Detroit AM Sports Radio Hosts are Pin-Heads

[HDH]

I have a long commute during the week and I mostly listen to the various sports AM radio we have here in Detroit metro. They can talk the whole day about a football player dropping his pants; about their toilet etiquett; the most absurdly stupid trade demands; and twist callers points to reflect their own. With the weather making my drive hours long, these guys are just obnoxious!

[Paulmcall]

The words that come to mind are "blow hards".
Ever since I once called in and was pushed aside while talking so the host could pontificate, I have cringed when listening to these guys take up all the oxygen on the air.
Unless you hold their opinion, they don't give you the time of day. I realize some callers are crazy or glory hounds but the hosts are just trying to stir up stuff for ratings.
I check in every so often to see if things have changed but generally it's who talks the loudest and fastest that gets the air time.

[Captain Cold Nose]

I can't believe you guys. Rob Parker is the most even-handed, integrity-driven reporter in all of sports history. Stoney and Wojo are the absolute pinnacle of sports information and fairness in assessing everything that has happened on the planet since day 1. Anyone on 97.1 is so far above what either of you believe or know. When I was in town this past weekend, the rallying call against Wrongheaded Doug Mienkievitz made me want to personally retrieve the ball from him.

Seriously, I have never taken anyone on Detroit Sports Radio with even a grain of salt. Ever since WDFN started over a decade ago with Parker, who my dislike for is beyond what he spits out on the airwaves as fact and not opinion, and Mitch Albom's radio producer as the main voices I seldom listen beyond a littl entertainment value. The only Detroit sports radio I eer listen to is when there is a game. The yacking yutzes serve me no purpose.

Just to let you guys, HDH and paulmcall, know, I have nothing but the utmost respect for you both, so I hope you took the jest of the first paragraph.

[tmorss9]

I'm going to agree with everything coldnose said. Sports talk radio in this town is absolute trash.

For the record, I'd rather get a root canal without Novocain that listen to 5 minutes of Parker & the Man.

[HDH]

What do you listen to?

am1130 and am1270 are garbage. I recommend coloring books over these two for stimulating any trace of intellect. Anyone listen to something better?

[tmorss9]

As a Red Sox and Tigers fan I hate to say this, but if you have Directv, check out Mike & the Mad Dog on YES. They actually run a pretty good show, and its not as NY centric as you may think it is. Actually, they goof on the Yankees broadcasters the day after every game, which is the funniest thing I've ever heard.

[Captain Cold Nose]

As a Red Sox and Tigers fan I hate to say this, but if you have Directv, check out Mike & the Mad Dog on YES. They actually run a pretty good show, and its not as NY centric as you may think it is. Actually, they goof on the Yankees broadcasters the day after every game, which is the funniest thing I've ever heard.

The few times I have heard these guys I admit, I was quite impressed. They practically set the standard for local sorts talk radio.

I don't know if he is on anymore, but the one guy I always did like was Terry Foster, who kind of adopted any of us Central Michigan sportswriters (he's an alum) whenever we were in Detroit doing something game related.

[tmorss9]

Foster is on AM 1270, doing the mid-day shift. He's still very good, unfortunately he's paired up with one of those aforementioned pinhead types (Mike Valenti).

[Beweep]

But you contine to listen to them?

I have a long commute during the week and I mostly listen to the various sports AM radio we have here in Detroit metro. They can talk the whole day about a football player dropping his pants; about their toilet etiquett; the most absurdly stupid trade demands; and twist callers points to reflect their own. With the weather making my drive hours long, these guys are just obnoxious!

What does that say about you, if you continously listen to them? Change the station or each into you back pocket and get satellite radio.

[HDH]

Why do you assume I listen to them anymore; thanks for your absurd advice!

[Beweep]

Seeing that this thread is just a few weeks old or that you referred to my advise of 'changing the station' as absurd.

[Captain Cold Nose]

Seeing that this thread is just a few weeks old or that you referred to my advise of 'changing the station' as absurd.

Welcome to Baseball Fever, Beweep, where intelligent baseball discussion sets it apart from other baseball-related sites.

Please tell us what baseball means to you, as you are obviously on this baseball site for a reason beyond questioning people's listening habits.

[HDH]

No good stations in Detroit metro? How about those satellite stations? I like to listen to Rob Dibble, most of the time when I'm in Chicago and Ft Wayne... I think its an ESPN show.

[Captain Cold Nose]

No good stations in Detroit metro? How about those satellite stations? I like to listen to Rob Dibble, most of the time when I'm in Chicago and Ft Wayne... I think its an ESPN show.

Dibble used to have a show on ESPN radio with Dan Patrick. His contract was not renewed. This has happened within the last couple months.

I have no idea if he has his own show elsewhere.

[HDH]

Its likely bad sports hosts are the norm. I was scanning am today; not wanting to hear anymore about Superbowl what-ifs, Tsumami, or the democrats against George Bush; I momentarily stopped on Rome... Very momentarily. He was harping on Junior College... Change stations.