steve phillips picked the wrong espn staffer to bang
http://thebiglead.com/?p=25263#more-25263
DIE THREAD DIE
Watch out Feva
i thought this was going to be a thread about how the tbs crew hates the phillies.
http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=Brooke+Hundley&init=quick#/brookehundley?ref=search&sid=8214267.980951491..1
Her facebook page. No profile pic. Jury's still out on whether it was worth it or not.
haha, I was a PA for ESPN back in the day.
Didn't sleep with any of them though, so pretty much uninteresting. Olbermann and Patrick were the lead anchors then.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on October 21, 2009, 10:34:54 AM
i thought this was going to be a thread about how the tbs crew hates the phillies.
it can be
it can also be a place for mds' neato tv rating posts
dont act like you dont like them you coward
Quote from: MDS on October 21, 2009, 11:09:53 AM
http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=Brooke+Hundley&init=quick#/brookehundley?ref=search&sid=8214267.980951491..1
Her facebook page. No profile pic. Jury's still out on whether it was worth it or not.
poor steve
(http://thebiglead.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/brookephillips.jpg)
(http://thebiglead.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/brook21.jpg)
thats a dude. that, is a dude.
omg, LOL
Quote from: MDS on October 21, 2009, 11:13:36 AM
dont act like you dont like them you coward
the ratings i like...i was referring to your reese like commentary that comes with them
steve phillips is a damn good looking middle aged man....those baby blues along with the salt and pepa dome....yummmmm...
theres no way he couldnt get almost any hot non famous milf he wanted
really?
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 21, 2009, 11:25:06 AM
Quote from: MDS on October 21, 2009, 11:13:36 AM
dont act like you dont like them you coward
the ratings i like...i was referring to your reese like commentary that comes with them
haha like i dont have to break it down for you. dookie stick to thinking you know the game and let me handle what i handle. just listen and represent.
yeah i don't get it. maybe he just figured the fat one would be so happy she was getting some she wouldn't rat.
regardless, this makes me happy.
Bill Clinton syndrome
hows wifey doing these days?
(http://www.nypost.com/rw/nypost/2009/10/21/sports/photos_galleries/Steve%20Phillips/brooke2122136--250x380.jpg)
Quote from: SunMo on October 21, 2009, 11:26:58 AM
(http://thebiglead.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/brook21.jpg)
lol @ the navy shirt. how fitting. she's like every spouse on a navy base.....fat, ugly and farging someone else's husband.
That is a guy. Steve Phillips farged a guy.
He probably had sex with Jose Reyes too
jose reyes is off the charts hot compared that heaping pile of fugly.
:-D the pics made this story 100x better
i'm sure it has a great personality. he had to of taken its v-card though so no wonder it went nutso on him.
Were not Werthy
QuoteThe NLCS ended on a strong note for TBS Wednesday night.
The Phillies' series clinching win over the Dodgers drew a 5.9 overnight rating on TBS, down 6% from a 6.3 for last year's Game 5 between the same two teams on FOX. Compared to last year's ALCS on TBS, the 5.9 overnight is up 7% from a 5.5 for Rays/Red Sox Game 5.
This marks the highest overnight rating for an MLB postseason game on cable this year.
In Philadelphia, Game 5 drew an astronomical 37.0 rating. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles market put up a pedestrian 9.4.
For the series, the Philadelphia market averaged a 29.4 rating, up 14% from a 25.9 for last year's Phillies/Dodgers NLCS on FOX. In Los Angeles, the series averaged a mere 8.9 rating, down 17% from a 10.7 last year.
To put the numbers in perspective, the 29.4 for the NLCS in Philadelphia is higher than the average for Eagles regular season games in the market through Week 6 (25.5). Additionally, the 37.0 for Game 5 topped the first three games of last year's Phillies/Rays World Series.
Meanwhile, the 8.9 average in Los Angeles is lower than the 14.5 the first four games of the Lakers/Nuggets Western Conference Finals averaged in May (ratings for Games 5 and 6 in the market were unavailable)
The Dodgers were down 3-1 going into last night's game so it comes as no surprise that those bandwagoning, tofu-eating frauds didn't watch the game.
QuoteTo put the numbers in perspective, the 29.4 for the NLCS in Philadelphia is higher than the average for Eagles regular season games in the market through Week 6 (25.5)
mr. banner, who wish to respond ?
Quote from: sean_sec227 on October 22, 2009, 12:19:14 PM
QuoteTo put the numbers in perspective, the 29.4 for the NLCS in Philadelphia is higher than the average for Eagles regular season games in the market through Week 6 (25.5)
mr. banner, who wish to respond ?
fo rills....where you at joey b
that is seriously amazing
like the eagles will even acknowledge the existence of this
they may not acknowlegde these facts but you know this doesn't sit well and joe probably clunked spads in the head with his 5lb pocket protector telling him to get his spin machine moving.
just for shteins sake the 37.0 rating = around 2.5-3.0 million people. its a broad estimate, but there are 3 million tv households in philly....times that by the 2.5 person per household us average you get the 2.5 number.
of course every bar was jammed up, so maybe knock it closer to 3 mil. a game 7 against the yanks can easily pull in a 60 or 70 rating. but no, fox wants the dodgers. i believe that between 1.0 and 1.5 mil watch the game in LA. and LA has a tv audience two times the size of philly.
ozzie guillen will join fox for world series pre/post game analysis.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs/2009/news/story?id=4584487
looks like werth has some competition now for biggest potty mouth.
baseball ben berry berry good to me
Quote from: sean_sec227 on October 22, 2009, 12:41:03 PM
they may not acknowlegde these facts but you know this doesn't sit well and joe probably clunked spads in the head with his 5lb pocket protector telling him to get his spin machine moving.
ha
Quote from: MDS on October 22, 2009, 01:50:29 PM
just for shteins sake the 37.0 rating = around 2.5-3.0 million people. its a broad estimate, but there are 3 million tv households in philly....times that by the 2.5 person per household us average you get the 2.5 number.
of course every bar was jammed up, so maybe knock it closer to 3 mil. a game 7 against the yanks can easily pull in a 60 or 70 rating. but no, fox wants the dodgers. i believe that between 1.0 and 1.5 mil watch the game in LA. and LA has a tv audience two times the size of philly.
enough already with your pythagorean theorem on tv ratings---nobody cares--and if you do seek help
Quote from: Sgt PSN on October 22, 2009, 01:54:21 PM
ozzie guillen will join fox for world series pre/post game analysis.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs/2009/news/story?id=4584487
looks like werth has some competition now for biggest potty mouth.
Maybe he'll replace McCarver by Wednesday.
Pythagorean puns rule...
An Indian chief had three wives, each of whom was pregnant. The first
gave birth to a boy. The chief was so elated he built her a teepee made
of deer hide. A few days later, the second gave birth, also to a boy.
The chief was very happy. He built her a teepee made of antelope hide.
The third wife gave birth a few days later, but the chief kept the
details a secret. He built this one a two story teepee, made out of a
hippopotamus hide. The chief then challenged the tribe to guess what
had occurred. Many tried, unsuccessfully. Finally, one young brave
declared that the third wife had given birth to twin boys. "Correct,"
said the chief. "How did you figure it out?" The warrior answered,
"It's elementary. The value of the squaw of the hippopotamus is equal
to the sons of the squaws of the other two hides."
wow
ha!
I think someone mentioned on here before, but the ESPN 30 for 30 shows are pretty damn good.
I don't know how many have been aired so far, but I recorded the one about the Baltimore Colts marching band and the USFL. Mike Tollin, from PHL, made the USFL one.
yeah its awesome....probably the best thing espn has ever done...most likely because espn didnt do it
QuoteSean Salisbury sues Deadspin
Posted by Mike Florio on October 24, 2009 11:35 PM ET
Last month, Sean Salisbury vowed to sue Deadpin for its history of reports regarding the man better known for his time at ESPN than for his blink-and-you-might-have-missed it tenure as an actual on-field NFL quarterback.
And now Salisbury has made good on this threat and/or promise.
The claim is for defamation, and Salisbury alleges that Deadspin has engaged in a "long-running smear campaign against him." The factual focal point of the lawsuit -- and likely the only one that will survive the applicable statute of limitations -- is the recent claim from Deadpin that Salisbury was fired by a Dallas radio station for "sexting." Salisbury has denied the allegation, and a report from at least one other media outlet has undermined the "sexting" claim.
"What we hope to prove is that blog sites like Deadspin are accountable," said Salisbury attorney Todd Harlow, according to the McKinney (Tex.) Courier-Gazette. "They can't simply attack someone and make a concerted effort to destroy the lives and careers of people without any ramifications. The difference between other news outlets and Deadspin is at least the other news outlets try to get it right. We hope to make a statement that if sites are going to behave like this, there are consequences and they are long overdue for that."
But, as Roger Clemens previously learned to his undoubted dismay, the pursuit of a defamation case involves opening a heavy door that can swing back around and strike the plaintiff square in the ass. Such cases arise from alleged damage to the plaintiff's reputation. In order to assess the damage properly, the defendant has the right to poke around every closet in the house in search of bones.
Thus, the best pre-suit advice that the plaintiff's counsel can provide is this: "Think of the most embarrassing thing about yourself, the one thing that you would not want anyone to know. And then assume that if you file this lawsuit it will be known by anyone and everyone."
It's unknown whether Salisbury received such advice, or if so whether he heeded it. But it's safe to say that Deadspin will use the legal process to search for as many embarrassing things as it can find regarding Salisbury -- and that at some point any and all skeletons Deadspin finds will be displayed like Halloween decorations at the headquarters of Gawker Media.
QuoteDid Griese just jump into hot water?
Posted by John Taylor on October 24, 2009 1:12 PM ET
So, I'm sitting here watching the Ohio State-Minnesota game, with the Buckeyes leading the Gophers 7-0 in the second quarter.
As ESPN comes back from one of their myriad commercial breaks, they did a promo for tomorrow's NASCAR race by showing the top five drivers in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. What ensues is... well... I don't know.
You be the judge:
"Where's Juan Pablo Montoya?" asks Chris Spielman incredulously about the Colombian-born driver who is just out of the top five in the standings.
"He's out having a taco," Bob Griese answered.
:-D :-D
The best pre-game show out there, FOX, has officially jumped the shark.
Michael Strahan is presenting a car to some woman who they gave it away to in a contest. He's going all car salesman on a Sunday morning pre-game show.
Ugh.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 25, 2009, 12:13:45 PM
The best pre-game show out there, FOX, has officially jumped the shark.
Michael Strahan is presenting a car to some woman who they gave it away to in a contest. He's going all car salesman on a Sunday morning pre-game show.
Ugh.
Frank Caleiendodnededo isn't ever funny on that show...But he spent half the time he had today going hard on the taterskins. As stupid as the jokes were, it was enjoyable.
ESPN fired Phillips
Quote from: BigEd76 on October 25, 2009, 10:39:08 PM
ESPN fired Phillips
the important question is will he be doing the commentary on mlb 2k10?
Quote from: BigEd76 on October 25, 2009, 10:39:08 PM
ESPN fired Phillips
Ain't gonna comment much on this (Streets is watchin'), but Phillips getting the boot was as predictable as the sunrise.
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 21, 2009, 11:26:26 AM
steve phillips is a damn good looking middle aged man....those baby blues along with the salt and pepa dome....yummmmm...
theres no way he couldnt get almost any hot non famous milf he wanted
Just don't get it. C'mon, Steve.
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on October 21, 2009, 09:42:30 AM
Watch out Feva
:-D
feva.....did you ever see the (alleged) skank roaming around the complex at all......perhaps in the cafeteria?
speaking of the cafeteria, do they actually serve the scott van melt? is it as delicious as it sounds?
a pun in sassy's hands = a wmd in a silverback gorilla's hands.
Nah, never ran across her. Even if I did, I would have never looked twice at her...other than to say, "Ew!"
And no Scott Van Melt...although, there's a lot of delicious shtein in the cafeteria, and Van Pelt is tall as shtein.
QuoteSunday night ratings send strong message to owners who want a lockout
Posted by Mike Florio on October 26, 2009 7:47 PM ET
In past years, regular-season NFL football has at times generated better television ratings than postseason baseball. And preseason football routinely outdraws regular-season baseball.
This year, however, a pennant-clinching game between the Yankees and the Angels beat the Sunday night game featuring the Cardinals and the Giants, the last two NFC representatives to the Super Bowl.
Per Michael Hiestand of USA Today, the baseball game rang up an 11.4 overnight rating, which means that it was viewed in 11.4 percent of television households in the top 56 urban markets. Cardinals-Giants registered a 10.4 rating.
So at a time when some owners are pushing for a lockout -- and when the union has at times adopted a "bring it on" posture -- we hope that both sides will realize that the American public has options, and that the sports world would continue spinning in the event the NFL decides to shut its doors for a year or so in the hopes of cramming a bad deal down the players' throats.
That said, high-stakes postseason baseball should outdraw a regular-season NFL game. Indeed, there will be no Sunday night game in Week Eight because the NFL traditionally avoids going up against the World Series. And the fact that the numbers were close is further proof that football is the preferred spectator sport.
Still, with college football and postseason baseball and hockey and basketball, folks would miss the NFL -- but they also would find plenty of other things to watch and/or do if pro football went away for a while.
And some of them might not come back when the NFL finally does.
Surprises the hell out of me.
not a massive deal
the game did a 26 in ny and the football did a 9. like more people in ny are gonna choose game 6 over the cardinals. if it was another big market team instead of the giants there, the football game does better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCqWNSJwids
ESPN suspended broadcaster Bob Griese for a week after the pro football hall of famer made an on-air, racist joke about NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya at Saturday's Ohio State-Minnesota football game (see video).
During the game, a promotional graphic for NASCAR's Chase for the championship showed the top five drivers, but Montoya wasn't among them. When fellow analyst Chris Spielman asked where was Montoya (who is Colombian), Griese replied:
He's out having a taco."
He apologized for the remark later on the broadcast and again Saturday night during ESPN's prime time broadcast. But it wasn't enough. ESPN issued a public apology calling Griese's remark "inappropriate" and suspended him for a week.
Juan needs to call ESPN up and tell them, "he was right...I was having a taco."
or tell them hes not mexican
any word yet what the ratings were last night?
BUMP
share some of that
17.1 mil
in philly:
nba finals 01- 37.5
super bowl 05- 56.0
world series 08- 36.3
world seires 09- 41.0
hopefully that first number puts to bed the "flyers are more popular than the sixers" talk that has been thought around here. when the sixers have a good squad and are winning, as you can see, they can draw close to what the phils can do. obviously the differences in tv and media between 01 and now are astounding and its impossible to compare, but its a nice frame of reference.
im sure banner and co. can sleep easy and night, too.
Yeah, the sixers will draw in more fair weather band wagoners when they're doing good.....but that doesn't make them more popular at all times. As Ed pointed out in the other thread, no one cares about the sixers.
as has been stated by me ad nauseum the flyers have an incredibly solid stepford base of fans...and they should be commended...but anyone that thinks that there are more flyer fans than sixers is an idiot
where is sdeagle when you need him?
star wars convention
Quote from: MDS on November 06, 2009, 02:22:03 AMopefully that first number puts to bed the "flyers are more popular than the sixers" talk that has been thought around here. when the sixers have a good squad and are winning, as you can see, they can draw close to what the phils can do. obviously the differences in tv and media between 01 and now are astounding and its impossible to compare, but its a nice frame of reference.
It's been said a million times but it depends on how you are defining popularity. Last year, when both teams were lower-end playoff teams, more people went to Flyers games throughout the season and postseason, and more people watched the Flyers on TV throughout the season and postseason. The Flyers generated more interest and more money. A larger number of people "care" about the Sixers, but it's a very low level of caring ... not enough to actually watch many games.
There have been times when the Sixers were more popular and that can happen again in the future. The Sixers need more than wins to be more popular, they need a personality, an unquestioned superstar. They were huge in those early Iverson years because of his personality, Brown's personality, and Croce's personality. Hockey is not a personality-driven game like basketball. If both teams have big personalities, the Sixers will draw more passion. Without superstars, a Flyers team will outdraw an equally talented Sixers team in ratings and attendance, whether both are in the bottom of the standings or both are winning the Finals.
lol this again
if the sixers ever give the public a reason to care again they are about as popular as the phils. the flyers couldnt sniff half of it. next.
if both teams are in or win the finals the sixers would definitely have bigger tv ratings than the flyers...shtein as the lil guy posted the sixers finals outdrew the phillies last year and would have this year if not for the yankee factor...that is actually amazing to me and no chance the flyers would top those numbers
flyers will always be more popular when the teams suck because of the stepford factor
yup
i think if 01 finals happened now it would be a little lower, given the changes in media. also the 01 team with iverson and playing LA was a perfect storm of popularity. that team was pure philly and AI was a gawd and we ate it up.
problem with the nba is its gotten more ghetto and the old white doods arent getting on the bandwagon no matter what. in turn the young coloreds arent joining up for lilly white baseball. thing is neilsen ratings pay no attention to the latter demo.
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 06, 2009, 04:07:22 PMflyers will always be more popular when the teams suck because of the stepford factor
well both teams made the playoffs last year and the flyers were more popular.
so i guess what we're saying is that if the sixers get into the NBA Finals theyll be more popular because they have a bigger potential bandwagon, but the other 95% of the seasons the flyers are more popular
yeah because the flyers have a set in fanbase that never changes no matter what
not even the eagles have that....they were blacked out as recently as the 90's
I think it depends on the makeup of the team. That 01 Sixers team was so damn likable. This Phillies team might be the most likable in Philly history and we are starting a new era of baseball here in town. The Phillies own the city right now, and the Eagles would have to win the SB to get it back.
The only problem with baseball is that even though everyone is jumping on the bandwagon, it doesn't have the street cred angle that NFL and NBA athletes have.
flyers have more diehards than the sixers.
the sixers have more fans in general than the flyers.
basketball is more popular than hockey.
next.
sixers have more blacks
Flyers have more haters
Phillies bring the city together
Eagles choke
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on November 06, 2009, 09:13:28 PM
sixers have more blacks
Flyers have more haters
Phillies bring the city together
Eagles choke
That is real close to being the best Haiku I've seen. A-. See me after class.
Quote from: King Cole on November 06, 2009, 06:05:10 PM
I think it depends on the makeup of the team. That 01 Sixers team was so damn likable. This Phillies team might be the most likable in Philly history and we are starting a new era of baseball here in town. The Phillies own the city right now, and the Eagles would have to win the SB to get it back.
The only problem with baseball is that even though everyone is jumping on the bandwagon, it doesn't have the street cred angle that NFL and NBA athletes have.
idiot
eagles run this town. if they start going 3-13 with consistency then the phils can pass them. but what they got right now aint ever gonna be touched.
interesting article on the nfl's tv ratings in this economy
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/05/AR2009110503695.html
i didn't read that but i'm going to imagine that tv ratings are up because people are too poor to go out and do stuff.
yes, thats pretty much it
though the fact that just about all the big market/big draw teams are competitive and a normally useless team like minnesota is now a big get helps.
i wouldn't be suprised though, if after the recession is over, if tv ratings continue to remain high. because basically, unless you're a season ticket holder, you probably aren't getting tickets for games at anywhere near face value. going through stubhub, ebay or any other online ticket "broker" you're going to pay almost 2x face value for tickets and then parking, increased cost of concessions, etc, the cost of going to a single game is becoming astronomical. in 06 when i made up to philly for like 5 home games, i spent probably 150 just on game day expenses and that was actually getting tickets at face value from either fs61 or igy. every away game i've gone to without that type of hookup i've probably spent closer to $250-300 just on gameday costs.
i think since almost everyone has some sort of large hd tv w/surround sound and media rooms are becoming more and more popular, a lot of people are going to pass up on going to the game or even going to a bar to watch the game and stay home instead. no driving, no traffic, no drunk idiots (except for the ones you invite over), cheaper drinks and better food (assuming you or someone in your house can cook). not to mention that the weather doesn't make a bit of difference.
being a season ticket holder now is about the only way to go to a game for minimal cost.
tomorrow is insane on tv
noon - big east championship
12:30 - carolina kentucky
4 - sec championship
7 - flyers caps
7 - sixers hornets
8 - acc championship
8 - big 12 championship
i think they were smart to move army navy a week back this year
army navy is like watching a bad high school game. which i will be doing tonight.
dick enberg OUT at cbs
now the padres pbp man for home games and short road trips. hell still do some tennis for espn that doesnt conflict with baseball.
I wish the SEC game was on later....but tomorrow is gonna be awesome
peter gammons leaving espn
probably the best sports tv 'insider' of all time
will be missed
first chip caray
now this
a sad week for baseball
is he retiring or moving to a different network?
overall, he's very very good but i can't say that i'll miss the red sawx love fests.
Probably moving to a less stressful schedule so his brain doesn't blow up again.
mlb network probably
Quote from: BigEd76 on December 08, 2009, 06:32:34 PM
mlb network probably
Yeah the AP is now saying MLB Network. Sounds legit.
Wonder if Rosenthal makes the switch
nah, they still have Buster Olney
yup, done deal. now if they would start showing classic games from after 1993, i must just watch it more.
Gammons is back together with Harold Reynolds. :-D
Good.
If it weren't for Kruk I wouldn't watch ESPN at all for baseball talk. Hopefully he's next out the door and over to MLB Network.
WHo in the hell thought Rick Reilly hosting SC would be a good thing?
Feva...whyyyyy?!
Probably the same person at ESPN who thought that having Rick Reilly write for them would be a good thing.
i laughed
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 12, 2009, 12:26:56 PM
WHo in the hell thought Rick Reilly hosting SC would be a good thing?
Feva...whyyyyy?!
I got pull around this piece, beyotches! >:D
i think rick reily is pretty funny and witty...hes not a natural anchor speaking wise but hes a 1000 times more intelligent and funny than some douche like john anderson
he is patronizing and condescending. his tiger column was vomit inducing. hes also a hack and a lazy pos.
hes condencending because hes that shtein...literally one of the best sportswriters of all time
unlike john anderson and most of the other pissant espn anchors that have no resume but think they are gods gift to sportscasting
i didnt even watch him on sc, but id figure he was god awful
he can write, but hes in the joe buck sports is too low for me zone. basically a week for him is playing golf for 3,000 hours and taking a 20 minute break to mail in some pissant column about a 12 year with terminal cancer who still plays middle school soccer.
he not a great anchor...not yet anyway..mostly because he sounds awkward..like hes giving one of his commentaries while hes doing a game highlite...but his writing is still top notch and he has some really good lines
riley might have been good 15 years ago but he is the biggest hack in all of sports right now.
Yeah, when was the last time he penned a great article? Hell, when is the last time he wrote a good article or column?
He's horrible.
he wrote good shtein until the day he left sports illustrated...which was what...a couple years ago?
hes dumbed down on espn of course as everyone is
is anyone watching sportscenter...steve levy's hair is AMAZING
CBS Might Relay Northeast Sports Talkers Via 106.7 & 105.7 - 12/29 - DCRTV hears that CBS Radio is giving serious thought to relaying its NYC (WFAN), Philadelphia (WIP), Baltimore (WJZ-FM), and/or Boston (WBZ-FM) sports talkers on the digital HD Radio subchannels of DC's WJFK, 106.7 The Fan, come early 2010. Ditto with like relays, including WJFK, via the HD Radio subchannels of Baltimore's 105.7 The Fan. Stay tuned.....
can someone put the above in laymans terms
what are hd subchannels
for that matter what is hd radio
i didnt know there was hd radio
how do you get
would you get it if you had xm/sirius
hd radio (http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+is+hd+radio)
that was actually kind of cool
maybe if it wasnt first done in 2002
even you dont know what that paragraph means lil guy?
basically it means if you have hd radio in dc then those sports talk stations will be on 106.7 and 105.7. which is pretty cool.
Quote from: MDS on December 29, 2009, 05:03:53 PM
basically it means if you have hd radio in dc then those sports talk stations will be on 106.7 and 105.7. which is pretty cool.
what are subchannels
and what is hd radio...is it radio that you get only with a special hd receiver
and does that include an xm receiver
i have no idea what subchannels are.
i have to imagine hd radio is radio with a great signal ala hd tv is tv with a great picture.
i dont know
throw this to the tech geeks, not the media geek.
I dont have HD radio, mostly because i'm not gonna buy a new radio. But the subchannels are probably like HDTV Subchannels you get over antenna that have 6ABC weather radar, and tv newscast replays. Radio has most likely employed the samething. HDRadio was supposed to make XM/Sirius lose subscriptions, but the media morons just dont understand that no one cares about the quality, its the commercials and crap they play that ruins listeners
The ratings news on the Fenway Park Classic between the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers has puckheads stunned and a little depressed today:
NBC earned a 2.6 overnight Nielsen rating for the Flyers-Bruins Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic on Friday, down 10.3% from a 2.9 for the Red Wings-Blackhawks matchup last year, and even with the inaugural Penguins-Sabres Winter Classic in '08. The 2.6 overnight still marks the second-best NHL regular-season rating since '96.
So they've got that going for them, which is nice.
The fans' depression comes from the fact that the Fenway Classic had been universally endorsed as a success by viewers and pundits alike, with sports media critic Bruce Dowbiggin of the Globe & Mail calling it "a benchmark for televised sports." The ratings drop takes some of the shine off the NHL's TV jewel, but overreaction to this news has been rampant and misplaced.
Remain calm, all is well; here are a few reasons why the 2010 Winter Classic ratings drop isn't time for panic.
1. The matchup was problematic
As Dowbiggin acknowledged, the Flyers and Bruins battle "was a lot of light, but not much heat." Lack of offense and excitement for the first 57 minutes made this the least impressive of the three Classic games. The fact that neither team has played up to its potential this season provided its own marketing challenges before the game.
As usual for the NHL, local ratings are an engine for national ratings. According to Puck the Media, Boston held up its end of the bargain in overnights:
Boston is certainly not at fault, as the game drew a staggering 14.4/29 in the market. By comparison, the Red Sox averaged a 9.4 rating in Boston for regular season games, with a 17.9 for the team's home opener, while the Celtics a 4.1 in the regular season, and a 16.1 for their highest-rated post-season game. One final comparison, the 14.4 is higher than the 14.2 NESN drew for Game 7 of Bruins-Hurricanes.
But in Philadelphia, it was a different story, as Laura Nachman reports (via Sports Media Watch):
Penn State won the big battle on New Year's Day as its victory over LSU in the Capital One Bowl earned a 10 rating/19 share for 6ABC. The Mummers Parade on myPHL17 strutted to second place with a 6 rating/12 share, and the Winter Classic featuring the Flyers was third with a 6 rating/11 share.
If one of the markets doesn't hold up its end of the bargain, ratings drop. Either the Penn State game or the lack of excitement for the Flyers this season dragged the numbers down in Philly. Or, perhaps, outdoor hockey can't compete with the The Mummers Parade.
I will never understand why they scheduled that game on New Year's day. What the farg? One of the biggest college sports days of the year and people are supposed to care about a mid-season, mid-afternoon gimmick of a hockey game? I'm a hockey fan and I still didn't care. I stopped watching even intermittently after the first intermission.
that's because you were getting blown up son.
don't really care about hockey one way or the other, but yeah, if they want to do the outdoor game each year (and i think it's a cool idea) then they need to pick a day that doesn't already have established sporting events already taking place. turkey day belongs to the nfl. xmas belongs to the nba, new year's eve belongs to drunks and whores and new year's day belongs to college football.
of course, this is one of the big reasons hockey has such terrible tv ratings and a dwindling fan base to begin with.......they've never done anything to try and captivate a national tv audience. there is no hockey tradition when it comes to a nationally televised game. and it's not like this is something that the other sports leagues just started doing and the nhl was last in line. this has been going on for decades now and the nhl finally got around to saying "yeah, maybe we should give that a try."
too bad all the good days are already taken and now all they're left with is rosh hashanah. good luck with that.
i thought flyer fans were above all that tho
I'm happy its failing, farg the NHL
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 08, 2010, 12:07:44 PM
don't really care about hockey one way or the other, but yeah, if they want to do the outdoor game each year (and i think it's a cool idea) then they need to pick a day that doesn't already have established sporting events already taking place. turkey day belongs to the nfl. xmas belongs to the nba, new year's eve belongs to drunks and whores and new year's day belongs to college football.
of course, this is one of the big reasons hockey has such terrible tv ratings and a dwindling fan base to begin with.......they've never done anything to try and captivate a national tv audience. there is no hockey tradition when it comes to a nationally televised game. and it's not like this is something that the other sports leagues just started doing and the nhl was last in line. this has been going on for decades now and the nhl finally got around to saying "yeah, maybe we should give that a try."
too bad all the good days are already taken and now all they're left with is rosh hashanah. good luck with that.
lol
hockey has terrible ratings because its not a popular sport. its not a major sport. no one plays hockey. no one understands it. and its god awful on tv. enough of this.
Quote from: MDS on January 08, 2010, 12:33:04 PM
and its god awful on tv.
This is one of the most ridiculous things I have ever read. Clearly, you don't have an HDTV. I dont care if you like the sport or not, its the best of the 4 majors to watch in HD.
its better in hd than it was on regular but its still terrible
hoops is great in hd. soccer too. and tbs' baseball.
i don't think i've been able to watch an entire hockey game on tv. not even when the flyers were in the finals. it's definitely a game made for attending more than on tv. can't say i've seen a game in hd so maybe it's better than before, but still probably pales in comparison to seeing a game in person......which still isn't that great to me.
hockey is very solid in person but i find it impossible to get into living in philly seeing as its hockey weather like 2 weeks out of the year. you need consistent cold and snow for hockey and they arent that many places in america where that happens.
the fact is i, along with like 97% of the country, dont know enough about hockey to follow it. i dont know the rules or the game. how am i gonna get into it? because the media says the flyers are a major team? thats igys reasoning.
lol, like the rules are so hard to figure out if you watched the game for 10 minutes.
i still lol at you thinking that hockey should only be played in cities with artic-like climates. it would make sense if they actually played outside all of the time. but they don't.
Quote from: SunMo on January 08, 2010, 12:55:59 PM
lol, like the rules are so hard to figure out if you watched the game for 10 minutes.
ok not like two line passing and icing, but strategies and penalties and stuff like that. i dont watch enough to really know full well whats going on outside of the basic stuff. so its tough to get into it.
and @ sarge the game is supposed to be a cold weather sport. how does it make sense living in so cal or texas and going to watch a game played on ice. farg there are some days in philly in the winter when you can easily play bball outside.
i don't think you'll ever get it. it just goes against your jewish nature to have to the a/c turned up that high in the middle of winter.
Hocky in Anaheim, LA and Phoenix :yay Waiting for Hawaii to get the next franchise.
Quote from: MDS on January 08, 2010, 12:52:47 PM
because the media says the flyers are a major team? thats igys reasoning.
what the farg?...ive never gave a reasoning nor cared at all whether you liked hockey...you care way more about you not liking hockey than anyone else
then again you like soccer so that explains a lot
why would i like a sport that i understand and whose action i can follow without squinting my eyes? and that people outside canada, northern europe and a some less than desirable us states like?
i dont know why...thats my point...nobody cares but you
pretty much
i love sports media stuff and hockeys role in all of that is really the only interesting thing about it. oh i forgot about the exciting sharks/lightning cup finals. that too.
Quote from: MDS on January 08, 2010, 12:52:47 PM
hockey is very solid in person but i find it impossible to get into living in philly seeing as its hockey weather like 2 weeks out of the year. you need consistent cold and snow for hockey and they arent that many places in america where that happens.
Yeah I heard there's snow on the ground and tundra like 90% of the year in Toronto. And Vancouver is practically Siberia.
hockey deserves canada and canada deserve hockey
Quote from: MDS on January 08, 2010, 06:58:53 PM
hockey deserves canada and canada deserve hockey
that i agree with. they also deserve nukes. lots and lots of nukes.
Eagles-Cowboys scores in ratings for NBCJanuary 10, 2010 at 5:28 pm by Pete Dougherty, Staff writer
The Saturday night NFL wild-card playoff game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys scored a 19.4 overnight rating, the highest in the eight years the league has played a prime-time game on wild-card weekend.
Overall it's the highest overnight rating for a Saturday wild-card game since 1999. It was 7 percent higher than last year's Colts-Chargers overtime game (18.3).
cant believe eagles fans stayed tuned in that long for that kind of rating. shtein had to be taken at kickoff.
nope its the full game. and eagles fans accounted for roughly no more than 3 million of that. the rest are cowboys fans and casual fans. in fact its mostly casual fans, thats why nfl ratings are so high. no other sport can bring in casual fans.
hockey can
hockey is alienating it's own fans and i don't think there's such a thing as a "casual" hockey fan. i'm not a huge college football fan but i'll watch usc/ohio st. or texas/texas a&m. and several of the other big rivalry games out there. but there isn't a single rivalry in the nhl that i consider "must see" and i suspect the same holds true for most non-hockey fans.
Cataldi and Missanelli signed extensions with their stations. Missanelli claims WIP asked him to come back and replace Eskin...
tony bruno returns to the philly airwaves monday 12-2 before missanellis show
for some reason ive found cataldi more bearable recently. eskin, though, is just about as bad as it gets--both humanity wise and on radio.
Quote from: KDS on January 14, 2010, 12:20:17 PM
for some reason ive found cataldi more bearable recently. eskin, though, is just about as bad as it gets--both humanity wise and on radio.
Because he's the father of the McNabb hate and you're one of his followers now.
cataldi is, was and always will be a grade a moron. when i lived in philly i used to watch his show on csn and shoot the tv with a nerf dart gun. it was the highlight of my day.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 14, 2010, 03:50:54 PM
Quote from: KDS on January 14, 2010, 12:20:17 PM
for some reason ive found cataldi more bearable recently. eskin, though, is just about as bad as it gets--both humanity wise and on radio.
Because he's the father of the McNabb hate and you're one of his followers now.
lets sign him to a 3 year extension so we can go 10-6 and never win a superbowl!
we
nfc title game last night was the most viewed non super bowl tv event since the seinfeld finale
best title game since 97 49ers/packers game
over 65% of new orleans market watched it
though, more people were watching extreme makeover in buffalo
screamin A is back with the Inquirer as a general columnist
because of everyone being snowed in the game got a higher rating in DC than it did in indianapolis
and the google love story ad was bar far the best one last night
followed by the kid slapping his mom's date and the bud lite guy telling the hot book club chick to read him some words
i missed the kid slapping one
how could you? it was black folk and everything
here you go
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qIkou5oNXo
lol yeah that is great
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amid reports direct tv was going to scoop him up berman resigned with espn
i don't think espn.com has enough ad space dedicated to avatar yet.
don't buy Avatar...the disc they are releasing now has nothing on it but the movie. no special features, no making-of, no nothing. just the movie.
they figure they can sell it to people twice...now in the a la carte version, and at Christmas with all the normal add ons.
dirtbags
didn't plan on buying it anyway since i don't really buy dvds, but that is some pretty shady stuff. i just find it disgusting how much ad space has given up on their main page to pimp a product. farging whores.
nfl draft rating up 23%
fifth highest rated cable program of the year on thursday
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 24, 2010, 04:28:25 PM
nfl draft rating up 23%
fifth highest rated cable program of the year on thursday
Next year they'll have one round per night and start on a Monday.
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QuoteJonathan Tamari began covering the Eagles in April 2010. He previously covered New Jersey state government and politics, reporting and writing about elections, policy debates and the many personalities that drive the Garden State, from three recent governors to the many musicians bidding to write the state song. He has been at the Inquirer since June 2008. Follow him on Twitter at @JonathanTamari.
figured it would be an in house promotion
did not figure it would be some freaky looking political reporter
Quote from: KDS on May 25, 2010, 08:41:34 PM
did not figure it would be some freaky looking political reporter
Your Browntown Gazette pic says hi. Damn carnie.
my ugliness not withstanding, pics have been posted from tailgates, there is facebook, ive met a number of you
lets just say this is not an attractive bunch
I'm secksy
http://www.break.com/index/worlds-most-awkward-sports-announcer.html
The next Boomer
Quote from: KDS on November 06, 2009, 02:22:03 AM
in philly:
nba finals 01- 37.5
super bowl 05- 56.0
world series 08- 36.3
world seires 09- 41.0
13.2 for game 1
it was the highest rated game 1 for the cup in a while, which is all well in good, but for my peoples still on the "flyers are more popular than the sixers" train please slow your roles
Everyone here already knows the Sixers attract more of a bandwagon following when they're good.
But when they're bad, they're almost completely irrelevant. To the point where they sign an aging star so they can put butts in the seats for a few games.
Blacks love the bball
headline for rick reilly's article on wooden
QuoteReflections On Wooden
The only hard part about knowing John Wooden? Falling short of him.
for crying out loud the guy was a fargin basketball coach. a great coach, perhaps the greatest athletic coach ever. but ultimately the guy taught kids how to successfully throw a ball at a net. the article reads like reilly is awaiting wooden's imminent resurrection.
Rick Reilly is horrible.
julie donaldson is coming to csn philly
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skeet skeet
The latest 30 for 30 was pretty good.
June 17, 1994
Focused on the OJ slow speed pursuit intermixed with the other shtein going on that day (Rockets/Knicks, Stanley Cup parade, Arnold Palmer, Griffey Jr. and the World Cup).
Almost forgot the OJ joke they aired from the off-air Royals/Mariners broadcast....since the US Open was going on one of the announcers says something like
"Did you hear OJ's score at the US Open?"
"2 under"
yea that was terrific
these 30 for 30s have been sensational. the one next week about pablo and andres escobar is supposed to be the best one yet.
Quote from: KDS on June 17, 2010, 01:13:09 PM
these 30 for 30s have been sensational.
not really....a few have been great and the rest have ranged from boring to awful
the ice cube and fantasy baseball johnsons were outright embarrassing
btw the escobar doc has been in my dvr bin for at least a week...im guessing my guide messed up and if i actually play it it wont be that one
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 17, 2010, 01:20:58 PM
Quote from: KDS on June 17, 2010, 01:13:09 PM
these 30 for 30s have been sensational.
not really....a few have been great and the rest have ranged from boring to awful
the ice cube and fantasy baseball johnsons were outright embarrassing
ice cube one was pedestrian as expected, but still fun.
i loved the fantasy baseball one. these have been great and your taste is once again proven to be as awful as your fantasy sports skills
kings ransom....D+
the band that wouldnt die....C
usfl....B+
muhammed and larry....A+
without bias.....B
jimmy the greek....A
the u....A+
reggie miller....A-
guru of go....D
iverson....D
run ricky run.....F
16th man.....C
straight outta LA....F
sillt little game.....F
havent seen june 17th but it sounds like a winner
avg grade thus far D+
kings ransom....C
the band that wouldnt die....B+
usfl....B
muhammed and larry....n/a
without bias.....A
jimmy the greek....B+
the u....A+
reggie miller....A-
guru of go....B
iverson....B+
run ricky run.....B
16th man.....B
straight outta LA....C-
sillt little game.....A-
june 17th, 1994....A
i started the reggie milller one on demand but when i back to finish it, it was gone. i liked what i had seen so far
I'm going to buy the whole set. I've missed quite a few but all of the ones that I have seen have been great. I have the Ice Cube one and the Reggie Miller one in the DVR bin.
ANd I have to watch them because I'm blowing Comcast up in four days.
shut up
didnt you distinctly hear igy tell you they were awful
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 10, 2010, 11:24:31 PM
Rick Reilly is horrible.
after last week's hagiographic wooden article, this week's article is about how the vuvuzelas are annoying. you can always count on reilly for the fresh, original viewpoint.
Another enjoyable 30 for 30. Straight Outta LA was nice. I totally forgot about the bans on wearing Raider gear in the 80s-90s in school because of the supposed gang affiliations.
Al Davis looks awful.
I just finished watching The Two Escobars 30-for-30 and it was outstanding.
Two hours of awesome television. I was 14 years old when all of that happened and I vaguely remember the Pablo Escobar drama but recall none of the Columbian soccer team stuff. The only thing I remembered about them was Carlos Valderrama and his wacky ass afro.
I remember the US team for Tony Meola and remember when the Jets signed him to try and kick for them.
The story the filmmakers told about how the Colombian drug trade was intertwined with the soccer was great. You're robbing yourself if you don't watch that episode.
On a side note, every time they mentioned Pablo Escobar all I could think of was Lurie's infamous quote:
"How would they like it if Minnie Mouse was portrayed as [drug kingpin] Pablo Escobar and the Magic Kingdom as a drug cartel?"
Caught glimpses of it at the gym the other day when it was on. It looked awesome. Everyone kept stopping to watch it. I'm trying to find when it airs again.
Just saw the Escobar 30-for-30. Unfargingreal. Highly recommend it.
Buster Olney's video today (at least before they change the headline): (http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=5357552&categoryid=2378529)
QuoteBuster Blog: Lee Trade Paying Dividends
Buster Olney on the progression of the prospects whom the Indians got for Cliff Lee
Me: those scrubs are actually doing something? *click*
The video is entirely about two guys the Indians got for Casey Blake and CC. None of the guys they got for Lee are even mentioned.
the phils lee indian trade was basically the phils lee sea trade....cept cleveland had to trade lee so youd expect them to not get a ton back...the phils had the luxory of trading lee so youd think they would ask for the farm
and the indians have some hope with jason knapp
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Dude, you got to take igy 101 man. Get with the program.
He's new around here, it'll take time.
thats stillupfront. hes been here a while. hes also 80% retard, but not the funny, charming kind. the real kind.
yeah i dont get why he changes his screen name every few months...i think he wants to be liked because whenever he comes up with a new guy hes waaaay less annoying...but once a douche always a douche and it doesnt take long for him to come back out
anyway good article in philly mag this month about the sports radio battle in town
http://www.phillymag.com/articles/feature_media_game_on/
that was a really good article
they are all dick heads apparently
Quote from: KDS on July 07, 2010, 11:08:35 PM
thats stillupfront. hes been here a while. hes also 80% retard, but not the funny, charming kind. the real kind.
Do you enjoy being wrong about everything?
QuotePerhaps the only subject both stations agree on is that while all teams complain, the worst offenders by far are the Eagles. General manager Joe Banner calls both stations personally; rumors swirl that he's also berated newspapers when he's unhappy with a story. (Banner declined to comment for this story.) Years ago, some of WIP's hosts had a friendly sit-down with Banner at the NovaCare training center to discuss how they could improve their relationship. According to one attendee, the WIP hosts had plenty of suggestions, but the meeting didn't amount to much more than a free lunch.
Bill Simmons had a long "DID NOT READ" shakey head rant about the whole LeBron/Wade/Bosh situation
link (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons%2F100708)
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 08, 2010, 07:19:41 AM
yeah i dont get why he changes his screen name every few months...i think he wants to be liked because whenever he comes up with a new guy hes waaaay less annoying...but once a douche always a douche and it doesnt take long for him to come back out
anyway good article in philly mag this month about the sports radio battle in town
http://www.phillymag.com/articles/feature_media_game_on/
Great read.
I need to subscribe to that magazine.
before or after you sign up for the Brownsville Herald?
thats right my cork aint gonna suck itself
Quote from: Diomedes on July 08, 2010, 08:23:34 PM
before or after you sign up for the Brownsville Herald?
I already subscribe; who could miss such riveting analysis of the valley?
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=5364434&categoryid=2459788
WTF
Nice Philly fans shot there, ESPN. :boo :boo
Holy farg that was classless
yup, saw that last night and wanted to punch somebody
7.3 ratings for the announcement
thats more than espn got for any actual nba game
lol..I read on the Phils MB that WIP is giving a show to Eskins kid, Spike Eskin.
lmao...SPIKE. I should call in and ask about his tight jeans, because Kid Chris would destroy him every day for that shtein
My hatred for everything Rick Reilly continues to grow. Now he's making a dig deal out of Oosthuizen having a black caddie. Maybe after winning the Open, Oosthuizen can afford to get a black butler, too. Does the insufferable Reilly know that Gary Player had a black caddie basically his entire career? If Oosthuizen himself was black, maybe he'd have a story.
I also feel like we're at the point where every story in the US media about South Africa has to link back to apartheid, no matter how unrelated it is, because that's all Americans know about South Africa. I wonder if every time a German athlete did something in the 1960 Olympics, it was linked back to the Nazis. Reilly can always be counted on to take the laziest possible angle on a story.
whitlock murders him on a daily basis
reilly is without a doubt the biggest hack in the business. sickening how little effort he puts into everything and how much cake hes made off of it. he is truly living the american dream and its disgusting considering how boring and terrible a person he is.
its obviously a huge overreation by reily but dook being from SA and all probably could have picked a better race to carry his clubs
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 18, 2010, 11:23:19 PM
its obviously a huge overreation by reily but dook being from SA and all probably could have picked a better race to carry his clubs
My point is that Reilly is LAUDING the guy having a black caddie, like it's some kind of unification deal.
I'm pretty sure if you go to South Africa circa 1950, you can't find a white caddie in the country.
oh my bad...i thought reily was ripping him for having one
yeah lauding him for it is ridiculous....thats pretty much a pc given to have one...so much so that like i said id go the other way
Yeah, Whitlock blasts him on twitter a lot.
Reilly has a face that just says "yo, punch me please".
just saw reily on tv...what a colassal douche...like if a rich white guy has an illiterate monkey carry his equipment then all the countrys ills are cured....how about jerk yourself off when theres a black golfer rick
Its awful. Like Fuzzy Zoeller awful.
A SportsBusiness Journal report this week says the club has finally climbed out of last place for local television ratings among the 29 Major League Baseball teams in the United States. The Toronto Blue Jays were not included in the survey. It's the first time the Nats have been out of the cellar since they moved to the District in 2005.
Washington has averaged a 1.34 rating on MASN and MASN2 this season -- a 139-percent increase from 2009. The year before that the Nats averaged just 8,000 households-per-game -- far and away the worst ratings of any big-league market. This season they have passed both the Los Angeles Angels and the Oakland A's (1.23 each). As of the All-Star break, Washington's household average is now 31,290, according to Nielsen Media Research ratings.
http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/07/28/espn-pulls-story-showing-lebron-james-in-full-party-mode/
This is another example of how ESPN sucks off athletes for fear of being snubbed.
not to defend espn's whoring of lebron james because it was sickening but how is that even story....it rightly was pulled in my opinion as theres nothing there...really it should have never been posted to begin with
so i read espn is showing 13 cfb games in 3D this year
how does that work?
do you sit at home on your couch with 3d glasses on like in the theater
you need to have a 3D HDTV, a cable/satellite provider that can broadcast them ie. Directv, and you need glasses. They're expensive, like 100 bucks plus, and more like sunglasses than the crappy ones we had as kids. So all in all its an expensive deal to upgrade, and i dont know how good the payoff is for sporting events.
So I'm interning with 97.5 the Fanatic this fall. I had an internship offer from Comcast Spectacor Flyers/Sixers but decided to stick with the Fanatic.
Is your mouth prepped for mikey miss' cock?
Quote from: KDS on August 03, 2010, 05:00:29 PM
Is your mouth prepped for mikey miss' cock?
something you can give him pointers on for sure.
He's still perfecting his technique
he can deep throat with the best, whats there to work on ?
someone with those skills doesn't get stuck in Brownsville
Quote from: SD on August 03, 2010, 04:55:38 PM
So I'm interning with 97.5 the Fanatic this fall. I had an internship offer from Comcast Spectacor Flyers/Sixers but decided to stick with the Fanatic.
hey, that's cool. how long is the gig, part time or full?
Late August until mid December. It's 15-20 hours per week unpaid. It's all I have to do to finish my degree...counts as 3 whole credits.
Nice. You'll learn a good deal about the business and possible make some productive contacts.
I interned at a rock and roll station for a while in college. Didn't go down that road--SAP and then ditch digging were simply too sexy to resist--but it wasn't a waste of time either.
Quote from: SD on August 03, 2010, 05:36:34 PM
Late August until mid December. It's 15-20 hours per week unpaid. It's all I have to do to finish my degree...counts as 3 whole credits.
yeah good luck with that bro.
Good luck, SD.
Become program director and give me a job.
the phreak and sunny phillies show...epic radio
Absolutely.
I'd pay to listen to us.
Phreak = Opie
Sunny = Anthony
MDS = Norton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4juhfJXu3l4
haha
i know some people who are boys with harry mays. met him a few times, very nice dude. stick by him and youll be going to temple games. FOR FREE.
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on August 03, 2010, 04:34:24 PM
you need to have a 3D HDTV, a cable/satellite provider that can broadcast them ie. Directv, and you need glasses. They're expensive, like 100 bucks plus, and more like sunglasses than the crappy ones we had as kids. So all in all its an expensive deal to upgrade, and i dont know how good the payoff is for sporting events.
I saw a demo of this at one of those hh gregg stores and I must say, while I won't spend that kind of money on a tv setup, it was much more impressive than i realistically thought it would be. It's worth going to check out, if nothing else.
im going to see piranah 3d in a couple weeks
Glad you're planning that in advance.
So I'm looking at Randy Miller's twitter and who he follows...
Kelly Clarkson
Taylor Swift
Erin Andrews
Lindsey Lohan
Rachel Nichols
Eva Longoria
Demi Moore
Khloe Kardashian
Kim kardashian
Alyssa Milano
speaking of randy miller - dutch discussed the whole supposed end of the world comment that miller referrenced once again yesterday and what not and said miller is a flat out liar.
just curious, where did that talking to lizzards, 2012 story come from ? i mean who wrote it originally ?
Quote from: SD on August 03, 2010, 04:55:38 PM
So I'm interning with 97.5 the Fanatic this fall. I had an internship offer from Comcast Spectacor Flyers/Sixers but decided to stick with the Fanatic.
Which dept within Spectacor?
Quote from: smeags on August 05, 2010, 08:45:21 AM
speaking of randy miller - dutch discussed the whole supposed end of the world comment that miller referrenced once again yesterday and what not and said miller is a flat out liar.
just curious, where did that talking to lizzards, 2012 story come from ? i mean who wrote it originally ?
no one wrote it....daulton said it in an espn interview...may have also written it in a book
heres the quote
"That will be the end of this dispensation. I really don't know how to explain it. I don't know what words to use so people won't think I'm goofy. But by Dec. 21, 2012 [the last day recorded on the Mayan calendar], people will have a pretty good idea. It's all about consciousness and love. We have the ability to create whatever we want. We're all made of energy."
Quote from: Die-Hard on August 05, 2010, 08:54:24 AM
Quote from: SD on August 03, 2010, 04:55:38 PM
So I'm interning with 97.5 the Fanatic this fall. I had an internship offer from Comcast Spectacor Flyers/Sixers but decided to stick with the Fanatic.
Which dept within Spectacor?
I never formally interviewed but during the phone call to see if I was worthy I told them either PR or Marketing. Called yesterday to cancel the meeting.
I dont know anything about 97.5, but good stuff not going to Spectacor..that place has more internal flaws and bullshtein than any place Ive worked in the past.
Best of luck, homey.
Thanks bro and that's good to hear. With 97.5 I basically have free reign of the company, so I can do stuff with the other stations as well. For the Penn State internship you have to put a writing portfolio together and must be doing something relevant ie not answering phones and handing out t-shirts.
There's probably more opportunity with the comcast internship as far as an actual career goes if you were looking for a long term in with a place.
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 05, 2010, 09:00:58 AM
Quote from: smeags on August 05, 2010, 08:45:21 AM
speaking of randy miller - dutch discussed the whole supposed end of the world comment that miller referrenced once again yesterday and what not and said miller is a flat out liar.
just curious, where did that talking to lizzards, 2012 story come from ? i mean who wrote it originally ?
no one wrote it....daulton said it in an espn interview...may have also written it in a book
heres the quote
"That will be the end of this dispensation. I really don't know how to explain it. I don't know what words to use so people won't think I'm goofy. But by Dec. 21, 2012 [the last day recorded on the Mayan calendar], people will have a pretty good idea. It's all about consciousness and love. We have the ability to create whatever we want. We're all made of energy."
well many people believe in the 2012 theory. not sure it's any less goofy then believing mosses parted the red sea but eh. i was actually more interested in the talking to lizzards deal.
Quote from: charlie on August 05, 2010, 09:28:47 AM
There's probably more opportunity with the comcast internship as far as an actual career goes if you were looking for a long term in with a place.
I'm not but the prospect of working with the Sixers and Flyers in some capacity was intriguing.
Quote from: smeags on August 05, 2010, 09:39:35 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 05, 2010, 09:00:58 AM
Quote from: smeags on August 05, 2010, 08:45:21 AM
speaking of randy miller - dutch discussed the whole supposed end of the world comment that miller referrenced once again yesterday and what not and said miller is a flat out liar.
just curious, where did that talking to lizzards, 2012 story come from ? i mean who wrote it originally ?
no one wrote it....daulton said it in an espn interview...may have also written it in a book
heres the quote
"That will be the end of this dispensation. I really don't know how to explain it. I don't know what words to use so people won't think I'm goofy. But by Dec. 21, 2012 [the last day recorded on the Mayan calendar], people will have a pretty good idea. It's all about consciousness and love. We have the ability to create whatever we want. We're all made of energy."
well many people believe in the 2012 theory. not sure it's any less goofy then believing mosses parted the red sea but eh. i was actually more interested in the talking to lizzards deal.
I read the book. It's all about meditation, letting go of your ego, and out of body experiences. A lot of it has to do with the pineal gland (aka the third eye) and the different levels of dimensions. He doesn't believe the worlds going to end in 2012, he thinks as humans our consciousness will be elevated to a higher plain. Whether you believe the stuff or not it's rather interesting.
yeah thats what he was explaining yesterday. i more interesting part of the whole conversation of course was how he was pretty much calling randy miller a POS and jonny marks backing it up with the statement that none of the philly sports media likes him one bit.
Quote from: smeags on August 05, 2010, 10:08:30 AM
yeah thats what he was explaining yesterday. i more interesting part of the whole conversation of course was how he was pretty much calling randy miller a POS and jonny marks backing it up with the statement that none of the philly sports media likes him one bit.
he said it on an espn interview....not sure what this has to do with miller at all
isnt 97.5 an espn affiliate...wouldnt seem hard to me for them to dig the interview up and play it for dutch...doubtful theyd do that tho since hes on their payroll
if you didnt waste your time listening to burger king you'd know.
solid and totally relevant retort
actually it was considering this stems from a conversation yesterday on 97.5 about miller taking a shot at dalton over the 2012 comments he made.
yeah and you asked who wrote the story about daulton saying that shtein...and i told you no one wrote it....daulton said it all....i dont even know how you cant remember this when it happened...it got talked about for like a week straight...shtein hbo real sports had a big thing on daulton a couple years ago
and who cares if he took a shot at daulton for being a loon.....who hasnt
i knew about the interview, i asked about the book which i didnt remember who wrote and as SD pointed out dalton did write it. but thanks for doing my research anyway chief. i know who to come to.
This conversation needs to have a stake driven through its eye.
obviously he wrote a book....it was the book that spawned all his craziness....but everything he said in interviews wasnt necessarily in his book
what planet do you live on that you didnt know darren daulton wrote this book....you live in kansas or something?
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 05, 2010, 09:00:58 AM
no one wrote it....daulton said it in an espn interview...may have also written it in a book
you sound like you knew for sure yourself here.
Quote from: smeags on August 05, 2010, 01:16:59 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 05, 2010, 09:00:58 AM
no one wrote it....daulton said it in an espn interview...may have also written it in a book
you sound like you knew for sure yourself here.
it = the lizard talk or other specific things hes said and you were asking.....i didnt if those things were in his book or from an interview
you might be harder to penetrate than munson
i guess because you never heard of it you underestimate how big of news it was when he wrote the book and went on his media tour about it but trust me theres no one under the age of 12 that didnt know he wrote this book
Maybe Daulton knows something about dark energy that physicists don't know yet.
If They Only Knew
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 05, 2010, 03:01:06 PM
you might be harder to penetrate than munson
wait, so you finally penetrated munson ?
sounds hawt.
chris mortensen's unfortunate typo this morning...
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snicker
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=5481872
Jay Mariotti arrested for an undisclosed felony.
QuoteOfficer Norma Eisenman says the 51-year-old Mariotti was arrested early Saturday in the police department's Pacific Division following a "domestic incident." Eisenman declined to provide further details.
Probably smacked his bitch up
if espn uses this as the excuse to kick him off tv then i support all forms of physical assault
Quote from: SD on August 21, 2010, 03:33:25 PM
QuoteOfficer Norma Eisenman says the 51-year-old Mariotti was arrested early Saturday in the police department's Pacific Division following a "domestic incident." Eisenman declined to provide further details.
Probably smacked his bitch up
This would make a lot more sense if he was still in Chicago as I'd probably smack a bitch or 2 if I had to cover the Cubs every day as well.
Pertaining to the Daulton convo above, I was listening to his show in the phanatic last week and he denied ever saying anything about the world ending
Quote from: SD on August 05, 2010, 09:44:06 AM
I read the book. It's all about meditation, letting go of your ego, and out of body experiences. A lot of it has to do with the pineal gland (aka the third eye) and the different levels of dimensions. He doesn't believe the worlds going to end in 2012, he thinks as humans our consciousness will be elevated to a higher plain. Whether you believe the stuff or not it's rather interesting.
INCEPTION
To paraphrase Daulton, "I didn't say the world would end in 2012. I said way crazier shtein than that."
so you think al michaels had money on the game last night?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10cAzmGPxSw&feature=player_embedded (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10cAzmGPxSw&feature=player_embedded)
Quote from: phattymatty on August 23, 2010, 10:45:21 AM
so you think al michaels had money on the game last night?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10cAzmGPxSw&feature=player_embedded (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10cAzmGPxSw&feature=player_embedded)
That made me laugh when I saw it happen last night.
He's the ultimate degenerate.
He's a right winger too.
I like him.
yeah hes a huge zealot...i hope him and angie harmon are both at ground zero when that new mosque blows it up again
the day he leaves malibu for anything other than announcing a football game is the day you watch breaking bad
http://www.complex.com/blogs/2010/08/24/rock-the-mic-the-25-hottest-female-sportscasters/
nice - new material
#2 = WE ARE! (http://www.complex.com/blog_galleries/rock-the-mic-the-25-hottest-female-sportscasters/melanie-collins)
hit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAh-VH2sv0k
Isn't that the girl Upshall was banging?
yes sir, i think he's engaged to her or was
9 most annoying sports broadcasters (http://www.totalprosports.com/2010/08/26/9-most-annoying-sports-broadcasters/)
over half of them are good announcers
one is a cliche at this point
and the rest arent annoying just zesty
wheels isnt number one
terrible list
lol @ costas and gumbel on there
two absolute legends.
another awful ff link.
There are some nice links at the bottom of the article, if you don't like the content. Hoyda.
i find costas to be a condescending abortion of a broadcaster.
and bryant is cool for a white guy.
i love those style of play that the philadelphia eagles bring to the game
Tom Tebow can throw ball but can also run with balls also.
i literally cry laughing everytime i watch this one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-7GjL2SlUo
His beard is weird.
Thats awesome IGY, this one was on there too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhETfAnnUr4&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhETfAnnUr4&feature=related)
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 07, 2010, 04:29:03 PM
i literally cry laughing everytime i watch this one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-7GjL2SlUo
That is painful to watch
emmitt is not far off from saying boom goes the dynamite in that clip
Sunday's Packers-Eagles game was the highest-rated Eagles season opener since 2005, with a 32.7 local rating and 53 share. In 2005, the Eagles faced the Falcons in prime time, garnering a 33.2 household rating. The ratings also bested nine out of 10 season openers this past decade.
Fox's national window - the Eagles-Packers game in 84 percent of the country - was the most-watched opening Sunday NFL regular-season game ever (28 million viewers). The previous record was 25.1 million for Fox's national window (Washington at the New York Giants).
Fox's national window posted the highest household rating (16.5) for an opening Sunday NFL regular-season game in 23 years since 1987's NBC national window, which drew a 16.7 household rating.
So, both the 2005 game and this one had one thing in common:
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Starting Middle Linebackers who didn't finish the game?
poor picture posting techniques?
I thought he was posing an open ended question.
Let's just say the Google image search was for "Ron Mexico."
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/howard-kurtz/2010/09/msnbc_finally_pays_off_at_30_r.html
Quote
A Temple University graduate, Capus got his start as a producer at Philadelphia's WCAU-TV, where he was paired with the new South Jersey reporter, Brian Williams. He wound up as executive producer of Williams's MSNBC newscast and then of "Nightly News," which didn't hurt his bid for a top management spot. Capus threw a pizza party last week to celebrate Williams winning 52 straight weeks in the ratings. "Nightly" has averaged 8.55 million viewers, to 7.55 million for Diane Sawyer's broadcast and 5.71 million for Katie Couric's program.
NBC's other signature newscasts, "Today"and "Meet the Press," were in first place when Capus took over and remain atop the ratings, despite the death of Tim Russert and Couric's defection to CBS. There has been some industry chatter about whether Couric might be lured to her old network when her CBS contract expires next year.
"How can you not at least think about it?" Capus says of the prospect of Couric's return. While he calls the "CBS Evening News" a "good broadcast," Capus adds that every television journalist needs the right platform--and in Couric's case, "you have to think long and hard, what would that be?"
NBC, like every network, is trying to peddle more of its wares online (CBS's "60 Minutes" will launch a Web show with original content next week called "Overtime"). Capus notes that NBC's Ann Curry has more than 1 million followers on Twitter. Williams, who has dissed Twitter as a waste of time, finally joined the site last week (he has 4,000 followers but has yet to tweet).
But a long shadow hangs over the news division. Comcast's acquisition of the network from General Electric, which is expected to be completed by year's end, could bring major changes in leadership and resources. In his limited conversations with Comcast executives, Capus says, "they are very much in that mode of 'what can we do to help?' You want to hear that."
One plus for the Philadelphia-area native: the cable giant owns the Flyers and the 76ers. Capus, who keeps Flyers photos on his office wall, bumped into Brian Roberts, Comcast's chief executive, at a game during the hockey playoffs.
Did they huddle about NBC's future?
"We talked about whether the Flyers could score on the power play," Capus says.
sports nation is awesome today...its live from penn state and they are doing pittsburgh vs philly stuff....yanks vs phils...id like to be doing beadle
yea she is like 1000 i want to bang you points ahead of erin right now
Lou Holtz...jeez he spits a lot when he's talking.
And that Lee Corso Hooters commercial is creepy
2 more interns got dropped today
We started out with 14, now we're down to 8. Survivor bitches.
did mikey miss sexually harass them on their way out?
Quote from: KDS on September 23, 2010, 09:22:32 PM
did mikey miss sexually harass them on their way out?
Maybe he squared them up on the way out the door? Like he did with the WIP producer.
Quote from: SD on September 23, 2010, 09:18:18 PM
2 more interns got dropped today
We started out with 14, now we're down to 8. Survivor bitches.
If it's not on tv, it's not real.
is wip hurting that much for ad revenue that they have to play that creep joey ventos new racist commerical.....its soooooo bad
it's hilarious in it's awkwardness.
him talking about people speaking english when he struggles to say social security.
i think 97.5 was running that ad for a bit too.
hey, who better than a guy who makes sandwiches for a living to speak for the people of philadelphia.
his speech sounded like a retarded lou holtz in the first one
which was nothing more than the hilarious ramblings of a bitter old man
but this new one is overtly racist
oh that's right he has a new one, Mike Miss was playing it a few weeks ago talking about the standards a radio station has when taking an ad like that.
its true...if the old fool wants to blog about this or put up signs on his store...more power to him...im all for free speech...but wip and moreso cbs should not be paying for shtein like this
yeah i just dont get his issue here especially considering his parents more than likely couldn't speak a bit of english.
If you hear any sound cuts on CBS/Fox/ESPN from 97.5 The Fanatic in regards to the QB situation or McNabb they're from me. I freakin rock. Also I was on the Vai and Gonzo show today.
They actually put you on the air? What did you talk about?
Quote from: SD on September 24, 2010, 03:23:42 PM
If you hear any sound cuts on CBS/Fox/ESPN from 97.5 The Fanatic in regards to the QB situation or McNabb they're from me. I freakin rock. Also I was on the Vai and Gonzo show today.
Hah, they do let the interns say shtein from time to time. I gotta listen for you next time.
Quote from: SD on September 24, 2010, 03:23:42 PM
If you hear any sound cuts on CBS/Fox/ESPN from 97.5 The Fanatic in regards to the QB situation or McNabb they're from me. I freakin rock. Also I was on the Vai and Gonzo show today.
of course you mentioned the welcoming committee right ?
when are you going to plug :CF
Did you talk about eating a burrito while scratching your balls?
Do Vai and Gonzo watch the wire?
I'll ask on Thursday which is the next day I'm in . I know Sean Brace their producer is a big fan of the Wire because I've had conversations with him about it.
Pretty much any audio you hear cut on the stream, promos, sounds for updates, podcasts etc. are done by me. It's more of an upaid job than it is an internship. The one kid I intern with interned for WIP 6 months ago and said they had him doing normal intern crap like getting coffee. Our role is basically that of a producer, we screen callers, take relevant clips for air, put stuff we think is worthy up on the net. It gets pretty intense at times because they'll have a guest on then want their soundbytes for their updates in 10 minutes.
They already briefed us for next week with the McNabb game, it's going to be hectic.
I was on the air during the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly segment and talked to Vai about his weekly picks. It isn't as exciting as it sounds.
yes or no
does vai actually watch football
Yes
He's 5-1 with his football picks so he must know something.
He knows how to return punts against the Giants.
so this is your work atmosphere SD?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCrqU0HJVww&feature=related
btw for all you droiders. Go to the marketplace, just enter "97.5 Fanatic" and you get live streaming for free. just enable the background player so you can do normal crap on your phone and listen to the show.
SD, whats the deal with Bruno and Mikey Miss, is this a buildup or real?
Quote from: Diomedes on September 24, 2010, 11:17:00 PM
so this is your work atmosphere SD?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCrqU0HJVww&feature=related
There's a lot of goofy shtein going on there, this is just the tip of the iceberg.
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on September 27, 2010, 12:23:19 PM
SD, whats the deal with Bruno and Mikey Miss, is this a buildup or real?
It's real. They took little jabs at each other now every crossover is them bickering. I missed today but I'm assuming it was the same as last week. Bruno will be here in October to air live from the studio so the sparks could really fly then. I personally like Bruno's goofy gimmicks and sense of humor but it's hilarious when Miss rips on him about it.
Missinelli is an ok enough radio host, but it is so blatantly obvious that he doesn't even bother to watch most sports, he's constantly overmatched and has gotten to the point where he goes all "eskin" on his callers and wont even let them make a point, or just entirely ignores the caller.
Bruno can talk sports circles around him, he actually pays attention to games.
Quote from: SD on September 27, 2010, 02:41:55 PMThere's a lot of goofy shtein going on there, this is just the tip of the iceberg.
That could be great. Or awful. I'm not sure which.
Quote from: charlie on September 27, 2010, 02:50:20 PM
Missinelli is an ok enough radio host, but it is so blatantly obvious that he doesn't even bother to watch most sports, he's constantly overmatched and has gotten to the point where he goes all "eskin" on his callers and wont even let them make a point, or just entirely ignores the caller.
Bruno can talk sports circles around him, he actually pays attention to games.
Mikey Miss is IGY, but a tiny bit less stubbornly wrong.
But he's one of those guys that talks in hyperbole, but adds in that little disclaimer so he can say he wasn't wrong.
That being said, it makes for enjoyable radio.
Also a few weeks ago he said that there was "no feud or beef" with him and Tony Bruno and that they just like to take jabs at each other.
Quote from: Diomedes on September 27, 2010, 03:03:18 PM
Quote from: SD on September 27, 2010, 02:41:55 PMThere's a lot of goofy shtein going on there, this is just the tip of the iceberg.
That could be great. Or awful. I'm not sure which.
It's great...I couldn't ask for a better internship. Well, they could pay me, but there's never a dull day there.
Quote from: Diomedes on September 24, 2010, 11:17:00 PM
so this is your work atmosphere SD?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCrqU0HJVww&feature=related
Between the BYU shirt, the wife beater tank or the Tongan war cry we may have something here.
how sickening is it that espn has a permamnent crew at the heat training camp
get the farg outta here, do they really? Who is it? Pedro Gomez?
no its not one person giving reports...that would be fine....its jalen rose jon barry and a host who i cant recall...mark jones maybe....but they are set up there kinda of like college game day...its ridiculous
I hope LeBron tears his farging ACL
I wonder if ESPN would televise the surgery?
Would Stu Scott lick his tears?
Unreal.
Seriously. Only Donovan McNabb deserves that level of love and attention.
Mikey Miss was talking about Vick and black protectionism and some caller kept calling it blackonism. Highlight of my drive To DC.
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on September 27, 2010, 12:23:19 PM
btw for all you droiders. Go to the marketplace, just enter "97.5 Fanatic" and you get live streaming for free. just enable the background player so you can do normal crap on your phone and listen to the show.
SD, whats the deal with Bruno and Mikey Miss, is this a buildup or real?
already have it. sweet.
not sure who heard it but eskin and ike had vick on yesterday. eskin sounds like a beaten man anymore. it was truely a joy listening to him have to set aside what he really wanted to say to vick and carry on with the interview as ike coddled vick's nuts.
No surprise here: Merrill Reese is Philly's favorite PBP guy (http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/20100929_Fans_rank_Merrill_Reese_as_Philly_s_No__1_play-by-play_voice.html).
whats more surprising is that Frantzke is #2. Take a look Phillies... Get rid of Tmac
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on September 29, 2010, 11:19:44 AM
whats more surprising is that Frantzke is #2. Take a look Phillies... Get rid of Tmac
actually i'm not surprised by that.
well, i should say its nice to see, and i hope the brass takes notice.
Quote from: FastFreddie on September 29, 2010, 11:17:18 AM
No surprise here: Merrill Reese is Philly's favorite PBP guy (http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/20100929_Fans_rank_Merrill_Reese_as_Philly_s_No__1_play-by-play_voice.html).
Best part of that Reese article is that he manages to throw a little jab at the taterskins in there.
Ok, that ESPN at Miami's training camp is atrocious.
Rachel Nichols and her unfunny reports, Jalen Rose and Jon Barry with their awful insight...what a crock of shtein
I don't think I've ever listened to a word Rachel Nichols has ever said. I'm usually fantasizing about doing dirty things to her. She could be doing a report about Jessica Alba crapping a never ended bacon turd and I still wouldn't be listening. And I don't even think she's off the charts hot. But there's something about that crazy looking bitch that makes my tenderloins tingle.
she used to be the caps beat writer and she was fat as farg
So she was a fatty who was banished to print work and could only get a job covering a sport that no one watches. Then she got hot so ESPN sent her to South Beach so she could pleasure Lebron, Wade and Bosh during training camp. Fat women everywhere should take note of this.
And I guess this is as good of a place as any to comment about this, but did anyone see that horrible, awful, embarrassing "Herminator" segment that ESPN made Herm Edwards do yesterday? I've seen some disturbing shtein on tv, the web and in movies but that was extremely uncomfortable to watch.
Marcellus Wiley is hilarious.
http://deadspin.com/5657174/espn-producer-caught-beating-it-outside-a-ladys-window
:-D
I always knew Feva was a bald white jew
Strahan on pregame today, talkinga bout the Packers
"They need another RB like I need another tooth"
I laughed a little.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/magazine/10/12/agent/index.html?eref=sihp#ixzz12AXVktiz
Great read. I tried to post it earlier but I couldn't do it on the phone.
This is the SI piece on the agent speaking out on all the people he's caked off and naming names on a lot of the dirty shtein going on.
Fascinating stuff.
yea saw that on the fb feed of the girl that sucked off steve phillips...shes actually good for links like that
anyway i loved that story at the top. dood needs money cause his moms was sick. haha you been around the way for 5 minutes you know what he means by that.
Maybe if you suck off Steve Phillips people would follow you on FB. Doubtful, but you should give it the ole college try anyway.
hes a good looking dude, if his cock were presented in front of my face i think i might partake
but then again if his dong looked like favre's, then i wouldnt. it all depends.
That's one of the best articles I've read in a long time...If the allegation of Mel Kiper is true, how does he still have a job?
How does he sitll have a job regardless? He's a farging idiot.
Quote from: rjs246 on October 13, 2010, 10:21:18 AM
How does he sitll have a job regardless? He's a farging idiot.
Now you're just trying to pick a fight with Havas.
yeah hair helmet is a legend....but what am i gonna do...you cant account for taste
I have no idea how anyone can stand that guy.
That was a good read Phreak. :yay
I like Mel too, but that may be moreso because I hate that lispy farg Mike Mayock so much.
i also like mel and think mcshay is a douche.
Mel > Mayock >>>>>>> McShay >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Steuber
Mel is entertaining
Mayock blows them all away as far as knowledge
McShay is a joke
Steuber is a cockface geek
One of the producers I intern for (Sean Brace) does a Saturday morning show every once in a while with Steuber. I've been taking subtle digs at him but he's ignored me for the most part, time to take it to the next level.
You mean oral?
Quote from: SD on October 13, 2010, 02:19:05 PM
One of the producers I intern for (Sean Brace) does a Saturday morning show every once in a while with Steuber. I've been taking subtle digs at him but he's ignored me for the most part, time to take it to the next level.
Print out his tripe from the EMB and show it to him. Or better yet, show up at said Saturday morning show in a Brennan Hawaii jersey.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 13, 2010, 02:28:04 PM
Quote from: SD on October 13, 2010, 02:19:05 PM
One of the producers I intern for (Sean Brace) does a Saturday morning show every once in a while with Steuber. I've been taking subtle digs at him but he's ignored me for the most part, time to take it to the next level.
Print out his tripe from the EMB and show it to him. Or better yet, show up at said Saturday morning show in a Brennan Hawaii jersey.
His section is gone on the EMB unfortunately. Thought you'd know that, 4.
Hi, Rome!
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Quote from: SD on October 13, 2010, 02:30:00 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 13, 2010, 02:28:04 PM
Quote from: SD on October 13, 2010, 02:19:05 PM
One of the producers I intern for (Sean Brace) does a Saturday morning show every once in a while with Steuber. I've been taking subtle digs at him but he's ignored me for the most part, time to take it to the next level.
Print out his tripe from the EMB and show it to him. Or better yet, show up at said Saturday morning show in a Brennan Hawaii jersey.
His section is gone on the EMB unfortunately. Thought you'd know that, 4.
Yeah I forgot that it was blown up.
Either way grab a Brennan jersey and go taunt the little bastich
Once Brothers, the latest 30 For 30, is outstanding.
Its the one about Divac and Drazen Petrovic and the Croatian/Serbian fighting.
I'd forgotten how good Drazen was. Great show.
Heard Via and Gonzo talking about that on my way into work this morning. I forget which one, but one of them said it had them all choked up.....which lead to a stimulating converstation on things that get you choked up....which lead to callers and emailers talking about HK, the 08 Phils and Marley & Me.....which lead to an emailer sending in a joke that I'm sure Jay will love:
Q. What gets Donovan all choked up?
A. Big games.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on October 14, 2010, 11:58:29 AM
Heard Via and Gonzo talking about that on my way into work this morning. I forget which one, but one of them said it had them all choked up.....which lead to a stimulating converstation on things that get you choked up....which lead to callers and emailers talking about HK, the 08 Phils and Marley & Me.....which lead to an emailer sending in a joke that I'm sure Jay will love:
Q. What gets Donovan all choked up?
A. Big games.
I cut all the clips that were played (Invincible, Brians Song, Rocky etc.)
Praise
wow, sounded like hellen keller cut them.
Quote from: smeags on October 14, 2010, 04:11:03 PM
wow, sounded like hellen keller cut them.
p\/\/nt :chair
It's basically the story of your life.
pointless?
Quote from: SD on October 14, 2010, 04:01:43 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on October 14, 2010, 11:58:29 AM
Heard Via and Gonzo talking about that on my way into work this morning. I forget which one, but one of them said it had them all choked up.....which lead to a stimulating converstation on things that get you choked up....which lead to callers and emailers talking about HK, the 08 Phils and Marley & Me.....which lead to an emailer sending in a joke that I'm sure Jay will love:
Q. What gets Donovan all choked up?
A. Big games.
I cut all the clips that were played (Invincible, Brians Song, Rocky etc.)
Praise
Do they ever ask you to cut your wrists? Cause they should.
Quote from: FastFreddie on October 14, 2010, 04:25:09 PM
It's basically the story of your life.
p\/\/nt
just scratch my balls and eat burritos
and get back with the old lady?
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on October 14, 2010, 04:54:21 PM
and get back with the old lady?
What did SD do to deserve this beating?
Woke up one day and decided to share his thoughts on life with a message board. Same mistake we all have made from time to time. Same treatment we all deserve. Some day we'll all learn.
Quote from: SD on October 14, 2010, 04:53:26 PM
just scratch my balls and eat burritos
sounds like a new tailgate item.
Quote from: rjs246 on October 14, 2010, 04:58:15 PM
Woke up one day and decided to share his thoughts on life with a message board. Same mistake we all have made from time to time. Same treatment we all deserve. Some day we'll all learn.
No you won't.
Not sure if this was posted or this is even the right thread but pretty cool. Top 32 great calls in sports:
http://joeposnanski.si.com/2010/10/14/thirty-two-great-calls-2/?xid=cnnbin&hpt=Sbin (http://joeposnanski.si.com/2010/10/14/thirty-two-great-calls-2/?xid=cnnbin&hpt=Sbin)
Quote from: joneszilla on October 15, 2010, 08:55:35 AM
Not sure if this was posted or this is even the right thread but pretty cool. Top 32 great calls in sports:
http://joeposnanski.si.com/2010/10/14/thirty-two-great-calls-2/?xid=cnnbin&hpt=Sbin (http://joeposnanski.si.com/2010/10/14/thirty-two-great-calls-2/?xid=cnnbin&hpt=Sbin)
Awesome Thx :yay
was just reading that wisconsin ohio state (on cable) outdrew phillies giants game 1 (on a network) last saturday
it isnt just pro football that rules this country
Quote from: joneszilla on October 15, 2010, 08:55:35 AM
Not sure if this was posted or this is even the right thread but pretty cool. Top 32 great calls in sports:
http://joeposnanski.si.com/2010/10/14/thirty-two-great-calls-2/?xid=cnnbin&hpt=Sbin (http://joeposnanski.si.com/2010/10/14/thirty-two-great-calls-2/?xid=cnnbin&hpt=Sbin)
good stuff! Thanks.
"Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4qmmsi4PJY&feature=player_embedded (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4qmmsi4PJY&feature=player_embedded)
weak
I hate people who ask people to read their blog but read this...
http://reversebaylessgambling.blogspot.com/ (http://reversebaylessgambling.blogspot.com/)
Quote from: phattymatty on November 05, 2010, 09:36:06 PM
I hate people who ask people to read their blog but read this...
http://reversebaylessgambling.blogspot.com/ (http://reversebaylessgambling.blogspot.com/)
Big mistake not betting against every single one of his predictions.
reports have the nhl back on espn next season
are they gonna put national hockey games up against monday night football, too?
That would be a neat trick, unless you're talking about putting them on the deuce.
Tonight's 30 for 30 is outstanding.
The Marcus Dupree story...
That was an incredible 30 for 30. Marcus Dupree was the original beast. Great story.
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 09, 2010, 02:43:17 PM
reports have the nhl back on espn next season
SC showed highlights of Caps/Rangers and Oilers/Canes back-to-back without jamming them into a 30-second segment narrated by Barnaby or Melrose
nhl2night with buccigross is one of espn's all time best shows....they have to bring that back when they get hockey
can they bring back gary thorne and kill mike emerick?
SD, or "intern Mike" got mentioned by full woppy deigo name on air today by Vai and Gonzo. :yay
SD's burgeoning media career has the highest ceiling of anyone's on :CF.
Don't kid yourself: The future looks bright for ditch digging.
Quote from: FastFreddie on November 11, 2010, 11:45:49 AM
SD's burgeoning media career has the highest ceiling of anyone's on :CF.
mike - just remember where you came from down the road when feva is producing your national show on espn. lot C6 ftw !
Quote from: Diomedes on November 11, 2010, 12:36:19 PM
Don't kid yourself: The future looks bright for ditch digging.
Ditch digging sports media?
Quote from: smeags on November 11, 2010, 12:51:48 PM
Quote from: FastFreddie on November 11, 2010, 11:45:49 AM
SD's burgeoning media career has the highest ceiling of anyone's on :CF.
mike - just remember where you came from down the road when feva is producer your national show on espn. lot C6 ftw !
yea seriously
its been my lives goal to piggy back on others peoples talents and secure a job doing something a trained ape could do. do that for me.
Not cool comparing feva to an ape...racist.
theisman and millen? what the farg.
Millen is good. He was good on FOX prior to taking a TV break to ruin the Lions.
Theismann is farging awful.
This is the worst broadcast crew working.
MDS, read this. (http://chronicle.com/article/10-Tips-on-How-to-Write-Les/124268/)
#10 is impossible is newspapers
sure is
see
I can't believe that they let John Clayton on TV. He looks like a leper with terminal cancer.
Quote from: Diomedes on November 11, 2010, 09:53:35 PM
This is the worst broadcast crew working.
Couldn't agree more. It's a cliche, but last night was the first time I muted a NFL game while watching it because of Theisman and Millen. I would have made a list of all the dumb shtein they said but I had better things to do with my life. So terrible.
Quote from: FastFreddie on November 12, 2010, 05:36:43 PM
I can't believe that they let John Clayton on TV. He looks like a leper with terminal cancer.
He's been phased out for the most part. Schefter and Mort have made him and Pasquarelli irrelevant. Lenny P to the point where he left and went to the SportsXChange.
Quote from: Eagles_Legendz on November 12, 2010, 06:50:29 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on November 11, 2010, 09:53:35 PM
This is the worst broadcast crew working.
Couldn't agree more. It's a cliche, but last night was the first time I muted a NFL game while watching it because of Theisman and Millen. I would have made a list of all the dumb shtein they said but I had better things to do with my life. So terrible.
millens actually really good, its just theismann is horrendous
id ask nfl network what they were thinking but they already hired bryant gumbel to do play by play so i guess that question is answered
Millen told Baltimore to run out of bounds on the kick return at the end of the game to stop the clock, and that they would have to burn a timeout when Heap went down, even after it was clear to everyone they were going to use a TO in that situation anyway. Theisman is leagues worse, no argument there, but I don't see any awards being handed Millen's way after last night.
I don't have NFL network, so I don't get to see the Thursday games, but the NFL allows the team markets to show their broadcast, so I saw this game. I could not believe how awful the announcing crew was. Even my mother couldn't stand them.
Millen was atrocious, easily a match for Theisman. They couldn't call a play as it happened correctly...they waited until long after the play was over to say what was happening. They get everyone's names wrong, talk about crap that doesn't matter while the game is under way, etc.
You'd think NFL would lay out some coin to put on a better show instead of this gang of idiots.
related to Dio's point, ABC turned down the chance to carry the Eagles/taterskins game on monday instead sticking with Dancing with the Stars, so the Eagles game got bumped to CW17. i find that incredible and i'm sure Joey threw a temper tantrum over at NovaCare when it happened
i won't believe that until todd confirms it.
Quote from: SunMo on November 13, 2010, 09:33:20 AM
related to Dio's point, ABC turned down the chance to carry the Eagles/taterskins game on monday instead sticking with Dancing with the Stars, so the Eagles game got bumped to CW17. i find that incredible and i'm sure Joey threw a temper tantrum over at NovaCare when it happened
As he should. farg Dancing with the goddamn stars.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 13, 2010, 10:45:05 AM
Quote from: SunMo on November 13, 2010, 09:33:20 AM
related to Dio's point, ABC turned down the chance to carry the Eagles/taterskins game on monday instead sticking with Dancing with the Stars, so the Eagles game got bumped to CW17. i find that incredible and i'm sure Joey threw a temper tantrum over at NovaCare when it happened
As he should. farg Dancing with the goddamn stars.
You're not fooling anyone here.
i dont live in philly anymore so how would i know
easy is the man for this job
though there is no cw17, its myphl17 and cw57. you farging loser smith.
i just hope that you die one of these days...that's my main concern.
be more specific on the timetable, jesus boy
dying "one of those days" is inevitable...of course that could be in 10 seconds, 10 days, 10 years 100 years, etc.
I vote for option a.
sunny's right about phl17 and DWTS
the NFLN game against the Texans will be on that channel too
"@OGOchoCinco: @RealSkipBayless but since you got jokes ,if you look closely in the mirror you'll notice you and Judge Judy look like just alike #justsayin"
oh hell YES....
Quote
NEW YORK (AP) -- Look out, March Madness. Charles Barkley is coming.
CBS and Turner executives confirmed Tuesday that the brash Hall of Famer and other big names from TNT's NBA broadcasts would be part of their joint coverage of the NCAA tournament starting this season.
Expect Marv Albert to call some early round games and Barkley and Kenny Smith to offer analysis from the studio under the 14-year, $10.8 billion deal the two companies signed in April.
that is amazing news.
"Where the hell is Valparaiso?"
Wilbon is leaving the Washington Post, presumably for a gig as a houseboy at the McNabb mansion
he's the only sports writer that ever made me angry enough to send him a letter. but my whole opinion of him over the last 5 or 6 years has changed and now i think he's one of the more tolerable sports guys out there.
i shot the shtein with him for a few minutes at a tennis tournament a few years ago and he is a genuinely nice dude.
What did he say to get you all aroused?
I've always liked him and Kornheiser too. But I've noticed that he's become a shill for NBA players now. When the KG/Villanueva thing went down he pretty much called Charlie V a liar and sucked off KG.
lol so hes a shill for nba players but not for mcnabb?
From Phreak's view, who would qualify as a McNabb shill? Probably only Wilma.
Quote from: MDS on November 18, 2010, 05:40:29 PM
lol so hes a shill for nba players but not for mcnabb?
Oh he absolutely is.
do you guys fight over his cock or does wilma have a sign-up sheet?
wilbon used to be a GREAT sportswriter before he like many others started to go multimedia.....theres never been better reading anywhere than the washington post during its golden age
kornheiser
leonard shapiro
wilbon
david aldrige
leonard shapiro
john feinstein
ja adande
norman chad
tom boswell
and all those people werent at one time or another writing in the sports section but all at the SAME TIME....just incredible
thats a lot of jews
also there were 2 leonard shapiros?
Hahahaha.
Houston is getting their own Comcast SportsNet in 2 years for the Astros and Rockets. FOX Sports Houston will basically be stuck with the Rangers, college football and rodeos and whatever other crap you guys watch down there...
How about Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia gets on DIRECTV.
Whats up with that, Ed?
aww Jay misses Dei and Leslie getting older and uglier
Other than Eagles PGL and maybe Phillies PGL, you aren't really missing anything. Well there's Amy Fadool to stare at, but she's dumb as ish...
I like sportsrise and sportsnite
you really stare at amy fadool?....shes about as ho hum as it gets...not ugly but she should never be stared at or pointed out as being hot
Quote from: SD on November 19, 2010, 06:16:17 PM
I like sportsrise and sportsnite
the whole station is money....the throwback shtein they do is awesome
Amy Fadool looks like Sweet D if she gained 15 lbs.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 19, 2010, 05:37:27 PM
How about Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia gets on DIRECTV.
Whats up with that, Ed?
if im somehow still here and dont get that station ima kill J
whos sweet d?
(http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kpogi2d2rW1qzjiplo1_r1_500.jpg)
It's always sunny in Souderton
The Parcells bio on NFLN was great.
Edit - forgot to add the anecdote in there about the homeless guy he met in Miami.
A guy selling newspapers alongside the road strikes up a friendship with Parcells. The homeless newspaper guy is an Eagles fan and tells Parcells how much he loves Andy Reid but "tell him to draft a farging wide receiver". So Parcells actually tells Andy about this guy. Reid sent him a shirt and a hat and asks Parcells how he is doing each time they talk.
Parcells helped the guy get a job and back on his feet.
thats awesome...i just put it in my dvr cue
Holy shtein, when did Verne Lundquist turn into Jabba the Hut?
i dont know but hes a fabulous announcer....the best football pbp guy right now college or pro
al michaels says hi
al michaels is just awful...he used to be decent about 10 years ago...but hes completely lost it in the last several years
He's not bad. He just lets it ooze into the tone of his broadcasts which team he has money on.
not even close, junior
him and collinsworth are far and away the best team and its not a debate
scully- baseball
michaels- nfl
verne- college fb
gus- college hoops
marv- nba
Quote from: FastFreddie on November 26, 2010, 02:38:37 PM
Holy shtein, when did Verne Lundquist turn into Jabba the Hut?
:-D
SD is at 97.5 sending out mass texts calling everyone a jackwad
Quote from: Munson on November 29, 2010, 03:35:31 PM
SD is at 97.5 sending out mass texts calling everyone a jackwad
haaa, that was awesome.
haha not me, I got it too. I loved the 'we got hacked' message as an explanation.
i can see a few sound off calls bringing that up.
"@Jeff_McLane: Really odd seeing Joe Theismann, here bc NFL Network is doing Thursday's game, wearing an Birds jacket."
New ESPN Sunday Night Baseball team: Dan Shulman, Orel Hershiser and Bobby Valentine
Apparently Phil Jasner IS in hospice care right now.
Quote from: FastFreddie on December 02, 2010, 09:28:37 AM
New ESPN Sunday Night Baseball team: Dan Shulman, Orel Hershiser and Bobby Valentine
Shulman :yay
Hershiser :yay
Valentine :boo :boo :boo
Sutcliffe would be much better.
What's wrong with Jasner?
Besides being a Jew and a Temple alumnus, I think he's also sick.
Cancer, he was in remission, but last time i saw him he looked really bad.
Holy farg Theisman was bad last night, guy made a career out of a bone breaking.
no more Vai and Gonzo show. Not sure if they just found out or what, weird ending of the show
Gonzo and Vai breaking up
Friday was the finale for the 97.5 the Fanatic show hosted by NBC10's Vai Sikahema and The Inquirer's John Gonzalez.
Fanatic program director Matt Nahigian says the two were just too busy.
He said he was talking to them about other shows, but not together.
Sal Paolantonio and Harry Mays will work the 10 a.m.-to-noon shift this month, "hammering football," Nahigian said.
sucks for SD
I blame SD
that goes without saying
That show was unlistenable anyway, farg em both.
Vai & Gonzo weren't pulling in the ratings (bottom line). Been hearing the rumblings over the past month, but didn't know today was the last show until 5 minutes before they announced it. Supposedly Sal Pal rates extremely well. I'm done interning there in a few weeks. I'd like to get involved with radio but you have to work your way up from intern, to low level producer, to producer, to host etc. I just don't have the time or money to invest in working my way up the ladder.
is there a more unfunny douche than gonzo
TODD
I wonder what stories Sal Pal will make up on air?
Yes yes hello justin. What do you want
Phil Jasner passed away tonight from cancer. He was in a hospice.
where are you getting your info from?
Quote from: MDS on December 03, 2010, 06:15:47 PM
Yes yes hello justin. What do you want
You, in my bedroom, wrapped in roses
Bill Conlin, HOF Writer
wilbons last column.....
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For Michael Wilbon, a fond farewell to The Post
By Michael Wilbon
Tuesday, December 7, 2010; 12:05 AM
This is the first column I ever dreaded writing, the only time I can recall experiencing that thing known as writer's block. It's my last column for The Washington Post, 20-some years after my first one and 311/2 years after I walked in the door as a summer intern. It's not Shirley Povich's 75 years but I hung around long enough to think it might last forever.
Sadly and of my own doing, I've come to that part in the program where it's time to say goodbye, where I need to tell readers, editors, colleagues, even some of the people I've covered over the years just how enormously grateful I am for their helping me have the greatest adventure imaginable.
I remember thinking in the summer of 1980, after graduating from college and coming back to Washington for a second summer, that it would be a successful career if I got to have a byline from each of the major sporting events once in my life. It never dawned on me I'd wind up covering nine Olympic Games for The Post, or more than 20 Super Bowls, more than 20 Final Fours, more than 20 NBA Finals, or more importantly evolve to the point where the editors of this newspaper would trust me to lead the daily discussion about the news of the day and the changing cultural landscape as it all related to sports.
I never woke up a single day in those 30 years hesitant to go to work, whether I was reporting on something as surprising as Virginia's top-ranked basketball team losing to Chaminade in Honolulu; as terrifying as Mike Tyson biting off a piece of Evander Holyfield's ear 30 feet in front of me; as historically significant as John Thompson navigating a Georgetown basketball program through the hostility of a sports world not yet comfortable with a black coach; as locally galvanizing as the taterskins winning a Super Bowl; as personally rewarding as being front and center to see David Robinson and Grant Hill and Byron Leftwich grow from boys to men; as selfless as Gary Williams leaving a perfectly good basketball program at Ohio State to come and save his alma mater; or as tragic as the death of young Len Bias.
There's no "favorite" or "best" interview, no "greatest" game because there were simply too many, thousands of each, over the years. But there is a favorite moment: Aboriginal hero Cathy Freeman winning track and field gold in the Sydney Olympics in 2000, leaving me to write through tears the only time in my career.
There is a favorite athlete: Michael Jordan, because he had and continues to have the greatest impact on the culture of sports since Ali and because, as Scott Turow wrote, "Michael Jordan played basketball better than anyone else in the world does anything else."
There is a biggest influence outside the profession: Coach John Thompson, whose 2 a.m. return phone calls would often begin with, "You want to sleep or you want a scoop?" and evolve into 90-minute conversations that usually had nothing to do with the Hoyas but everything to do with what was right or wrong with the world.
And most definitely there was and is a most important story in my career: the death of Bias, a young man with godly physical talents who was so much more than a headline to me because I covered just about every game he played his first two years at the University of Maryland. My friend Jay Bilas observed a few years ago that those of us of a certain age mark time with Bias's death the way the generation older than us does with the death of John F. Kennedy - and Bilas wasn't exaggerating.
The vast majority of my time at The Post has been anything but sad. I arrived at the paper close enough to the end of Watergate that Robert Redford was still occasionally popping into the newsroom to visit Bob Woodward, the man he portrayed in "All The President's Men." As difficult as it is for me to accept the notion that I became a colleague of the world's best reporter, it's nothing compared with the complete awe, even 30 years later, I still feel whenever I'm in the company of Ben Bradlee, even if it's just seeing him in the elevator.
Everything I have now professionally I owe to The Washington Post, specifically to George Solomon, my sports editor of a quarter century, for taking a chance on a 20-year-old kid, to Don Graham and Len Downie for allowing me the freedom to go anywhere and write about anything and anybody, especially for giving me the green light to do television at a time when TV and the Internet had newspapers pinned on the ropes while landing one haymaker after another.
I can only hope, as I leave for my own personal gain with a full-time career with ESPN, that the men who shepherded my career don't regret granting all those opportunities over the years. So many of us used The Post sports department as a launching pad to fame and (in some cases) fortune. Long before ESPN unleashed "Pardon the Interruption" on the world, Tony Kornheiser and I did pretty much the same thing on the fifth floor of the newsroom.
We also owe - let me speak for myself: I certainly owe - the people who indulged us over the years: our readers. No big city daily newspaper in America has an audience as educated, as diverse and as literate as The Post. And for those of us who care less about who was moving from guard to tackle and more about the significant issues of the day, whether it pertained to eligibility or race or performance enhancing drugs, it opened up grand possibilities for assignments, for pursuing fascinating stories that appealed to the widest audiences. Few newspapers had the means or the interest in sending a young columnist to Shoal Creek, Alabama, for several days to write about the difference between an exclusive country club and the local municipal track where the descendants of slaves and slave owners found themselves, willingly, to play in the same foursome.
