Kirk and Callahan: Done
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Everyone has knows some one like this in real life. The guy at whom you take an innocent good-natured jab, and he comes back with an absurdly over-the-top and personal retort. Example:
Guy comes into room wearing ugly shirt.
You: "Nice shirt. You just rob Chess King?"
Him: "Ha Ha! I FUCKED YOUR MOTHER, AND SHE'S A DIRTY, DISEASE-RIDDEN WHORE! A WHORE, I TELL YOU! (maniacal laughter)"
You: "Ummmm..."
<scene>
Guy comes into room wearing ugly shirt.
You: "Nice shirt. You just rob Chess King?"
Him: "Ha Ha! I FUCKED YOUR MOTHER, AND SHE'S A DIRTY, DISEASE-RIDDEN WHORE! A WHORE, I TELL YOU! (maniacal laughter)"
You: "Ummmm..."
<scene>
JD and Kirk were really going at each other this morning. JD insisted that if Buchholz (Minihane's guy) had pitched game 2 things may have been different. Neither Callahan nor Minihane could make any sense of his argument, so JD started berating Minihane who then called JD a bully. They threatened each other (hard to tell if that part was real or not) and everyone talked at the same time.
JD never did make his point and it was cringe-worthy from the opening bell.
The three man booth ain't getting any better.
JD never did make his point and it was cringe-worthy from the opening bell.
The three man booth ain't getting any better.
It was like Dennis forgot that the Sox scored 7 runs in Game 2 and that Buchholz only gave up 3 in 6 innings.
And Kirk mentioned that Lackey pitched worse, which I think he did.
Dennis reply was "well, you can't assume if Buchholz pitched Game 2 that the Sox would have scored all those runs". Asshole.
And Kirk mentioned that Lackey pitched worse, which I think he did.
Dennis reply was "well, you can't assume if Buchholz pitched Game 2 that the Sox would have scored all those runs". Asshole.
I honestly don't know if it'd matter. He'd just come back with "SHE IS NOW AFTER I POUNDED HER WITH MY DICK, SON!!!!" Or something. God.NortheasternPJ said:
It would beg for the classic Squeak Scolari "I guess that's why she didn't move around much" comeback.
I really can't tell you how much it pleases me to be able to read about these dumbfucks' slow self destruction from a thousand miles away from the closest WEEI signal.
Thanks so much, SoSHers.
Thanks so much, SoSHers.
The Boys are going on and on about how Native American's should not be offended by the term "redskin", and about how Costas is a hypocritical liberal wuss for speaking out about the issue. Shocker.
doctormoist said:
But...but...they don't even talk politics anymore!
I only listen to this show when T&R go to commercial. This morning between 8 and 8:20, I laughed my ass off at "Ask a Pink Hat," then flipped to WEEI to hear that Kirk doesn't think that any native Americans care about this issue because he hasn't seen any protests. This show remains completely joyless.
Not anymore I'd imagine. the No Politics guy got fired so I'm guessing they're dipping their toe back in the water.
Just caught about 2 minutes of the show. They're discussing the "over-exuberance" of Puig and Gonzalez by playing a clip of Dan Le Betard making the issue into a "white vs latino" thing.
Callahan's response...Le Betard is white. When it was pointed out that Le Betard is of Cuban descent and his father, who's on his show, is a Cuban immigrant, Callahan blows it off by saying Le Betard grew up in the US, he's not Latin.
Then he went on to say Adrian Gonzalez was white too...because he grew up privileged and fawned over in Southern California, regardless of his Mexican heritage.
Unbelievable.
Callahan's response...Le Betard is white. When it was pointed out that Le Betard is of Cuban descent and his father, who's on his show, is a Cuban immigrant, Callahan blows it off by saying Le Betard grew up in the US, he's not Latin.
Then he went on to say Adrian Gonzalez was white too...because he grew up privileged and fawned over in Southern California, regardless of his Mexican heritage.
Unbelievable.
