A home for those who love almost everything about The Ticket (1310 AM, 96.7 FM, Dallas-Fort Worth), and who would like to discuss -- respectfully and fondly -- their thoughts on how (and whether) to eliminate the "almost."
However, I seem to be busier and busier as the months go by, so -- I confess -- my listening is more sporadic than it used to be. I try to grab some of each show over the course of the week -- not so much weekends lately.
Which leads me to my chief regret about my Ticket listening, which is that I have not gotten to know the latest JV lineup very well. Justin Montemayor, of course, excluded, and he remains a favorite wherever he appears.
I ask the Confessor for some guidance here, at the risk of having to wade through the usual that I'm not a good P1, I suck because some of these guys have been on board for a long time, and other obloquy questioning my bona fides as a Ticket listener.
But I'll give a try anyhow: Give the Confessorate your thoughts on the range of JV talent the station is slinging these days.
Also: I think JV guys may drop by this site more frequently than do the biggies. So let your civil, thoughtful voice be heard.
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Some comments wishing that the boys would do an emergency pod for the Mavs trade, since the freedom a podcast has. One mentioned they are too busy running the business side.
Detty - Doesn't jump in much, but that makes sense. This is much the same as Fernando, rarely spoke on air. I don't have much time to listen on the weekends, so I don't hear him there. He is fine, probably needs more air time to make a bigger impression on me, but don't see that happening on the Musers which is what most people want in a producer for them.
Travis - I rather enjoy when he does news and Friday Frivolity. I think he has gotten progressively better over the past year. He is a good story teller (thinking back to the stories of his dad leaving him in a strip club parking lot with his gameboy). I would say he just needs some more time on air, but he has potential.
Monty - clearly the leader in the clubhouse of the producers. Seemingly most like him. I agree, he has good sports takes and has a gordo-like edginess to him. He is the most ready to jump into a host role.
DJ - I will admit, I have liked DJ from the start. Again, I think he is a good story teller, pretty decent on sports talk. I am in the camp that I would have preferred the DJ/Monty WIP as a show over the Sweet Spot, but understand why they didn't do it.
With that said, I listened to as much SB coverage as I could. I really think Sean and Mino are better than they were two years ago. I think for midday, they are fine, but neither would be in consideration for AM/PM drive, IMO.
Donnie and Matt seem to have built some nice chemistry too. I know Matt rubs a lot of people the wrong way, but he has good takes and his goofiness helps with the laughs. Donnie is great and a prime candidate for an AM/PM drive time slot when one opens up.
I think that is most of them. The Musers will be impossible to replace if they were all to go, but I think they have enough pieces that they could do ok. I could see a Donnie/Matt/Monty morning show.
Frankly, while EA, Baldy and Lando are all there, I don't think any of them would expect to jump into a host role from their current position. I would consider them more of the freshmen team. They all have potential, but they need to keep working on their games and wait in the minors.
EA provides lots of humor with his falling asleep in the producer chair and his super hot sports takes, but he needs more polish to get to host level.
Lando and Baldy IMO are in that same class as well, but I don't think either of them demand the spotlight as much as EA does. Baldy maybe does a little more with his jumping in on the musers on occasion, sometimes with wrong info. Both do a fine job on tickers and I think have potential. I think they just need more time. I wouldn't say any of these three need to be let go, I think for what they do, they do a fine job. They are simply farther away from a host role than the previous post, IMO.
Today during Entertainment News Davey announced the passing of the great Robert Duvall. During the discussion Corby asked if anyone had seen The Great Santini. "The movie about the basketball coach who as a lousy father."
Corby, he was a Marine fighter pilot. Yes, there was the infamous scene of playing basketball against his son that went late into the night. (Been ~40 years since I have seen it so may have a few details wrong.) How could Corby think / remember the fighter pilot was a basketball coach.
Absolutely terrible take by Corby. Cuban has no idea what he’s talking about. I go to a game to see my team play hard and hopefully win. I don’t go for the GD game presentation. Both of them so out of touch
However, I seem to be busier and busier as the months go by, so -- I confess -- my listening is more sporadic than it used to be. I try to grab some of each show over the course of the week -- not so much weekends lately.