I don't recall ever being told "no" if I wanted to write about something, even when it had little to do with sports. Probably my favorite enterprise assignment, one I viewed skeptically in the beginning, was going with Dave Sheinin to Los Angeles during the riots in the aftermath of the Rodney King drama in 1992 to try to find out whether there was any correlation between the decrease in funding for community programs related to sports and recreation and the increase in gang-related activity in the city.
Oh, yes there was a correlation. Kids who wanted to be running backs, center fielders, sweepers and shooting guards had become, largely through civic neglect, gang leaders. There was nothing quite like being invited one night to the Hollywood Hills home of the one and only Jim Brown to join members of the Crips and Bloods who had accepted his invitation to stop the violence for at least one night to talk about their differences.
Don't get me wrong; I loved covering some of the greatest events of the end of the 20th century, like the game where Cal Ripken broke Lou Gehrig's streak for consecutive games played. But the stories like the one in Los Angeles were the ones that separated The Washington Post from 99 percent of daily newspapers, and those issues were the ones that began to reshape the discussion of sports in America, the ones that led people to look to columnists essentially as discussion leaders. The complex stories, the ones that made people examine their own values and beliefs, were so far removed from box scores and game analysis, but they now drive viewership and readership.
George Solomon, Len Shapiro and Sandy Bailey were the most influential editors in my life and could see so much of this coming. That they allowed me to be the junior member of a columnist lineup featuring Tom Boswell, Andy Beyer and Tony Kornheiser starting in 1990 was beyond my dreams. My very first "audition" column came before that in 1988 and was about Jimmy "The Greek" and some controversial remarks he'd made after lunch in downtown D.C. (at Duke Zeibert's for those of you of a certain age) that got him fired and truly kicked off the discussion of language, stereotypes and race in sports. Sally Jenkins, Tracee Hamilton, Mike Wise and Boswell will write, as they always do, with such passion and insight and grace that many of you might not have noticed for months I was gone. Still, knowing that I'll no longer have those kinds of discussions in this newspaper, from the frivolous to the serious, will be far more traumatic to me, I suspect, than to you.
The past 20 years, I've had the best job in America. My only regrets are that my father, who taught me the art of making a good case from the time I was 7 or 8 years old, died just before I became a columnist, and that my son Matthew, 21/2 years old, will never truly know what his old man did for a living most of his adult life. Everything else - all 30 years of it, thank you - was candy sweet.
im surprised he didnt thank jesse jackson for giving him 20 years worth of talking points
Had no idea he was leaving. Is he making a bigger push into television or is there some behind the scenes drama going on at the post? Or is McNabb's performance so painful to watch that he'd rather quit his job than be forced to watch and write about it every week
goin to espn full time
bill simmons is in my building tomorrow.
And you came back in time to tell us?
yes?
Thanks for the heads up :yay
if you could do me a huge favor and tell him to stop recording 1 hour podcasts about real world/road rules and other awful reality shows aimed at 12 year old girls. please.
the godfather flew into philly for jasners funeral
pretty cool
so youre telling me somewhere out there allen iverson is wearing a yamaka
No he means Sammy D flew in.
Samuel, not AI, is igy's godfather
that is the worst nickname ive ever heard
its so awesome because he gave it to himself....otherwise it would be just meh
NM
Solid post!
is there anything more sickening than this huge espn push to create a knicks celtics rivalry...and even worse than that is the revisionist history they have been pushing that says the knicks and celtics used to have a huge rivalry when in fact at no point ever in nba history were the knicks and celtics rivals at all...its like they want the nba version of yanks sox and will do anything to create it....it makes me so farging mad
paul pierce put it to sleep pretty well
so did mark jackson but espn wont stop...top ten all time celtic knick moments....are effin kidding me?
even this top 10 list they're doing now is awful..none of these clips really ever stuck out in my mind
nothing was worse than them airing 20 minutes of a 5 hour old favre presser and not run with the breaking cliff lee news on monday night
can we keep cliff lee out of just one farging thread please??
nope
you're all dicks
yep
Quote from: Die-Hard on December 15, 2010, 06:56:09 PM
can we keep cliff lee out of just one farging thread please??
cliff lee or no cliff lee the mets season wasnt making it past passover
im not sure what there is to be angry about unless it physically pains you to see philadelphia teams do well which would make 0 sense
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 15, 2010, 06:49:29 PM
is there anything more sickening than this huge espn push to create a knicks celtics rivalry...and even worse than that is the revisionist history they have been pushing that says the knicks and celtics used to have a huge rivalry when in fact at no point ever in nba history were the knicks and celtics rivals at all...its like they want the nba version of yanks sox and will do anything to create it....it makes me so farging mad
They had a farging countdown clock going for the game!
Cliff Lee.
Who is Cliff Lee? Was he a Met or something?
Go Celtics
No Cliff Lee? Cliff Lee is god! God is good! God is great! You will worship our god! You will be thankful for our god!
Oh, and farg the Mets and farg the Knicks and farg the Yankees and farg the Cowboys and......................
the Lakers. farg the Lakers.
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/skiing/news/story?id=5932586
holy shtein she's hot.
Hahahahha
"@RealSkipBayless: Rebecca Lobo says she could beat me 1 on 1 wearing high heels. Ask Nancy Lieberman if that's true. Used to play Lady Magic a lot 1 on 1."
Quote from: Rome on December 18, 2010, 08:51:56 AM
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/skiing/news/story?id=5932586
holy shtein she's hot.
that video was useless without her re-enacting the leg crossing scene
hey Feva, smack some people around
Ron Franklin called Jeannine Edwards "sweetcakes" and "a**hole" (http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/franklin-to-female-espner-sweetcakes-a-hole-29388) (and did it too close to the Fiesta Bowl to allow ESPN to pull him off PBP)
then today, Schefter and Hannah Storm high-fived Mangini's firing (http://youtube.com/watch?v=GiGPNs80v88)
mangini's a douchebag. why wouldn't they high five that?
and lolol at the sweetcakes comment. that's great.
Quote from: Rome on December 18, 2010, 08:51:56 AM
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/skiing/news/story?id=5932586
holy shtein she's hot.
Great legs? - Yes.
"holy shtein, she's hot" - No.
Not hot??
Hot, sure. "Holy shtein" hot, no.
^^^
mayock is doing color for seattle new orleans
the rose bowl was the highest rated non nfl program ever on cable and even including nfl it was the third highest rated behind 2009 pack vikings and patriots saints november 09
caps pens was the highest rated regular season nhl game since 1975 (flyes rangers game)
btw flyers - boston was the lowest rated winter classic
Who farging cares about Boston.
Speaking of which, the NHL is pushing the Winter Classic to be played at the Linc. IN
i dont think anyone cares about any team in the nhl...its all about stars and neither the flyers or boston have any...really no one should care about buffalo or pittsburgh and even that beat flyers boston...obviously because of crosby
doesnt the nhl decide where the winter classic is played...who are they pushing?
Flyers/Rangers at the Linc
There was talk of Minnesota wanting to host, and the NHL said no because who gives a farg about Minnesota. They're about as bland as you can get. The Blackhawks will get another shot, but this time at Soldier Field i'd think. The NHL prefers NFL Stadiums.
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on January 04, 2011, 01:41:26 PM
Speaking of which, the NHL is pushing the Winter Classic to be played at the Linc. IN
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 04, 2011, 02:10:50 PM
doesnt the nhl decide where the winter classic is played...who are they pushing?
pretty sure the NHL doesn't have free reign over a NFL stadium and must grease the right wheels to lock it in
I'm assuming that their desire to have one at the Linc is more based on all the "green" shtein than the fact that the Flyers are pretty good.
Quote from: FastFreddie on January 04, 2011, 02:16:54 PM
pretty sure the NHL doesn't have free reign over a NFL stadium and must grease the right wheels to lock it in
lol...obviously they have to get permission to use the stadium....they arent just gonna show up unannounced and airlift a hockey rink into the linc
but there isnt a franchise or stadium anywhere that wouldnt work it out to host this game
if the nhl's intention is to have it at the linc then it will happen
Don't know, It could be another reason for Joey B and Lurie to show off their Green Initiative.
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on January 04, 2011, 02:24:42 PM
Don't know, It could be another reason for Joey B and Lurie to show off their Green Initiative.
Quote from: FastFreddie on January 04, 2011, 02:16:54 PM
I'm assuming that their desire to have one at the Linc is more based on all the "green" shtein than the fact that the Flyers are pretty good.
Thanks for the input, Doc Brown.
I dont read your posts stupid
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on January 04, 2011, 02:41:27 PM
You are ignoring this user. Show me the post. (http://www.concreteanus.info/forum/index.php?anusfacemcgee)
ha
BURN
I guess the league realized if they can play in 50 and rainy, they can play anywhere. Rangers/Flyers would be a great game to see. One other rumor was Detroit at Colorado, which would be pretty cool. Too bad its not the 90's when those teams hated eachother.
hey sweet baby, i just got fired from espn
one of the Boston Herald's long-time sports columnists announced he was gay via today's article (http://bostonherald.com/sports/columnists/view/20110106welcome_to_my_coming-out_party/)
well alrighty then
He's a douche, but his show is really growing on me:
GottliebShow
Chizik said G-d was with them, oh, well, ok, now I know, guess that stunk for Oregon to try and overcome.
The fargin feds shut down atdhe.net (http://atdhe.net/) and channelsurfing.net (http://channelsurfing.net/)
atdhe is back up at http://atdhenet.tv/ though
glad the department of homeland security is keeping us safe from the terrorists broadcasting out-of-market sports
LMAO, i heard they were shut down, didn't realize this was the latest sting. What a bunch of farg tards
Cool, I guess?
QuoteFlyers broadcaster Jim Jackson will be making his NBC debut on Sunday, calling Washington and Buffalo in one of the networks' four regional telecasts as part of Hockey Day in America. Sunday is NBC's first collaboration project with Versus and Comcast SportsNet as a joint venture since their Jan. 28 merger.
simmons is starting his own website and is bringing a whole bunch of writers on with him
i have not been called as of yet
Email him multiple times a day. Say you love the Celtics but also would like some Clips tickets from time to time. Lock it up.
i absolutely despise jim jackson...not nearly on a wheels level but he really gets on my nerves
I used to like Jackson when he would do some shifts on WIP.
in terms of insufferable homers hes actually below zumoff, but zumoff is such a great announcer it really doesnt matter
i cant imagine how awful it is listening to him and coatsey
Jackson's a homer but he's got a decent voice for hockey.
Wheels just sounds annoying no matter what he's saying.
So the past couple of nights i have been on the road more in the evenings, who the hell is Tom Byrne on 97.5? This guy is easily the most misinformed talk show host I have ever listened to. Give him 30 minutes and you'll see just how fueled by here-say this guy is, he gets called out 2 or three times an hour.
Quote from: charlie on February 23, 2011, 09:57:08 AM
So the past couple of nights i have been on the road more in the evenings, who the hell is Tom Byrne on 97.5? This guy is easily the most misinformed talk show host I have ever listened to. Give him 30 minutes and you'll see just how fueled by here-say this guy is, he gets called out 2 or three times an hour.
He's a big college football fan (Notre Dame). I like TB, used to intern for him and got to know him pretty well. He knows his stuff. I don't think he's misinformed at all but maybe I missed it. What is he misinformed about?
Mostly baseball... but a lot of his rants make no sense... and he realizes it too once he talks himself in the corner.
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/02/howard_bryant_writer_for_espn.html (http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/02/howard_bryant_writer_for_espn.html)
Quote
Kirk Herbstreit and his family moved out of central Ohio yesterday, a change that the ESPN college football analyst said he had pondered for three years. Herbstreit said the move to Nashville, Tenn., was because of the constant criticism he has received from a vocal minority of Ohio State fans who don't understand that his job at the network demands objectivity and fairness.
"Nobody loves Ohio State more than me," said Herbstreit, a former Buckeyes quarterback. "I still have a picture of Woody Hayes and my dad (Jim, a former OSU player) in my office, and nobody will do more than I do for the university behind the scenes. But I've got a job to do, and I'm going to continue to be fair and objective. To continue to have to defend myself and my family in regards to my love and devotion to Ohio State is unfair."
Herbstreit said he and his wife, Allison, visited several cities before deciding on Nashville. He will continue to do his Monday radio show on WBNS-FM (97.1) in the fall.
"From a sports perspective, this is rough," he said. "I love Ohio State. Love the Blue Jackets. Love the Reds. Those are my hobbies. I don't like moving. I love living here. I don't want to leave. But I just can't do this anymore. I really can't keep going like this.
"Eighty to ninety percent of the Ohio State fans are great. It's the vocal minority that make it rough. They probably represent only 5 to 10 percent of the fan base, but they are relentless."
what a Hoyda
either deal with idiots on the street saying you suck or stop cashing your six figure tv checks, pretty boy
The real problems here are that Ohio State girls are ugly and fat and a buckeye is a nut.
Why did they save him? (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=6209508)
because hes the best analyst in the sport
Gus Johnson signature calls (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/14/sports/basketball/2011-johnson-videos.html?ref=ncaabasketball)
Awesome.
Your signature calls are pretty awesome too. Except they cost you $3.99/minute.
I guess this thread works for this.
Saw last night that the first 15 episodes of 30 for 30 are now available in a box set. Also watched the Fab Five doc again and it's insane how much they impacted not only college ball but our culture in general. But I think that they left a lot of C-Webb's dirt under the rug though. Jalen was the only one who was relatively upfront about it. Still though, it was fairly well done. And even after watching it a 2nd time, I still don't understand why everyone got so worked up about Rose's Duke/Grant Hill comments. The guy could not have been any more clear that he was speaking in the context of how he felt at the time......as a 18 year old kid from Detroit.
the fact that he supposedly felt that way at the time must have been a talking point put out by someone because its been rammed into the ground non stop and it completely whiffs
first you thing you must know about all this is that jalen rose is the executive producer of the documentary...thats key
hes a smart guy...yeah he might have felt this way 20 years ago and maybe he still does...but he had plenty of time to measure his (recorded) words...words that could have been edited even...and yet he intentionally chose to use an incredibly offensive term to describe ALL black duke basketball players...
there were dozens of different ways he could have worded his hatred of duke at the time...he went with the most despicable way possible by using a word that is much more offensive to blacks than the n bomb....so while he might have hated duke when he was 18 he was 40 when he used the words he did....he knew what he was doing and got his intended result
its amazing how many people think the words he said were on tape from back then or something
he could have used different words, yes. but he was describing his mindset at the time. i don't think he ever said that this is how he still feels.
Quote from: SunMo on April 04, 2011, 03:41:28 PM
he could have used different words, yes. but he was describing his mindset at the time. i don't think he ever said that this is how he still feels.
That's my point. Since the doc came out, he's gone out of his way to not only say that he doesn't feel that way today, but that he wants the same life for his kids that guys like Grant Hill had growing up.
And sure, he could have worded it differently and maybe more "delicately", but farg that......it was a documentary, not some after school special. So I want to know exactly what he thought and felt at the time. I'm surprised that igy of all people wouldn't want a documentary to be as real as possible.
there were 1000 different words he could have used to described how he felt at the time...he used by far the most offensive he could have for the shock value...like i said he got exactly what he wanted out of all this...which is free promotion for a product of which he was the excecutive producer of
how he felt at the time is completely irrelevant in the discussion....if in the documentary there was a video clip from 1992 of jalen rose saying he hated duke and all their uncle tom negros then this wouldnt be a story
but it wasnt....it was a 40 year old jalen rose using those words in a scripted premeditated piece...you wanna use those words by all means you have that right...but then dont act surprised when it offends
also lost in all of this is how the fab five did dick for the culture of college hoops
say hello to hoya paranoia and the runnin rebs. farging john thompson runnin a bunch of corner boys in upper class white dc school + ghetto ass thugs from unlv dominating the country >>>>> jalen rose and his soft ass loser squad that never won anything
on top of that jimmy king, who is from plano, a rich white suburb of dallas, is running his mouth about the uncle tom stuff. what a joke of a human being. rose grew up in the hood, he was ignorant at the time for a reason. but king? bullshtein.
none of them were hood except jalen
and yeah lots of revisionist history regarding the cultural impact of the fab five...but thats what documentaries do...comes with the territory
as for on the court they never even won a conference title...in fact one year they finished 5th in a not great big ten
c webb was about to go to duke, too
i mean the doc was well done but it was so incredibly one-sided. and somehow that got lost in all the build up was an espn employee putting together a show for espn about himself and his buddies. ummmm yea watch fox news much?
yeah basically
Someone please pull the plug on Rick Reilly. Please!
Yo Feva - can you drop a camera on his face next time he's in Bristol?
it was such a FU to sports illustrated signing by espn. no chance they re-up with him next round.
lol why do people hate him so much
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 11, 2011, 09:38:15 AM
lol why do people hate him so much
His Homecoming shows are pretty cheesy, but other than that, I don't get the hate either. He's middle of the road to me. Not great, not terrible. Just kind of meh.
hes a hack
on a number of occasions hes written re-written one of his columns and tried to pass to off as new.
he makes more 300000x more money than the average sports writer and works 3000000x less hard.
how hard it is? ooo cancer kid still plays little league. bla bla bla let me go play 18 at riviera.
I think it's the cult of personality that attends him. He's not a sportswriter...he's Rick Reilly.
And that just turns a lot of people into haters
rumor going around is mike mayock will replace theismann and millen on nfl networks games
and thank god
Jesus Christ has John Smallwood always been this huge? On the old DNL sets behind the desk he always looked a little chubby or chunky....but he looks morbidly obese on the new set where you can see his whole body.
Quote from: MDS on April 13, 2011, 04:59:27 PM
rumor going around is mike mayock will replace theismann and millen on nfl networks games
and thank god
shtein, he looks like he could be Goodell's son or brother.
(http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-falcons-blog/files/2010/03/Mike-Mayock-300x225.jpg)
I'd take Wheels over Theismann.
I'm pretty sure I would prefer harsh static squealing out of my TV speakers during the game than listen to those two again. NFLN did the impossible and found a worse booth guy than Theismann, and then for extra shteins and giggles they paired him with Theismann. I have to admit that there is some entertainment quality in witnessing a horrible train wreck, but that's about all they deliver. They manage to make the preseason ETN coverage with Herm Edwards sound professional.
NFLN really did do the impossible if they were able to pair Thiesmann with Thiesmann. bastiches are breaking cloning laws just to make thursday night games unbearable.
Quote from: QB Eagles on April 13, 2011, 07:45:16 PM
I'm pretty sure I would prefer harsh static squealing out of my TV speakers during the game than listen to those two again. NFLN did the impossible and found a worse booth guy than Theismann, and then for extra shteins and giggles they paired him with Theismann. I have to admit that there is some entertainment quality in witnessing a horrible train wreck, but that's about all they deliver. They manage to make the preseason ETN coverage with Herm Edwards sound professional.
herm and hugh douglas are the worst ive ever heard...i mean worse than any espnu field hockey broadcast....difference is the other guys are doing a regular season game of
the week broadcast on a station named after the league itself so you expect way more....but they are one million times better than H&H
I believe Smallwood has been fighting severe health problems lately which may explain his weight gain.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 13, 2011, 09:34:18 PM
I believe Smallwood has been fighting severe health problems lately which may explain his weight gain.
It's probably the other way around.
QuoteGonzoSpread your wings and fly, boo birds
Posted: 04/17/2011 8:09 PM
By John Gonzalez
Inquirer Columnist
A segment of the local media doesn't think much of you. It's true. There's a faction that believes fan is a dirty word. That's what all the recent debate over etiquette really means, though many of my contemporaries would never admit it.
No, they like to polish their criticism and package it as free advice - a present from them to you about how to act in certain situations. They're absolutely certain they know how to comport themselves - but they don't believe you do, so they're happy to explain it for your edification. You're evidently simple and could use the help. Take notes and follow their rules, and maybe they'll admit you to their fan finishing school.
At least Howard Eskin has the guts to cut the pretense and call you nitwits and dopes.
Over the last few weeks, there have been quite a few words written about booing - when you can and can't do it and whether you need to be provided with express, written consent beforehand. Judging by all the space dedicated to your unthinkable, inexcusable, oh-so-naughty behavior - tsk, tsk - I suspect some of the local scribblers would like to smack you with a misconduct penalty and put you in the fan penalty box for an indefinite period.
Let's review: After Cole Hamels had a poor first outing of the season, a story was published bemoaning those who booed the performance. When the Flyers failed to score against the Sabres and lost Game 1 of their playoff series, a piece was published that questioned the fan reaction by repeating one simple question: "Why boo?" And, not to be left out, former governor turned columnist Ed Rendell crafted a handy guide that outlines when it's appropriate to boo and when you should stay quiet. (Expect a pocket-size travel version to hit newsstands any day now. You might want to buy in bulk and hand them out as gifts around the holidays.)
Oh, and Greg Dobbs got booed over the weekend, too. That should occupy us for at least a week.
It should be noted that I like and respect the people who wrote those stories, even though the former governor called me a contrarian. (That's ridiculous. I look forward to arguing that point with him.) But I bristle when media members - and it isn't just the print guys; TV reporters and radio hosts do it all the time - tell the general public how to act. It can come off as though they think they're better or smarter than the average person.
That's part of the problem. Many media types I know hold the fans in contempt. It's sad when, say, a cheese-heavy local baseball blogger thinks he knows it all but fails to see himself for what he is: a glorified stenographer with a bloated ego and a sweet gig. It's the misguided elitism that rankles. Reporters don't consume sports the same way fans do, and few of them have made much of an effort to understand your perspective.
What the finger-waggers too often fail to grasp is that not all boos are equal. Among many others, there's the we-hate-you boo, which is very different from the that-was-a-poor-performance boo (lobbed at Hamels) or the we're-frustrated-at-the-
moment boo (directed at the Flyers in Game 1). The first boo is venomous and lasting and usually reserved for vile enemies of the state - or New Yorkers. The second and third boos are visceral and fleeting. They're ways to think out loud and vent in real time. They aren't big deals, and you don't deserve to be put in a timeout or sent to bed without supper whenever you employ them.
So boo if that's your thing. Boo individual performances and underperforming players. Boo disappointing team efforts and lackluster seasons. Boo writers and TV talking heads and radio personalities. Boo friends and family. Heck, boo me (though you probably don't need any added encouragement on that front). Boo whomever you like. Or don't. It's up to you. Just don't let anyone dictate the terms of your passion. They aren't you, and they shouldn't pretend that they always know what's right.
One last point: Context is important. Let's not forget where all this supposedly unsavory conduct occurs. We don't live in St. Paul, Minn., or St. Louis. The fans there are Stepford automatons, blinking and cheering and slobbering on cue. It's frightening.
Many of the people here take pride in being the opposite of the typical mindless water-and-sprout mutants filling seats in stadiums across the country. Philadelphians have long seen themselves as open, honest brokers - fans who will tell you exactly what they're thinking instead of what you might want to hear. There's no expectation of unwarranted and reflexive support. There's no phony posturing. There's no pretending. The players might not always like it, but they know the deal - and they don't need to be protected by the mind-your-manners mob [\quote]
Gonzo dead on point.
^^^^^^^ This.
Rhea Hughes was hired by CSN to be the full-time host of their online 12:30 weekday show and is now considered an "insider" along with Frank, Panaccio, Lynam, Salisbury and Didinger
Is she still with WIP?
And what exactly is she an insider of? What is her expertise?
And apparently the Gonzo piece was directed mainly at Murphy and his High Cheese blog because Murphy tweeted some crap earlier too
I wonder what CSN higher up she let insider to get that job.
hiyyyooo
Oh shtein
back and forth between Gonzo and Murphy
Down goes Murphy!
QuoteJohn Gonzalez
There's the failure of your career, @highcheese – the fact that, despite being a beat writer, you've never broken a story. (Does your check direct deposit into Zolecki's account?)
QuoteJohn Gonzalez
And there's that time you failed to get a local female sportscaster to go home with you. You remember....
...she kicked you out of the cab and left you standing with your shriveled dick in hand.
But, hey, I didn't make it on the radio. So score that one for you.
Haha goddamn, these dudes don't like each other very much eh?
QuoteDavid Murphy
I'd like to apologize for my earlier Tweet. It was immature of me to mock a guy who has made it clear that he does not expect, nor even desire, to be taken seriously. Rather than accept him for who he is -- an irrelevant voice whose column shares space with the daily sports cartoon -- I made the mistake of taking the easy way out and focusing on his various professional inadequacies. I should have just said this: We are in the business of fairness, and it doesn't get more unfair than publicly accusing a writer of having contempt for his readership. Unlike the Lorax, I do not believe a fan base to be a homogenous group of people whose thinking and behavior can be neatly generalized for the express purpose of writing a simpleton column. I believe the majority of fans are rational individuals with a beautifully irrational love for their teams, people who have the ability to process critical thoughts on their own, people who do not need to be told how to feel by a columnist who has a latent inferiority complex and an eighth-grader's grasp of the English language. The only people for whom I hold contempt are hack wannabe writers who invent stories for the express purpose of taking a pandering viewpoint. Please accept this apology. <br/>
I like Murphy for no other real reason than I enjoy when he's on DNL
yikes
keep in mind the dn and inqy are owned by the same companies. the papers are like down here and, while each one talks shtein on the other at times, im pretty sure heads would roll at the corporate if anyone ever went public with the bullshtein.
just not professional or smart...its like teammates blasting teammates and it detracts from what youre covering, as you and your name calling are now the story. were never supposed to become the story. but i guess you gotta do what you gotta do to sell papers and thats what gonzo is doing. fonzie should know better.
It's interesting to say the least.
I side with Gonzo here, at least in his column. I don't know what Murphy said about the booing but him and Gelb have always struck me as smartasses.
Even Dan Gross is taking shots now
gelb i think is pretty good
the smug part you might be getting, and i hate to sound bitter over this, but both of those guys didnt do much of in the way of working themselves up in the business. no stops in brownsville. no multi-year stints on the copy desk and prep beats. both pretty much stepped in and started covering the phillies. usually in this line of work you got to put your time in either smaller towns or on the lower rung stuff of the big shops before an opening arrives. some of us (that be me) probably arent good enough to get past that.
and again i really like the way gelb writes. his gamers arent so much about the game but about a key play or moment combined with offering insight to the locker room post game scene or something he saw on the field. i.e. something we cant pick up from watching on tv. murph is in depth as hell but he comes off as a giant smug dick and hasnt really broken anything which leads you to believe hes not a great reporter/great at dealing with people and cultivating sources. and on the other hand, he was right about gonzo--he doesnt take himself seriously and neither does anybody else. but, to a point, gonzos job is to get people talking. hes doing that, probably with encouragement from upstairs or in the least no one is telling him to stop.
theres been a movement in town to criticize booing lately...ever since hamels got booed coming off the field after his mets debacle...gargano talked about it all last week...its sickening
and how much would you pay for one shot at gonzo....got i would love to put that Hoyda to sleep
Was Gargano for or against the booing?
And did SunMo call WIP and admonish the booing supporters for being mean to his boy?
he was killing the fans for it
no, i realize it's pointless to try and convince the rockhead tough guys that just because cole has a funny voice and is from socal that he's not a Hoyda.
it's ok, i'll continue to support the only pitcher in 25 years to bring a title to the city...you and the other tough guys can show tough you are by booing him
"aww cuz you're killin' me! Ya don't boo a guy who was the world series em vee pee! You just don't do it!"
When did he turn softy?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 18, 2011, 12:30:20 AM
It's interesting to say the least.
I side with Gonzo here, at least in his column. I don't know what Murphy said about the booing but him and Gelb have always struck me as smartasses.
Even Dan Gross is taking shots now
Murphy didnt really say anything about the booing, he just said Gonzalez has no talent. Which he is right.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 18, 2011, 12:13:52 PM
"aww cuz you're killin' me! Ya don't boo a guy who was the world series em vee pee! You just don't do it!"
When did he turn softy?
its only with the phils....hes out of control with his over the top homerism of them right now...its just a phase hes going thru
he couldnt understand that when a pitcher gives up seven runs in three innings against your arch rival you priobably arent going to get cheered when you come out of the game...it was a reaction to the performance at that specific moment
guess what
i bet when nicole tosses a gem he gets cheered coming out of the game
who cares about any of this
cole hamels goes home to his money and fake boobed wife. hes fine.
Quote from: SunMo on April 18, 2011, 12:13:22 PM
he couldnt understand that when a pitcher gives up seven runs in three innings against your arch rival you priobably arent going to get cheered when you come out of the game...it was a reaction to the performance at that specific moment
guess what
i bet when nicole tosses a gem he gets cheered coming out of the game
I really don't understand why people see it in any way other than ^^this^^.
Hamels was amazing in 08 and led the team to the WFC. That's great and all, but it doesn't give him a free pass to play poorly and not get criticized for it. And it's not like the fans boo him harder than anyone else. There's no real Hamels hate going on in Philly and it's not like I read a lot of articles that are bashing him or hearing callers consistantly calling him out. I can all but assure you that if Hamels were more consistant that he'd catch a little less flack when he does have a bad start. But the truth is that you really don't know what you're going to get out of him from 1 start to the next. You know with Doc and Lee that you are going to get a solid performance 9 out of 10 times, but even in their bad start they still aren't going to get shelled very often. If Hamels wasn't so up and down I bet the fans would go a little easy on him on his off days.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on April 18, 2011, 01:17:54 PM
I really don't understand why people see it in any way other than ^^this^^.
Hamels was amazing in 08 and led the team to the WFC. That's great and all, but it doesn't give him a free pass to play poorly and not get criticized for it. And it's not like the fans boo him harder than anyone else. There's no real Hamels hate going on in Philly and it's not like I read a lot of articles that are bashing him or hearing callers consistantly calling him out. I can all but assure you that if Hamels were more consistant that he'd catch a little less flack when he does have a bad start. But the truth is that you really don't know what you're going to get out of him from 1 start to the next. You know with Doc and Lee that you are going to get a solid performance 9 out of 10 times, but even in their bad start they still aren't going to get shelled very often. If Hamels wasn't so up and down I bet the fans would go a little easy on him on his off days.
actually, it farging does give him that right....especially when it's his first farging game of the season.
that first line goes right to the unappreciatve cvnt bags that you are all being
yeah, that championship was nice and all.
he has no rights whatsoever....except the right to part his hair down the middle and feather it...and do embarrassing magazine shoots
if nicole is so tough then im sure a little booing after shteinting the bed against the mets wont hurt her
It was great. He was great. He's one of my guys. But if he plays like ass, he gets booed. Jimmy won an MVP. Choke has hit more hr's than anyone in baseball over the last 5 or 6 years. They get booed when they suck too. Too many people associate booing with hatred or something and that's not necessarily the case.
so by sunmos logic, everyone on the 08 team a lifetime free pass from everything.
i didnt know this was st louis
no, just NLCS and WS MVPs, but i get it. cole can win 15 starts in a row with 10 shutouts and it's fair to boo him on the 16th start if he gives up 3 runs.
btw, that's the mentality of the bandwagon cherry hill douchebag fans who started watching 2007, congrats on that.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on April 18, 2011, 01:17:54 PM
I really don't understand why people see it in any way other than ^^this^^.
Hamels was amazing in 08 and led the team to the WFC. That's great and all, but it doesn't give him a free pass to play poorly and not get criticized for it. And it's not like the fans boo him harder than anyone else. There's no real Hamels hate going on in Philly and it's not like I read a lot of articles that are bashing him or hearing callers consistantly calling him out. I can all but assure you that if Hamels were more consistant that he'd catch a little less flack when he does have a bad start. But the truth is that you really don't know what you're going to get out of him from 1 start to the next. You know with Doc and Lee that you are going to get a solid performance 9 out of 10 times, but even in their bad start they still aren't going to get shelled very often. If Hamels wasn't so up and down I bet the fans would go a little easy on him on his off days.
Take away both of their best years respectively (2008, WS MVP/Cy Young) You do realize that since and including the 2009 season, Hamels has (slightly) better numbers than Lee in most major categories? They really are not all that different.
I am not slighting either pitcher there. Just pointing out the borderline retarded perception generated by the boneheaded mcfaddens dwellers.
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 18, 2011, 01:39:39 PM
he has no rights whatsoever....except the right to part his hair down the middle and feather it...and do embarrassing magazine shoots
if nicole is so tough then im sure a little booing after shteinting the bed against the mets wont hurt her
Considering how he's pitched since, it probably hasn't.
Quote from: charlie on April 18, 2011, 01:50:16 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 18, 2011, 01:39:39 PM
he has no rights whatsoever....except the right to part his hair down the middle and feather it...and do embarrassing magazine shoots
if nicole is so tough then im sure a little booing after shteinting the bed against the mets wont hurt her
Considering how he's pitched since, it probably hasn't.
and it shouldnt...if you cant take a little booing after maybe the worst start of your career against the farging mets of all teams then you dont belong....but its not nicole complaining about it...its a small segment of fans and mostly parts of the media that are all bent out of shape about it...christ all mighty its philadelphia....
you dont want booing then be a fan of the devil rays....or christ even a great sports city like cleveland where the indians have gotten off to a great start have had SIX games already with an attendance of under 10,000
if you suck really bad in philadelphia they are most likely going to let you know...live with it or root for elsewhere
it should also be noted that nicole is not well liked for how good of a player he is so who the player is in this case factors in....but you simply cant come back from that magazine shoot he did...thats pretty much a print version of lindros bawling at the nhl awards banquet...its hard to ever fully come out of a hole like that....no one is rooting against him and if he plays well hes gonna get huge cheers but hes just not the kind of guy fans are ever going to warm up too and that will get him more boos than a lot of other players when he performs poorly
Quote from: charlie on April 18, 2011, 01:49:21 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on April 18, 2011, 01:17:54 PM
I really don't understand why people see it in any way other than ^^this^^.
Hamels was amazing in 08 and led the team to the WFC. That's great and all, but it doesn't give him a free pass to play poorly and not get criticized for it. And it's not like the fans boo him harder than anyone else. There's no real Hamels hate going on in Philly and it's not like I read a lot of articles that are bashing him or hearing callers consistantly calling him out. I can all but assure you that if Hamels were more consistant that he'd catch a little less flack when he does have a bad start. But the truth is that you really don't know what you're going to get out of him from 1 start to the next. You know with Doc and Lee that you are going to get a solid performance 9 out of 10 times, but even in their bad start they still aren't going to get shelled very often. If Hamels wasn't so up and down I bet the fans would go a little easy on him on his off days.
Take away both of their best years respectively (2008, WS MVP/Cy Young) You do realize that since and including the 2009 season, Hamels has (slightly) better numbers than Lee in most major categories? They really are not all that different.
I am not slighting either pitcher there. Just pointing out the borderline retarded perception generated by the boneheaded mcfaddens dwellers.
If Lee had more time in a Phillies uniform, I'd buy into what you're selling. But he had less than a half season in 09, a great postseason and then was gone all of 2010. I'm not going to compare his 2009 Cleveland and 2010 Seattle/Tex #'s simply for the fact that I don't care what he did with other teams. Not to mention that he's pitching in different types of ballparks, facing deeper AL lineups and with the exception of Tex, was playing for crappy teams.
The numbers may be similar, but pretty much anyone with a pulse knows there is a pretty serious difference between the 2. Maybe it's mental, maybe it's ability, maybe one just throws better stuff. Maybe it's all 3. But Hamels hasn't pitched consistently on the same level as Lee for any extended period of time.
SunMo's mistake in all this is taking the booing that Hamels got as some sort of "hate" for Hamels. The fans there weren't hating on Hamels, they were booing a poor performance and it was definately not a hate-filled boo....it was more of a "Dude what the hell you're better than this garbage" boo
Philly fans are smart and they don't boo just to boo (well, most of the time)
Quote from: Sgt PSN on April 18, 2011, 02:51:21 PM
Quote from: charlie on April 18, 2011, 01:49:21 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on April 18, 2011, 01:17:54 PM
I really don't understand why people see it in any way other than ^^this^^.
Hamels was amazing in 08 and led the team to the WFC. That's great and all, but it doesn't give him a free pass to play poorly and not get criticized for it. And it's not like the fans boo him harder than anyone else. There's no real Hamels hate going on in Philly and it's not like I read a lot of articles that are bashing him or hearing callers consistantly calling him out. I can all but assure you that if Hamels were more consistant that he'd catch a little less flack when he does have a bad start. But the truth is that you really don't know what you're going to get out of him from 1 start to the next. You know with Doc and Lee that you are going to get a solid performance 9 out of 10 times, but even in their bad start they still aren't going to get shelled very often. If Hamels wasn't so up and down I bet the fans would go a little easy on him on his off days.
Take away both of their best years respectively (2008, WS MVP/Cy Young) You do realize that since and including the 2009 season, Hamels has (slightly) better numbers than Lee in most major categories? They really are not all that different.
I am not slighting either pitcher there. Just pointing out the borderline retarded perception generated by the boneheaded mcfaddens dwellers.
If Lee had more time in a Phillies uniform, I'd buy into what you're selling. But he had less than a half season in 09, a great postseason and then was gone all of 2010. I'm not going to compare his 2009 Cleveland and 2010 Seattle/Tex #'s simply for the fact that I don't care what he did with other teams. Not to mention that he's pitching in different types of ballparks, facing deeper AL lineups and with the exception of Tex, was playing for crappy teams.
The numbers may be similar, but pretty much anyone with a pulse knows there is a pretty serious difference between the 2. Maybe it's mental, maybe it's ability, maybe one just throws better stuff. Maybe it's all 3. But Hamels hasn't pitched consistently on the same level as Lee for any extended period of time.
Fine, but you cant cherry pick when when you judge them from. You want to judge 6 weeks in 2009, and then skip all of 2010 and then 3 starts into 2011?
The fact is, you say you know what your getting when you have Lee on the mound vs the "inconstancy" of hamels, where they are virtually the same pitcher at the end of the day. Slighting Hamels for the same thing you praise Lee for is exactly the perception created by a slightly whiney voice, and ill advised photo shoot...and not based on any kind of realistic baseball world.
Oh.. i personally don't care if he was booed in one game.
Yes, I'm only judging Lee on what I've seen him do for the Phils, which is what, maybe 20 total starts? I'll gladly compare Hamels and Lee during just that timeframe. Maybe I'm right or maybe I'm wrong. Not sure without checking the stats.
But I do know that in the 4 or 5 years that I've seen Hamels I've seen a lot of inconsistancy. Greatness on start and total suck the next. Haven't seen the same from Lee in the brief time he's been with the Phils. Maybe it's unfair to compare, but I am.
It's not unfair, it's stupid. But whatever.
Quote from: Munson on April 18, 2011, 03:01:33 PMPhilly fans are smart and they don't boo just to boo (well, most of the time)
I don't understand why they booed Doobs during both ABs this weekend
because he sucked the last 2 years and nobody at the game remembers when he was good in 08.
also if i was at the game i wouldnt have given a shtein about dobbs. its greg dobbs. who cares.
he was really really good in 2008 but its amazing how matt stairs one swing against the dodgers basically made it like dobbs wasnt even on that team
btw dobbs is hitting over .400 this year
pinch hitters are like middle of the pack relief pitchers
some years they have it and some years they cant get a high school kid out
for example, most likely ross gload will blow this year
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 18, 2011, 04:09:32 PM
he was really really good in 2008 but its amazing how matt stairs one swing against the dodgers basically made it like dobbs wasnt
Yes he was.....was very productive as a pinch hitter all year and was an adequate sub to give Feliz a day off or shag some balls in the of. But yeah, I think Stairs launching one into the middle of the night in LA is easily the 2nd most remembered/talked about moment of that entire post season. Lidge striking out Hinske is obviously #1.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/richard_deitsch/05/05/gusjohnson.cbs/index.html
Gus Johnson - out at CBS
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/05/report-gus-johnson-still-could-stay-with-cbs/
or not
good work richard douche
I'm sure you all agree with this list of the top ten greatest calls of all time (http://www.realclearsports.com/lists/sports_broadcasting_calls/intro.html?state=stop) without debate, right?
Gus heading to FOX (http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/2011/05/09/2011-05-09_gus_johnson_officially_out_at_cbs_headed_to_fox_after_cbs_declines_to_match_foxs.html#ixzz1Lwk1GY2t)
:yay :yay :yay :yay
thats horrible news....hes a basketball guy and fox doesnt have basketball....hes not a good football announcer
Quote from: FastFreddie on May 06, 2011, 10:02:31 AM
I'm sure you all agree with this list of the top ten greatest calls of all time (http://www.realclearsports.com/lists/sports_broadcasting_calls/intro.html?state=stop) without debate, right?
No doubt. "Down goes Frazier" is one of my all time favorites.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 10, 2011, 01:38:57 PMhes not a good football announcer
He's better than Pitts and has 1000% more life in him than Stockton or Rosen, so it's an upgrade for FOX. I guess he'll get the "C" games unless they're planning to split up Albert/Moose/Goose (probably not)...
the fact that he no longer will do basketball far outweighs any nominal improvment over some 3rd string announcer on fox
Unless you don't care about basketball announcers.
i think hell probably do pac 12 hoops
so...he might as well do my old jew ball games
yeah i'll definitely miss him during the tournament. but i love him in football too. i remember him calling that stokely catch in week one against the bengals and it was awesome.
memories (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I74BG0YFKUc)
This one too
Jacksonville's hail mary vs Houston last year (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpFyjJZ5Db0)
the problem with him in football is one he knows little about the sport and two the yelling act gets old because theres a lot more what he considers big plays in football...so hes screaming over every 30 yard pass...in basketball he primarily saves it for the end of games
He does go nuts in football. It's hilarious listening to him go ape shtein over a two yard gain off tackle in the first quarter.
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Expect Comcast SportsNet to soon change its name to NBC Sports Philadelphia.
NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol recently told NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman that Comcast's regional sports networks "all across the country will begin to be referred to something like 'NBC Sports Philadelphia,' 'NBC Sports Chicago,' etc.
I'm sure that won't cause any confusion for Channel 10 viewers.
I don't care what they farging call it. Make it available on directv. Dicks.
its a terrible channel and theyd black out all games so youd still need to buy the packages you cheap jew
I can catch games on the other CSN channels available on dtv. Why would CSN Philly be any different?
I really don't care about their other shows and such, I just want the games. So if they were to black them out, then farg 'em.
you are mistaken.....you cannot get games on csn's without paying for the package
if you could just buy csn philly then no one would ever get EI
and the people who own EI pay an enormous amount of money to mlb to get exclusive out of market tv rights. so..capitalism.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 11, 2011, 01:55:18 PM
you are mistaken.....you cannot get games on csn's without paying for the package
he might be watching replays or yea, already have the package. at that point EI doesnt care cause they got your money.
I'm 99% positive I've seen the Orioles playing on CSN B-more.
if i recall correctly, there is no such thing as CSN B-more
there is MASN and CSN Washington
the orioles arent on csn...they play on masn or masn 2
Sunny, could have been CSN DC and they were showing an O's game.
It's been a while, so I can't say for certain. Hell, I gave up the sports pack with the FSN's and CSN's probably a year or so ago but I swear I saw games being played on CSN channels.
unless it was a replay or during a free preview you are wrong
Could have been either. I just know that I've seen games on CSN channels. Couldn't say for certain if they were live though.
Oh my god who cares.
you, obviously.
CSN Mid-Atlantic was originally HTS, which was part of satellite packages, so it was available all along....then the Os and Nats moved to MASN
So at one point, they did broadcast live sports but is no longer the case. All this info + one place = good.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on May 11, 2011, 04:03:49 PM
So at one point, they did broadcast live sports but is no longer the case.
not at the same time sports packages were available...easy is either mistaken or hes referring to old school satelite dishes before before direct tv even existed....since the advent of EI...league pass and center ice you cannot nor could you ever get live sporting events unless you purchased the respective package
I don't have DirecTV (or EI) so I don't know if it works how FiOS does, where you get the channels and everything shows up fine up until the game starts, then it gets blacked out until after the game. I have YES and SNY but don't get any Yankees or Mets games. I don't remember when EI started but if you had a dish and got WGN, TBS, WPIX, WOR, PHL, HTC, whatever, I thought it showed the games with no problem....?
wow, this is some shady shtein
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq-phillydeals/US-regulator-turns-Comcast-NBC-lobbyist.html
QuoteMeredith Atwell Baker, one of the Federal Communications Commission members who voted to approve Comcast Corp.'s purchase of NBC Universal last year, says she's going to work for Comcast's NBC as a lobbyist when her term ends in June.
I wouldn't say it's shady as much as it's simply sop.
Quote from: BigEd76 on May 11, 2011, 04:24:55 PM
I don't have DirecTV (or EI) so I don't know if it works how FiOS does, where you get the channels and everything shows up fine up until the game starts, then it gets blacked out until after the game. I have YES and SNY but don't get any Yankees or Mets games. I don't remember when EI started but if you had a dish and got WGN, TBS, WPIX, WOR, PHL, HTC, whatever, I thought it showed the games with no problem....?
those are over the air stations and they have different classifications and rules than cable stations like csn, fox, yes, etc. i remember we at one time got wgn, tbs and that ny station that showed mets games. that was in the days of prism, though
plus that was way back in the day in the 90's when like 5 people had packages
ha - truth.
farging incestuous bullshtein goes on at the highest levels of power and the rest of us are left with the afterbirth and told to happily accept it or else.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on May 11, 2011, 01:02:23 PM
I don't care what they farging call it. Make it available on directv. Dicks.
This. bastiches.
Yeah whatever happened to the ruling that dtv would get csn Philly?
Comcast is one of the companies I hope go bankrupt or somehow fail in a spectacular fashion. farging crooks.
Dick Ebersol is stepping down as chairman of NBC Sports.
New owners, new chiefs in each division. Ho-hum.
even without ebersol nbc still overpaid for the olympics
they get the next 4 (russia, brazil and 2 undetermined sites) for 4 billion.
good job.
Does anyone care about the Olympics anymore? I shouldn't say anymore actually, because I don't think I ever cared to begin with. Sure, I'll root for the US to win most medals, and of course I'll watch the real sports (basketball, hockey, etc.), but people who are able to tell you who won the gold in the 1984 pummel horse need to be immediately pummeled. by a horse. I remember on Stump the Schwab back in the day, Schwab knew every answer to those questions and it drove me batty.
the olympics arent for you and me
they are for doris and mitch from des moines, iowa. they eat that shtein up.
we will be watching baseball and getting ready for football in summer and watching basketball in the winter. they know this and dont give a shtein.
i dont even watch the real sports...ill watch more curling in the olympics than hockey and more water polo than basketball just because i dont give a farg who wins the gold medal...thus i have no rooting interest and i cant watch anything that i dont care about
really all the olympics is good for is to watch a few minutes every fours years of some stupid event that you find mildly interesting/amusing...and its really not even good for that...they could go away forever and no one would care
I enjoy the olympics. I know it's quaint, but I really enjoy athletic competition and when you mix competition with blind, jingoistic love of country (which I am also guilty of when it comes to sporting events) the Olympics are fun.
Having said that, I have skipped the last two winter olympics (with the exception of Hockey and Snowboarding half-pipes). But I'll watch almost anything in the summer Olympics with the exception of Gymnastics/Dancing/Synchronized Waterwhatever.
I only stop on the gymnastics to see the chicks calves to satisfy my leg fetish. That's it I swear.
i like the olympics...it's a reason to go out to the bar dressed in an uncle same hat like an idiot and fist pump with others bros about random sports no one really cares about. you stiffs take this shtein too seriously.
what the hell is that supposed to mean??
ha i don't know.
You just missed out on a great chance to be Frank Costanza
Quote from: rjs246 on June 07, 2011, 01:48:00 PM
I enjoy the olympics. I know it's quaint, but I really enjoy athletic competition and when you mix competition with blind, jingoistic love of country (which I am also guilty of when it comes to sporting events) the Olympics are fun.
Having said that, I have skipped the last two winter olympics (with the exception of Hockey and Snowboarding half-pipes). But I'll watch almost anything in the summer Olympics with the exception of Gymnastics/Dancing/Synchronized Waterwhatever.
You're name must be Mitch. How's Des Moine, IA treating you?
By you're I mean your, but I can't modify the post 'cause this computer cuts the last few from the page
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/20110613_Ashley_Fox___Memories_of_the_unforgettable.html?ref=twitter.com
yet another local journalist sells out.
i wouldn't blame anybody for leaving a dying industry to join a thriving one.
but she sucks anyway so who cares
the cafeteria workers at the bristol headquarters make more money than an inquirer sports writer
I was never really a fan of hers, but I dont blame her for rolling out either.
Smart move, no one would blame her
Ps hire me?
QuoteI was there for a few others: Iverson stepping over Tyronn Lue in the NBA Finals against Los Angeles, Donovan McNabb laboring through the last minutes of the Super Bowl against New England, Drew Rosenhaus barking "next question" on Terrell Owens' burnt front lawn, and, most recently, DeSean Jackson torching the Giants on a game-winning punt return at New Meadowlands Stadium.
Get that last jab in at #5 Ash.
Quote from: Don Ho on June 13, 2011, 04:57:18 PM
QuoteI was there for a few others: Iverson stepping over Tyronn Lue in the NBA Finals against Los Angeles, Donovan McNabb laboring through the last minutes of the Super Bowl against New England, Drew Rosenhaus barking "next question" on Terrell Owens' burnt front lawn, and, most recently, DeSean Jackson torching the Giants on a game-winning punt return at New Meadowlands Stadium.
Get that last jab in at #5 Ash.
Havas and Todd read that and started playing swords with each other because it got them so hot.
This probably means that ESPNPhiladelphia.com is coming soon. About time. Now we can have an ESPN site blatantly slanted toward Philly just like NY and Boston have.
I thought that's what this board was for?
this board is mostly for discussing the wire
this board is a shtein magnet
cup finals game 7 in boston 2011
43.4 rating
nba finals game 7 in boston 2010
33.9 rating
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The Celtics have won roughly 90 titles and the Bruins haven't won in 40 years.
yea, if you didnt know, titles and success bring in fans. why do you think the phillies are getting more popular by the year. i mean you could with that or could just pretend micky and joey from south boston arent watching no stillupfronts.
its also the city that sells out the garden for a zesty regular season college hockey tournament every year...hockey is massive up there....im quite sure the wild would outdraw the timberwolves in a similar situation
they got outrated in the finals by LA which is a terrible sports town. dont even tell me how big the lakers are bla bla bla.
and i bet you they were getting 33 ratings when larry bird was playing
It's valuable to have this information.
another win for emaciated untalented white chicks
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Channel 4/WRC sports anchor and reporter Lindsay Czarniak (right) is leaving the NBC-owned station for a job at ESPN. Her contract with DC's NBC4 expired this spring. She was hired by legendary WRC sports anchor George Michael in 2005. Czarniak, 33, grew up in Centreville VA and is engaged to WRC anchor Craig Melvin.
(http://www.autoracingdaily.com/images/featured/Lindsay_Czarniak.jpg)
she looks like a filthy whore
can someone explain to me why leaving a decent job for a good one is considered "selling out"? im a bit confused.
People who say you're selling out are jealous.
If they had that opportunity they'd jump on it just as the alleged "sell out" did.
god i love her so much.
Quote from: DH on June 23, 2011, 09:04:23 AM
can someone explain to me why leaving a decent job for a good one is considered "selling out"? im a bit confused.
Yeah, I don't get it. Almost any attempt to improve your situation is considered selling out these days and it doesn't make a damn bit of sense to me. The only way I consider someone a sell out is if they are going against their own values and principles to chase a bigger paycheck.
Ill take good care of her, fellas...
Shaq signed with TNT and will be in-studio with Charles, Kenny and Ernie
holy crap thats gonna be awesome....now i just need the sixers to get good so they are on tnt more
Yeah, Shaq and Sir Charles together makes that must see. I don't know how many games TNT broadcasts in a season but I'm willing to bet that for at least half of them, the pre/halftime/postgame will be more entertaining than the game itself.
actually munson tnt usually has excellent games
yea they rotate between celtics, heat, bulls, lakers, spurs, thunder, mavericks and maybe the magic. just a combination of those teams playing each other. never a dull moment.
You 2 off all people should be able to spot hyperbole. No shtein that they get the money teams for their games. I know they aren't rolling out Kings v T-wolves. I was a statement about how awesome I think the crew is going to be, not how bad the games are. In other words, Shaq and Chuck>>>>>>>Lakers v Heat. HYPERBOLE!
Well, it's no Joe Bryant still using PA license plates, that's for sure. But hey, now the time between when something boring on TNT is on will be funny.
ross greenburg is leaving HBO
espn will continue to air this moron but jettisons bruce feldmen....
http://www.sportsgrid.com/nfl/espns-colin-cowherd-thinks-roger-goodell-is-a-dad-to-fatherless-black-nfl-players/
Quote
Colin Cowherd has some interesting views when it comes to fatherhood. Back in November of last year, Cowherd went on a strange rant about Washington Wizards point guard John Wall, and how Wall's lack of a father meant that he probably wasn't cut out to run an NBA team.
The comments touched a nerve, since a) Wall's father is dead, and b) there was some perceived race-baiting in Cowherd's previous criticisms of Wall (who is black, and who Cowherd criticized for doing "The Dougie," a distinctly black dance move, during a game). So the "You don't have a dad, so you can't lead" thing was the last straw for some people.
Well, it would appear that Colin Cowherd, professor of sociology, is back at the microphone. And this time he has a theory about Roger Goodell and NFL players who don't have dads.
Cowherd references a column by CBS' Gregg Doyel, in which Doyel compares the NFL commissioner to a strict father and refutes the claim by some players and media outlets that Goodell purposely disciplines black players more than white ones.
Cowherd then takes the column and uses it as a jumping-off point for this argument: since 3 out of 4 NFL players are black, and since 71% of African-American men grow up without fathers (I'm not sure where Cowherd got this figure from, but according to the Census Bureau, 56 percent of black children lived in single-parent families in 2004), and since star football players don't get told what to do in high school and college, the NFL is the first time some of these guys have ever had a dad. Which, based on Cowherd's logic, would mean Roger Goodell, who looks like a much bigger version of Bobby from The Brady Bunch, is a dad to roughly 1,017 black NFL players.
QuoteRoger Goodell, who looks like a much bigger version of Bobby from The Brady Bunch, is a dad to roughly 1,017 black NFL players.
Roger Goddell = Shawn Kemp?
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craig james is such a funhole
Adam Amin is a buddy of mine..he's got a good strong voice, actually just finalized the gig two days ago
http://awfulannouncing.com/2011-articles/july/the-watchability-breakdown-for-espns-new-30-for-30-fall-documentary-schedule.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
I can't wait to see the Bartman one
Dotted Line
Unguarded
The Real Rocky
Roll Tide/War Eagle
the wepner one should be awesome
Yep...
The Bayonne Bleeder...I saw a piece on him awhile back and it was pretty damn good.
Hugh Douglas was hired by ESPN and starts tonight.
eagle preseason games just got a lot better
Chuck Gormley leaving to cover the Caps.
That sucks, I really liked his hockey writing compared to most of the local ones.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 01, 2011, 03:04:04 PM
Hugh Douglas was hired by ESPN and starts tonight.
4pm on NFL Live
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/phillygossip/Will-WIP-soon-take-over-WYSPs-signal.html
QuoteStrong rumors around the local CBS Radio cluster suggest that 94 WYSP will become the FM home of Sportsradio 610 WIP and drop its longtime rock format around Labor Day.
WIP program director Andy Bloom said that he could neither confirm nor deny the rumor but that there were rumors about the stations all the time. CBS Radio market manager Marc Rayfield said essentially the same thing.
But CBS Radio recently flipped two underperforming music stations - WJZ FM in Baltimore and WBZ in Boston - to sports.
When WIP's rival sports-talk station, ESPN 950 AM, began to be simulcast on 97.5 The Fanatic in 2009, it made a tremendous increase in listenership - especially young listeners who are targeted by advertisers.
One possible sign of 'YSP's future could be Danny Bonaduce, the biggest name and salary at the station. His most recent contract was renewed for only one year
I would hate that move, simply because The Phanatic already gives me my fill of FM sports talk and there are only 3 rock stations in Philly.
They (WYSP) just need to stop being so stubborn and start playing some modern day rock/alt. No 24 year old on his way home from work in the afternoon wants to hear Twisted Sister for the 18th time that day.
That would absolutely suck. Wtf.
who listens to the radio for music anymore? this is a thing?
i think its more about her pathological hatred of WIP and shes angry cause this is a good thing for them
Quote from: SunMo on August 02, 2011, 03:50:44 PM
who listens to the radio for music anymore? this is a thing?
me
that seems like a good business model
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 03, 2011, 01:22:00 PM
Quote from: SunMo on August 02, 2011, 03:50:44 PM
who listens to the radio for music anymore? this is a thing?
me
Yikes.
SiriusXM.
iPhones and iPods.
Pandora.
That's it. That's the list.
sirius is the radio, jeffrey.
mix cd's ftw
i still have a tape player in my house unfortunately tho i can no longer bring my tapes on the road with me....altho i have burned many of them to cd
I listen to my iPod when I run.
I listen to Spotify on my computer
I listen to Pandora on my phone when all else is unavailable.
I listen to the radio in the car. I have an '03 Accord....it doesn't have mp3 set up or anything. I don't need it.
NBC and NBC Sports Network (the new name of Versus) got the rights to MLS for the next 3 years
FARG YEAH!! BOUT DAMN TIME! SOCCER!! EXCITEMENT BABY!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAscndj6sus
An oldie but a goodie. Skip Bayless getting rocked.
Lol @ the DH pic.
Eskin leaving WIP? (http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/phillygossip/Howard-Eskin-to-announce-departure-as-WIP-host-today.html?cmpid=124488429)
love the first comment
'Yo chief - beat it!"
One down, too many to list to go.
i love how he started off with his "i always am accurate" shpiel. lol really.
yea right. also forgot to mention how zesty his ratings have been and how this is a money fight between him and management because hes no. 2 to miss and has been for a while. and like farg is howard gonna be paid less than him.
official....he leaves 9/2
cuz and Macnow move to 3-7
I am so pissed as I was listening to Missanelli religiously the past year but my company recently put up the old firewall and I can no longer get 97.5 Ipad only gets WIP. I can get 97.5 on my BlackBerry but a real pain in the ass.
So with the cuz and Macnow moving to 3 - 7 who gets their slot?
Don, how do you get 97.5 on your blackberry? i've been looking for it fora while...
Quote from: Munson on August 16, 2011, 03:32:08 AM
Don, how do you get 97.5 on your blackberry? i've been looking for it fora while...
Check this out:
http://www.nobexrc.com/ (http://www.nobexrc.com/)
Awesome. Found it about two years ago. I can listen to WIP, WPEN, most major radio stations from talk to sports to your favorite music while working out, in the car at your desk. Free. You can pay to eliminate all the intro commercials but they last about 60 seconds.
Quote from: Munson on August 16, 2011, 03:32:08 AM
Don, how do you get 97.5 on your blackberry? i've been looking for it fora while...
I am going to guess the 97.5 blackberry app
Quote from: Don Ho on August 16, 2011, 03:25:51 AM
I am so pissed as I was listening to Missanelli religiously the past year but my company recently put up the old firewall and I can no longer get 97.5 Ipad only gets WIP. I can get 97.5 on my BlackBerry but a real pain in the ass.
So with the cuz and Macnow moving to 3 - 7 who gets their slot?
There's a 97.5 app for iPhone/iPad. There's also tune in radio app that streams it as well.
lulz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuWJWrXXHZg&feature=player_embedded#at=35
Scott Graham is on WIP right now talking about Harry K. I always thought Graham did a fine job as the Phils announcer.
Quote from: charlie on August 16, 2011, 08:59:11 AM
Quote from: Munson on August 16, 2011, 03:32:08 AM
Don, how do you get 97.5 on your blackberry? i've been looking for it fora while...
I am going to guess the 97.5 blackberry app
sadly I have found no such thing....I'm giving that link from Don a look though
Quote from: Don Ho on August 16, 2011, 01:53:28 PM
Scott Graham is on WIP right now talking about Harry K. I always thought Graham did a fine job as the Phils announcer.
Agreed. It kind of sucks that the Phils let him go. He failed to catch on with another MLB team and instead took the gig narrating "Inside the NFL". Can't imagine that alone is an awesome living.
I always thought his voice and narratives were forced...but after listening to McCarthy and Wheels I'd gladly take Graham back.
yeah graham sucked but hed be a massive improvement right about now
Who would be worse than McCarthy now?
I cannot think of anyone.
I'd rather listen to Cataldi do PBP
my hope is that they win the world series
wheels decides to go out on top and retires
then they blitzkreig mcarthy and move franzke and la to tv with sarge
Keep hoping.
Wheeler will have to be dragged out of that booth kicking and screaming.
The one severe oversight on the Phillies part is their ignorance on the broadcasting. They cram these jerkoffs down our throats and pretend that everyone loves 'em.
yeah thats about it....they are pretty much the perfect organization....since moving into the bank i can think of only two wrong moves the phillies have made...letting brett myers pitch after beating down his wife on the street in boston and putting wheels and mcarthy in the tv booth
the announcing thing is really bad because it kills you every single night of the season...its such a shame that thru most of this golden age you are going to have had these two dolts...the team and fans deserve much better
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 16, 2011, 03:29:09 PM
Wheeler will have to be dragged out of that booth kicking and screaming.
By his hair?
Exactly; its a nightly reminder of how awful these idiots are. Its not like they're hidden behind the scenes. They're right out in front.
No doubles defense! What a wacky game! Its so hot out the ball is gonna really fly!
Quote from: SunMo on August 16, 2011, 09:55:11 AM
lulz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuWJWrXXHZg&feature=player_embedded#at=35
Good Riddance
Quote from: SunMo on August 16, 2011, 09:55:11 AM
lulz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuWJWrXXHZg&feature=player_embedded#at=35
Yeah - I bet he negotiated it to where it sounds like it was his choice to give up 3-7 and not the raping that Missanelli is laying on him
bullshtein
hes got "national" opportunities hes finally going after. espn radio, fox, cbs, sirius...all fighting over the king!
Eskin doesn't even appeal to people in Philly but he somehow thinks that Chicago, LA or Dallas want him? lolz.
BTW.....Screamin A has a 2hr show on ESPN radio in LA.
not that im complaining but where has gonzo been? havent seen his shtein in forever on philly.com
he went to csn.com
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/phillygossip/127977778.html
WIP definitely taking over YSP
oh god him and horse face rhea
ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm NO
Newest WIP hire: Brian Westbrook
Quote from: FastFreddie on August 17, 2011, 10:24:08 PM
Newest WIP hire: Brian Westbrook
yeah he starts sat with rob cherry...westbrook was about as soft spoken an athlete as you can get....not sure how that will translate to loud opinion radio....no matter what happens he cant be worse than the guy he replaced hugh douglas
Quote from: Sgt PSN on August 16, 2011, 11:43:11 PM
Eskin doesn't even appeal to people in Philly but he somehow thinks that Chicago, LA or Dallas want him? lolz.
BTW.....Screamin A has a 2hr show on ESPN radio in LA.
Slava Med-ve-denk-o!
i don't know why WIP thinks they can just hire any former eagle and it's a good thing. not one has worked out. Ike was horrible, Trotter was worse, Hugh was passable, but still bad.
outside of his hideous voice ike is solid...his football behind the scene stories are great and hes well versed in all sports except hockey...he also worships the city and its fans....hes nothing special but hes better than hugh (waste of life) and trot combined...
ike would be a lot better as a fill in guy or at night like he used to be when no one was listening...he has no business being a regular on a drive time slot
i can agree with most of that, except the other sports knowledge, i don't think that's all that great. because of that he stears things to football, where he is most comfortable.
I like Ike. Is he done too now that Howard is off?
Barkann and Ike Reese from 10-1
Gargano and Macnow 1-6?
Is this right?
a 5 hour radio show? that can't be right
I know, they give the king of douchebags 4 hours in the morning....how can they give a 5 hour show? But I just read this...and Barkann? Huh?
Quote from: SunMo on August 18, 2011, 08:59:26 AM
a 5 hour radio show? that can't be right
i dont think thats right but francessa does 1-6:30 by himself
barkann would be a great choice if true
yeah, but francessa has about 2 hours worth of commercials
starting tues sept 6
6-10 angelo
11-1 barkann and ike
1-6 cuzzo and glen
6-10 rob ellis
Rob Ellis have someone on with him? He's had Klecko.
they didnt mention anyone that i heard....i heard klecko last week with him one day and he wasnt bad at all
Klecko has done a few shows that I've heard. I enjoy him. I believe he did that NFL Broadcast bootcamp? That might be why he's pretty good.
I heard Klecko earlier this week and he was very good. I hope they find a spot for him.
Westbrook? Interesting.
QuoteThe #Phillies game, by comparison, had an estimated average audience of 244,000 total viewers in the Philadelphia market.
For those that get off on this sort of thing, last night's #Eagles game had estimated average audience of 596,000 total viewers, per Nielson
(http://media.philly.com/images/600*450/20090511_dn_g1bann11c.JPG)
Matt Millen was replaced by Trent Dilfer on MNF's pregame show
I can't stand Millen. Dilfer's actually pretty good.
Marv Albert is back doing NFL football - will be part of the #4 CBS crew.
welcome to four months ago
and this is clearly some kind of power play from cbs to nantz. why in the world would a former top nfl pbp guy and the best nba announcer ever agree to do cincinnati at buffalo-type games?
-- Looks like Gus Johnson's FOX NFL debut won't be until week 4 (taterskins/Rams), and Chad Pennington's color analyst debut will be Panthers/Cardinals
-- Sam Ryan is leaving CBS for MLB Network
-- Brian Kenny is leaving ESPN and could also end up at MLBN
There is nothing better than a Brian Kenny/Floyd Mayweather showdown..gonna miss those.
pretty sure al michaels just said they word raped talking about irene.
I'm privy to some inside local radio talk. I can't go into any specifics but Eskin 100% left his WIP slot because his ego couldn't handle being number 2 to Mike Miss. Eskin is a bitch and this has been a long time coming. What Miss did to him was equal to what Stern did to Dabella in the late 80's. That sentiment spread through WIP and the rest of the egos on that station. The war between the Fanatic and WIP has just begun. It could get ugly. You might hear something about this in the next few weeks or things may be kept under wraps(balls in the Fanatics court at this point). If we're ever at a tailgate and you want to know the whole story I'll break it down for you (if it's not released by then). I swore not to write anything specific over the internet about what is going down.
Nice....so Howie's tearful goodbye was only him crying about his ego lol
I tuned in a little bit to the new 94.1 today and, granted, it's the weekend shows which is never the A game stuff...but it just wasn't on the same level as the Phanatic.
I'm not even a huge Mikey Miss fan. He says some things I agree with and other times he sounds like an IGY-esque hack. But just the IQ of the hosts and the callers seems so much higher then that of WIP. SD I'd love to hear what dirt you've got sometime if it ever comes out.
97.5 is horrid other than Mikey Miss
What's funny is I hear a lot of people say they don't like Mike Miss but people were so tired of Eskin's schtick that they made the change.
Quote from: SunMo on September 04, 2011, 01:39:39 AM
97.5 is horrid other than Mikey Miss
I like Tony Bruno and Baldinger and the array of guests they have on to talk sports . Their regulars are mediocre. In all honesty aside from Mike and Mike in the morning and Mike Miss on my ride home I don't listen to much radio.
i dont see any possible way that barkann isnt awesome and yes 97.5 is unlistenable
Baldinger is good. Mays and the rest of the crew are awful outside of Missanelli who is hit or miss. Eskin was beyond awful though.
lol at IGY sucking WIP's teet and hating on 97.5. That sounds about right.
Re: The $$$ earned by sports media guys... It's less than you think.
Think about how many of the guys are generally replaceable and how many would gladly take their place. Would be surprised if more than 2-3 of the Philly beat guys cracked $100,000 - and those would be elder statesmen like Bowen, Sheridan, and Ford.
I highly doubt Bill Simmons makes a million from ESPN. Maybe with all of his various deals and such, but he's not on TV enough to get a million. You know who might? Schefter. Guy is marketable in every genre and you better believe they had to cake him off to pry him from the NFL.
Ernie Johnson will miss the playoffs to stay with his son who has muscular dystrophy and was hospitalized.
So Brian Anderson, the Brewers guy that called the Phils NLDS games the last 3 years, moves up to the "A" team with Darling and Smoltz and will probably get the Yankees series instead of ours. The other teams are Stockton/Brenly, Don Orsillo/Buck Martinez and Victor Rojas/Joe Simpson, with the sideline reporters being Sager, Verducci, Sam Ryan and ex-CSN Sixers sideline girl Jaime Maggio
my guess is stockton/brenley for the first round...that should be the top NL team (with orsillo.martinez going to the non yankees AL series since they are both, wait for it, AL guys).
and if you dont know, dick stockton is 300 years old and awful at his job
Looks like there was a last-minute switch of assignments and Gus Johnson's FOX NFL debut will be 0-3 Minnesota @ 0-3 Kansas City. That's f'ed up
This Bartman doc on ESPN is outstanding.
I still feel bad for that dude.
Did they get an interview out of him for it? Dude's been hiding ever since it happened, turned down a lot of cash.
I know it's still on but I only wanna keep watching to see if he talks at all.
No. He hasn't spoken about it since. An ESPN.com reporter cornered him in his work parking lot a few years ago and he declined to speak.
yeah that was goddamn outstanding
Yep, excellent work. The stuff about how they got him out of the stadium along with syncing the radio broadcast was insightful.
I'd forgotten about Woods' bomb in game 7 and just how bad Gonzalez' error was.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on September 27, 2011, 09:01:26 PM
This Bartman doc on ESPN is outstanding.
I still feel bad for that dude.
shtein, was that on tonight? farg me if I missed it.
Yeah, tonight, and you missed it. Chuggie will take care of you.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on September 27, 2011, 10:17:56 PM
Yep, excellent work. The stuff about how they got him out of the stadium along with syncing the radio broadcast was insightful.
it was also cool how they took all the fans out of the picture then took bartman out of the picture leaving only alou to show how he almost def would have caught the ball
the bartman thing in general is so farging overblown tho...they talk about how the buckner play happened in a tie game and that even if he had made the play there is no guarantee the sox would have won...however they never mention how the bartman play happened with one out in the 8th inning...at least the buckner error was a walk off situation...if alou catches the bartman ball it doesnt even get the cubs out of an inning much less end the game...i mean it didnt even happen in the 9th inning for god sakes...because its the cubs it became the most overplayed story maybe in sports history
i still find it hilarious that his name is bartman
When you say "they" igy, do you mean the filmmakers? They did mention it was in the 8th with one out.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on September 28, 2011, 09:27:27 AM
When you say "they" igy, do you mean the filmmakers? They did mention it was in the 8th with one out.
everyone
in the documentarey they mention one out in the context of setting up the situation....but they never mention it in the context of how much it renders bartmans interference less meaningful
for example during the buckner part of the doc they mention how to this day there are some people who think the mets won the worlds series that night or that some people think the red sox were winning when the ball went thru his legs
but in the case of bartman they never mention things like well it wasnt even the 9th inning much less that it wasnt even two outs in the 8th....and they act as tho the next pitch was hit for a home run...in fact they didnt drive in a run until a batter later...and that run didnt win the game for them or even tie the game for them...it simply made it 3-2
the whole thing is mad overblown because of the stupid farging cubs and their patheticness
jeffery maier was 100 times more impactful than bartman
no one cares about maier
if its other way around (orioles beat yanks) it becomes the worst thing ever
Quote from: MDS on September 28, 2011, 01:30:58 PM
no one cares about maier
yeah that was my point genius
king reporting from novacare that les bowen slugged jeff mcclain in the side of the head in the media room
If Alou hadn't reacted like a bitch the aftermath of that play would have been far less intense.
Fact is the Cubs could have overcome it and didn't but rather than support a fan who did what anyone else would have they threw him to the wolves.
farg the Cubs and their godawful fans.
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 28, 2011, 01:49:02 PM
king reporting from novacare that les bowen slugged jeff mcclain in the side of the head in the media room
I'm listening to WIP but missed the details....what happened?!
lololol
McLane on Twitter the other day:
Quote@LesBowen Right. I made it up. How about if Vick starts Sunday you have to say on Daily News Live, "I'm an old hack that hasn't broken a ...
"... story in years, needs my editor to keep my blog fresh, and missed Vick on Monday because I was cluelessly tapping away on my ...
"... computer and had to steal quotes from hard-working reporters who have a clue." If Vick doesn't start I'll eat my pencil. Sound good?
Well he's the guy that assured me yesterday and today taht Vick was going to start for my fantasy team, so I choose him!
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on September 28, 2011, 01:53:30 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 28, 2011, 01:49:02 PM
king reporting from novacare that les bowen slugged jeff mcclain in the side of the head in the media room
I'm listening to WIP but missed the details....what happened?!
lololol
had a twitter battle yesterday....started yelling at each other in the media room today...then les punch him...funniest part is that it was in the side of the head not the face
jesus christ when will these people ever learn
the publisher of our sister paper got a dui 2 nights ago and is on administrative leave. hes going to get fired. that quick, you embarrass everyone and youre finished.
we're not supposed to be the farging story. you got a problem with someone else you dont play it out for everyone to see. it makes you look enormously bad and detracts from what youre covering.
but hes right bowen is a hack
lol at "we"
it's almost as bad as when fans do it for their teams
Quote from: SunMo on September 28, 2011, 02:23:44 PM
lol at "we"
it's almost as bad as when fans do it for their teams
except in this case it would be like a fan of the eagles saying "we" when referring to the giants
i guess im not really in the profession so i should say they
apologies all around
Eskin tweeting Asante wants a Bowen/McLane rematch in the locker room and at practice....ha
good job guys, way to be professional
Asante (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-f3j7K0Wz8)
Why is Ric Flair yelling in the Eagles locker room?
Yo Todd - go ahead and submit your resume to the Inky and DN now.
this is hilarious...I imagine Les throwing a punch like the old man who wore the Michael Jackson jacket in Wedding Singer when he hit Glen
QuoteAnd when McLane asked Reid a question about Vick, Reid gave his answer but finished by saying it's "nothing to fight over."[\quote]
Bwahahahah at Andy taking a shot
deadspin has the deets
essentially les came in with a head of stem. who the farg are you to question me bla bla, mclane says we should talk, les goes i gonna farg you up, punches him, slaps, then the two go outside and talk and its over
king had it way before whatever deadspin is
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 29, 2011, 07:06:14 AM
king had it way before whatever deadspin is
...and they admit that... (http://deadspin.com/5844817/so-heres-what-really-happened-when-a-pair-of-philly-football-writers-got-into-a-fight-today)
http://larrybrownsports.com/football/eagles-reporter-howard-eskin-said-hed-bike-to-san-francisco-if-49ers-beat-eagles/90030
QuoteAppearing with Gary Radnich and Larry Krueger on KNBR Friday, Eskin declared the Eagles a "stone-cold mortal lock."
"I will tell you right now, there is no chance the 49ers will win. Zero," he stated. "I'll take a bike from Philadelphia to San Francisco [if the 49ers beat the Eagles].
"There's no way the Eagles go 1-3. None. Absolutely none."
its not like he has a job or anything, he can do it
and maybe die on the way over?
Livestrong King, livestrong.
Quote
After the first week of the baseball season, Nats TV ratings were way up. During the team's late-June win streak, the average ratings were still about 18 percent up, year-to-year.
But the end of the year brings a sad kazoo sound, rather than a triumphant submarine bleat. SportsBusiness Journal's annual year-end ratings wrap is out, and it shows that the Nats still have the smallest average regional sports network audience in MLB. The publication reports that Nats games on MASN and MASN2 averaged a 1.22 mark in the Washington market this season, down 4.7 percent from 2010.
And while the team's average TV rating was better than those of the Angels and Dodgers, market size calculations mean that the Nats' average television audience of 29,000 was the worst in the big leagues.
Though, in fairness, they were really close to the A's (31,000), Orioles (31,000), Marlins (32,000), Royals (33,000) and Astros (33,000).
And not really close to the Yankees (310,000) or Phillies (276,000).
This is the first year the Nats have gone backward in TV ratings since I've been paying attention. In 2010, the Nats averaged a 1.4 and 33,000 households. In 2009, it was a 0.60 rating and 14,000 households. In 2008, it was even worse.
so no one is going to take him to task on that? id love to see him try that, and yes - die halfway through.
this shtein is hilarious....a wfan caller asks mike francesa about tigers pitcher al alberquerque...a guy who is pitching for the team the yankees have been playing in the alds....francesa has no clue and hangs up on the guy because he thinks its fake
http://www.twitvid.com/embed.php?guid=E7LEX&autoplay=0
now he comes back from commercial and instead of admitting his farg up he doubles down and tries to say the reason he didnt know about dooks is because his name is "alberto jose" alberquerque not AL....of course no one has ever referred to him as anything other than al alberquerque...
http://www.twitvid.com/embed.php?guid=GDRFJ&autoplay=0
so let me get this straight: a pathetic excuse for human life who spends his time calling sports radio shows was hung up on by a still sadder human shteinstain who "makes" his living talking to these people...and along comes you to tell us all about it on our fan messageboard?
I hate people
sports is life
Brian Startare did that once on WIP.
Eagles were playing the Seahawks one week and a caller asks about a guy on their team. Startare goes on a huge rant about fake callers and names and hangs up on the guy....except the guy was right and Startare never admitted he was wrong
Just this morning, the other shoe dropped and ESPN officially cut ties with the man known as Bocephus with this statement today:
"We have decided to part ways with Hank Williams, Jr. We appreciate his contributions over the past years. The success of Monday Night Football has always been about the games and that will continue."
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 06, 2011, 09:42:57 AM
sports is life
nope. it's a corporate produced entertainment product
like a sit com
i hate hipsters
like it didnt even happen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nXbLX89xhI&feature=player_embedded
That's awesome
yankees game 5 on a thursday--9.7 mil
phillies game 5 on a friday--8.3 mil
highest rated mlb game on cable not involving the yankees, sox or mcgwire
nearly 30% of philly watching
farg em all
The Dotted Line is on ESPN now. The ESPN film about agents.
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/20111023_Player_whining_insults_fans.html
QuoteI'm constantly amused by the perception pro athletes have of the fan's role. Most jocks want and need unmitigated love from their fans without regard to their own responsibilities. To that end, they refuse to acknowledge the hard truth that sports, just like a movie or a Broadway show or an opera, is paid entertainment.
All right, sports is a little different. We live day-to-day with these guys, and have a much more personal stake in the outcome of an event. But ultimately, what fans pay for is performance. And if we don't get that performance, it is not our primary job to urge it from players who already are being paid to give it. Do players really not get the financial and emotional commitment fans already have expended?
In Rollins' world, if the fans were not so quiet during Game 2 at Citizens Bank Park, the Phillies may have come back to beat the Cardinals. But Rollins doesn't consider that the crowd was jacked until Cliff Lee (who, by the way, will make $25 million next year because of, in no small part, wonderful ticket sales) shockingly gave up a 4-0 lead. Fans were stunned silent by that development.
Summoning phony - "Don't worry about it, boys, we'll get 'em" - excitement is simply not to be expected of fans in the Northeast Corridor, and especially not in Philadelphia. Hey, fellas, after losing a 4-0 lead with a stud on the mound, how about you give us something to cheer about?
Kelce and Mathis have been here about half an hour, and they lecture on the way Eagles fans should act? The Eagles haven't won an NFL championship since 1960, and 12 years have gone by in the Andy Reid regime without a title. Within that dirty dozen, the Birds have lost three NFC title games as the favorite. And this year, with the front office chirping that it was "all-in" after a free-agent spending spree that prompted one backup quarterback to call them the Dream Team, they got off to a 1-4 start mainly because of coaching misjudgment and player error. And a man can't hold up a sign to express his displeasure?
Read more: http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/20111023_Player_whining_insults_fans.html#ixzz1bcEovos5
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I missed The Real Rocky on ESPN tonight...hopefully it will be on again soon.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 25, 2011, 10:19:45 PM
I missed The Real Rocky on ESPN tonight...hopefully it will be on again soon.
Damn, I forgot to program my dvr to record it. I just did a search on directv for future broadcasts and there aren't any right now.
Also, I finally got around to watching the Bartman story about a week ago....been sitting in my dvr for a while now. Overall it was really good but did they really need to devote about 25 minutes to the BoSox? Hell, they spent the first 17 minutes talking about Bill Buckner before they even got to Bartman. Then another 7 or 8 minutes again towards the end.
Everything in between was really good though. I had no idea that one of the security guards ended up taking him to her house to hide out after the game. I've always felt bad for the guy but even more so after seeing how he was treated in the stadium by the fans around him. It's also pretty farged up that his friends basically ditched him too.
espn classic will show it approximately 400 times over the next two years
that channel has basically become a 30 for 30 loop since espn began running them
i only know the broad strokes of the story, but i caught the part when they showed the fight footage with Ali and the knockdown. Ali claimed that Wepner stepped on his foot and Wepner denied it. Then they showed a black and white picture of Wepner stepping on his foot lol.
http://deadspin.com/5852117/lazy-hack-philly-newspaper-writer-being-investigated-for-doing-cut+and+paste-job-on-bloggers-report
funny you post that now
i cant say for sure he got fired, but i can say that someone at the inqy who knows my pops told him that they are looking for someone. so right now im working on something to send out. of course the word passed down to me was they want 10 years experience. 10 years ago i barely had pubes and was in jew school.
experience stillupfront's mom. also tatum covered farging nova football and penn and drexel hoops. so either the 10 yrs is bullshtein since a trained ape could cover those things or they are moving shtein around and want an enterprise guy. either way im wasting my time cause they aint gonna hire a poor ass black man like me.
You might have a future in fiction.
Good luck dude...send your packet in and pull whatever strings you can.
tatum used to show up at temple football games in track suits, like 5 minutes before kickoff. he would literally get in his seat for the first time essentially as the ball was in the air. and he would always be the first one done (basically plug in quotes after getting back from the presser and good night). one time he brought his pops.
anyway, it took him stealing shtein to get fired. and he was moved off the temple football beat. like how does that happen. what is lower than covering temple football. its terrible and no one cares. and he gets moved off that. jesus.
anyway do i go straight professional with the email or do i try to make it a little spicy. not too much of course but just throw a little flavor in there.
Quote from: MDS on October 27, 2011, 12:54:56 AM
what is lower than covering temple football.
Covering Mexican high school girls junio.....ah, farg it.
"The 8.8 rating is tied as the lowest ever for Game 5 of the World Series, and the ninth-lowest for any World Series game. The Texas Rangers have now played in ten of the sixteen lowest rated World Series games of all time.
Over the past four seasons (dating back to 2008), only five of 21 World Series games have drawn a double-digit rating (24%). The World Series' percentage trails that of other sports, including the NBA Finals (29%), NCAA Men's Final Four (33%), and Bowl Championship Series (45%).
To put that in perspective, 220 of the previous 224 World Series games hit double-digits (98%)."
Quote from: MDS on October 27, 2011, 12:54:56 AM
tatum used to show up at temple football games in track suits, like 5 minutes before kickoff. he would literally get in his seat for the first time essentially as the ball was in the air. and he would always be the first one done (basically plug in quotes after getting back from the presser and good night). one time he brought his pops.
anyway, it took him stealing shtein to get fired. and he was moved off the temple football beat. like how does that happen. what is lower than covering temple football. its terrible and no one cares. and he gets moved off that. jesus.
anyway do i go straight professional with the email or do i try to make it a little spicy. not too much of course but just throw a little flavor in there.
I'd go straight professional based on the situation. They're probably looking for someone who is buttoned up a bit compared o the guy they're shteincanning. Be persistent and follow up like crazy.
I could have sent him a picture of FF's taint. They already have someone in mind. Got to give him credit for getting back to me, though.
my girl lindsay is doing sportscenter this morning. movin up girl.
Quote from: MDS on October 27, 2011, 12:27:03 AM
i cant say for sure he got fired, but i can say that someone at the inqy who knows my pops told him that they are looking for someone.
QuoteUpdate - Kevin will not lose his job. He's taking so time off. When he returns, there is a possibility he may be reassigned.
from the sports writers board. hooray for not entirely jumping to conclusions.
Reassigned to what? Girls basketball?
copy desk...obits....agate...something that takes him out of the field
think of the option mcnulty and lester got if they wanted to stick in the bpd at the end of the wire. it looks like tatum is taking that. and shame on the inqy for not bucking up and firing him. you could pay 2 me's to his job.
Yeah he should be shteincanned.
it really didnt have a chance to go the other way because hes so awesome at everything he does but damn is michael barkann great on the radio....and he has elevates ikes radio game tremendously
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 04, 2011, 12:06:32 PM
it really didnt have a chance to go the other way because hes so awesome at everything he does but damn is michael barkann great on the radio....and he has elevates ikes radio game tremendously
When I was at the Fanatic I mentioned hiring Barkann to do a morning show to the Executive Producer and he blew me off. I think they missed the boat on that one.
Does he still do DNL on CSN?
yes
his radio show is only 10-1
yeah, i actually thought it would be bad, but it's really good. Ike went from unlistenable to a very good partner on that show
Quote from: Sgt PSN on November 04, 2011, 12:23:57 PM
Does he still do DNL on CSN?
Barkann is the central face of Philly sports. Whenever something big happens he's the go to guy.
I always thought he could be a little douchey from time to time, but overall is still very good. The way he handled the DNL the day Harry died was probably the best anyone could have done.
a review of ESPN's coverage last night (http://outkickthecoverage.com/espns-penn-state-coverage-fails-miserably.php)
ESPNU being dedicated to the "Penn State Special" is crazy.
Thursday's Ravens victory over the 49ers was the most-watched Thanksgiving cable TV game ever and the most-watched game in the eight-year history of the NFL Network.
barkann cracks me up
Hank Goldberg needs to be put to pasture. He talks like he's mid-stroke.
so ESPN dedicated an entire SportsCenter to Tebow (http://deadspin.com/5866144/every-tebow-uttered-on-espns-tebowcenter-today) today, and they got busted for not having live shots of Jacksonville during MNF the other night. Besides using old MNF footage, they also showed Carolina's stadium instead (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/ESPN-confuses-new-Jacksonville-with-old-Jacksonv?urn=nfl-wp13393)
I think they did Jacksonville a favor, personally.
no joke the mnf sked this year may be the worst in history
seattle/st louis next week is an all timer low
Quote from: MDS on December 07, 2011, 11:45:31 PM
no joke the mnf sked this year may be the worst in history
you mean the worst in the last five years
history = since sunday night football started
Matthew Barnaby got fired by Feva for getting hammer drunk and driving with on a rim.
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 08, 2011, 07:15:48 AM
Quote from: MDS on December 07, 2011, 11:45:31 PM
no joke the mnf sked this year may be the worst in history
you mean the worst in the last five years
history = since sunday night football started
yea, espn history. the current mnf is the same package as the old snf.
they had two jacksonville home games, a late season nfc west game and kansas city twice. preseason on paper the steelers/49ers game was an all timer abortion but as it turns out thats a winner.
Quote
DALLAS -- Press pass? Got it. Laptop? Yep. Muscle shirts, short skirts and flip-flops? Stop right there.
For reporters covering Major League Baseball next season, beachwear and club outfits are no longer in fashion.
Baseball became the first major pro league in North America to issue dress guidelines for media members, putting them in writing this week at the winter meetings.
The no-wear list also includes visible undergarments, tank tops or anything with a team logo.
"This is not in response to any single incident," MLB spokesman Pat Courtney said Tuesday.
However, baseball was aware of the flap caused in the NFL when a Mexican TV reporter drew unwanted attention at the New York Jets' training camp in September 2010 and it formed a committee of executives and media representatives to work on guidelines.
The panel included female and Latin reporters and there was input from team trainers, who had health concerns about flip-flops in clubhouses and bare feet possibly spreading infections. Such footwear is no longer permitted.
The skimpy attire worn by some of the TV reporters covering the Marlins in Miami drew particular scrutiny.
"We just thought it was time to get a little organized, to put it in place before there was an incident," said committee member Phyllis Merhige, an MLB senior vice president.
"There's no one who expects reporters to wear a suit and tie," she said. "But with the advent of different media, there are now individuals who are not part of a bigger organization that may have a dress code."
The media should dress "in an appropriate and professional manner" with clothing proper for a "business casual work environment" when in locker rooms, dugouts, press boxes and on the field, the new MLB guidelines say.
Banned are sheer and see-through clothing, ripped jeans, one-shouldered, strapless shirts or clothing exposing bare midriffs. Also listed are "excessively short" skirts, dresses or shorts cut more than 3-4 inches above the knee.
The NFL, NBA and NHL do not have similar policies.
MLB and members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America who regularly cover the sport agree that most reporters are within the boundaries. At World Cup soccer matches, it's different -- reporters in press areas often come decked out head-to-toe in team regalia.
"Personally, I believe the baseball media in general could dress slightly more professionally," said San Francisco Chronicle writer Susan Slusser, recently elected vice president of the BBWAA and a member of the guidelines panel. "I think it's been a little too casual."
MLB said it would consider appropriate actions if the guidelines were broken.
"It can be a fine line. What one person views as appropriate may not be seen the same way by someone else," Courtney said.
At 81, former Marlins manager Jack McKeon has seen dress codes change a lot during more than a half-century in the game. Especially at warm-weather ballparks during the hottest summer months.
"I remember the old days, when even the people in Triple-A would wear a coat and tie," he said. "Now, it's casual. Less than casual, really.
"Today, it can look pretty sloppy. But that's not just baseball. It's generational."
Cheerleaders & ball girls can wear whatever they want.
Reporters? CLEAN IT UP!
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Pretty sure the internet just broke. From L to R, Zoltan Mesko, George Muresan, Danny Woodhead (https://twitter.com/#!/ZoltanMesko/status/146431792721825792/photo/1).
no, please god no, nice tits
25 most annoying in sports media (http://bleacherreport.com/articles/975252-25-most-annoying-people-in-sports-media)
Players voted on worst NFL commentators... Here are the results. (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1112/nfl.players.poll.worst.commentator/content.1.html)
holy farging shtein
http://deadspin.com/5869737/
QuoteLegendary Columnist Bill Conlin Resigns Over Forthcoming Philly Inquirer Bombshell
The Philadelphia Inquirer's top investigative reporter, Nancy Phillips, has written a story containing what we're told are allegations of child molestation against sportswriter Bill Conlin, a longtime columnist at the rival Daily News. Conlin resigned just moments ago, according to a source at the Daily News.
Conlin, who turns 78 this May, won the Ford C. Frick Award last May. The story supposedly will drop soon (the newspapers publish under a joint-operating agreement, sharing some resources and a website but otherwise competing for the same readers). Conlin has hired an attorney to defend himself against the piece. We'll have more details on this. For now, we can tell you that Conlin is at his condo in Largo, Fla.
so are all sports that closely associated with diddling?
kiddie touching is the new lis franc sprain
Wow.
Whats weird is I always thought that Bill Conlin looked like a child molester and made jokes about it. I never thought he actually was, I just thought he was a pompous dick.
Holy shtein - wow!
What the hell is it with all of these child molesters lately?!
Meh
Story is out. As of now its all family members, mostly girls.
Quote from: MDS on December 20, 2011, 04:35:00 PM
Story is out. As of now its all family members, mostly girls.
Quote from: The InquirerKevin Healey was a close friend of Conlin's son Billy. One summer night when he was about 12, Healey said, he went to the Conlin house to watch a Phillies game and slept over in the living room. Conlin was covering the game for the Daily News.
Healey said he awakened in the middle of the night to find Conlin fondling his genitals and leaning toward his body with his mouth.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 20, 2011, 04:29:50 PM
Holy shtein - wow!
What the hell is it with all of these child molesters lately?!
Its the Sandusky effect
QuoteBlanchet also told the paper that she and the other alleged victims were speaking out because of the Penn State case, where former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky faces charges of molesting young boys. He faces a trial in 2012. She said the case brought back painful memories.
QuoteFour say Philly Daily News writer Bill Conlin sexually abused them as children
By Nancy Phillips
INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
LATEST BREAKING NEWS
Four say Conlin abused them as children - 4:13pm
Three women and a man say they were molested as children by Bill Conlin, a Hall of Fame baseball writer and Philadelphia Daily News columnist.
In vivid accounts, the four say Conlin groped and fondled them, and touched their genitals, in assaults in the 1970s, when they were from ages 7 to 12.
"This is a tragedy," said Kelley Blanchet, a niece of Conlin's who said he molested her when she was a child. "People have kept his secret. It's not just the victims, it's the victims' families. There were so many people who knew about this and did nothing."
Conlin retired Tuesday from the Daily News, where he had worked for more than four decades.
Through his lawyer, George Bochetto, Conlin declined to comment.
"Mr. Conlin is obviously floored by these accusations, which supposedly happened 40 years ago," Bochetto said. "He has engaged me to do everything possible to bring the facts forward to vindicate his name."
Blanchet, now a prosecutor in Atlantic City, and the others said they were speaking out now because the alleged sexual assaults and cover-up at Pennsylvania State University brought back painful memories, and reminded them of the secrecy that shrouded their own assaults.
They also said they wanted to bring attention to the shortcomings of the statute of limitations on sex crimes, which bars prosecution in their cases because their parents did not call police when the abuse occurred years ago. In several cases, the parents corroborated the accounts, and one - Conlin's brother-in-law - described how the writer broke down in tears and insisted he had only touched the girl's leg.
Prosecutors in Gloucester County who took videotaped statements from the four last year say there is nothing they can do because assaults that occurred before 1996 fall under the statute of limitations.
"We would love to see justice in this case," Detective Stacie Lick of the Prosecutor's Office wrote in an e-mail to one of the women last month. "So many people have been victimized by this man, but our hands are tied by the law, which does not let us prosecute."
Conlin, 77, was the recipient of the 2011 J.G. Taylor Spink Award, named for a publisher of the Sporting News and presented at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. That put him in the company of such celebrated writers as Ring Lardner, Grantland Rice, Damon Runyon, and Red Smith, and Conlin is honored in the hall's "Scribes and Mikemen" exhibit.
"I can't even begin to express the shock, sadness, and outrage I feel by what Bill Conlin is alleged to have done," said Daily News editor Larry Platt, who immediately accepted Conlin's offer to retire.
Conlin joined the Daily News in 1965 and was its Phillies beat writer from 1966 until 1987, when he became a columnist. He gained a national profile as a commentator on the ESPN program The Sports Reporters. He is the author of two baseball-related books, the Rutledge Book of Baseball and Batting Cleanup, Bill Conlin.
In a recent column, "Tough Guys Are Talking About Sandusky," Conlin questioned people who said they would have intervened had they seen Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant coach, abusing a child: "Everybody says he will do the right thing, get involved, put his own ass on the line before or after the fact. But the moment itself has a cruel way of suspending our fearless intentions."
Blanchet and the others who say they were molested by Conlin told their parents about the abuse decades ago, but no one contacted law enforcement, settling for stern warnings to Conlin and a decision to shield the children from further contact with him.
"I'm really sorry that I didn't do something more at the time," said Barbara Healey, whose son and daughter told her that Conlin molested them in the 1970s. "Call the police is what I should have done."
In Blanchet's case, her father angrily confronted Conlin after his wife told him that Conlin had molested their daughter when she was about 7.
Blanchet's parents were out of town for the day, and Conlin was visiting her family's house in Margate, N.J. When her brother went outside to play football, Blanchet said, Conlin assaulted her.
