Sounds good, though hopefully I'll hear as little college basketball talk as possible unless DePaul revives the dynasty.

Which guy on the show is going to make really bad jokes all the time?

Thanks Mac, for the unsolicited love. I'll blow you later, or maybe I'll have Bernsy do it.

I'll be right here for you, boardies, to get to know and interact with.

I'm a baseball guy, hardcore, a lifer. More on that later, and you'll hear it front and center week 1...but there's a question in another thread about how our show will cover the NBA, something we all know Mac can live without, and often does.

I love the NBA. I know the NBA. I was at the Score for the entire 2nd 3-peat, and saw Jordan playoff games from the press level, put microphones in Scottie's face. I co-wrote and sang half of "The Boy from Hertzgovinia," (with Shakey) about Kukoc and his relationship with Phil.



I could have told you, and did tell some, that the advantages Orlando had against Cleveland would not be there against the Lakers. Rashard Lewis and Turkoglu will be defended by long, tall wings like Ariza, Odom, and Kobe...something Mike Brown had no match for. Mike Brown is over-matched by everybody, but we'll talk about that as LeBron gets ready to bail on him next year.

Speaking of over-matched, I'll have piles of Del Negro thoughts when we get there.

I love college buckets, and endlessly enjoy following guys I knew in college along their NBA career; like seeing Eric Piatkowski as a Bull, remembering his days at Nebraska. I've played NBA fantasy hoops for 2 seasons, and love it...maybe we'll do a league for the show. We'll try, perhaps unsuccessfully, to get Mac in it.

I can go 7 deep on Phi Slamma Jamma. Akeem, Drexler, Michael Young, Larry Michaux (Mr. Mean), Andra Franklin, Reid Gettys, and Benny Anders, instant offense off the bench. That was my squad.

My first college radio show, at Emerson in Boston, included a segment on how good Illinois hoops was going to be, with incoming freshman sensation Marcus Liberty.

Me and Mac are paired for a reason, peeps. I love a lot of what he doesn't.

I am Baseball boy, first and foremost, and hoops maven 2nd. The rest of me will unfold, like Bill Wennington's 5-foot legs when he hopped off the bench to relieve Joe Klein.

Midge, You sound like you want a show where the hosts disagree or go head to head in debates. It's totally your style but do you like Waddle and Silvy? They don't disagree often but I still think they put on a good show.

However, this love is a bit over the top. Some of you have quite a boner for McNeil, so much so, I'm waiting for his picture to show up in the Sports Babe section.

Midge, You sound like you want a show where the hosts disagree or go head to head in debates. It's totally your style but do you like Waddle and Silvy? They don't disagree often but I still think they put on a good show.

However, this love is a bit over the top. Some of you have quite a boner for McNeil, so much so, I'm waiting for his picture to show up in the Sports Babe section.

Mac or Meat: I know you joked around about it on Friday, but will there be a name change to facilitate the addition of Meatpants?

Because he's good. Spiegel is knowledgable, articulate, funny, creative, possesses a commanding presence, is strong in areas I'm not, has a warm soul, can "drive" a show, is not afraid to challenge me (and do so intelligently) and has an enormously awesome singing voice for when the occasion calls for song parodies. For those of you who don't recall his days at the Score (he began as a McNeil-Boers intern, then producer, then weekend/fill-in guy) or at Sporting News, lend your ear to the artist formerly known as Meatpants and you'll know why he was my first choice to fly in the plane. Our discussions on partnering didn't begin this spring; we've stayed close for several years in anticipation of a day called June 15.

and has an enormously awesome singing voice for when the occasion calls for song parodies.

Tall Midget wrote: Maybe Meatpants and the Meatball will be able to reinvigorate what right now appears to be a declining format.

Or maybe you can go f___ yourself. It'd be the first time you've gotten any in weeks. Feeling reinivigorated yet?

Tall Midget wrote: Maybe Meatpants and the Meatball will be able to reinvigorate what right now appears to be a declining format.

Or maybe you can go f___ yourself. It'd be the first time you've gotten any in weeks. Feeling reinivigorated yet?