flannj on March 06, 2016, 04:41:48 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 06, 2016, 04:18:44 PM
How did we ever like Bob Brenly? Everything he says sounds like a terrible line reading.
Also, Tuffy Gosewisch is their Ryan Dempster. Allegedly funny and always has time for broadcasters, therefore they worship him. Stay away.
I got to listen to Len while driving on a beautiful sunny Sunday afternoon.
It was sweet.
Arizona's broadcast was the only option on MLB.tv today. Brutal. Be glad you didn't have to hear two innings (with Ken Rosenthal) celebrating Dave Stewart's all-out assault on these VANILLA sabermetric nerds with their computers and stats. Dave Stewart runs his team from his GUT, dammit.
I was so desperate for baseball that I made myself listen to this earth-is-flat apologist. Holy shit, it was mind-numbing. He is pretty much the king of the strawman. The criticism of Stewart, especially for the Miller trade, almost has nothing to do with SABRmetrics and everything to do with not recognizing value on the open market. Just because Miller may turn out to be awesome and Inciarte & Blair & Dansby may turn out to suck, doesn't mean that Stewart didn't make a bad trade.
I had to stop watching. Whoever was "responsible" for directing the telecast thought that we would be more interested in seeing the five old farts sitting on the Arizona coaches' bench than watching pitches being thrown to batters.
The Diamondbacks are very quickly becoming my second-least favorite team. All of the items mentioned above made it onto my last nerve yesterday. Also, those fucking pants. It looks like they stomped a baby to death in their cleats before taking the field.
I want them to fail so badly and I'm not even a person who gets particularly asshurt about non-SABR rattling asshattery now that the Cubs are on the cutting edge. Their animals anyway so let them lose their souls.
But LaRussa is the anus from which all of the shit flows into every crevasse of that organization. I need them to hurt.
Yeah the funny thing is most of the criticism I see of the D-Backs doesn't really even touch on SABR stuff. The Miller trade could have happened 20 years ago and people would probably have said surrendering three of your top prospects for a #3 starter would have been a bad idea. Maybe they wouldn't have opposed it as heartily as they do now, when draft picks and farm systems are valued a lot more than they used to be, but I don't think sabermetrics has a lot to do with the increasing value of drafting and developing your own players. That's very much an old school scouting thing.
The criticism of the Greinke signing (what little there has been, most have applauded it) is that giving a pitcher that much money when he's over 30 is risky and you're a mid-market team that might have been better off splitting that money up among several different players. Again, nothing someone wouldn't have said 20 years ago.
I would say the only sabermetrically influenced criticism of their offseason is that maybe they didn't realize how valuable Inciarte was per defensive metrics, and that Yasmany Tomas as a full time outfielder is probably a terrible idea. I'm old enough to remember when guys like Dave Stewart were (correctly) bitching about advanced stats
undervaluing defense though, so it's amusing to see the pendulum swing all the way over to "well stats say this guy is bad at defense but fuck them"
Quote from: SKO on March 07, 2016, 12:21:00 PM
Quote from: InternetApex on March 07, 2016, 12:13:46 PM
Quote from: CBStew on March 07, 2016, 11:58:48 AM
Quote from: Oleg on March 07, 2016, 09:10:55 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 06, 2016, 07:37:28 PM
Quote from: flannj on March 06, 2016, 04:41:48 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 06, 2016, 04:18:44 PM
How did we ever like Bob Brenly? Everything he says sounds like a terrible line reading.
Also, Tuffy Gosewisch is their Ryan Dempster. Allegedly funny and always has time for broadcasters, therefore they worship him. Stay away.
I got to listen to Len while driving on a beautiful sunny Sunday afternoon.
It was sweet.
Arizona's broadcast was the only option on MLB.tv today. Brutal. Be glad you didn't have to hear two innings (with Ken Rosenthal) celebrating Dave Stewart's all-out assault on these VANILLA sabermetric nerds with their computers and stats. Dave Stewart runs his team from his GUT, dammit.
I was so desperate for baseball that I made myself listen to this earth-is-flat apologist. Holy shit, it was mind-numbing. He is pretty much the king of the strawman. The criticism of Stewart, especially for the Miller trade, almost has nothing to do with SABRmetrics and everything to do with not recognizing value on the open market. Just because Miller may turn out to be awesome and Inciarte & Blair & Dansby may turn out to suck, doesn't mean that Stewart didn't make a bad trade.
I had to stop watching. Whoever was "responsible" for directing the telecast thought that we would be more interested in seeing the five old farts sitting on the Arizona coaches' bench than watching pitches being thrown to batters.
The Diamondbacks are very quickly becoming my second-least favorite team. All of the items mentioned above made it onto my last nerve yesterday. Also, those fucking pants. It looks like they stomped a baby to death in their cleats before taking the field.
I want them to fail so badly and I'm not even a person who gets particularly asshurt about non-SABR rattling asshattery now that the Cubs are on the cutting edge. Their animals anyway so let them lose their souls.
But LaRussa is the anus from which all of the shit flows into every crevasse of that organization. I need them to hurt.
Yeah the funny thing is most of the criticism I see of the D-Backs doesn't really even touch on SABR stuff. The Miller trade could have happened 20 years ago and people would probably have said surrendering three of your top prospects for a #3 starter would have been a bad idea. Maybe they wouldn't have opposed it as heartily as they do now, when draft picks and farm systems are valued a lot more than they used to be, but I don't think sabermetrics has a lot to do with the increasing value of drafting and developing your own players. That's very much an old school scouting thing.
The criticism of the Greinke signing (what little there has been, most have applauded it) is that giving a pitcher that much money when he's over 30 is risky and you're a mid-market team that might have been better off splitting that money up among several different players. Again, nothing someone wouldn't have said 20 years ago.
I would say the only sabermetrically influenced criticism of their offseason is that maybe they didn't realize how valuable Inciarte was per defensive metrics, and that Yasmany Tomas as a full time outfielder is probably a terrible idea. I'm old enough to remember when guys like Dave Stewart were (correctly) bitching about advanced stats undervaluing defense though, so it's amusing to see the pendulum swing all the way over to "well stats say this guy is bad at defense but fuck them"
I'm definitely really fucking far from being any sort of expert on advanced analytics (and certainly a cretin when compared to CD and Eli). The arguments against it are just so goddamn anti-intellectual. Writers like Rosenthal and Heyman go out of their way to not make an effort to understand them and completely misrepresent what those numbers try to say about baseball and the players. It's ridiculous and only serves to make their jobs easier and allowed them to be lazy in their writing.
If anyone has ever listened to the MLB Network on XM, you'll know what I mean. There's just absolutely no new analysis that's being articulated. As an industry, it's amazing how little advancement there has been in baseball writing in the mainstream.
The Dodgers broadcast pulled off the impressive feat of getting three things wrong within two minutes. They first said the Cubs have recently learned how to draft because they've been drafting awful and then turned it around and started drafting smarter. Kind of true, but Theo says hi. Then they renamed Albert Almora "Alberto Almora." And to top it off they said Almora is playing because Jason Heyward is taking the day off. Might want to ask someone what "split squad" means, guys.
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 12, 2016, 09:07:56 PM
The Dodgers broadcast pulled off the impressive feat of getting three things wrong within two minutes. They first said the Cubs have recently learned how to draft because they've been drafting awful and then turned it around and started drafting smarter. Kind of true, but Theo says hi. Then they renamed Albert Almora "Alberto Almora." And to top it off they said Almora is playing because Jason Heyward is taking the day off. Might want to ask someone what "split squad" means, guys.
You were probably still better off than listening to insufferable asshat Steve Stone in the other game. I've never heard a commentator make it more about himself. He was fucking horrible.
Quote from: Tonker on March 13, 2016, 04:19:29 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 12, 2016, 09:07:56 PM
The Dodgers broadcast pulled off the impressive feat of getting three things wrong within two minutes. They first said the Cubs have recently learned how to draft because they've been drafting awful and then turned it around and started drafting smarter. Kind of true, but Theo says hi. Then they renamed Albert Almora "Alberto Almora." And to top it off they said Almora is playing because Jason Heyward is taking the day off. Might want to ask someone what "split squad" means, guys.
You were probably still better off than listening to insufferable asshat Steve Stone in the other game. I've never heard a commentator make it more about himself. He was fucking horrible.
I think I was too busy marveling at Not Hawk Harrelson to notice.
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 13, 2016, 12:37:10 PM
Quote from: Tonker on March 13, 2016, 04:19:29 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 12, 2016, 09:07:56 PM
The Dodgers broadcast pulled off the impressive feat of getting three things wrong within two minutes. They first said the Cubs have recently learned how to draft because they've been drafting awful and then turned it around and started drafting smarter. Kind of true, but Theo says hi. Then they renamed Albert Almora "Alberto Almora." And to top it off they said Almora is playing because Jason Heyward is taking the day off. Might want to ask someone what "split squad" means, guys.
You were probably still better off than listening to insufferable asshat Steve Stone in the other game. I've never heard a commentator make it more about himself. He was fucking horrible.
I think I was too busy marveling at Not Hawk Harrelson to notice.
I don't know who the guy was, but he was such a huge Stone-enabler that it was almost worse than Hawk. Just horrible.
Quote from: Tonker on March 13, 2016, 12:39:54 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 13, 2016, 12:37:10 PM
Quote from: Tonker on March 13, 2016, 04:19:29 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 12, 2016, 09:07:56 PM
The Dodgers broadcast pulled off the impressive feat of getting three things wrong within two minutes. They first said the Cubs have recently learned how to draft because they've been drafting awful and then turned it around and started drafting smarter. Kind of true, but Theo says hi. Then they renamed Albert Almora "Alberto Almora." And to top it off they said Almora is playing because Jason Heyward is taking the day off. Might want to ask someone what "split squad" means, guys.
You were probably still better off than listening to insufferable asshat Steve Stone in the other game. I've never heard a commentator make it more about himself. He was fucking horrible.
I think I was too busy marveling at Not Hawk Harrelson to notice.
I don't know who the guy was, but he was such a huge Stone-enabler that it was almost worse than Hawk. Just horrible.
No. Jason Bennetti was almost listenable. He (an actual Flossmoor native) didn't go all homer rah-rah on his White Sox, yet you could tell it was their hometown call. He engaged Stone a lot, but cut the guy some slack. He's going to have to work with him 81 games!
Quote from: Brownie on March 13, 2016, 12:58:48 PM
Quote from: Tonker on March 13, 2016, 12:39:54 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 13, 2016, 12:37:10 PM
Quote from: Tonker on March 13, 2016, 04:19:29 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 12, 2016, 09:07:56 PM
The Dodgers broadcast pulled off the impressive feat of getting three things wrong within two minutes. They first said the Cubs have recently learned how to draft because they've been drafting awful and then turned it around and started drafting smarter. Kind of true, but Theo says hi. Then they renamed Albert Almora "Alberto Almora." And to top it off they said Almora is playing because Jason Heyward is taking the day off. Might want to ask someone what "split squad" means, guys.
You were probably still better off than listening to insufferable asshat Steve Stone in the other game. I've never heard a commentator make it more about himself. He was fucking horrible.
I think I was too busy marveling at Not Hawk Harrelson to notice.
I don't know who the guy was, but he was such a huge Stone-enabler that it was almost worse than Hawk. Just horrible.
No. Jason Bennetti was almost listenable. He (an actual Flossmoor native) didn't go all homer rah-rah on his White Sox, yet you could tell it was their hometown call. He engaged Stone a lot, but cut the guy some slack. He's going to have to work with him 81 games!
Er, yes. My problem was that he spent much of the game engaging Stone to talk about Stone.
Quote from: Tonker on March 13, 2016, 01:37:06 PM
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Quote from: Tonker on March 13, 2016, 12:39:54 PM
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Quote from: Tonker on March 13, 2016, 04:19:29 AM
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The Dodgers broadcast pulled off the impressive feat of getting three things wrong within two minutes. They first said the Cubs have recently learned how to draft because they've been drafting awful and then turned it around and started drafting smarter. Kind of true, but Theo says hi. Then they renamed Albert Almora "Alberto Almora." And to top it off they said Almora is playing because Jason Heyward is taking the day off. Might want to ask someone what "split squad" means, guys.
You were probably still better off than listening to insufferable asshat Steve Stone in the other game. I've never heard a commentator make it more about himself. He was fucking horrible.
I think I was too busy marveling at Not Hawk Harrelson to notice.
I don't know who the guy was, but he was such a huge Stone-enabler that it was almost worse than Hawk. Just horrible.
No. Jason Bennetti was almost listenable. He (an actual Flossmoor native) didn't go all homer rah-rah on his White Sox, yet you could tell it was their hometown call. He engaged Stone a lot, but cut the guy some slack. He's going to have to work with him 81 games!
Er, yes. My problem was that he spent much of the game engaging Stone to talk about Stone.
I thought Benetti was actually pretty good. I missed all the Stone-on-Stone talk though. The Stone parts I heard were pretty much all about the Cubs. Which was nice.
Quote from: Tonker on March 13, 2016, 01:37:06 PM
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Quote from: Tonker on March 13, 2016, 12:39:54 PM
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Quote from: Tonker on March 13, 2016, 04:19:29 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 12, 2016, 09:07:56 PM
The Dodgers broadcast pulled off the impressive feat of getting three things wrong within two minutes. They first said the Cubs have recently learned how to draft because they've been drafting awful and then turned it around and started drafting smarter. Kind of true, but Theo says hi. Then they renamed Albert Almora "Alberto Almora." And to top it off they said Almora is playing because Jason Heyward is taking the day off. Might want to ask someone what "split squad" means, guys.
You were probably still better off than listening to insufferable asshat Steve Stone in the other game. I've never heard a commentator make it more about himself. He was fucking horrible.
