RadioActive wrote:

I have never responded to this user because he's essentially been bitching about me ever since he joined the board and I generally make it a rule not to respond to trolls, since it only encourages them. But I will make an exception in this one case.

I have the solution for him - don't post here. Don't read the messages. Don't bring your extreme politics here. In fact, I will help you do it. Thanks for your input. It is also your output. I've had enough being attacked unfairly and for no reason for months and months on end. This is supposed to be a fun little board about radio, not an insult pen and I often put in as much as 8 hours a day doing this. (In fact, I pay to keep the board ad free, so it actually costs me money - more than $300 U.S. annually.)

Have a nice life. Hopefully, somewhere else. 

To everyone else: please forgive this rant. This is only the third person I've ever banned from here in almost a decade. Trust me, it is a last resort and I rarely if ever use this tool. But enough is enough, already. 

You put up with his nonsense a lot longer than I would have. Kudos to you RA, and keep doing what you're doing.
 

The 2023 version of the Apple TV+ broadcasts, in terms of the talent who broadcasted them, was better than the 2022 version which was borderline unwatchable (they spent more time tasting the ballpark food on camera than discussing the game that was being played on the field).

The 2023 version also had a feature that allowed you to watch the video but listen to an overlay of the radio feed in case you found the Apple broadcasters annoying (which some did, though I didn't mind them).

On the one hand, it's nice that Rogers chose to broadcast these Spring Training games on both of its platforms. On the other hand, it's bizarre that they chose not to have a dedicated radio broadcast for this. Not a great way to promote the team.
Didn't they do the TV-radio simulcast last spring training too?
 

Thousands of jobs lost...another horrible day for radio, thanks to Bell.

RadioActive wrote:

The type of stupidity you only hear on CKNT!

That is if anyone actually hears them...
 

RadioActive wrote:

This is very sad news. Was he ill or was this a sudden thing? 

Paul Cook said on the air this morning that Rob had been battling cancer.
 

This is the announcement that appears in the Twitter link I shared. I'm pretty sure that "next season" implies the upcoming 2024 season.

The game was between the A's and the Rangers, not the White Sox, but still a hilarious typo.

RadioActive wrote:

Wow. They can't even get their own launch right.

I'd say it's embarrassing but I'm not even sure many people besides us on this board even noticed this station was supposed to officially go on the air today.
 

georgio1 wrote:

Any one know if Home Plate Lady has accepted an offer that couldn't be refused, for her seat?    Scalpers?  Seriously, I hope she's well.

I saw her in her seat last night, so I guess she's okay.

Juggie1 wrote:

Unfortunately there are 2 more Apple TV games to go. The schedule has August 11 and August 18 also listed only Apple TV. Even Sportsnet doesn’t have those game listed. Ugh

That is correct. The August 11 game against the Chicago Cubs and the August 18 game at Cincinnati are both Apple TV+ games as well, meaning the Jays will be on that platform three out of four weeks.

And the September schedule of Apple games has not yet been released, so for all we know they could be on there again in September.

Scott MacArthur and former Blue Jays PR and ex-Star columnist Richard Griffin have launched a new podcast, "Exit Philosophy". It will be baseball-centered but Scott begins the first episode by talking about his decision to stop doing talk radio and move out east. 

https://twitter.com/ScottyMacThinks/status/1656260294086123520

I don't remember how long it lasted, but I think he was on there for several years.

As recently as last week, when Mark Towhey was filling in on The Rush, he mentioned he was "filling in for Reshmi and Scott". I guess MacArthur isn't gone for good as of right now.

Noory took over Coast to Coast after Art Bell retired, not after Art Bell passed away. Bell passed away in 2018.

In fact, Art Bell continued to occasionally guest host C2C after Noory took over as the regular host, but I do believe there was some sort of fall out between them that eventually led to Art Bell disassociating himself with C2C.