Mac is depressed according to Trib

Peoria Matt · **Posted:** Thu Oct 31, 2013 3:26 pm

No shit. Hope he's going to be O.K.

Godfella · **Posted:** Thu Oct 31, 2013 3:44 pm

Get well and come back soon, Chief MacHawk! You are missed.

Frank Coztansa · **Posted:** Thu Oct 31, 2013 4:17 pm

rogers park bryan wrote:

Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:

Scorehead wrote:

Yea. I'm probably too tired & too drinky so I'm done.

You drinking at work? Post a picture of you at your desk!

Wouldnt THAT be something?

It certainly would be. I've never seen a watermark on a suit before.

Don Tiny · **Posted:** Thu Oct 31, 2013 4:20 pm

Frank Coztansa wrote:

It certainly would be. I've never seen a watermark on a suit before.

That's why it's a $5,000 suit.

Score is doomed · **Joined:** Sat Sep 17, 2005 9:29 pm **Posts:** 4614

I hope Mac gets well, but I think he is finished with the Score and possibly anywhere as a
full time host.
He's on anothe "leave" from work. This time there is no mentioned of a paid leave. Management
would be extremely foolish to take him back AGAIN. I doubt anyone takes the risk of hiring him full time,
knowing his addiction and depression problems. He has Always fought with management where ever
he has worked and it has always ended badly for whatever station it has been.

Hope you conquer your demons Mac, but you must do so, no one else will do it for you.

Zizou · **Posted:** Thu Oct 31, 2013 10:33 pm

Get well Mac. This sounds gay and pathetic but you have been a part of my life. I grew up listening to you with my old man in the early 90s. Start a podcast. Find a new partner. Re-evaluate you approach to radio and examine this overly produced scripted product you've been putting out. It's stale and very ESPN-like. You must have enough fuck you money to do whatever you want for awhile.

On the plus side, maybe this will free us from the talent-less hack that is Finfer.

Scorehead · **Posted:** Thu Oct 31, 2013 10:37 pm

rogers park bryan wrote:

Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:

Scorehead wrote:

Yea. I'm probably too tired & too drinky so I'm done.

You drinking at work? Post a picture of you at your desk!

Wouldnt THAT be something?

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater · **Posted:** Thu Oct 31, 2013 10:40 pm

Mac was the first and probably still only public figure I've heard talking about being the parent of a child with Autism in a real-life manner.

His willingness to share impacted my life. I thank him for that. On the off chance you might be reading the board still, get better Mac. I'm sure there's more people out there for you to help.

Ditka.

Scorehead · **Posted:** Thu Oct 31, 2013 10:45 pm

Score is doomed wrote:

I hope Mac gets well, but I think he is finished with the Score and possibly anywhere as a
full time host.
He's on anothe "leave" from work. This time there is no mentioned of a paid leave. Management
would be extremely foolish to take him back AGAIN. I doubt anyone takes the risk of hiring him full time,
knowing his addiction and depression problems. He has Always fought with management where ever
he has worked and it has always ended badly for whatever station it has been.

Hope you conquer your demons Mac, but you must do so, no one else will do it for you.

This is pretty much what I was thinking too. At some point addiction will cost a person everything. If all Mac loses is his job & he can save everything else in his life, that is all that matters. His health & Family are more important than his career. I never really got the impression that he was loving the radio business the last couple of years. Hopefully he has made smart financial decisions & if he is done at the Score he can live comfortably.
I hope that Mac can get well.

redskingreg · **Posted:** Thu Oct 31, 2013 10:58 pm

Get well soon, Mac. Hope you saw the end of Bengals/Dolphins just now. Get 'em up!

donspiracy · **Posted:** Thu Oct 31, 2013 11:03 pm

redskingreg wrote:

Get well soon, Mac. Hope you saw the end of Bengals/Dolphins just now. Get 'em up!

viewtopic.php?f=90&t=82831&view=unread#unread

Nas · **Posted:** Thu Oct 31, 2013 11:04 pm

Scorehead wrote:

Score is doomed wrote:

I hope Mac gets well, but I think he is finished with the Score and possibly anywhere as a
full time host.
He's on anothe "leave" from work. This time there is no mentioned of a paid leave. Management
would be extremely foolish to take him back AGAIN. I doubt anyone takes the risk of hiring him full time,
knowing his addiction and depression problems. He has Always fought with management where ever
he has worked and it has always ended badly for whatever station it has been.

Hope you conquer your demons Mac, but you must do so, no one else will do it for you.

This is pretty much what I was thinking too. At some point addiction will cost a person everything. If all Mac loses is his job & he can save everything else in his life, that is all that matters. His health & Family are more important than his career. I never really got the impression that he was loving the radio business the last couple of years. Hopefully he has made smart financial decisions & if he is done at the Score he can live comfortably.
I hope that Mac can get well.

Is depression an addiction? I thought it was an illness. I can't imagine losing your job can be good for someone that is already depressed.

donspiracy · **Posted:** Thu Oct 31, 2013 11:06 pm

Hatchetman wrote:

Can I get the list of inappropiate speculative subjects? I'm always left out of things...

Wives, talking about the board when hanging out IRL, and why Nas doesn't wear sunglasses in winter.

redskingreg · **Posted:** Thu Oct 31, 2013 11:07 pm

donspiracy wrote:

redskingreg wrote:

Get well soon, Mac. Hope you saw the end of Bengals/Dolphins just now. Get 'em up!

viewtopic.php?f=90&t=82831&view=unread#unread

Too bad I posted mine two minutes before yours.

