San Diego Sports Coverage

by jbox on Jan 3, 2009 3:35 PM PST Comment 25 comments

As Gaslamp Baller Grey Suit points out XX Sports Radio is really serious about letting to call in radio listeners have the afternoon drive home spot. These are the two guys that I could force myself to listen to for more than 30 seconds at a time. I'd keep switching around the stations and end up back on 1090 where I would instantly have to change the statio again. I'm not a big Sports Radio fan but I listen occasionaly and if there is one thing that I know, it is that these two shouldn't even be allowed to call into a radio show let alone host their own. I have never heard worse talk radio. Jordan and Earl are absolutely terrible. Let's hope they improve or are fired quickly.

Jordan and Earl have worked a few shows on 1090. Apparently, Brown isn't getting the same response I am. A two-word summation of the numerous calls and e-mails I received after a few trial shows is: "They suck!"

They might be nice people. But they shouldn't be on the radio. They scream. They yell. They butcher the English language.

Jordan is a New Yorker who is in the restaurant business. The 1090 press release says "he has been an avid listener of XX." He's also ill-informed and obnoxious.

Also it appears that Mark Neely isn't the lock for Matt Vasgersian's spot on the Channel 4 Padres Broadcast. This article seems to lean towards a buddy of Alderson's who the Padres prefer as a replacement.

The search to replace Matt Vasgersian as TV voice of the Padres on Channel 4 appears to be down to two: Roxy Bernstein and Mark Neely.

Bernstein has an extensive background as a minor-league radio guy and has worked radio in the big leagues for the Giants, Expos and Marlins. A graduate of California, he has been the voice of Golden Bears men's basketball on radio since 1997.

He has deep ties to Padres CEO Sandy Alderson and is said to be the club's choice to replace Vasgersian.

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Do you like Jordan and Earl on XX Sports Radio?

No I do not like anything about them, get them off the air!

146 votes

I haven't heard them yet, I'll give them a chance

31 votes

Yes, I like their butchering of the English language and obnoxious personalities

21 votes

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Trevor Hoffman is now off the hook

I have found a new enemy and I will now wage war on Jordan and Earl and so god help me I will restore order to San Diego sports talk radio.

by SDPads_1 on Jan 3, 2009 4:13 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Where do I enlist?

I’m cereal

by TheAxManCometh on Jan 4, 2009 7:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

war on Trevor Hoffman?

you must be kidding me right?

You really hated the man that much, after all the years.

wow, just friggin wow.

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by wrveres on Jan 7, 2009 1:26 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Ugh

Padres: minor league
New Padre announcer: minor league
1090 guys: sub-minor league

Who thought Jordan and Earl would be a good idea? “Hey, San Diegans love a New York accent, let’s get a couple of annoying fans and give them a prime airtime slot.”

Friar Watch

by anthony on Jan 3, 2009 4:54 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

And transplants nonetheless

I’d rather listen to Ernie Martinez butcher the English language, at least he’s a local.

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by Axion on Jan 3, 2009 11:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

and at least he knows Padre baseball

I’ve done better analysis after a hard night of drinking

by TheAxManCometh on Jan 4, 2009 2:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

The accent sounds

fake, or at least exaggerated to me. It’s like it is part of his lame act.

Also, is XX a Clear Channel station? A lot of these corporately owned stations all do the same thing.
Knowledge isn’t important, being loud and outrageous is. They are constantly shifting slots and personalities around. The Philly station probably has someone with a cowboy act from El Cajon.
Radio continues to get worse and worse.

by strummer on Jan 5, 2009 5:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I just heard 3 to 6 for the first time today

WHAT-IN-THEE-HELL-WAS-THAT!!!! Hal thinking that they can nail that tough “wife beater wearing, men 30 to 65” demographic? THAT was horrible and 10 minutes I’ll never get back.

Satellite, here I come.

The frickin' dodgers didn't even retire his number!

by The Pickmaster on Jan 5, 2009 6:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

No, it's independently owned

BCA Radio (formerly the Broadcast Companies of America) is owned 50% by Viejas casino and was founded in 2003 by CEO John Lynch, Sr.

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by Axion on Jan 5, 2009 6:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I dont get how 1090 keeps hiring guys with no San Diego ties...

The Coach and Billy Ray are the only two guys who have San Diego ties on that station bleh…

by Steve (Grey Suit) on Jan 4, 2009 9:28 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

I'm curious

Does anyone know why Hacksaw Hamilton is now persona non grata in the San Diego Sports media? You would think that after 1360 kicked him to the curb, 1090 might consider bringing the “Bleeping Brilliant One” in to lend a little credibility to their “sports talk.”

