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I agree with you he's very annoying, especially when he gets the sniffles on air, but c'mon, he knows football. He was an important member of the Steve Young era 49ers front office for goodness sake. The key is asking yourself what the SHOW is all about. Like MSK alluded to.

Bwahahaha...that's the funniest part about him. All that he ever talks about are his 49ers days. My understanding is that he was only involved with college scouting for the 9ers, and they traded for Young...I could be wrong as I can't believe that I'm even giving him the time to type this. Never once does he mention that he was one of the worst GMs and VPs in NFL history for the Redskins for a decade.

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The only thing that bugs me is that it's the Mariners again winning a bid from the Orioles.

The Orioles should leak something to the press like, "The Orioles are interested in B.J. Upton" so the Mariners trade for him. Ha!

You sure that isn't what happened with Smith? :)

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How can you possibly listen to Vinny Cerrato? He knows less about sports than my mother, and he's the most annoying person on the planet.

Long story short - I live in the LA area and listen to 105.7 THE FAN online when I wake up in the mornings to catch up with the Maryland sports scene and other news. Usually, when I log on, the Vinny and Rob show is on.

Vinny seems clueless about a lot of things. I was more referring to the evening shows and their analysis of the Orioles. Although Rob Long is an Orioles fan and often has decent insights about the team.

In any case, HAPPY NEW YEAR folks!

MSK

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      Baumann DFA

      By emmett16 · Posted

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    • Moose Milligan
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      By Moose Milligan · Posted

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      Baumann DFA

      By eddie83 · Posted

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    • Frobby
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      By Frobby · Posted

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    • forphase1
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      By forphase1 · Posted

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      Baumann DFA

      By emmett16 · Posted

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    • Moose Milligan
      Bring on the robots

      By Moose Milligan · Posted

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