Nas · **Posted:** Thu Oct 31, 2013 11:08 pm

donspiracy wrote:

Hatchetman wrote:

Can I get the list of inappropiate speculative subjects? I'm always left out of things...

Wives, talking about the board when hanging out IRL, and why Nas doesn't wear sunglasses in winter.

I actually keep a couple pair in my car now. Sometimes you learn the hard way.

donspiracy · **Posted:** Thu Oct 31, 2013 11:14 pm

redskingreg wrote:

donspiracy wrote:

redskingreg wrote:

Get well soon, Mac. Hope you saw the end of Bengals/Dolphins just now. Get 'em up!

viewtopic.php?f=90&t=82831&view=unread#unread

Too bad I posted mine two minutes before yours.

Why do you care???

:oops:

Wrong show...

Scorehead · **Posted:** Thu Oct 31, 2013 11:33 pm

Nas wrote:

Scorehead wrote:

Score is doomed wrote:

I hope Mac gets well, but I think he is finished with the Score and possibly anywhere as a
full time host.
He's on anothe "leave" from work. This time there is no mentioned of a paid leave. Management
would be extremely foolish to take him back AGAIN. I doubt anyone takes the risk of hiring him full time,
knowing his addiction and depression problems. He has Always fought with management where ever
he has worked and it has always ended badly for whatever station it has been.

Hope you conquer your demons Mac, but you must do so, no one else will do it for you.

This is pretty much what I was thinking too. At some point addiction will cost a person everything. If all Mac loses is his job & he can save everything else in his life, that is all that matters. His health & Family are more important than his career. I never really got the impression that he was loving the radio business the last couple of years. Hopefully he has made smart financial decisions & if he is done at the Score he can live comfortably.
I hope that Mac can get well.

Is depression an addiction? I thought it was an illness. I can't imagine losing your job can be good for someone that is already depressed.

I guess that is a chicken and egg thing. Does depression lead to addiction, or does addiction lead to depression? Who knows.

Beebo · **Posted:** Fri Nov 01, 2013 5:35 am

Depression is an imbalance in the brain chemistry. Exists quite well in the absence of addiction. Addiction is a whole other ball of wax. Consider them separately, instead of one being the catalyst for the other.

pittmike · **Posted:** Fri Nov 01, 2013 7:43 am

A lot of the time they are coincidental. Many self medicate depression not knowing their situation and get the other issues.

Brick · **Posted:** Fri Nov 01, 2013 7:44 am

Get better Mac.

bigfan · **Posted:** Fri Nov 01, 2013 7:52 am

#TheReturn

Hatchetman · **Posted:** Fri Nov 01, 2013 8:36 am

depression definitely can lead to substance abuse! Trust me on this one! :lol:

MattInTheCrown · **Posted:** Fri Nov 01, 2013 10:14 am

He's depressed? We're the ones stuck with Leery.

MattInTheCrown · **Posted:** Fri Nov 01, 2013 10:18 am

Hatchetman wrote:

good dolphin wrote:

I don't pretend to know about mental illness but I doubt it's the job that is wearing him down.

You think Mac loves his job? Do you even listen?

I think he means that Mac doesn't show up enough for it to really be much of a bother.

Hatchetman · **Posted:** Fri Nov 01, 2013 10:31 am

Preface: the below is total speculation on my part.

IMO depression is not just something that happens out of the blue. There are causes/triggers. Of course some people are genetically predisoposed to it, others are not. But if you look at "traditional" cultures (remember the Yanomamo people in 6th grade social studies) researchers find much less evidence of depression, if any at all. So this leads me to believe depression is caused by environmental/societal/behavioral factors related to "modern day life."

Work makes up such a huge part of our lives (even Mac puts in an 8 hour day if you consider commuting and reading the sports page). So it very well could be related to work. Otherwise you are left with homelife. Mac seems to be happily married, but who knows? He's got a son he appears to love. Plenty of TVs and steak.

My guess: he doesn't give a shit about his job or sports in general (except for hockey). He probably feels trapped with a job he hates, but it pays to support his semi-lavish lifestyle along with providing essential support for his relatives. When you are depressed, this feels like you are trapped between two unworkable alternatives and it seems as if you are DOOMED.

pittmike · **Posted:** Fri Nov 01, 2013 10:37 am

Hatchetman describing my life.

good dolphin · **Joined:** Thu Feb 17, 2005 2:35 pm **Posts:** 82220

You want depressing? I had a thought today that there is about a 50-50 chance that I will die at my desk.

jimmypasta · **Posted:** Fri Nov 01, 2013 3:35 pm

good dolphin wrote:

You want depressing? I had a thought today that there is about a 50-50 chance that I will die at my desk.

with a box of McNuggets on your desk?

Brick · **Posted:** Fri Nov 01, 2013 3:50 pm

good dolphin wrote:

You want depressing? I had a thought today that there is about a 50-50 chance that I will die at my desk.

I believe most people who die at office jobs die in the bathroom, so feel better about your desk!

Score is doomed · **Joined:** Sat Sep 17, 2005 9:29 pm **Posts:** 4614

Wow, Larz lays it on the line

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