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Something weird is going on. Mac brought up his age several times on the air this week. It's like he's burned out and ready to throw in the towel. Parkins and him had dinner recently to "clear the air" about something. Not looking good.

Parkins didn't get his wife a nice gift and she kicked his ass.
Parkins didn't get his bookie the money fast enough.
Parkins has been suspended indefinitely
Parkins is quitting
Parkins has the flu

Nas wrote:

Parkins didn't get his wife a nice gift and she kicked his ass.
Parkins didn't get his bookie the money fast enough.
Parkins has been suspended indefinitely
Parkins is quitting
Parkins has the flu

With the stock market flying high, Parkins looked at his trust fund and said fuck it. I don’t need to work anymore.

Thanks Trump.

Mac seems much more comfortable driving the show minus Parkins. It makes for better radio. I'm not sure he would have the energy or desire to do it full time anymore.

August Schell wrote:

Mac seems much more comfortable driving the show minus Parkins. It makes for better radio. I'm not sure he would have the energy or desire to do it full time anymore.

Still think the "Score Emeritus", concept could work. Keep a regular host and rotate in some of the score veterans to fill in during peak times. Mac could do a few days a week during football, Terry a few during baseball, could even bring in North from time to time. The sad fact is that the station has not been able to identify/retain talent that capable of doing three hours of entertaining sports talk consistently. Summers should be easy with the built in 3-6 hours of content from Cubs pre/post and play by play.

Parkins didn't get his wife a nice gift and she kicked his ass.
Parkins didn't get his bookie the money fast enough.
Parkins has been suspended indefinitely
Parkins is quitting
Parkins has the flu

How old is Mc Neil. He has to be approaching 60. Those milestone ages create introspection in some.

Clawmaster wrote:

August Schell wrote:

Mac seems much more comfortable driving the show minus Parkins. It makes for better radio. I'm not sure he would have the energy or desire to do it full time anymore.

Yeah, it must be tough to be engaging for a few hours a day. Jesus Christ...

Author:	doug - evergreen park [ Wed Jan 15, 2020 3:16 pm ]
Post subject:	McNeil / Grote 1/15
At least Mac's team wins a title when he decides to take the day(s) after off... What's the deal with Parkins? Is he sick? Is he being a Clemson b*tch?

Author:	Peoria Matt [ Wed Jan 15, 2020 3:18 pm ]
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Yea I think this is day 3 he's been off. Not sure what's going on.

Author:	denisdman [ Wed Jan 15, 2020 3:18 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: McNeil / Grote 1/15
Getting “pushed” by a satisfied Blue Chew customer.

Author:	billypootons [ Wed Jan 15, 2020 3:21 pm ]
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FOTS contract dispute?

Author:	Jaw Breaker [ Wed Jan 15, 2020 3:49 pm ]
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On Monday, Mac said Parkins would be back tomorrow (Tuesday), so I'm assuming an illness.

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Author:	tommy [ Wed Jan 15, 2020 4:06 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: McNeil / Grote 1/15
The Grote story was funny. What a jackass.

Author:	vitoscotti [ Wed Jan 15, 2020 4:18 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: McNeil / Grote 1/15
Wow. Some listenable score sports radio without Parkins in the afternoon. The upgrade without him is obvious.

Author:	Augie [ Wed Jan 15, 2020 7:50 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: McNeil / Grote 1/15
Mac seems much more comfortable driving the show minus Parkins. It makes for better radio. I'm not sure he would have the energy or desire to do it full time anymore.

Author:	Nas [ Wed Jan 15, 2020 8:00 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: McNeil / Grote 1/15
Parkins didn't get his wife a nice gift and she kicked his ass. Parkins didn't get his bookie the money fast enough. Parkins has been suspended indefinitely Parkins is quitting Parkins has the flu

Author:	blackhawksfan [ Wed Jan 15, 2020 8:06 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: McNeil / Grote 1/15
Something weird is going on. Mac brought up his age several times on the air this week. It's like he's burned out and ready to throw in the towel. Parkins and him had dinner recently to "clear the air" about something. Not looking good.

Author:	jtfranchise [ Wed Jan 15, 2020 8:12 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: McNeil / Grote 1/15
Great shows this week

Author:	billypootons [ Wed Jan 15, 2020 9:41 pm ]
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blackhawksfan wrote: Something weird is going on. Mac brought up his age several times on the air this week. It's like he's burned out and ready to throw in the towel. Parkins and him had dinner recently to "clear the air" about something. Not looking good. Wow not even two years in after he pulled a Mike north (not really) and forced his way back in the mix he's burnt out? Shocking... not

Author:	Mr. Reason [ Wed Jan 15, 2020 10:04 pm ]
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Nas wrote: Parkins didn't get his wife a nice gift and she kicked his ass. Parkins didn't get his bookie the money fast enough. Parkins has been suspended indefinitely Parkins is quitting Parkins has the flu With the stock market flying high, Parkins looked at his trust fund and said fuck it. I don’t need to work anymore. Thanks Trump.

