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WEEI...Now Neumeier? Ughhh.

ChrisNH

ChrisNH

WEEI has a little self-parody where they poke fun at the biggest 'media whore.' This oughta be easy to define: It's the sports person who grovels for every bit of air (or face) time they can stuff into their squirrel-like cheeks, padding their buttocks with greenbacks as they do. With the potential that NEUMY might be coming back to WEEI (What, no horse races to wallow around?), it appears as though we have a new winnahhhhhh in that category.

I sure won't be listening to his screechy, nails-on-blackboard voice. Plus, he tops the list when it comes to 'self-importance.'

Let's hope Neumeier is like Haley's comet and disappears for a long while...if not altogether.
 
Neumy allegedly had a lot of irons in the fire when he left WEEI.He priced himself out of the market and now is back because(IMO)he realizes getting paid 6 figures to talk sports is a damn friggin good deal.
I don't like him either,way to much of a useless stat freak for my taste.
 
I didn't know he was a possibility. But with Dennis's contract running out (I think) he's an interesting guy to have around. EEI has plenty of options.
 
Neumeier is a great part of Whaler history. Listen to the New England Whalers vs. Minnesota Fighting Saints recording (back side of Brass Bonanza). Great stuff. For that reason...I'll give him a listen!
 
He's a zero because of the very fact that he just loves to hear himself talk. There's no room at the Inn for sports media hacks like that, and Neumy is Exhibit A. The most hysterical part of his past employ with WEEI was when the 'Big Show' had the 'Whiny Awards' and the Neumy impersonator--who had Mr. Trifecta nailed to a T--would call in each evening. "Uhhhhh...Bob Neumeier checkin' in!"
 
With the John Dennis contract and the "where's Gerry" debacle in full swing, EEI needs a recognizable voice on the station. When you hear all of those fill-in hosts it just feels like a weekend, and you feel more inclined to see what else is on. I personally like Neumy and I was sad to see him go, but from a purely business standpoint it's a tough gig to start up a new morning team; there's just too much competition out there. And I personally don't think EEI has done a great job of building up their bench. Could you see Dale Arnold moving to mornings and the midday becoming the "Holley & Wallach" show with Jamie (consider yourself flashed) Parker on the update?
 
I'll tell you what sports radio show I DO like (since I seem to talk in negatives so much...but that has more to do with the on-air 'talent' than it has to do with me)...it's the ESPN 'Mike & Mike Show. Here, you have a true ex-athlete on the radio...not some buttoned-down guy from the pine trees of Maine who is Ned Flanders with a Bruins fetish. There are too many sports media hacks whose only claim to fame is a degree (or a course or 2) from the Connecticut School of Broadcasting.

'Mike & Mike' succeeds on so many levels. I just wish it were on a station other than a hamster-powered one.
 
You can actually catch Mike & Mike on 890 ESPN as well as WCAP out of Lowell on 1400 AM.

I have to agree with Chris' assessment. They have great chemistry and actually talk sports the vast majority of the time.
 
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