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TheOldMole Feb 22 2014 12:49 PM

When is first spring training broadcast? Telecast?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Feb 22 2014 03:16 PM Re: On the air

SNY and WOR, respectively. (2/28 for both.)

Zvon Feb 22 2014 05:10 PM Re: On the air

0H! Thanks for asking and thanks for answering.

G-Fafif Feb 27 2014 08:52 AM Re: On the air

Handy Spring Training broadcast guide here. OE: Hey, so handy it was already posted!

d'Kong76 Mar 03 2014 11:27 AM Re: On the air

I think Steve Philips is pretty good on the radio.

Ceetar Mar 03 2014 11:33 AM Re: On the air

d'Kong76 wrote: I think Steve Philips is pretty good on the radio. Really? I've been already become frustrated with all the generic baseball cliches and the "when I was a GM.."

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 03 2014 11:38 AM Re: On the air

Yup, he's fine. People consider him a gigantic joke but he strikes me as mostly honest about his knowledge and insight.

metirish Mar 03 2014 11:44 AM Re: On the air

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Yup, he's fine. People consider him a gigantic joke but he strikes me as mostly honest about his knowledge and insight. I like him ,always have in the booth, although he used to have that "ok listen" vibe when talking about GM stuff....there is a reason he keeps getting gigs despite his personal failings.....

Lefty Specialist Mar 03 2014 12:26 PM Re: On the air

Just wondering if there are any interns under the table when he's announcing, just to make him feel at home.

d'Kong76 Mar 03 2014 01:24 PM Re: On the air

If he's lucky! The two of them are kinda getting on my nerves now, but it's spring training.

Zvon Mar 03 2014 01:24 PM Re: On the air

I knew that was Phillips just from his voice, which was surprising to me. Whoa! denDekker diving catch! WOOT!

d'Kong76 Mar 03 2014 01:26 PM Re: On the air

And I hope they lose the 'new home of the ny mets' thing early in the season.

Zvon Mar 03 2014 01:43 PM Re: On the air

They never promised us a Teagarden. 1-1 Mets Then he makes a nice block on another bad pitch. Reid?

Zvon Mar 03 2014 01:44 PM Re: On the air

Gah 2-1 them

d'Kong76 Mar 03 2014 02:03 PM Re: On the air

Mets exploding in the top o' the ninth!!

Ceetar Mar 03 2014 02:06 PM Re: On the air

d'Kong76 wrote: Mets exploding in the top o' the ninth!! better than imploding. Braves about to go 0-6.

Zvon Mar 03 2014 02:08 PM Re: On the air

d'Kong76 wrote: Mets exploding in the top o' the ninth!! Very sweet to be listening to this. Steve is great in the booth. He missed his calling.

Zvon Mar 03 2014 02:16 PM Re: On the air

HA. Mets come from behind to beat the Braves in the 9th. This, even tho I'm not done shoveling snow yet, is now a beautiful day. I especially like how Thor and that Familia Guy pitched.

d'Kong76 Mar 03 2014 02:27 PM Re: On the air

Lol, Oliver North with the post game!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 03 2014 02:33 PM Re: On the air

Zvon wrote: d'Kong76 wrote: Mets exploding in the top o' the ninth!! Very sweet to be listening to this. Steve is great in the booth. He missed his calling. I think he'd probably tell you today that announcing baseball was his calling, at least following his career as a player. I guess it says something about how the Mets have been run these last few years that top-level jobs with them are the last the person serves in the industry. I'd be very surprised if Jerry Manuel, Willie Randolph or Art Howe got hired against as field manager. Phillips, Jim Duquette and Omar Minaya appear to be viewed by the larger baseball world as insufficient candidates for the same job with their squads.

d'Kong76 Mar 03 2014 02:57 PM Re: On the air

Career killers, your New York Mets!

