THROWING KNIVES: THURSDAY ANNOYANCE

by BD, Staff Writer

Every Thursday here at TK I'll be calling out someone who annoys me to the point that I physically hurt myself. Also today, Gardner-Webb welcomes Billy Gillespie to Kentucky and do you think you can out-predict me this weekend?

Person Of Great Annoyance: David Stein
Many of you probably have absolutely no idea who Mr. Stein is, but if you work the overnight like I do, you'll feel my pain immediately. Stein is Sporting News Radio's 2AM-6AM host on weekday nights and he may be the worst sports radio personality in the history of mankind. He makes Colin Cowherd tolerable. Yet they're are people who actually enjoy his show. Something that just reaffirms the large number of Jesus freaks across the country.

I know what you're thinking. Why don't I just change the channel? Simple, they recently shit canned an entire station here in Detroit and I'm now left with Stein, music, or the mecca of sports radio Fox Sports. Which usually has Ben Maller on. The problem with FSR though is that for some reason the channel comes in like absolute shit in the area. I'd originally thought it was a bad antenna, but that's unfortunately not the case.

Back to Stein, he calls his show "A Celebration of Life Through Sports." Who in the hell wants to celebrate life unless they've just pulled out of Jessica Alba's brown eye? Life sucks and then we move on, (or so they say) right? As someone who considers myself more of a realist than a pessimist I still want to stab myself in the temple every time I hear Stein's voice. His show sounds like one of those pillow talk shows your mom used to listen to.

Even better when someone calls into Stein's show he asks them to "tell me something good about your life?" A question many callers attempt to side step with a "my girlfriend is highly attractive" or something similar. To that Stein scoff at and forces them to "go deeper" and give him something real. To pay it forward, as if the fact that I've seen that movie isn't bad enough. I'm constantly reminded of it because Stein wants to touch Haley Joel Osment's fun stuff.

Probably the best call I've heard was when prompted with the question the caller said; "I just fornicated with a women with low morals." Zing! Stein, of course, balked at that statement and cut the guy off. Saying something about how this isn't that kind of show. Personally, I considered that to be a very good thing for the caller. Just another spot in which Stein and I disagree.

Listening to his show I find myself wondering just how in the hell he's employed. Does SNR just not give a shit about who's on overnight? Or is the radio talent pool that shallow? I'm assuming the latter, but maybe, just maybe, all the religious sports fans stay up late and SNR is cornering the market. While the rest of us dream death-by-weight-set just listening to David Stein speak. Let alone some of his sad sack callers that could definitely use a testosterone inject or seventeen.

The sheer awareness that they go rid of Tom Lykiss reruns for this garbage makes me wish ESPN Radio was available in my area. And that says a lot, considering the guy who does their overnights is pretty miserable himself.

So David, man-up or move over to the channel that fits you. As I'm not sure I'll be able to take your incessant love fest much longer without revoking your man card and officially pronouncing you female.

Yesterday In Sports...

Gardner-Webb Welcomes Billy Gillespie to Kentucky
By ruining his team on their own floor 84-68

Durant Still Winless, Memphis Is Not
Grizz knock off a cold shooting Durant' Sonics 105-98

Boston > Denver
It was an absolute raping in Boston as the Celtics rolled 119-93

New Orleans Picks up Their First Loss
As they fall to Portland 93-90

Miami Makes It 17 Strait L's
Falling on the road to San Antonio. It's a joke this was on national TV.

Clips Remain Undefeated
As they hand Indiana their first loss of the season 104-89

What Are Your Weekend Expectations?
I'm sure you're familiar with the 'Weekend Expectations' feature I roll on Fridays. I've decided to turn into into a competition. With the winner advancing to the next week to defend their title. Once I've been defeated I won't be able to re-enter for up to a month. So this is what I need from you...

At least two College Football Expectations.
At least two NFL Expectations.
At least two basketball expectation, be it NCAA or NBA.
And at least one line projection. I.E. KG will score 30+ with 10+ boards and 5+ assists or Adrian Peterson will rush for over 100 yards and 1 TD.

To submit your expectations send them here, or leave them in the comments. I'll randomly select the entrant until I figure out a better way to go about the selection process.