LabattBlue Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 (edited) He talks a lot but doesn’t seem to say much. Also, very hesitant to criticize the Bills. Always seems to be working an angle towards a full time position with the team. Seems like a nice guy who works hard...but somehow opens his mouth and....endless babble. Edited December 17, 2018 by LabattBlue 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Every broadcast team in every medium probably has a member filling this role. Saturation of the market, filling airtime when 30 years ago you heard perhaps an hour of pregame and postgame chatter. WGR I believe touts ‘12 hour radio coverage’ on game day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM57 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 I'd rather hear a professional "talk but say nothing" than listen to a single caller "umm uhh well yeah I uhh umm" through an incredibly stupid idea. So there's that 11 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPS Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 18 minutes ago, LabattBlue said: He talks a lot but doesn’t seem to say much. Also, very hesitant to criticize the Bills. Always seems to be working an angle towards a full time position with the team. Seems like a nice guy who works hard...but somehow opens his mouth and....endless babble. I was just thinking about his articles and how I’m rarely tempted to click, and I was thinking it’s a consequence of sites like this. I’m much more educated about the game thanks to the many experts here, so if you write something that’s not much different than what I can find here, why should I bother? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7975 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 10 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: Every broadcast team in every medium probably has a member filling this role. Saturation of the market, filling airtime when 30 years ago you heard perhaps an hour of pregame and postgame chatter. WGR I believe touts ‘12 hour radio coverage’ on game day. Lol WGR... I was on my way home from work one day and had a few stops on the way. Every commercial break that day they said something like … all Bills all day. I think it was a Friday. That particular day its suppose to be all Bills talk. The entire 45 minutes that wasn't on commercial break, all the guys were talking hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estelle Getty Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 6 minutes ago, JM57 said: I'd rather hear a professional "talk but say nothing" than listen to a single caller "umm uhh well yeah I uhh umm" through an incredibly stupid idea. So there's that But first they have to ask the host “how’s it going?” 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted December 16, 2018 Author Share Posted December 16, 2018 8 minutes ago, JM57 said: I'd rather hear a professional "talk but say nothing" than listen to a single caller "umm uhh well yeah I uhh umm" through an incredibly stupid idea. So there's that The two things don’t go hand in hand. I’ve aways said the less callers WGR takes, the better the shows would be. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 9 minutes ago, Estelle Getty said: But first they have to ask the host “how’s it going?” Long time listener, first time caller. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 18 minutes ago, TPS said: I was just thinking about his articles and how I’m rarely tempted to click, and I was thinking it’s a consequence of sites like this. I’m much more educated about the game thanks to the many experts here, so if you write something that’s not much different than what I can find here, why should I bother? The radio crossover into “print” is ill-conceived. Even if you are knowledgeable on a topic, doesn’t mean you can put that knowledge into written words. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, LabattBlue said: He talks a lot but doesn’t seem to say much. Also, very hesitant to criticize the Bills. Always seems to be working an angle towards a full time position with the team. Seems like a nice guy who works hard...but somehow opens his mouth and....endless babble. Do you criticize your employer? You aren't going to get Sal, Murph or Chris Brown going "full Coach Dickerson" mode so why bring it up? Edited December 16, 2018 by PromoTheRobot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSHMEAB Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 He was a long time member of an inferior site I visited in the early 2000's. Very nice guy, but not much more insightful than the average TBD poster. He knows the sport. I'll give him that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 1 hour ago, LabattBlue said: He talks a lot but doesn’t seem to say much. Also, very hesitant to criticize the Bills. Always seems to be working an angle towards a full time position with the team. Seems like a nice guy who works hard...but somehow opens his mouth and....endless babble. ....LMAO...thought you meant Sal MAIORANA from the D&C.......NOT......... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeSomeProcess Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 He’s the sideline guy and loves his job, I don’t blame him at all. How don’t you see this? It’s like this with every job in America, horrible waste of a topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dude Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Sal needs access to do his job. If Sal becomes overly critical players will become less likely to talk with Sal. If that happens Sal loses his ability to do his job. Why is this hard for people to understand? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiotAct Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 18 minutes ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ....LMAO...thought you meant Sal MAIORANA from the D&C.......NOT......... yeah at first I wasn’t sure either, judging by the title, whether the OP was talking about Carpaccio or Marinara, either. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted December 16, 2018 Author Share Posted December 16, 2018 48 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said: Do you criticize your employer? You aren't going to get Sal, Murph or Chris Brown going "full Coach Dickerson" mode so why bring it up? You don't believe he can be critical of the team without going "Full Chuck Dickerson Mode"? 