Sports Radio Folks Say The Damnedest Things…
As noted in these mumblings previously, I spend a lot of time sitting in my trusty Subaru Outback PMV (Poor Man’s SUV) crawling through traffic in and around Music City, on my way to and from being intimate with customers’ networks and computer systems. That time is not all wasted since I expand my miscule knowledge of sports by listening to local and national sports radio broadcasts. The absolute best is 104.5 The Zone, including the morning Wake-up Zone and the afternoon Sports Zone. Sandwiched between those I switch to the nationally broadcast Colin Cowherd Show and Mike Tirico Show on the local ESPN Radio affiliate, 106.7 The Fan. I switch to those because I cannot stomach the arrogant, headache inducing Jim Rome Show that is carried by 104.5 in the mid-day time slot.
Now anyone who has ever listened to sport talk radio knows there is a lot of bull that gets floated out. It seems like every crazy with an internet connection or within signal range will call in and bitch and moan about anything and everything, sports related or not. The really good hosts know how to defuse and manage the flamers. And no host is better at it than Mark Howard on the Wake-up Zone. Locals also know Mark as the still-much-missed sports guy from his Channel 5 days. Whether being original or passing along wisdom harvested elsewhere, Mark does it with professional aplomb and dignity, made interesting by his flair and wit.
This morning, while discussing a certain NFL wide receiver, Mark dropped this jewel:
He couldn’t catch a cold if he was naked at the North Pole.
On another occasion, talking about an NBA player who was basket challenged, Mark revealed:
He couldn’t hit the water if he was sitting in a boat in the middle of the lake.
I’m not sure whether it was Mark or another broadcaster who described a certain pro golfer’s tee shot as:
Looking like he’s trying to kill a snake in a phone booth.
Love those guys and their sense of humor! They almost keep me awake while driving…
4 Comments so far
people calling in to those sports talk shows are all idiots..all the fans in texas are all pissed off at jessica simpson because they say she kept tony romo’s mind off the game and that’s why they lost…fiddlefuck..they lost cause the offense sucked and the blond had nothing to do with it..they also don’t seem to realize that she has been to 3 games so she would be 2-1 for appearances..stupid people..
what ever happened to the fabulous babe talk show on the radio?
Well it is a sad commentary when six UT players cannot play in the bowl game because they couldn’t pass six hours of classes.
Pat Summit has won many championships in her career and every one of her girls has graduated. We can’t say the same thing about football can we?
They can’t all be NFL players. I feel sorry for the ones who have to go back to the ghetto because they didn’t put forth any effort in college and their coaches didn’t “coach” them to do that.
College football is an industry. it is not an educational opportunity.
Too bad.
…. twomartini may be a bit off-topic, but definitely has a point….
Sorry… looks like I did it again. Cheeeezzzzz…..