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NFT: Al Michaels interview

SJGiant : 2/27/2021 8:31 pm
On WIP in Philadelphia this morning. It’s a great listen about his life and his memorable moments broadcasting. The podcast with Al Michaels start around 1:28 into the show. So fast forward the podcast to that time. Of course there will be a short discussion about Philadelphia Eagles and their Super Bowl. But the interview is well worth listening to. It’s about one hour long.
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Michaels Is From NY And Is A Cowboys Fan, Right?  
Trainmaster : 2/27/2021 9:07 pm : link
If true, F him !!!

Do they ask him how and why......  
No Where Man : 2/27/2021 9:46 pm : link
he got Boomer Esiason fired from MNF?
RE: Do they ask him how and why......  
SJGiant : 2/27/2021 9:58 pm : link
In comment 15163209 No Where Man said:
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he got Boomer Esiason fired from MNF?


According to this article, this is what Boomer had to say about Michaels

But Esiason never felt Michaels gave him a chance to flourish. ''It's hard to do your job when you're trying to offer humor and be provocative and the guy next to you isn't trying to bring it out in you,'' he said. ''Al could have been better for me, and I tried with him, but it never clicked with me because he never wanted it to click.''

I do not want to defend Michaels in any way. But I do not know if he got Boomer fired.

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I caught the tail end of this in the car today.  
St. Jimmy : 2/28/2021 12:14 am : link
I'll have to listen. Ray Didinger and Glen Macnow have been doing this "Tell Us Your Story" for a while and they are great even though they are Philadelphia centric. Brings back a lot of memories, for instance, Strahan vs. Runyan or Keith Byers discuss his career. A lot of stuff I loathed in prior years but it does bring you back to the time. It can also be something from before my time or sports
I didn't watch which is interesting to hear. This is all in addition to Ray Didinger who is a great football and sports in general historian. Glen Macnow is also a great radio guy and owns a brewery. I will admit, I did tune out from about 2017 until 2020 though. Philadelphia Eagle positivity is disgusting.
Boomer was terrible anyway  
Greg from LI : 2/28/2021 1:19 am : link
So who cares?
Al Michaels  
Ned In Atlanta : 2/28/2021 9:51 pm : link
Dropping “the Giants are having a worse week than Harvey Weinstein” during Mcadoos win @denver was surreal at the time and even more absurd in hindsight
RE: Boomer was terrible anyway  
Eman11 : 3/1/2021 9:09 am : link
In comment 15163331 Greg from LI said:
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So who cares?


Still is
RE: Al Michaels  
short lease : 3/1/2021 2:09 pm : link
In comment 15163811 Ned In Atlanta said:
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Dropping “the Giants are having a worse week than Harvey Weinstein” during Mcadoos win @denver was surreal at the time and even more absurd in hindsight



lol - I remember that. He had to apologize for that remark IIRC.
RE: Boomer was terrible anyway  
short lease : 3/1/2021 2:11 pm : link
In comment 15163331 Greg from LI said:
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So who cares?



+1

I am quite sure Boomer got Boomer fired. My impression (I do not know him personally) of him is an arrogant stuff shirt who thinks he is the smartest/funniest guy in the room.
I was radomly  
Pete in MD : 3/1/2021 4:43 pm : link
placed in a golf foursome with one of Boomer's teammates at Maryland. He didn't have many nice things to say about him.
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