Shocking.

Jorge Orta, not Ivan DeJesus...

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"When people want their version of the truth, they go find it, no matter how baseless their beliefs." -- Ken Rosenthal

Numbers don't lie though.

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That was an awful column. It's fine not to like the state of sports talk radio, but if you're going to take the time to write about it, you probably should have something to offer other than insults and some vague complaints. The only take away you get from reading that column is "gee, this guy doesn't like sports talk radio."

That is some odd writing, “ground hole sniffers”?

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Hawaii (fuck) You

Agree and if you're going to use that term you have to include the King of the GHS's Danny Parkins.

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"I give you my word as a Biden"

yes..you're correct. believe he did it for both players - since there was zero backlash and giggles with the first.

i grew up thinking that quote was attributed to rey sanchez. maybe he used it a bunch?

my other favorite harry-ism was when andre dawson first came over and a fly ball was hit to him he called it "and there's a fly ball to andrew jackson in right"

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O'Donnell's placement of Carmen & Jurko was curious next to 2 guys who''ve pretty much thrown in the towel on integrity (Bernstein & Spiegel). I can tolerate C & J live to listen to a breaking story. They've never polluted the airwaves with sjw views to viewers only seeking apolitical sports talk. I've heard Jurko take calls from soccer moms correcting him on a subject and happily taking the correction. I've heard them be quite honest about their partner the White Sox.

Also here's a writer in the business boldly saying overall ratings do matter. The Score always claiming targeted ratings were high with goals met, but ironically host salaries going down during the proclaimed boom.

Yes this isn't the first time O'Donnell has done this but it never gets old or trite. Just gets better and better.

Larry & Bernstein were together doing "Who's your guy?" Callers name a player they like in the draft. The attempted humor layed a giant egg. 2 unfunny guys trying to be funny together totally failed.

Is that the bit where some caller names a guy and then Bernstein just reads a scouting report?

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It is and it used to be funny when Goff dropped sound bites and Terry made noises.

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The scouting report of Wake Forest OT Zach Tom concluded in praise of his on and off the field intelligence and demeanor.

LH: I wonder what race HE is, huh? Whatcha think Dan?

DB: does it start with wh.......wh......wh.......

LH: Haha yeah you see what im saying! Haha.

Zach Tom is black. While almost certainly silently googling Zach Tom, one of them follows up with a "lol wouldnt it be funny if he wasn't white? haha that would be be so funny."

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Yep, and I have never understood the appeal of the segment.

Your opinion on the state of sports radio is as relevant and unbiased as O’Donnell’s…except he has less readers. The irony of a guy that writes part-time for a suburban paper in a dying forum talking about irrelevancy is amusing though. Bitter to the end.

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When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace turns into a circus. - Turkish Proverb

It's possible Sportsbook ad revenue is saving them right now.

They've always mocked draft talk because of their deficiencies, not that of the topic.

Draft talk is fun but neither of these guys spent any time watching college football so they are walking into the test without having studied.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

That is a great point. Thinking he is clever with the draft guide thing is dumb and lazy.

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Elections have consequences.

The good old days

https://www.dailyherald.com/sports/2022 ... s-of-march

The Score programming is honestly better than this attempt at... humor?

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Why are only 14 percent of black CPS 11th-graders proficient in English?

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Why are only 14 percent of black CPS 11th-graders proficient in English?

Maybe Luis Robert, but Grandal? Can't keep track of it all.

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perfect Larry is delusional moment today in transition.

The boys are talking about about if they could manage the Sox. One of them made the statement that it was a really hard job and none of them could really do a good job with that. Larry sort of sighed and said "Oh I could to it" Parkins challenged him and asked why he thought that. Larry said I was a team captain on every team I ever played on.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

That's like saying you could be a CFO because you've had a piggy bank since you were five.

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Successful calls:

Kyrie Irving will never win anything as a team's alpha: check
T.rubisky is a bust: check
Ben Simmons is a liability: check
The Fields Cult is dumb: double check

2013 CSFMB ROY

I heard that. High school team captain (even if true) does not make him a leader of men. He actually sounded pissed off that Matt would question why he could manage a MLB team

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oh I have no doubt he was irritated that they would question him on that

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Tom Thayer really stole the show when he and Grote transitioned with Larry & Bernstein educating the 3 about the NFL. Hearing Thayer talk football really reinforces how little the hosts know about football.

There is no designation more worthless in sports than team captain for baseball. Unlike every other sport, there are no duties, even cermonial.

The players know who the leader is.

Baseball team captain in high school only reflects who the coaches think is a leader but is unlikely based in reality. I remember the guy our coach named. Even he knew no one would follow him. He would try to be rah-rah before games and people would laugh.

I'm sure Sir was different

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

The Holmes Score Stories segment at 5 was brutal as well. No stories, just a half hour of him complimenting himself on his work,
and defending his existence at the Score all these years. Worst of these segments I've heard. If not for the Pandemic, he would
have left for NBCSports. Also, almost everything he did was "Money!", yet he's been bounced all over

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