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NFT: WFAN: Moose and Maggie

montanagiant : 12/1/2020 3:04 pm
I don't know what the rest of you think but while I like the hell out of Moose I really dislike Maggie. Always has to throw out the negative take and seems to really cherry-pick aspects to enhance her point while completely pretending other factors are at play.

IMO she ruins that show and I love it when Moose takes her to task for her BS
Not a fan of a single show on that station.  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 12/1/2020 3:08 pm : link
Unless it's Roberts solo.
RE: Not a fan of a single show on that station.  
montanagiant : 12/1/2020 3:10 pm : link
In comment 15063450 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:
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Unless it's Roberts solo.

Yeah I like Evan also. Very knowledgable sports fan
Maggie's voice is an issue  
Tom in NY : 12/1/2020 3:10 pm : link
Often times I have to turn the radio off as her voice is just grating to me.
She can make some interesting points, but that voice is like fingernails on a chalkboard.


i actually havnt minded carton and roberts  
nygiants16 : 12/1/2020 3:11 pm : link
they have meshed well i think..

Gio has ruined the morning show, they rarely talk about sports
Funny I’m the opposite  
UConn4523 : 12/1/2020 3:12 pm : link
I think moose is overly negative and Maggie more practical. Listening to Moose the week after the Yankees started Garcia for an inning was insufferable. His take on analytics is cringeworthy.
RE: i actually havnt minded carton and roberts  
montanagiant : 12/1/2020 3:13 pm : link
In comment 15063455 nygiants16 said:
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they have meshed well i think..

Gio has ruined the morning show, they rarely talk about sports

Much better than I thought they would.
Evan  
give66 : 12/1/2020 3:13 pm : link
I like him. Cartoon is messing up his mojo.
RE: Funny I’m the opposite  
montanagiant : 12/1/2020 3:13 pm : link
In comment 15063457 UConn4523 said:
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I think moose is overly negative and Maggie more practical. Listening to Moose the week after the Yankees started Garcia for an inning was insufferable. His take on analytics is cringeworthy.

Baseball he can indeed be brutal
I think WFAN finally got themselves a nice lineup  
aimrocky : 12/1/2020 3:25 pm : link
although I think Carton is better for the mornings than the afternoon when I prefer lighter sports talk and more joking around. I've been listening to Moose and Maggie more now that Carton and Roberts got my attention. They're really good. It's the only show during the day that gives you 90% sports.
it's the nature of the beast  
djm : 12/1/2020 3:31 pm : link
but Maggie embodies everything I hate about sports talk radio. She's a pro and she prepares and she's only doing what the stupid business model calls for, but she's the worst. Every take is rooted in manufactured drama. She's an immediate channel changer for me.
Being prepared is bad  
UConn4523 : 12/1/2020 3:41 pm : link
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RE: Maggie's voice is an issue  
smshmth8690 : 12/1/2020 3:47 pm : link
In comment 15063454 Tom in NY said:
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Often times I have to turn the radio off as her voice is just grating to me.
She can make some interesting points, but that voice is like fingernails on a chalkboard.



She sounds like she needs to blow her nose.
Hate the show  
ripdumaine : 12/1/2020 3:51 pm : link
Moose constantly whines and his forced laugh. The 2 look for drama in everything.
I haven't listened to WFAN since Carton returned  
sb from NYT Forum : 12/1/2020 4:01 pm : link
Except for Giants games.

I don't want to hear that scumbag motherfucker's mush-mouthed voice even on a freakin commercial.

When I listened I didn't mind Moose and Maggie so much though. Although I agree that she seems to always take the controversial take on everything.
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Banks : 12/1/2020 4:21 pm : link
I'm with you to a degree. I like Moose. He's solid even though he isn't a standout in any particular aspect. Maggie's okay. She isn't very entertaining, but she isn't an idiot and appears to know her stuff which is more than I can say for Carton or other talking heads. She does have some odd takes which leads Moose to attempt to bring her to reason, but nothing too controversial. Have to agree with whoever said her voice is a little tough on the ears, but I know that's my problem not hers
Was her negative take on the Giants win the impetus for this thread?  
BestFeature : 12/1/2020 4:25 pm : link
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I like Maggie...  
BillKo : 12/1/2020 4:27 pm : link
...she's got a good grip on what's going on IMO.

Moose seems like a bore, and he was particuarly boring when paired with Kim Jones (who I also think is boring). Zzzzzzz.

Best guy on the station is Evan Roberts and although I haven't listened, I am sure CC is ruining it and trying to be the guy..............

