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Turns out you can watch video with the radio announcer overlaid. I just tried it. Seems to work.

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1. JE (Jason Epstein)

posted on March 31, 2012 at 05:52 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Frankly, I am more interested in Keith's take on Current TV's new show, Viewpoints, hosted by Eliot Spitzer.

2. Pat Rapper's Delight posted on March 31, 2012 at 05:57 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Frankly, I am more interested in Keith's take on Current TV's new show, Viewpoints, hosted by Eliot Spitzer.

Watch it just once and you'll be hookered on it.

3. Ephus posted on March 31, 2012 at 07:29 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Just in case KO is lurking here, I hope that he is finally able to get the platform that he wants. He is an extremely talented, but clearly volatile, broadcaster. Seems like KO, Oscar Robertson and Rick Barry would be three peas in a pod, and all of them would hate each other -- perhaps with good reason.

4. jyjjy posted on March 31, 2012 at 07:32 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Toronto second is impressively dumb.

5. Jose Can Still Seabiscuit posted on March 31, 2012 at 07:35 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I can't see Toronto finishing ahead of two of NY, Boston and Tampa. One yes but two seems unlikely.

6. Dan Szymborski

posted on March 31, 2012 at 07:40 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

He is an extremely talented, but clearly volatile, broadcaster.

5 years from now, I can see Keith Olbermann in a vicious legal battle with Cedar Rapids Public Access, stemming from the fact he clearly wished to be paid in all-he-can-eat low sodium saltines, but they only left a box of regular in his dressing stairwell.

7. Tom Nawrocki posted on March 31, 2012 at 07:50 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

At least he can't get fired from his own blog.

8. TerpNats posted on March 31, 2012 at 08:00 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Neither the Yanks nor the Bosox in the playoffs (assuming the LAA/Tex loser beats NY for the second wild-card berth)? Great way to get back at Murdoch, Keith, even though Fox has the NLCS this year.

9. Pat Rapper's Delight posted on March 31, 2012 at 08:13 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

5 years from now, I can see Keith Olbermann in a vicious legal battle with Cedar Rapids Public Access,

I hope his next gig involves standing on a Manhattan street corner holding a cardboard sign that reads "WILL RANT FOR FOOD."

10. AndrewJ posted on March 31, 2012 at 08:24 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Seems like KO, Oscar Robertson and Rick Barry would be three peas in a pod, and all of them would hate each other -- perhaps with good reason.

Dick Allen belongs there, too.

11. TomH posted on March 31, 2012 at 08:40 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Some famous people I listen to because of their expertise in a given field.
Some famous people I admire for their well-rounded expertise.
And some famous people.... are like Kim Kardashian and Keith Olbermann.

I'm surprised he didn't label the Yankees or Red Sox "the worst team of persons in the world". Maybe if O'Reilly rooted for them....

12. The Mohole* of David Wells (* - Piehole)

posted on March 31, 2012 at 08:42 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

John Powers has a good review of Rachel Maddow's book at American Prospect, which articulates for me my problem with Olbermann and MSNBC as a whole, even as it explains why I like Rachel Maddow so much. This is what he has to say about Olbermann:

Watching [Maddow's] program, you can see how carefully she studied Olbermann’s way of juggling entertainment, politics, and headlines. She learned that a news show should be a show, with humor, shifting rhythms of monologue and dialogue, catchily labeled segments, and a deployment of old clips that aspires to prestidigitation. This vast galaxy is a wonder to be exploited, whether you’re tracing how presidents have talked up war over the decades or how once--maverick Republicans like John McCain went from embracing cap-and-trade to shunning it. Maddow also grasped—and shared—Olbermann’s respect for language. No news show in history has ever been so fastidiously, even preeningly written as Countdown. But where Olbermann increasingly came to read his lines, even his funny ones, with an overbearing, almost martial precision—by God, he was going to let you know how magnificently written his program was—Maddow has always been shrewd at knowing how to make herself appealing. Although The Rachel Maddow Show is probably the second most painstakingly written news show ever, she reads her script in a deliberately shambly way that feels down-to-earth. (Think of her wearing that blue hard hat in the terrific MSNBC promo at the Hoover Dam.) Her persona appeals to the viewer’s intelligence by being hard to catch in the act of being intelligent.

I never watched CurrentTV so I never got a chance to see Olbermann there, but Powers is spot on about his time at MSNBC and it's why Powers is my favorite (movie and) cultural critic of all time (I like him more even than Matthew Arnold, and that says a lot because I'm a Victorianist).