Edgy MD Mar 03 2014 03:34 PM Re: On the air

Duke had a sweet role as VP of baseball ops with Baltimore. I think that was below the GM chair, but who knows who is ever in charge with the bloated Baltimore front office. Rick Peterson went on to become pitching coach with Milwaukee. He was let go with a year left on his contract, but that wasn't as much a reflection on him as it was a nu manager bringing in his own staff. He's now in the front office as director of pitching development with (you guessed it) Baltimore. With Willie and especially Jerry, I think they dug their own graves. But Willie is mostly a decent act with a love of the game, and I bet he gets at least an interim job eventually. He's kind of like Carter, though, in that he doesn't see the value in keeping his ambition under his hat, and guys like that end up as pawns in somebody else's big game.

Ceetar Mar 03 2014 03:42 PM Re: On the air

I suspect Willie gets a job. Baseball-lifer type, has certainly been coaching and around since, his time here wasn't bad, made the playoffs, lots of it could be brushed off as rookie mistakes.

batmagadanleadoff Mar 03 2014 03:59 PM Re: On the air

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Zvon wrote: d'Kong76 wrote: Mets exploding in the top o' the ninth!! Very sweet to be listening to this. Steve is great in the booth. He missed his calling. I think he'd probably tell you today that announcing baseball was his calling, at least following his career as a player. I guess it says something about how the Mets have been run these last few years that top-level jobs with them are the last the person serves in the industry. I'd be very surprised if Jerry Manuel, Willie Randolph or Art Howe got hired against as field manager. Phillips, Jim Duquette and Omar Minaya appear to be viewed by the larger baseball world as insufficient candidates for the same job with their squads. ChickenEggChicken. Did the Mets kill their careers or are the Mets in the habit of hiring shucks I'm just glad to be here type guys that don't have the clout and won't stand up to eff Wilpon or Prince Fredo? A zillion things hadda happen for the Mets to sign Sandy.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 03 2014 04:04 PM Re: On the air

Oh, I think it's the Mets hiring guys who might not be the best. I don't even believe the Mets hired the Alderson guys so much as the Aldersons were installed by their debtors.

batmagadanleadoff Mar 03 2014 04:23 PM Re: On the air

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Oh, I think it's the Mets hiring guys who might not be the best. I don't even believe the Mets hired the Alderson guys so much as the Aldersons were installed by their debtors. That's kinda what I meant all around. The hires have no clout because they're not so hot. And Team Sandy was thrust on the Mets.

d'Kong76 Mar 03 2014 05:43 PM Re: On the air

Meanwhile, the farm system is now top-five in MLB according to radio broadcast this afternoon.

MFS62 Mar 03 2014 09:39 PM Re: On the air

The WOR AM Radio signal is kinda' weak up here. But I read over the weekend that the Mets will still be broadcast on 1050 AM (ESPN DEPORTES) for another few years. I could get that today, so it looks like I'll be brushing up on my Spanish. Later

G-Fafif Mar 04 2014 02:40 PM Re: On the air

Long Island Mets radio network affiliates emerge way the hell out in Seawolf territory, reports Neil Best. The HOPE Radio Network announced Tuesday that it has reached an agreement to simulcast WOR's Mets broadcasts over the next two seasons to its five frequencies across Long Island: 107.1 FM on the East End as well as 94.9, 96.5, 96.9 and 104.5 FM. Rich Anderson, president and owner of the network, said the games would be presented under its Champions Radio division, which also includes Jets games and Stony Brook football and men's basketball games. Last summer HOPE switched over from a Christian format to an all-sports format in affiliation with ESPN, supplemented by local shows. Anderson said that formula proved not to be economically viable, and the network parted ways with ESPN and reverted to a Christian format last month. But Anderson said he still wanted to retain some sports presence, and hopes to return to carrying Rangers and Knicks games, as the station did before severing its deal with ESPN. Part of the point of carrying ESPN programming into the East End was because the network's New York station has an FM signal that struggles to reach that far. WOR, the Mets' primary new home, has a strong AM signal, but by adding WLIR, fans on the East End should have access to a clearer sound.

