Kirk and Callahan: Done
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Seriously, how can Callhan be in favor of Sterling being suspend and losing his team? Under that rationale, he and Dennis should have been off the air years ago.
I think it's completely plausible that Callahan is more hate filled than Sterling.
I think it's completely plausible that Callahan is more hate filled than Sterling.
Meter went into see the boss as his contract was running out...told him he was thinking about leaving the show. Meter said the boss (who I assume was Jeff Brown) said nothing. Remained silent. Had no response at all. Then later on he learned if he wanted to stay he would have to take a pay cut.Rusty13 said:
I'll never forget, in the day or so after Meter left, Callahan went on the air and said, "It's not about money, don't believe it if you read it's about money." I hadn't written ANYTHING about it being about money at that point. He was preemptively claiming something I HADN'T written was wrong.
Howard Simons: Isn't that what you expect them to say?Chad Finn said:
Bob Woodward: Absolutely.
Howard Simons: So?
Bob Woodward: I never asked about Watergate. I simply asked what were Hunt's duties at the White House.
Chad Finn said:
I actually remember John Dennis saying on the air when they announced that he was leaving that the company offered Meter a "bump" in pay, but he turned it down. What a lie that was. Although he obviously was trying to help spin things better for Meter at the time.
I only listened for about 15 minutes, but there were multiple:
"He never visited the kids at Spring Training!"
"He embarassed himself with PED's"
"He quit on his teammates"
"He always be an A-hole"
Dennis said that he hopes somebody will constantly remind Manny that he refused to visit the kids at Spring Training. Even if Manny has found Jesus, once an A-hole, always an A-hole.
How do you live life being such miserable human beings all the time?
"He never visited the kids at Spring Training!"
"He embarassed himself with PED's"
"He quit on his teammates"
"He always be an A-hole"
Dennis said that he hopes somebody will constantly remind Manny that he refused to visit the kids at Spring Training. Even if Manny has found Jesus, once an A-hole, always an A-hole.
How do you live life being such miserable human beings all the time?
I heard this, too.
Then they took a call from a guy who agreed with them by saying, "A person can't change his spots."
Then they took a call from a guy who agreed with them by saying, "A person can't change his spots."
I basically gave up on them the day after game 7 against the MFYs in '04. It had to be one of the greatest day to be a Red Sox fan and these miserable aholes were bitching about Pedro and that Francona put him just to appease him.
I don't think Manny was the right choice to do the pitch, I would have preferred Schilling if he was physically able and if not Pedro. I think a reasonable argument can be had over this issue but they aren't having it.
One thing I would comment on regarding the posts above is from what I have heard Dennis(who I can't stand) seems willing to give Manny some slack it's Callahan who is really pushing the issue.
One thing I would comment on regarding the posts above is from what I have heard Dennis(who I can't stand) seems willing to give Manny some slack it's Callahan who is really pushing the issue.
Byrdbrain said:
I disagree with the last part on Dennis. While i was listening, Dennis was trying to make a comparison that the Red Sox allowing Manny to take part in the anniversary and throw out the first pitch would be like the Yankee's doing the same with Arod in the future. His point being that Manny is as hated by the Sox fans as Arod is by Yankee fans, which cannot be further from the truth. With Manny, its more of a media hatred than a fan base hatred. Even with the media, a good portion seems to be contrived. Write an article bashing Manny was always an easy way they could get quick attention. The exception being the bigots such as Callahan, who do seem to hate him. Arod is generally despised by both the Yankees fan base and media.
Edited to keep relatively on topic:
If the MVP for the 2004 World Series isn’t the right person to throw out the pitch at a ceremony celebrating the 2004 World Series team then no one is.
If the MVP for the 2004 World Series isn’t the right person to throw out the pitch at a ceremony celebrating the 2004 World Series team then no one is.
I think more to Byrdbrain's point, at least regarding this morning, was Dennis was trying to say that he thought people are able to "change their spots." (Although he clearly does not feel that way about Manny) I caught GC saying, "you cannot name me one guy who was an a-hole in the past who is now a good guy." Dennis brought up Michael Vick, but both GC and Kirk laughed him off.
GC is in a no lose argument (for him, at least). If somebody were to come up with an example, Gerry can either laugh and say the guy is still an a-hole, OR, if the person really does seem contrite and apologetic for their past behaviors, Gerry just says they are lying. It's easy for him.
