I like Mike ... and Mike, too

[jakewriter82]

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.

I like them because of their guests. They always seem to book relevant guests that bring something informative to the table. I thought, for instance, having the commish on the day of the Super Bowl to discuss the alleged new spygate charge was solid. It seems whenever someone has something important to say on the WWL they'll say it on Mike & Mike. I can't stand their staged routines and songs, but I expect that they'll ask pertinent questions to quality guests.

 

[outofplace]

Ah, here come the flames.

I like them, too. The commercials are annoying and so are the songs, but the actual show is fine. It is heavily focused on the NFL, but so am I, so maybe that is part of why I enjoy it.

 

[Brooklyn Bridge]

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.

I'm actually surprised that CBS put him on the air following the Imus fiasco. But at least he hasn't done anything really douchebaggery up to this point (on the FAN)

I take Mike and Mike in (very) small doses. The day or two after the Super Bowl,they had a discussion of some people who weren't into the game. Greenberg, "I can't wrap my mind around someone who doesn't watch the SB."
Golic, The guy who actually did something athletic in his life basically said it wasn't a big deal and some people just aren't into sports.

 

[old_tony]

I don't know if I like them or not. I do know that I don't like being up when they're on.

 

[forever_town]

I just want to hear Golic call Greenie a bed-wetting mama's boy.

 

[Brooklyn Bridge]

The commercials are the worst part of ESPN radio. All the shows are the same....11 minutes of content, 5-minutes of commericals then a 2-minute sports update. That's seven minutes where I automatically turn the channel. You would figure there would be some better way to clear the spots, having shorter breaks with more frequency.

 

[jakewriter82]

The commercials are the worst part of ESPN radio. All the shows are the same....11 minutes of content, 5-minutes of commericals then a 2-minute sports update. That's seven minutes where I automatically turn the channel. You would figure there would be some better way to clear the spots, having shorter breaks with more frequency.

Yeah, commercials and Cowherd. We have Arnie Spaniard here during the evening, and even he's better than Cowherd.

 

[poindexter]

Shotglass, they suck. I heard them for five minutes this morning and they still suck. They seem to spend an inordinate amount of time (considering the segments are about 10 minutes long) discussing minutia - and by minutia, I mean first grade putdowns of each other that would be stupid hearing from a married couple, let alone these guys.

I listen to them for 2 or 3 minutes when Steve Czaban is on commercial. This morning, they played a clip from Old School. Golic started rhapsodizing:

Golic:"Ah, Wedding Crashers. God, that movie is great. One of the all-time funniest movies. What a classic."

Greeney: "Uh, that was Old School."

 

[playthrough]

I listen to them for 2 or 3 minutes when Steve Czaban is on commercial.

That's my routine.

Greenberg is still talking about how cold it was in the mornings in Arizona. You'd think he could abandon the man-wuss shtick any day now, but it has been eight years.

 

[Buck]

I like Mike & Ikes.

 

[bigpern23]

The commercials are the worst part of ESPN radio. All the shows are the same....11 minutes of content, 5-minutes of commericals then a 2-minute sports update. That's seven minutes where I automatically turn the channel. You would figure there would be some better way to clear the spots, having shorter breaks with more frequency.

Try listening to Mike and the Mad Dog --
Top of the hour:
X:00: Sports update (60 seconds)
X:01: Commercials (4 to 6 mins)
X:05 or X:07: Sports talk (5 mins to 3 mins, depending on length of previous break)
X:10: Commercials (2 to 4 mins)
X:12 or X:14: On-Air spot (30 secs)
X:12.30 or X:14.30: Sports talk (7.5 mins to 5.5 mins)
X:20: Update (60 seconds)
X:21: Commericals
Lather, rinse, repeat ...

If you get into your car as they go to the 20minute update, there's a good chance you could catch four minutes of sports talk during a 14-minute drive. And, if they break early, say at the 18-minute mark of the hour, you're lucky to hear two minutes of it.

I know the station's got to make money during its most profitable show, but damn, let the guys talk once in a while! There's too many times where the commercials last longer than the on-air content. I think they do about 20 to 25 minutes of ads during a 60-minute span.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

Sorry, shottie.

Got a little out of hand.

 

[shotglass]

Heh, this wasn't nearly as bad as I expected, FB. I thought the naked children would be running through the streets by now.

 

[Buck]

My biggest issue with all sports-talk radio anymore is the length of the intros and bumpers.
It has become absurd.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

My biggest issue with all sports-talk radio anymore is the length of the intros and bumpers.
It has become absurd.

Beats working.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

The commercials are the worst part of ESPN radio. All the shows are the same....11 minutes of content, 5-minutes of commericals then a 2-minute sports update. That's seven minutes where I automatically turn the channel. You would figure there would be some better way to clear the spots, having shorter breaks with more frequency.

Yeah, commercials and Cowherd. We have Arnie Spaniard here during the evening, and even he's better than Cowherd.

Arnie's classic.

Cow's classless.

 

[shotglass]

I gotta admit, yeah, "classless" is the best adjective for Cowherd. He oozes sleaze.

 

[Tom Petty]

i started listening to them on my ride into work when i switched over to news a few years back. listened to them every day for that year, and enjoyed the hell out of 'em.

but when golic started overinflecting the pitch of his voice a year or so ago on commercials, he started pissing me off.

 

[poindexter]

I listen to them for 2 or 3 minutes when Steve Czaban is on commercial.

So shotglass, at 5:01 Pacific yesterday morning, the Mike and Mike ahad a huge intro song about this "great" contest coming up: Which Mike will beat the other in the NCAA bracket. The loser has to do a wacky stunt, like Golic waring a USC thong, or Greenberg wrestling a dwarf. They had a song going, and people will call in with suggestions, web polls, etc.

My question to you is: Who gives a ****? Who are these people who care which one beats the other in a bracket challenge? People actually care if Golic has to wear something USC?

ESPN always defends their dreck like "Who's Now" by saying that fans love it. I would like to meet these fans. I really would like to talk to someone who cares about which mike beats the other in an NCAA bracket challenge. They don't seem like the type of sports fan I would relate to.

 

[Saint Lou]

All the shows are the same....11 minutes of content, 5-minutes of commericals then a 2-minute sports update. That's seven minutes where I automatically turn the channel. You would figure there would be some better way to clear the spots, having shorter breaks with more frequency.

I like Mike and Mike, but the format annoys me. They talk very little about sports and when they do, they are recycling the same topics over and over again.

But that's how most sports-talk radio is these days.