TheOldMole Mar 04 2014 02:43 PM Re: On the air

WOR: THe new home of Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and the New York Mets.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 04 2014 03:02 PM Re: On the air

Right Blitz all day, Wright Hits all night.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 04 2014 03:08 PM Re: On the air

Lefty-bashing grandstanding all day... righty-bashing Granderson all night Live-mike braying all day... five-Ike-K-ing all night

G-Fafif Mar 04 2014 03:14 PM Re: On the air

Nominal supporters of conservative economic principles all day and night.

Edgy MD Mar 04 2014 03:32 PM Re: On the air

Time to break out my old WLIR bumper stickers. Hopefully, Ike will dare to be different and hit a couple of screamers of the week.

Frayed Knot Mar 04 2014 03:47 PM Re: On the air

... 107.1 FM on the East End as well as 94.9, 96.5, 96.9 and 104.5 FM. No static at all.

G-Fafif Mar 04 2014 03:51 PM Re: On the air

C.J. Nitkowski dares to be the next Josh sidekick to get a shot, this Sunday. Not in on the Steve Phillips lovefest. Wouldn't shut up, couldn't pronounce Quintanilla or Nieuwenhuis, didn't hear himself say Chris Young the right fielder was in center field and then claimed Juan Lagares was "in center field as well," generally acted as if he parachuted in from a better gig. And didn't shut up. Smooth talker, though. Can see how he worked his sexual harassment magic on underlings.

Ashie62 Mar 04 2014 04:37 PM Re: On the air

One more reason for a Prince tryout...

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 04 2014 09:05 PM Re: On the air

Edgy MD wrote: Time to break out my old WLIR bumper stickers. Hopefully, Ike will dare to be different and hit a couple of screamers of the week. Had 5 different iterations of that joke in my head but couldn't get one out.

Benjamin Grimm Mar 05 2014 04:03 AM Re: On the air

Ashie62 wrote: One more reason for a Prince tryout... That would be an interesting choice!

Lefty Specialist Mar 05 2014 06:04 AM Re: On the air

TheOldMole wrote: WOR: THe new home of Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and the New York Mets. Makes me wish the Mets had more day games.

Frayed Knot Mar 05 2014 06:34 AM Re: On the air

Rush & Sean can add 'too many day games' to their standard complaint about 'too many gay dames'.

TheOldMole Mar 05 2014 09:28 AM Re: On the air

Post of the Day to Frayed Knot.

G-Fafif Mar 05 2014 09:47 AM Re: On the air

Tim Byrdak to get a shot when the Mets go to Montreal in late March. To announce on WOR, that is. Still not pitching.

G-Fafif Mar 05 2014 01:03 PM Re: On the air

Metsmerized Online says it has the numbers that sent the Mets from 660 to 710 without stopping at 880. After the decision was made to bring the New York Yankees to WFAN, CBS Radio Inc. who owns the station, still wanted desperately to hang onto the Mets and have them switch to the Yankees’ previous home WCBS 880. However, WOR, still fuming that they couldn’t sway the Yankees to go with them, set their sights on the Mets and they didn’t care how much it would cost them. They made an offer that Fred Wilpon couldn’t refuse. When CBS put their final bid on the table, it included $6 million dollars guaranteed plus a whopping 50% revenue share on all advertising. The brass at CBS thought they had clinched the deal. However, WOR swooped in with a counter-offer estimated to be around $9 million guaranteed, but without the revenue sharing. Given their still unstable financial state, the Mets simply couldn’t resist the extra $3 million in guaranteed dough. It was that whole bird in the hand thing… The numbers were told to me by a very reliable inside source and was confirmed by another. Take it with a grain of salt, but I’m inclined to believe both of them. The suits at CBS seem to think the Mets walked away from a much more lucrative deal. This is not my area of expertise, so I can’t tell you if they are right in their assertion.

bmfc1 Mar 05 2014 02:13 PM Re: On the air

It's jarring to hear the station ID include a discussion of the Ukraine. The good news is that we'll undoubtedly see that $3M immediately poured into improving the team!

Ceetar Mar 05 2014 02:29 PM Re: On the air

bmfc1 wrote: It's jarring to hear the station ID include a discussion of the Ukraine. The good news is that we'll undoubtedly see that $3M immediately poured into improving the team! The alternative was "Derek Jeter has two hits tonight placing him 15th on the all-time hits list!"

