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Again with that said some things to look forward to with this show...
1. Guests. Whether you guys love or hate Sean, he has a hell of a lot of friends and contacts around the NFL and it'll be cool to potentially here a Tom Brady or Brett Favre on the show when they may be an opponent of the Bears on that week.
2. I think Sean will surprise a lot of you with his baseball knowledge. Again, he is an avid baseball fan so he'll have no trouble talking baseball
3. More banter between these hosts. I'm one who doesn't need the hosts arguing all the time, but I see that is a common complaint of Silvy and Carmen's show by many posters. This should make it easier for you guys to listen to MVP from nine to noon....hopefully yelling will not be frequent thing.
OK, thats actually all I got and I could be wrong on both points, but feel we at least have to be fair and give this show a chance. Tomorrow will be interesting. I'm also looking forward to Silvy and Carmen's show and what changes, if any, that there will be.
To borrow a phrase from Carmen: ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?!?
1)99.9% of all athlete interviews suck--jocks are notoriously vacuous and even the more interesting ones seldom have interesting thoughts to share over the radio. Beyond that, though, why the f-u-c-k do I want to hear an interview with Tom Brady or Brett Favre, especially on a "local" show? Dan Patrick is still doing his show, no? And Sportscenter is still being televised, correct?
2)Maybe Salisbury is, as you assert, a big baseball fan. But will this interest translate into acute analysis? Given that he was able to speak about the Bears only in the most vague, cliche-ridden terms during his audition, I don't share your optimism about Salisbury's chances for expressing his baseball acumen.
3)Well, even you seem confused by your attempt to find a bright side here. Free debate is obviously a good thing--many posters have noted their boredom with the singlemindedness of the B&B show. Arguments become a problem, though, when those making them rely on empty rhetoric--as in Rosie's know-it-all cynicism--or sheer volume--as in Salisbury's constant yelling--to make their points. Both hosts attempt to conceal their lack of substantive knowledge with stylistic flourishes that will not fool listeners, though they will quickly alienate them.
Like you, though, I will be listening tomorrow morning at 9AM, if only because the North suckfest doesn't leave me with another alternative. I anticipate I'll be tuning in to Democracy Now!, though, at about 9:10.