"I was numb," she said, recalling that he put his hand between her legs and touched her genitals, and penetrated her with his fingers, stopping only when her brother, Ted, walked in. Her brother, now deceased, told her mother, who told her father.
"I was going to kill him, I was so furious," recalled Blanchet's father, Harry Hasson, now 75. He said he called Conlin in the Daily News newsroom and summoned him to Margate.
"He swore to me that he just touched her leg. Then all of a sudden, he started crying," Hasson recalled. "He said, 'I swear to God, I just touched her leg.'"
Hasson said he did not learn the full extent of the assault until about two years ago, when his daughter spoke to him about it in a therapy session.
"For somebody to do that - the son of a bitch," Hasson said, starting to choke up. "That's probably the worst thing you can do to somebody. Back then, I would never even think that anyone could ever do what she said he did."
When he confronted Conlin and he started to sob, Hasson said, "it was such a pitiful sight. It took the fight out of me. I wish now I had done something more, but he swore to me and I believed him."
Even so, Hasson said, he kept his daughter away from her uncle after that. "I said, 'Never come back to Margate. Never touch her again.' "
Blanchet, now 47 and a mother of two, said she rarely saw her uncle or his family for the next three decades.
But when Conlin's wife, Irma, died in 2009, Blanchet decided to attend the funeral. Conlin gave the eulogy and made reference to the couple's grandchildren. Blanchet, who did not know her uncle had grandchildren, said she began to worry about the children's safety, and decided to tell some of her relatives what her uncle had done to her.
She said she told a female relative, who in turn confided that Conlin had abused her for years when she was a child. The relative, she said, told her that this led to a long estrangement that ended only after he wrote her a 10-page letter of apology.
The relative said Conlin had also abused her brother, Blanchet said. And she said her relative told her that Conlin had assaulted three girls who were friends of his children when they were growing up in the Whitman Square section of Washington Township, Gloucester County.
That's how Blanchet met Karen Healey and two other women who say they were molested by Conlin, along with Healey's brother, Kevin.
Kevin Healey was a close friend of Conlin's son Billy. One summer night when he was about 12, Healey said, he went to the Conlin house to watch a Phillies game and slept over in the living room. Conlin was covering the game for the Daily News.
Healey said he awakened in the middle of the night to find Conlin fondling his genitals and leaning toward his body with his mouth.
"I ran out of there like a bat out of hell," said Healey, now 48 and a construction worker and painter who lives in Williamstown. "I left my sneakers, my socks and my shirt," and ran home.
"I came flying in the door," he recalled, which awakened his mother.
Barbara Healey remembers it well.
"Kevin just came into the room crying. It was unusual to see a boy crying," she said. "He told me Mr. Conlin molested him."
She told her son not to tell his father - "his father had a terrible temper," she said - and forbade him to return to the Conlin home.
But she continued to allow her daughter Karen to spend time with Conlin's younger son, Peter. "I thought he was just interested in boys," she said of Conlin.
A few years later, Barbara Healey said, she was shocked to learn that her daughter had been molested as well.
She recalled the day that Karen and a friend, then both about 10, told her Conlin had repeatedly molested them. The friend was in tears, Healey said, as she described how Conlin had assaulted her that day.
The friend, now 44, said in an interview that she would never forget that day. She had gone to the Conlin home to visit Peter. The boy was not home, and while she was waiting for him in the den, she said, Conlin came into the room.
(The Inquirer is withholding the woman's name in keeping with its policy of not identifying people who say they have been sexually assaulted. The other women and the man gave the newspaper permission to use their names.)
The memory, the woman said, is frozen in her mind. It was a summer day, and she recalled that she was wearing a yellow shirt and light blue shorts when Conlin put his arms around her, and then reached into her pants and put his fingers inside her.
"He just started fondling me and said, 'Does it feel good?' " she said. "He said, 'This is our secret.' "
It was not the first time Conlin had molested her, said the woman. But, following his warning about keeping it secret, she had told no one.
On this day, as she left the house and saw her friend Karen outside, the woman recalled, she burst into tears and the story spilled out. Karen said they should tell their mothers, she said, which is how they ended up on Barbara Healey's porch, telling the secret.
Healey remembered that her daughter's friend was crying when she came to the house and told her what had happened. Healey said her daughter told her that Conlin had molested her as well and that he had assaulted another girl who lived on the same block of Whitman School Road.
"I said, 'You just can't go near that family, and you can't go in that house,'" Healey recalled.
She then called the other girls' mothers, and the three women decided that one of their husbands would confront Conlin. They decided not to tell the other two husbands, fearing that in their anger they might harm Conlin.
In a brief telephone interview, the man who spoke to Conlin about the abuse said he would "rather not talk about it." The Inquirer is withholding the man's name to protect the identity of his daughter, who declined to comment for this story.
The man confirmed that the three women told him Conlin had molested the girls, and he said he called Conlin to tell him that he knew.
"I just called him and made him aware that this story had been told by the kids and I said it was wrong, and I really let it go at that," the man recalled. "He didn't admit anything or say anything much. He just acknowledged what I said, and that was it."
The man said he never considered calling police, in part out of loyalty to Conlin's wife. "We didn't want to hurt her," he said.
Looking back, Karen Healey said she was astounded that the parents and others reacted as they did.
"Nobody called the cops," said Healey, now 44, a mother of three, and a corporate sales executive. "Everyone went back to living their lives.
"It's never talked about. None of the kids are offered therapy. We all go on with our lives," she said.
In retrospect, Barbara Healey said, she and the other mothers should have done more: "I decided the wrong thing."
Not until more than 30 years later, after Irma Conlin's funeral, did Healey, her brother, and their childhood friends learn about Blanchet and the other Conlin family members who said they too had been molested.
Blanchet, a prosecutor, suggested that they go to law enforcement. Two of her relatives demurred.
"I honestly do not want to be involved with whatever you guys are going to do," one female relative wrote to Blanchet in a Facebook message last year. "I don't even think about my past anymore. It is behind me. My family and I are done with it.
She said Blanchet's renewed focus on the assaults was "interfering with the peace and life I built for me and my family.. . . I am hurting now, so no more updates."
One of the girls from Whitman School Road also declined to participate, in part, she said, to protect her elderly parents.
"I feel that they have done their part in honoring the wishes of the rest of the families involved by keeping the secret away from the other spouses for whatever the reasons may have been," she wrote in an e-mail to Blanchet, Healey, and her other childhood friend. "The decisions made many years ago were the consensus of the families involved and took into consideration the effects on all, including the Conlin family.
"In today's world, things might have been handled differently, but that's hindsight, and we are willing to live with it," the woman wrote.
Last year, Blanchet, Kevin Healey, Karen Healey, and another woman from the neighborhood gave prosecutors videotaped testimony about the abuse they said they suffered at Conlin's hands years ago. New Jersey's current law has no statute of limitations on sex crimes, so they were hopeful that Conlin might finally be held to account, Blanchet said.
But the law in place today, enacted in 1996, is not retroactive. "I didn't realize it, and I'm a prosecutor," she said.
At the time of the alleged assaults, New Jersey law required that victims notify law enforcement within five years of an incident for a case to be prosecuted. So Gloucester County prosecutors told them there was nothing they could do.
"I am sorry that the system seems to be failing you," wrote Lick, an investigator for the Prosecutor's Office, in an e-mail to Blanchet and Healey. "However, the law has tied our hands, in that the statute of limitations has run."
A spokesman for Gloucester County Prosecutor Sean F. Dalton said he would have no comment on the investigation. However, he said the office welcomed complaints from victims and would investigate any allegations brought to its attention.
While Blanchet and the others said they were disappointed that no criminal charges could be brought, they said they hoped that by telling their story, they might embolden victims who may be reluctant to speak out. And they hope that parents of victims might take a lesson from the missteps of their parents, who did not turn to law enforcement.
By the time Blanchet and the others went to prosecutors themselves, "nothing could be done because of the stupid statute of limitations," said Kevin Healey. "We wanted justice."
Holy farging shtein. I could see if one person accused him, but four and boys and girls? What the hell.
Amazing...
conlin was in my top 5 people most likely to be a child molester....i dont get the shock here
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 20, 2011, 07:58:49 PM
conlin was in my top 5 people most likely to be a child molester....i dont get the shock here
Lmfao
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 20, 2011, 07:58:49 PM
conlin was in my top 5 people most likely to be a child molester....i dont get the shock here
1. Sandusky
2. Bernie Fine
3. Conlin
4. Casey Matthews
5. lil guy
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Quote from: QB Eagles on December 20, 2011, 05:32:45 PM
Quote from: MDS on December 20, 2011, 04:35:00 PM
Story is out. As of now its all family members, mostly girls.
Quote from: The InquirerKevin Healey was a close friend of Conlin's son Billy. One summer night when he was about 12, Healey said, he went to the Conlin house to watch a Phillies game and slept over in the living room. Conlin was covering the game for the Daily News.
Healey said he awakened in the middle of the night to find Conlin fondling his genitals and leaning toward his body with his mouth.
close friend...family member whatever. same thing.
point is hes not driving around in van offering candy and a ride home
I'm talking to Reuben Frank right now and he said that while no one particularly liked him, there were never ANY whispers or rumors or anything "weird" in that sense. Everyone just chalked him up to being a blowhard and a not so nice individual.
Needless to say, they are all in total shock. Everyone.
Of course not, IGY...because he is all-knowing.
thats because it was only done to a very specific group of people...hes not a prototypical child toucher per say. like if you randomly asked conlin to watch your kid, he wouldnt lay a hand on him.
sandusky would be ass farging him in seconds. mike jackson would blowing him before you left.
conlin was only doing it to a nephew, niece or a close family friend. he did both boys and girls. im not so sure it was sexual, it might have been making up for a lack of nurturing he had as a kid (which might explain why he was a such a fleshpop). or he might have been touched by his uncle and somewhere in him he felt this is what uncles did.
i dont know. he wasnt even preying on the weak, like sandusky did. a lot of those kids (now adults) had 2-parent, nuclear families. the more interesting thing is why didnt any of the dads kill him.
Roob wants to kill him. Even Randy Miller is saying to me that he stayed at Conlin's house in Florida a few times and they roomed together for sportswriter things etc. Both of them are so angry, they want to kill him themselves.
well yea they do
but their daughters and sons werent molested by him. i know it was the 70s and it was a different time but the reaction to "dad i got molested by bill conlin" was probably the same in 1970 as it would be today.
Quote from: MDS on December 20, 2011, 11:06:26 PM
well yea they do
but their daughters and sons werent molested by him.
Quote from: QB Eagles on December 20, 2011, 08:53:56 PM
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does molesting the eagles roster count?
that reason enough to wanna kill someone
WIP had Conlin's lawyer on and it was very interesting that when angelo asked the lawyer if conlin had professed his outright innocence the lawyer said that he would not divulge any conversations they have had. wouldn't you think that if conlin did tell him he was innocent without a doubt that he would say that?
Mother of the century candidate here:
QuoteBut she continued to allow her daughter Karen to spend time with Conlin's younger son, Peter. "I thought he was just interested in boys," she said of Conlin.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20111221_Another_woman_comes_forward_over_abuse_by_Bill_Conlin.html?cmpid=125219969
QuoteThe woman spoke out Wednesday as the sports-oriented website Deadspin published an e-mail exchange between Conlin and Deadspin reporter A.J. Daulerio in which Conlin fretted about a then-expected story in The Inquirer that would report the stories of abuse. He contacted Daulerio, who had written a favorable story about him for Philadelphia Magazine, on Monday, less than a half-hour after an Inquirer reporter called him at his Florida condominium for comment on the allegations that he had abused children.
In e-mail messages to Daulerio, Conlin derided his accusers as "late middle-aged women" who decided it was "Sandusky time," a reference to former Pennsylvania State University coach Jerry Sandusky, who is charged with sexually abusing boys.
"I'm a lot bigger to the Daily News than Sandusky ever was to Penn State," he wrote. And yet, Daulerio wrote, Conlin feared the loss of his career.
"They can toss my good name out there while alleging a crime that was never charged?" Conlin wrote. "F- that."
Nowhere in the e-mail exchange did Conlin deny that any abuse occurred.
Conlin told Daulerio, who described himself as a longtime admirer of Conlin's, that he hoped to explain himself to Deadspin's "huge audience" but wanted first to see if "they [The Inquirer] name names. I'm sure the accusers were promised anonymity." In the story, three of the accusers, including Conlin's niece, were named.
After hanging up on an Inquirer reporter, Conlin, 77, said via e-mail, "My attorney will be in touch. . . . I've been doing this 51 years. My attorney will do my talking."
When he spoke to Daulerio, the reporter wrote, Conlin was "angry, funny, discursive - but he was also obviously scared."
"He talked about suicide," Daulerio wrote, "and I'm still not sure if he was joking." Conlin had written, "I'm at my condo at Shipwatch in Largo, hanging out with the fishes I might opt to sleep with if this sees the light of day."
Daulerio said Conlin told him he worried that if the allegations were made public, his family - particularly his grandchildren - would suffer. He said he believed the accusations were being made in part because of what he described as a "decades-old family vendetta."
fingering 12 year olds = old family bs that should be private
yup
http://deadspin.com/5870204/a-conversation-with-bill-conlin-the-day-before-the-inquirer-dropped-its-molestation-story
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20111222_Years_of_silent_fear__6th_woman_acuses_Conlin.html?cmpid=125219969
QuoteLINDA STELLA said that she was just a girl when Bill Conlin pulled her onto his lap and began "flexing his leg muscles" during a family birthday party at his house in South Jersey. She leaped off his lap and looked back. She felt confused when she saw the wet spot at the crotch of his white pants.
"I was a kid, I didn't know what it really was," Stella told the Daily News last night. "It looked like he had peed in his pants."
Stella, who was friends with Conlin's daughter at the time, said that she tried to avoid Conlin after that. But later, the burly former Daily News sports columnist, in two separate incidents, grabbed her by the arm, pulled her into his bedroom, forced her onto his bed and fondled her breasts and genitals, she said.
i didn't even know it was possible to dry hump jizz your pants after like 15 or 16.
And no one else at the party noticed the jizz spot on his white pants? Or was this sort of thing just accepted in the 70s?
i find that story highly suspicious...he had a big cum stain on his pants in the middle of a birthday party?
and if a little girl didnt know what had happened why would she have avoided him after that....i mean uncle bill went wee wee in his pants...big deal
Quote from: Munson on December 22, 2011, 12:37:42 PM
And no one else at the party noticed the jizz spot on his white pants? Or was this sort of thing just accepted in the 70s?
fat ass sports writers always have random stains all over themselves.
Not sure if you heard this, but Eagles' fans booed Santa 43 years ago! (http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7377416/philadelphia-eagles-fans-once-booed-santa-santa-jovial-63-year-old-frank-olivo-loves-philly-teams)
Quote from: phattymatty on December 22, 2011, 12:30:16 PM
i didn't even know it was possible to dry hump jizz your pants after like 15 or 16.
A buddy of mine did that while at a stripclub...went back into the VIP and came out with a big jizz spot on his pants.
so clearly the bitch didnt finish the job
She emptied his wallet - so I guess she did her job. Every time we all get together we make fun of him for that
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 22, 2011, 03:25:15 PM
She emptied his wallet - so I guess she did her job.
i think hes talkin about the girl in the conlin story
All the same.
Since there's no night game on Saturday, ESPN2 is doing old school NFL Primetime with Boomer and TJ at 8pm
dont call him boomer, you twat easy
berman said in the espn book that nfl primetime "brought families closer together." hes the biggest hack in sports tv today and that includes ricky reilly
BERMAN's a blowhard but I enjoy watching him and Jackson do the highlights together on Blitz, and most of us watched Primetime before you or Munson were born. Same reason why most people still watch droolface on New Years Eve......it's familiar....
if you loop me in with munson again i will rape your face off until theres nothing left
and i watched primetime back in the day but since theres red zone, bars and the internet, its lost its purpose
Primetime with Berman and TJ was awesome....glad to see them doing it again.
Does Todd not realize yet that I'm better then him?
shtein I still remember watching NFL Primetime, or whatever version of it, when i was younger. It was usually good.
If you remember Pete Axthelm on Primetime you're old. I loved that guy. He always said Seth Joyner was one of the best LBs in the NFL.
Quote from: BigEd76 on December 22, 2011, 09:35:30 PM
BERMAN's a blowhard but I enjoy watching him and Jackson do the highlights together on Blitz, and most of us watched Primetime before you or Munson were born.
exactly...its an age thing....boom is the farging man and has forgotten more about sports than all these kids put together
GCobb the biggest joke in Philly sports media?
You decide! (http://gcobb.com/2011/12/30/penn-state-in-pursuit-of-oklahomas-bob-stoops/)
Does he write all that shtein? When I hear him on WIP late at night or on the weekends I turn it right off.
Well, the other Stoops brother is available.
Where can I get a list of the commentators assigned to the remaining bowl games?
cotton - gus...charlie davis and tim brewster
compass - mike gleason....john congemi and eamon mcananey
godaddy - rob stone...danny kanell and cara capuano
bcs - brent....herbie.....EA...rinaldi
Thank you, sir.
Good that Gus is calling the cotton so when Bill Snyder and the Wildcats cram it up Petrino's ass he can scream for us.
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 05, 2012, 07:58:49 AM
compass - mike gleason....john congemi and eamon mcananey
Who they hell are they?
Glad Brent is calling the BCS championship. I was afraid we were going to get Tirico and Gruden again.
congemi was a great qb for pitt....i have no idea who the other two are other than seeing their names listed on the weekly college football schedules
What a jackass: http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/phillygossip/975-The-Fanatic-host-arrested-for-allegedly-assaulting-a-cab-driver.html
I worked for him when I was at the Fanatic, he's the last person in the world I'd expect that from.
LOL @ anyone in the sports media (especially radio) thinking they're a celebrity. Not even the national guys like Rome or Patrick are real celebrities, let alone some local guy.
the top rated conference championship games since 2000
1. nyg at sf - 2012 (highest rated conference championship game since 1994)
2. new orl at minn - 2010
3. nyg at gb - 2008
4. bal at new eng - 2012
5. gb at chi - 2011
6. nyj at pitt - 2011
7. atl at philly - 2005
8. nyj at ind - 2010
9. new eng at ind - 2007
10. tb at stl - 2000
11. sd at new eng - 2008
12. tb at philly - 2003
13. new eng at pitt - 2005
14. new orl at chi - 2007
15. ind at ne - 2004
16. tenn at oak - 2003
17. car at philly - 2004
18. philly at stl - 2002
19. pitt at den - 2006
20. tenn at jax - 2000
21. ne at pitt - 2002
22. philly at arz - 2009
23. minn at nyg - 2001
24. bal at pitt - 2009
25. bal at oak - 2001
26. car at sea - 2006
now that a manning is in the sb again the eli peyton sportscenter commercial is back in steady rotation
Brian Westbrook will be a new host/call in guy on 97.5
Loudest applause at the Skins game was when they showed BWest...standing O for 5 minutes.
I meant to post that when miss announced it but forgot.
I used to think in his interviews that he sounded too antisocial and unclear to be a radio or TV guy but every time I've heard him on 97.5 since he retired he's sounded louder and more clear and etc. Will be cool to listen to him, he's generally pretty honest about the goings on at NovaCare like Trot
Stephen A Smith flips off Skip Bayless during a live taping of First Take:
http://www.sportsgrid.com/media/stephen-a-smith-middle-finger/
those two are so good together on that show
stephen a gets way too much hate..that guy is one of the best
WIP is pimping a major station announcement at 3pm
I'm thinking WIP is getting the Phillies in FM, that will be sweet
if 1210 and WIP are owned by the same company it obviously makes sense
if they arent then i dont see it.
maybe its to announce that eskin is dead.
it could make sense if the rights are up, but yes 1210 and WIP are sister stations
Poor AM station, just lost its only ratings
Quote from: SunMo on February 06, 2012, 12:54:28 PM
WIP is pimping a major station announcement at 3pm
I'm thinking WIP is getting the Phillies in FM, that will be sweet
Didn't they make that announcement a month ago?
oh, maybe. i don't know. they are hyping it like they have the cure for cancer
So what was their big announcement?
rhea hughes is getting a nosejob
Angelo helped Conlin molest kids.
DN sports editor was WIP today and there is going to be some major changes in the way the Inky and DN cover sports in the city. They are going to start sharing beat reporters so that instead of the same company having 3 guys asking the same questions, one guy can do the "beat" and other guys can work on other things. the columnists will stay with their respective company, but they will do a rotation with the website where one day a week each guy will write 2 or 3 short columns based on what's going on that day.
it seems good in theory, and they are pushing content to website first, then paper. but until they fix their godawful website, it won't make much of a difference
i can jerk off...cook a rock solid frozen family sized stouffers lasagna and find a word that rhymes with orange before a page loads on philly.com
video please
Quote from: SunMo on February 21, 2012, 09:01:59 AM
video please
If it's on Philly.com there's decent odds that the video will start autoplaying as soon as the page loads (after some ads).
Thanks PG!
Gregg Murphy from CSN is gonna join the Phillies broadcast team as an on the field reporter.
Whatever. When he's talking, it means Wheels and TMac aren't so that's a plus.
Quote from: QB Eagles on February 21, 2012, 06:13:44 PM
Quote from: SunMo on February 21, 2012, 09:01:59 AM
video please
If it's on Philly.com there's decent odds that the video will start autoplaying as soon as the page loads (after some ads).
Jerking off, loads, video, PLAY BALL!
anyone else see stu scott doing spoken word highlights on SC this morning like he was at a jazz club? it was so awful.
i didnt see todays but hes been doing that periodically for like 10 years.....and yes its disgusting
Yep...I turned it off.
Not that it hasn't been said before but ESPN is out on control with this shtein.
I miss Olbermann and Patrick and the days of just giving the damn scores with a little humor and sarcasm thrown in.
Now it's a goddamn circus.
Pretty much stopped paying attention to ESPN about 3-4 years ago. If it isn't an actual game I'm interested in, I'm not watching.
Scores and highlights are all available online, without the tired banalities.
When I want banalities, I come here.
i didnt know you were into banal
The one thing left that ESPN does well is these documentaries.
The Magic Johnson one is outstanding.
I remember that day vividly. I was 12 and living in Kansas and we had a huge blizzard that canceled Halloween the week before so this was the make up day for trick or treating.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 11, 2012, 10:16:00 PM
The one thing left that ESPN does well is these documentaries.
The Magic Johnson one is outstanding.
I remember that day vividly. I was 12 and living in Kansas and we had a huge blizzard that canceled Halloween the week before so this was the make up day for trick or treating.
I was in college. Was pretty stunned to have Johnson's career ended so suddenly.
lol at geo....the only person to ever refer to him as johnson
Maybe he was talking about Magic's Johnson. It's career ended that day too.
I remember my Mom was crying when we saw the news flash...to this day, I'm still not sure why.
well considering she immediately made a doctor's appointment and then the next week she has one of those cotton balls taped to the inside of her arm...you know why
erin is leaving espn
no she isnt
Quote from: MDS on March 12, 2012, 04:45:40 PM
erin is leaving espn
no she isnt
twitter FTL
anyway.....
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Andrews is in the throes of contract negotiations, as Richard Deitsch noted today. So is Scott Van Pelt, as we mentioned in January. And Michelle Beadle, too.
The word on the streets of Bristol is that Beadle wants to make sure Colin Cowherd sticks around Sportsnation, because otherwise, maybe she'll look elsewhere (would NBC give her a show? Could Fox come up with something for her?). I thought ESPN could have had something with Beadle and Charissa Thompson ... but if the Super Bowl was any indication, Thompson is on Team Andrews. (More on that story ... when we can fully confirm it all.)
But I'm hearing Cowherd won't return to Sportsnation in 2013, thus making Beadle's situation more tenuous. The guess here: They get her some type of LA-based show.
I knew Beadle when she was the on-court reporter for the Nets, and I am shocked that her career has gone the way it has thusfar. Had I known she was gonna be a big deal, I may have tried to impregnate her. Live and learn, I guess.
i think she's horribly overrated, but people seem to love her
She's shrill and annoying. In other words, perfect ESPN on-air "talent."
Didn't you have a thing for Linda Cohn at some point? Or am I thinking of another weirdo?
i would straight wreck linda cohn
and hanna storm
Quote from: DH on March 13, 2012, 01:05:00 PM
Didn't you have a thing for Linda Cohn at some point? Or am I thinking of another weirdo?
No, that was RSbirdman.
linda cohn is a disgusting hag
This is just too awesome..
http://nyc.barstoolsports.com/random-thoughts/john-sterling-working-out-the-kinks-in-spring-training/ (http://nyc.barstoolsports.com/random-thoughts/john-sterling-working-out-the-kinks-in-spring-training/)
omg thats hilarious
the best is calling that two runs scored....maybe you lose sight of the ball....but how do you say two guys were actually running around the bases scoring when the ball was caught
Im cant believe the Yankees, with their "Best in Class" mentality could let this go on for so long.
Did I read Sunny say he'd lay pipe to Linda Cohn?
you did, it's on my bucket list
sara walsh ftw
wip is running the best contest ive ever heard of on radio
the winner gets season tickets to all four city teams
whats the contest?
lick angelo's icehole and then kiss rhea.
kissing rhea is probably the worst of the two
Quote from: DH on March 14, 2012, 10:29:31 AM
whats the contest?
a bunch of times a day you call in....if you are the chosen caller you get your name put in a hopper and then they are gonna have a drawing
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 14, 2012, 10:25:40 AM
wip is running the best contest ive ever heard of on radio
the winner gets season tickets to all four city teams
You're confusing best contest with best prize. This is the worst contest ever because it means you have to spend your entire day listening to and calling into WIP.
best for ME.....since i listen to WIP all day everyday anyway...if you are nice i might bring you to a few games
If I'm a fleshpop to you, does that mean I get Flyers tix?
Warren Sapp fired from NFL Network. I bet his creditors are stoked.
for skip bayless haters...
http://www.thescore.com/buzz/articles/260884-jalen-rose-calls-out-skip-bayless-for-high-school-hoops-lies
"We'll discuss that later"
He should quit ESPN and go to Foxnews already...he'd fit right in
i hate skip more than anyone ever but that was just poor debate form on jalen's part.
i mean i love it but makes him look like an amateur.
Quote from: SD on April 11, 2012, 08:50:05 PM
"We'll discuss that later"
He should quit ESPN and go to Foxnews already...he'd fit right in
he looked like he wanted to cry....i dont think ive ever heard him like that
as if espn couldnt sink any lower....
He used to gay Aikman gay all the time and Troy still hates him to this day.
Don't care that Jalen cut him off at the knees.
lol I am not even gonna edit that...let it ride
ha
It's like Die Dan Die but so much more awesomer.
They spent over an our on first take today talking about that comment and having a pretty decent debate on the relationship between athletes, GMs, coaches, and the media. Screamin A had Bayless's back and made much better points than Skip did
even though i think its a bush league move on jalen's part i hope this is the beginning of the end for that douche bayless.
straight up lying to back up a point is pretty bad...being stupid enough in the first place to not realize it would take five minutes for the internet sports nerd mafia to find the facts is even worse.
ESPN is probably loving this. Bayless moves the meter. He's the Howard Stern of sports talk and more people watch that show to hate on him than they do because they like him. I belong to a sports talk group on FB (mock) that my brother invited me too and every day at least 50 of these fools are talking about Bayless. This little lie only has people talking about him even more and I'd bet the ratings are going up because of it. I'm convinced that Bayless doesn't beleive most of the things he says. He's just being a contrarian and says things that people will disagree with and talk about and more importantly, tune in tomorrow to see what he says next.
It's one of the most staged and planned acts I've ever seen.
i actually dont mind bayless and i love when him and sas go at it and im still glad jalen almost made him cry
I don't know how anybody could like him even a little. I thought what Jalen did was great and thats not because I hate Bayless, bottom line don't lie to prove a point.
I'm not the least bit surprised that Havas likes him. He's Eskin but with a national audience.
i dont like him...i just dont care about him...hes entertainment...i dont understand how people could hate him...like someone else mentioned he doesnt even believe half the stuff he says...
and hes nothing like eskin....eskin was a complete dick....skip has a much better personality
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 12, 2012, 12:12:08 PM
hes entertainment...i dont understand how people could hate him...like someone else mentioned he doesnt even believe half the stuff he says...
I said it and that's the exact reason why I can't stand the guy. I'm typically not a fan of people who say things just to get a reaction rather than because they actually believe it. I watch sports because I want to be entertained. I watch sports news and commentary because I want to be informed. Bayless is neither entertaining or informative.
Quoteand hes nothing like eskin....eskin was a complete dick....skip has a much better personality
Better personality? No. Different? Yes. But fundamentally they are both the same and say things for "shock value" rather than because it's what they really think.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on April 12, 2012, 09:27:20 AM
ESPN is probably loving this. Bayless moves the meter. He's the Howard Stern of sports talk and more people watch that show to hate on him than they do because they like him. I belong to a sports talk group on FB (mock) that my brother invited me too and every day at least 50 of these fools are talking about Bayless. This little lie only has people talking about him even more and I'd bet the ratings are going up because of it. I'm convinced that Bayless doesn't beleive most of the things he says. He's just being a contrarian and says things that people will disagree with and talk about and more importantly, tune in tomorrow to see what he says next.
It's one of the most staged and planned acts I've ever seen.
something like 200k watched first take the last couple of days
in tv world thats roughly 4 people
When I see Bayless I picture Todd.
http://www.businessinsider.com/mlb-to-ban-gifs-2012-4
I can't fathom why anyone would watch that shtein. I saw Bayless maybe a couple of times a few years ago. He was excitedly ranting about nonsense. He seemed like some deranged squirrel injected with methamphetamine then hooked up to a car battery.
Kind of like this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ikH9ZRcF2Q&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Quote from: Eagaholic on April 13, 2012, 11:32:09 PM
I can't fathom why anyone would watch that shtein.
like the lil guy said no one does
bayliss gets most of his run from people commenting on blogs mb's and twitter about a snippet they saw heard or read about from the show....but no one actually watches it
Well maybe if they force fed him rancid fermenting pumpkins before the shows it would help things. Certainly couldn't hurt. Unless that is his normal diet.
http://deadspin.com/5903642/first-franchise-footage-shows-ozzie-guillen-getting-suspended
DVR set
Announcement tomorrow regarding the Flyers/Sixers and radio. Not allowed to disclose the specifics but I'm sure you can all figure it out.
what station is the announcement on?
Quote from: SD on April 24, 2012, 03:37:38 PM
Announcement tomorrow regarding the Flyers/Sixers and radio. Not allowed to disclose the specifics but I'm sure you can all figure it out.
I assume this means the phanatic is getting the flyers games? Nice. Wanna avoid giving WIP ratings as much as I can
I have no further comment
wow
now i know how woodward and bernstein felt.
you do realize if you just come out and say my name is michael marnigrassi and the sixers/flyers are moving to 975 no one would bat an eye. every single reporter covering philly media, or the teams, already knows about this and cant report on it because no one is going on the record/as a source.
sorry if this is insulting, but you are not a reputable source. so even if you put your name behind it no one would buy at what youre selling.
so how about you just say it. this isnt even a big deal, or important information. its radio news in philly
I was asked not to say anything and there are only a handful of people who know. Does it burn you that much that I'm not in your business yet I have a million times more connections/resources/contacts?
Quote from: SD on April 24, 2012, 05:31:59 PM
I was asked not to say anything and there are only a handful of people who know. Does it burn you that much that I'm not in your business yet I have a million times more connections/resources/contacts?
yea, im real upset i didnt find out about the great philly radio station swap.
you are just being silly being coy about it on this place, as if anything here could come back to hurt anyone. if you dont want to say anything, they dont. but clearly you do so then come out and say it.
also, abortion.
What is, "Something your mother should have had?"
Quote from: Munson on April 24, 2012, 06:42:23 PM
What is, "Something your mother should have had?"
lolol
Just the Sixers games are switching over....disappointing.
i don't believe in marriage but i would marry michelle beadle today.
Quote from: Munson on April 26, 2012, 06:07:17 PM
Just the Sixers games are switching over....disappointing.
Wait for the other shoe to drop...it's coming.
SD's media connections >>>>>> Todd's
first year in forever sixers have been relevant
csn ratings
sixers - 2.4 (previously 1.6, 1.2)
flyers - 3.3 (previously 2.4, 2.2)
This Sarah Phillips shtein is hilarious.
I'm just kind of getting up to speed on this. So she's like, not a real person or something?
Nilesh Prasad is a degenerate gambler and wannabe sports blogger/writer. He used the name Sarah Phillips to start his empire. Has a blind friend (maybe even named Sarah Phillips) he used for the photos and for a recent "LeBron no ring joke contest" video.
That's about it.
if you know anything about lynn hoppes youd know this is possible
also its not clear she/he wasnt real, or rather working with the indian dude or something. i dont know.
http://deadspin.com/5906658/is-an-espn-columnist-scamming-people-on-the-internet
i read a lot about this last night...all kinds of pretty fascinating stuff coming out of it.
its always fascinating to me how stupid humans are
sending money over the internet to people you dont know always ends well
So basically Nilesh is probably the bigger douche, but Sarah is real and aware of all/most of his dealings in her name. They conned people out of popular Facebook and twitter accounts based on sports humor and made some money. Probably got caught before they made much of anything. Basically exactly why IGY stays away from social media.
And ESPN gets caught again just trying to hire something with a vagina to draw traffic. Whoopsies.
i don't think anyone knows the real story yet...considering there have been about 5 or 6 updates since the story went up 12 hours or so ago...safe to say more will come out.
i'll i got to say is YOU GO GIRL.
and if any of the pictures she uses is actually her, i think she'll do OK in life after this.
Most men do like vaginas.
Speaking of which, hilarious "scandal" today with that CrossingBroad douche posting a TV still of an upskirt of some chick in the stands at last night's Phils/Braves game. Pretty clear where the Philly blogger types fall on the respect scale:
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CrossingBroad
http://aol.sportingnews.com/nba/story/2012-05-04/phil-mushnick-jay-z-brooklyn-nets-new-logo-black-white-racist-new-york-post
wow
Does not someone proof this shtein before it goes out?
It's idiocy to spew racially insensitive stuff about the Nets, but it takes it to the next level to base it off an extreme stretch about the logo. Clearly fishing for any excuse to run his mouth about race.
Also I'm pretty sure the New York N------s name is already taken, in every Boston sports bar every time the Knicks play the Celtics.
I have to vent about Macnow and Gargano's show. I typically listen to Mikey Miss, but at a certain point on my daily drive I'm out of range of the Fanatic. So i'll switch to 94.1 which is a much stronger signal. I used to like these guys together when they were first paired, and when they would randomly put them together for a few shows, but its just insufferable anymore. Ant's fake laughs....Hah Haa haaa haaa hah haahh.....DIE IN A FIRE. Every caller offers them mouth love, and its just this sickening love fest.
I like the nets' new logo. The B in the basketball is what I consider fresh. Its got that retro-future look to it.
Insert facebook 'Like' here.
Quote from: hbionic on May 09, 2012, 07:42:38 PM
I like the nets' new logo. The B in the basketball is what I consider fresh. Its got that retro-future look to it.
me too...cept i dont see any future look to it...its all retro dopeness imo
lol isn't retro-future the present?
Yestermorrow.
Jason LaCanfora leaving NFLN for CBS Sports.
Michelle Beadle reportedly leaving ESPN for NBC/Access Hollywood
Scott VanPelt's contract is up at ESPN and he hasn't been re-signed yet
Hopefully he goes to NBC Sports too...I just wanna see someoen give ESPN a little competition...and also a sports network that covers hockey instead of putting a slam dunk by a 6'9 dude as the top play of the day
van peezy staying at the world wide leader.....beadle all but gone
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 10, 2012, 07:26:51 PMJason LaCanfora leaving NFLN for CBS Sports.
gonna replace Charley Casserly on NFL Today
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 10, 2012, 07:26:51 PM
Jason LaCanfora leaving NFLN for CBS Sports.
Michelle Beadle reportedly leaving ESPN for NBC/Access Hollywood
Scott VanPelt's contract is up at ESPN and he hasn't been re-signed yet
Erin Andrews next?
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2012/05/espn-announces-that-michelle-beadle-will-leave-network/1 (http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2012/05/espn-announces-that-michelle-beadle-will-leave-network/1)
One of the guys replacing LaCanfora is Daniel Jeremiah, most recently a scout for the Eagles and a huge Mychal Kendricks enthusiast.
Also, SVP is staying with ESPN.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 15, 2012, 08:01:41 AM
One Scott Brendan Van Pelt will remain employed with the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network fo sheezy
Sometimes, I need a translator.
The ESPN.com website is currently down. Weird.
tbs got the 1-game wild card playoffs game this year
because of the 2 extra games, 2 divisional round games shift to mlb network. so thatll be interesting, because im not exactly sure how good their penetration is compared to tbs, espn, etc.
much better than your penetration.
http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/chace-crawford-dating-erin-andrews-2012185
say it aint so erin
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sportsweek/Sportsradio_WIP_The_Oral_History.html
Brookover is pissed he was kicked out of BrightHouse for watching Howard's rehab (http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phillies/20120520_Inside_the_Phillies__Workouts_by_Phillies__Howard_are_off-limits__as_reporter_finds_out.html)
i stopped reading because he writes like a cheesy romance novel but he was told there would be no interviews and then...gets mad at not getting an interview? i will assume that is correct.
He was doing his job as a journalist, made an agreement with team officials pertaining to the dissemination of the information he was gathering, then a team apparatchik had a fit when he saw him and had him escorted out.
The Phillies from top to bottom have a smugness that is becoming suffocating. The "how dare you question us" vibe isn't as bad as it is with the Eagles, but it's close.
And Brookover is a douchebag. No one is suggesting otherwise.
No tweets either, and they told him his spring training access didn't apply during the regular season. They didn't want him reporting stuff on Twitter before Amaro knew about it
flying all the way to florida to watch a rehab workout was his first mistake
he didn't fly to florida for that. he flew there to do a story on phillies minor leaguers. the howard thing was an aside to that story. and honestly, for all the grief we give the hacks, i gotta hand it to brookover for actually pursuing that angle. we have a right as fans of the team to know what's going on with the 125 million dollar franchise cornerstone even if they're not interested in obliging us.
both choke and GRIT are dead to me until i see them playing and producing again for the phillies
im 1000% against reporters attempting to make themselves the story, but this is a case where it had to happened
the phillies look like total funholes, as does rube and the minor league coach who went on a power trip. but, brookover sounded too self righteous during this, like it was his unenviable right to watch ryan howard field grounders.
Quote from: MDS on May 20, 2012, 02:00:29 PM
but, brookover sounded too self righteous during this
the headline of the article tells you all you need to know about brookie..."reporter finds out"....referring to himself as reporter....get over yourself
well he probably didnt write the headline, in fact i know he didnt, but thats the inqy for you
The smugness of the team is well documented. And the "it's Doug, not dude" guy reeks of it. He probably got a bonus from King Smug.
However I am like igy (and Klecko on WIP this morning) in the sense that I don't give a crap about any updates. Tell me when he's doing baseball activities (he is) and tell me when he is playing in rehab games (they will) and tell me when he's coming back.
Other than that? Don't care. Brookover is going to report what exactly? Is he a doctor? Can he tell how he feels?
Of course Rob Charry was against it and wanted exact and precise updates.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 20, 2012, 02:17:06 PM
Other than that? Don't care. Brookover is going to report what exactly? Is he a doctor? Can he tell how he feels?
exactly...other than him giving us a return date for choke (which obviously wasnt going to happen) there is nothing that could come out of him watching a rehab stint that would remotely interest me
http://www.hulu.com/watch/363339/saturday-night-live-jay-as-stephen-a-smith#s-p1-sr-i1
lol
Murphy responds to Brookover's column and attacks Rube and the PR staff too (http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phillies/Phillies-flunking-Public-Relations-101.html)
...then he does it a second time (http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phillies/20120521_Phillies_fumbling_Howard__Utley_situations.html)
Sheridan defends Brookover and attacks Rube too (http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phillies/20120521_Its_a_little_late_for_Amaro_to_complain_about_coverage.html)
They're all piling on now
they may have good points, but they are coming off as whiny entitled babies.
Murphy, who is usually a smarmy prick, nailed it.
agreed
http://www.buzzfeed.com/jpmoore/66-shows-that-had-better-ratings-than-the-first-tw
You also have to add the fact that it is almost impossible trying to find the channel to watch it on . I'm sure it is a lot easier finding all of those zesty shows...still Hockey is the red headed step child of sports in the USA. Always will be.
yea nbc is such a tough channel to find
to be fair i think only game 2 was on nbc wasnt it?
the rest have been on the nbc formerly known as versus
either way the ratings have been pathetic
1 and 2 were nbc
3 and 4 oln
5-7 nbc
and of course ratings were going to be awful. unless detroit, chicago, philly, shteinsburgh, boston or the rangers are involved they might as well not even air it.
keith russell is leaving channel 6 and coming to DC to take over sports on fox who just lost dave feldman (former espn ginger anchor)
Enjoy the downgrade
black >>>> ginger
LMAO, after one broadcast IGY will call him Tom
Rome would love this guy. You're gonna be sick of him after the first pun.
When (if?) the Nationals lose 4 in a row: "This has NAT been fun for the home team!"
Or you might get a rhyme outta him. "BRYCE IS NICE, I'LL SAY IT TWICE!"
Seriously, he's corny as hell and I can't believe he wasn't fired two years ago...
lol at thinking ive never seen keith russell....hes a philly cat (west oak lane represent) thats been on channel six for like ten years and was on espn for a gang of years before that
He's a little too "High Energy". And there was no way you wouldnt know who he is. I just find the excitement funny.
i literally have no excitement for it....in fact id rather have the philly boy in philly...
but if not why not another philly guy in dc....again anything is better than a ginger
True. I'm just waiting for Comcast to deploy into my hood hopefully in the next 3 months, so that I can get Philly locals again.
love her
(http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17pshke12q2zpjpg/original.jpg)
(http://cdn02.cdnwp.celebuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/14/14/1Erin-Andrews-Bikini-061012-435x580.jpg)
(http://cdn02.cdnwp.celebuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/14/14/2Erin-Andrews-Bikini-061012-435x580.jpg)
if i was forced to choose only one, i think i'd actually pick beadle.
id share a fantasy team and have a beer with beadle first
id lay wood on EA first....her body is sick
beadles boxers nose bothers me
Those pics are not flattering.
She definitely had some work done on her tits
Not that I care
euro cup
us open
nba finals
perfect day to sit in the AC with a blunt and the television.
Mark Cuban went on First Take and raped Skippy and SAS
http://deadspin.com/5920535/?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_facebook&utm_source=deadspin_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
Skippy probably enjoyed it.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on June 22, 2012, 02:14:18 PM
Skippy probably enjoyed it.
def...he thrives for that kind of attention...its why hes on first take in the first place
Yeah because nobody watches it.
i do
probably
but that shtein cracks me up...especially stephen a
the key is to not take it seriously
its one of those guilty pleasures in life that is so bad its good
Fair enough....it just aggravates the hell out me.
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phillies/20120628_PRIDIE_S_CLEAN_START.html
Marcus Hayes now relegated to writing stories on AAA reclamation projects.
Next up?
Lawn dart tournaments on the mainline.
Jay....Marry farg Kill.....Ruban Amaro Jr, Marcus Hayes, the TSA...go!
Impossible. I've never been so torn in my life. I can't do it!
Erin Andrews is done at ESPN - likely going to FOX
http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/story/erin-andrews-hired-by-fox-sports-college-football-070112
ESPN will announce later today that four key members of the network's NFL coverage -- John Clayton, Mel Kiper Jr., Adam Schefter and Ed Werder -- have signed multi-year extensions with the company.
For those who enjoy Kiper Jr. on the NFL Draft, the following will be good news: Kiper Jr. signed a six-year deal that will keep him at ESPN through the summer of 2018. Schefter signed a five-year extension that runs through the summer of 2017. Clayton and Werder each signed four-year extensions.
Kind of surprised about Clayton. Seems like ESPN has been reducing his role over the last few years. Figured they were gradually pushing him out.
Whatevs.
Rob Riggle is a funny dude but seems a little nervous hosting the ESPY's right now
Haha...he's getting better
The last half hour of Sportscenter:
Screamin' A bitching about Lin taking the money from Houston instead of having faith in his "talents" and taking less from the Knicks.
And this after Rick Reilly opined that Tiger Woods might be done winning Majors and going the route of Sandy Koufax as a flash in the pan ex-superstar who burned brightly before flaming out. This despite Woods winning three times in 2012.
I could go on but I think ESPN has reached the nadir where it's Fox News in jock straps & gym shorts.
They're catering to the lowest common denominator....sports fans who mostly know very little about sports. The "talent" they put on the air, the type of programming and the content is largely nauseating but it's what the masses crave.
It'd be great if they added another channel that has more "serious" programming and news. Programs like 30 for 30, Outside The Lines, Sports Reporters and a SportsCenter-like newscast that can go 15 minutes without talking about an athlete's twitter comments. It'll never happen, but it'd be nice.
Farg TMZSPN.
I blame Feva for the downfall of ESPN.
Mets fans.
:-D
It was borderline unwatchable starting in the late 90's/early 00's. But the TMZ/Facebook/Twitter culture has made it nauseating for almost anything other than live events.
i'm super high right now but theres a new indian guy on sportscenter that sounds like the whitest dude ever. its very funny to me right now.
I would like to be your running mate in '12 as Vice President of the U.S.A.
Phattymatty- CEO of USA
hbionic-2nd in command and President of U.S.A. in the eventuality of Phatty's early death.
The fact that matty was coherent enough to post this in the proper thread tells me he wasn't high enough otherwise this shtein would have been in the David Boston: Robocop thread.
Sage Steele is hot.
You're just now noticing this?
I don't watch a lot of ESPN.
Me neither, but she's been around for like 5 years now.
and shes far from hot
She's hotter than Lisa Bonet in Angel Heart.
That's really not saying much.
it doesnt get any sexier than bonet in angel heart but i cannot say she was hot in it....
a beautiful gorgeous sexpot yes but not HOTT
ugh i just watched sportscenter for 10 minutes and it was 90% penn state and 10% how dumb michael vick is.
hubert davis out of tv and into coaching
Turner Broadcasting bought Bleacher Report. Top 13 Reasons Why This Will Fail
ha, i get it.
yeah most of their articles (lists) seem like they're written by mongoloids but they do have a good app for the iPhone that hits me with breaking news on all the philly teams, and it's usually before i see it anywhere else on the internet.
Most of their "writers" are sit faced teenagers or mouth breathers living at home
such a terrible site...
the worst part of it being that on any sports related google search 9 out of the first 10 results will be a link to a BR piece
So Mikey Miss has the grief counselor who the Eagles hired to speak with Reid and Eagles players/employees. Seems like a scumbag move...both on Missanelli's part for inviting him on and the counselor's part for going on to talk about it.
Why is it a bad move? The advice might help our :CF family work through our grief.
Wow, really??? What is the benefit of having him on the air?
Let's be honest, the players don't care about Garrett...sure, I bet a few probably got to know him, liked him, whatever, but I can't imagine they were running to the complex to talk to some Jewy doctor about their feelings.
Quote from: Eagaholic on August 08, 2012, 03:57:51 PM
Why is it a bad move? The advice might help our :CF family work through our grief.
Way to late for that.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on August 08, 2012, 03:10:27 PM
So Mikey Miss has the grief counselor who the Eagles hired to speak with Reid and Eagles players/employees. Seems like a scumbag move...both on Missanelli's part for inviting him on and the counselor's part for going on to talk about it.
I heard that this morning as well. I too thought it was a strange move. Halfway through it was like "OK Mike, this ain't working, say thanks for calling in and move on".
this thing is going to be cohosting espn's new late night talk show this fall....
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and MA loves themselves some olympics...towns with the highest olympic ratings thus far...
1. Salt Lake City
2. Kansas City
3. Milwaukee
4. Denver
5. Columbus
great farewell column from bobby ryan
http://bostonglobe.com/sports/2012/08/11/globe-sports-columnist-bob-ryan-says-goodbye-after-years/qOtIaTIr1cXaorWWljrGMP/story.html
Didn't realize he spent his entire career at one paper. I hope Todd's career mirrors that.
im on my 2nd paper homeslice
paper should probably be in quotes
its actually extraordinarily poorly run, even more so than the one i was at before
but ill take the pay increase and shut up
Didn't realize you moved to another paper. Well, there goes your shot at rivaling Bob Ryan.
What paper are you "writing" for now?
the bozeman gazette
Facebook told me that some guy I know, who was never that good at sports journalism, just got a job writing for a paper in North Dakota. He moved across country for it. So at least you're not him.
ESPN is openly celebrating Tim Tebows birthday on air.
Complete with farging party hats, streamers and birthday cake.
WTF FEVA!!!!
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 14, 2012, 05:19:49 PM
ESPN is openly celebrating Tim Tebows birthday on air.
Complete with farging party hats, streamers and birthday cake.
WTF FEVA!!
ESPN has a daily show where Steven A and Skip Bayless discuss Tebow and Lebron for 3 hours a day, every day for the last year.
(http://cjzero.com/gifs/GooseChoke.gif)
I love the Goose - I met him at a bar in Hoboken once, he was drunk out of his skull. He was wearing his Ravens SB ring, and I asked him if I could wear it because I hate the Giants, so I was a huge Ravens fan that game. He said something along the lines of "Get the farg away from me" which only made me like him more
The dude at UniWatch ranked all four major sports uniforms 1-122;
They're releasing some each day but I read earlier that he ranked the Flyers best in all sports.
122 Sacramento Kings
121 Cincinnati Bengals
120 Brooklyn Nets
119 Minnesota Vikings
Blah blah etc. No Philly teams 100-122.
http://m.espn.go.com/wireless/story?storyId=8274852
really great piece by wright thompson on the halman brothers murder
http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/8286055/seattle-mariners-gregory-halman-days-leading-death-hands-brother-jason
Sounds like he wasn't even trying to kill him. Good read.
berman does football pbp tonight for the first time ever
A "big station announcement" at 97.5 tomorrow apparently...SD?
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 23, 2012, 07:10:26 AM
really great piece by wright thompson on the halman brothers murder
http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/8286055/seattle-mariners-gregory-halman-days-leading-death-hands-brother-jason
Nice read, thanks IGY. :yay
Halman's first MLB homerun (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMtw13lVhDs)
Quote from: Munson on August 23, 2012, 04:19:55 PM
A "big station announcement" at 97.5 tomorrow apparently...SD?
My source is out of the office for the night. She said she'd text me in the morning. She doesn't bother letting me know about the minor announcements only the major ones, so it's probably something like they're bringing a new host in. My guess would be a former Eagle hosting a show now that the season is starting.
Mike Miss got destroyed by Erin Andrews today.
Quote from: FastFreddie on August 23, 2012, 08:14:53 PM
Mike Miss got destroyed by Erin Andrews today.
Actually that was yesterday but in his defense she didn't come off as the smooth girl I always thought she was.
huh?
was mike talkin bad about erin? did he bring up all the athlete cock shes gobbled up. or her obvious flirting with interview subjects. or taking pictures with them and posting them on twitter like theyre farging friends.
not that i care i love erin
Quote from: MDS on August 24, 2012, 03:22:09 AM
huh?
was mike talkin bad about erin? did he bring up all the athlete cock shes gobbled up. or her obvious flirting with interview subjects. or taking pictures with them and posting them on twitter like theyre farging friends.
not that i care i love erin
He questioned her fashion sense regarding the dress she wore while covering the all star game. I missed the day after show following the all star game but he made comments about it being too much or something. Mikey Miss is the type of guy who feels he has to cover issues that he's spoken previously about on his show otherwise his listeners will say "you had Erin Andrews on and didn't even ask her about the dress she wore during the All Star game even though you made a big deal about it". He's an idiot for asking a celebrity about an outfit and she came off as funholey for the way she reacted.
Here's the dress:
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She said she wore the dress because it was hot and she's a sweater.
Yeah, then he asked why not a shorter sundress. He wouldn't let it drop, and he came off both petty and creepy at the same time.
Quote from: FastFreddie on August 24, 2012, 06:23:18 AM
Yeah, then he asked why not a shorter sundress. He wouldn't let it drop, and he came off both petty and creepy at the same time.
theres not a bigger loser on the planet than missanelli...no one thinks hes funnier or more irreverent than he does and he believes he should be howard stern or some shtein and have a morning drive...and in his own mind cant fathom why hes not way bigger than he is...shtein he cant even get a morning drive slot on 97.5....what he doesnt realize is that he should thank his lord every night that he has a a show anywhere
i really dug him when he came back and started at 97.5 but about 6 months in he got unbearable.
i used to love him years ago....when he was a douche but he was a likeable douche...then at some point when he was still at wip he became insufferable
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 24, 2012, 07:13:49 AM
Quote from: FastFreddie on August 24, 2012, 06:23:18 AM
Yeah, then he asked why not a shorter sundress. He wouldn't let it drop, and he came off both petty and creepy at the same time.
theres not a bigger loser on the planet than missanelli...no one thinks hes funnier or more irreverent than he does and he believes he should be howard stern or some shtein and have a morning drive...and in his own mind cant fathom why hes not way bigger than he is...shtein he cant even get a morning drive slot on 97.5....what he doesnt realize is that he should thank his lord every night that he has a a show anywhere
I'm not disagreeing with any of this but him not having the morning drive has nothing to do with his ratings.
Quote from: SunMo on August 24, 2012, 07:32:15 AM
i really dug him when he came back and started at 97.5 but about 6 months in he got unbearable.
The Lebron shtein got old fast. Let it go. I flip back and forth from the Fanatic and WIP when before I was straight Fanatic.
Quote from: SD on August 24, 2012, 08:00:16 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 24, 2012, 07:13:49 AM
Quote from: FastFreddie on August 24, 2012, 06:23:18 AM
Yeah, then he asked why not a shorter sundress. He wouldn't let it drop, and he came off both petty and creepy at the same time.
theres not a bigger loser on the planet than missanelli...no one thinks hes funnier or more irreverent than he does and he believes he should be howard stern or some shtein and have a morning drive...and in his own mind cant fathom why hes not way bigger than he is...shtein he cant even get a morning drive slot on 97.5....what he doesnt realize is that he should thank his lord every night that he has a a show anywhere
I'm not disagreeing with any of this but him not having the morning drive has nothing to do with his ratings.
i didnt even mention ratings...im just saying he thinks hes talented and should be one of the big boys and the fact that he isnt makes him really angry
yeah i tried listening to him a few days last week just to hear peoples thoughts on the bynum trade but it's pretty unlistenable.
and of all things, that dress? i thought erin was losing it lately but that's the best she's looked in a long time.
yeah she looks great there....not sure why you would pick that to rip
It's clear SD and Mikey Miss are blood brothers. Or semen brothers.
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 24, 2012, 09:37:20 AM
i didnt even mention ratings...im just saying he thinks hes talented and should be one of the big boys and the fact that he isnt makes him really angry
I don't even know what this is supposed to mean. He's the number 1 ranked sports talk show host in the city. Who are these 'big boys' you're talking about?
he wants to be a morning drive guy basically...or an espn national host...those are the big boys and the people who get paid real money...everybody else are more or less local no name hacks....
he craves to be big time so bad cant understand why he isnt and refuses to accept that hes just a regualr sports talk host...its why he tries to be funny and do all this "entertainment" type stuff all the time...its why he rips people like erin andrews...its why hes mad at the world in general
You're way off but you're also entitled to your opinion.
Gotta love when IGY tries to psychoanalyze people he's never met.
I remember listening when he made the comments on her dress...if I remember correctly he just thought it was a strange pick for a live sporting event.
To ask her about a farging dress is stupid. Is he hosting Project farging Runway?
If it was part of the celebrity call in contest, he was probably giving her an impromptu interview.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 24, 2012, 12:24:15 PM
To ask her about a farging dress is stupid. Is he hosting Project farging Runway?
hes trying to be a funny morning type guy and failing miserably
why is she responding
oh some loser misogynist in philly said something about my dress bla bla bla big farging deal
shes an attention whore who is trying to sell herself as a brand plus pimp her new fox college football show which is a competitor of gameday and philly is a huge market
im actually surprised 97.5 being an espn station let her on
shes actually a horrendous host and that show is going to be a disaster
not that i care i love erin
yeah she really is terrible at what she does
I can't take Missaneli anymore. He's become so engulfed with this stupid celebrity call in promotion it's sickening. Go work for TMZ or Hollywood Extra. When he had Buffy The Vampire Slayer on yesterday that was it for me. We got football two weeks away and we're talking about "Maybe we can get Michael Phelps again". I'm about to call in and say "Hey, I got Coach Sandusky on the line!". Talking Baseball with Dutch can't get here fast enough on weekdays.
Speaking of 97.5 what happened with Tony Bruno? They moved him and he's only on for two hours than Baldy comes on. I like Bruno.
Dawk joins the 97.5 team - football friday contributor. Is that really a major announcement?
Quote from: DH on August 24, 2012, 04:04:13 PM
Dawk joins the 97.5 team - football friday contributor. Is that really a major announcement?
Nailed it:
Quote from: SD on August 23, 2012, 06:53:36 PM
Quote from: Munson on August 23, 2012, 04:19:55 PM
A "big station announcement" at 97.5 tomorrow apparently...SD?
My source is out of the office for the night. She said she'd text me in the morning. She doesn't bother letting me know about the minor announcements only the major ones, so it's probably something like they're bringing a new host in. My guess would be a former Eagle hosting a show now that the season is starting.
Quote from: DH on August 24, 2012, 04:04:13 PM
Dawk joins the 97.5 team - football friday contributor. Is that really a major announcement?
yeah SD called it. I like it though. I'm gonna be substitute teaching on fridays this fall so I might actually be in the car to hear dawk every friday.
so do i official become a sports writer douche tomorrow because itll be my first appearance on a local football show
or was i already there
Radio or TV?
Quote from: MDS on August 25, 2012, 02:39:50 AM
so do i official become a sports writer douche tomorrow because itll be my first appearance on a local football show
or was i already there
Once you're a douche you fit into every douche category so to answer your question yes.
Quote from: MDS on August 25, 2012, 02:39:50 AM
so do i official become a sports writer douche tomorrow because itll be my first appearance on a local football show
or was i already there
You haven't made it until SD defends your honor.
Somehow I imagine this local football show to be on public access TV with the mexican and texas flags draped in the background.
close
its on the cbs affiliate from the 50 yard line of a high school stadium. not in hd because they cant afford it. good for me though my ugly ass in hd = no.
Either way, I want to see video. So we can mock.
it might or might not be in the internet at some point
i think i did OK but apparently we were in the shadows the whole time. not surprising, this network is cheap and awful. the cameras they were using go for 40 bucks at radio shack.
on the bright side i wore a blazer and shades with an untucked white button down and jeans. DOUCHE.
MDS = South Texas' version of David Murphy?!
El Queso de Alta
lol
for what its worth dnl is an awful show but better than this thing i was on
Quote from: MDS on August 25, 2012, 08:43:48 PM
on the bright side i wore a blazer and shades with an untucked white button down and jeans.
You've made it.
http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/story/joe-paterno-book-joe-posnanski-more-about-author-ego-than-football-coach-offers-little-insight-082612
whitlock just destroys posnansky's paterno book.
I felt that way too. It had bits and pieces of information I didn't know, but it accomplished nothing and was horribly non-topical with basically one added paragraph post-Freeh.
lil guy gimme your tv expertise
what are my odds of getting the eagles browns sunday on balt fox
atl at kc - no chance
wash at no - this seems the obvious choice but ive never seen the skins on in baltimore at one
st louis at detroit - lol
ok i know your are hammered but the chances of getting eagles/ravens on baltimore fox are roughly 0%. on baltimore cbs its 100%.
as for this weeks game, which i believe you were referring to, drunkenly, i suppose, you will get the skins game because they play 35 seconds from where the station broadcasts.
Quote from: MDS on September 03, 2012, 05:30:51 AM
ok i know your are hammered but the chances of getting eagles/ravens on baltimore fox are roughly 0%. on baltimore cbs its 100%.
as for this weeks game, which i believe you were referring to, drunkenly, i suppose, you will get the skins game because they play 35 seconds from where the station broadcasts.
yeah i meant browns eagles obviously....ill be at eagles ravens...and you are wrong in general about the skins...i cant remember them ever being on baltimore fox unless its a 4 oclock game against dallas or some national game like that
baltimore and wash despise each other
check the station website
you are getting the skins.
bar time kiddo
its to early for that....which is why i was asking you
skins make sense but i cant recall a time when the balt station had to choose btwm skins and birds and didnt pick birds....maybe this will be the first
its on their programming guide, its gonna happen.
im not gonna go through every week but heres one example of them going with the skins
http://www.the506.com/nflmaps/2011/wk10.html
and the other example, and this is what is confusing you
http://www.the506.com/nflmaps/2008-08-FOX1.html
when baltimore has a home game nothing else can be on against it. so if the ravens play at 1 on cbs the bodymore fox cant show the nfl. this probably happens a bunch of times and you just figure they hate the skins.
Free preview weekend for the Ticket this week if you have DTV
http://www.crossingbroad.com/2012/09/today-in-call-me-maybe-csn-releases-watch-us-baby.html
I don't know if I can watch that. I'm cringing just thinking about it
it's pretty bad, but it's also awesomely bad
Quote from: SunMo on September 05, 2012, 11:57:23 AM
it's pretty bad, but it's also awesomely bad
That's well said.
i lasted 35 seconds
FF....youre up
You can pretty much lose the questionmark.
it takes me a few minutes to warm up but i can go from 0 to 80 in no time
This discussion is fitting of the quality of sports media.
http://youtu.be/USHZZ5bwASU (http://youtu.be/USHZZ5bwASU)
Holy shtein that is awesome.
Hilarious.
:yay :yay
Replace all the metal paraphernalia with Magic The Gathering and it's spot on.
http://blog.chron.com/sportsmedia/2012/09/weekend-nielsens-average-start-for-texans-record-low-for-astros/
QuoteThe Texans, however, are not the story of the day. The Astros' win over the Reds generated the lowest rating, as far as can be determined, in the history of the team's presence on Fox Sports Houston and its predecessor networks.
It generated – if that's the word – a 0.05 rating, which means it was viewed by an average audience of 1,092 households. It only generated a measurable rating in four quarter-hour periods, and it was never viewed during any 15-minute period by more than 0.18 percent of the area's 2.1 million TV households.
Criminy.
Wow.
Holy crap. We may have our homers but that is just horrible. They had better get Clemens in there real fast.
for some reason, even though they are moving to comcast soon, the astros get the prime fssw spot in the valley.
the rangers are bumped to fssw+ which doesnt have an hd channel
QuoteNBC and Fox have dynamic Week One NFL ratings, ESPN down
Week One of the NFL season is in the books, and NBC and Fox executives must be thrilled with their ratings. CBS and ESPN execs on the other hand are probably a little disappointed.
NBC's Steelers-Broncos game on Sunday Night Football picked up an 18.0 overnight rating, the highest overnight ever for the network. The previous high was a 17.7, which was drawn by the Vikings-Saints season opener in 2010. That game was a rematch of the NFC Title game just seven months earlier. The game was also the highest rated NFL primetime game since a Broncos-49ers game in December 1997.
Things are also well over on Fox, where the afternoon national window headlined by a 49ers-Packers matchup drew a 17.2 overnight. This isn't the best mark all-time for Fox, but it *is* their best Week One rating of all-time.
However, CBS and ESPN both saw declines in ratings. CBS's decline was minimal, a drop of 2% from last year to a 10.4 overnight in their 1 PM timeslot. ESPN's early Monday Night Football game between the Ravens and Bengals drew a 10.9 overnight, which was down 36% from the 2011 opener of Patriots-Dolphins, and 39% from 2010's Ravens-Jets opener. The early game was still the most watched show on cable, and the second most watched show on all of TV on Monday, behind The Voice on NBC. The late game between the Chargers and Raiders drew a respectable 10.4 overnight, down just 6% from last year's Raiders-Broncos matchup.
What do these ratings tell us? The early Monday night game didn't have a huge market like Boston or New York to pull from like in the prior two years and developed into a blowout, and ratings took a hit as a result. Peyton Manning's return drew the casual fan into the Sunday night game, and despite the lack of Tim Tebow, Denver area fans turned in to watch their team in droves. Also, the casual fan was attracted to the 49ers-Packers matchup, a battle between two of the top NFC teams that delivered on excitement in spades. Given CBS was televising tennis, it was an opportunity for Fox to cater to an America hungry for the NFL to return.
Stephen A is defending himself against this "despicable" article on theonion (http://www.theonion.com/articles/stephen-a-smith-thinking-son-is-finally-ready-for,29589/).
Can't even make this shtein up... "I don't even have a 9-year-old son."
EDIT: Now deadspin has picked up on it: http://t.co/mBk68pUR
NFL Said to Have Deal With Time Warner for NFL Network, RedZone
By Scott Soshnick - Sep 21, 2012 10:40 AM ET
The National Football League reached agreement with Time Warner (TWC) Cable Inc. to carry the league-owned NFL Network and RedZone Channel, a person with direct knowledge of the situation said.
The multiyear accord may be announced later today, according to the person, who was granted anonymity because the contract hasn't been signed. New York-based Time Warner, the second-largest U.S. cable company with about 12 million subscribers, had been the only major cable provider without the NFL Network. It isn't known when the channels will appear on Time Warner systems, the person said.
The agreement comes about a month after the most-watched U.S. sports league reached agreement with Cablevision Systems Inc. to carry the two channels.
NFL Network airs 13 primetime regular-season games. RedZone is a game-day network that shows touchdowns and important plays inside the 20-yard line. NFL Network will carry the Cleveland Browns at the Baltimore Ravens on Sept. 27.
Time Warner spokeswoman Maureen Huff declined to comment. NFL spokesmen Brian McCarthy and Dan Masonson didn't immediately return e-mails and phone calls seeking comment on whether an agreement had been reached.
In related news, I might switch to cable before next season.
todd is happy
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444180004578016652376246198.html?mod=WSJ_Sports_threeup
Announcer ratings by the WSJ. Phils duo of TMac and Wheels are ranked 9th most biased. Hawk Harrelson and Steve Stone are the top crew (duh) and the Nats and Marlins iceholes are ahead of Phils.
Mets and Vin Scully are the least.
yeah i read that yesterday...seems like their criteria is how many times they say 'we' when referring to the home team
steve stone is awesome and not biased at all....in fact he got fired by the cubs for being to critical....he gets unfairly lumped in with hawk
also hawk is a huge homer but he does it in an endearing way
If my endearing you mean annoying as hell, I'm inclined to agree with you.
The whole "YOU CAN PUT IT ON THE BOARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRD... YES!" schtick is played out.
best news from the new mlb tv deal:
the blackouts have been lifted. as of 2014, when fox doesnt give you a game you want you can now watch it on EI or mlbtv. hip hip hoofargingray.
Amen.
30 for 30 new season tonight...
http://deadspin.com/5949239?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_facebook&utm_source=deadspin_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
Deadspin murders Wilbon, it's great.
Wow. That was poetry.
the comparison to LA is dumb but DC actually is a zesty sports town.
Veteran reporter Andrea Kremer has joined NFL Network full-time. Kremer has been synonymous with the NFL for her work with ESPN and most recently as a sideline reporter for NBC's Sunday Night Football. In 2011, she left the SNF sidelines replaced by Michele Tafoya and had been serving as a correspondent for HBO's Real Sports. Kremer will focus on player safety issues and report on other major stories as announced by NFL Net.
WFAN found an FM home...101.9
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 02, 2012, 07:11:43 PM
Amen.
30 for 30 new season tonight...
Did you see it? Very good episode on Carl Lewis and Ben Johnson.
Frank Caliendo is back on Sunday mornings.......this time on ESPN's NFL Countdown
Don - yeah 9.79 was really good.
I remember that a little bit but I was only 8 so the details of the show were really good.
Best sports docu series ever?
Quote from: BigEd76 on October 11, 2012, 02:41:55 PM
Frank Caliendo is back on Sunday mornings.......this time on ESPN's NFL Countdown
He's awful.
This 30-for-30 about the rules of basketball is farging good.
God damn I cant sand the Bleacher Report.
Not only do they hog the whole first page of a google search, but every single writer sounds the same.
Another great 30 for 30....I recorded it and am about 20min in and it's very good.
i didnt like the first two (ben johnson, naismith) but last night might have been my favorite 30 30 of them all
those nfl network Football Life shows are nothing to sleep on either. the cleveland 95 one was really good and so was last week's steve mcnair one
Quote from: reese125 on October 17, 2012, 01:25:57 PM
God damn I cant sand the Bleacher Report.
Not only do they hog the whole first page of a google search, but every single writer sounds the same.
yeah it's all horribly written lists by what seems to be teenagers.
BUT...their Team Stream, or whatever their mobile notification thing is, is actually pretty good with sending out breaking news before you even see it on more well known sites.
Quote from: phattymatty on October 26, 2012, 01:08:04 PM
their Team Stream, or whatever their mobile notification thing is, is actually pretty good with sending out breaking news before you even see it on more well known sites.
i cant think of anyone in the world who would appreciate something like this more than easy
how good are steve young and trent dilfer
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 24, 2012, 08:05:59 AM
i didnt like the first two (ben johnson, naismith) but last night might have been my favorite 30 30 of them all
The Benji episode was damn good.
Looking forward to this weeks feature on Ole Miss.
ole miss one was outstanding....after a slow start easily the best back to backs of the series the last two weeks
Yeah another good one for sure.
What is next weeks?
bo jackson
btw if you care enough to read the whole thing.....i did and found it really interesting....here is the actually us court documents of the benji wilson case
http://www.leagle.com/xmlResult.aspx?page=1&xmldoc=19921364593NE2d771_11308.xml&docbase=CSLWAR2-1986-2006&SizeDisp=7
the biggest hack in the biz reilly is at it agin
http://deadspin.com/5960039/rick-reilly-tells-stu-scott-to-credit-him-for-breaking-roethlisberger-shoulder-injury-news-as-espn-inadvertently-airs-its-own-sausage-production
how great is steve young's reaction?
lololol
Reilly is such a joke
instead of hockey nbc is airing a 15 year old episode of days of our lives tomorrow
you already know what will get better ratings so why even bother asking
Seth Joyner is really good on the radio and Twitter with offering insights. I have heard him on WIP a few times since I have been back and he brings some good discussion.
Hollis Thomas is pretty good too....too bad he is paired with Rob Charry on the weekends
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/25/magazine/the-hard-life-of-an-nfl-long-shot.html?ref=magazine&_r=1&pagewanted=all&
Fantastic NY Times piece on the life of an undrafted free agent trying to make the team.
Reilly is about to do a piece on ESPN on Dorenbos as a magician. I expect Pulitzer material.
Quote from: FastFreddie on November 26, 2012, 07:20:36 PM
Reilly is about to do a piece on ESPN on Dorenbos as a magician. I expect Pulitzer material.
Seems too current for Reilly.
It was bad. Summary:
Happy happy joy joy magic tricks seeing the world upside down thru his own legs magic tricks haha hilarious wait oh shtein his dad murdered his mom when he was 12 and that is really sad but magic tricks haha hot wife one more magic trick joy
at 1056 i tweet this "Here's some big UTPA news: The school confirmed today that it received an invite to join the WAC (link with full story)"
at 1100 local tv station tweets "BREAKING: UTPA spokesman says Broncs have received invitation to join the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). #GoBroncs #RGV"
its not just espn folks, its also in low-major college basketball.
theres so much on right now
great pro football game
a bcs implications cfb game
spurs heat
kentucky notre dame
You forgot the 2012 LPGA Rolex Awards Show.
two tremendous games to last channel right now
rutgers louisville tied with seven left
spurs lead heat by 5 with four minutes left
When did Marcus Hayes get pregnant? Watching DNL now and I didn't even recognize him
Kruk is joining the ESPN Sunday Night booth this year
samantha steele and christian ponder are getting married
Bo Jackson 30 for 30 after the Heisman tonight....fap fap fap
sixers >
but like all 30/30's its on my dvr sked
Yeah Sixers will be on too...good TV night
Bo Jackson docu was awesome. May be the best one yet
i think i told my dvr to only record 30 for 30 on tuesdays at 8 to avoid recording repeats. somehow the bo doc is sitting in the queue.
however, snl did not record for some reason. ill take this trade. any farging day.
you are a terrible human being for many many reasons but recording sat night live is right at the top of the list
lol
i watch the cold open.....maybe the first skit...ff to weekend update...goodnight. perfect dvr show.
That reminds me, I watched that SNL Xmas show last week. Just a collection of holiday skits from over the years. I'd seen most of them before, but there were a few I hadn't....nothing to get excited about though. But for whatever reason it was a 2 hour show and they went to commercial every 7 minutes. They show a skit or 2 and then commercial. It easily could have fit into a 60 minute slot. Very annoying.
http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/2012/12/11/espn-980-suspends-radio-hosts-for-anti-transgender-rant-gabrielle-ludwig-reacts/
Guess who the frontrunners are for the GOP nod in 2016.
http://foxnewsinsider.com/2012/12/10/bill-oreilly-calls-out-jason-whitlock-for-spouting-racism/
lol
I would pay to watch Whitlock dismantle Uncle Billy O
gonna get igs riled up here
RGIII (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2G5GwnQMmE)
first take got easy with the okie doke
this is what they do. bring some carnival barker on to say something stupid...MAers with nothing going on over react on the internet...ensue social media buzz and ratings increase
welcome to sports media in the twitter age. its awesome.
i dont mean this insultingly, but what the hell i do. you have to have a low iq to watch that show and ones like it. you are just a stupid, uneducated person if you do. theres nothing else i can say.
cmon Todd you know me by now. I just steal shtein from other MBs, remember? RGIII being white never crossed my mind before I saw this, but now I guess he's gonna have to choke a bitch
easy nothing will ever stop me from loving you. nothing. remember that.
you just fell for the trap admit it and move on ok thanks buddy
thats also old news in and around washington...i think that was from first take on wed wasnt it....it was at least yesterday
i actually like first take when its just stephen a and skip going back n forth....its so bad its good....i also like when the mangenius is on it because he just sits there and is amazed at the idiocy btwn the the two of them
its already been established youre ex-pwt and obviously not fully reformed by evidence of your color tattoos and your love of carnival barking on tv and radio
the more damaging thing is first the show reaired the comments in full on the repeat showing then didnt address it today. espn has 0 credibility so whatever
reporting on middle school soccer is where its at.......keep it real soldjah
lol you dont have to apologize to me. this is like when stringer was out the game but then came back and demanded slim kill clay davis. oh yea out the game right.
despite your cushy govt job, upper class development and bloated salary, you cant escape lower middle class ne philly culture and i understand and respect that. aint nothing wrong. good people there.
you gotta remember my formative years were spent listening to WIP
plus stephen a is one of my favorite people in the world....he understands philly and is a huge golden age hip hop fan
i know you cant give it up. its ok. i cant give up reading tvtattle.com every day. we all have our vices.
stephen a though has said stillupfront's mom please on that no less than twice and manufactures debate with skip. the show to me is beyond insulting to ones intelligence and i cant honestly comprehend how people can enjoy it.
I used to watch that show way back in the day but haven't seen it in probably - i don't know - since it was Cold Pizza. I used to watch The Best Damn Sports Show Period too.
I have no desire to watch SAS, Skip Bayless and the cadre of douchebags parade onto a set and argue fake made up deals.
Lets see how ESPN handles this with how they dealt with Racist Limbaugh
http://deadspin.com/5968619/in-wake-of-school-massacre-espn-tells-staff-to-stop-tweeting-about-sports-until-sunday-refrain-from-using-the-word-shooter (http://deadspin.com/5968619/in-wake-of-school-massacre-espn-tells-staff-to-stop-tweeting-about-sports-until-sunday-refrain-from-using-the-word-shooter)
I guess people can use Twitter to comment on that article? Anyway, there's a completely inappropriate, yet totally hilarious comment after the article.
QuoteYou're in big trouble ESPN. I eat pieces of shtein like you for breakfast.
- *****er McGavin
ESPN suspended Parker (http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/8747379/espn-suspends-rob-parker-robert-griffin-iii-comments)
yesterday around noon easy
interesting article and a good read
http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/page/Roberto-Clemente-bat/enduring-mystery-roberto-clemente-bat
cbs sports radio lineup is gonna be:
6-9 tiki and dana jacobson
9-12 john feinstein
12-3 rome
3-6 doug gottlieb
6-10 chris moore and brian jones
10-2 scott ferrall
all of the shows sound horrible
i used to love rome but ive heard hes fallen off in the last ten years
feinstein is an amazing guest when he was on kornheisers show but he cant carry 3 hours by himself
i like gottlieb
lol @ tiki and jacobson
never heard of the others but they have to be awful
you've probably heard scott ferrall in passing sometime. he's a new york guy with the raspiest voice you ever heard and talks super fast and is real hyper. you can't listen to it for more than 2 minutes. which is why he's 10-2
Tiki and Dana Jacobson? Awful.
Agreed on Feinstein being a solid guest. He had a midday show on Mad Dog Radio on Sirius with Bruce Murray and it was boring radio.
Ferrall was on Howard 101 and is a degerate gambler so that's cool
you guys clearly listen to the radio a lot. how bout that.
Quote from: SunMo on December 19, 2012, 12:47:42 PM
you've probably heard scott ferrall in passing sometime. he's a new york guy with the raspiest voice you ever heard and talks super fast and is real hyper. you can't listen to it for more than 2 minutes. which is why he's 10-2
Seems like this guy hasn't worked a day shift in 20 years
Ferrall (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZB2puWykxw)
Just in case you don't get enough of Peter Gammons excellent abilities in the booth, you can also enjoy his 15 best tweets of 2012 (http://deadspin.com/5969910/the-15-best-peter-gammons-tweets-of-2012)
Strangely close to the same stuff he says while calling games these days
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 19, 2012, 12:43:01 PM
i used to love rome but ive heard hes fallen off in the last ten years
I don't know if he's fallen off as much as he's still exactly the same and his clones make the show harder to listen to as i get older. I used to listen to him every day during my lunch break and now I might tune in a couple times a month...or I might even go a month or so without tuning in at all.
Rome is just Old
The clone thing has gotten tiresome as well. Bunch of booger eaters calling in sounding like mid-80s WWF trash talk.
I hear jay mohr is getting his spot here on the fox radio network. He's funny as farg when he's filled in for Rome.
i love his podcast, hope the radio gig doesn't farg that up
rick reilley on espn right now "there's an espn producer who lives in newtown, i thought he had a young daughter about that age...i couldn't work for hours that day not knowing if she was ok or not."
jesus can that guy get any worse.
yeah he's insufferable.
No, he couldn't get any worse.
Unless he's paired with the Long Island douche from Sports Reporters.
i was making dinner and decided to make a divisional round tv predictions. easy this is for you
430 sat - texans host (afc north trash or indy)
800 sat - 49ers host (packers)
100 sun - falcons host (seattle or nfc east trash)
430 sun - broncos host (pats)
Quote from: MDS on December 23, 2012, 04:54:22 AM
i was making dinner and decided to make a divisional round tv predictions. easy this is for you
430 sat - texans host (afc north trash or indy)
800 sat - 49ers host (packers)
100 sun - falcons host (seattle or nfc east trash)
430 sun - broncos host (pats)
WRONG
new picks
wc
430 sat - texans/bengals
800 sat - vikings/packers
100 sun -seahawks/dc or dal
430 sun - ravens/colts
div
430 sat - atl
800 sat - denver
100 sun - ne
430 sun - sf
well, i was close
they didnt give fox the better nfc game AND the money 430 division spot. just the first one.
so what is it.....me and my girl have a bet on this shtein
wc
430 sat - bengals/texans
800 sat - vikings/packers
100 sun - colts/ravens
430 sun -seahawks/dc or dal
div
430 sat - denver
800 sat - sf
100 sun - atl
430 sun - ne
how many non-nfl and olympic events were in the top 50 highest watched sporting events of 2012? i.e. give me a number
bonus todd point if you name them/it
Good and interesting question...
World Series probably not in there...maybe NBA Finals because of LeBron.
Masters?
ill wait for more guesses too say but you automatically lose because you didnt give a number
maybe the all time worse call on WIP happening right now.
this guy saying he signed a petition that is being forwarded to WIPs advertisers stating that because WIP and the philly media is so negative it is causing the Eagles and other teams to have trouble succeeding in Philadelphia. it's unreal.
Quote from: SunMo on January 14, 2013, 10:37:19 AM
maybe the all time worse call on WIP happening right now.
this guy saying he signed a petition that is being forwarded to WIPs advertisers stating that because WIP and the philly media is so negative it is causing the Eagles and other teams to have trouble succeeding in Philadelphia. it's unreal.
lolololol...what did the hosts say
ike just brushed it off as crazy but barkann was starting to get worked up, then they went to commercial and it didn't come up again
Haha
Voice of the people, baby!
Igy defend your station!
Stuart Scott's cancer is back.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 14, 2013, 10:08:49 PM
Haha
Voice of the people, baby!
Igy defend your station!
its calls like that that make wip what it is
if you hate wip you hate philadelphia and probably yourself too
its as much a fabric of the city as roast pork tastykakes or ben franklin
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 15, 2013, 07:16:47 AMits as much a fabric of the city as roast pork tastykakes or ben franklin
On my list of Philly icons, I put WIP right there between Joey Lawrence and
Mannequin Two: On the Move.
Lol
FRIDAY
700 – STONY BROOK AT VERMONT – ESPNU
700 – BULLS AT CELTICS – ESPN
730 – HARVARD AT YALE – NBCS – COLLEGE HOCKEY
900 – AUSSIE OPEN – TENNIS CHANNEL
900 – FAIRFIELD AT IONA – ESPNU
930 - THUNDER AT MAVS – ESPN
100 - ABU DHABI – GOLD CHANNEL
SATURDAY
700 – AUSSIE OPEN – ESPN2
1100 – VMI AT COASTAL CAROLINA – ESPNU
1200 – MARYLAND AT NORTH CAROLINA – ESPN
1200 – UCONN AT PITT – ESPN2
1200 – ST JOHNS AT DEPAUL – BIG EAST NETWORK
1230 – HARVARD AT MEMPHIS – FSN
100 – NEBRASKA AT PENN STATE – ESPNU
100 – ST BONAVENTURE AT TEMPLE – CBSS
200 – KANSAS AT TEXAS – CBS
200 – WEST VIRGINA AT PURDUE – CBS
200 – MISSOURI AT FLORIDA – ESPN
200 – TEXAS TECH AT OKLAHOMA STATE – ESPN2
200 - DREXEL AT WILLIAM & MARY – COMCAST
200 – WAKE AT VIRGINA TECH – ACCN
230 – ARIZONA AT ARIZONA ST – FSN
300 – COLUMBIA AT CORNELL – NBCS
300 – AKRON AT KENT STATE – ESPNU
300 – PENGUINS AT FLYERS – NBC
300 – BLACKHAWKS AT KINGS - NBC
400 – OREGON AT UCLA – CBS
400 – SYRACUSE AT LOUISVILLE – ESPN
400 – CREIGHTON AT WICHITA ST – ESPN2
400 – FLORIDA ST AT VIRGINIA – ACCN
430 – CAL AT STANFORD – FSN
500 – HOFSTRA AT GEORGE MASON – NBCS
500 – PENN ST ST JOES – ESPNU
600 – OHIO ST AT MICHIGAN ST – ESPN
700 – UNLV AT COLORADO ST – NBCS
700 – MARQUETTE AT CINCINNATI – ESPNU
700 – RANGERS AT BRUINS - NHLN
800 - WISCONSIN AT IOWA – BTN
800 – GRIZZLIES AT BULLS - NBATV
900 – GONZAGA AT BUTLER – ESPN
900 – KENTUCKY AT AUBURN – ESPNU
900 – AUSSIE OPEN – TENNIS CHANNEL
1030 – ABU DHABI – GOLF CHANNEL
1100 - UTAH AT WASHINGTON – ESPNU
SUNDAY
700 – AUSSIE OPEN – ESPN2
300 – FLYERS AT SABRES – NBC
300 – 49ERS AT FALCONS – FOX
630 – RAVENS AT PATRIOTS – CBS
700 – PENGUINS AT RANGERS - NHLN
900 – AUSSIE OPEN – TENNIS CHANNEL
1000 – BLACKHAWKS AT COYOTES – NBCS
1030 – ABU DHABI – GOLF CHANNEL
Real Sports is one of the best shows on TV - they hit a homer each episode.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 22, 2013, 10:23:37 PM
Real Sports is one of the best shows on TV - they hit a homer each episode.
i kinda think they are hit or miss...when a story is good its awesome but they have a lot of stories i dont even watch...in fact theres never an episode where i watch everyone...i also cant stomach bernie hannity goldberg and refuse to watch any of his even if im interested....
plus always some shtein with a handicapp athlete...great for those people but i dont ever need to see a story about a one legged triathlete again
lol the golberg thing is sickening
his reports are among the best but in real life hes among the worst humans out there. its tough to separate his work from his brain but if you can get past it (which lord knows you cant) its worth it.
outside of 60 minutes its the best journalism each month. hands down.
Jesus Christ you're out of touch...that's usually what happens when you don't live in or around the city.
Rachel Nichols left ESPN to join CNN/Turner Sports. She'll be doing sideline stuff for baseball and basketball and gets her own weekend show later this year
Does she still have to camp out in South Beach and farg the Heatles?
Things you'll never hear;
Man I've gotta watch that Rachel Nichols show this week
igy loves her...he'll watch
ill try the show out to see what its all about....doubt ill seriously watch it tho....
shes a good reporter and was a great writer
Weren't you the one who said she wasn't shtein and used to be some fat caps reporter?
she was a great beat writer for the caps and yes she also was a blob back then
Retired NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb is heading to a radio career with the new NBC Sports Radio network. We're told that he'll be part of a new daily talk show that will debut in April
Should be a decent show until he starts puking on air during the last 2 minutes, amirite?
Anyone else going to watch the 3 specials on NBA tv tonight?
8pm - MJ & Ahmad Rashad
9pm - Bill Russell & Bill Simmons
10pm - Sir Charles Turns 50 with Ernie Johnson
Kind of wish Simmons wasn't in on this but I'll still watch because it's Bill farging Russell.
Simmons is an NBA junkie and I like his takes usually despite him being a shteinbag Celtic fan.
I've grown weary of his Grantland stuff already. I mean, there's some good stuff but I've always found his pieces way too long even dating back to articles on ESPN and he just seems douchey now. And I really hope he doesn't spend the hour just sucking off Russell. That's why I'd rather it be someone who wasn't so emotionally attached. Imagine watching Havas interview Buddy Ryan. Or MDS interviewing Joey B and Howie at the same time.
No one actually wants to see that, right?
Actually I would.
Imagine the hilarity in both situations.
Havas sitting on Buddy's lap and then paying him to swing on him Gilbride style.
MDS, Howie and Banner blinging out their yarmulkes and sticking pins into and Andy Reid voodoo doll?
Sold.
wait how am i a banner/howie fanboy? because we were both born into the same fairy tale?
because you hate buddy therefore you must love howie....which frankly makes quite a bit of sense
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 18, 2013, 08:51:41 PM
Actually I would.
Imagine the hilarity in both situations.
Havas sitting on Buddy's lap and then paying him to swing on him Gilbride style.
MDS, Howie and Banner blinging out their yarmulkes and sticking pins into and Andy Reid voodoo doll?
Sold.
Good point. But the losers who frequent this board are about the only ones who would find entertainment value in that. Could you imagine being a non-Eagles fan (no, I know you really can't) and watching 60 minutes of Buddy breast feeding Havas? It would creep you out.
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 19, 2013, 07:25:26 AM
because you hate buddy therefore you must love howie....which frankly makes quite a bit of sense
haha
i dont hate buddy i just dont worship him and am quick to point out he was a failure of a head coach (winning wise)
Quote from: Sgt PSN on February 18, 2013, 03:35:29 PM
Anyone else going to watch the 3 specials on NBA tv tonight?
8pm - MJ & Ahmad Rashad
9pm - Bill Russell & Bill Simmons
10pm - Sir Charles Turns 50 with Ernie Johnson
Kind of wish Simmons wasn't in on this but I'll still watch because it's Bill farging Russell.
I recorded them, but finally just got to watch the MJ interview last night. It was great if you like watching some old MJ highlights. And who doesn't? But it was pretty much the worst interview ever. I'd say it was about half highlight reel and half interview. And not that I was expecting any groundbreaking work or hard hitting questions from Ahmad Rashad, but this wasn't an interview, it was more like Ahmad asking MJ to reminisce about a few specific moments in his career. It also felt like Ahmad used the opportunity to point out to the viewer that he's known MJ for quite a long time and that they were boys or something. It was like "Hey, look at me! I rode in the car with Michael on his way to the arena for his 1st game back in 1995! OMG, I'm so awesome!"
Hopefully I'll knock the other 2 out this weekend. I really hope they're done better than the MJ interview was. Then again, they really can't be much worse.
are you talking to yourself again?
I might be.
http://www.awfulannouncing.com/2013/february/erin-andrews-stonewalls-50-cent.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Lol at 50cent trying to get some lovin' from Erin at the Daytona
finally got around to reading the wright thompson jordan espn mag piece....better than advertised....amazing get
QuoteSeeing Riches in Sports TV, Fox Will Create New Network
By RICHARD SANDOMIR and AMY CHOZICK
For Rupert Murdoch, creating a national cable sports network in the United States to compete with ESPN has been his white whale — a tantalizing television opportunity but one of the few fields that his media empire has not conquered.
But two decades after shaking up the sports broadcasting world for the first time by acquiring N.F.L. rights, Murdoch has plans to challenge ESPN head on and claim some of the lucrative revenue that the sports media giant has had largely to itself for more than three decades.
On Tuesday, Fox will announce its intention to start Fox Sports 1, an all-sports network, in August.
The channel will carry Nascar races, Major League Baseball games, college basketball and football, soccer and U.F.C. fights. It will also broadcast studio shows, including one that is to be hosted by Regis Philbin, a celebrated Notre Dame fan.
Murdoch's effort is a long shot to topple ESPN, or at least take a huge bite out of it.
ESPN brings in more than $6 billion annually from its industry-high subscriber fees. It owns the rights to televise Major League Baseball; the N.F.L.; the N.B.A.; Nascar; tennis; myriad collegiate conferences; the Bowl Championship Series and its new playoffs; and a raft of other sports. Both ESPN and ESPN2 have 98.5 million subscribers.
It is a true empire, with eight domestic cable channels; the ESPN3 broadband network; the Web sites ESPN.com and Grantland.com; a radio network; digital properties like ESPNw, which focuses on women's sports; a magazine; the WatchESPN app, which enables viewing of ESPN on computers, smartphones and tablets; and ownership of the Global X Games, college basketball tournaments and seven bowl games.
Fox Sports 1 will join a market that is far more crowded than it was when Murdoch first contemplated squaring off against ESPN. Not only will Fox face the dominance of ESPN, but NBC and CBS have their own sports channels, which are struggling for viewers and identities. The Big Ten and Pacific-12 conferences have created their own networks, and the Southeastern Conference is planning one. And in the past decade, M.L.B., the N.F.L., the N.B.A. and the N.H.L. have started their own channels.
Still, Fox and its parent, News Corporation, have a companywide faith in sports as a DVR-proof way to attract viewers — especially young men — and a belief that their new sports channel will differentiate itself from the competition, as the Fox News channel has demonstrated in its successful challenge to CNN and then MSNBC. To ensure that Fox Sports 1 has some of the style and attitude that Fox Sports has had since it began in the mid-1990s, Murdoch and Chase Carey, News Corporation's president and chief operating officer, brought back one of their favorite executives, David Hill, for its creation and launch. Hill, the former head of the Fox Sports Media Group, left the division last year for another job within News Corporation.
"We think sports is a huge arena that has room in it to build a really attractive businesses," Carey told analysts on an earnings call last month. He said that the company recognizes the escalating costs of sports rights but "in a world of increasing fragmentation, we think sports continues to be a more and more important and unique part of that overall landscape."
The channel's success might not have to come as a result of beating ESPN at its game.
David Bank, managing director of global media and Internet research at RBC Capital Markets, said that Fox Sports 1 would be a success "from Day 1" and could, in future years, bid against ESPN for N.B.A. rights and any cable package of N.F.L. games that might come to market.
"Do I expect them to be ESPN? No," he said. "Mega-success will be hard to determine for five years."
But, he said, "Rupert and Chase have had a pretty decent run at building long-term value."
Michael Nathanson, an analyst at Nomura Securities, wrote in a recent report that Fox Sports 1 would be a "good start" for News Corporation but was "unlikely to make a material dent to ESPN's business for the investable time horizon."
One way to measure Fox Sports 1's future success will be how many subscribers it gets and the subscriber fees it can accumulate. Fox has spent months working to convert Speed, a motorsports-centric network with 81 million subscribers, to Fox Sports 1. A companion service, Fox Sports 2, will replace another niche channel, Fuel.
Fox is seeking substantially more for Fox Sports 1 than the 31-cent monthly subscriber fee that Speed gets, according to the media research firm SNL Kagan.
Bank estimated that Fox Sports 1 will probably charge cable, satellite and telephone companies 75 cents to $1 a subscriber. "At $1 a sub, it's a massive home run," he said.
By comparison, ESPN charges $5.15 a month and additional fees for its other channels.
"We view Fox as a formidable competitor," said John Skipper, ESPN's president. "They've got the resources of News Corp., and the willingness that Fox has shown in the past to take big bets and to create a difference."
He added: "We like our hand. We just have to play it well."
Fox is certainly asset-rich. It plans to use existing long-term deals to fill Fox Sports 1 with M.L.B. games, including some from the league division series, beginning in 2014; Nascar Sprint Cup and truck races; U.F.C. matches; future World Cup soccer matches; and Big 12 and Pac-12 football and basketball games, as well as those from a basketball conference that is being formed by the seven Catholic universities that are leaving the Big East. The new network is also expected to buy some Big East games from ESPN.
Fox also has 22 regional sports networks to plumb for talent and some of its baseball programming. Two of those regional channels, each in Los Angeles, recently lost the rights to carry the Lakers and the Dodgers — each to networks created by Time Warner Cable. But last November, News Corporation made a major foray into the New York sports market by paying about $2 billion for a 49 percent stake in the YES Network, the profitable channel of the Yankees, with an option to buy up to 80 percent in three years.
Still, the possibility of starting a national sports network constitutes unfinished business at Fox.
In the late 1990s, Fox tied a package of M.L.B. games and a news operation with Keith Olbermann as the star anchor on its regional sports channels. It failed. Recalling that time, a former Fox executive said, "It was Chase's vision that we'd use the regional sports networks to transition into a national sports network."
Then, in 2004, Murdoch tried to create a national channel in partnership with the N.F.L. and cable operators. At the time, Murdoch said, "We want to consider the capacity of pay television subscribers to pay for two ESPNs."
But that effort never got off the ground, and he has waited nine years to make his next move.
Sports will become even more integral by this summer, when News Corporation splits into two publicly traded companies. The company's newspapers, including The Wall Street Journal and The New York Post, will join a publishing-based company that will retain the name News Corporation. The 20th Century Fox studio, Fox Broadcasting, Fox Sports, the cable channels FX and Fox News and the regional sports networks will form the Fox Group.
News Corporation has recently grown its sports business in the United States and abroad, making live sports programming central to the Fox Group, executives have said.
