Man alive, these guys are making Teddy's job easy.

I didn't hear the transition, so it's good to read about it. Murph comes off like a total knob in this column - whereas Mully takes the high road (again).

Perhaps all of this is a ploy by WSCR to increase their ratings over one of Dan Patrick's yawnfests....

Link: http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com ... me-utility


Murphy, Mulligan not ready for peace talks
Teddy Greenstein
ON SPORTS MEDIA AND COLLEGES

April 12, 2006

WSCR-AM 670 hosts Mike Murphy and Mike Mulligan tried to convince listeners Tuesday that their feud was history.

Right. And Paul Konerko could dust Scott Podsednik in a 40-yard dash.

Reacting to a Tribune story that detailed the origins of their squabble, Murphy and Mulligan jousted orally during a transition segment between the two shows.

The session ended with Murphy saying: "No physical violence, right? We're OK? I don't need a bodyguard or anything?"

Mulligan replied: "I don't think I've ever threatened anyone, Murph."

After an awkward goodbye, Mulligan said: "That was interesting."

Co-host Brian Hanley added: "I think the transitions are probably not such a good idea anymore. That would be my two cents."

Mulligan: "Here we go again."

The feud began during a transition segment in August after Rex Grossman broke his left ankle during a Bears exhibition game. After Murphy pressed Mulligan to ask Bears offensive coordinator Ron Turner a tough question, Mulligan replied: "Why don't you get a press pass … and ask him yourself?"

While Murphy declined to discuss details of the incident, Mulligan told the Tribune that Murphy cursed at him in a subsequent phone call. Mulligan also said he was told that Murphy had given the finger to the microphone during the quarrel.

That accusation riled Murphy.

"I've never given the finger to anyone in my life," he said on the air Tuesday. "I find it reprehensible. I've never given the finger to anyone in public, in private or to a microphone.

"So I guess I have to ask … would it be out of school here to ask who told you?"

Mulligan: "I don't want to get anyone in trouble, but I was told that. And when I called, you did swear at me."

Murphy: "I'm not denying that."

Mulligan: "So you didn't think that was disrespectful?"

Murphy: "I don't give the finger."

Mulligan, chuckling: "I like the clarification. So there's a difference between giving the finger and swearing at a guy when he calls you up?"

Murphy: "It was face to face over the phone."

Mulligan: "Face to face over the phone? I don't think you would have done it face to face."

Murphy: "Because then there would have been a physical threat or what?"

Mulligan: "I just don't think that's your style."

The bickering pair did agree on one thing.

On the day the feud was born, Mulligan's co-host was not Hanley, as reported in the Tribune on Tuesday. Doug Buffone filled in.

Well now he can write a THIRD article and make a correction on his correction. Quality reporting there. At least he opened up this can of worms for us I guess.