32 minutes ago, GimmeSomeProcess said: He’s the sideline guy and loves his job, I don’t blame him at all. How don’t you see this? It’s like this with every job in America, horrible waste of a topic You don't blame him for talking in circles without saying anything? I wish I could have that job. lol 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boca BIlls Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 I like Sal. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McNubbins Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Complaining about WGR doesn't make sense to me. Don't like it, don't listen? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphWilson'sNewWar Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Sal is a glass half full, rose colored glasses, lifetime Bills Fan/Homer who also works for the team as sideline reporter. Dont hold your breath waiting for him to go full blast on the record about the bills. BUT i have always figured that if get guys like Murph or Sal OFF THE RECORD in a social setting they might be more critical and honest about the team than they woudl when they are on he payroll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radar Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 3 minutes ago, McNubbins said: Complaining about WGR doesn't make sense to me. Don't like it, don't listen? And I don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 1 hour ago, PromoTheRobot said: Do you criticize your employer? You aren't going to get Sal, Murph or Chris Brown going "full Coach Dickerson" mode so why bring it up? ...WHOA!....are you impugning Chris Brown's objectivity??........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlonce Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, SDS said: The radio crossover into “print” is ill-conceived. Even if you are knowledgeable on a topic, doesn’t mean you can put that knowledge into written words. It’s terrible isn’t it? To think most most of them majored in journalism. Chris Parker’s the worse. Don’t get me started on Paul Hamilton as well. On the topic of Sal. He’s very fortunate to have the job he does, in the sense of its what he dreamed of doing. He has Members from another board to thank, who used to push his basement pod casts and complain of there no being “one of them” on the radio. Sal started out fine but has become arrogant. Though, he remains the most enjoyable to listen to. Thats really not saying much. On a final note, most of those guys do not make much monetarily, until they hit the big time if ever. Edited December 16, 2018 by dlonce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansLanda Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 1 hour ago, KD in CA said: Long time listener, first time caller. First time caller, part time lover. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crowing Rooster Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 ? I don't criticize other people for something I can't do my self. I think he does a good job myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsVet Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Sometimes I wonder if Sal drinks a pot of coffee before he goes on air. He's practically a mile a minute. Yet compare the over-caffeinated one with Paul Hamiltion, beat writer for the Sabres. I don't think Hamilton is too harsh or too easy within his coverage of the Sabres. Fans just don't want to hear negative, as evidenced by this board and people like Cappuccino know this. He'd prefer to run down the middle and wave the pom-poms as much as he can because everyone knows the Pegula's don't like negative attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radar Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Please. All you positive Bills fans who've been around for a few decades give us your basis for your positive anti-negative viewpoints. As a veteran I have the same questions about blind patriotism and flag wavers saying love it or leave. Objective thinking is negative in this world. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDH Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 2 hours ago, LabattBlue said: He talks a lot but doesn’t seem to say much. Also, very hesitant to criticize the Bills. Always seems to be working an angle towards a full time position with the team. Seems like a nice guy who works hard...but somehow opens his mouth and....endless babble. I don’t blame guys for not saying negative things about the Bills. The fan base doesn’t like it and run guys out of town who do it. If your report on the Bills and like job security make sure to say good things about a bad team. We live in a society where people can’t stand hearing negative thoughts/facts about things they like. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSHMEAB Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 5 minutes ago, Radar said: Please. All you positive Bills fans who've been around for a few decades give us your basis for your positive anti-negative viewpoints. As a veteran I have the same questions about blind patriotism and flag wavers saying love it or leave. Objective thinking is negative in this world. Sometimes the truth hurts. The way society has evolved, people retreat to their echo chambers to reinforce what they already believe or want to believe. The train has left the station on objectivity. