Mike and the Mad Blog: DOG IN TEARS

Friday, August 15, 2008

DOG IN TEARS

This is pretty powerful stuff...here's a snippet of it:

7 comments:

KBilly said...: I just took a dramamine.; August 15, 2008 at 10:31 AM
First Time, Long Time said...: KB...i tried to be steady; August 15, 2008 at 10:32 AM
Anonymous said...: Here, this goes from the call in open:

http://mms.tveyes.com/transcript.asp?PlayClip=FALSE&DTSearch=TRUE&DateTime=8%2F15%2F2008+1%3A20%3A30+PM&market=m100&StationID=1250

...X to close when it ends.; August 15, 2008 at 10:46 AM
Johnny said...: Let's face it, these guys, despite their flaws, are still the best around. Let's review.

Mike and Mike: shills for ESPN. They'd rather talk about their Pentathlon than sports. They do what the TV network does.

Colin Cowherd: Decent, but speaks in generlaizations and thinks sports are products. Sports is different than Coca-Cola.

Tirico and Van Pelt: YAWN

Joe and Evan: If you like Mets Talk and Joe's fandom, good for you.

Boomer and Carton: A shock jock and a former athlete who is very soft on athletes. Sadly, Boomer blows Carton away.

Richard Neer: Raismann is right here.

The only other guy I like to listen to is Michael Kay.

So, knock them if you may (and I like to as well), but the rest of the other hosts don't really compare.; August 15, 2008 at 10:57 AM
gabagool said...: Johnny

Sorry bud, but no, no, no........Give me ANYONE ELSE, AS LONG AS THEY TALK ABOUT NY SPORTS AND TAKE CALLS, A-N-Y-B-O-D-Y.; August 15, 2008 at 11:05 AM
Anonymous said...: The only decent radio shows, as I see it:

Steve Somers - good for a laugh, not much substance though.

Evan Roberts - can come up with good substance, I think Joe B. holds him back with his homer style because Evan can come up with rational, fair arguments without acting like a homer.

Ed Randall - does a tremendous job Sunday mornings on his "Talking Baseball" show. Has great guests, and is one of the only hosts who could make a 2 hour show out of the proper way to take a lead off first base. He has interesting guests and is a gracious host. I wish he'd be given more air time during the week.

Max Kellerman - also makes good, unbiased arguments, interesting take on a lot of ideas, particularly in baseball.

Kay - if I wasn't a Yankee fan, I wouldn't bother.

Mike and Mike - used to be entertaining, not anymore.

Colin Cowherd - hate him.

Neer - middle of the road, nothing more. I put him right there with any other mediocre overnight host.

Boomer - bores me.

Carton - can be entertaining but has to fit your sense of humor, has no substance, gets annoying very quick.

Good talent is hard to find on the radio. Good partnerships on the radio are even harder to find. This kind of success may never be found again.; August 15, 2008 at 11:09 AM
Anonymous said...: Kay-If I weren't a Yankee fan, I wouldn't bother either.

-Sommers-Good guy, rational, nice, lets people talk-but do we wanna hear them?

-Malusas(?)-self-important wannabe, rip off of Russo, and should just be an update guy.

-Mike and Mike-During football season, good for 5 minutes.

-Joe and Evan-Can't even deal with them at all. Posers.

-Boomer and Carton-Boomer was decent with Dog, but Boomer and Carton are like Opie and Anthony without the humor.

-Tony Page-Like Sommers, lets listeners really talk, too Mets like for me, but I love boxing, and that's his game. My other favorite.

-Neer-I'd like to give him a book, any book, and have him read it to me before I got to bed, because his voice puts me to sleep.; August 15, 2008 at 10:09 PM

Mike and the Mad Dog Glossary

Be careful: Mike and Chris' way of telling sports fans not to fall in love with a player or team ("Be Careful about falling in love with Pagan")

Let's be fair here: Russo's counter-argument to callers that attack someone ("Let's be fair here. If you are going to knock Rick Peterson, you gotta give him credit for John Maine")

This whole notion: When Francesa or Russo declares something to be fact when in actuality, they are making it up themselves ("This whole notion that Mike D'Antoni is going to make the Knicks a playoff team is a joke")

Pipe Down: Russo's way of telling a player to shut up ("Pipe down there Figueroa")

Tough Spot: This is usually a negative. 'Tough spot. Aaron Heilman. Can't trust him.' They rarely say, "I really like Chauncey Billups in a tough spot." Even though Mike and Dog don't trust a lot of athletes in a tough spot, you can earn your way out of this label. For example, they couldn't trust Eli Manning in a tough spot until the Super Bowl. Now he can basically retire and still be a legend. He proved he can perform in a tough spot. This phrase is used by both Mike and Dog.

Tricky Spot: This really means an awkward position. For example, Ian Eagle running into Marv Albert at the Garden. Or I'm sure that the Giants last game of the 2007 was a tricky spot. "Coughlin wants to get ready for the postseason but you have to try to end the Patriots' undefeated season. Tricky spot, Mike." And for clarification. This phrase is used primarily by Russo.

Timmy: Russo's son. ("I mean, let's be fair here Mike, Timmy can throw harder than Igawa")

Say Something Funny Mike (When Russo can't control himself and breaks out into laughter and tries to egg Francesa on to keep it going. Picture Russo hysterically laughing followed by "Say Something Funny Mike")

First time, long time (this term is announced by a fan calling to the show, who has been a long time listener of the show, but is making his first ever call in - hence, first time (caller), long time (listener)

I can't go too crazy - This is a Mad Dog special. Dog uses this phrase to throw cold water on enthusiastic callers("I can't go too crazy about the D-Rays in May. Talk to me in September.") or admit that he doesn't have strong feelings about a subject("I can't go too crazy about the Olympic torch protesters.").

A-Game - This is Mike's new terminology that he applies to a Yankees win in which the starter goes 7 innings, Joba pitches a perfect 8th and Mariano closes it out. "The Yanks need an A Game tonight."

Bad Job: This is Mad Dog's way of criticizing something. It can be applied to players, coaches, general managers, fans - even networks, as in "That's a bad job out of NBC on the Derby Broadcast."

I'm not a big believer in: This is mainly a Mike comment. It means he doesn't have much confidence in something. And just like other comments, this is mainly used in negative, eg. 'I'm not a big believer in starting someone on 3 days rest.'

The whole bit - Russo's phrase when he is alone and wants to keep the conversation moving along. Without Mike there to add any details, Russo will use 'the whole bit' to sum up a person or issue. 'Selig will make it into the Hall of Fame. Steroids, the whole bit.'

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