I think I was too busy marveling at Not Hawk Harrelson to notice.
I don't know who the guy was, but he was such a huge Stone-enabler that it was almost worse than Hawk. Just horrible.
No. Jason Bennetti was almost listenable. He (an actual Flossmoor native) didn't go all homer rah-rah on his White Sox, yet you could tell it was their hometown call. He engaged Stone a lot, but cut the guy some slack. He's going to have to work with him 81 games!
Er, yes. My problem was that he spent much of the game engaging Stone to talk about Stone.
You might say it was Said In Stone.
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Quote from: Tonker on March 13, 2016, 01:37:06 PM
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Quote from: Tonker on March 13, 2016, 04:19:29 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 12, 2016, 09:07:56 PM
The Dodgers broadcast pulled off the impressive feat of getting three things wrong within two minutes. They first said the Cubs have recently learned how to draft because they've been drafting awful and then turned it around and started drafting smarter. Kind of true, but Theo says hi. Then they renamed Albert Almora "Alberto Almora." And to top it off they said Almora is playing because Jason Heyward is taking the day off. Might want to ask someone what "split squad" means, guys.
You were probably still better off than listening to insufferable asshat Steve Stone in the other game. I've never heard a commentator make it more about himself. He was fucking horrible.
I think I was too busy marveling at Not Hawk Harrelson to notice.
I don't know who the guy was, but he was such a huge Stone-enabler that it was almost worse than Hawk. Just horrible.
No. Jason Bennetti was almost listenable. He (an actual Flossmoor native) didn't go all homer rah-rah on his White Sox, yet you could tell it was their hometown call. He engaged Stone a lot, but cut the guy some slack. He's going to have to work with him 81 games!
Er, yes. My problem was that he spent much of the game engaging Stone to talk about Stone.
You might say it was Said In Stone.
I never understood Yeti's beef with Stan Crewsett on Twitter, but then during that game he was talking about how brilliant Steve Stone was and how some team would probably pay him millions to leave the booth and run their scouting department and I am now converted. Fuck Stan. I can see why a guy who writes for Wrigleyville BP would be impressed by Stone's pseudo-scout pretentious bullshit, though.
Quote from: Tonker on March 13, 2016, 01:37:06 PM
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The Dodgers broadcast pulled off the impressive feat of getting three things wrong within two minutes. They first said the Cubs have recently learned how to draft because they've been drafting awful and then turned it around and started drafting smarter. Kind of true, but Theo says hi. Then they renamed Albert Almora "Alberto Almora." And to top it off they said Almora is playing because Jason Heyward is taking the day off. Might want to ask someone what "split squad" means, guys.
You were probably still better off than listening to insufferable asshat Steve Stone in the other game. I've never heard a commentator make it more about himself. He was fucking horrible.
I think I was too busy marveling at Not Hawk Harrelson to notice.
I don't know who the guy was, but he was such a huge Stone-enabler that it was almost worse than Hawk. Just horrible.
No. Jason Bennetti was almost listenable. He (an actual Flossmoor native) didn't go all homer rah-rah on his White Sox, yet you could tell it was their hometown call. He engaged Stone a lot, but cut the guy some slack. He's going to have to work with him 81 games!
Er, yes. My problem was that he spent much of the game engaging Stone to talk about Stone.
Honestly I was so relieved that it wasn't Hawk that I was fine with it.
I've learned to selectively tune Stone out so all in all I enjoyed the broadcast.
Quote from: Brownie on March 13, 2016, 12:58:48 PM
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Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 12, 2016, 09:07:56 PM
The Dodgers broadcast pulled off the impressive feat of getting three things wrong within two minutes. They first said the Cubs have recently learned how to draft because they've been drafting awful and then turned it around and started drafting smarter. Kind of true, but Theo says hi. Then they renamed Albert Almora "Alberto Almora." And to top it off they said Almora is playing because Jason Heyward is taking the day off. Might want to ask someone what "split squad" means, guys.
You were probably still better off than listening to insufferable asshat Steve Stone in the other game. I've never heard a commentator make it more about himself. He was fucking horrible.
I think I was too busy marveling at Not Hawk Harrelson to notice.
I don't know who the guy was, but he was such a huge Stone-enabler that it was almost worse than Hawk. Just horrible.
No. Jason Bennetti was almost listenable. He (an actual Flossmoor native) didn't go all homer rah-rah on his White Sox, yet you could tell it was their hometown call. He engaged Stone a lot, but cut the guy some slack. He's going to have to work with him 81 games!
I thought he was fine. I'm also not expecting a guy new to the job to be Vin Scully.
Jon SCIAMbi is SO anNOYing with his STUpid NAsal OVERproNOUNced CALL.
Quote from: Saul Goodman on March 18, 2016, 02:00:53 AM
Jon SCIAMbi is SO anNOYing with his STUpid NAsal OVERproNOUNced CALL.
The Cubs played
HAIR-uh-ZONE-na yesterday, guys.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/21/sports/baseball/curt-schilling-espn-transgender.html?_r=0
(http://i.imgur.com/7W5jjGj.png)
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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/21/sports/baseball/curt-schilling-espn-transgender.html?_r=0
(http://i.imgur.com/7W5jjGj.png)
Schilling has my vote for the athlete I would most like to suffer from aphasia.
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Quote from: ChuckD on April 21, 2016, 06:45:26 AM
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/21/sports/baseball/curt-schilling-espn-transgender.html?_r=0
(http://i.imgur.com/7W5jjGj.png)
Schilling has my vote for the athlete I would most like to suffer from aphasia.
Someone must have told Schilling that there was an annual award for the retired baseball player who most closely emulated Ty Cobb.
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Quote from: ChuckD on April 21, 2016, 06:45:26 AM
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/21/sports/baseball/curt-schilling-espn-transgender.html?_r=0
(http://i.imgur.com/7W5jjGj.png)
Schilling has my vote for the athlete I would most like to suffer from aphasia.
Someone must have told Schilling that there was an annual award for the retired baseball player who most closely emulated Ty Cobb.
...and that he still can't beat John Rocker.
Has anyone heard the Pirates broadcast? Apparently their announcers are pretty salty about the Cubs, if the internet is to be believed.
Quote from: Saul Goodman on May 15, 2016, 04:05:18 PM
Has anyone heard the Pirates any Pittsburgh sports broadcast? Apparently their announcers are pretty salty about the Cubs fucking everything, if the internet is your ears are to be believed.
They're downright stoic compared to Penguins or Steelers broadcasts.
Quote from: Saul Goodman on May 15, 2016, 04:05:18 PM
Has anyone heard the Pirates broadcast? Apparently their announcers are pretty salty about the Cubs, if the internet is to be believed.
Is there a link to some documented buthurt or do I actually have to listen to a Pirates broadcast?
Quote from: InternetApex on May 16, 2016, 02:33:21 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on May 15, 2016, 04:05:18 PM
Has anyone heard the Pirates broadcast? Apparently their announcers are pretty salty about the Cubs, if the internet is to be believed.
Is there a link to some documented buthurt or do I actually have to listen to a Pirates broadcast?
This.
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9. Chicago Cubs
Main Broadcasters: Pat Hughes and Ron Coomer
Ratings (Charisma/Analysis/Overall): 4.3, 3.6, 4.2
Representative Reader Comment
"Pat is great. Ron could charitably be described as a 'weenie.'"
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9. Chicago Cubs
Main Broadcasters: Pat Hughes and Ron Coomer
Ratings (Charisma/Analysis/Overall): 4.3, 3.6, 4.2
Representative Reader Comment
"Pat is great. Ron could charitably be described as a 'weenie.'"
I can never quite decide if the worst thing about Ron (outside of his total inability to describe what is going when he does play-by-play) is his voice or his awful analysis.
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9. Chicago Cubs
Main Broadcasters: Pat Hughes and Ron Coomer
Ratings (Charisma/Analysis/Overall): 4.3, 3.6, 4.2
Representative Reader Comment
"Pat is great. Ron could charitably be described as a 'weenie.'"
I can never quite decide if the worst thing about Ron (outside of his total inability to describe what is going when he does play-by-play) is his voice or his awful analysis.
I actually think he's gotten better this year.
I know, small favors etc.
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9. Chicago Cubs
Main Broadcasters: Pat Hughes and Ron Coomer
Ratings (Charisma/Analysis/Overall): 4.3, 3.6, 4.2
Representative Reader Comment
"Pat is great. Ron could charitably be described as a 'weenie.'"
I can never quite decide if the worst thing about Ron (outside of his total inability to describe what is going when he does play-by-play) is his voice or his awful analysis.
I actually think he's gotten better this year.
I know, small favors etc.
I like Ron, thanks to spending my entire life growing accustomed to a man named Ron making absolutely no sense sitting in the booth next to Pat. I just laughed greatly at him being called a weenie.
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9. Chicago Cubs
Main Broadcasters: Pat Hughes and Ron Coomer
Ratings (Charisma/Analysis/Overall): 4.3, 3.6, 4.2
Representative Reader Comment
"Pat is great. Ron could charitably be described as a 'weenie.'"
I can never quite decide if the worst thing about Ron (outside of his total inability to describe what is going when he does play-by-play) is his voice or his awful analysis.
I actually think he's gotten better this year.
I know, small favors etc.
I like Ron, thanks to spending my entire life growing accustomed to a man named Ron making absolutely no sense sitting in the booth next to Pat. I just laughed greatly at him being called a weenie.
I actually think Pat has loosened up in the booth this year too - he even did a Carl Spackler imitation the other day.
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9. Chicago Cubs
Main Broadcasters: Pat Hughes and Ron Coomer
Ratings (Charisma/Analysis/Overall): 4.3, 3.6, 4.2
Representative Reader Comment
"Pat is great. Ron could charitably be described as a 'weenie.'"
I can never quite decide if the worst thing about Ron (outside of his total inability to describe what is going when he does play-by-play) is his voice or his awful analysis.
I actually think he's gotten better this year.
I know, small favors etc.
I like Ron, thanks to spending my entire life growing accustomed to a man named Ron making absolutely no sense sitting in the booth next to Pat. I just laughed greatly at him being called a weenie.
I actually think Pat has loosened up in the booth this year too - he even did a Carl Spackler imitation the other day.
When they were curb-stomping the Dodgers in the last game of that series, Corey Seager was batting in the 9th, and Pat and Ron were discussing how he doesn't spell his name like Bob Seger, and Ron went full Fork and asked Pat why he thought Seager went "against the wind" with the spelling of his name and then he and Pat tried to work in a number of Bob Seger dad jokes into the next few plays. It was dorky as hell and I laughed a lot.
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Quote from: SKO on June 09, 2016, 10:32:31 AM
Fangraphs has been doing crowdsourced rankings (http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/2016-broadcaster-rankings-radio-10-1/)of TV and radio crews, this is killing me:
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9. Chicago Cubs
Main Broadcasters: Pat Hughes and Ron Coomer
Ratings (Charisma/Analysis/Overall): 4.3, 3.6, 4.2
Representative Reader Comment
"Pat is great. Ron could charitably be described as a 'weenie.'"
I can never quite decide if the worst thing about Ron (outside of his total inability to describe what is going when he does play-by-play) is his voice or his awful analysis.
I actually think he's gotten better this year.
I know, small favors etc.
I like Ron, thanks to spending my entire life growing accustomed to a man named Ron making absolutely no sense sitting in the booth next to Pat. I just laughed greatly at him being called a weenie.
I actually think Pat has loosened up in the booth this year too - he even did a Carl Spackler imitation the other day.
When they were curb-stomping the Dodgers in the last game of that series, Corey Seager was batting in the 9th, and Pat and Ron were discussing how he doesn't spell his name like Bob Seger, and Ron went full Fork and asked Pat why he thought Seager went "against the wind" with the spelling of his name and then he and Pat tried to work in a number of Bob Seger dad jokes into the next few plays. It was dorky as hell and I laughed a lot.
Len and JD did that on the TV side as well. Easy pickings.
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Quote from: Shooter on June 09, 2016, 12:30:31 PM
Quote from: SKO on June 09, 2016, 10:32:31 AM
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9. Chicago Cubs
Main Broadcasters: Pat Hughes and Ron Coomer
Ratings (Charisma/Analysis/Overall): 4.3, 3.6, 4.2
Representative Reader Comment
"Pat is great. Ron could charitably be described as a 'weenie.'"
I can never quite decide if the worst thing about Ron (outside of his total inability to describe what is going when he does play-by-play) is his voice or his awful analysis.
I actually think he's gotten better this year.
I know, small favors etc.
I like Ron, thanks to spending my entire life growing accustomed to a man named Ron making absolutely no sense sitting in the booth next to Pat. I just laughed greatly at him being called a weenie.
I actually think Pat has loosened up in the booth this year too - he even did a Carl Spackler imitation the other day.
When they were curb-stomping the Dodgers in the last game of that series, Corey Seager was batting in the 9th, and Pat and Ron were discussing how he doesn't spell his name like Bob Seger, and Ron went full Fork and asked Pat why he thought Seager went "against the wind" with the spelling of his name and then he and Pat tried to work in a number of Bob Seger dad jokes into the next few plays. It was dorky as hell and I laughed a lot.
One of the things that is good about being my age is that I got to listen to Dizzy Dean broadcasting baseball games. It seemed as though he said something to smile about every inning.
Donald Trump. His rhetorical style is not unlistenable. In fact, for me it is quite the contrary. I love listening to him. He is funny, without intending to be funny.
"You know the Republicans, honestly folks, our leaders, our leaders have to get tougher," Trump said during a rally in Atlanta. "Our leaders have to get a lot tougher. And be quiet. Just please be quiet. Don't talk. Please be quiet. Just be quiet to the leaders because they have to get tougher, they have to get sharper, they have to get smarter."