Zvon Mar 05 2014 06:07 PM Re: On the air

G-Fafif wrote: Tim Byrdak to get a shot when the Mets go to Montreal in late March. To announce on WOR, that is. Still not pitching. He should work in the booth, and also work out with the team. Then in August we move him from the booth to the pen.

Edgy MD Mar 06 2014 08:56 AM Re: On the air

This is really interesting. Particularly interesting to hear that the Mets actually had some choices and leverage through this all and weren't just fired and sent crawling to the only partner that would employ them. I would hope that this is a chance to see a new broadcast entity built around the the team like WFAN was. Hard to believe that something like two baseball generations never heard the team on any other carrier.

G-Fafif Mar 06 2014 09:17 PM Re: On the air

Not Casey Stern. Not Andy Masur. But Seth Everett, the third world-exclusive double-secret probation WOR pregame/postgame host reported on good authority to have the job. Everett was a "baseball insider" on SNY several years ago and brought no particular inside information to bear while avoiding having any kind of appeal. So keep up the good work, 710.

Ceetar Mar 07 2014 07:15 AM Re: On the air

G-Fafif wrote: Not Casey Stern. Not Andy Masur. But Seth Everett, the third world-exclusive double-secret probation WOR pregame/postgame host reported on good authority to have the job. Everett was a "baseball insider" on SNY several years ago and brought no particular inside information to bear while avoiding having any kind of appeal. So keep up the good work, 710. He should fit right into the "here's what Terry Collins just said, here's what just happened in the game you just listened to, and hey, these are the names of the guys playing the next game" role then.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 07 2014 07:45 AM Re: On the air

G-Fafif wrote: Not Casey Stern. Not Andy Masur. But Seth Everett, the third world-exclusive double-secret probation WOR pregame/postgame host reported on good authority to have the job. Everett was a "baseball insider" on SNY several years ago and brought no particular inside information to bear while avoiding having any kind of appeal. So keep up the good work, 710. You might be right about that, Mike.

G-Fafif Mar 07 2014 08:19 AM Re: On the air

Just glad there'll be a buffer between that fine 'OR syndicated programming and the game. He follows in the footsteps of Howard Cosell, Marv Albert, Bob Brown, Bill Mazer, Al Albert, Howie Rose, Todd Kalas and Ed Coleman to name a few full-timers on the pre-/postgame beat. Directly before Howie invented Mets Extra, it was just Bob Murphy coming on maybe 15 minutes before first-pitch and interviewing somebody. That worked, too.

Ceetar Mar 07 2014 08:27 AM Re: On the air

G-Fafif wrote: Just glad there'll be a buffer between that fine 'OR syndicated programming and the game. He follows in the footsteps of Howard Cosell, Marv Albert, Bob Brown, Bill Mazer, Al Albert, Howie Rose, Todd Kalas and Ed Coleman to name a few full-timers on the pre-/postgame beat. Directly before Howie invented Mets Extra, it was just Bob Murphy coming on maybe 15 minutes before first-pitch and interviewing somebody. That worked, too. Mets Extra is mostly commercials though, or at least it was. "Here's today's starting lineup" commercial. "Here's the pitching matchup!" commercial.. so we might not be as buffered as you think.

G-Fafif Mar 07 2014 08:59 AM Re: On the air

If I tune in at 12:45 or 6:45 and I hear a half-dozen commercials that aren't the midday or afternoon drive-time hosts, that will be sufficient. The original Mets Extra was, as the WHN promos put it, "a Mets fan's dream come true". Howie really threw himself into it and produced what we would today called premium content. The Mets Extra of the Coleman years was less vital, particularly in the context of the current information age. But nice to have that prologue and epilogue nonetheless.

