tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post2700737680181586744..comments2024-03-28T15:03:20.656-05:00Comments on My Ticket Confession: Two Pretty Quick Hits [CORRECTED]The Plainsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09312877844275731926noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-86098105012974579892013-06-18T21:23:28.038-05:002013-06-18T21:23:28.038-05:00Michael, it seems rather unlikely to me.
It req...Michael, it seems rather unlikely to me. <br /><br />It requires the gradual decline and sputtering-out of RaGE to have been deliberate so that there can be a falling out followed by the feelgood reunion. Your theory also would seem to require that the Party of the First Blog be firing away at the Party of the Second Blog, but that's not happening, either. <br /><br />Nope, I don't think anyone would contrive a war, an essential element of which being that each loses his job and makes himself unattractive to employers through his post-employment conduct. <br /><br />Just doesn't ring right to me.<br /><br />But stranmger things have happened.The Plainsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09312877844275731926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-14628500580877315002013-06-18T20:55:58.657-05:002013-06-18T20:55:58.657-05:00Well, here's something innnnerestin'.........Well, here's something innnnerestin'......<br /><br />From today's Unfairpark (thanks for the link, Pman):<br /><br />"Greggo, we assume, remains unemployed, though Whitt isn't exactly sure."<br /><br />"I haven't spoken to Greggo since the day he walked out of the office and we were fired," Whitt says. "He's reached out to me several times at some point I might reach back, but not right now."<br /><br />Let's do a quick recap of what we have here:<br /><br />Two recently fired media personalities who are desperate to regain what they lost. Both, soon after their firing, fire up blogs whose first order of business is to explain in caustic fashion why they were fired. One shoots out of the gate blaming the employer, specifically a certain one individual. He demonizes him in every way possible. The other, waits a couple months and comes out scorched earth on the former partner. Basically calling him a pathological liar and sociopath. He, being media savvy, immediately begins to spread the story through other, well read, outlets. Then, at the very end of one of these "junkets," he lets it slips that said psycho ex-partner has reached out to him and that while not ready to reciprocate at this time, the door isn't completely closed.<br /><br />Please, if you would, think back and recall the personalities, words, and actions of both parties in question.....then ask yourself: "Is this...?" No wait. Before you do that, please recall Whitt's anecdote at the onset of his first installment of The Hard Lie 2: The S*** Hits The FAN. Remember? Greggo proposed an over the top, but played out in a very real way, gag in order to get national attention. Now go ahead and ask that question to yourself: "Is this one big Andy Kaufmann-esque put on designed to eventually land these two stooges another gig somewhere else?" "That they'll eventually 'both reach and touch each other and make nice, and thereby reunite better than than ever so that 'nothings gonna stop [them] now? *to quote a horrific Starship tune*"<br /><br />Not possible? You think? Would you really put it past these two? I wouldn't. It wouldn't surprise me one bit if Whitt, thinking he's being clever, actually clued the reader into the gag with the very anecdote above.Michael in Irvingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-22974951482125236382013-06-18T20:40:28.993-05:002013-06-18T20:40:28.993-05:00Shan Shariff @NewSchoolSS 2h
"Like or dislik...Shan Shariff @NewSchoolSS 2h<br />"Like or dislike, believe him or not, there is no doubt that my guy @richiewhitt is the best damn sportswriter in DFW. And its not even close"<br /><br />Oh god...make it stop now<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-90292096699091370152013-06-18T20:33:15.932-05:002013-06-18T20:33:15.932-05:00Talked to a buddy of mine today who is in the indu...Talked to a buddy of mine today who is in the industry. No he doesn't work for any of the sports stations. Nor does he work for Cumulus or CBS. But the insight and bits of scuttlebutt he gave me were interesting so I thought I'd pass them along.