By Eric Emery
Loyal readers of The Beachwood Reporter understand two things: Our government feeds us crap and our local print media turns the crap into “crap-aid”. For the loyal readers of the Beachwood, this does not need to be pointed out. This just proves some things need not be pointed out. Yet in the world of sports radio (and print media), the obvious becomes so commonplace that we all become stupid in the process.
We all have coping mechanisms. The Reporter news staff copes by trudging through the slop in Chicago’s print media, with the hope of bringing truth to light. When it comes to sports radio, I take the opposite view – I ignore it.
Like an alcoholic eager to show he has solved his problem by going to bars and not drinking, I find myself slowly pulling into the sports radio stupidity to prove I’m immune to it. So on my way home from work, I’ve been listening to Steve Dahl lately.
No, not sports radio exactly, but Dahl now interviews Tom Thayer and Jeff Joniak separately once a week. It’s as close to sports radio as I can take. On Monday, for example, I lasted one listener call:
“Hey Tom, do you think the face of the game would have changed if Grossman connected with Berrian on that bomb in their first possession?”
After pulling the pen out of my ear, I promptly sought out something less offensive, like WLIT.
Here are the questions I’m sure I missed:
1) What should be the new Super Bowl Shuffle?
2) Should Brian Griese start at QB?
3) Who is better, the ’85 Bears or ’06 Bears?
That’s alright, though. Same questions will be asked this week.
San Francisco at Chicago
It’s not a matter if the Bears will win, but by how much. Should you believe the 17-point favorite hype?
Well, what do we know about San Francisco? Only that they’ve recently upgraded from “Completely Brutal” to “Somewhat Bad.” And that’s enough. Is it Week 9 yet?
Pick: Chicago minus 17 points/Over 42.5
Sugar in The Blue & Orange Kool-Aid: 96%
Recommended sugar in The Blue & Orange Kool-Aid: 89%
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Posted on October 25, 2006