Ceetar Mar 07 2014 09:17 AM Re: On the air

G-Fafif wrote: If I tune in at 12:45 or 6:45 and I hear a half-dozen commercials that aren't the midday or afternoon drive-time hosts, that will be sufficient. The original Mets Extra was, as the WHN promos put it, "a Mets fan's dream come true". Howie really threw himself into it and produced what we would today called premium content. The Mets Extra of the Coleman years was less vital, particularly in the context of the current information age. But nice to have that prologue and epilogue nonetheless. I suspect you'll hear at least a half dozen commercials that ARE for the midday drive-time hosts, but I guess we'll see. My goal when I'm radio bound is to aim to turn it on just before the 30 second highlight clips in the inbetween point of Mets Extra and 'pregame'. That 10 minutes or so post/pre game with the hosts still are usually all I need given the current information age, but i admit I'm probably not a representative sample. If you don't follow Mets news from 4-7 it's probably nice to get an update on the lineups, who's hurt, what Terry said, etc.

G-Fafif Mar 14 2014 09:44 AM Re: On the air

This weekend, John Franco takes his turn, in Las Vegas.

Zvon Mar 14 2014 12:32 PM Re: On the air

Got to check the new station out down here. Its not clear, much static, but it doesn't go in and out like the old one used to. It's consistent.

G-Fafif Mar 14 2014 12:55 PM Re: On the air

Correcting above: The WOR games this weekend are the Florida games: tonight at 7, tomorrow and Sunday at 1. Carreon.

d'Kong76 Mar 16 2014 12:36 PM Re: On the air

No baseball? It's Sunday!

themetfairy Mar 16 2014 02:51 PM Re: On the air

The Vegas game is on now. OE - Oops, I misunderstood D-Dad. It's not on :(

G-Fafif Mar 17 2014 11:44 AM Re: On the air

Mets-Marlins on 710 this afternoon.

Ceetar Mar 17 2014 11:45 AM Re: On the air

G-Fafif wrote: Mets-Marlins on 710 this afternoon. The A-team too. Josh and Howie.

G-Fafif Mar 17 2014 12:02 PM Re: On the air

And coming up soon, the first on-air appearance of Seth Everett. Tell me a Monday afternoon Mets-Marlins Spring Training game isn't fraught with significance.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 17 2014 12:27 PM Re: On the air

I wanna fire the station ID voice-over guy already. Lannan walking the whole park and getting hit hard.

Edgy MD Mar 17 2014 12:39 PM Re: On the air

Cool!! ...oh, wait, he's one of ours now.

Ceetar Mar 17 2014 12:46 PM Re: On the air

G-Fafif wrote: And coming up soon, the first on-air appearance of Seth Everett. Tell me a Monday afternoon Mets-Marlins Spring Training game isn't fraught with significance. Seems like an okay guy so far. Curious how the fan/Twitter interaction for post/pre games will go.

Lefty Specialist Mar 17 2014 01:53 PM Re: On the air

G-Fafif wrote: This weekend, John Franco takes his turn, in Las Vegas. Franco was unlistenable, if that's a word. Just dreadful. A lot of his sentences started with, "I always used to do this....". His analysis was, "He's throwing pretty hard". The man should be nowhere near the business end of a microphone. Josh soldiered on, but I'm betting he wished he could have canceled any Islander game that resulted in him being trapped in a booth with Franco for three and a half hours.

G-Fafif Mar 26 2014 04:57 PM Re: On the air

Tonight's announcing partner-at-large is Scott Graham, teaming with Howie. He's the NFL Films voice of record, following in the Philadelphia-borrowed tradition of John Facenda and Harry Kalas. The pipes on this guy! As smooth as Doug Flynn on the 4-6-3. But kind of distracting at the same time, like, "What's the NFL Films guy doing talking about Juan Lagares?"

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 26 2014 06:08 PM Re: On the air

He did Phillies games for years. Confessed to being orange-and-blue the whole time tonight.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 26 2014 06:11 PM Re: On the air

Lannan & Germen pitching themselves out of the bullpen. Wonder if the Mets will move for Randy Wolf? Also a lefty veteran starter. Gee threw a no hitter until these bums came along.

Edgy MD Mar 26 2014 08:58 PM Re: On the air

That Wolf story was a heckuva yarn, huh? Still, I bet he takes a long look for starting opportunities before taking a bullpen job.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 27 2014 05:57 AM Re: On the air

He'll get a shot with us if he wants one.

