When Tencer was new at radio hosting, he was pretty good. Once he gained a little experience he developed this ridiculous arrogance - which is probably what got him fired. He believes he is always right - even when he is wrong - and will be an ass about it. Pass on his podcast, you can find much better ways to spend an hour.
News and Blog Report: Edmonton Sports Radio Thread - Part 5
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When Tencer was new at radio hosting, he was pretty good. Once he gained a little experience he developed this ridiculous arrogance - which is probably what got him fired. He believes he is always right - even when he is wrong - and will be an ass about it. Pass on his podcast, you can find much better ways to spend an hour.
Lowetide gives way too much time to the Corsi cult. I like Alan but, the crap he puts on the air makes me not want to listen. Corsi is garbage, I don't need to hear anyone preaching its virtues.
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I honestly don't know how anyone can listen to this guy, no matter what the subject. His rambling, dopey attempts at being funny remind me of someone's old, embarassing uncle.
I'm usually not hyper-critical of this stuff because its not that important to me. I can enjoy Stauffer or Gregor or most of the rest but that Lowetide show... Just painful. I feel bad for that Eric guy having to entertain his old man ditherings about the 70s Expos or some barbeque he owned 30 years ago (seriously).
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This is incredibly silly. Do you seriously believe this?
This is even sillier. What a strange thing to say.
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They are the only team in Canada, thus, they are Canada's team. That's what I mean. Maybe for some people it's because of TV, but what's really wrong with that? You choose to cheer for a different team, that's fine. Good for you.
I was a kid for the back to back World Series championships and that was incredible to watch. Also, maybe you're different, but I have friends and family in southern Ontario. We used to go out there every summer and usually check out a Jays game while we were out there. I never had that chance in Seattle or Denver or wherever else is closer.
If Edmonton had an MLB team, I would cheer for them, but they don't.
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Bingo! For you, being a Blue Jays fan is completely valid. If you went to games, I am 100% on board with you being a Jays fan. Nothing wrong with that.
I grew up in BC and each summer when I was young we would drive down to Seattle to see the Mariners. Same idea, they were my team because they were the team I got to see play.
The ones that have never been to an MLB game yet live thousands of km from Toronto and cheer for the Jays - those are the ones that have been influenced by their TVs. Especially those in Vancouver - they are less than a three hour drive from the Mariners yet they cheer for a Toronto team that they will never go see. Makes no sense to me other than the televised propaganda has captured them.
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Thanks Norm. We've had a number of probable 2016 1st round picks on the show already in the last 5-6 weeks. Looking forward to another big season, glad to have you on board as a listener.
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Not live as Dean Millard interviewed him yesterday but it will air for the first time tonight during the pre-game show. Deano tweeted a picture from the interview yesterday, it was in person and not over the phone. Whatever your politics are, should be a fun interview to hear.
They have spread their propaganda since the late 70s so, if you don't have any ties to Southern Ontario, I would says yes you probably are.
More of a comment about sports broadcasters in general - most of them have extremely inflated egos. Because they spend time around the players a lot of them think they are equal to the players and act as such.
Guy Flaming is humble and respectful but guy like Gregor, Tencer, Spector and most of the Toronto media are so full of themselves they are oftentimes unwatchable. They are parasites, making a living off the efforts of the players they are not the talent. They need to step back and lose the pomp, they just regular dudes that all too often, aren't that good at their jobs. They love to act like they are so much better than you and I, they most definitely are not.
Guy Flaming is humble and respectful but guy like Gregor, Tencer, Spector and most of the Toronto media are so full of themselves they are oftentimes unwatchable. They are parasites, making a living off the efforts of the players they are not the talent. They need to step back and lose the pomp, they just regular dudes that all too often, aren't that good at their jobs. They love to act like they are so much better than you and I, they most definitely are not.
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How do you know that someone who cheers for the Jays, is from Alberta, with no ties to Toronto is brainwashed? You are 100% incorrect on your statement.
First of all, it isn't the same as cheering for the Flames or other Canadian NHL teams. There are seven NHL teams in Canada, meaning that a very high % of the population is affiliated with one of those teams. So, considering you're a fan of one NHL team, you probably don't cheer for another one.
For people who live elsewhere, or are not fans of any of the seven teams, well they probably do cheer on all Canadian teams. For the simple reason of national pride.
The Jays, for a few years now are the only MLB team in Canada. Toronto is in Canada, therefore it makes total sense to cheer on a Canadian team, rather than a American one. That's just...logical.
What isn't logical is you calling people brainwashed by TV. Come on...
I don't see that as logical at all. Why should we be forced to cheer for the "state" team. It's like the Soviets cheering for the Red Army or something like that. We must cheer - this is our country's team. Garbage. It's Toronto's team. When they start playing some of their games in Edmonton, I might consider them my home team.
There are 30 teams, choosing one because they happen to fall on the right side of a line on the map doesn't make sense to me. I relate a lot more with Seattle than I do Toronto. Hell, I have been to games in six MLB stadiums, none of which was Toronto - I would sooner cheer for one of those teams than the Blue Jays - the Blue Jays are just some team on TV, no different than the Miami Marlins or the Arizona Diamondbacks. The only difference is Canadian cable beats us over the head with hype and coverage constantly - thus the brainwashing. People cheer for teams they see on TV because....they see them on TV.
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No one is forced. You're just butt hurt people identify teams from their country before proximity in most cases.
By your logic everyone should cheer for the Mariners in Western Canada.
Sportsnet should broadcast games by proximity. (lose a **** ton of money in the process until everyone converts to Mariner fans in the west.)
God the more I think of it the less sense you make.
What exactly is your suggested broadcast schedule?
Randomize it all so you never see the same team once a month?
Actually, it doesn't hurt me at all. I am just saying that people are largely sheep and will buy whatever their TV is selling.
My suggested broadcast schedule is MLB TV - I watch the teams I want to see and am not forced to watch the "state" team
1. Nobody forced me to cheer for the Jays
2. I don't need a TV to tell me that Toronto is in Canada, thus making the Jays a Canadian team
3. I know what sheep look like as I spent a part of my life on a farm. I am not one of them.
4. You, you and more you. So cheer for whoever you want to, but quit calling those of us who cheer for the Jays brainwashed and sheep.
That is the beauty of a successful propaganda campaign - they shape your thinking and make you believe it was your idea.
To each their own.
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The only reason you like the Oilers is because you're forced to, because you live in Edmonton? That's the only explanation according to you.
No, not at all. I became an Oilers fan when I lived in BC as a kid - the Oilers joined the NHL in 1979 and I became a fan.
I have no problem with people being fans of the local team in fact, that is best. It is good to support the locals. The Blue Jays are not even close to being local.
Wait so its wrong to support the Blue Jays because they are the only Canadian team but its okay to call Jack Michaels a bad commentator because he is American, not Canadian?
Toronto is the only team Canadian baseball fans can watch in person without needing a passport. That is local.
It's not the fact that he is American that is the problem it is that Americans do not share the same passion, understanding, and hockey culture that Canadians share. Canadians would rather listen to Canadians talk about the Canadian game because it is more authentic. Just as having a Canadian doing NFL games would not be authentic.
The Blue Jays are just north of a line on a map. That is not particularly significant to me.
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