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QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Mar 1, 2013 -> 01:19 PM) Bernstein has been in love with himself for however long he's been on, I wouldn't limit it to 4 years. They don't do it in a second. But you can usually tell pretty early if the guy has a dumb opinion, once he's given it, they counter it. There aren't many times where I say "that guy was right/had a good point, they really should have heard him out." I think they limit those callers to people they know. I think we all know they have their little group of friends, Tim Baffoe(10 foot midget), Government Fromage, black physicist, and others that will call in and disagree and they accept it. Regular Joes, they rarely give a chance to get the argument off the ground before Dan is crushing them.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Mar 1, 2013 -> 12:58 PM) Right. Hey I actually like B&B, I listen to them every day. But to act like they give any call-in dissenting opinion a chance is completely disengenuous. Bernstein fell in love with himself over the past 4 years. He talks over people who disagree with him and bullies callers, and when he really doesnt agree with them, he screams at them. And IIRC athomeboy used to intern there and did call screening for them, and was basically told to put the idiots on so that they could blow them up.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Mar 1, 2013 -> 12:16 PM) It's absolutely hilarious. B and B don't pile on simply for disagreeing, the problem is 95% come with nothing to back up their point, or are just flat out wrong about the topic at hand. There are some very great listeners/emailers, but most of the callers (or at least who they let on the show) are idiots. Total bulls***. You can tell in the first second of a call if Bernstein will even allow any sort of discussion.

I dont think ESPN could just take Abbattacola and Goff from CBS like that.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Mar 1, 2013 -> 11:44 AM) But then Mike from Milwaukee calls and all is forgiven. Some of the people that call and they just outright laugh at, its just sad. The thing that bothers me is they are better than that, and have been in the past.

QUOTE (SexiAlexei @ Mar 1, 2013 -> 10:49 AM) I was one of the people that use to listen to B&B religiously, but I honestly don't understand how they are still doing so well. To me, they use to be very intelligent and give a lot of sports knowledge. It seemed like every once in a while they'd insult a dumb caller. Now it seems like that's their thing. If someone calls in and doesn't echo their opinion, they just turn to insulting the caller. The caller could have a great thought, but it doesn't fall in line with the host, so they just attack. Yet if they have a guest with these same "dumb" thoughts, they usually don't say a thing. Their Who You Crappin and Friday Fun, and what else are entertaining, but I stopped listening to them for actual sports talk. I have to assume a lot of their listeners just like hearing people be attacked. I know a buddy who loves B&B listens because of that. I've turned to CJH because they seem to be the opposite of the above. They might not have as much sports knowledge, but I don't have to listen to them rip callers constantly. i agree with those of you that said Holmes would be good on ESPN. I think he is what I use to like in B&B. Him and Carmen would be good. Because the competition is CJH. By default, you have to listen to B and B. And yea, at some point they decided to run with "We are smarter than all of you, and if you do not agree then you are to be insulted repeatedly."

Hamp and Holmes was doomed from the get go.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Mar 1, 2013 -> 09:19 AM) Long overdue. exactly what I told my buddy. He was terrible. So, ESPN has to make a move to try and get this slot again, but IMO going syndicated would probably be the worst possible thing. I would boot Jurko, and bring Silvy and Waddle in to reunite with Carmen and let those guys go. It has to be a local flavor and Waddle and Silvy have been doing well for themselves

Harry Teinowitz fired from ESPN after Carmen Jurko and Harry came in 10th in arbitron ratings(conversely, Boers and Bernstein came in first). Big shakeup coming at ESPN radio one would think

QUOTE (southside_hitman @ Mar 1, 2013 -> 05:41 AM) I am not stretching anything, bud. I do not respond to every comment by every anonymous poster, especially if they lack substance, do not appear to be from a genuine Sox fan or are otherwise rude or mean spirited. The fact is that Flowers has hit for a low average and that has not only been during September call-ups. Of course, teams that are out of the Division race call up minor league pitching so what information would a .200 average against that level of pitching tell you? You come off like I am the only Sox fan that is concerned that Flowers may not be able to cut down on his strike-outs, make contact and hit for a decent average given what we have seen from him over time. Or you like to pick straw man arguments with some anonymous "dude." Sorry, I'm not biting. Carry on. Flowers splits Your argument is the very definition of stretching it and straw man, "dude". You are telling us that his 273(almost 150 less than you previously stated) major league at bats define him because it happened over 4 seasons, and at the same time telling us that those numbers matter because as a september call up he was only facing other september call ups. Give me a break. Look, you want to say "I dont feel Flowers has a good chance at the major league level because his contact rate has never been that good", fine. Whatever. But dont float these bogus facts at us and then tell us that we are stupid because we dont buy into them and tell you that it is wrong.

QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ Feb 28, 2013 -> 07:33 PM) Anyone else just notice that RVD was making an apple bowl in the locker room? The smoking device, not a healthy snack. Don't pretend to be surprised

Crawford replaced by Emery, no word why yet

Creighton confirmed? First I heard of them leaving the valley

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Feb 28, 2013 -> 01:29 PM) Does playing shirtless justify his manliness? Because he'll do it if it's required. Yes. Although I will take the Rob Deere button down as a substitute

we will see how hardcore Conor is when he is playing an april game in chicago and it is 32 degrees out QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Feb 28, 2013 -> 01:17 PM) Hawk is P*SSED (can I say that one without the asterisk?) yea that one isnt censored

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Feb 28, 2013 -> 12:10 PM) You throw a silly Bills Simmons quote at me stating that Kevin Johnson would average 30/15 in today's game and you want to talk about substance? Rightttttt. And these one or two game outliers you reference mean nothing. I've seen Dana Barros score 50 in a game. I've seen Tony Delk score 50 in a game. I've seen Muhammad Abdul Rauf, or whatever his name was, go on insane scoring binges. These guys weren't even borderline all-stars. it's quite simple: Bulls fans won't admit this, and I sure didn't at the time, but the 90's was watered down as s***. You don't add 6 new teams in 8 years, as the league did from '87 through '94, and not see the league take a big hit overall. That's basically a new team a year. The drafts from '94 through '2002 were ugly. I'm talking Kirstie Alley ugly. Just f***ing Awful. The 2000/2001 particularly were the worst ever. It's taken a while, but the league has finally caught up to all that expansion from the late 80's, early 90's. Look at the drafts from '03 through last year and compare them to '94 through '02. it's like comparing Joyce Dewitt to Snookie. The talent is simply better now. Nothing to do with a few rule changes 8 years ago. your whole argument loses steam when you use 3 ugly women as your comparisons

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 28, 2013 -> 09:22 AM) Andy Gonzalez can play third. you hush your mouth

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Feb 28, 2013 -> 12:01 PM) Using this logic, just about everyone was "close to being cut" last year. Not Pauly. NEVER FORGET!

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Feb 28, 2013 -> 11:52 AM) I remember because I was part of the discussion. People wanted him gone. Luckily we have archives. The game vs. Toronto right before the asb was rock bottom. Good place to see just how much the opinion on Flowers has apparently changed a lot in short time. you and a messageboard complaining about his performance is a hell of a lot different than speculation that he was gonna be cut

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Feb 28, 2013 -> 11:21 AM) I welcome him to prove me wrong, but Flowers is a terrible baseball player and there was even speculation he would be cut from the team midseason last year. That's right, he couldn't cut it as a backup at the time, but here we are few months later with him as the starter. I certainly dont remember this at all

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Feb 28, 2013 -> 11:17 AM) Kyle, you'd be doing what about 80% of the fans there do already, so I'm used to it. However, Hawks have worn a camo jersey before, so if you actually own that, I'm OK with it: http://royaljerseysmall.com/bigpic/Chicago...e%20jerseys.jpg Just make sure to bring your girlfriend, and if you know nothing about hockey, talk loudly like you do to try to impress her. I would pay to go back in time and watch some of these fans survive in the Stadium, trying to get up in the middle of the play etc. As a 6 year old I knew to sit the f*** down and wait for a whistle. It's not hard. I think my wife would be PISSED if i brought my girlfriend.

Due to your uniforms, FREE SHAMROCK SHAKES FOR ALL. signed, Wite

I imagine i would just get death glare all night

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Feb 28, 2013 -> 10:57 AM) I was thinking Shamrock Shake myself. you should write your alumni a letter of outrage

i want to anonymously sit next to Krush at a game in a camouflage blackhawk sweater