Mike and Mike in the Morning
In the morning when getting ready for work I used to listen to WGR in the morning to get some good sports talk and be entertained a little bit. In the last couple of years I've started listening to Mike and Mike in the Morning. The major reason is WGR's undying dedication to the Buffalo Sabres no matter what the season. Sure they have Bills coverage when they are playing and I do understand that they are the radio home of the Sabres and this is Buffalo but there is a whole other world going on beyond the Buffalo Sabres and hockey. While I'm not a big fan of hockey I do know who's good, who's bad and who the superstars are, but WGR covers hockey as if it's the only sport in the world. They have also put hockey on some kind of pedestal, referring to it as a "smart" sport which apparently has more honor than all the other sports. They like to devalue the rules and officials of the other sports as well. Acting as if every call in hockey and every rule in hockey is perfect. I understand that hockey is the only pro sport going on in Buffalo right now but there are a slew of other sports going on in the world and through the magic of television we have access to watch them. I mean is how the Sabres skated in practice this morning more important than a "big" game between the Lakers and Cavaliers? Mike and Mike cover all sports even a little bit of hockey. They do interviews with various beat writers and reporters and cover all the major sports. On WGR we hear about changes to the Sabres 4th line and calls about how the Bills should make Turner Gill their head coach and Drew Willy their quarterback. It's funny the only host who would talk about subjects other than hockey or football was Brad Riter who WGR unceremoniously fired a couple of years ago. He is back on the radio weekdays from 6-9 on WECK 1230 AM in Buffalo.
I'll continue to listen to WGR in the car though because ESPN doesn't have a radio station here and because I actually do love to hate WGR. They also do these funny songs and bits which I do enjoy quite a lot. Like this one...
In the morning when getting ready for work I used to listen to WGR in the morning to get some good sports talk and be entertained a little bit. In the last couple of years I've started listening to Mike and Mike in the Morning. The major reason is WGR's undying dedication to the Buffalo Sabres no matter what the season. Sure they have Bills coverage when they are playing and I do understand that they are the radio home of the Sabres and this is Buffalo but there is a whole other world going on beyond the Buffalo Sabres and hockey. While I'm not a big fan of hockey I do know who's good, who's bad and who the superstars are, but WGR covers hockey as if it's the only sport in the world. They have also put hockey on some kind of pedestal, referring to it as a "smart" sport which apparently has more honor than all the other sports. They like to devalue the rules and officials of the other sports as well. Acting as if every call in hockey and every rule in hockey is perfect. I understand that hockey is the only pro sport going on in Buffalo right now but there are a slew of other sports going on in the world and through the magic of television we have access to watch them. I mean is how the Sabres skated in practice this morning more important than a "big" game between the Lakers and Cavaliers? Mike and Mike cover all sports even a little bit of hockey. They do interviews with various beat writers and reporters and cover all the major sports. On WGR we hear about changes to the Sabres 4th line and calls about how the Bills should make Turner Gill their head coach and Drew Willy their quarterback. It's funny the only host who would talk about subjects other than hockey or football was Brad Riter who WGR unceremoniously fired a couple of years ago. He is back on the radio weekdays from 6-9 on WECK 1230 AM in Buffalo.
I'll continue to listen to WGR in the car though because ESPN doesn't have a radio station here and because I actually do love to hate WGR. They also do these funny songs and bits which I do enjoy quite a lot. Like this one...
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dude i agree with 100%, in fact i would recommend subscribing to both the best of mike and mike and the thundering herd podcasts so that you can listen to them whenever, doing so has made my life much better.
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