Holy crap, I flipped this on and Jim Murray is apparently going full on Sideshow Bob with slide whistles and bike horns and Mazz was making fun of Brady for being fat. The show has fallen so far from where it started.
Agreed. Yesterday they were discussing the recent Bedard article regarding the alleged unresolved Belichick/Brady/Kraft tensions, and Murray said something along the lines of “I hope Brady half-asses it all year and burns the place to the ground.” So, they’ve progressed from merely being absurdly critical of possibly the greatest local sports franchise of all time, to actively rooting for it to fail/collapse.These guys are absolutely joyless. It’s like the Sports Hub decided to put on a sports talk show with hosts that hate sports.
I don’t need cheerleading, but the endless hatred of everything is exhausting. I often listen for a few minutes in the afternoon and always regret it.
Zo actively roots for David Price to fail on Twitter.Agreed. Yesterday they were discussing the recent Bedard article regarding the alleged unresolved Belichick/Brady/Kraft tensions, and Murray said something along the lines of “I hope Brady half-asses it all year and burns the place to the ground.” So, they’ve progressed from merely being absurdly critical of possibly the greatest local sports franchise of all time, to actively rooting for it to fail/collapse.
Exactly. What is that all about?Did they get that scoop from Jimmy Stewart and his insider Celtics sources?
It is something else. Boston teams are doing well right now. Boston is on an historic stretch and they act like they are just fucked. It is surreal. Whole segments about how bad things are. If you were in a coma, did not know the Sox record and saw the show, you would think Boston was 10 games out or worse. Yes, they have to be critical at times, but the Sox and DD have found a winning roster/manager. We should be comparing this team to other great teams. Instead an hour on "Should we have traded for Stanton even though JD is a triple crown possibility." Does Murray think the asterick bit is funny? Because of a weak 162 game schedule? How are they so popular!!!!These guys are absolutely joyless. It’s like the Sports Hub decided to put on a sports talk show with hosts that hate sports.
I don’t need cheerleading, but the endless hatred of everything is exhausting. I often listen for a few minutes in the afternoon and always regret it.
I'm between jobs now (as much voluntary as involuntary at this point) and one of the fringe benefits of having no commute is not listening to these assholes as much as I would if I were working.I've stopped listening to all sports radio at this point. I miss it, but the manufactured garbage they all put out there got out of control a long time ago.
I rarely ever listen anymore, but am I correct in saying a few years ago that it seemed Murray was a lot more rational and tolerable?It is something else. Boston teams are doing well right now. Boston is on an historic stretch and they act like they are just fucked. It is surreal. Whole segments about how bad things are. If you were in a coma, did not know the Sox record and saw the show, you would think Boston was 10 games out or worse. Yes, they have to be critical at times, but the Sox and DD have found a winning roster/manager. We should be comparing this team to other great teams. Instead an hour on "Should we have traded for Stanton even though JD is a triple crown possibility." Does Murray think the asterick bit is funny? Because of a weak 162 game schedule? How are they so popular!!!!
The Celtics look to be great too after the kids grew up in the playoffs. And they are like, "is Kyrie Irving even worth anything in a trade"
Jim Murray literally said, "I know this is hard for fans to hear, but he has no trade value." What the hell? They had a great team with Irving and they have this amazing team, and tons of assets, and Lebron went to the Lakers. So much to talk about besides assessing Irving's trade value.
Everyone gets old (stale) and harder to listen to after a few years. Christian Archand is going to get a lot of good reviews on here for a few years, and they will eventually turn sour. It's the nature of the beast. Bertrand was popular for awhile too, and then he wasn't.I rarely ever listen anymore, but am I correct in saying a few years ago that it seemed Murray was a lot more rational and tolerable?
If that’s the case, I wonder if being around all the negativity has just made him miserable. Or maybe it’s just all an act. Either way, it’s insufferable.
Training camp starts this week. That station will be all Brady/Belichick/Gronk/Kraft soap opera drama from 6am until midnight every day until February. It the Red Sox lose in the playoffs, they will take a day to rip them. If they win the whole thing, they will take a half a day to attempt to diminish the accomplishment before getting back to the regularly scheduled Patriots soap opera.In his Saturday show Murray openly declared that he hates baseball. Should make for great radio the next few months as it's the only major sport in regular season !
Bertrand was awesome in the 3rd chair and then he didn't get the night time gig that went to Jones and I think he gave up trying to be the voice of reason against both Felger and Mazz.Everyone gets old (stale) and harder to listen to after a few years. Christian Archand is going to get a lot of good reviews on here for a few years, and they will eventually turn sour. It's the nature of the beast. Bertrand was popular for awhile too, and then he wasn't.
its allready started they were basiccy inplying bill had a man crush on jimmy and shouild traded him to cle for hou pick and he 'care' about jimmy too much and they said earlyer they will be at pats camp on thrTraining camp starts this week. That station will be all Brady/Belichick/Gronk/Kraft soap opera drama from 6am until midnight every day until February. It the Red Sox lose in the playoffs, they will take a day to rip them. If they win the whole thing, they will take a half a day to attempt to diminish the accomplishment before getting back to the regularly scheduled Patriots soap opera.
They did this exact thing in 2013. It’s a carbon copy. Mazz especially will do this like he did in 2013. I think it wasn’t until after game five of the World Series when he finally relented. They’ve become what they supposedly disliked about EEI and I’m disappointed.The problem is they move the goalposts every time.
In April it was, "These guys aren't for real. Every team starts out hot, let's see where they are in June!"
June comes, the Sox are still kicking ass. "Well, it's just because they haven't hit the dog days yet. Let's see what happens in July and August!"
