Comments on: Weekly Self-Promotional Post

By: Rick L

Rick L — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 04:59:58 +0000

Please keep reminding us of this appearance. It is the best thing on KJR.

By: Mr. Egaas

Mr. Egaas — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 02:10:41 +0000

Way be be Dave, you’re sounding more and more comfortable as each week goes by.

By: lailaihei

lailaihei — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 02:02:40 +0000

any link to the archive’d mp3 for today’s interview?

By: Otto

Otto — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 01:42:20 +0000

Sorry I missed out on listening to you today. For some reason the wife thought we needed new windows. Hope I can hear the next KJR interview.

By: davepaisley

davepaisley — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 01:42:07 +0000

The Groz Page

http://www.kjram.com/pages/thegrozpage.html

There’s a podcast box, but the last one posted is from Tuesday. Dave’s previous appearances are all in there, though.

By: marc w

marc w — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 01:33:57 +0000

Cool – that was the first one I’d heard; I kept missing the previous shows.

Very good stuff. I never thought sports radio could be listenable!

By: terry

terry — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 01:32:39 +0000

Can someone give me a brief of what Dave said? He always has a good line.

Here’s a transcript (I apologize for any inaccuracies but I can’t type fast enough to keep up with Dave):

It’s a beautiful day for baseball. Baseball is won/played between the lines. You can’t hit the ball if you don’t swing the bat. It isn’t over ’til the last out. You can’t beat fun at the old ballpark. You can’t steal first. Hit ‘em where they ain’t. A hot dog at the ballgame beats roast beef at the Ritz. I believe in the Church of Baseball. I tried all the major religions and most of the minor ones. I’ve worshipped Buddha, Allah, Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, trees, mushrooms and Isadora Duncan. I know things. For instance, there are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and there are 108 stitches in a baseball. When I learned that, I gave Jesus a chance. Why does everybody stand up and sing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” when they’re already there?

Seriously, if these weekly segments are archived, I’d love a link.

By: Teej

Teej — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 01:29:14 +0000

Even when I lived in Seattle in the 90s, I never really listened to any sports radio, so I can’t compare what I’m hearing from Groz now to what his history is or what KJR has been known for, but I’m impressed by Groz’s willingness to discuss new ideas and treat Dave with essentially the same respect that he would give a coach or a Times or P-I writer calling in. (Let’s be honest: To the average guy listening to KJR, Dave is a nobody with no known credentials, so Groz is taking a bit of a chance by giving a blogger a platform and risking pissing off his followers, many of whom are surely not fans of advanced stats and anyone who hails from the Inter-Net.)

So it’s refreshing. But I’m sure it riles some fans. “Hey, man, I have my own Blogspot site where I write all the time! Where’s my 10 minutes?!?”

By: davepaisley

davepaisley — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 01:24:25 +0000

Oh God, my eyes, my eyes!!!!

Is KJR’s web page the worst ever or what? I’ve seen teenagers’ MySpace pages that appear to have been designed by a barrelful of monkeys on crack that look better than that train-wreck.

By: HamNasty

HamNasty — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 01:06:12 +0000

Can someone give me a brief of what Dave said? He always has a good line.