Y2Jimmy0 Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 QUOTE (Middle Buffalo @ May 10, 2016 -> 08:17 AM) I listen to The Score interviews podcast, and at least they seem to make an effort to bring on some Sox guests. I'm sure the main body of the shows is mostly Cubs talk, though. I used to listen to ESPN 1000, and they didn't even try. They had Doug Padilla following the Sox, and Jesse Rogers following the Cubs. Rogers had to be on ten times more frequently than Padilla. Now they don't have anyone following the Sox at all. Keep in mind, I live out of town, so I have to go somewhere for Chicago-centric sports news, and SoxTalk is my first stop. Looking at the 670 lineup: Mully and Hanley: Mully and 1 of the producers are huge Sox fans. They talk Sox a ton. Speigel and Goff: Goff is a Sox fan and Spiegel loves baseball and talks both. They talk a ton of Sox. Boers and Bernstein: Bernstein and their lead producer are both Sox fans, the team is good, and they talk Sox. Laurence Holmes: Is a Sox fan and talks a ton of Sox as well. Levine and Bernfield: Talk mostly Cubs on Saturday mornings but Sox tough to ignore now. Hit and Run: They talk the whole time about both times. Joe O is a Cubs fan but writes about Sox in Daily Herald. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 QUOTE (Middle Buffalo @ May 9, 2016 -> 11:51 PM) 1st place Sox win in extra innings with a Grand Slam (not a walk-off, I know), and on ESPN Chicago, 18 of the first 21 baseball stories/videos feature the 1st place Cubs - who were rained out. I guess that's a fairly even split. You should stop at Soxtalk first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ May 10, 2016 -> 08:22 AM) Looking at the 670 lineup: Mully and Hanley: Mully and 1 of the producers are huge Sox fans. They talk Sox a ton. Speigel and Goff: Goff is a Sox fan and Spiegel loves baseball and talks both. They talk a ton of Sox. Boers and Bernstein: Bernstein and their lead producer are both Sox fans, the team is good, and they talk Sox. Laurence Holmes: Is a Sox fan and talks a ton of Sox as well. Levine and Bernfield: Talk mostly Cubs on Saturday mornings but Sox tough to ignore now. Hit and Run: They talk the whole time about both times. Joe O is a Cubs fan but writes about Sox in Daily Herald. I guess we listen to a different Mully and Hanley. This morning it was how they were wrong on Garcia but it has been against the twins and texas where it's a hitters ballpark so he should hit well there. The next topic was how the attendance is awful even for a good team like Boston in town. Granted I only listened to 10 minutes while shaving but that was all they discussed at that time and none of it was a positive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 They had some guest on during my drive to work (some guy who's an expert in fielding metrics or something), and they were talking up both the Cubs and Sox but mainly focused on the huge defensive improvements the Sox have shown so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panerista Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Dan McNeil exits the Drive No surprises there. I wonder where he's going to try to go now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Jesus. He gets paid so much to talk on the fricking radio and can't keep a gig without being an ass. Just do your job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panerista Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 9, 2016 -> 08:56 PM) Jesus. He gets paid so much to talk on the fricking radio and can't keep a gig without being an ass. Just do your job. And I feel like he won't get a shot on the score... or WMVP. I mean, i'm not sure, but I can't imagine either or those bridges being anything but burned down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 9, 2016 -> 08:56 PM) Jesus. He gets paid so much to talk on the fricking radio and can't keep a gig without being an ass. Just do your job. Soooo much money. Is there an old fart radio.jock union I'm not aware of? It's the same guys getting recycled in every job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 QUOTE (Deadpool @ Jun 9, 2016 -> 08:30 PM) Dan McNeil exits the Drive No surprises there. I wonder where he's going to try to go now Dan just thought he was bigger than life, guy has major issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 10, 2016 -> 06:25 AM) Dan just thought he was bigger than life, guy has major issues. Yup. I GUARANTEE he is getting off on seeing his name in the news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 QUOTE (Deadpool @ Jun 9, 2016 -> 08:30 PM) Dan McNeil exits the Drive No surprises there. I wonder where he's going to try to go now I actually liked that morning show. My guess he ends up at WLS as they have the Bulls and Sox as an evening fill in when those teams are not playing. I think he is the best