(08-30-2015, 12:32 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: I might check that out.  Is that on 1360?  Time?

OT Jim Rome had the worst national show of all time.  I never had any clue what he was talking about.  "Spicy Dave from the Big Easy calling in, as always Sassy Mollassy and a hot take.  Don't hate.  Rack it."

(08-30-2015, 12:56 PM)jason Wrote: Chick Ludwhatever is horrible when he fills in too.  He hurts my ears.

(08-30-2015, 02:02 PM)samhain Wrote: On the positive side, I really like Ken Broo.  He's like the venerable sports guy that retains his dignity among the clowns.His classic rock interludes are actually pretty cool and informative as well.  Ken is also fairly even-handed when dealing with the local teams.  He's not brutally tough on them, but doesn't hesitate to criticize when necessary.  I really enjoy listening to him on weekends.  

(08-30-2015, 01:57 PM)thegimp Wrote: You hit it on the head when you said monetary interest.  The station makes more money promoting the Reds.  That, and historically 700's coverage area, which is vast, is much more interested in Reds baseball than UC or Bengals football.

(08-30-2015, 11:54 AM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: Ok, I'm not sure where to start out here.  I guess first let me say that if you're not local you may want to ignore this, as it probably won't interest you in the least.  Let me preface this rant by also saying that I understand this thread could probably be in a number of other places, but since it will get the most talk here and it is related to the Bengals I'm putting it here.

Ok, so.... Am I the only one is absolutely amazed by the amount of coverage and time that is given to the Reds by these two stations?  It's honestly unbelievable how much these stations devote to one team.  Yes, I understand that they have a monetary interest.  Yes, I understand that baseball season is long and that they're a lot of games.  I get all that.  But for anyone that flips around the AM dial I think you'll find that an obscene amount of time is spent on the Reds.

Let's start with just the length of the season and games.  That's built in coverage.  You've got the end of March, April, May, June, July, August, Sept, and sometimes October.  Just about 8 full months of baseball games.  Usually 5 or 6 times a week.  Obviously 162 games.  Oh, and don't forget Spring Training, they got those covered too.  Just in the game coverage that is a LOT of time for baseball fans to get their fix.

Now, let's talk scheduling.  You're going to get Lance McAllister from 3-6 on game days.  That's going to be 90% Reds talk, no matter the time of year or the place their in.  Then you're going to get the pre-game from 6-7.  Then you got the game from 7-10:30-ish.  Oh, and then you got Extra Innings too.  So basically, as far as sports coverage on game day, which 5 or 6 days a week, you getting pretty much all Reds, from 3 to midnight.

9 hours of Reds, 5 or 6 days a week, for 8 months, for a total of 162 days.  Now, I know these numbers aren't close to exact, but if you were to total that it would 1,458 hours of Reds related programming during the season.  For prespective, to be considered eligible for benefits in many job you need to work 1,000 hours.  To listen to all the Reds discussion it would be like a full time job.

(I hope some people are still following me here cuz I'm just rambling but I will eventually get to a larger point.)

Oh, and did I mention that Eddy and Tracy talk a decent amount about the Reds?  Did I mention there's a Dat Dude BP report?  Did I mention that Eddie are Marty have a regular segment?  Did I mention that even Ken Broo's weekened afternoon shows are dominated by Reds talk, even though they're on later that night?

Reds, Reds, Reds, Reds, Reds.  When they suck, Reds.  When the games are meaningless, Reds.  Aroldis Chapman starter talk for the 1,454 time?  Yes, please.  Pitchers and Catchers reporting?  Let's talk Reds in the winter.  Winter meetings?  Lets talk Reds in during football.

Baseball has a LOT of downtime during the games.  A shit ton.  There is ample opportunity between innings, pitches, the 3rd pitching change in 2 innings for a situational, to discuss on things Reds.  You got that almost everyday.  You got pre-game, got Extra innings, you got this for 8 ***** months.  So much Reds coverage built into the schedule.  So why do the talk shows surrounding the shit sandwhich of Reds coverage we're offered up still need to be dominated by more Reds talk?

UC has a darkhorse Heisman candidate, how much time is spent on Gunner Kiel?  UC has a good chance of being ranked, but little to no discussion.  Stadium upgrades, conference alignment, Mick Cronin's health, UC-Xavier back on campus, O$U football, the fact that Cincinnati has some of the best high school football in the country, local athletes, UK basketball, the state of recruiting.... The list goes on and on.  None of gets any significant coverage.

Now to the Bengals.  The Reds suck this year.  You've spent all this time on them.  Now that football is here why the hell is at least a 50-50 split on talk radio?  I turned on Broo yesterday, and guess what?  Reds talk.  I remember a few years ago I turned on Lance the Friday before opening weekend in the NFL.  I figured it would be nothing but NFL talk.  Nope, he talked Reds, even though they had the Wildcard locked up and they were waiting for the regular season to end.