What did he say? In seven sentences he said that our leaders have to get tougher three times; that they have to get sharper or smarter two times; and that someone (unspecified) has to be quiet or not talk five times. Andy Borowitz in the New Yorker delights in writing Trump parodies, but the parodies aren't anywhere near as funny as the original. (I blush to remember that we mocked Reagan because his hair was prematurely orange. Either Trump has a bad case of jaundice or he should change his makeup.)
Quote from: CBStew on June 16, 2016, 06:17:09 PM
Donald Trump. His rhetorical style is not unlistenable. In fact, for me it is quite the contrary. I love listening to him. He is funny, without intending to be funny.
"You know the Republicans, honestly folks, our leaders, our leaders have to get tougher," Trump said during a rally in Atlanta. "Our leaders have to get a lot tougher. And be quiet. Just please be quiet. Don't talk. Please be quiet. Just be quiet to the leaders because they have to get tougher, they have to get sharper, they have to get smarter."
What did he say? In seven sentences he said that our leaders have to get tougher three times; that they have to get sharper or smarter two times; and that someone (unspecified) has to be quiet or not talk five times. Andy Borowitz in the New Yorker delights in writing Trump parodies, but the parodies aren't anywhere near as funny as the original. (I blush to remember that we mocked Reagan because his hair was prematurely orange. Either Trump has a bad case of jaundice or he should change his makeup.)
Also Andy Borowitz is a hack.
Quote from: Slaky on June 17, 2016, 10:35:57 AM
Quote from: CBStew on June 16, 2016, 06:17:09 PM
Donald Trump. His rhetorical style is not unlistenable. In fact, for me it is quite the contrary. I love listening to him. He is funny, without intending to be funny.
"You know the Republicans, honestly folks, our leaders, our leaders have to get tougher," Trump said during a rally in Atlanta. "Our leaders have to get a lot tougher. And be quiet. Just please be quiet. Don't talk. Please be quiet. Just be quiet to the leaders because they have to get tougher, they have to get sharper, they have to get smarter."
What did he say? In seven sentences he said that our leaders have to get tougher three times; that they have to get sharper or smarter two times; and that someone (unspecified) has to be quiet or not talk five times. Andy Borowitz in the New Yorker delights in writing Trump parodies, but the parodies aren't anywhere near as funny as the original. (I blush to remember that we mocked Reagan because his hair was prematurely orange. Either Trump has a bad case of jaundice or he should change his makeup.)
Also Andy Borowitz is a hack.
I've been hacked.
I find Trump so unlistenable that I plan on skipping the debates for the first time since before I started sprouting patchy facial hair.
He's cringeworthy, kind of like the Office when it's at its most cringeworthiest, and without any humor.
Quote from: Canadouche on June 17, 2016, 12:32:34 PM
I find Trump so unlistenable that I plan on skipping the debates for the first time since before I started sprouting patchy facial hair.
He's cringeworthy, kind of like the Office when it's at its most cringeworthiest, and without any humor.
I'm looking forward to the Convention. There's no way the GOP establishment wants to go into Autumn with Trump heading the ticket, is there?
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I find Trump so unlistenable that I plan on skipping the debates for the first time since before I started sprouting patchy facial hair.
He's cringeworthy, kind of like the Office when it's at its most cringeworthiest, and without any humor.
I'm looking forward to the Convention. There's no way the GOP establishment wants to go into Autumn with Trump heading the ticket, is there?
Uh, it's a little late for that. They're going to have to live with this little turdfest they created here.
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on June 17, 2016, 12:35:10 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on June 17, 2016, 12:32:34 PM
I find Trump so unlistenable that I plan on skipping the debates for the first time since before I started sprouting patchy facial hair.
He's cringeworthy, kind of like the Office when it's at its most cringeworthiest, and without any humor.
I'm looking forward to the Convention. There's no way the GOP establishment wants to go into Autumn with Trump heading the ticket, is there?
Unless he just quits I'm not sure what you think is going to happen.
Quote from: Slaky on June 17, 2016, 02:14:02 PM
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Quote from: Canadouche on June 17, 2016, 12:32:34 PM
I find Trump so unlistenable that I plan on skipping the debates for the first time since before I started sprouting patchy facial hair.
He's cringeworthy, kind of like the Office when it's at its most cringeworthiest, and without any humor.
I'm looking forward to the Convention. There's no way the GOP establishment wants to go into Autumn with Trump heading the ticket, is there?
Unless he just quits I'm not sure what you think is going to happen.
I predict he's going to quit rather than get beat. The only question is when. I think early October. There's no way Donnie gives up 3 nights of prime time TV devoted to promoting himself. But he also won't want to lose to a girl. He'll quit and say that the RNC was "Totally unfair. The fix is in. They can die without me."
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on June 18, 2016, 03:27:48 PM
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Quote from: Canadouche on June 17, 2016, 12:32:34 PM
I find Trump so unlistenable that I plan on skipping the debates for the first time since before I started sprouting patchy facial hair.
He's cringeworthy, kind of like the Office when it's at its most cringeworthiest, and without any humor.
I'm looking forward to the Convention. There's no way the GOP establishment wants to go into Autumn with Trump heading the ticket, is there?
Unless he just quits I'm not sure what you think is going to happen.
I predict he's going to quit rather than get beat. The only question is when. I think early October. There's no way Donnie gives up 3 nights of prime time TV devoted to promoting himself. But he also won't want to lose to a girl. He'll quit and say that the RNC was "Totally unfair. The fix is in. They can die without me."
I think he stays in, loses, and litigates Trump v. Clinton until the end of time.
Quote from: Saul Goodman on June 18, 2016, 03:40:49 PM
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Quote from: Canadouche on June 17, 2016, 12:32:34 PM
I find Trump so unlistenable that I plan on skipping the debates for the first time since before I started sprouting patchy facial hair.
He's cringeworthy, kind of like the Office when it's at its most cringeworthiest, and without any humor.
I'm looking forward to the Convention. There's no way the GOP establishment wants to go into Autumn with Trump heading the ticket, is there?
Unless he just quits I'm not sure what you think is going to happen.
I predict he's going to quit rather than get beat. The only question is when. I think early October. There's no way Donnie gives up 3 nights of prime time TV devoted to promoting himself. But he also won't want to lose to a girl. He'll quit and say that the RNC was "Totally unfair. The fix is in. They can die without me."
I think he stays in, loses, and litigates Trump v. Clinton until the end of time.
He stays in, loses, and uses his "validity" until the end of time.
"America loves me"
I think that, leading up to the election, he's going to do something very frightening. He'll talk about the minorities who stand against him, and he'll say something like, "them? They're not going to vote!" This will be interpreted by his followers as a message of voter suppression, and Election Day will be the bloodiest in our history. And since many police departments employee white supremacists, it'll be very ugly.
Quote from: Canadouche on June 18, 2016, 07:47:21 PM
I think that, leading up to the election, he's going to do something very frightening. He'll talk about the minorities who stand against him, and he'll say something like, "them? They're not going to vote!" This will be interpreted by his followers as a message of voter suppression, and Election Day will be the bloodiest in our history. And since many police departments employee white supremacists, it'll be very ugly.
I think you do raise a good point that Election Day could be violent and horrible. Hadn't really thought about that.
Quote from: Eli on June 18, 2016, 09:09:41 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on June 18, 2016, 07:47:21 PM
I think that, leading up to the election, he's going to do something very frightening. He'll talk about the minorities who stand against him, and he'll say something like, "them? They're not going to vote!" This will be interpreted by his followers as a message of voter suppression, and Election Day will be the bloodiest in our history. And since many police departments employee white supremacists, it'll be very ugly.
I think you do raise a good point that Election Day could be violent and horrible. Hadn't really thought about that.
Like fights at the polls? What do you have in mind?
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I think that, leading up to the election, he's going to do something very frightening. He'll talk about the minorities who stand against him, and he'll say something like, "them? They're not going to vote!" This will be interpreted by his followers as a message of voter suppression, and Election Day will be the bloodiest in our history. And since many police departments employee white supremacists, it'll be very ugly.
I think you do raise a good point that Election Day could be violent and horrible. Hadn't really thought about that.
Like fights at the polls? What do you have in mind?
Everything.
Quote from: Eli on June 20, 2016, 08:21:40 AM
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Quote from: Canadouche on June 18, 2016, 07:47:21 PM
I think that, leading up to the election, he's going to do something very frightening. He'll talk about the minorities who stand against him, and he'll say something like, "them? They're not going to vote!" This will be interpreted by his followers as a message of voter suppression, and Election Day will be the bloodiest in our history. And since many police departments employee white supremacists, it'll be very ugly.
I think you do raise a good point that Election Day could be violent and horrible. Hadn't really thought about that.
Like fights at the polls? What do you have in mind?
Everything.
Nobody has ever gone broke banking on the worst in people.
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on June 20, 2016, 08:45:57 AM
Quote from: Eli on June 20, 2016, 08:21:40 AM
Quote from: Slaky on June 20, 2016, 08:11:51 AM
Quote from: Eli on June 18, 2016, 09:09:41 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on June 18, 2016, 07:47:21 PM
I think that, leading up to the election, he's going to do something very frightening. He'll talk about the minorities who stand against him, and he'll say something like, "them? They're not going to vote!" This will be interpreted by his followers as a message of voter suppression, and Election Day will be the bloodiest in our history. And since many police departments employee white supremacists, it'll be very ugly.
I think you do raise a good point that Election Day could be violent and horrible. Hadn't really thought about that.
Like fights at the polls? What do you have in mind?
Everything.
Nobody has ever gone broke banking on the worst in people.
There will definitely be many places where minority voters will likely be targets, I fear.
Quote from: SKO on June 20, 2016, 08:46:43 AM
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Quote from: Eli on June 18, 2016, 09:09:41 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on June 18, 2016, 07:47:21 PM
I think that, leading up to the election, he's going to do something very frightening. He'll talk about the minorities who stand against him, and he'll say something like, "them? They're not going to vote!" This will be interpreted by his followers as a message of voter suppression, and Election Day will be the bloodiest in our history. And since many police departments employee white supremacists, it'll be very ugly.
I think you do raise a good point that Election Day could be violent and horrible. Hadn't really thought about that.
Like fights at the polls? What do you have in mind?
Everything.
Nobody has ever gone broke banking on the worst in people.
There will definitely be many places where minority voters will likely be targets, I fear.
Good thing there isn't a movie literally coming out about an election day filled with citizens murdering each other.
Quote from: Slaky on June 20, 2016, 09:06:35 AM
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Quote from: Eli on June 20, 2016, 08:21:40 AM
Quote from: Slaky on June 20, 2016, 08:11:51 AM
Quote from: Eli on June 18, 2016, 09:09:41 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on June 18, 2016, 07:47:21 PM
I think that, leading up to the election, he's going to do something very frightening. He'll talk about the minorities who stand against him, and he'll say something like, "them? They're not going to vote!" This will be interpreted by his followers as a message of voter suppression, and Election Day will be the bloodiest in our history. And since many police departments employee white supremacists, it'll be very ugly.
I think you do raise a good point that Election Day could be violent and horrible. Hadn't really thought about that.
Like fights at the polls? What do you have in mind?
Everything.
Nobody has ever gone broke banking on the worst in people.
There will definitely be many places where minority voters will likely be targets, I fear.
Good thing there isn't a movie literally coming out about an election day filled with citizens murdering each other.
13 Hours? I heard that sucked.
Jeff Garlin and Jeremy Piven on back to back days? Might as well make John Belushi a permanent member of the broadcast team, Tony Siragusa-style, at this point. Someone should face criminal charges over this.
Quote from: Saul Goodman on July 05, 2016, 04:06:14 PM
Jeff Garlin and Jeremy Piven on back to back days? Might as well make John Belushi a permanent member of the broadcast team, Tony Siragusa-style, at this point. Someone should face criminal charges over this.
John is still a better choice than Jim.
Quote from: Saul Goodman on July 05, 2016, 04:06:14 PM
Jeff Garlin and Jeremy Piven on back to back days? Might as well make John Belushi a permanent member of the broadcast team, Tony Siragusa-style, at this point. Someone should face criminal charges over this.
Jeff Garlin's Pat Hughes imitation is worse than my Harvey Wittenberg.
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on July 06, 2016, 10:35:01 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on July 05, 2016, 04:06:14 PM
Jeff Garlin and Jeremy Piven on back to back days? Might as well make John Belushi a permanent member of the broadcast team, Tony Siragusa-style, at this point. Someone should face criminal charges over this.
Jeff Garlin's Pat Hughes imitation is worse than my Harvey Wittenberg.
I was listening to that game on the radio in the car on the way home Monday, and my wife woke up from the nap she was taking in the passenger seat to demand that I turn it off until he was out of the booth because he was so fucking annoying. Pat was getting very obviously irritated that he was shouting over the play by play
Well, I guess there was no point in calling security for a well-being check last Monday (when they at least had a carrier): WHPK has bedbugs (http://hpherald.com/2016/08/05/whpk-closes-temporarily-due-to/).
Good luck getting that vinyl to 118°F for 20 minutes.
Who the fucking hell is doing the play-by-play tonight? The closest thing I can come up with to compare to the dismayingly nasal delivery is Mandarin at its worst.
Quote from: Wheezer on August 09, 2016, 07:18:05 PM
Who the fucking hell is doing the play-by-play tonight? The closest thing I can come up with to compare to the dismayingly nasal delivery is Mandarin at its worst.
Jeff Joniak, who normally is ruining already terrible Bears games on the radio.
Quote from: BC on August 09, 2016, 07:33:47 PM
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Who the fucking hell is doing the play-by-play tonight? The closest thing I can come up with to compare to the dismayingly nasal delivery is Mandarin at its worst.
Jeff Joniak, who normally is ruining already terrible Bears games on the radio.
