Since 2015 the Bruins are 3-19-0 vs the Caps so this might not be his worst take.Mazz gushing all over the Caps:
“They are stacked. The Bruins have no chance against that team.”
Since 2015 the Bruins are 3-19-0 vs the Caps so this might not be his worst take.Mazz gushing all over the Caps:
“They are stacked. The Bruins have no chance against that team.”
Different goalie though. They were snakebitten against Holtby.Since 2015 the Bruins are 3-19-0 vs the Caps so this might not be his worst take.
i can't believe there are people who look forward to this show.Today is going to be must see. These guys are going to unload on Belichick.
Must see as is not even thinking about turning it on.....Today is going to be must see. These guys are going to unload on Belichick.
Mazz essentially (he's the worst):Mazz had a vacation day scheduled for today, but he has canceled it because he wants to be on today to rip the Patriots for 4 hours.
They're an absolute, 100% clown show. The station should be embarrassed by them. But, it won't be.Embarrassing and predictable for the 45 seconds I tuned in yesterday and today. They seem to have found the 10% (?) of writers claiming the Pats are dumb/done. So glad I'm no longer stuck in a car for 60+ minutes every evening during their show (and no I didn't listen all that much, but some days I just wanted to think about the Boston teams while driving).
They're number one in their market and have been for years. Businesses are paying out the wazoo to advertise during their time slot. The heck are you talking about? So sick of people bitching about how much they hate this show yet constantly commenting on the day's topic.They're an absolute, 100% clown show. The station should be embarrassed by them. But, it won't be.
Thanks for checking in J-Stew!They're number one in their market and have been for years. Businesses are paying out the wazoo to advertise during their time slot. The heck are you talking about? So sick of people bitching about how much they hate this show yet constantly commenting on the day's topic.
I certainly didn't intend to offend or upset anyone with my opinion. I'm just not a fan of contrived conversations and positions that are clearly not genuine. I've never questioned the show's popularity but I don't think there's any causal connection between its popularity and its quality.They're number one in their market and have been for years. Businesses are paying out the wazoo to advertise during their time slot. The heck are you talking about? So sick of people bitching about how much they hate this show yet constantly commenting on the day's topic.
So sick of it? Then don't read it. Felger and Mazz haven't analyzed sports in years, they just talk about sports adjacent drama. Some sports fans are sick of it and we bitch here. Get over it.They're number one in their market and have been for years. Businesses are paying out the wazoo to advertise during their time slot. The heck are you talking about? So sick of people bitching about how much they hate this show yet constantly commenting on the day's topic.
They did the same thing with Darius Butler. He gets brought up all the time for what a massive bust of a draft pick he was. Well, here's the thing. Before that draft, the local media elite (including if I remember correctly, Borges himself) were saying the Pats should draft Butler, and had him slated as the Pats' first round pick that year. The Pats instead got him with a second round draft pick. The Pats did exactly what the media elite wanted and predicted, and they still got blasted for it.Nothing to me will ever top Ron Borges' national column where he said the pick of the free agent crop that year was Adalius Thomas.
During the next week, the Pats signed him. On that Sunday, in the Globe, he went out of his way to say what a stiff the guy was.
Now Thomas was a decent signing for a couple years, then fell off a cliff. However, I don't think that's the point I'm trying to make.
What, were even the most rose colored glasses wearing fans here saying great job after last season?A rare instance where I'd agree with him. Dare I say it, the Red Sox deserve the criticism after a last place finish. It was very hard for me to have much interest in them last year and like him, I really hope they get off to a strong start and we'll have a season to be excited about. The show's Patriots coverage has been horrific for a great many years because they treat the best team in the history of the NFL like they're a last place finisher. The Red Sox were... a last place finisher.
Well the numbers indicate a LOT of people want to hear this all the time. I was parked in a shopping plaza yesterday while waiting for my wife to run in for something, and this guy pulls up in a compact car next to me with F&M blaring loud enough I can hear it through both of our closed windows. The pitch of the voices during this discussion was grating (think squeaky Mazz) and I tried to ignore the content and was sure it wasn't much better than the voices made it sound. Like who is attracted to listening to this? Do these listeners go home later and start pedantic arguments with their significant others for the hell of it?Is it normal for local sports media/radio to constantly remind you how much they hate the local teams? Jim Murray, Adam Jones, and some other names from that station are constantly telling people how much they dislike the local teams. I understand in today's day and age, it's the only way to get interaction and clicks. But damn, who wants to hear that all the time? I can't believe the ratings this show gets.
Nah. They usually come here to do that.Well the numbers indicate a LOT of people want to hear this all the time. I was parked in a shopping plaza yesterday while waiting for my wife to run in for something, and this guy pulls up in a compact car next to me with F&M blaring loud enough I can hear it through both of our closed windows. The pitch of the voices during this discussion was grating (think squeaky Mazz) and I tried to ignore the content and was sure it wasn't much better than the voices made it sound. Like who is attracted to listening to this? Do these listeners go home later and start pedantic arguments with their significant others for the hell of it?