personality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipps Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Herb Lawrence thinks that McNeil will wind up back at the Score it seems. Terry Boers is retiring in January 2017 so there will be a spot open somehow. One of the afternoon or evening guys will probably move over with Bernstein and that will open up something. The Score is always trying to shake things up so who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panerista Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 QUOTE (shipps @ Jun 10, 2016 -> 12:06 PM) Herb Lawrence thinks that McNeil will wind up back at the Score it seems. Terry Boers is retiring in January 2017 so there will be a spot open somehow. One of the afternoon or evening guys will probably move over with Bernstein and that will open up something. The Score is always trying to shake things up so who knows. If I had to guess, you go with Goff and Bernstein (Spiegel doesn't much agree with Goff) and then put Mac back. That, of course, still seems unlikely, seeing as I'm not sure the hatchet can be buried between McNeil and Spiegel after the first collapse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted June 10, 2016 Author Share Posted June 10, 2016 Mac is toxic, the Score doesnt need that guy. You cant count on the guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panerista Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jun 10, 2016 -> 03:07 PM) Mac is toxic, the Score doesnt need that guy. You cant count on the guy I'm inclined to agree. I'm over him, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipps Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 QUOTE (Deadpool @ Jun 10, 2016 -> 03:03 PM) If I had to guess, you go with Goff and Bernstein (Spiegel doesn't much agree with Goff) and then put Mac back. That, of course, still seems unlikely, seeing as I'm not sure the hatchet can be buried between McNeil and Spiegel after the first collapse. Spiegel seems like one of the more forgiving people in the business but yeah, he also knows when to draw the line with people too. I never understood why Mac was so popular in radio though, he never brought anything to the table where I thought to myself...damn thats a good point. Not that the other guys bring that very often but they many of them are at least capable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panerista Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 QUOTE (shipps @ Jun 10, 2016 -> 03:29 PM) Spiegel seems like one of the more forgiving people in the business but yeah, he also knows when to draw the line with people too. I never understood why Mac was so popular in radio though, he never brought anything to the table where I thought to myself...damn thats a good point. Not that the other guys bring that very often but they many of them are at least capable. The old Mac, Jurko, and Harry show was tolerable in small doses, but it wasn't all that good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Mac blows. And Spiegs and Goff are great together, I hope they don't break those two apart any time soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Danny Mac needs to ride into the sunset. After he was suspended he was relegated to reading a 3 minute sports segment once an hour. What is the show on 4 hours? So 12 minutes of work a day for $250k a year, and he wants to go Muskie fishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 QUOTE (Deadpool @ Jun 10, 2016 -> 03:08 PM) I'm inclined to agree. I'm over him, too. I don't know about you but I can never get enough of hearing about what B lister hung our in his man cave basement with all the TVs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 It would be nice if WLS got more sports programming. I wouldn't even care if McNeil was involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 McNeil should be Kaplan's partner on 1000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jun 13, 2016 -> 08:03 AM) McNeil should be Kaplan's partner on 1000. That would be interesting. As much as his Cubs love does sometimes get in the way of what one would consider a professional broadcast, Kaplan is supposedly one of the nicest guys in the industry. He has had Danny Mac on his CSN show a few times, and they seem to get along pretty well. But Danny Mac eventually has problems with everybody. It would be interesting to see how long it takes for him to get Kap to crack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Isn't Chicago media but glad to hear Mike Caray is OUT of the CBS booth. Man he was terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Enjoyed "No Given Wednesday" but WTF Affleck? Is he that scarred from working with Zack Snyder? If you don't like Bill Simmons, it's not for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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