I remember Fred's limericks and his movie tips of the week. Man, I've listened to a lot of bad sports radio over the years.

Huebner's thoughts on Daniel Murphy turned me into a Fred hater. Immediate PTFB now.

What did he say?

Years ago, Fred was talking about how he and his wife were considering adopting a child. He said he wife went to an adoption agency to inquire about the process (or something along those lines...this was many years ago) and when she came home she said she wasn't sure if she wanted to adopt anymore because all of the babies she saw were so unattractive. I don't know if you've ever seen a picture of Fred and his wife, but there is very little chance that a carnal union between those two produces anything that is pleasing to the eye.

Many that is true, but an incomplete statement.

The future holds the possibility to be great or terrible, and since it has not yet occurred it remains simultaneously both.

I rarely troll.

Mentioned countless times, but Fred hung out with us at a CSFMB bowling thing and couldn't have been more nicer.

Westside Mike is "hot garbage" Mike. I get annoyed with the term "race card". In the vast majority of instances, there's a damn good reason to "play" it.

I was really just asking spmack about his feelings toward the Westside Mike "bit". I know spmack well enough from this forum that I'm pretty sure he doesn't feel like a stupid brother on the radio reflects on him as a black man. So I was curious what disturbs him about it. Mainly because I find it disturbing, but I'm not exactly sure I can articulate why. There is clearly a racial component there. A rich white kid from Deerfield and a child of white flight who grew up in Steger mocking a crazy old black dude, there's just something untoward. And it doesn't help when Terry breaks out his minstrel voice.

And you couldn't have been more redundant

Tad, Fred went on and on last March, criticizing Daniel Murphy and his wife for not planning their pregnancy better. Murphy took the standard (two weeks, I think) paternity leave, as stated in MLB's CBA. Just really rubbed me the wrong way. He's either a moron, or just think it's that easy for some people to get pregnant.

You guys blow my mind sometimes. You resent Derrick Rose for not being able to play the way you want him to on two shredded knees, but you have complete compassion and understanding for some pussy who takes two fuckin' weeks off to "help" a woman have a baby.

You guys blow my mind sometimes. You resent Derrick Rose for not being able to play the way you want him to on two shredded knees, but you have complete compassion and understanding for some pussy who takes two fuckin' weeks off to "help" a woman have a baby.

Yeah, but the race thing is there with Mike, particularly in the transcribing of his words. dan slowly saying the words of Mike is like Pat Boone singing Big Bill Broonzy.

CoF, are you still planning to call in for WYC? today?

CoF, are you still planning to call in for WYC? today?

That analogy doesn't work at all. If a white caller called up and tried to imitate Westside Mike's way of speaking (and B&B enjoyed it in the same fashion), then it would make sense. I'd say it's more analogous to a white DJ like Alan Freed playing a black singer to a white audience.

But to say this is somehow racist or even mocking... give me a fucking break. Can a white person be entertained by a black person or black culture without "being racist"/apologizing?

You guys blow my mind sometimes. You resent Derrick Rose for not being able to play the way you want him to on two shredded knees, but you have complete compassion and understanding for some pussy who takes two fuckin' weeks off to "help" a woman have a baby.

The future holds the possibility to be great or terrible, and since it has not yet occurred it remains simultaneously both.

Dan says he has a guy that emailed him about Kyle Schwarber being a better hitter than Kris Bryant: He's "Babe Fucking Ruth."

Ok, we've hit Peak Dan Bernstein. It can't get any higher than this.

The future holds the possibility to be great or terrible, and since it has not yet occurred it remains simultaneously both.

If a woman has a C-section, as my wife did twice, it takes a while for her to recover.

So now we're comparing accountants and salesmen to guys who get paid millions to play sports. I really hope Schwarber is Babe Ruth and the Cubs are in a heated pennant race with the Cardinals and he takes two weeks off to "help" his wife have a baby. We'll see how many people here disagree with me if that ever happens.