tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post4243347276539185205..comments2024-03-28T18:30:14.826-07:00Comments on RICH LIEBERMAN 415 MEDIA: Giants Brass not losing sleep over Barbieri's KNBR ousterRich Liebermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18174495340920055435noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-42829290483335345572016-05-22T15:00:24.981-07:002016-05-22T15:00:24.981-07:00So glad morons like you are fading away, toleratin...So glad morons like you are fading away, tolerating u is hard work but necessary. Easy to ignore u, just thought I'd tell u.Pinheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851129043325831327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-53033975797672030102013-10-20T09:12:03.740-07:002013-10-20T09:12:03.740-07:00The vote was for a building height limit waiver. A...The vote was for a building height limit waiver. A technicality , but a opening for the opponents to vote down the park. In spite of no public funding, 35% voted against the park. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-34751672981410727272013-09-24T12:02:22.182-07:002013-09-24T12:02:22.182-07:00If you want real baseball talk then all you need i...If you want real baseball talk then all you need is Marty Lurie.<br />Ralph was a phoney pretender.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-62224992299413900122013-09-24T11:59:36.812-07:002013-09-24T11:59:36.812-07:00Ralph Barbieri was a pompous lazy loudmouth. Years...Ralph Barbieri was a pompous lazy loudmouth. Years ago I found him refreshing but he became lazy and predictable. He used the same canned phrases in every interview and loved listening to himself much more than his guest. Massive ego than was undeserved.<br />Good riddance Ralph. <br />Tom Tolbert rambles and repeats himself incessantly when he is solo. Thankfully Tom normally has a co-host. Byrnes and Ratto, among others, work well as co-hosts. Much better than having Ralph.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-77390176167315247752012-05-21T16:03:09.349-07:002012-05-21T16:03:09.349-07:00Rich: It was a wheelchair bound very well known em...Rich: It was a wheelchair bound very well known employee who said Hi Mr Barbieri I listen to your show ALL the time but you can't park there.<br /><br />Ralph said F*** you who the hell are you. I got this park built and I am more important than ________.<br /><br />Debby McGowan witnessed the entire debacle, went up to the employee and said, sorry you had to experience that. He is such an ass...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-57720408598799075932012-05-16T12:53:50.417-07:002012-05-16T12:53:50.417-07:00The King is gone, Ralph is gone and I'm sure G...The King is gone, Ralph is gone and I'm sure Gary's days are numbered. So much for the good ol' days. KNBR just seems to be dwindling away with cheap young worthless talking heads. It's not the same without Ralph.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-65027335511136796352012-05-05T00:42:50.091-07:002012-05-05T00:42:50.091-07:00Hey Ralph, if you are reading this, THANKS for all...Hey Ralph, if you are reading this, THANKS for all the years of local Bay Area sports talk and opinion.<br /><br />I listened to you on KGO as a kid and watched you make sports radio happen (from an on air personality perspective). <br /><br />I guess, as they say, if they are still talking about you -- you did something right. <br /><br />Thanks again, and good luck with your health, family, and any case you bring against that company (I can't bring myself to type their name) that is ruining local radio here and around the nation. The dumbing down of society, and the audience.<br /><br />I think a lot of the people that complain about you...will one day miss you. Byrnes...just bites. Tolbert, tolerable in small doses. Radnich? BARF from day one. KNBR pretty much useless now. KGO, same deal. Sad times in old media in the Bay Area. <br /><br />I didn't always agree with your opinion...and anyone can have a bad day parking the car...and I am sure you weren't proud of that kind of thing. <br /><br />BUT, a lot of noodnicks here are not realizing that if you are on the air for 28 years you are bringing in a radio audience on a regular basis -- NOT easy to do (look at 95.7's growing pains...the GURU? Please. Great for his ambition, BARF for his desperation and low intelligence, low on air class...<br /><br />Miss you Ralph, you were rarely boring.<br /><br />And for a lot of us You Are a Legend. --It is just sad how things have down trended in our society and with traditional media.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-49388005801411689602012-05-05T00:15:24.383-07:002012-05-05T00:15:24.383-07:00Totally agree, KNB has become garbage. Barbieri h...Totally agree, KNB has become garbage. Barbieri had flaws for sure, but he also made interesting and entertaining radio for a long time. And was a shameless Giant homer...in the good way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-1476767251067981692012-05-03T19:45:20.869-07:002012-05-03T19:45:20.869-07:00i am surprised reading this blog...i really, reall...i am surprised reading this blog...i really, really liked Tom and Ralph together..i thought Ralph by himself was insufferable, but when paired with "Mr. T", i though an excellent combination...and, in comparison..Eric Byrnes is almost getting me to the point of finding another station..If i hear 1 more sigh before he makes his comments or have to listen to his accomplishments..i am