Jeezums. I'd rather hear Coomer going solo. I had the volume down to background-noise level, but the Contreras "get outta here" delivery made it to my ears. I may have to switch this off entirely.
The Score should be fined for putting Hub's moronic sports opinions on the air, especially on baseball. He's completely clueless and I wish he was a Sox fan.
Our old friend Chip Caray's shouting over Dansby Swanson's first MLB home run (http://m.braves.mlb.com/video/topic/8878972/v1144594083/) proclaimed it to be an "inside-the-park bomb," which is not a thing because if it was a bomb he wouldn't need to run so hard. It makes more sense than "line drive base hit caught out there," though.
Quote from: Saul Goodman on September 06, 2016, 08:28:23 PM
Our old friend Chip Caray's shouting over Dansby Swanson's first MLB home run (http://m.braves.mlb.com/video/topic/8878972/v1144594083/) proclaimed it to be an "inside-the-park bomb," which is not a thing because if it was a bomb he wouldn't need to run so hard. It makes more sense than "line drive base hit caught out there," though.
He didn't even have to run hard. The Nats' outfielders appeared to be jogging. And their catcher didn't even pretend to attempt a tag at the plate.
It reminded me of this:
(http://i.imgur.com/haRBQL7.gif)
or this:
(http://cdn0.sbnation.com/assets/4101369/crosby-controller-disconnected.gif)
Whoever the fuck Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton are, I would like to express my true appreciation for their talents at yammering so incessantly that I remembered that Gameday was still available in case I wanted to figured out what the fuck was going on in the actual game.
Quote from: Wheezer on October 04, 2016, 08:00:59 PM
Whoever the fuck Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton are, I would like to express my true appreciation for their talents at yammering so incessantly that I remembered that Gameday was still available in case I wanted to figured out what the fuck was going on in the actual game.
I find Sciambi's style incredibly irritating. Co-sign.
Also want to recognize how good we have it. Len and JD are a delight. Pat is Pat. Ron sucks, but hey, three out of four ain't bad.
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 04, 2016, 11:51:04 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 04, 2016, 08:00:59 PM
Whoever the fuck Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton are, I would like to express my true appreciation for their talents at yammering so incessantly that I remembered that Gameday was still available in case I wanted to figured out what the fuck was going on in the actual game.
I find Sciambi's style incredibly irritating. Co-sign.
Also want to recognize how good we have it. Len and JD are a delight. Pat is Pat. Ron sucks, but hey, three out of four ain't bad.
Coomer's actually a step up from the last 2 color guys (low bar, I know) but the production's decision to let him do play-by-play while Pat goes & tries to leave some wolf bait manages to nearly ruin the whole damn broadcast.
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Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 04, 2016, 11:51:04 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 04, 2016, 08:00:59 PM
Whoever the fuck Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton are, I would like to express my true appreciation for their talents at yammering so incessantly that I remembered that Gameday was still available in case I wanted to figured out what the fuck was going on in the actual game.
I find Sciambi's style incredibly irritating. Co-sign.
Also want to recognize how good we have it. Len and JD are a delight. Pat is Pat. Ron sucks, but hey, three out of four ain't bad.
Coomer's actually a step up from the last 2 color guys (low bar, I know) but the production's decision to let him do play-by-play while Pat hoes tries to leave some wolf bait manages to nearly ruin the whole damn broadcast.
"Pat hoes tries to leave some wolf bait" is the Phrase That Pays.
Quote from: Bort on October 05, 2016, 06:54:12 AM
Quote from: Cannonball Titcomb on October 05, 2016, 05:15:07 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 04, 2016, 11:51:04 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 04, 2016, 08:00:59 PM
Whoever the fuck Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton are, I would like to express my true appreciation for their talents at yammering so incessantly that I remembered that Gameday was still available in case I wanted to figured out what the fuck was going on in the actual game.
I find Sciambi's style incredibly irritating. Co-sign.
Also want to recognize how good we have it. Len and JD are a delight. Pat is Pat. Ron sucks, but hey, three out of four ain't bad.
Coomer's actually a step up from the last 2 color guys (low bar, I know) but the production's decision to let him do play-by-play while Pat hoes tries to leave some wolf bait manages to nearly ruin the whole damn broadcast.
"Pat hoes tries to leave some wolf bait" is the Phrase That Pays The Fuck Attention
Quote from: SKO on October 05, 2016, 07:39:02 AM
Quote from: Bort on October 05, 2016, 06:54:12 AM
Quote from: Cannonball Titcomb on October 05, 2016, 05:15:07 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 04, 2016, 11:51:04 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 04, 2016, 08:00:59 PM
Whoever the fuck Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton are, I would like to express my true appreciation for their talents at yammering so incessantly that I remembered that Gameday was still available in case I wanted to figured out what the fuck was going on in the actual game.
I find Sciambi's style incredibly irritating. Co-sign.
Also want to recognize how good we have it. Len and JD are a delight. Pat is Pat. Ron sucks, but hey, three out of four ain't bad.
Coomer's actually a step up from the last 2 color guys (low bar, I know) but the production's decision to let him do play-by-play while Pat hoes tries to leave some wolf bait manages to nearly ruin the whole damn broadcast.
"Pat hoes tries to leave some wolf bait" is the Phrase That Pays The Fuck Attention
I'll allow it.
Quote from: Bort on October 05, 2016, 07:50:03 AM
Quote from: SKO on October 05, 2016, 07:39:02 AM
Quote from: Bort on October 05, 2016, 06:54:12 AM
Quote from: Cannonball Titcomb on October 05, 2016, 05:15:07 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 04, 2016, 11:51:04 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 04, 2016, 08:00:59 PM
Whoever the fuck Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton are, I would like to express my true appreciation for their talents at yammering so incessantly that I remembered that Gameday was still available in case I wanted to figured out what the fuck was going on in the actual game.
I find Sciambi's style incredibly irritating. Co-sign.
Also want to recognize how good we have it. Len and JD are a delight. Pat is Pat. Ron sucks, but hey, three out of four ain't bad.
Coomer's actually a step up from the last 2 color guys (low bar, I know) but the production's decision to let him do play-by-play while Pat hoes tries to leave some wolf bait manages to nearly ruin the whole damn broadcast.
"Pat hoes tries to leave some wolf bait" is the Phrase That Pays The Fuck Attention
I'll allow it.
I gigured
Quote from: Cannonball Titcomb on October 05, 2016, 05:15:07 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 04, 2016, 11:51:04 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 04, 2016, 08:00:59 PM
Whoever the fuck Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton are, I would like to express my true appreciation for their talents at yammering so incessantly that I remembered that Gameday was still available in case I wanted to figured out what the fuck was going on in the actual game.
I find Sciambi's style incredibly irritating. Co-sign.
Also want to recognize how good we have it. Len and JD are a delight. Pat is Pat. Ron sucks, but hey, three out of four ain't bad.
Coomer's actually a step up from the last 2 color guys (low bar, I know) but the production's decision to let him do play-by-play while Pat goes & tries to leave some wolf bait manages to nearly ruin the whole damn broadcast.
But Pat doesn't leave. He just does light color for the inning. Here's an idea: Give Pat the whole inning off and let Grote do the PBP.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on October 05, 2016, 09:34:16 AM
Quote from: Cannonball Titcomb on October 05, 2016, 05:15:07 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 04, 2016, 11:51:04 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 04, 2016, 08:00:59 PM
Whoever the fuck Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton are, I would like to express my true appreciation for their talents at yammering so incessantly that I remembered that Gameday was still available in case I wanted to figured out what the fuck was going on in the actual game.
I find Sciambi's style incredibly irritating. Co-sign.
Also want to recognize how good we have it. Len and JD are a delight. Pat is Pat. Ron sucks, but hey, three out of four ain't bad.
Coomer's actually a step up from the last 2 color guys (low bar, I know) but the production's decision to let him do play-by-play while Pat goes & tries to leave some wolf bait manages to nearly ruin the whole damn broadcast.
But Pat doesn't leave. He just does light color for the inning. Here's an idea: Give Pat the whole inning off and let Grote do the PBP.
Fortunately Len will be doing all of the fifth innings during the playoffs.
Quote from: SKO on October 05, 2016, 09:54:32 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on October 05, 2016, 09:34:16 AM
Quote from: Cannonball Titcomb on October 05, 2016, 05:15:07 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 04, 2016, 11:51:04 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 04, 2016, 08:00:59 PM
Whoever the fuck Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton are, I would like to express my true appreciation for their talents at yammering so incessantly that I remembered that Gameday was still available in case I wanted to figured out what the fuck was going on in the actual game.
I find Sciambi's style incredibly irritating. Co-sign.
Also want to recognize how good we have it. Len and JD are a delight. Pat is Pat. Ron sucks, but hey, three out of four ain't bad.
Coomer's actually a step up from the last 2 color guys (low bar, I know) but the production's decision to let him do play-by-play while Pat goes & tries to leave some wolf bait manages to nearly ruin the whole damn broadcast.
But Pat doesn't leave. He just does light color for the inning. Here's an idea: Give Pat the whole inning off and let Grote do the PBP.
Fortunately Len will be doing all of the fifth innings during the playoffs.
I don't plan to be in the car for any of the innings. And I don't really plan to turn the sound on the TV down. Alas.
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on October 05, 2016, 10:07:17 AM
Quote from: SKO on October 05, 2016, 09:54:32 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on October 05, 2016, 09:34:16 AM
Quote from: Cannonball Titcomb on October 05, 2016, 05:15:07 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 04, 2016, 11:51:04 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 04, 2016, 08:00:59 PM
Whoever the fuck Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton are, I would like to express my true appreciation for their talents at yammering so incessantly that I remembered that Gameday was still available in case I wanted to figured out what the fuck was going on in the actual game.
I find Sciambi's style incredibly irritating. Co-sign.
Also want to recognize how good we have it. Len and JD are a delight. Pat is Pat. Ron sucks, but hey, three out of four ain't bad.
Coomer's actually a step up from the last 2 color guys (low bar, I know) but the production's decision to let him do play-by-play while Pat goes & tries to leave some wolf bait manages to nearly ruin the whole damn broadcast.
But Pat doesn't leave. He just does light color for the inning. Here's an idea: Give Pat the whole inning off and let Grote do the PBP.
Fortunately Len will be doing all of the fifth innings during the playoffs.
I don't plan to be in the car for any of the innings. And I don't really plan to turn the sound on the TV down. Alas.
Wheezer is the one who started this conversation but thanks for letting us know your travel plans.
Quote from: SKO on October 05, 2016, 09:54:32 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on October 05, 2016, 09:34:16 AM
Quote from: Cannonball Titcomb on October 05, 2016, 05:15:07 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 04, 2016, 11:51:04 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 04, 2016, 08:00:59 PM
Whoever the fuck Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton are, I would like to express my true appreciation for their talents at yammering so incessantly that I remembered that Gameday was still available in case I wanted to figured out what the fuck was going on in the actual game.
I find Sciambi's style incredibly irritating. Co-sign.
Also want to recognize how good we have it. Len and JD are a delight. Pat is Pat. Ron sucks, but hey, three out of four ain't bad.
Coomer's actually a step up from the last 2 color guys (low bar, I know) but the production's decision to let him do play-by-play while Pat goes & tries to leave some wolf bait manages to nearly ruin the whole damn broadcast.
But Pat doesn't leave. He just does light color for the inning. Here's an idea: Give Pat the whole inning off and let Grote do the PBP.
Fortunately Len will be doing all of the fifth innings during the playoffs.
Writing as probably the only Desipiot who listens exclusively on the radio, this isn't something that I would consider "fortunate." I was mildly inclined to rambling about how my ESPN radio experience the first time around suggested that the idea was to transpose the carnival-/pinball-like TV experience onto the wrong medium, but...
I'm curious why people object to Coomer. (I think it's well known in these parts that I liked Santo on color, but the negative case there was plain.)
Quote from: Wheezer on October 05, 2016, 06:34:06 PM
Quote from: SKO on October 05, 2016, 09:54:32 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on October 05, 2016, 09:34:16 AM
Quote from: Cannonball Titcomb on October 05, 2016, 05:15:07 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 04, 2016, 11:51:04 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 04, 2016, 08:00:59 PM
Whoever the fuck Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton are, I would like to express my true appreciation for their talents at yammering so incessantly that I remembered that Gameday was still available in case I wanted to figured out what the fuck was going on in the actual game.
I find Sciambi's style incredibly irritating. Co-sign.
Also want to recognize how good we have it. Len and JD are a delight. Pat is Pat. Ron sucks, but hey, three out of four ain't bad.
Coomer's actually a step up from the last 2 color guys (low bar, I know) but the production's decision to let him do play-by-play while Pat goes & tries to leave some wolf bait manages to nearly ruin the whole damn broadcast.
But Pat doesn't leave. He just does light color for the inning. Here's an idea: Give Pat the whole inning off and let Grote do the PBP.
Fortunately Len will be doing all of the fifth innings during the playoffs.
Writing as probably the only Desipiot who listens exclusively on the radio, this isn't something that I would consider "fortunate." I was mildly inclined to rambling about how my ESPN radio experience the first time around suggested that the idea was to transpose the carnival-/pinball-like TV experience onto the wrong medium, but...
I'm curious why people object to Coomer. (I think it's well known in these parts that I liked Santo on color, but the negative case there was plain.)
He has nothing interesting to add. All of his "analysis" is the most generic analysis there is. He essentially has no insight into the game of baseball that I've ever heard. He's not funny or clever. His delivery is this dopey sing-song that reminds me of Phil Hartman's portrayal of Ronald Reagan gladhanding with Girl Scouts before sneaking back into the situation room to show he's a conniving mastermind. It's hard to put my finger on something so subjective but I vastly preferred Santo to Coomer.
