RIP Toucher and Rich Show ... It was fun while it lasted

[TFP]

I was actually thinking about this on the ride in this morning, Wallach has been pissing me off a lot more than he used to. His interjections are stupid, he has no sense of humor, and he's just flat out wrong on a lot of stuff. When Crash was there, he was a perfect guy to read updates and be the butt of some jokes. Now that he's trying to contribute, it seems too forced. It's been a gradual decline but it's finally hit the tipping point for me.

Bring back Intern Nick.

 

[Haunted]

QUOTE (The Four Peters @ Jun 2 2010, 04:32 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=3000508
Bring back Crash.


Fixed that for you.

 

[Ahriman]

QUOTE (The Four Peters @ Jun 2 2010, 04:32 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=3000508
I was actually thinking about this on the ride in this morning, Wallach has been pissing me off a lot more than he used to. His interjections are stupid, he has no sense of humor, and he's just flat out wrong on a lot of stuff. When Crash was there, he was a perfect guy to read updates and be the butt of some jokes. Now that he's trying to contribute, it seems too forced. It's been a gradual decline but it's finally hit the tipping point for me.

Bring back Intern Nick.


Welcome to the club. People were giving me crap for pointing this out a few months ago.

 

[NickEsasky]

I saw Adolfo last night in Allston driving to host my trivia gig. He looks like he lost a ton of weight.

 

[Bleedred]

IMO, the problem with Wallach is that he is trying to expand his role on the show beyond flash guy and the occassional prep or question of an athlete interview. Wallach simply isn't smart, funny or interesting enough to play a significant role on the show, yet T&R seem willing to give him some lattitude, which hurts the show IMO. Relegated to his reduced role, I think he's pretty good, but if he has an increased role, then he's lousy. Recently he's been lousy because we hear him too much. Shit, there are times when Fred sounds like he doesn't want to interrupt him, which is absurd.

 

[HomeBrew1901]

QUOTE (Bleedred @ Jun 3 2010, 12:49 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=3002163
IMO, the problem with Wallach is that he is trying to expand his role on the show beyond flash guy and the occassional prep or question of an athlete interview. Wallach simply isn't smart, funny or interesting enough to play a significant role on the show, yet T&R seem willing to give him some lattitude, which hurts the show IMO. Relegated to his reduced role, I think he's pretty good, but if he has an increased role, then he's lousy. Recently he's been lousy because we hear him too much. Shit, there are times when Fred sounds like he doesn't want to interrupt him, which is absurd.

I've noticed this too, it's gotten to the point where it seems that he has no problem interrupting Fred or Rich to interject his opinion (which he feels is gospel) but doesn't want to be interrupted. Even worse is when either of the guys disagree with him or he gets passionate, he voice changes and he gets whiny. Try to re-listen to his opinion on why NY shouldn't have the Superbowl, he couldn't even defend his position without falling back on the same 2 talking points, Felger would have torn him apart.

 

[HomeBrew1901]

HA, 5 minutes from my office Fred says to Wallach as he was about to interrupt again, "Shut up John, no one wants to hear what you have to say."

Awesome.

 

[PC Drunken Friar]

Today I listened from 6-6:15 and Wallach talked for about 11 of those minutes about Ellsbury...I turned it off and did not return. he is horrible and I don't know why he gets so much air time.

 

[HomeBrew1901]

QUOTE (PC Drunken Friar @ Jun 8 2010, 12:04 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=3011605
Today I listened from 6-6:15 and Wallach talked for about 11 of those minutes about Ellsbury...I turned it off and did not return. he is horrible and I don't know why he gets so much air time.

It got a lot better, I listened from 7:30-8 and Fred would only allow him speak in short sentences and quickly cut him off when he started to go on a tangent or repeat a point that he made earlier.

 

[URI]

Now that the full podcasts are back up, check out the top of the 7am hour..Fred goes to the doctor. I would have been pissed if I missed that.

 

[judyb]

Vic the Brick on now.

 

[HomeBrew1901]

QUOTE (judyb @ Jun 9 2010, 09:18 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=3014450
Vic the Brick on now.

Not sure who found him first, but EEI has been talking about him non-stop too.


Also, if you missed it you need to check out the podcast from 8:05 am this morning and ESPN Hawaii interview Adolpho as the "Boston Celtics" expert. Holy shit was that funny.

 

[TFP]

I actually had to change the channel during the Adolpho interview. It was too uncomfortable.

 

[BoSoxFink]

QUOTE (The Four Peters @ Jun 9 2010, 10:52 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=3014564
I actually had to change the channel during the Adolpho interview. It was too uncomfortable.

Yea while it was funny, the public perception of Boston now in Hawaii is probably that we are all idiots when it comes to basketball. Adolpho was asked his thoughts on the 2-3-2 series format, he had absolutely no idea what the hell the guy was asking about.