going to have to..even though i still do like Tom T., who seems sick of Byrnes as i amAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-28510885219816364812012-04-30T15:27:53.788-07:002012-04-30T15:27:53.788-07:00I never, ever, weigh-in on these discussions, BUT ...I never, ever, weigh-in on these discussions, BUT this is different and I couldn't bite my tongue any more about Ralph. As an "old timer" that's been in the Bay Area a long time we've been blessed with some great TV and radio announcers and analysts: Lon Simmons, Kuiper and Krukow, Hank Greenwald, Wayne Walker, and Gary Radnich to name a few. All of these guys had a few things in common; a) they played the game at a high level (Radnich was one of the best HS basketball players I ever saw), or were serious journalists and students of the game (e.g. Greenwald), b) they all had a really good sense of humor, and c) the didn't trip over their own egos. Ralph Barbieri was NONE of these things and he did OFTEN trip over his own ego - apparently on and off the air. Playing softball in HI does not count as "lacing them up" Ralph! I couldn't believe he was on the air so long. I'm sure he would have been fired years earlier if Tolbert had not carried him. He owes Tom as good chunk of his salary for these last few years. The only Bay Area on-air sports personality who was remotely as arrogant, egotistical, and really hard to listen to was Rick Barry - and I don't hear anyone feeling bad that he's no longer around here. Ralph wore out his welcome a long time ago! 'Bout time he's gone.curtmasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14879288271186325653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-62271029799121207622012-04-30T10:27:47.795-07:002012-04-30T10:27:47.795-07:00Um, he was afraid to ask tough questions, or he as...Um, he was afraid to ask tough questions, or he asked tough questions but not in a professional manner, or he asked tough questions without understanding baseball 'realities'--so no matter what he did he did it wrong--compared to who? you? Cohn? Cohn was a constant critic of the 49ers during their championship years! talk about not being acquainted with 'realities.' For years and years Sabean defended himself by hiding behind a 'plan' that never happened--drafting pitchers and trading for sluggers. He drafted mediocre pitchers and traded them for mediocre sluggers. Sport GM's are not beyond throwing out BS year after year to make failure look like success. That also is 'reality.'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-25700256358867260112012-04-30T10:14:05.699-07:002012-04-30T10:14:05.699-07:00Don't know if this story is true but do know h...Don't know if this story is true but do know he felt no need to show up for his job on time. Pay me $400K a year and I'll be there early. Felt him and Tom were perfect,a classic odd couple. Having won a championship Brian Sabean can now be considered one of the best GM's in Giant's history, but he coasted for years and years on the BS that he had a plan--draft for pitchers and trade them for sluggers. Only problem is it never happened. Until Cain he drafted mediocre pitchers and traded them for mediocre sluggers. So the Giants and Sabean need riding and criticism to light a fire under their but, and was glad to see Ralph do it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-68405979873786052272012-04-24T19:16:32.466-07:002012-04-24T19:16:32.466-07:00Thanks for a great story Bruce. You are right. Ral...Thanks for a great story Bruce. You are right. Ralph is a great fan of baseball, the greatest game in the world by far, and the Giants. Pass it on to the suits of Cumulus. They are going nowhere with Tolbert and Byrnes and KNBR is going downhill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-83103384903094930552012-04-24T19:07:14.042-07:002012-04-24T19:07:14.042-07:00Thats pretty accurate about Tolbert and Byrnes. Th...Thats pretty accurate about Tolbert and Byrnes. They are not interesting at all and I won't be listening anymore now that Ralph is gone. They were average ballplayers and below average radio guys. Alot of the politically correct types on here(re: younger generation, watered down chick-type dudes with little conviction or backbone)just have no balls. Ralph is a baseball lover, and, yes, a passionate guy. Why do we always throw out the baby with the bathwater in this femme culture we have crafted? Agree or disagree at least Ralph was alot more interesting than the rest. Cumulus will ruin the station with it's political correctness. As for the "Caribbeans" comments by Krueger he should have included the whole team. It was terrible. Felipe Alou's comments about Kreuger being the Devil were also just slightly absurd. In 50 years we'll all be chicks. That's the way it's going.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-8767515466909378612012-04-22T19:46:09.273-07:002012-04-22T19:46:09.273-07:00Funny thing about Ralph... If We Had Listened to h...Funny thing about Ralph... If We Had Listened to him we would have Two other horrendous ballparks that Ralph wanted (they were each voted down) Rather than this Beauty.<br />Fortunately, They were turned down by the voters... When the voters REFUSED to LISTEN to Ralph.