<br /><br />Ratings and RaGE. Whitt has always maintained that it's advertising dollars that matter, not ratings. Well ratings don't matter as much as we think and so they're not the end all be all measure of success. Buddy says that's partly true but it's a bit misleading. The 2 go hand in hand. Without ratings sponsors will eventually look elsewhere. CBS is big enough to keep finding clients willing to give them a shot, but the bigger clients usually leave as soon as their contract is up. Most of RaGE's sponsors were on the nickel and dime plan and the few that remained for a long period of time ended up being friends of the show, which can and from what buddy says in a few cases did become problematic. Wanting special favors, access, deals, and stuff like that. <br /><br />Also told that from what he's heard for months now, way before the firing went down, that this move had been in the works for a long time. Long before Whitt's Nov. 15th Greggo Armageddon that he writes about. Kinda like the ads, RaGE and the management before Spittle and the receptionists and everyone else had all gotten way too close. It was an unprofessional and unproductive work environment. Everyone was having way too good of a time, but in their own ways. Everything was OK'd and permitted by the 2 regimes prior to Spittle. The proverbial other way was looked on just about everything for every member involved. So when Whitt says his relationship and all the rest was approved by management he speaks the truth. But that was the problem. You can't have such a permissive work place and still think it's going to end well. When you have people like Williams and Whitt, guys who will take advantage of a situation, though one obviously in a much different and disturbing way than the other, and such an anything goes work environment the outcome won't be good and it wasn't. After re reading Whitt's last two blog posts and looking at the Twitter material it's very obvious that my buddy while maybe not in the direct know, does know enough to have the gist of the heart of the matter. Some of that Twitter material and some of the things said are the sorts of things that any properly or sanely run work place steers well clear of. Unless you want HR involved in a nanosecond.<br /><br />Basically Spittle was brought in to clean up and clean house. That meant RaGE. Buddy says he's heard that there will be more changes but nothing mind blowing like The Ticket and The FAN merging or the whole thing going national. Spittle is most likely watching each show closely until around mid July and at that time see who if anyone needs to be replaced by new talent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-5132628269354388182013-06-18T20:13:22.640-05:002013-06-18T20:13:22.640-05:00Richie talks to Unfair Park this afternoon:
http:...Richie talks to Unfair Park this afternoon:<br /><br />http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2013/06/richie_whitt_is_blasting_gregg.php<br /><br />While he's suggested that his future installments will identify other culprits in his dismissal from The Fan, he's pretty explicit with Unfair Park -- it's Greggo first and last.The Plainsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09312877844275731926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-84197965849853737682013-06-18T18:43:56.130-05:002013-06-18T18:43:56.130-05:00He said that he didn't get them via hacking or...He said that he didn't get them via hacking or any other nefarious method; they were given to him by the people who received them and by sources.<br /><br />I'm with those who have grown so very very very very very weary of all this. I MIGHT finish out the week of Whitt's Hard Lie Part 2. After that, I'm donzo. If you don't know what Greggo's about by now then I don't know what to say to ya. If you haven't figured out Whitt's game by now, again, I don't know what to say to ya. At this point, we're getting the final report on a very agenda-ized autopsy. After that, what's left? Nothing but one dude whose 15 minutes are up but who parlayed it into an out of his league of looks wife and another dude who from all appearances is someone you don't want for a neighbor and whose career in this market is done. Both will go into that good night. Maybe not gently, like they ought to, but make no mistake about it, for all the I'm just gettin' starteds and you haven't heard the last of mes and the just you wait and sees, they will end up in the Rocco Pendola--Darrel Ancorlo Self Absorbed Self Promoting Radio Personalities Who Didn't Have What It Took To Be Successful But Who Refused To Go Away With Their Dignity In Hand Memorial Dustbin.YOKOYOLOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-12279345301675984982013-06-18T18:15:41.998-05:002013-06-18T18:15:41.998-05:00I wonder how RW got those Twitter direct messages....I wonder how RW got those Twitter direct messages. <br /><br />He might have answered it in the comments, but I don't have the life force to sift through them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-5284568455110349312013-06-18T17:29:33.610-05:002013-06-18T17:29:33.610-05:00RW's soft toss mea culpas reek of Greggo's...RW's soft toss mea culpas reek of Greggo's "unvarnished truths." Both have the appearance of two individuals, neither of which, want to admit the whole story. I've no doubt Greggo leaves a wake of destruction wherever he's been/whomever he's come in contact with. I also think there's more to the story where RW's personal life is concerned. I think this because he offers up said soft toss "I'm no angel," "I was infamously over-served at a company sanctioned function" mea culpas / get ahead of the story CYAs are so opaque in their intention that it's almost laughable. Nay, it is laughable. I don't think we'll ever get the so-called unvarnished truth. Frankly, I no longer care. I only wish these two clowns would crawl back under their respective rocks. terry tynsedalenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-86577011063312073332013-06-18T15:34:58.409-05:002013-06-18T15:34:58.409-05:00I've heard several references today to a "...I've heard several references today to a "players-only meeting" conducted by Ron Washington. Um . . . no.The Plainsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09312877844275731926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-18190370294763971522013-06-18T14:19:26.892-05:002013-06-18T14:19:26.892-05:00Plains, thanks for the Richie blog info. I checked...Plains, thanks for the Richie blog info. I checked it out, and poor Richie is taking a nut kicking of the highest caliber, for the most part. One thing I admired about Richie, was no matter how brutal his comments became, he always took it. [talking about his Observer days] I dont even waste my time on Greggos blog. slinkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03514615546479356807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-20540316204071176052013-06-18T14:17:40.118-05:002013-06-18T14:17:40.118-05:00That's toooo funny Birq. For somebody so unpr...That's toooo funny Birq. For somebody so unpredictable he sure is predictable isn't he?Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-35443711766680156562013-06-18T14:07:52.519-05:002013-06-18T14:07:52.519-05:00Apparently Hammy isn't happy with the state of...Apparently Hammy isn't happy with the state of his café:<br /><br />"I feel I am cheating my diners and myself. SOOOO…for the next two or three days I will be taking off and organizing."<br /><br />So, "organizing" is what the kids are calling it these days.<br /><br />He promises "everything" will be addressed and we're not to read more into this hiatus than what he tells us. $50 says this is the last update of the ol café.birqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05766002266258702470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-68415072894802770312013-06-18T13:28:13.174-05:002013-06-18T13:28:13.174-05:00Whereas Whitt's story so far probably has more...Whereas Whitt's story so far probably has more truth to it than Greggo's ramblings, I still am waiting on who Whitt will blame for his big bag of radio nothing.<br /><br />I never listened to anything Whitt was on at the Fail. His tryout as a "plus one" after GW got fired at the little Ticket cured me of that. <br /><br />From what I have read in various places, it appears that Whitt was and is trying to be a Skip Bayless starter kit-always taking a contrarian viewpoint of what ever the subject matter was.<br /><br />I also suspect that if he ever talks about ratings, he will spin it saying that ratings don't matter because the revenue was still coming in. No matter how he couches the ratings, the numbers don't lie.<br /><br />He should stick to writing as it appears he is better at writing than hosting any type of radio show.Big Jim Jacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-91963019222633509252013-06-18T12:58:05.778-05:002013-06-18T12:58:05.778-05:00I see RW's site being stripped of all comments...I see RW's site being stripped of all comments after all stories have been aired. Just like his first Hard Lie article years ago.T4 In Rockwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06550624081817663889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-79312771421305126872013-06-18T11:58:21.915-05:002013-06-18T11:58:21.915-05:00I'm finding it difficult to navigate the Café....I'm finding it difficult to navigate the Café. How does one get into archival posts? And his recent podcasts appear to have no comments, which seems odd. <br /><br />(I was there looking for comments on Richie's nuclear strike.) The Plainsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09312877844275731926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-36534351780641687052013-06-18T11:56:55.527-05:002013-06-18T11:56:55.527-05:00T4, you are right. But to answer as to why RW woul...T4, you are right. But to answer as to why RW would make such an error (slander....and slandering someone who I have a feeling, barring some new revelation/proof in an upcoming installment, will indeed sue him for this), I kindly point you toward my last comment:<br /><br />"I think what we're seeing is, is two public people for who they truly are. One appears to be poisonous to himself and everyone around him, the other an opportunist in the pejorative sense and sleazy."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-80739888900038307352013-06-18T11:22:01.763-05:002013-06-18T11:22:01.763-05:00Dammit T4, I successfully avoided reading the comm...Dammit T4, I successfully avoided reading the comments over there then you got me interested and now my head hurts. I fully expected the usual Richie nut kicking but I can't believe there are still Greggo apologists. Those people are just as delusional as Greggo.Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-82925908672414907022013-06-18T11:03:14.809-05:002013-06-18T11:03:14.809-05:00I've seen it in the comments on RW's site ...I've seen it in the comments on RW's site that I'm not sure how it's possible for RW to post the accusations about GW being high on the air without actual proof. In that meaning a failed drug test or something or similar fashion. You would think without something like that he could get sued for slander. Oh, I'm sure GW was high on the air, but me saying it in a comment should be a little different than RW having a blog that states it as fact.T4 In Rockwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06550624081817663889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-48391288247823149592013-06-18T10:50:05.794-05:002013-06-18T10:50:05.794-05:00Greggo is done...I think his blog and podcast won&...Greggo is done...I think his blog and podcast won't make it to the end of the week, much less the month. Richie Whitt has more supporters and fans, especially with Sybil. The few RAGE fans left out there will choose him over Greggo now. Bye bye Hammer! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-57506039596110175542013-06-18T10:32:21.748-05:002013-06-18T10:32:21.748-05:00You know how Mike R has hinted from time to time t...You know how Mike R has hinted from time to time that we don't know the half of what went on during the Hammer years at The Ticket? <br /><br />I think Richie is giving us a flavor of what he's talking about.<br /><br />Greg got a deal with The Ticket -- and it doubtless included "nondisparagement" provisions that would prevent any Ticket guy from detailing the hardships of working with someone like Greg Williams. (And Greg was probably under similar strictures.)<br /><br />Fortunately for those of us who scan the sports-radio horizon in DFW, R a G's departure deal, if any, did not include any such clauses.<br /><br />So now we know. And what we don't know from the Ticket years, we can pretty much surmise.The Plainsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09312877844275731926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-54166311275686424592013-06-18T10:13:57.906-05:002013-06-18T10:13:57.906-05:00I think he'll "man up" to it in his ...I think he'll "man up" to it in his typical Greggo way. Richie just utterly destroyed him with all of the evidence; there's really no way for him to lie his way out of it.<br /><br />Anyway, I stopped reading Greggo's blog and deleted the bookmark immediately after he finished posting the RaGE articles. I have absolutely no interest in anything he says or does (ok, I'm a little interested in whether he'll try to take a shot back at Richie, but after that not at all).Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-69665429458025332212013-06-18T09:48:26.599-05:002013-06-18T09:48:26.599-05:00Part II of Richie's Decline and Fall of the Ri...Part II of Richie's Decline and Fall of the Richie and Greggo Empire is up.<br /><br />http://www.dfwsportatorium.com/<br /><br />It resumes scorching where the scorching Part I left off.<br /><br />I tremble to think of how Greg will respond. I also tremble to think that he might not.The Plainsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09312877844275731926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-78383262448913566822013-06-18T05:56:18.716-05:002013-06-18T05:56:18.716-05:00163 comments over there at that first installment ...163 comments over there at that first installment of the Sportatorium and I made it 164. Like RW or not he is getting some clicks on the page. How long that lasts remains to be seen. He can surely drag it out for a few more entries on soap opera drama alone. After that well...if he starts in on Wimbledon and tennis again, laters. <br /><br />What stands out for me in all this are the staunch Greggo defenders that absolutely refuse to see any culpability on his part. Without some hard evidence that he was actually using again they refuse to consider that possibility. I tend towards the other direction, that without evidence that he wasn't using it is probably a safe bet that he was. <br /><br />I don't think this is going to die down very soon. <br /><br />SeaBass has some gottaberightis in him, I think it is a prerequisite for working in sports media. <br /><br />and<br /><br />"I do strongly urge him not to use a grey background for his readers' black-fonted comments." The Plainsman<br /><br />I'll second that. cactusflintheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00092079888325842752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-25866219099833507612013-06-17T23:34:36.584-05:002013-06-17T23:34:36.584-05:00I hope Jake isn't wearing off on Sea Bass.I hope Jake isn't wearing off on Sea Bass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577236709648198825.post-62628248128868646092013-06-17T22:56:19.340-05:002013-06-17T22:56:19.340-05:00Always been a fan of Seabass. But lately Diamond T...Always been a fan of Seabass. But lately Diamond Talk is showing a side of him that I find off putting.....know it all and don't you damn dare damn disagree with me because any opinion that dissents from mine is wrong Seabass. <br /><br />Speaking of Seabass, I can't stand his partner's contribution to the Summer Bash song. "I'mma do it grandpa style." What does that mean? No. I don't want to know. Thankfully come Saturday I won't have to hear that crappy tune again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com