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 2 hours ago, LabattBlue said: He talks a lot but doesn’t seem to say much. Also, very hesitant to criticize the Bills. Always seems to be working an angle towards a full time position with the team. Seems like a nice guy who works hard...but somehow opens his mouth and....endless babble. Couldn't agree with you more. Joe Buscaglia is precisely the same, particularly when he was the WGR-550 Bills beat reporter before Sal. Sal is a huge fan of the team and is utterly incapable of putting his fandom to the side and objectively reporting on what's really happening within the team. His take/judgment of a given situation is almost always wrong too. It's fun listening to Mike Schopp try to stifle himself and deal with Sal in a respectful manner when Sal says some of this stuff. A good recent example was Sal's explanation/declaration that Shady will be back next year, he will be a big part of the team, and the Bills likely told him "We are going to get you help" as though the organization is concerned with treating Shady with respect b/c he is a talented player. Schopp just responded by saying "OK!" with a disbelieving, condescending tone. LOL. Sal is good at talking and filling up otherwise dead air time, so I guess there's that. 2 hours ago, LabattBlue said: The two things don’t go hand in hand. I’ve aways said the less callers WGR takes, the better the shows would be. That's because 90% of the people calling into WNY radio are complete knuckle draggers and mouth breathers. Good, intelligent, insightful, interesting calls are the lifeblood of these talk shows. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 And yet he's STILL better to listen to than Mike effing Schopp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 12 hours ago, Radar said: Please. All you positive Bills fans who've been around for a few decades give us your basis for your positive anti-negative viewpoints. As a veteran I have the same questions about blind patriotism and flag wavers saying love it or leave. Objective thinking is negative in this world. This is not hard. Football is a game. Entertainment. It means NOTHING. It’s as significant as a fart in a hurricane. As such, your objective thinking means even less than nothing. The world doesn’t change one iota if you correctly identify tactical errors made by the team or if you can prove player A on another is better than player B on your team. It is all meaningless. So, I can pretend all day long whatever I chose to believe about the Bills, the Sabres, or any other kind of entertainment. Objectivity for the fan is worthless. Keep your politics real and your entertainment fun. The former has consequences for others. The latter? Who the ***** cares. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 15 hours ago, LabattBlue said: He talks a lot but doesn’t seem to say much. Also, very hesitant to criticize the Bills. Always seems to be working an angle towards a full time position with the team. Seems like a nice guy who works hard...but somehow opens his mouth and....endless babble. no way , Sal is the best, hopefully he replaces Schlope 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 I listened to a bunch of the post game, and Bulldog was alone and he kept getting calls about how those two are just always so anti-Allen and how does he like it having to talk about him having a good game, etc................And, he was getting so mad. Saying he does say positive things about Allen. Don't you people know the difference between the two hosts??................Well, the problem is you let Schopp make it 95% about him without putting up much of a fight, so people DO equate you as having the same opinion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 16 minutes ago, bbb said: I listened to a bunch of the post game, and Bulldog was alone and he kept getting calls about how those two are just always so anti-Allen and how does he like it having to talk about him having a good game, etc................And, he was getting so mad. Saying he does say positive things about Allen. Don't you people know the difference between the two hosts??................Well, the problem is you let Schopp make it 95% about him without putting up much of a fight, so people DO equate you as having the same opinion! Also if they're fans that listen after the game there is a distinct chance they're drunk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Sack Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Coach Sal is a grinder who is all about the process. You won’t find a better chit chatter than Sal. Even Momma Pecoraro would agree. I would have loved for a Momma Pecoraro - Coach Sal Capaccio pregame skit if Momma had lived. Bless her heart & Go Bills! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnCoke11 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Snowflakes don’t hear what they want to hear therefore complain and cry about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLTbills Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 On 12/16/2018 at 10:04 AM, JM57 said: I'd rather hear a professional "talk but say nothing" than listen to a single caller "umm uhh well yeah I uhh umm" through an incredibly stupid idea. So there's that Glad I’m not the only one. I try to listen to one bills live via podcast on my way home from work most days. I literally fast forward through almost every single caller. Brutal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhyteDwarf Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 He's the ultimate homer, looking to steal Chris Brown's job I think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHuddleKelly12 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 On 12/16/2018 at 10:10 AM, Scott7975 said: Lol WGR... I was on my way home from work one day and had a few stops on the way. Every commercial break that day they said something like … all Bills all day. I think it was a Friday. That particular day its suppose to be all Bills talk. The entire 45 minutes that wasn't on commercial break, all the guys were talking hockey. Not complaining, but this morning was the same thing--on my 30 minutes in the car ride in, it was 5 minutes of Bills with Murph, and the rest was all hockey. Hey, great for the Sabs having a kicka** year for a change! I want to hear about the Bills on a Monday after a game like this...but I get it, it's a lot of airtime to fill talking about only 2 pro teams all the time basically, with a little UB/'Cuse sauce thrown in to keep it balanced 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhyteDwarf Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 2 minutes ago, NoHuddleKelly12 said: I want to hear about the Bills on a Monday after a game like this... A 1 point win over the Lions? Sabres are a much better sports story right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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