In the past year, News Corporation paid $335 million to complete its acquisition of Singapore-based ESPN Star Sports, previously a joint venture with the Walt Disney Company, and $757.6 million to broadcast Indian Premier League cricket through March 2018 on its Star TV channel.
"Across the whole sports portfolio, it's about making choices about where you want to invest and where to prioritize," James Murdoch, the deputy chief operating officer of News Corporation, said on the earnings call last month.
The NCSU '83 30 for 30 was awesome.
Top three all timer in the series.
Don't disagree with Kendall Gill (http://nba.si.com/2013/03/20/kendall-gill-punch-joakim-noah-tip-bulls-nuggets-chicago-referees-officials/?sct=hp_t2_a13&eref=sihp)
mccarver is stepping down after this year
yes that means he will announce this year
Outside the Lines (http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/index) did a pretty good piece yesterday on athletes creating charity groups that really don't do anything charitable. Could Lamar Odom come off looking like a bigger dick than he does in this piece?
I don't know how long it's been on, but this Dan Lebatard show on ESPN is pretty awful.
Lebatard has his own show?! He sucks on other people's shows...so yeah his own must be horrendous .
its been around for a couple years
Well then...
Yo what's up with DNL? It's off the air now?!
romodeled and renamed....its more or less going to be the same show but it wont be a slave to the dn...there will be all kinds of different guests
Barkann still hosting?
Why change though? I liked it being connected to the DN
yeah hes still hosting
the contract didnt get renewed....probably because the daily news isnt going to exist in six weeks
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 04, 2013, 08:21:02 PM
its been around for a couple years
Wow, really? I caught like 5 min of it yesterday and I can't imagine anyone being able to sit through an entire 30 minutes of it, much less ever wanting to watch it again.
his interviews are good the rest of the show is boring
Didn't see the interview segment. I caught the end of the show where it's him and some non-english speaking dude (I assume his father since he called him Papi) trying to be funny. Seemed like Lebetard was trying to imitate Artie Lang or something.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 04, 2013, 08:32:25 PM
Well then...
Yo what's up with DNL? It's off the air now?!
Here's the final segment from the final show.
http://player.theplatform.com/p/C_ZQDC/OBXnIiiPouAX/embed/select/9RKEG6Trrx77?autoPlay=true¶ms=zone%3Dvideo_content_type
http://chicago.barstoolsports.com/m/random-thoughts/al-michaels-got-a-dui/
nothing like this ever happens to republicans
What's funny is PFT/Florio tried to sneak by without mentioning it. The whole NBC thing came into play. But yet they post up about every nfl drunkard even PS guys. Arizona kicker Jay Feeley called him out in it - no response from Florio yet
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 21, 2013, 04:57:07 PM
What's funny is PFT/Florio tried to sneak by without mentioning it. The whole NBC thing came into play. But yet they post up about every nfl drunkard even PS guys. Arizona kicker Jay Feeley called him out in it - no response from Florio yet
lol...thats awesome
Yeah it is.
Florio has what everyone of us could ever want - to have started a popular sports blog in the days before blogs were cool and then get caked off.
However...he's turned into a bigger pompous jerkoff.
i used to hate pft so much and everyone killed me for it....did they end up being the fraud i always said they were
When corporations get involved then the fraud level gets ramped up. It lost its appeal as the ultimate fan news site. Credit to him for building it.
I'd like to know what he got in the deal. And how much they're paying him to run it now.
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 21, 2013, 05:50:21 PM
i used to hate pft so much and everyone killed me for it....did they end up being the fraud i always said they were
Yeah, it still sucks.
Elway to Marino was pretty legit.
http://www.phillymag.com/articles/jesus-howard-eskin-dad-spike/
Todd...is there a way to definitely find out if CSN Philadelphia (or all CSN regionals) are withholding their baseball telecasts from EI?
I mentioned this before but I've noticed that the only time I seem to get the Phils feed on DTV is when they're on PHL17.
so no csn telecasts are on EI? if thats the case it must be a contract thing
I'm going to start taking better note but I'm having a hard time recalling seeing a CSN telecast.
CSN Bay Area has the A's on EI and CSN Chicago has the White Sox on now.
Maybe just a Philadelphia thing?
they used to be on. as i said before i dont think they have to do it when its a cn8 game but im pretty sure they have to for csn. maybe youre just watching when it was cn8--there had to be tons of conflicts with the flyers i guess
I guess so. Most of the time I choose the visitng feed anyways but times when the visitor feed isn't available I'm screwed.
But then again...I should just cancel it and save the money
there are csn ei games all the time...there were at least two this past week
http://deadspin.com/dan-le-batard-didnt-vote-for-lebron-james-for-nba-mvp-492822353?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 05, 2013, 09:08:16 PM
http://deadspin.com/dan-le-batard-didnt-vote-for-lebron-james-for-nba-mvp-492822353?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
Sour grapes for refusing an interview? LeBatard would do something like that.
according to marc stein he doesnt even have an mvp vote and the whole thing is a hoax to garner attention
i was gonna say they just dont hand mvp votes out...you gotta cover the league for a while to get one. dan is a douche sports tv radio douche whose job it is to get attention and troll
such as....this situation
Shocking that LeBatard would attention whore himself.
gotta love a fellow espn employee calling lebatard out
look at all the sheep falling for the trap
he got a deadspin story, new twitter followers and emails/texts from radio show bookers. mission accomplished.
Gonna keep track of this
No Phils feed. CSN Bay Area only.
QuoteThe NCAA men's basketball national semifinals are coming to cable starting next season, with TBS taking over coverage of the two Saturday games on Final Four weekend.
CBS will continue to cover the national championship game on Monday. The two networks will start alternating all of the Final Four games starting in 2016, when TBS will be the lone broadcaster.
The change marks the first time the national semifinals have been on cable television.
In addition, CBS and TBS will split coverage of the Elite Eight games for the first time, starting next season. The two networks, as they have the past three seasons, will split coverage of the regional semifinals. The first week of the tournament will continue to be split among four networks -- CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV.
The current deal between CBS, Turner Broadcasting and the NCAA runs through 2024.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 06, 2013, 10:19:24 PM
Gonna keep track of this
No Phils feed. CSN Bay Area only.
Same as last night. No Phils feed.
every time you aren't offered CSN you are being given a favor from the gods.
It wasn't offered last night either.
The only time this is an issue is when the opposing team isn't on either.
Again no CSN Philly.
This annoys me.
why do you want to watch it...its the worst broadcast in the world
and its clearly a contract issue between them and ei. and again you could have given me 60 bucks and gotten mlbtv but NOOOOOOO someone is being a stubborn gus
I think it's funny that DirecTV keeps advertising their EI package and making the claim that you can watch the home/away feed for every game, when that's obviously not the case. Next time I see that commercial, I'll have to check the fine print to see if they say anything about CSN Philly not being included.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 10, 2013, 09:52:27 PM
Again no CSN Philly.
This annoys me.
why?
you should be sending EI extra money for not having the worst booth of all time on tv that much
I snorted
Like I said I choose the visiting feeds most of the time. The only time I go home team is when they're playing Florida or Washington. However when other teams feeds aren't available then I'm farged. I missed most of the Pirates series because of this.
And the annoyance also comes from these satellite and cable companies being dickheads. Corporations can farg themselves.
Perhaps it was the wildy popular John Clayton TV commercial, or the fact that Adam Schefter has more than 2.2 million followers on Twitter, but ESPN has decided to give its NFL information gurus their own show.
ESPN will announce today that NFL Insiders will make its debut on Aug. 5. The one-hour daily show will be hosted by Suzy Kolber.
Schefter and Chris Mortensen will be the main players with aid from Clayton, Ed Werder, Bill Polian, and other contributors such as former GMs Phil Savage and Billy Devaney.
It won't feature former players or coaches.
"We have one rule: If you played in the league, you're not going to be on the show," said producer Seth Markman.
Indeed, ESPN figures there are plenty of Xs and Os shows on the various networks. It wants a program strictly dedicated to information about the NFL. Who is doing what and why?
"I think the time has come for this kind of show," Markman said. "It's going to be different from anything else currently on TV. The thirst for information about the NFL is at an all-time high. If I walk down the street with Adam or Mort, people come up to them all the time. They ask, 'Where is this free agent going? Who is this team going to draft?'
"It balances our schedule to have a show like this. I think the audience will be there."
Markman said ESPN's NFL insiders won't sit on scoops so they can break them on the show. They still will be posted and tweeted immediately. However, he said he doesn't expect them to stop reporting while the show is being aired.
"These guys never stop working," Markman said. "A great scenario for us would be if they could break stories during the show. They could hold up their iPhones and say, 'I just got this.'"
That's a great idea for a show. A lot of people like myself are more interested in stuff like this in the offseason. It would have been smart to start the show a few weeks before free agency. I don't watch espn but I'd consider giving this a try. Schefter is the best source for breaking nfl news.
an hour seems excessive....most days their "inside info" wont fill a half hour
but ill definitely give it a try
I missed the hour part, that is way too excessive. An hour show prior to the beginning of and during free agency and the draft would have worked but now that that's all over 30 minutes is more than enough time.
ESPN is laying off a portion of its staff today, a network spokesman confirms to us. How many? ESPN won't say. A tipster told us earlier today that it would be more than 400 staffers. A source at ESPN said that number is a little high, but it appears to be in the hundreds.
Here's the statement from ESPN:
We are implementing changes across the company to enhance our continued growth while smartly managing costs. While difficult, we are confident that it will make us more competitive, innovative and productive.
So where in the world did this come from? ESPN is monstrously profitable and we hadn't heard a word about this until this morning. Well, ESPN has been gobbling up live rights to events left and right, and those rights are really expensive. We've heard they needed to reduce costs as a result. Also: ESPN's parent company Disney is apparently asking all divisions to cut costs.
This is ESPN's first major staff reduction since 2009.
We heard the technology group is getting hit pretty hard: at least 40 layoffs are coming there. A source told us that some employees who get a pink slip today can continue working through the end of the week if they'd like. ESPN has 7,000 employees.
UPDATE, 11:54 a.m.: A laid-off ESPN employee writes us:
I was laid off from ESPN today after 9 and a half years. Completely out of the blue, no warning at all. I was told it was 10% across the board, which would be roughly 400. I was told the reason was they needed to make their profit margin and they chose to do that via layoff of staff.
UPDATE, 12:10 p.m.: More from the laid-off staffer:
btw.....we were told that the layoffs ARE tied to the profit margin that ESPN needs to meet and the fact they haven't met that number. Your comments about them buying all of these live rights and now needed to reduce overhead costs is dead on.
Additionally, this staffer got the following:
gets to keep key cards and access until Friday
will continue to get paid through the end of July
a severance package, which appears to be 2 weeks for every year worked
UPDATE, 12:20 p.m.: A reader writes that ESPN's "Denver Office in the Denver Tech Center was shut down yesterday. All 20 staff members were let go." A second source told us the same thing about the Denver office.
UPDATE, 12:25 p.m.: Those Guys Have All The Fun co-author Jim Miller hears that the number of layoffs is between 300 and 400.
:CF prayer for Feva?
...and we pray :evil
republican greed strikes again
espn spends gobbles of money and buys up the rights to eons of leagues. needs to continue making 500 million dollar profit. now only projected to make 450. what to do? hey, lets fire people so we get the 50 mil back
humanity is disgusting
Because the better the profit margin is, the bigger the bonus the CEO and board members will get.
Can't have them making a few hundred K less this year, that would be preposterous.
Absolutely disgusting.
Quote from: MDS on May 21, 2013, 01:24:11 PM
republican greed strikes again
espn spends gobbles of money and buys up the rights to eons of leagues. needs to continue making 500 million dollar profit. now only projected to make 450. what to do? hey, lets fire people so we get the 50 mil back
humanity is disgusting
Yep.
Awful
espn is spinning this saying a bunch of the jobs are open positions that wont get filled...yeah right. and rick reilly is still earning over a million large per year to mail in columns and ask stewart scott to lie to the nation that he breaks news on twitter
the fact is they are paying massive money to the usta, the sec, the nfl, mlb, the nba is up soon, they just built a new sportscenter set that cost 125...disney sees this and needs to lower their overhead so they still hit their profit margin, so it looks good to shareholders and all that other business bullshtein
granted its capitalism and its survival of the fittest but for a company making money hand over fist to fire 400 people is gross.
i hate rupert with a passion but im hoping fox sports 1 is decent so espn goes into the shteinter. them getting those hysterical canadian tsn dudes was a terrific start
I saw somewhere that those new sets they built are green screens and it'll be like tosh or The Soup
mangenius leaving espn for the 49ers....i enjoyed him on tv
true or false the highlight of his career was his sopranos cameo
the highlites of his career are his appearances on first take as the quietest person ever sandwiched in btwn screamin a and skip
first take is fox news for sports
same exact playbook
QuoteVerizon is close to taking the lid off a four-year, $1B extension of its NFL rights. The deal, which will allow Verizon to stream every NFL regular-season and playoff game to mobile phones, should forever obliterate the distinction between sponsor and media-rights deals. Its previous deal gave Verizon subscribers access to live games schedules from ESPN, NBC and NFL Network. But this new deal adds in the CBS and Fox Sunday afternoon schedules plus the playoffs. It comes just two weeks after the league signed a five-year, $400M deal with Microsoft.
Pointedly, the massive Verizon deal does not include the rights to stream NFL games to tablets – only "mobile phones," which is certain to lead to fights over what is considered a phone. The league likely will have to resolve the difference between dedicated tablets, like iPads, and hybrid devices, like Samsung's popular Galaxy.
NFL Exec VP/Media Steve Bornstein and NFL Media COO Brian Rolapp handled negotiations for the league. Verizon's NFL agency Wasserman Media Group handled negotiations for the carrier. The deal was completed long enough ago that senior club officials were briefed on it at NFL meetings at the end of May.
The deal will make Verizon one of the NFL's biggest business partners outside of its media-rights holders. Verizon has committed to paying $1B over the four-year term, starting with a $210M payment in the deal's first year, sources said. The deal marks a significant increase over Verizon's previous deal. An NFL sponsor since '10, Verizon was paying around $50M annually for its NFL rights, including rights fees, team spend commitments and media spending on NFL media partners.
I assume everyone in here already has their dvr set to record that NBA doc on Doc.
espn had a second round of layoffs yesterday and one of the casualties was the schwab
QuoteAfter 26 years at ESPN, I am extremely disappointed to say farewell. I have been proud of my association and my work during my tenure. I was a loyal employee, displayed respect for others, worked with numerous charities, represented the company well. I always did everything asked of me and more. What did I get in return today ... word that I should get lost. The only thing that mattered was my salary, which in my view was the lone reason I lost my job.
nooooooooooooooooooooo
Wait....has he done anything since those couple of weeks where he had a trivia show?
A quick Philly Inquirer note: John Mitchell and Keith Pompey are swapping coverage of the Sixers and Temple
the schwab has been like chief researcher and producer for dozens of shows since the 80s. one of the ESPN OGs.
i read thats hes been on first take a few times as a guest
also beat the schwab or whatever it was called was on for a few years....i loved that show
Yeah, he hasn't been in front of the camera very much since Stump The Schwab (though he does make occasional appearances on random shows) but he's basically the Elias Sports Bureau. He's fat though and I bet they cut him loose so they didn't have to pay his doctor bills.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on June 14, 2013, 11:38:54 AM
Yeah, he hasn't been in front of the camera very much since Stump The Schwab (though he does make occasional appearances on random shows) but he's basically the Elias Sports Bureau. He's fat though and I bet they cut him loose so they didn't have to pay his doctor bills.
dont embarrass elias with that comparison....if schwab is a key chain flashlight then they are a supernova
elias came hard with this today...all i could was laugh at its ridiculousness
"The Yankees 4-7 hitters on Thursday are 1st set of 4 consecutive starting batters since 1900 to go 0 for 28+ in one game"
I had a little typo....should have been "their" ESB, not the. Point was that dude is kind of a walking encyclopedia of info. Obviously Elias trumps all.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 14, 2013, 11:44:45 AMelias came hard with this today...all i could was laugh at its ridiculousness
"The Yankees 4-7 hitters on Thursday are 1st set of 4 consecutive starting batters since 1900 to go 0 for 28+ in one game"
yea they're awesome. Even Stark and Kurkjian bow to them
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/06/17/atlanta-radio-station-apologizes-for-making-fun-of-steve-gleason/
Jesus that's awful.
word is Gleason looked a strongly worded letter to the radio station
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 17, 2013, 01:35:22 PM
Jesus that's awful.
Yeah, apologizing about a bit on sports radio? Another sign of how terrible a sports town Atlanta is.
Quote from: SunMo on June 18, 2013, 02:58:11 PM
word is Gleason looked a strongly worded letter to the radio station
Nice.
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Oh so Justin Beiber is a colossal douche? Tell me more.
well this sucks
bill raferty leaving espn for fox1
can someone explain to me what sbnation is exactly....i see bleeding green is part of them
would a fair analogy be that sbnation is general mills and bleeding green is cheerios or would bleeding green be cereal
or is it something else entirely?
I think it's basically just a network of fan sites. Like, if this site had any quality Eagles content, or if MDS actually knew how to write, :CF could be the Eagles fan site represented on sbnation.
Go to any team's page on sbnation and you'll see that the content comes from a fan site.
does each team in each league only have one site under the sbnation umbrella...or for example are there more eagles sites than just bleeding green
Just 1 fan site per team as far as I can tell. But I've honestly never looked at the sbnation website (or any of the fan sites) before today though.
SBnation is just a massive network of sports team blogs. Pretty sure each team gets one blog each - the content usually sucks enough that if it were an individual blog outside of the huge SBnation network, it wouldn't ever get any traffic.
So Brian Startare works for 97.5 now eh? Wonder why WIP let him go?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 28, 2013, 07:03:12 PM
So Brian Startare works for 97.5 now eh? Wonder why WIP let him go?
does he maybe have more on air time there?....thats usually what its about when mostly off the air heads move
Not sure it seems lateral as one shift a week and filling in.
He was an ok host.
he isnt terrible just terribly boring...maybe he has a promise of more on air time down the road...i guess he could be a really good producer too and they offered more money
Yeah he was kinda boring...but better than some of the fill ins they'd use.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 28, 2013, 07:37:24 PM
Yeah he was kinda boring...but better than some of the fill ins they'd use.
i dont really hear a lot of the fill ins cause i only listen at work for the most part
not sure if anyone saw this yesterday on espn but its fantastic.....just have a hanky handy
http://t.co/0j618jfVZA
Yeah I read the article but haven't seen the video yet. Awesome story
Olbermann is going back to ESPN.
Reportedly a two year deal that gives him a nightly one hour show on espn2.
ESPN doing this to help the sure to be surge of FS1 stealing ESPN viewers.
nothing will get the young eye balls quite like a 60 year old man who was last relevant in the sports world 15 years ago
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 16, 2013, 11:26:05 PM
Olbermann is going back to ESPN.
Reportedly a two year deal that gives him a nightly one hour show on espn2.
ESPN doing this to help the sure to be surge of FS1 stealing ESPN viewers.
fox sports (like fox news) going for the blondes....espn going for the brains
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 17, 2013, 07:10:28 AM
espn going for the brains
I might believe this to be the case if they said his show was replacing First Take.
first take is money....dirty filthy money....but if you dont take it seriously its quite entertaining
espn has been dumbing down its shows for years.
sure they have stuff like otl, 30x30 to offset it, but what their research has told them is no one wants to see hilites anymore. so to fill the time between games they go for very loud, very colorful controversy. tim tebow, lebron james, johnny manziel, whatever. pick an issue, pick a person, pick a side and yell about it.
the embrace debate, have an opinion culture of the network is evident everywhere. the late sportscenter (the only one i watch) is still pretty good because they really only have to go over and show what happened that day. the rest of the network outside of game coverage and a few choice programs is lowest common denominator trash. they know the type of person who is at home at 11am on a thursday and they go for that dude.
fs1 will not be the intellectual happy hour. its fox. it looks like theyre going to make a conscious effort to not be loud and argumentative like espn. based on early ads it looks like theyre going more for fun and entertainment....whatever the farg that is. like jokes and skits and goofing around with jocks. yeah its lame.
the only thing thats really dumbed down is sportscenter and thats because its on 24/7 now....they oversatured the network with it and it hurt its quality
everything else on espn is mostly great....obviously with four networks or whatever they have some of it going to be garbage but you can say that about any single network station as well.....espn hits waaaaaaay more than it misses
Things I watch on ESPN:
Live sporting events, press conferences, etc (sans The Decision)
The Sports Reporters
OTL
30 For 30
IX For Nine (completely unoriginal name, but whatever. It's still pretty good shtein)
Classic rebroadcasts
Will sometimes watch:
SportsCenter
PTI
Avoid like the plague:
First Take
Dan Lebetard
Around The Horn
Any other program not already mentioned
Things I watch on ESPN:
1. Actual games (where there's no other option).
Things I avoid:
Everything else.
Probably helps that I have two children that encroach on TV time, but I haven't watched any "original" ESPN programming in at least three years.
other than sportscenter a lot of the time I cant think of anything I despise on it....theres shows I dont watch because they do nothing for me but theres nothing I absolutely hate
college gameday is incredible and nfl countdown is almost as good.....both are HOF material
baseball tonight is excellent
really they just need to scale back sportscenter going 24/7 with that was a colossal mistake
the sportscenter thing was done out of necessity
remember they used to run the 1am SC under past noon...but in this day in age that doesnt hold up. so they have live stuff at 9, 10, 11am, etc. well, you need to fill time on that, dont you?
basically, they took the playcard from fox and cnn and are giving you infotainment. not everything is a story, not everything is a big deal. but since they have hours and hours of time to fill and ads to sell, theyve got to do something to get you to watch. thusly, tim tebow mania is born. brett favre cockslobbering is born. and now, johnny manziel OMG a college kid is drinking is born.
again, they do some studio/non live games well. college gameday is an example of that. baseball tonight can be an example of that when they dont obsess over the yanks and sox. 30x30 is terrific. otl is very good at points. they still do stuff well. it just gets lost behind the insulting, degrading debate shows with skip bayless and his house boy of the day barber shopping up the airwaves.
Quote from: MDS on July 17, 2013, 07:07:11 PM
not everything is a story, not everything is a big deal. but since they have hours and hours of time to fill and ads to sell, theyve got to do something to get you to watch.
Absolutely. The time they used to spend broadcasting 2nd, 3rd, and 4th tier sports is now engaged in hype-driven debate about the 1st-tier sports. Personally I hate it, it's turning sports into a really stupid reality show and I'd rather watch some motocross or whatever than a debate about the Jets that ESPN's advertisers think will resonate with their core demographics, but I get why they do it.
I embrace Fox entering the arena not because I give a shtein about Murdoch or have high expectations about what they will accomplish, but I want the Worldwide Leader to have some legit competition. They should not own the idea of sports in America, and right now they are pretty much the gatekeeper.
Jon Hamm actually did a good job with the opening monologue on the ESPY's tonight. The Dwight Howard highlight film of him as a Laker was hilarious.
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-07-18/fox-sports-1s-strategy-vs-dot-espn-jockularity
ashley fox piggybacking off the title IX espn doc talking about an incident in the eagles locker room...pretty funny zinger
Quote
One of my first days in there, a rookie offensive lineman walked in with a few teammates, saw me and said: "Bet you like seeing all of these swinging d—s in here, don't you?"
The guys laughed. I didn't. I had a choice: Say something, or say nothing.
The lockers to the right nearest me belonged to the defensive backs, including Brian Dawkins, Troy Vincentand Bobby Taylor, all established players. The lockers to the left nearest me belonged to the quarterbacks, including Donovan McNabb and A.J. Feeley.
In a raised voice, I said to the lineman: "If I wanted to see swinging d—s, I'd still be covering the Sixers."
I wasn't trying to be crude. I was trying to stand my ground. The comment prompted laughter that was louder and no longer directed at me. Players were laughing at the lineman. Vincent stood up, walked over and told the rookie that he got what he deserved, that I was welcome in the locker room and that I was to be treated with respect and dignity. And that, mercifully, was that.
there should be a 10x10 about men getting to go in the womens locker room
SUP SERENA
huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugh
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/08/05/hugh-douglas-again-clashes-with-a-co-worker-this-time-at-espn/
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 05, 2013, 09:24:47 AM
huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugh
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/08/05/hugh-douglas-again-clashes-with-a-co-worker-this-time-at-espn/
fired
looks like jason whitlock is going to espn
http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/08/14/jason-whitlock-has-left-fox-sports-to-return-to-espn/
Fox Sports Live...pretty good.
i only saw parts of it...execution is pointless for a first show. it takes years to get that shtein down in tv.
format wise it didnt entirely work. theyre doing highlights then they flip it over to douchebag mcnabb and the chucklebunch for 3 minutes of debating some issue. get back to the sports please, i dont want to watch talk radio.
the sportscenter format works fine. the late sc is still terrific. fox should just have copied that but with the legends jay and dan and theyd be fine.
other than sporting events i will not watch one second of anything on fox......farg a rupert murdoch
but you will watch espn which is owned by a company founded by a hateful bigot
brian roberts is a bigot?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAcIzPmOhBQ
Disney founded ESPN? Interesting.
http://www.crossingbroad.com/2013/08/marcus-hayes-was-a-huge-icehole-on-a-seattle-sports-talk-radio-show.html#more-9389
What an icehole.
that will do wonders for the reputation of philly sports in seattle
link doesn't work but probably better because i don't want to give that douchebag blog web hits
everytime i go there for like the last month all the text on his page is blocked out by these weird boxes....i cant see antyhing but i can move my cursor over it and guess where the story title is and it will then come up fine
The worst 7:53 in the history of sports radio (http://deadspin.com/this-is-perhaps-the-most-moronic-argument-in-sports-rad-1215065722?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow)
Randarino got laid off
Awwww...now he'll have to hock his Harry book more. Or maybe he can go ask Kenny Lofton for a job?
hes one of the all time pos' in philly media
marcus hayes is next
the guy who should be taking over for him is an old college paper colleague of mine. good dude. he used to listen to random hockey games on the radio at the office. he likes canadian things.
Keith Olberman is farging hilarious! We watched him for the first time tonight. His commentary was funny as shtein. Back where he belongs.
It's a shame he became such an insufferable douchebag on MSNBC..he was a decent liberal with some good things to say, and it just got wasted behind a wall of smarmy arrogant jackassery.
Yep, he went nuts over at MSNBC. Almost became unwatchable. If you get a chance check him out on ESPN. He really is good.
olbermann is killing heads right now....including other espn heads
just came here to talk about olbermann...caught it at like 3 in the morning and it was really good.
i normally love the crazy liberals like chris matthews and lawrence o'donnell but olbermann was unwatchable as a politics guy. but he's really good in this sports format...nice that espn has something other than idiots screaming.
he also said something about coaching the reading phillies for one game in the 90s? or maybe i was drunk.
yeah his show is really good...the key is to dvr it so you can fast forward thru the highlite sections...at least so far his baseball highlites are painful to listen to...but the commentary and interview portions of the show are excellent
yeah, the highlites are just an excuse for him to trot out his old punchlines
god is the fox college pre game show atrocious
Agreed. Erin Andrews needs to crawl back into a peephole.
Lisa Hillary is leaving CSN to become the sideline reporter for the Anaheim Ducks
shes good but not hot enough
we are in the minority thinking that....she apparently has this huge following who thinks she's smoking hot. i don't farging get it
ewww...shes not just not hot shes pretty gross...wouldnt shock me if she had a penis
She's alright if you dig a chick with a three story forehead.
What's worse, being over 40 or being Canadian?
http://thebiglead.com/2013/09/13/terry-bradshaw-colorfully-told-jimmy-johnson-he-wouldnt-have-effed-someones-mother-on-fox-football-daily/#sthash.dTfb6ftz.uxfs
Lololol
I can't wait to see the ratings for this Bama game
Sports anchor drops 46 hip hop references in his segment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojBsb63BZns#t=131
the 'son, they shook' graphic is great
All in all, I thought the whole thing was great. A few references seemed a little forced, but for the most part it was fun. Dropping his little clip on mic at the end was a perfect finish.
he did a seinfeld one and one for wrestling. i think there are others.
the schtick is OLD, SON
Chiefs-Eagles brought the biggest audience in NFL Network history: 9.4 million viewers."
nope
QuoteKC-PHI averaged 9.4 million viewers, ranking 4th in NFLN history behind '11's SF-BAL (10.7M), '09's DAL-NO (10.5M) and '07's GB-DAL (10.1M).
Housenick is leaving the Phils beat for a job at East Stroudsburg. Moving up in the world
with where the phils are headed it just might be
who is housenick
Mandy from The Morning Call. She's been their Phils beat writer for 10 years. Basically Allentown's version of Kevin Cooney but not as grotesque
is she part of the amateur porn series mymandygirl?
The Book of Manning was on ESPN tonight and it was pretty good. I used to despise that family because of the Eli draft shenanigans (still think it was bullshtein) but their story is pretty good.
Derrick Thomas' A Football Life was on NFLN and it was excellent. He was one of my all time favorite players. Having spent four years living in Kansas from 1989-1993 I saw many Chiefs games and since then followed his career closely.
I saw the Eagles play in KC in 1992 (the game where Pat farging Beach caught 2 TDs http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199210110kan.htm)
Thomas had three sacks that game.
derrick thomas was ridiculous on techmo
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on September 24, 2013, 10:31:51 PM
I used to despise that family because of the Eli draft shenanigans (still think it was bullshtein) but their story is pretty good.
If the Chargers had an actual fanbase to keep the story alive, a lot of people who aren't even Charger fans would still consider Eli a scumbag to this day for the crap he and his dad pulled there. Can you imagine if the Eagles drafted Teddy B and he demanded a trade to a city and team he liked more?
Oh man the backlash would be immense.
What was funny, while watching that documentary Archie said on several occasions how he didn't want to force his sons into going to Ole Miss or interjecting himself into their football lives....
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 24, 2013, 10:38:28 PM
derrick thomas was ridiculous on techmo
He was also really good at making babies.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on September 24, 2013, 11:08:01 PM
Oh man the backlash would be immense.
What was funny, while watching that documentary Archie said on several occasions how he didn't want to force his sons into going to Ole Miss or interjecting himself into their football lives....
do you think he did that with the chargers? i thought it was Eli and Archie was just supporting him.
that doc was really good though, i enjoyed the young archie stuff more than anything
i cant believe you all watched something called "the book of manning"....the name of the doc alone is enough to make me want to put a bullett in my head....but in general i cant think of any group of people id be more uninterested in than the manning family
Says the man who thinks taterskins fans are incredible.
He's really just a fan of the name.
Quote from: hbionic on September 25, 2013, 09:40:14 AM
Says the man who thinks taterskins fans are incredible.
you are a soccer fan from sports/football mecca LA and "root" for the eagles without knowing whose on their team....you should not speak on fanbases
Figured you, as a docu lover, would be all over it. Manning or not it was well done. ESPN does well on those things.
Sunny - I seem to recall Archie being a heavy influence on that. My memory isn't good on it but I seem to recall him and Accorsi having some connection
I remember Archie being extremely visible and vocal in the weeks/months leading up to the draft. He may not have planted that seed in Eli's head, but he certainly didn't seem to be very hands off either.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on September 25, 2013, 12:02:53 PM
Figured you, as a docu lover, would be all over it. Manning or not it was well done. ESPN does well on those things.
i do love docs but the mannings do nothing for me....rich rednecks sayin things
And here's an article from just before the draft. I didn't catch the doc last night, but if Archie said he wasn't heavily involved, he's full of shtein.
http://www.utsandiego.com/sports/chargers/20040422-9999-1s22chargers.html
QuoteLast night, Manning informed the Chargers through his agent that he does not want them to select him with the first pick in this weekend's NFL draft.
The disclosure came one day after Manning's father, Archie, flew to San Diego and had dinner with General Manager A.J. Smith and coach Marty Schottenheimer.
Then came the call from agent Tom Condon.
"He told me that Archie wishes that we do not select Eli and that they think he would be a good fit in New York (with the Giants)," said Smith.
what jumps out at me about that is the flyers get lindros thru the same channels and hes a jello headed daddys boy mental midget
giants get eli and hes arguably the most clutch qb in league history and has two lombardi's
oh and forsberg
philly sports
i think are aguing semantics...archie said that he never influenced or planted a seed in his kids' heads about football. and i think that is true re: the chargers situation. but once eli told him what he wanted archie did what he could to help and support his decision. that's my opinion
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 25, 2013, 09:47:39 AM
Quote from: hbionic on September 25, 2013, 09:40:14 AM
Says the man who thinks taterskins fans are incredible.
you are a soccer fan from sports/football mecca LA and "root" for the eagles without knowing whose on their team....you should not speak on fanbases
I'm not speaking about fanbases, I'm just speaking about the single, number one, best fan in the history of the universe that happens to know it all and has the sole right to pass judgement on anyone indiscriminately if they don't meet the bar set by this god among men. Few can imitate, none can duplicate. Most people watch the sporting event happening on the field of play, but the most interesting man in the world laces them up, gets out on the field, and watches him, the one and only enigma in the stands.
That's whom I'm talking about, not fanbases. Don't get it twisted.
IGY, IGY, IGY!!! Yaaaaaaaaaaay!!!! :bow :bow :bow :bow :bow :bow :bow :bow :bow
http://www.khou.com/sports/Bankruptcy-petition-filed-on-behalf-of-Comcast-SportsNet-Houston-225601152.html
Comcast is such a farging awful company
Comcast's CEO made $30 million last year. Just let that sink in for a second.
I'd like to be in the same room as that guy so I can rip him. He wouldn't listen but it would make me feel better.
remember when csn houston offered to fly me up to watch the astros opener?
looks like i missed the boat DAMNIT
TMac is doing PBP for Lions/Browns with Heath Evans in two weeks when all the FOX teams switch around to accommodate Joe Buck
Also in week 6, CBS is sending Cowher (PIT/NYJ), Esiason (CIN/BUF) and Sharpe (JAX/DEN) out to join their former teams for 3-man booths. Ratings!
that wont increase ratings at all and is not for ratings...it for pub for their brand. theyll get stories and tweets off of it, nothing more nothing less.
Heath Evans and TMac? lol....two of the worst ever
30 for 30 Tuesday night on ESPN is about Eddie Aikau, famous Hawaiian waterman/big wave rider who disappeared while trying to paddle a surfboard to Maui for help after the research sailing canoe he was on sank during a storm in 1978. If it's anything like his biography "Eddie Would Go" it should be pretty good.
http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2013/09/the-second-volume-of-espn-films-30-for-30-series-returns-with-hawaiian-the-legend-of-eddie-aikau-to-premiere-october-1-on-espn/ (http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2013/09/the-second-volume-of-espn-films-30-for-30-series-returns-with-hawaiian-the-legend-of-eddie-aikau-to-premiere-october-1-on-espn/)
Next week's 30 for 30 is about the ABA. Bout time! That shoud be good.
check out a documentary called longshots much better than the 30 for 30
Will do. Thanks. I love the ABA. It was on it's last legs when I was a very young kid. I was so excited about Dr. J joining the Sixers. ABA had some great names - Pros, Chaparrals, Colonels, Conquistadors. Never did figure out the Memphis Tams name. I just looked it up - The nickname was an acronym for Tennessee - Arkansas - Mississippi. They were owned by Charles O. Finlay who owned the Oakland A's.
QuoteGeoff Mosher @GeoffMosherCSN 1m
Cowboys scribes trying to copy our style ... RT @richiewhitt Skirmish btw media members prematurely shuts down #Cowboys' locker room.
Wonder who it was and what happened
magic out at espn....doris burke joins nba countdown
he was never that good
im not gonna lose any sleep over it but I thought he was good
Didn't him and Simmons hate each other?
if they did they played it off wonderfully.....the best thing about that show the last couple years was the chemistry on set
Yeah I just read at thing where it said Simmons basically ran Magic and Wilbon off
simmons denied it and magic is going to be on his podcast next week
its probably somewhere in between. magic saw the simmons was in charge and since hes a control freak he got out before he could get got. but yes simmons did run off wilbon, which isnt such a bad thing since willy buns is just a star farger.
30 for 30 next Tuesday, No Mas. Roberto Duran/Sugar Ray Leonard Rivalry. That's got to be good.
Quote from: Don Ho on October 11, 2013, 04:01:25 AM
30 for 30 next Tuesday, No Mas. Roberto Duran/Sugar Ray Leonard Rivalry. That's got to be good.
yeah that one looks awesome
i wonder if roberto still despises sugga
Not any mas.
That's was pretty funny Rome.
I'm proud of you. :-*
No Más es muy bien.
30 for 30 hits another homer
This John Spano Islanders one is fantastic
directed by e from entourage
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 22, 2013, 08:42:53 PM
30 for 30 hits another homer
This John Spano Islanders one is fantastic
what?!?....it was awful
kevin connelly is farging hack and the worst narrator ive ever heard
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 22, 2013, 08:42:53 PM
30 for 30 hits another homer
This John Spano Islanders one is fantastic
agreed. good stuff. how long before he gets nailed for fraud again ?
dont farg with the mothership.....
QuoteWith the advent of Fox Sports 1 and NBCSN and their aspirations to climb the mountain and challenge ESPN, it's easy to forget just how tall that mountain is. It's not just climbing Mount Everest, it's trying to climb Olympus Mons. Check that, it's like building your own rocketship, conquering a manned space flight to Mars, and then climbing the largest mountain in the solar system.
In other words, challenging ESPN is really $#%ing hard.
Your latest reminder comes in the ratings data for the 5 PM talk show block where PTI and Around the Horn have been staples for a decade. According to John Ourand of SBJ, ratings are actually down for those two ESPN flagship shows this year. PTI has fallen from 1.3 million viewers in the fall of 2010 to 961,000 this fall. Similarly, ATH has fallen 943,000 to 763,000 viewers. However, ESPN folks point to the rise in DVR viewership and streaming/mobile viewership that they believe more than makes up the deficit.
In comparison, Crowd Goes Wild on FS1 is averaging 64,000 viewers.
Pro Football Talk on NBCSN is averaging 47,000 viewers.
That means PTI has 15 times the viewership of FS1 at the moment and 20 times the viewership of NBCSN at the same timeslot. That's not just a healthy lead for ESPN. That's like Usain Bolt running a match race against Ted Washington and Keith Traylor. Fox Sports 1 talked a big game when they launched and they would have to double their audience four times over to reach PTI audience levels at 5:30 PM ET.
What's more, FS1 and NBCSN are even registering viewership levels behind the routinely panned Intentional Talk on MLB Network at 72,000 viewers. These two networks have found the quest for viewers much mroe difficult than imagined. Perhaps viewers will gradually come as their live sports portfolios continue to improve. Nevertheless, this is just one fact that points to this truth - it's going to take a generation or more for either network to even begin to reach ESPN's stratosphere of viewership levels.
There's a show called Intentional Talk? That's farging horrible.
Quote from: QB Eagles on October 30, 2013, 06:46:43 PM
There's a show called Intentional Talk? That's farging horrible.
(http://j.static-locatetv.com/images/content/4/781108_intentional_talk.jpg)
erin andrews is ridiculous on the fox pregame show today...she has close to a labia cut skirt on
shes the worst pregame show host ive ever seen tho
When you're that hot you could speak in morse code and it wouldn't matter.
it also allows here to be a total bitch I guess.....for a know nothing shes such a funhole on the show
saw a little bit of doug on the espn nba show
hes unreal on tv. as good at charles is at being charles doug is good at being a straight up analyst
ha
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/1399088_502197469878625_2082707609_o.jpg)
Tucked in sleeveless Classic
That's great
haaaaaaa
(http://i.imgur.com/nn4X0K6.png)
ha
http://www.talkers.com/?page_id=24658&preview=true
supposedly the top-100 sports talk hosts/duos in the country
lololol at #9
whoaaa I knew I recognized #54
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Norris
I had no idea he was police commish and had his own sports show
like the bunk told him, the bigger the lie, the more they believe
http://www.awfulannouncing.com/2013/november/round-3-mike-francesa-on-keith-olbermann-when-we-went-head-to-head-it-was-ugly.html
this is awesome
part 1 and 2 are at the bottom
todd christenson croaked
Best 30 for 30 ever (http://deadspin.com/this-fake-30-for-30-about-space-jam-is-actually-kind-of-1463735175?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_facebook&utm_source=deadspin_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow)
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 07, 2013, 07:14:07 PM
http://www.talkers.com/?page_id=24658&preview=true
supposedly the top-100 sports talk hosts/duos in the country
lololol at #9
whoaaa I knew I recognized #54
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Norris
I had no idea he was police commish and had his own sports show
finebaum literally runs the entire southeast. i find it hard to believe he's in the 40s.
http://mobile.philly.com/blogs/?wss=/philly/blogs/entertainment/celebrities_gossip/&id=232414361
NBC 10 sports is no more
john clark is just...like...i dont know...the worst
that sucks, i don't want to see clark on CSN at all
John Clark loves Bon Jovi
Striving for mediocrity!
Dierdorf is retiring (http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000285370/article/dan-dierdorf-to-retire-from-broadcasting-after-2013-season)
So ESPN is doing the Fan Hall of Fame (again?? this was around before, right?)...my uncle is one of 10 finalists this year
Tonight's A Football Life about the Dallas OL was pretty good
Next week is "Houston '93" and looks really good
NOMAR is going to SportsNet LA to be a Dodgers color commentator and pre/postgame guy, and the station is trying to hire Hershiser to be the PBP guy
they are setting up for life after vin, which makes me so sad
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2013/12/04/you-wont-believe-which-crack-smoking-canadian-mayor-is-getting-a-d-c-radio-gig/
Haven't listened to the junkies in years but they always do this with some kind of politician...was usually the MD governor, Ehrlich and O'Malley both did it for years. I'm going to listen tomorrow though because I love this guy.
I can't stand the sports junkies, but the name alone means Mayor Ford should be in the HOF
Quote from: MDS on December 04, 2013, 03:03:25 AM
they are setting up for life after vin, which makes me so sad
I try not to think about it. It feels like a dying parent who has a limited time left on this planet. Every word is precious.
*Other than the Rick Monday/Charlie Steiner broadcast (sans Jaime Jarrin in Spanish)...all other commentators/analysts/radio personalities suck major ass for the Dodgers.
Lyons can go the way of Paul Walker.
Lyons is such a colossal douche. Dodgers have had some great broadcasters. Vin(God), Don Drysdale, Jerry Doggett, Monday, Ross Porter. Rick Monday was terrific as was Drysdale. As a kid growing up here, all we had was Dodgers baseball on the radio. It was like Christmas every time the bums played LA and listening to Scully call the game.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 03, 2013, 11:20:39 PM
Tonight's A Football Life about the Dallas OL was pretty good
Next week is "Houston '93" and looks really good
Yes it was a good show last night. That was one hell of an O line. Forgot what a beast Tuinei was.
so it took me a while to even figure out how to listen to the radio without going out and sitting in my car, then i realized internet.
i just put a $5 parlay on all of rob ford's picks from the junkies this morning, if i win, i get over $15K.
figure the dude is due for some good luck.
Who were his picks? I wanna tail this
WAS
IND
SF
PHI
TEN
CHI
HOU
MIN
CLE
NYJ
CAR
MIA
BUF
AZ
NYG
GB
I'm using Bovada and 4 of them were off right now for some reason, so basically it's a 12 game parlay. These were all including the spread.
Haha...I'm on 5Dimes...following this bad boy
was actually a pretty good interview...started out light, talking about football. they dropped one serious question on him and he gave a quick answer and said he'd hang up if they weren't talking football. then they were like give me your top 3 picks this weekend, but he insisted he wanted to do all of them. dude is a football fanatic. i'd probably vote for him actually.
When I see him I see Chris Farley. If he was alive and SNL was still worth a shtein him playing Ford would be an all timer.
Every time I see pics of him he's wearing those NFL team logo ties.
hes maybe the most awesome human person ever and its not even a debate
rob ford parlay is already over.
cant remember the last time sports center wasnt on one of the family of networks.....but its not right now
this guy gets it
(http://i.imgur.com/8n1xrFE.jpg)
and another
(http://tosh.comedycentral.com/blog/files/2011/11/espn-penis-sign.jpg)
http://mobile.philly.com/blogs/?wss=/philly/blogs/entertainment/celebrities_gossip/&id=235144451
Macnow in a contract dispute with WIP and left his show early today
sounds like it wasn't a walk off in protest but it was agreed upon by both the station and macnow and that he didn't do it at 5 because he didn't want the segue into the Howie show to be weird.
rumors are they want to replace him with Ellis and have him do stuff like Howard which is pre/post game and fill ins
im fine with that as I don't usually like him, i think he feeds into the "typical" fan mentality too much "MUST HATE DALLAS" "BIG BACK" kind of shtein.
you need a macnow to a cuz or ellis because he exhibits humility.....i like cuz and hes a great knowledgable sports fan but hes stubborn as all hell and worst of all will never admit hes wrong
ellis isnt as in your face as cuz but hes in that nerd type of sports fan who knows a lot and should be paired with someone who is different from himself....cuz ellis types need to be paired with the macnows fredericks martaranos of the world
cuz/ike, ellis/barkann would be better pairings
i also liked macnow cause he know a little about a lot....whether it was movies or history or politics he brought something to the table other than who the phillies best left handed hitting prospect is
Cuz is awful Ha-Ha..Ha Haaaa. ha Haaa.
That whole station is awful.
It really is. On the flip side Mikey Miss had a good show, but he's gone the Eskin route for the past year. All in all, Philly Sports Radio is in a bad spot.
its the same as it ever was, you're just older and more wise to the bullshtein.
mikey miss was great when he started but sucks now. wip afternoon show is the only one i really listen to anymore because i like gargano, but i can see why people don't.
I don't mind Mikey Miss. I don't really know what he's doing any different these days that he didn't do before. He's always been an overconfident prick as far as I can remember.
The Marks/Brace show is pretty decent.
cuz is a phony
first off i am calling him cuz which is the problem. hes a fat italian guy from south jersey but he tries to act like he grew up in the mob in south philly.
It's probably because I've been out of the area too long, but I have no idea who "Cuz" is.
"Yo Ant - its Jim from South Philly"
"Jimmmmaaayyyy - whats up brutha?"
"I'm taking my sons down to their first game"
"Awwwwww Jimmy awwww that's great cuz. That's beyoootiful"
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 10, 2013, 03:16:43 PM
"Yo Ant - its Jim from South Philly"
"Jimmmmaaayyyy - whats up brutha?"
"I'm taking my sons down to their first game"
"Awwwwww Jimmy awwww that's great cuz. That's beyoootiful"
lol
I like missanelli the best still. Arrogant prick, sure, but he's entertaining to listen to and hasn't gotten to eskin territory for me.
Yeah he's an arrogant prick, but he also has fun with it and can laugh at himself.
Also admits when he's wrong once in a while.
I get my fill of arrogant douchebaggery right here. No need for WIP.
I haven't listened to Mike Miss but from following him on twitter it seems as if he hates Foles
BTW - the NFL Net special tonight is the Houston '93 one...looks awesome.
Havas can work one out to Buddy lighting Gilbride up
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 10, 2013, 05:59:22 PM
I haven't listened to Mike Miss but from following him on twitter it seems as if he hates Foles
BTW - the NFL Net special tonight is the Houston '93 one...looks awesome.
Havas can work one out to Buddy lighting Gilbride up
Early on he just felt the christening of him as a franchise guy was silly. Lately he's been saying at this point he has more than earned his chance to prove it, I think.
he's said foles is the guy if they win the division but would have to be re-evaluated if they didn't.
i cant take people seriously who know way less about sports than me and missinelli knows about as much as a llama
that's why i like gargano so much....he knows a lot about pretty much every sport....and hes the only guy in philly who knows anything about college sports....ellis is very knowledgable as well....i have no idea how he has never had his own show
The Hentz & Havas Show on 94WIP! Let's pitch it.
IN
2 hrs of bedwetter assault/defense?
OUT!
But it'll be fun.
Which Philadelphia athletes would you cast in The Wire? We're taking your calls now.
Please kill yourselves.
Love, Rome.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on December 10, 2013, 07:18:21 PM
2 hrs of bedwetter assault/defense?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 10, 2013, 08:18:08 PM
Which Philadelphia athletes would you cast in The Wire? We're taking your calls now.
bedwetter = william gant
You're invited to come visit the studio, Rome! We need an angry drunk fella!
Goddamnit now I'm trying to cast the wire with Philly guys in my head.
rome is way to old for our demographic
lil guy can be our producer...
The Houston Oilers Football Life was pretty good. The Buddy/Gilbride feud was something else.
Yeah it was really good.
I'd forgotten all about the Jeff Alm incident.
I loved watching the Oilers run and shoot offense
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 10, 2013, 08:46:17 PM
lil guy can be our producer...
It's like you want it to fail before it even gets started.
my high school football podcasts were monster hits so im clearly on air in this make believe
as long as you dont write for the show
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 10, 2013, 08:33:36 PM
rome is way to old for our demographic
Plus he knows the difference between to and too, so the triple digit IQ audience is out.
Quote from: Rome on December 11, 2013, 07:26:23 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 10, 2013, 08:33:36 PM
rome is way to old for our demographic
Plus he cares about the difference between to and too on a message board.
old curmudgeon...you need too find a slot on pbs radio
Al Jazeera?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 10, 2013, 06:56:24 PM
The Hentz & Havas Show on 94WIP! Let's pitch it.
in for 3rd mic
Sunny aka Norton.
Honestly, I'd listen to Havas & Hentz over the current selections on WIP.
Now we're cookin' with grease. Building a demand.
Maybe the show could be broadcast from Munson's rape basement.
we need to color it up a little bit
too many white people
Phreak is an honorary Peruvian
i guess havas could lay down some beats, maybe thatll count
or wire talk?
Obviously Feva should be the show's producer and could get like 5-10 min of air time during each broadcast.....assuming he gets to a point where he unconditionally hates his life and wants to torpedo his career.
Gargano = nails down a chalkboard. Hes farging horrible. Mikey miss unfortunately has become a contrarian whohas become too full of himself .
I need to get satellite radio again.
The fate of the massively popular NFL Sunday Ticket package has been the topic of much speculation. Would the NFL stay with DirecTV and keep the status quo? Would a new satellite or cable provider try to step in and acquire the bounty of NFL games and the Red Zone Channel. Could Apple, Google, or Netflix step in and change the sports rights game completely?
Right now as it stands it appears that the NFL and Sunday Ticket will stay with the nation's top satellite provider and remain on DirecTV. Variety reports that the two sides are close to renewing the contract that expires after the 2014 season.
The National Football League and DirecTV are in advanced discussions to renew the satellite TV provider's exclusive Sunday ticket package in a multi-year agreement, sources confirm to Variety.
Estimated to be worth $1 billion annually, DirecTV's exclusive NFL package has allowed subscribers to watch football games outside of their local markets on Sundays for the past 20 years.
The package currently costs $300 per season.
Sources close to the deal stress that while a deal is likely, negotiations between the NFL and DirecTV are still ongoing.
It's estimated that 10% of DirecTV's 20 million subscribers have the Sunday Ticket package. To be quite honest, that's a lot lower than I expected. When I think of DirecTV, Sunday Ticket is the first thing that I think of with the provider. Almost everyone I know who's got DirecTV in the past few years has done so with the explicit purpose of getting Sunday Ticket.
The service has been a God-send for NFL fans of out of market teams like myself and it's growing even more popular with the advent of the Red Zone Channel. The NFL and DirecTV have certainly enjoyed a successful relationship with one another and as long as the league receives market value from their current partner (after all, money is the most important thing to the NFL) then it makes sense for this deal to happen.
Sunday Ticket is the only reason I've had DirecTV since 2000. And while I really don't have any major complaints with DTV, if the Ticket is ever made available to cable companies, I'll jump ship in a heartbeat.
im guessing where you rest now is steeler country tv wise....thats why you still need the dish?
No, I get all the Eagles games on local channels, but I live in the sticks and can't get cable. It's either the dish or rabbit ears.
oh wow....maybe rabbit ears on top of the dish would get you some extra channels
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 13, 2013, 11:52:22 PM
Could Apple, Google, or Netflix step in and change the sports rights game completely?
Everyone in the world wants this to happen except for DirecTV, which would be dead without the ticket. I'd be willing to pay at least twice what I shell out for MLB.tv for this. But DTV is so desperate they toss billions of dollars at the NFL, and the NFL is way too conservative to pass up that level of money for the risks of a direct subscription model. [They'd probably need to renegotiate with the networks to make that happen, also.] My opinion of Goodell would reverse quite a bit if he found a way to make this shtein work. Not holding my breath.
I loved the Sunday ticket when I had it and would happily pay $300 if Comcast made it available...but the redzone channel is a an awesome and cheaper alternative.
Had Sunday Ticket from 1998 through 2011. Got rid of DirecTV last year (cost and unreliability when the near-daily Florida thunderstorms hit from May through October) and did the Sunday Ticket through PS3. Even if the Ticket was available through the PS3 this year I wasn't doing it, because our connection absolutely sucked. It just wasn't worth $300 - honestly, the "European" feeds I have been using on and off have been better than what I could get through the PS3 last year.
Still do MLB and NHL through the computer and the PS3. Feed is a bit choppy on the PS3 from time to time, but livable.
Did buy the RedZone through CenturyLink this year. It's ok.
so what do you do geo....go to a bar when the eagles arent on down there
unless you live in a market that consistently gets screwed (like bay area, nyc) sunday ticket isnt worth it for the eagles
about half the games, if not more, are going to be available on national tv. youll get a few others based on dumb luck. you basically need it for 4-5 games a year. and for that you go to a bar, or if youre cheap and shtein, simply get a stream.
this is a jew talking dont question me on cost efficiency. i ran the math.
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 14, 2013, 02:52:35 PM
so what do you do geo....go to a bar when the eagles arent on down there
Usually just find a stream. I'm usually catching up on lesson planning on Sunday afternoon anyway, so I use the other screen on my computer for the Eagles and have the RedZone on my television.
The Clarett 30-For-30 is pretty good so far
I'm listening to WIP for the first time in my life...never thought of doing it before. It's literally like they're reading the posts off of here. My head is going to blow up. Anyway, it will be nice to listen to the actual players.
Next up for me, I heard you can buy things online direct from retailers. I don't believe it, but I'll give it a shot.
Update: I want to shoot myself just as badly as listening to the callers as I do with the callers over here. Is there a program where there are no callers? Callers are idiots.
callers are awesome entertainment.....but wip is definitely not a place you wanna go if you are a homer...especially the day after a hideous loss
It's not a place you want to go unless you're a glutton for punishment or you're a miserable farg who gets off listening to mouth-breathing jackasses with double digit IQ's bitch about the same things over and over.
"Next up is Tony from Fishtown"
"Yeah when the hell are we gonna get a big back? Shady isn't that guy and we haven't had a bruiser since Heath Sherman. I mean the guy couldn't even get a half a frickin yard yesterday! Maybe Chip should take that Texas job!"
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 16, 2013, 06:52:29 PM
"Next up is Tony from Fishtown"
"Yeah when the hell are we gonna get a big back? Shady isn't that guy and we haven't had a bruiser since Heath Sherman. I mean the guy couldn't even get a half a frickin yard yesterday! Maybe Chip should take that Texas job!"
This is why @FakeWIPCaller is great on twitter
Quote from: Rome on December 16, 2013, 06:49:39 PM
It's not a place you want to go unless you're a glutton for punishment or you're a miserable farg who gets off listening to mouth-breathing jackasses with double digit IQ's bitch about the same things over and over.
so it is just like CF
official.....
Quote
Veteran radio voice Glen Macnow, who left his afternoon gig alongside Anthony Gargano earlier this month in a contract dispute, reached an agreement that will keep him at WIP, station-owner CBS Radio announced today.
According to a WIP release, Macnow will continue to host his long-running Saturday midday show with Ray Didinger, and will appear on other CBS-owned area stations.
The release did not mention a return to his weekday afternoon spot with Gargano and industry sources told philly.com that Gargano will instead partner with Rob Eillis, with that announcement expected soon.
"I'm pleased we have reached an agreement with Glen that supports his relationship with WIP, and also allows us to increase his presence within the CBS RADIO Philly family of stations," said Marc Rayfield, Senior Vice President and Market Manager for CBS RADIO Philadelphia. "Being able to use his expertise across more of our platforms is a real win for our stations, the listeners and Philadelphia's passionate sports fan base."
Beginning in January 2014, Macnow will be heard on KYW Newsradio 1060's afternoon broadcast of the "Reporter's Roundup," and, during football season, with Harry Donahue on the station's morning show.
He'll also be featured during the pre- and post-game Phillies shows on WPHT and will contribute to CBSPhilly.com.
Josh Innes is getting hired on too...he's on Houston radio now.
He sucks.
So I am fully expecting Innes to last less than six months at WIP. I don't think this clown is cut out for a hardcore sports city like Philadelphia. The natives down here are elated that he's leaving.
isnt he going to be on nights?
a monkey could last a couple years in that time slot since like 5 people listen
I thought he's getting 6-10 shift...but either way he's awful. I'd rather listen to Rhea and Angelo farg than this dude try to talk sports.
STL Cards fan from Louisiana
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 22, 2013, 11:11:19 AM
STL Cards fan from Louisiana
yeah this is awful and why he wont last......cbs needs to recognize their markets
Not to mention he talks about many things other than sports....think a younger more vulgar big daddy graham
http://the700level.com/football-eagles/fakewipcallers-ten-best-and-ten-worst-philadelphia-sports-moments-of-2013/
Meh. I did like this though:
Quote5. No longer in Philadelphia: Andy Reid, Andrew Bynum, Nnamdi Asomugha, Ilya Bryzgalov, Jason Babin, Juan Castillo, Jim Washburn, Delmon Young, Kwame Brown.
Quote
The worst:
1. The Eagles retiring Donovan McNabb's number
clear number one
Quote1. That Flyers line brawl, in which Ray Emery skated the length of the ice in order to deck the Capitals' goalie, hereby kicking off one of the best weeks in Philadelphia sports history. Emery should never have to buy a drink in this town again.
This was a complete embarrassment to the franchise and the fan base. It was awkward as hell considering the other goalie had no interest in fighting Emery. Only an idiot would think that was a good moment.
You guys realize that's 100% sarcasm, right?
Yeah it's a parody account bro
Didn't make it past the first one but I could see some douchebag flyers fan thinking that was an incredible moment.
He may be the best follow on twitter for philly stuff because he's usually dead on with his shots at WIP callers
i thought wip was the pulse of the city
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 26, 2013, 07:15:36 PM
he's usually dead on with his shots at WIP callers
Quote from: MDS on December 27, 2013, 01:05:32 AM
i thought wip was the pulse of the city
come at the king you best not miss
http://blacksportsonline.com/home/2013/12/mike-ditka-falls-asleep-during-espn-nfl-sunday-countdown-video/
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/entertainment&id=9375407
Robin Roberts comes out
This is news?
Not you phreak, just in general. But then I forgot people cared who/what other people farg.
Yeah any time a star comes out its news...and that lady there is one of the strongest people imaginable. She's fought her ass off with those illnesses and I commend her for this.
I agree, she can definitely inspire many, many people. Just wish more people didn't give a farg where this didn't have to be news.
Agreed. Unfortunately the way the country is - I think this helps people who may be worried or scared about coming out. They see a star come out and be strong and unflinching in who they are perhaps that will empower someone who feels unsure to let everyone know.
ESPN hired Tebow to be an SEC Network analyst (http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/10216946/tim-tebow-joins-espn-analyst-sec-network)
peter king named national sportswriter of the year for the third time
Where did Todd finish in the voting?
He finished in a tie for last with Roob.
http://articles.philly.com/2013-10-19/news/43180979_1_sports-content-regional-sports-networks-sports-market
Just saw this on CB, but its a great lawsuit from a consumer perspective. Basically calling a spade a spade with CSN and Philly teams.
Nuisance suit. Nice idea, though.
Bitch move by WIP
http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/20140121_Radio_wars__WIP_not_happy_about_97_5_The_Fanatic_on_its_turf.html
Yep, that's a bitch move.
the pulse of the city, indeed
Quote from: MDS on January 21, 2014, 03:10:02 PM
the pulse of the city, indeed
no way dood mike and mike are the pulse of the city...espn foeva!!
My local sports radio station is pretty horrible. Probably 90% of the day is the ESPN national guys...Mike&Mike, Cowherd, SVP, Lebatard during the day. On Monday they cut Lebatard short and some local schmuck has a 1 hr show. They do the same thing on Thur, but with a different local schmuck. All either of these guys talk about is Penn St, Bucknell, Bloomsburg and a few dozen local HS. They also talk racing and sprinkle in a little NFL/MLB talk. No NBA at all.
Friday nights they broadcast a HS sporting event...football, baseball, soccer, basketball, whatever. You haven't lived until you've heard girls hoops on the radio.
After like 9 or 10 pm they just broadcast E60 reports....except they only do the same 2 reports every night for a week.
I really need to update my car stereo and get a Bluetooth unit so I can sync my phone and listen to the Fanatic app, or dare I say, even WIP. Anything would be better than what I've got right now.
And yeah...WIP acted like some hoyda by packing up shop.
Fanatic is way better. I'll listen to Mike&Mike over that tool Angelo any day. And all the afternoon guys are decent.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 21, 2014, 04:00:04 PM
My local sports radio station is pretty horrible. Probably 90% of the day is the ESPN national guys...Mike&Mike, Cowherd, SVP, Lebatard during the day. On Monday they cut Lebatard short and some local schmuck has a 1 hr show. They do the same thing on Thur, but with a different local schmuck. All either of these guys talk about is Penn St, Bucknell, Bloomsburg and a few dozen local HS. They also talk racing and sprinkle in a little NFL/MLB talk. No NBA at all.
Friday nights they broadcast a HS sporting event...football, baseball, soccer, basketball, whatever. You haven't lived until you've heard girls hoops on the radio.
After like 9 or 10 pm they just broadcast E60 reports....except they only do the same 2 reports every night for a week.
I really need to update my car stereo and get a Bluetooth unit so I can sync my phone and listen to the Fanatic app, or dare I say, even WIP. Anything would be better than what I've got right now.
espn serves its purpose in MA and i understand it there....but it has no business being in the best sports city in the world....wip IS part of the fabric of the city....some fly by night espn affiliate is not
YES
QuoteMichelle Beadle is heading back to ESPN.
SI.com has learned the NBC Sports host and Access Hollywood correspondent will return to the network where she enjoyed success as the co-host of SportsNation. Beadle left ESPN for NBC in May 2012 and did so on exceptionally good terms, a clear prelude to her returning now. ESPN president John Skipper is a huge fan of her work, and she's championed both in-house and externally by Jamie Horowitz (who co-created SportsNation and helms Keith Olbermann's ESPN2 show) and Kevin Wildes (the co-creator of SportsNation). Look for Beadle to ultimately host or co-host a New York-based show with another ESPN talent at some point. There is a chance she could appear on SportsNation initially as well, though no ESPN start date is set yet. Beadle can officially leave NBC Sports in early March, according to a source.
Reached on Tuesday afternoon by SI.com, an NBC Sports spokesperson declined comment. An ESPN spokesperson also declined comment.
http://pagesix.com/2014/01/22/curvy-instagram-star-selter-gets-big-sports-deal/?_ga=1.252087946.2062369603.1384542532
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 21, 2014, 05:38:36 PM
espn serves its purpose in MA and i understand it there....but it has no business being in the best sports city in the world....wip IS part of the fabric of the city....some fly by night espn affiliate is not
the ratings prove as much
im suprised wip gets better ratings....there are so many sheep that will simply follow espn because of the brand that i assumed it would have taken over wip by now...stand strong 215
missanelli is the only show on 97.5 that i used to listen to but more because i couldn't stand Howard. now that gargano is in that slot i only listen to wip. the talent on 97.5 is putrid. they are trying to do this whole young thing where the guys try to be hip and whatever and it's awful.
yeah their talent must just be atrocious....i dont know how much its changed since its inception but i tried it a few times back then and it was laughably unlistenable....and i used to love missanelli back in the day but he was such a clown on that station when id tune in...
i also dont need to hear espn related shtein on local radio....whether its an actual show a commercial pimping them or one of their 20/20 sportcenters....i dont even hate espn like a lot of people do but when i wanna watch them i have more than enough tv time to do so...i dont want them backing my local sports station
Quote from: SunMo on January 22, 2014, 10:27:48 AM
they are trying to do this whole young thing where the guys try to be hip and whatever and it's awful.
also this im sure is a byproduct of the espn machine...its exactly how they try and mike their national guys...greenberg is an obvious example but a ton of them are like that...espn in ny is also like this whereas the fan is like wip
ESPN has zero to do with the hosts at 97.5. Aside from their morning show there's zero influence on how the stations run. ESPN affiliation is basically an after thought and the station has looked into scrapping them altogether and going with a local morning show.
Yeah I don't see ESPN hiring guys like Marks and Brace :-D
listen to music you neanderthals
sherm merking skip bayless
https://www.youtube.com/v/j6x-O3kb1sI
He seemed really nervous, or he needs to slam some gatorade before going on tv.
I think I was one of the 4 people who saw that live and I thought Sherm looked pretty foolish. He might be a smart dude, but he wasn't ready for that. Probably should have done more film study on Skip before stepping in front of the camera.
he absolutely destroyed skip.....basically called him out for exactly what he is and didnt do it with any humor or bombast whatsoever which is exactly what skip and espn want on that show....the look on stephen a's face is priceless....hes like uh oh this isnt going how we wanted
other players have gone at skip but not with the pure hate sherm did...its always someone like terrell suggs ripping skip in a playful manner and then skip callling him t sizzle ect
sherm basically spoke perfectly on point and did it in a way every skip bayless hater in the world wish they could
He tripped over his tongue too much and had a hard time getting his thoughts out there. Good intention, terrible execution.
Nuke all of them.
The biggest thing to take away from this is Sarge watches First Take and Skip Bayless
i wont go out of my way to watch it but if im home and chillin on the couch im always turning it on
Lol. Very rarely. I will so though, the new chick hosting the show is nice to look at. Not sure exactly when she started, but she's way better than that ogre Dana Jacobson.
the people who watch FT are black and unemployed so they put some eye candy on there for them
rob parker wanted to bring a barber shop show to espn and it was gonna happen before he called rg3 cornball brother. skip is the perfect foil for uneducated minorities to catch feelings about...loud, obnoxious, self righteous white man. hes the perfectly cast "dude who says stupid shtein on tv" they can yell at.
of course to counter you have stupid white people who love him. basically, your IQ must be low to enjoy first take. and by golly, america's got a lot of them folks.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 23, 2014, 03:24:18 PM
Lol. Very rarely. I will so though, the new chick hosting the show is nice to look at. Not sure exactly when she started, but she's way better than that ogre Dana Jacobson.
shes been the host for a while now....id say a couple of years
I googled the show to find out. She took over from Jay Crawford in Oct 2012, so she's been there like 15 months. I also didn't realize that Dana Jacobson left the show in 2011.
Oh....during my rant about how terrible my local sports talk radio station is, I somehow managed to forget to mention an absolutely awful weekly show with former MLB pitcher and local hero, Steve Klein. I'm pretty sure he's sauced when he gets on the air because he mumbles and slurs a lot and is hard to understand. He also spends a good portion of his show making not so thinly veiled racist/racial comments. He absolutely hates Mike Tomlin and wants the Steelers to fire him in the worst possible way. It's awkwardly funny.
http://www.phillymag.com/news/2014/01/28/spike-eskin-saved-angelo-cataldis-life-yesterday/
Lol Spike Eskin saved Angelo from choking yesterday
How disappointing
Quote from: SunMo on January 28, 2014, 10:07:24 AM
http://www.phillymag.com/news/2014/01/28/spike-eskin-saved-angelo-cataldis-life-yesterday/
Lol Spike Eskin saved Angelo from choking yesterday
Damn.
http://deadspin.com/watch-joe-buck-get-terrorized-by-hateful-new-yorkers-1512749591?
I laughed a little.
Mikey Miss...Suspended. keyword "Latent Homosexual"
The whole thing is on crossingbroad. What a fag.
the dude was harassing mikey and making threats...apparently deadspin just took his emails ver batim and didnt even bother to get the other side
not that i like mikey or think sports talk radio should exist but theres more to it than him just being a fag hater
this is more embarrassing for missanelli than calling the guy a latent homosexual 78 times....
Yeah, Sure. You're whole life is a lie. Insecure people are usually like that. You are a 24 karat loser. And totally in denial because to take inventory of that would hurt you too much. You're an obsessive weird-o and probably a closet homosexual.
also the one thousand HAHAHAHA's he puts in his emails are pretty sad too....missanelli is a pos
I wonder if he will advocate his own firing?
I mean he railed all season long about KKKooper getting cut....so he should too, right?
Just moronic for Mikey Miss, but par for the course when you follow his career. He cant help himself.
i thought he was good early in his career....wasnt really that different than he is now....just a lot more toned down....seems like once he got his own drive time show on espn it went to his head and he turned into a flaming idiot
lol I don't get this "he's changed" stuff....I remember being subjected to WIP in my old mans car growing up and hearing Miss on there on constantly...he's exactly the same now as he was then.
I'm actually going to defend Missanelli here...
1. He was obviously being baited by this guy.
2. Basically Mike was insinuating that the guy has a crush or some other infatuation with him, which after 1 month of emails, leads me to beleive the same thing. Dude is obsessed with Missanelli for some reason.
3. He never used derogatory slurs, just said the guy was a homosexual/had homosexual tendencies.
Was he too repetitive in saying the guy is gay? Sure. But if he's going to be suspended, it should be for pure stupidity in continuing to exchange emails with that guy, not for being a homophobe or using gay slurs.
Eh, its one thing to respond once to the guy with "You must be a homo", but to do it repeated over a few months. "Not that bright bro"
He's an idiot for engaging in a verbal argument with a listener via email.
CBS/NFLN gets the Thursday package for 2014, which also includes 2 Saturday games late in the season. Nantz/Simms for all 16 games, NFL Network and CBS Sports NFL guys doing the pregame, halftime and postgame together, CBS (w/ NFLN simulcast) getting the first 8 weeks then NFLN the next 8 exclusively (6 Thursdays, 2 Saturdays)
Quote from: Sgt PSN on February 05, 2014, 12:01:58 PM
Sure. But if he's going to be suspended, it should be for pure stupidity in continuing to exchange emails with that guy, not for being a homophobe or using gay slurs.
or how about for being an unfunny douche who doesnt know the difference btwn your and youre....its not like he flew off the handle during a spur of the moment one time rant....these were repeated emails over a long period of time that he had as much time as he wanted to ponder and formulate a response (or as sd said to not respond at all) and that shtein is the best he could come up with?
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 05, 2014, 12:40:10 PM
CBS/NFLN gets the Thursday package for 2014, which also includes 2 Saturday games late in the season. Nantz/Simms for all 16 games, NFL Network and CBS Sports NFL guys doing the pregame, halftime and postgame together, CBS (w/ NFLN simulcast) getting the first 8 weeks then NFLN the next 8 exclusively (6 Thursdays, 2 Saturdays)
barf....Simms/Nantz and fourteen thousand shots of Bob Kraft. Even in a Browns/Raiders game they'll figure out how to get Nantz and Les Moonves' homeboy in the convo
i like nantz and simms enough but id rather still have mayock...he is awesome...not that i watched it but the best part of this is getting rid of nfln's atrocious pre and post game team...
just overall cbs has a way better production than nfln
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 05, 2014, 12:47:02 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on February 05, 2014, 12:01:58 PM
Sure. But if he's going to be suspended, it should be for pure stupidity in continuing to exchange emails with that guy, not for being a homophobe or using gay slurs.
or how about for being an unfunny douche who doesnt know the difference btwn your and youre....its not like he flew off the handle during a spur of the moment one time rant....these were repeated emails over a long period of time that he had as much time as he wanted to ponder and formulate a response (or as sd said to not respond at all) and that shtein is the best he could come up with?
Yeah, he's pretty lousy at insults. Especially considering that email doesn't require immediate wit. They both basically said the same thing over and over again.
also a BIG welcome back to saturday regular season games....lets get the birds on one of those
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 05, 2014, 12:52:54 PM
i like nantz and simms enough but id rather still have mayock...he is awesome...not that i watched it but the best part of this is getting rid of nfln's atrocious pre and post game team...
just overall cbs has a way better production than nfln
sorry skipper
part of the deal is nantz and simms do the games, but the pre/halftime/post shows are all nfln people.
its 14 thursdays and 2 saturdays, the last 2 of the regular season. unfortunately its just one night game but thats better than 0. i remember in the old days they used to have saturday double or triple headers when cfb ended.
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 05, 2014, 12:52:54 PM
i like nantz and simms enough but id rather still have mayock...he is awesome...not that i watched it but the best part of this is getting rid of nfln's atrocious pre and post game team...
just overall cbs has a way better production than nfln
I like Brad Nessler and Mayock. Let's just hope we get some better matchups. Thursday night games have been awful for a some time.
Thu night matchups are horrible because anyone who wants to watch football on thursday is getting what they deserve.
they will most certainly be better for cbs. in fact they could easily get 8 very good matchups that otherwise would have been on cbs (any game hosted by an afc team). i doubt they will get a good fox game (packers vs. bears for example).
I am happy about the Saturday games
Quote from: Don Ho on February 05, 2014, 02:00:16 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 05, 2014, 12:52:54 PM
i like nantz and simms enough but id rather still have mayock...he is awesome...not that i watched it but the best part of this is getting rid of nfln's atrocious pre and post game team...
just overall cbs has a way better production than nfln
I like Brad Nessler and Mayock. Let's just hope we get some better matchups. Thursday night games have been awful for a some time.
i like nessler but hes a cfb guy...he doesnt fit at the nfl level
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 05, 2014, 02:21:18 PM
I am happy about the Saturday games
its now a saturday dh in week 16...thats it
Quote from: Sgt PSN on February 05, 2014, 12:01:58 PM
Was he too repetitive in saying the guy is gay? Sure. But if he's going to be suspended, it should be for pure stupidity in continuing to exchange emails with that guy, not for being a homophobe or using gay slurs.
why not ? this is the same guy who constantly stirs the race pot, gets on a soapbox about anyone who isnt 100% open minded when it comes to gays, minorities or any liberal cause that's out there. remember his non stop ranting about joey vento ? he's lamented on westboro church many times.
he portrays himself as the moral highground. well, not so much.
No, I don't remember his rant about Joey Vento because I don't listen to him very often.
Curt Schilling announced he has cancer too. That farging Vet turf
joey vento was an ignorant elder and the world is better off by having one less of those
joey vento wanted the spics to speak english but was OK with the dagos speaking italian because hes a stupid ignorant piece of shtein
rest in pain
CBS pre game show
Marino and Sharpe OUT
Tony Gonzalez IN
Buck/Harold Reynolds/Tom Verducci is the new FOX "A" team. They also announced a new "MLB WHIPAROUND" weeknight show on FS1 that'll go up against Baseball Tonight, and they'll be doing their own Saturday pregame shows again, with Kevin Burkhardt as host and Frank Thomas, Eric Karros, CJ Nitkowski and Gabe Kapler as analysts
beadle came back on sports nation yesterday and was as awesome as ever
just came to post this and see when this started. news to me.
i love this woman.
The Big East 30 for 30 is on at the top of the hour on ESPN. Should be good.
Got the DVR set
The Big East show was great. Sad how that was destroyed by football and greed.
BTW - how awful am I for not knowing Chris Mullin was a NYC baller?
i guess youve never heard him speak?...he has the thickest ny accent ever
I have and figured he was from the area but I never knew he was from in the city and was pretty much a legend
this is great
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxDMG7xKuS4#t=105 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxDMG7xKuS4#t=105)
fox dumped billick
http://awfulannouncing.com/2014/jemele-hill-and-cari-champion-detail-racial-abuse-on-social-media.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
i feel like i haven't seen kenny mayne on tv in years but he seems to be all over sportscenter again in recent weeks. i like it.
Pistons Bad Boys 30 for 30 is on Thursday...can't wait
playoff ratings so far in local markets.....pittsburgh is just insane
Eastern Conference
Columbus – 4.4, 3.7
Pittsburgh – 16.9, 13.8
Tampa Bay – 4.1, 1.7, 3.5
Montreal – N/A
Philadelphia – 5.6, 7.2
NY Rangers – 1.7, 3.2
Detroit – 11.1, 9.2
Boston – 12.9, 14.4
Western Conference
Chicago – 11.5, 9.5
St. Louis – 10.4, 11.2
Minnesota – 8.4, 7.6
Colorado – 6.5, 8.0
Dallas – 1.0, 1.7
Anaheim – 0.6, 0.8
Los Angeles – 0.7, 1.0
San Jose – 2.9, 2.7
tv's stacked on top of tv's
flyers just barely ahead of tampa?
what ha happened to hockeytown usa? voorhees stand up!
http://www.libertyballers.com/2014/4/23/5645608/iverson-documentary-to-premiere-at-the-tribeca-film-festival-philadelphia-76ers-sixers
going through the nfl sked for tv purposes. look at this murders row nbc got during november sweeps
baltimore/pittsburgh
chicago/green bay
brady/manning
dallas/giants
sf/seattle (thanksgiving night)
winner after winner after winner. cant remember seeing a run like that for them.
http://awfulannouncing.com/2014/mlb-is-urging-itunes-to-pull-team-related-podcasts.html
MLB nazis at it again
Stay tuned for a billion new pop culture podcasts hosted by all those dorks where they just talk about baseball for some damned reason.
Me and lil guy should have a podcast.
Better yet...a true CF podcast.
Sundays with Uncle Havas
Mondays with Rome reviewing chain restaurants
Tuesdays with MDS talking about TV and Mexican whores
Wednesdays with GF discussing the greatness of Jacksonville
Thursdays history lessons with Geo
Fridays with HBionic talking about porn sites
Saturdays with Phreak screaming into the goddamn microphone about the farging Phillies (think Sam Kinnison screams) and then after I pass out from a stroke Matty comes on and fills us in on his latest travels
I've seen message board users start podcasts. I honestly can't think of anything sadder that doesn't involve adults wearing diapers.
lol
My podcast would be several hours of one-line sports stuff that everyone already knew or didn't give a shtein about
lippy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLiwTZiq_pg)
"The Kings are winning 1-0."
"The Broncos signed Marvin Austin."
"Galvis is hitting 7th today."
Ed would rather have a beer!
Lol
lmao
I want in on the history podcast with Geo
http://deadspin.com/mitch-williams-ejected-from-childs-baseball-game-for-ar-1574736005?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
FiOS finally got TCN HD (channel 580)
http://levittownnow.com/2014/05/15/langhorne-chief-honored-for-helping-save-espn-reporter/
Wow I didn't know that happened to him
http://awfulannouncing.com/2014/mitch-williams-is-taking-a-leave-of-absence-from-mlb-network.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=mitch-williams-is-taking-a-leave-of-absence-from-mlb-network
30 for 30 about shawn bradley looks like it could be good. dude looks like he finally has an nba body.
nm i guess it's just a short.
This Real Sports piece on horse racing is crazy...wow.
http://www.crossingbroad.com/2014/06/howard-eskin-sorta-kinda-responds-to-beach-pic.html
Look at that trim the chief pulled
I just saw my local cbs affiliate throw up an add for Thursday night football this fall?...is it not on the nfl network anymore or are they splitting it....or will it be the nfl net crew on cbs
First eight Thursday night johnsons are being simulcast this season. CBS crew.
LA sports....
http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2014/07/14/Media/MLB-RSNs.aspx
always good to not read the facts
QuoteThe reason for the ratings drop-off comes down to one word: distribution. Since its launch earlier this spring, SportsNet LA has been hampered by distribution problems and is available to just 30 percent of the market. Time Warner Cable is the only distributor that has agreed to carry SportsNet LA.
the point is no one cares that their games arent on....just like no one cares that they dont have an nfl team
also there is like 20 million people in the la area...even if you cut the number of viewers that can get dodger games by 90%...the la viewer poool would still be bigger than any city except ny or chicago
those tv deals are super complicated and go beyond some people calling up to complain about not having a specific channel
los doyers es muy popularo en los angeles, pero americans are lazy
QuoteIn a move that comes as no surprise, Erin Andrews is leaving the sport that was the backbone of her rise to fame. Sports Illustrated's Richard Deitsch reports that EA will no longer be a part of Fox's college football coverage, where she served as the host of the ill-fated Fox College Saturday.
Logistically, it would have been near impossible for Andrews to do both hosting duties for college football and report from the top game site for the NFL every week. Her promotion to the #1 sideline reporter for the NFL on Fox meant that her future with college football was always going to be placed on the backburner.
eventually shes just gonna host access hollywood or something...sports go bye bye
hopefully.....she is the absolute worst and gives every female in the game a bad name
shes already hosting dancing with the stars. once this hockey players shes dating locks it up she could bounce. pretty much the reason she got into it in the first place -- jock cock
they fired brooke burke for her?
was she the dwts host before? then yes.
yeah she was...and she was legit hot....and on top of that good at the job
are you saying erin lost her fastball when you saw her cooter
im not sure when she lost it....but she stopped being hot like two or three years ago
shes always been a hack
I'd still hit it. Don't care.
Quote from: MDS on July 19, 2014, 01:16:30 AM
eventually shes just gonna host access hollywood or something...sports go bye bye
:-D exactly where she belongs. She is awful. Between her and Joe Buck on FOX, it's going to be rough on Sundays.
Quote from: MDS on July 19, 2014, 01:23:49 AM
are you saying erin lost her fastball when you saw her cooter
Cooter will be the word of the day.
Texico Todd is holding on to his southern vernacular.
Drop that cooter word around Philly, buddy!
i was saying cooter before you were driving a pick up with a rick perry bumper sticker
Haha
How many don't mess with Texas tshirt and coffee cups are you taking home?
i was looking up the route and it seemed long...but then i was only in beaumont
farg me
i took a train to new orleans...you can certainly drive from texas....Hoyda
it took forever to get out of this pos state
im in baton rouge now
seems like a cool town but i dont have time to see it.
So that was you I saw driving down I-10 in a UHaul wearing a Dom Brown jersey?
lol no uhaul
houston was gross...thank god i only drove through it. the traffic is awful and its makes zero sense. a mentally challenged person designed that city. saw the jason castro poster outside minute maid, too. SWEET
Yep. Seven years almost of driving in it every day will make a motherfarger go on tilt.
5 is doing some games with cock stockton this year on fox
im guessing fox will find a way to have him do an eagles games, and that should be just be terrific
We're farged.
I really enjoy Aikman most out of all of them.
http://awfulannouncing.com/2014/espn-suspends-max-kellerman-for-comments-on-domestic-violence.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=espn-suspends-max-kellerman-for-comments-on-domestic-violence
So...I am confused on this one
hitting women is wrong, kiddo
Of course it is.
But suspending him 20yrs later?
probably not a great idea for an espn personality to talk about hitting women
just not a good idea
i don't know the full context of the statement but i would guess that he was saying something about how there are times its ok to hit a women
regardless he should be suspended for stupidity....why the farg would you ever admit to hitting a women
http://deadspin.com/chargers-broadcaster-makes-on-air-joke-about-how-jews-a-1626381817/1627266708/+Sean-Newell?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
Keith Russell is coming back to Philly. He's joining FOX29, replacing Colleen Wolfe, who is leaving for NFL Network
How long until she leaves Gonzo for some ex NFL player?
lil guy is it possible to live somewhere in the US that doesn't have a "home team"...like does the fox station in Missoula show whatever the best nfc games are each week or would the Vikings or someone be shown every week
and if there isn't always a home team could Albany ny actually be one of these cities?....someone is telling me they don't have the giants on every week and they also are telling me Burlington Vermont cbs doesn't have the patriots every week
yes, but certain teams are popular in certain areas and are generally always shown
for example, in texas, where i lived, there was no direct tie in to the texans or cowboys. territoriality neither team had a claim to the area, but they were the 2 most popular teams and were always shown.
in baseball hockey hoops, every centimeter of the country is claimed as some kind of territory for a team. some areas have like 5 teams claiming them.
the nfl has a mileage rule right...within x amount of miles of a city makes it your home team and you get all 16?...except of course when you are with that distance from two cities
i think it goes by market....like philadelphia for example would be the home market and they are required to pick up all 16 eagles games. then there are secondary markets, which are required to pick up road games. im not sure how secondary markets are decided, but it might be miles.
things can get problematic in a place like york, which has steelers, ravens, eagles and racists fans and its basically even.
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 28, 2014, 08:38:22 PM
and if there isn't always a home team could Albany ny actually be one of these cities?....someone is telling me they don't have the giants on every week and they also are telling me Burlington Vermont cbs doesn't have the patriots every week
I think Albany was made a secondary market for the Giants a few years ago, which means it should have all the games. It's heavy Giants territory. Otherwise it's up to the station itself. I was just up in Lake Placid last week and I think even that far up, it's still mostly Giants fans. In fact, that might actually be the Burlington/Plattsburgh TV market. I'm sure stations in Burlington are far enough out that they get to pick what games to show. If it's an important Giants game versus a meaningless Patriots game, they might go with the Giants.
Alaska. I think that's the word you've all been looking for.
the new host of nfl AM on nfl network is hot as farg
Who is it?
im not sure I just caught the end of it
the nba finals and world series both averaged about 15 million viewers last year
cardinals/chargers...a regular season game on cable, with a 1020 east coast start featuring two of the more irrelevant teams in the league....11.5 million
how do you always know this crap?
you follow a ratings site or something?
Really doof, you should be in teevee, not papers.
im actually not in either
and twitter
Whatever you're in, I pity him.
holy shtein fios just got sec hd
fappy
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QuoteMolly Eichel @PhillyGossipDN 59s
Mitch Williams files suit against MLB Network for breach of contract, wrongful termination & defamation, and Gawker Media for defamation
http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2014/09/espn-statement-on-bill-simmons/
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/09/espn-bill-simmons-profane-rant-roger-goodell
haha what a fraud....he better go to the mattresses
i actually like his pod with cousin sal picking the lines, so it kinda sucks
Yep the picking line podcast and the Grantland NFL podcast are the two podcasts I listen to. He's also 100% right on Goodell obviously but have to worry about defamation lawsuits.
That line picking show is the best thing Simmons does. I think ESPN is ridiculous even when they suspend someone for saying something genuinely offensive. Simmons and Sal were having the type of conversation about Goodell that most of us have 5 times a day.
http://grantland.com/features/30-for-30-shorts-fields-of-fear/
great 30 for 30 short on ex-Mets catcher Macky Sasser...
http://espn.go.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/11617731/the-giant-friendship-san-francisco-giants-announcers-mike-krukow-duane-kuiper
fantastic read
espn and turner are paying about 400 million for nba tv rights now
new deal will have both paying well over a billion. basically nothing will change....abc gets the finals, tnt all star weekend, etc on and on bla bla bla. espn is paying that much to prevent nbcsn and fs1 from being able to bid on the current deals or create another package. basically they are buying the nba out of it.
http://www.csnphilly.com/football-philadelphia-eagles/legendary-philly-sportscaster-bill-campbell-dies-91
He's the reason the word, "legend" was created.
RIP
Lebron returns to that shteinhole Cleveland
Vs
NFL
How close or far apart are the ratings?
pretty far
the nfl game is on only on nfln and it features 2 small market teams
im too lazy to look up averages, but id figure something like 10 mil vs. 5 mil makes sense
holy shtein damien woody lost like 200 lbs
http://deadspin.com/bill-simmons-goes-on-twitter-rant-calls-out-espn-and-m-1655523561?rev=1415298055318&utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
The 30 for 30 on Livan and El Duque may be the best one yet
http://www.si.com/more-sports/2014/11/09/media-circus-al-michaels-new-book-howard-cosell-oj-simpson-jerry-maguire
Good interview with Degen Al
hes such a republican zealot....god damnit what a disgrace
Harry K and Michaels both got there big breaks broadcasting Hawaii Islanders AAA baseball in the 60's. Too bad Harry didn't get a gig on 5-0.
ESPN First Take @ESPN_FirstTake 8m8 minutes ago
Big deal or no big deal that @justinbieber dropped by the Steelers bible study before they played the Jets? #DefendingBieber
http://mobile.philly.com/blogs/?wss=/philly/blogs/trending/&id=282607671
Defense your boy The Chief, lil guy....
Voice of the People poll has spoken!
when eskin dies you will miss him...larger than life personality and makes things better
very few people can pull off the schtick eskin has. credit goes to the king.
king will always stay the king
watched the randy moss and hernandez brothers 30 for 30's this morning....both were good but rand university was excellent...for me one of the best
the greatest irony is still seeing eskin do sideline reporting now after all the years of him calling that the biggest joke of a job in sports broadcasting.
Watched the ESPN story on the domestic violence incident that happened to Carmen Tarleton.
I know you don't need a reason to be against domestic violence, and just brutality in general, but people are just farged up in general. And the sky is blue.
30/30 Randy Moss episode is off the charts.
Quote from: Rome on November 15, 2014, 08:04:35 AM
30/30 Randy Moss episode is off the charts.
yup....top 3
can someone explain to me how awful announcing can get away with a website thats slower than a sunset....i could see ten years ago when they started but its a joke that they are still like this
cheap server and ads galore
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Quote from: ice grillin you on November 18, 2014, 01:46:17 PM
can someone explain to me how awful announcing can get away with a website thats slower than a sunset....i could see ten years ago when they started but its a joke that they are still like this
I wonder the same about WatchESPN and the NBC SNF feed. How are you a huge media company and unable to stream a game for 10 minutes without the feed cutting out? I end up watching (fast) HD pirate sites even when games are legitimately streamed for free.
i can understand streaming being zesty...but it takes five minutes for a short article on AA to load....if it loads at all
watched the Lyle Alzado Football Life episode this morning on NFL Network. If you haven't watched it, it's very good.
I'm watching if right now Don...Lyle was on a lot of roids
Tony Bruno was on the WIP morning show for the first time in 20 years (http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/11/26/tony-bruno-returns-to-the-94wip-morning-show/)
http://www.boston.com/sports/touching_all_the_bases/2014/11/how_twitter_has_changed_baseball_coverage_for_better_or_wors.html?camp=twit:tatb&dlvrit=845880
Good read.
QuoteDrren Rvell
@darrenrovell
Took out vowels in my Twitter name today to support #MSSNG, which is seeking to find clues to help autism http://mss.ng
ha
He tried to defend himself after he got called out by saying he never said ALL vowels. derp
i dont think ive ever seen a media member root harder for a team today than kerny did for villanova....good god
also nova's fossil coach had a 4th and 13 from the 29....he waited a good 10-15 seconds before sending the fg unit on (they suck at kicking). so they had a DOG and he missed the 51 yarder. mike smith be like wha ha happen
You were cheering on Sam Houston St...don't lie!
The U Part II should be great
I forgot how piss poor that PI call was on Miami in 03
Jonathan Bernier thinks Nelson Mandela played in the nhl
http://youtu.be/JrAWrsb13bU
Gruden is staying with MNF through 2021
1. Who the hell is Johnathan Bernier?
2. El Oh farging El.
A Canadian goalie on the Maple Leafs. He also thought Malcolm X was a hell of a rapper
zev love x was
Forgive the CB link
But looks like Gargano is gonezo from The Voice of the People
http://www.crossingbroad.com/2014/12/radio-wars-anthony-gargano-is-not-on-the-air-today-and-its-contract-related.html
Awwwww Bo! That's fugazi! Who woulda thunk it?! Come on down to Priiiiiimo's and take down a Cuz hoagie to commemorate the one and only! HAHAHAHAHAHAH
that would suck....his pretentiousness and occasional homerism annoys me but he knows sports and the best part of him is he knows a good amount about all of them....plus hes wip to the heart....would be bad if he left
Agreed.
I don't get how they can sign Cataldi and then let Gargano walk.
And is it true Gargano was backstabbing and that's why he went through so many cohost?
gargano is a bug on the windshield of wip compared to angelo....angelo is a gold mine and the second highest grossing sports morning show in the country
not sure about the backstabbing shtein...never heard anything about that
Second highest in the country?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 19, 2014, 08:34:15 PM
Second highest in the country?
yup...its boomer and carton then angelo and co.
That's...wow
thats SPORTS morning shows....this isn't counting howard stern and shtein
Yeah still high on the wow factor
not sure why....philly is the 4th biggest market and the best sports town in the country
Well yeah
But it's Angelo Cataldi.
you dont like him cause he will rip people but hes farging awesome
I'm all for ripping people who deserve it.
over the last 30 years 99% of philly sports deserves it
Hmmmm maybe like 80pct
if they really replace gargano and ellis with innes i am OUT on the pulse
gargano and his fake south philly, ayo cuz dats aweeesome schtick were grating, but him and ellis had the only listenable show that i actually had time to listen to. ellis is a bore by himself, but ok playing off someone else.
the only way he goes to 975 is if they pony up FU cash to stick it to wip. those cheap fargs over there put anyone on the radio.
innes is farging horrendous and the opposite of what i grew up knowing about WIP.
WIP has always been about the sports first...angelo and that show is the closest thing they have an entertainment/sports mix
i grew up WIP being sports heads talking about sports. Hockman, Don McKee, Jody Mac, and all those other guys who were horrendous on the radio but they were just there to talk about sports.
Innes is your typical trying too hard to be edgy "shock" host. he can't talk about sports a lick, he takes the contrarian view about the local teams just to get people to call and of course your typical sports radio caller is a moron so then he goes in on the callers and embarrasses them and makes himself look smart. he's everything that's wrong with radio
Welcome to the new age sports radio.
I agree with what you're saying. I used to really enjoy it when it was just sports banter. Now it's all about hot takes! Thanks, ESPN.
speaking of hot takes, did you see this beauty?
http://awfulannouncing.com/the-locker/csn-philly-guy-hottest-hot-sports-takes.html/
Here is his tweet about it and he gets crushed by other writers.
https://twitter.com/SKaneCSN/status/545638770079719424
lol
Haha that's terrible. CSN pays him for thoughts like that?
Actually he'd probably fit in good on WIP
Criticizing athletes because of their first names?
Who does that?
UPDATE 2: Sources say Gargano is out at WIP and that the final decision to cut ties, following a contentious negotiation, may have come from CBS corporate suits in New York.
QuoteAnthonyLGargano
Thanks to WIP and all of the Philadelphia fans for 15 great years! On to the next chapter. #stillbelieveinchip
I know a lot about the make up of radio stations and contract negotiations...I still dont understand how two sides can't come to an agreement. Wip was the perfect place for Gargano...unless he has something else lined up...he's on the losing end here. Zero doubt they replace him with someone cheaper and their ratings stay the same
If the fanatic was smart they'd ditch the mike and mike show and hire him as their morning guy
gargano cant do mornings....hes the least humorous and entertaining guy ever....they should hire him for afternoon drive....I don't know who currently is in that slot on that god awful station now but gargano has to be one million times better
Something tells me that he overvalued himself and refused to give in. Probably fell back on the good ratings and the fact they caked off Cataldi recently
97.5 let Bruno walk and seem to be rather cheap. Half their on air people probably make $10 an hour.
I think they're contractually obligated to have that shtein show Mike and Mike on
It's missanelli and his ratings kill garganos
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 20, 2014, 11:13:40 PM
I think they're contractually obligated to have that shtein show Mike and Mike on
yeah they are espn whores
bruno back on wip would be awesome....bring back another ant
Quote from: SD on December 20, 2014, 11:14:37 PM
It's missanelli and his ratings kill garganos
i havent been able to find that anywhere...i know he killed eskin and pushed him out. ill take your word for it, but on the whole WIP destroys 975.
itlll be interesting to see what 975 does, but if they get gargano and give him 10-2 they could beat wip in 2/3 main slots.
