Sports radio is mirroring the general demise of other types of mainstream media. I mean, here we are expressing ourselves not on endless telephone hold for EEI or the Sports Hub, but rather on that "series of tubes" known as the Internets (thanks, Al Gore!). I used to listen to Squeaky and the DBag (aka Felger and Mazz) from 2 to 6 on the Sports Hub (mostly during football season) because they were oftentimes challenging to my world view on the Pats. I liked the challenge. Although for the life of me, you have to be the main female character in
Fifty Shades of Grey to call that show (Felger is too easily annoyed at both callers and the quality of the phone signal from whence they call). Listening to Felger and Mazz changed for me after Fellategate broke on the heels of a magnificent AFC Championship game, when they took the bait far too easily from BSPN, PFT and that ilk of sensationalized media. Very disappointing. Note to Felger: there's more to disagreeing than simply being disagreeable. So I turned to Michael Holley, who never disappoints. Arnold and Holley had such a better analytical approach to Fellategate, and its aftermath, than Felger and Mazz. And throw in Thornton for a good laugh, and that is what I now listen to in the afternoons when the radio is on.
Gresh and Zo were always a good listen from 10 to 2. But it appears that local CBS radio office politics got the better of Andy. Either that, or Zo is the co-host black widow spider (first Tanguay, then Gresh, now Bertrand. Good luck with that, Marc). Bottom line is that we have a lot of good local sports radio talent. I am sorry to see Gresh depart and wish him well. He handled the last month (knowing he was out after the Super Bowl) with aplomb!
But we shall persevere. Just don't listen to that trio of Brown Shirts in the morning slot at EEI. My Gawd, Attila the Hun is to the left of that bunch. I listen to sports radio for SPORTS, not fascist political ideology, with a point or two about our local sports teams mixed in from time to time. At least Toucher and Rich make me laugh in the morning (which is when you need to laugh, especially after a late night). I'm basically off sports talk radio until the dawn of the new NFL season. In the meantime, I'll get my sports news from over here on the Internets (thanks again, Al Gore!).
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