It can’t be coincidence. The same day BSM’s Tyler McComas gave Don La Greca a 99 in the rant category for his sports radio Madden rankings, the ESPN New York afternoon co-host showed off his talents.
It had been at least 235 days since the New York sports radio airwaves were graced with a La Greca outburst, but hours after he saw his 99, Don proved himself worthy of the ranking. Sports radio listeners can thank Anthony on Long Island for complaining about The Michael Kay Show’s discussion of whether or not the NFL should develop plans for a bubble, and subsequently setting off La Greca.
“They’re not sick indefinitely,” Anthony said, adding that no one is forced to play football. “It’s not like you get it and all of a sudden you’re dead.”
La Greca noted Anthony sounds like the people who believe we ‘don’t need to wear a mask because COVID-19 is just the flu.’
But in terms of the viability of having an NFL season, “It’s not about the fact that these guys could die or end up in a hospital,” La Greca said. “It’s about the fact that they’re not allowed to play because they test positive. Are you with me so far? Because I know you’re a little slow,” La Greca said as his agitation for Anthony on Long Island grew.
“Stop with your propaganda BS about ‘it’s just the flu, it’s not a big deal.’ The fact is, if you test positive at your job, Anthony, they would ask you not to return to work. And if enough people do not return to work then you can’t DO THE JOB! AM I TALKING TO A MORON?!”
The gloves were off. Flip the page on the 235, La Greca was officially ranting.
“I CAN’T TAKE YOU PEOPLE ANYMORE! You’re all idiots. Stop with the political BS,” La Greca yelled. “The people that tweet, the people that write, the people that talk from a million miles away, we can’t hear you, we just know you’re an idiot for not wearing the mask…but when you speak, you sound like Anthony, and when Anthony spoke he sounded like a certified moron.
“You’re a moron for not taking this seriously. You’re a moron for thinking that it’s just the flu, you’re a moron for thinking it’s just gonna go away and maybe if you people took it seriously I’d be able to eat in a restaurant, I’d be able to go to the shore, I’d be able to work from my office. Businesses wouldn’t be closing, people wouldn’t be losing jobs. Kids would be allowed in daycare, we wouldn’t have a problem with schools. Do you get it through your thick skull?! WEAR THE DAMN MASK!”
Never would I have guessed La Greca’s streak without a rant could surpass 200 days with everything going on in the world around us. We might not be able to thank Anthony on Long Island for taking COVID-19 seriously, but we can absolutely thank his ignorance for triggering a classic La Greca rant. And there was no better day to do it than the day he was given the elusive 99.
Brandon Contes is a former reporter for BSM, now working for Awful Announcing. You can find him on Twitter @BrandonContes or reach him by email at Brandon.Contes@gmail.com.
DLG is an insufferable windbag. His job is to commentate HOCKEY as if that requires an actual IQ. God forbid anyone have an opinion other than the smug, self righteous MK co-hosts, the first word out is “moron”. ESPN Radio is trash. Period.