If the Sox pass all of these tests and October comes around and they win the World Series the conversation turns into, "Well, yeah, they won this year. Who cares? Let's see what they do in December when it's the Winter Meetings or next year when a whole bunch of guys become free agents. Then you'll see!"
I don't know, man. I don't understand how you could work so hard to be something that you've dreamed about (talking sports for a living!) and just be so constantly and consistently negative. I wonder what fucked them up?
No they still crap on the 2013 team. It was a complete fluke, a lucky season, etc Even though they were wire to wire the best team in baseball...they make it seem like we backed into the playoffs and needed a miracle playoff run to winThey did this exact thing in 2013. It’s a carbon copy. Mazz especially will do this like he did in 2013. I think it wasn’t until after game five of the World Series when he finally relented. They’ve become what they supposedly disliked about EEI and I’m disappointed.
I'm not fond of defending these two, but I think that when they call the 2013 team a "fluke" they mean in the grand sense. Like in 2011, they blew that big September lead. In 2012 and 2014, they were last place teams. In 2013, they won it all after Cherington hit jackpot on ALL of his free agent acquisitions. Don't get me wrong, I love that club and it was an awesome story, but if you look at it in the larger context, the 2013 team was pretty much the definition of a fluke.No they still crap on the 2013 team. It was a complete fluke, a lucky season, etc Even though they were wire to wire the best team in baseball...they make it seem like we backed into the playoffs and needed a miracle playoff run to win
Murray is the absolute worst....I get frustrated listening to Felger, but he's good at his job so I generally enjoy listening to the show until he goes on and on and on about something that's already been beaten to death (ie yesterday with butler), but I find Murray to be so intolerable, that I almost instinctively change the station as soon as I hear his grating voice.In his Saturday show Murray openly declared that he hates baseball. Should make for great radio the next few months as it's the only major sport in regular season !
Woof, I haven't listened much at all lately but caught them in the car today around 2 and Murray is trying to dish the hottest of hot takes. He's worse than Tanguay win his prime. BB is done after this year so who cares? BB is giving a middle finger to the fans. The Patriots are the worst. God is he insufferable. I like when the Pats and BB are challenged and they get away with a lot but F&M and Murray are awful. They're literally just making up hot takez like BB is done, Brady hates everyone with nothing to go off on but let's just start talking about it. At least J-Stew has some Celtics info during the winter.Murray is the absolute worst....I get frustrated listening to Felger, but he's good at his job so I generally enjoy listening to the show until he goes on and on and on about something that's already been beaten to death (ie yesterday with butler), but I find Murray to be so intolerable, that I almost instinctively change the station as soon as I hear his grating voice.
You're 100% right.Calling yourself the Dark Night and firing off lame-o hot takes is basically saying "I'm not cool even by sportsball fan standards."
I saw an ad the other day that Murray was appearing at the Grand Opening of a new Planet Fitness in Merrimack, NH - so he's not getting paid enough to not have to do shit like that, at least.You're 100% right.
I wonder how much Murray gets paid and if it's worth it. I don't think anyone goes into their dream job hoping to piss people off, not be truthful and just be a dick. I don't know, maybe people do. It seems like an incredibly sad existence to me.
"Hey! Want to get buff with the most miserable person in the Boston sports media landscape? Sure you do! Come on down to Planet Fitness in Merrimack, NH and meet 'The DARK KNIGHT' Jim Murray. Listen as he tells you why all of the teams that you love are run by idiots, played by morons and how you're a loser for spending so much time watching them. Also Jim will be handing out free 98.5 the Sports Hub beer coozies!"I saw an ad the other day that Murray was appearing at the Grand Opening of a new Planet Fitness in Merrimack, NH - so he's not getting paid enough to not have to do shit like that, at least.
I'm not sure what's worse for Planet Fitness, Jim Murray there or the one in Plaistow with the Naked Guy getting arrested and claiming he thought it was a Judgement Free Zone https://patch.com/new-hampshire/salem-nh/man-doing-yoga-naked-nh-gym-arrested-police"Hey! Want to get buff with the most miserable person in the Boston sports media landscape? Sure you do! Come on down to Planet Fitness in Merrimack, NH and meet 'The DARK KNIGHT' Jim Murray. Listen as he tells you why all of the teams that you love are run by idiots, played by morons and how you're a loser for spending so much time watching them. Also Jim will be handing out free 98.5 the Sports Hub beer coozies!"
His other take was "the Yankees didn't work the count...only 86 pitches!".I don't follow him on Twitter. I rarely check in on his show. I can't imagine how difficult it must be to find a negative spin on last night. But there you go. That might be the dumbest take on last night's game.
Fine. And so 22 minutes later, he tweets we’re not going to find out about the bullpen tonight.12 of the 18 batted balls against Porcello had an exit velocity of 95 mph or higher. That was his worst percentage in a start all season. His stuff certainly appeared hittable.
NAPOLEAN Mazzerati.Fine. And so 22 minutes later, he tweets we’re not going to find out about the bullpen tonight.
He digs and digs and digs for a downside.
I guess a 2 ERA over 18 innings in those games sucks.Mazz: 5-1 vs. Philly and NY but the bullpen sucks.
When Felger is ripping on you because you're being too negative, you have a serious issue.
The script will be that regular season games are not to be celebrated. They will harp on the Red Sox struggles in the post season recently and the fact that the Red Sox did nothing to improve their chances in the post season (no bullpen additions).I wouldn’t be shocked if the hosts at 98.5 actually flipped the script going forward, completely ignoring they’ve mocked the Red Sox the whole season.
I could see them setting them up to fail, talking about how they are vastly superior to everyone else in baseball and how anything short of an easy World Series win is a disaster.