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 05, 2016, 09:38:33 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 05, 2016, 06:34:06 PM
Quote from: SKO on October 05, 2016, 09:54:32 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on October 05, 2016, 09:34:16 AM
Quote from: Cannonball Titcomb on October 05, 2016, 05:15:07 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 04, 2016, 11:51:04 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 04, 2016, 08:00:59 PM
Whoever the fuck Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton are, I would like to express my true appreciation for their talents at yammering so incessantly that I remembered that Gameday was still available in case I wanted to figured out what the fuck was going on in the actual game.
I find Sciambi's style incredibly irritating. Co-sign.
Also want to recognize how good we have it. Len and JD are a delight. Pat is Pat. Ron sucks, but hey, three out of four ain't bad.
Coomer's actually a step up from the last 2 color guys (low bar, I know) but the production's decision to let him do play-by-play while Pat goes & tries to leave some wolf bait manages to nearly ruin the whole damn broadcast.
But Pat doesn't leave. He just does light color for the inning. Here's an idea: Give Pat the whole inning off and let Grote do the PBP.
Fortunately Len will be doing all of the fifth innings during the playoffs.
Writing as probably the only Desipiot who listens exclusively on the radio, this isn't something that I would consider "fortunate." I was mildly inclined to rambling about how my ESPN radio experience the first time around suggested that the idea was to transpose the carnival-/pinball-like TV experience onto the wrong medium, but...
I'm curious why people object to Coomer. (I think it's well known in these parts that I liked Santo on color, but the negative case there was plain.)
He has nothing interesting to add. All of his "analysis" is the most generic analysis there is. He essentially has no insight into the game of baseball that I've ever heard. He's not funny or clever. His delivery is this dopey sing-song that reminds me of Phil Hartman's portrayal of Ronald Reagan gladhanding with Girl Scouts before sneaking back into the situation room to show he's a conniving mastermind. It's hard to put my finger on something so subjective but I vastly preferred Santo to Coomer.
Coomer's lack of adding anything of any value is magnified further after a single inning of DeShaies doing color on TV.
There has GOT to be an ex-Cub capable of doing color on the radio who wouldn't be atrocious.
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on October 07, 2016, 01:53:49 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 05, 2016, 09:38:33 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 05, 2016, 06:34:06 PM
Quote from: SKO on October 05, 2016, 09:54:32 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on October 05, 2016, 09:34:16 AM
Quote from: Cannonball Titcomb on October 05, 2016, 05:15:07 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 04, 2016, 11:51:04 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 04, 2016, 08:00:59 PM
Whoever the fuck Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton are, I would like to express my true appreciation for their talents at yammering so incessantly that I remembered that Gameday was still available in case I wanted to figured out what the fuck was going on in the actual game.
I find Sciambi's style incredibly irritating. Co-sign.
Also want to recognize how good we have it. Len and JD are a delight. Pat is Pat. Ron sucks, but hey, three out of four ain't bad.
Coomer's actually a step up from the last 2 color guys (low bar, I know) but the production's decision to let him do play-by-play while Pat goes & tries to leave some wolf bait manages to nearly ruin the whole damn broadcast.
But Pat doesn't leave. He just does light color for the inning. Here's an idea: Give Pat the whole inning off and let Grote do the PBP.
Fortunately Len will be doing all of the fifth innings during the playoffs.
Writing as probably the only Desipiot who listens exclusively on the radio, this isn't something that I would consider "fortunate." I was mildly inclined to rambling about how my ESPN radio experience the first time around suggested that the idea was to transpose the carnival-/pinball-like TV experience onto the wrong medium, but...
I'm curious why people object to Coomer. (I think it's well known in these parts that I liked Santo on color, but the negative case there was plain.)
He has nothing interesting to add. All of his "analysis" is the most generic analysis there is. He essentially has no insight into the game of baseball that I've ever heard. He's not funny or clever. His delivery is this dopey sing-song that reminds me of Phil Hartman's portrayal of Ronald Reagan gladhanding with Girl Scouts before sneaking back into the situation room to show he's a conniving mastermind. It's hard to put my finger on something so subjective but I vastly preferred Santo to Coomer.
Coomer's lack of adding anything of any value is magnified further after a single inning of DeShaies doing color on TV.
There has GOT to be an ex-Cub capable of doing color on the radio who wouldn't be atrocious.
Exactly. The JD comparison helps illustrate this. If Kris Bryant hits a homer, JD can give us insight into the pitch sequencing that Bryant was anticipating, Kris's approach to the AB compared to earlier in the game when he struck out looking, the kind of swing he put on it to generate the power,
something of value. All Ron can tell us is that he hit it really far or if we're lucky some ex post facto conclusion that he must have been looking for that pitch. It's such a disappointment.
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on October 07, 2016, 01:53:49 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 05, 2016, 09:38:33 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 05, 2016, 06:34:06 PM
Quote from: SKO on October 05, 2016, 09:54:32 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on October 05, 2016, 09:34:16 AM
Quote from: Cannonball Titcomb on October 05, 2016, 05:15:07 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 04, 2016, 11:51:04 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 04, 2016, 08:00:59 PM
Whoever the fuck Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton are, I would like to express my true appreciation for their talents at yammering so incessantly that I remembered that Gameday was still available in case I wanted to figured out what the fuck was going on in the actual game.
I find Sciambi's style incredibly irritating. Co-sign.
Also want to recognize how good we have it. Len and JD are a delight. Pat is Pat. Ron sucks, but hey, three out of four ain't bad.
Coomer's actually a step up from the last 2 color guys (low bar, I know) but the production's decision to let him do play-by-play while Pat goes & tries to leave some wolf bait manages to nearly ruin the whole damn broadcast.
But Pat doesn't leave. He just does light color for the inning. Here's an idea: Give Pat the whole inning off and let Grote do the PBP.
Fortunately Len will be doing all of the fifth innings during the playoffs.
Writing as probably the only Desipiot who listens exclusively on the radio, this isn't something that I would consider "fortunate." I was mildly inclined to rambling about how my ESPN radio experience the first time around suggested that the idea was to transpose the carnival-/pinball-like TV experience onto the wrong medium, but...
I'm curious why people object to Coomer. (I think it's well known in these parts that I liked Santo on color, but the negative case there was plain.)
He has nothing interesting to add. All of his "analysis" is the most generic analysis there is. He essentially has no insight into the game of baseball that I've ever heard. He's not funny or clever. His delivery is this dopey sing-song that reminds me of Phil Hartman's portrayal of Ronald Reagan gladhanding with Girl Scouts before sneaking back into the situation room to show he's a conniving mastermind. It's hard to put my finger on something so subjective but I vastly preferred Santo to Coomer.
Coomer's lack of adding anything of any value is magnified further after a single inning of DeShaies doing color on TV.
There has GOT to be an ex-Cub capable of doing color on the radio who wouldn't be atrocious.
Why does it have to be an ex-Cub?
Quote from: Cannonball Titcomb on October 07, 2016, 02:18:29 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on October 07, 2016, 01:53:49 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 05, 2016, 09:38:33 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 05, 2016, 06:34:06 PM
Quote from: SKO on October 05, 2016, 09:54:32 AM
Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on October 05, 2016, 09:34:16 AM
Quote from: Cannonball Titcomb on October 05, 2016, 05:15:07 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 04, 2016, 11:51:04 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 04, 2016, 08:00:59 PM
Whoever the fuck Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton are, I would like to express my true appreciation for their talents at yammering so incessantly that I remembered that Gameday was still available in case I wanted to figured out what the fuck was going on in the actual game.
I find Sciambi's style incredibly irritating. Co-sign.
Also want to recognize how good we have it. Len and JD are a delight. Pat is Pat. Ron sucks, but hey, three out of four ain't bad.
Coomer's actually a step up from the last 2 color guys (low bar, I know) but the production's decision to let him do play-by-play while Pat goes & tries to leave some wolf bait manages to nearly ruin the whole damn broadcast.
But Pat doesn't leave. He just does light color for the inning. Here's an idea: Give Pat the whole inning off and let Grote do the PBP.
Fortunately Len will be doing all of the fifth innings during the playoffs.
Writing as probably the only Desipiot who listens exclusively on the radio, this isn't something that I would consider "fortunate." I was mildly inclined to rambling about how my ESPN radio experience the first time around suggested that the idea was to transpose the carnival-/pinball-like TV experience onto the wrong medium, but...
I'm curious why people object to Coomer. (I think it's well known in these parts that I liked Santo on color, but the negative case there was plain.)
He has nothing interesting to add. All of his "analysis" is the most generic analysis there is. He essentially has no insight into the game of baseball that I've ever heard. He's not funny or clever. His delivery is this dopey sing-song that reminds me of Phil Hartman's portrayal of Ronald Reagan gladhanding with Girl Scouts before sneaking back into the situation room to show he's a conniving mastermind. It's hard to put my finger on something so subjective but I vastly preferred Santo to Coomer.
Coomer's lack of adding anything of any value is magnified further after a single inning of DeShaies doing color on TV.
There has GOT to be an ex-Cub capable of doing color on the radio who wouldn't be atrocious.
Why does it have to be an ex-Cub?
Did you forget all of JD's great years pitching for the Cubes?
Santo was a beloved Hall of Famer who was everyone's grandpa. Most of us either grew up with him on the radio or grew up watching him play. He also came from a time when no one expected actual analysis from front offices let alone radio booths.
Coomer was the fat Chris Coghlan of the 2001 Cubs. He wasn't even the most beloved 2001 Cub Who Looks Like He Should Be Playing Beer League Softball. That was Matt Stairs. I'm disinclined to give him a pass for being terrible, and so his manufactured folksy personality and inability to add anything other than "aww shucks" crap to broadcasts is annoying, and every time I want to give color man Ron Coomer a pass I have to spend an inning screaming "WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED" at play-by-play Ron Coomer.
Hire Kerry Wood. I can never hate that guy.
Quote from: SKO on October 07, 2016, 02:24:43 PM
Santo was a beloved Hall of Famer who was everyone's grandpa. Most of us either grew up with him on the radio or grew up watching him play. He also came from a time when no one expected actual analysis from front offices let alone radio booths.
Coomer was the fat Chris Coghlan of the 2001 Cubs. He wasn't even the most beloved 2001 Cub Who Looks Like He Should Be Playing Beer League Softball. That was Matt Stairs. I'm disinclined to give him a pass for being terrible, and so his manufactured folksy personality and inability to add anything other than "aww shucks" crap to broadcasts is annoying, and every time I want to give color man Ron Coomer a pass I have to spend an inning screaming "WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED" at play-by-play Ron Coomer.
Hire Kerry Wood. I can never hate that guy.
Didn't Kerry turn it down?
It doesn't matter. Nothing will ever be worse than the Chip Carray / Joe Carter era. It was the first time in my life that I'd mute the TV while watching a game.
Quote from: Canadouche on October 07, 2016, 03:14:34 PM
It doesn't matter. Nothing will ever be worse than the Chip Carray / Joe Carter era. It was the first time in my life that I'd mute the TV while watching a game.
True, although Carter was good for a hilariously awkward interaction with the 7th inning stretch celeb every now and then.
Goddamn I forgot how much I hate Bob Costas.
Quote from: Bort on October 08, 2016, 10:24:20 PM
Goddamn I forgot how much I hate Bob Costas.
I'm guessing I should be glad I couldn't hear any sound except college football at the bar I was at?
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 09, 2016, 04:50:31 AM
Quote from: Bort on October 08, 2016, 10:24:20 PM
Goddamn I forgot how much I hate Bob Costas.
I'm guessing I should be glad I couldn't hear any sound except college football at the bar I was at?
Probably. He's the fucking worst.
Quote from: Bort on October 09, 2016, 07:42:43 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 09, 2016, 04:50:31 AM
Quote from: Bort on October 08, 2016, 10:24:20 PM
Goddamn I forgot how much I hate Bob Costas.
I'm guessing I should be glad I couldn't hear any sound except college football at the bar I was at?
Probably. He's the fucking worst.
I had kind of thought the Costas hate was overblown, but I guess I don't really pay attention to him too much. Olympics coverage is crap anyway, and he fits perfectly for that, but I don't really watch it. And I skip all NFL pre-game coverage, so I don't hear him there. But after last night I get it now. What a sanctimonious douche bag.
Quote from: Tony on October 09, 2016, 08:15:23 AM
Quote from: Bort on October 09, 2016, 07:42:43 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 09, 2016, 04:50:31 AM
Quote from: Bort on October 08, 2016, 10:24:20 PM
Goddamn I forgot how much I hate Bob Costas.
I'm guessing I should be glad I couldn't hear any sound except college football at the bar I was at?
Probably. He's the fucking worst.
I had kind of thought the Costas hate was overblown, but I guess I don't really pay attention to him too much. Olympics coverage is crap anyway, and he fits perfectly for that, but I don't really watch it. And I skip all NFL pre-game coverage, so I don't hear him there. But after last night I get it now. What a sanctimonious douche bag.
You mean you don't need someone to tell you how long it has been since the Cubs were in the World Series?
Quote from: CBStew on October 09, 2016, 12:14:52 PM
Quote from: Tony on October 09, 2016, 08:15:23 AM
Quote from: Bort on October 09, 2016, 07:42:43 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 09, 2016, 04:50:31 AM
Quote from: Bort on October 08, 2016, 10:24:20 PM
Goddamn I forgot how much I hate Bob Costas.
I'm guessing I should be glad I couldn't hear any sound except college football at the bar I was at?
Probably. He's the fucking worst.
I had kind of thought the Costas hate was overblown, but I guess I don't really pay attention to him too much. Olympics coverage is crap anyway, and he fits perfectly for that, but I don't really watch it. And I skip all NFL pre-game coverage, so I don't hear him there. But after last night I get it now. What a sanctimonious douche bag.