On the whole yes, on the demographic that matters (I think it's 18-42) the fanatic beats them. Miss drove Eskin off the radio. WIP were big babies about it, couldn't take it like a man. It was a farging embarrassment. I'll ask tomorrow for numbers but last update I heard Miss was still the #1 ranked sports show on the afternoon drive.
Quote from: MDS on December 21, 2014, 12:50:58 AM
Quote from: SD on December 20, 2014, 11:14:37 PM
It's missanelli and his ratings kill garganos
i havent been able to find that anywhere...i know he killed eskin and pushed him out. ill take your word for it, but on the whole WIP destroys 975.
itlll be interesting to see what 975 does, but if they get gargano and give him 10-2 they could beat wip in 2/3 main slots.
sd is a huge 97.5 homer cause he worked there he will say anything
oh wip is pathetic...so butt hurt about everything. its embarrassing to lose to the fake station.
and miss is an all time awful human being. but so is eskin. and cataldi. im not sure if there are any genuinely decent people that are successful on the radio.
Mike Miss is awful too. I talk shtein about Angelo but I will actually listen to the morning show
Mike Miss is a bum. Ever since he hit the producer at WIP I've got nothing for him
I loved mikey at wip.....but im a wip whore....it literally was more of a father to me than my real dad
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 21, 2014, 01:05:28 AM
Quote from: MDS on December 21, 2014, 12:50:58 AM
Quote from: SD on December 20, 2014, 11:14:37 PM
It's missanelli and his ratings kill garganos
i havent been able to find that anywhere...i know he killed eskin and pushed him out. ill take your word for it, but on the whole WIP destroys 975.
itlll be interesting to see what 975 does, but if they get gargano and give him 10-2 they could beat wip in 2/3 main slots.
sd is a huge 97.5 homer cause he worked there he will say anything
lol...not quite. I listen to both stations equally. Don't really care either way. I just know a lot of people who work for the fanatic.
do you know marks and brace and if so can you tell them that i hope they die
I don't get the Mikey Miss hate. I don't love him, but I don't hate him. He doesn't annoy the shtein out of me like angelo does.
I also don't listen every single day, so that probably helps.
Quote from: MDS on December 21, 2014, 01:18:20 AM
do you know marks and brace and if so can you tell them that i hope they die
That those two, and Mt Airy Phil, have on air jobs is a joke. if this were Fargo, ND market yeah...but Philadelphia? No sir.
In all honesty, Phil from Mt. Airy sounds like what IGY with a radio show.
He used to be a caller on WIP
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B5bF7K_CIAAWcTz.jpg)
Quote from: SD on December 21, 2014, 01:01:33 AM
On the whole yes, on the demographic that matters (I think it's 18-42) the fanatic beats them. Miss drove Eskin off the radio. WIP were big babies about it, couldn't take it like a man. It was a farging embarrassment. I'll ask tomorrow for numbers but last update I heard Miss was still the #1 ranked sports show on the afternoon drive.
pretty sure mikey is still #1. so that makes two shows/hosts he buried on WIP. never liked the cuz. yucks it up too much.
mikey miss hit a producer. farg face cataldi emabarrassed the city forever. no question the morning dumbo is the bigger icehole.
QuoteAs of September Nielson ratings estimates, WIP beat 97.5 in every time slot (6-10, 10-12, 12-2, 6-12) except one (2-6).
that amazes me...people could listen to that smarmy guido wop dago POS missinelli. hes such a worthless sack of shtein and his radio station is a farce (sorry SD, wait no im not). not that da cuz is some kind of expert broadcaster, but miss creeps me out and im not even one of the women he harasses.
I listen to Mikey Miss in my office. I like him because of his guests like Sal, Dawk, Jaws. His side kick, Martinez? is terrible. Was that dude born in 2001? He's clueless about sports history and all the social shtein Miss brings up. I miss the crossover between Bruno and Miss.
I love jaws but lol at dawk being good...he is sucking someones dick at espn to have a job...sal is a solid reporter but completely worthless and clueless about football
Quote from: MDS on December 23, 2014, 12:08:40 AM
QuoteAs of September Nielson ratings estimates, WIP beat 97.5 in every time slot (6-10, 10-12, 12-2, 6-12) except one (2-6).
that amazes me...people could listen to that smarmy guido wop dago POS missinelli. hes such a worthless sack of shtein and his radio station is a farce (sorry SD, wait no im not). not that da cuz is some kind of expert broadcaster, but miss creeps me out and im not even one of the women he harasses.
its because it has espn behind it....og's like me are the only people who still listen to wip...anyone young and dumb is gonna go espn everytime.....theres a reason they are the worldwide leader
I listen to Mikey Miss occsionally, but it seems to be the same thing every day. And the whole movie thing he likes to do is positively igy-ish.
no offense bros but anyone who listens to sports radio is dumb regardless of the channel. and since when does nielson do radio? arbitron is not a thing anymore? all of radio should actually just go away.
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 23, 2014, 08:00:39 AM
its because it has espn behind it....og's like me are the only people who still listen to wip...anyone young and dumb is gonna go espn everytime.....theres a reason they are the worldwide leader
so you've become the very things you hate - old & white.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on December 23, 2014, 08:02:09 AM
I listen to Mikey Miss occsionally, but it seems to be the same thing every day. And the whole movie thing he likes to do is positively igy-ish.
i used to listen more then i do now. all of sports talk radio has gotten boring IMO.
Quote from: smeags on December 23, 2014, 11:56:06 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 23, 2014, 08:00:39 AM
its because it has espn behind it....og's like me are the only people who still listen to wip...anyone young and dumb is gonna go espn everytime.....theres a reason they are the worldwide leader
so you've become the very things you hate - old & white.
if I was only MA id be just like you
:-D swing and a miss
Quote from: Geowhizzer on December 23, 2014, 08:02:09 AM
I listen to Mikey Miss occsionally, but it seems to be the same thing every day. And the whole movie thing he likes to do is positively igy-ish.
Call up and ask Mike his thoughts on "The Departed" anf "Good Fellas". He will probably start crying. Excellent flickd but he can recite every line from both movies. This isn't ET Mikey. Sports Talk Radio. He's doing his movie thing right now.
i thought the movie trivia and common knowledge segments were ok when he first started them but now he goes into that shtein just about damn day.
i miss sirius radio & stern in the mornings but not paying $13 a month. regular radio stinks pretty much across the board but i have been listening to 107.9 lately.
Quote from: MDS on December 23, 2014, 12:08:40 AM
QuoteAs of September Nielson ratings estimates, WIP beat 97.5 in every time slot (6-10, 10-12, 12-2, 6-12) except one (2-6).
that amazes me...people could listen to that smarmy guido wop dago POS missinelli. hes such a worthless sack of shtein and his radio station is a farce (sorry SD, wait no im not). not that da cuz is some kind of expert broadcaster, but miss creeps me out and im not even one of the women he harasses.
fwiw in december wip murdered the fantatic and i couldn't find a month going back to the summer where wip didn't easily win....unless im reading this wrong....im also not 100% sure what the fantaics call letters are....wpen right?
http://us6.campaign-archive1.com/?u=78b390ff9f5b002e3f050238c&id=991632ba73
those ratings are because of eagles games and angelo
the individual ratings are tougher to come by....but the douche crossing broad guy said miss was winning. and the lowball contract offer to DA CUZZZZZ would seem to signal that. if he was winning, like angelo, he would've gotten the 3 year extension angelo got.
oh I thought sd was talking the overall ratings...not the afternoon drive...either was they cant be winning much if wip more than doubled them....those ratings are 24/7 ratings right?....not just for eagle games or for the afternoon drive....also you can go back well before the eagles and they still win....im actually surprised...I thought espn would def be winning in every time slot other than angelo
crossing broad is getting the info from 97.5 people....he made it seem like its close, but its not. mike is probably winning or its a toss up, but that cant be good enough for wip. they MURDER chicken shtein 97.5 in everything else, so the standards are high.
also the 5.2 number WIP had for december is bigger than any other sports station's market, other than the number the fan draws on long island. the greatest city in the world....the pulse....
Miss destroyed Eskin and drove him off the air. They rolled out the cuz and he didn't do much better. Overall wip has more listeners but in the key time slots and the demographics that matter to advertisers the fanatic has them beat. Radio is all about the advertising $$$$ who has better overall numbers from 12-2 is irrelevant.
I could care less how much advertising corporations are getting....i dont even care that one local show might get more listeners....im just glad that the legend still has more listeners overall by a lot...this is surprisingly good news....I love that philly cant be bought by espn's worldwide machine....farg espn
farg Angelo. Dude is a loudmouthed douche.
Missanelli is a loud mouthed douche too, but he's also somewhat literate and spits real about things like racism and the like.
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 28, 2014, 11:44:25 PM
I could care less how much advertising corporations are getting....i dont even care that one local show might get more listeners....im just glad that the legend still has more listeners overall by a lot...this is surprisingly good news....I love that philly cant be bought by espn's worldwide machine....farg espn
ESPN doesn't own the fanatic...greater media does
they use the espn name though....nobody cares who "owns" it
if they got rid of the espn name and therefore were allowed to dump mike and mike, so they could come at the legend, it would be different.
to me they are still a rinky dink low-level operation. when you have on air talent like jon and sean, phil from mt airy and bend over backwards to feed wopinelli's ego....what else am i supposed to think?
they don't just use the name....they have espn shows on there as well....plus tons of espn guests....and sportscenter updates....its basically espn radio with a couple local shows on it
the espn brand is a huge part of the station...SD can speak to this more specifically, but im sure they use that to their advantage with advertisers and sponsors
it seems fitting that roughly half the people that call into miss' show are cowboys fans....thats who espn attracts. those people.
exactly....im sure theres a good amount of fans who like non philly teams too...or are just fans of the nfl but not much else much less other philly teams
no chance they have the number of 4 for 4ers that call the legend
I just looked up their programming....they have local shows only from 10am-6pm each day....are their other local shows like missanellis where you get a good amount of non philly sports talk
i think they have a guy at night.....but its mostly flyers/sixers games
i dont listen at 97.5 a ton but i think they do way more tricks to get people to listen. like games with the callers, little age old tricks. there's definitely less straight sports talk.
Aside from Mike and Mike in the morning and some games there isn't much ESPN. Not sure what other ESPN shows are on there, I don't listen that much. It's 90% local talk shows. Wouldn't call them a 'huge' part of the station. When you walk up to their studios everything is fanatic 97.5, there's nothing saying ESPN. Again, don't care either way who has more listeners unless it's putting money in my pockets.
Quote from: Munson on December 28, 2014, 11:59:49 PM
farg Angelo. Dude is a loudmouthed douche.
Missanelli is a loud mouthed douche too, but he's also somewhat literate and spits real about things like racism and the like.
the morning show stinks on WIP but one cant deny the listenership is huge. damn i remember when it was brookshire and cataldi. (brookie and the rookie i think ?) was bill campbell on there too ?
as far as the show always being #1 - well thats easy when there was zero competition for morning sports talk for how many years ?
either way i'd still give the WIP morning show the nod over mike & mike. local show > national show
Yeah as much as I rip on Angelo I will always always always listen to him and WIP over national stuff.
The only thing that I don't like about WIP is sometimes I want to hear college football talk and other pro talk which doesn't happen on The Voice of the People.
But living down here now I am on Sirius all the time...
i believe burger king was the first guy to do sports talk. think he had a hour long show on weeknights.
Quote from: SD on December 29, 2014, 08:19:40 AM
It's 90% local talk shows.
it cant be 90% of the time...they only time they have local talk shows is 10am-6pm....yes they often have games at night but so does every talk radio station in the country....and when they don't have a game 7-10 im assuming its espn radio...then you have espn radio all night then mike and mike in the mornings...im just going off their website but it looks to me that they have local talk shows no more than 33% of the time
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 29, 2014, 09:34:21 AM
The only thing that I don't like about WIP is sometimes I want to hear college football talk and other pro talk which doesn't happen on The Voice of the People.
yeah wip is strictly aimed at 4 for 4'ers big 5 delaware valley shtein...if you want non philly stuff it def aint for you...they dont even give much love to penn state unless someone calls in and specifically wants to talk happy valley
its local 10am to 11pm
who gives a shtein?
Quote from: smeags on December 29, 2014, 12:23:57 PM
its local 10am to 11pm
oh...they don't have local programming listed on their website after mikey miss end at 6....who does their weeknights from 6-11?
Quote from: SD on December 29, 2014, 12:25:27 PM
who gives a shtein?
i don't care because i don't listen to them...but because of espn i wouldn't even give them a chance....i don't want espn on a local philly sports radio....theres plenty of espn to go around elsewhere...they try and jam their dick in your ass any and every chance they get...if i want espn ill watch it on tv where i expect to hear national sports takes...not on philly radio tho
http://www.975thefanatic.com/roster/ (http://www.975thefanatic.com/roster/)
Weekdays
Mike and Mike 6:00am-10:00am
Harry Mayes and Brian Baldinger 10:00am-12:00pm, Monday and Friday
Harry Mayes and Brian Westbrook 10:00am-12:00pm, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Jon Marks and Sean Brace 12:00pm-2:00pm
Mike Missanelli 2:00pm-6:00pm
Nick Kayal 7:00pm-11:00pm
ESPN Sportscenter 11:00am-6:00am
Quote from: smeags on December 29, 2014, 09:30:08 AM
Quote from: Munson on December 28, 2014, 11:59:49 PM
farg Angelo. Dude is a loudmouthed douche.
Missanelli is a loud mouthed douche too, but he's also somewhat literate and spits real about things like racism and the like.
the morning show stinks on WIP but one cant deny the listenership is huge. damn i remember when it was brookshire and cataldi. (brookie and the rookie i think ?) was bill campbell on there too ?
as far as the show always being #1 - well thats easy when there was zero competition for morning sports talk for how many years ?
either way i'd still give the WIP morning show the nod over mike & mike. local show > national show
I grew up listening to the morning show a lot in my dad's car, but as I got older, Angelo just got more and more obnoxious and annoying to me.
I actually don't mind Mike&Mike, Angelo's voice is way too grating on my ears in the morning when I got 5 hours of sleep and am driving in to deal with a bunch of a children all day. Bleh.
let me guess SD - who gives a shtein ?
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 29, 2014, 12:17:21 PM
Quote from: SD on December 29, 2014, 08:19:40 AM
It's 90% local talk shows.
it cant be 90% of the time...they only time they have local talk shows is 10am-6pm....yes they often have games at night but so does every talk radio station in the country....and when they don't have a game 7-10 im assuming its espn radio...then you have espn radio all night then mike and mike in the mornings...im just going off their website but it looks to me that they have local talk shows no more than 33% of the time
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 29, 2014, 09:34:21 AM
The only thing that I don't like about WIP is sometimes I want to hear college football talk and other pro talk which doesn't happen on The Voice of the People.
yeah wip is strictly aimed at 4 for 4'ers big 5 delaware valley shtein...if you want non philly stuff it def aint for you...they dont even give much love to penn state unless someone calls in and specifically wants to talk happy valley
Yep...one dude called in once and wanted to talk about LSU-Bama game and the host at the time was like "no...go somewhere else with that crap"
Gelb is off the Phils beat, moving to a desk job. Jake Kaplan moves over from the Daily News to take over
hes going to news actually, easy
kaplan went to the same jew camp as me. one time i was covering a temple/psu basketball game in state college....im walking to press row....someone from the crowd shouts "hey todd." i go up and have NO clue who this person is.....bla bla its kaplan. didnt remember him. im an icehole.
anyway i have no idea if hes good or not, but i liked gelb.
perfect time to get off the phillies beat
http://blacksportsonline.com/home/2014/12/michelle-beadle-exposes-fsu-twitter-troll-as-registered-sex-offender/
haa, that's awesome jay.
For sure - Beadle will go after people from time to time. Of course that dude deleted his twitter but it was awesome
Quote from: BigEd76 on December 29, 2014, 02:46:31 PM
Gelb is off the Phils beat, moving to a desk job. Jake Kaplan moves over from the Daily News to take over
so kaplan was told to take the phils job or he would be out of one. he didnt want to do it, but had no choice.
promising start.
http://www.capgeek.com/operations-ceased
this ennis cat is indeed awful
he was bad by himself the few times i caught him on the 6-10 slot. is he getting along with the co-host ? (i assume there is one)
hes holding the company line best he can but you can tell rob ellis hates his guts and is thinking what the hell has happened
i actually feel bad for ellis. he's one of the few i like.
i was out doing my runs during the show....innus is an abomination
he should have a show on sirius doing phony frat guy jokes. all he talked about was houston, the st louis cardinals, his girlfriends tits, how fat he is and which sideline reporter gets his tiny dick hard. ellis played along but he was about 25 steps away. it almost made me wanna turn on missinelli. almost.
http://www.phillyvoice.com/cataldi-exposing-phillys-clowns-has-beens-frauds/
Havas' boy going HARD on everyone.
Scorched earth.
Sizzle.
the legend is a legend but it aint for his sports knowledge
that was horrible
Figured you'd enjoy the Hinkie takedown
I liked how he rips Lurie for demoting Roseman and then goes on to say Howie is terrible
his point was nonsense...but that's his act
he's a total clown but yet a legend. nothing like it.
Only in Philly could a greasy hook-nosed wop from New York be a "legend."
The voice of the people, pal!
Angelooooooo Catallllldiiiiii
Quote from: Rome on January 12, 2015, 07:21:22 PM
Only in Philly could a greasy hook-nosed wop from New York be a "legend."
the greatest city in the world > the florida everglades
Quote from: MDS on January 12, 2015, 07:27:26 PM
Quote from: Rome on January 12, 2015, 07:21:22 PM
Only in Philly could a greasy hook-nosed wop from New York be a "legend."
the greatest city in the world > the florida everglades
You'd shtein your pants in the everglades.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfYAj1k9uZM
Quote from: MDS on January 12, 2015, 07:27:26 PM
Quote from: Rome on January 12, 2015, 07:21:22 PM
Only in Philly could a greasy hook-nosed wop from New York be a "legend."
the greatest city in the world > the florida everglades
Good one except I don't live anywhere near the Everglades, you ignorant hump.
you live pretty close to florida, though?
and by my count that entire cesspool of a state is built over a swamp up to and including the cocaine that miami was built on top of
cataldi is from rhode island not ny
rendell is a new Yorker
both are now philly thru and thru tho
i would play the who is more philly game: ____ or some person from this board, but i see romey pounding buds and getting mad and im going to not do it
this show they have going on espnu now is amazing....its barry melrose aaron boone and joulie foudy among a few others sitting and watching and commentating on the game.....wtf?
Julie Foudy sports knowledge > Cataldi ?
They've got the all-22 look on ESPN2
lol
So igy....your thoughts on his Hinkie rips?
I didnt read it but im sure its the same thing he says on the radio....that hinkie isn't available or accountable to the media or the fanbase....which I agree with
wilbon just ate a chip with the dip
QuoteThe alarmingly large army of knuckleheads embracing GM Sam Hinkie's master plan need to ask themselves one question: Are Michael-Carter-Williams and Nerlens Noel actually building blocks for a Sixer championship? If your answer is yes, congratulations. You win a lifetime supply of Hinkie Kool-Aid.
QuoteAnd the fraud is Sixers GM Sam Hinkie, whose bogus rebuilding plan is impressive only to idiots.
i mean you cant really argue with the mcw and nn comment...at least hes ripping the players....and not making some morality based argument about tanking
as for saying the rebuild hasn't been impressive yet hes also right about that except its way early to be making proclamations
These always crack me up
http://m.espn.go.com/general/video?vid=12157249&src=desktop&rand=ref~%7B%22ref%22%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2Fzgo1HSIlNr%22%7D
the cowboys/packers ratings were outrageous for a 1pm game
if the game was at 430 it would have easily cracked 50 million. morelli was wel within his rights to pick up that flag.
just saw on my local news that greg anthony was busted for trying to sex a prostitute in DC tonight
Yeah I just saw that too
His old lady ain't a happy wife tonight
I wanna know where and how it happened....my local station didn't report that yet...cause I walk right thru 5-10 ladies of the evening literally every morning on my way to work and ive personally seen numerous times cops drive right by them and do nothing....and this is not southeast dc...this is downtown on K street where all the lobbying firms are as well as numerous govt agencies and less than ten blocks from the whitehouse
High class Heidi Fleiss type sting maybe?
Jimmy McNulty getting just the tip in before he's "rescued"?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 16, 2015, 11:49:58 PM
High class Heidi Fleiss type sting maybe?
yeah I cant imagine he was trolling corners....but its still crazy how they will throw up a dragnet but then let a slew of prostitutes show their wears around the corner from the whitehouse
Like the show on HBO Hookers On The Point where they chronicled the whores in NYC and AC and it's a literal hooker avenue with em all lined up and the cops cruise by and do nothing. Chicks heads bobbing up and down and they don't do anything.
well thats in every city....but its always in the gutter...in dc they are in and/or close to in the nicest parts of town cause all the pols lawyers and lobbyists want them there im assuming
was this a raid and he was just wrong place/wrong time (s2 of the wire) or was in an undercover cop?
either way police should have better things to do than this. its like arresting someone for smoking a bowl. who cares.
Yeah prostitution stings are stupid.
Let people pay for some Hoyda if they want.
CBS suspended him indefinitely and he won't work any more games this season
i just dont get it
so its legal if anthony fargs some whore and doesnt give her $500....but it if he does his life has to be ruined?
we are a really stupid country
obviously we arent the only country with prostitution laws....but are we the only country that actually bothers to raid whore houses?
Quote from: MDS on January 17, 2015, 11:39:55 AM
so its legal if anthony fargs some whore and doesnt give her $500....but it if he does his life has to be ruined?
It's even legal if he fargs some whore and gives her $500 if he's her sugar daddy.
Quote from: MDS on January 17, 2015, 11:56:59 AM
obviously we arent the only country with prostitution laws....but are we the only country that actually bothers to raid whore houses?
we are dumber than the rest because we are supposed to be the most progressive western society that is all about freedomz and leading the way for the rest of the world
Our puritanical streak runs deep.
poor guy. i imagine being famous sucks sometimes.
on the other hand, i'm pretty sure i remember him being one of those republican family values types so farg him.
Ha really?
he endorsed mittens for president but i coudnt find any family values shtein.....he just probably loves his money
Bang a whore and ruin your life
But gunzzzzzzzz are all good
http://thebiglead.com/2015/01/17/police-greg-anthony-used-computer-to-make-cash-for-sex-offer/
hes a solid pub...but not a family value crazy guy....hes a talking head on cnn reppin the right when its not cbb season
Tollefson found guilty on all charges
What an idiot, they offered a great plea deal and he rejected it.
Pretty funny story over the weekend was Chad Ford getting caught going back and editing his old NBA draft boards, years later. (http://deadspin.com/espns-chad-ford-has-been-retroactively-editing-draft-bo-1681631642) ESPN said they have no way of knowing who was doing it and that they believe Ford, but c'mon, who else would be changing that?
It's just one of those stories I hope is true because it's so petty and pathetic.
Yeah I saw that and you know damn well they can see who edits shtein
Wtf is the point to move a guy up or down one or two spots from years ago?
Own that shtein like Kiper
Deadspin had a story up that ESPN's software for those drafts is so outdated and bad that they actually can't see who made the edits. Disappointing because I know it was Ford and him getting busted would be hilarious, but still kinda funny because it's a huge national media organization with deep Disney pockets that doesn't have good controls over who is publishing content there.
im guessing ESPN is on a more complicated publishing software than they one we used in texas, but that one essentially enables anybody to change anything, though all edits are logged (at least the most recent one was).
the thing was we all used the same log in because....well who cares. anyway its possible for a variety of IT reasons a bunch of espn.com people use the same log in. or maybe espn knows who did it and they dont want to say because this thing is embarrassing and they want it to just go away, which it will.
Well then someone should have put Robert Swift as his #1 to really pull off a good troll
bruno and innes are taking over the afternoons
ellis wasnt on the air today....im guessing he tries to join DA CUZZZZZ on 97.5
really disgusting move by wip catering to that fat farging piece of shtein. the station is dead now.
yeah its a travesty...they just lost a listener in the afternoons....i do like bruno....but innes is an unlistenable carpet bagging pos
Voice of the People.
Respekt.
bruno sucks almost as bad a innes. it's literally the worst show ever
bruno is a bore....i can stand him i guess, but not with innes
innes is a coward and absolute insulting clown. i liked ellis and macnow, that was a good show. no bullshtein, just 2 guys talking sports with some little off topic shtein thrown in. and they were knowledgeable.
dio knows more about sports than innes. and hes not as big of a fat icehole.
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/02/04/read-the-email-howard-eskin-received-after-requesting-an-interview-with-roger-goodell/
lol yeah I'm sure Rog is sorry he can't sit down with Howard " just call me Kronkite" Eskin
Rece Davis replaces Chris Fowler on GameDay
cant be too upset cause reece davis is awesome but fowler IS gameday...I will miss him
this is a perfect example as to why espn will never be challenged...their on air talent is ridiculously good and incredibly deep
so how long before this innes clown and his coin phrase "bitchinelli" get the boot ? he could be the worst thats ever been on WIP.
He's awful.
Like I said if you get run off Houston sports radio you've got a problem
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Quote from: MDS on February 10, 2015, 01:56:37 AM
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that's exactly how i pictured you.
im fatter than i was the last time anyone here saw me, but im still a scrawny jew at heart
so no, nice try whitie
stop, it's obvious thats you on your phone posting on the hinkie thread about how much you dont care for the 10,000th time.
has anyone listened to innes/bruno yet?
bruno is a pathetic old man playing innes' sidekick and innes is a top 5 worst person to ever come through philly. its an insulting disaster. if 1 comment is to be believed on CB, they are getting destroyed by bitchanelli worse than gargano/ellis.
hard to believe when Crossing Broad is the the least worst entity out of 3 in a message board post
yeah CB is def worse than innes....I vowed about a year ago to never give that douche farger another click....best thing I ever did...I cant stand how he (supposedly) despises the sixers and worships the flyers....hes either a racist or he's a troll who uses race to get page clicks....either way he should die
hes actually a massive sixers homer (ring a bell?)...he did this podcast with o'neill where he did everything but blow him
i hate the guy, but his radio wars stuff has been fair and SOMEWHAT professional. it pains me to admit it. still i would be happy if he died.
hes not a sixer homer in fact hes not even a sixer fan....he knows less than nothing about them....he uses them as a way to get racist flyer fans to attack the nba...i haven't been on his site in over a year but it used to drive many of his comment sections and hed just sit back watch the most vile racist shtein be said and do nothing about it....it was disgusting
if he sucked up to oneil its strictly to get access to them and in turn promote his blog....which im fine with....but the guy is an overall disgusting pos
all that being said about CB...Innes is infinity times worse
yup
he makes missanelli seem tolerable
Quote from: MDS on February 13, 2015, 12:35:52 AM
has anyone listened to innes/bruno yet?
bruno is a pathetic old man playing innes' sidekick and innes is a top 5 worst person to ever come through philly. its an insulting disaster. if 1 comment is to be believed on CB, they are getting destroyed by bitchanelli worse than gargano/ellis.
Bruno is a you either love him or hate him type guy. Loved him on the Fanatic, can't stand him on WIP. His schtick doesn't have the same effect. They're keeping his stuff under wraps. Innes like you said is easily worst 5 philly person ever. He was yapping the other day about getting a pay raise if/when he beats "Bitchanelli". The thing about it is Missanelli is a bitch, but the nick name is something you'd hear in Junior High. For a drive time radio host in a city like Philly he's as bad as it gets. The fake rivalry he's going for is one way and embarrassing. I can't believe they can't find a better option.
Innes is a train wreck. Like I said before the people in this lousy sports city cheered when he left. So when a city who gives zero shteins about sports compared to real sports cities are happy you left that says something
He's going balls deep on Andy Bloom and Spike Eskin
spike has nothing to do with anything
its marc rayfield and andy....they call the shots and overreact to the people meter ratings things. innes is bloom's pick and he is going to ride and die with him. hopefully, die.
the king subbing for the legend tomorrow
im telling you something is up with ang....he is sick
He's been sick for a couple years now...he's had two or three sugeries
say hello to innes in the mornings
so i emailed andy bloom out of innes anger and he actually responded....possibly because i called the people who call wip "delco trash" and bloom evidently resides in delco.
anyway, he sent me the january ratings for the 1-6 spot. this is BEFORE innes took over.
wip - 302,800 per week; 125,800 in the demo
miss - 239,300 per week; 122,400 in the demo
for whatever math reason, miss' show has a higher average per day and a .1 advantage in market share in the key demo. yea whatever the hell that means.
so basically ratings weren't even that bad....wip just did this because they are mad in love with innes. nothing more, nothing less.
Other than a pre-Innes ratings response did he say why they thought he would be an acceptable host in the Philadelphia sports radio market?
clearly they are going for the loud mouth be a fleshpop and talk less sports and more bullshtein route to combat missanelli versus the cuz ellis brand of straight up sports talk
Quote from: MDS on February 17, 2015, 11:43:20 PM
so i emailed andy bloom out of innes anger and he actually responded....possibly because i called the people who call wip "delco trash" and bloom evidently resides in delco.
anyway, he sent me the january ratings for the 1-6 spot. this is BEFORE innes took over.
wip - 302,800 per week; 125,800 in the demo
miss - 239,300 per week; 122,400 in the demo
for whatever math reason, miss' show has a higher average per day and a .1 advantage in market share in the key demo. yea whatever the hell that means.
so basically ratings weren't even that bad....wip just did this because they are mad in love with innes. nothing more, nothing less.
Key demo is listeners 25-42. They spend the most money and advertisers know this. The stations could give two shteins about overall numbers, it's 100% about advertising dollar and the key demo is the sacred cow.
i know what the key demo is....i dont know how WIP has a high weekly avg but a lower per show avg. the market share was 6.2 vs. 6.1. granted, that includes 1 hour of WIP vs. jon/sean who are 2 talentless wiggers.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 18, 2015, 08:53:59 AM
Other than a pre-Innes ratings response did he say why they thought he would be an acceptable host in the Philadelphia sports radio market?
he went off about josh had acclimated himself to philly....bought season tickets to all the teams....he's funny.....he's entertaining.....macnow, angelo, etc. aren't from here, either. then he said that all i needed to do was give him a chance and id be in love with him.
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 18, 2015, 09:13:26 AM
clearly they are going for the loud mouth be a fleshpop and talk less sports and more bullshtein route to combat missanelli versus the cuz ellis brand of straight up sports talk
yup. and all because they are losing the demo ratings by .1
i told him i was OUT and i wasnt lying
I should email him and tell him that Houston gave him a shot and then ran him out of town and his coworkers jumped for joy when he left.
also let him know everyone hates him now at wip
and tell him how classy it was for ellis to find out he was demoted when he read it on CB
yeah, i'm surprised ellis is still around other than he has a contract and i guess he can't get out of it.
i haven't heard anything about gargano, i thought fanatic would jump on that opportunity but maybe it's not a fit
he has a no compete....cant work until april or may, but hes going to 97.5
something doesn't seem right about those rating numbers but whatever who cares, point in innes sucks something awful.
Quote from: MDS on February 18, 2015, 11:43:44 AM
he has a no compete....cant work until april or may, but hes going to 97.5
how can he have a no compete when his contract is done?
Part of the contracts say upon expiration there is a 30/60/90/120 day non-compete.
what are you a farging lawyer? i'm asking the guy who reads shtein on message boards for his expert opinion, thank you.
i have opinions on tons of things
want to know anything else?
but no compete's are standard for hosts of radio/tv shows. its so they cant promote the new show on the old the show. having a 4-6 month space means gargano couldnt talk about 97.5 then go there the next day, i.e. giving a competitor free promotion.
yes, i want to know what made you this way
bad genetics
Lol
And I wish I was a lawyer. I think I'd be some badass high dollar defense attorney
we know that you have the blind loyalty part of being a defense lawyer down pat
And you'd be my co-counsel
Our first case is to defend mds for his lewd conduct charge.
but we'd really throw the case right? because farg todd
Yeah he'd get some time in Delco County Jail for sure
like farg am i trusting my life with some god damn goys
Don't worry we'd make sure you got kosher bologna sandwiches
Where would Gargano slide in? Seems like "too big" a name in the area to put at one of the lunch hour times, he's not taking the place of Mike&Mike, and he's not gonna be Missanelli's side kick.
I assume he'd get the 12-2 slot if they're gonna put him in one of the lunch shifts.
Theyre talking about Gargano replacing Mike and Mike. The fanatic has wanted to go local for the morning drive for years. They never found anyone suitable.
My track record:
Told you morons a week before anyone...even wip...the Sixers and flyers were going to the fanatic.
Had Mike miss devote an entire show to diehard being arrested for messing with a guy in a Dallas jersey
shtein can always change but that's the plan right now
Interesting. Didn't know they were looking that hard to replace Mike and Mike. I actually don't mind Mike and Mike at all, though I suppose I can always switch it over to 97.3 if I want to.
Would they let Gargano do it himself, or give him a co-host? Can't really think of anyone at the station that would fit with him. Though I don't really know who any of the late guys are besides Phil from Mt. Airy. Who I am shocked BTW that IGY doesn't like...every time I hear him I swear the dude IS igy. Says the same exact things, tends to get hyperbolic at times, etc.
Quote from: SD on February 18, 2015, 06:31:31 PM
Theyre talking about Gargano replacing Mike and Mike. The fanatic has wanted to go local for the morning drive for years. They never found anyone suitable.
My track record:
Told you morons a week before anyone...even wip...the Sixers and flyers were going to the fanatic.
Had Mike miss devote an entire show to diehard being arrested for messing with a guy in a Dallas jersey
shtein can always change but that's the plan right now
gargano to 97.5 to host a morning show has been out there for a while, skip
i don't like that idea, gargano is the opposite of a morning person but it's probably the best he'll get
i can only imagine how hammy gargano will get, but he knows sports. angelo is a lazy hack who doesnt even watch games.
Finally WatchESPN and FoxSportsGo apps are available to directv users
I know it's CB but stfu and read it bc the WIP - Innes - Bloom situation is even crazier
http://www.crossingbroad.com/2015/02/radioblogwars-it-looks-like-weve-gone-to-the-mattresses.html
I heard this on the way home. Innes was his typical douchey self and Bloom came off like a complete idiot. They're trying to stir up this fake controversy with everyone. It's pathetic what wip has become.
I used to listen to it non-stop.
I try to tune in now and it's a hot mess.
MM must have been cackling when this happening. he was talking sports, which is what people want to hear.
meanwhile WIP was manufacturing drama about itself. bloom is a lunatic. my email convo with him wasnt much different. guy is a bitter angry old man who made a terrible decision and cant deal with the heat. hopefully all this gets innes fired sooner.
no chance i'm giving that cvnt page views
Quote from: SD on February 25, 2015, 08:27:10 PM
I heard this on the way home. Innes was his typical douchey self and Bloom came off like a complete idiot. They're trying to stir up this fake controversy with everyone. It's pathetic what wip has become.
caught a bit of it too. what a sad, pathetic circus WIP has become. its like they are trying to push a phoney howard stern vs debella drama.
http://awfulannouncing.com/2015/tsn-will-stop-airing-tweets-trade-deadline-debacle.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=tsn-will-stop-airing-tweets-trade-deadline-debacle
ellis is leaving wip....last night is right now....was known for a while
he's going to 97.5 to do middays. gargano still on track for mornings.
question is does ellis only do 2 hours (10-12) or 4 (10-2) and push out skippy and lippy?
Heard he's hosting the new TCN morning show
Really don't get the hate for Jon and Sean....not sure who he's gonna team up with though.
More info on that TCN morning show: supposedly it's gonna be Ellis, Jillian Mele, Sarah Baicker and Barrett Brooks
Canceled in six months
i cant imagine the expectations are high for that....unless its a creative disaster or there is a regime chance it will last
jillian mele might be the hottest women on the planet...will they be simulcasting this?
"will they be simulcasting this" -- he asks ask he takes his pants off
official (http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/entertainment/television/The-Comcast-Network-relaunches-with-Breakfast-on-Broad.html)
Oh it's a tv show I though you all were talking about s new show on ESPN radio
This is the fappiest thing to happen in a long time....will one be able to watch online
probably not live
maybe some clips will go up
sara baicker is gross
You'd hit it - don't lie
she's behind oprah but on the list
http://awfulannouncing.com/2015/twitter-wars-mike-florio-vs-dan-le-batard.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=twitter-wars-mike-florio-vs-dan-le-batard
new ratings are out
innes/bruno losing to miss
tick tock, tick tock.
we pray
gargano/macnow and gargano/ellis each got about a year before being pulled
so innes has time. the question is: does bloom (who worships innes) give innes more time OR does cbs just fire bloom.
Did you share your email response from bloom with crossing broad? If not then it sounds like someone else emailed him and got a defense of Innes outta him
Quote from: MDS on March 14, 2015, 03:45:23 PM
gargano/macnow and gargano/ellis each got about a year before being pulled
so innes has time. the question is: does bloom (who worships innes) give innes more time OR does cbs just fire bloom.
Innes is the worst thing on the radio right now. Just take my word on this the fanatic is praying they keep him on as long as possible.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 14, 2015, 06:06:09 PM
Did you share your email response from bloom with crossing broad? If not then it sounds like someone else emailed him and got a defense of Innes outta him
god no....first off farg CB with a rusty screwdriver infected with aids. second off, i aint no snitch
Quote from: SD on March 14, 2015, 10:09:35 PM
Quote from: MDS on March 14, 2015, 03:45:23 PM
gargano/macnow and gargano/ellis each got about a year before being pulled
so innes has time. the question is: does bloom (who worships innes) give innes more time OR does cbs just fire bloom.
Innes is the worst thing on the radio right now. Just take my word on this the fanatic is praying they keep him on as long as possible.
i dont need to take your word for it....its the most obvious thing in the world that innes is failing miserably. one thing ive noticed is he is not reading any promos. i think the hosts usually have some kind of deal with those directly (i.e. gargano and primos. the other day bruno read one for the apt complex he lives in). innes is as off-putting and unlikable as possible, so the only places that want to be associated with him are strip clubs. all that hurts the station.
We should advertise CF and have Innes read it!
So Innes and Bruno beat Missinelli eh?
i guess. the whole thing is confusing.
the start of the period was during wing bowl/post super bowl, so WIP got a big boost. miss def. beat them the first 2 weeks head to head. i dont know how the ratings shifted that much in the final 2 weeks to give innes/bruno the win.
on the plus side, miss is freaking the farg out so hopefully another meltdown from him is in order.
lolol what is Mikey Miss flipping out about? Losing to them?
Innes and Bruno tried to send flowers to Missinelli lol
The card said "congrats on finishing 2nd to a clown show. 6.7 > 6.0" and the flowers weren't delivered because they wouldn't let the guy upstairs
i think i want innes to die more than anyone in the world and that includes rush limbaugh
Quote from: MDS on March 16, 2015, 07:39:50 PM
i think i want innes to die more than anyone in the world and that includes rush limbaugh
Same
I'm all for an alternative to MM's show but this is awful. New shows always get a bump in the ratings then level out. No way this lasts.
Lolol
http://bustedcoverage.com/2015/03/23/dolphins-beat-writer-tweets-out-porn-link-by-accident/
probably the only time he got more then three responses about the team.
those casting couch vids arent bad at all
why do we have to shame someone for jerking off to porn?
I guess Lurie's doing a press conference today. Angelo was speculating this morning on how he'd react to the "is there a rift between Chip/Howie". Farzetta went with the Lurie will probably go with the emotional response. For instance, 'immediately after the season I figured Howie would come back, but after reflecting on it for a few days I decided a change was necessary.' It's all a lame cover up but it's amusing to me.
They talked about this Marcus Hayes article about Banner. Banner says he speaks with Howie daily.
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/20150319_Banner_doesn_t_mind_his_banishment.html
Anyway, they keep playing the Lurie "pssst is that even a question" soundbyte which was asked right after the season when the "will Howie be replaced" question arose. It's one of those clips I keep playing in my head and laughing.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20150326_Tollefson_remorseful_at_sentencing.html
Quote from: MDS on March 23, 2015, 07:08:01 PM
those casting couch vids arent bad at all
:-D
Man, it doesn't sound like you're the piece of shtein everyone makes you out to be after all. There's hope.
Quote from: SD on March 25, 2015, 04:29:55 PM
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20150326_Tollefson_remorseful_at_sentencing.html
He said the condition, which includes inflated self-worth and a lack of empathy, likely stems from Tollefson's upbringing in San Francisco. Samuel said Tollefson told him that Tollefson's mother forced him to sleep in her bed and gave him daily enemas until he was 16. Thus began a cycle of depression and self-medicated drinking and later prescription painkillers, Samuel said.
Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20150326_Tollefson_remorseful_at_sentencing.html#fs27RBJKApft68GG.99
Wtf!!??
shes not a goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood mother
Isn't that a hipaa violation to release that personal info?
If the patient agrees to it's release then no.
Tolly was angling for sympathy there
His case was where I work but wasn't in front of the judge I work for. Place was a zoo the whole time he was there.
You work at the doylestown courthouse?
Yeah I'm one of the judge's law clerks (each judge has one law clerk).
For some reason I thought you clerked in philly
Been there a million times for family court
My buddy's wifes father was murdered (local musician Danny Degenarro) in Levittown and the trial was held there.
Which judge do you clerk for?
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Cuz
Gargano in the mornings?
Todd will be along shortly to tell everyone he already knows but he doesn't know shtein
i have no idea what youre going for
Marks/Gargano
goooooooood morning everererereyyybodyyyy its GREAT to be back on the air! I am here with my boyyyy Johnny Marks and I want to tawlk to you about PRIMOSSSS hoagies. hahahahahahah! That's great!
Marks is decent. Not sure how he will work paired with Gargano but we'll see.
So who takes the co-host spot next to Brace? Anyone good? Their evening and weekend guys are generally terrible from the little ive heard, though I do enjoy Phil from Mt. Airy at times
Phil from Mt Airy is horrible...I remember him when he was a WIP caller. Dude sounds like he has a permanent cold.
Quote from: Munson on March 31, 2015, 10:18:54 AM
Marks is decent. Not sure how he will work paired with Gargano but we'll see.
So who takes the co-host spot next to Brace? Anyone good? Their evening and weekend guys are generally terrible from the little ive heard, though I do enjoy Phil from Mt. Airy at times
Check your pms
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 31, 2015, 10:23:35 AM
Phil from Mt Airy is horrible...I remember him when he was a WIP caller. Dude sounds like he has a permanent cold.
Can't stand him either.
not a cuz fan but i i need an alternative to that funhole douchebag cataldi.
Quote from: SD on March 31, 2015, 10:25:30 AM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 31, 2015, 10:23:35 AM
Phil from Mt Airy is horrible...I remember him when he was a WIP caller. Dude sounds like he has a permanent cold.
Can't stand him either.
he's still a diehard pro-wrestling fan. that alone should have him tossed from a tall building.
wait they are moving marks/gargano to morning?
why on earth are they breaking up the skippy and lippy wigger tag team of marks and brace????? and is brace is on his own now that talentless white dork
I'm kind of surprised at the hate for Phil from Mt. airy, because I feel like 80% of what he says belongs on the CF forum.
But, maybe that's why everyone hates him :-D
ESPN updated their website design for the first time in 6 years and it's arguably their biggest redesign in more like 13 years. Weirdly they are sticking with the whole failed "go.com" thing from the late 90s though.
odd
i saw your post...went to check espn....didnt load....my internet was jigged up. so right at the moment i go to check it, the internet fargs up. anyway i saw it and its a website.
Quote from: QB Eagles on March 31, 2015, 11:24:34 PM
ESPN updated their website design for the first time in 6 years and it's arguably their biggest redesign in more like 13 years.
is the site re-do actually complete.....cause its horrible right now...its all white....if thats the finished product then they did an unbelievably awful job
it's hideous.
it was so good before too
cuz in for mikey miss today.
edit - just did the opening segment as an april fools joke.
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/pattisonave/Anthony--Gargano-97-5-The-Fanatic.html
so nothing is actually happening, it's just an april fools day thing?
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Quote from: QB Eagles on March 31, 2015, 11:24:34 PM
ESPN updated their website design for the first time in 6 years and it's arguably their biggest redesign in more like 13 years.
is the site re-do actually complete.....cause its horrible right now...its all white....if thats the finished product then they did an unbelievably awful job
That's it. Looks like every other fargin' website now. Also looks like it was made for tablets, not PCs.
Quote from: SunMo on April 01, 2015, 03:57:51 PM
so nothing is actually happening, it's just an april fools day thing?
No...he's going to host the morning show with Marks. Say goodbye to mike and Mike who nobody listens to anyway.
Mike and Mike are awful. The 17 minutes of sports "talk" per hour is trash. The other 43min are commercials.
I thought ESPN affiliates had to carry them though?
there's either some wiggle room around that or 975 is dropping its affiliation with espn
They want to keep their affiliation with ESPN. Don't know how they're going to pull it off. They've wanted a local morning guy for some time but couldn't find someone decent.
Quote from: SD on April 01, 2015, 09:18:34 PM
They want to keep their affiliation with ESPN. Don't know how they're going to pull it off. They've wanted a local morning guy for some time but couldn't find someone decent.
you can argue that they didnt
its better than the alternative.
bloom must be kicking chairs around the office. :-D
i love gargano but there is no chance that he beats angelo, or even takes a real chunk from him
i dont see it either but it will be interesting to watch this radio war kick in to high gear.
Actually I can't think of anything less interesting
that wigger sean brace was fired today by 975
so gargano and marks will be together, it just depends when
Quote from: MDS on April 02, 2015, 07:26:24 PM
that wigger sean brace was fired today by 975
so gargano and marks will be together, it just depends when
That's what I pm'd Munson the other day
oh so word was out about it?
thank god nobody told that vile funhole crossing broad about it
Cb is going off his tweet...I heard about a week ago
Quote from: SD on April 02, 2015, 07:31:07 PM
Quote from: MDS on April 02, 2015, 07:26:24 PM
that wigger sean brace was fired today by 975
so gargano and marks will be together, it just depends when
That's what I pm'd Munson the other day
Yeah, good call haha. I know they're making room for Gargano but damn, didn't think they'd can one of their guys.
Quote from: SD on April 02, 2015, 07:51:25 PM
Cb is going off his tweet...I heard about a week ago
yea exactly...nobody tipped him off, as it should be
i dont listen to radio 10-6 so i hope cuz gets mornings so there is something to flip over to when angelo is womanzing or something
Cuz/Marks morning and they kept their ESPN affiliation.
Haha Brace got canned. For him to be on radio in a big sports city was a joke
He's a good dude...last time I hung with him was at the Mmrbq last year...but he's awful on the radio. They got rid of his producer Vassoloti too but he also works downstairs at WMMR. They're actively looking for someone to pair up with Mayes for the afternoons.
Tell them to put me and lil guy on so we can argue.
Massive ratings.
Id move back home for that. We could even have igy call in with The Washington Sports Update
As awful as that show sounds I'd listen over Innes
I told Todd this the other day but one of my customers told me hole was happy that Innes was gone from here. He's awful.
lol im in for that
me: the phillies arent good
j: YES they are
me: why
j: cause
me: *shoots self*
havas: bryce harper just hit a double! omg he's so good!
Quote from: SD on April 02, 2015, 09:15:25 PM
He's a good dude...last time I hung with him was at the Mmrbq last year...but he's awful on the radio. They got rid of his producer Vassoloti too but he also works downstairs at WMMR. They're actively looking for someone to pair up with Mayes for the afternoons.
is rob ellis a possibility?
that would be the best show in philly radio....2 straight up sports guys with no shticks and no ego. well, as little a ego as is possible in that industry.
id like to reiterate how farging god awful the new espn.com is
thanks for listening
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 04, 2015, 04:24:04 PM
id like to reiterate how farging god awful the new espn.com is
thanks for listening
Putting aesthetics aside, it seems worse even from a practical standpoint. On a desktop anyway, it feels like the total number of links I can access without scrolling or selecting a dropdown menu is significantly smaller. It used to be that I would pop onto the site throughout the day and usually find some new link interesting every time I was there. Now I'm finding myself not seeing anything I want to click on most of the time when I visit the site.
I can't even see the FiveThirtyEight shtein without scrolling, and this is on a 27" monitor.
I agree about ESPN. Holy shtein it's horrible. What's amazing is the site was terrible before, yet somehow they've doubled down on the awful and made it even worse. Good work, Feva!
Yeah it's pretty zesty.
I hate when sites change shtein just for the same of change
Yahoo Sports is awful too since they redid it a year or so ago
fat farg innes blew up on twitter to funhole face crossing broad
then innes said gargano was going to the mornings.....where sd at. he on that shtein like a motherfarger.
I joke around a lot and say I hope certain people get aids or die in a fire..I truley mean it when it comes to Innes.
lol im with you
honest to god i hope he dies
SD, do you know what Innes is talking about when he says there is a lot more to the story that CB doesn't know about or have the balls to write about?
CB vs Innes, chris i don't know who to root for here... well both to die, obviously but that's unrealistic
No idea, was he talking about the fanatic?
i thought so...because CB was somewhat mocking Innes saying that Gargano was gonna do mornings. that's when Innes said there is more to the story.
don't make me go back and read the tweets again please
There's not really much to tell, Gargano/Marks are doing the morning show. From what I understand they're keeping their affiliation with ESPN (or trying to), Brace was fired. They're looking for a mid day guy to team up with Mayes. Kayal went to Sirius.
I didn't read his tweets but it's probably Innes being an attention whore. His schtick is manufactured controversy and his whole war with CB or the fanatic or whatever is farging lame. Nobody gives two shteins about him. He's such a bitch. Someone told me he likes Nickelback too.
For him to have a twitter meltdown with a blogger and to be so preoccupied with Missinelli is small time shtein. That's what you do when you're in Little Rock or Lake Charles Louisiana....not Philadelphia. You want to ingratiate yourself to a top sports city - put out good shows and good content.
headline on ESPN:
Tsarnaev found guilty, eligible for death penalty
WTF. Is this a goddamn sports page, or not? Add these sonsofbitches at ESPN (except Dillon, of course, he's alright,) to the list, with golfers.
the terrorist attack happened at a sporting event
Not that they would care if it didn't but the act did happen during a sporting event
I get that...what makes me angry is that he was eligible for the death penalty the whole trial
But everyone loves mentioning vengeance
I hope to hell there's a juror who appreciates his/her opportunity to make a stand for justice and prevent this kid being murdered by the State.
Dillen works for ESPN?
I believe you're talking about Feva
It was a terrorist attack in Boston
Don't get your hopes up
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 08, 2015, 10:37:28 PM
Dillen works for ESPN?
I believe you're talking about Feva
shtein, you're right.
People wanted to burn Rolling Stone for putting him on the cover. He's gonna get the death sentence for sure.
All it's gonna take is one moral person on that jury to prevent another--and I would argue, the worst kind of--murder.
I wish they still used the Electric Chair so they could fry him like bacon.
I wish we still educated people to think for themselves so we could cast off the tyranny of ignorance that allows people to think it's good for the State to kill citizens.
When you have such utter disregard for human life with overwhelming evidence that you committed the crime you shouldn't be spared. Boo hoo the state kills citizens, don't cowardly bomb crowds. I'm not 100% for capital punishment but in this case there's not a harsh enough penalty they can lay down. If it were up to me he'd be tortured first.
let aaron hernandez be the executioner. he has experience.
Quote from: Diomedes on April 09, 2015, 07:33:24 AM
All it's gonna take is one moral person on that jury to prevent another--and I would argue, the worst kind of--murder.
His best hope is that there are more Catholics in Massachusetts than any other state
RIP Stan Hochman
Was just reading the obit for hock and saw that he wrote for the Brownsville herald early in his career
Does this mean great things are ahead for the lil guy?
no
could any two guys be anymore opposite ?
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 10, 2015, 10:04:21 AM
Was just reading the obit for hock and saw that he wrote for the Brownsville herald early in his career
Does this mean great things are ahead for the lil guy?
Isn't the lil guy in his 30's now?
Not sure but I don't think so....my guess would be 25-26
Haha I said the same thing to him last night - I had no idea that Hochman worked down there.
lil guy needs to get on with The People Paper now.
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 10, 2015, 10:04:21 AM
Was just reading the obit for hock and saw that he wrote for the Brownsville herald early in his career
Does this mean great things are ahead for the lil guy?
no
Quote from: phattymatty on April 10, 2015, 10:07:09 AM
no
lol
Quote from: smeags on April 10, 2015, 10:13:11 AM
could any two guys be anymore opposite ?
you and any person who isnt white trash?
stan and i are both jews who like sports....we have tons in common. hes a better writer than me, so yea. omg.
Quote from: SD on April 10, 2015, 11:37:00 AM
]Isn't the lil guy in his 30's now?
im 28
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 10, 2015, 11:44:45 AM
Not sure but I don't think so....my guess would be 25-26
im 28
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 10, 2015, 12:26:07 PM
Haha I said the same thing to him last night - I had no idea that Hochman worked down there.
lil guy needs to get on with The People Paper now.
no thanks
http://awfulannouncing.com/the-locker/espn-is-now-sending-breaking-news-notifications-for-random-tim-tebow-tweets.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=espn-is-now-sending-breaking-news-notifications-for-random-tim-tebow-tweets&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Lou Holtschz is done at ESPN
Those 1 AM Saturday College Football Final start times catching up to Lou.
http://www.crossingbroad.com/2015/04/radio-wars-tony-bruno-and-josh-innes-beat-mike-missanelli-in-march.html
i'm not trying to campaign for mikey miss but my god if that doesnt prove how stupid people can be nothing will.
seriously, innes might be the absolute worst i have ever heard.
I don't know one person who listens to Innes. Not one. I know Miss was on vacation for a week or two.
if wanna brag about beating a guy in the ratings i guess do it when he's out 1/2 of the rating period.
sd do you know anything about this whore 97.5 hired to do updates for gagano...innes is essentially saying she was farging him on the side and that's why she got it
Quote from: MDS on April 13, 2015, 11:30:15 PM
sd do you know anything about this whore 97.5 hired to do updates for gagano...innes is essentially saying she was farging him on the side and that's why she got it
No idea, been real busy lately but I'll find out.
lol at catching feelings and looking for excuses cause Inness beat miss....you guys can't possibly care who wins btwn those two dopes do you?
it's not so much a miss losing but i really want innes to crash and burn hard
i wish they never hired the pos but i just dont listen to him...and i dont care that he edged out missnelli or why
its like me being a cataldi fan and him losing to gargano and i go on a search for excuses why and call all of humanity stupid because one radio guy beat another
really if anyone should care it should be me because i only listen to wip and dont follow the radio war stuff...so inness winning just means hes going to stay on wip indefinitely...but if someone hates inness and doesnt mind or likes missinelli you have options....who cares who beats who...mostly i was just laughing at sd and smeags for being like "doesnt count its not fair missanelli was off for two weeks"...."do over!!!"
to be fair i get mental about things like uniforms and the schedule so i guess to each his/her own about whats bothers them....but radio wars is not in my top thousand concerns when it comes to sports
no, i just hate him that much that i want him to fail. i haven't listened to more of 30 seconds of his show since he went to afternoons and it's completely irrational, but i want him homeless on the streets wondering where his life went wrong
Quote from: SunMo on April 14, 2015, 08:56:54 AM
no, i just hate him that much that i want him to fail. i haven't listened to more of 30 seconds of his show since he went to afternoons and it's completely irrational, but i want him homeless on the streets wondering where his life went wrong
Same
Miss is irrelevant. If Joe Schmoe was beating him I wouldn't care. Innes hits on all things I hate about people. The whole manufactured drama with CB and Miss is so delusional because neither of them care as much. I want to see him on the Boulevard with a cardboard sign.
Quote from: SD on April 14, 2015, 10:12:48 AM
Same
Miss is irrelevant. If Joe Schmoe was beating him I wouldn't care. Innes hits on all things I hate about people. The whole manufactured drama with CB and Miss is so delusional because neither of them care as much. I want to see him on the Boulevard with a cardboard sign.
yeah not sure how its difficult for some to grasp this. who gives a flying farg who wins this bullshtein radio war. i just want innes to catch aids. is that so wrong ?
pro sports playoff watching guide for the next week...simply the best time of the year
tonight
700 - penguins at rangers - nbcs
730 - red wings at lighning - cnbc
930 - wild at blues - nbcs
1030 - jets at ducks – cnbc
friday
700 - senators at canadiens - cnbc
700 - islanders at capitals - nbcs
930 - blackhawks at predators - nbcs
1000 - flames at canucks – cnbc
saturday
1230 – bullets at raptors - espn
300 – red wings at lightning - nbc
300 – wild at blues - nbc
330 – pellicans at warriors - abc
700 – bucks at bulls - espn
800 – penguins at rangers - nbc
930 – mavericks at rockets - espn
1030 – jets at ducks – nbcs
sunday
noon – capitals at islanders - nbc
300 – celtics at cavaliers - abc
300 – predators at blackhawks - nbc
530 – nets at hawks - tnt
700 – canadiens at senators - nbcs
800 – trailblazers at grizzlies - tnt
1000 – canucks at flames - nbcs
1030 – spurs at clippers – tnt
monday
700 – rangers at penguins - nbcs
800 – bucks at bulls - tnt
800 – blues at wild - cnbc
900 – ducks at jets - nhln
1030 – pellicans at warriors – tnt
tuesday
700 – lightning at red wings - nbcs
700 – celtics at cavaliers - tnt
730 – capitals at islanders - usa
800 – bullets at raptors - nba
930 – predators at blackhawks - nbcs
930 – mavericks at rockets - tnt
1000 – canucks at flames – usa
wednesday
700 – canadiens at senators - usa
700 – nets at hawks - nba
700 - rangers at penguins - nbcs
800 – trailblazers at jazz - tnt
930 – blues at wild - nbcs
930 – ducks at jets - usa
1030 – spurs at clippers - tnt
Britt McHenry was suspended a week by ESPN after video leaked of her berating a towing employee
Quote"I'm in the news, sweetheart. I will farging sue this place."
.
"That's why I have a degree and you don't. I wouldn't work in a scumbag place like this. Makes my skin crawl even being here. ... That's all you care about is just taking people's money. With no education, no skill set, just wanted to clarify that."
.
"Do you feel good about your job? ... So I can be a college dropout and do the same thing? Why, cause I have a brain and you don't? Maybe if I was missing some teeth they would hire me, huh? ... Oh, like yours cause they look so stunning. Cause I'm on television and you're in a farging trailer, honey. Lose some weight, baby girl."
Her insincere response:
QuoteIn an intense and stressful moment, I allowed my emotions to get the best of me and said some insulting and regrettable things. As frustrated as I was, I should always choose to be respectful and take the high road. I am so sorry for my actions and will learn from this mistake.
She knew she was being recorded and still lashed out anyway
That towing company is as shady as it gets...mot enough bad things can happen to them
I was hoping it would say suspended for a sex tape leaking out.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 16, 2015, 07:12:13 PMI was hoping it would say suspended for a sex tape leaking out.
cue
chuggie telling us he had the same hope, until he learned that Britt is a woman.
god twitter can be so bad sometimes
someone acts like a funhole to another person who acts like a funhole and FIRE HERE KILL HER RAMBLE RAMBLE BLA BLA OUTRAGE
die everyone
Sole Man 30 for 30 is pretty good
i got turned on my watching that britt video. keep it real girl.
Quote from: phattymatty on April 17, 2015, 09:46:55 AM
i got turned on my watching that britt video. keep it real girl.
i doubt anyone was surprised by this confession.
she's only getting a week suspension because everything she said was on point.
more britt being britt I guess.....man she sounds like a stupid bitch....
http://awfulannouncing.com/2015/britt-mchenry-also-recently-ugly-confrontation-another-woman-twitter.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=britt-mchenry-also-recently-ugly-confrontation-another-woman-twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Yeah she sounds like a real peach.
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/04/britt-mchenry-suspension-espn-video-clip-too-easy-one-week (http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/04/britt-mchenry-suspension-espn-video-clip-too-easy-one-week)
usa today calling espn out over this.
Gargano/Marks are on this morning. Marks is a million x better as a #2.
i listened to two segments on the way in, marks talked about 3 sentences lol
Awwww dats aweeeeesome cuz!
didnt know they started today. shame too, would've been good to check it out as i sat still on the turnpike.
I tried listening here at the office but our wifi is out and I am not gonna stream without it
http://www.sbnation.com/2015/4/20/8457901/marshall-henderson-waited-2-years-to-revenge-tweet-erin-andrews
People are a farging virus.
i laughed
gargano's show wasnt a trainwreck, except for that whore he had doing updates. jesus who did she blow to get that job? wait, it was gargano.
Quote from: MDS on April 20, 2015, 07:42:03 PM
gargano's show wasnt a trainwreck, except for that whore he had doing updates. jesus who did she blow to get that job? wait, it was gargano.
haha no shtein I think her name is Maureen Williams or something but her updates were so awkward and unprepared.
what the farg gargano
(http://www.975thefanatic.com/Pics/Jocks/maureen_bio.jpg)
Blossom?
Lavern?
listened this morning.
the fanatic found a way to make the cuz bearable. just put him up against the rhode island dumbo.
genius.
Pretty much done with WIP at this point. I'll still listen to Ray and Glen on the weekends but Gargano is better radio than Cataldi and until Innes is either gone or dead I have no reason to tune into that train wreck.
gargano has been much more sports focused
i only listen for part of the 30-45 mins of my drive, but ive noticed that the skank update girl hasnt spoken too much since that first day. good adjustment.
cataldi is still doing his same shtick. its all fine and good but he cannot compete with cuz on a sports level.
i'm sure he won't take too many listeners away from ang but it's great to listen to. he's always been my favorite personality though, so i'm biased.
(http://i2.wp.com/cbsphilly.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/1400xtonyjoshpodcast2.jpg?resize=250%2C250)
look at this fat farg
http://www.khou.com/story/tech/2015/04/27/espn-sues-verizon-over-bundle/26455305/
Quote from: MDS on April 27, 2015, 11:28:46 PM
(http://i2.wp.com/cbsphilly.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/1400xtonyjoshpodcast2.jpg?resize=250%2C250)
look at this fat farg
great job by the WIP marketing staff. cant even get the picture matched to the show's name.
btw - that MCW chick on gargano's farged up the update again today. she is awful.
Gargano is plugging her that's the only reason she's there. She's god awful and her voice is horrible for radio.
Fanatic is getting a shtein ton of sponsors due to the cuz. Lot more than they expected.
is he plugging her as she reads the updates ?
shes a farging trainwreck
sd tell me everyone at the station knows this
Isn't Gargano married?
Quote from: MDS on April 28, 2015, 07:40:25 PM
shes a farging trainwreck
sd tell me everyone at the station knows this
They do 100%
so they are that in love with gargano that theyll let his side piece embarrass the station every morning?
Ratings are great but sponsors is all anyone gives two shteins about. Gargano has been killing it for them (sponsor wise) so far from what I'm told. So yes, she stays for now.
how are innes' sponsors
the 1-2 times i listened it was strip clubs and the apt building bruno lives in
Is Gargano sponsors by Priiiimooo's hoagies? Awwww dats aweeeesome cuz
yeah he's already doing Primo's spots
and MCW is awful, all she has to do is read updates and she flubs at least one line each time. and her cadence is awful.
Who is better; 975's MCW at reading updates or Milwaukee's MCW at shooting jumpers?
Milwaukee all day
again she sounds brutal through an update.
btw - anyone else having issues with the fanatic app ? the audio keeps cutting in and out on me.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CEL3jpOVAAEhOsm.jpg)
At first I thought he had a Burgess Meredith hearing aid in
how bad is he going to shred espn now...
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/05/08/bill-simmons-leaving-espn/
Bleh Grantland is my favorite website. Dunno what's going to happen now.
does espn own grantland and 30/30 or does he get to take them with him
simmons should go to hbo imo...that would be the perfect spot for him
espn owns both those properties
30 for 30 should be fine without simmons....really what they do is come up with ideas and then let filmmakers go do them. simmons isnt the guy holding that down. grantland is a different story. hes the EIC and the face and voice behind it. there will be a staff exodus because they all love him. i dont see espn getting rid of it, but it will be different.
im not sure what simmons is going to do, but i cant see him going with another major media outlet fulltime. i think he puts his writing somewhere independent, which leaves him room to work turner/nba and shop some tv ideas to hbo and netflix and what not.
I think this is a good thing. He's big enough to run his own deal. Although I do think this kills Grantland. Maybe they merge it with Whitlock's 'black Grantland' thing they can't get off the ground.
Also if he somehow ended up at Deadspin, some of the greatest web content of all time might be generated.
its definitely not a good thing...theres no better backing than espn behind you...but I think he can do good things at hbo...if he goes to fox or cbs sports then he basically disappears forever
Pretty sure that wherever he ends up, he won't go missing for a month for calling Roger Goodell a liar.
I don't mean literally missing like a milk carton...but he basically just becomes another sports talking head...just like when anyone leaves espn....has anyone ever left the leader and gotten bigger....they mostly all either disappear or kinda just fall into mediocrity
His readership and media exposure will certainly go down, but I think the quality of his content will be better with more freedom. I don't know that he's planning to just replace ESPN with Fox or NBC or whatever like a canned anchor or sportscaster would. I expect him to branch out with his own media outlet (perhaps backed by someone else but with more of a free hand than Grantland) and make side deals with the big media companies so he can pop up on TNT during the playoffs or wherever he wants to throw in two cents.
He's interested in trying new things. He might fail totally but I'd be a little surprised if he just goes to Fox Grantland.
I definitely don't think he will fail but I think he takes a huge step back
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 08, 2015, 07:02:07 PM
I don't mean literally missing like a milk carton...but he basically just becomes another sports talking head...just like when anyone leaves espn....has anyone ever left the leader and gotten bigger....they mostly all either disappear or kinda just fall into mediocrity
dan patrick? he seems to be doing ok.
hes not hosting SC anymore but his radio show does well....nbc football host...doing that sports jeopardy jawn.
simmons will be fine. hes too popular not to. but there will have to be a downgrade because when it comes to sports there espn, and then everything else.
lol dan patrick is a ghost...please don't tell me that's simmons ceiling
thats like the perfect example of what he ends up being
i dont agree with that, but im not really sure how someone becomes more visible to you by leaving espn
again there is no bigger sports property....how in the world could he be bigger or even equal? its obviously not about that for him.
Quote from: MDS on May 09, 2015, 12:04:21 AM
i dont agree with that, but im not really sure how someone becomes more visible to you by leaving espn
they don't...its kinda my point....dan Patrick show is like the perfect example of what simmons will be if he goes to some other network other than hbo
yea, thats not a bad thing
dan is doing pretty well for himself. youre not really a sports media guy, but believe me, his shows do well and being the host of nbc football is a major, major gig. its not being in the espn orbit, but then again nothing can be.
like i said simmons will find a home for his writing and podcasting and it will be fine. he'll lose some audience because people will just forget about him without links directly on espn, but between his facebook/twitter followers, promotion, linking around social media, he'll survive. going to hbo or netflix or nbatv for tv stuff will actually improve on what espn offers.
i think hed do well on hbo, doing a quarterly show like costas did and like they tried with joe buck. he could produce some docs for them, too. remember they stopped doing docs because of 30 for 30. netflix id imagine would godfather him, too. so he could take that.
9/10 americans have no idea dan has a show...7/10 think hes dead
it doesnt get the attention skip bayless does or colin cowherd do...because its not a pandering trollfest...but it does well. your understanding of the national rad- you know what, whatever.
youre right!
guess who is about to have a dan patrick type show this winter?
a daily sports radio show syndicated to tons of markets and aired daily on a cable network, albeit one nobody watches?
over under months before we even knew bill simmons existed?
i dont even know how to correlate that to the reality you live in
Quote from: MDS on May 09, 2015, 12:32:50 AM
it doesnt get the attention skip bayless does or colin cowherd do...because its not a pandering trollfest...but it does well. your understanding of the national rad- you know what, whatever.
youre right!
Hahahaha
http://deadspin.com/bill-simmons-cribbing-an-old-wwe-catchphrase-was-the-la-1703247060?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
Simmons was on the show no one knows about?!
cant believe skipper heard about that since patrick does his show from siberia
not a simmons fan. in fact, i don't watch/listen to anyone in particular. as the years go on, i care less & less about hearing the opinions of the "experts". i can't even sit through a pregame show these days. too many years of listening to blowhard analysts and their misinformed opinions, i suppose. that and all the sports shows where reporters pretend to argue about different topics. it's nonsense.
i put the game on 1 minute before kickoff/tipoff/whatever & skip all that crap.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 09, 2015, 12:27:01 AM
9/10 americans have no idea dan has a show...7/10 think hes dead
link please.
Quote from: smeags on May 14, 2015, 10:47:08 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 09, 2015, 12:27:01 AM
9/10 americans have no idea dan has a show...7/10 think hes dead
link please.
igyisalwaysright.com (http://psychcentral.com/encyclopedia/2008/delusion-of-grandeur/)
Quote from: hunt on May 14, 2015, 09:51:04 AM
not a simmons fan. in fact, i don't watch/listen to anyone in particular. as the years go on, i care less & less about hearing the opinions of the "experts". i can't even sit through a pregame show these days. too many years of listening to blowhard analysts and their misinformed opinions, i suppose. that and all the sports shows where reporters pretend to argue about different topics. it's nonsense.
i put the game on 1 minute before kickoff/tipoff/whatever & skip all that crap.
Yeah I have watched less and less of the pre-game stuff over the years. I keep it on for background noise mostly. I do enjoy the Fox guys because they cut up. But I haven't watched the yawnfest at CBS in several years
fox is the worst of all 3
fox is an unbearable chucklefest
my favorite pregame show was the time they had a 930 game and i could watch that before the 100 jawns started
i know the CB dude is a funhole but he broke down some stunt innes pulled a few days ago....its grotesque
anyone wanna take 1 for the team and just kill him?
post the article text, not a link
his continued rip off of the howard stern schtick is as bad as it gets.
i dont feel like finding it
basically he found out that chip said he likes rbs that are "jingle footed" then made up the fact that thats a racist term and trolled everyone...including jody mac....for an hour before andy bloom called in and told him to stop while kissing his ass at the same time. same callers were livid. im cracking up right now at the hilarity of it all. what a breath of fresh air!
i feel like no matter how many times i look i am still seeing it wrong....the nhl game on sat is at 715...that seems so random and bizarre...is this normal lil guy?
belmont
yeah i know but this has never happened before has it since nbc got the cup....ive never seen it...715 is so weird to see
off the top of my head no....i think nbc might have started some sunday finals game at 6 or 7 but i totally might be making that up
they are trying to take advantage of the massive horsie lead in. nothing more, nothing less.
Eagles-Cowboys on Thanksgiving was the most-watched TV program of 2014 with 32 million viewers. Pats-Packers was second at 30.9 million
what about the oscars, super bowl, previous conference championship games.....those all had more viewers
i guess those are considered specials and since the TG game was part of the regular season package its a "program"
so its fall programs....really good tweet there
@sd
what is going on at 975. miss getting crushed by that fat ass....he just lost the demo, too. gargano doing worse than mike and mike did.
wip lost me as a listener when they brought on ennis so by no means am i defending them but id listen to rush limbaugh before i ever listened to even one second of that other sports station...they cant lose enough as far as im concerned
i ride or die with the original gangsta
Quote from: MDS on June 09, 2015, 07:19:17 PM
@sd
what is going on at 975. miss getting crushed by that fat ass....he just lost the demo, too. gargano doing worse than mike and mike did.
No idea. Innes is lowest common denominator radio. Not saying Miss is great but I question the intelligence of the city when Innes is getting such good ratings. The morning show is a new format, that'll take time. There might be some big upper management changes at 97.5 in the near future. They want a more Philly centric station rather than the generic shtein they throw out there now. They might bring in someone who knows how to hit that market.
So Gargano is getting whipped too?
And if people voluntarily listen to and like Innes they need a farging lobotomy
i think he means all the lebron vs. jordan talk. that kind of stuff might be espn fresh take manufacuted debate mandated. but i feel the same way....ashamed for my city that they are digging innis.
the biggest thing 975 needs to do is wait for angelo to retire....then pounce
another thing is they need to poney up and steal the eagles or phils away from wip. the sixers and flyers are nice and all but its peanuts compared to the others.
Quote from: MDS on June 09, 2015, 08:23:59 PM
i think he means all the lebron vs. jordan talk. that kind of stuff might be espn fresh take manufacuted debate mandated. but i feel the same way....ashamed for my city that they are digging innis.
the biggest thing 975 needs to do is wait for angelo to retire....then pounce
another thing is they need to poney up and steal the eagles or phils away from wip. the sixers and flyers are nice and all but its peanuts compared to the others.
Todd is spot on with all of this
They try to steal the Eagles/Phillies every year but it never happens. It's come very close to happening with both teams
is it money or are they afraid to bail on the institution of wip
i think ed left wip because they were moved to a different station for a phils preseason game or something. the sixers probably left for better exposure but nobody listens to the nba or nhl on the radio anyway.
More the institution. Phils/Eagles want Philly guys and a Philly station. Flyers/Sixers just wanted their own station which is the primary reason they left. I know money wise the fanatic has offered more money to carry both teams. Not overwhelming money but definitely more.
so its more a reputation thing....they dont want to be like the jaguars or titans who are small time and probably on some rinky dink espn affiliate
975 cutting mike and mike for gargano has got to be a start toward shedding the espn label....if innes is going to be the future of wip i want the fanatic to bury them.
Pretty much although the impression I get is its not so much the rinky dink ESPN crap as it is staying true to Philly. The fanatic isn't Philly enough which is why it's failing.
wip needs to burn in lava. unless the eagles or ray diddy is on the air i dont tune in.
innes winning the ratings shows how stupid this listening public can be. seriously, wtf.
innes is marginally worse than missinelli...lets not act like 975 has some amazing show going up against innes that no one is listening too...missinelli farging blows too
the problem is innes is not from philly and thats why i am out...but mike and mike got better ratings than gargano on 975 so the philly thing does not matter to listeners of that station....its a young espn generation audience
smeags its good to know that you are part of the intelligent sports radio listening public...i would have never known
innes is infinitly worse than any other radio host ever, if you werent the typical wip dick you'd be intelligent enough to know that.
Quote from: smeags on June 10, 2015, 08:52:52 AM
if you werent the typical wip dick you'd be intelligent enough to know that.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 09, 2015, 07:27:15 PM
wip lost me as a listener when they brought on ennis
god you are dumb
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 10, 2015, 08:49:12 AM
the problem is innes is not from philly and thats why i am out
moron, the issue isnt that he's not from philly, it's simply that he farging sucks. period.
its both...as ive said sixty times cranial lump....hold the flag high for the intelligent sports radio listener base out there buddy...you are doing everyone proud
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 10, 2015, 09:17:56 AM
its both...as ive said sixty times cranial lump....hold the flag high for the intelligent sports radio listener base out there buddy...you are doing everyone proud
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 10, 2015, 08:49:12 AM
the problem is innes is not from philly and thats why i am out
you forgot to quote the part where i said he was a great host....ill be waiting
innis went on a 25 minute rant about miss today
miss i think spoke about him earlier....that dude is going to lose it. maybe he can kill innes and we can just take out 2 birds with 1 stone and be done with 2 god awful people.
Quote from: MDS on June 11, 2015, 12:52:17 AM
innis went on a 25 minute rant about miss today
miss i think spoke about him earlier....that dude is going to lose it. maybe he can kill innes and we can just take out 2 birds with 1 stone and be done with 2 god awful people.
And we pray
I heard Miss mention the other show yesterday...just asking why they care so much about his show to devote so much time to him. That's Innes schtick though and I can't believe a city like Philly is falling for it from an outsider. If this was a guy who had been around for a bit who decided to take on Miss I could see the city supporting him, but a douche like Innes no one should ever fall for it. Horrible. Usually there's a buzz about a host, like Miss was whatever then he took on Bayless and that pretty much made him. With Innes I just don't see it and everyone I know can't stand him and they don't listen just to listen like people used to do with Stern so I have no idea where these ratings are coming from.
exactly.....angelo aint from philly but he put his time in and is now 100% philly....he has the cache to go at a hometown guy like missanelli...shtein hes blasted the king on a regular basis for years and he works with him.....but as bad as missanelli is he deserves more respect than to be attacked by that pissant ennis
lil guy is right...with the temper missanelli has he has to be close to defcon 5 losing the ratings battle and ennis putting him on blast everyday on air....if i was ennis id have eyes in the back of my head
Defcon 5 is a state of peace.
Defcon 1 is a state of all-out war.
Just an FYI...
mikey miss has become a borefest, part of that may be the sports enviroment right now in philly but in general, the sports talk genre here is lacking right now.
miss has become the late years eskin, the one he drove off the air. hes become boring, stale, lazy and thinks his opinions are the greatest and wont hear anyone else.
innes is winning because fox news wins....mcdonalds sells 1 billion burgers....people go to pats and genos.....americans are morons.
Quote from: Rome on June 11, 2015, 08:53:47 AM
Defcon 5 is a state of peace.
Defcon 1 is a state of all-out war.
Just an FYI...
in sports radio its reversed
Quote from: MDS on June 11, 2015, 09:55:03 AM
miss has become the late years eskin, the one he drove off the air. hes become boring, stale, lazy and thinks his opinions are the greatest and wont hear anyone else.
innes is winning because fox news wins....mcdonalds sells 1 billion burgers....people go to pats and genos.....americans are morons.
for the record pats is very good and mcdonalds double cheeseburgers own you...also the king is awesome to this day
americans are morons tho you got that correct
mikey miss was good back in the day then he decided to become "controversial" and fell the farg off
I used to love the S&M show on WIP with Miss and Fredericks. When Miss first came on the air on 97.5 he was a breath of fresh air. But his act has grown stale. There were a lot of things to like about him a few years ago, he generally liked the same shows (The Wire, The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Homeland) and same movies, his opinions on sports were decent too...now he 's too involved with civil rights nonsense and Lebron, Lebron, Lebron. 97.5's top rated personality believe it or not is Sal Pal. His weekly spots always have a spike in the listening audience. He was a host there for a while but he wasn't cheap and he had other obligations so he couldn't continue.
Aside from Glen and Ray on the weekends I'm done with WIP until Innes is off the air.
pats and genos can both fall into a hole...they are gross tourist traps but that fits your bill as an occasional visitor from balmer
im not sure if MM is trying to be controversial....rather hes just an incredible icehole who is insanely full of himself. his fallout at wip humbled him a little bit and he came back very strong against eskin, who was really on his last legs as someone who could carry a daily radio show. as MM rose to #1, he got complacent and lazy and fell into the same holes. innes is challenging him and he cant handle it.
the thing about sports talk is controversy and drama sell. this is why skip and screamin A rule on tv....i cant stand any of it because i have a shred of intelligence but that means im not their target audience
Quote from: MDS on June 11, 2015, 10:15:22 AM
the thing about sports talk is controversy and drama sell. this is why skip and screamin A rule on tv....i cant stand any of it because i have a shred of intelligence but that means im not their target audience
I'm sure you learned this in journalism just as I learned this in corporate comm and film/tv class lowest common denominator television/radio sells. Both my professors used Jersey Shore as their example. Angelo is a staple in Philly sports, I don't mind his act. He's ingrained forever because of Wing Bowl. His schtick is his schtick and he plays it well. I won't listen to him again until Innes is gone.
yup...this is a very stupid country that believes what we're told on tv or the radio. i mean, look how many people believe in god or religion. those same people stop believing in santa or the tooth fairy on that the holocaust happened, but they go on believing theres some magic bearded man in the sky listening to them murmur. its asinine but its america.
innes is a giant troll and admits to that. he admits to stealing from stern's playbook because it works. hes 1000% about ratings. doesnt care about sports...the city...anything...just wants to get ratings so he gets his bonus check. the fact that people cant see it doesnt surprise me. youd wish philly would be better than this, but philly is in america and america goes crazy when skip bayless hungry hungry hippos lebron james. sports fans are complete morons.
im actually listening to the cuz in the morning, a guy i didnt get on WIP, but because he's not cataldi it's a nice change and i tune in.
it's true drama means ratings and that 's all innes brings to the table, but miss has def become stale. yeah, we get it mikey, you love you some lebron but does every segment need to turn into a king james strokefest ?
Quote from: SD on June 11, 2015, 10:14:58 AM
I used to love the S&M show on WIP with Miss and Fredericks. When Miss first came on the air on 97.5 he was a breath of fresh air. But his act has grown stale. There were a lot of things to like about him a few years ago, he generally liked the same shows (The Wire, The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Homeland) and same movies, his opinions on sports were decent too...now he 's too involved with civil rights nonsense and Lebron, Lebron, Lebron. 97.5's top rated personality believe it or not is Sal Pal. His weekly spots always have a spike in the listening audience. He was a host there for a while but he wasn't cheap and he had other obligations so he couldn't continue.
Aside from Glen and Ray on the weekends I'm done with WIP until Innes is off the air.
mikey miss used to be more or less gargano...whether you agreed with his opinions or not he was a knowledgable straight forward philly sports guy then he went off the rails
and it all started when he slugged his producer...I think that was in 2003 2004?
I disagree with him going "off the rails"...in fact I'm a little surprised IGY isn't on his jock because he's another white dude that's down with the brothers.
Would surprise me at all if part of the reason why his ratings are down is because he talks about racial issues and the caitlyn jenner thing and etc. and calls the people what they are, bigots. His main listening audience is going to be middle age white people who don't like to hear about that stuff.
Quote from: MDS on June 11, 2015, 10:15:22 AM
pats and genos can both fall into a hole...they are gross tourist traps but that fits your bill as an occasional visitor from balmer
typical sheep answer....ive never eaten at genos but pats is quality....its not the best but its far from the worst...i love when people judge food by whether tourists go to a place...people in ny do this with the excellent katz's...you judge the food by the food noithing else...
pats steaks are a solid B
their cheese fries are A++
and there isnt a grade high enough for whatever cherry soda they sell
its mass produced mcdonalds like steaks....the food isnt cooked to order. they have a giant pile of steak sitting on the grill and just shove it in a roll with some cold cheese on top. beyond that the steak isnt good.
but whatever....you like fancy lights and they show pats and genos during football games and stuff so obviously you have to go. when i go to places im not from i tourist it up. no shame in that.
munson - you may have a point, but maybe the issue isnt that people dont ever want to discuss a non sports subject like race or homosexuality, but people tune into a sports talk station to hear about sports. now, obviously real life and sports cross paths occasionally but why the farg would i want to hear 10 different discussions about bruce/catelyn kardashian ? good for him/her for coming out and becoming what he/her wanted ...no issue with that, at all, but to me miss is just trying to be a contrarian and more importantly it feels fake.
plus again, sports talk.
Quote from: MDS on June 11, 2015, 10:54:08 AM
its mass produced mcdonalds like steaks....the food isnt cooked to order. they have a giant pile of steak sitting on the grill and just shove it in a roll with some cold cheese on top. beyond that the steak isnt good.
but whatever....you like fancy lights and they show pats and genos during football games and stuff so obviously you have to go. when i go to places im not from i tourist it up. no shame in that.
lol ever been to a philly steak shop before?...tons of spots that stay busy and if they arent always busy then during their rush they have a pile of meat on the grill.....this has basically been happening since the beginning of time newb....pats has been making the same steak for 20 30 40 50 years...nothing is different now that they are a tourist destination
if you dont like their steaks because of the bread or the chopped meat or their onions are too sweet or anything having to do witht he food itself then fine...thats legit...not every place is for every person...but please dont buy into the well tourists go there or its mass produced lol...ive never actually heard that one before or for any other uneducated dumb untruth
sometimes places are or get terrible because they are tourist destinations (hooters) and sometimes places are tourist desitnations cause they serve good food....(pats, katz's, hot dougs)
i think there are much better options for a steak sandwich than pat's or geno's but i would never refuse either one.
Quote from: smeags on June 11, 2015, 10:56:29 AM
munson - you may have a point, but maybe the issue isnt that people dont ever want to discuss a non sports subject like race or homosexuality, but people tune into a sports talk station to hear about sports. now, obviously real life and sports cross paths occasionally but why the farg would i want to hear 10 different discussions about bruce/catelyn kardashian ? good for him/her for coming out and becoming what he/her wanted ...no issue with that, at all, but to me miss is just trying to be a contrarian and more importantly it feels fake.
plus again, sports talk.
I think it's a bit easier to talk about national sports stories right now because we're in a really dead period in Philly sports. I mean, I listened yesterday for the first time in about 3 or 4 days and every shows trying to hype up the voluntary OTA's this week hardcore. They're desperate for Philly stuff to talk about but there just isn't much. In those cases, I'm a-okay with Miss talking about national sports issues, especially those that intersect with social issues. But yeah, come training camp and pre-season, I'm sure it'll go back to being extremely Eagles heavy.
Quote from: smeags on June 11, 2015, 11:11:22 AM
i think there are much better options for a steak sandwich than pat's or geno's but i would never refuse either one.
i will never eat at genos. farg that republican racist group of wops....if i was starving for a few days and out of options id probably do a pats.
true ... there isnt a whole lot to talk about right now. the eagles opening traing will certainly change that. the phils ? they stink and and discussing the players in the farm system is not going to get ratings. the sixers ? not there yet but i expect that to change next season. the flyers ? meh.
one thing everyone here does seem to agree on is the fact that innes is horrible.
Quote from: MDS on June 11, 2015, 11:34:54 AM
Quote from: smeags on June 11, 2015, 11:11:22 AM
i think there are much better options for a steak sandwich than pat's or geno's but i would never refuse either one.
if i was starving for a few days and out of options id probably do a pats.
the reason not to eat at pats is that there are approximately 4000 places within a mile of it that are better (non steak) options....south philly is an incredible food mecca...but as far as steaks pats is right there as the best btwn snyder and south
Quote from: Rome on June 11, 2015, 08:53:47 AM
Defcon 5 is a state of peace.
Defcon 1 is a state of all-out war.
Just an FYI...
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let me see if i am following this debate, igy think's pat's is great, lil guy thinks they suck. right ?
Quote from: smeags on June 11, 2015, 12:02:55 PM
let me see if i am following this debate, igy think's pat's is great, lil guy thinks they suck. right ?
pretty much
then again 1 of us has a long standing history of having god awful taste in everything, and the other is just some jew
Quote from: smeags on June 11, 2015, 12:02:55 PM
let me see if i am following this debate, igy think's pat's is great, lil guy thinks they suck. right ?
you seriously might have the worst reading skills in the history of history....never seen anything quite like it
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 11, 2015, 12:18:18 PM
Quote from: smeags on June 11, 2015, 12:02:55 PM
let me see if i am following this debate, igy think's pat's is great, lil guy thinks they suck. right ?
you seriously might have the worst reading skills in the history of history....never seen anything quite like it
whatever you say defcon 5
miss came back hard on innes today.....some of it was really funny
Quote
Now as far as the other kid goes, please, come on. A kid who got beat up on the schoolyard every day of his life, kid who was afraid to take his t-shirt off in phys. ed class because he had manboobs. A kid that's never played a sport in his life. A Howard Stern imitator. He's what's bringing you to sports talk radio in Philadelphia? Please
sadly this vagina fight between these 2 hacks is more entertaining than anything in philly sports
He said Bruno turned down a deal from the Fanatic thinking he was worth more but wound up taking less from WIP. The man-teets comments were pretty funny. There were a lot of callers to his show today who were fed up with Innes. They said all he talks about is Missanelli. I guess at some point Miss had to strike back. At least it's a two way fight now and not just Innes running his mouth. Miss told a story yesterday about Gargano getting in Innes shtein when he was at WIP and Innes almost wet his pants. Wouldn't surprise me.
Quote from: MDS on June 11, 2015, 07:42:42 PM
miss came back hard on innes today.....some of it was really funny
Quote
Now as far as the other kid goes, please, come on. A kid who got beat up on the schoolyard every day of his life, kid who was afraid to take his t-shirt off in phys. ed class because he had manboobs. A kid thats never played a sport in his life. A Howard Stern imitator. Hes whats bringing you to sports talk radio in Philadelphia? Please
sadly this vagina fight between these 2 hacks is more entertaining than anything in philly sports
what is wrong with you...that could have been the corniest response ive ever seen and in general this whole thing is one of the least entertaining things ive ever seen...outside of the ratings you should be embarrassed to care about any of this
Quote from: SD on June 11, 2015, 07:47:03 PM
He said Bruno turned down a deal from the Fanatic thinking he was worth more but wound up taking less from WIP. The man-teets comments were pretty funny. There were a lot of callers to his show today who were fed up with Innes. They said all he talks about is Missanelli. I guess at some point Miss had to strike back. At least it's a two way fight now and not just Innes running his mouth. Miss told a story yesterday about Gargano getting in Innes shtein when he was at WIP and Innes almost wet his pants. Wouldn't surprise me.
he got called out for his eskin bashing back in 2008....then saying now hes "above" that. also, hes getting crushed and needs to do something.
im always game for a good old media pissing match between 2 egotistical womanizers. im on team "i hope both of them die."
Details on Gargano making Innes nearly piss himself please
That's funny
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 11, 2015, 07:54:47 PM
Details on Gargano making Innes nearly piss himself please
That's funny
I know everyone hates CB but here you go at the very end
http://www.crossingbroad.com/2015/06/radio-wars-mike-missanelli-found-the-launch-codes.html
Quote from: MDS on June 11, 2015, 09:55:03 AM
miss has become the late years eskin, the one he drove off the air. hes become boring, stale, lazy and thinks his opinions are the greatest and wont hear anyone else.
innes is winning because fox news wins....mcdonalds sells 1 billion burgers....people go to pats and genos.....americans are morons.
i agree about miss now, he doesn't even listen to callers. he'll get a call and the guy will go on a 30-45 second monologue about something and then miss tries to respond but usually isn't sure what the guy was saying because he isn't listening.
i think the morning show is good, Gargano and Marks have decent chemistry but i wish they would slit Lynch's throat i can't stand listening to him.
sport talk is tough...sometimes there's just nothing going on in the sports world but they still have to fill time. i catch the first 10 minutes of gargano every morning...and maybe 10-20 minutes of mikey miss in the afternoon while i'm driving. that's plenty.
i can't listen to cataldi's voice...it makes me nauseous...horrible voice for radio. and i've never heard of innes until this thread. actually, all this controversy is making me want to check him out to see what all the buzz is about.
if their little "war" gives them something to talk about until eagles' season starts, they all win.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 11, 2015, 10:04:25 AM
Quote from: Rome on June 11, 2015, 08:53:47 AM
Defcon 5 is a state of peace.
Defcon 1 is a state of all-out war.
Just an FYI...
in sports radio its reversed
That's because sports talk radio is utterly retarded.
Whitlock has been booted off his own site at ESPN...before it even launched.
This is akin to "how you get fired on your day off?!"
whitlock is a top 5 worst person....he should be booted from planet earth
http://awfulannouncing.com/the-locker/bill-simmons-settles-all-his-old-espn-scores-in-this-incredible-cartoon.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bill-simmons-settles-all-his-old-espn-scores-in-this-incredible-cartoon&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Lolol
Rob Ellis and Harry Mayes are taking over middays starting tomorrow on 97.5
I like Ellis a lot but Mayes his horrible. I'll give it a listen at least.
I had the Phillies on the radio yesterday in the car and it was the first time i've listened to WIP in forever. 2 different commercial breaks they had a 30-45 second promo just pimping the shtein out of Innes. Calling him the "most talked about afternoon host in decades". No mention of Bruno either. I have no doubt that he's their plan to eventually replace Angelo
yeah i could go without mayes but i guess he stays over eytan shander. ellis should make it interesting, always thought he was pretty good on WIP.
i havent listened but is bruno onboard with innes or does he seem to just be collecting a paycheck ?
ellis is my man....im never in the car from 10-2, but its good to see knowledgeable, non hungry hungry hippos getting run time
bruno is a total non factor. its all innis. theres a lot of fat, stupid people who want to hear a fat, stupid person talk about 1000 different subjects, sometimes 1 of which is sports. america isnt a great place all the time.
Quote from: smeags on June 22, 2015, 10:10:06 AM
yeah i could go without mayes but i guess he stays over eytan shander. ellis should make it interesting, always thought he was pretty good on WIP.
i havent listened but i bruno onboard with inees or does he seem to just be collecting a paycheck ?
I listened here and there a week or two after they were on just to see what they were all about. Bruno is nothing like the Bruno that was on the fanatic. He's dull. Innes was on a rant about Bitchanelli and how he used to bully poor Tony Bruno and how he wants to beat him blah blah blah.
Quote from: SD on June 22, 2015, 11:35:42 AM
Quote from: smeags on June 22, 2015, 10:10:06 AM
yeah i could go without mayes but i guess he stays over eytan shander. ellis should make it interesting, always thought he was pretty good on WIP.
i havent listened but i bruno onboard with inees or does he seem to just be collecting a paycheck ?
I listened here and there a week or two after they were on just to see what they were all about. Bruno is nothing like the Bruno that was on the fanatic. He's dull. Innes was on a rant about Bitchanelli and how he used to bully poor Tony Bruno and how he wants to beat him blah blah blah.
the crossover show with bruno and mikey miss on 97.5 was some good radio. i agree with todd, ellis is a breath of fresh air and talks sports.
Who is Andy Bloom's boss and why hasn't he fired Bloom?
lol yeah Miss and Bruno interacting was always hilarious.
I actually kind of like Mayes. Should be able to hold his own with Ellis.
Quote from: smeags on June 22, 2015, 11:55:46 AM
the crossover show with bruno and mikey miss on 97.5 was some good radio. i agree with todd, ellis is a breath of fresh air and talks sports.
Quotelol yeah Miss and Bruno interacting was always hilarious.
I like Rob Ellis and the Bruno/Missanelli crossover was good shtein.
I honestly can take about 30 seconds of Innes. One of the first times I heard him he was going on about some stupid prank he wanted to pull and poor Bruno had to act like he ws into it. I think you're right Smeags, Bruno shows up and gets paid and he's fine.
Quote from: Munson on June 23, 2015, 01:03:19 AM
lol yeah Miss and Bruno interacting was always hilarious.
I actually kind of like Mayes. Should be able to hold his own with Ellis.
First time I met Mayes, he comes back to the intern station and asks the interns if any of us live in Montgomery county. We all said no, he said good, if you're in that area tonight watch out for the following areas because they're setting up DUI checkpoints.
Another time one of the restaurants - may have been Chickies - sent food up, and a huge bucket of Bud Light. Nobody had the balls to drink the Bud Light, but Mayes, between commercial breaks, cracks one open and pounds one before he has to go back on. Then he grabs another one during his next break and the Program Director (Matt Nahigian, great guy) got in his shtein.
ive met harry before at some game somewhere....good dude. not a self centered arrogant douche like miss.
his show with ellis should be pretty good. i think they could beat the borefest that is barkann/reese
so far so good. talking plenty of sixers and the upcoming draft.
i guess one good thing now that the nba season is over with is that we dont have to hear mikey miss cry like a bitch about lebron not getting enough love.
Harry loves to bet sports and lives in Phoenixville
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i think andy bloom is out at wip....its essentially an educated guess
sd you know anything? he was the guy who brought innes in. a new boss may not feel the same way about that cancerous fatass.
