Showing posts with label Miller. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Miller. Show all posts

1/14/10 - @totalpts, CHFI, TSN, Kelley, Fay Vincent, Marvin Miller

Host: Bob McCown
Co-Host: John Shannon
Guests: Phil King, president of TSN; Sportsnet.ca's Jim Kelley, Dan Shulman, ESPN broadcaster; NHL executive Colin Campbell, NFL writer for Sports Illustrated, Don Banks; former commissioner of Major League Baseball, Fay Vincent; Clint Hamilton, CIS president.

"What's with the weird music around here? We've turned into CHFI!"...and so it began. Poor @totalpts getting slagged but thanks for playing some Oasis for me (note how Bobcat didn't get peeved over that one, eh??) More on our bud @totalpts coming soon!

Interesting to have the president of TSN appear on PTS. Has the president of Sportsnet ever appeared on PTS? Does Doug Beeforth ring a bell?? Not to me, so I'd be willing to bet he hasn't been on.

These segments with Kelley in fine form are also becoming classic! Is it me, or is Kelley much better as a guest than a co-host. I'm not sure why, but he is!

I am a big time Fay Vincent fan. He has a "Bert Sugar"-type adoration by Bobcat, and in turn the listeners. More gripping radio as a listener. McCown asked Vincent about Mavin Miller being in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Vincent called it an "outrageous scandal". Not being given the context ahead of time and having no clue on who Marvin Miller is, I decided to google him, and it's a fascinating story. He's alive at 92, and in an era where there is only Andrew Dawson going into the BHOF, he really should be put in to acknowledge the work he's done for Baseball.

Prime Time Sports with Bob McCown: Wednesday April 22, 2009 (6:00-7:00)

Host: Bob McCown
Co-Host: Stephen Brunt
Guests: Michael Boone of the Montreal Gazette, and Neil Smith, former NHL team general manager; senior writer at Scout.com, Chris Steuber; Michael Hiestand, USA Today's media columnist

Here's my solution to the Habs fans booing the American National anthem. Bring Barack Obama to a Habs game. There's no way those cowards would boo in his pressence. Obama fixes everything, doesn't he?!?!?

I finally figured out who Michael Hiestand reminds me of…it's Dennis Miller!!! OK, maybe not appearance-wise, but definitely his tone of voice.

…and Bobcat, you can't tell guest they have 30 seconds to answer a question and then take 2 minutes to ask the question!!! (OK, maybe *you* can!)