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A sample of the genius of this booth:

[url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2010/12/sonny_sam_and_the_missed_kicks.html]D.C. Sports Bog - Sonny, Sam and the missed kicks[/url]

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Hahaha yeah I'm sure some of the espn980 guys can do a better job

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Joe T, Doc Walker and Tim Brant(sp)....what ya'll think?

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[quote=mlmpetert;768279]I love listening to Sonny Sam and Larry. If my cable wasnt delayed i would watch the game and listen to them call the game, like you used to be able to.[/quote]

There is an app for the iPAD (iRadio or something like that) that allows you to listen to Sonny and Sam and to slow down their broadcast to match it with HD cable. It works great until the first radio commercial. For some dumb reason everytime Sonny and Sam go to commercial they change their timing. Sometimes faster sometimes slower, but you have to resynch. If their crack technical team wouldn't do this we could easily "turn down the TV and watch the game and listen to Sonny and Sam". I still think they are better than many of the announcers we get on TV for the games.

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Welcome to the board.

Thanks thats really good to know. Is it defintely iRadio? ive looked some stuff up and i cant find anything about slowing the radio down to match games.

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Thiesman, Riggins, and Doc???

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[quote=CrustyRedskin;868293]Thiesman, Riggins, and Doc???[/quote]

That is the Devil's Trifecta.

Theisman won't shut up; Riggo will link every negative play to Danny Boy's dark heart and Doc will make sure that every Redskin is called a "baller" twice a game.

I'd rather undergo abdominal surgery than listen to that trio...

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[quote=sportscurmudgeon;868303]That is the Devil's Trifecta.

Theisman won't shut up; Riggo will link every negative play to Danny Boy's dark heart and Doc will make sure that every Redskin is called a "baller" twice a game.

I'd rather undergo abdominal surgery than listen to that trio...[/quote]

lol I'd have to agree, that booth would be pretty brutal

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[quote=sportscurmudgeon;868303]That is the Devil's Trifecta.

Theisman won't shut up; Riggo will link every negative play to Danny Boy's dark heart and Doc will make sure that every Redskin is called a "baller" twice a game.

I'd rather undergo abdominal surgery than listen to that trio...[/quote]

LMAO!!! You maybe right! but it might spice thing:FIREdevils up a little!

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I like Larry Michaels as a play caller. I think Doc could be a real good color guy. Honestly this combo doesnt sound too bad to me.

I think Riggo would be aweful. I cant stand Thiesman during the preseason and couldnt imagine what it would be like if you could only hear him and couldnt even watch the game. I dont know anything about Tim Brant.

Do most radio stations use 2 or 3 guys?

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This is like playing Fight, Fire, or get FD up with!!! lol, Il pick three people and we'll all take a gander at which one we;d do those three things with...lol Ready go,

Kyle Shanahan, Mike Shanahan, Dan Snyder

Id [B]Fight[/B] Dan Snyder and beat his ass talkin crap the whole way down fist city, "and this is for signing Deion u sumbeetch""

Id [B]Fire[/B] Kyle just for mooching off his dad and horrible redzone calls

Id get [B]Fd up[/B] with Mike just, i got a feeling he's an old bourbon and coke guy like myself!!


Everyone feel free to join in and play along pick three new ones or use mine!! Just spreading lost season cheer!!

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[quote=GMScud;768168]I watched the 1st half of the 1pm games today on NFL RedZone (I mean seriously, has there ever been a better channel?). The Skins game was so annoying, so I went to the gym at halftime.

So during my workout I listened to the Redskins radio broadcast with the espn radio app on my phone.

I've been mentioning it here and there on this board for a while, but today sent me over the edge with these morons. There are so many epic fails surrounding the Redskins, and their broadcast team is one of them.

As Skins fans, we're all used to discussing the possibility of heads rolling within the organization at this time of year. Larry, Sonny, and Sam are downright pathetic. Larry Michael as a play-by-play guy is flat and not descriptive at all. He does such a poor job verbally painting the on-field picture for the listeners.