I'm sorry, but it drives me nuts.  Even huge Reds fan can't want to hear Reds talk for 3 hours at this point. Right?  For the love of God, please start giving more attention to the NFL, which crushed MLB in ratings, and start devoting more time to college teams!!!  PLEASE!!!!

If I hear Lance, or Mo, or Broo, or whoever, open up another show talking about the Reds I may just drive into oncoming traffic!!!!  Make it stop!!!!  For someone who loves sports, I immediately turn off your programming because it sucks!!!  

Rant over....  Whew, I feel better.  Sorry, about the wall of words.

(08-30-2015, 09:17 PM)tman Wrote: Are you talking about the Reds?
The World champion Reds?
That team with all the guys in Cooperstown?
The oldest and first professional baseball team?
That team that is been around nearly as long as Cincinnati itself?
The club that is beloved by this city and every baseball fan in a three hundred mile radius?

Yeah, I wonder why they talk about the Reds so much?

(08-30-2015, 10:15 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: I stopped listening to AM a few years back. I used to like "The Angry Guys" but Lance has always been boring and I agree - WAY too much Reds talk.

@McC: How did Seg get his name? I always assumed it was short for segway.

(08-30-2015, 10:44 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: Then name it Reds Talk instead of Sports Talk.  When a team already has a built in 6 hours of coverage a day (pre-game, game, postgame) it shouldn't be unreasonable to expect some coverage for other sports leading into that block.  Again, it's SPORTS talk.  You can even talk more stupid ***** Reds and beat that dead horse some more, just sprinkle other sports this time of year.

If you don't think 10 straight hours of Reds coverage on Sunday in late August, when the team is 30 games back, is overkill then I'm not sure how you would define the word.

No one is expecting it to go away.  Have the game, have the pre-game, have the post game, heck you can have of the morning too.  That would give them 8 hours of coverage today.  All I'm asking for is to maybe throw in some more football talk.  You know, the NUMBER 1 VIEWED SPORT AND MONEY MAKING LEAGUE IN THIS COUNTRY.

(08-30-2015, 10:04 PM)tman Wrote: As someone who listens to national sports radio shows on my way to work each morning, I'm shocked at the overcoverage the NFL gets.
Its the NFL all year long.
I get it. The NFL's darn popular.
but C'MON MAN !!!!!

You would never know college basketball exists. The NBA, too a lesser degree ignored, but ignored just the same.  
The NFL dictates nearly 90% of every conversation, everyday.

You have the regualr season......... and once a Superbowl Champ is crowned, they talk about that for three weeks.
Which slides you into free agency / followed by contract talks / taking you to "how one of the Mannings suck" followed by "I cant believe they don't fire that son of a *****".....

ENOUGH !!!!!
 
Its usually at this time that some NFL players get charged for rape, drugs, slapping a ***** ,drowning a dog, etc. etc. etc, or all of the above.
Thats followed by several weeks discussing inappropriate actions from the next generation of NFL players.
Those in the draft.

The draft itself takes a good three/ four  weeks.
Followed by three weeks talking about the results of said draft.
And don't get me started on fantasy football talk.

In the mean time the NCAA has crowned a champion in basketball.
MLB is in full swing.
NHL.
Golf is being played.
The final spots in the NBA are being filled.

AND WE MISSED IT ALL....

Its easier to watch a sport for five months and talk about it for twelve, rather than keeping abreast of the sporting world and the stories involved.
That would require hard work and professionalism.

(08-30-2015, 12:12 PM)Millhouse Wrote: Haha yeah its ridicoulous. Whenever Mo starts on a Reds topic, I turn the channel cause he will bore me  2 minutes into a 20 minute chat about something trivial. I almost wish I could be a baseball fan again with how much they talk about it.

(08-30-2015, 11:19 PM)tman Wrote: I think you fail to understand the Reds standing in the heart of this city and surrounding areas.

The surge in popularity of the NFL is not going to change that.

I love the Bengals.
But the Bengals aren't the Redlegs.
They're not, nor will they ever be as sacred as the Reds.
Just accept it.
The Reds, their fans and the Reds network stretch through Ohio into West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana and parts of Virginia and Tennessee.

Plus
The Reds as an orgaization is loved.
People feel this is a club worth supporting.
They've done and given so much to this community for well over One Hundred and Forty years....
Its not just that they give us half price tickets on Sundays (they do).
Or one dollar hot dogs and cola's (they do).
They have a long long history of making Cincinnati a better place.
AND THEY'VE GIVEN THE PEOPLE MULTIPLY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS....

They've never sold five dollar tap water.
They've never threatened to leave.
They didn't bankrupt the county.
They've done their part to see that this community see's the best the sport can offer as opposed to some other club who spent way too many years with their head in the sand, counting money, complaining about the cost of gatorade and running the orgaization like its 1968.


All the while while producing No champioships and ONE hall of Famer in the history of the franchise...

Still confused?