No idea...don't know if this is staged or not, but there's supposedly a Bruno/Innes rift
http://www.crossingbroad.com/2015/07/radio-wars-a-rift-between-tony-bruno-and-josh-innes-may-doom-the-wip-afternoon-show.html
bloom is def. in rehab. i dont know if hes out at wip.
the bruno/innes thing isnt staged, its legit. MM should pounce on this.
Quote from: MDS on July 08, 2015, 12:05:53 AM
bloom is def. in rehab. i dont know if hes out at wip.
the bruno/innes thing isnt staged, its legit. MM should pounce on this.
I followed the link and there's some Miss audio or something about someone in rehab with a cold problem so I guess that's bloom
yea theres enough out there put 2 and 2 together that its him....what i dont know is if wip fired him
anyone couldve guessed that innes wasnt going to last long. dude has serious mental issues on top of being a colossally fat piece of shtein
but he's winning the farging timeslot and demo, so he ain't going anywhere.
Quote from: SunMo on July 08, 2015, 08:43:06 AM
but he's winning the farging timeslot and demo, so he ain't going anywhere.
QuoteThe rift comes as the pair continue to be a ratings hit. According to data released today, during the spring ratings period Innes and Bruno were tops in the market among Men 25-54, the show's target demo. 97.5 The Fanatic and host Mike Missanelli, their chief competition among sports fans, tied with Radio 104.5 WRFF for 4th place.
missanelololli
whoever had july in the "when will innes and bruno breakup" office pool, you win
they're done
iness was bodying fools with bruno...without that dead weight it might world domination
Philly is an embarrassment that they embrace Innes
Yeah - like I said if you get run outta Houston then you really suck. To get a gig in a real sports market like Philly you need to be good - he is not that.
Philly sports radio as whole is crap now.
It's horrible, and I know people have been looking for a Miss replacement for years. I get it. But Innes is lowest common denominator radio.
ayo listen here fanatic....you come at the king you best not miss
phreak i'm not convinced he got run out of houston, i think he came here on his own as a step up in his career. either way he blows.
i listen to miss when things are going on but times like now i don't even listen to sports talk, in general it's an awful form of entertainment.
he 100 percent left on his own for a better market....he wouldnt been hired in philly if he had zesty ratings in houston or got "run out"....he left for a better sports city and bigger challenge and has been droppin bodies ever since
I think you're right about it being a step up and he may have been angling his way out before the drama started - but he had an issue with his co-host and they hated each other.
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 08, 2015, 01:27:04 PM
ayo listen here fanatic....you come at the king you best not miss
Fanatic already took the king down, why do you think Eskin is no longer on the air?
WIP = king
voice of the city son....voice of my youf
LEGGGOOO!!
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 08, 2015, 02:01:34 PM
WIP = king
voice of the city son....voice of my youf
LEGGGOOO!!
I'm glad you embrace Innes as the new King.
You're lowest common denominator.
Sad
i dont know that ive ever listened to him....maybe a few minutes here and there
W$P4eva
He's your king, bow down and kiss his royal ring.
WIP is rotting carcass....whats going on right now is 8 levels past pathetic
CB has the recap. its pretty straightforward. innes thankfully isnt long for this world.
meanwhile, instead of 1 hour of commercials and drama, 97.5 was talking about sports. novel concept in sports radio.
Quote from: SD on July 08, 2015, 02:17:15 PM
He's your king, bow down and kiss his royal ring.
i wont listen to him....but as long as he smashes the fanatic hes alright in my book
that literally makes no sense
he would rather see WIP burn to the ground than 97.5 succeed....its really stupid and only something that could come from that stubborn farged up mind of his
Igy finally OD'd on the crack juice.
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 08, 2015, 02:21:00 PM
Quote from: SD on July 08, 2015, 02:17:15 PM
He's your king, bow down and kiss his royal ring.
i wont listen to him....but as long as he smashes the fanatic hes alright in my book
Pathetic
innes was either removed from his show or outright left
please please be permanent
sounds incredible but i still won't listen
Quote from: MDS on July 08, 2015, 02:34:10 PM
innes was either removed from his show or outright left
please please be permanent
I'm hoping for option 3, he's dead.
Quote from: SunMo on July 08, 2015, 02:43:56 PM
sounds incredible but i still won't listen
im not listening....just following on the twitter machine
innes said he was going to talk about the drama, then when they came from break, he was gone.
speculation is this whole thing, or part of it, is a trolljob. wouldnt put it past them.
Quote from: SD on July 08, 2015, 02:46:14 PM
Quote from: MDS on July 08, 2015, 02:34:10 PM
innes was either removed from his show or outright left
please please be permanent
I'm hoping for option 3, he's dead.
that would work
It still amazes me how much hate IGY has for Miss.... the large majority of their opinions are similar/the same, Miss is about as socially aware of his privilege that white men that age can be, and he's a sleazy WOP who loves to talk Philly sports. It sounds like IGY heaven to me.
Quote from: Munson on July 08, 2015, 02:50:55 PM
It still amazes me how much hate IGY has for Miss.... the large majority of their opinions are similar/the same, Miss is about as socially aware of his privilege that white men that age can be, and he's a sleazy WOP who loves to talk Philly sports. It sounds like IGY heaven to me.
Plus his two favorite shows are the Wire and Sopranos
Quote from: SunMo on July 08, 2015, 02:26:52 PM
that literally makes no sense
WIP is my heart i was there on day one and ill be there on their last day...i will listen to no sports radio (as i have since ennis was hired) before i ever listened to one of their competitors
it would be like philly getting a second nba team and then dropping the sixers to root for the new guys
never happen with me
thats why when it comes to innes vs. all you traitors i root for him even tho he sucks
you are a sick individual
Quote from: SunMo on July 08, 2015, 03:39:18 PM
you are a sick individual
you think?
so bruno quit. instead of blaming it on innes, he blamed it on radio not being fun and twitter being mean. yea ok.
wip tripling down on fatass.
http://www.crossingbroad.com/2015/07/radio-wars-the-full-story.html
I know my homie sunny won't click it but you people are really thru the looking glass when you are reading crossing broad to find out about some stupid radio troll war
j lives on cb
Hahah gtfo
If I live on CB then you're sleeping on Innes couch
that would actually be comfortable....though likely gross
fatass has broken it in real nice
Then he could spoon with you when he comes downstairs for his midnight snack
http://deadspin.com/keith-olbermann-is-out-at-espn-1716647790?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
Olbermann out again.
Rip King Roger and ESPN will put you on yo ass
he would be perfect on hbo following maher for a politics/culture/sports show
so, innes hasnt contracted AIDS yet ?
As I think IGY accurately predicted, Bill Simmons is going to HBO
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CBS is canning everyone in the radio business...they're getting out altogether. Greater media is already getting flooded with resumes.
Just as an FYI...cbs owns wip
they already replaced marc rayfield, who is andy bloom's boss and bloom is the coked up lunatic who hired innes
tick tock fatass
http://mobile.philly.com/blogs/?wss=/philly/blogs/pattisonave/&id=320344481&
Miss is a douchebag but he's far from lazy.
I interned for Kayal for 3 months and he was by far the biggest icehole at the station. If a bad caller was on he'd yell at the interns like we can control what they're going to say.
There was this old racist guy who would call the station daily. One day he threatened to blow up the building of we didn't stop talking about black athletes. So Kayal says next time he calls patch him through to me. So we did. Kayal calls back to the intern station and says I took care of that guy he won't be calling back again. 20 seconds later he calls back.
nobody knows who nick kayal is
farg that loser
QuoteWIP is getting close to figuring out who will replace the departed Tony Bruno as Innes' new co-host. Rickie Ricardo is set to co-host with Innes on Monday, then I'm told management will start to focus on their final choices.
What
Quote from: Munson on August 04, 2015, 10:21:56 PM
QuoteWIP is getting close to figuring out who will replace the departed Tony Bruno as Innes' new co-host. Rickie Ricardo is set to co-host with Innes on Monday, then I'm told management will start to focus on their final choices.
What
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its going to be innes-spike eskin-hollis thomas
interesting that bloom didnt think innes could beat mm on his own. needs 2 people to help.
Spike and Hollis? A three man show?
its a test run for the morning show when the legend hangs them up
so the wip morning show will go from bad to horrifcally terrible.
good decision.
Hawks hired Malik Rose as the director of basketball ops
innes and mike miss beefed today at eagles camp
hopefully they both just die
Tools
Quote from: MDS on August 19, 2015, 02:33:40 PM
innes and mike miss beefed today at eagles camp
hopefully they both just die
Celebrity Death Match
mds boy Innes said "I am Philadelphia. Philadelphia loves me"
i swear i would drop him if i saw him out
utley gets traded....eagles practice with bodymore and the whole show is about innes and his bitch fight with MM
And WIP, the voice of the people, is totally ok with it. They encourage the bullshtein
I was looking forward to sitting on the beach reading my Inky and DN listening to WIP next week but I'll be damned if I listen to that show
i know miss from when i listened 20 years ago and have no idea who innes is.
but i saw a picture of them on the sideline today. miss was wearing a long sleeve button down shirt with skinny jeans and boots. innes is a fat farg in brown flip flops and cargo shorts.
why does anyone like either of them?
mike actually knows sports, when he sticks to that and isnt a condescending douche hes fine. when he first got to 975 years ago he was really good. but over the past few years hes gotten bitter, old and just a drag to listen to.
innes is a carbon copy of howard stern, but not funny or endearing. just like trump gets blockheads to vote for him, innes gets blockheads to listen to him. we live in a country with millions of stupid people.
i think i brought this up before but since innes is now the main attraction at wip, and will be doing some eagles programming, this is sure to be a disaster. innes will turn an interview show with whatever player is doing it into something about him. or hell troll the audience and the player. its going to be a disaster and itll all be about josh. maybe thats the ammo the eagles need to go to 975. that could bury wip.
Which Eagles player will knock him out when he is a complete dick during an interview?
Kelce?
Kkkooper?
Cox?
http://awfulannouncing.com/2015/two-philly-radio-hosts-had-a-heated-confrontation-at-eagles-practice.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=two-philly-radio-hosts-had-a-heated-confrontation-at-eagles-practice
I like Bruno and it was painful thinking of him sitting next to Innes having to play along with his ridiculous format.
QuoteWhen Bruno abruptly retired in July because he couldn't take the radio business anymore—rumor had it Bruno quit radio because he hated working with Innes so much he'd rather not work at all, a claim Bruno has publicly refuted several times despite nobody believing him
Quote from: phattymatty on August 19, 2015, 11:14:43 PM
miss was wearing a long sleeve button down shirt with skinny jeans and boots. innes is a fat farg in brown flip flops and cargo shorts.
The skinny jeans did it for me.
Mosher is leaving CSN ... He just tweeted but didn't say where he's going
Every time this thread gets bumped I vision Innes died from a heart attack or was hit by a car only to click on the link and be disappointed
Barkley is on Mike Miss right now and talking about killing his 1st agent because he stole all his money. So farging hilarious.
Quote from: SD on August 28, 2015, 01:07:09 PM
Every time this thread gets bumped I vision Innes died from a heart attack or was hit by a car only to click on the link and be disappointed
Got in my uncles truck yesterday to go get a cheesesteak and he had WIP on. Innes was talking about how he wants to bang Taylor Swift and then they talked about which NFL fan bases listen to what music.
Is this guy for real? Good job Voice of the People.
I switched it to 975 and heard Miss saying "bro" every six seconds
Did you think about not listening to that hyena diarrhea?
Quote from: Rome on August 28, 2015, 03:31:01 PM
Did you think about not listening to that hyena diarrhea?
haha
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 28, 2015, 12:56:41 PM
Mosher is leaving CSN ... He just tweeted but didn't say where he's going
all the good guys are jettin right before the eagles win a superbowl.....dummies
Quote from: Rome on August 28, 2015, 03:31:01 PM
Did you think about not listening to that hyena diarrhea?
Which one? Innes? Of course that's why I shut it off
I had to listen to Mikey Miss. Pick my poison. In a ride without satellite what else am I gonna listen to?! One top 40 song and 52 minutes of commercials?
shut your radio off & put on your das efx dead serious cd.
I'm back home visiting so I don't have a way to listen to any of my stuff
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 28, 2015, 04:14:16 PM
I'm back home visiting so I don't have a way to listen to any of my stuff
you should check out this new thing called an ipod. I heard it's portable ?
the only 2 radio stations in philadelphia are 97.5 and 94.1
j just admit you wanted to listen to innes and be done with it.
Quote from: smeags on August 31, 2015, 08:18:40 AM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 28, 2015, 04:14:16 PM
I'm back home visiting so I don't have a way to listen to any of my stuff
you should check out this new thing called an ipod. I heard it's portable ?
Do people even use Ipods any more? I have stuff on my phone but when driving in a car without an AUX input then I am out of luck. I won't drive around with my earphones in and look like some hipster.
Innes lasted all of 3 minutes on the radio and then I switched over.
you may not realize this but 75% of the people who use headphones in the car is for the microphone so they can talk hands free
I didn't know that bc I use my Bluetooth that runs through the speakers
http://mobile.philly.com/blogs/?wss=/philly/blogs/pattisonave/&id=323513521&
Gargano is gaining ground on Cataldi
I was just about to post that
Trouble at The Voice of da People!
i didnt take innes' ratings seriously so im not going to buy too much into that, but whatever
wip catering to innes has made me despise them.
And Miss is beating Innes in the ratings. It was really only a matter of time.
http://www.crossingbroad.com/2015/09/radio-wars-the-cream-may-be-rising.html
i saw a clip last night of scott van pelt talking baltimore-ese with tim kurkijan recently, apparently it's a running bit for years, and TK just giggles like a little girl. pretty funny stuff. TK is the best.
Quote from: phattymatty on September 16, 2015, 10:41:14 AM
i saw a clip last night of scott van pelt talking baltimore-ese with tim kurkijan recently, apparently it's a running bit for years, and TK just giggles like a little girl. pretty funny stuff. TK is the best.
Haha I was going to post the video of that. It cracks me up. Deadspin has a mashup clip of when he was on radio and would get Tim cackling.
Kikooooo Alonsooooo
http://www.phillymag.com/articles/josh-innes-wip-sports-radio/
A pretty in depth read on lil guy's boy Innes with anecdotes on him not being able to get it up and his girlfriends dry vadge. Merrill Reese loves him. So does ND Kalu.
the fact that this dope is still on air doesn't speak well for the listeners in this area. TATERs running wild.
http://mobile.philly.com/blogs/?wss=/philly/blogs/pattisonave/&id=330520271&
Mds as campaign manager?
Slogans?
Keepin it real for Phila
Vote for me ya dope/nitwit
gargano tied angelo after week 1 of the football season
miss beat innis
hmmmmm
idiot declares himself the new king after winning the ratings the first month of his shows existence meanwhile the rest of the world knows new shows on popular formats usually get a ratings boost due to listener curiosity. Hell I even listened the first week.
Quote from: SD on October 06, 2015, 07:28:06 AM
idiot declares himself the new king after winning the ratings the first month of his shows existence meanwhile the rest of the world knows new shows on popular formats usually get a ratings boost due to listener curiosity. Hell I even listened the first week.
also, the same month miss was on vaca for two weeks.
Quote from: SD on October 06, 2015, 07:28:06 AM
idiot declares himself the new king after winning the ratings the first month of his shows existence meanwhile the rest of the world knows new shows on popular formats usually get a ratings boost due to listener curiosity. Hell I even listened the first week.
miss is unbearable but innes deserves to die....gargano i actually quite enjoy. hes toned down the souf philly goomba thing a ton.
i dont think innes lasts much longer. hes just an insane person. WIP sold out to get him. angelo is on his last legs and their afternoon star is a ticking time bomb. they have NOTHING after those 2. that station could done in a few years.
Quote from: MDS on October 06, 2015, 10:58:12 AM
Quote from: SD on October 06, 2015, 07:28:06 AM
idiot declares himself the new king after winning the ratings the first month of his shows existence meanwhile the rest of the world knows new shows on popular formats usually get a ratings boost due to listener curiosity. Hell I even listened the first week.
miss is unbearable but innes deserves to die....gargano i actually quite enjoy. hes toned down the souf philly goomba thing a ton.
agreed on gargano and that was a reason I couldn't listen to him before.
Quote from: MDS on October 06, 2015, 10:58:12 AM
Quote from: SD on October 06, 2015, 07:28:06 AM
idiot declares himself the new king after winning the ratings the first month of his shows existence meanwhile the rest of the world knows new shows on popular formats usually get a ratings boost due to listener curiosity. Hell I even listened the first week.
miss is unbearable but innes deserves to die....gargano i actually quite enjoy. hes toned down the souf philly goomba thing a ton.
i dont think innes lasts much longer. hes just an insane person. WIP sold out to get him. angelo is on his last legs and their afternoon star is a ticking time bomb. they have NOTHING after those 2. that station could done in a few years.
Miss has his faults no doubt but we share similar interest in movies/tv shows and he actually talks sports and leaves the manufactured drama crap alone. I don't know how Innes made it this far, I figured a passionate sports city like Philly would see through his schtick and run him out of town by now. Angelo is whatever, I listen here and there but Gargano is a million times better.
Dude in my office listens to Innes every afternoon now. He loved him in Houston.
Quote from: MDS on October 06, 2015, 10:58:12 AM
hes toned down the souf philly goomba thing a ton.
LOL!
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 06, 2015, 07:42:00 PM
Dude in my office listens to Innes every afternoon now. He loved him in Houston.
There has got to be an extension cord in your supply room you can use to strangle this guy.
I've thought about it. He started after the Eagles lost to Dallas. He's put WIP on in years past to hear the insane callers. But now that he realizes that ex-Houstonian Innes is on he's tuning in all the time.
And Gargano tuned down his Italian schtick?! Awwwww cuzzzz that's not aweeeeeesome bo!
The Cuz is a big Hawaii football fan. Goes back to the June Jones/Colt Brennen days when he and his brother and nephew would stay up until 4 AM to watch UH games on espn.
I tried listening to Innes a few times and refuse to ever again after those few horrible few minutes of my life were taken from me. I like Mikey Miss since he's true blue Philadelphia. Obviously due to the time difference I listen to Big Daddy a lot at night in my office or when I'm walking the dog. Not a fan of the major radio networks overnight personalities.
Did anyone else catch Ronda Rousey on Sportscenter?
Tim Kurkjian got arm-barred on the ground by Lindsay Szarniak. For real.
The farg.
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Quote from: Sgt PSN on October 06, 2015, 05:53:11 PM
I watched SC the other day for the first time in about a year. They're trying way too hard to be funny with corny monologue-style ramblings. Would that network please just go away?
Quote from: Sgt PSN on October 06, 2015, 07:18:26 PM
They're all pretty terrible. Too much fluff and trying to be something they aren't.
And Ronda Rousey would get it.
That's an awful segment
Apparently deadspin's Twitter got suspended bc MLB reported them for posting gifs
Archaic MLB still at it
pretty sure it was the nfl that did it
Yeah I just saw that
Awful either way
lil guy will be here shortly to rant further on old people
i dont know what this has to do with old people, but if youre looking for a rant like that i literally just did one
if you actually care enough to get mad about vines being taken away during live games then you shouldn't be watching sports anyway...do i think it's a smart move no...but I don't give a flying farg either cause guess what I'm watching the actual game instead of a vine...like why are people getting so upset about this?....or is it just the normal fake Twitter outrage
does this ban apply to footage posted to social media after the game is over?
also what about the average joe that does this not a big website like deadspin...it's futile to try and stop it isn't it?
They yank youtube videos all the time too
And this applies to anything used, during or after games, without their consent
They got SB Nation Gif shut down too
who cares about either one ? watch the games themselves.
i get and enjoy sports vines and gifs...so i think its ridiculous to ban them outright and i dont want them gone during games either....but you would have thought it was the end of the world last night when this all went down
welcome to twitter
making a big deal out of things that arent a big deal
it wasn't the end of the world it was just remarkable the amount of pettiness from a billion dollar company over 7 second clips.
P/S
Rhonda ...... :-*
Quote from: SunMo on October 13, 2015, 02:38:58 PM
it was just remarkable the amount of pettiness from a billion dollar company over 7 second clips.
there is literally nothing the nfl could do that would be remarkable in a bad way and it most certainly didnt happen last night...its a disgusting pos organization and has been since rog took over...they covered up and tried to bury a disease that their sport causes and kills its employees....not allowing some stupid video clips doesnt even register
i just wonder how many of the douchebag twitter heads that were going nuts last night even care about cte or violence against women
Well if they were Cowboys fans you know they don't care about beating women...Greg Hardy is their boy. I don't think I have ever seen a fan base so staunchly defend a player
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 13, 2015, 03:34:57 PM
Well if they were Cowboys fans you know they don't care about beating women...Greg Hardy is their boy. I don't think I have ever seen a fan base so staunchly defend a player
you haven't followed the ravens I guess.
A subtle, but notable difference is that Ray Rice was Baltimore's guy. Drafted by them, developed with them, won a SB with them. So there's at least some sort of player/fan relationship there. Ray Rice gave those fans a lot of good memories. Cowboys fans were defending Hardy from the minute he signed his contract....before he so much as played a single snap. There was no "relationship" there. He was a virtual nobody to Dallas fans 8 months ago.
Knocking out your girl is indefensible, but I can at least get why Ravens fans would be willing to support Ray Rice.
if greg hardy was on video i dont even think dallas fans would defend him...it made ray rices shtein look like a pillow fight
that's saying something.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on October 14, 2015, 12:32:21 PMKnocking out your girl is indefensible, but I can at least get why Ravens fans would be willing to support Ray Rice.
When smeags talked about the Ravens fan base staunchly defending a player, he wasn't the Ray who came to my mind.
there's def a pattern in wireville.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on September 16, 2015, 12:04:44 PM
Quote from: phattymatty on September 16, 2015, 10:41:14 AM
i saw a clip last night of scott van pelt talking baltimore-ese with tim kurkijan recently, apparently it's a running bit for years, and TK just giggles like a little girl. pretty funny stuff. TK is the best.
Haha I was going to post the video of that. It cracks me up. Deadspin has a mashup clip of when he was on radio and would get Tim cackling.
Kikooooo Alonsooooo
so according to this thread it's been over a month since I saw this and literally every time i've heard kiko's name since i have to yell out kikooo alonsooo. whether i'm by myself or there are people around. still makes me laugh.
Haha yep...I read Giorgio Tavecchio's name the other day and said it out loud in SVPs accent and then cracked up laughing
That's, um....that's great. Yeah. Gah-rate.
Did Eskin send this dudes wife a bouquet or what??
@giantspathanlon: My annual reminder on my trip to Philly: @howardeskin is an icehole. God bless America. Only in this country does that guy have a job.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 18, 2015, 10:51:22 PM
Did Eskin send this dudes wife a bouquet or what??
@giantspathanlon: My annual reminder on my trip to Philly: @howardeskin is an icehole. God bless America. Only in this country does that guy have a job.
no, he just knows a douchebag when he sees one.
http://thebiglead.com/2015/10/20/espn-layoffs-begin-tomorrow-350-employees-six-figure-earners/#sthash.X6KuzhIz.uxfs&st_refDomain=t.co&st_refQuery=/JHlQEq7AEJ
What's going on? Why so much budget cutting when they're raking cash in like crazy
lol
j's innocence is amusing
Enlighten me, oh wise elder
corporations like disney only care about making tons of money. they need to make a certain amount of profit. if they are not projected to meet said profit, even though they are still on track to make plenty of money, they will cut costs in order to attain the pre-set goal.
welcome to america. hi.
I understand that point. We have p&l meetings every month
But I didn't expect ESPN to be in the position to have to lay people off
Can Skip Bayless get fired?please?
It's pretty simple, actually. Mikey Mouse wants a bigger piece of the pie.
Wait, ESPN has 350 employees? How many Assistants to the Traveling Secretary do they need?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 21, 2015, 12:55:01 AM
I understand that point. We have p&l meetings every month
But I didn't expect ESPN to be in the position to have to lay people off
Can Skip Bayless get fired?please?
you dont expect greedy people to be greedy? oh, innocent j.
bayless actually might not resign, but then he would just go to fox and espn would become the screamin a smith network.
i was reading the other day that first take is pulling in record ratings these days
They've lost millions of subscribers due to cord cutters and people dropping their sports packages, and are one of the less profitable parts of Disney. Also they are shifting away from their failed personality-led, labor-intensive strategy of the last several years (Simmons/Silver/Whitlock/etc.).
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 21, 2015, 11:57:57 AM
i was reading the other day that first take is pulling in record ratings these days
it is, but the company might feel that with SAS and a new hot-take white to go against him could work just as well. skip is the goat at his troll act, but someone can easily just copy it.
or they might decide to not mess up a "good" thing and give skip what he wants. and he wants a lot.
who is watching that show at that time slot ? do the ratings take into account people that watch the re-running of the show ?
its for the live airing
i dont know specific demos....id imagine its leans black because for a while they were putting some afro eye candy in there....but the audience is definitely 100% retarded people
Quote from: MDS on October 21, 2015, 05:42:48 PM
id imagine its leans black because for a while they were putting some afro eye candy in there....but the audience is definitely 100% retarded people
i watch it
exactly
lolol
lololol
And seriously....Havas my man...you watch first farging take?!
We need to talk buddy. There's still time to help
watching f take pales in comparison to what he did during the first quarter of the game on monday
Ohhhhhhh we have to know
id watch molly querim lick skip bayless' fart box for two hrs.....shes so farging hot
i do love the homie stephen anthony smith tho
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 21, 2015, 08:31:28 PM
id watch molly querim lick skip bayless' fart box for two hrs.....shes so farging hot
i do love the homie stephen anthony smith tho
you love middle aged hacks with giant foreheads threatening nba mvps
Molly Q is on there?? I didn't know that. Last I saw her was on NFLN
A shame she has to endure those two idiots.
She's fine as hell tho
yeah i thought that shtein was hilarious...dook cracks me up...the best was how he stared into the camera when he was saying it....so serious
so you dont find it embarrassing that espn is paying him millions to be a wwf sideshow while hard working people get laid off
this is among the many reasons i watch that network for live sports and little to nothing else
I'm more appalled that Skip makes seven figures than Stephen A
eventually cord cutting will render espn meaningless....they reached their peak years ago and its a slow, steady climb downhill from here. all cable networks are in the same boat. but espn survives on live sports rights, which they wont have an abundance of for long since the leagues are going to go back to networks and to live streaming operations (like yahoo).
the telling sign of how quick this will happen will be the next nfl tv deal at the end of the decade.
I refuse to watch their video clips on social media because they all have ads on them. I hate ads. Ad starts playing and I'm shutting it down.
Paying Skip like they do is stupid
How long until Disney characters are hosting SC?
Quote from: MDS on October 21, 2015, 08:18:34 PM
watching f take pales in comparison to what he did during the first quarter of the game on monday
what, you dangle that gem and then, nothing ???
He doesn't want to admit he gave igy a handy in the stands
:paranoid
he was sitting a few seats over, so actually it was johnny's turn
i dont know if its due to the recent release of their monster ratings but ive noticed just in the last few days that first take re take is almost never not on one of the espns.....its insane
I'd rather watch midget porn
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 23, 2015, 09:14:04 AM
I'd rather watch midget porn
You say that like it's a bad option
i'm a crusty, old doode. i don't watch any sports talk on tv...none. i don't even watch pregame or postgame shows. i'll put the eagles' game on just in time for kickoff. i stopped caring what the tv "experts" think long ago.
yeah, i'm pretty much one of the old guys sitting in the balcony on the muppets show.
Quote from: hunt on October 23, 2015, 10:04:51 AM
i'm a crusty, old doode. i don't watch any sports talk on tv...none. i don't even watch pregame or postgame shows. i'll put the eagles' game on just in time for kickoff. i stopped caring what the tv "experts" think long ago.
yeah, i'm pretty much one of the old guys sitting in the balcony on the muppets show.
which one ?
the crusty-er one :paranoid ???
old guys are precisely the pre game show/sports talk radio guys
young people only care about fantasy and bill simmons podcast
this is a very good, very interesting story from the legend verducci
http://www.si.com/mlb/2015/10/21/game-changer-carlton-fisk-nbc-1975-world-series
read it only for a 90 year old red smith going crusty old coot on world series games being at night. then compare that archaic whining to a certain dude from houston ....
holy shtein joe banner is on sportscenter right now as their new front office insider
hes pretty good so far but so weird seeing him talk in this format...smiling and even giggling
Quote from: SD on October 23, 2015, 09:37:43 AM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 23, 2015, 09:14:04 AM
I'd rather watch midget porn
You say that like it's a bad option
Years ago had a roommate who came home drunk and fired up some midget porn in the living room like we didn't have a houseful of guests.
Did Banner lobby ESPN to lay Dawk off to save a couple bucks?
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 23, 2015, 12:19:32 PM
holy shtein joe banner is on sportscenter right now as their new front office insider
hes pretty good so far but so weird seeing him talk in this format...smiling and even giggling
Is Bill Polian gone or are they just bringing in some fresh meat?
im sure polian has not left but now that you mention his name i havent seen him for a while...he might be on insiders/nfl live mostly during the season and they got banner to do sportscenter
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 23, 2015, 09:14:04 AM
Did Banner lobby ESPN to lay Dawk off to save a couple bucks?
Haha....he's a Disney plant gathering intel for the layoffs.
He's actually calling the Jets-Patriots game on radio on Sunday.
I guess this is as good of a place as any to post this. (http://thelab.bleacherreport.com/nfl-x-nba-jersey-mashups/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=programming-national)
For no apparent reason other than to work on photoshop skills, Bleacher Report did an NBA/NFL jersey mashup. Some of them look pretty cool. For some reason, they decided to go with the awful Sixers logo from the Iverson era, but I actually think it turned out really dope. Crooklyn is the illest and they threw a Sonics jawn in there for good measure
This beef between Banner and Les Bowen is quite entertaining
What a bunch of children. Reminds me of petty Babys momma texts I get when she's in one of her moods
banner really seems to be over the top angry at the world, I guess not having handicapped low level employees to terminate over true statements about the team he ran has really gotten to him.
lolol...whats funny is that Les tried to sneak in a shot at him but he called him on it.
Who would you rather have...
Banner and his miserly ways and lousy attitude or Chip The GM?
AIDS
97.5 is doing a pretty cool thing today in that all the hosts are going on each other's shows. Miss was on gargano this morning. Gargano and miss were on middays and now gargano and ellis are doing afternoons.
mikey miss is gonna start dishing on WIP stuff like working with Eskin which should be cool. overall it was a fun day for the station.
I heard that this morning and was wondering what was going on.
Cataldi barely edged out Gargano in the mornings...barely.
The afternoon isn't even close WIP is murdering the Fanatic
Miss beat Innes this month.
def been good listening today. miss just talked about the skip bayless deal again. that was certainly a classic. google me !
Quote from: SD on October 28, 2015, 02:30:39 PM
I heard that this morning and was wondering what was going on.
Cataldi barely edged out Gargano in the mornings...barely.
The afternoon isn't even close WIP is murdering the Fanatic
Miss beat Innes this month.
mike n ike killing it
Quote from: SD on October 28, 2015, 02:30:39 PM
I heard that this morning and was wondering what was going on.
Cataldi barely edged out Gargano in the mornings...barely.
The afternoon isn't even close WIP is murdering the Fanatic
Miss beat Innes this month.
close
innes beat him via just the radio, mike won if you include streaming. there is no clear answer as to which is correct, because one is an average and the other is an exact number. also the ads are different, but the live reads -- which are the most valuable -- are not. so i dont know. basically, its very close and both idiots can claim victory.
i dont understand how mike and ike are killing harry and rob. there is just a huge drop off from gargano to harry/rob then back to mike. makes no sense. the audience isnt shifting over to wip. their audience remains the same throughout the day. and on top of that, mike and ike are horrible.
and i was listening for a bit today. very fun stuff with all the guys together. they should make this a monthly thing.
Streaming = Listeners
Fanatic kills them in key demo too
I don't care one way or the other, I just want Innes gone from the city
his numbers are good enough that he will not get got on that....wip can easily spin him winning....fanatic can spin mike winning
the way innes goes, and this should happen, is via his own doing. hes a legit insane human and a ticking time bomb of destruction. he wore out his welcome in houston, got into a beef with cbs radio, and was going to be essentially iced out before andy cokehead bloom rescued him.
well the cokehead aint gonna be around forever
p.s. innes and j are bff's on twitter
Quote from: SD on October 28, 2015, 02:40:50 PM
Streaming = Listeners
Fanatic kills them in key demo too
I don't care one way or the other, I just want Innes gone from the city
like many people, I stream during work hours. gotta include those numbers.
but yeah, no matter what, innes needs to stop stealing oxygen.
why do you care if innes goes or not....its not like you are going to listen to wip if he does
innes going is important for OG's like me who wont listen to any sports radio if its not WIP...i vowed not to listen to one second of wip again after the hired him until he was gone and i havent since...the only sports radio i have listened to since innes was hired is the FAN when ive been driving in or around ny
anyway so many feelings towards a guy who doesnt effect your listening day whatsoever
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 28, 2015, 02:52:46 PM
why do you care if innes goes or not....its not like you are going to listen to wip if he does
innes going is important for OG's like me who wont listen to any sports radio if its not WIP...i vowed not to listen to one second of wip again after the hired him until he was gone and i havent since...the only sports radio i have listened to since innes was hired is the FAN when ive been driving in or around ny
anyway so many feelings towards a guy who doesnt effect your listening day whatsoever
Why do you hate Rick Perry or any Republican from any other state so much then?
because they actually affect real peoples lives with the laws they pass
But it doesn't affect your life whatsoever
actually him being on wip affects my life because thats all i listened to....and i had to boycott because hes horrible and has no philly connection...so i lost sports radio because of his hiring
but if i was a 97.5 guy already or even if i switched to 97.5 because of him and liked it better i dont know why it would matter whether innes has a show or not
Why do you hate Rush Limbaugh?
(I hope this is sinking in)
so igy is listening to the FAN because of innes. :-D
that's pretty awesome.
I listed to Gargano for about 20 minutes in the morning and missanelli for 15 minutes like twice a week in the afternoon. The only show I go out of my way to listen to if I'm not doing anything is Didinger/Macnow. I will not ever listen to a second of Innes. Ike Reese is fine but Barkhan is bleh. I listened at lunch for about 10 minutes last week and they were going on and on about Carolina's defense having given up 1800 yards this season and the Eagles having given up 2100 without once mentioning or realizing the Eagles had played an extra game and that just maybe yards allowed per game were more relevant than total yards for that reason.
yeah i'll listen whenever ray diddy is on. its the only time I ever put dumbo in the morning on.
i haven't had cable in years, so other than the occasional MNF or college basketball game i haven't had to watch espn in forever. happened to see it a few times recently though, since when are they so into the betting lines? gameday has the spreads...sportscenter has the spreads. i don't ever in my life remember espn showing betting lines. now they're even picking games against the spread.
Quote from: SD on October 28, 2015, 03:26:44 PM
Why do you hate Rush Limbaugh?
(I hope this is sinking in)
because his talk gets black people dragged behind trucks and gays tied to fences
you can't think sports radio is this important...tell me you don't think this...tell me!
No it doesn't, the people who listen to his show are predisposed to that behavior which is why they're listening to him in the first place. Try again.
Rush Limbaugh worked for ESPN for about 3 seconds.
Totally irrelevant to the conversation but I needed to make it relevant to the thread topic.
Carry on.
the dood who shot up the church in south carolina was inspired by fox news.....j was influenced by josh innes
seems equally important
Rush Limbaugh doesn't work for foxnews but keep reaching with your paranoia
Quote from: SD on October 31, 2015, 05:30:40 PM
Rush Limbaugh doesn't work for foxnews
phew!
don't sleep until josh innes is off the air
The media (sports or otherwise) basically just reinforces the beliefs that their audience already has. Fox News doesn't make non-racists racist, but it validates a racist's belief in racism.
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 31, 2015, 05:32:20 PM
Quote from: SD on October 31, 2015, 05:30:40 PM
Rush Limbaugh doesn't work for foxnews
phew!
don't sleep until josh innes is off the air
Don't sleep until racism is over
Quote from: Sgt PSN on October 31, 2015, 05:35:38 PM
The media (sports or otherwise) basically just reinforces the beliefs that their audience already has. Fox News doesn't make non-racists racist, but it validates a racist's belief in racism.
correct....hate talk doesn't make non haters hate but it makes haters do thing they normally wouldn't....like kill people
words matter
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 31, 2015, 05:08:59 PM
the dood who shot up the church in south carolina was inspired by fox news.....j was influenced by josh innes
seems equally important
I...say what?!
Josh Innes makes me want to kill people
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 31, 2015, 06:59:46 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 31, 2015, 05:08:59 PM
the dood who shot up the church in south carolina was inspired by fox news.....j was influenced by josh innes
seems equally important
I...say what?!
you 2 are bff's on twitter
my god what happened to pam oliver
her hair has been outrageous for years...her face looks farged up now. like she has a disease or botched surgery
She looks like a hard core drunk. Puffy face, horrible looking skin, bags under her eyes... yikes.
QuoteGame 5 Royals-Mets averaged 60% of households in KC— highest single market for WS game since 62.3 in Phoenix of 2001 game 7 - Yanks-backs
never wouldve guessed that phoenix pulled that number
a 62.3 is larger than a lot of in-market super bowl ratings (if i recall, philly got around a 50 for the WS clincher and super bowl). kc is obviously a unique situation, given that its a small city with not a ton going on and the royals being amazing is probably the biggest thing that has ever happened to these people.
The Colorado 30 for 30 tonight was pretty good
got got
ryan lawrence
the new flyers beat from the dn
most of the philly.com sports staff
still alive
marcus hayes
les bowen
berman's booster seat
Sucks to see Lawrence go.
The fact that Hayes still has a job is a joke. He's a shteinheel
kaplan cut too
back to square 1 on the phils beat
Guess they figure they don't need a Phils reporter.
Why are Inky and DN still separate? With these cuts how about just making one paper?
2 papers made by 1 staff, essentially
its very stupid
cool plashkie piece on keith jackson
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-keith-jackson-plaschke-20151108-column.html
http://billypenn.com/2015/11/16/nsfw-how-fans-treat-the-women-who-cover-phillys-pro-sports/
Breaking news: people say zesty things on Twitter and in blog comments.
Quote from: QB Eagles on November 16, 2015, 02:16:00 PM
Breaking news: people say zesty things on Twitter and in blog comments.
More breaking news: People are iceholes.
So far this Kareem doc on HBO is pretty good
http://deadspin.com/florida-marlins-dump-longtime-tv-analyst-tommy-hutton-1744313578?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
He used to annoy me but I kinda grew to enjoy him a bit
romey hates him more than life itself
Rachel Nichols is returning to ESPN next month after 3 years at TNT/CNN/SI and may be getting her own show
http://www.phillymag.com/articles/ron-jaworski-matchup-nfl-films/
Nice read on Jaws by Philly Mag
The upcoming 30 for 30 on the Bills looks good
mds' homie Kyle Scott is going after, of all people, Seth Joyner on twitter.
good bomani jones article
http://www.complex.com/sports/2015/12/bomani-jones-more-than-just-smartest-person-in-sports
I like jones. Not sure why he's still slumming with Lebatard though.
Another fantastic 30 for 30
I wanted the Bills to win one so bad. And I remember the game where they came back against the Oilers like it was yesterday.
Ratings for last nights games were a 9.9 and 9.7
Down from 15.3 and 15.5 last year
Good
how did the change affect your life in any way shape or form
I would've preferred them to be today
As would everyone
it made no difference to me....im off both days. not everyone is, of course.
what im saying is your life stays the same but now you can join in some twitter outrage
I was bitching about it before your Twitter people
be honest is there anything in the world you love more than a good twitter complainathon
Yeah no....that's for you
when you aint defending chip you are going on a rampage about something....the refs, the announcers, something media related....i cant come at the king and best not miss
Lolol....I'm rather subdued when it comes to Internet outrage
http://mobile.philly.com/beta?wss=/philly/blogs/pattisonave&id=364130331
Spike is now the king of WIP
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 12, 2015, 11:03:51 PM
Another fantastic 30 for 30
I wanted the Bills to win one so bad. And I remember the game where they came back against the Oilers like it was yesterday.
Got to watch this over the holiday break. Fantastic. I too was pulling for the Bills to win one.
the rose bowl only had a million and a half fewer viewers than clemson-oklahoma
you can thank your god hancock who puts the interest of the rose and sugar bowl people over the sport itself
the good thing about the playoff is its finally woken people up to how pointless bowl games are
I'm still steamed at how lousy the bowl season was
The playoff games in NYE was the cherry on top
this really suprises me...i guess a lot of people get hammered all day watching games and cant stay up for the night johnson
QuoteFox's NFL America's Game of the Week topped Sunday Night Football by 19%
Yeah that's surprising.
It wouldn't have been if it was MNF because they had zesty games
the 425 game has been the highest rated windows for years, its the least bit surprising
tons of more competition at 800 for eyeballs
ESPN is reportedly $20m in the hole to advertisers over lousy CFB ratings
El oh el
my dept head used to work for csn. today he called barkann
"a huge icehole"
so theres that
he seems like one but in a good way
SO JUICY
Chris Mortensen has Stage IV throat cancer and is stepping away from ESPN for now
That sucks.
Damn
Innes is suspended three days for his comment on Kelce yesterday
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 20, 2016, 02:01:32 PM
Innes is suspended three days for his comment on Kelce yesterday
Was anyone surprised this guy did something like that ?
Nope...not at all.
throw a tweet his way and see how hes taking it
You need new material
It's stale
deflect and reflect
Keep on trucking, one hit wonder
what was my one hit?
Innes uses a racial slur on the air and only gets a 3-day rip?
Not surprising considering the fact that the majority of people who listen to sports radio in Philly are racist neanderthals themselves.
the listeners suspended him? this is a crazy story.
kkkyle scott from kkkrosing broad is saying that cbs corporate is thinking about further action...the 3 day could be just a placeholder
thing to keep in mind is he's on a 1 year contract, which isnt much for radio. they still arent sure about him being the face of their station and maybe this is the nudge they need to move on from his fat ass
sports jerry
http://articles.philly.com/1995-08-07/entertainment/25707801_1_radio-talk-show-hosts-sports-radio-stations-sports-participation
I see what you did there.
even tho he doesn't care about the big 5 alll I could think of was j when they dropped that awesome big 5 analogy
Steve Jeltz reference.
Once again I am honored that I am on your minds.
I do like how they admit they want controversial negative people. Put Havas and lil guy right in line behind such HOF callers as some of those dopes from the Dirty 30. They have one dude from there that calls in and sounds like he has a TBI.
Speaking of lil guy...yo, we doing MLBTV again this year?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 03, 2016, 05:42:54 PM
Once again I am honored that I am on your minds.
the hof twitter follow dan mcquade tweeted that jawn out today...its an old story, but i immediately thought of your homer ass. that dude died a few years ago, actually.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 03, 2016, 05:42:54 PMI do like how they admit they want controversial negative people. Put Havas and lil guy right in line behind such HOF callers as some of those dopes from the Dirty 30. They have one dude from there that calls in and sounds like he has a TBI.
the people in the dirty 30 are drunken morons who would be right at home jerking off in the cheerleaders bathroom. havas, and to lesser extent myself, are skeptical humans who dont cockworship sports teams. slight difference.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 03, 2016, 05:42:54 PMSpeaking of lil guy...yo, we doing MLBTV again this year?
sure. i think its cheaper this year. if we split it it will be like 60 apiece.
shtein, forgot it was MLB.tv renewal time. There really should be a Phillie fan discount this year.
Quote from: MDS on February 03, 2016, 06:20:09 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 03, 2016, 05:42:54 PM
Once again I am honored that I am on your minds.
the hof twitter follow dan mcquade tweeted that jawn out today...its an old story, but i immediately thought of your homer ass. that dude died a few years ago, actually.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 03, 2016, 05:42:54 PMI do like how they admit they want controversial negative people. Put Havas and lil guy right in line behind such HOF callers as some of those dopes from the Dirty 30. They have one dude from there that calls in and sounds like he has a TBI.
the people in the dirty 30 are drunken morons who would be right at home jerking off in the cheerleaders bathroom. havas, and to lesser extent myself, are skeptical humans who dont cockworship sports teams. slight difference.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 03, 2016, 05:42:54 PMSpeaking of lil guy...yo, we doing MLBTV again this year?
sure. i think its cheaper this year. if we split it it will be like 60 apiece.
Yeah it was $60 apiece last year.
Tell me once you sign up and I will send you the money. This way I can cancel EI
That article was from 1995. A new low for :CF.
http://mobile.philly.com/beta?wss=%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fpattisonave&id=369004831&#t5vchFKybU4KVPqh.99
Miss beats Innes for the 3rd straight month
back to houston, fatso
Short (6 min) film coming out next month about Billy Ripen and his farg face bat.
http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/baltimore-orioles-tale-of-bill-ripken-and-dirty-baseball-card-immortalized-in-film-021716
Greatest baseball card ever
I've got 2 of them. Should have unloaded them back in the day when they were pulling $100+. Might be able to get $5 for them now.
(http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/Sections/News_And_Analysis/__Story_Inserts/graphics/__SPORTS/__A-M/billy_ripken_card.jpg)
Quote from: SD on February 16, 2016, 04:55:04 PM
http://mobile.philly.com/beta?wss=%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fpattisonave&id=369004831&#t5vchFKybU4KVPqh.99
Miss beats Innes for the 3rd straight month
what, his house stillupfront comment didn't help his ratings ? shocking
Quote from: SD on February 16, 2016, 04:55:04 PM
http://mobile.philly.com/beta?wss=%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fpattisonave&id=369004831&#t5vchFKybU4KVPqh.99
Miss beats Innes for the 3rd straight month
this one was a true asskicking...innes is going to have a meltdown
also really liking gargano's show. theyve settled in nicely. havent even turned on angelo in months.
I love Gargano's show.
It was great when Innes declared himself king of Philly radio after he beat Miss for one month. Awesome job you fat ass. I don't care how or why he goes I just want him gone. They can bring someone in who can kill Miss in the ratings and it wouldn't matter one bit.
ESPN needs to tell Rachel Nichols that anything she wears on camera from now on needs to have sleeves. She's aged quite a bit since the Heatles broke up and she was no longer needed on South Beach.
http://deadspin.com/erin-andrews-espn-forced-me-to-go-on-tv-and-talk-about-1762058985?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
ESPN is awful
SHE WAS FORCED!
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 29, 2016, 08:40:16 PM
http://deadspin.com/erin-andrews-espn-forced-me-to-go-on-tv-and-talk-about-1762058985?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
ESPN is awful
its not espn its corporate america
Sadly, that's true. She could have been working at Fox or CBS or NBC or whoever at the time, and each network probably would have made similar demands...requiring an interview or statement or presser....anything that would have her trying to explain/prove that she's a victim and not seeking attention.
Actually, that's just America. Innocent until proven guilty. Unless you're a female on the receiving of a sex crime. Then you either did something to provoke it or you're just looking for attention.
Dick Pound says Sharapova was reckless (http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/14935076/dick-pound-says-sharapova-was-reckless-description)
Someone at ESPN had to type that headline with a straight face.
Quote from: Munson on March 10, 2016, 10:41:56 AM
Dick Pound says Sharapova was reckless (http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/14935076/dick-pound-says-sharapova-was-reckless-description)
Someone at ESPN had to type that headline with a straight face.
:-D
Duke lacrosse 30 for 30 tomorrow night
Watching the 30 for 30 now
Cringeworthy watching it in hindsight
Ellis and Mayes beat Barkann and Reese. Big surprise. Ellis has a decent following but I didn't think they'd ever beat WIPs midday show.
Miss beat Innes for the 4th straight month.
Cataldi destroyed Gargano by almost 2 points. Gargano is my favorite as far as philly sports radio goes.
Good, one rating period closer to that piece of shtein being off the philly airwaves.
Quote from: SD on March 15, 2016, 03:05:14 PM
Ellis and Mayes beat Barkann and Reese. Big surprise. Ellis has a decent following but I didn't think they'd ever beat WIPs midday show.
Miss beat Innes for the 4th straight month.
Cataldi destroyed Gargano by almost 2 points. Gargano is my favorite as far as philly sports radio goes.
wing bowl month
975 playing the long game with gargano. they know hes not going to beat angelo, but angelo is on his last legs
Stellar ratings last night
Good job putting it on cable NCAA
Pulled in 17m viewers compared to 28m last year
Must be all those bitter Temple fans who tuned out.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 05, 2016, 06:44:17 PM
Stellar ratings last night
Good job putting it on cable NCAA
Pulled in 17m viewers compared to 28m last year
part of the deal...its going to be on tbs every other year between now and i think 2024. the rights are too expensive for just cbs to have.
and today they actually extended this deal to 2032, though specifics of that werent revealed. im guessing its gong to be the same.
so the ncaa does not give 1 iota of a farg that it was down. not 1 single farg given.
why would any fan care how many people watched...its not like its ever not going to be on tv
you and i both know that j is an enigma wrapped in a question mark surrounded by confused texans
Oh yeah I'm the weirdo here
Says the guy who predicts what games are on what networks and the times like six months in advance
i didnt call you weird, i called you impossible to figure out
we're all weird here. some more than others.
Quote from: MDS on April 06, 2016, 01:03:05 PM
we're all weird here. some more than others.
truth
Just set my DVR for that Burns Jackie Robinson doc
Can't wait to see it
j you need to listen to the podcast I posted in the race thread the other day
Ok cool I'll listen this week
Magic 30 for 30, thoughts?
good, not great but definately worth watching. Christ that team was loaded and should have won a few championships. I remember watching Nick Anderson collapse in game 1 at the free throw line.
I have it on DVR and kind shocked they made one on that subject. Doesn't seem worthy of a two hour doc.
I have a lot of great memories of those teams. Shaq splitting for L.A. killed the city and the fans. Rich DeVos should burn in hell for not paying him every last cent.
I also have it on dvr...im going to watch it but it seems like it would be so boring...why was a 30 for 30 even made about them?
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 16, 2016, 04:01:04 PM
I also have it on dvr...im going to watch it but it seems like it would be so boring...why was a 30 for 30 even made about them?
executive producers included shaq and penny
it was fine but really didnt deserve the treatment it got. shoulda been a short that they used to drop on grant land
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 10, 2016, 02:00:31 PM
Just set my DVR for that Burns Jackie Robinson doc
Can't wait to see it
Must see! Just watched part I. Burns is so awesome.
Watching the Magic one now - it's cool to remember some of this stuff. But not 30/30 worthy.
I forgot that Mike switched from 45 back to 23 mid series.
Watching the Nick Anderson choke again was tough. Man.
Schilling has been fired by ESPN for his latest bigoted social media post
Tirico to NBC
Bayless out at ESPN likely going to FS1
Tirico is meh regardless.
Bayless going to Fox is serendipitous. Perfect place for that racist buffoon.
tirico is the farthest thing from a meh move....think of him what you will, but he just locked into being the announcer on the #1 show on tv (yes, it is) whenever zealot al retires and quite possibly the olympics primetime host when shrimp costas goes
bayless only matters if you watch sports talk shows, which if you do, then youre a farging moron. if he creeps up into broadcasts then theres beef.
I agree with Romey tirico is about as boring as you can get...nothing wrong with him but if I never hear him again and I prob won't I could care less....schulman is much better
also why is skip racist....I honestly have never heard that before
hes not a racist, hes just a race baiter.....but hes an equally opportunity baiter. dude is just a troll who throws shtein out there and hopes to anger up the masses.
i doubt he even believes anything he says, but he now has a 5 mil per year contract and i dont, so he wins
Yeah, I've never heard that either. He's a lot of awful things but never struck me as racist.
so Romey literally just made that up and acted angry about it?
its easy for someone like romey to confuse a troll hating on black people as a racist when in fact he is just hating to hate
wait when has he even troll hated on black people....I've watched first take a lot and it almost seems like skip goes out of his way to defend the minority position in race related issues...and I've never seen him even pretend to be racist
are there examples?
Sure you guys aren't thinking of cowherd?
skip has a personal vendetta against lebron and tons of other black athletes...he slurped up white golden gods like tebow and manziel....if romey wasnt confusing him with cowherd (who has said some actual racist things), then maybe he was just confused on that
you have to remember romey is an elder who has been drunk for three decades but is a good liberal that goes out of his way to protect minorities and the disenfranchised
Proud to say I've watched first take zero times
Tirico is meh - I think he does a good job overall. Nice rebound from his early days as a perv creeper at ESPN
skip slurps tons of black athletes as well and like I said almost universally agrees with Stephen a on race issues
also he used to like manzeil....he's been destroying him ever since he beat up his girl
Skip is wrong on just about everything.
It's amusing to see how off he is on stuff
he basically has your batting average more or less it's just that his wrongs get retweeted tens of thousands of times....you also truly believe everything you say
http://thebiglead.com/2012/06/29/skip-bayless-has-progressed-to-racial-trolling-which-is-probably-boosting-ratings/
http://globalgrind.com/2012/08/21/skip-bayless-not-racist-he-plays-one-tv-lsrael-soliz-blog/
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 26, 2016, 08:25:05 PM
he basically has your batting average more or less it's just that his wrongs get retweeted tens of thousands of times....you also truly believe everything you say
Yeah no.
Quote from: MDS on April 26, 2016, 08:06:31 PM
he slurped up white golden gods like tebow and manziel....if romey wasnt confusing him with cow
you have to remember romey is an elder who has been drunk for three decades but is a good liberal that goes out of his way to protect minorities and the disenfranchised
wait you say skip slurps white people and Romey is a good liberal
and Romey basically posts that skip hates white people and that he hates skip cause he hates white people
you guys are nuts
can you read...im not calling skip a racist, im trying to understand why rome would say such a thing
you said romey thinks skip is racist cause skip is FOR super white people like tebiw and manzeil
when in fact Romey thinks he's racist AGAINST white people
whoops, i done wrong trying to wrap my mind around that pink irish boozehound
so sorry
Love Bayless going to FS1 because it makes it less likely I'll ever see him again. Right now I only see him if I go to a bar at lunch.
Tirico has to be one of the most boring guys in the biz when he's not playing grabass at the office, which I guess makes him better than all the actively bad announcers.
http://dailysnark.com/ten-dumbest-skip-bayless-tweets-time/
Quote from: QB Eagles on April 26, 2016, 10:35:51 PM
Love Bayless going to FS1 because it makes it less likely I'll ever see him again. Right now I only see him if I go to a bar at lunch.
Tirico has to be one of the most boring guys in the biz when he's not playing grabass at the office, which I guess makes him better than all the actively bad announcers.
schulman who is rumored to be taking over a lot of tiricos stuff is fantastic
its going to be shawn macdunna for mnf and ryan russello on the nba
shulman is still their cbb/mlb dude
McDonough is who I meant....him and schulman were basically separated at birth...I always get them mixed up both are awesome both are way better than tirico
Schulman is excellent
They're using Sciambi more on baseball and I am not a fan of him
I said he's a racist. Color is irrelevant. You know... Reverse racism? Some people here are afflicted with the condition. Not naming names, though. Wouldn't be prudent...
getting my popcorn ready on this one.
Quote from: MDS on April 26, 2016, 08:06:31 PM
you have to remember romey is an elder who has been drunk for three decades but is a good liberal that goes out of his way to protect minorities and the disenfranchised
Unless they live in the parking lot at his office.
Quote from: Rome on April 27, 2016, 11:27:53 AM
I said he's a racist. Color is irrelevant. You know... Reverse racism? Some people here are afflicted with the condition. Not naming names, though. Wouldn't be prudent...
im almost positive you don't know what reverse racism is
Because he's white?
Quote from: QB Eagles on April 26, 2016, 10:35:51 PM
Love Bayless going to FS1 because it makes it less likely I'll ever see him again. Right now I only see him if I go to a bar at lunch.
So true on Bayless. Only see him when I'm flipping channels in the morning or at a breakfast meeting at the local greasy spoon. You could have told me he left a year ago and I'd believe you.
Neil Hartmann is leaving CSN?
looks like brad nessler is going to cbs and will eventually replace verne
im not ready to say goodbye to verne yet, though
mike miss took his dick out and slapped the shtein outta innes this month
Ray Lewis - out
Cris Carter - out
Dilfer - on his way out
Rumor is that the "fall guy" comment did CC in. He partied with some of my boys in Vegas a couple weeks ago. Just golf, dinner and the UFC fight. He obviously doesn't drink or gamble.
Oh so there's going to be less idiotic screaming on ESPN Countdown?
Um...
Yay?
Believeland good so far
Oh man this Byner part...wow.
i know the mls is complete shtein but this is amazing to me:
womens softball sunday:
ten - ohio st (espn): 796K
alabama - cal (espn): 689K
mls sunday:
vancouver - seattle (espn): 463K
la - san francisco (fs1): 151K
You can't throw in an FS1 number and pretend that means anything. The rating for the MLS game on ESPN blows away most NHL games on NBCSN for instance. The king stay the king.
And for the other game, it's probably fairer to compare a game where both markets actually get ESPN.
the bottom line is womens softball destroyed mls....its really more about womens softball than soccer...I didn't think womens softball could destroy anything
moving the fs1 game to espn still doesn't get it anywhere close to 700-800k
also nhl on nbcs from I can find averages 350-400k a game in the regular season.....mls on espn looks to average under 200k
you have to remember with the mls is that, in the grand scheme of things, its a crap product. the epl games do better than that. fox just added bundesliga. soccer on the whole does better than hockey, but the consuming public knows that the mls is an inferior product. but its always been in the 350k area, and like qb said, fs1 is such an afterthought for the viewers.
softball does well because its the 1 time of year its actually on. the sport is played by 10s of millions of girls. they cannot find the product outside of this month. if you combine that with the general neanderthal oklahoma/alabama fan that would watch a paint drying contest if it involved their team, you get those numbers. basically underserved audiences will come out in droves when the product they like is on. its why black tv shows do so well with black audiences, and even why the college wrestling stuff does well for espn.
Quote from: MDS on May 24, 2016, 02:11:36 PM
you have to remember with the mls is that, in the grand scheme of things, its a crap product.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 24, 2016, 11:38:57 AM
i know the mls is complete shtein but this is amazing to me:
i remembered
we doin copa america in philly
english please?
Todd is going to wait at his house for you to come pick him up so you two can go watch the Copa America when it comes to Philadelphia.
usually i just meet them there but yes
I don't know what copa america is...sounds like a grand prix race but philly doesn't have one
ive explained it to you no less than 10 times
its a soccer tournament between north america and south america. the usa is playing a game in philly, and you me and romester are GOING
lolol
Get igy chanting I believe I believe we will win and buzzing on a vuvuzela
oh yeah.....id rather go to a ladies softball game
once he sits next to a 22 year old named logan with aviators and a long beard while he wears a scarf and drinks a craft beer he will be hooked for life
Lolol this has to happen
I would never go but if I did I would 1000% root HARD for south america
youll be chanting and singing and planning a hex trip with the SOB in no time
i believe that we will win
Seriously though, who the farg is watching those softball games? Then again that's the question I have about 90% of the shtein on cable.
Quote from: QB Eagles on May 25, 2016, 02:06:09 AM
Seriously though, who the farg is watching those softball games? Then again that's the question I have about 90% of the shtein on cable.
lesbians.
Quote from: QB Eagles on May 25, 2016, 02:06:09 AM
Seriously though, who the farg is watching those softball games? Then again that's the question I have about 90% of the shtein on cable.
Quote from: MDS on May 24, 2016, 02:11:36 PM
softball does well because its the 1 time of year its actually on. the sport is played by 10s of millions of girls. they cannot find the product outside of this month. if you combine that with the general neanderthal oklahoma/alabama fan that would watch a paint drying contest if it involved their team, you get those numbers. basically underserved audiences will come out in droves when the product they like is on. its why black tv shows do so well with black audiences, and even why the college wrestling stuff does well for espn.
Quote from: smeags on May 25, 2016, 11:06:48 AM
Quote from: QB Eagles on May 25, 2016, 02:06:09 AM
Seriously though, who the farg is watching those softball games? Then again that's the question I have about 90% of the shtein on cable.
lesbians.
:-D
Berman is retiring after this upcoming football season
Heather Cox is leaving too, likely heading to NBC to be the sideline reporter for the Thursday night games
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 26, 2016, 08:36:57 PM
Berman is retiring after this upcoming football season
i never thought this would happen...thank you allah
Quote from: BigEd76 on May 26, 2016, 09:13:35 PM
Heather Cox is leaving too, likely heading to NBC to be the sideline reporter for the Thursday night games
yes. tafoya is a republican twat and didnt want to do them. shes actually not bad.
QuoteAfternoons
Mike Missanelli disemboweled Josh Innes. There's really no other way to put it. He more than doubled him. What's more, Innes produced literally no streaming number. None. It's 0. Innes' tactic of 40 minutes commercial free every hour – an attempt to sweep multiple quarter hours – hasn't worked. Missanelli does something similar and goes 50 minutes commercial free starting at 4:50 p.m. It's a little trick stations use to keep listeners tuned in for the next quarter hour, the units of measurement by which ratings are, um, measured. The problem is that, commercials or not, people won't stick around if they don't like what they hear. This is apparently the case with Innes. Not even 40-straight minutes of content can hold listeners. Even worse is that he benefited from three day Phillies games, which often more than double his audience. He finished sixth in the market, and likely would've been even lower if not for the Phillies. WIP has built their lineup around Innes, and it's proving to be a big fat mistake.
I can't wait till that fat piece of shtein is finally off the air. What a colossal mistake it was pinning any hopes on a wannabe shock jock. Idiots. Get someone in there who is easy to listen to and provides content.
not a big surprise that a station that never had to deal with competition until 97.5 came along would make such a bad decision out of desperation. I couldn't/can't stand eskin, but I'd take him 24hrs a day on every station over 10mins of innes.
now WIP has to find another afternoon guy and a morning show.
.
OJ Made In America on ABC Saturday night? It was good. Interesting dark stuff from his life pre Nicole/Goldman murders.
Part II on ESPN tomorrow night.
I couldn't watch it bc my local station had a high school all star football game on
And they replayed it yesterday afternoon but DirecTV was out due to the storms
Quote from: Don Ho on June 13, 2016, 06:19:35 PM
OJ Made In America on ABC Saturday night? It was good. Interesting dark stuff from his life pre Nicole/Goldman murders.
Part II on ESPN tomorrow night.
did he rape any deserving women in it?
its going to be on the espn app soon and netflix within a month or two
welcome to 2016.
The rabbit ears provided great reception on Saturday night.
So I guess the rule is wait a month or two or three to ask if anyone watched a show that was on prime time Saturday night. Is now a good time to bring up the 30 for 30 about the Raiders? Marinovich?
I see they're playing part one tomorrow before part two
DVR set
OJ was quite the sellout
lol
https://www.facebook.com/sportlobster/videos/vb.323154611107005/1001483013274158/?type=2&theater
Quote from: phattymatty on June 21, 2016, 02:13:23 PM
lol
https://www.facebook.com/sportlobster/videos/vb.323154611107005/1001483013274158/?type=2&theater
hopefully he picks the sixers' opponent in the 2019 finals.
rachel nichols had plastic surgery or something right? looks like a different person. looks good though.
Quote from: phattymatty on June 24, 2016, 01:52:01 PM
rachel nichols had plastic surgery or something right? looks like a different person. looks good though.
I was wondering myself. def looks different.
I'd slam her without remorse
Feva told me she got her teeth done. And that she sucks dick like nobody's bidness.
Makes sense. Her lips have a "put your cork here" sign on them
Funny coincidence... so does her icehole.
she hasnt looked different since 1997
but werd to mysoginist pigs
just asked rachel nichols if she wants to have sex with anyone of you and she said "no"
direct quote
sorry guys
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 24, 2016, 06:30:28 PM
I'd slam her without remorse
oh, there would be plenty of remorse.
hers!
I think phreak helped out the lube industry over the weekend.
lolol
the only thing I was lubing was my liver with booze
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 27, 2016, 12:07:30 PM
lolol
the only thing I was lubing was my liver with booze
sounds hot.
Excited for this Doc & Darryl ep
As much as I hate the Mets I loved watching Doc pitch.
And lol at Strawberry banging chicks in the clubhouse during games
I always find Doc fascinating. He seems like such a nice and genuine guy, but his self-destructiveness is off the charts and extends to hurting the people around him too. The guy is tormented beyond belief.
Good points.
I forgot he pitched a game for the Astros and was a Devil Ray too
randy moss new edition to countdown this year....hes actually very good
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 18, 2016, 12:02:02 PM
randy moss new edition to countdown this year....hes actually very good
You better cool it now.
Oh god even I didn't laugh at that, Sassy, and I'm a puntard.
yeah...count me out too.
:paranoid
Greater Media (93.3, 97.5 the Fanatic, BenFM etc.) just got bought by Beasley Broadcast group for $240 million. They take over in November.
http://bbgi.com/beasley-broadcast-group-to-acquire-greater-media-inc/
Quote from: SD on July 19, 2016, 06:18:31 PM
Greater Media (93.3, 97.5 the Fanatic, BenFM etc.) just got bought by Beasley Broadcast group for $240 million. They take over in November.
http://bbgi.com/beasley-broadcast-group-to-acquire-greater-media-inc/
Beasley owns the local sports radio station in Fort Myers. Just cut one of the hosts of the sole local show to save money. Must need that coin for the big purchase.
Quote from: SD on July 19, 2016, 06:18:31 PM
Greater Media (93.3, 97.5 the Fanatic, BenFM etc.) just got bought by Beasley Broadcast group for $240 million. They take over in November.
http://bbgi.com/beasley-broadcast-group-to-acquire-greater-media-inc/
any of your boys over there know what this means? if this company opens up the check book and can buy the eagles that might put wip out of business
I know they meet with the Phils and Eagles every year, and every year they think they're close, then they don't get them.
2 weeks ago all the Philly Greater Media stations fired a shtein ton of people. I guess we now know why.
those guys only work on 1 year deals?
Quote from: MDS on July 19, 2016, 09:40:25 PM
those guys only work on 1 year deals?
Not really sure, I just know every time their deal is up the Fanatic pushes hard to get them...like outbids WIP but they stick with WIP because that's what they know.
Bill Rhoden is leaving the nyt after 35 years
god i remember when the 28/58 came out and being so excited for it...then hating it because I would almost always forget to catch it when it would flash...the half hour wait was excruciating
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoS7uitXEAE24oE.jpg:large)
Oh man that's a good flashback. That's the only way I could get Phillies scores when we first moved away. That and headline news' on the 20 sports update.
Also Tom Jackson told ESPN he's done
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 26, 2016, 11:42:54 PM
Also Tom Jackson told ESPN he's done
Who is even on that shtein anymore... ESPN should have moved Boomer off Countdown while they're replacing the rest of the parts, freshen up the whole thing.
TJ left in his own he could have stayed if he wanted but berman is leaving next year to be replaced by wingo so I guess he figured it was time
im probably the only one but I still like berman a lot on the nfl stuff
I liked Chris carter but in general the changes they have made have been good...I love dilfer and they kept him for an expanded role Randy moss is very good and I'm guessing Woodson will be good...certainly better than Ray...and good riddance to that piece of garbage ditka
TJ was the only reason to watch anything on that zesty channel.
He gone. I gone.
angelo cataldi: My contract expires at the end of next year. I think that will be the end of the run, and I will walk away really happy.
Westbrook fired from post game live
Yet Rendell stays
Nice choice CSN
What? why?
I don't really watch the post game shows much but still.
https://twitter.com/KSoltisAnderson/status/761553073865039872
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Quote from: ice grillin you on July 18, 2016, 12:02:02 PM
randy moss new edition to countdown this year....hes actually very good
He is really good! I was very impressed and nice to get a breath of fresh air on ESPN. Boomer was a wind bag, Ditka belongs at the local park playing chess and Tom Jackson lost interest years ago. Moss is going to be awesome.
Charles Woodson and hasselbeck suck
rest in power john saunders
fox got rid of the goose.
Quote from: hunt on August 10, 2016, 11:26:07 AM
fox got rid of the goose.
not good for the economy, restaurants in nfl cities are going to be hurt by this.
http://www.sportingnews.com/other-sports/news/john-saunders-death-dies-espn-hannah-storm-stephen-a-smith-first-take-twitter-reaction/q1f2clnq9o5i1wrawubuhhyx3
Oh man... Now that's a huge loss.
RIP to as eloquent a man as has ever held a microphone for a living.
Wow. That's a surprising death. RIP.
damn, that sucks. any word on what happened ?
http://awfulannouncing.com/2016/the-reaction-to-john-saunders-passing.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
This is some bullshtein. Saunders is dead but Skip Bayless lives on. 'Tis an unjust world, I tells ya.
Hannah Storm was on the verge of balling her eyes out but she kept it together on the live announcement.
Seriously, that's a huge loss for ESPN. Total class act in every way.
2016 getting in that mid-year dick punch.
donald trumps merica
QuoteOf the 274 programs listed in Tuesday's cable sports table, 270 of them had fewer viewers than the 3PM Gunsmoke repeat on TV Land
I have been watching these SEC Storied episodes of late. Some good stuff.
This will be on my Christmas list this year. (http://www.mlbshop.com/Philadelphia_Phillies_DVDs_And_Books/They_Said_We_Couldnt_Play:_Philadelphia_Stars_DVD)
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97.5 the fanatikkk
http://awfulannouncing.com/2016/white-philly-radio-producer-poses-as-black-caller-dwayne-from-swedesboro.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 23, 2016, 08:57:37 AM
97.5 the fanatikkk
http://awfulannouncing.com/2016/white-philly-radio-producer-poses-as-black-caller-dwayne-from-swedesboro.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
I've known about this for months, was told to keep it a secret. Was only a matter of time before this got out. Pat Egan is farging hilarious and Dwayne from Swedesboro was a great character. No lie Mike Missanelli had no idea it was Pat Egan.
sounds hilarious
Too bad you still listen to WIP
He's getting ripped pretty good for being a racist
People are way too sensitive. The black guy he claimed was Dwayne was in on it too.
remember that time vigy pretended to be white?
nah, me either.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 23, 2016, 10:22:18 AM
He's getting ripped pretty good for being a racist
garbage human does garbage things gets called garbage
so whenever any person sterotypes in any way, for entertainment and/or comedic purposes, its racism ?
i mean al jolson doing blackface is one thing ...
justify it how you want but I know a lot of black people and I'm pretty sure dook would get punched in he mouth by every one of them if he did that shtein around them
by the way this pretty much was a minstrel show....lily white "entertainer" making a mockery of a black stereotype
Innes called it a minstrel show too...Bomani Jones lit into them too
WIP should focus on their own shows they're getting trounced in the ratings
innes is a farging loser....but heres a fact: hes skinnier than gargano. holy shtein those pictures from fantasy fest are scary. dude needs help now.
i can only imagine how big of a drama queen poutyfest mike miss is pulling off the air. on the air he downplayed as much as he could. i wonder if he boots martinez and egan.
what they did was really stupid. youd expect that out of people working in sports radio. i dont think theyre racist, but it came off like that certainly.
So Tim McManus took over from Phil Sheridan as the ESPN Eagles beat guy? Big upgrade.
Innes out
Quote from: Munson on August 24, 2016, 01:41:46 PM
Innes out
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/real-time/Josh-Innes-is-out-at-941-Sportsradio-WIP.html (http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/real-time/Josh-Innes-is-out-at-941-Sportsradio-WIP.html)
thats kind of surprising
seems like a result of his ranting about the Dwayne from Swedesboro situation on the fanatic. silver lining ??
along with the fact that he could only beat mikey miss in the ratings when mike was on vacation for two weeks.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 24, 2016, 02:13:22 PM
thats kind of surprising
he was always either gong right before football season or right after
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 24, 2016, 02:13:22 PM
thats kind of surprising
He was getting trounced in the ratings, it's no surprise really.
They should hire Dwayne from Swedesboro to fill his spot.
he would not do any worse.
what a disaster of a hire innes was. WIP was unstoppable when they had no competition, now all they have is a dipshtein in the mornings who is counting his days till retirement.
#phreakbatsignal
They should hire me, lil guy and Havas
And yeah WIP has gone downhill. I still listened as much as I could back home tho. One drawback was being in OCMD I couldn't listen on the beach like when down the jersey shore
Damn Matt Yallof had a stroke and is facing a long road of recovery
Only 47
wip was searching for a way to fire innes and his god awful mike miss focused show and blackface tweet were the last straw
so to recap wip fazed out macnow to appease gargano, let gargano and ellis go to appease innes, and now they fired innes. angelo is retiring. mike and ike are getting demolished.
this station is done. if they didnt have the eagles theyd be reformatting soon.
how does the actual racist guy at the fanatic still have a job
philly sports radio is such a sickening joke
so glad I quit it almost four years ago now
mike miss isnt racist....hes a huge liberal
pat egan and martinez were the dumbasses behind it and yes i agree they should be axed. they still might be. the station was sold or will be sold, so whatever corporate bullshtein bla bla bla it wont happen overnight
I know who was behind it....why isn't the racist gone...also FYI liberals can be racist
if Miley miss is even liberal in the first place...that's provably an act as well to spark debate
Miley miss knew exactly who was making the calls no matter what they try and cover up
they are all scum
i dont doubt mike miss is a POS but literally everyone there off and on the record have said he didnt know...regardless hes #1 afternoons in the demo, he aint goin anywhere
the other 2 are beyond expendable
of course their top rated host didn't know....its science!
people who have no reason or interest in protecting mike miss say he didnt know....believe what you want, but im gonna go with the 60 year old black person kiss ass not knowing
he def knew but in a way it's almost worse if he didn't...because then not only did he get played and utterly embarrassed by a racist...but that racist hasn't been fired yet even tho mm is the biggest liberal ever....he would be the ultimate fraud
and I'll put my record of supporting civil rights up against your record of blind support if a minstrel show radio station
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 24, 2016, 10:21:28 PM
and I'll put my record of supporting civil rights up against your record of blind support if a minstrel show radio station
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Quote from: ice grillin you on August 24, 2016, 09:59:09 PM
Miley miss knew exactly who was making the calls no matter what they try and cover up
I 100% guarantee you Mikey Miss had no farging clue it was Pat Egan. It was a running inside joke at the station because Egan would make some of the calls from inside the station and only a handful of people knew it was him.
I don't think Miss knew either. But either way he's a clown. He can't sit on his high horse because he's an insufferable prick who was fired for slugging his producer at WIP
The biggest news here is Havas says he quit philly sports radio four years ago. I thought you were all about the voice of the people?!?
he claims to have quit when innes got afternoons but now its 4 years ago
ryan lochte up in here
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 28, 2015, 02:52:46 PM
innes going is important for OG's like me who wont listen to any sports radio if its not WIP...i vowed not to listen to one second of wip again after the hired him until he was gone and i havent since...
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 24, 2016, 10:57:22 PM
I don't think Miss knew either. But either way he's a clown. He can't sit on his high horse because he's an insufferable prick who was fired for slugging his producer at WIP
The biggest news here is Havas says he quit philly sports radio four years ago. I thought you were all about the voice of the people?!?
havent listened to one second of wip in 3.5 years...less than a week after innes was hired....have never listened to the fanatikkk...why would you think otherwise....im not a sellout like you guys
i didnt even watch one second of the olympics even tho i enjoy it...world cup you frauds will be all over....eh murderous shmurderous organizations...i like futball!...to be fair i wouldnt watch the world cup if you paid me 10 thousand dollars even if fifa didnt murder poor people so that doesnt really count as some sort of stand
Listen to Phanatic?
Sellouts.
listening to 97.5 makes you a sellout ?? :-D :-D
oh yeah...and so does eating at chain restaurants, drinking mass produced beers, and listening to any music that makes the billboard charts.
Mass produced beer makes you a sellout, microbrews make you a wannabe hipster because you don't actually like the taste of those beers.
man, the struggle is real.
The guy loves college football which might as well be slavery. I don't give a shtein either way but it's funny how cognitive dissonance works.
Oh and I love craft beers, soccer and Yuengling. And Mormon porn. And Wawa pretzels.
Quote from: Rome on August 25, 2016, 11:44:19 AM
Oh and I love craft beers, soccer and Yuengling. And Mormon porn. And Wawa pretzels.
what about knockoff jerseys ?
huh-hmm...don't you mean...knockoff jawns?
damn, forgot to talk in OGese.
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 25, 2016, 09:19:54 AM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 24, 2016, 10:57:22 PM
I don't think Miss knew either. But either way he's a clown. He can't sit on his high horse because he's an insufferable prick who was fired for slugging his producer at WIP
The biggest news here is Havas says he quit philly sports radio four years ago. I thought you were all about the voice of the people?!?
havent listened to one second of wip in 3.5 years...less than a week after innes was hired....have never listened to the fanatikkk...why would you think otherwise....im not a sellout like you guys
i didnt even watch one second of the olympics even tho i enjoy it...world cup you frauds will be all over....eh murderous shmurderous organizations...i like futball!...to be fair i wouldnt watch the world cup if you paid me 10 thousand dollars even if fifa didnt murder poor people so that doesnt really count as some sort of stand
Lol well now you can go back to WIP since Innes is gone.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 25, 2016, 02:04:26 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 25, 2016, 09:19:54 AM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 24, 2016, 10:57:22 PM
I don't think Miss knew either. But either way he's a clown. He can't sit on his high horse because he's an insufferable prick who was fired for slugging his producer at WIP
The biggest news here is Havas says he quit philly sports radio four years ago. I thought you were all about the voice of the people?!?
havent listened to one second of wip in 3.5 years...less than a week after innes was hired....have never listened to the fanatikkk...why would you think otherwise....im not a sellout like you guys
i didnt even watch one second of the olympics even tho i enjoy it...world cup you frauds will be all over....eh murderous shmurderous organizations...i like futball!...to be fair i wouldnt watch the world cup if you paid me 10 thousand dollars even if fifa didnt murder poor people so that doesnt really count as some sort of stand
Lol well now you can go back to WIP since Innes is gone.
nah....im out on sports radio....short of the peoples voice coming back and stocking all their shows with really good hosts...if that was the case i might sneak back in for a taste....but i dont miss it at all i was a devout 9 hour a day listener
What do you listen to now?
himself
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 25, 2016, 02:12:44 PM
What do you listen to now?
i watch BOB everyday and jerk my junk to jillian
then either podcasts or beats
Gimme some good podcasts
I watched BOB when I was home. Not too shabby although Ellis is annoying
i dont really listen to any you havent heard of i dont think (cept the nhl)
nba - lowe post, true hoop, simmons, the jump, hardwood paroxysm
nhl - marek v. wyshyninski, hockey prospectus
cfb - solid verbal, sec on cbs, shutdown fullcast
mlb - baseball tonight, jonah keri
cbb - rush the court (someone told me that he thought this was RIP), eye on college basketball, sportsmemo
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 25, 2016, 02:19:18 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 25, 2016, 02:12:44 PM
What do you listen to now?
i watch BOB everyday and jerk my junk to jillian
I sometimes stream sirius on my phone but have BOB on in the morning muted just so I can see Jillian.
Egan, Myrtetus and Naghien suspended for three days
Quote from: SD on August 25, 2016, 03:29:57 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 25, 2016, 02:19:18 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 25, 2016, 02:12:44 PM
What do you listen to now?
i watch BOB everyday and jerk my junk to jillian
I sometimes stream sirius on my phone but have BOB on in the morning muted just so I can see Jillian.
if shes not on i dont watch it
Egan, Myrtetues and Matt Nahagian suspended because of Dwayne from Swedesboro
http://phillyinfluencer.com/2016/08/97-5-the-fanatic-suspends-three-people-for-dwayne-in-swedesboro-fake-caller-character/
And lolololololol at this
QuoteAccording to reports from Crossing Broad and Philly.com, Nahigian was to meet with Black Lives Matter Pennsylvania organizer Asa Khalif tomorrow at the station.
not surprised by the suspensions. you play with fire.
any word out there on who WIP may look at, to take on the afternoon drive slot ?
Mort claims his stage IV throat cancer is gone and that he's going to slowly work himself back into NFL coverage this season.
Usually when celebrities say shtein like this, they are dead within two months.
today on wip ike reese disputed the existence of dinosaurs
good week for that station
that been a running joke on the station since ive been listening
and speaking of cancer sags goes in for his third bone marrow transplant today
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 01, 2016, 08:50:30 AM
that been a running joke on the station since ive been listening
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 25, 2016, 09:19:54 AMhavent listened to one second of wip in 3.5 years
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I figured he got it from dude on hard knocks who doesn't believe in dinosaurs and has been a running focus on the show
Quote from: MDS on September 01, 2016, 01:32:40 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 01, 2016, 08:50:30 AM
that been a running joke on the station since ive been listening
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 25, 2016, 09:19:54 AMhavent listened to one second of wip in 3.5 years
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since i was listening...meaning that joke goes back at least 3.5 years
Since you have last listened to WIP.
But I thought it was pretty obvious that that's what you meant.
http://www.si.com/tech-media/2016/09/06/media-circus-troy-aikman-skip-bayless-fox-sports-1?xid=si_social
Smack down. Good job Aikman
I'm still loving that hire. I'll never see Bayless again.
lol exactly
I tried to give FS1 a chance but the only time I'm on it now is for games
so trent dilfer is proud of/bragging about how he didnt speak out against child slavery
man, what a team guy he was.
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 14, 2016, 12:14:43 PM
so trent dilfer is proud of/bragging about how he didnt speak out against child slavery
And cancer too. Bc he was a backup.
He's a jerkoff
JRoll is doing pre- and post-game studio analysis for the Yankees-Blue Jays game on TBS today. Sounds like the beginning of a permanent gig, because they have him next Sunday and all through the playoffs as well.
Innes back to Houston
my co-worker just told me because he loves him
hes going to the 24th ranked station in the market and the #2 sports station
but hes back in a loser sports town where he belongs
krukie leaving espn
leslie gudel leaving csn
Damn...where are they going
https://www.reddit.com/r/houston/comments/55ox6r/pallilo_out_at_790_josh_innes_in/
http://deadspin.com/report-nfl-threatens-to-fine-teams-if-they-use-too-muc-1787509578?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
Dickheads
http://www.si.com/tech-media/2016/10/06/joe-buck-fox-book-hair-plugs-surgery-voice
Well then
http://deadspin.com/i-covered-the-braves-for-a-newspaper-that-didnt-exist-1787407685
https://www.reddit.com/r/houston/comments/577aq2/sports_radio_610am_emailing_790_am_advertisers_to/
Innes already making waves here
buried the lede
QuoteNone of that prevented Innes from diving head-first into racial humor on the first broadcast with his new station. At one point, he had co-host Jim Mudd play the theme to the 1970s TV comedy Sanford and Son if the caller happened to be African American.
"The 'black phone' is what we're going to call it," Innes said before laughing at Mudd's suggestion to get Frenchy's, a local fried chicken chain, as a sponsor.
i figure that type of shtein goes on all the time in ad sales
Barkann out at WIP
Ike moves to Innes slot
WIP midday is now Jon Ritchie and my buddy Joe DeCamara
Jon Marks 'rumored' to be joining Ike but I'd be surprised if he stays in radio
I like ike reese, not sure he'll compete with mikey miss, but i'll def give him a listen.
Barkann was fired or just not renewed?
fired...his deal runs like another year or something. hes getting paid a lot to do nothing
no idea what WIP plans are but ike & ____ are not going to beat mike
I'm telling you...you, me and Havas - ratings gold
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 20, 2016, 07:30:31 PM
I'm telling you...you, me and Havas - ratings gold
No one even likes reading conversations between you 3 dopes. What the hell makes you think anyone would want to listen to it?
Thanks for the call, Sarge!
And we go to Dio from Baltimore on line one who wants to know what channel the game is on. Dio go ahead you're on the air...
lol
Quote from: SD on October 20, 2016, 03:58:33 PM
Barkann out at WIP
Ike moves to Innes slot
WIP midday is now Jon Ritchie and my buddy Joe DeCamara
Jon Marks 'rumored' to be joining Ike but I'd be surprised if he stays in radio
Wasn't DeCamara on 97.5? And when/why did Marks leave The cuz?
Quote from: Munson on October 21, 2016, 08:08:32 AM
Quote from: SD on October 20, 2016, 03:58:33 PM
Barkann out at WIP
Ike moves to Innes slot
WIP midday is now Jon Ritchie and my buddy Joe DeCamara
Jon Marks 'rumored' to be joining Ike but I'd be surprised if he stays in radio
Wasn't DeCamara on 97.5? And when/why did Marks leave The cuz?
decamara left according to reports I saw and marks decided not to renew his contract that was due to run out in early 2017.
there's been a lot of cuts going on with all the stations that were owned by greater media and now, Beasley broadcast group. WMMR got hit hard as well.
There will be more cuts to come.
Marks wanted out of radio altogether. He's mulling over taking the WIP job.
im just happy innes is gone. everybody won.
Quote from: SD on October 21, 2016, 08:39:13 AM
There will be more cuts to come.
Marks wanted out of radio altogether. He's mulling over taking the WIP job.
so wip's #1 choice is to give john marks afternoons? good god
what kind of number did working with gargano do to him. did he see the only way to success is putting your mouth on his cock like mcw.
Quote from: MDS on October 21, 2016, 04:49:25 PM
Quote from: SD on October 21, 2016, 08:39:13 AM
There will be more cuts to come.
Marks wanted out of radio altogether. He's mulling over taking the WIP job.
so wip's #1 choice is to give john marks afternoons? good god
No idea if he was their #1 choice. I've just heard rumbings he might wind up there.
whatever they do it wont beat mike...innes was at least different albeit awful.
It's sad they can't find someone to beat Miss. He's not good.
And the incestous relationship between the two stations in regards to hosts is crazy. One leaves one spot and they're on the next one.
Might as well just put Jolovitz and Lucy Jones in drive time
I'm only in the office one day a week so I maybe catch Miss on my way home if there's nothing on Sirius. He's successful because he mixes sports/entertainment/politics/local shtein flawlessly. His tastes in movies/tv shows is in line with what I watch. It's easy to pick up on his jokes because he'll mix Wire humor in with something and it makes me pay attention.
I'm in the office Wednesdays and usually listen to him because of General Knowledge Wednesdays. I usually know 90% of the answers but still am astonished when people can't answer basic shtein. Makes me feel superior too.
So the 2015 WCF Blackhawk game outdrew the Cubs on tv in Chicago
Shocking
highest rated game 1 since phils/yanks and it outdrew the sunday night nfl game
Imagine how high they would have been on FS1.
*lil guy bat signal*
He's probably on the phone with the execs getting the REAL numbers.
i dont understand? fox is going to draw higher numbers than fs1....sure!
again, mlb did not have a contract offer to put the lcs on a broadcast network. the ratings dont justify it. fox actually had the option to place the games on big fox or fs1, they elected to put them all on fs1 because they care more about establishing that network than they do about short-term ratings gains.
the point? mlb doesnt have the product to warrant forcing their way to broadcast networks. thats why theyre on cable -- a cable network in 3 million fewer homes than espn. the nba doesnt either. its just the almighty nfl.
and again, this is only an issue for you because you were mildly inconvenienced last week so therefore its the worst thing ever
lol we have talked about this before last week dook
Whoa
Sportsnet NY Chris Carlin is the new WIP afternoon guy
real sports is a must watch this month...two stories one on peter norman and one on refugees in maine are both amazing
http://www.outkickthecoverage.com/espn-loses-621-000-subscribers-worst-month-in-company-history-102916
QuoteThe biggest business story in American sports this fall isn't the declining NFL ratings or anything that's happening on the field, court, or ice, it's the collapse in ESPN subscribers, which reflect a larger trend in the collapse of cable subscribers in general.
Yesterday Nielsen announced its subscriber numbers for November 2016 and those numbers were the worst in the history of ESPN's existence as a cable company -- the worldwide leader in sports lost 621,000 cable subscribers. That's the most subscribers ESPN has ever lost in a month according to Nielsen estimates and it represents a terrifying and troubling trend for the company, an acceleration of subscriber loss that represents a doubling of the average losses over the past couple of years, when ESPN has been losing in the neighborhood of 300,000 subscribers a month.
These 621,000 lost subscribers in the past month alone lead to a drop in revenue of over $52 million and continue the alarming subscriber decline at ESPN. Couple these subscriber declines with a 24% drop in Monday Night Football ratings this fall, the crown jewel of ESPN programming, and it's fair to call October of 2016 the worst month in ESPN's history.
Long article with a lot to say, including this:
QuoteIt seems pretty clear that within five years ESPN will be bringing in less subscriber revenue than they've committed for sports rights.
cable isnt going away but its going to be very interesting to see where sports rights go. i dont seem them leaving tv but all these contracts are going to have to include an non-log in required streaming element.
like itll be on espn, the espn app and streaming on youtube -- possibly for money, possibly free
The trouble is, ESPN can't have most people watching the games somewhere other than cable and expect cable companies -- who are the ones really losing these subscribers -- to keep paying the big ESPN fee. Super curious how it turns out.
espn will survive but they will not be able to pay as much for rights....their sub numbers will mirror fs1 and nbcsn which will more than likely spread out the rights among those networks.
the sports leagues, im guessing, are going to want to attract cord cutters so they will move games or a separate package to streaming to get them. could be a take it or leave it deal for espn....like either you allow streaming on google or we take the games to fs1 who wont care
Did I hear right on the radio that the World Series beat SNF by 32% last night?
wow! I could see a possible WS clinching game involving two teams that have not won it in forever beating out SNF but with Dallas playing and outdrawing it by 32%, that is shocking.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 31, 2016, 12:33:48 PM
Did I hear right on the radio that the World Series beat SNF by 32% last night?
yup....football got crushed
panic in goodellville today
NFL got crushed last night as they should have. 2 legit great sports towns that haven't won a WS in a combined 150 years vs Cason Wentz and Dak Prescott...2 names that 99% of America never heard of 6 months ago.
the world series should always beat some random dumb nfl game but for the past decade or so it hasnt happened
the nfl got caught twice this year ego-ing it up. first was wasting giants/packers against the debate, then eagles/cowboys against the series. both of those games wouldve rated well if not for the competition. little bit of hubris in that building finally.
Wonder if they'll acknowledge it (not publicly but in scheduling) or still continue to think they can coast?
I'm all for them getting smacked around a bit
NFL Network's Brian Baldinger suspended 6 months without pay for suggesting Eagles put bounty on Ezekiel Elliott.
This was a grassroots effort by some cowboys fans on their message board. One of them who lives in Philly heard him on the radio. Cut the clip up and sent it out to various other media outlets.
A lot of faux outrage and as lil guy says "mad online" people saying he shouldn't say this bc of various reasons. I think that's stupid bc he's in no position to influence any team into a bounty system.
swept the ray rice & josh brown shtein under the rug until the media got it out there, but baldy gets this ?
he said it jokingly. that local fan needs to be tossed into a wood chipper. after eating his teeth.
He'll do more time out than Huff.
QuoteSince the Saints' Bountygate saga, the NFL has adopted a no-tolerance approach to dealing with teams who reward players for knocking opponents out of games with injuries
but no suspension for huff yet.
Quote from: smeags on November 02, 2016, 04:01:19 PM
swept the ray rice & josh brown shtein under the rug until the media got it out there, but baldy gets this ?
he said it jokingly. that local fan needs to be tossed into a wood chipper. after eating his teeth.
Yeah of course it was joking. I didn't even listen to it but when I read that thread on their site I wanted to vomit at the posts. Cretinous little fargs...I can't stand those fans.
Vendor calls me up the other day to talk shtein. Told him he wasn't getting the PO. He didn't get the PO.
lol, jay laying it down with the no PO. :-D
As much as I despise what ESPN has become, their SC commercials have always been great and this might be the best of them all.
https://youtu.be/8hyzvFNe7-c
its only been 1 playoffs but im not sure theres a better national analyst than smoltz
he was really farging good
Not on the same level as Smoltz who I agree was excellent, but I was completely shocked by how good A-Rod was in the studio.
Quote from: QB Eagles on November 03, 2016, 04:16:39 PM
Not on the same level as Smoltz who I agree was excellent, but I was completely shocked by how good A-Rod was in the studio.
Seriously. When the farg did he develop a personality?
Quote from: QB Eagles on November 03, 2016, 04:16:39 PM
Not on the same level as Smoltz who I agree was excellent, but I was completely shocked by how good A-Rod was in the studio.
Yeah that whole panel was really good.
Smoltz was excellent. Didn't overanalyze but gave us insight and tidbits that many don't
im suprised you guys are suprised by arod...maybe confusing his steroid persona with his interviews thruout his career...i feel like he was born to be an analyst hes always been amazingly well spoken and knowledgable on most things...of course when he wasnt lying or being an ass about the juice...but if you seperate those two things it shouldnt be a surprise that hes really good at this
He was always well spoken and affable early on in his career. Once the steroid stuff but he kinda shut down with being so open. So pretty much his whole career in NY.
the steriod stuff came out i think five years after he joined the yanks....but even after the initial steroid stuff was all the jeter beef.,..the mvp....the world series win against the phils etc...he was all around then
it wasnt until he was suspended in 2013 that he disappeared....other than that he was yappin his whole career with the yanks...but even if he wasnt he was almost a sure fire candidate to be good on tv from day one in the majors
He always just seemed really awkward to me so I didn't think it would translate to TV. He never seemed like a dumb jock, more like an intrinsically uncool person who couldn't be cool even banging celebrities and being one of the best baseball players of all time. Didn't see any of that this playoffs though, just a smart guy shooting the shtein about baseball.
The one thing you can say about both him and Pete Rose is that in spite of their serious flaws, both are totally obsessed with baseball in a way that is not normal even for a major league baseball player.
i think because arod was not liked in his locker room it made him seem awkward and aloof but to me whenever he spoke he always seemed super smart and fluid with is takes even when he was lying
NBC announces a "bye" week for Al Michaels, with Mike Tirico handling the next three games: GB-Wash, Pit-Ind, K.C.-Denver.
Doing a Cleveland game killed Degen Al
what did he do
hes 70something years old...he doesnt want to do 2 games in a week and likely cant
hes also not doing the eagles/giants thursday nighter in week 16. guessing he doesnt want to fly all the way to the east coast.
I thought it was part of the contract that the same crew had to do Thursday and Sunday, so that the networks wouldn't assign announcers commensurate with the crappiness of the Thursday games. Jim Nantz must already be plotting to get out of that shtein.
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 16, 2016, 10:58:58 AM
what did he do
Sounded like he's rather be on the morgue table than calling that abortion of a game.
He couldn't even muster up any gambling jawns during it.
that's boring...I thought he got suspended for calling a player the n word or something
No
Bannon ain't on the mic
Quote from: QB Eagles on November 16, 2016, 03:31:08 PM
I thought it was part of the contract that the same crew had to do Thursday and Sunday, so that the networks wouldn't assign announcers commensurate with the crappiness of the Thursday games. Jim Nantz must already be plotting to get out of that shtein.
it was but clearly michaels called in some favors
the issue was he did those nfl network exclusive tnf games that are on purpose crappy and exist solely to inflate how much nfl network can charge cable companies per month. for whatever reason, nfln required cbs/nbc to produce those games instead of compiling their own crew.
what is espn3....does it just mean you go to espn.com and watch the game online
if a game is on e3 is it free to all
Yeah ESPN3 is online
Not sure if it's available to everyone tho.
I think you need a cable account, and there might be a couple cable companies that don't participate. Otherwise no extra charge required.
yeah i just needed to put my verizon info in and i can get any game on there....thanks
since when does axs tv have cbb or for that matter any sports on it?
so glad i found this out cause ville odu is fantastic
tournaments are independent entities and can sell their rights to anyone.....i have no clue why they did it to the station, but there you go.
and another unrelated note:
rams games in LA have been out-rated by other games in that market the last 2 weeks. so more people in LA watched seahawks/pats than the rams game. this never happens anywhere else, even in places like tennessee.
