I did put something on video. Mitch told me the audio was poor quality so they didn't run it. My son had an event that was very special to him/us Friday night. My absence wasn't "a statement" or a "fear" of being around alcohol. I don't fear it. It wasn't even my drug of choice.

As for the co-hosts when a regular isn't there... I've had a few "gliches" with this since I returned to the Score in '09. A couple of the guys had a fit when I brought in Teddy Greenstein. I told Mitch... you talk to ______.... I'll talk to _______. We both did. I was diplomatic, but direct. I never have and never will get my panties in a bunch over fill-in hosts, guests, etc. on other shows. I'm not the PD. Conversely, I do not find it acceptable and will express that should somebody attempt to block my efforts at securing a Spiegel fill in. Yeah, I would love to have North sit in down the road, but it's management that has an issue with it. Maybe someday that will change.

Need to understand that Larry has a contract to do what Mitch tells him to do. So if anyone takes a day off, Larry fills in. Larry doesnt make anymore money for this and it doesnt cost the Score anymore money for Hub, Seacrest, etc.

To have Larry in the daytime and have Hub fill in at night costs far less than having Hub in during the day.

When I listen to Mac with Larry the moments of train wrecks seem to come 2-3 times a show.

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

Maybe it was easier to fill Holmes' slot at night so they just moved him up for the last few weeks??

And Mac, nice to see you making a presence in here again.

Finfer and Mac sound good! Should be more of it.

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

Having North sit in would be fun if it were all about talking sports and some past good times.....but I, and probably management as well, can't see him passing up the opportunity to use it as a forum to stir up old shit and defend/make excuses. He couldn't get through the phone interview without doing it though Meat seemed to be prodding him a bit.

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That's my purse! I don't know you!

Yeah, it's North, everything he does has a tone of revenge in it. Would be great to have him back on the air even for a day, but he would turn it into a nightmare for Mitch.

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

Oh I'm sure it was after a few Mike Hard Lemonades.

They didn't go to this in transition, the Bulls-Heat game and if it;s meaningless, Spiegel did say during the show that it did and for people to say that it is meaninless is lazy.

Wonder how B&B would say to that, did hear during the show at the end, that the game didn't matter and if I understood it right their guest from Probasketballtalk.com agreed with them.

Yep. BernSTINE led the guest to that final question and the guest said it was and Lil' Danny was like a kid who just unwrapped his first Nintendo on Christmas morning.

I wondered why he took so much joy in hearing it but now I do.

Meat is right, though, the "no games matter" approach is lazy.

i would tune in to hear north
as a fill in...not a regular

what was your drug of choice? blow?.... if i were mitch i would mandate no greenstein or cowley ever right after i fired larrys' ass.

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I think it is much more of an,,

OoooHHHH Har Har Har

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

so north probably didnt want an "appearance fee" as claimed today, more likely he asked to sit in for a day, but not for free. im sure after being laughed at for that proposal he didnt feel much need to go to the ex-company party with a couple friends and a couple hundred fake friends.

but whatever. the score would be stupid not to let north sit in. its instant ratings. everyone knows that even the people who hated him the most WOULD NOT tune out that day. and if it pisses off wittle danny bitchstein... GOOD. i get things done to me at work that i dont like either. get the fuck over it.

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the world will always the world. your entire existence is defined by your response.

Like most of the issues mentioned here regarding the Score, the problems all go back to Mitch & a lack of leadership/management. He needs to go

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We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

Spiegs getting pissy with the guy who called in to say Danny Mac needs to watch more sports. Good stuff.

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Spiegs seems incredibly sensitive to criticism. They rarely take calls that criticize them in any manner, and compared to a B&B/caller argument, that was nothng. And yet he couldn't help by bring it back up several times after the call ended.

What if this is as good as it gets?

Then we'll keep beating Silvy and Waddle's brains in.

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How long are you gonna say this?

Arent they killing it in the ratings? (The only thing that matters)

Wha' happun'???

Check out the podcast. It's within the first thirty minutes of today's show. The caller complained that it took them 13 minutes to discuss the Bulls.

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Everyone on the score is allowed vacation days whenever they want. Why they should complain?

Will agree 100% with this uofiguy, seems like the most thin skinned person at the Score.

You would think a guy who was close to 500 lbs would have developed some ability to shed criticism.

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

AND he referenced it on Twitter this a.m. Something about having lots of Blackhawks discussion and will have Bulls chatter within 13 minutes of starting.

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I think all I have heard is 95% Blackhawks and the rest was the Bears Schedule.

I guess an entire show of Blackhawks discussion is acceptable as long as it's going to be 4 hours of their fans lamenting about bad officiating and moaning about their impending exit from the postseason. Warms the cockles of my heart to hear how frustrated some people are. Ideally, this series lasts 7 games and the Coyotes take it in OT. Also, Canucks go on to win the Cup.

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fock this club. I should manayer.

Forgot which former player they were interviewing just now, but it was a 5-minute discussion on the Hossa play. At the end, he admitted he had not seen the play yet. He was working last night. Apparently he told Finfer, pre-interview, that he had seen it. Wow.

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Waddle and Silvy 1, Danny Mac 0

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team Mully & Hanley
team Meatpants

I'm sorry they're not talking enough White Sox for you.

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Not too sure I want to hear about the Sox either. Have tickets for tonight but I don't even feel like having it on the radio as background noise.

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fock this club. I should manayer.