Author:	Nas [ Wed Jan 15, 2020 10:05 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: McNeil / Grote 1/15
Mr. Reason wrote: Nas wrote: Parkins didn't get his wife a nice gift and she kicked his ass. Parkins didn't get his bookie the money fast enough. Parkins has been suspended indefinitely Parkins is quitting Parkins has the flu With the stock market flying high, Parkins looked at his trust fund and said fuck it. I don’t need to work anymore. Thanks Trump.

Author:	Jaw Breaker [ Thu Jan 16, 2020 11:56 am ]
Post subject:	Re: McNeil / Grote 1/15
I went to look up Mac's age and interestingly found that while there is no Wikipedia page for Mac, there is one for Matt Spiegel! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Spiegel

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Author:	Darkside [ Wed Jan 15, 2020 10:07 pm ]
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I know what happened. Parkins has been assassinated by trump. Fuckin trump.

Author:	RFDC [ Wed Jan 15, 2020 10:10 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: McNeil / Grote 1/15
blackhawksfan wrote: Something weird is going on. Mac brought up his age several times on the air this week. It's like he's burned out and ready to throw in the towel. Parkins and him had dinner recently to "clear the air" about something. Not looking good. when was this referenced? Today?

Author:	Spaulding [ Wed Jan 15, 2020 10:40 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: McNeil / Grote 1/15
It's not his age. It's the shitty dopey partners he keeps picking. His last 2 partners are like idiot eunuchs or something.

Author:	scoregirl [ Wed Jan 15, 2020 10:59 pm ]
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Hope his absence doesn't have to do with wife/baby issues.

Author:	Clawmaster [ Thu Jan 16, 2020 7:20 am ]
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August Schell wrote: Mac seems much more comfortable driving the show minus Parkins. It makes for better radio. I'm not sure he would have the energy or desire to do it full time anymore. Still think the "Score Emeritus", concept could work. Keep a regular host and rotate in some of the score veterans to fill in during peak times. Mac could do a few days a week during football, Terry a few during baseball, could even bring in North from time to time. The sad fact is that the station has not been able to identify/retain talent that capable of doing three hours of entertaining sports talk consistently. Summers should be easy with the built in 3-6 hours of content from Cubs pre/post and play by play.

Author:	good dolphin [ Thu Jan 16, 2020 8:51 am ]
Post subject:	Re: McNeil / Grote 1/15
How old is Mc Neil. He has to be approaching 60. Those milestone ages create introspection in some.

Author:	Douchebag [ Thu Jan 16, 2020 9:04 am ]
Post subject:	Re: McNeil / Grote 1/15
Clawmaster wrote: August Schell wrote: Mac seems much more comfortable driving the show minus Parkins. It makes for better radio. I'm not sure he would have the energy or desire to do it full time anymore. Still think the "Score Emeritus", concept could work. Keep a regular host and rotate in some of the score veterans to fill in during peak times. Mac could do a few days a week during football, Terry a few during baseball, could even bring in North from time to time. The sad fact is that the station has not been able to identify/retain talent that capable of doing three hours of entertaining sports talk consistently. Summers should be easy with the built in 3-6 hours of content from Cubs pre/post and play by play. Yeah, it must be tough to be engaging for a few hours a day. Jesus Christ...

Author:	Frank Coztansa [ Thu Jan 16, 2020 9:36 am ]
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Nas wrote: Parkins didn't get his wife a nice gift and she kicked his ass. Parkins didn't get his bookie the money fast enough. Parkins has been suspended indefinitely Parkins is quitting Parkins has the flu In that order? good dolphin wrote: How old is Mc Neil. He has to be approaching 60. Those milestone ages create introspection in some. I think he has mentioned it on air and here, but he needs to keep working at least a few more years to help solidify lifetime care for his autistic son.

Author:	pittmike [ Thu Jan 16, 2020 11:50 am ]
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Mac said the other day he is 57 I think.

Author:	Clawmaster [ Fri Jan 17, 2020 7:12 am ]
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Douchebag wrote: Clawmaster wrote: August Schell wrote: Mac seems much more comfortable driving the show minus Parkins. It makes for better radio. I'm not sure he would have the energy or desire to do it full time anymore. Still think the "Score Emeritus", concept could work. Keep a regular host and rotate in some of the score veterans to fill in during peak times. Mac could do a few days a week during football, Terry a few during baseball, could even bring in North from time to time. The sad fact is that the station has not been able to identify/retain talent that capable of doing three hours of entertaining sports talk consistently. Summers should be easy with the built in 3-6 hours of content from Cubs pre/post and play by play. Yeah, it must be tough to be engaging for a few hours a day. Jesus Christ... Not sure where or if you work, but somewhere in life you must have run into the person that had been there done that professionally and was pretty much counting days/hours until they could retire. These people sometimes still bring their A game, but most days they just want to get through so they can pursue the more enjoyable things in life that a lifetime of hard work has earned them. Have a few I work with right now and they are fountains of knowledge, but must be approached in the right way.