Eh. It's their first year and the Rams are the most unwatchable team in the league.
The bleeding continues at ESPN:
http://www.outkickthecoverage.com/espn-loses-another-555-000-subscribers-per-nielsen-112916
i think they need more shows where 2 reporters pretend to argue about stuff.
pretty much every cable network is suffering from the same thing....it has nothing to do with the content and everything to do with the medium
in fact first take is going to the flagship after the new year
Next Saturday night 30 for 30 is Catholics vs Convicts
Should be a good one
So one of my co-workers likes to tune into WIP Monday mornings after the Eagles lose...
We're listening and a Cowboys fan just called in and was stoking the flames and said something like "pretty soon we have to use the B word for Wentz"
Ang says "what is the B word?"
Caller says "bust"
Ang goes "I got another B word for you. You're a bitch! You stumbled on Dak and I'd like to see him with this offensive line and lousy receivers. Go call Dallas radio you horses ass"
lmaooooooo
i listened to his interview with doug today just to get more mad at doug (success)....2 seconds after that was over he brought on kenny from the dirty 30 and i turned on music
Berman stepping down from NFL shows. He's staying with the network but, looks like he's not going to be doing on air stuff.
hmm...that must be what the dozens of berman montages over the past 9 months have been about.
http://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/18413458/chris-berman-leaving-espn-nfl-host-role-remains-network-new-deal
Looks like he's not going off air completely, but won't be on nearly as much.
primetime was essential viewing in the 90s....he was the best ever at it. but hes fallen off beyond calculation the last decad and hilite shows serve no purpose now
this shouldve happened years and years ago
Why did Comcast let Ron Burke go? He's good
money and they are moving away from needing anchors for news/hilites....they are getting big time into the hot take business
Oh jeez. When will the hot take bubble burst?
Nothing worse than some manufactured bullshtein debate.
to be fair they do invest enough in journalism (for now) on their digital side -- that girl i almost molested, salisbury, frank, panaccio -- the latter 2 are hacks but they are at least embedded journos.
but they are icing out a lot of their familiar names and im sure will be searching for more bayless-types to hot take away
Lol which girl?!
that gash that covers the sixers for them...camarota something
Story time!
Philly Mag stupidly killed Birds 24/7
they couldnt figure out a way to monetize page views, which is all this was contributing. they want to brand themselves as providing a service and product nobody else does...eagles coverage, no matter how good it is, is the antithesis of that.
i get it but i dont like it
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 12, 2017, 02:36:15 PM
Philly Mag stupidly killed Birds 24/7
Does it really matter without Kapadia/McManus? It was a shell of what it used to be.
That's true but it was still better than anything else
ESPN in cancelling The Sports Reporters. Guessing it's because they spend too much time calling out the NFL for all their hypocrisy and Rog demanded they be silenced.
im sure lil guy will clear up any confusion on what happened.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on January 23, 2017, 04:29:09 PM
ESPN in cancelling The Sports Reporters. Guessing it's because they spend too much time calling out the NFL for all their hypocrisy and Rog demanded they be silenced.
people havent watched it for a long time...with newspapers dying the show lost its luster...once they started years ago putting tv personalities and not actual reporters on the show it was doomed
It's an early-ish Sunday morning show. I don't think it was ever a ratings animal. I do admit though that I haven't watch but a few times since Saunders passed away.
Looks like it's being replaced by E:60.
a show like that is never going to be a huge hit but back in the day it was one of their most popular entities...when youd have dick schapp hosting lupica kornheiser conlin and albom on any given week...it basically was meet the press for sports fans...i used to live for it....then it was never the same after schapp died
now people want yelling and screaming debate shows....so between that and having a show called sports reporters that didnt have sports reporters on it you basically had no audience anymore
Yep. Yelling and screaming and manufactured debate. It's awful.
I don't care for Lupica or Albom at all but when Dick Schapp was on it was great. Especially when they'd get Bill Conlin all riled up.
NFL matchup should be on another time other than 330am too but again it is too cerebral for the cranial lump ESPN audience
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 23, 2017, 06:30:40 PM
a show like that is never going to be a huge hit but back in the day it was one of their most popular entities...when youd have dick schapp hosting lupica kornheiser conlin and albom on any given week...it basically was meet the press for sports fans...i used to live for it....then it was never the same after schapp died
Oh, most definitely. There's always going to be drop off after a legend retires/passes, but I do think that Saunders carried that torch fairly well. I remember wondering to myself after he passed away how much longer the show would survive.
Guess it's just OTL for me on Sunday mornings then. E:60 has never done much for me. Every now and then they hit a subject that I'm interested in, but I swear just about every episode I've seen (which isn't many) is about sick and dying kids who love sports.
if you wanna watch a 60 minutes sports version real sports is everything e60 wants to be
The Sports Reporters was to ESPN like Yo! MTV Raps or 120 Minutes was to MTV, it was a well done program that represented exactly what the network was created to do. And like those it got diluted and shteintier and eventually faded into the background as the network changed its focus to broadcasting pure garbage to people with ADHD.
what everyone else said
it served no purpose anymore and i honestly didnt know it was on. there was a time where it was great but those days are 20 years ago.
this should be dope...
http://www.phillyvoice.com/scott-franzke-and-larry-anderson-host-new-radio-show-wip-franzke-la/
Musburger's last game is Kentucky @ Georgia, Jan 31.
He's 77 and seems 87 on air.
least surprising news ever hes starting a handicapping business in vegas
hes an alcoholic degenerate gambler living out his years in vegas. thats the way to go.
Brent the gawd
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/pattisonave/ESPN-host-Sage-Steele-criticized-for-complaining-about-Trump-airport-protest.html
Yeah she deserves the heat.
Is she a republican or something? Serious question because first she was bashing Mike Evans for not standing for the anthem, and now this.
yes
Well that sucks. I used to want to make sweet sexy love to her. But not now. I'd still be down for a grudge farg though.
I went thru a similar situation with the homeless a while back. I get where she's coming from but she's wrong and so was I.
You were inconsiderate with the homeless thing, but it's also understandable to be annoyed by it. She's a person of color complaining about being inconvenienced because of protests against discrimination. And between this and the Mike Evans thing, apparently she's completely forgotten that she's both black and a women.
a stubborn pink irish mic admitting fault is an amazing thing
just gonna sit here and take it in
bodner out at philly mag philly mag out of the sports business
bye bye bob
http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2017/02/01/csn-philly-cancels-breakfast-on-broad-mele-baicker.html?ana=twt
That blows
That show wasn't awful the few times I watched it when I was home
Having it on TCN hurt it
the show was beyond awful....watching mele was not
she never showed enough of them
Rob Ellis is awful tho
Total vanilla schmuck with faux rage from time to time
I like Rob Ellis
I watched because of Mele, nice package of hot and cool with a bit of sarcasm. Barrett was there as the token black guy. Baiker did nothing for me. I work from home so it was good back ground noise.
rob is fine but is def. vanilla. not sure if that worked for tv...i never saw a second of this show...but i like him on the radio. not a hot take guy.
word is jillian was lazy and never cared enough to learn more about sports. theres gotta be a reason someone as pretty as her with her ample tits was doing traffic/crappy local morning shows. hope she finds a rich husband quick before they go.
shes a thin skinned bitch who wanted everyone to look at her like she was mrs. philly sports...you could tell on the show she was so salty that baicker was the "hockey person" and all mele got was reading sports scrapple....nothing was worse than her posting pictures online of the notes she would take while watching an eagles game
if anyone calls her out on anything sports wise she will flip out......she banned me last week on twitter cause i made a sarcastic comment about something.....the show ending is her payback
nobody puts igy in a corner.
for some reason was watching the chris berman espn propaganda thing and his daughter is legit hot....like im smitten and its making me feel weird
so, how'd that work out ?
johnny marks on WIP right now - the new evening 6 to 10 guy
turns out he was the thing making the gargano show bearable...good god is that thing a trainwreck without him
I turned the cuz off this morning in favor of dumbo and friends, he's become an insufferable whiney bitch, even more so than before.. he had a dance mom level meltdown over something shander never said. the rest of the crew, including MCW were telling him he was off.
Who's bright idea was it to have Freddie Mitchell on Fridays? "Fridays with Freddie"...as soon as I hear his voice I turn to WIP.
like lil guy said, its a train wreck of a show so signing fraudie mitchell up seems to be on par.
id be interested to see what the numbers look like, cause I can't listen to this bloated goombah any longer.
https://twitter.com/gifdsports/status/829942925467480064/video/1
crossing broad had the latest rough sketch of numbers
-cataldi winning in the morning but DA CUZ has narrowed the gap post-football
-mid days basically a wash
-mike miss demolishing whatever wip throws at him. even martinez and mays when they fill in are killing.
ive grown to begrudgingly enjoy mike miss. like harry/rob but never get to listen to them. side note: sd is mike miss out with a back or did he need to go to rehab?
I thought Mike Miss recently returned from his back surgery. He's been on air the last few times I've listened over the last couple of weeks.
I don't get the Mike Miss hate though. I don't listen every day...not even close...but every time I tune in I think he's knowledgeable, on point with most of his takes, and entertaining. I don't hear a lot of "shock jock" nonsense coming from him where he's saying outrageous things just to stir people up. Seems like a decent dude from what I can tell....liberal leaning and all that.
hes a paranoid egomaniac but who isnt in radio....not a hot take guy but can often be very short and demeaning with people who disagree with him. to be its part of his "im always right" shtick which is fine
he had back surgery a few months ago, came back and is gone again. i dont know if its for the back or because he was popping too many pain killers
Quote from: MDS on February 10, 2017, 04:56:27 PM
sd is mike miss out with a back or did he need to go to rehab?
He was out with a back injury, he's been dealing with a separate personal issue (no he's not hooked on painkillers) for the past year. Yeah yeah yeah I'm some idiot on a message board and who cares but it's something I really can't talk about.
Quote from: smeags on February 10, 2017, 08:39:48 AM
I turned the cuz off this morning in favor of dumbo and friends, he's become an insufferable whiney bitch, even more so than before.. he had a dance mom level meltdown over something shander never said. the rest of the crew, including MCW were telling him he was off.
Heard this during my currently intolerable (due to construction and snowbirds) commute to work. It was the strangest thing I've heard in a long time. Almost like if Igy and Todd were on the air.
Crossing Broad hired Leslie Gudel to cover the Phillies
jesus how desperate is she
berman duties:
hot as farging balls sam ponder gets countdown (this is a huge leap for her but she deserves it)
philly kolber mon nite foots (ultimate professional)
wingo nfl draft (wingo is awesome....hes kinda like golden era berman)
ponder is a jesus freak
otherwise shes godly
http://www.complex.com/sports/2017/03/the-oral-history-of-michael-jordan-baseball-career
Fun read
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/brent-musburger-used-to-make-veiled-gambling-references-now-hes-dropped-the-veil/2017/03/14/f9c7d0d2-08ea-11e7-93dc-00f9bdd74ed1_story.html?utm_term=.9aa99b04201a
The goat
I'm gonna try to meet him this weekend
your new host of espn nfl countdown, everyone
https://twitter.com/sam_ponder/status/666069117665832960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fdailycaller.com%2F2015%2F11%2F16%2Fplanned-parenthood-says-every-child-deserves-to-live-up-to-their-god-given-potential%2F
kaylee hartung going to cnn
paunil is going to the washington post
ugh so gross....Jillian mele is going to be a new host on fox and friends
guess she wants to get in on some sexual harassment lawsuits
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 05, 2017, 08:23:25 AM
ugh so gross....Jillian mele is going to be a new host on fox and friends
You used to watch BOB muted just to see her. Will you still do the same? My guess is no.
I will not but I was just telling sunny that I will dvr it for the first two weeks to see how she is....her whole personality is based on kindness and being nice to people...I've seen her lose it on social media because people were not nice to her but how is she going to do a show that is based on unprovoked attacks and criticisms on other people...it's like everything shes against
shes a farging bit titted telemproter reader....shes going to have creepy middle aged dudes from across the country, not just philly, commenting on her instagram how pretty she is and that will be enough for her
Bill O probably already texted her for nudes
Quote from: MDS on April 05, 2017, 12:11:48 PM
shes a farging bit titted telemproter reader....shes going to have creepy middle aged dudes from across the country, not just philly, commenting on her instagram how pretty she is and that will be enough for her
that show is not a teleprompter show...its an opinionated mean snarkfest against liberals
this is the lady you're all jizzing over?
https://t.co/lUe3Zd4stA
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you creep
she looks fat and gross there....no makeup and isnt on tv for now so letting herself go
check this shtein out https://www.instagram.com/p/BSO3XC0jwSf/?taken-by=jillianbmele
hit, hit
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 05, 2017, 04:25:41 PM
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Lolol
You dm'd her a fleshpop pic didn't you
no i made fun of the stupid notes she used to make during eagle games and she had a conniption
Haha she took notes during the games? That's was dvr is for
yeah she would have this little steno pad and she thought she was greg cosell or some shtein with these notes shed take....and what really made me mad was she would post them on social media like trying to impress the fans that she was some scout or some shtein but they would be like "nolan caroll cant jump high" or "rodney mcleod missed tackle"
lolol
That's funny. A step ahead of the WIP meatballs but still funny
http://deadspin.com/boston-sports-radio-host-gets-into-heated-argument-with-1794563842
The military has been giving dudes paternity leave for ages. I got 30 days when my 1st kid was born 1997. The policy changed shortly after and was reduced to either 10 or 14 days, but they still offer it. I'd love to see this fargwad walk up to some vets and tell them they're soft, whiney, millennials for taking paternity leave.
It isnt shocking to me that someone from Boston has views like that
Terrible city and whack job people
talking boston sports is serious business though, right up there with curing cancer. thankfully felger saw that and called the snowflakes out.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 25, 2017, 10:55:05 AM
Terrible city and whack job people
its actually an awesome city with terrible people
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 25, 2017, 11:17:54 AM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 25, 2017, 10:55:05 AM
Terrible city and whack job people
its actually an awesome city with terrible people
Never been (might go this summer for the Phils series), but every person who's visited says the exact same thing.
awesome might be overstating it because the people are so bad it makes the city seem better probably...its not like new york or chicago awesome...but i like it a lot
for me cities break down into three categories
1. cities that i would go to in a heartbeat for no reason at all - nyc, chicago, new orleans
2. cities that i really like but would only go to if one of my teams was playing there - boston falls into this category
3. garbage cities that i would never go to again (charlotte, buffalo, atlanta)
Where does Houston fall into this and when can I expect you and lil guy to road trip?
i cant imagine there will ever be a scenario where i go to texas but if i did go it would not be houston
i have never talked to someone who has gone there who had a single good thing to say about it
That's about right.
Not much to do here and unless you're coming for a game of some type there really isn't shtein to do outside of going to NASA.
Good restaurants and beer but that's about it.
no city that big doesnt have at least some good food and beer but houston wouldnt rank in the top 100 food cities in the country...i have never ever heard any buzz coming out of houston as far as a great restaurant or food scene
shtein bourdain went there and spent his entire episode in peoples back yards cooking
wait for j to give you some buzz about that chicken fried steak he had at sweet lou's bbq joint
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 25, 2017, 02:34:09 PM
Good restaurants and beer but that's about it.
sure you aren't thinking of Austin ?
Nah - as much as I rip on and can rip on Houston they have some legit spots.
BBQ, TexMex and a ton of mom and pop ethic spots. Plus the top notch steak houses.
There are a lot of reasons to hate this city tho.
Quote from: smeags on April 25, 2017, 04:28:13 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 25, 2017, 02:34:09 PM
Good restaurants and beer but that's about it.
sure you aren't thinking of Austin ?
That'd be great restaurants and beer.
And UT whores.
Layoffs hitting ESPN today: 100 on-air personalities are being let go (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/espn-will-cut-100-air-personalities-today-123057142.html)
Quote from: QB Eagles on April 26, 2017, 11:24:41 AM
Layoffs hitting ESPN today: 100 on-air personalities are being let go (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/espn-will-cut-100-air-personalities-today-123057142.html)
its always funny to me what the east/west coast time difference can do...im assuming you just woke up out there and saw this where as it seems like ive been hearing about this for days
Well it has been out there for days, just not the 100 number. If I don't see it here, I'm posting.
Of course the big curiosity is who is being cut. I don't know how much money it would save but it seems like there's at least 100 ex-player "analysts" who add basically nothing to the network. Dawk (who was one of the guys adding nothing) picked the right time to jump to the Eagles.
i could care less that you posted it im just saying the 100 thing came out real early this morning when you were sleeping and hasnt stopped since so it feels super old to me all because we are three hours apart in time....it just shows how fast and furious the online news cycle moves
deadspin has a running thread on who is getting got......mostly beat writers so far....so far i havent seen any on air people let go yet just a bunch who are going to have their roles diminished.....bucci was supposedly gone but that report has been walked back for now
Looks like they decided the problem is they have too much hockey coverage.
brett mcmurphy who is excellent - gone
philly heads j stark and dana o'neil iced
ed werder who is very good, gone too
seeing mostly hockey, college and mlb....figures espn to go all in on nfl/nba
Stephen A and the debate morons...still employed.
Good reporters? GTFO
Trent Dilfer gone
Good he sucked
Dilfer was excellent. His voice/tone could get annoying, but his film breakdown was legit.
I didn't listen to Kanell and Russillo all that often, but thought Kanell was pretty good on the occasions I did listen. Guessing there was a ratings drop off after SVP left...which is expected. You never want to follow a goat, you want to follow the guy who followed the goat.
wonder if the cuts will work down beyond the on air people, if it didn't already. as in feva.
not exactly great karma to be happy about people losing their jobs, but in trumps america id expect nothing less
Quote from: smeags on April 26, 2017, 01:47:51 PM
wonder if the cuts will work down beyond the on air people, if it didn't already. as in feva.
Guess we'll know if he starts posting here again.
other than stark mcmurphy and lebrun no one really good has gotten it yet
oh shtein i take that back....ethan strauss gonzo....thats horrible
jay crawford the biggest on air guy to go thus far....he was really good but also wont really be missed
glad people losing their jobs lines up with your interest levels
you are correct i dont care about espn's soccer coverage at all
some people do...you care about college football and others dont.
regardless most of these people werent making much...50,60k area. Now theyre jobless. But who cares right soccer sucks lol
yeah im probably not going to be up at night thinking about college educated white people who have espn on their resume getting laid off
i can think of a few more things in the world that are closer to the front of my mind
I hope Stark has a job covering the Phils before the end of the week.
I thought they would focus on the high-cost low-knowledge employees, the guys who pop up on the air once a week and make six figures, but nope. Not a ton of people I love, but these are a lot of workhorses. The amount of coverage will be noticably lower after today.
i just hope they still have enough loud, know-nothing blowhards to sit around a table and fake argue about stuff. i can't get enough of that.
Quote from: hunt on April 26, 2017, 03:12:26 PM
i just hope they still have enough loud, know-nothing blowhards to sit around a table and fake argue about stuff. i can't get enough of that.
stop making fun of this you jerks ! lil guy is going to bleed through his pad if you don't knock it off.
lil guy done crying about this yet?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxrRm_VI5Bs
well i hope you all never experience layoffs...but i guess its all game to you so whatever
but good thing espn still keeps stephen a employed so we can have a loud no nothing buffoon scream sports opinions
of course, you always have to point out the black guy.
Quote from: MDS on April 26, 2017, 03:29:52 PM
well i hope you all never experience layoffs...but i guess its all game to you so whatever
whole reason i ended up in the government is because i got laid off and wanted to find a job with the best possible job security
guess what you do when you get laid off....you go and get another job
Quote from: MDS on April 26, 2017, 03:29:52 PM
well i hope you all never experience layoffs...but i guess its all game to you so whatever
but good thing espn still keeps stephen a employed so we can have a loud no nothing buffoon scream sports opinions
I don't think anyone is really celebrating....so keep pushing your narrative, Rush Jr!
Dilfer sucked.
In other ex-Philly news Ashley Fox got got
BTW - this was inevitable. ESPN got fat and happy with all these reporters. I would have done the same as they did - jump to get that ESPN money since local newspapers were dying. But no one should be shocked overall. Several people being let go have shocked me (Stark, Werder, McMurphy) but its corporate America. Older high salaried people are going to be replaced by young cheap people. Or not replaced at all and the leftover people have to pick up the slack for no extra money.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 26, 2017, 03:45:14 PMBTW - this was inevitable. ESPN got fat and happy with all these reporters. I would have done the same as they did - jump to get that ESPN money since local newspapers were dying. But no one should be shocked overall. Several people being let go have shocked me (Stark, Werder, McMurphy) but its corporate America. Older high salaried people are going to be replaced by young cheap people. Or not replaced at all and the leftover people have to pick up the slack for no extra money.
That's the case a lot of places but these don't seem like the high salaried people to me. The big cost to ESPN is NFL and NBA programming so they want to push those two cash cow leagues hard right now, try to maximize the return on those insanely huge investments. Also the clear shift from coverage and analysis to entertainment and arguing that everyone can see.
Seems somewhat inevitable that by the end of the 2020s ESPN will have as much to do with sports as MTV has to do with music. Just a shift in what and how people are consuming.
you are straight celebrating dilfer getting axed...like his analysis or dont hes not sean hannity or bob knight hes not a bad person.
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 26, 2017, 03:43:13 PM
whole reason i ended up in the government is because i got laid off and wanted to find a job with the best possible job security
guess what you do when you get laid off....you go and get another job
yea look at me...im a stooge in corporate america. granted i left on my own but the news industry being what it is, i wasnt too far away from the cutting line no matter where i ended up.
i know most of those people will be fine but unless its fox news or people doing corrosively bad work ill never have a dismissive attitude toward people losing their jobs.
100 decent hardworking people lost their jobs today. I'm not sure why anyone would celebrate that, and I hate it when I agree with Todd, but he's dead on in this case.
Quote from: QB Eagles on April 26, 2017, 03:55:36 PM
The big cost to ESPN is NFL and NBA programming so they want to push those two cash cow leagues hard right now, try to maximize the return on those insanely huge investments. Also the clear shift from coverage and analysis to entertainment and arguing that everyone can see.
not so much maximize the return but be able to afford it. the nba deal doubled. the nfl deal is a billion a year and up for renewal in a few years. college football contracts are insane. mlb is needed summer filler. all of those things add up.
now add in the fact that they are losing hundreds of thousands of subscribers PER MONTH. and that, like all evil heartless corporations, they still expect to turn the same kind of profit. so what has to happen? people gotta go. and espn decided that the people who need to go are journalists and reporters. the people that stay are talentless carnival barkers that scream about sports.
Quote from: QB Eagles on April 26, 2017, 03:55:36 PM
Seems somewhat inevitable that by the end of the 2020s ESPN will have as much to do with sports as MTV has to do with music. Just a shift in what and how people are consuming.
espn will survive, in some form, so long as the sports leagues take their money for game rights. it might go away as a cable station but live on as an app. the question will be if the NFL or NBA takes it product elsewhere -- either keep its for itself, or gives games to google/youtube/amazon, etc.
its impossible to say how fast and efficient cable's death will be, but its coming.
who is celebrating ?
saying someone sucked isn't celebrating, saying you wont lose sleep over this, isn't celebrating.
Quote from: MDS on April 26, 2017, 03:56:02 PM
you are straight celebrating dilfer getting axed...like his analysis or dont hes not sean hannity or bob knight hes not a bad person.
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 26, 2017, 03:43:13 PM
whole reason i ended up in the government is because i got laid off and wanted to find a job with the best possible job security
guess what you do when you get laid off....you go and get another job
yea look at me...im a stooge in corporate america. granted i left on my own but the news industry being what it is, i wasnt too far away from the cutting line no matter where i ended up.
i know most of those people will be fine but unless its fox news or people doing corrosively bad work ill never have a dismissive attitude toward people losing their jobs.
Dilfer sucked. If that's celebrating so be it. One out of 100...I'm an awful person
Awful people don't wear Eagles jerseys to sacred historical sites. Settle down, Esmeralda.
Excellent point!
Quote from: MDS on April 26, 2017, 03:56:02 PM
you are straight celebrating dilfer getting axed...like his analysis or dont hes not sean hannity or bob knight hes not a bad person.
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 26, 2017, 03:43:13 PM
whole reason i ended up in the government is because i got laid off and wanted to find a job with the best possible job security
guess what you do when you get laid off....you go and get another job
yea look at me...im a stooge in corporate america. granted i left on my own but the news industry being what it is, i wasnt too far away from the cutting line no matter where i ended up.
i know most of those people will be fine but unless its fox news or people doing corrosively bad work ill never have a dismissive attitude toward people losing their jobs.
you only care because its media gossip and you are obsessed with it...you dont actually care about any of these people....shtein you dont even know who half of them are....and if these were wall street layoffs or a retail box store was going out of business you really really wouldnt care
Quote from: smeags on April 26, 2017, 04:05:04 PM
who is celebrating ?
saying someone sucked isn't celebrating, saying you wont lose sleep over this, isn't celebrating.
no one here is celebrating.....on twitter all day there have been espn haters celebrating and going back n forth with media people who's arguemnt with the haters has been that they should have empathy to3ards anyone who loses a job...lil guy follows a lot of these media people and so he co opted their arguments and brought them here for some reason
jayme sire gone
also roger cossack who was barely ever on but whenever he was you learned something
Dallas Braden and his awful hair
Doug Glanville
Raul Ibanez
Jade McCarthy
Three Philly connections
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 26, 2017, 05:36:40 PM
you only care because its media gossip and you are obsessed with it...you dont actually care about any of these people....shtein you dont even know who half of them are....and if these were wall street layoffs or a retail box store was going out of business you really really wouldnt care
no one here is celebrating.....on twitter all day there have been espn haters celebrating and going back n forth with media people who's arguemnt with the haters has been that they should have empathy to3ards anyone who loses a job...lil guy follows a lot of these media people and so he co opted their arguments and brought them here for some reason
big box stores or wall street arent important jobs....theres another firm and another store....journalism is important, and espn is one of its biggest entities. if one place has, or had, the capital to support journalism for the sake of journalism, its espn. thats why these layoffs are so discouraging. they are getting rid of people who do good work and keep people who read words off a prompter or shout sports opinions to each other.
it has nothing to do with twitter....i would have the same reaction without it. the #1 thing you care about for sports is top 25 college football rankings, the hotness of anchors and lee corso putting on a mascot head. i guess those things arent in danger so hooray
an online writer for espns hockey page is not important...a sportscenter talking head is not inmportant....certainly not as important as joe the plumber losing his job at home depot and not being able to support his family...again these are highly educated people with good resumes....they can get a job almost anywhere....shtein stark could retire today and be fine
your most important jobs in the country are whoever makes the nfl schedule and whoever works at neilson...losses there would cut deep with you
any person providing information that people want is doing something valuable and important...whether its sports, tech, porn -- more information is a good thing
but you are right the dudes who put the nfl schedule together have perhaps the most important job in the country
Britt McHenry
Andy Katz
http://awfulannouncing.com/espn/espn-layoffs-baseball-tonight-intentional-talk.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
They're killing themselves and I hope the whole thing burns to the ground
We get shtein ass debate shows and something trying to resemble a hip version of SC with Jemel Hill and Michael Smith.
ESPN News doesn't even do straigh highlights like before.
nobody watches highlight shows anymore
theres this thing called the internet
Ok.
Well farg the internet. Some of us like to see it on tv
theres not enough of you geezers left
world goin one way, j another
Marc Stein out too
Edit - Chad Ford too
Jay Cutler is the analyst on FOX with Kevin Burkhardt and Charles Davis
those guys will wind up with a bunch of eagles game this year
have fun
is there anything in the world whiter than complaining about game announcers
I thought the idea with broadcasters was to use former players that at least some fans already like.
chris berman's wife died in a car accident yesterday afternoon. :'(
That sucks.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C_9DH_3UMAEORVU.jpg)
this is a pretty horrible lineup
with the caveat that i might be the only person in the world that doesnt hate first take i will say that the only bad show on there is the six
the jump to pti stretch is all world
bomani and pablo cant be anything less than really good and should be great
i dont now what intentional talk is...im assuming a daily baseball show?
It's literally a show that comes on the MLB Network that they rebroadcast. That's the state of baseball on ESPN.
Golic is a doofus but he's being paired with Trey Wingo on ESPNU on a show that will probably be better than anything else on any of their zesty channels.
espn is starting to kill off baseball
they are going to go all in on nba/nfl/cfb. cbb is so cheap they can easily keep it. i would be shocked next tv deal that theyd be totally out of baseball or scale back their games per week.
this guy gets paid to write about sports
https://twitter.com/andy_benoit/status/864184612632883200
The inexcusable thing is that would have been a horrible zero-content tweet even if Whaley still had his job.
Quote from: MDS on May 16, 2017, 12:06:31 PM
espn is starting to kill off baseball
they are going to go all in on nba/nfl/cfb. cbb is so cheap they can easily keep it. i would be shocked next tv deal that theyd be totally out of baseball or scale back their games per week.
Fine with me
MLB Net is better
And yeah The Six is awful
if you like baseball the biggest sports entity in the country effectively stopping to cover the sport isnt not good
I miss the way they used to cover it. They've been shucking coverage of it for awhile now
i understand them getting rid of baseball tonight...it was a show i grew up on but you can get every highlight on your phone within seconds. its real obsolete to have to turn on the teevee at 1000 and wait until karl ravech and the boys get to the rays/angels game.
what im talking about is airing the sport and keeping it in the 24/7 hot take machine orbit.
Who cares if ESPN bails?
i do
baseball is limited as it nationally....being gone from espn will hurt it even more.
i dont think theyll leave espn outright. mlb will still want to have some presence on espn, even its 1 day a week, but their next tv deal is going to be super super interesting.
All People don't want the highlights on phones though
I want it on tv
I love the MLBN coverage...sitting around analyzing. Pedro is my favorite on there
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 16, 2017, 08:36:28 PM
All People don't want the highlights on phones though
not sure what to tell you other than ratings and market research beg to differ
i want more seasons of the leftovers but nobody watches it so you get what you get
chip to espn on just saturdays to do studio on the deuce
he is also doing sportscenter hits for the nfl on sunday i think
what college job is he taking next year? a&m? oregon? usc?
I don't get it. When you're looking to hire broadcasters, why the farg would you choose white mushmouth?
Because that's who watches shows like that.
hes actually a really good listen when hes breaking down football....i could actually listen to him talk about it all day...i just dont want him coaching my nfl team
viewership ages 2000-2006-2016
nfl: 44-46-50
nhl: 33-42-49
mlb: 52-52-57
nba: 40-40-42
cfb: 47-48-52
cbb: 44-48-52
soccer: x-35-39
golf: x-59-64
wwe: 28-33-54
wwe isnt a sport obviously but it had the most interesting jump
It's not a sport bit for whatever reason, ESPN slips in an occasional WWE clip or puts WWE news on the ticker.
mlb: 52-52-57
Let's show these bitches Rome!
Ha!
Quote from: Sgt PSN on June 12, 2017, 12:36:06 AM
It's not a sport bit for whatever reason, ESPN slips in an occasional WWE clip or puts WWE news on the ticker.
espn is losing subs and audience and there is a correlation between wwe fans and espn fans...so they are attempting to go after that. its dumb.
they just ran a gronk monster truck thing
it was sickening
This six o'clock sportscenter with Mike and jemele is brutal
Yes they are!
I still haven't seen it, but I doubt I'd enjoy it much....which is funny because I think they're both good personalities, and they work well together for a 30min goof show like His & Hers, but the thought of that for 60 min of SC doesn't seen enjoyable. But I bet the kids love it.
Also, I wanna make the sex with Jamele.
anything is better than lindsay czarniak
maybe try doing something else instead of watching bad sports shows
with the number of ways to consume sports these days i had no idea people still watch sportscaster.
Quote from: phattymatty on June 12, 2017, 09:28:23 PM
with the number of ways to consume sports these days i had no idea people still watch sportscaster.
you have no idea how old these people are
I only really watch Sunday morning and with van pelt
Got home today and espn was on and I watched the final ten minutes of the Mike and jemele one and it blew
This Boston-LA 30 for 30 is really good
Sickening how racist Boston was. I didn't know that the Celtics didn't sell out but yet last place Bruins did and that Russell had his jersey retired in a private ceremony bc he disliked the fans
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 14, 2017, 12:13:12 AM
This Boston-LA 30 for 30 is really good
Sickening how racist Boston was. I didn't know that the Celtics didn't sell out but yet last place Bruins did and that Russell had his jersey retired in a private ceremony bc he disliked the fans
yeah, i caught most of it & it was good. it helped reinforce my hatred for boston & the f'n celtics.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 14, 2017, 12:13:12 AM
Sickening how racist Boston was. I didn't know that the Celtics didn't sell out but yet last place Bruins did and that Russell had his jersey retired in a private ceremony bc he disliked the fans
is
bruins consistently outrate the celtics. oh and adam jones says hi.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 14, 2017, 12:13:12 AM
This Boston-LA 30 for 30 is really good
Sickening how racist Boston was. I didn't know that the Celtics didn't sell out but yet last place Bruins did and that Russell had his jersey retired in a private ceremony bc he disliked the fans
Part 1 is on ESPN 2 at 5, part 3 is on ESPN at 8. I guess part 2 is out there somewhere.
there's only two parts the others are repeats
part 2 is the one at 8
word
lol Britt McHenry says she was fired for being a conservative
pinach and dei lynam out of csn
when you spend billions on the phillies and cant make enough back in ad sales because they suck....regular folks gotta go
All these companies are dropping on air people and writers
HOF panotch
https://twitter.com/BOBonTCN/status/823908164034826240
WTF?
please to explain
Quote from: Diomedes on June 28, 2017, 02:10:52 PM
WTF?
please to explain
(http://pedestriantv-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/article/2017/01/25/RaiseTheCat-619-386.jpg)
Yep. That should clear it up for Dio.
pinoch and that other guy both like fat hairy ..... ?
http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-fox-sports-jamie-horowitz-sex-harassment-20170703-story,amp.html
the top story on foxsports.com is cowherd's taek on lebron going to the lakers
https://amp.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jul/10/chris-christie-radio-host-wfan-new-jersey-caller
Excited to see this Mike & The Mad Dog 30 for 30
I'm looking forward to watching the Trust The Process 30 for 30 like 15 years from now.
now rob ellis is out of 975
I liked Rob and Harry's show.
So espn apparently pulled a PBP guy named Robert Lee off the UVA football game coming up
Wut
And he's Asian to boot
Sheil and Bodner will be writing for The Athletic Philadelphia
So basically they will be behind a paywall. It'll be interesting to see if it goes anywhere.
im definitely going to get it for a year....probably wont last much longer than that anyway but they are putting together a stellar lineup
a lot of these sub model sites have done well...i dont see why it wouldnt work with the lineup they got. you also get to read their nationals guys, and they have ken rosenthal for baseball. i wonder who they will add for the phillies. also like to see them add some national enterprise guys for long form/investigative work.
the guy who used to run SI is now running this so i figure that will happen eventually. i think this thing is going to last.
how will it work as far as being able to keep the stuff behind the paywall...if someone has access what will be stopping them from copy and pasting an article for anyone to see like you can with espn insider
Copyright infringement laws?
You can summarize but you can't just copy and paste content like that. I mean we all do but technically you're breaking the law.
Quote from: Rome on August 24, 2017, 09:47:02 AM
Copyright infringement laws?
thats it?
not that its a lot of money but ill still be kind of salty if i pay for a subscription then every article starts showing up on the internet somewhere to read for free
if the story shows up on an actual blog like crossing broad, lets say, thats something that you can take pretty swift action to. a place like reddit might be a bit harder to police but i figure they will monitor the major sub reddits.
some place like this...well nobody is going to notice that. and nobody can stop you from emailing an article to a friend. all in all though most people dont really do that, i dont know where to go to find espn insider stories nor do i imagine most people will be crawling around the dark corners of twitter or whatever to find paywalled athletic stories. technically 5 friends can share a netflix login but all 5 friends most likely pay for their own netflix.
i belong to insider and post stuff all the time from there on here....usually only philly team related stuff but thats what made me think about how the athletic is going to stop it
not really a big deal...if its not worth it ill just cancel it after one year
id pay the money just for charlie oconnor....imo best sports writer in the country not named zach lowe
but where do you post it?
the athletic is in a bunch of other cities so im sure they have some kind of method down though there are special kinds of slezeballs in philly
Yeah, ain't no internet po-leece coming into here to bust corner boy havas for c&p. You're small time son.
What are you talking about? :CF gets trafficketed by tens of people per week!
Quote from: MDS on August 24, 2017, 11:05:40 AM
but where do you post it?
the athletic is in a bunch of other cities so im sure they have some kind of method down though there are special kinds of slezeballs in philly
i only post it here and on messenger to friends but i see insider stuff all over the place
Mike Vick is working for Fox Sports now.
colleen wolfe favorited a tweet of mine last night
journalism career justified
teddy atlas at 2:00 might be the best thing ive ever seen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMbaDcKmzgo
https://imgur.com/a/32ywR
the athletic bagged Corey pronman
crossing broad is also getting into the sub model game. they hired a bunch of writers, none of whom ive heard of except for kinkead. i saw him at some union games. he did a fine job on that beat, but its soccer. he knows the eagles and sixers like we do. def want to pay for those taeks.
theres also another sub model site in philly launching but i dont know what
Philly.com is tossing up a pay wall to view their zesty site.
Quote from: Rome on September 01, 2017, 07:07:43 AM
Philly.com is tossing up a pay wall to view their zesty site.
that's embarrassing
its the same as the times or wapo where its 10 articles per month, then the paywall comes in. theres some pretty simple workarounds for that.
overall this model has proven to be successful though philly.com is stuck in no mans land as far as news outlets go -- not local enough to be providing content nobody else is (your local podunk gazette) and not big enough nationally to be providing earth shattering news (times, post, wsj, etc.)
The best news is I won't be inundated with a tsunami of ads when I visit now that it's a pay site.
- said no one ever.
I get the Sunday waspo for 11 bucks a year and full web access...best deal going
Quote from: Rome on September 01, 2017, 08:34:54 AM
The best news is I won't be inundated with a tsunami of ads when I visit now that it's a pay site.
- said no one ever.
Philly.com is hands down the worst site I've ever visited for pop up ads. Majority of the porn sites I go to can't even touch it.
Quote from: SD on September 01, 2017, 09:37:31 AM
Quote from: Rome on September 01, 2017, 08:34:54 AM
The best news is I won't be inundated with a tsunami of ads when I visit now that it's a pay site.
- said no one ever.
Philly.com is hands down the worst site I've ever visited for pop up ads. Majority of the porn sites I go to can't even touch it.
probably the worst site for writers too...id rather read the des monies register
Quote from: MDS on September 01, 2017, 08:23:51 AM
its the same as the times or wapo where its 10 articles per month, then the paywall comes in. theres some pretty simple workarounds for that.
Working around it is real easy when the paper doesn't put up 10 good articles per month.
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 01, 2017, 10:04:11 AM
Quote from: SD on September 01, 2017, 09:37:31 AM
Quote from: Rome on September 01, 2017, 08:34:54 AM
The best news is I won't be inundated with a tsunami of ads when I visit now that it's a pay site.
- said no one ever.
Philly.com is hands down the worst site I've ever visited for pop up ads. Majority of the porn sites I go to can't even touch it.
probably the worst site for writers too...id rather read the des monies register
Agreed all around. Philly fans tend to be a dour & cynical bunch and those third rate hacks feed off it and pander to it at the same time. It's just horrible. The comments sections are worse, though.
the comment sections on there are almost worse than the emb if thats even possible
les and jeff on the eagles are fine and gelb does good work on the phillies but they generally dont have anything you cant find elsewhere
also csnphilly is the worst for popups and its not even close
Quote from: Rome on September 01, 2017, 11:47:18 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on September 01, 2017, 10:04:11 AM
Quote from: SD on September 01, 2017, 09:37:31 AM
Quote from: Rome on September 01, 2017, 08:34:54 AM
The best news is I won't be inundated with a tsunami of ads when I visit now that it's a pay site.
- said no one ever.
Philly.com is hands down the worst site I've ever visited for pop up ads. Majority of the porn sites I go to can't even touch it.
probably the worst site for writers too...id rather read the des monies register
Agreed all around. Philly fans tend to be a dour & cynical bunch and those third rate hacks feed off it and pander to it at the same time. It's just horrible. The comments sections are worse, though.
i was too young to remember but my dad used to tell me how effing great the inquirer was in the 60's and 70's...at some point in the 70's it won pulitzers in something like 8 years in a row...it was legit one of the best papers in the country right on a level with the times and post
but even when i was growing up on it you had legends like mark bowden and buzz bissinger
we are a long way away from even those days
Why spend your time trying to become a good journalist when people would rather click through a slideshow of celebrity sideboob instead of reading the news?
FAKE BOOBZ!
Nice to have two CFB games on at the same time tonight
Stupid networks
the athletic is wonderful....i highly suggest everyone subscribe
i never heard of the phillies person they added but her twitter feed is horrible
shes just a contributor so im guessing theyll add someone better to lead it
other than that yea good start
https://www.google.com/amp/www.nydailynews.com/amp/sports/more-sports/craig-carton-boomer-carton-co-host-arrested-fbi-article-1.3473530
Damn son that's some degenerate level debts there
Jemele Hill was reprimanded for calling Trump a white supremicist.
Linda Cohn was suspended for talking too much politics
On another note tonight's 30/30 is pretty good
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on September 12, 2017, 09:45:50 PM
On another note tonight's 30/30 is pretty good
Know how good it was? I found myself rooting for the taterskins. I give Gibbs a lot of credit.
Quote from: SD on September 12, 2017, 10:19:50 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on September 12, 2017, 09:45:50 PM
On another note tonight's 30/30 is pretty good
Know how good it was? I found myself rooting for the taterskins. I give Gibbs a lot of credit.
lol same here...those dudes deserve rings.
I never knew they beat Dallas with the real players on Dallas
Me either
The infamous Randall fake kneal down and toss into the endzone was payback by Buddy for the Cowboys using starters against the Birds scabs and rubbing if in. I think Dallas's first offense play that game was a double reverse with Dorssett taking it to the house.
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/mike-missanelli-6abc-fanatic-beth-mowins-nfl-cam-newton-20171006.html?amphtml=y&mobi=true
Jemele Hill suspended two weeks
well when you call for a boycott of sponsors that feed your company a boat load of cash ...
she called for a boycott of cowboys sponsors not the nfl
which might be worse than calling for a boycott of the nfl....don't poke jerry
I have to be cryptic here. Eagles. WIP. You can fill in the rest.
975 won the contract for the eagles next season?
Flyers
i guess they didnt like playing second fiddle to the sixers
how will that work with the phillies? seems like a tough match if either season is extended
Have to edit here:
Flyers suck to broadcast for. They have stipulations that are absolutely absurd.
They love the Sixers.
Eagles aren't happy and haven't been for a while. Long time coming.
If/when any of this happens I'll give you all the back details. There are a ton.
sounds like a fun corporate pissing match
chris carlin is going to the fan to take over for pope, so jon marks is replacing him
mike miss is going to have a bloodbath with marks
I actually didn't mind carlin and reese.
oh and I didn't think it was possible, but the cuz has become even more insufferable than before.
i never listened to a second of him. hes from ny and knows zilch about philly. might be a good radio host for all i know.
gargano is horrible
Quote from: smeags on November 15, 2017, 09:50:51 AM
I actually didn't mind carlin and reese.
oh and I didn't think it was possible, but the cuz has become even more insufferable than before.
The only sports talk radio I listen to is Decamara and Ritchie in the afternoons. They have Ray Diddy on often. He really doesn't add much but he's great to listen to from a historical standpoint.
I still listen but its nowhere near the same level as it once was and I don't just tune in and stay there. I check both stations and whatever doesn't annoy me I stick with until it does.
coming up next on first take, lavar ball joins us to respond to president trumps tweet about him
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/932303108146892801
anyone know if feva survived today....i was reading most of the cuts were in production
He hasn't said anything on FB and still has ESPN listed as his employer, so I guess he's safe.
Granted, if he got the axe he's got more important things to do besides update FB, but so far he hasn't posted anything.
angelo is sticking with WIP for another contract...2/3 years id guess
he crushes gargano. if mike miss quits soon 975 will have to change formats.
say whatever you want about gargano and really that whole crew but you cant say they arent awesome at their jobs
what? hes pretty bad.
no hes fantastic....you may not like him but he knows what hes doing....a true pro
hes so good at what hes doing he cycles through partners every year and demanded his talentless girlfriend be on his show (until she was fired).
please stop.
It's easy to appear great in an industry that is oversaturated with mediocrity. Sports talk at its absolute best still isn't very good.
Quote from: MDS on December 06, 2017, 12:27:25 PM
hes so good at what hes doing he cycles through partners every year and demanded his talentless girlfriend be on his show (until she was fired).
please stop.
again you have a clear bias....you dont have a successful morning drive show for a million years without being super at it....but throw out the successes all you have to do is listen to him to know he knows exactly what to do and how to do to it to maximize listeners....i dont know how else to explain it he just smoooove as butter like my man called phife
and i dont even listen to him....so its not like im a fan boy....but dope recognize dope
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 06, 2017, 12:32:26 PM
you dont have a successful morning drive show
neither does he....he finished at half of what angelo got last qtr
thems firing numbers
I used to like Gargano but he's lost some off his fastball
Quote from: MDS on December 06, 2017, 11:08:14 AM
angelo is sticking with WIP for another contract...2/3 years id guess
he crushes gargano. if mike miss quits soon 975 will have to change formats.
Miss isn't going anywhere for a while. His contracts up soon, they're in negotiations.
Gargano...he might have to take a lesser salary or hit the road. With the Angelo extension it gives him even less bargaining power.
mike has hinted a retirement but i wouldnt be surprised if its all BS
not to mention hes keeping the lights on over there and the money will be too good to pass up
Quote from: MDS on December 06, 2017, 02:14:59 PM
mike has hinted a retirement but i wouldnt be surprised if its all BS
not to mention hes keeping the lights on over there and the money will be too good to pass up
I can't even really get into the whole Mike thing, but the stations been very patient with him. A while back he said he was done but I know his agent is definitely in talks with the station to renegotiate his deal. Beasley isn't Greater Media, they're more business like internally. Still great people to work for. They're making cuts, especially to high priced talent. They're also not stupid and know they lose Miss and the fanatic will drown. So it's a balancing act right now. My guess is he does another few years then calls it quits. I know he has interests in other areas he wants to pursue.
they say that but his entire identity is being a sports talk radio hosts. its tough for these guys to give up the life. people stop recognizing you. people stop caring about you. you cant call up for a last minute dinner reservation anymore. you dont get access.
nobody wants to give up the life especially when they are paying you. id guess hes like angelo in that he says hes going to be done then changes his mind and signs back up. you keep doing it until they tell you to get out.
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 06, 2017, 12:32:26 PM
Quote from: MDS on December 06, 2017, 12:27:25 PM
hes so good at what hes doing he cycles through partners every year and demanded his talentless girlfriend be on his show (until she was fired).
please stop.
again you have a clear bias....you dont have a successful morning drive show for a million years without being super at it....
wait, are talking angelo ?
BREAKING: Ex @nflnetwork employee alleges sex harassment against former executive, current/former talent, including Marshall Faulk, Warren Sapp, Donovan McNabb, Ike Taylor, Heath Evans, @Ericweinberger, who now runs @BillSimmons' The Ringer #Sportsbiz
Statement from @nflnetwork:
"Marshall Faulk, Ike Taylor, and Heath Evans have been suspended from their duties at NFL Network pending an investigation into these allegations." #sportsbiz
https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2017-12-12/nfl-harassment-suit-alleges-groping-by-top-executive-ex-players?__twitter_impression=true
Cantor, a wardrobe stylist at the NFL Network, said Weinberger sent "several nude pictures of himself and sexually explicit texts" and told her she was "put on earth to pleasure me." He also pressed his crotch against Cantor's shoulder and asked her to touch it, according to the complaint.
She said she was also sexually harassed by on-air talent. Faulk, who's an NFL Network analyst, would ask Cantor "deeply personal and invasive questions" about her sex life and fondled her breasts and groped her behind, according to the complaint.
Ike Taylor, also an analyst, sent Cantor "sexually inappropriate" pictures of himself and a video of him masturbating in the shower, according to the filing. Donovan McNabb, a former analyst, also texted her explicit comments, according to the compliant.
Alex Riethmiller, a spokesman for the NFL Network, said Faulk, Taylor and Evans have been suspended from their duties pending an investigation into the allegations.
Weinberger hung up the phone when reached for comment. Joel Segal, who represents Taylor, didn't immediately return a voicemail seeking comment. Jordan Bazant, who represents Faulk and Evans, didn't immediately respond to a request for comment on the allegations. Representatives for McNabb didn't immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.P
The suit is actually more than two months old and was reported back then, but no one cared at the time.
I can easily see all those guys acting like described, but this one is a little bizarre in that the sexual complaints are embedded in a bunch of other complaints (some kinda petty) about the way she was treated by the NFL network, and she was fired for stealing from them. I could see her complaints being 100% accurate, but I could also see her being a kook. I hope she has some evidence. Maybe she's got some, since the network has already suspended some of the guys.
Really curious to see how Simmons reacts to the head of his outlet being maybe the worst offender in this.
Quoteincluding but not limited to, asking Plaintiff if she was a "squirter," telling Plaintiff she "looked like the kind of girl that squirted when getting farged," "CUM to dinner with me," and "why don't you CUM over after work."
donovan with the moves
apparently 5 loves her too much. :paranoid
John Skipper is some kind of addict.
Quote"Today I have resigned from my duties as President of ESPN," Skipper said in a statement. "I have had a wonderful career at the Walt Disney Company and am grateful for the many opportunities and friendships. I owe a debt to many, but most profoundly Michael Lynton, George Bodenheimer and Bob Iger.
"I have struggled for many years with a substance addiction. I have decided that the most important thing I can do right now is to take care of my problem.
Quote from: QB Eagles on December 18, 2017, 11:13:52 AM
John Skipper is some kind of addict.
Quote"Today I have resigned from my duties as President of ESPN," Skipper said in a statement. "I have had a wonderful career at the Walt Disney Company and am grateful for the many opportunities and friendships. I owe a debt to many, but most profoundly Michael Lynton, George Bodenheimer and Bob Iger.
"I have struggled for many years with a substance addiction. I have decided that the most important thing I can do right now is to take care of my problem.
this be the next story on,
outside the lines.
https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/172564/mike-missanelli-s-wpen-97-5-the-fanatic-philadelph (https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/172564/mike-missanelli-s-wpen-97-5-the-fanatic-philadelph)
Mikey Miss gonna be simulcast on nbcsports apparently
Quote from: Munson on December 22, 2017, 05:17:46 PM
Mikey Miss gonna be simulcast on nbcsports apparently
Link?
Quote from: smeags on December 20, 2017, 04:09:35 PM
https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/172564/mike-missanelli-s-wpen-97-5-the-fanatic-philadelph (https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/172564/mike-missanelli-s-wpen-97-5-the-fanatic-philadelph)
https://twitter.com/phlbizlawbank/status/943584242520543235
there are many egotistical businesses and industries but nothing really tops sports radio. these guys cant stop.
When did this SportsCentral show become two 15 minute blocks of the same shtein? I thought maybe it was just something they were doing on the holidays bc of not much going on but it seems to be the norm.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 27, 2017, 10:24:28 AM
When did this SportsCentral show become two 15 minute blocks of the same shtein? I thought maybe it was just something they were doing on the holidays bc of not much going on but it seems to be the norm.
it's shtein.
nothing will compare to the great sports debate back in the prism days! :yay
Oh man I haven't thought about that show in a long time!
And I see Comcast (I'll always call it that farg this nbc sports thing) is on the "let's show peoples tweets" kick too. I hate that
Quote from: AO1 on December 22, 2017, 05:19:45 PM
Quote from: Munson on December 22, 2017, 05:17:46 PM
Mikey Miss gonna be simulcast on nbcsports apparently
Link?
Quote from: smeags on December 20, 2017, 04:09:35 PM
https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/172564/mike-missanelli-s-wpen-97-5-the-fanatic-philadelph (https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/172564/mike-missanelli-s-wpen-97-5-the-fanatic-philadelph)
munson must still be shakin by that horrific Delaware earthquake.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 27, 2017, 10:29:51 AM
Oh man I haven't thought about that show in a long time!
And I see Comcast (I'll always call it that farg this nbc sports thing) is on the "let's show peoples tweets" kick too. I hate that
yep...apparently, twats are news now. ::)
i don't watch any of that crap anymore...no sports talk...no pregame shows...no postgame shows. the older i get, the fewer shteins i give about hearing other people's opinions about sports.
csn would be completely useless for me if they didn't show the sixers' games.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 27, 2017, 10:24:28 AM
When did this SportsCentral show become two 15 minute blocks of the same shtein? I thought maybe it was just something they were doing on the holidays bc of not much going on but it seems to be the norm.
Been that way for 6 months to a year now. It's still showed on the program guide as half hour and sometimes an hour but it's just the same content on a loop. I never actually timed if it's 15 minutes but always assumed it was less. It was a good idea, they fit what needs to be seen in as little time as possible and play it on a loop for people who are running out the door rather than putting filler in for 30 minutes.
Quote from: hunt on December 27, 2017, 10:34:19 AM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 27, 2017, 10:29:51 AM
Oh man I haven't thought about that show in a long time!
And I see Comcast (I'll always call it that farg this nbc sports thing) is on the "let's show peoples tweets" kick too. I hate that
yep...apparently, twats are news now. ::)
i don't watch any of that crap anymore...no sports talk...no pregame shows...no postgame shows. the older i get, the fewer shteins i give about hearing other people's opinions about sports.
csn would be completely useless for me if they didn't show the sixers' games.
I noticed the post game show the other night sucked. They used to have a ton of player interviews in the tunnel with DGunn and I think he just had Darby on and that was it. Barkann was off and it looked like they dragged Rendell out of bed or off the bottle for a remote.
barkann has been a corpse for over a decade now....hes their chris berman so its going to be tough but even espn put him out to pasture eventually
i dont watch the show with any regularity but when ive seen it eddie wasnt even there. id assume hes given up on it. didinger is also a fossil.
csn needs younger, recognizable faces and a hot chick. tv isnt that hard.
natalie egenolf could probably fill the hot chick spot.
Quote from: MDS on December 27, 2017, 11:49:27 AM
barkann has been a corpse for over a decade now....hes their chris berman so its going to be tough but even espn put him out to pasture eventually
i dont watch the show with any regularity but when ive seen it eddie wasnt even there. id assume hes given up on it. didinger is also a fossil.
csn needs younger, recognizable faces and a hot chick. tv isnt that hard.
They had that in Rob Ellis, Jillian Mele, Barrett Brooks etc. I usually only had BOB on as background noise and to look up at Mele's tits occasionally. I'm surprised Amy Fadool has lasted as long as she has.
jillian had a great body but she was super annoying
its not hard to find a sam ponder type to host the show and read off the prompter. put a bunch of recent ex eagles around her and throw in one wild card (maybe a weekly guest, they can def. get the LISTEN guy from the memes). thats a show.
ESPN fired the bedwetter for sexual harassment.
Quote from: QB Eagles on January 05, 2018, 08:46:36 PM
ESPN fired the bedwetter for sexual harassment.
Don't be too hard on him, everybody makes mistakes in their lifetimes, and he made one last year
https://youtu.be/mD5JEkHw-0c
if i heard correctly 975 is making big tit nat egg mike miss' full time producer so she can i assume be on camera when he simulcasts on csn?
steve kerr just on point
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DTEJMJ-VwAAKaWG.jpg)
just wondering, who did eva graham slobber on to get her job ? she has the voice of a 50yr old irish barfly from mayfair and the looks to match.
she is big daddys daughter - ava
yeah I know, but he certainly doesn't have enough clout to push her onto the morning show.
of course he does
i mean she still has to know what shes doing but big daddy and wip go way back
Quote from: smeags on January 10, 2018, 09:59:45 AM
just wondering, who did eva graham slobber on to get her job ? she has the voice of a 50yr old irish barfly from mayfair and the looks to match.
:-D
the worst update girl in the city is that tool eytan shander on 975
Quote from: MDS on January 10, 2018, 10:58:49 AM
the worst update girl in the city is that tool eytan shander on 975
yeah but she has mad skillz on da mic
QuoteThe NFC matchup between Philadelphia and Minnesota has some very good things going for it viewership-wise including market size (Philadelphia is No. 4 and Minneapolis-St. Paul is No. 10), a pair of historic NFL franchises that have not appeared in a Super Bowl since 2005 (Eagles) and 1977 (Vikings) and the magic dust from Minnesota's amazing win over New Orleans. The kickoff time (6:40 p.m.) also works out well for the NFL given the Eagles-Vikings matchup (on paper) looks to be the higher viewership play—you would always want that in the late window. What the game does not have is household names at quarterbacks. The NFL has long marketed its sport through quarterback matchups (Bradshaw vs. Staubach; Manning vs. Brady, etc.) and Nick Foles vs. Case Keenum—no matter how great Keenum has been this year—is a hard sell for casual fans who watch the postseason only. There could be some tune-in for those viewers curious about watching a team (Minnesota) advance to the first Super Bowl in a home city (Minneapolis), especially after the final play of Vikings-Saints.
who wrote that? a 9th grader?
its a horrible matchup. nobody outside of minny/philly care about these teams. no superstar qbs. numbers will be down no matter what.
Whole season was a QB nightmare for the NFL.
Rodgers and Luck IR.
New stars emerge (Wentz, Watson), get season ending injuries.
Garoppollo looks like another emerging star but didn't emerge until it was too late to make the playoffs.
Last year's emerging stars (Prescott, Carr) fell off big time.
Newton, Rivers, and Ryan often showed competence, but nothing special.
Wilson was incredible but was the only good player left standing on his team, so they missed the playoffs.
Only viable playoff QB matchup that would have moved the needle was Brady/Roethlisburger or maybe an intra-NFC South championship game. Oops.
We seem headed for a Patriots curbstomp or NBC's even bigger fear of a defensive showdown featuring Blake Bortles versus a game-managing backup QB.
:sly
matt gelb to the athletic
wow i've never seen the steven a - kellerman show before, but saw a few minutes today and the girl that moderates is crazy hot.
For years I found Molly Qerim to be the most interesting thing on the NFL Network.
Quote from: phattymatty on January 31, 2018, 10:40:02 AM
wow i've never seen the steven a - kellerman show before, but saw a few minutes today and the girl that moderates is crazy hot.
shes been bangin jalen rose for a while now
they will be moving in together in nyc when jalen moves there to join beadle on greenies new radio show
shes actually from near where espn hq are and is a huge giant fan
man, you really researched that.
i watch first take at least three times a week
knowledge is king
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 31, 2018, 11:41:16 AM
i watch first take at least three times a week
knowledge is king
does not compute
Foxnews and NFL agree on 5 year deal to air Thursday Night Football.
Quote from: QB Eagles on December 18, 2017, 11:13:52 AM
John Skipper is some kind of addict.
Coke (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/john-skipper-details-espn-exit-cocaine-extortion-plot-1094657)
http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/commentary/ethel-lyon-death-bill-lyon-inquirer-alzheimers-20180320.html?mobi=true
What a beautiful eulogy.
Quote from: Rome on March 20, 2018, 10:44:52 AM
http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/commentary/ethel-lyon-death-bill-lyon-inquirer-alzheimers-20180320.html?mobi=true
What a beautiful eulogy.
Damned allergies...
Romo nominated for an Emmy -- Oustanding Sports Personality Sports Event Analyst
hope he wins
New ESPN+ App, $5/mo.
Looks like it's a lot of the ESPN3 style content -- some college games, out-of-market MLS soccer, tennis, golf, a bunch of worthless shtein. Zero NBA or NFL, of course. And you don't actually get ESPN... you still need to be a TV subscriber to watch that.
You can add out-of-market MLB and NHL for a cost that looks significantly higher than paying for both MLB.TV and NHL.TV.
Oh good farging God! Watched We the Fans:Dallas tonight on ESPN. Good luck guys if you watch this, hopefully you don't punch a hole through the wall or hurt a loved one as you take a nine iron to the TV.
its like the best sports time of the year and you are watching that?
i watched the caps lose in OT which was just wonderful
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 13, 2018, 08:13:06 AM
its like the best sports time of the year and you are watching that?
i watched the caps lose in OT which was just wonderful
It was on at 9:00 PM here. Watched it for 15 minutes and couldn't take it.
Don... I saw the ad for it the other day and thought, oh shtein they really didn't do that, did they? Sure enough...
Get used to it too with the draft coming up in a couple weeks. I literally can't wait until the Eagles are announced at 32.
And now, please welcome your Super Bowl LII Champions, the Philadelphia Eagles, with pick #32 of the 2018 NFL Draft!
It will be glorious!
The Birds need to send someone up who will go on a rant like Drew Pearson did (which was admittedly awesome and ballsy)
we should send angelo up there....what better to represent the city than a fossilized rhode island troll
Quote from: MDS on April 14, 2018, 09:37:02 AM
what better to represent the city than a fossilized rhode island troll
better than rome?
ratings this season
flyers - 1.96
sixers - 2.44
Quote from: AO1 on April 14, 2018, 08:21:06 AM
The Birds need to send someone up who will go on a rant like Drew Pearson did (which was admittedly awesome and ballsy)
Paging Jason Kelce...
so im streaming WIP off the droid app, its supposed to be decamara and ritchie ...so why I am getting jim rome instead ?
edit - NM, the Phillies are playing and that cant be streamed on the app.
i've been listening to as much nba talk as i can lately leading up to the draft. and i can't get past how horrible gargano is. the guy has a horrible voice, basically grunts his way though the morning & has trouble putting coherent sentences together. he's like a fat, middle-aged pauly d from jersey shore. how does this guy have his own show?
your first mistake is attempting to get nba draft info from sports radio
the worst part about gargano and the nba is he legit thinks hes an expert on the sport
Gargano is gonna be Gargone-o soon
who are they replacing him with? that tool pat egan
Quote from: MDS on June 20, 2018, 04:53:27 PM
who are they replacing him with? that tool pat egan
No idea yet but he's definitely gone. Could be MF :-X
i like him...didnt fit in with angelo's nonsense
gargano is terrible so literally anything else besides like shander or egan is a step up
Newest local NBC sports host/reporter
https://www.instagram.com/tarynhatcher/?hl=en
anyone know who the new molly sullivan is gonna be next year? i'm gonna miss her. without knowing why, seems like a terrible decision by the sixers.
I'm guessing it's going to be Taryn Hatcher. She's a million times hotter than Molly
Quote from: AO1 on June 28, 2018, 03:56:21 PM
Newest local NBC sports host/reporter
https://www.instagram.com/tarynhatcher/?hl=en
Impressive journalistic skills.
Quote from: phattymatty on June 28, 2018, 05:11:46 PM
anyone know who the new molly sullivan is gonna be next year? i'm gonna miss her. without knowing why, seems like a terrible decision by the sixers.
could be jess camerato...she can 2 jobs in 1 since she writes for them
but csn as a whole is essentially getting out of journalism so i really have no idea what their plan is. theyre going to turn their sites in buzzfeed/bleacher report clones with slideshows and lists and easily disposable content.
or not
she out too
Quote from: QB Eagles on June 28, 2018, 08:13:29 PM
Quote from: AO1 on June 28, 2018, 03:56:21 PM
Newest local NBC sports host/reporter
https://www.instagram.com/tarynhatcher/?hl=en
Impressive journalistic skills.
She was here for about three years. Huge career move for her. She was ok, got better as she went along. Felt sorry for her as the poor thing was left covering UH football and MMA shtein. We coach her old bosses son in high school soccer. She is very attractive and just as good looking in person. Seemed like a genuinely nice person.
Quote from: MDS on July 05, 2018, 11:52:52 AM
or not
she out too
send her ass back to boston
we want molly
Quote from: AO1 on June 20, 2018, 04:29:14 PM
Gargano is gonna be Gargone-o soon
3 months later....
https://www.libertyballers.com/2018/9/21/17885500/serena-winters-sixers
Quote from: MDS on September 21, 2018, 10:59:00 AM
Quote from: AO1 on June 20, 2018, 04:29:14 PM
Gargano is gonna be Gargone-o soon
3 months later....
Quote from: AO1 on June 20, 2018, 05:08:54 PM
Quote from: MDS on June 20, 2018, 04:53:27 PM
who are they replacing him with? that tool pat egan
No idea yet but he's definitely gone. Could be MF :-X
So obviously MF = Marc Farzetta. He had a no compete with WIP so they couldn't officially announce this until that expired. Gargano's ratings didnt match his salary. Good guy but that doesn't mean squat in radio.
is he gone gone or just off mornings
Gone gone
skeptical on this serena person.
does this help?
(https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/sites/csnphilly/files/styles/article_hero_image/public/2018/09/20/serenabasketball.jpg?itok=dZYeDIwC)
How long until Gargano is back on WIP
Since all the two stations know how to do is hire between each other
gargano has a massive ego...hes not gonna be like rob ellis grinding out midnight saturday shifts (i only know this because i was at lukes last week and he was on and i was like...what)
i dont know where he goes at IP
Quote from: MDS on September 22, 2018, 08:05:36 PM
gargano has a massive ego...hes not gonna be like rob ellis grinding out midnight saturday shifts (i only know this because i was at lukes last week and he was on and i was like...what)
i dont know where he goes at IP
It was internally discussed offering him the fanatic afternoon slot at half his salary but they decided against it because he's such a prima donna.
afternoons as in teaming with miss? or bumping one of myrt/harry out
all you need to know about gargano is the mcw drama....he insisted she be on the air, then she got fired for not having any talent, threw a temper tantrum
Would have been Mayes/Myrt slot but they probably would have changed some things around. It was only loosely discussed.
If they were going to put him middays, I'd guess they'd try going back to the times when they had two shows, one from 10-12 and one from 12-2? Can't see them stiffing either of the other two dudes at this point.
im happy that fat POS is off the air. if there was one dope I couldn't stand more than dumbo ears, it was gargano.
Does this mean they won't use the drops of him anymore? Because a lot of those are hilarious :-D
Quote from: Munson on September 26, 2018, 03:57:24 PM
Does this mean they won't use the drops of him anymore? Because a lot of those are hilarious :-D
oooooooohhhh baldy.
hbo done with boxing
that blows
Quote from: AO1 on September 23, 2018, 09:40:29 AM
Quote from: MDS on September 22, 2018, 08:05:36 PM
gargano has a massive ego...hes not gonna be like rob ellis grinding out midnight saturday shifts (i only know this because i was at lukes last week and he was on and i was like...what)
i dont know where he goes at IP
It was internally discussed offering him the fanatic afternoon slot at half his salary but they decided against it because he's such a prima donna.
Ok looks like this was formally discussed and he's now taking over middays. Harry's gone
No shtein. They've had Harry around forever, surprised they'd do him like that.
Is Martinez staying on with him?
Eytan and Harry were offered a pay raise to stay at the station in a new spot but decided to quit instead. Stupid, stupid move.
harry explained that...he didnt get enough to warrant getting up at 3am
eytan i dont believe for a second. hes a nobody with no money. hes not turning down a job, let alone one that pays more.
Why am I watching taterskins cowboys on cbs.
this is a really cool story...
QuoteNEW YORK — Maria Taylor is running late. In typical New Yorker fashion, it's because the local train she had been on decided to go express to the Bronx. Her roommate is worried about her, because even though they technically live on the Upper West Side, they're rarely actually here. Even rarer are their times here together.
Holly Rowe — Taylor's roommate — is nestled on the couch, admiring the Christmas decorations she has put up so far. (One pillow reads "Holly," obviously.) It's early December and an afternoon of overlap, with both ESPN reporters in town for pre-College Football Hall of Fame celebrations.
When Taylor finally arrives, she's flustered. She's been running around for meetings all morning and still isn't 100 percent comfortable with the subway system when it chooses to go haywire. But she takes off her coat, cozies up to Rowe on the sofa and cracks a joke at her own expense.
Taylor and Rowe share this spacious two-bedroom apartment along with 23-year-old McKylin Rowe, Holly's son. McKylin generally lives on the bottom floor, while Taylor and Rowe share the second-floor bedroom. When all three are actually present, like this day, McKylin sleeps on the couch and the two women get the real beds.
There are only a handful of times per year that this sort of thing happens. Taylor and Rowe travel extensively for work, primarily as college football reporters in the fall and then dabbling in men's and women's basketball among other duties in the winter and spring. Rowe has been with ESPN for two decades as one of its most well-respected and well-liked reporters; Taylor has only been at ESPN since 2014 but is becoming one of its biggest stars.
When they're together, they vent and talk and bounce ideas off each other. "We're stronger together," Rowe says. They occasionally try to be domestic, which doesn't always work out.
Rowe recently attempted "pie night," because she wanted to teach McKylin how to bake a pie from scratch.
"Every good mother should pass down these skills — except for maybe I don't possess those skills," Rowe says, laughing. "We were here for four hours, but we had wine. It was fun."
Taylor says: "It was like the apples were swimming in juice. You know what I mean? Nothing cooked."
Rowe blames the size of the oven. She insists that the crust of the sweet potato pie came out perfectly. "That was good," Taylor admits. There was a "fire detector problem," as well, according to Rowe. McKylin watched this all unfold, making faces at them.
By 1 a.m., the pies still weren't fully cooked. Taylor went to sleep without getting to try a slice before bed.
"You were the one saying, 'I can't be up late. I have to do (the ESPN show) 'Get Up' in the morning,' " Rowe says, laughing at Taylor. "I'm like, 'Sorry!' "
It's a quintessential roommate story, but it's not exactly a story you'd expect from two grown women with high-profile careers. But what makes it unusual is what makes it fitting.
Few others understand the year-round grind, the public nature of the job and the uphill battles that women in sports media face quite like they do.
Taylor and Rowe first met at a boss' wedding in Charlotte, N.C., in the summer of 2017. Rowe remembers it fondly, that they met and danced and got along just fine. Taylor remembers Rowe being mean to her. She had gone up to introduce herself to Rowe and gushed about how much she loved and admired her. Rowe responded, "OK."
"In my defense, what are you supposed to say when people are like, 'Oh, my gosh. I love you,' " Rowe says, laughing. "Like, what are you really supposed to say?" They both laugh.
The two reconnected in Orlando later that summer at the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics convention. Taylor, who had been engaged, had called off her wedding three weeks prior. She didn't want to do much of anything except sleep to help pass the days.
But she had to get herself together to present Rowe with the Merit of Honor Award, which goes to an individual with integrity and a tireless commitment to college sports. So Taylor went to Orlando. And to Rowe's room before the event began.
"Everything that she said that day spoke to my heart," Taylor says. "She was really open about her relationships and how difficult it is, and why you have to do what's right for you. She made me feel like my decision was right and gave me the energy I needed to just get through that event because at that point in time I was trying to get through every moment."
Rowe told her she was planning to move to Manhattan to be closer to McKylin, for those rare nights when she wasn't on the road for ESPN. Rowe wondered if a fresh start in a new city might be perfect for Taylor, too.
"It's just one of those weird things in life where you connect with people," says Rowe, who split time between Salt Lake City and Los Angeles before the move. "Maria and I connect, me and Maria's mom connect, Maria and my son connect and then my son and Maria's mom connect. It's just like this incredible force. We laugh our guts out."
Rowe then persuaded her son to let her be his roommate. They decided to reach out to Taylor to see if she wanted in, too. Taylor couldn't believe the sincerity of the gesture. She knew that Rowe wanted her to be happy, and to be happy again, she needed a change of scenery.
"I couldn't be in Georgia full-time anymore," Taylor says. "She says things like, 'You want to live a wonderful life.' And I realized, yes, that's what I need. She changed my mindset.
"I felt really trapped, and she helped give me my freedom back."
Meanwhile, Rowe was battling cancer. Again.
She had been diagnosed with cancer years earlier, when she noticed a small spot on her chest. It turned out to be a big tumor underneath her skin. She found out she had melanoma, a type of skin cancer.
She continued to work as much as possible as she underwent chemotherapy and various treatments. She posted videos on social media to inspire others who are "bald and beautiful," and she eventually went so far as to rock a mohawk-style hairdo on the sidelines when her hair finally started to grow back and when she started to feel somewhat better.
But in the summer of 2017, cancer returned, and it had spread.
"I did this as a bucket list thing because my cancer wasn't going great at that point, and I'd always wanted to live in New York," Rowe says. "I also wanted to be close to my son because I didn't know what was going to happen with my life. Not to sound too dramatic, but I was like, 'I'm living big.'
"So we got a place on the Upper West Side that looks just like a movie set. Like, the street we're on is so pretty, and we're right by Central Park. So we're living our bucket list life right now."
Taylor's presence only adds to that sentiment, even if they only overlap for extended periods three or four times a year. Rowe believes they were meant to be roommates and help each other through a difficult time.
Those dark clouds are lifting. Rowe says she finished her last chemo session in August and recently had a three-month scan, which doctors told her meant she was stable.
"I've gone from being like in survival mode to like, 'Now what?' mode, and am I really OK?" Rowe says. "It's really weird, but life keeps me busy, so I don't really sit around and think about it too much."
Sometimes, it hits her all at once. During the broadcast of the Big 12 Championship Game earlier this month, the camera cut to Rowe as she spoke about Turner Cockrell, a 21-year-old Vanderbilt football player who had just died after a year-long battle with melanoma. Rowe's voice grew shaky as she honored him on air. She starts to cry now, too, while recounting it.
"He had the exact same thing as I do," Rowe says. "I'm Stage 4 melanoma. It's really hard. I've been in contact with his mom. It's been really hard because you're just like, 'Oh my gosh, I'm so lucky and I'm also really grieving this kid that I don't know.'
"It's been awful. So this has been a hard week, in a week that I also just got a clear scan that says I'm OK. I think I'm not celebrating myself as much as I'm mourning that kid."
ESPN analyst Todd Blackledge knows how hard it was for Rowe to give that update about Cockrell, and how hard all of this has been for someone who is essentially a workaholic. Blackledge says that no one at ESPN works harder than Rowe — who covers college football, men's and women's college basketball, the WNBA, softball and gymnastics, often some at the same time.
"I have no idea how she does it because there's no way I could do it," says Blackledge, who has worked with Rowe for many years. "I'm not that kind of a multi-tasker. I lock into my game and I just focus on those two teams, and I just lock in through the whole week. So I really don't know how she does it, but she does and she does all of them well."
Rowe did as much as she could both following her initial diagnosis and then after its recurrence. She would go back and forth from California, where her doctors were.
"On weeks that she would have treatment, she would get on-site with us on Thursday and Friday and she was just not feeling great," Blackledge says. "She would just kind of battle through it and she would be OK on the day of the game. She was a real warrior during that time period."
Rowe has not missed a college football regular-season weekend in 23 years. This postseason, she will work the Cotton Bowl national semifinal game on Saturday, her fifth consecutive College Football Playoff semifinal. She also will work the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, and then she'll report for ESPN Radio from the national championship game.
She has inspired many sports fans and athletes who have watched her public fight, but it's also inspired those closest to her, those who have seen the private battles.
"Holly has cancer, so anything that I'm encountering is less than that," Taylor says. "All I have to do is come through the door and see her working and be like, you know what? She just had chemo, and she just flew from L.A. and had this scan and that scan. Her body probably hurts. And she's still like, 'You want to go to (the restaurant) Good Enough to Eat?'
"That kind of energy and positivity — just being around someone who's dealing with so much but never lets it hold her back or slow her down — is everything to me, because I feel like there are times when I'm like, 'I just can't do this anymore. I don't want to do it.' But that would be disrespectful to Holly Rowe."
Taylor doesn't talk to Rowe about this sort of thing often. Because Rowe refuses to let others know when she's feeling bad, it's up to her friends and coworkers to figure it out. An example: Rebecca Lobo realizes Rowe isn't feeling like herself, so she'll text Taylor and suggest that they relax with a movie the next night. Or it's a message from a friend in the makeup department.
"We have a random cult of people who are texting each other all the time," Taylor says. "We're all concerned with the wellness of her. But we're also not trying to make it everything. You would hate to constantly be having a conversation about cancer or constantly having a conversation about your health. But we're still working all together to make sure that you're taken care of."
In August, Rowe and Taylor decided to go on a road trip. Not for fun but for work, even though work didn't ask them to do it.
"Maria is the brave one in my mind," Rowe says. "She's looking around like, 'OK, there are all these guys that have shows. Where are the shows for women?' We love sports and talk about them and cover more sports than anyone, between the two of us. Why can't we talk about it? Why can't we have shows, why can't we be Marty Smith and Ryan McGee? We're hilarious in our own minds. We really think we're hilarious. I think people would enjoy that because we're exactly the same as all the guys talking about sports. We're just women. It's not that big of shock. Women have the same eyes and see the same things and can talk about the same things."
Taylor has used her platform to try to highlight other women in sports media. She has organized for college broadcasters to shadow her during game days. She has pointed out that she and Rowe are just as qualified as the men who always get called to hop on "SportsCenter" to discuss breaking college football news.
"I have more accepted the roles they'd given me instead of trying to bang down doors even though I have in my way banged down a lot of doors," Rowe says. "She pushes me and she pushes us. It's awesome.
"We're stronger together."
There are moments when Taylor makes Rowe nervous. Are we really going to send that email? Are we really going to put this on our bosses' desks? "It's like, 'Here I am, the old sage veteran reporter,' " Rowe says. "There are things, like, 'Oh my gosh, I'm grateful she has the courage to say that and do that.' She's not afraid of anything."
"I just want her to flex that muscle more and more, because honestly, she's where I would like to be one day," Taylor says. "Even at whatever age, and we don't have to put an age on it, I will still expect and deserve these things that all the men are getting. I just want her to say and do the same things. And if she doesn't, I say it for her."
So they mapped out their college football preseason camp road trip, making sure it would take them to campuses of teams they'd be covering early in the season. They called it the Taylor Rowe'd Trip and posted a number of video interviews on their social media channels.
Taylor put together a SWOT analysis after they finished their road trip. The report evaluated internal factors like strengths and weaknesses, as well as external ones involving opportunities and threats. It included how cheap the trip was and how valuable it ended up being. She put a copy of it on each of their bosses' desks in Bristol.
"We said, well, maybe we just have to show everyone, show the world, that we can go out and do this," Taylor says. "We can get the same access to players and coaches — and if anything, probably get even better access because they're so used to seeing our faces all the time.
"It was a great idea, and it's about just getting supported. I also wanted to have a hard copy of, 'This is how many impressions we've received. These are the opportunities that we have. We're doing it during a dead period. We don't have any women in these roles. We're serious. This is a business opportunity just as much. It'll be good for you, and it'll be great for us, because it's finally giving an opportunity to women.' "
Taylor understands and appreciates that she is now one of the most recognizable women in all of sports. She just finished her second season as a reporter for ESPN's "College GameDay," a flagship program for the network. She also worked as a sideline reporter alongside Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit for the ABC prime-time game. That same crew will work the Orange Bowl national semifinal on Saturday, the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 and the national championship game on Jan. 7. Lately, Taylor also has been appearing sporadically on ESPN's morning show "Get Up."
"She's obviously wildly talented and can handle any situation that's thrown at her, but I think the No. 1 thing that she has is that she has poise, and she's prepared," "GameDay" host Rece Davis says. "She knows the subject matter, she relates to people well. ... She's also very good at working with the analysts and challenging them when they need to. She responds very well to the crowd. On this show, you can't be locked in to what you thought you were going to say. We don't do prompters, script, or anything like that.
"If somebody says something that sparks another thought or if there's a sign or something that happens in the crowd ... you know you've got to be flexible. I think she's really good at that."
Part of what makes Taylor successful is that she has a knack for relating to the people she covers. At 31 and a former college athlete — she played volleyball and basketball at Georgia — she relates to the experiences that college athletes go through today. Players respond well to her style; she goes out of her way to put them in comfortable situations, like riding a bike alongside Stanford running back Bryce Love.
"I try to communicate with them as if maybe I am still in college," Taylor says. "Like, 'That was a really tough situation for you to deal with.' Or, 'I know your coach was mad at you after that.' I want to be like the Oprah of sports. I want to meet people where they are. I don't want to talk down to them. I don't want them to feel like they're being threatened or being attacked. That's not my style.
"My purpose hasn't changed, I don't think. My purpose is to be around these student-athletes to show them that they can have a woman of color in their space and talking to them, and meeting them where they are, and making them feel comfortable. It's showing other women who are out there watching that we don't have to be one thing. We don't have to be pigeonholed in anything.
"I wear those burdens. Holly knows. It bothers me when I wear it sometimes. I have to let it go, but that's what my purpose is. You can put me anywhere and I'm going to be thinking the same thing."
ESPN vice president of production Lee Fitting says he sees that versatility, even as he's cautious about putting reporters in roles in which they're called upon to give their opinion — particularly if the breaking news involves Urban Meyer, for example, and they're scheduled to work an Ohio State game in two weeks. But Fitting also sees how willing Taylor is to go to the athletes in their own environment, whether it be the weight room or a dorm room or the cafeteria. And that's valuable from a television production standpoint.
"She's willing to really work at it and foster the relationships," Fitting says. "They both have a great work ethic, they're really smart, they're really likable on TV. If you have those three things, it really sets you up to succeed, and both of them have that. On top of that, you put their ability to build relationships with athletes and coaches and schools, and it just makes for a home run."
Taylor and Rowe believe that their friendship was preordained. Someone, somewhere was looking out for them, giving each a family member she didn't know she needed.
Someone to watch Hallmark Christmas movies with. Someone to do touristy things with. Someone to spend time with who understands the exhaustion and stress of the gig, but also when not to let that get to you. Someone who knows when you need a laugh or a hug or maybe just a cup of coffee.
"We have a similar heart," Rowe says. "What we see in each other is a goodness, and a kindness, and a personality that's open and loving. And I think that's what we have found in each other."
Taylor imagines a world in which their friendship didn't exist, and she shudders.
"This is a white Mormon woman who's going through cancer, and from a different part of the world, a young black girl just getting into the business, and we have the same heart," Taylor says. "We enjoy the same things. And in all the ways that we're different, there's so many more reasons why we're the same and can get along. Imagine if we just didn't talk to each other because I looked at Holly and said, 'Well, I probably have nothing in common with her.' I would be missing out on a family member, essentially."
Taylor and Rowe really do consider each other family, so much so that they're already planning their second annual vacation. Last year, they went to Italy with Taylor's mom and Rowe's son. This coming offseason, the four of them are going to Bora Bora.
"What we have found in each other is beautiful," Rowe says. "I'm glad that we can see past stereotypes or whatever you might think on the outside to find what's inside."
QuoteCincinnati Reds announcer Marty Brennaman announced a few moments ago that 2019 will be his last season in the broadcast booth.
Brennaman, 76, has broadcast Reds games since 1974 and stands as every bit an institution among Reds fans as any announcer ever has among his local fan base. In 2000 he won the Ford C. Frick Award award, presented annually by the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He called Hank Aaron's 714th home run, Tom Seaver's no-hitter, Tom Browning's perfect game and every other major moment that occurred in a game involving the Reds for the past 44 years. He also, of course, has called three World Series clinchers for the Reds.
if the felipe lopez 30 for 30 wasnt the best one ever it was damn close
the ending got me
i know i'm months late on this....but i kinda miss turning on nba philly/csn philly or whatever it is these days for some philly sports talk at 5pm. i guess ratings tanked...but damn, that was on for a long time...mostly as daily news live. it was as it's best with barkann, imo. hell, i remember the great sports debate on prism back in the day. seems like there's been a philly sports panel discussion show on forever. but now we get mikey miss' radio show. pfft.
Quote from: hunt on May 21, 2019, 08:49:07 AM
i know i'm months late on this....but i kinda miss turning on nba philly/csn philly or whatever it is these days for some philly sports talk at 5pm. i guess ratings tanked...but damn, that was on for a long time...mostly as daily news live. it was as it's best with barkann, imo. hell, i remember the great sports debate on prism back in the day. seems like there's been a philly sports panel discussion show on forever. but now we get mikey miss' radio show. pfft.
Agreed
I used to love the great sports debate: Cataldi, Macnow, Stark, Morganti (some host variations). Quick slants with Brooks and dgunn isn't horrible but it's only football. Don't see the need to watch a radio show. The Stern show was different because of the bizarre stuff that would go on in their studio.
I remember liking those shows back in the day too....but I also turn on the Mikey miss show now from time to time because I don't listen to radio in the house and sometimes I like hearing the rest of what is said on a topic I was into on the car ride home.
https://twitter.com/Dylangonzalez21/status/1130856671448846336
Fox hired Gronk to be a football analyst. It's a bit difficult for me to picture him analyzing anything, except maybe a wet T-shirt contest.
I'd watch him judge a wet t shirt contest. That would be amusing
Need to polish up on my caveman.
i never watch sportscenter at 600 but am right now and my god is sage steele just horrendous
how did she get this gig
Affirmative action?
if youre gonna do than at least let her be fine...they all cant be maria taylor who is unreal and a good broadcaster
sage looks like a bird, is a black republican and doesnt even like sports
Quote from: QB Eagles on October 08, 2019, 03:44:21 PM
Fox hired Gronk to be a football analyst. It's a bit difficult for me to picture him analyzing anything, except maybe a wet T-shirt contest.
Hard hitting analysis in Gronk's first game broadcast:
"Julian Edelman calls himself the squirrel... he's furry, he's cute, he's elusive, he's feisty, and most importantly, whenever he gets a chance, he gets that nut!"
https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1189678804257640448
Former Inquirer sports columnist Bill Lyon passed away.
https://twitter.com/MikeSielski/status/1196213104666918912
https://twitter.com/LarryBowa10/status/1196237426504720385
Damn pour one out. Lyon was a legend
That's a huge blow. When I was a kid I considered him the final authority on Philly sports and the only truly must-read column in the paper. RIP.
one of the best writers ever..man could he spin some yarn
pour one out
Larry bowa: RIP my friend hopefully before I join you in heaven I will learn how to spell your name
Angelo and Ray Diddy giving it to Dykstra
https://94wip.radio.com/lenny-dykstra-cataldi-didinger-wip
https://www.theringer.com/2020/1/15/21066392/stuart-scott-espn-sportscenter-career-death-broadcaster
QuoteESPN plans to attempt to trade for NBC's Al Michaels to pair with Peyton Manning for Monday Night Football, The Post has learned.
i can explain why thats never happening but nobody would be interested so ill just say its never ever happening and its a dumb click bait story
https://twitter.com/Kami/status/1245504004718759936
... and DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME!
The Last Dance is fantastic.
It's criminal they are only putting on two eps a week
you spoiled millennials want everything now
i watched e1 and it was pretty good. forgot the sixers were the patsy for the bulls 5th ring night. https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199711010CHI.html
eric montross. mark davis. terry cummings. washed up spoon. yikes.
Another great batch of episodes of TLD
I have always loved MJ but after watching this and his attitude I love him even more.
pretty much what you are supposed to think since he controlled every last inch of the doc
i'm fine with that...i haven't seen anything that has been too slanted
i'm glad they're spending so much time on the other players / teams and it's not 100% MJ.
word is next ep has a lot of kobe which should be interesting / kinda sad.
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 30, 2020, 09:00:32 AM
pretty much what you are supposed to think since he controlled every last inch of the doc
ken burns over here
lol not sure if coincidence but ken burns did actually say that.
the footage from 98 has been held by Jordan since then...when it was announced a couple years ago that the doc was finally in production it happened because Jordan finally allowed it...it's been the worst kept secret for 20 years
its a secret michael jordan is an icehole?
I can't believe the guy who wore a Hitler mustache for years might be a jerk.
i cant believe the greatest competitor of all time is a fleshpop
the worst pat of about it being his thing is you arent going to get the full or maybe any coverage of his gambling addiction and probably not the true story about baseball and his fathers death
theyre going to get into that
how sanitized it will be i dont know, but its being edited in real time so the producer is aware of the criticism
do you know that? I figured they were not going to touch the gambling thing at all.
the dad part they have to at least a little.
"I quit being the greatest bb player ever to take 10-hour bus rides with kids half my age and to try to hit curveballs in Birmingham."
- MIKE
Quote from: phattymatty on May 02, 2020, 08:04:26 PM
do you know that? I figured they were not going to touch the gambling thing at all.
the dad part they have to at least a little.
the director said nothing was off limits and they get into it...in fact mike wanted it brought up so he can dismiss the conspiracies that are 1000% true
Buddy was telling me last night the directors from Philly...said he watched an interview somewhere and they're holding nothing back.
he is decisively from newtown, mass
Quote from: MDS on May 03, 2020, 12:21:30 PM
he is decisively from newtown, mass
Ok clarified it's the executive producer he said he thinks he's from haverton but definitely Philly area
oh mike tollin....he doesnt have a ton to do with it, but he hes a philly guy
has made a bunch of terrible movies over the years
I'd bet a few of the 900 executive producers are from philly area.
Quote from: phattymatty on May 02, 2020, 08:04:26 PM
do you know that? I figured they were not going to touch the gambling thing at all.
the dad part they have to at least a little.
they will do the gambling but it will be framed in cute and funny way...or it will be about how he was a maniac competitor on and off the court
Watched Ali/Frazier I last night on ESPN. Simply beautiful. Ali was so amazing, damn he was a thing of beauty in the ring but Smokin' Joe was pure beast mode that night. Burt Lancaster did the color commentary, he wasn't bad.
MJ watching the glove on video saying he was wearing him down was lol 😂 the last dance is it as far as sports docs go. It just gets better every week
Quote from: AO1 on May 11, 2020, 12:04:51 AM
MJ watching the glove on video saying he was wearing him down was lol 😂 the last dance is it as far as sports docs go. It just gets better every week
check out oj made in america....last dance is great but it looks like an after school special compared to that
i agree, the one about the murderer is a bit darker than the one about basketball.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 12, 2020, 02:14:50 PM
Quote from: AO1 on May 11, 2020, 12:04:51 AM
MJ watching the glove on video saying he was wearing him down was lol 😂 the last dance is it as far as sports docs go. It just gets better every week
check out oj made in america....last dance is great but it looks like an after school special compared to that
Saw it...actually forgot all about it...the most memorable part of that doc -and it sort of overshadows the rest of series for me - is when they showed Nicole/other guy with their throats slit.
i have very fond memories about gruesome murder pictures, too. especially when its a woman.
I'm in love with the last dance. I just caught up on 8 and one weird thing I realized is that there has not been a single mention of his wife - I think he said thanks to her once in a speech - but kinda strange. kids either, they showed them playing once or twice but he's basically been married since the first title and nothing about it.
maybe it wasn't exciting but still find it odd to go ten episodes in depth and not touch on family other than his dads murder. Guess maybe those were his rules when he gave the ok.
Apparently saw his sons/daughter commented on it on social media or something. Daughter said something to the effect of how now she really sees why he was such a big deal/the GOAT
Quote from: phattymatty on May 12, 2020, 04:18:04 PM
i agree, the one about the murderer is a bit darker than the one about basketball.
it's not even dark... it's just a million times better
the oj doc was one of the best, if not the best, docs ever. its an impossible comp to something less vital, less deep and simply designed to be nostalgic fun.
the oj doc told the story of race in america...this is about a good basketball player
Quote from: MDS on May 13, 2020, 09:55:38 PM
the oj doc was one of the best, if not the best, docs ever. its an impossible comp to something less vital, less deep and simply designed to be nostalgic fun.
the oj doc told the story of race in america...this is about a good basketball player
The greatest athlete in our times
The greatest competitor ever
Obama cameo
Pre Jordan bulls were a traveling cocaine circus
His struggles on the court and the pistons role in making MJ
Nike/Air Jordan the most iconic image in sports history. Jerry West who?
His struggles of being Michael Jordan and dealing with the constant spotlight
His gambling addiction
His father...his ultimate unconditional loving guide being randomly killed and his struggles overcoming his death
Dennis Rodman
His relationship with his teammates
Phil Jackson rearranging the entire offense and having MJ buy into it
Scottie Pippens headache
Jerry Krause as the villain
Leaving and playing minor league baseball for two seasons
Calling himself god, laughing at Gary Payton
The chip on his shoulder and what separates him from the pack
If you view this as just a doc about "a good basketball player" you're missing the point.
i love the last dance its fantastic....but its nothing more than pure unadulterated hagiography...which is fine cause im a jordan whore like everyone else of my generation but lets not make it more than maybe a notch above mindless fun
How Ike Reese made the leap from Eagles player to Philly sports radio staple
By Zach Berman
On the October 2008 evening when the Phillies won the World Series to end Philadelphia's 25-year drought of pro sports championships, the host on the region's renowned sports-talk radio station had worked in the business only a few months. The listening audience knew him best as someone who chased kickoffs and punts for the Eagles. He wasn't even from Philadelphia, which might as well be an occupational roadblock in a parochial market.
Ike Reese was in his rookie season on WIP (then AM-610, now FM-94.1) and hosted the type of solo show that would reveal whether he could make it in a job that didn't gauge a 40-yard dash time. He sat on the set of a remote broadcast from a sports bar in Newtown Square, Pa., knowing he was about to go on the air during an indelible moment in Philadelphia sports history. Once the game ended, there were bound to be colorful calls from euphoric fans leaving Citizens Bank Park.
He mimicked Harry Kalas when Brad Lidge struck out Eric Hinske for the final out: "Celebrate, Philadelphia! You're World Series champions!" He listened to fans explain how they wished their fathers or grandfathers could experience the moment with them. He heard from listeners who stumbled through cheers in a celebratory haze of euphoria and Yuengling.
It was the job Reese coveted: sitting behind a microphone and talking about Philly sports, not as a former athlete but as a radio host. Reese had spent much of his seven years with the Eagles just like many of the fans who watched him play. He drove to work each morning listening to Angelo Cataldi and the WIP morning team and drove home listening to Howard Eskin in the afternoons.
Reese discovered a theater that he never knew existed. He grew up as a rabid sports fan in Cincinnati. He played college football at Michigan State. But the type of discourse he heard on Philadelphia sports radio, which might have grated on his teammates or coaches, became intoxicating to someone who had imagined a potential post-football career as a television analyst. This was what he wanted to do.
He's been doing it since March 2008, when he transitioned from a nine-year NFL career to WIP. He now partners with Jon Marks, weekdays from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. The 12-year run means he's been on the airwaves in the region nearly twice as long as he played for the Eagles. He's one of the most tenured hosts in the city, and an entire generation of fans knows him more for his commentary than his football career. Reese, 46, is not an athlete who went into radio after retirement as much as he is as a radio host who once played football. This distinction is important, and it matters to Reese.
"I won't minimize my playing days," Reese said, "because I felt honored and privileged and blessed. ... But man, there's something about doing this for as long as I've done it. I don't think I've been more proud of anything that I've accomplished than being able to carve out a career in one of the toughest markets, in the best sports market in the country."
Reese arrived in Philadelphia as a fifth-round pick in 1998 and has made it home, spending almost his entire adult life in the region. He lasted nine seasons in Philadelphia and Atlanta, played 144 regular-season games and nine postseason games, and earned one Pro Bowl appearance as a special teams standout. He also stood out because he had more of an interest than a distaste for media. Reese envisioned a post-football career as an analyst. Starting in his fourth season, he sought out opportunities as a regular guest on television and radio shows.
