neo_prankster Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 8 hours ago, Red Wolf said: Really going for that Football Clippers title. They sure are. The Fox affiliate down here in SD began showing Rams preseason games last year. 1 Quote The Fictional Story of Austus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Here come the Deadspin layoffs. Hannah Keyser, who was behind their Pivot To Video that was Actually Good when everyone else's Pivots To Video were Actually Bad, is Actually Gone. Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 On 5/23/2018 at 10:49 PM, CubsFanBudMan said: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution just ended SEC Country, Land of 10 and the rest of their "Diehards" sports verticals. They killed off the NFL one -- All 22 -- right before the playoffs. I'm sure many hadn't heard of them, but they hired away legit beat writers of college teams and that makes me wonder if The Athletic is about to expand beyond pro markets (and national college sites). Still, if they really want to "replace the underappreciated newspaper sports section," I'm not sure how they get there without dipping into preps. Maybe those are the scraps that will be left to print. The Athletic Atlanta, Baltimore and Wisconsin began today and the number of areas covered is now 32. http://awfulannouncing.com/athletic/the-athletic-adds-19-college-football-writers-expands-into-atlanta-baltimore-and-wisconsin.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubsFanBudMan Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Yeah, The Athletic hired the Land of 10 Iowa Hawkeyes beat writer, too. I like what they're doing -- and the fact that their paywall comes with no ads and no auto-play videos as opposed to newspapers that just tried to add one right after bringing back pop-up ads -- but not enough to pay... yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzcut Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 MLB All-Star Game is least-watched ever. Tied for 2nd lowest rating, too. And yes, it lost to America's Got Talent. Quote The CCSLC's resident Geelong Cats fan. Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends. Sounds like something from a Rocky & Bullwinkle story arc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted July 18, 2018 Author Share Posted July 18, 2018 I wonder how it compared to the NBA Summer League final. Which is what I was watching instead. Quote 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still MIGHTY Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Hurricanes fired radio play-by-play guy, Chuck Kaiton, today. Kaiton had been with the franchise for 39 years going back to Hartford. Carolina will join Dallas and Buffalo as the only NHL teams to simulcast their TV broadcasts on the radio. The real relevant information from the News & Observer article: Quote Kaiton’s agent submitted a counterproposal to the Hurricanes after Kaiton’s contract expired on June 30, but the team stood firm on its final offer to the broadcaster, which included a dramatic pay cut as the Hurricanes and new owner Tom Dundon attempt to reckon with their money-losing radio broadcast while giving Kaiton the opportunity to recoup some of the losses by selling sponsorships, which is the kind of arrangement more typical on the minor-league level. --- The expiration of his contract combined with the change in ownership from Peter Karmanos to Dundon brought a re-examination of the economics of the team’s radio deal. The team pays WCMC-99.9 FM to carry the broadcast, incurring six-figure losses while apparently drawing fewer than 2,000 listeners per game. Kaiton’s salary was a big part of that expense. “Radio is not a prudent financial decision,” Hurricanes general manager Don Waddell said earlier this summer. “It’s important, I think, to have it for the people that still want to listen to it, but it’s something from a business standpoint that doesn’t make a lot of sense.” FULL ARTICLE Quote | ANA | LAA | LAR | LAL | ASU | CSULB | USMNT | USWNT | LAFC | OCSC | MAN UTD | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Pretty sure "radio is not a prudent financial decision" doesn't apply to all markets. Quote "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 The sneering nerds who make up the Carolina Hurricanes fanbase have been going on about how no one who matters even listens to the radio anymore so firing a veteran broadcaster is Actually Good and now this money can be put to better use. I'm guessing the better use is an assistant coach who will help them shoot more bad shots. There's some real Hockey Math going on here that this franchise that no one likes cost almost half a billion dollars but simply they can't afford to produce a free-to-air broadcast in service of selling tickets to games. Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElwoodCuse Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Who listens to sports on the radio besides people in their cars, so what Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sec19Row53 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 10 hours ago, ElwoodCuse said: Who listens to sports on the radio besides people in their cars, so what Me when I'm working in the yard, sitting by the fire, walking the dog, working in my workshop.... Quote It's where I sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 I listen to baseball games on the radio all the time. It's an amazing thing. 3 Quote Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 10 hours ago, ElwoodCuse said: Who listens to sports on the radio besides people in their cars, so what With certain NCAA and NFL games, I'll sync my TV with the local call of one of the teams via TuneIn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 14 hours ago, the admiral said: The sneering nerds who make up the Carolina Hurricanes fanbase have been going on about how no one who matters even listens to the radio anymore so firing a veteran broadcaster is Actually Good and now this money can be put to better use. I'm guessing the better use is an assistant coach who will help them shoot more bad shots. There's some real Hockey Math going on here that this franchise that no one likes cost almost half a billion dollars but simply they can't afford to produce a free-to-air broadcast in service of selling tickets to games. The fact that the Hurricanes were paying for airtime tells you all you need to know about how badly that franchise has been run. I'm (ostensibly) part of the Raleigh radio market, and despite knowing what their actual listener numbers are (and while it's not 2,000, it's not exactly gangbusters, either), if you're in a situation where the station isn't paying you for the rights to broadcast your games? You're doing it completely ass-backwards. The Chuck Kaiton firing doesn't surprise me; to be honest while Chuck's a great guy, he's been overpaid for years for this market. Hopefully he finds a home in a real hockey town with an ownership group that doesn't have its head completely up its own ass. As for Dundon, this is another case of trying to put out a Karmanos fire by throwing gasoline on it. He's going to wind up moving the team; it's just a question of when. He might as well napalm the bridge from the outset so that by the time the NHL actually allows him to move 'em, he can say, "Look at all the changes I made and fans still don't respond." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 17 hours ago, ElwoodCuse said: Who listens to sports on the radio besides people in their cars, so what I listen to baseball on the radio all the time, whether at the shore, back yard, over the TV broadcast, etc. I listen to radio Eagles broadcasts exclusively, unless the timing is just too far off from TV. I don't watch much Flyers or Sixers, but their radio broadcasts are far superior to TV. Honestly, I think the only people that don't listen to sports on the radio at least some non-insignificant amount of time are people in areas that simply don't have great broadcasts. Quote "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayMac Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 6 minutes ago, BringBackTheVet said: I listen to baseball on the radio all the time, whether at the shore, back yard, over the TV broadcast, etc. Franzke is much better than McCarthy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digby Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 WEEI really is amazing. So on brand for Kirk Minihane to blame his depression on being called out for mocking a 4-year-old and, apparently, learning nothing. Quote Fan Style ShirtsShowcasing fan-made sports apparel by artists and designers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardWitham Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 ah WEEI home of dennis & callahan, of METCO gorilla fame.... Quote The Danimal said: Texas is the state that gave us George W. Bush and Sarah Palin. 'Nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digby Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 7 hours ago, RichardWitham said: ah WEEI home of dennis & callahan, of METCO gorilla fame.... Correct! I naively thought that that was vintage Boston, but Minihane has carried the miserable racist torch for a new generation ever since John Dennis got demoted for being an alcoholic. Quote Fan Style ShirtsShowcasing fan-made sports apparel by artists and designers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 The palace intrigue around WEEI is somehow dumber, louder, and more racist than that of 670 the Score. I thought Chicago was the clubhouse leader in sports talk radio hosts forming a Venn diagram of ignorant louts and grown-up high school drama queens. Goddamn East Coast has to beat us at everything. Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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