13. Dan posted on March 31, 2012 at 08:45 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Way too many pundits are trying too hard this year and picking teams like the Blue Jays, Royals, and Marlins to improve way more than they actually did.

14. Best Dressed Chicken in Town posted on March 31, 2012 at 08:52 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Keith Olbermann has always been a smug, annoying blowhard. I haven't watched whatever retarded shows he's been on since ESPN, but good riddance anyway. His face is very punchable.

15. TVerik posted on March 31, 2012 at 09:01 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

And some famous people.... are like Kim Kardashian and Keith Olbermann.

Are you being hyperbolic? I'm not a particular Olbermann fan, but I'm aware that he has skills and talents unlike anyone else. In a way this is similar to Rush Limbaugh - through his unique voice, he has transformed and transcended the genre that he found himself in.

16. AndrewJ posted on March 31, 2012 at 09:28 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Rachel Maddow sort of backed into radio as a fulltime career -- if she'd spent years in J-school and/or years as an itinerant DJ, she'd have inevitably been forced to sound like everybody else instead of developing her own distinct persona.

17. KT's Pot Arb posted on March 31, 2012 at 10:01 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

ARod is wheezing while Jeter is merely aging?

18. TomH posted on March 31, 2012 at 10:01 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

well, I could have added Limbaugh to the list :) Yes, to be fair, Olbermann and Limbaugh DO deserve a different category than the Kardashians of the world. They do have skills and talents. So did Genghis Khan.

19. YR Misses Reggie Bars posted on March 31, 2012 at 10:15 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Yes, to be fair, Olbermann and Limbaugh DO deserve a different category than the Kardashians of the world. They do have skills and talents. So did Genghis Khan.

Pffft, Ghengis Khan didn't need Viagra.

20. RoyalsRetro (AG#1F) posted on March 31, 2012 at 10:32 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Its amazing that the city of Bristol was once able to contain the egos of Keith Olberman and Craig Kilborn simultaneously.

21. Ivan Grushenko of Hong Kong posted on March 31, 2012 at 10:49 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Ghengis Khan didn't need Viagra.

Because tiger penis was plentiful then?

22. Ray (RDP)

posted on March 31, 2012 at 11:07 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Let me just take a moment to again point out the hilariousness of the Ben Affleck SNL impersonation of Olbermann.

23. Morty Causa posted on March 31, 2012 at 11:47 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

And Olbermann ran it on his next show. Did Limbaugh ever do that?

24. Ray (RDP)

posted on March 31, 2012 at 11:52 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

And Olbermann ran it on his next show. Did Limbaugh ever do that?

I don't know.

Do you?

25. Morty Causa posted on April 01, 2012 at 12:01 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

If that's your impersonation of me, I want the record to show that I laughed heartily at myself.

26. Zoppity Zoop posted on April 01, 2012 at 12:31 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

And Olbermann ran it on his next show. Did Limbaugh ever do that?

He's not my cup of tea, but he did do a whole episode of Family Guy and poked fun of himself quite a bit.

27. Dale Sams posted on April 01, 2012 at 12:44 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

(Lavarnway being the only Red Sox player who didn’t panic down the stretch last year).

Thank you Keith for once again showing you know ####-all about the Sox.

28. Avoid running at all times.-S. Paige posted on April 01, 2012 at 01:37 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

(Lavarnway being the only Red Sox player who didn’t panic down the stretch last year).

Jacoby Ellsbury only had a line of .358/.400/.667 in September and October.

29. FancyPantsHandle glistening with foreign substance posted on April 01, 2012 at 02:00 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

His face is very punchable.

Around here, we use the term 'Backpfeifengesicht'.

30. Morty Causa posted on April 01, 2012 at 07:13 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

He's not my cup of tea, but he did do a whole episode of Family Guy and poked fun of himself quite a bit.

Good. If that's so, then there's hope for us all.

31. Heinie Mantush (Krusty) posted on April 01, 2012 at 11:17 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Olbermann was terrific from about 2006-2008, but early in Obama's Presidency he lost a half a step. His family issues + ouster from MSNBC almost certainly took a lot out of him, and Current never seemed to fit him when I watched. Hopefully, he can find a home that suits his talents (HBO?) However insufferable he might be to work with, Olbermann is much too talented to stay down for long. Whatever his next gig is, I hope he leaves some time for baseball.

