Have not listened for awhile(any sports talk to be honest), but did catch this segment. Good segment. In regards to all the conspiracy theories on why a change, two things can be right.

A new boss in Decastro and ratings not that good.

I believe Parkins was told he was going to the Middays with Mac as he said today. As he said it was a promotion for him. I love Danny's transparency. That said, did he have no clue he might not be paired or changes might not be made? Of course he knew it might happen. With Mac and him teaming up, all at the station and him as well knew something was going on.

Now as to why the change up. Decastro wanted to go another route from the SJW of 9-6. Were rating at an all time low, no. Were they breaking records? No as well.

If the ratings were going through the roof for both, you would have today the same line up of a few months ago. They were not.

Parkins has serious talent and is young. I see his only downfall is his smugness at times. It does not come across as confidence, but arrogance and he is still a kid.

Bernstein is done IMO unless he makes a change. I listened for a few hours earlier and that show was a mess. He needs to make a change. For him he had a good run, but to be demoted by a kid and just listed to him talk now, not the same.

Goff was just terrible IMO. Not good radio. His niche is producer chiming in at times. Reminds me a little of Artie lange when he was good on Stern. Artie doing a whole radio show awful, but some good jokes here or there is his niche.

I apologize to The Hawk

Bernstein needs to try to go national.

It is maybe 5 years too late, but he has to try it.

I, too, think he is done here.

To tell you the truth, its kinda sad. I used to be one of the people who really despised him, and, although I am glad he is out of drivetime, I didn't mind for a bit that they moved him to mid-days, . . . but he needs to go. . . for his own sake.

You can't just do what is safe, Dan. You've got to have some balls, take some risks, and be a fucking man.

Your bank account is big enough - time to take a big shot with that Golden Arrow. See what's out there.

I know you are reading this, Dan. Do it. If your wife gives you shit, just tell her to shut the fuck up. Then smack her fucking ass like you own the place.

Time to man-up, Homey.

Godspeed.

But I never liked him and terry. Both were 2 guys who thrived on mean spiritedness and negativity. Don't understand how anyone would find them an enjoyable listen unless the listeners were a bunch of douche's as well.

Have a terrible night and die in MANY fires.

I have no idea what Bernstein’s relationship with DeCastro is but I highly doubt he blames Goff for the changes. Mac was Decastro’s guy and he gave him the slot he wanted. Goff had nothing to do with it.

For me 2011 it worked. Around the time of the first Joe from Evanston call. There were a lot of idiot Score listeners pining for Kyle Ortom and other bad ideas. It was good to hear them excoriated

Weird.

If Goff said he knew about it on Friday, are we really going to believe that Parkins didn't find out about the changes until the following Monday?

I'm calling major bullshit on that one.

And it's not an age thing between Hughes and Grote. Zaidman is about the same age as Grote.

It's just a personality thing. Grote has a younger personality. He likes to goof around.

Zaidman acts like a 70 year old when he's broadcasting. Straight laced guy. Careful. Doesn't want to offend anybody. Especially the teams that employ him. Pat likes that.

Not that Grote offends anybody. But he's just too much of a goof for Pat. Pat doesn't understand his humor or wit.

No doubt in my mind Pat got him fired.

As an aside, I bet you dudes didn't know this but there is a story that the late great Danny Thomas also shared a certain
sexual proclivity as the late great Jack Brickhouse. It involves hookers, glass tables, and a shitload of Windex and paper towel (no
pun intended there)

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

You bet a bunch of longtime Chicago radio geeks don't know "eggs, Danny Thomas style"?

You bet a bunch of longtime Chicago radio geeks don't know "eggs, Danny Thomas style"?

Are we seriously not going to mention the coffee-table thing? I know it's not in the greatest taste, and I'm not here to soil a dead man's memory, but I do seriously think that the majority of the people that look up this guy now in the 21st century are actually looking for the one thing we do not mention on the page - that being that it is a very widely spread rumor that Danny Thomas liked to lie underneath a glass coffee table while someone (hookers) defecated on it. Please check these rumors with a simple google search before you identify me as a troll.

Have a terrible night and die in MANY fires.

I am not sure why you are so resistant to the obvious truth. Sure Mac and McKnight are Jimmy D’s guys. But if Bernstein & Goff made ratings that were good enough AND had a show that was “a good fun listen” and had ratings he would not have fired them for his guys.

Sometimes managers fire people just to have their guys but not in this case if the established big contract guy made them money and ratings.

The writing was on the wall as seen here and for crying out loud they were giving away commercial free hours.

yea, this seems most likely


It is also the funniest, like Hughes plays this sit com dad guy on the radio, what if he was a son of a bitch behind the scenes.

I would kill for a tape of Hughes pulling a Kasey Kasem fast songs dead dog long distance dedication rant.

Hughes acts like hes Danny Thomas in FAther Knows Best, then he pulls a sniper move on Matty Grote to take out the young man.




As an aside, I bet you dudes didn't know this but there is a story that the late great Danny Thomas also shared a certain
sexual proclivity as the late great Jack Brickhouse. It involves hookers, glass tables, and a shitload of Windex and paper towel (no
pun intended there)


well I will end it with a joke

What has 6 balls and fucks minorities???????




the Illinois Lotto

heyooooooo!!!!


later
sabu

CH check out the discussion of his wikipedia page

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

I lean toward the Hughes did it theory, but anything is possible.

I've met Grote....he's a stand-up guy. I though he was very good in the Cubs role.

Whether or not DeCastro picked ZZ for the Cubs role or not....he still had to bless it. I give him credit for bringing sports talk radio back, but I will call this a big mistake. I fucking hate turning on the score and getting larger does of ZZ. His sports thoughts have always been awful....he's an organization ass-licker....and I simply hate hearing his voice.

he's an organization ass-licker....

Which raises the question- why leave staid old WGN for the WSCR nuthouse? The answer, as is usually the case, is money.

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

I lean toward the Hughes did it theory, but anything is possible.

I've met Grote....he's a stand-up guy. I though he was very good in the Cubs role.

Whether or not DeCastro picked ZZ for the Cubs role or not....he still had to bless it. I give him credit for bringing sports talk radio back, but I will call this a big mistake. I fucking hate turning on the score and getting larger does of ZZ. His sports thoughts have always been awful....he's an organization ass-licker....and I simply hate hearing his voice.

I apologize to The Hawk