Paul Lo Duca is MLB's Pablo Escobar..

by DodgerBlueBalls on Jan 4, 2009 11:09 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Because

Hacksaw sucks too. He is known to make up false stories all the time. And I was listening to him once on his short lived show on 1360 and his knowledge when it comes to baseball is non-existent…..it’s like he was still stuck in 1996. I think he thinks Cami is still our 3rd baseman I kid you not.

by SDPads_1 on Jan 4, 2009 12:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Man

I love Hacksaw. He’s like the voice of San Diego sports talk radio to me. Personally, I love these guys with abrasive personalities for my sports talk.

by Dex on Jan 4, 2009 4:10 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah I'm the same way

Hacksaw is so pompous, I love it.

by jbox on Jan 4, 2009 7:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

and you guys loooooooooooooooooooove (that’s a lot of o’s) Scan too.

by SDPads_1 on Jan 4, 2009 7:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

XX

Every time I see a story on Gaslamp about this station, I think that you don’t want to name the station and that’s why you call it XX.

What a weird name for sports radio.

Don't hate the game, hate the nerds!

by thenerdhater on Jan 4, 2009 11:43 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

So yeah

I’m not listening to XX from 9-12 or really 3-7. Good stuff. I like the Drive better on 1360 at that time slot anyway.

I like the Coach, I like Darren Smith, but yeah these two guys, idk wtf is up with them

by TheAxManCometh on Jan 4, 2009 2:48 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I don’t know how anyone can stand the Coach. The guy is just awful. Also, Darren Smith is basically worthless.

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by Richard Wade on Jan 5, 2009 12:19 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm sure at this point Darren is counting the days until his contract ends.

by Steve (Grey Suit) on Jan 4, 2009 4:38 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Don't know anything about Jordan and Earl

But I do love some good sports talk radio. I gave up on FM/AM stuff a few years ago when I tried out XM. For pure baseball talk I listen to XM’s “The Show” (ch. 175) with Rob Dibble and Kevin Kennedy. If I’m looking for overall sports talk with lots of laughs it’s hard to beat XM’s “First Team on Fox” (ch. 140) with Steve Czaban.

I’ve grown extremely weary of ESPN’s Mike and Mike. Colin Cowherd of “The Herd” on ESPN can be downright funny and downright disagreeable at the same time.

Ted Leitner’s play by play w/the Padres is entertaining and easy to listen to. …Regardless of how the Pads are playing. IMO.

I'm a baseball fan. What did you expect?

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jan 4, 2009 8:14 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Gimmick

When I first heard XX was doing this it just reminded me that Howard Stern did this a couple of months ago. Only he gave the guys an hour each and that was it. Giving two non radio guys more than an hour a week is just setting yourself up for failure. I heard them on Scott and BR (which I think is the only show on 1090 I like) and they sounded like a couple of no-nothings. Poor opinions, poor voice talent. I’ll give them a listen though… it’ll be pretty hard to top my annoyance with philly billy nose-breathing into the mic all show long.

And I’ll agrre with the post above. Satelitte radio has some great national sports shows. I have Sirius and there is always some compelling sports show on. It too bad local radio is so bad.

by fairweather on Jan 5, 2009 4:10 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

XM Radio

MLB home plate (channel 175), no need to listen to XX when a game is not on.

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by Sammy G on Jan 5, 2009 4:34 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I listened to them while I was driving today. Only about 45 minutes, but I swear they were less annoying than I thought they were the first time I heard them. Putting one of them with someone more experienced and controlled might have worked.

by Richard Wade on Jan 5, 2009 7:55 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

they're probably looking at feedback

don’t yell so much. don’t be obnoxious. try to use english better.

that sort of thing.

by Dex on Jan 6, 2009 7:15 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

did you guys know..

that XX sports puts their interviews onto RSS feeds? So that means you can listen to the interviews without having to listen to the stupid drivel.

If you are unfamiliar with RSS and use Firefox to browse the net, just add these links to your “Live Bookmarks”. (right clic on your toolbar to make sure the bookmarks toolbar is on)

Too much show:
http://www.xxsportsradio.com/common/podcasts/40/125.xml

Scott and BR:
http://www.xxsportsradio.com/common/podcasts/40/124.xml

All the interviews are there .. You can also listen to them via any RSS reader, like google or yahoo.

Oh and if you are going to be using RSS (yes i know this is old hat for some of you), now would probably be a good time to pimp gaslamp’s feed too.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/sportsblogs/gaslampball.xml

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by wrveres on Jan 7, 2009 1:40 AM PST reply actions 0 recs