Monday, March 9, 2009

Why Late Night Sports Radio Is Great (Hysterical)

Driving home from work at around 2 AM Monday morning (Sunday late), I turned on WFAN to listen to something other than my I Pod.  

Mark Malusis was hosting the overnight this night, and the very first caller had some thoughts about A-Rod's hip injury.

According to (I'm blanking on this character's name), the whole thing was a conspiracy.  Apparently, the Yankees wanted Rodriguez removed from the WBC so that people wouldn't have to see him beat Jeter and the U.S.  

Let that sit for a second.

No, no.  It still doesn't make sense, does it?  But, because it was 2 AM, Malusis let the guy finish, gave him a chance to explain himself but even the friendly overnight host had to cut him off.  The idea not only made no sense, but the guy could barely explain his hair-brained (what does that expression mean anyways?) theory.

Then, there was a Val from New York that sounded like Don Giovani from Robin Hood: Men In Tights.  If you watch this clip, you'll see how impossible it was to understand this guy.  

Funny thing is, whenever I tune in, the calls are always a-comin'.  The night before at around 3 AM, the phone banks were filled.  I've never been on-air somewhere with that sort of luxury, so, I can imagine that it makes your job a bit easier.  

Even if the callers don't make too much sense.

1 comment:

  1. This is funny. I always wonder where these guys come from late at night. You gotta love em though. They're keeping people employed for one, and if you're actually up, they really are a great listen.

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