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SirFozzie: Mar 28, 2004; Goombatta!

Declan MacManus posted:

ohhhhhh yikes also how can boston have so many loving awful radio people

i doubt weei did it because he sucks; i imagine it's either a contract dispute or an internal harassment thing

Nah, it's rating's based to go with the controversey, they had another right winger, Kirk Minihane, depart a few months ago, and they dropped to sixth in the 25-54 rating books.

This was the Callahna thing (with old Co-host John Dennis, from 2003)
On September 29, 2003, during a segment called 'headlines', where they read and comment about current news stories, Callahan and his morning co-host John Dennis made racist remarks while discussing a story about an escaped gorilla.[2] The gorilla had escaped from the Franklin Park Zoo and had been recaptured at a bus stop. According to newspaper articles, the exchange allegedly was:[3]

Callahan: "They caught him at a bus stop, right -- he was like waiting to catch a bus out of town."
Dennis: "Yeah, yeah -- he's a METCO gorilla."
Callahan: "Heading out to Lexington."
Dennis: "Exactly."
METCO is a state program that buses inner-city Boston students to nearby suburban schools. The racist comments compared poor, mostly African-American children to gorillas. WEEI general manager Tom Baker suspended both hosts for two days, then extended the suspension to two weeks after the Blue Cross-Blue Shield (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts) pulled $27,000 in ads and in turn donated that money to METCO. Dunkin' Donuts responded by ceasing all advertising that involved the voices of John Dennis or Gerry Callahan.[4] Both hosts apologized and were sent to sensitivity training. WEEI also agreed to provide free advertising for the METCO program on the radio station. In November 2003, WEEI General Manager Tom Baker was replaced by Julie Kahn. Station executives denied there was a connection between the METCO incident and Baker's replacement.

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# ? Apr 16, 2024 23:03

Vertical Lime: Dec 11, 2004

https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/1151561485446873089

# ? Jul 17, 2019 20:24

DC Murderverse: Nov 10, 2016; "Tell that to Zod's snapped neck!"

Dan's spitting fire at the culture of complicity at ESPN

https://twitter.com/ErickFernandez/status/1151943048101814273

# ? Jul 19, 2019 02:09

BWV: Feb 24, 2005

having the camera just linger on Billy looking obliviously in the penalty box is amazing.

pair this with a podcast interview with Billy Ray Cyrus who just wanted to talk about Pete Rose and you got the good poo poo right there

# ? Jul 19, 2019 02:59

Akileese: Feb 6, 2005

DC Murderverse posted:

Dan's spitting fire at the culture of complicity at ESPN

https://twitter.com/ErickFernandez/status/1151943048101814273

loving well said. ESPN will most likely do nothing because if they suspend him he'll just go full blown scorched earth.

# ? Jul 19, 2019 13:21

hcreight: Mar 19, 2007; My name is Oliver Queen...

Trying to discipline him for making a point he is 100% right about would be a terrible look for ESPN, which I'm guessing Dan calculated in when he said that. At worst I'm guessing he gets yelled at by some sack of poo poo in a suit behind closed doors.

# ? Jul 19, 2019 13:46

iospace: Jan 19, 2038

Dan is one of three people who could get away with that who are currently at ESPN. Stephen A. and Bomani are the other two. I'm sure Bob Ley could get away with it but he's retired :smith:

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(Bob Ley's retirement is 100% deserved though, he earned that poo poo)

# ? Jul 19, 2019 14:43

harperdc: Jul 24, 2007

iospace posted:

Dan is one of three people who could get away with that who are currently at ESPN. Stephen A. and Bomani are the other two. I'm sure Bob Ley could get away with it but he's retired .

(Bob Ley's retirement is 100% deserved though, he earned that poo poo)

Bomani could make that statement but It would be a bit more measured. From listening to The Right Time and The Evening Jones forever, he�s gotten very careful about these topics in public. He�s also on the upward curve so doesn�t want to gently caress his money up, whereas I�m guessing if LeBatard got fired he�d bring the Shipping Container to do that as a local show/podcast and be fine, and get somebody else to pay for it.

# ? Jul 19, 2019 14:50

hcreight: Mar 19, 2007; My name is Oliver Queen...

Honestly it would rule if, like, Woj got on his twitter and starting ripping on Trump. Not that it'll happen.

# ? Jul 19, 2019 14:59

MourningView: Sep 2, 2006; Is this Heaven?

iospace posted:

Dan is one of three people who could get away with that who are currently at ESPN. Stephen A. and Bomani are the other two. I'm sure Bob Ley could get away with it but he's retired .