<br />Pat yourself on the back one more time ralphie... See ya Monotone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-3348526763063820992012-04-20T21:19:44.856-07:002012-04-20T21:19:44.856-07:00I played golf with an old friend today and Ralph&#...I played golf with an old friend today and Ralph's axing came up. My friend thought Ralph's firing was about 27 years too late, but I was thinking how Radnich always commented that Ralph was doing something right to have lasted as long as he has. However, Radnich's comments are generally a backhanded way to stroke his own inflated ego. My take is that Ralph has always been an incrediably insecure man. He can be described as a jock sniffer, single father sperm donor, interupting interviewer, a grossly liberal 3 time drunk driver, and no doubt a piss poor athlete in his prime. I mean really?! Bragging about his days playing softball in Hawaii is supposed to make his audience believe he was an athlete? I thought I might miss him. I don't and mainly because I will never have to hear another commercial about his friend Peter and his overpriced crappy wafer thin pizza. That is the only pizza I have ever eaten where I left the joint and I was still hungry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-88691018670003788612012-04-20T12:57:52.141-07:002012-04-20T12:57:52.141-07:00Thank-you for your Honest opinion without
all the ...Thank-you for your Honest opinion without<br />all the third grade name-calling etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-9859456790188507372012-04-20T10:07:51.612-07:002012-04-20T10:07:51.612-07:00Finally!!!! No More Razor constitutes a beer Botto...Finally!!!! No More Razor constitutes a beer Bottoms up, boys!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-30073553443600588212012-04-19T23:41:57.446-07:002012-04-19T23:41:57.446-07:00Ralph had his moments. He became tiresome to me o...Ralph had his moments. He became tiresome to me of late. He would grab onto a point-of-view and never deviate even in a deluge of contrary evidence. The last decade, he really did not seem that interested in sports, at least not in a fan(atic)'s view. I hadn't heard the parking lot story but I like to think that that was the exception.<br />...Don't like the pizza. ...Loved his command of the English language (didn't hang prepositions, didn't say jealous when the actual word should have been envious.<br />I nearly always agreed with Sabean beginning with the Jeff Kent - Matt Williams trade. Ralph was mightily against it. He didn't seem follow personnel enough to have an opinion except that of a typical hack/reactive caller.<br /><br />That being said: KNBR sucked for not giving him more ballyhoo upon exit. They should have risen above pettiness. There should have been an homage and Ralph should have been allowed on the air. They were most likely afraid of what he would say, I guess.<br /><br />Ralph -- you were company, good company to me, to us for a long, long time. It was good hanging out with you. <br />Chris in Menlo Park (aka Stoopid in San Mateo)<br /><br />P.S. 95.7 might be able to use an on-air editorialist. They are hella more interesting than the 50k watt blowhard at this point. Stay real - embrace humility - be healthy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-47503802392298131432012-04-19T22:11:47.707-07:002012-04-19T22:11:47.707-07:00Barbieri's ego and imagined investment in SF s...Barbieri's ego and imagined investment in SF sports got in the way of his willingness to ask tough questions. I listen to Dan LeBatard's radio show podcast out of Miami because it's a blend of pop culture and sports (without harping about stats and trade rumors). Miami Marlins' owner David Samson has a weekly show on the LeBatard show and he's had to answer questions about allegations of unethical financial dealings, dismantling championship teams and somehow getting Miami to pay for the new Marlins ball park. LeBatard and his sidekicks, however, don't go after Samson like fans or like fellows with personal investment in the issue. They ask tough questions like Cohn does -- professionally. The interview that caused the Barbieri-Sabean falling out was cringe-worthy. A wild-eyed Giants' fan had a platform to just assault the Giants GM with a fan's opinions based on imagined facts and hoped for realities. The folks who make decisions in sports need to answer tough questions, but Barbieri lost all track of how to get those answers ... ego and imagined personal investment did him in and will keep him from landing with 95.7 FM.Ted Sillanpaanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-15652576460197788722012-04-19T22:06:22.692-07:002012-04-19T22:06:22.692-07:00I listened to Ralph for the last 15 yrs or so I gu...I listened to Ralph for the last 15 yrs or so I guess. Never liked him really, seemed arrogant and self important. Tommy was the balance, the class, the adult (thats a strech) so to speak. Ralph was extremely insecure, one of those nerdy guys in school that probably got pushed, and run over. As an adult he suffers from "small mans" syndrom. Im sure there was MANY a time where Ralphie thought to himself, "how'd I get/earn this gift of 50K watts and a LARGE audience in a major (weird, but major) market? I cant answer that, right place right time I suppose. He had that bay Area 60's<br />"hate the man, dont trust the Man" type of attitude that probably kept him on air in SF area, but he wouldnt of made it anywhere else. Too abrassive, disrespectfull. Loved that "gotcha" journalism where he liked to ambush those who had achieved higher than he, typical bitter Liberal mentality. He often brought into the conversation his Faith, that he went I think to USF, a decaying Catholic Univ, thats SO far away from Catholic teaching, they are nothing they used to be. Ralph was a reflection of that, he misrepresented My Church alot, not out of malice, but ignorance of a non-practicing Christian I think. Jesuit schools are dying, SO were his methods on air.