Curious Hair wrote:
Harry Seaward wrote:
How could a guy so beloved make such a right turn? Remember when he was trying to do his own show? People here were on board. Was it the mocking of the Sports Minute that caused him to suck? Using sarcastic banter and dismissive tone as his schtick?
It seems to me that when Drinky Love (sounds like a porn starlet name in a movie I'd never want to watch) was at its height here, it was when he tended to do goofy freeform shifts with Jason that were a breath of fresh air. This would be around 2006-07, when the Score lineup featured an increasingly unhinged North, a staid Mully & Hanley, and a stale Murph. Remember also that there was that whole imbroglio with the North show where Mitch stopped letting Anne Maxfield talk outside of news segments and so they floated Drinky as a morning co-host, but was deemed a "bad fit." So between Last Call and the fact that everyone hated North and his shitty morning show, this sort of gave Matt a bit of sympathy and populist spirit. And on top of all that, he posted here.
The thing is, I don't know if he was ever really good at hosting, or if people just liked him because he got jerked around by North, because he's really exposed himself as not having any sort of novel or compelling perspectives on much of anything. I mean, we make fun of Larry for being a buttmonkey, but at least as a broadcaster he has some dedication to his craft. Matt really has nothing to say and doesn't even say nothing well.
Here's the thing about drinky. He can't say he hasn't been given a chance. His problem is his lack of effort to actually try to become a good broadcaster; To actually try to be an interesting talk show host. I guess if you're not interesting or thought provoking to start with, you have no chance.
He thought his personality would carry him. Drinky thinks he's funny and cute. He thought he could do what Bernstein does and he would become a "full timer" and stick it to the Spiegel's of the world. No. He's dim-witted and not funny. He has a high school punk presentation. That's cool when you're in your twenties and get to be on the air I guess. People don't want that from a married, 40-year old with kids. He stutters and slurs his words. Talks too fast. Like Curious Hair said, he's got nothing to say. Topics come into his head and he speaks without even thinking about the subject. His fall back is to be crude, rude and kill time with bad jokes.
He's lucky he's allowed to sit in with Bernstien on the B&B show. He gets the chance cuz he's there. He's the long time Score producer so Mitch throws him bones every now and then. If Mitch were to interview a guy like drinky for a broadcasting position, he'd never hire him. He'd tell the guy that a part time producer spot was open, though.
Drinky is not broadcasting timber. He's not deserving of a show. Nobody should feel bad for him cuz he's never taken it seriously. You can tell every time he's on the air. He just wings it with out preparing. Yet he likes to bitch about not being promoted. Goff was that way too. They're not good. Do you feel bad for the guy from the minors that hits .190 when he get the call up to MLB? No. Or even if you do, you don't want him playing for your team. He just can't be a baseball player. Just the way it is. Not everybody can do it. Much like drinky can't do broadcasting.
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