i wish i said it dolphin! truer words have never been spoken / what did you do, hire an unemployed writer for your material?!

Continuing my series of Score personalities as figures from the world of Marvel and D.C. Comics. This is part 4.

Terry Boers is Green Lantern Corps Member, Guy Gardner. Guy is my favorite Lantern, so it gives you an idea of how much love and respect I have for Terry.

When you look at these two it's easy to see the comparison. Guy is the funniest of the Lanterns. That's because he isn't afraid to speak his mind. He's observant, witty and fearless. All traits that Terry shares; especially the fearlessness. He's spent a career asking tough questions whether he was working for the Sun-Times or at the Score. That fearlessness is also what makes us laugh. Terry isn't afraid to go for the funny and like Guy, he knows how to walk right up to the line and let you go the rest of the way. There isn't a show that Dan & Terry do that you don't walk away with a laugh.

While Mike North gets a ton of credit for building the Score to what it is (And it's well-deserved), don't forget that Terry has also been here since day 1. He deserves a big chunk of the credit too. When the casual fan thinks of Green Lantern they jump to the image of Hal Jordan...it's something that Guy has fought his entire Lantern career.

Now, Guy is an Honor Guard Lantern and he spends a lot of time with the younger Lanterns teaching them how to use the Power Rings. Terry has always made time for: Me, Jason, Matty, (back in the day, Hood) & anyone else who asks for his opinion or expertise. He listens and gives you just enough advice to figure it out for yourself. Guy will tell you, "experience is the best teacher..."

Guy had an interesting life before becoming a Lantern. Terry had a very interesting life before he came to the Score. Working in professional wrestling being just one of many cool things that he's done . They both value and fight for their vacation time...wanting to be left alone when their done with their duty.

Can't you just imagine Guy walking up to Terry in an OTB in Tampa and betting the ponies?

There are those who don't get Guy or Terry's sense of humor. So it leaves those unenlightened souls not liking them. Similarly to Guy, if you don't like Terry, there's something wrong with you.

Next up, Doug Buffone...

Larry is the Tom Dreesen of sports radio. He hopes to achieve success through association rather than his own production.

It just continues....

to just be

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

Man, Larry really lucked out. Based on his descriptions he is working with some of the greatest men ever to walk the face of the earth. I mean, after reading this, I think all of them should become Saints when they die.

My God Larry. It's only Goff, Zach, Bernsie and Boers. I don't think their wives and/or family members would gush over them the way Larry does.

Continuing my series of Score personalities as figures from the world of Marvel and D.C. Comics. This is part 5.

Doug Buffone is Wolverine. Courageous, tough, ageless and virtually indestructible, is there anyone on the Score roster that better personifies that than Doug Buffone?

Both Doug and Logan have lived very intense and interesting lives. Neither try to be the center of attention, but they both are fantastic storytellers.

One of my favorite things about working at the Score is the time I get to spend with Doug in Bourbonnais. When he's around the team, it elicits stories of his days playing for the Bears. Fascinating stuff like sneaking out of the dorm with Walter Payton to light an M-80 at Fred Cato's window or having to fight a possum that Dick Butkus left in on his chest while Uncle Fuzzy was sleeping. Wolverine has great stories from fighting WWII with Captain America and all his time in Asia. Storytellers have to be funny and both Doug and Logan can lighten the mood with a one-liner.

If you wanted, you could even equate Doug's days with the Bears to Wolverine's days as Weapon X.

Both men are accomplished hunters. Doug takes time every year to hunt in the Pennsylvania hinterlands. Logan may be the best natural hunter in the Marvel Universe. Both men have a keen sense of the nature that surrounds them.

If you've ever listened to Doug on the post-game show after a bad Bears loss, you can feel that it's tearing him apart. The more frustrating the loss, the harder Doug takes it. His passion and anger comes across the airwaves like no other broadcaster in Chicago. It's kinda like when Wolverine goes into "Berzerker" mode. You can't console Doug because he knows, more than most, exactly what happened in the game.

Wolverine and Doug have gruff exteriors and hearts of gold. By his allies, Wolverines is beloved. Doug gets similar adulation from everyone at the Score. Like Wolverine getting ready for battle, Doug is relentless in his prep for shows. He studies: the written word, sound, video and statistics before he's on the air.

Two cigar-smoking tough guys. I'd give Doug even odds in a fight against Logan, 55 would have the reach on him!

Next up, Mike Murphy...

Continuing my series of Score personalities as figures from the world of Marvel and D.C. Comics. This is part 6.

Mike Murphy is Mr. Mxyzptlk. "Mxy" is one of the more intriguing and interesting characters in the D.C. Universe. He's different or it may be more appropriate to say he's unique. So is Murph.

I worked as Murph's Executive Producer for 2 years, back in the day of Murph & Fred. His style may be the most unique in Chicagoland radio. Murph gets the concept that a lot of lose in radio...he believes in sound. If you listen to his show, it's filled with not just actualities and highlights, but sound that catches your attention.

Mxy is from the 5th dimension, so his perspective on the 3rd dimension is a little different. So is Murph's. His view of what's going on in Chicago sports is very personal. And like Mxy, he likes to have a little fun with the "Powers That Be". Right now in my head I can hear the "Andy the Clown" soundbite. Mxy's whole point in coming to the 3rd dimension is because he's bored. And I think the same can be said of Murph. He's bored by what we're told be teams and players...so most days like Mxy challenging Superman, he challenges what we're told. Trying to look deeper into what is said and what's behind it.

Murph has a lot of information stored in his head. Mxy is a cosmic being and his 5th dimension intelligence keeps Superman on his toes. The D.C. universe owes a debt of gratitude to Mxy. Recently, he delayed Superman-Prime (the most selfish and evil of alternate Supermen), by changing reality..

Even though, Mxy is listed as a "villain", he really isn't. He's just interested in seeing how far he can go. It's more about fun, truth and perception. Murph's on-air theories are similar. The intent is usually not malicious. Both Mxy and Murph are so different, it leaves you wondering if their fueled by insanity or genius.

Next up, Matt Abbatacola...

Like him, or dislike him - he has you guys talking about him.

I think he does a good job.

I think he does a good job.

I agree. I have no problem with Lawrence Holmes or his show.

Love the avatar Grid.

I agree. I have no problem with Lawrence Holmes or his show.

I rarely troll.

Me either. I'm not the biggest fan of his arrogance, but I don't see what the disdain is for. Besides for never coming back on here to discuss his 4 Breaking Stories from Bears Camp 2004

Also if you fuck someone like they are a millionaire they might go try to be one.

He reads the board. I've asked him to come back a couple of times.

Last night his show was quite good for the hour or so I listened.

I have come to the point where I just can't stomach to listen to Lawrence. I just can't. He's fricken brutal.

The arrogance. The preachiness. The crap that he thinks is so complex and needs to be discussed, yet he's the only one thinking about it cause it's so fucking stupid.

I even 'dropped dime' on the Lo-Ho Show last night. Those Illini fans are a strange lot.

Like him, or dislike him - he has you guys talking about him.

I think he does a good job.

I have come to the point where I just can't stomach to listen to Lawrence. I just can't. He's fricken brutal.

The arrogance. The preachiness. The crap that he thinks is so complex and needs to be discussed, yet he's the only one thinking about it cause it's so fucking stupid.