tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post2041850020280023123..comments2023-10-20T04:28:04.547-04:00Comments on Nats320 -- A Washington Nationals Blog: My Conversation With Phil Wood Part TwoScreech's Best Friendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01094199653375184305noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-77239651668274638622008-10-30T22:50:00.000-04:002008-10-30T22:50:00.000-04:00I wonder if club managmement would see the light t...I wonder if club managmement would see the light to spend money on the product. Why have a post-game call-in show when no knowledgeable baseball fan will speak to the host. Phil should be on before and after games and they should utilize Craig Heist's abilities to get pre or post-game interviews...the player actually know who he is. That would make a great show and might actually boost ratings on a station no one listens to. And they need to do it for all games (at least those that start before 8:30 Eastern time, not just home games. Give the fans some consistency. I'd like to know how much it matters to other Nats fans but if they bring back Byron Kerr they might as well not have a show at all. Or pay Charlie and Dave to do it again that would be the next best thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-63304877274641255502008-10-30T22:43:00.000-04:002008-10-30T22:43:00.000-04:00SBF,One of my dreams is to be on a radio show with...SBF,<BR/><BR/>One of my dreams is to be on a radio show with Phil Wood interviewing me about my upcoming book on the 1969 Washington Senators. I will keep you posted on progress toward an April 2009 release.<BR/><BR/>ps. -- EJC re: Sonny and Cal - You're right. You're wrong. :-) <BR/>Both are class acts all the way, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-68381912462031831502008-10-30T20:34:00.000-04:002008-10-30T20:34:00.000-04:00One more thing about Sportstalk 980 (or ESPN 980) ...One more thing about Sportstalk 980 (or ESPN 980) that really bugs me. One of the sports reporters--Steve Czaban?---called Sonny Jurgensen the most popular sports figure <B>EVER</B> in the history of Washington, D.C.<BR/><BR/>Ever? Taking nothing against Sonny, but hasn't he ever heard of Walter Johnson? <BR/><BR/>(I would even argue that Cal Ripken, Jr. in this area may possibly have been more popular than Sonny Jurgensen. It says a lot about Ripken's personal popularity that despite the enormous resentment against the Baltimore Orioles, I have yet to read one complaint against the prominent quote by Cal Ripken diplayed at Nationals Park.)<BR/><BR/>(Before anybody goes ballistic over that last paragraph, I was just a toddler during the Sonny/Billy era so <B>I'm probably wrong.</B>)Edward J. Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11925008506185290162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-18650105364324419882008-10-30T19:53:00.000-04:002008-10-30T19:53:00.000-04:00Anonymous at 4PM--Yes, I have updated information ...Anonymous at 4PM--Yes, I have updated information on the statues coming very soon. I have been in touch with those involved and am just waiting for some specifics.<BR/><BR/>As to the other comments concerning the Nats Talk Live Program--I got to agree with the various comments. Phil is very knowledgable and if Washington, DC wants to continue to grow as a baseball town--we need quality and informed folks handling the microphone. Clearly, Phil Wood has that knowledge and, more importantly, A FAN BASE, that appreciates his every effort. Just Bring Him On!!<BR/><BR/>Then, add some type of Winter Baseball Show that features Phil here that keeps the game alive during the off season--that is what really counts when you are building a franchise--and a FAN BASE.Screech's Best Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01094199653375184305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-84223648047324991492008-10-30T19:42:00.000-04:002008-10-30T19:42:00.000-04:00Phil's the best and is truely missed on 980. He's...Phil's the best and is truely missed on 980. He's dead-on regarding his comments about the local media covering baseball. The "excuse" given by 980's new management is lame ("We just can’t see moving forward with this show that is just about one sport"). The real question is how can the only local dedicated sportstalk radio NOT have a weekly (or more often) baseball show, especially during the season?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-18573404138403119782008-10-30T16:00:00.000-04:002008-10-30T16:00:00.000-04:00SBF- nice article. Phil has seen a lot of b-ball i...SBF- nice article. Phil has seen a lot of b-ball in his lifetime, especially the Senators. Speaking of Senators, Stan's letter to STH's mentions the statues in place for '09. Can you find out and publish any details about any ceremony that may take place with the unveiling? Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-86450345441625643732008-10-30T14:46:00.000-04:002008-10-30T14:46:00.000-04:00Not that I want him to cut into your action, SBF, ...Not that I want him to cut into your action, SBF, but here's a man who should be writing a blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-32386263369093259032008-10-30T12:01:00.000-04:002008-10-30T12:01:00.000-04:00here is The Washington Post, which when I was grow...<I>here is The Washington Post, which when I was growing up had the greatest baseball writers out there. And while Tom Boswell certainly ranks in that category, you have a guy as the beat writer (Chico Harlan) on The Nationals who did an online chat and was asked about why the first base coach has a stopwatch—and had no idea why. Well, that is inexcusable. Sorry, that is just inexcusable.