<br />He had a long run, out lasted alot of hosts, said/did some good things but fumbled terribly the opportunity to be an icon because of the defects Ive described above, and for that I feel badly for him. He wont be missed, and he WILL have a LARGE resentment, that wont be good for his health. I hope he can grow up and forgive, Life is short, especially if your over 50 already.<br />There is a 80% chance he will read this, I know how he is, and I say to you Ralph, take the high road, move on, dont sue, return to PRACTICE your Faith, spend time with the Blessed Sacrament, enjoy these teams you Love, with your son, get past this. Prayer will help your health situation, but resentment will aggravate your condition, and your son needs you. Not angry, but available.<br />I spoke to Ralph many times on air. I speak to you now Ralph, move on and forgive, or probably die younger than you need, from the fight thats coming and it wont be pleasant. You accomplished more than you ever knew you could...<br />Peace<br />Kevin in Santa RosaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-30787466829171567242012-04-19T21:41:39.995-07:002012-04-19T21:41:39.995-07:00I listened to Ralph for the last 15 yrs or so I gu...I listened to Ralph for the last 15 yrs or so I guess. Never liked him really, seemed arrogant and self important. Tommy was the balance, the class, the adult (thats a strech) so to speak. Ralph was extremely insecure, one of those nerdy guys in school that probably got pushed, and run over. As an adult he suffers from "small mans" syndrom. Im sure there was MANY a time where Ralphie thought to himself, "how'd I get/earn this gift of 50K watts and a LARGE audience in a major (weird, but major) market? I cant answer that, right place right time I suppose. He had that bay Area 60's<br />"hate the man, dont trust the Man" type of attitude that probably kept him on air in SF area, but he wouldnt of made it anywhere else. Too abrassive, disrespectfull. Loved that "gotcha" journalism where he liked to ambush those who had achieved higher than he, typical bitter Liberal mentality. He often brought into the conversation his Faith, that he went I think to USF, a decaying Catholic Univ, thats SO far away from Catholic teaching, they are nothing they used to be. Ralph was a reflection of that, he misrepresented My Church alot, not out of malice, but ignorance of a non-practicing Christian I think. Jesuit schools are dying, SO were his methods on air.<br />He had a long run, out lasted alot of hosts, said/did some good things but fumbled terribly the opportunity to be an icon because of the defects Ive described above, and for that I feel badly for him. He wont be missed, and he WILL have a LARGE resentment, that wont be good for his health. I hope he can grow up and forgive, Life is short, especially if your over 50 already.<br />There is a 80% chance he will read this, I know how he is, and I say to you Ralph, take the high road, move on, dont sue, return to PRACTICE your Faith, spend time with the Blessed Sacrament, enjoy these teams you Love, with your son, get past this. Prayer will help your health situation, but resentment will aggravate your condition, and your son needs you. Not angry, but available.<br />I spoke to Ralph many times on air. I speak to you now Ralph, move on and forgive, or probably die younger than you need, from the fight thats coming and it wont be pleasant. You accomplished more than you ever knew you could...<br />Peace<br />Kevin in Santa Rosa<br />(PS- Willie Brown got that stadium built, no other Mayor of SF could have)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-56943635638929387142012-04-19T20:56:51.209-07:002012-04-19T20:56:51.209-07:00I didn't care too much for Ralph; his question...I didn't care too much for Ralph; his questions never ended, and he could be arrogant. I once called him after the OJ Simpson case broke; and mentioned that I had seen OJ on Fillmore Street in 1980 screaming at a blond woman, which didn't convict him of murder but was scary in retrosect. Ralph's reply was, "Oh, you THINKyou saw OJ Simpson, who knows who you saw?" Then soon after, he was the biggest proponent of frying OJ. Guess only he could ID a professional athlete in public. That being said, I actually DID enjoy his encounters with Sabean because there were some questions that SHOULD have been asked. And as someone said above, "How can a company treat a valued employee of 28 years like that at the end (I've been at MY job for 28 years, and would definitely NOT appreciate such treatment). So I don't miss Ralph (although Byrnes is impossible to listen to) but I don't appreciate the classless exit that was forced on him.Alnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-55164506542672349712012-04-19T13:17:55.083-07:002012-04-19T13:17:55.083-07:00...and fall out....and fall out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029870750479192711.post-78339300636242316582012-04-19T11:52:05.666-07:002012-04-19T11:52:05.666-07:00Agree with the Nelson beef, also the sucking up to...Agree with the Nelson beef, also the sucking up to Brent Jones and watching the Sharks from "behind the glass" with him bugged the shit out of me too. His attempt to sound like he understood hockey was forced, but to his credit much better than Radnich's obligatory exchanges with his pro hockey guests.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com