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| Author: | bigfan [ Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:58 am ] |
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Mike and Mike have been pretty good. Actually some funny stuff, dumb contests (Pirate or Pirate) Named guys and you had to say if he was a Pitt Pirate or a Dead Pirate. First guy calls in, Greenie gives a name and the guy says "Pirate" and very un ESPN like Golic rips the guys "Yeah, no kidding, which one genius?" Much better than the "M&H" new segment of "Send in your memo" Who thought of this???? That Van Peezy hour is still tough to make it through. |
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| Author: | Brick [ Thu Jul 21, 2011 7:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Thinking about staying! |
Mully and Hanley wrote: If I've lost Bigfan, I've lost the CSFMB.
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| Author: | Peoria Matt [ Thu Jul 21, 2011 7:07 am ] |
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Wow.......I don't think I could do it. Can't stand Greenberg. I'll take local over national every day. |
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| Author: | denisdman [ Thu Jul 21, 2011 7:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Thinking about staying! |
bigfan wrote: Mike and Mike have been pretty good. Actually some funny stuff, dumb contests (Pirate or Pirate) Named guys and you had to say if he was a Pitt Pirate or a Dead Pirate. First guy calls in, Greenie gives a name and the guy says "Pirate" and very un ESPN like Golic rips the guys "Yeah, no kidding, which one genius?" Much better than the "M&H" new segment of "Send in your memo" Who thought of this???? That Van Peezy hour is still tough to make it through. No thanks on M&M, but you are dead on about the memo garbage......what's next future mail? |
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| Author: | Peoria Matt [ Thu Jul 21, 2011 7:26 am ] |
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Michael Feldman's Whadda Ya Know has been doing "Thanks for the Memos" for years. |
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| Author: | rogers park bryan [ Thu Jul 21, 2011 7:43 am ] |
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Greenberg is good. Mike and Mike is a decent show and its real good during NFL season |
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| Author: | denisdman [ Thu Jul 21, 2011 7:51 am ] |
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rogers park bryan wrote: Greenberg is good. Mike and Mike is a decent show and its real good during NFL season I used to listen to it while North was doing morning's at WSCR. If I ever hear that "sheet of integrity" drop again, I may jump off a bridge. It always appeared to me that their arguments were contrived. The whole show felt fake, which is right on par with the entire ESPN empire. Add in the lack of local coverage, and the show is dead to me now. |
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| Author: | Northside_Dan [ Thu Jul 21, 2011 7:54 am ] |
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I like them better than M&H. To nationally for me most of the time though, I just don't think my brain is ready for sports radio to have 10am |
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| Author: | rogers park bryan [ Thu Jul 21, 2011 7:55 am ] |
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Ive never understood the whole GIVE ME LOCAL SPORTS. I prefer a national perspective sometimes. |
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| Author: | Peoria Matt [ Thu Jul 21, 2011 8:01 am ] |
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I watched ESPN from the beginning and I've seen it develop into a vehicle for promoting the major sports which it broadcasts. I'll take local. |
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| Author: | Brick [ Thu Jul 21, 2011 8:06 am ] |
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Do yourself a favor and give this guy a chance. It's much better than Mike and Mike and if you can get over the fact that it's national it's significantly better than M&H. http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sporting-news-radio-steve/id394193698 |
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| Author: | Northside_Dan [ Thu Jul 21, 2011 8:07 am ] |
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rogers park bryan wrote: Ive never understood the whole GIVE ME LOCAL SPORTS. I prefer a national perspective sometimes. I do too, but that's when I'll tune into Rome. Vanilla national radio is pretty dull to me. |
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| Author: | DAC [ Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:23 am ] |
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rogers park bryan wrote: Ive never understood the whole GIVE ME LOCAL SPORTS. I prefer a national perspective sometimes. I agree with this BUT I can't stomach Mike Golic so I stopped listening a year or so back. That guy epitomizes the former athlete who cannot understand or even relate to fans and always sides with current athletes on any issue semi-controversial. I like Greenie and realize that he is neutered by ESPN. He could be great on a show that doesn't have a promotional agenda. Peoria Matt is right- the show along with Sportcenter is just a vehicle to drive their broadcasts. NSD is spot-on with Rome. Good stuff. |
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| Author: | sjboyd0137 [ Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:28 am ] |
