Best:
athlete/coach interview: Brian Billick. Peanut Tillman. Tony Dungy. Ron Zook.
television personality: Erin Andrews....
radio personality: Mac
sportwriter: Mariotti, Haugh, Elliot Harris.
television production: ESPN football coverage. Fox baseball playoff coverage.

Worst:
athlete/coach interview: Ben Gordon.
television personality: Phil Simms, Bryant Gumbel.
radio personality: Sweet Lou and Bob the Builder and the mortgage guy
sportwriter: ?
television production: Any game Phil Simms/Bryant Gumbel does.
worst soundbyte: ?

Best segments: John Clayton. Howard Griffith. Critics. What's in the Vending Machine. Most of Ben's songs.

Great moment: Jurko's crazy rant and prediction of a Bills win over the Pats live at Durty Nellies and Harry's subsequent text message to the CSFMB table suggesting that Jurko had lost his mind.

Not so great moment: The month of June.

Most overblown topic: That "Bitch."

Most underrated topic: Death of Wirtz.

Best feel good story: Hawks on t.v., Kane & Toews., Lou and the Cubs.

Creepiest story: Mike Vick, Urlacher-Robinson saga.

Signature moment: "Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends..."

Low point: The month of June.

fixed

I vote for the following:

Most Underated: Finji (multi talented)
Best Reporter: Jeff Dickerson
Best Update: Dave Juday
Least Missed: Dan Patrick

Red-Headed Step Children of ESPN 1000 Award: Ernie Scanton and Artie Kennedy

Mary Jo Bottafuoco of ESPN 1000 Award: Carmen DeFalco

Best Commercial on Radio: Miller High Life "Am I living the High Life?"

Worst Commercial on Radio: Wendy's Air Supply Burger.

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Worst Segment:
Any time that Mac, Jurko, and Harry are together talking about the Bulls or NBA without Stacey King. Every time they talk about the NBA it seems forced, and is therefore unlistenable.

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"Tubby? Oh yes, Tubby."

Doug in EP wrote: Low point: The month of June.

I noticed in your first post, it said July, but since has been edited. If you're referring to my time in the penalty box, I said that nasty thing I said in late June and was off the air until July 25 or something like that.

It cost me a lot of money in salary -- and who knows what in bonuses -- but I also enjoyed the time off to do stuff around the house, spend extra time with my kids and the wife, etc. It sucked to be in Canada trying to relax with my sons, a buddy and his son, with that looming, but it was a fair trade. I regret only two things: promulgating my rep as a problem child, disappointing my audience and co-workers.

We will start getting after these Year End posts on Tuesday's show.

Good to see so many of you guys at Harry Caray's today. Good camaraderie among many in this group. It's cool.

I got a call from a radio survey group yesterday. You owe me Mac.

They said I may be chosen as one of those people who helps to create the flawed numbers.

I think that should read
Worst Commercial on Radio: Wendy's Air Supply Burger and Miller High Life "Am I living the High Life?"

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SideshowBob311: "Sadly enough, I think we're the "intelligent" portion of the sports radio fanbase".
"I make fun of whoever sucks, including me"- Harry 11/30/07

I disagree Jason. I like the Miller commercial, especially when my guy is like "Bistro? What is a Bistro? Never mind, NEXT CALLER!"......

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Harry Carey's had a $10.95 cheeseburger on the menu....
Were we living in the High Life yesterday?

Thumbs down to Miller Lite free t-shirt label promotion. We were like 1 for 33 or something by the time I left.

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@audioidkid

Is that the Chicago Radio number that keeps showing up on my caller ID?

fuckin tshirts. HHJ won on the first beer yes? so 1 for 1, then 0 for 32. not a good promotion at all

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A few years back, I was with some buddies at the House of Blues for a concert. We parked and started walking around looking for a place to eat dinner. We went into Harry Caray's and grabbed a table in the bar... not the dining room... the bar. I cant't speak for city establishments, but most of my usual lowly suburbanite joints typically offer menus in the bar which may include less extravagant entrees. Well, the menu on the HC bar, did not. Everything was the same as the dining room... and very pricey. We started packign up to go find another place, and the waitress inquired if there was something wrong. I politely explained the situation and asked if they had any kind of "bar menu" and she gave me this really snotty "Fatha!" type attitude which translated to "hell no or you crazy."

I'm sure Haray Caray's is a fine restaurant if you're looking to blow a big wad on pasta and italian food, but I'll just say my first encounter didn't leave me a good impression.

No, Haray Caray's is not a place to live the high life.

For Miller it is.

I'm sorry did you say 10.95 or 1.95?


10.95 for a hamburger?! Harry Caray's must be crazy....

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I'm with you on that - I have drank Miller Lite just for the chance to win over the past 3 weeks and haven't sniffed a free t-shirt. It's only a shirt but come on Miller Lite.

I'd also like to add "Chuck Sworski" as favorite impersonation.

Yes

That's because they use that free-range organic Black Angus beef. That stuff costs more.

Most Improved – ESPN Radio 1000’s Noon to 2PM Timeslot

Sportswriter – Jay Mariotti writes the most interesting and well written columns in the city every year. He’s a winner. Anyone who bitches about him is a loser. I’m looking at you Nas.

Best feel good story – Mac asking if Harry and Woodridge Ryan had patched things up after a fight about booze, gays, and a girl. When Harry answered yes all was right with the world again.

Creepiest story - Anytime Marc Silverman talks about his body being like an Adonis. Just makes me sick.

Signature moment – The Gridiron Assassin e-mailing into the show.

Low point – The Gridiron Assassin e-mailing into the show.

He’s a loser. I’m a winner.

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Expect Excellence. Accept nothing else.

Best CSFMB.com avatar: Mine!

STU, you're a pain in the ass. Stop fucking with Ed's shit.

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We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails.- Eric Hoffer

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I would like to take credit Reason but It's not me . Look closely as the puppet master(Grid) on this board made an even funnier VERSION OF Grand Pa SLAPNUTS. I post under Sappies real avatar thank you.

I love it. We love to ball bust Eddie ....................

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"NEED a friend...Buy a dog"..

Well, you're both pains in the ass then, especially Grid.

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We all have private ails. The troublemakers are they who need public cures for their private ails.- Eric Hoffer

Beebo predicts: Miller High Life will join Wendy's on that list real soon now. It's there for me already...

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Middle Aged Crazy, like Uncle Terry

you'd be a pain in the ass too if you looked like bob golic

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Dooley noted.

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"NEED a friend...Buy a dog"..

You got Dooley from UGA to take notes? I'm always impressed by you, STU.

MVP Most Valuable Phony- None other than Tiny for consistently playing the contrarian role against Mac and Jurko.

"Tallon is a great GM" Heh
"Lou Pa is a genius" Hehhe
Devin Hester is the best innovation in offensive football since the forward pass. paraphrased HHheeee
"Felix Pie will lead the Cubs to a World Series" Heeeeeeehhh.
"The energy Noah brings to the Bulls is incredible" Heehh