2011 98.5 - WEEI Love/Hate Sport Talk Radio Opinion Thread

[R_T26]

At the beach listening to aol app, he comes
On interviewing Perillo. Sarandis starts saying how Ridley came out of nowhere to surprise everyone and make the team. Then coming back from a break he says reports out of Foxboro says Mallet has a good chance to make the team. No f-ing $h1t Ted. Terence was never a question they would not be on the team. He knows so little about football it's embarrassing to 98.5. Same guy who whined that last year was a 6-10 team.

[BradyFTW!]

Originally Posted by R_T26

At the beach listening to aol app, he comes
On interviewing Perillo. Sarandis starts saying how Ridley came out of nowhere to surprise everyone and make the team. Then coming back from a break he says reports out of Foxboro says Mallet has a good chance to make the team. No f-ing $h1t Ted. Terence was never a question they would not be on the team. He knows so little about football it's embarrassing to 98.5. Same guy who whined that last year was a 6-10 team.

I, for one, am shocked everytime a third-round pick makes the team.

[jefmblrd]

I was taken aback a bit when I heard Ted Sarandis come on-he's just a bit out of it when it comes to the Patriots at least. Thought it was funny when he called the show "Ted Nation," his old EEI handle when he is a fill-in.

I do have to say when I do listen to sports radio, I've been tuning the dial to 98.5 a bit more lately as I could never take listening to D&C in the morning, the Mutt and Merloni show is just awful, and I don't really care for the Big Show now that they changed the format. I used to look forward to seeing who was on for the day-now it's just boring all the time. Some of those Big Show co-hosts are showing up on 98.5-I heard Perrillo today and McAdam the other day. I do have to say though I can't take Mazz & Felger and Mike Adams is a joke, so my sports radio listening is limited these days. Sad to say.

[DarrylS]

Originally Posted by jefmblrd

I was taken aback a bit when I heard Ted Sarandis come on-he's just a bit out of it when it comes to the Patriots at least. Thought it was funny when he called the show "Ted Nation," his old EEI handle when he is a fill-in.

I do have to say when I do listen to sports radio, I've been tuning the dial to 98.5 a bit more lately as I could never take listening to D&C in the morning, the Mutt and Merloni show is just awful, and I don't really care for the Big Show now that they changed the format. I used to look forward to seeing who was on for the day-now it's just boring all the time. Some of those Big Show co-hosts are showing up on 98.5-I heard Perrillo today and McAdam the other day. I do have to say though I can't take Mazz & Felger and Mike Adams is a joke, so my sports radio listening is limited these days. Sad to say.

Sports radio has taken a double flush.. Mutt and Merloni just plain suck, they try to be knowledgeable about Hockey and now football, but fail miserably their schtick is contrived and phony . The only time I like the early EEI show is when D& C are on vacation and Dale Arnold fills in. Gresch always was and is a freaking joke, Zo tries to be edgy when all he needs to be is knowledgeable... still favor Holley and Ordway to the resident contrarians on 98.5..
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Overall they have all gone down and find my IPOD is often a better alternative than the crap on the radio.. sometimes I email Jason Wolfe and tell him how his radio station sucks, but of course he denies it. Guess he does not check the ratings.

Ted Sarandis needs to be in assisted living..

[BradfordPatsFan]

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Originally Posted by DarrylS

Mutt and Merloni just plain suck, they try to be knowledgeable about Hockey and now football, but fail miserably their schtick is contrived and phony.

Mutt and Merloni know nothing about football, and Mike Adams knows even less. I just leave it on 98.5 now -- more football talk all around. It was great early today, exclusively Patriots talk.

[The Gr8est]

Originally Posted by R_T26

At the beach listening to aol app, he comes
On interviewing Perillo. Sarandis starts saying how Ridley came out of nowhere to surprise everyone and make the team. Then coming back from a break he says reports out of Foxboro says Mallet has a good chance to make the team. No f-ing $h1t Ted. Terence was never a question they would not be on the team. He knows so little about football it's embarrassing to 98.5. Same guy who whined that last year was a 6-10 team.

BB took Ridley in the 3rd round, apparently not EVERYONE was surprised.

It may have been a surprise to those who seriously took Mel Kiper, the MSM, et al as experts.......


Stevan Ridley, the 2011 version of Sebastian Vollmer.

[FredFromDartmouth]

Originally Posted by DarrylS

But even worse is listening to Gresch and Zo... they bring pain to my ears.

I think that Gresch is the best football guy locally. You Gresh bashers are basing him on what he looks like. But listen to what he says: he is very well spoken and knowledgeable and pretty funny. I also love that he can beat on twerps such as Felger.

[IcyPatriot]

Originally Posted by DarrylS

Cannot stand Merloni and Munanski, they are trying to sound like football intelligentia, but fail miserably. They sound like they just discovered the Patriots and the NFL and this is their rookie year. They tried to become Bruins, NHL smart and failed miserably.

But even worse is listening to Gresch and Zo... they bring pain to my ears.

Tough choices, shytty and shyttier...

I actually like Mut and Merloni because they really don't take themselves to seriously. The last thing I want to listen to is any of them act like experts ... field the calls - talk some crap ... that's enough for me while I am in my car otherwise I never listen - only when driving.

If WEEI really wants to do something then bring back Pete ... I Love Pete.

Okay enough of the stupidity for me ... seriously ... in this day and age of Twitter and MyFace and instant news these shows have no shot at offering new info like the old days. I think they are best when they do interviews and field some calls - that's all i care for anyways is mostly interviews.

[rivers983]

IMO.... if you know what you're talking about, you have a much better home in WEEI. If you don't, you are much more attracted to 98.5

Mornings: D&C are knowledgable. Put your politics aside and realize when they talk sports they have a clue, much more than T&R - who to be honest are juvenile. I'm 23 and they strike me as immature - and don't know a damn thing about sports.

Middays: Awful and awful. It is beyond me how Mutnansky is a full time host in this market, he is miserable. Merloni is good regarding baseball but that's it. Gresh and Zo are intolerably awful as well.... I find myself listening to music in the middays now - when before I would never change Dale and Holley.

Afternoons: Big Show is okay - Ordway is done - when Dale filled in with Holley in the afternoons a couple weeks ago it sounded great....maybe it's time to go back that direction and knock Ordway and his fat contract to middays - because D&H would beat Felger and Mazz handily

Nights: Mikey all the way. If you don't like Mikey...you're not a guy. D.A. is knowledgeable, but boring.

Weekends: Can't believe it has come to this, but Mustard and Johnson are better than all of the weekend shows on 98.5....