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Back when I used to have a longer commute, I used to listen to Mike and Mike. Then one morning, I heard Dickie V yelling at me through my radio at 6:30 in the morning. I wanted to drive into oncoming traffic to make it stop. Instead, I changed the station. I haven't listened to the show since. On a side note, I was put off by Greenie's gay crush on Chad Pennington, and the overt Jets love. It reminds me of Karl Ravich on Baseball Tonight. M&H suck. So do M&M. If I want talk in the morning, I'll flip on the Score until I hear Mulligan's voice. Then I go back to music. |
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| Author: | spmack [ Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:35 am ] |
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It must be bad for Corny and Yell-Again if Big Fan is going against them. |
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| Author: | Douchebag [ Thu Jul 21, 2011 11:08 am ] |
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denisdman wrote: It always appeared to me that their arguments were contrived. The whole show felt fake, which is right on par with the entire ESPN empire. Add in the lack of local coverage, and the show is dead to me now. +1 |
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| Author: | Scorehead [ Thu Jul 21, 2011 11:22 am ] |
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For you young sports radio listeners out there, Mike Greenburg used to be the morning host on the Score back in the day. I don't recall who he was teamed with though. |
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| Author: | bigfan [ Thu Jul 21, 2011 11:25 am ] |
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rogers park bryan wrote: Ive never understood the whole GIVE ME LOCAL SPORTS. I prefer a national perspective sometimes. BEARS! |
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| Author: | rogers park bryan [ Thu Jul 21, 2011 11:29 am ] |
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Scorehead wrote: For you young sports radio listeners out there, Mike Greenburg used to be the morning host on the Score back in the day. I don't recall who he was teamed with though. Rosenbloom? 2 live jews? Wish i could hear it Wish the Score would make old tapes available for download. |
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| Author: | bigfan [ Thu Jul 21, 2011 11:35 am ] |
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Greenie was mainly an update guy, Bears beat guy. |
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| Author: | DAC [ Thu Jul 21, 2011 7:29 pm ] |
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Scorehead wrote: For you young sports radio listeners out there, Mike Greenburg used to be the morning host on the Score back in the day. I don't recall who he was teamed with though. Also a sports anchor for CLTV |
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| Author: | Brick [ Fri Jul 22, 2011 6:31 am ] |
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Mike Greenberg is a great example of it's better to be lucky than good. There are thousands of people that could have done his job. He just happened to be there. |
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| Author: | rogers park bryan [ Fri Jul 22, 2011 6:48 am ] |
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Boilermaker Rick wrote: Mike Greenberg is a great example of it's better to be lucky than good. There are thousands of people that could have done his job. He just happened to be there. You dont find him interesting at all? I think even on that show with all its framing and pre determined content he comes up with some interesting takes on things. I rack him all the time. |
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| Author: | W_Z [ Fri Jul 22, 2011 6:55 am ] |
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i do agree that their "disagreements" are contrived, and they're obvious. but sometimes they do have some interesting conversations. greenberg just plays devil's advocate a lot and i don't think he believes in half the stuff he says, he just wants to get a rise out of golic. and his "predictions sure to go wrong" pretty much always do. but mostly i listen to citaldi or stern at this time in the morning. |
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| Author: | Brick [ Fri Jul 22, 2011 6:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Thinking about staying! |
I'm not saying he's bad. There are a lot of people who are interesting. However, he isn't remarkably better than the best few guys in most major radio markets and yet he's arguably the biggest sports radio host in the country. ESPN picked him out of the group and turned him into a star. Saying that thousands of people could have done his job may have been a little over the top but I have never considered him to be that insightful given that Mike & Mike is virtually a scripted show. When you have the access that Greenberg has you should have some insightful things to say. |
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| Author: | rogers park bryan [ Fri Jul 22, 2011 7:01 am ] |
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Agreed Rick Mike and Mike in the Morning, ESPN Radio |
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| Author: | bigfan [ Fri Jul 22, 2011 7:20 am ] |
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Not sure how WSCR is handling the NFL coverage, but ESPN has been immediate info all week. |
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