(Bob Ley's retirement is 100% deserved though, he earned that poo poo)

Bob Ley is also a republican though so probs not.

# ? Jul 19, 2019 15:05

Coco13: Jun 6, 2004; My advice to you is to start drinking heavily.

hcreight posted:

Honestly it would rule if, like, Woj got on his twitter and starting ripping on Trump. Not that it'll happen.

His rant about the horrors going on in the migrant concentration camps is immediately followed with "Oh, so you fuckers only cared about my immigration news when it involved Kawhi Leonard."

# ? Jul 19, 2019 15:10

Henchman of Santa: Aug 21, 2010

MourningView posted:

Bob Ley is also a republican though so probs not.

He strikes me as a Never Trump, Kasich protest vote type guy but I could be wrong.

# ? Jul 19, 2019 15:36

iospace: Jan 19, 2038

MourningView posted:

Bob Ley is also a republican though so probs not.

I'm not saying he'd make the statement (which pretty much sounds like he wouldn't), but I'm more saying he could make a statement like that and not get in hot water.

# ? Jul 19, 2019 15:44

Vertical Lime: Dec 11, 2004

on one hand, this seemed like the kind of thing that would set up a planned vacation anyway

on the other hand

https://twitter.com/JimmyTraina/status/1152231069091094529

e:

https://twitter.com/JimmyTraina/status/1152232625513406465

Vertical Lime fucked around with this message at 16:05 on Jul 19, 2019

# ? Jul 19, 2019 16:00

BWV: Feb 24, 2005

Le Batard has done this before where he says something he knows might get him in trouble right before a scheduled vacation then pretends he's missing work due to drama. he then comes back and does 2 hours on whether basketball would be better if everyone had hands for feet. it's a pretty good bit imo

# ? Jul 19, 2019 16:05

Vertical Lime: Dec 11, 2004

https://twitter.com/Ourand_SBJ/status/1153290961176485890

# ? Jul 22, 2019 14:19

Bismack Billabongo: Oct 9, 2012; Wet

He doesn�t get the show

# ? Jul 22, 2019 14:26

BWV: Feb 24, 2005

I guess speaking out against racism is always inherently political when racist people are in power but as many others have mentioned explicitly not allowing people to speak out against said racism is equally political. As Lebatard said, a refusal to allow even the briefest mention of this stuff (a 90 second rant on a show that's 4 hours long and routinely talks to a zoo keeper, Kenny G, and Oj's former lawyer) is basically a tacit expression that things are okay and do not require change. I know I'm preaching to the choir but the "stick to sports" bullshit I see other places is at best an expression of privilege and at worst is an affirmation of Trumpist rhetoric/policies.

BWV fucked around with this message at 14:41 on Jul 22, 2019

# ? Jul 22, 2019 14:39

Bismack Billabongo: Oct 9, 2012; Wet

Yeah. I get that some people want to use sports as an escape from how hosed everything is but it just can�t be that any more, not when the president is injecting himself into sports to throw meat to his bumblefuck base

# ? Jul 22, 2019 15:45

El Gallinero Gros: Mar 17, 2010

thrilla in vanilla posted:

Yeah. I get that some people want to use sports as an escape from how hosed everything is but it just can�t be that any more, not when the president is injecting himself into sports to throw meat to his bumblefuck base

Those people need to realize that there is inherent political implications in everything we say and do.

When someone says "stick to (whatever that person does)", what's really being said is "don't make me think about my actions ".

# ? Jul 22, 2019 16:58

iospace: Jan 19, 2038

El Gallinero Gros posted:

Those people need to realize that there is inherent political implications in everything we say and do.

When someone says "stick to (whatever that person does)", what's really being said is "don't make me think about my actions ".

My favorite response is "So because they're X, they're not supposed to have political opinions?"

(Alternately: "What if they said something you personally agree with that was political, would you be saying the same thing?")

# ? Jul 22, 2019 17:06

BWV: Feb 24, 2005

The stick to sports stuff is even more bullshit when you consider ESPN keeps on rewarding (new contracts, more platforms) them for not talking about sports. The day before this "rant " they had a journalist come on and talk about R. Kelly's sex crimes, interviewed Jeff Pasan doing an Elmo voice and interviewed the mayor of Fort Wayne Indiana about who got the key to the fort. What makes the show successful and profitable is that they don't talk about sports so saying the one issue in society and culture they can't touch is the pissbaby president is hosed.