You mean you don't need someone to tell you how long it has been since the Cubs were in the World Series?
There was one point he seemed genuinely annoyed that onscreen action interrrupted him from talking about how long it's been since the Cubs were even in the World Series, let alone since they'd won, but he promised us he'd finish the story eventually.
Also, fuck him for saying that Baez deserved to be thrown at for "Cadillac-ing." I suppose Pedro Strop's dead family should be ashamed of him for letting a teammate do that.
Quote from: Bort on October 09, 2016, 12:48:44 PM
Quote from: CBStew on October 09, 2016, 12:14:52 PM
Quote from: Tony on October 09, 2016, 08:15:23 AM
Quote from: Bort on October 09, 2016, 07:42:43 AM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 09, 2016, 04:50:31 AM
Quote from: Bort on October 08, 2016, 10:24:20 PM
Goddamn I forgot how much I hate Bob Costas.
I'm guessing I should be glad I couldn't hear any sound except college football at the bar I was at?
Probably. He's the fucking worst.
I had kind of thought the Costas hate was overblown, but I guess I don't really pay attention to him too much. Olympics coverage is crap anyway, and he fits perfectly for that, but I don't really watch it. And I skip all NFL pre-game coverage, so I don't hear him there. But after last night I get it now. What a sanctimonious douche bag.
You mean you don't need someone to tell you how long it has been since the Cubs were in the World Series?
There was one point he seemed genuinely annoyed that onscreen action interrrupted him from talking about how long it's been since the Cubs were even in the World Series, let alone since they'd won, but he promised us he'd finish the story eventually.
Also, fuck him for saying that Baez deserved to be thrown at for "Cadillac-ing." I suppose Pedro Strop's dead family should be ashamed of him for letting a teammate do that.
Yeah, Cadillac-ing your way into an out isn't something guys take exception to.
I can't remember the last time I listened to a presidential debate on the radio, but no baseball is no baseball.
I am reminded, though, of the one season I spent in the high-school "forensic" debate team. Both I and my partner were complete neophytes, I a senior and she, I think, a sophomore.
It's a bizarre sport in its most well trained versions, with people going to camps and speed-talking and, G-d help us all, judges. To some surprise, our rookie team made it to state competition the year that the death penalty was the "resolution." Apparently, extemporaneous speech was some sort of novelty. Maybe it was some sort of class hostility with the Lincoln-Douglas types.
But anyway, right after the Billy Madison moment that was the early "role models" question, I was shaking my head at the two minutes wasted for failure to even be able to free-associate in the rebuttal. Prep? Click. I tuned out for about 50 minutes, and it was still totally devoid of wit or character. It's Philip Glass v. Philip Glass.
Broadcast debatestinks are terrible.
Quote from: Wheezer on October 09, 2016, 09:12:59 PM
I can't remember the last time I listened to a presidential debate on the radio, but no baseball is no baseball.
I am reminded, though, of the one season I spent in the high-school "forensic" debate team. Both I and my partner were complete neophytes, I a senior and she, I think, a sophomore.
It's a bizarre sport in its most well trained versions, with people going to camps and speed-talking and, G-d help us all, judges. To some surprise, our rookie team made it to state competition the year that the death penalty was the "resolution." Apparently, extemporaneous speech was some sort of novelty. Maybe it was some sort of class hostility with the Lincoln-Douglas types.
But anyway, right after the Billy Madison moment that was the early "role models" question, I was shaking my head at the two minutes wasted for failure to even be able to free-associate in the rebuttal. Prep? Click. I tuned out for about 50 minutes, and it was still totally devoid of wit or character. It's Philip Glass v. Philip Glass.
Broadcast debatestinks are terrible.
I couldn't agree with you more Wheezer.
This has nothing to do with debate.
<-- (Toastmasters and Debate in High School as well)
Quote from: flannj on October 09, 2016, 09:37:18 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 09, 2016, 09:12:59 PM
I can't remember the last time I listened to a presidential debate on the radio, but no baseball is no baseball.
I am reminded, though, of the one season I spent in the high-school "forensic" debate team. Both I and my partner were complete neophytes, I a senior and she, I think, a sophomore.
It's a bizarre sport in its most well trained versions, with people going to camps and speed-talking and, G-d help us all, judges. To some surprise, our rookie team made it to state competition the year that the death penalty was the "resolution." Apparently, extemporaneous speech was some sort of novelty. Maybe it was some sort of class hostility with the Lincoln-Douglas types.
But anyway, right after the Billy Madison moment that was the early "role models" question, I was shaking my head at the two minutes wasted for failure to even be able to free-associate in the rebuttal. Prep? Click. I tuned out for about 50 minutes, and it was still totally devoid of wit or character. It's Philip Glass v. Philip Glass.
Broadcast debatestinks are terrible.
I couldn't agree with you more Wheezer.
This has nothing to do with debate.
<-- (Toastmasters and Debate in High School as well)
I, to, was a speech fag. Outside of one year where I also competed (poorly) in Special Occasion Speaking, my event was Radio Speaking (also poorly) which kind of put me on the outside of the more dramatic competitors, and alongside those Extemporaneous Speaking dorks. I do have a long story about the one time I finished 1st in an event, though.
Quote from: Cannonball Titcomb on October 10, 2016, 07:51:13 AM
Quote from: flannj on October 09, 2016, 09:37:18 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 09, 2016, 09:12:59 PM
I can't remember the last time I listened to a presidential debate on the radio, but no baseball is no baseball.
I am reminded, though, of the one season I spent in the high-school "forensic" debate team. Both I and my partner were complete neophytes, I a senior and she, I think, a sophomore.
It's a bizarre sport in its most well trained versions, with people going to camps and speed-talking and, G-d help us all, judges. To some surprise, our rookie team made it to state competition the year that the death penalty was the "resolution." Apparently, extemporaneous speech was some sort of novelty. Maybe it was some sort of class hostility with the Lincoln-Douglas types.
But anyway, right after the Billy Madison moment that was the early "role models" question, I was shaking my head at the two minutes wasted for failure to even be able to free-associate in the rebuttal. Prep? Click. I tuned out for about 50 minutes, and it was still totally devoid of wit or character. It's Philip Glass v. Philip Glass.
Broadcast debatestinks are terrible.
I couldn't agree with you more Wheezer.
This has nothing to do with debate.
<-- (Toastmasters and Debate in High School as well)
I, to, was a speech fag. Outside of one year where I also competed (poorly) in Special Occasion Speaking, my event was Radio Speaking (also poorly) which kind of put me on the outside of the more dramatic competitors, and alongside those Extemporaneous Speaking dorks. I do have a long story about the one time I finished 1st in an event, though.
Makes sense. On the radio, no-one can see you spell.
Quote from: Tonker on October 10, 2016, 08:14:07 AM
Quote from: Cannonball Titcomb on October 10, 2016, 07:51:13 AM
Quote from: flannj on October 09, 2016, 09:37:18 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 09, 2016, 09:12:59 PM
I can't remember the last time I listened to a presidential debate on the radio, but no baseball is no baseball.
I am reminded, though, of the one season I spent in the high-school "forensic" debate team. Both I and my partner were complete neophytes, I a senior and she, I think, a sophomore.
It's a bizarre sport in its most well trained versions, with people going to camps and speed-talking and, G-d help us all, judges. To some surprise, our rookie team made it to state competition the year that the death penalty was the "resolution." Apparently, extemporaneous speech was some sort of novelty. Maybe it was some sort of class hostility with the Lincoln-Douglas types.
But anyway, right after the Billy Madison moment that was the early "role models" question, I was shaking my head at the two minutes wasted for failure to even be able to free-associate in the rebuttal. Prep? Click. I tuned out for about 50 minutes, and it was still totally devoid of wit or character. It's Philip Glass v. Philip Glass.
Broadcast debatestinks are terrible.
I couldn't agree with you more Wheezer.
This has nothing to do with debate.
<-- (Toastmasters and Debate in High School as well)
I, to, was a speech fag. Outside of one year where I also competed (poorly) in Special Occasion Speaking, my event was Radio Speaking (also poorly) which kind of put me on the outside of the more dramatic competitors, and alongside those Extemporaneous Speaking dorks. I do have a long story about the one time I finished 1st in an event, though.
Makes sense. On the radio, no-one can see you spell.
I laughed.
I did the speech thing briefly. Original Oratory and Impromptu. Basically a chance for me to do shitty high school open mic standup. Also, a way to get out of certain classes and just dick around with my friends in the coach's classroom, because she didn't give a fuck.
Quote from: SKO on October 07, 2016, 02:24:43 PM
Santo was a beloved Hall of Famer who was everyone's grandpa. Most of us either grew up with him on the radio or grew up watching him play. He also came from a time when no one expected actual analysis from front offices let alone radio booths.
Are you kidding? The amount of Santo-on-radio loathing that I've encountered here defies my abilities to come up with either a metaphor or simile (although I showed up for an 8 a.m. extended EEG only to find that I'm talented at screwing up dates, or something).
Quote from: SKO on October 07, 2016, 02:24:43 PMCoomer was the fat Chris Coghlan of the 2001 Cubs. He wasn't even the most beloved 2001 Cub Who Looks Like He Should Be Playing Beer League Softball. That was Matt Stairs.
See above. (I
was surprised when I finally looked up a photo, which didn't really match up with my image from the pipes, but see below.)
Quote from: SKO on October 07, 2016, 02:24:43 PMI'm disinclined to give him a pass for being terrible, and so his manufactured folksy personality and inability to add anything other than "aww shucks" crap to broadcasts is annoying
See above.
Quote from: SKO on October 07, 2016, 02:24:43 PMand every time I want to give color man Ron Coomer a pass I have to spend an inning screaming "WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED" at play-by-play Ron Coomer.
I shouldn't have to state that radio is the theater of the mind. The thing, though, is that, try as one might to ZORP one's way out of it, so is a game. So is a season. I've never had any problem figuring out what was happening in the 5th, and I have the complete Our Gang/Little Rascals on VHS, so I'm not chasing goalposts.
Quote from: Bort on October 10, 2016, 09:35:17 AM
Quote from: Tonker on October 10, 2016, 08:14:07 AM
Quote from: Cannonball Titcomb on October 10, 2016, 07:51:13 AM
Quote from: flannj on October 09, 2016, 09:37:18 PM
Quote from: Wheezer on October 09, 2016, 09:12:59 PM
I can't remember the last time I listened to a presidential debate on the radio, but no baseball is no baseball.
I am reminded, though, of the one season I spent in the high-school "forensic" debate team. Both I and my partner were complete neophytes, I a senior and she, I think, a sophomore.
It's a bizarre sport in its most well trained versions, with people going to camps and speed-talking and, G-d help us all, judges. To some surprise, our rookie team made it to state competition the year that the death penalty was the "resolution." Apparently, extemporaneous speech was some sort of novelty. Maybe it was some sort of class hostility with the Lincoln-Douglas types.
But anyway, right after the Billy Madison moment that was the early "role models" question, I was shaking my head at the two minutes wasted for failure to even be able to free-associate in the rebuttal. Prep? Click. I tuned out for about 50 minutes, and it was still totally devoid of wit or character. It's Philip Glass v. Philip Glass.
Broadcast debatestinks are terrible.
I couldn't agree with you more Wheezer.
This has nothing to do with debate.
<-- (Toastmasters and Debate in High School as well)
I, to, was a speech fag. Outside of one year where I also competed (poorly) in Special Occasion Speaking, my event was Radio Speaking (also poorly) which kind of put me on the outside of the more dramatic competitors, and alongside those Extemporaneous Speaking dorks. I do have a long story about the one time I finished 1st in an event, though.
Makes sense. On the radio, no-one can see you spell.
I laughed.
I did the speech thing briefly. Original Oratory and Impromptu. Basically a chance for me to do shitty high school open mic standup. Also, a way to get out of certain classes and just dick around with my friends in the coach's classroom, because she didn't give a fuck.
I did college radio and occasionally tell stories on stage. What are we doing now?
Just reporting that Screamin' Chris Russo thinks The Cubs are a poor defensive team (6 errors! if you count the one that wasn't really an error on the double-play ball) and are not really great because the teams left in the post-season are all flawed.
Then he had JD on and JD pretty much told him to get bent.
Quote from: Oleg on October 12, 2016, 01:41:58 PM
Just reporting that Screamin' Chris Russo thinks The Cubs are a poor defensive team (6 errors! if you count the one that wasn't really an error on the double-play ball) and are not really great because the teams left in the post-season are all flawed.
Then he had JD on and JD pretty much told him to get bent.
Steve Stone was also insistent earlier in the year that the Cubs did not have a good defense, as he pretended to only know what Defensive Runs Saved meant when it was bolstering his EATON FOR MVP case back in April.
Quote from: SKO on October 12, 2016, 01:53:55 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 12, 2016, 01:41:58 PM
Just reporting that Screamin' Chris Russo thinks The Cubs are a poor defensive team (6 errors! if you count the one that wasn't really an error on the double-play ball) and are not really great because the teams left in the post-season are all flawed.
Then he had JD on and JD pretty much told him to get bent.
Steve Stone was also insistent earlier in the year that the Cubs did not have a good defense, as he pretended to only know what Defensive Runs Saved meant when it was bolstering his EATON FOR MVP case back in April.
I vaguely remember a time when Steve Stone was considered fairly knowledgeable. You either die a hero, or live long enough to become a washed up old crank.
Quote from: Bort on October 12, 2016, 02:39:08 PM
Quote from: SKO on October 12, 2016, 01:53:55 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 12, 2016, 01:41:58 PM
Just reporting that Screamin' Chris Russo thinks The Cubs are a poor defensive team (6 errors! if you count the one that wasn't really an error on the double-play ball) and are not really great because the teams left in the post-season are all flawed.
Then he had JD on and JD pretty much told him to get bent.