Red(s)HawksFan said:
Unfortunately, it is not unbelievable. It's entirely too believable. The METCO Gorilla says hello, as does the hosts long history of racism. Their act works for a lot of people - think of the guy with the pickup truck and the Confederate flag license plate in the cab rearview window.
Fortunately, it works for less people than it used to and it certainly works less in younger demographics. People like Callahan and Dennis are a dying breed, and for that, we can be thankful.
ForKeeps said:
So I guess I got the wrong idea when I got in the car at 6:35AM and heard them wondering about the looting during the power outage. My bad. (Memo to self: NEVER leave the radio tuned to WEEI after listening to the game in the car on the drive home....)
I feel like every morning when I turn the car on I hear 15 seconds of D&C using Detroit in the ALCS as a pathway for all sorts of coded garbage until I switch back to 98.5. Hopefully they have just enough rope to hang themselves.
haha 2 weeks in Fort Myers in March isn't enough? They'd rather be in Detroit in October?Vandalman said:
Minihane and fatty really hate each other, but it's a battle that Minihane is going to lose.
Dennis still has some pull (for some reason) and that station, and Minihane doesn't know how to dish out the passive-aggressive barbs yet. Dennis was prodding him today, but Minihane just kept going off the handle. "You tell me one then, tough guy!", "You're being a real a-hole this segment!"...he's taking shit too personal and it's going to end up biting him in the ass.
Of course, he probably deserves it. If you can't get the better of that fat tub of shit, then you probably don't deserve to be on the air.
Dennis still has some pull (for some reason) and that station, and Minihane doesn't know how to dish out the passive-aggressive barbs yet. Dennis was prodding him today, but Minihane just kept going off the handle. "You tell me one then, tough guy!", "You're being a real a-hole this segment!"...he's taking shit too personal and it's going to end up biting him in the ass.
Of course, he probably deserves it. If you can't get the better of that fat tub of shit, then you probably don't deserve to be on the air.
I think he was talking to Callahan when he called him "tough guy", mainly because Callahan is a moron.
Kenny F'ing Powers said:
Look closely and you'll see it's just an act. If you turn the NESN simulcast for a couple minutes you'll notice how they're all smiling at each other and giggling.
pedro1918 said:
A really great example of how lazy the show is. It's a rip off of Foxworthy's bit, but what can you expect from the same guys who tried to lift the Whiner Line from Ordway by calling it the Morning Dump.
Looks like Minihane is out at 'eei. Too bad, the show was actually interesting this week when Kirk was dropping hints that "two Mikes" had been asked to leave the 'eei suite at Fenway during game 6. Originally he was hinting it was b/c of intoxication and that one was Salk. The next day he changed the tune to that they were removed b/c they weren't schmoozing with the clients.
And he had a great Salk impression yesterday after listening to Salk whine about the whole thing the afternoon before.
And he had a great Salk impression yesterday after listening to Salk whine about the whole thing the afternoon before.
Minihane doing show with Bradford, so not axed. Says he doesn't know what future holds, which is cover. He's coming in Monday to say goodbye to D&C. Sounds like he got another gig at the station. Seeing as he made fun of Salk, it probably isn't the 2-6 gig. So.... my guess is he'll announce Monday he's Lou's new partner, replacing Mutt.
Steve Dillard said:
If he's changing shifts, I think 2-6 with Salk is the obvious landing spot because of the sniping this week. As contrived as Mikey Adams locking himself in the studio to get the evening gig.
Good call. Plus, Salk is kind of vanilla, and Holley doesn't get him out of that. Kirk wouldn't let Salk get too vanilla. Add in that Holley's contract is up, and I think you're right.
yeah, they've been awkwardly sniping at Salk for like a week and a half. He's probably going to go be Salk's partner and we're all supposed to want to tune in to see how these two go at each other!
And who on earth types the phrase "my radio mentor"?
And who on earth types the phrase "my radio mentor"?
Wouldn't read into any of this. It was sarcasm. D&C ratings are up. Show brings in ad money. New guy likes them. They're not messing with it at this point.
