Anyone know what happened to Czaban on Sportsnet?

I'll take the rile up slant every time. At least if an interviewer says something that gets a player going the fan may get some nugget of truth or insight that they might not otherwise get. And rile up does not always have to mean bad, it could be when things are going great and a question gets a player riled up with excitement.

I am just wondering if there are any cities out there that dont have fans of teams in the press box. My guess is there are none. I suspect every one of those people were interested in getting the job because they are fans. Why else would they want the job? Having fans in the booth makes the game more fun and interesting. You get the good, bad & ugly. Unfortunately for the skins there has been too much bad & ugly lately. This will be reflected by the announcer fan in the booth. I'd rather listen to announcer fans in the press box do the game than a disconnected national announcer.

What other teams allow fans in the pressbox?? Outside of the Skins I've never heard of such a thing.

I have to admit, Czaban has made me feel a little better after each loss when I listen to him, at least he does that.....let's the fans though that he is thinkin the same things as them.

What other teams allow fans in the pressbox?? Outside of the Skins I've never heard of such a thing.

Pittsburgh, Tampa, Cleveland, Cinncy, Balt. Those are just the ones I know.

I don't think he's trying to be professional, just trying to make an interesting show. He's on the radio every morning, you know radio guys are just there to entertain us fans. You should hear the radio in new york....i'm sure you have, it's rediculous the stuff they say. None of it is rational, just spur of the moment nonsense that the fans wanna hear. I think Steve was just saying what everyone wanted him to say. It wasn't classy i know that, but he doesn't need to stay professional.

Now I would love to hear what they are saying in NY today.

Bench Eli and Bring back Simms

why? the new yorkers arent that far from being philadelphians

What other teams allow fans in the pressbox?? Outside of the Skins I've never heard of such a thing.

I think he means the sports writers are by in large fans. But i don't really agree with that. Sports writers for major papers like the Post don't take the job because they are fans of a certain team. They take a job because it furthers their career. In fact they often take jobs in spite of being a fan and have to work to surpress that fandom.

I think he means the sports writers are by in large fans. But i don't really agree with that. Sports writers for major papers like the Post don't take the job because they are fans of a certain team. They take a job because it furthers their career. In fact they often take jobs in spite of being a fan and have to work to surpress that fandom.

I agree about writers for the Post , etc. They are writers and took the job for the writing not because they are fans.

He means guys like Czab that are not writers or journalists but rather sports talk show hosts (more of an entertainer) that have pre & post game shows where they may or may not get to directly ask a player or coach a question.

So what's the problem from the 'Skins' eyes with having a "fan", ie Czabe, ask questions to Brunell? They have 3 of the biggest fans calling their games.

I think the bigger isssue here is not whether Czabe is a journalist or not (I really do not think he is), but how the 'Skins attempt to, and succeed, in crushing anyone that is crtitical of the team.

I don't buy Czaban as "the voice of the fans". He has never said anything that represents my views. Though, I guess the fans who don't know anything about the game need someone to speak for them as well. Czaban is a moronic jackass. He was trying to play the role of Barney Badass and he found out who has the real power. I love seeing dimwits like that get put in their place. Good for Comcast. I think they should put Tony Mcgee on that show. He rules.