Steve Stone was also insistent earlier in the year that the Cubs did not have a good defense, as he pretended to only know what Defensive Runs Saved meant when it was bolstering his EATON FOR MVP case back in April.
I vaguely remember a time when Steve Stone was considered fairly knowledgeable. You either die a hero, or live long enough to become a washed up old crank.
I know which one I'm planning on doing.
Quote from: CT III on October 12, 2016, 02:56:20 PM
Quote from: Bort on October 12, 2016, 02:39:08 PM
Quote from: SKO on October 12, 2016, 01:53:55 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 12, 2016, 01:41:58 PM
Just reporting that Screamin' Chris Russo thinks The Cubs are a poor defensive team (6 errors! if you count the one that wasn't really an error on the double-play ball) and are not really great because the teams left in the post-season are all flawed.
Then he had JD on and JD pretty much told him to get bent.
Steve Stone was also insistent earlier in the year that the Cubs did not have a good defense, as he pretended to only know what Defensive Runs Saved meant when it was bolstering his EATON FOR MVP case back in April.
I vaguely remember a time when Steve Stone was considered fairly knowledgeable. You either die a hero, or live long enough to become a washed up old crank.
I know which one I'm planning on doing.
planning on doing?
Quote from: Oleg on October 12, 2016, 01:41:58 PM
Just reporting that Screamin' Chris Russo thinks The Cubs are a poor defensive team (6 errors! if you count the one that wasn't really an error on the double-play ball) and are not really great because the teams left in the post-season are all flawed.
Then he had JD on and JD pretty much told him to get bent.
Why would anyone listen to Chris Russo other than by accident?
Quote from: Shooter on October 12, 2016, 03:24:19 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 12, 2016, 01:41:58 PM
Just reporting that Screamin' Chris Russo thinks The Cubs are a poor defensive team (6 errors! if you count the one that wasn't really an error on the double-play ball) and are not really great because the teams left in the post-season are all flawed.
Then he had JD on and JD pretty much told him to get bent.
Why would anyone listen to Chris Russo other than by accident?
I was driving and it's Yom Kippur. Consider it my atoning.
Quote from: SKO on October 12, 2016, 01:53:55 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 12, 2016, 01:41:58 PM
Just reporting that Screamin' Chris Russo thinks The Cubs are a poor defensive team (6 errors! if you count the one that wasn't really an error on the double-play ball) and are not really great because the teams left in the post-season are all flawed.
Then he had JD on and JD pretty much told him to get bent.
Steve Stone was also insistent earlier in the year that the Cubs did not have a good defense, as he pretended to only know what Defensive Runs Saved meant when it was bolstering his EATON FOR MVP case back in April.
Well, there was also the Hawk "Kris Bryant is no Todd Frazier defensively" thing
Quote from: Yeti on October 13, 2016, 08:44:51 AM
Quote from: SKO on October 12, 2016, 01:53:55 PM
Quote from: Oleg on October 12, 2016, 01:41:58 PM
Just reporting that Screamin' Chris Russo thinks The Cubs are a poor defensive team (6 errors! if you count the one that wasn't really an error on the double-play ball) and are not really great because the teams left in the post-season are all flawed.
Then he had JD on and JD pretty much told him to get bent.
Steve Stone was also insistent earlier in the year that the Cubs did not have a good defense, as he pretended to only know what Defensive Runs Saved meant when it was bolstering his EATON FOR MVP case back in April.
Well, there was also the Hawk "Kris Bryant is no Todd Frazier defensively" thing
Topped only by him citing home run and RBI totals for why Frazier was basically the same player as Bryant.
Have I already bitched about the audio quality on these ESPN 1000 broadcasts, or just the announcers? It sounds like it's coming out of a tin can, and I can hardly compensate with a freaking Panasonic RF-2200. I can't tell whether it's companded or just compressed. This is poor utilization of 10 kHz audio bandwidth, assuming they're using what's allowed.
In what universe is Joe Buck a play by play man?
Our old friend Chip Caray will be joining the broadcast team for the World Series.
Bodes well for the visibility.
Quote from: Canadouche on October 25, 2016, 01:53:05 PM
Our old friend Chip Caray will be joining the broadcast team for the World Series.
Just for the local pre and post game thank God.
Quote from: flannj on October 25, 2016, 02:48:44 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on October 25, 2016, 01:53:05 PM
Our old friend Chip Caray will be joining the broadcast team for the World Series.
Just for the local pre and post game thank God.
A decision that must have been made by some executive far, far from Chicago. Who was clamoring for Chip "Fisted" Caray's triumphant return?
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 25, 2016, 07:06:07 PM
Quote from: flannj on October 25, 2016, 02:48:44 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on October 25, 2016, 01:53:05 PM
Our old friend Chip Caray will be joining the broadcast team for the World Series.
Just for the local pre and post game thank God.
A decision that must have been made by some executive far, far from Chicago. Who was clamoring for Chip "Fisted" Caray's triumphant return?
Why not bring back Joe Carter, too?
Quote from: Brownie on October 25, 2016, 08:49:11 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 25, 2016, 07:06:07 PM
Quote from: flannj on October 25, 2016, 02:48:44 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on October 25, 2016, 01:53:05 PM
Our old friend Chip Caray will be joining the broadcast team for the World Series.
Just for the local pre and post game thank God.
A decision that must have been made by some executive far, far from Chicago. Who was clamoring for Chip "Fisted" Caray's triumphant return?
Why not bring back Joe Carter, too?
And Pete Rozelle...
Quote from: Armchair_QB on October 25, 2016, 08:52:28 PM
Quote from: Brownie on October 25, 2016, 08:49:11 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on October 25, 2016, 07:06:07 PM
Quote from: flannj on October 25, 2016, 02:48:44 PM
Quote from: Canadouche on October 25, 2016, 01:53:05 PM
Our old friend Chip Caray will be joining the broadcast team for the World Series.
Just for the local pre and post game thank God.
A decision that must have been made by some executive far, far from Chicago. Who was clamoring for Chip "Fisted" Caray's triumphant return?
Why not bring back Joe Carter, too?
And Pete Rozelle...
Best Joe Carter moment EVER.
The Indians' broadcast team blows. They're boring, not funny, not entertaining, but otherwise they're great.
They said Joe Maddon batting Kyle Schwarber first is to make other teams have to face the "gauntlet of Schwarber, Kris Bryant, and... uh... [awkward silence until subject is changed]."
Then they agreed that closers signing for lots of money is also, somehow, a "gauntlet."
They seem to be completely clueless about any team but the Indians. Struggling to think of anyone's name despite having a lineup card right in front of them to help.
Gerardo Concepcion was introduced as the "next pitcher for the White Sox" (which might be more true than they know).
Finally they're really enjoying showing clips of Roberto Perez hitting two homers in the World Series, which they went on and on about, and Trevor Bauer's finger bleeding, for some reason. Rockheaded jock Tyler Naquin in a truly vapid interview threatened that Edwin Encarnacion will have "something to say" about the Cubs winning the World Series again. Bring it on, you racist caricature-loving dweebs.
"Hey remember when our 25-year-old dickheaded bigot pitcher couldn't pitch for us in the playoffs because he hurt himself playing with his toys? What a moment! I'll always tell my grandkids where I was when I saw that."
Quote from: Saul Goodman on February 26, 2017, 04:01:44 PM
The Indians' broadcast team blows. They're boring, not funny, not entertaining, but otherwise they're great.
They said Joe Maddon batting Kyle Schwarber first is to make other teams have to face the "gauntlet of Schwarber, Kris Bryant, and... uh... [awkward silence until subject is changed]."
Then they agreed that closers signing for lots of money is also, somehow, a "gauntlet."
They seem to be completely clueless about any team but the Indians. Struggling to think of anyone's name despite having a lineup card right in front of them to help.
Gerardo Concepcion was introduced as the "next pitcher for the White Sox" (which might be more true than they know).
Finally they're really enjoying showing clips of Roberto Perez hitting two homers in the World Series, which they went on and on about, and Trevor Bauer's finger bleeding, for some reason. Rockheaded jock Tyler Naquin in a truly vapid interview threatened that Edwin Encarnacion will have "something to say" about the Cubs winning the World Series again. Bring it on, you racist caricature-loving dweebs.
I was in my car to catch the sixth inning of Ron Coomer play-by-play, so I'm not sure how less listenable they are.
Why is it wrong for Tyler Naquin to get excited about their free agent signing? Would, "Yeah, we overpaid for him, and we're not going to go back to the Series, so who cares? St. Louis will win the pennant anyway" be better?
Quote from: Brownie on February 26, 2017, 04:26:31 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on February 26, 2017, 04:01:44 PM
The Indians' broadcast team blows. They're boring, not funny, not entertaining, but otherwise they're great.
They said Joe Maddon batting Kyle Schwarber first is to make other teams have to face the "gauntlet of Schwarber, Kris Bryant, and... uh... [awkward silence until subject is changed]."
Then they agreed that closers signing for lots of money is also, somehow, a "gauntlet."
They seem to be completely clueless about any team but the Indians. Struggling to think of anyone's name despite having a lineup card right in front of them to help.
Gerardo Concepcion was introduced as the "next pitcher for the White Sox" (which might be more true than they know).
Finally they're really enjoying showing clips of Roberto Perez hitting two homers in the World Series, which they went on and on about, and Trevor Bauer's finger bleeding, for some reason. Rockheaded jock Tyler Naquin in a truly vapid interview threatened that Edwin Encarnacion will have "something to say" about the Cubs winning the World Series again. Bring it on, you racist caricature-loving dweebs.
I was in my car to catch the sixth inning of Ron Coomer play-by-play, so I'm not sure how less listenable they are.
Why is it wrong for Tyler Naquin to get excited about their free agent signing? Would, "Yeah, we overpaid for him, and we're not going to go back to the Series, so who cares? St. Louis will win the pennant anyway" be better?
I don't know, that it's already assumed the World Series eight months from now will feature the same two teams and the only difference will be Edwin Encarnacion?
Quote from: Saul Goodman on February 26, 2017, 04:29:09 PM
Quote from: Brownie on February 26, 2017, 04:26:31 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on February 26, 2017, 04:01:44 PM
The Indians' broadcast team blows. They're boring, not funny, not entertaining, but otherwise they're great.
They said Joe Maddon batting Kyle Schwarber first is to make other teams have to face the "gauntlet of Schwarber, Kris Bryant, and... uh... [awkward silence until subject is changed]."
Then they agreed that closers signing for lots of money is also, somehow, a "gauntlet."
They seem to be completely clueless about any team but the Indians. Struggling to think of anyone's name despite having a lineup card right in front of them to help.
Gerardo Concepcion was introduced as the "next pitcher for the White Sox" (which might be more true than they know).
Finally they're really enjoying showing clips of Roberto Perez hitting two homers in the World Series, which they went on and on about, and Trevor Bauer's finger bleeding, for some reason. Rockheaded jock Tyler Naquin in a truly vapid interview threatened that Edwin Encarnacion will have "something to say" about the Cubs winning the World Series again. Bring it on, you racist caricature-loving dweebs.
I was in my car to catch the sixth inning of Ron Coomer play-by-play, so I'm not sure how less listenable they are.
Why is it wrong for Tyler Naquin to get excited about their free agent signing? Would, "Yeah, we overpaid for him, and we're not going to go back to the Series, so who cares? St. Louis will win the pennant anyway" be better?
I don't know, that it's already assumed the World Series eight months from now will feature the same two teams and the only difference will be Edwin Encarnacion?
This is totally disrespectful to John Jay.
Quote from: PenFoe on February 26, 2017, 10:18:33 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on February 26, 2017, 04:29:09 PM
Quote from: Brownie on February 26, 2017, 04:26:31 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on February 26, 2017, 04:01:44 PM
The Indians' broadcast team blows. They're boring, not funny, not entertaining, but otherwise they're great.
They said Joe Maddon batting Kyle Schwarber first is to make other teams have to face the "gauntlet of Schwarber, Kris Bryant, and... uh... [awkward silence until subject is changed]."
Then they agreed that closers signing for lots of money is also, somehow, a "gauntlet."
They seem to be completely clueless about any team but the Indians. Struggling to think of anyone's name despite having a lineup card right in front of them to help.
Gerardo Concepcion was introduced as the "next pitcher for the White Sox" (which might be more true than they know).
Finally they're really enjoying showing clips of Roberto Perez hitting two homers in the World Series, which they went on and on about, and Trevor Bauer's finger bleeding, for some reason. Rockheaded jock Tyler Naquin in a truly vapid interview threatened that Edwin Encarnacion will have "something to say" about the Cubs winning the World Series again. Bring it on, you racist caricature-loving dweebs.
I was in my car to catch the sixth inning of Ron Coomer play-by-play, so I'm not sure how less listenable they are.
Why is it wrong for Tyler Naquin to get excited about their free agent signing? Would, "Yeah, we overpaid for him, and we're not going to go back to the Series, so who cares? St. Louis will win the pennant anyway" be better?
I don't know, that it's already assumed the World Series eight months from now will feature the same two teams and the only difference will be Edwin Encarnacion?
This is totally disrespectful to John Jay.
Look, he may have been the first Supreme Court justice and wrote a few Federalist papers, but what has he done lately?
Quote from: Bort on February 27, 2017, 09:06:56 PM
Quote from: PenFoe on February 26, 2017, 10:18:33 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on February 26, 2017, 04:29:09 PM
Quote from: Brownie on February 26, 2017, 04:26:31 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on February 26, 2017, 04:01:44 PM
The Indians' broadcast team blows. They're boring, not funny, not entertaining, but otherwise they're great.
They said Joe Maddon batting Kyle Schwarber first is to make other teams have to face the "gauntlet of Schwarber, Kris Bryant, and... uh... [awkward silence until subject is changed]."
