Know absolutely nothing whatsoever, for starters.
Make the impression on radio or cable that you're "on the inside" by speaking real confidently. Passionate too. The more you sound like you really know what the hell you're talking about, (but really don't know shit), the more of an impression you'll make to the Knibber/Bombcast suits.
Item: Mark Purdy of the San Jose Merc is not an Insider, but he broke the news, exclusively, that Bill Neukom was blown out as managing partner of the SF Giants.
Not one so-called "Insider", not a one; not even one of the Giants' beat writers, ever so much even spoke of anything remotely possible. How Inside.
The closest scribblers to being real insiders are Kawakami and Matt Steinmetz. (Steinmetz also tonsils for 95.7 and is Bombcasts' best contributor). Kawakami has an ear on the inside of the Warriors and Steinmetz too. But they're the exception.
Insiders that look good on cable and can complete sentences on radio are real popular. They have an aura built around them. They navigate on Twitter and re-tweet other's content. They make a habit of telling people that "I was texted by a 'team official' and he told me..." (Translation: I was sitting on the toilet reading The Sporting Green and, we'll, you know the rest.)
Here's something to chew on: Has Paul Gutierrez ever broke anything of real news about the Raiders? He's an Insider. Ditto Matt Maiocco, who insides for the 49ers. Yeah, Inside this!
Even "Senior Insiders" have no more inside information than you do. They just give the impression that they do. And when they do so on cable shows, even cable shows that have about 45 people watching, it makes them look important, but really all they are are guys who managed to massage a certain guy's ego at Bombcast and Knibber.
Agree 100% with everything in the article! MAIOCCO IS THE BIGGEST JOKE EVER! HE IS A HOOVER OF IMMENSE Proportion's! He was on Mike & Mike before the Baltimore game & had NO insight's about ANYTHING & doesn't have any REAL football knowledge!Even Bayless & Smith(filling in 4 thanskgiving holiday) seemed almost DUMBFOUNDED & scrambled to help him or get SOMETHING intelligent outta him,lol! All of these "INSIDERS" remind me of a little kid who repeats everything the ADULTs around him say & offers no personal knowledge whatsoever,JOKERS!
ReplyDeleteKNBR's newsest "Insider" was Andrew Baggardley today. The super Giant blogger-right? Well,Krueger asked him to name a few second tier free agent players that Sabean could sign. Andy couldn't name ONE. Not one..I dont consider Cody Ross as great Giant insider guessing.
ReplyDeleteNot one!..amazing.
Rich:
ReplyDeleteTotally true save for your criticism of Maiocco.
KNBR screwed up when they axed Bruno. Dumb.
But Greg Cosell (on the NFL) is a good interview. I don't know if he gets a stipend but he's worth one. Can we please get rid of Adam Myers. I know he is a paying customer but he is so swarmy.
You're spot on. NFL? Only guys who talk to agents are insiders, and that's schefter, Mort, La Canfora, Brear or Prisco. "Our" insiders just read their Tweets or quote from Florio on PFT. The only news they break might be who's practicing Wed-Fri, but that's typically Cork, Tafur or McDonald in case of Raiders. Dickinson is the absolute worst. I could do his job simply from my iPhone, and from home in Central Valley. I will say that Gutierrez is not bad. Of course, his skills come from his newspaper background.
ReplyDeleteThey call Ray Fatto an insider? That fat fuck knows the inside of a jelly doughnut and that's about it.
ReplyDeleteWouldn't an insider actually get off his fat fucking ass and do something? When I see Ray at a Giants game he spends all his time force fucking his face with a Polish.
The man is a POS asshole.
As I previously posted....
ReplyDelete"Real "insiders" do not announce themselves as insiders. Real insiders meet only real reporters, and only in dark shadowy underground garages. Their faces are never seen. Real insiders are in witness protection programs."
I remember Maiocco when he was writing for the PD. He did break a few stories every now and then, most notably the Scott McCloughan firing. He was even edgy (in that Mr. Rogers sweater sort of way) in some of his analysis during those horrid Nolan years. But since he's been on CSN, he's been esmaculated and is as boring and non controversial as can be.
maiocco is the LEAST telegenic person i've EVER seen on TV ... how in the H-E-double-hockey-sticks did he EVER get that gig ... joe burke/kalw
ReplyDeletethe only thing youve been inside of rich is a pizza box. try a shower, assclown
ReplyDeleteThe Giant's beat writers from the Chronicle would never break the news on Bill Neukom . . . They were fearful of losing their jobs.
ReplyDeleteJob security over Journalism.
Maiocco broke the scot mccloughan firing just 1.5 years ago.
ReplyDeleteI'd comment but I have not listened to KNBR in almost a year. My interest was whaning for a while but he final nail in the coffin was when they got rid of Tony Bruno. I accidentally heard the fat slob Ratto during the Ratsnitch show during the Penn State debacle. You could literally hear the jelly from the donuts dripping off his fat mouth.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the person above who said that John Dickinson (the Raiders Insider on 95.7) is the worst. Dickinson is also the A's Insider for that station. He didn't give one single insider report/interview on the A's for the station. How do these guys get jobs?
ReplyDeleteThe Neukom story was the icing on the cake - those so called insiders on KNBR had not idea. It was in the Mercury news web site for about 1/2 hour before anyone on KNBR mentioned it. Just cracks me up.
ReplyDeleteRay Ratto belongs on this Siskel and Ebert show - I swear - he tries to copy them with his persona - geez Ray - do something original.
"The only thing you've been inside of, Rich, is a pizza box. Try a shower, ass-clown!"
ReplyDeleteI've fixed the grammar for you, Anon 5:33, since it seems you haven't been on the inside of an English class either. Prison, maybe, but not an English class.
750 reminds me..it was only Damon Bruce who said that McCloughan was fired for being drunk..and at one particular event embarassed team officials in front of NFL brass gathered for a Texas BBQ.
ReplyDeleteTHAT was REAL insider info..and even Damon had to make sure he didnt repeat that from what he described as KNBR warning him. So-from that I gather no TV "Insiders" or local radio people are ever going to be true investigators..too much pressure to conform from the same corporations that say they have the "insiders".
More sour grapes from the wanna-be "Insider," who only gets inside restaurants where he cadges meals...
ReplyDeleteMAN, WHAT A BUNCH OF WHINING, ANGRY LITTLE GIRLS!
ReplyDeleteGET A LIFE ALL OF YOU!
Hey get a life ALL OF YOU aka RAY FATTO,
ReplyDeleteThis is your sweater talking...will ya please take me off when you go to bed for once. Jesus H Christ, I spend all fucking day stretching myself over that huge fucking boiler. I need a fucking break. Oh and will ya mix in a fucking wash every week or two. The fucking stench is killing me.
Hey, what's up with that number 45?
ReplyDeleteKurz is actually not bad with the Sharks. comes across as an actual journalist and not a member of the "cult of hockey"....
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