Evan should have his own show. Carton as well.
I hate to say it but while Carton is a douchebag he's an entertaining  
BestFeature : 12/1/2020 4:29 pm : link
douchebag.
RE: Maggie's voice is an issue  
jnoble : 12/1/2020 4:39 pm : link
In comment 15063454 Tom in NY said:
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Often times I have to turn the radio off as her voice is just grating to me.
She can make some interesting points, but that voice is like fingernails on a chalkboard.



I was just about to say, she's got this nasally sound to her voice that bugs me
RE: RE: Maggie's voice is an issue  
LTIsTheGreatest : 12/1/2020 5:03 pm : link
In comment 15063586 jnoble said:
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In comment 15063454 Tom in NY said:


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Often times I have to turn the radio off as her voice is just grating to me.
She can make some interesting points, but that voice is like fingernails on a chalkboard.





I was just about to say, she's got this nasally sound to her voice that bugs me



I feel the same way. Her voice is very nasaly. She does try to nitpick every little thing to make it a negative. Cant stand her
Maggie  
Danny Kanell : 12/1/2020 5:06 pm : link
sounds like Rudolph when his dad tries to cover his red nose.

She’s unbearable.

Funny timing, Rudolph is on tonight 🙂
They are both terrible and  
Chris L. : 12/1/2020 5:39 pm : link
constantly misstate the facts and then run on and on making arguments based on the wrong facts. For example, just yesterday, Maggie was talking about how poorly the Giants played against the Bengals and she said "it is not like a Joe Judge team to come out flat when they are favored." Joe Judge has coached a grand total of 11 games. How many have we been favored in...two???? She just makes stuff up on the fly which has absolutely no bases in fact. The two of them are simply aweful!!!
RE: i actually havnt minded carton and roberts  
TyreeHelmet : 12/1/2020 5:46 pm : link
In comment 15063455 nygiants16 said:
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they have meshed well i think..

Gio has ruined the morning show, they rarely talk about sports


Agree with both and I'm not really a fan of Carton.

Moose seems like a good guy and he's put his time in at the FAN, but Maggie and Moose are terrible radio. Maggie just gives you nothing...
Carton has destroyed everything I love about Evan  
CMicks3110 : 12/1/2020 6:14 pm : link
the whole show is not about sports anymore. It's just chit chat personal stories, mostly about Carton, with an occasional note about sports. He has just consumed Evan into a guy your having dinner with, nice guy, but not sports talk.
RE: Carton has destroyed everything I love about Evan  
ColHowPepper : 12/1/2020 6:25 pm : link
In comment 15063684 CMicks3110 said:
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the whole show is not about sports anymore. It's just chit chat personal stories, mostly about Carton, with an occasional note about sports. He has just consumed Evan into a guy your having dinner with, nice guy, but not sports talk.
+++++++

He's a felon, a scumbag, but worse, he's arrogant and thinks (even after everything) he's God's gift to radio.

What bothers me more is Evan's deferring to him.
RE: Not a fan of a single show on that station.  
ColHowPepper : 12/1/2020 6:30 pm : link
In comment 15063450 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:
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Unless it's Roberts solo.
, agree 100%, but (not necessarily you, SFGFNCG (a pain to spell out your handle, LOL)) it's interesting how BBI's predominant view of him has shifted to more +. He knows a lot of s..t, and his sports/games memory rivals Bro's. I never thought I would say I miss Bro, but Carton's presence makes me say it.

I'm ok with M&M and I don't mind her, nasal and all. She's earnest (yeah, I don't get the comment re. she prepares and that's a negative?), but she's reasonably informed and I find her opinions, while not incisive or bell ringing, it's ok, at least it's sports chatter. Moose, not sure I get his schtick.
I think Maggie is playing the heel on that show.  
81_Great_Dane : 12/1/2020 7:17 pm : link
She's the designated negative voice. Not saying she doesn't believe that stuff, just that they've decided that when the Giants land in first place at 4-7, Moose says "Can you believe the Giants are in first place?" and Maggie's the one who'll say "Yeah, but they're 4-7." It all feels forced and artificial to me. I don't believe I'm really hearing any feeling from either of them, none of it feels authentic.

And like the old joke goes: The key to success in radio is sincerity. Once you can fake that, you've got it made.
RE: I like Maggie...  
Ron from Ninerland : 12/1/2020 7:48 pm : link
In comment 15063576 BillKo said:
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...she's got a good grip on what's going on IMO.

Moose seems like a bore, and he was particuarly boring when paired with Kim Jones (who I also think is boring). Zzzzzzz.