 

[Razor Shines]

QUOTE (The Four Peters @ Jun 9 2010, 10:52 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=3014564
I actually had to change the channel during the Adolpho interview. It was too uncomfortable.

Same here. For some reason, those bits are a lot less awkward when the other party is drunk and/or homeless.

 

[URI]

QUOTE (BoSoxFink @ Jun 9 2010, 11:13 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=3014592
Yea while it was funny, the public perception of Boston now in Hawaii is probably that we are all idiots when it comes to basketball. Adolpho was asked his thoughts on the 2-3-2 series format, he had absolutely no idea what the hell the guy was asking about.


Why should we care about the public perception of Boston in Hawaii? I'm sure your average Hawaiian had Adolfo pegged as borderline retarded within seconds, and that he's probably not representative of an entire city any more than Ben Affleck is.

 

[PedroSpecialK]

QUOTE (BoSoxFink @ Jun 9 2010, 11:13 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=3014592
Adolpho was asked his thoughts on the 2-3-2 series format, he had absolutely no idea what the hell the guy was asking about.

Imagining this exchange is pretty awesome. So much so that I may just choose not to listen to it.

I'll keep you guys posted.

 

[nayrbrey]

They used the Vic the Brick visit to create another game, "Brick it up" with Vic reading Kiss lyrics...it was about 0825 this am, they were in hysterics.

 

[John Marzano Olympic Hero]

This was actually, really, really funny.

Especially the "I Was Made For Loving You" one.

 

[nayrbrey]

All of them were great, throwing in Vic screaming "Dunkin Donuts!" during Rock and Roll all night...etc The production of those songs were great..as Fred said to Rich "You are really, really good at this."

 

[TFP]

QUOTE (nayrbrey @ Jun 10 2010, 10:54 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=3016169
All of them were great, throwing in Vic screaming "Dunkin Donuts!" The production of those songs were great..as Fred said to Rich "You are really, really good at this."

Yeah I caught that comment too. I think what prompted it was that Rich had to actually slow down Vic the Brick's to match the song when they played it at the end. If you notice the original dictation then the combined lyrics are at different speeds.

 

[JayMags71]

Another epic moment this morning when Fred hung up on Bill Walton.

Apparently, this interview set up weeks ago to honor Father's Day. Then Walton gets on and:

• starts talking about how proud he is of his son.
• insinuating that this is more important to him than his '86 championship, since "you always want the best for your kids"
• says that the Celtics could have avoided this had they won game 3.
• starts genuinely douching it up.

Fred, realizing that he was bleeding listeners, hangs up on him. May have been a "work", but still funny.

 

[TFP]

I don't think that was a work at all, I think Fred was legitimately thinking that none of his listeners wanted to hear that anymore and had enough. Good for him.

 

[Spaulding Smails]

I listened to Walton wax poetic about the Staples Center crowd for about a minute and turned it off, jesus that was painful. I'm suprised Fred didn't dump him sooner.

 

[JayMags71]

QUOTE (The Four Peters @ Jun 18 2010, 08:48 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=3032079
I don't think that was a work at all, I think Fred was legitimately thinking that none of his listeners wanted to hear that anymore and had enough. Good for him.

I only thought it was a work since Walton didn't mention Fred or Wallach by name. It's more likely I'm full of shit, though.

Listen and judge for yourselves.

 

[Carmine Hose]

Q: "What position does Josh Beckett play?"

A: "Home Run"

 

[PedroSpecialK]

QUOTE (JayMags71 @ Jun 18 2010, 10:38 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=3032249
I only thought it was a work since Walton didn't mention Fred or Wallach by name. It's more likely I'm full of shit, though.

Listen and judge for yourselves.

Plus, the URL says "phone-problems-with-bill-walton". Has to be a work.

 

[Haunted]

Does Fred Toucher read this forum? It's certainly not beyond the realm of possibility.

Anyway, he just posted on his facebook this:

QUOTE
Just to help prove the Walton interview wasn't a "work" a portion of the e-mail confirming the interview: BOOKING PRODUCERS, Below you will find everything you need for your upcoming interview on Friday, June 18th with Bill Walton. Friday Bill is available to discuss his role as Dad and his support of his son. He’ll also share his views on the results of the recent NBA finals.

 

[PedroSpecialK]

It just moved from "questionable" to "irrefutable".

In all seriousness, that's pretty cool if it isn't one. Walton certainly deserved it.

 

[HomeBrew1901]

QUOTE (Spaulding Smails @ Jun 18 2010, 08:57 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=3032087
I listened to Walton wax poetic about the Staples Center crowd for about a minute and turned it off, jesus that was painful. I'm suprised Fred didn't dump him sooner.

That's exactly when I turned the show off, glad to hear that Fred dumped him.

 

[JayMags71]

QUOTE (Haunted @ Jun 18 2010, 12:49 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=3032677
Does Fred Toucher read this forum? It's certainly not beyond the realm of possibility.