Hey, I resemble that remark! And without even being activated by F&M.Nah. They usually come here to do that.
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No... no it isn't, but apparently the Boston market laps it up cause it keeps ending up as the dominant format of the leading shows.Is it normal for local sports media/radio to constantly remind you how much they hate the local teams? Jim Murray, Adam Jones, and some other names from that station are constantly telling people how much they dislike the local teams. I understand in today's day and age, it's the only way to get interaction and clicks. But damn, who wants to hear that all the time? I can't believe the ratings this show gets.
I wouldn't say it's normal, but it's how they operate.Is it normal for local sports media/radio to constantly remind you how much they hate the local teams? Jim Murray, Adam Jones, and some other names from that station are constantly telling people how much they dislike the local teams. I understand in today's day and age, it's the only way to get interaction and clicks. But damn, who wants to hear that all the time? I can't believe the ratings this show gets.
It's a cult following.I wouldn't say it's normal, but it's how they operate.
I think their mentality is they are not honk cheerleaders (I recall one caller was getting on Felger about the very same point you brought up and his reply was something to the effect of "No, we don't do that here, you need to tune in to this station between 10:00am and 2:00pm, a direct shot at Zolak and Beetle).
That's fine if that is your mantra, but they take it way to the extreme, even when I used to tune after a great sports day previously/winning a WS/Super Bowl, they still harp on negatives.
After the flurry of free agent signings by the Patriots, all they harped on was these were mostly clients of one agent and they have a relationship with him, that's why they signed all those guys.......or they rail on the Patriots for being desperate, poor drafters, etc, etc............
In short, even when the local teams win, they lose according to those three bozos and I lump Murray in there with them as well, he's become super negative too.
I can't be bothered listening to them, but apparently many people in this area do not feel the same way.
If they want to tune in day after day and have these three shit all over their teams, good for them.
I would argue Murray has made everything on Felger and Mazz worse. Before they'd have Beetle pushing back on the constant negativity and it would keep things in check or at least give a dissenting voice, but Murray is so negative himself and has been since he joined the show that the show has become a death spiral of suck to see who can hate everything the most and who can make the other two laugh the most with their negativity.I wouldn't say it's normal, but it's how they operate.
I think their mentality is they are not honk cheerleaders (I recall one caller was getting on Felger about the very same point you brought up and his reply was something to the effect of "No, we don't do that here, you need to tune in to this station between 10:00am and 2:00pm, a direct shot at Zolak and Beetle).
That's fine if that is your mantra, but they take it way to the extreme, even when I used to tune after a great sports day previously/winning a WS/Super Bowl, they still harp on negatives.
After the flurry of free agent signings by the Patriots, all they harped on was these were mostly clients of one agent and they have a relationship with him, that's why they signed all those guys.......or they rail on the Patriots for being desperate, poor drafters, etc, etc............
In short, even when the local teams win, they lose according to those three bozos and I lump Murray in there with them as well, he's become super negative too.
I can't be bothered listening to them, but apparently many people in this area do not feel the same way.
If they want to tune in day after day and have these three shit all over their teams, good for them.
"You're absolutely right Mike!"...........It's a cult following.
Yes he has.I would argue Murray has made everything on Felger and Mazz worse. Before they'd have Beetle pushing back on the constant negativity and it would keep things in check or at least give a dissenting voice, but Murray is so negative himself and has been since he joined the show that the show has become a death spiral of suck to see who can hate everything the most and who can make the other two laugh the most with their negativity.
Speaking of "spin rate," one could say the same about sports "talk" radio.Absolutely unloading on Garrett Richards for his postgame quotes and leaving the dugout after his inherited runners scored.
“The nerds upstairs don’t actually watch the games. They get the report on the spin rate and that’s how they decide who to sign.”
-Felger
Used to enjoy Murray as he had more of a 'common man' touch, but over the last couple of years he's taken on this schtick of "Once again Jim's right" that is super trollish. Really got obnoxious during Brady's superbowl run this year with the 'full baby diapers' crap but has also taken off on his Twitter feed with how whatever place he decides serves the best type X of this meal or type X of this drink is the only correct choice.I would argue Murray has made everything on Felger and Mazz worse. Before they'd have Beetle pushing back on the constant negativity and it would keep things in check or at least give a dissenting voice, but Murray is so negative himself and has been since he joined the show that the show has become a death spiral of suck to see who can hate everything the most and who can make the other two laugh the most with their negativity.
The first step is admitting you have a problem.Trashing the Jules retirement video to transition into how screwed the Patriots are at WR. I don’t know why I continue to do this to myself.
I don't have the same level of hate as many here do. I'm not a fan of a lot of the shit they pull, I lasted all of about 10 seconds yesterday but it happened to be just after 2 when they were gearing up to trash the video.What's to trash about the video? It was great. Im generally pretty cynical when it comes to sports but as a Pats fan what is not to like about Julian Edelman’s story? I don’t listen, but man these guys suck.