The Dan Le Batard Show

[Ron_Mexico 4,219]

I really enjoy the Sarah Spain days. I am right with her on stuff. And she gives Dan shit. And tells funny story and sexualizes things.

[Ron_Mexico 4,219]

Kenny G was great the first day, decent the second day. Haven't listened to the third yet.

 

I laugh every time they ask that Stu question.

[SuitedAces21 2,722]

i'm basically down to just the local hour each day. i've heard everything dan has to say at this point.

[Ron_Mexico 4,219]

They have outstayed their welcome with Weekend Observations. They seemed like they went on forever, I fast forwarded, they were still going. And not funny. They did what they do. Not good, too long

[SuitedAces21 2,722]

huge fan of people accusing lebatard of racism. such a perfect example of the modern mccarthyism.

[BigDMcGee 3,352]

lol I meant to ask you what you thought of that. I figured you'd eat it up with a giant spoon

[SuitedAces21 2,722]

you dont love delicious irony?

[BigDMcGee 3,352]

hoisted by his own *ahem* lepetard

[Essay21 2,385]

I wish dan wasn't such a pansy though. He should have blasted everyone but he won't do that to black guys.

[GOCUBSGO 77]

haha did anyone else see this?

 

http://slicemiami.com/2017/02/25/michael-rapaport-le-batard-twitter-mike-ryan/

[David_Sklansky 1,903]

Came here to mention that Mike Ryan exchange. I've never seen a professional funny man get ethered like that by a civilian. I guess it doesn't help when your brand of comedy is unintentional and self-oblivious.

 

I've only heard clips of Dan's racially changed anti-Magic agenda, and while it's hard for a long-time listener to suggest he's consciously being racist, he's absolutely super dismissive of Magic's prolonged business success. I don't know how much of this is implicit bias and how much is just his tonedeafness, and I don't think it's worthy of all the attention he's getting, but I'm not here for him on this one. Magic is qualified for this job just because he has AIDS.

[SuitedAces21 2,722]

dan's only point is that magic's business success is not a substitute for working in a front office and learning the ropes before you get the top job. he "cut the line" like bill parcels, and john lynch and others. that was dan's only point.

[Ron_Mexico 4,219]

I wish dan wasn't such a pansy though. He should have blasted everyone but he won't do that to black guys.

 

That was much ado about nothing. Dan marginalized Magic's business acumen, while also not being totally wrong, and going out of his way to lump in John Lynch, Elway, etc.

 

I think that was an ESPN game plan to generate juice for their respective shows

[Ron_Mexico 4,219]

I wrote my entire post not realizing this page of posts exist.

 

Glad I could be redundant

[Essay21 2,385]

GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER RON

[Ron_Mexico 4,219]

Stu isn't good running the show on his own. He repeats himself non stop, talks every single detail out, constantly polls the other room, the starts over the next segment, gets sidetracked a ton and never gets to his original point or story

[SuitedAces21 2,722]

things really clicked for me when i realized a lot of the way dan treats Stu, and Greg to some extent, is because of jealousy of the way people like them. dan's attempts to 'pull back the curtain' are all to show that Stu isn't as funny as people think. his constant 'i heard that joke in your headset,' 'the audience must have heard that' - WHEN NO ONE CAN HEAR THAT - is so obviously his way of making sure people know that Stu doesn't come up with all those one liners. it's pretty hilarious to view dan this way and listen to him put Stu down because people like Stu more.

[Ron_Mexico 4,219]

I don't think Dan cares if people like him and doesn't care about credit

[SuitedAces21 2,722]

i disagree. he cares that people like stu more than him and they like stu more because he plays the fool and gets fed great jokes by Mike. i think he desperately wants people to think he doesn't care, but deep down, he hates that he worked in journalism all those years and his radio success is due to stugotz acting like a moron.

[Ron_Mexico 4,219]

They split up and start their own shows, more people go with Dan than they do with Stu. I will never listen to Stu alone again. His cohost would have to be Sarah Spain or something I love. Even then

[GOCUBSGO 77]

That's just it, the show doesn't work without both of them. I can't stand listening to either one of them on their own + a guest host. Those are usually the worst shows in my opinion. Gotta have em both or it just doesn't work. I wouldn't follow either one of them if they split, I'd just stop listening entirely.

 

You need Stu to balance out Dan's snobbery and general disinterest (although this is largely phony disinterest) and you need Dan to balance out Stu's shenanigans and lack of self awareness.

[Essay21 2,385]

Yes precisely, they need each other and it makes Dan jealous that Stu gets the love and praise for being the secret sauce.

[brvheart 1,752]

That's just it, the show doesn't work without both of them. I can't stand listening to either one of them on their own + a guest host.

 

I totally agree with this. Dan isn't great without being able to crap on Stu.

[BigDMcGee 3,352]

I've been watching the ESPN bloodbath with interest. I see Kanell got the axe. I wonder what they are planning for that radio time slot, if Russilo stays on or if they go in a new direction. I'm nervously watching for any guys from the show or guest hosts.

[Ron_Mexico 4,219]

I've been watching the ESPN bloodbath with interest. I see Kanell got the axe. I wonder what they are planning for that radio time slot, if Russilo stays on or if they go in a new direction. I'm nervously watching for any guys from the show or guest hosts.

 

They should fire everyone that's ever been on Sportsnation. The end is always on as i'm starting HQ on the DVR and it's usually 3 black dudes and a blonde lady laughing uproariously over each other. Seems awful.

 

Then again, most everything ESPN does kinda sucks