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I'm likely the biggest Stein fan on earth, think he's the best in the biz. Buch the worst in the biz so I liked that pod just cuz it always exposed what a ****ing moron dunce Buch is. He was also really bad at masking his envy and jealousy of Bill.

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12-18-2017 , 12:18 PM

#11054

Zimmer4141

Wet

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John Skipper resigning citing a long battle with substance abuse.

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12-18-2017 , 12:23 PM

#11055

NhlNut

KANGZ

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Originally Posted by Zimmer4141

John Skipper resigning citing a long battle with substance abuse.

Getting out ahead of the metoo wave

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12-18-2017 , 12:28 PM

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kidcolin

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Yup. Resigning and not taking a leave of absence is strange.

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12-20-2017 , 01:41 PM

#11057

wiper

still catching up

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holy **** lebatard is going HARD at rob manfred right now over this marlins ****.

like, damn. he’s legit mad and just cutting off the commissioner when he tries to spin/gloss over anything...

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12-20-2017 , 01:44 PM

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wiper

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still going on, this is amazing. anyone that doesn’t like lebatard can EAD. he’s going for this man’s throat and isn’t letting him off the hook at ALL.

Last edited by wiper; 12-20-2017 at 01:45 PM. Reason: they’re legit skewering this cat 😳

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12-20-2017 , 01:49 PM

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wiper

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yeah, this HAS to be uploaded to their podcast at some point, yall gotta listen to it. lebatard is completely ****ing this cat up and it’s brutal.

“yeah, I don’t believe you, and I think they’re just trying to make money and I don’t see how that refutable. jeffrey loria made a billion dollars and you got a shiny new taxpayer-paid stadium and YOU TRADED THE REIGNING MVP AGAIN, after you said you wouldn’t let that happen to GET THE SHINY NEW STADIUM BUILT BY THE TAXPAYERS”.

and the commissioner just basically abruptly says “okay bye” and hangs up

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12-20-2017 , 01:56 PM

#11060

wiper

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OMFG when they came back, they’re still going off...and admitted that he’ll never come back on, that espn probably has a beef with him and that when he said, “hey thanks for coming on, I respect you and appreciate you coming on” at the end and manfred says, “yeah okay bye” he knew he went hard.

that was a ****ing awesome 15 mins lol

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12-20-2017 , 02:03 PM

#11061

wiper

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and HOLY **** RUSSILLO GOT FIRED(edit: quit, I guess)!!!!!!!!

edit: went, they wanted him to move his slot, so he brought up a new contract (bc he was allowed to if they moved his slot), and they offered the same money for more work basically...

they said “do 3-6pm for the same money”, he said “uhhhh...now I’d have to do 10 hour days”, they said “we’re making an investment in you, sooo....” and he told them to kick rocks.

he’ll continue to do podcasts

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12-20-2017 , 02:07 PM

#11062

wiper

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“I asked for a new deal; it was a fair deal; I said no. I’m forcing myself into change”

looool this last half hour of espn radio

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12-20-2017 , 02:12 PM

#11063

AussieJack

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Weird hearing such a serious interview on LeBatards show lol

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12-20-2017 , 02:16 PM

#11064

DodgerIrish

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They went pretty hard at Hammer back in the day.

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12-20-2017 , 09:25 PM

#11065

REDeYeS00

always sloppy

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russillo gone and bomani soon to be replaced with screaming a smith.
good luck espn getting me to listen to anything else you broadcast.

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12-20-2017 , 09:37 PM

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JayTeeMe

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Skipper being on drugs seems to explain a lot.

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12-20-2017 , 09:39 PM

#11067

frommagio

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They actually tried to keep Priscilla.

Spoiler:

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12-20-2017 , 09:52 PM

#11068

REDeYeS00

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Originally Posted by frommagio

They actually tried to keep Priscilla.

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please list 5 radio shows better than Russillo....i'll hang up and listen.

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12-20-2017 , 10:35 PM

#11069

Biesterfield

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Manfred interview was fire but I think he was totally in the right on almost every point.

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12-20-2017 , 10:36 PM

#11070

DodgerIrish

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Except the part where he lied.

Jeter's plan given to MLB was named Project Wolverine (ya know, slashing).

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A source directly involved in the Marlins sales process, after hearing the Le Batard interview, said, via text: “Commissioner said was not aware of [Jeter] plan to slash payroll. Absolutely not true. They request and receive the operating plan from all bidders.

“Project Wolverine [the name for Jeter’s plan] called on his group to reduce payroll to $85 million. This was vetted and approved by MLB prior to approval by MLB. Every [Jeter] investor and non investor has the Wolverine financial plan of slashing payroll to $85 million. Widely circulated.”

http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/sp...190802589.html

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12-20-2017 , 10:46 PM

#11071

Zimmer4141

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Originally Posted by REDeYeS88

please list 5 radio shows better than Russillo....i'll hang up and listen.

Mike
Mike and the Mad Dog
Mike and Mike
Mike and Trey
Mike and Mike Jr

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12-20-2017 , 11:05 PM

#11072

REDeYeS00

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12-21-2017 , 12:25 AM

#11073

kkcountry

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Originally Posted by REDeYeS88

please list 5 radio shows better than Russillo....i'll hang up and listen.

Stugotz
Stugotz
Stugotz
Stugotz
Jon Weiner

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12-21-2017 , 01:18 AM

#11074

businessdude

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I don't even understand how people listen to anything on ESPN period. I see Russillo occasionally at Sports Clips - fills the time with bland chatter, just can't imagine going out of my way to listen to him on a regular basis. Are there people who care what he thinks about things?

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12-21-2017 , 02:47 AM

#11075

vinivici9586

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Originally Posted by Biesterfield

Manfred interview was fire but I think he was totally in the right on almost every point.

lebatard got rattled right as the interview started when manfred started giving cliche non-answers. don't think he recovered. probably could have eviscerated him on a few key points, but think he was a bit out of control.

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