G-Fafif Mar 28 2014 04:37 PM Re: On the air

WOR adding "The Sports Zone," hosted by Pete McCarthy before and after Mets games -- preceding and following Seth Everett, apparently, to create a Mets or at least sports cushion around their baseball property. It will air 6-9 on non-game nights. McCarthy was with mlb.com.

Ceetar Mar 28 2014 08:13 PM Re: On the air

G-Fafif wrote: WOR adding "The Sports Zone," hosted by Pete McCarthy before and after Mets games -- preceding and following Seth Everett, apparently, to create a Mets or at least sports cushion around their baseball property. It will air 6-9 on non-game nights. McCarthy was with mlb.com. I'm planning to leave for games by 5:15, what do I get then?

MFS62 Mar 28 2014 08:51 PM Re: On the air

Tim Byrdack did the game on radio tonight. Not a bad voice. He used "we" when talking about the Mets, but if this is his first broadcasting gig, I'd rate him a solid B-/C+. Later

G-Fafif Mar 29 2014 09:31 AM Re: On the air

Byrdak still a Met at heart, which isn't the worst thing to be. He sounds like with practice he could be a decent analyst. That's what Spring Training (even the last of it) is for. Of the five auditions I heard, C.J. Nitkowski and Scott Graham impressed me most. Wonder if Graham was lurking in Clear Channel's thoughts as they dragged their feet in announcing the return of their dynamic duo of Rose and Lewin. Nitkowski came off as not just a player but a person. Even John Franco flashed the potential to be a tolerable homer, though the rough edges would take some sanding. Byrdak once did shtick with GKR in the middle of a ST broadcast, pretending to announce, so he was comfortable. I'm not the least bit in love with Steve Phillips' approach but he was smooth (or so the ladies say). I could deal with any of these guys who isn't Phillips on those dozen or so dates when Howie or Josh isn't around and not cry HAGIN!

Edgy MD Mar 29 2014 09:56 AM Re: On the air

I like the idea of ex-jockos on a rotation, slipping into and out of both the radio and TV booths from time to time.

MFS62 Mar 30 2014 08:28 AM Re: On the air

G-Fafif wrote: Byrdak still a Met at heart, which isn't the worst thing to be. He sounds like with practice he could be a decent analyst. That's what Spring Training (even the last of it) is for. Of the five auditions I heard, C.J. Nitkowski and Scott Graham impressed me most. I could deal with any of these guys who isn't Phillips on those dozen or so dates when Howie or Josh isn't around and not cry HAGIN! Heard CJ on one of the WFAN shows. He was just signed by FOXSports as a baseball anylist (Not sure if it is in studio or in the booth). Knows his stuff, good voice, good sense of humor. He said the biggest problem facing Japanese players coming here is the travel across (three) time zones. He said they don't do that in Japan, and it will take them time to adjust. Never heard that before - good point, from someone who played in Japan. Later

Zvon Mar 31 2014 12:07 PM Re: On the air

Ewwww. Does not pass the opening day test down here. All fuzz, a word here or there. Bummer.

G-Fafif Apr 03 2014 11:18 PM Re: On the air

Midnight WOR airs "Mets Rewind," repeating that day's broadcast. Hell, if SNY can do it, why not the new radio flagship for New York Mets baseball?

d'Kong76 Apr 12 2014 07:41 AM Re: On the air

Why is 'Brazilian Booty Butt' on SNY and not Mets Rewind or just not the whole game. Hell, re-play the game three times on a Saturday. Do these paid advertising shows really pay that much money for the time slot to cover the expense of pissing off the fans? And before it becomes the Wilpon's are cheap or poor, some of the other stations do it too. Looked to see if Knicks in 60 was on Larry King whoring for OmegaXL fish oil pills on MSG.

