Will it incorporate synergy and shift the paradigm?

Because sports radio call-in shows are so fun to listen to!

I wonder where Bud got the idea?

Michael Cole: Trending on Twitter right now: ryderorriot, bootstoasses, ladyparts.

#WWWYKI

I caught about five minutes of "Intentional Talk" on MLB Network the other day, and I will be hard-pressed to find a dumber show on TV. It made that show on ESPN where Skip Bayliss yells at people seem like "Nightline" in comparison.

Ugh, Cole's Twitter-pimping has more "go away" heat than X-Pac ever did.

intentional talk is ridiculous, but thank g-d i can turn on a channel on tv every day that has baseball to the exclusion of all else.

I just caught a few minutes of Intentional Talk. Holy mother of Christ, that's a bad show.

Fortunately Clubhouse Confidential was next.

I hate this new aspect of the news. If I tune in to watch a news show, it's because I want to see the news. I don't care what a bunch of random people think about the news. CNN does the same nonsense.

I just caught a few minutes of Intentional Talk. Holy mother of Christ, that's a bad show.

Is there anybody alive that finds Kevin Millar even remotely ha-ha? WTF is that phoney hayseed BS all about...

. . . thank g-d i can turn on a channel on tv every day that has baseball to the exclusion of all else.

If only BBTF were a bit closer to that model.

If only BBTF were a bit closer to that model.

At least you can make something of an attempt to ignore the non-baseball stuff here. Sure, threads wander off topic, but you can see it coming and bail before it turns into mass transit or animal masturbation.

Speaking of animal masturbation, isn't animal masturbation awesome?

Speaking of animal masturbation, isn't animal masturbation awesome?

Only when it's a masturbating bear.

EDIT: Well, I just realized that's quite the double entendre.

P.S.

Ugh, Cole's Twitter-pimping has more "go away" heat than X-Pac ever did.

Cole needs to become a manager. He's a heat machine, and would work well in a Vicki Guerrero/Bobby Heenan role.

Cole needs to become a manager. He's a heat machine, and would work well in a Vicki Guerrero/Bobby Heenan role.

I will preface this by saying I do not like Cole's current "heel announcer" persona.

However, his character does raise an interesting point. In an age where a good amount of fans are smarks, how are heels supposed to generate legitimate heel heat? Heels like Mark Henry, Cody Rhodes, & Dolph Ziggler are well-liked by the smark crowd- so are they really doing their job as heels? Everybody hates Cole- he generates the second-biggest heel reaction each Raw (I'd say Vickie is first- how sad is that?); they desperately want to see him get his ass kicked. Isn't that the kind of feeling a bad guy is supposed to generate?

People want to see Daniel Bryan destroy Michael Cole. I don't think people have that same feeling for Zach Ryder & Dolph Ziggler.

I will preface this by saying I do not like Cole's current "heel announcer" persona.

However, his character does raise an interesting point. In an age where a good amount of fans are smarks, how are heels supposed to generate legitimate heel heat? Heels like Mark Henry, Cody Rhodes, & Dolph Ziggler are well-liked by the smark crowd- so are they really doing their job as heels? Everybody hates Cole- he generates the second-biggest heel reaction each Raw (I'd say Vickie is first- how sad is that?); they desperately want to see him get his ass kicked. Isn't that the kind of feeling a bad guy is supposed to generate?

People want to see Daniel Bryan destroy Michael Cole. I don't think people have that same feeling for Zach Ryder & Dolph Ziggler.

Announcing: I don't care for Cole's announcing at all, and insofar as JR is willing to announce, I think that he should. Moves need to be called, and JR is a step in that direction. Frankly, I'd love to see Joey Styles back in the booth, and I think Lawler needs to be put out to pasture. Booker T is a joke.

Cole: yes, he does get legit heel heat, and that's a rare thing in this day and age. I think most smarks wants heels they can love to hate, like Henry and Ziggler. I don't think that's functionally that different then someone who just plays the heel very well. I think Michael Cole, with the same shtick, would be incredibly over as a manager. Moreover, he could get David Otunga (or a substantially similar wrestler) over.

I think Ziggler and Ryder have done a terrific job of building their feud, and crowds are very hot for the inevitable title change. Frankly, I doubt Ryder's ability to get over once he doesn't have Dolph Ziggler to work with. So, people will buy either way, eh? In terms of ring talent, I think The Miz is the best at drawing real heel heat right now. It's a shame he's so crappy in the ring.