Anyway, he just posted on his facebook this:


I point-blank asked him on his facebook page. I wasn't completely serious (see me pussing out when he comes back to me). So, that's my fault.

 

[Haunted]

Heh. I noticed a few other people using the term "work" there. I'm not down with the wrestling lingo so didn't realize it was a somewhat common term.

 

[Naehring11]

great call with Scal from this morning too.

http://985thesportshub.cbslocal.com/2010/0...day-of-my-life/

 

[HomeBrew1901]

Holy shit, the Scanilla Ice game this morning was frickin awesome. I was crying I was laughing so hard, "Stop asking me for happy meals." On the podcast it was around 7:50 or so.

 

[Spaulding Smails]

"I said a hip hop, The hippie to the hippie. The hip hip a hop, and you don't stop, a rock it."

Now picture Scal speaking these words, oh god that was hilarious.

 

[Billy Jo Robidoux]

Hilarious bit this morning making fun of Rick Reilly and his love for Lance Armstrong. It was just before 8:30. Fred referred to Rick Reilly as the Family Circus of sports writing. DukeSox would've been pissed.

 

[underhandtofirst]

I've really enjoyed the Taylor Twellman segments during the World Cup. He seemed to gel with T&R right away. Today was pretty good as they were getting on DA (in for Fred) about his mancrush on Taylor.

 

[BS_SoxFan]

This show is PAINFULLY bad without Fred there. I've been a listener since the WBCN days but with no one there to tell Wallach to shut the hell up it's ipod time for me.

 

[HomeBrew1901]

QUOTE (BS_SoxFan @ Jul 14 2010, 06:34 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=3074082
This show is PAINFULLY bad without Fred there. I've been a listener since the WBCN days but with no one there to tell Wallach to shut the hell up it's ipod time for me.

I actually really like DA with Rich, but Wallach is a fucking moron, I have actually been yelling at the radio telling him to STFU.

 

[weeba]

Alright, the Mel Gibson / Christian Bale "dialog" today was absolutely hilarious.

 

[Razor Shines]

Wallach is campaigning hard to get Trevor Hoffman here. I totally see where he's coming from - this bullpen could really use a 43-year-old with an ERA over 8. The real question is; do we have the prospects to get it done?

 

[Haunted]

QUOTE (Razor Shines @ Jul 14 2010, 09:09 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=3074141
Wallach is campaigning hard to get Trevor Hoffman here. I totally see where he's coming from - this bullpen could really use a 43-year-old with an ERA over 8. The real question is; do we have the prospects to get it done?

That was insane. Is Wallach really just stupid or does he just pick an argument simply to have one?

I like the interplay between Rich and DA, but it's really obvious that Fred is the driver of the show; when he's out they seem rather rudderless similar to when Opie is out on the O&A show. The show is still good, but seems to meander without any kind of set path.

 

[Phenom]

QUOTE (Haunted @ Jul 14 2010, 10:10 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=3074203
That was insane. Is Wallach really just stupid or does he just pick an argument simply to have one?

I like the interplay between Rich and DA, but it's really obvious that Fred is the driver of the show; when he's out they seem rather rudderless similar to when Opie is out on the O&A show. The show is still good, but seems to meander without any kind of set path.


That is true on the air, but isn't Rich the mastermind behind most of the bits they do?

I think both of them, albeit in different ways, are equally responsible for the show.

Although yes, on the air you could definitely notice Fred's absence. DA wasn't bad with Rich, but nothing really stuck out. It was very sports driven today with DA, which does not play to Rich's strength.

And I would take Meter over Wallach...can't believe I'm saying that.

 

[Haunted]

You're right about Rich and Fred's role - they bring different but important parts to the show. My point was just that without the driver, the car is less useful, no matter how well engineered and built it was.


(car references are awesome)

 

[smastroyin]

"I'm sitting next to a DA-hole" was the best line they have had in months, so Fred's absence gave them that at least.

 

[dirtynine]

Some new Naughty Massarotti today - I like how they don't go back to the well too often on this one, so they don't seem too played out.

Today included such gems as "nice Boston Globes!" and "I sure would like to see-see her Sabathias!"

 

[The Talented Allen Ripley]

The best one was "Poker face? Don't mind if I do!"

 

[NickEsasky]

Wallach makes this show unlistenable to me these days. Him going on a rant because someone corrected Rich's pronunciation of Illinois bugged the shit out of me. He's not funny or smart about sports. He has no role on the show.

 

[smastroyin]

Wallach seems to think that Fred is still on vacation and he needs to help fill time.

I'd actually be pretty surprised if they haven't had a conversation with him yet. His interjections derail the flow of the show instead of adding to it.

 

[BS_SoxFan]

He's really awful. I've been a listener of this show since day 1 on WBCN but his presence on the show has lead to my listening to it less and less. I usually catch the first hour in the morning and would always podcast the rest at night, but now I'll scan the highlights and listen only if something really grabs my attention. I don't need to listen to Wallach derail every thought for 4 hours.