Miller has been offered to become ESPN's prime tonsil on ESPN Radio, but is away on vacation and hasn't made any decision.
I spoke to a few broadcast execs locally who weren't surprised by the news.
"Bottom line is ESPN caters to a certain demographic and Miller, as great a 'voice as he is simply doesn't fit their motto...Morgan has been on the 'move list for years, and they finally decided to make the move. It's all business."
Good news for Giants fans--probably not that great if you're Miller-- on the other hand, he can maybe put his suitcase aside for a change.
Jon doesnt make cutting remarks,speaks softly for an announcer, and it doesnt help he's gained a ton of weight and has that weird hairdo that isnt TV friendly.
ReplyDeleteHe's too bay area.So mellow, Might as well take a hit off a bong while he's doing his commentary. Sportscasting has gone from too corny,to-too slick.
He has been offered the radio gig. He should take it. He's great on radio!
ReplyDeleteIt illustrates once again a maxim I have observed, sadly: No matter how good a job you do or for how long, you can always get whacked for reasons having nothing to do with the quality of your work.
ReplyDelete"It's all business." Isn't that what Tessio heard right before he got whacked in the Godfather? It's all business. Oh yeah that makes everything okay. I'm not giving my kids Christmas presents this year and when they throw a fit I'll tell them "It's only business." And they'll totally understand.
ReplyDeleteMiller and Morgan are not bland enough. If they sounded more like Joe Buck, who has a throat that emits aural expired melted vanilla ice cream, they'd still have the gig. They have to appeal to the Midwest while the fans on the coasts suffer. Lord help the people of Indiana if they had to listen to Krukow and Kuiper for 162 games. Hair would grow on the listeners palms, their spines would turn to jello, and all the babies would grow up to look like Nancy Pelosi.
More Miller for us mature listeners in the Bay Area while ESPN can hire people like the immature kids on KNBR.
ReplyDeleteMaybe they can get Chris Berman to call the game (not!)? He was calling a playoff game a few years back and he was too busy talking about the sport in general that he almost forgot to call the game that was going on in front of him. Then, he'd just slip in a "back..back...back" when a home run was hit. Terrible.
ReplyDeleteBerman always does that. He's so busy not talking about the game in front of him, he misses pitches and plays. You learn more with the sound down.
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