Harry Seaward wrote:
I will always, always, dislike McNeil for bringing meatpants back to The Score......until he's gone, I can never forgive.
As far as Parkins, I don't know where this guy came from but literally any time I turn on the station I hear that guy talking about gambling or weed within 1-2 segments. I don't get it. He's not funny, he doesn't wow me with sports knowledge or takes, and if he's not busy giggling about weed or laying the points he is talking about being a millennial. Great radio.
I refused to ever flip over to 1000, and I have almost gotten into more than one accident diving for the dial to insure that I never hear one word out of the mouth of that colossal asshat Larry .... so, that said, I've changed my ways and tried giving shows a chance. I've tried with this show, and it's just not good. meatpants is probably the biggest problem, but this Parkins guy isn't a whole lot different than the vanilla-breathy-white-guy streak that The Score was so obsessed with for awhile (McDoink, etc). The pained sighing as he tries to come to a verdict on a given topic, you can keep it.
I've also tried with Bernstein and Laughy in the afternoon, and wow. I'm not sure I've ever heard more of a wannabe than Goff - there was some magical time in the past where I thought I wanted to hear more of this guy, but man was I wrong. The maniacal laughing, the table slapping, the guttural "eyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah" as he segues into a "oh, I got you, I got you", reversing course on whatever he was about to go the complete opposite on. His verbal jags of diarrhea are something else ... be interesting to get a candid answer, from Dan, as to which is more mystifying to sit there and listen to: Terry's almost verbatim parroting of whatever it was Dan just said or the incessant onslaught of verbal rehash from Goff.
As far as the fun you guys are mentioning, I do miss it in sports talk radio. Social media has caused these guys to get all hot and bothered, in real time, and react as if there takes are going to be brought before a court of law. No show is/was perfect, but I recall each show having it's own flavor ... whether it was the usual vanilla offering in the morning (Shaer, Memolo, Punny & Screamy) or North or Boers or even Murph, there was not always the dark cloud of seriousness hanging over everything like there is now. If this guy Parkins getting meatpants to strap a ping pong table to his girth is some sign of a return to fun, well count me out I guess because that's not the fun I'm looking for.
Welcome back, Harry!