How social media is killing the post game radio show – LA Times

 

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“I almost sense these shows might have run their course,” said Terry Smith, the Angels’ play-by-play broadcaster and host of Angel Talk. “I’m not the only one who feels that way.”

Source: How social media is killing the post game radio show – LA Times

 

I tend to agree.  The idea that someone is going to use their phone as a phone, sit on hold for twenty minutes, then talk for one minute is absurd in 2015.  I feel bad for Pete McCarthy, who I think is fantastic, when he has to take call after call from guys in their 80s who add nothing to the conversation.

There was a time when Howie Rose’s Mets Extra was must-listen can’t-miss, and the young Howie Rose was a gunslinger.  You may recall the Mets eventually forced WFAN to do a No-Howie zone right after the game.

Anyway, I thought the article was interesting enough for a link.  Meanwhile Lupica handed in an article about how Cespedes was a good pickup.  Thanks for the insight Mike.