GC is in a no lose argument (for him, at least). If somebody were to come up with an example, Gerry can either laugh and say the guy is still an a-hole, OR, if the person really does seem contrite and apologetic for their past behaviors, Gerry just says they are lying. It's easy for him.
kajana141 said:
I think even that is a stretch. The only people who still seem to harbor such animosity towards him are on WEEI from 6-10. At this point I don't know if they're just doing it to maintain the narrative they spent so long creating or if the genuinely believe any of it.
last week while dennis was on vacation someone made a comment about dennis being an ironman and yet never having to have had major surgery
to which either kirk or gerry (i forget) said "well not exactly" and they all guffaw'ed loudly at their little inside joke about dennis having gone through the lap band surgery to correct his grossly obese problem
to which either kirk or gerry (i forget) said "well not exactly" and they all guffaw'ed loudly at their little inside joke about dennis having gone through the lap band surgery to correct his grossly obese problem
Well the WS was a romp and several people could have been named MVP(I think Foulke should have been).mrsbeasley said:
As for the first pitch I would have preferred to go with one of the guys that saved their collective asses in the ALCS and also just happens to be making his first public appearance after a well publicized battle with cancer.
Lucchino said to D&C that the reason Manny was chosen to throw the first pitch was because he was the MVP. End of story. If we want to quibble about whether Manny was the right pick ten years ago, then the beef is with the writers who did the voting.
I'd expect that in three years when they honor the 2007 team, Mike Lowell will get the honor for the same reason. And Ortiz in 2023 as well.
I'd expect that in three years when they honor the 2007 team, Mike Lowell will get the honor for the same reason. And Ortiz in 2023 as well.
CantKeepmedown said:
"I don't think Manny can read a children's book. You expect me to believe he is reading the New Testament?"
That was from Callahan yesterday and the Manny bashing continues today.
shawnrbu said:
The bashing did continue, which led me to shut it off. What got me was that they were trying to frame things as "oh, this town's gone soft" because they were getting push back (or perhaps not enough unqualified support) on their Manny bashing. They were actually pining for the days of the Sullivan family and Victor Kiam and Lou Gorman...days when you could mercilessly shit on team ownership/management and the players, and 100% of the response from readers/listeners was "hell yeah, they suck". Oh boo hoo, the local four winning eight championships and being finals runners-up four more times in the last 14 years has "softened up" the fan base on how horribly mis-managed the teams are, to the point where we don't care to froth at the mouth over a choice to throw out the ceremonial first pitch.
I will say that the bit where Minihane is calling out callers for sucking out loud is good. If the result of that is the actual banning of "celebrity" callers like Tony from Bridgewater, that might make these shows 5, maybe 10% more listenable.
Red(s)HawksFan said:
I don't remember anything about a hip replacement...I forget where but someone outed him as having him seen him in the hospital looking all dour and grumpy then lo and behold the pounds started falling off.
According to Gerry, Alex Hassan was called up to "save" the outfield offense. He's actually taking joy in calling a local kid, a replacement level guy called up purely due to injury, the "worst baseball player ever" after one awful night. Oh, and Stephen Drew is still Hitler in case you were wondering.
I really hope the medium of sports radio becomes extinct in my lifetime.
I really hope the medium of sports radio becomes extinct in my lifetime.
Stop listening man. If people continue to listen, it only continues. I listen to T&R because they actually seem to enjoy sports somewhat and have a broad range of other topics to go off on, and Dale & Holley sometimes because they too actually seem to like sports.
Why anyone would listen to D&C or F&M ooze negativity and awfulness I'll never understand.
Why anyone would listen to D&C or F&M ooze negativity and awfulness I'll never understand.
ForKeeps said:
Not really. A more apt analogy is someone who keeps driving on the same road hoping to see an accident.
Seriously, what do you get out of hearing people say stupid shit over and over again? "Ob man! Callahan said something borderline racist or misogynistic! Who say that coming?!? Glad I got to hear that!" I legitimately don't get it. I think certain types of music suck, so I don't listen to them. Do you listen to music you hate just so you can note how much you hate it?
Dude, you said you hope sports radio becomes extinct in your lifetime. Really? You obviously listen to lots and lots and lots of it, every day, so I'd say the last thing you want is for it to go away. You love it. You love getting all honked off so you can come in here and throw some snark around about it. Hey, if that's what gets you off, all the power to you, but at least be honest about it and drop the "it's so beneath me," crap.ForKeeps said:
You want it to be extinct in your lifetime? Stop listening to it. Then it's doesn't exist in your lifetime anymore. I bet you wouldn't last a week.
See that statement I can believe in and actually support. Andrew's statement is alot different tham ForKeeps' statement. I would only add Felger and Mazz to that list of "negative nelly " hosts.Andrew said:
52 of your 333 posts are In this thread. For someone who watches 15 min a week that's a lot of posts.ForKeeps said:
OK, I'll play along. Why are you here? Why are you in the other talk radio threads? Why does something you watch for 15 minutes and don't listen to at all something you comment on so frequently?ForKeeps said:
ForKeeps said:
So...are you going to answer the question or just make irrelevant comments? Maybe focus on making a point rather than just typing things.
This morning I tuned in at various times over the course of an hour and a half. As best I could tell, during that time, they talked non stop about Obama trading terrorists for a "deserter".
They aren't bad when they have a guest but they far too frequently venture into crime and politics. Which makes for terrible radio.
They aren't bad when they have a guest but they far too frequently venture into crime and politics. Which makes for terrible radio.
