Felgie & Maz Get a New Deal @ 98.5
 

New deal for Felger and Massarotti - The Buzz - Boston.com sports news

Gawd, more of these morons. :confused:
Oh well, less time in Purgatory for listeners. :p

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Whether you like them or hate them, is it surprising they got extended? They frequently beat the Big Show in the key demographics.

I haven't listened to the Big Show since Holley came on board (mostly because it is dead period in my sports radio listening), but at least up until Holley moved to the Big Show, Felger and Maz were the lesser of two evils.

Re: Felgie & Maz Get a New Deal @ 98.5
 

Listening to my IPOD more and more.. they both stink.

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It's not really a surprise. Unfortunately, WEEI blinked, and we've now got a worse lineup over there, since the revamped Big Show sucks and the D&H replacements aren't nearly as good as their predecessors.

There's now only 1 sports talk slot worth listening to on Boston radio, and that's the D.A. slot at night, when fewer people are listening.

98.5 has been a disaster for Boston Sports talk radio.

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Got to give Felger props for honesty for once. Doesn't know what he'd be doing if not for this radio gig...LOL

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I still think Boston Sports Radio is better for the 98.5 because there is far more Pats talk than ever. WEEI was bad before 98.5 and it is bad now. So I don't see that much of a difference.

BTW, I don't get why you hate Felger so much. You guys are on the same page on a lot of issues that comes to the Patriots from how they approach free agency to who is right in the CBA battle. If I was to say which radio personality you are closest to based soley on what side of the argument you are on with several key issues, I would say Felger.

I am not meaning this to be an insult (since you hate Felger so much, I assume you will take it that way), but just looking at many of the issues on the board and your opinions which are similiar to Felger. You say the Patriots cheap out on their players which is Felger's biggest gripe. You question the direction of the team since 2004 and so does Felger. You are firmly on the player's side on the CBA deal and so is Felger (in fact, both of you are so vigilent that you cannot comprehend how anyone could be otherwise without being bias).

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Kinda makes me happy I'm not in Boston anymore.....not like it's any better here though :(

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Minority view here. I like their show and I'm glad they got extended. They talk sports, lots more Pats than EEI ever did, and they don't scream at each other. I thought I would hate Mazz, but I don't, and I have always found Felger to be humorous in a self-depricating way. Don't even bother to give the Big Show the time of day anymore.

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I agree, I find if I take Felger as a show he's putting on and not a reasonable mans opinion, then I find him entertaining. All in all Id rather listen to music and only check to see if they have a good guest, if not, its music the rest of the ride.

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WEEI was pretty good before. You keep making the "bad" claim, but it's simply not true. What has happened is that people got familiar with the WEEI format, and that always leads to calls for change. When you combine that with the pessimistic bent of New Englanders and the FM signal, you get the kind of crap that has 98.5 doing well. I expected WEEI to ride out the storm and wait for 98.5 to implode, which it probably would have, but they chickened out and ruined their lineup, and that will keep 98.5 around.

First, I don't say that the Patriots cheap out on players, as a whole. I say that people can make that argument based on the data, but that I don't agree with them. Now, if you want to talk about individual players, every team cheaps out sometimes, and it used to be a point of that Patriots fans would point to with pride via the old "If they won't take a hometown discount, we don't need them!" commentw. I won't go into the rest of your points equating me to Felger, but this one needed to be dealt with, IMO.

Now, my problem with Felger is that he's a crap stirrer. He's not making his comments based upon honestly held beliefs, or even just taking an occasional devil's advocate approach. He's consistently spouting just for ratings. I find that sort of approach distasteful, whether it's done by Felger, some talking head at ESPN, or anyone else. He's also a lousy interviewer, and a lousy radio host in general.