I ask this because Bruce Levine tells Carmen about the dinner with MJH and Kenny Williams last night and why Kenny won't come on because of the things being said and Bruce states that you have to be careful about what you say about people and be ready to suffer the consequences of not having Kenny come on because you rip him.
How dare a member of the media take the side of the GM ... Bruce Levine ought to be fired.

How dare a member of the media take the side of the GM ... Bruce Levine ought to be fired.

Bruce won't be fired, as he's the best baseball beat reporter in Chicago - maybe even the midwest.

I don't think he 'took' Kenny Williams side either - he merely stated WHY (in vague terms) why he won't be pulling up a stool at the Last Neighborhood Corner Tavern. He just kind of explained that you have to take 'emotion' out of the equation when you're discussing sports personalities.

But that's where Bruce is flawed - MJH aren't reporters - they're bartenders/entertainers for us. Bruce is a reporter, so he can handle Kenny with kid gloves - MJH are paid to have opinions.

...and if those opinions piss off Kenny Williams, then so be it.

The problem with MJH is they might have ratings now, but they aren't respected in the sports world.

Ratings earns revenue dollars. Respect does not.

people like to give bruce a lot more credit than he deserves. yeah, he's the best in town but who else is there. bruce loves to kiss ass and he occassionaly gets a story. other than that he's worthless. give his job to anyone else and they could do the same work!

That's annoyingly ignorant and naive.

There isn't a sports reporter on any beat or at any station who has better connections than Bruce. He gets a lot of stories and has a ton of info. Obviously he isn't perfect for reasons we all understand. Sure, "anyone else" could do the same work. But they wouldn't do it well.

And next time try using capital letters.

No problem with that statement, but don't expect people to come on your show if they think the show is a clown show.

Kenny Williams is the only GM of a major sports team in this town that will not do a sports radio interview. Nobody on 1000 has said anything inaccurate about KW. If his feelings are hurt or he feels that he is being critisized unfairly, then make better moves. He had no problem doing interviews when the Sox were being crowned World Champs in 2005.

Kenny Williams is the only GM of a major sports team in this town that will not do a sports radio interview. Nobody on 1000 has said anything inaccurate about KW. If his feelings are hurt or he feels that he is being critisized unfairly, then make better moves. He had no problem doing interviews when the Sox were being crowned World Champs in 2005.

Darkside, your use of capital letters is why I did not criticize. I respect someone who takes the time to hold the "shift" key while ALSO typing the necessary letter.

I understand the criticism of Bruce. He's not the most engrossing personality on the radio airwaves. But he's got the info. His sources are top level guys throughout baseball, especially with the Cubs and Sox.

Like I said, he's not perfect. But there's nobody better at keeping tabs on his or her beat. I wish we had someone like him covering the Bears, Hawks and Bulls on a full-time basis.

Its ok, you only have to defend that walking fossil once in a thread on this board.

If were going to talk about wishes, how about:

I wish we had a GM that had the strength of character to take the credit during the good times and take the vinegar during the bad times on the radio and had the moxie to respond to his paying customers concerns.


or


I wish a reporter didnt have to be a sychophantic ass smoocher to get a story from these almighty "top level guys" that you refer to.

Im sure theres alot of other things I wish for, like wishing for a million dollars, or the ability to pick trifectas and huge pectoral muscles, and x ray vision and other stuff like that but I think you get my drift.

cheers
sabu

free Dave Miska

Ben, is Bruce still being paid by the Cubs? He was writing for Vineline, right?

Three quarters of the CSFMB memberlist only signed to bash somebody-- North, Harry, men who cry, whatever.

And I think we can all agree that arguing is fun.