ReplyDeleteWhich leads me to my chief regret about my Ticket listening, which is that I have not gotten to know the latest JV lineup very well. Justin Montemayor, of course, excluded, and he remains a favorite wherever he appears.
I ask the Confessor for some guidance here, at the risk of having to wade through the usual that I'm not a good P1, I suck because some of these guys have been on board for a long time, and other obloquy questioning my bona fides as a Ticket listener.
But I'll give a try anyhow: Give the Confessorate your thoughts on the range of JV talent the station is slinging these days.
Also: I think JV guys may drop by this site more frequently than do the biggies. So let your civil, thoughtful voice be heard.
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ReplyDeleteDid you hear about the time Jerry Jones bought George a chili dog in New Orleans?
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DeleteSome comments wishing that the boys would do an emergency pod for the Mavs trade, since the freedom a podcast has. One mentioned they are too busy running the business side.
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DeleteYou really think The Musers are gonna do an emergency pod in their old age?
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DeleteMan, I thought I'd get a lot of folks weighing in on the JV. Got one comment.
ReplyDeleteI've had house guests for a couple of days so couldn't get to some necessary deletions. Apologies.
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ReplyDeleteDetty - Doesn't jump in much, but that makes sense. This is much the same as Fernando, rarely spoke on air. I don't have much time to listen on the weekends, so I don't hear him there. He is fine, probably needs more air time to make a bigger impression on me, but don't see that happening on the Musers which is what most people want in a producer for them.
Travis - I rather enjoy when he does news and Friday Frivolity. I think he has gotten progressively better over the past year. He is a good story teller (thinking back to the stories of his dad leaving him in a strip club parking lot with his gameboy). I would say he just needs some more time on air, but he has potential.
Monty - clearly the leader in the clubhouse of the producers. Seemingly most like him. I agree, he has good sports takes and has a gordo-like edginess to him. He is the most ready to jump into a host role.
DJ - I will admit, I have liked DJ from the start. Again, I think he is a good story teller, pretty decent on sports talk. I am in the camp that I would have preferred the DJ/Monty WIP as a show over the Sweet Spot, but understand why they didn't do it.
With that said, I listened to as much SB coverage as I could. I really think Sean and Mino are better than they were two years ago. I think for midday, they are fine, but neither would be in consideration for AM/PM drive, IMO.
Donnie and Matt seem to have built some nice chemistry too. I know Matt rubs a lot of people the wrong way, but he has good takes and his goofiness helps with the laughs. Donnie is great and a prime candidate for an AM/PM drive time slot when one opens up.
I think that is most of them. The Musers will be impossible to replace if they were all to go, but I think they have enough pieces that they could do ok. I could see a Donnie/Matt/Monty morning show.
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DeleteFrankly, while EA, Baldy and Lando are all there, I don't think any of them would expect to jump into a host role from their current position. I would consider them more of the freshmen team. They all have potential, but they need to keep working on their games and wait in the minors.
DeleteEA provides lots of humor with his falling asleep in the producer chair and his super hot sports takes, but he needs more polish to get to host level.
Lando and Baldy IMO are in that same class as well, but I don't think either of them demand the spotlight as much as EA does. Baldy maybe does a little more with his jumping in on the musers on occasion, sometimes with wrong info. Both do a fine job on tickers and I think have potential. I think they just need more time. I wouldn't say any of these three need to be let go, I think for what they do, they do a fine job. They are simply farther away from a host role than the previous post, IMO.
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DeleteYes Ryan Medellin announced his departure on X. No he is not back. Not to be confused with Ryan Baldwin (Baldy).
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DeleteToday during Entertainment News Davey announced the passing of the great Robert Duvall. During the discussion Corby asked if anyone had seen The Great Santini. "The movie about the basketball coach who as a lousy father."
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ReplyDeleteAbsolutely terrible take by Corby. Cuban has no idea what he’s talking about. I go to a game to see my team play hard and hopefully win. I don’t go for the GD game presentation. Both of them so out of touch
DeleteGood God, if there is any doubt that Corby is an absolute moron, listen to this tanking segment.
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