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The shortest radio interview in history

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Steak Snabler, Nov 15, 2018.

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  1. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    Max Scherzer over Jacob deGrom for NL Cy Young? San Diego's John Maffei explains his vote ... and why he hung up on WFAN's Steve Somers - NY Daily News

    Uh ...

     
    TheSportsPredictor, Nov 15, 2018
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  2. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    JC, Nov 15, 2018
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  3. justgladtobehere

    justgladtobehere Well-Known Member

    I would like to see how many times Scherzer won a game in which he gave up the first run of the game.
    How the fuck is a pitcher supposed to know how many runs his team will score?
    What a mental midget.
     
    justgladtobehere, Nov 15, 2018
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  4. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    I don't agree, but I don't believe in roasting Maffei over it. He took the vote seriously. And it's not like he went off the deep end with his choice.

    And I knew Somers by name, but not by voice ... those two minutes were enough.
     
    playthrough, Nov 15, 2018
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  5. Vombatus

    Vombatus Well-Known Member

    I thought it was pitch to get the fucker out.
     
    Vombatus, Nov 15, 2018
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  6. justgladtobehere

    justgladtobehere Well-Known Member

    Sincere, but very stupid and ignorant. OK.
     
    justgladtobehere, Nov 15, 2018
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  7. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Stupid and ignorant to vote for the guy who finished basically a unanimous second? If anything, Maffei's vote will probably look better over time.
     
    playthrough, Nov 15, 2018
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  8. ChrisLong

    ChrisLong Well-Known Member

    Somers was undoubtedly capable of this, but it was Robert W. Morgan's show. He was an AM radio DJ and his station arranged a 5-minute segment with the Rams coach on the telephone each week. It's pretty funny having Morgan asking a long-winded question, and Malavasi responding with "ZZZZZZZZZ" "ZZZZZZZZ" "ZZZZZZZ".
     
    ChrisLong, Nov 15, 2018
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  9. justgladtobehere

    justgladtobehere Well-Known Member

    No, he will always be the guy who voted for the pitcher who was objectively worse based on unsupported/refuted logic.
     
    justgladtobehere, Nov 15, 2018
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  10. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    No, his reasoning was stupid and ignorant.
     
    JC, Nov 15, 2018
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  11. MTM

    MTM Well-Known Member

    Maffei was also the only writer to leave Yasiel Puig off the Rookie of the Year ballot in 2013.

    "Maffei said he realized Puig would finish strongly in the voting. He said his third-place vote was not about rejecting Puig but about rewarding (Jedd) Gyorko."

    The voter who snubbed Dodgers' Yasiel Puig explains why
     
    MTM, Nov 15, 2018
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  12. MTM

    MTM Well-Known Member

    MTM, Nov 15, 2018
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