Saw this on the "Straight Dope" website

http://chicago.straightdope.com/sdc20091224.php

I drove to Indianapolis Monday, December 7 to attend the baseball winter meetings...

— Mike Murphy, Chicago

There was a new christmas commercial with him last weekend. Not sure why they would have him doing that if they didnt anticipate him returning.

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weekends? Murph was a staple on weekends back in the day. That would be fine with me.

why does this not surprise me?

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

If given a choice of listening to Matt Rodewald, Bruce Wolf, Corey McPherrin, Teddy Greenstein, or Murph...i'll take Murph.

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CSFMB 2014 Nascar Pick 'em Champion

We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

Wouldnt mind a Murph and Fred weekend reunion when Die Sox White Baseball returns.

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Maybe he comes back during the season?

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

murph was the best show on during baseball season.

murph and fred is still the best morning show the score ever had.

or Larry at night during the week...Murph was perfectly suited for the 6-10 shift.

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

I ripped Murph here for pouting, but I always thought the guy was excellent on weekends and right after games.
Murph and Fred were fine in morning drive, also.

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There goes one over the fence..Tru Link Fence..Beauty, Privacy Security....Call Tru Link.
Murph's Union 76 Truck Stop....A great Thanksgiving Tradition!!!!

WOO LIFE!!!!

And totally ill suited for that noon-2 nonsense.

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There goes one over the fence..Tru Link Fence..Beauty, Privacy Security....Call Tru Link.
Murph's Union 76 Truck Stop....A great Thanksgiving Tradition!!!!

WOO LIFE!!!!

Don't blame him...he's just trying to fit a five hour show into two hours...

I agree, but I also thought the morning shift was bad for him. They wanted something much more fast paced than he was able to deal with.

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

He was fine until he tried to take calls & do his segments along with the tightly-timed update segments. Hanley & Mully are far more relaxed in terms of callers, updates, etc.

Still, Murph got good ratings in the morning

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Middle Aged Crazy, like Uncle Terry

Murph on winter weekends was ideal IMO. Driving around through the muck & cold and he could talk Cactus League/Hot Stove for four hours. Almost made working/commuting on a Jan.-Feb. Saturday passable.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

If you get Murph out of the frantic pace of the 2-hour midday show, or the morning show, he's a very pleasant listen. To him the important thing is the timing of the show (IMO.) Mess it up and he's thrown off.

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Middle Aged Crazy, like Uncle Terry

I heard Murph doing a Score commercial too last week. I thought they had stopped using him as a pitchman, but I guess not.

I didn't care for Murph on a daily basis, especially once baseball ended for the year.

I hate it when he creates straw man arguments. Basically he would take a couple of facts, then create a false black & white argument out of it and try to pigeonhole everyone's opinion into it. Drove me nuts, and drove me to listen to the dead air space show, aka Rome.

I'd love to hear Murph overnites or weekends, but please pair him with someone, preferably Fred. Still the best morning sports show in Chicago.

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Ба́бушка гада́ла, да на́двое сказа́ла—то ли до́ждик, то ли снег, то ли бу́дет, то ли нет.

Murph on weekends definately would be a good thing without a doubt...

I never drive by a Brown's without thinking about him.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

Agreed. I'd add K.C. Johnson and Barry Rozner, too. Rosenbloom is fine with me.

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I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do, because I notice it always coincides with their own desires. -Susan B. Anthony

Screw Rosenbloom. He's a pompous ass. Wolf & Greenstein are good. McPherrin is a phony.

Murph is still just alright with me.

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

I thought maybe that letter was someone impersonating him, given how accurately it imitates his annoying verbal style, its reference to the 1950's, and the unnecessary baseball bits thrown in.

Either way, I read it in his voice in my head and it made me shudder.

I like the Monday - Friday lineup the way it is, but I would like to hear Murph at night before Les, or on the weekends.

Not sure if they get along, but cross talk between Murph and Les would be interesting, and probably fun too.

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Second City Saint

The big problem with Murph and what probably cost him his job was his lack of overall sports knowledge. His noon to 2 gig ratings were good but once baseball season ended, his show was a disaster. The Blackhawks were really on the come and he'd still be talking baseball in December....mostly crappy Cubs baseball. When he did happen to address the NHL or even the NBA...the result was pretty damn ugly. I guess he could become a seasonal guy, kinda like they're doing with Hampton, but other than that....his ship has sailed.

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I used to be a Cubs fan, now I just hate baseball.