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I think we're getting ahead of ourselves on Toronto. As snazzy as the lineup looks, I think that rotation is at least a year away. The Jays have all the pieces to be a contender, it's just a matter of them taking that next big step, and I'd still bet on the Yankees and Red Sox and their proven talent than the Jays and their potential.

32. Dan Szymborski

posted on April 01, 2012 at 11:26 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Good. If that's so, then there's hope for us all.

Limbaugh and MacFarlane

The episode had moments, but it did seem like they were trying to do a goofy Limbaugh episode and figure out why later. The song was pretty entertaining and I'm surprised Limbaugh was able to do it at all with those cochlear implants.

I still enjoy Family Guy a lot, though.

33. Joey B. has ignited his October #Natitude posted on April 01, 2012 at 11:30 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Breaking news: the Orioles have just signed Johnny Damon to a two year deal for a total of $10 million. Not sure that I would have given him that much.

34. Ray (RDP)

posted on April 01, 2012 at 11:34 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

#33, yeah, a guy signing on April 1st shouldn't be offered $10 mil.

Unless you really want him, and he _truly_ would have retired rather than accept anything less.

35. Joey B. has ignited his October #Natitude posted on April 01, 2012 at 11:37 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

I become more and more convinced with each passing year that Scott Boras has videotape of all the owners and GMs cheating on their wives or something.

36. Jose Can Still Seabiscuit posted on April 01, 2012 at 11:42 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

The two year deal is the part that surprises me. A LF/DH who has had an OPS of .750 the last two seasons and is 38 years old is not a guy I'd be giving two years too.

37. Why Bloody Valdespin? posted on April 01, 2012 at 11:47 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Deleted because apparently Damon is not an Oriole.

38. Heinie Mantush (Krusty) posted on April 01, 2012 at 11:51 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

34. RayDiPerna Posted: April 01, 2012 at 11:34 AM (#4094144)
#33, yeah, a guy signing on April 1st shouldn't be offered $10 mil.

Unless you really want him, and he _truly_ would have retired rather than accept anything less.

I'd wager this being April 1st has a lot to do with this supposed signing.

39. Swedish Chef posted on April 01, 2012 at 12:05 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Of course it's an April fools joke, there is no way Boras would settle for less than 4/52 in this market, and that's cutting his own throat...

40. AndrewJ posted on April 01, 2012 at 12:35 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Hopefully, he can find a home that suits his talents (HBO?)

I see KO going the SiriusXM route.

41. TerpNats posted on April 01, 2012 at 01:29 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Deleted because apparently Damon is not an Oriole.

And apparently also because he has some sense.

42. Dale Sams posted on April 01, 2012 at 03:03 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Hits for the Orioles only count as 1/2 when approaching 3000.

43. SoSHially Unacceptable posted on April 01, 2012 at 03:20 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I like the fact that Ray acknowledged the day in his post and still didn't get that it was a joke.

44. Shock posted on April 01, 2012 at 03:32 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

We have not yet perfected AI to the point where automatons know about April Fools.

45. Never Give an Inge (Dave) posted on April 01, 2012 at 03:41 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Ray doesn't think that fools in April should be given any more credit than fools in other months.

46. Joey B. has ignited his October #Natitude posted on April 01, 2012 at 03:43 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

What a great joke, it took me in. It's awesome because it's so totally believable.

47. Kurt posted on April 01, 2012 at 04:28 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I see KO going the SiriusXM route.

I haven't seen any of his shows since SportsCenter so I can't speak to his talent one way or the other, but going from a half hour TV show to a 2 or 3 hour radio show seems like a big jump.

48. The Yankee Clapper posted on April 01, 2012 at 05:19 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Reports are now quoting Current sources leaking that Olberman went through 8 car services, complaining that the drivers smelled and talked to him. Olberman is apparently going on Letterman this week, presumably to give his side of this compelling human interest story.

49. Ray (RDP)

posted on April 01, 2012 at 05:21 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I like the fact that Ray acknowledged the day in his post and still didn't get that it was a joke.

I actually did check to see if it was a joke. I typed "Johnny Damon" into a Google news search and got some hits that he had signed with the Orioles for 2y/$10M. I figured that was good enough, and so didn't bother to click on any of the links.

Not that I see why Johnny Damon makes for a good April Fools joke, such that I needed to fully investigate some random story that nobody cares about, but whatever. I was fooled. Yay.

50. Jose Can Still Seabiscuit posted on April 01, 2012 at 05:24 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Yup, very nicely done.

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