There is no insight whatsoever provided by Sonny and Sam. They don't offer anything of value to a game broadcast. Me and a few of my buddies could without question deliver a better broadcast each week. Sam in particular just sounds like a slurring, drunk old man. I mean today he called a safety blitz a corner blitz and said "whatever" when Sonny corrected him, he doesn't know the rules, he doesn't know the players' names (he refers to Kemoeatu as "koo-ooo"), and when Kellen Winslow caught a TD, Huff said "[B]boy, he's been around a long time, hasn't he?[/B]" To which Larry Michael replied, "that's his son."

I laughed out loud at least a half a dozen times during the second half. It's embarrassing to have such a pathetic trio broadcasting such a pathetic on-field product.

Sonny and Sam were great Redskins to be sure, but they are getting by on that and nothing else right now. Do you agree that this gaggle of idiots should be replaced? And if so, who would you pick to replace them?[/quote]

LOL. I've never listened to them but I want him to stay around forever. The comic relief seems hilarious. I wonder if his diaper was wet when he said that?

Its the worst. I was on a road trip and we decided to radio stream the game. Everyone thought the crew were a joke.

[QUOTE=mlmpetert;868341]I like Larry Michaels as a play caller. I think Doc could be a real good color guy. Honestly this combo doesnt sound too bad to me.

I think Riggo would be aweful. I cant stand Thiesman during the preseason and couldnt imagine what it would be like if you could only hear him and couldnt even watch the game. I dont know anything about Tim Brant.

Do most radio stations use 2 or 3 guys?[/QUOTE]

Doc only says corny things like "these guys want it more! " and "this isn't ballet, punch them! " and "they're fightin ' hard! ".

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[quote=hooskins;868377]Doc only says corny things like "these guys want it more! " and "this isn't ballet, punch them! " and "they're fightin ' hard! ".[/quote]

yeah and everyone is an animal or a beast in his world

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[quote=Mattyk;868412]yeah and everyone is an animal or a beast in his world[/quote]

Matty:

You forgot "caveman". Some guys -- like Mike Sellers - - are "cavemen".

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I'm sorta' partial to......Super Smart......

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I listened to some of this today its so bad that I kinda like it!

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[quote=Mattyk;868412]yeah and everyone is an animal or a beast in his world[/quote]

Or "an absolute baller."

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The iPAD app that lets you listen to Sonny and Sam and adjust the TV to match the sound is called "tunedin radio. Their broadcast is far ahead of cable TV or HD TV, but you can pause the app to synchronize the sound. Only problem is that the dumb techies at their radio station change their delay every time they have commercial breaks on the radio so they can get their commercials in. And that means you have to resynch the radio every time they come back from commercial. After a while it's just not worth the effort.

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I used to think Charles Mann would be a great addition to the radio team (in Sam's place). He was the commencement speaker at my sister's high school graduation and he came off as very smart and personable and I thought he would be able to provide intelligent insight into the game.
And then he announced one of preseason games. It was horrendous! Granted, maybe he would just need more practice, but it sounded like the commentary from a mid-90's Madden cartridge. He was stiff and boring and to me just got annoying after a little while.

Oh well, hopefully they're trying to groom someone for the future.

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[quote=ArtMonkDrillz;868943]I used to think Charles Mann would be a great addition to the radio team (in Sam's place). He was the commencement speaker at my sister's high school graduation and he came off as very smart and personable and I thought he would be able to provide intelligent insight into the game.
And then he announced one of preseason games. It was horrendous! Granted, maybe he would just need more practice, but it sounded like the commentary from a mid-90's Madden cartridge. He was stiff and boring and to me just got annoying after a little while.

Oh well, hopefully they're trying to groom someone for the future.[/quote]

Know Charles, have worked with Charles. Radio might be ok for him. TV he struggles mightily when the camera turns on.

I actually Trevor Matich could be a solid color commentator

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[quote=SmootSmack;868948]Know Charles, have worked with Charles. Radio might be ok for him. TV he struggles mightily when the camera turns on.