# ? Jul 22, 2019 17:06

Bismack Billabongo: Oct 9, 2012; Wet

I�m sure this is all tied to subscription numbers or whatever but the show didnt get as popular as it has by �sticking to sports�

# ? Jul 22, 2019 17:10

iospace: Jan 19, 2038

Actually, my personal favorite response to people whining about X, and this is super fun to say to chuds: "If you don't like it, leave".

The rage that ensues great because now their favorite line is now being turned on them.

# ? Jul 22, 2019 17:13

Vertical Lime: Dec 11, 2004

https://twitter.com/AndrewMarchand/status/1153646422803275777

# ? Jul 23, 2019 14:14

iospace: Jan 19, 2038

Hey guys, Mark Sanchez retired!

# ? Jul 23, 2019 14:38

DJExile: Jun 28, 2007

Jay Onrait went right back at Broussard

quote:

�Dear Chris Broussard,�

�Hey buddy! Heard what you said about me calling you a fraud, and you�re right, I�m not perfect. I literally started the dumbest sports media feud in history. I guess all I can say is �That clapback took you two weeks? Who are you, George Costanza?� You know what else you could have been doing the past two weeks? NBA reporting! I mean, come on, man, I put it on a tee for you! NBA free agency was happening, break a few trades, announce a few signings, put me in my place. It did not happen. You literally proved me right.�

�While you were Googling my name, coming up with killer double-A ball jokes, Woj, Shams, Haynes, and pretty much everyone was actually getting scoops! I mean, they still would have gotten those scoops, but wouldn�t you want to at least make an effort? Chris, at this point, if you actually had legitimate news and tweeted it out, would anyone believe you, or would they wait for that Woj or Shams tweet to confirm it? I think we both know the answer.�

�I mean, what does it say about you that the only news you made during the entire NBA free agent process was getting called out on your bullshit by a foreign sports anchor? You�re certainly qualified; you listed about a dozen reputable places you used to work for. But the cherry on top was comparing yourself to Damian Lillard. Damian Lillard! Which I agree with, because when you tweeted that the Clippers were out of the Kawhi sweepstakes and two days later, Kawhi agreed to sign with the Clippers, that was like watching Dame himself take the three-pointer to beat the Thunder in Game 5.�

�Ah, we�ve had some fun. I sincerely apologize for even mentioning you, Chris. This is literally the dumbest thing I�ve ever been a part of in this business, and I wrote two best-selling books about making GBS threads my pants. Maybe we should look on the bright side. In the summer of 2019, for three days, you and I entertained the 13 or 14 people in our business who are not on vacation.�

�Feel free to clap back again and again. Like the rest of the sports world, I won�t be listening to you. But if you are going to call more Canadians soft on the next Pusha-C diss track, here are some for you. Joni Mitchell. Neil Young. And of course, Anne Murray, who has it coming. The list is endless. Just use your Google machine.�

�I wish you the best of luck, Chris. Talk to you again in 10 years when we are interviewed for the oral history of the dumbest feud in sports media history. Peace.�

# ? Jul 23, 2019 16:45

Gerblederp: Dec 4, 2009

Jay Onrait has always kicked rear end

# ? Jul 23, 2019 17:29

Truther Vandross: Jun 17, 2008

That is a complete destruction

# ? Jul 23, 2019 22:23

El Gallinero Gros: Mar 17, 2010

To paraphrase Roddy Piper, Chris Broussard might want to stop throwing rocks at a man with a machine gun

# ? Jul 24, 2019 03:47

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Hey, leave Anne Murray out of this. She's an international treasure.

# ? Jul 24, 2019 04:11

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# ? Jul 24, 2019 20:28

Dexo: Aug 15, 2009; A city that was to live by night after the wilderness had passed. A city that was to forge out of steel and blood-red neon its own peculiar wilderness.

https://twitter.com/benjstrauss/status/1154103851458412544

Lmao if ESPN does something dumb

# ? Jul 24, 2019 21:03

DJExile: Jun 28, 2007

ESPN's not dumping lebatard.

also the Pirates broadcasters got lovely again because an opponent tried to play baseball in the 4th inning

# ? Jul 25, 2019 11:35

MourningView: Sep 2, 2006; Is this Heaven?

[BAYLESS Nods]

https://twitter.com/stephenasmith/status/1154366784579018752?s=19

# ? Jul 25, 2019 15:37

angrygodofjebus: Aug 25, 2005; Drink it up and hunker down

Comrade

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# ? Jul 25, 2019 17:35

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