veganfan21 wrote:
good dolphin wrote:
veganfan21 wrote:
Boilermaker Rick wrote:
veganfan21 wrote:
DannyB wrote:
That Mac isn't on the radio in Chicago and the people who are, are is absurd.
Ill never understand why someone who openly didn't give a shit about his job is beloved for the job he did.
That's not my point though. Let's take basketball for example. I don't care that he doesn't like basketball. But in Chicago during a Bulls season, and particularly during exciting Bulls seasons, I'm sorry but you're going to have to talk basketball. He didn't want to do that. That's whenever he did show up to the station. I wouldn't say I don't like hockey but I will say I don't know much about it. However if my job is to host a sports radio show in a major hockey city like Chicago, you can bet I'm gonna study my ass off in order to have a solid conversation on hockey and the Blackhawks with fans and guests on the show. Or I could just say I don't give a shit, not show up for several months, and still get pats on the back from adoring fans.
to put it in your basketball terms, I bet you really appreciate that hard working Taj Gibson.
first of all this is not about basketball. im basically calling him an enabled lazy malcontent. you seem to not have a problem with that in this specific case. maybe generally too. to be clear i actually like him when he's engaged. i wasn't tuned in during his time with Terry and I chose 670 over his ESPN show when he was there, so most of my sample size is limited to the Mac and Speigs show. I understand he built up his rep during the earlier days and then at ESPN. Like I said, I liked him with Matt...when he showed up. But it's hard to couch praise in anything other than criticism because he was so unpredictable in terms of the energy or lack thereof that he brought to the show. It became offensive because whether you're a star or not at the very least you have to deliver to earn your check, and at some point he apparently became fine with collecting a check for delivering nothing. that's fine if that's your thing. maybe he caught whatever Terry had before a real illness forced him to retire last month. .)
The entertainment field isn't like a guy on an assembly line. 90% of the guys on air at the Score right now can eat their vitamins, say their prayers and work day and night but never be as entertaining as Dan. Sir is a perfect example of this. I really do appreciate his work ethic and maybe I will listen to him when it comes to a show about something that requires research. However, on most days I am going for the straight entertainment and he is not it.
You happened to catch Dan's work during a less creative period. The overwhelming majority of his career he has not only be entertaining but he was also a guy who did all the heavy lifting at his radio station. He took ESPN from a station that had zero relevance and made it a ratings winner. He followed North's lead in doing the same with the Score.
Yes, it sucks that Mozart could walk into the room and create beauty while Solieri had to pound keys all day but that's life.
- and shoutout to Mac for the engagement.