Then they agreed that closers signing for lots of money is also, somehow, a "gauntlet."
They seem to be completely clueless about any team but the Indians. Struggling to think of anyone's name despite having a lineup card right in front of them to help.
Gerardo Concepcion was introduced as the "next pitcher for the White Sox" (which might be more true than they know).
Finally they're really enjoying showing clips of Roberto Perez hitting two homers in the World Series, which they went on and on about, and Trevor Bauer's finger bleeding, for some reason. Rockheaded jock Tyler Naquin in a truly vapid interview threatened that Edwin Encarnacion will have "something to say" about the Cubs winning the World Series again. Bring it on, you racist caricature-loving dweebs.
I was in my car to catch the sixth inning of Ron Coomer play-by-play, so I'm not sure how less listenable they are.
Why is it wrong for Tyler Naquin to get excited about their free agent signing? Would, "Yeah, we overpaid for him, and we're not going to go back to the Series, so who cares? St. Louis will win the pennant anyway" be better?
I don't know, that it's already assumed the World Series eight months from now will feature the same two teams and the only difference will be Edwin Encarnacion?
This is totally disrespectful to John Jay.
Look, he may have been the first Supreme Court justice and wrote a few Federalist papers, but what has he done lately?
Fitting that it would be you to point this out.
Quote from: morpheus on February 28, 2017, 01:13:55 PM
Quote from: Bort on February 27, 2017, 09:06:56 PM
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The Indians' broadcast team blows. They're boring, not funny, not entertaining, but otherwise they're great.
They said Joe Maddon batting Kyle Schwarber first is to make other teams have to face the "gauntlet of Schwarber, Kris Bryant, and... uh... [awkward silence until subject is changed]."
Then they agreed that closers signing for lots of money is also, somehow, a "gauntlet."
They seem to be completely clueless about any team but the Indians. Struggling to think of anyone's name despite having a lineup card right in front of them to help.
Gerardo Concepcion was introduced as the "next pitcher for the White Sox" (which might be more true than they know).
Finally they're really enjoying showing clips of Roberto Perez hitting two homers in the World Series, which they went on and on about, and Trevor Bauer's finger bleeding, for some reason. Rockheaded jock Tyler Naquin in a truly vapid interview threatened that Edwin Encarnacion will have "something to say" about the Cubs winning the World Series again. Bring it on, you racist caricature-loving dweebs.
I was in my car to catch the sixth inning of Ron Coomer play-by-play, so I'm not sure how less listenable they are.
Why is it wrong for Tyler Naquin to get excited about their free agent signing? Would, "Yeah, we overpaid for him, and we're not going to go back to the Series, so who cares? St. Louis will win the pennant anyway" be better?
I don't know, that it's already assumed the World Series eight months from now will feature the same two teams and the only difference will be Edwin Encarnacion?
This is totally disrespectful to John Jay.
Look, he may have been the first Supreme Court justice and wrote a few Federalist papers, but what has he done lately?
Fitting that it would be you to point this out.
He let Madison and Hamilton do all of the heavy lifting.
Dancing with the Stars updates on Cubs podcasts.
Quote from: Shooter on March 29, 2017, 08:16:51 PM
Dancing with the Stars updates on Cubs podcasts.
Heh.
"Clear the deck cannonball coming" in the most nasally voice this side of DUI Dan McLaughlin. If nothing else this game has revived my hatred of the Pirates.
It's not totally unlistenable but quite disconcerting that the radio stream from "MLB At Bat Premium"* didn't include any crowd noises on my first experience Tuesday evening.
* I've been lugging one of these around, but it wasn't even worth trying at the library:
(http://rigreference.com/img/rigs/48/4431/rf-2200.jpg)
I mean, maybe this wing (http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/mansueto/) would allow AM reception, but the whole operation was getting ridiculous as it was.
Jesus, Joe Buck shut the fuck up.
Quote from: flannj on May 27, 2017, 07:02:31 PM
Jesus, Joe Buck shut the fuck up.
What's he saying?
Quote from: Saul Goodman on May 27, 2017, 07:37:24 PM
Quote from: flannj on May 27, 2017, 07:02:31 PM
Jesus, Joe Buck shut the fuck up.
What's he saying?
It's not so much what he says it's just that he won't stop talking.
I'M TRYING TO WATCH A GAME HERE!
The Chicago Shite Sox might be totally unlistenable if a bankruptcy court grants the Big 89's wishes to be let out of the Sox and Bulls contracts. (http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/ct-spt-white-sox-bulls-radio-contracts-20180119-story.html)
Quote from: Brownie on January 19, 2018, 12:34:31 PM
The Chicago Shite Sox might be totally unlistenable if a bankruptcy court grants the Big 89's wishes to be let out of the Sox and Bulls contracts. (http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/ct-spt-white-sox-bulls-radio-contracts-20180119-story.html)
The reminds me of the time in the 1980's when Metromedia Channel 32 (WFLD) sued the Sox to get
out of the contract they were in because their product was so puky.
Quote from: Brownie on January 19, 2018, 12:34:31 PM
The Chicago Shite Sox might be totally unlistenable if a bankruptcy court grants the Big 89's wishes to be let out of the Sox and Bulls contracts. (http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/ct-spt-white-sox-bulls-radio-contracts-20180119-story.html)
I bet Chicago's Sound Experiment WNUR-FM can find some airtime on the internet-only stream amid the freeform fusion jazz and experimental hardcore windchime rap.
This is where CT and me buying SportsWebio finally starts reaping benefits.
Petition to rename this thread "Totally Unlistenable Presented by Jim Belushi."
I would tear out the vocal cords from Sandra Tsing Loh with my bare hands if I thought I could get away with it. Worse than Terri Gross. Possibly not as bad as the "Definitely Not the Opera" host, but the latter has departed my perceived world.
I admit it: I'm too tired to find the complementary thread. Did anyone else catch the medical-marijuana ad on the Friday radio broadcast?
Quote from: Wheezer on May 05, 2018, 01:29:23 AM
I admit it: I'm too tired to find the complementary thread. Did anyone else catch the medical-marijuana ad on the Friday radio broadcast?
Who sponsored it?
The most recent episode of Philosophy Talk (from September 23) on Sartre is appropriately death in life, but I can't find anything else to listen to.
[Edit.—Jesus, just fucking "transcend" ontology already. As compared with methodological naturalism, it has no "facticity." Freaking gasbag.]
[Edit 2.—Have you heard the one about the U. of C. football player who confused left guard with Kierkegaard?]
Good riddance. (https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/2019/01/16/marty-brennaman-cincinnati-reds-broadcaster-announces-retirement/2591441002/)
Quote from: Saul Goodman on January 17, 2019, 01:22:35 PM
Good riddance. (https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/2019/01/16/marty-brennaman-cincinnati-reds-broadcaster-announces-retirement/2591441002/)
I see that Mr. Hues has diversified his portfolio (http://www.baseballvoices.com).
Who is that guy doing the audio for Cub games on MLB TV? He sounds like he is 14 years old. What happened to the crew who did the games for WGN?
Quote from: CBStew on February 25, 2019, 02:07:28 PM
Who is that guy doing the audio for Cub games on MLB TV? He sounds like he is 14 years old. What happened to the crew who did the games for WGN?
I don't know who he is either, but during last night's game he informed us that not only did David Bote have two walk-offs last year, but he hit them both when the Cubs were behind!
Quote from: Tonker on February 26, 2019, 02:03:46 AM
Quote from: CBStew on February 25, 2019, 02:07:28 PM
Who is that guy doing the audio for Cub games on MLB TV? He sounds like he is 14 years old. What happened to the crew who did the games for WGN?
I don't know who he is either, but during last night's game he informed us that not only did David Bote have two walk-offs last year, but he hit them both when the Cubs were behind!
You can't hit a walk-off with your team tied?
Quote from: Brownie on February 26, 2019, 08:07:08 AM
Quote from: Tonker on February 26, 2019, 02:03:46 AM
Quote from: CBStew on February 25, 2019, 02:07:28 PM
Who is that guy doing the audio for Cub games on MLB TV? He sounds like he is 14 years old. What happened to the crew who did the games for WGN?
I don't know who he is either, but during last night's game he informed us that not only did David Bote have two walk-offs last year, but he hit them both when the Cubs were behind!
You can't hit a walk-off with your team tied?
It doesn't make much difference, does it? Your team's not winning, and then all of a sudden, you win!
Quote from: Tonker on February 26, 2019, 09:16:15 AM
Quote from: Brownie on February 26, 2019, 08:07:08 AM
Quote from: Tonker on February 26, 2019, 02:03:46 AM
Quote from: CBStew on February 25, 2019, 02:07:28 PM
Who is that guy doing the audio for Cub games on MLB TV? He sounds like he is 14 years old. What happened to the crew who did the games for WGN?
I don't know who he is either, but during last night's game he informed us that not only did David Bote have two walk-offs last year, but he hit them both when the Cubs were behind!
You can't hit a walk-off with your team tied?
It doesn't make much difference, does it? Your team's not winning, and then all of a sudden, you win!
Sorry to split hairs here, ole mate, but I've gone on some Twitter crusades about announcers failing to make the distinction between a walk-off hit and a
lead-changing walkoff hit. It actually makes quite a bit of difference in that in one case you're about to lose the game but in the other there's no such risk. Lead-changing walkoff homers are far more exciting than walkoffs that occur when a game is tied, in my humblest of opinions.
Also, do we know for a fact that Bote even hit 2 lead-changing walkoff homers? I know the granny off Ryan Madson was a lead-changing shot, but I don't think his other one was. I'm pretty sure I'd remember it if it was because, as I've just demonstrated, I'm pretty goddamn vigilant in recognizing the difference (and goddamnit, Tonker should be too).
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Quote from: Tonker on February 26, 2019, 09:16:15 AM
Quote from: Brownie on February 26, 2019, 08:07:08 AM
Quote from: Tonker on February 26, 2019, 02:03:46 AM
Quote from: CBStew on February 25, 2019, 02:07:28 PM
Who is that guy doing the audio for Cub games on MLB TV? He sounds like he is 14 years old. What happened to the crew who did the games for WGN?
I don't know who he is either, but during last night's game he informed us that not only did David Bote have two walk-offs last year, but he hit them both when the Cubs were behind!
You can't hit a walk-off with your team tied?
It doesn't make much difference, does it? Your team's not winning, and then all of a sudden, you win!
Sorry to split hairs here, ole mate, but I've gone on some Twitter crusades about announcers failing to make the distinction between a walk-off hit and a lead-changing walkoff hit. It actually makes quite a bit of difference in that in one case you're about to lose the game but in the other there's no such risk. Lead-changing walkoff homers are far more exciting than walkoffs that occur when a game is tied, in my humblest of opinions.
Also, do we know for a fact that Bote even hit 2 lead-changing walkoff homers? I know the granny off Ryan Madson was a lead-changing shot, but I don't think his other one was. I'm pretty sure I'd remember it if it was because, as I've just demonstrated, I'm pretty goddamn vigilant in recognizing the difference (and goddamnit, Tonker should be too).
Mike D. is right. The other came a couple weeks after his "golden" slam against the Reds with the score tied 2-2. (https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN201808240.shtml)
Also, of note: this game in which he hit a 1-out, 2-run homer to tie the game at 6. Rizzo followed with the walkoff homer. (https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN201807260.shtml)
His other homers were a 3-run shot in an 9-0 trouncing of the Reds, a 2-run homer in an 8-2 decision at Detroit, and a solo shot in a 5-2 win against Detroit.
The Cubs were 6-0 in games in which Bote homered.
Bote also walked a walk-off in July against the Reds. (https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN201807080.shtml)
Quote from: Brownie on February 26, 2019, 11:47:07 AM
Quote from: World's #1 Astros Fan on February 26, 2019, 10:49:23 AM
Quote from: Tonker on February 26, 2019, 09:16:15 AM
Quote from: Brownie on February 26, 2019, 08:07:08 AM
Quote from: Tonker on February 26, 2019, 02:03:46 AM
Quote from: CBStew on February 25, 2019, 02:07:28 PM
Who is that guy doing the audio for Cub games on MLB TV? He sounds like he is 14 years old. What happened to the crew who did the games for WGN?
I don't know who he is either, but during last night's game he informed us that not only did David Bote have two walk-offs last year, but he hit them both when the Cubs were behind!
You can't hit a walk-off with your team tied?
It doesn't make much difference, does it? Your team's not winning, and then all of a sudden, you win!
Sorry to split hairs here, ole mate, but I've gone on some Twitter crusades about announcers failing to make the distinction between a walk-off hit and a lead-changing walkoff hit. It actually makes quite a bit of difference in that in one case you're about to lose the game but in the other there's no such risk. Lead-changing walkoff homers are far more exciting than walkoffs that occur when a game is tied, in my humblest of opinions.
Also, do we know for a fact that Bote even hit 2 lead-changing walkoff homers? I know the granny off Ryan Madson was a lead-changing shot, but I don't think his other one was. I'm pretty sure I'd remember it if it was because, as I've just demonstrated, I'm pretty goddamn vigilant in recognizing the difference (and goddamnit, Tonker should be too).
Mike D. is right. The other came a couple weeks after his "golden" slam against the Reds with the score tied 2-2. (https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN201808240.shtml)
Also, of note: this game in which he hit a 1-out, 2-run homer to tie the game at 6. Rizzo followed with the walkoff homer. (https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN201807260.shtml)
His other homers were a 3-run shot in an 9-0 trouncing of the Reds, a 2-run homer in an 8-2 decision at Detroit, and a solo shot in a 5-2 win against Detroit.
The Cubs were 6-0 in games in which Bote homered.
Bote also walked a walk-off in July against the Reds. (https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN201807080.shtml)
Don't forget, Bote also walked off a cliff once the calendar turned August.