</I><BR/><BR/>Tom Boswell a great baseball writer? Maybe he used to be. (Or maybe we just thought he was when he was beat writing the Orioles, a team that was never really our team anyway even though they brainwashed us into thinking they were.) But he surely isn't a great baseball writer any more. The same Tom Boswell who tells us in his column this morning that Pat Burrell scored the winning run for the Phillies last night? The same Tom Boswell who failed to notice that Pat Burrell was pulled for a pinch runner after doubling to lead off the seventh? A simple mistake, you say? Well, I might agree - but for the fact that Tom Boswell made a big deal about Burrell not running hard on the double when he could have had a triple in the paragraph before. You know, Tom, the kind of thing that might make a manager put in a pinch runner late in a close game? You might want to keep an eye out for stuff like that, Tom. Lots of managers pull that move. Think maybe there's a reason for it?<BR/><BR/>I will give Tom Boswell credit for one thing, though. He may be the only writer at the Post who doesn't think that the Shirley Povich Media Center is named after Maury's first wife, the one he must have ditched to marry Connie Chung.An Briosca Morhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855174362787324401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-85390927775150560682008-10-30T11:52:00.000-04:002008-10-30T11:52:00.000-04:00Great piece and I agree re. the lack of coverage (...Great piece and I agree re. the lack of coverage (and not only in the print media). I would have canceled our Post subscription some time ago but couldn't convince my husband (he likes to read the funnies with his coffee of a morning and I usually snag the sports section during the baseball season).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-45690457411717942412008-10-30T11:46:00.000-04:002008-10-30T11:46:00.000-04:00Congrats on your 1,000th post, SBF!A little, sligh...Congrats on your 1,000th post, SBF!<BR/><BR/>A little, slightly OT nugget that you might appreciate: a link to a Philadelphia Inquirer column ripping the so-called Phillies "fans" that during even the World Series act the way they acted toward you and your sweetie last month:<BR/><BR/>http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/20081030_Beer_plus_local_fans_equal_more_disgrace.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-20929866712496450682008-10-30T11:44:00.000-04:002008-10-30T11:44:00.000-04:00Got to agree with anonymous above about Nats Talk ...Got to agree with anonymous above about Nats Talk Live. The number of times I am heading home from the game and want to hear some intelligent conversation and analysis on the just completed game and none is really available. Charlie & Dave are two of the best baseball broadcasters out there. Why not surround them with another quality talent to make the presentation complete on the post game show. Nothing against Byron Kerr, but he has no understanding of baseball. Phil Wood is perfect in every way for the spot. Bring him on, if he's available.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-29225177994790040772008-10-30T10:43:00.000-04:002008-10-30T10:43:00.000-04:00The Post is losing money and subscribers. It cost ...The Post is losing money and subscribers. It cost them too much money to cover baseball adequately, which is the very reason that I canceled my subscription. In the days of the Senators, the Post covered Redskins football and Nats baseball equally. As Mr. Wood points out, the paper will run a feature on Fred Smoot's lunchtime chicken-tenders. And that is a shame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-71575413417574212122008-10-30T05:06:00.000-04:002008-10-30T05:06:00.000-04:00One more thing...Phil Wood is absolutely right abo...One more thing...Phil Wood is absolutely right about the attitude concerning baseball at the Washington Post. Atlhough they have (reluctantly) begun to prioritize stories about the Nationals over Orioles stories, they list list the American League in the MLB standings they publish to the left or on top of the National League standings. No other newspaper in a city where the home team is in the NL does this.<BR/><BR/>I've heard some people at the Post defend this, saying that they are "honoring" the National League this way? Oh, really? Then why does the Post treat the NFC---where the Redskins play---the same way in the NFL standings as they do the league where Washington's home team <B>doesn't</B> play???Edward J. Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11925008506185290162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-50295379962904214372008-10-29T23:56:00.000-04:002008-10-29T23:56:00.000-04:00Phil Wood is the only real choice to host Nats Tal...Phil Wood is the only real choice to host Nats Talk Live. Then the show might really be worth a listen after the play-by-play. What a concept that would be....a baseball guy hosting a baseball show with historical perspective and actually knowing both the infield fly and save rules.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-68684095064853178982008-10-29T22:48:00.000-04:002008-10-29T22:48:00.000-04:00Great interview. Phil Wood is the best.Everybody ...Great interview. Phil Wood is the best.<BR/><BR/>Everybody is talking about the success of the Rays and wondering if we can duplicate it at some point I say, let's see how the Rays do next year. I have a feeling they are a one year flash in the pan, just like the Rockies were last year. Next year, at this time, the Rays may be trying to clean house like the Rockies are doing now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28676208.post-9247573054287361452008-10-29T21:41:00.000-04:002008-10-29T21:41:00.000-04:00One more thing about the MASN ratings that have hu...One more thing about the MASN ratings that have hurt. I've gone to Hooters on Fridays and asked to see the game. They've told me the game is blacked out. Fortunately, I've been able to tell them to switch to WBDC (now WDCW) or channel 20. A lot of folks with cable or satellite TV aren't even <B>aware</B> that games are being broadcast on that station.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, thanks for a great interview!Edward J. 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