He spoke to the Eagles' media relations director about meeting key behind-the-scenes figures — not just on-air talent. He interned at Comcast SportsNet to learn different aspects of television work, sitting in on production meetings, watching the action in the control booth and serving as a field reporter. He went to a Phillies-Cubs series and interviewed Dusty Baker, Sammy Sosa, Larry Bowa and Jim Thome.
Reese took a liking to radio, which is not often the preferred path of athletes. He developed a close friendship with Anthony Gargano, who then worked for WIP and now is a host for 97.5 The Fanatic. Gargano looked out for Reese and made him a regular guest before expanding appearances to full shows.
"Believe me, radio wasn't the idea at the beginning," Reese said. "Once I started listening to sports-talk radio in Philadelphia, I just became a bigger fan of it. ... Angelo was either killing the Eagles in the morning or Howard was killing Allen Iverson in the afternoon. I found it to be entertaining! ... I would be cracking up listening to it or my mouth was locked just listening to Angelo or Howard with listeners. I've never heard that type of interaction with a 'media person' and fans. I fell in love with listening to WIP and became more and more intrigued by it."
At the time, Gargano hosted a Monday night show with Eagles linebacker Jeremiah Trotter. Reese, just like on the field, was the backup. But he moved up the depth chart more on Monday nights than Sundays. And in this case, Reese was better than the starter, too.
He wasn't afraid to answer tough questions. He interacted with callers. He cared about sports topics that went beyond the Eagles. He talked about other sports. He had "a real ability to communicate and was extremely likable," according to Gargano.
"He was a sportsman," Gargano said. "I was on shows with a bunch of different guys, and they were awesome, but they were more players than fans of the game. And Ike was a sports fan."
WIP management knew Reese, and he remained on their radar even after he signed with the Falcons in 2005. Released by Atlanta in 2007, Reese returned to Philadelphia and charted his next career.
He had secured a gig as a television analyst on Eagles preseason games when several former coaches inquired about Reese becoming a coach. Reese considered the overtures, even seeking advice from the late Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Johnson at a training camp practice in 2007.
"You're going to be a media star," Johnson told him, according to Reese. "Listen, to be a coach, you have to be 100 percent committed. And if your heart isn't all the way into it, don't do it. And I think you like doing the media stuff more than you want to coach."
Reese knew Johnson was right. He wanted a career in media. He started as a part-time WIP host, but when a full-time opening became available, he was offered a solo shot in the evening. Filling a few hours of airtime is hard enough with another host; doing it solo is a challenge, even for those with experience.
"'It's almost unfair, but it's great," Marks said. "You're going to know really fast if you can do this or not."
"I had to learn how to swim on the fly," Reese said.
"I knew he would swim, but it's incredibly daunting," Gargano said. "Not a lot of athletes would take that chance. A lot of these guys had cushy media gigs. Ike earned every bit of it."
He learned how to set up a show and the intricacies of a segment. He wanted to know how to drive calls and best practices for interacting with callers. There's an art to framing an argument. And when the phone lines don't light up, the host needs to keep going.
He met with former WIP executive Andy Bloom for up to two hours before shows. He studied his own tapes. He accepted notes from Gargano, who offered detailed feedback. One of the biggest adjustments for Reese was making live advertising reads sound natural. He practiced in front of the mirror at home. Reese used to dread them, but said they've become "second nature" during the past six to seven years.
The evening slot meant Reese often had corresponding games. That's how he ended up on the air when the Phillies won the World Series.
The Phillies were the hot team in the city at the time. It helped that he knew baseball. However, transparency was required. He was a fan, yes, but he was not steeped in Philadelphia sports history and didn't have childhood memories from the Spectrum or Veterans Stadium. He grew up following the Reds. He adored Kobe Bryant. He adopted Philadelphia sports but remained honest about his background.
"We sniff out people who are a Fugazi," Gargano said.
When he first started, Reese was open about his lack of hockey knowledge and wanted to make sure he didn't "come off as phony." So he added a segment each night: "Hockey in the hood." It was his way of incorporating Flyers fans. He watched the games and asked for insight about what he didn't understand. He needed patience from listeners and wanted their feedback.
"I came into this business as if I was a beginner, not as if I was a Pro Bowler being given something," said Reese, who acknowledged there were rough moments when he started. "My biggest help was the listeners. They offer constructive criticism because they wanted to see me get better at it. And I didn't get defensive about it."
In 2009, Reese was working when Kalas died. He had Rob Charry, who was doing updates for the show, join him on air because Reese didn't feel he had the history in Philadelphia to honor the moment. He was on air the day after the 2008 death of Philadelphia native John Marzano, a former baseball player and popular media personality, and tried to handle it with the appropriate sensitivity and necessary awareness.
Reese also needed to adjust to different partners over the years, often developing chemistry in real time. He credited his football background as a resource. A nine-year veteran with just five career starts only lasts if he's a good teammate and knows how to find other ways to add value.
His first partner was Eskin, a polarizing Philadelphia radio icon who spent most of his career hosting a solo show. Reese joked that when he survived working with Eskin for two years, he knew could survive anything.
"That's really being thrown into the fire," said Reese, adding that he learned the "dos and the don'ts" of the business alongside Eskin.
He's partnered with Michael Barkann, Chris Carlin and now Marks. They each brought their own experiences and personalities. Marks said that when he started working with Reese, the feedback he heard from Carlin was "he gets it" — a high compliment from a seasoned radio host.
"I don't know to an average listener if that comes off, but you know what comes off? When somebody doesn't get it," Marks said. "Some of the other guys I've worked with, I like them all but as far as being like, 'you're going to be able to do this and you're going to be able to do this for a long time,' that's what you know with Ike right away."
When Reese started in radio, Andy Reid was still the Eagles head coach and Reese had played with many of the players. He told his bosses: What the Eagles think of me, what Andy Reid thinks of me, what certain teammates think of me, it matters.
The faces on the coaching staff and in the locker room have changed, but Reese is still mindful of his relationships in the building. (Reese continues to work for the Eagles, which includes appearing on the postgame show on the team's website.) He doesn't hide from the fact that he's a former player and has allegiances to the organization. He'll be "critical if it's necessary," he said, but there's a line he won't cross.
"I never have to worry about him not giving his opinion on the Eagles," Marks said. "Now is he going to blast them like I might? No, he might not have the same tongue for the Eagles as I do, but I never have to worry if Ike's going to go soft for the Eagles."
The flip side is that Reese offers credibility as a longtime Eagle that differs from most talk-radio hosts. (Jon Ritchie is another former player who's made the transition to full-time WIP host, and Tra Thomas was a host on 97.5 until March.) Marks tries to capitalize on that experience, asking him what players think in the moment or how lockers rooms react in situations. Reese brings that perspective to breakdowns of players and plays. And the show can land certain guests because of Reese's background. Reid isn't calling in days before winning his first Super Bowl because of sentimentality for WIP. There's loyalty to Reese.
Yet the best compliment Marks might be able to give his co-host is that there are times Marks forgets that Reese played in the NFL. Reese is not playing the role of ex-athlete on air; he's a radio host. And with 12 years on air, he has the bona fides to match many of his colleagues and has built a loyal audience. "Marks and Reese" was the No. 1 afternoon show among 25-to-54-year-old men in January, February and March, according to Entercom, WIP's owner. A segment of that listening base knows Reese better as a radio host than as a former player.
There are still times when Marks and Reese are at a game or working from a remote location and a middle-aged fan thanks Reese for his "service," the type of recognition former Eagles will receive when they venture into Chickie's and Pete's. But a fan who's 25 years old was 9 when Reese last played in Philadelphia. His or her memory of an Eagle in No. 58 is Trent Cole or Jordan Hicks — not Reese.
"I love that there's a whole new audience, so to speak, that have become fans of mine through sports-talk radio," Reese said. "I get a lot of joy out of those people who know me strictly through the radio and don't know me from the playing days."
In fact, a particular source of pride comes when he's at a Wawa or the grocery store and somebody turns after hearing his voice. Athletes are used to eyes peering at them when they walk into a room. A radio host commands a glance when he or she speaks.
Reese isn't the only player who's transitioned to talk radio, but fewer ex-players fill time behind radio microphones than appear on television. He warns that this is not the post-football career for players seeking a lucrative salary — at least initially. They must "love doing it more than what it could do for them."
When Reese is introduced at a speaking gig, he has no objection to it being as a radio host. That's who he is. It's his passion. He doesn't listen to music in the car anymore. The radio is programmed to sports talk or the Radio.com app. This isn't a bridge to another career, either.
"When I'm done doing this," Reese said. "I won't be doing anything else."
He still has more ahead of him. He told his wife before he started that he wanted to become the No. 1 radio host in the market. He aspires to be like Cataldi or Eskin. He insists he's just getting started.
"I want to be one of the legends in this town," Reese said. "I want to be a guy they don't forget."
I still prefer Mikey miss *shrug*. I've actually turned on CSN a bunch during the lockdown to listen in.
Ike's voice just grates me a bit. But I always liked him as a player so I'll flip to 94.1 once in a while.
Ike has always been one of my favorite Philly athletes and his transition to radio has indeed been good.
After the 2004 NFCCG when he said how much he wanted that for the fans...loved it.
i dont know if gargano turns on the souf feeley bo act for the microphone or if hes just morphed into this caricature but his quotes are nauseating
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 14, 2020, 05:19:53 PM
Ike has always been one of my favorite Philly athletes and his transition to radio has indeed been good.
After the 2004
NFCCG when he said how much he wanted that for the fans...loved it.
this
Ike is a farging philly legend
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29195428/horace-grant-says-michael-jordan-lied-last-dance-calls-snitch
Horace was and is a bad ass mofo.
total missed opportunity to not touch on him on the bullets. i know it was supposed to be the 98 bulls but those 2 years were ripe for dissection.
Yeah I wanted something on that too.
I really enjoyed the doc. I'm amused at the people who are offended that he was hard on his teammates.
marginassi come get your boy
https://twitter.com/Tmccarthy54/status/1265398287168950274
Lmao at Tyrone's face
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 19, 2020, 11:47:06 PM
Yeah I wanted something on that too.
I really enjoyed the doc. I'm amused at the people who are offended that he was hard on his teammates.
there isnt one person who is mad he was hard on his teammates...i personally dont care but some people think its a joke that he made an entire documentary and covered up all his shortcomings under the guise of being the ultimate competitor....and those people have a very fair point
mike got "suspended" and may wind up getting pushed out...seems like nobody there can stand him (big shock) but he is literally their only competitive show in the market so it seems unlikely
Quote from: MDS on May 27, 2020, 08:19:39 PM
mike got "suspended" and may wind up getting pushed out...seems like nobody there can stand him (big shock) but he is literally their only competitive show in the market so it seems unlikely
Breaking news: Mike Missanelli is an icehole.
Can't imaging them cutting loose. May as well shutter the station.
(Side note: the company that owns 97.5 is based in Naples. shteinhole company. 97.5 is screwed.)
Outside of that little flip out, it seemed like him/Tyrone/Natalie had a pretty good rapport
He was definitely suspended despite what he says
The pandemic is killing Beasley and they're starting their next round of layoffs. He makes a lot of money and his firing is being heavily discussed. He has other issues I'm not getting into
I've heard he's a closet Cowboys fan. Is that one of the things?
Quote from: Rome on May 28, 2020, 10:24:03 AM
I've heard he's a closet Cowboys fan. Is that one of the things?
100% no.
https://www.slamonline.com/nba/michael-jordan-wizards/
I just moved to DC the same time as MJ and I honestly don't remember him being retired for 3 full years before coming to the wiz. In my head it was only a year off.
Quote from: AO1 on May 28, 2020, 08:49:16 AM
He has other issues I'm not getting into
classic DV case
he has serious anger issues and doesnt respect really anyone let alone some mouthy broad
Quote from: MDS on May 28, 2020, 08:23:17 PM
Quote from: AO1 on May 28, 2020, 08:49:16 AM
He has other issues I'm not getting into
classic DV case
he has serious anger issues and doesnt respect really anyone let alone some mouthy broad
Nope
You hinting at substance? I know he had that back issue thing a while back and had to take shtein for it
Don't gotta say if you feel uncomfortable, but I don't think anyone of us 13 people here will out you haha
Quote from: AO1 on May 28, 2020, 09:21:56 PM
Quote from: MDS on May 28, 2020, 08:23:17 PM
Quote from: AO1 on May 28, 2020, 08:49:16 AM
He has other issues I'm not getting into
classic DV case
he has serious anger issues and doesnt respect really anyone let alone some mouthy broad
Nope
there is a 100% chance he beat his woman...might be no proof but we all know it happened
Quote from: Munson on May 28, 2020, 09:26:31 PM
You hinting at substance? I know he had that back issue thing a while back and had to take shtein for it
Don't gotta say if you feel uncomfortable, but I don't think anyone of us 13 people here will out you haha
Big negative
Not getting into it
No he didn't hit a women either although I'm sure some deserved it. I know a lot of females he's worked/works with and never heard of him being disrespectful.
Vick 30 for 30 is legit good.
McGwire/Sosa is decent.
Bruce Lee was so boring I turned it off after 30 minutes
A man and his shoes on Vice goes into the Jordan sneaker rise and phenomenon. Worth watching
You watch the shoes and Vick docs and they show the cultural shift of portraying black athletes into mainstream marketing and how black celebrities were previously marketed to appeal to a white audience (Hertz/OJ). 2020 and not much has changed, white MAGA nuts will only embrace black celebrities as long as they conform to their cultural expectations.
You're not being like water, SD.
https://www.phillyvoice.com/angelo-cataldi-paige-spiranac-sportsradio-94-wip-host-twitter-account-deleted/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social+flow&utm_campaign=twitter+sports+feed
Lance Armstrong 30 for 30 was decent. On the one hand he gets mad respect for beating cancer and bringing such awareness, on the other hand he's a complete scumbag.
thought the lance one was kinda boring and didnt even watch part 2. i just dont care about this sociopath at all
the mcgwire/sosa one was horrible. just a bad doc on top of being a journalistic embarrassment. 95 minutes of fawning over bombs then 5 minutes barely touching on how they were all roided up to high heaven
I liked the old footage from the McGwire/Sosa one. But yeah they spent too much time on just showing home runs.
I remember that summer and I desperately wanted to believe that they weren't juicing. The Phillies were abysmal that season. The Eagles stunk like road kill. So that summer and late summer was fun for 18yr old me.
The Halladay special on ESPN was really good.
https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1280624344574636033
I can't say I've ever listened to Golic & Wingo. I did listen to Mike & Mike off and on, but hadn't for the last few years of the show.
I usually turned on the Tv simulcast of Mike and Mike and then Golic and Wingo when I was getting ready for work in the morning. Kind of bummed, it was a nice easy way to start the day.
ESPNs radio lineup is the definition of weak sauce
Too many commercials. Too many sponsored segments and hotlines. Recycled guests.
Mad Dog Radio has been my go to since Russo went to Sirius.
Haven't listened to sports talk radio since all this shtein started. What the hell do they talk about? I'm sure they loved pimps knucklehead comment yesterday but otherwise...?
man has wingo had a massive fall....he went from being he next chris berman to getting dumped from the radio
Golic & Wingo sucked. Mike & Mike sucks too, but not as bad as Golic & Wingo.
Quote from: AO1 on July 08, 2020, 06:48:52 AM
Haven't listened to sports talk radio since all this shtein started. What the hell do they talk about? I'm sure they loved pimps knucklehead comment yesterday but otherwise...?
Russo was talking about how awful it was and how if someone like Brees said it he'd be lambasted.
Great read on how NBC sports takeover of the Comcast network has been such a disaster
https://www.inquirer.com/sports/columnists/nbc-sports-philadelphia-job-cuts-comcast-layoffs-20200807.html?outputType=amp
I recently got into Formula 1 by watching this two season Netflix all-access show about the 2018 and 2019 seasons. I'm hooked well enough to want to start watching some races live, or at least re-airs of the races soon after they conclude, avoiding spoilers.
I don't have cable.
ESPN has F1.
Long story short, I'm posting here to say, ESPN can suck my balls. Literally the only way to see the races is to subscribe to cable. They make it seem that you can watch re-plays of the race if you have their ESPN+ service, but you can't. You still have to pay for cable. Took me hours to figure this out, new passwords for new accounts, etc., and only after I had already paid money for the streaming service. Granted, I am a luddite grump, but I had help from savvier teevee users....
I'm not ordering cable, so I guess I'm not gonna watch F1. Yay me.
Yep. I've noticed most of the streaming services that have channels available on there still require a cable provider log in.
And those who don't - by the time you sign up ala carte for the ones you like - the savings over cable is minimal if any.
Guys, the important thing to remember here is they increased shareholder value.
https://www.killthecablebill.com/f1-live-stream/
Thanks. Short answer from Kill the Cable Bill: Pay $55 monthly for cable-light.
I'll be cancelling ESPN+ today. Worthless.
Never feel bad about pirating media. Disney's not going out of business any time soon because you didn't pay to see live action Mulan.
Perhaps only igy is more ignorant than I am regarding this computer/internet/pirating stuff. If I have to find a way to steal it, I'll just move on. It doesn't matter that much. Nothing matters. It's all farging bullshtein.
Quote from: AO1 on August 08, 2020, 08:51:09 AM
Great read on how NBC sports takeover of the Comcast network has been such a disaster
https://www.inquirer.com/sports/columnists/nbc-sports-philadelphia-job-cuts-comcast-layoffs-20200807.html?outputType=amp
yeah, it's absolute garbage now. used to watch it just about every evening after work....and the great sports debate on prism before that... now i only watch when they're airing a sixers' game.
the thing about csn is they are generating the same ratings now as they were in the glory days
there is no financial incentive to do good work...bosses know this and so you get infomercials and mikey miss
Yikes. Fired by noon tomorrow?
https://twitter.com/jeffpassan/status/1296239825788579842 21
He was yanked off the air tonight.
https://twitter.com/NBCSportsPR/status/1297288737697693696
Here was the offending joke in question:
https://twitter.com/AlisonL/status/1296637297354510336
He's 100% right
I don't know what he got suspended for but Ian Rapoport is suspended for two weeks by NFLN
pimping manscape...legit the most boring thing possible
he is a worse reporter and bigger hack than schefter if thats even possible
https://twitter.com/defectormedia/status/1318286212776579077
Numerous threads this could have gone in lol
That's gotta be faked
Apparently it's real.
Love it.
sports media trope I'm entirely fed up with:
Player chooses to play in game despite his insert news of recent family tragedy here.
For a while it seemed like Brett Favre had a new one every year.
Quote from: Diomedes on November 12, 2020, 11:41:11 AM
sports media trope I'm entirely fed up with:
Player chooses to play in game despite his insert news of recent family tragedy here.
Might be newsworthy if the guy came home from practice on Wednesday and found his wife had drowned his three kids in the bathtub.
If his mom died after a protracted battle with breast cancer, that's not news. That's life. We still go to work after that shtein happens too.
Apparently, Marc Farzetta is out at the Fanatic.
I assume he will be back on WIP.
I don't recognize half the people on air now. But between the radio stations and CSN they've whacked just about everyone.
But yet Angelo and his crew of fools and Mikey Miss keep on keeping on
ang was grooming farz to take over for him...then up and bolted to try and beat him (tbf, farzy was not going to wait around forever). anyway he was getting crushed. not sure how angelo will play this. either take back the son or let him die in the rain.
975 axed him to bring in john kincaid. will he beat angelo? no. whats the point then? farg if i know.
miss just got picked up through 2021, angelo extended like last year. people keep listening to this garbage.
I don't know who Marc farzetta is and it's honestly been probably over ten years since I've listened to WIP but Angelo is the GOAT
king stay the king
the last time I listened to WIP was the day the Sixers traded for Andrew Bynum.
Only the CFB Championship and the Rose Bowl cracked the 50 most watched sports broadcasts in 2020. NFL had all other 48 spots.
https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2020/12/most-watched-sporting-events-2020-list-nfl-nba-mlb-viewership/
Paging lil guy...
NBCSN is going to be no more soon. Seems like NBC is flipping the bird to people and dropping the platform.
So Phillies/Flyers/sixers games will just be on nbc now?
NBC Sports Philadelphia isn't the same as NBCSN.
The national games on NBCSN are likely headed to the USA Network.
the future is streaming, not niche cable networks. so comcast is getting ahead of the game here
theyre going to move some stuff to usa and some stuff to peacock. i would anticipate and expect the bigger stuff -- key epl matches, nascar races, most nhl games -- to go to usa. theyre going to copy the tbs/tnt model there by mixing in sports properties. but peacock is going to get some shtein, perhaps an nhl regular season game each week or something. the feeling is theyre trying to get peacock on some kind of cable package in addition to its streaming form (streaming wise, it has a free tier but im not sure if sports will be on that)
this is probably going to mostly affect epl. a bigger % of its inventory will head to peacock. hockey wise, the league is going to add another tv partner next contract so there will be *more* nhl games on tv between what usa has and whoever gets it, espn or fs1
How desperate is Comcast for content on Peacock, you ask? Well, https://twitter.com/JBFlint/status/1353685797854081026
espn got the nhl back....7 year deal with 4 scf's
the league wants 1 other network in on it, likely nbc again but who knows now that comcast is in charge.
So is the new morning guy on 975 a Trumper? Definitely comes off as a Trumper sometimes. I've heard the silent cringing through the radio from some of the younger guys on the air with him when he says some stuff lol
I just realized Mikey Miss has me blocked on Twitter and I have no idea why :-D I think I tweeted at him like once on the last 6 months and it wasn't to argue with him.
jon kincaid?
im not very familiar with him other than he was in atlanta for a while but hes a middle aged white male who works in sports radio so you do the math
https://twitter.com/Kenny_Mayne/status/1391846208809877508
They're continuing their personality purge. Just like when they didn't want Olbermann and Patrick to be the top dogs.
Nameless and faceless robots. Except for SVP.
People can decry the move all they want, but leftover nostalgia for 1997 SportsCenter isn't doing much to enhance ESPN's bottom line at this point. In fact the company's core business model -- the cable channel -- is steadily eroding and you can expect it to receive ever smaller percentages of their budget as time goes on.
sportscenter's ratings would be the same if i anchored and if kenny anchored....there are 10000 people out there who can do the job adequately. espn like 5 years ago paid mike greenberg $5 mil a year. cable subs are going down, rights fees are going up, they arent paying anchors (except svp) anything anymore.
the $$ goes to revenue generators like stephen a. everyone else just be happy youre on tv.
Quote from: MDS on May 11, 2021, 07:16:09 PM
the $$ goes to revenue generators like stephen a.
To strike the point home they gave Boomer a new contract on the same day.
I do not understand their attachment to Greenberg though.
I can't stand Greenberg. He's generic as farg and a huge nerd.
it was right at the end of the cable boom before streaming took over...greenberg basically got on the last plane out of saigon
its an amazing contract in a sense because greenberg, if espn said no, would not get a fraction of that anywhere else
I don't really have a strong feeling either way about greenburg but you can't say he isn't great at what he does...he's a smooth mother farger
what exactly does he do
Flawlessly runs one of their morning shows
People still watch sportscenter with the internet available? why.
The overlap for people old enough to still watch tv but young enough to have enjoyed SportsCenter and still want to watch it is probably a hundred thousand people.
I haven't seen an entire episode of SC without SVP hosting in years. And even when he's on I usually only watch on Sundays during football season
elle duncan and neghandi are great so are randy and nicole....i cant stomach stage steele so i dont watch her....sportscenter dat shtein doe
sage steele's next stop is yelling "stick to sports" on fox news
she probably loves tim scott
Neghandi - pride of Phoenixville
I heard he big times everyone when he goes back home
I can't get the Sixers game on my NBA package because it's a "local" game.
I can't get the Sixers game on my DirecTV package because it's not a "local" sports channel.
I am 200 miles from Orlando.
:boom
That's as bad as MLB calling Mariners, A's, Giants, Dodgers, Angels, Padres Hawaii their home market. After I pay my $200+ for MLB.TV
I live in that lovely suburb in Orange County called Honolulu.
All that blackout and local market shtein needs to get got.
Where's Teevee Todd to Defend it?
nobody defends it
there are certain areas that local markerts claim that mlbtv or nbatv then blacks out but the games are not available for people to watch on cable. the teams want the real estate and the league steers clear and lets them claim what they want. it sucks.
in geo's case, the game might be available on a different cable package other than the one he has. in philly, for example, comcast sportsnet is still not available on directv/dish so if you have that you cant watch sports basically
I live in Houston and cannot watch the Rangers.
That makes no sense.
Nor can I watch the Astros bc I have the package via YouTube TV
the rangers thing im not sure about...their markets should not overlap. when i lived in the valley i got both teams but outside of h-town and the metroplex its no mans land and teams can claim what they want. except for the teams that share markets, they are not allowed to go into someone elses territory
the astors thing is simple. youtube tv does not have a deal with whoever airs astros games. i remember covering the csn houston debacle and can confirm nobody there gives a shtein about the astros
Back then no one gave a shtein. I used to get Phils tickets for $12 six rows off the field.
Bandwagon has been in full effect for the last several years tho.
Last Friday we went out for a few beers. People at the place we were at were cheering for the dumbest shtein. Every fly ball they thought was gone. Embarrassing
if the team is good people will go but nobody is spending their summer nights watching it on tv like it is in the east coast
if comcast or verizon didnt have phils/sixers/flyers games they wouldnt be able to exist in the market. where as in houston they tried to bribe me to write nice things about them so people would want to watch the astros
I agree with that.
Phillies were and are appointment TV for me from the time I was 8. Especially when Harry and Whitey were on the call.
Not many in houston is going to their grandpops to sit down and watch a game on a random august night.
But when the playoffs rolls around they're in the park wooooo'ing like Ric Flair for Josh Reddick
nobody defends h-town quite like hentz lol
That was a defense?
Not even close. I'm just here to make money. Ain't no Htown love
Quote from: MDS on May 14, 2021, 10:48:00 PM
nobody defends h-town quite like hentz lol
"Texas forever"
all this is crazy to me cause not only do I get all the games from two different cities but I get two nbc abc fox and cbs's so I get an afc and nfc cities worth of nfl games each week
Quote from: MDS on May 14, 2021, 10:15:55 PM
nobody defends it
there are certain areas that local markerts claim that mlbtv or nbatv then blacks out but the games are not available for people to watch on cable. the teams want the real estate and the league steers clear and lets them claim what they want. it sucks.
in geo's case, the game might be available on a different cable package other than the one he has. in philly, for example, comcast sportsnet is still not available on directv/dish so if you have that you cant watch sports basically
I live in the Fort Myers market. The two regional sports networks are BallySports Florida and BallySports Sun. In studying the DirecTV website, I can get games for all the Miami teams, and the Tampa Rays.
Natalie E left the fanatic. She doesn't have a better offer or other job lined up yet but wanted more money and the station told her no. I've met her before, she's very nice and everyone at the station has nothing but nice things to say about her but ratings are the bottom line and nobody listens to Missanelli to hear NE. There's 100 girls that will give their left tit to fill that spot so IMO bad move on her part. As I understand it there's zero hard feelings on either side.
Interesting. She made it sound like she had something lined up. I liked the combo of her with mike and Tyrone, it worked pretty well.
shes probably going to start some kind of podcast but i have zero idea what sports media opportunities exist for her in the philly market. nobody is hiring, everyone is cutting.
though i get working with mike miss is probably painful so she can only take so much
She has an open invite to come back at the same salary and she might have some digital deal for something but general consensus is she's replaceable. She's girl next door decent looking but she's no Teryan Hatcher who can get a job in any market because she's smoking and has talent.
she def gets amplified by being on sports radio which is the ugliest medium on the planet. basically zero women and all the men are hideous
miss was already getting solidly beat my marks/reese so not sure what good she is bottom line wise, other than being someone drunk advertisers try to hit on at events
What's her contract offer? Do you know?
Bc the podcast market is oversaturated.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 23, 2021, 11:01:28 PM
What's her contract offer? Do you know?
Bc the podcast market is oversaturated.
The digital one? No idea. Her salary at the fanatic is low. They get appearance fees and a ton of other benefits for being in the media which sort of fills in the salary gap but in general she could definitely make more elsewhere she's just not finding the same exposure in any role in Philly and definitely not elsewhere since she's as local as it gets.
Yeah I was wondering if she (or any other non-Cataldi/Missinelli radio person) could make equal or greater by turning it down. If she's only making like $40-50k then I can get looking elsewhere.
theres nowhere else for her to make money
doing a podcast is basically keeping you relevant, it doesnt pay anything.
i literally dont know what shes going to do. hope shes got a dude who can take care of her
This is farging hilarious.
https://www.crossingbroad.com/2021/06/getting-paid-for-my-brain-is-a-really-good-feeling-natalie-egenolf-explains-97-5-the-fanatic-departure.html
a philly 6 thinks its all about her looks
wonder what that means for taryn
https://www.inquirer.com/eagles/les-bowen-inquirer-daily-news-eagles-flyers-20210619.html
QuoteI believe your final day on ESPN's campus as an employee was Dec. 22, 2020, even though you had some college football assignments afterwards. We are now in June. What have the last six months or so been like for you?
Golic: You are right. It was Dec. 22. My last gig I did was the Fiesta Bowl in Arizona with Dave Pasch (on Jan. 2). ... The last person I saw at ESPN, and he was sitting in my office was my son, Mike. So I thought that was that was kind of poetic justice. The last person I see after working there for years is a kid who was 10 years old when I first got here. That was pretty wild.
In all honesty, I have enjoyed this time off. I always knew I was going to get back into something. My agent (Lou Oppenheim of ICM Partners) basically told me when it ended in January that I had the choice of doing absolutely nothing. ... He said I could do nothing, do partial things that I enjoy, or I could jump back in with both feet and have at it. When I was done at ESPN, I had just turned 58 and my wife said you're not going to want to not do anything and just sit around. So I'm going to do something. But I did take my sweet old damn time in getting there. It probably took me three weeks to get out of the 4:15 a.m. wake-up mode. I've normalized to like 7:30 or 7:45 a.m. which has been nice. I go to bed later. Unbelievably, I've been watching the NBA playoffs and actually watching the 10 or 10:30 p.m. game in its entirety. That's something I was never able to do while I was doing a morning show.
... So at this point, I'm deciding between a couple of different podcasts, a couple of different college football things, and something that I think will be a lot of fun. It's not in the sports world, though it will involve some sports people. It will involve traveling to their hometowns. That's one of those things my agent talked about, doing those fun things. Fun to me is college football, and I love doing it. I will do that again. It just a matter of how this other project goes. I should find out pretty soon. It's getting there, but not just yet. I think that's going to be a lot of fun. I do know that if you're going to get going, you better be going by football season. I thought of doing something a little bit earlier but I'm not going to lie: I have enjoyed having my own schedule and doing nothing. But I do miss talking.
Let me ask you a very open-ended question to start this. Why are you no longer at ESPN from your perspective?
Golic: Listen, this has been the easiest thing for me to equate, and I equate a lot of things to the sports world which certainly works here given I was in the sports industry. I got cut from the Houston Oilers. I got cut from the Miami Dolphins. The reason was they didn't want me anymore. It's that simple. They didn't feel I had worth to their team. So they cut me. I thought they were wrong in both instances, but it doesn't matter what I think. When they call you into the GM or head coach's office and say they are releasing you, they're going to release you. There's no sense in saying I could do this or that. They've made their decision. With ESPN it was the same thing.
When "Mike & Mike" ended, they still felt there was value to having me there. That's why the new morning show with me and Trey and my son got going. But after that deal was up and that contract was up, they just felt there wasn't any more worth. And that's not even from a monetary point because they didn't even talk to me about taking less money. We knew everybody was taking pay cuts. They didn't even talk about that. When the show ended on July 31, they were just going to let me sit there for six months and collect a paycheck. I said, no, let me go and call college games. I love doing college. They were like, "Well, OK, I guess he wants to work, and he's going to get paid anyway, so, yeah, we'll have him do college games."
So I did that, and we went back to then (talking) about doing college games (going forward). Their last conversation with my agent was, "No, we don't want it." We were like, "Not even to talk about it? We know you can't pay much." Nothing. It was just no. So they're just like those teams that cut me. Those teams felt I had no more worth to them, and ESPN felt the same way. Is it a blow to the ego? Sure. For anybody it would be. When you're there for as long as you are and all of a sudden it's not even discussed to keep you there, yeah, that's a blow to the ego. But that's life. I can't sit here and cry about it. You move on, you know. It was a nice break, and other people want me to do some things and I'll eventually go do that. But that's why it ended.
I asked this of Trey Wingo when he was on my podcast. My thesis was there is a strong argument to be made that goes like this: Why would you remove Mike Golic from the morning spot given all the equity he's built up with the audience? He's far and away the most well-known person there and he's built a relationship with that specific audience. It would seem to be a no-brainer to create a brand around Mike Golic on ESPN Radio even if it's not in the morning. What am I missing here from management? They have a known quantity and you just told me money would not have been an issue. Is it really just certain management people decided we don't want Mike Golic on ESPN Radio anymore? If that's the decision, I'll be blunt. That's bad business, in my opinion.
Golic: But that's absolutely what happened, right? I mean, it had to. They knew what I was making obviously with "Mike & Mike" and that went down when I went to do the show with Trey and my son. I knew if I was going to stay there, it would go down again. But like I said, there was never that discussion. The two people I deal with at ESPN (Golic said that was executive vice president of event and studio production Norby Williamson and senior vice president of production Dave Roberts), that's a question for them. Just what you asked, it would be put to them. Because when I put it to one of them, I said, "Why?" It was like the first response was, "We don't have to tell you." I was like, OK (laughs). Then it was, "We just felt it was time for change." Again, if that's the reason, if you were to ask them and that would be what they said — "He's been there 20-some years and we just felt it was time for a change" — OK, listen, that's their decision. Decisions like that are made all the time. Do I agree with it? No. But again, I wasn't asked. That may be their answer. Their answer might be we felt he's been there long enough. We don't feel he's worth being here anymore. Obviously they felt that because I'm not there.
(Editor's note: Upon changing the national ESPN Radio lineup last July, Williamson said, "Our new lineup will provide sports fans informative and engaging content throughout the week from hosts who all have radio experience. They know how to connect with fans and keep them invested in the programming. Our listeners will hear diverse perspectives on key topics from some of the most talented, knowledgeable and contemporary voices in the industry.")
You were in an interesting situation because not only were you a longtime employee at ESPN coming to the end of a contract but your son is there and he's got a nice career going. He co-hosts a prominent ESPN Radio show with Chiney Ogwumike. I would imagine just as a father you don't want to create any kind of negative news cycle that theoretically could impact your kid. Did you have to navigate this judiciously because Mike Jr. is there and you don't want your situation to potentially cause any kind of issue with him?
Golic: Sure. Without question. I mean, I think any father, any parent, would be doing something like that for their kid. Whether it would have created something bad for him or not, I don't know the answer to that. But I certainly didn't want to take that chance.
... When Mike first got the gig there and was doing 4 to 6 a.m. before me and Greeny were doing our show, and then he jumped on with Trey and I, he was the first to always diffuse the situation of the old nepotism thing. He understands he got the chance because of the last name and connections. Whether it's college connections, family connections, whatever, that happens all the time. I'm not going to sit there and say it doesn't. It does. But we're also in a world where there is no way Mike is still on the air unless Mike isn't doing a good job. If all of life worked on connections, both Mike and Jake (his other son) would still be playing in the NFL because I played in the NFL for nine years. But it doesn't work that way.
So you may be able to get in the door or crack the door open and have a chance, but then you have to do your thing. And Mike has done it time and time again on radio and TV to prove his worth for being there. But that being said, I still would never want to create a situation that could look bad. Do I know if it would have had an effect on Mike? I have no idea. At the end of the day, you're still dealing with human beings who can take things personally or hold grudges.
Did you have any inkling that this would ultimately be what happened, or were you working under the premise that, "OK, if Trey's not there, then they're going to give me another partner and I'll make it work with another partner?"
Golic: Oh, I definitely thought I was going to keep going. When "Mike & Mike" ended, they were talking about the next host and they asked me for my input, which is interesting. I've been asked for my input a lot over the years, but it never seemed to work for my employers (laughs). But again, that's their decision, not mine. They brought up Trey's name. I had known Trey since 2003 because we did "NFL Live" together. ... So I know him and we get along well. Jason Fitz had been filling in a lot then and it was Jason, me and my son, Mike.
One thing I did tell them was Stugotz (Jon Weiner) was someone I enjoyed working with a lot. It was to the point where I actually called Dan Le Batard and I said, "Listen, I'm going to keep pursuing this with Jason Fitz and obviously they are talking with Trey and that's cool, but I want to get Stu in the mix as well. But I don't want this to be like I'm poaching your partner. I need you to say, 'Hey, that's cool. Stu still can do it.'" Dan was great about it. He said if that's something that Stu wants to do, I am more than happy if he wants to go do it. So I made sure I did that.
(Former ESPN audio head) Traug Keller was still running radio then and I was told that they decided to go the safest route, which was Trey, because Trey was obviously a well-known commodity and a true pro at what he does. I mean, he kills it with the NFL and football is obviously king. I was fine with it, and I would have been fine with any one of those guys. But, yeah, it didn't take long behind the scenes for Trey to let us know he didn't like the mornings (laughs). I think he'd even admitted it probably wasn't in his best interest to let everybody else know that as well. I think he had talked about that kind of publicly or even to the bosses and unfortunately I don't know if that helped him in the long run. In his eyes he was probably like, "Hey, I'm just being honest here." And he was. He was very honest before his contract was up with the powers that be. He said, "Listen, when this (his contract) is over, I just don't like these hours." He was very forthright with them. Their end game for him was I guess, that's it. You're done here at ESPN.
When they were going to end me, Trey and Mike, it was decided kind of during the pandemic. I remember writing an email to (ESPN chairman) Jimmy (Pitaro), Norby and Dave and I said, "Listen, guys, I get you may be done with me and this show. But let me put this out there. We're in a pandemic right now. The world's kind of upside down." This was last March or April. "We know Trey doesn't want to do this anymore so he's going to going to leave this show," I said. "Because it's a pandemic, nobody's traveling anywhere. Why don't we just keep some consistency and have me, Mike and Jason Fitz do it?" Because Jason had filled in a ton. Nobody was traveling. Me, Mike and Trey we're doing it in our basement. Jason could have filled the slot, and let's just keep the consistency until we're through this thing next year, which would have been right around this time.
... When we started the new show with Trey and Mike, radio traveled us everywhere to the affiliates. Me and Trey and Mike all were very well known, especially Trey and I, but we were marketed out to the affiliates on how this was going to be the new show, to ramp it up, and give it some juice. So I said if you have a whole new show it certainly isn't fair to them. They can't do any of that. It turned out to be Zubin, J-Will and Keyshawn and they didn't get the benefit of any of that. I felt like they got put behind the 8-ball of not being able to travel and get in front of the affiliates and do Q&As with listeners and all of that. Was it also self-serving where I was going to continue to have a show? Yes. But I remember me, Trey and Mike going all over the place to talk to and meet people and slap backs and shake hands. These guys didn't get to do that at all.
So I said let me, Mike and Jason go for a year. Let us go from April or May until next April or May or June. If you still feel the need to change it, then you are at the point where you can travel around a little more to meet some people and ramp up the new show. I got a response back from one of them that said, "Thanks for your input." That was it. Self-serving? Yes, to the point where I still wanted to do a show and I thought that would still be a good show. People are like, "Oh, you do not like the new morning guys?" No, (that's) not (it) at all. There was an opportunity there and those guys took advantage of it and they're doing their thing. I think they got screwed a bit by not being able to go out and identify with the different affiliates and fan bases. You're also doing it during a pandemic. I thought it was a very, very tough time to start a completely brand new show.
Does the success of former ESPNers finding success after ESPN provide you with inspiration or incentive?
Golic: What it shows me is that there are unbelievably talented people at ESPN still. But what it also shows is that is those people are talented enough to where when ESPN doesn't want them anymore, or they choose to leave ESPN, they're still showing their talent. They still have the talent to go on and succeed in today's sports world. There's a hell of a lot more that is out there that can be competitive to where there are people that are choosing to leave ESPN because they think they're going to have a better opportunity. Some do, some don't. It just confirms to me the talent of these people that that are gone from ESPN. They have ability to still be successful because they're just flat-out good.
... Is that a motivation for me? No, it never was. First for me has always been family. I'm going to do what's best for me and my family. Do I want to still be involved in sports? Yes. People might say if you're doing college football, you want to be on TV. Well, I might be on radio. I don't care if it's on TV. I just love calling college games. I keep going back to my agent who says to do what you love to do. The one thing you can do when you leave ESPN is you can explore other areas that you really couldn't do while you were at ESPN. As I mentioned earlier, this show I may be doing — and I wish it was in stone so I could tell you about it — it's something I couldn't do when I was at ESPN. But now I can. I did a pilot for it and it was a ball. It was a ton of fun. So it does actually give you a little more freedom if you choose to go down a different path.
It's very clear that Mike Greenberg, as he certainly had every right to do, wanted to have his own television presence and had agents that were very connected at the time to ESPN management, and (former ESPN president) John Skipper in particular. Mike got himself a significant raise and a significant star at ESPN. What was left behind, of course, was "Mike & Mike," one of the most successful radio brands no matter if you like the show or not. Now that it's four years later, when you reflect back on that, he ultimately made a choice that he thought was best for his career, but there was collateral damage for that choice. I wonder how you feel about this four years later?
Golic: I don't know if there's been a misconception about Greeny breaking up "Mike & Mike" or Greeny ruined this and blah, blah blah. You said it and I've said it: Greeny had every right to want to go do his own thing. Every right. He wanted to be in New York. He wanted to host his own TV show. He was in a position and he got it. However it all worked out, he got what he wanted and he had every single right to want to do that. There absolutely was tension behind the scenes, and I was actually proud of the way we still did the show, in all honesty. When we were told it was over, it was a year and a half before it actually ended. That's a long runway to have to deal with what was going on. So let me just say again: Greeny had every single right to want to go do his own thing. But the thing that got me was to not know. There are those who said well, he doesn't have to tell you. And you know what? They are right. He doesn't have to tell me.
But I equate it this way. Greeny understands the country club thing. He plays tennis, golf. This is the way I equated it to him. I said, "Greeny, imagine if you and I were tennis partners. We were playing doubles tennis and we got to be really good. We did it for 17, 18 years where that's all we did and we got really good at it. And then, all of a sudden, you, without really saying anything, got another agent and all of a sudden you were on your own. You became a singles player. You wanted to become a singles player, which is your right. But you kind of just did it. So all of a sudden you are going to become a singles player and your partner was like, wait, what the hell just happened?"
That's my only issue. We were partners for so long. Just sit me down and say, you know what, Mike, I think we've taken this as far as we can go, or as far as I want it to go, because I want to go out on my own. I want to be in New York no matter what. I want to host TV alone. That's what I want to do. I would have had no problem with that. He has every right to do that. Me personally, and maybe it's from being in team sports all my life and always thinking of team first, that didn't seem to be the case. That's the thing that upset me the most.
You will always be linked to Greenberg because of your long tenure with him on Mike and Mike. Do you have a relationship with him today?
Golic: No, not really. And it's not all on the way it ended. It's weird, and I try to explain this as best I can. Greeny and I were certainly friends, no doubt about it. I mean, all the years we did the show and all the traveling we did together. But our lives away from ESPN, we were basically an hour and a half apart. When I started the show, I had three kids. He had none. So we already kind of lived in two different worlds, and quite honestly, I think that's what made the show as successful as it was. I think a lot of others have agreed and said that. We were very different and we were never around each other outside of the show or outside of when we had to travel for the show. We never hung out. It was never a friendship like that.
Obviously I didn't like the way things went down, and that's obviously been well documented. So from that point on, outside of the show, it was never, "Hey, let's hang out." We never did that anyway, even though we were certainly friends. Then once it ended kind of the way it ended, there was just again from a geographical situation and just a life situation in general, where our kids were, where our family was, there was just no real reason that we'd really kept in touch with each other. We will see each at Super Bowls and will say, "Hi, how are the kids?" But that's pretty much it.
Just seeing that post and wow that's kinda crazy. I woulda thought he and Greenberg would have been closer than that. He def seems a little miffed at a minimum for not being aware of Greeny's moves and I would be too tbh
file this crap under "soap opera for men"
ugh
QuoteSinclair Broadcasting Group, already the nation's dominant owner of regional sports networks, has made an offer to acquire NBCUniversal's seven regional sports networks, The Post has learned.
If Sinclair succeeds in buying the RSNs, it would add dozens of popular National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball teams to its already vast collection of sports broadcast rights, including the Chicago Bulls, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, Washington Capitals, Golden State Warriors, and San Francisco Giants.
Fuuuuck that.
Yeah for real.
They're an awful awful company
regional sports networks went from printing money to being untenable financially. they bleed money now to the point where right wing blood suckers are the only people who went to touch them, probably to bombard people with subtle ted cruz for president ads during sporting events
you have to subscribe to the times to get a bunch of features that come with this piece but heres the text anyway...
QuoteAs the N.B.A. playoffs started in May, the stars of ESPN's marquee basketball show, "NBA Countdown," discussed whether they would refuse to appear on it.
They were objecting to a production edict from executives that they believed was issued to benefit a sideline reporter and fellow star, Rachel Nichols, despite comments she had made suggesting that the host of "NBA Countdown," Maria Taylor, had gotten that job because she is Black. Nichols is white.
A preshow call with Taylor and the other commentators — Jalen Rose, Adrian Wojnarowski and Jay Williams — as well as "NBA Countdown" staff members had turned acrimonious, and Jimmy Pitaro, ESPN's president, had several phone conversations while at a family event to try to help smooth things over.
Some of those involved saw the initial maneuvering as a sign of the network favoring Nichols despite a backdrop of criticism from employees who complained that the sports network has long mishandled problems with racism. It had declined to discipline Nichols despite fury throughout the company over her remark, which she made during a phone conversation nearly a year ago after learning that she would not host coverage during the 2020 N.B.A. finals, as she had been expecting.
"I wish Maria Taylor all the success in the world — she covers football, she covers basketball," Nichols said in July 2020. "If you need to give her more things to do because you are feeling pressure about your crappy longtime record on diversity — which, by the way, I know personally from the female side of it — like, go for it. Just find it somewhere else. You are not going to find it from me or taking my thing away."
ESPN has been trying, and often failing, to deal with the scandal for months. But a fast-approaching deadline is forcing the network to show at least some of its cards. Taylor's contract expires during the N.B.A. finals, which start on Tuesday between the Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks, yet few substantive steps have been taken toward a new deal even though Pitaro has identified Taylor as one of ESPN's rising stars.
Whether or not ESPN and Taylor agree on a contract, the internal damage from the past year has been substantial.
This article is based upon interviews with more than a dozen current and former ESPN employees, as well as others with knowledge of the company's inner workings. Most of them spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized by ESPN to speak to the news media or because of paperwork they had signed upon leaving the company.
The Video
In mid-July last year, Nichols was staying at the Coronado Springs Resort at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Fla., confined to her room for seven days because of the N.B.A.'s coronavirus protocols before the season resumed. She had with her a video camera so that she could continue appearing on ESPN shows, primarily "The Jump," a daily N.B.A. show she has hosted since 2016.
But she was eyeing hosting duties for ESPN's pregame and postgame shows during the playoffs and finals, the network's most important studio basketball programming. That host is the face of ESPN's N.B.A. coverage, and before the pandemic, both she and Taylor hosted different versions of the show.
About the time Nichols arrived in Florida, she was told by executives that Taylor would host coverage during the N.B.A. finals.
Nichols discussed her career on a phone call on July 13, 2020, with Adam Mendelsohn, the longtime adviser of the Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and James's agent, Rich Paul. Nichols was speaking with Mendelsohn to request an interview with James and his Lakers teammate Anthony Davis, whom Paul also represents. During the conversation, she also sought advice from Mendelsohn because she believed her bosses were advancing Taylor at her expense.
"I just want them to go somewhere else — it's in my contract, by the way; this job is in my contract in writing," Nichols told Mendelsohn, referring to hosting coverage during the N.B.A. finals a few minutes after saying ESPN was "feeling pressure" about racial diversity.
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Nichols, an ESPN reporter, and Mendelsohn, a spokesman for LeBron James, had a phone conversation that was recorded on video from ESPN's server. This is an excerpt from a recording of more than 20 minutes that was obtained by The New York Times.
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Excerpt: Rachel Nichols and Adam Mendelsohn Conversation
Nichols, an ESPN reporter, and Mendelsohn, a spokesman for LeBron James, had a phone conversation that was recorded on video from ESPN's server. This is an excerpt from a recording of more than 20 minutes that was obtained by The New York Times.
"We, of course, are not going to comment on the specifics of any commentator contract," said Josh Krulewitz, an ESPN spokesman. Krulewitz declined to make Pitaro available for an interview.
Unbeknown to Nichols, her video camera was on, and the call was being recorded to a server at ESPN's headquarters in Bristol, Conn.
It is not clear why her camera was on, but most people at ESPN believe that Nichols, using new technology during a pandemic, did not turn it off properly. It was effectively the remote pandemic version of a hot mic incident.
Dozens of ESPN employees have access to the company's video servers as part of their normal work flow.
At least one of these people watched the video on the server, recorded it on a cellphone and shared it with others. Soon, more copies of the conversation were spreading around ESPN, and within hours it reached ESPN executives, in part because of some of the comments from Mendelsohn. He is a prominent political and communications strategist who has worked for the giant private equity firm TPG; was a communications director and deputy chief of staff for Arnold Schwarzenegger, then the governor of California; and is a co-founder of James's voting rights group, More Than a Vote, which focused on encouraging access for Black voters during the 2020 election.
In a recording of the video obtained by The New York Times, Nichols and Mendelsohn paused for a moment during the conversation after Nichols said she planned to wait for ESPN's next move. Mendelsohn, who is white, then said: "I don't know. I'm exhausted. Between Me Too and Black Lives Matter, I got nothing left." Nichols then laughed.
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Nichols and Mendelsohn discussed her career and wider issues of diversity at ESPN and in corporate America. This is an excerpt from a longer video obtained by The New York Times.
[Adam Mendelsohn]
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Excerpt: Rachel Nichols and Adam Mendelsohn Conversation
Nichols and Mendelsohn discussed her career and wider issues of diversity at ESPN and in corporate America. This is an excerpt from a longer video obtained by The New York Times.
Mendelsohn, throughout the conversation, strategized with Nichols about how she should respond to ESPN. "Be careful because that place is a snake pit," he said. They considered a move that Mendelsohn described as "baller" but "hard to pull off": telling Pitaro and others that having two women competing over the same job was a sign of ESPN's wider shortcomings with female employees.
"Those same people — who are, like, generally white conservative male Trump voters — is part of the reason I've had a hard time at ESPN," Nichols said during the conversation. "I basically finally just outworked everyone for so long that they had to recognize it. I don't want to then be a victim of them trying to play catch-up for the same damage that affected me in the first place, you know what I mean. So I'm trying to just be nice."
Multiple Black ESPN employees said they told one another after hearing the conversation that it confirmed their suspicions that outwardly supportive white people talk differently behind closed doors.
In a statement, Mendelsohn said: "I will share what I believed then and still believe to be true. Maria deserved and earned the position, and Rachel must respect it. Maria deserved it because of her work, and ESPN recognized that like many people and companies in America, they must intentionally change. Just because Maria got the job does not mean Rachel shouldn't get paid what she deserves. Rachel and Maria should not be forced into a zero-sum game by ESPN, and Rachel needed to call them out."
He declined to answer follow-up questions about their conversation.
In response to questions from The Times, Nichols said she was frustrated and was "unloading to a friend about ESPN's process, not about Maria." But she added: "My own intentions in that conversation, and the opinion of those in charge at ESPN, are not the sum of what matters here — if Maria felt the conversation was upsetting, then it was, and I was the cause of that for her."
Nichols said she reached out to Taylor to apologize through texts and phone calls. "Maria has chosen not to respond to these offers, which is completely fair and a decision I respect," Nichols said.
Taylor declined to comment.
Nichols said the recording of the video by an ESPN colleague was hurtful. "I was shaken that a fellow employee would do this, and that other employees, including some of those within the N.B.A. project, had no remorse about passing around a spy video of a female co-worker alone in her hotel room," she said, adding, "I would in no way suggest that the way the comments came to light should grant a free pass on them being hurtful to other people."
Krulewitz, the spokesman, said: "A diverse group of executives thoroughly and fairly considered all the facts related to the incident and then addressed the situation appropriately. We're proud of the coverage we continue to produce, and our focus will remain on Maria, Rachel and the rest of the talented team collectively serving N.B.A. fans."
The Response
Within ESPN, particularly among the N.B.A. group that works with both Taylor and Nichols, many employees were outraged upon watching the video. They were especially upset by what they perceived as Nichols's expression of a common criticism used by white workers in many workplaces to disparage nonwhite colleagues — that Taylor was offered the hosting job only because of her race, not because she was the best person for the job.
The employees also said that Nichols made Taylor's job more difficult because Taylor also needs to go to Mendelsohn to secure interviews with basketball newsmakers.
As ESPN executives were deciding what to do about the video, a four-minute cut of the conversation was leaked to Deadspin. (The video obtained by The Times is more than 20 minutes of continuous conversation.)
The leak had a major effect on how ESPN responded. Multiple former ESPN employees, including a former executive, said that company executives expressed fears of a lawsuit from Nichols and that Disney, ESPN's parent company, became heavily involved.
Krulewitz said the leak did not change how the company reacted. Nichols said she spoke with a lawyer to better understand how an ESPN investigation would work, but she did not threaten to sue.
ESPN declined to say whether any employees were disciplined, and Nichols said that she was told that the "content of the conversation did not warrant any discipline." The only person known to be punished was Kayla Johnson, a digital video producer who told ESPN human resources that she had sent the video to Taylor. Johnson, who is Black, was suspended for two weeks without pay, and later was given less desirable tasks at work.
Johnson did not respond to requests for comment and recently left ESPN.
Taylor, who had recently gained widespread acclaim for her on-air comments about the murder of George Floyd by a police officer, was fed up because she had also been disparaged recently by at least one other ESPN colleague for speaking about Floyd. She told executives, including Pitaro, the company's president, that she would not finish covering the season.
"I will not call myself a victim, but I certainly have felt victimized and I do not feel as though my complaints have been taken seriously," she wrote in an email to ESPN executives, including Pitaro, two weeks after the incident, which was obtained by The Times. "In fact, the first time I have heard from HR after 2 incidents of racial insensitivity was to ask if I leaked Rachel's tape to the media. I would never do that."
She added: "Simply being a front facing black woman at this company has taken its toll physically and mentally."
A few days later, Taylor reconsidered and told the company she would host "NBA Countdown" during the playoffs on one condition: She did not want Nichols to appear on the show.
In Taylor's view, according to six people who have spoken to her, ESPN executives agreed to the stipulation but violated it almost immediately by allowing Nichols to make short appearances without interacting with Taylor. ESPN declined to comment about the arrangement.
Renewed Confrontation
One employee involved in N.B.A. coverage said that ESPN's decision not to punish Nichols was still an "active source of pain" and discussion among co-workers.
It also has potentially affected coverage and assignments. For the 2020-21 N.B.A. season, in addition to her role hosting "The Jump," Nichols was made the sideline reporter for ESPN's most important N.B.A. games.
Taylor, meanwhile, has become increasingly comfortable with expressing her views within the company. In the spring, she admonished executives for appointing a game coverage team for the N.C.A.A. women's Final Four that did not include any Black women and pressured the company to add LaChina Robinson as an analyst, which they did.
Taylor also has given Malika Andrews, who is Black, a bigger role on "NBA Countdown," which directly led to the latest internal tug of war.
To avoid having Taylor and Nichols interact, all of Nichols's appearances on "NBA Countdown" this season were prerecorded, but often in a way to make segments appear as if they aired live. Appearances by other sideline reporters were a mixture of live and prerecorded.
Shortly before the playoffs, however, ESPN executives said that if Taylor continued to refuse to interact with Nichols on air, no reporters would be allowed on the show live. "NBA Countdown" pushed back to no avail.
"The idea behind this was to treat every reporter equally and inclusively by providing a similar forum and platform," Krulewitz said. Nichols said she preferred "consistency in the way the show used the reporters," and added that she told ESPN decision makers that she did not want to take opportunities away from others.
But on May 22, the first day of the N.B.A. playoffs, the tensions exploded between those who worked on the show and ESPN executives in charge of basketball.
On the preshow call involving the stars of the show and production staff in both Los Angeles and New York, Taylor insisted to an executive that she be able to conduct live interviews with sideline reporters. She also brought up the recorded phone conversation. Wojnarowski jumped in and called Nichols a bad teammate. Rose said that ESPN had asked a lot from Black employees over the past year, but that he and other Black employees would extend their credibility to the company no longer.
Taylor, whom executives had asked numerous times to change her interactions with Nichols, said that the only people punished by ESPN's actions were women of color: Johnson, herself and the three sideline reporters — Lisa Salters, Cassidy Hubbarth and Andrews — who received lesser assignments so that Nichols could have the lead sideline reporter role and now were not being allowed to appear on the show live.
Pitaro spoke with Taylor and Wojnarowski, and Wojnarowski alone, when Pitaro asked Wojnarowski whether going back to the status quo and allowing sideline reporters to appear on the show live would solve the problem, according to three people familiar with the conversation.
By the end of the day, the restrictions were rescinded.
Krulewitz declined to comment on the argument, besides saying that "the decision regarding reporters on these shows was made solely by N.B.A. production management," and not Pitaro.
The spread of the recording throughout ESPN happened less than a week after Pitaro had pledged "accountability" and improvements throughout ESPN's workplace culture.
"We are going to speak through our actions here, and we are going to improve," Pitaro said in an interview then. "If we don't, it is on me, I failed, because it does all start with me."
Still, nobody was outwardly punished besides Johnson, the producer who recently departed ESPN. She left with a handful of Black employees who had pressed Pitaro for changes.
Taylor's contract with ESPN expires in less than three weeks, and it looks increasingly likely that those could be her last weeks at the network.
Not a good look there, Rachel.
And neither for ESPN as well.
I hope Taylor leaves and excels and I hope Nichols finds herself working the sidelines of lacrosse games.
Holy shtein ESPN is horrendous. What a nightmare.
I really don't think this is a huge deal. She was having a private chat with someone and said her company sucks at diversity and is promoting someone talented to fill that void.
It came off as more vain and egotistical which checks out for on camera talent
oh boy
yea rachel nichols is super racist and is in the proud boys
we live in a kneejerk reactionary society and this is a really easy thing to fall into that narrative
she said a black woman got a job cause she's black...it's literally everything progressives are fighting against forever but particularly in the last 5 years
I'm begging you to quit while you are already buried...this will not end well for you
im like 95% sure i got hired because im a white male....this shtein happens all the time
she was talking real to a friend in private. lord knows if all the shtein you or i say got out to the masses. she didnt use a racial slur, shes not a hateful person, just a bitter jealous one which is like everyone in tv.
my god
I did all I could
yea me and rach are meeting up at the next oath keepers meeting
get a grip lib
you're both wrong although I lean closer to havas on this one.
I get she wants to keep her job, who doesn't, but she makes a huge deal on the jump about social issues and being an ally. to laugh about me too and BLM being "exhausting" is a pretty bad look. so she got there on hard work alone but the black woman didn't?
also she boned jimmy butler, major points taken off.
I bet the misogynistic iceholes who run ESPN are loving the catty bullshtein between the women.
theres a lot more going on here than that
maria's deal is up and she wants more. espn knew this was coming and leaked a story about her to the post before this dropped. so theyre looking to cut bait or get her cheaper, but now her stock is risen and she can leave espn and do some kind sports/morning show hybrid thing somewhere else. i get the sense she wants to expand past just hosting shtein or sideline reporting.
deadspin of all places had the story last year but didnt really run it. so this shtein has been sitting for a year and it conveniently drops to the times by her agents during contract talk time. espn proceeds to not know what to do even though its been a farging year.
damn I didn't know this was a leak by Maria's people. spicy.
since when does deadpan sit on a story? and since when is deadpan still around? I had that page up on my screen all day for like 5 years straight in the early 2000s. got drunk with their editor aj daulerio at a bar in philly once.
deadspin isnt deadspin anymore. i think they were concerned about reporting on something nichols said where she was secretly or accidently being recorded. so they wrote something vague about it last year...likely sent from someone at espn to their friend at deadspin....it got no traction because nobody reads the site. now it pops up again just in time for maria's new contract.
good for her, get your money girl. she fine as hell but she aint robin roberts
my god it's not a story...Rachel Nichols actually did this and then apologized for it
for just one second stop caring about deadspin or the media more than actual human beings
maria taylor is some kind of victim? shes a gorgeous talented millionaire broadcaster who is going to be very well paid soon enough.
the equal pay fight isnt about her or some actress looking to get the same as mark whalberg or even the USWNT. its about the single mother making 35k a year doing the same job the white dude makes 40k for. the extra money there is everything. thats where the fight should be and where we need to go the mattresses on.
im sorry i cant shed a tear over who gets to do the sidelines for nba finals game or host some god awful studio show
Screamin A stepped in it today with his comments about Ohtani being the face of MLB. Basically said why should he be since he doesn't speak English and needs an interpreter.
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Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby alleges conference media rights partner ESPN conspired to damage the league by luring Texas and Oklahoma to the SEC as detailed in a cease and desist letter sent to the network on Wednesday. Bowlsby also tells CBS Sports that ESPN has actively engaged the American Athletic Conference (AAC) to pursue "3-5" Big 12 members join the league, suggesting it would be rewarded with "future television proceeds".
everybody wants to play temple
Who wouldn't want an easy win?
Temple?
anyone who thinks espn is some bastion of liberalism i present to you....one of their most prominent anchors
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E8iHY9CXIAIP-HS?format=jpg&name=small)
She's a Trumper moron. This isn't news. Hopefully they all farging die terrified, alone and gasping for air.
I have a creeping suspicion that we're going to die like that because of them.
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Another good sports doc on Netflix
Untold Crime & Penalties
Connected mafia dude bought his 17yr old kid a minor league hockey team in Danbury. I never knew about this story
Les Bowen doing some trolling in his retirement.
https://twitter.com/LesBowen/status/1436128951466930177
86 Mets 30/30 on ESPN is pretty good
https://twitter.com/CSimmsQB/status/1437787840184819728
https://twitter.com/natalieegenolf/status/1441105414477602829
He deleted it but former 975 guy Joe Staszak got really mad about the sixers hiring a woman to do PBp. All of his tweets after that are still on his timeline though lol
can someone who watches tv explain katie nolan to me
shes like funny and stuff, and cute, but shes never generated an audience and has bounced around from thing that doesnt work to thing that doesnt work. why are so many people up in arms that espn dropped her when they never sought her out to begin with
she funny in a youtube video kind of way not a major network kind of way
i like her but espn was a way too big of a platform for her...shes not in that league...i cant believe they paid her a million bucks a year
i know a lot of it is woke liberals having to ride for a woman in sports media...but like what does she do
mina kimes absolutely lapped her, she doesnt generate ratings or online discourse like stephen a, she doesnt have the broadcasting chops to host a pregame. i dont know what shes supposed to do. just like host a podcast and tweet?
its not right to compare mina kimes to her...mina kimes was an award winning journalist...shes an amazing writer and now she is the lead nfl analyst at espn...katie nolan was a blogger and youtuber
nolan had her own show similar to what she did at fox that was pretty bad...then it got cancelled and she became a regular guest on lebatards show and then hosted it a lot when he left...other than that to my knowledge she did nothing
Yeah Nolan is a niche where as Kimes is more Andrea Kremer or Jackie Mac. Kimes has range.
Nolan is good on the goofball shows or doing some podcast type stuff.
kimes' arc is pretty incredible when you think about it...she went from being a financial investigative reporter to lead nfl analyst on espn as an Asian female
kimes is also insanely hot and this is from someone who doesnt have a thing for the yellow's
No way she got the job because of that, though.
Quote from: Rome on September 30, 2021, 11:24:10 AM
No way she got the job because of that, though.
Mostly because she's not remotely hot
shes wifey and super hot...is she molly qurim no of course not but one knows sports the other likes sports
https://twitter.com/rk_hayes/status/1445086504938663936
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Something big potentially (I'd say more likely than not) happening with Philly sports radio come December. You'll definitely know it when it happens.
angelo already announced his retirement...is rapey miss next
theres no such thing as anything big in sports radio....it couldnt be more irrelevant
Nationally and in other markets sure...in Philly sports radio is still a big deal. I don't listen much so dont care either way but it's still big business
Quote from: TAFKASD on October 11, 2021, 11:12:23 AM
Nationally and in other markets sure...in Philly sports radio is still a big deal. I don't listen much so dont care either way but it's still big business
one truth here. its big in the sense that it does drive narratives but calling it big business is a stretch. a few people make money but its a medium hanging on for life
Real bad look here
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it goes into his file of journalistic maleficence which is already enormous
the sooner people realize schefter is an nfl pr person, the better
I don't think many people know that actual journalists don't send the draft to their source for approval before publishing it.
Three groups of people:
those who see nothing wrong with the practice 50% of population
those who think all journalism works like that/cynics who don't trust any journalism at all 35%
those who who realize that it's an unethical practice, but that real journalists do not do this 15%
my numbers might be overly optimistic.
This is why I only get my news from two guys screaming at each other of the tv.
I'd like to change my percentages
65%
25%
10%
j rose had enough of molly q catching that strange
frankly i disagree my brother you gotta just do you, then take it when its there
This looks really good
https://twitter.com/ghostpanther/status/1468988967148146690 21
michelle tafoya got a whiff of that sweet sweet right wing talking head grift and is bailing on SNF to chase the dragon
expect a team of tirico-collinsworth-tappen next year with the zealot al michaels half assing it on amazon
I'm ecstatic that YouTube TV and Disney are fargin with people this weekend. Greedy corksuckers.
I'm gonna have to switch to someone else.
Insult to injury - Bovada has been down for about 72hrs.
lol I have the biggest balance I've had in there in quite a while, also about a dozen juicy nba and NFL futures bets.
I've been using them for 10+ years so not that worried they're scamming everyone but it wouldn't surprise me that much. ive been using mybookie the last few nights to get my fix.
They're back up. I got a $300 bonus from them for them being down. Split it $150 on IND and USU and made some more.
I wasn't worried really since today wasn't a full CFB day but being down tomorrow would've sucked.
I haven't watched the local news in like 10 years but have it on this morning and the DC NBC sports girl - Jordan Giorgio - is unbelievably hot.
its not quite an apples to apples but
pointless eagles/dal game - 20 mil
cfp title - 22 mil
it did not take michelle tafoya long to dive funhole first into the right wing grift
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FLli5NnXsAw6gO7?format=jpg&name=small)
Shocker.
She didn't even make it home. Set up shop in the hotel room to get that MAGA ball rolling.
The top ten local markets for Super Bowl LVI:
1. Cincy 46.1
2. Detroit 45.9
3. Pittsburgh 45.6
4. Columbus 45.4
5. Kansas City 44.6
6. Milwaukee 44
7. Cleveland 44
8. Boston 42.6
9. Philadelphia 42.3
10. Jacksonville 41.3
Los Angeles: 36.7
"I Love LA" farging joke. My co-worker lives in Pasadena, die-hard LA fan. Talked to him yesterday. Rams win, golf clap yippie, farg holes loot and burn shtein, Monday AM back to normal. He said no vibe throughout the area at all that they won. Every die-hard Rams fan I know said they should not have won. Bengals not double teaming Kupp, let Jefferson and the third string TE beat you, Boyd dropped pass and horrible play calling at the end = Happy Super Bowl
Whoa
https://twitter.com/andrewmarchand/status/1496636759790206976 21
they gave him romo money...thats what he was about
troy has done big games and super bowls and whatnot, this contract was all about stacking bills. espn backed up the truck and here we are. going to be interesting to see who the pbp guy is. id imagine they want al michaels, who is supposed to go to amazon and wanted to work with troy (who wouldve done both fox and amazon if he went that route)
troy for my money is the best analyst in the game. romo is off his meds half the time. aikman calls is straight and doesnt hold back.
I agree.
Give him Degen Al and let's roll
espn is really really going for it. their new tv deal includes the super bowl and they want a better slate of games. they negotiated for flex scheduling for mnf. they need A list announcers to pull it off. aikman is step 1.
if amazon doesnt get al i dont know what they do
fox, farg fox, but fox will either bump up olson or grab sean payton. i wonder if anyone will back up the truck for phil rivers. i think hed be really really good.
He gets paid and he gets away from Joe Buck. What a great day for Aikman.
joe buck is really good and the 2 decade old internet joke saying he sucks is stupid
fight me
He's no longer the worst announcer, but he's much more suited to calling baseball than football.
so buck has 1 year left on his fox deal and now there are some rumblings espn wants him too...hes talked about cutting back his schedule so this might have some legs. hed do MNF and im sure get some espn+ content
espn is actually airing something like 25 total football games, so theyd need a 2nd team. the levy/griese/riddick team might not be done
Noooooooo
After trying to lure Troy Aikman, Amazon is now eyeing ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit as its Thursday Night Football analyst, per @nypost.
they would not be stealing him from espn....hed still his normal slate for cfb
herby has been itching to break into the big boy league for a while now
https://twitter.com/nbcsphilly/status/1523318364726525952 21&t=yoI6anQ5odde3_kG4ENntA
My advice: Just retire altogether from Philadelphia sports. He's suffered enough!
Quote from: TAFKASD on October 10, 2021, 07:49:49 PM
Something big potentially (I'd say more likely than not) happening with Philly sports radio come December. You'll definitely know it when it happens.
Next month set in stone.
New guy: Phillies...some of you might care not sure
They're getting rid of Franzke?
jose mesa is taking over for angelo wowwwww
Quote from: MDS on May 09, 2022, 09:58:01 AM
jose mesa is taking over for angelo wowwwww
You're warm
a rando ex phillie is? not saying youre getting bad intel but i think rhea/al are sticking and the new host will be an actual broadcaster, not a former ballplayer.
Quote from: MDS on May 09, 2022, 11:04:13 AM
a rando ex phillie is? not saying youre getting bad intel but i think rhea/al are sticking and the new host will be an actual broadcaster, not a former ballplayer.
Wrong station. Right position definitely not a random. I already said too much
ryan howard, maybe cole hamels, either joining miss or partnering with someone to replace him
something like that
Fox is going to pay Brady 10yrs $375m to be their next lead analyst when he retires.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 10, 2022, 04:57:38 PM
Fox is going to pay Brady 10yrs $375m to be their next lead analyst when he retires.
He will be good at it, of course. He's Tom Brady.
You know who's not good at it? Drew Brees. Apparently NBC has now figured that out, long after everyone else.
Yeah and now he's saying maybe he plays again, maybe he focuses on pickleball. Whatever that is.
It would be okay with me if he just went away.
hes being facetious there
what ha happened was brees signed on with nbc thinking it was gonna be him and tirico doing SNF. after nbc got a look at his tape, they decided to give collinsworth a contract extension. brees doesnt want to be in studio, he wants to be tony romo. hes not tony romo. so its basically a cover for a mutual parting of the ways here.
with that said, fox does have some interest for brees to be their #2 guy. the issue with it, is for someone with brees' stature, doing primarily regionalized games each weekend with no shot to ever jump up to #1 (brady) is likely not super appealing.
Romo is a special case
Why these guys think they can just step into a booth and be good? The guy I know in the biz has been doing this shtein since college...decades of practice...
its not the guys its the networks. brees cant hire himself. the league is also involved here.
they like big names, specifically qbs, on the broadcasts. they market and push qbs as stars so its natural to have a star qb in the booth. think allen/mahomes with romo on the call. this is what they want. they pushed fox to hire brady. it factors into the game quality networks get. espn's game quality went up this year with the buck/aikman hires.
pretty dumb business but what i do know theyre all rich and i own a 2 bedroom point breeze rowhome
they love yt too
Quote from: TAFKASD on May 08, 2022, 11:58:52 PM
Quote from: TAFKASD on October 10, 2021, 07:49:49 PM
Something big potentially (I'd say more likely than not) happening with Philly sports radio come December. You'll definitely know it when it happens.
Next month set in stone.
New guy: Phillies...some of you might care not sure
Here...it...comes
Seeing it now
Mikey Miss is out
Bummer. I pretty much only listen when driving around after work or etc, and much prefer him to the 94.1 guys. I assume I'll still prefer the 975 guys if Tyrone is taking over. Need to pair him with someone good though because Tyrone is definitely better in smaller doses.
Relatedly, when I've left school to go get lunch, I've put on the midday show and dare I say I really like the Cuz/Salchunis combo. They have a ton of fun it sounds like to me.
Mikes a good dude. Love him or hate him he's been a huge fixture in Philly sports since the 90's. More than anything I enjoyed listening to whiny right wingers cry when he talks politics (he's a mega-liberal). He didn't sugar coat it on his way out so I don't need to: his contract was up in December, him/his agent and the station were no where close on a new deal. He asked the station for 6 more months so he could go out on his own terms. More news to come.
Yeah he seemed like a legit dude who obviously had a temper that got him a reputation. But yeah hearing right wingers get uncomfortable when he'd be on the lefty side of social Justice issues was always fun.
Gonna kind of suck not having him on the radio in the afternoons on my way home from work.
I guess they'll let Tyrone run it for now until they make an official announcement?
Any truth to this?
https://twitter.com/CrossingBroad/status/1531787216804003840
I tried listening to Hunter Brody once on a weekend. Most annoying voice in radio. Pass.
Immediate replacement is Tyrone I don't know who Hunter Brody is. There'll be an announcement in the next few days about a new host who's well known and respected but I'm not sure where they're slotting him. Cuz remains popular not sure why they don't slot him back in the 2-6.
Quote from: Munson on May 31, 2022, 07:36:23 PM
Yeah he seemed like a legit dude who obviously had a temper that got him a reputation. But yeah hearing right wingers get uncomfortable when he'd be on the lefty side of social Justice issues was always fun.
Gonna kind of suck not having him on the radio in the afternoons on my way home from work.
I guess they'll let Tyrone run it for now until they make an official announcement?
I was glad he apologized for being a douche at times. It's Philly and vanilla doesn't generate listeners which is why the Angelo/Eskin/Miss etc. schtick do well in the drive time slots. He did what he needed to to gain listeners. I grew up with wip on 24/7 so for someone else to come to this market and compete with them is somewhat remarkable.
There's something about radio and bad voices...a lot of people on the radio who sound terrible but somehow it works. You'd think, well, you can be ugly on radio. But it's better...you can be ugly AND sound awful!
Usually if someone's voice grates on me it doesn't matter how good their content is, I can't be a regular listener. NPR especially is hit hard with vocal fry. If your medium is your voice, you owe it to your audience to craft it.
With sports radio, the content is often so stupid that a really dumb or whiny, heavily accented voice seems to fit better. Combined with callers with bad connections who sound like they are yelling into a speakerphone, it's quite the audio treat.
I listen to MadDog Radio on Sirius all the time. It's more pleasant to me when they're not taking callers on most shows. The only time there's some good back and forth really with callers is when Russo is on.
I equate most of the WIP and Fanatic callers to Dirty Thirty level morons.
And who the hell is Hunter Brody?
marginassi was pimping this phillie like its gonna be huge and its farging ricky bo
when i worked in media everyone told me miss was an icehole
Quote from: MDS on May 09, 2022, 11:04:13 AM
a rando ex phillie is? not saying youre getting bad intel but i think rhea/al are sticking and the new host will be an actual broadcaster, not a former ballplayer.
Missed this but you get an F- for doubting my radio intel.
Quote from: TAFKASD on May 09, 2022, 10:30:03 AM
Quote from: MDS on May 09, 2022, 09:58:01 AM
jose mesa is taking over for angelo wowwwww
You're warm
I thought you'd guess obvious answers as either Mitch or Ricky Bo.
Quote from: TAFKASD on May 08, 2022, 11:58:52 PM
Quote from: TAFKASD on October 10, 2021, 07:49:49 PM
Something big potentially (I'd say more likely than not) happening with Philly sports radio come December. You'll definitely know it when it happens.
Next month set in stone.
New guy: Phillies...some of you might care not sure
This sure sounds like pimpin. Been in the works for some time now. First I heard he's joining up with Tyrone but that's an odd mix. Would have just moved cuz up a slot
ricky bo is a dumb troll...i guess that works for sports radio. i rarely listen to it so whatever have your fun 975
i thought initially you were talking about ang or that whatever ex phillie was going to be solo
I was reading an article about how all the #1 nfl broadcasting teams are white guys, and when someone mentioned tirico, bunch of people replied that he identifies as Italian and not black. lol.
Quote from: MDS on June 01, 2022, 11:17:25 AM
ricky bo is a dumb troll...i guess that works for sports radio. i rarely listen to it so whatever have your fun 975
i thought initially you were talking about ang or that whatever ex phillie was going to be solo
You nailed the position (reliever)
Regardless of the host I'll do what I always do which is tune in when something big happens (Harden trade, nfl draft etc)
the last time I listened to missinelli was the Andrew Bynum trade.
Tyrone and John Kincaid are getting into it a tiny bit on Twitter because of the DeAngelo trade hah
Matthew Berry OUT at ESPN
it appears the big 10 will go
fox, noon - #1 game of the week
cbs, 330 - #2/3 game of the week
nbc, 800 - #2/3 game of the week
abc/espn are getting the SEC. the rest of the conferences are basically after thoughts at this point
Apparently, Mikey Miss wrote a children's book...
https://twitter.com/MikeMiss25/status/1564351180469424128
Oh my!
about 500k people watched the amazon preseason stream (another 500k on broadcast stations in hou/sf). cable preseason games generally get somewhere north of 3 million.
nfl going exclusive to a stream is one of the most consequential sports broadcasting decisions in decades. early return is not very good. they get a billion dollars either way.
Is the regular season available on stream this year or next? I can't remember.
Wasn't worth the $$$ to keep DirecTV anymore.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on September 01, 2022, 12:51:20 PM
Is the regular season available on stream this year or next? I can't remember.
Wasn't worth the $$$ to keep DirecTV anymore.
Next year. The streamer hasn't been announced or leaked yet, if it's even been decided.
Quote from: MDS on September 01, 2022, 11:21:41 AM
about 500k people watched the amazon preseason stream (another 500k on broadcast stations in hou/sf). cable preseason games generally get somewhere north of 3 million.
nfl going exclusive to a stream is one of the most consequential sports broadcasting decisions in decades. early return is not very good. they get a billion dollars either way.
the bar where I go for all eagle games and a lot of other sporting events and which doesn't have money spent 10k to upgrade their internet and tv's cause of the streaming games...so if streaming did anything good it was get my local pub badly needed new tv's. They were borderline embarrassing for years and years and I used to tell them all the time
theres more than nfl on streaming but amazon struck a deal with directv to air their game on that (just for commercial businesses). sunday ticket is going to either apple or google but a similar deal will happen there.
it makes sense beyond football. a lot of soccer is exclusive to streaming, mlb has some games on there now, so does nhl. the nba will not be far behind on this. and a ton of smaller college has been on there for years.
they might get some minor ancillary benefits from it but they one million percent did it for NFL...it's a local place that gets nfl fans oriole fans and cap fans...I guess the occasional cap or oriole game will stream one day but it had 0% to do with that
its not a bad investment to make because this is the way its going to all eventually go
from a just nfl perspective any bar with more than 1-2 tvs can just keep directv and not skip a beat
Oh I thought all Thursday nite games stream now?...at least that's why I thought he got it...you are saying if a bar gets the package they don't need streaming??
i guess i need to be clearer lol
thurs night games are going to be on directv for commercial businesses only. most of them are not equip to handle streaming so amazon struck a deal with directv for that. my guess is the same thing will happen for sunday ticket. itll stay on dtv for bars/sports books but go to streaming for the general population
oh boy I wonder if he knows this
smoke show taryn is going to do sidelines for sixers and phillies home games (not road)
will be fun to stare at her but her mentions are going to go from creepy to stalkery
oh wow so is serena gone for Sixers? she grew on me although not sure anyone will ever top Molly. (Taryn is already a close second though - great close)
Quote from: phattymatty on September 08, 2022, 02:39:51 PM
oh wow so is serena gone for Sixers? she grew on me although not sure anyone will ever top Molly. (Taryn is already a close second though - great close)
Serena wasn't here last season. I think she went to Cleveland.
yea they got rid of sideline reporters after the pandemic (comcast decision) but appear to be bringing them back, at least for home games. but not the flyers lol
serena was cute. molly was hot then get real gross as time went on...i never understood the appeal she looked like a farg toy.
I wouldn't kick Molly out of bed but I never got the appeal. Taryn is a goddess sweet jeezus
Quote from: TAFKASD on September 08, 2022, 10:32:54 PM
I wouldn't kick Molly out of bed but I never got the appeal. Taryn is a goddess sweet jeezus
it rhymes with rests
her tits arent big or anything...they looked like medicine balls
Apparently, Jamie "the Bro" Lynch from Kincade's morning show was let go.
where was marginassi with his woj bomb? sleeping at the wheel
TBF he or nobody knew this was coming until last night...beasley is ruthless and incompetent
Quote from: MDS on October 07, 2022, 10:51:56 AM
where was marginassi with his woj bomb? sleeping at the wheel
TBF he or nobody knew this was coming until last night...beasley is ruthless and incompetent
I had no idea who Jamie Lynch was until this morning
100% spot on about Beasley being ruthless. Greater Media was family oriented Beasley is corporate everything.
theyre doing some kind of trip to arizona for the game and he was going as of thursday AM
da cuzzzz was angry about it, evidently. vultures gotta be circling over there
Edit: Budget cut nothing more.
how much could he of been making that they had to cut his salary now? hes like the 3rd guy for a 10th place morning show. what a shtein show
Quote from: MDS on October 07, 2022, 07:34:22 PM
how much could he of been making that they had to cut his salary now? hes like the 3rd guy for a 10th place morning show. what a shtein show
It seems to be a cycle with that station. Let some go... bring more in... let some go...
Quote from: MDS on October 07, 2022, 07:34:22 PM
how much could he of been making that they had to cut his salary now? hes like the 3rd guy for a 10th place morning show. what a shtein show
He was the fanatic cut, more coming from other stations. They have shareholders to answer to...welcome to gop's America
I usually throw them on for my short trip to work in the AM, I can't keep track of everyone's voice on that show but I think I remembered liking him.
https://twitter.com/crossingbroad/status/1591148484035432449 46&t=yiqFWpA8cCKT1Lfzwy-ygw
Ray Diddy
https://youtu.be/M-TMjXXrpbY
That looks good - I'll check it out later
Another carriage battle that does nothing but hurt the fans
MLB Network dropped by YouTubeTV
So stupid.
mlb network serves zero purpose...no exclusivity and content you can get anywhere else
Cataldi's final show is this Friday
https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/wip-morning-show-angelo-cataldi-retirement-last-broadcast-20230213.html?outputType=amp
the RSNs in denver, seattle, pittsburgh and j's houston are going bye bye....what this means for the local games there is going to be interesting. some combination of selling the games to local broadcast stations and lifting the blackouts so fans can get them via packages seem to be the most likely method.
the bally rsn's are hanging by a thread and might not last much longer. comcast ones safe for now. i think we're much closer to you being able to watch every (non national) game in one place than people realize
About time.
I've been reading PFT since it was born.
And ever since Peter King's regular monday feature "Football Morning In America" was established, Florio has been abbreviating it FMIA.
Am I the only person who ALWAYS reads "farg Me In (the) Ass" when he sees those initials?
first domino to drop from the rsn fallout
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/36310895/suns-mercury-broadcasts-over-air-tv-streaming
we shall see how long this lasts for, but this type of strategy has been my thinking for a while. the nfl is the most accessible sport in the country, its a different game distribution model, but the point is you need to pay $0 to watch ~90% of key nfl games. decades and decades of this has helped build what its built. maybe the other leagues follow.
Boxing could take a lesson from Phoenix
boxing has treated its audience like a battered woman...all thats left is the people who keep coming back to him
its too late to save them. the thing about the nba/nhl/mlb is that ratings remain strong considering the collapse of the cable industry. the people who consume sports still have cable, by and large. as it turns out, that doesnt matter - they need the fees they collect from all cable users to survive and there arent enough of them left.
Good.
Put teams back on local free tv
the irony is boxing is probably in the best shape of any sport right now cept maybe the nba. shtein even baseball and hockey are having a comeback of sorts
the irony is that is not even remotely true
you probably cant name three boxers but the sport has never been deeper in elite talent
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 30, 2023, 12:39:48 PM
you probably cant name three boxers but the sport has never been deeper in elite talent
Feel like boxing has been supplanted by mma. If a novice boxing fan can't name 3 boxers what does that tell you about the state of the sport?
tells you more about the meatheadedness of americans...im not claiming boxing is popular im just saying the sport itself has never been more talent ladened and ive been watching it since i was ten
yep
Nascar is far more popular in America than F1
similar gig. the more complicated, nuanced, disciplined sport just doesn't sell as well to Muricans, and especially not if they gotta pay cash money to see it
boxing shot itself in the face when it went to pay per view as the main option for fans
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 30, 2023, 12:39:48 PM
you probably cant name three boxers but the sport has never been deeper in elite talent
and?
the sport has cannibalized itself over the past 5 decades and its impossible to follow...when is the last time there was even a truly big fight
ufc is as rancid as it gets but its fully supplanted boxing
Quote from: Diomedes on April 30, 2023, 01:12:12 PM
yep
Nascar is far more popular in America than F1
similar gig. the more complicated, nuanced, disciplined sport just doesn't sell as well to Muricans, and especially not if they gotta pay cash money to see it
boxing shot itself in the face when it went to pay per view as the main option for fans
exactly...perfect analogy....youd be surprised tho how many great fights are out there for free or on say espn+ which is dirst cheap
Quote from: Diomedes on April 30, 2023, 01:12:12 PM
Nascar is far more popular in America than F1
similar gig. the more complicated, nuanced, disciplined sport just doesn't sell as well to Muricans, and especially not if they gotta pay cash money to see it
Nascar ratings peaked 20 years ago and F1 is making a big US push.
F1 itself is a highly messed up league, and a lot less fun than its 60s-80s golden age imho.
To defend American sports a bit, Euro sports are dominated by leagues where the top teams spend ridiculously more money than the teams they compete against, in a way that makes MLB look like an even playing field. Think it's a hard sell to get Americans to watch something where the identity of the engine matters more to the results than the identity of the driver.
american sports fans are by and large hypocrites. in real life they are capitalists, in the sports world they want a level playing field between green bay and new york.
its not a 1 to 1 comp because our country is bigger and has many major pro sports outlets versus euro which by and large has 1, but there, some teams' victory is simply being in the big boy league. the victory for whatever small team that gets to the PL and gets to face manchester united is simply being in the league and facing manchester united. that type of mentality doesnt sell in cinncinati, even though it should
europes favorite sport is soccer which auto excludes from any sports conversation and their favorite past time is throwing banana peels at Africans ....they make des moines look cultured
so to get this straight, the guy who hates america and actively roots against american sports teams believes his countrys sports culture is actively superior to others
ok
https://twitter.com/RyanFieldABC/status/1667740240486846464
athletic doing some layoffs
sports business people are gone and looks like a writer or 2 from each market. rich hoffman, the sixers guy, is the one from philly. his stuff was fine, but im not sure how theyre going to function without someone covering the sixers.
Come to our national website for the best local sports coverage seems to be a great strategy.
What is their niche now if they're firing local reporters?
I'm pretty sure that concern has never made a profit.
they seemingly got rid of a reporter in each city at random...sixers, mariners, bengals, pirates, canadiens. just totally random, im not even sure if there was a reason behind each move.
im in for the eagles/phillies guys and the decent other random stories that pop up. if gelb or the eagles guy go then ill be out. still worth it to me to throw them $$ so they can do their thing.
Massacre day at ESPN
Van Gundy
Kolber
McShay
Jalen Rose
Kellerman
Keyshawn
David Pollack
Matt Hasselbeck
Steve Young
All out.
The top 5 in that list are shocking to me. If the legends Van Gundy and Kolber can be touched, anyone can.
Agreed.
I can see trimming the fat on guys like Keyshawn and a few others. But to see JVG and Kolber get shown the door is surprising.
Pollack too because of Gameday's popularity.
McShay had some health issues and had been pushed back a bit in recent years.
NYT is disbanding its sports department
LA Times is stopping the publishing of box-scores, scores, standings and game coverage. They'll only have columns and human interest pieces.
https://twitter.com/crossingbroad/status/1678500566664658944 46&t=SMD_81TvVT-H5sNwmpVLIQ
Coach Camille out too.
i have no idea who that is...proud to be out of the loop on sports radio
Never heard of the guy.
RIP NY Times sports section
breen-doc-doris is the new top team for espn
the league didnt love jvg but loves doris and doc. tv deals are up in a few years. billions at stake. this is the world we live in.
Interesting.
https://www.crossingbroad.com/2023/09/radio-wars-beasley-files-lawsuit-against-anthony-gargano-and-all-city-network.html
Ngl, I miss Cuz yelling "play the song!" At Choonis with the Phils making the playoffs
monumental sports media news: https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/warner-fox-espn-streaming-spots-joint-venture-1235900161/
95% of all sports content is going to be housed on this app. youre missing whatever cbs and nbc have, and thats it. the question is #1 price and #2 what happens to espn+ and the sports tier of hbomax
Wife went to Spectrum yesterday and went through all our needless channels we pay for, how can we bundle some stuff, and he asks her "what about dropping all these sports channels?" She looked at him like "go ask my husband and son that question? Do you like need your testicles in the near future?" Love that woman!
Yes, $1MM question what will the cost be on this new venture?
QuoteThe signals are that it's going to be priced well over general entertainment streamers like Netflix or Max, which are under $20/month, but less than internet pay-TV packages like Hulu + Live TV or YouTube TV (which cost around $75 to $80/month).
Ex-Fox Sports Networks president Bob Thompson told USA Today he expects it to cost more than $40 per month. Analysts at LightShed Partners predict the bundle will carry a $35/month initial price point, going up to $40 in year two. Under a prorated revenue-sharing scheme, Disney would receive about $20 per sub per month of the initial total fees, while Fox would get $8 and Turner would receive $4, the analysts wrote.
But if you add up the distribution fees for ABC, Fox, ESPN and the other cable networks, it suggests the bundle will have to carry a retail price of at least $50 per month, according to Morgan Stanley's Ben Swinburne.
Quote from: Munson on July 10, 2023, 09:29:44 PMCoach Camille out too.
One of the biggest douchebags I've ever come across. Won't write it here but if I ever come across anyone on here in person and you want to know I'll give you the rundown. Part of it happened in front of Westbrook. Camille's a creepy farg too
https://www.crossingbroad.com/2023/11/eric-camille-fired-by-phly-sports.html?amp
Fanatic is quickly becoming irrelevant so somethings happening soon...probably by the end of the month
i know they changed their schedule but rumors are miss is back to attack middays, the most vulnerable part of ip's lineup
Quote from: SD on April 14, 2024, 05:01:33 PMQuote from: Munson on July 10, 2023, 09:29:44 PMCoach Camille out too.
One of the biggest douchebags I've ever come across. Won't write it here but if I ever come across anyone on here in person and you want to know I'll give you the rundown. Part of it happened in front of Westbrook. He's a creepy farg too
https://www.crossingbroad.com/2023/11/eric-camille-fired-by-phly-sports.html?amp
Fanatic is quickly becoming irrelevant so somethings happening soon...probably by the end of the month
Westbrook is creepy?
No Camille is...check out that cb link. B west is cool as ice
Quote from: MDS on April 14, 2024, 05:05:40 PMi know they changed their schedule but rumors are miss is back to attack middays, the most vulnerable part of ip's lineup
You're not far off
Yeah they made some moves with their lineup and all the rumors were Mikey Miss was in talks to come and do middays with Bob Cooney.
Kind of a weird choice IMO as I feel like Mikey Miss and Choonis made more sense and I honestly didn't mind Kincaid/Cooney combo, minus Kincaid's zesty politics.
Macnow just announced his retirement
new nba rights
-espn is going to have fewer games, but will keep the finals (on abc) every year.
-tnt stays, but tbd on game inventory
-nbc/peacock in a really good spot for a package. that means a ton of peacock exclusives, regular and some post. id have to guess they are going to get some conference finals or something big, too.
-amazon should get something, but it will be mixed in local rights (little unclear here if that means simulcasting a comcast sixers game or airing the game only in home markets but on amazon)
People gonna pay peacock for nba games?
I don't believe it
Peacock had to get something to fill the WWE gap next year, I guess.
amazon up and stole a part of the nba package. they will have a ton of games, playoffs included.
so that means, the last set of games are down to TNT and NBC. nbc already let everyone know they bid 2+ billion. tnt currently pays 1.2 billion. they had an exclusive negotiating window and it expired. warners is going through some major issues and its president is a bag of dicks.
we are in real, serious danger of losing inside the nba.
That would be a shame. Could they still keep it as a highlight show?
a highlight show, what is this 1985? coming up right after the george michael sports machine
theres a shot amazon more or less brings the show over since they have no broadcasting infrastructure, but theyre going to want to put their on stamp somewhere in their coverage and usually thats the desk. like for football they bought validity with degenerate al. inside is really unique, though. theres a shot, thats the best i can say
https://twitter.com/PhillyInquirer/status/1808260071295459333
Whoops! Settle down there Chief.
radio is a cesspool of sleaze and despair, but i cant believe hes still employed
At least he didn't send this lady flowers
Scumbag was also banned from Sixers games
if hes on the air his next shift i will be stunned
The King is Kanceled
QuoteThe NBA announces that TNT did not match the exact offer from Amazon Prime so the NBA is entering into a TV agreement with Amazon. TNT will not have NBA games after this coming season. It would be sad to see the end of Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal, Kenny Smith and Ernie Johnson
some interesting wrinkles to the nbc deal
-tuesday night games all season long on nbc. 1 east coast game at 8pm, one west coast game at 11pm. you get the one that applies to your coast. both on peacock. im going to assume that, say, the sixers will never be on a west coast spot here but we shall see.
-peacock will get some exclusive playoff games (theyll have plenty of regular season)
-roundball rock is indeed back
-looks like a DH every year on nbc to open the season...something like 7/930 probably
basically, A LOT more nba. a lot more on broadcast, a lot more on streaming paywall. have at it.
Quote from: Munson on April 15, 2024, 08:09:55 PMYeah they made some moves with their lineup and all the rumors were Mikey Miss was in talks to come and do middays with Bob Cooney.
Kind of a weird choice IMO as I feel like Mikey Miss and Choonis made more sense and I honestly didn't mind Kincaid/Cooney combo, minus Kincaid's zesty politics.
Cooney's out. Guess who's coming back
i hope he talks so much politics and pisses off every maga shteinhead
Quote from: MDS on July 31, 2024, 09:12:22 PMi hope he talks so much politics and pisses off every maga shteinhead
The election was a huge sticking point when they considered bringing him back
i cant imagine its gonna make a dent...miss is so past his expiration date. itll do better than whatever was on there before, i guess
it's pretty amazing sports radio still even exists
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 01, 2024, 08:36:41 AMit's pretty amazing sports radio still even exists
It's definitely on its deathbed
This shtein here is wild!!
https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/1876101394211455237 46&t=Uib2YOn6CJgx-z2RaE9o7Q
100% of this is coming from one woman..im sure its all true
Maybe Rupert will give all the named a bonus
The thought of Skip Bayless hitting on a chick makes me violently ill.