Mike and the Mad Blog: TOO BORING TO LISTEN, FILL US IN

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

TOO BORING TO LISTEN, FILL US IN

Today's show was so boring that we here at the blog couldn't tolerate it anymore. I was around for the first few segments, but fill us in on what else we missed so far today...

16 comments:

KBilly said...: You haven't missed much. It is apparently very nice weather in Paramus NJ. And for some reason the Ridgewood Country Club is in Paramus instead of Ridgewood. And the Paramus Country Club is in Oradell.; August 20, 2008 at 1:20 PM
Bill.... from Hauppauge said...: This is nothing we have ever heard. I think he is on prescription medication..and I should know,I am a Pharmacist. His whole personality is altered; August 20, 2008 at 1:34 PM
Anonymous said...: hes doing a vice presidential commentary for chissakes!@!!; August 20, 2008 at 1:53 PM
Peteski said...: Paramus, apparently a hop skip and a jump from the GWB.
Who knew?

ps. he's circling the drain of his own bs.; August 20, 2008 at 1:54 PM
Anonymous said...: beautiful course.. beautiful.. man has NOTHING to say without Mad Dog.; August 20, 2008 at 1:57 PM
First Time, Long Time said...: What else have we learned today?; August 20, 2008 at 1:57 PM
Anonymous said...: well hes repeated his upcoming itinerary 30 times.; August 20, 2008 at 2:00 PM
Anonymous said...: who is circling the drain faster ? the yanks or francessa?; August 20, 2008 at 2:02 PM
KBilly said...: Driving around in a mobile home from golf tournament to tournament sounds "cool" to Mike.; August 20, 2008 at 2:05 PM
KBilly said...: 3 1/2 weeks until Mad Dog Radio.
I am actually a little surprised the WFAN didn't own the Mad Dog name. Unless Russo got a copyright way back when. I assume that WFAN had a copyright on the Mike and The Mad Dog brand.; August 20, 2008 at 2:09 PM
gman26 said...: We have learned that minus Chris, Mike will be sucking up to his interviewees. Yesterday, it was calling Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum, 'Mr. T' and today, it's calling Mets manager Jerry Manuel, 'Skip'.
I guess he doesn't feel like being the bully anymore. At least not without his trusty sidekick.; August 20, 2008 at 2:10 PM
First Time, Long Time said...: Gman...we all know that it was always Russo that had to be the bully anyway and then Mike played nice guy.; August 20, 2008 at 2:19 PM
gabagool said...: He's like this because NOONE,not listeners, not program managers, not exec, STOOD up and told him to cut the shit off when those two bozos were giving NON SPORTS related vomit such as: Ratings, movies, books, politics, social problems etc.

Now, IF, and this is a big IF EITHER one EVER did a little reading on ANY of the above subjects and ACTUALLY had a bit of REAL knowledge, well, MAYBE it could have been done. But not this crap they heard on the radio on the way in.............

Now, because NOONE said anything, Fransesca continues on with it, like a drowning man trying desperately to grasp ANYTHING and ANYONE to save himself, only to drag IT or THEM down with him......hes pathetic and embarrassing and DESERVES it all.; August 20, 2008 at 2:42 PM
gabagool said...: Do you think that Mike ACTUALLY thinks that ANY LISTENERS are saying "wow, mike called Tannenbaum Mr.T, that is SO witty!""??????

Hey Mike, Chris is gone. The compliments are gonna be few and far between.; August 20, 2008 at 2:45 PM
Anonymous said...: tried to give mike a shot 3 different days...lasted 5 minutes each time...what a shame that anyone thought he could go it alone...a lot of people thought jerry buss screwed who to keep - shaq or kobe...but it looks like he made the right decision...anyone who has listened to the show the last 19 years even for just one solo day of each guy knew that Russo solo can survive, but mike is BRUTAL; August 20, 2008 at 3:47 PM
gman26 said...: Now that would be a great call-in to the show. "Hey Mike, what do you think about comparing the Fan keeping you to the Lakers keeping Kobe?" Not sure he would like that too much.; August 20, 2008 at 4:51 PM

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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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