I actually Trevor Matich could be a solid color commentator[/quote]


I thought Bostic would be pretty good at it.

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co worker said yesterday while driving around shopping with his daughter in fredericksburg he had the game on and said the guys were talking about Eli. He said either Sonny or Sam said "Eli has turned out all right, I know the Giants were glad they took him over Ryan Leaf"....

My coworker just laughed and said "noooooo thats Peyton Manning"...he said they are horrible, he had never listened before.

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Trevor Matich is the best ! he would be a great addition to the Booth!

Anyone is better at this point.

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I am surprised at all the Sonny and Sam hate in this thread.

I haven't listened to them since Larry Michael forced Frank Herzog out of the booth, but I always enjoyed the trio when Frank was the play by play guy. I grew up on them, and listened every week. I think they related to the listeners very well. Just seemed like regular dudes.

I listen to some of the pregame show, and Sonny still seems capable. Sam seems a bit out of it, but I guess I see him as a loveable grandpa type and I can't bring myself to be too critical of him.

Larry Michael is the reason I no longer listen to them. He's a slimeball.

I can guarantee that I would not ever tune in to the pregame show if either Theismann or Matich joined the show. Theismann talks way too much, and Matich comes across as an arrogant jerk. I watch the CSN postgame show with Chick, BMitch, and Matich. Chick and BMitch make up for Matich, but not by much. I turn off ESPN whenever Matich comes on the air. I just can't stomach him.

[QUOTE=hooskins;869522]Anyone is better at this point.[/QUOTE]

Sam Huff has to go for sure. He's beyond terrible

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[URL="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-sports-bog/post/redskins-radio-networks-season-finale/2012/01/02/gIQADs5WWP_blog.html#pagebreak"]Sam thinks Cam Newton is a 300 pound rookie[/URL]. More entertaining dialogue from the final game of the season in that link.

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I agree that the show is somewhat laughable - that being said, at this point, these guys are like family.

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[quote=SmootSmack;869529]Sam Huff has to go for sure. He's beyond terrible[/quote]

I agree, if anyone goes it should be Sam. Sonny is still good but Sam has lost whatever pitches he had left. I listened to the Giants game on the radio and he kept getting the Giants and Redskins mixed up. You could hear Sonny covering for him, it started to get sad in a way. Doc Walker wouldn't be bad up there.

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Sam and Sonny rock!!!

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[QUOTE=MonkFan4Life;872570]I agree, if anyone goes it should be Sam. Sonny is still good but Sam has lost whatever pitches he had left. I listened to the Giants game on the radio and he kept getting the Giants and Redskins mixed up. You could hear Sonny covering for him, it started to get sad in a way. Doc Walker wouldn't be bad up there.[/QUOTE]

I think doc would run out of one liners if he was up there

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[quote=hooskins;872582]I think doc would run out of one liners if he was up there

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HA ! Touche good sir !

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[quote=MonkFan4Life;872570]I agree, if anyone goes it should be Sam. Sonny is still good but Sam has lost whatever pitches he had left. I listened to the Giants game on the radio and he kept getting the Giants and Redskins mixed up. You could hear Sonny covering for him, it started to get sad in a way. Doc Walker wouldn't be bad up there.[/quote]


[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Well in Sam's defense he played for both teams......[/FONT][/COLOR]
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[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]It should be interesting if there is a major shakeup this year. If not it should be even more entertaining next year with an additional year of dementia progression. [/FONT][/COLOR]

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I always feel I'm watching these 3 instead of those 3...
[IMG]http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/photo-Larry_Michael.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://images.mylot.com/userImages/images/postphotos/2017336.jpg[/IMG]

Bumping an old thread, but doc walker used "junkyard dog " to describe a hustle player..about 20 times the last few mins on ESPN 980. Smh....sigh.

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People who still listen to radio must go.

[QUOTE=Dirtbag59;886125]People who still listen to radio must go.[/QUOTE]

Um, I was told that I could listen to the radio at a reasonable volume....

Actually streaming from the phone. Helps pass time at work.

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sonny is the tops. sam is okay. larry michael is tool