I like Mike ... and Mike, too

[shotglass]

I'm up to feed the codas because wifey's sick. And yes, I'm watching the Deuce.

Now, I fully expect to be met with near-complete derision and disagreement on this. But I'm watching Golic and Greenberg ... and dammit, I like them.

I find what they say to be interesting. I think they work well together. I think they genuinely like each other.

Flame away.

 

[spup1122]

I like them, too.

 

[Barsuk]

I usually like them, but they get a little annoying when they do their, "Hey, Greenie. Yes, Golic?" shtick.

 

[The Big Ragu]

I like them in small doses. I don't watch/listen often, because this is usually workout time for me... But they are entertaining. They are pretty predictable in a lot of ways. Greenberg always does a teaser going into the break, "Find out which athlete did blah blah blah.... after the break."

 

[slappy4428]

I'm up to feed the codas because wifey's sick. And yes, I'm watching the Deuce.

Now, I fully expect to be met with near-complete derision and disagreement on this. But I'm watching Golic and Greenberg ... and dammit, I like them.

I find what they say to be interesting. I think they work well together. I think they genuinely like each other.

Flame away.

Nothing wrong with liking Golic.
Greenberg is an annoying smarmy tool.

 

[Duane Postum]

I love Mike and Mike. Both of 'em.

 

[Captain_Kirk]

I usually like them, but they get a little annoying when they do their, "Hey, Greenie. Yes, Golic?" shtick.

I can't stand that schtick. Hate it, hate it hate it. Ugh. So, ****in' goofy and Leave It to Beaverish.

Please make them stop.

 

[Duane Postum]

Don't they just do that shtick in commercials?

 

[Guy_Incognito]

I usually like them, but they get a little annoying when they do their, "Hey, Greenie. Yes, Golic?" shtick.

I can't stand that schtick. Hate it, hate it hate it. Ugh. So, ****in' goofy and Leave It to Beaverish.

Please make them stop.

Those are the commercials, on nthe show they're pretty good. Especially here where the alternative sports is Boomer & Carton. I've finally put my finger on who Carton reminds me of - it's the sports talk guy from Frasier Crane's radio station. He is the absolute replacement level sports talk show host. A bit of a jerk, never at a loss for words, always a contrarian POV at his fingertips, an ego that has to be a put on, and no shame at all.

Boomer is uniquely ill-suited for this format because he has no sense of humor, so he can't be the butt of any jokes without getting legitimately offended and striking back with real put-downs that aren't meant in jest or at all funny. Also, he has no feel for it, and thus when Carton tries to set up a story "Guess who ....", he always says, "Oh I saw this before, it's ....". What Mike & Mike have developed so well, Boomer will never have.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

Boomer's half-smart frat-boy persona grates, hard, after a while.

He plays the New York suckup game, well, but it doesn't translate into sportstalk radio success.

Carton's in 'way over his head.

 

[ondeadline]

Dana Jacobson says f**k em. :)

They can be very interesting if they dive into an issue, but they do way to much stupid stuff. They feel the need to come up wit some goofy song for every candidate for MVP in a league and watching Greenberg sway to the music is enough to make you lose your breakfast.

After enduring way too many of these questions, I automatically flip to something else whenever they discuss a "man-up question."

I also hate they the "Hey Golic! Yes Greeny" bit as well as Greenberg's tiresome line of "we're back and better than ever." If they're better than ever every day, I guess they really sucked a couple of weeks ago.

There's a lot to like and a lot to hate with their show. At least with football season over, they won't obsess with the NFL quite as much.

 

[StormSurge]

I like them, I just can't stand the horrible, horrible songs that Liam & crew constantly throw out there.

 

[mike311gd]

I haven't watched them in a few months, but I used to have breakfast while watching the simulcast. I dug them. They play well off each other and are genuinely likable. I find that tough to find with radio hosts.

 

[Webster]

I rarely watch/listen, but when I do, I'm indifferent on Mike and Mike. They can be funny at times, but it is like they are always doing schtick. They certainly have great guests on the show.

Boomer and Carton don't bother me. In small doses, Carton is actually pretty funny. Boomer is not that comfortable doing that type of a show, but I get a kick out of how he taks down to Carton.

 

[patchs]

Give me Tony K, Dan Patrick and Mike Tirico in that order.
That's my day from 8:15 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m.
Now that XM has turned ESPN News into another ESPN Radio channel, I'm starting to like Max Kellerman and Brian Kenny. So that takes care of noon-1 p.m.

 

[Bubbler]

I'm up to feed the codas because wifey's sick. And yes, I'm watching the Deuce.

Now, I fully expect to be met with near-complete derision and disagreement on this. But I'm watching Golic and Greenberg ... and dammit, I like them.

I find what they say to be interesting. I think they work well together. I think they genuinely like each other.

Flame away.

Sorry Shottie, but ...

They totally suck. They suck so much they give me a headache.

 

[fishwrapper]

For about 15 minutes, then:

 

[PHINJ]

Hard to believe Carton's still on the air after all the crap he's pulled. He got canned from WIP (they let any moron work there, like Jack McCaffery and Howard Eskin) for slandering Eric Lindros. His entire stint at NJ 101.5 consisted of trying to incite race riots.

 

[goalmouth]

Mike & Mike? The vanilla whitebread sportstalk radio duo ESPN has longed for? If you're fed up with hard-edged blathering opinions of other talkies, this is the team for you. The only informed opinions you'll hear are from their guests. Golic morphs into a stuttering fool when the subject strays from football, and Greenberg's delivery makes me think of some poor schlep frantically checking his grocery list as he streaks up and down the aisles to snag that last can of hash before the supermarket closes for the night.

And don't ask me what I think of the guy who thought simulcasting talk radio was a good idea.

 

[User 4755]

Hey, if they're so well-liked, maybe they should have a roast for them.

Oh, yeah.......that's right. Bad idea, touchdown jesus.