cbs likes to do that with all there competion, they sometimes make liners about the other station not playing a certain song they do, for instance the fresh fm stations say something about the old lite stations and so on, 92.3 now poked fun at z100 when they first got started its a ploy to attract listeners, i agree about the telethon and thats all they would talk about they didnt talk about how th sox are done, i like weei when the sports hub goes to commercials but thurs and fri i couldnt cause of the telethon. the one ting i would change about the sports hub is the sports flashes there are too many weei wised up and cut it to one or two not sure havent listened alot this past yr.
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Globe: WEEI, 98.5 compete for sports audience
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T&R are great because they don't have sports backgrounds. They aren't jaded sports writers, or anchormen. They are fans. You can tell Freddy T loves the Bruins, and Rich loves the C's. They both watch and follow football and baseball enough to hold down a good sports conversation. I like how they have fantasy football guys on, and guests that aren't typical boring sports writers. They embrace the internet blogs like Deadspin and Barstool Sports. Their staple bits "Ask a Pink Hat" and "Drunken Red Sox Recaps" are classics. I've had WEEI on for maybe 5 minutes in the last year since the Sports Hub went on the air.
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As a well known afternoon drive host would say "You're makin' maaah point". I didn't say it was bad show. I just don't consider it a sports show. They concentrate on comedy bits and try to work some sports in. I can go down to the coffee shop and talk to fans anytime. I really want to hear people who know more than I do. Personally, I find fantasy football stat guys incredibly boring, but that's just me. I also don't really value the works of bloggers.GovtMule1979 said:
Has their audience grown since they were on WBCN? I assume it was the same time slot.
T&R were originally in the 3-7pm slot at WBCN, then were moved to mornings after Opie & Anthony's morning show was cut by the station.
Their ratings have increased dramatically while at 98.5 I believe.
Their ratings have increased dramatically while at 98.5 I believe.
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I just checked WEEI's schedule for the upcoming weekend and Mustard and Johnson are missing. Any chance that they've been put out of their misery.....again?
I hope that they leave the "Baseball Guys" on during the winter. I think there's definitely hot stove league interest in Boston. The football show will be starting in a week or two, so as soon as the Comcast/WEEI simulcast ends they could put the "Baseball guys" on Saturday AM.
I hope that they leave the "Baseball Guys" on during the winter. I think there's definitely hot stove league interest in Boston. The football show will be starting in a week or two, so as soon as the Comcast/WEEI simulcast ends they could put the "Baseball guys" on Saturday AM.
I heard some of Yankee talk a few days ago (for the first time this summer)with FrankFG leading off. From him they went to the next slotted W@# and that was it for me.
This could really be a transitional off-season for the RS and at least one day of BB show Oct-March would be a good move. I don't think they did it last year. And they give Yankee talk a hiatis too, which is welcome.
This could really be a transitional off-season for the RS and at least one day of BB show Oct-March would be a good move. I don't think they did it last year. And they give Yankee talk a hiatis too, which is welcome.
Blackroc said:
a permanent hiatus would be OK with me although having the Hub means I don't have to listen to their nonsense anymore.
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There is scant interest for any collrege sports, even B.C., in Boston. 'EEI has B.C., I don't think UNH is even Division 1. Notre Dame is virtually a national team. Possibly there could be some interest in UCONN, but I doubt if it would be more than N.D.Wbzfm2010 said:
I can't stand Meterparel's "radio voice" on the B.C. games, but it's better than Mustard and Johnson.
ND could really be good for the first time in a generation (I'm not a fan). They finally got smart and hired a Ma guy who can really coach a team up and knows his stuff too. Unlike the last hal-doz guys they have had there.
ND will never be what it was. They just won't be losing to the service acadmies anymore. This is a good broadcast property to have.
ND will never be what it was. They just won't be losing to the service acadmies anymore. This is a good broadcast property to have.
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Blackroc said:
Yo-yo Ma?
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Blackroc said:
Not only is he a MA guy, but he went to Assumption, so we can claim him as a Worcester guy, sorta(I know he's from Chelsea). Some people regard ND as kind of like the Yankees of college football, but probably because, outside of a couple of years of Doug Flutie, we've never really had any big-time college football around here. So if you wanted to root for a college team and you grew up in an Irish-Catholic neighborhood, like I did, the choice was clear.
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