Ceetar Apr 12 2014 07:50 AM Re: On the air

are there a lot of people looking to watch the replay? especially given the proliferation of DVR? mlb.com/at-bat has most of the key plays.

d'Kong76 Apr 12 2014 07:57 AM Re: On the air

I would think more would watch Mets Rewind than a paid advertising show. Call me a dinosaur but I don't want to get everything online. I'm on the computer too much as it is both socially and economically and would rather watch the show or the last 4 innings on a television while I sip my joe.

d'Kong76 Apr 12 2014 07:18 PM Re: On the air

Ok, meant Mets Fast Forward. Fell asleep last night, didn't record while snoring on the couch. Still don't get the paid advertising slots. Even the big networks do it. I can't see how the sellers can make money nor the networks on these cheesy time slots. Didn't Larry King make enough money in broadcasting without hawking fish oil pills. Sorry, I'll stop.

Edgy MD Aug 25 2014 06:18 PM Re: On the air

Lewin closes out a preseason NFL broadcast taking an anti-Jewish crack right on the chin. "Love ya, too, Buddy."

Lefty Specialist Aug 25 2014 07:13 PM Re: On the air

Ouch. Wonder what that booth sounded like once they went to commercial. Josh handled it like a pro, though.

Edgy MD Aug 25 2014 07:21 PM Re: On the air

What a pregnant beat that was. "Somebody dropped a penny between Josh and his (oh-my-God-I'm-never-going-to-land-this-I'm-going-to-come-across-as-a-huge-asshole-and-my-wife-told-me-to-stick-to-one-beer-until-the-broadcast-is-over-and-I-pray-no-one-is-left-listening-but-somebody-probably-is)... family member."

MFS62 Aug 25 2014 09:19 PM Re: On the air

His wife was right. And, any advertiser that pulls its ads from their broadcasts until he is suspended or fired will be right, too. Later

Edgy MD Aug 27 2014 10:39 AM Re: On the air

Bauer draws a suspension, although apparently it's just for the last pre-season game. I could be misreading that. Tellingly, it's not the station or the team or the league issuing the suspension, but Clear Channel, just so we know who's running the world these days.

Edgy MD Sep 14 2014 12:17 PM Re: On the air

Is this Nitkowski I'm hearing? He's good. Sharp and on top of the game. Not as funny as Wayne. And doesn't make the effort to engage Howie when he's on play-by-play. Howie is polite enough to wait for openings, but they don't come that often, so Howie can disappear for several batters at a time.

Frayed Knot Sep 14 2014 12:21 PM Re: On the air

Yeah, I caught an inning or two of him last night. Sounds like a natural.

Lefty Specialist Sep 14 2014 01:18 PM Re: On the air

Nitkowski needs some work but he wasn't too bad. Needs to tell you whether it's a ball or strike before describing the pitch, though. That 's OK on TV but not on the radio. A minor quibble. And yes, he had no chemistry with Howie.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 15 2014 10:18 AM Re: On the air

CJ's the best of the guests who fill in for Josh. Not that Phillips, Byrdak and Duquette are all that hard to top. But yes, CJ could do this regularly if he wants.

Edgy MD Sep 28 2014 05:16 AM Re: On the air

So, has anybody else found John Franco's act to be as awful as I have? Mumbles half-baked jock cliche platitudes in New Yorkese with no regard for the pacing. "What I've notice this year, Howie, is de Mets are afraid tuh brush people back." Franco is very Jeteresque in that he always seems so conscious of a certain pre-constructed image in projecting his personality that he has very little personality left.

bmfc1 Sep 28 2014 01:41 PM Re: On the air

Agreed. Franco might be worthy of a spot on the post-game show but he is not a good color man, even with Howie's guidance.

Lefty Specialist Sep 28 2014 01:53 PM Re: On the air

Edgy MD wrote: So, has anybody else found John Franco's act to be as awful as I have? Mumbles half-baked jock cliche platitudes in New Yorkese with no regard for the pacing. "What I've notice this year, Howie, is de Mets are afraid tuh brush people back." Franco is very Jeteresque in that he always seems so conscious of a certain pre-constructed image in projecting his personality that he has very little personality left. Franco is flat-out awful. But he's a Jeffy favorite, so I suspect we'll be hearing more from him, unfortunately.