Best guy on the station is Evan Roberts and although I haven't listened, I am sure CC is ruining it and trying to be the guy..............

Evan should have his own show. Carton as well.
My feelings exactly. Maggie is very knowledgable, particularly about baseball. Malusis is a blowhard that seems to like the sound of his own voice
WFAN completely sucks now  
RobCrossRiver56 : 12/2/2020 7:03 am : link
The station is no where near what it was in the late 90's early 2000's. If you want real football radio? It's Sirius xm, NFL channel all the way. You get to listen to Bob Papa most mornings, what's better than that?
Listen to Boomer & Gio every AM,  
TheMick7 : 12/2/2020 7:28 am : link
I agree that they don't talk enough sports anymore,but I can deal w/that.What gets me to immediately turn them off is when Boomer pontificates his political views or he thinks he sneaks in a political dig within the framework of another topic.I hated Carton,so Gio is an improvement from that perspective!
Boomer and Gio are tolerable  
Bobby Humphrey's Earpad : 12/2/2020 7:59 am : link
I agree that Boomer has gone political too much recently (at least when I've listened). I don't like Recco and I despise Al Dukes. BUT if you've ever driven to Pennsylvania on a weekday morning, it's far better than the crap on WIP.

Malusis is a WFAN lifer and part of the Syracuse clique. Even if he fails with Maggie, they will find another spot for him or on CBS Radio.

The best talent can do their own podcasts now. Surprised Kim Jones doesn't do one as the FAN really thought about having her on Mike more regularly.
I don't mind Maggie's nasally voice  
Gregorio : 12/2/2020 9:14 am : link
she is an easy listen. Moose likes to hear himself talk and often blabbers on and on to a point where he loses me.
Station has no balance  
Bruner4329 : 12/2/2020 10:57 am : link
The FAN has become a hard sell for people like me. Full disclosure, besides the Giants, I also root for the Yankees and Rangers. Can't get into NBA anymore maybe because Knicks have stunk for so long. In any case even though they broadcast the Giants and Yanks you would never know it. Boomer/Gio are big Met fans, Maggie is a Mets fan and Bills fan and Evan and Carton are Met fans and Jet fans. Only Yankee fans are Moose and John Y.

You listen to Evan all he talks about is Mets, Jets and Nets. There is hardly any discussion on Yanks or Giants on balance.
I like hearing other perspectives  
UConn4523 : 12/2/2020 11:08 am : link
and stuff about teams I don’t root for. I’d actually like Maggie to talk more about the Bills, it’s interesting.
RE: Station has no balance  
Ten Ton Hammer : 12/2/2020 11:19 am : link
In comment 15064145 Bruner4329 said:
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The FAN has become a hard sell for people like me. Full disclosure, besides the Giants, I also root for the Yankees and Rangers. Can't get into NBA anymore maybe because Knicks have stunk for so long. In any case even though they broadcast the Giants and Yanks you would never know it. Boomer/Gio are big Met fans, Maggie is a Mets fan and Bills fan and Evan and Carton are Met fans and Jet fans. Only Yankee fans are Moose and John Y.

You listen to Evan all he talks about is Mets, Jets and Nets. There is hardly any discussion on Yanks or Giants on balance.


I haven't listened for years but this surprises me. When I lived in NY, it was yanks for 12 hours, and if you were lucky, Somers would talk Mets at like 9 PM.
man I feel like I'm in the minority  
BigBlue2112 : 12/2/2020 11:23 am : link
I'm a big fan of Boomer & Gio, listen to the entire show every morning.
TTH  
UConn4523 : 12/2/2020 11:44 am : link
yeah I don't buy that. I listen a lot, usually background noise during the work day. During baseball season they talk Yankees a ton on each show despite not being fans.

People hear what they want to hear sometimes, and shut off when they aren't getting what they want, when they want it. I get it, but I also don't think its an accurate assessment of the content.

Just last week Evan was talking about the Yankees pitching staff and what he'd do if he were them.
Maggie's terrible.  
Dave in Hoboken : 12/2/2020 11:49 am : link
Her nasally voice is just the tip of the iceberg. Terrible radio person. Glad her contract is up soon, hopefully she goes far, far away.

It is pretty amusing the station that airs Giants and Yankees fans have no Giants or Yankees fans on the station. At least they're getting their ass kicked in the ratings. Serves them right.
^airs Giants and Yankees games.  
Dave in Hoboken : 12/2/2020 11:49 am : link
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The voice thing is odd  
UConn4523 : 12/2/2020 11:59 am : link
I listen via the app and it’s completely different than how she sounds on the radio. Same with Malusis.
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