Ugh, so basically the only option is to wait for a sinkhole to form beneath their studio so they can be swallowed by the earth?Chad Finn said:
Wouldn't read into any of this. It was sarcasm. D&C ratings are up. Show brings in ad money. New guy likes them. They're not messing with it at this point.
I'm guessing it's a Red Sox related ratings bump. They'll be back down again soon enough.
I'm guessing it's a Red Sox related ratings bump. They'll be back down again soon enough.
blueline said:
Yeah -- I switched over to 'EEI this morning during the 6-6:30 block when T&R went to a commercial and Callahan was frothing at the mouth over that piece like it was the worst thing ever put into print. I checked it out on line when I got to work expecting to see something that was completely and offensively incoherent on every level. Instead I got a somewhat competently written piece that showed a little bit of historical understanding of social issues and sports in Boston but with some squishy naivete typical of a well-heeled Cambridge crowd. I just don't see what the big deal was. I wasn't particularly impressed by it but it didn't strike me as particularly bad either. Certainly not horrid enough to lead the show instead of them discussing, say, the Patriots sticking 55 points on the board yesterday. It certainly didn't show any less technical proficiency or insight than the typical Callahan piece in the Herald.
Marbleheader said:
Back down? They're the #1 watched and listened to sports show in New England and it's not even close. The 37 listeners in Bangor, ME, the 800 in Burlington, VT and 10,000 in Providence (which doesn't count the 30,000 listening to 98.5 since it doesn't count since there is not a dedicated station) would kill you over this statement. I even forgot all the stations turned to NESN with the sound on mute.
I thought that the piece in the Globe was pretty offensive. Of course Callahan went over the top about it, but does Jen Gish really think that we let tbe Boston Marathon bombers down? That it is appropriate to mention the racism that Bill Russell suffered in a piece about the victory parade? The latter is a turd in the punchbowl. The former is an insult to our intelligence, our character and the bombing victims themselves.
Eric1984 said:
The bolded and a sentence that can be read as sympathetic to the bombers is more than enough to get Callahan in a froth. Hell, just the bolded is usually enough to get Callahan in a froth. That he got into a froth about this article shouldn't be a surprise at all. This morning's show was classic D&C. Classic as in the very reason they are so loathed, on this board and elsewhere.
Whoda thunk that Gerry is a militant anti-NFL bullying advocate? Go to Cambridge, you liberal pussy.
Callahan's yelling over people and inability to consider the other side's opinion convinces me he has been something less than a bastion of humanity in his day. I'd put some solid money that he had his moment during the Clipper Callahan years putting others through the wringers.
But of course now it's time for outrage that such behavior exists.
I mean this is the guy who when an admittedly autistic caller phoned in years ago to ask where he could buy a book they were discussing and Callahan responded "Uhhh, a book store?" with sarcasm dripping through his voice that someone could ask such a dumb question.
But of course now it's time for outrage that such behavior exists.
I mean this is the guy who when an admittedly autistic caller phoned in years ago to ask where he could buy a book they were discussing and Callahan responded "Uhhh, a book store?" with sarcasm dripping through his voice that someone could ask such a dumb question.
The reason Callahan has done a 180 on the Incognito/Martin scandal is because last week he was tricked: "I was duped, I was manipulated by Martin's people and by ESPN!"
It's been obvious for years that Callahan doesn't do nuance. But I question the intellectual capacity of an individual that could be "manipulated" (his word) by the scholastic powerhouse that is the Worldwide Leader.
It's been obvious for years that Callahan doesn't do nuance. But I question the intellectual capacity of an individual that could be "manipulated" (his word) by the scholastic powerhouse that is the Worldwide Leader.
ForKeeps said:
That tweet, coupled with his avatar, is downright pathetic. How old is he, 12?
Vandalman said:
I think it has everything to do with some sort of corporate schmoozing event EEI has going on at Foxwoods tonight. They need a fill-in for Salk anyway, and Dennis was going to be there for the schmoozing, but not for the morning show broadcast tomorrow (no idea why). Guess they wanted to get something out of him while he's there aside from some embarrassing drunken episode with an advertiser.