Doug Flynn on Randall's TALKING BASEBALL

[Guest Bret Sabermetric]

Good interview. Flynn grew up as as a Vada Pinson fan, which something I have in common with him. He described in detail finding out (from Pete Rose during a game against the Phils) that he had been traded to the Mets for Seaver. His response "Straight up?"

[Theoldmole]

Great line.

[Guest Iubitul]

I saw "Doug Flynn", and thought "Doug Sisk"

Must be all this talk of booing....

[MFS62]

As for what he's doing now, I'll add it to the "Where are they now?" thread.

LAter

[Frayed Knot]

Considering that I'm a baseball junkie who listens to far too much talk radio, I don't generally like Ed Randall's show even though it's the one show on FAN which is entirely baseball-centric. There's something about his (IMO) over-infatuation with the past at the expense of the current, plus his interviewing technique esp with his insistance on putting callers on to ask his subjects questions which usually comes off as very lame.
But - having said all that - this one was pretty good. Flynn was both amusing and informative.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Is this a WFAN program or a syndicated one that they pick up?

Are the archives online?

[soupcan]

Bret Sabermetric wrote: Good interview. Flynn grew up as as a Vada Pinson fan, which something I have in common with him. He described in detail finding out (from Pete Rose during a game against the Phils) that he had been traded to the Mets for Seaver. His response "Straight up?"

You forgot to include Rose's pretty funny response: "Not hardly."

That was a pleasent surprise for me to hear Flynn on WFAN as I tooling around running errands yesterday.

="Frayed Knot"]There's something about his (IMO) over-infatuation with the past at the expense of the current, plus his interviewing technique esp with his insistance on putting callers on to ask his subjects questions which usually comes off as very lame.

Agree 100%.

[MFS62]

FK,
Giving call-in fans the ability to talk to the guests is what IMO makes this show good. I don't know if your remember them, but early sportstalk hosts such as Art Rust Jr. and Bill Maser did that. Somehow, the newer sports shows haven't.
How often have you listened to the hosts not ask a question you would have?
How many fans never get the chance to speak to a sports celebrity, but would love to?

Its a nice touch.

Later

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Did anyone ask him about Woody?

[soupcan]

Yancy Street Gang wrote: Did anyone ask him about Woody?

I didn't hear anyone ask about Woody but I only heard maybe the last 10 minutes of the show.

I would've asked him about his inside the parker that capped a 10 run inning at Shea on Fireworks night.

="MFS62"]How often have you listened to the hosts not ask a question you would have? How many fans never get the chance to speak to a sports celebrity, but would love to?

Yeah but 9 times out of 10, the idiots who call up don't ask good questions anyway - it's always "I was a big fan, you were great, thanks very much."

[Guest Bret Sabermetric]

Yancy Street Gang wrote: Did anyone ask him about Woody?

Children listen to that show, Yancy. I'm surprised at you.

[Frayed Knot]

]Giving call-in fans the ability to talk to the guests is what IMO makes this show good.

Well, I just simply disagree.
Maybe if they'd do a better job of screening callers until they could get one who is actually able to put together a coherant sentence (talk radio in general needs to do a better job of this) it wouldn't be so bad, but I've yet to hear a caller/guest give & take that didn't sound like some star-struck kid asking a completely dorky question of some coach or ex-player who so obviously wants nothing to do with listening to some know-nothing.
Plus, like I said, I'm not all that impressed by Randall to begin with.
And, yeah, I remember Rust and Mazur and even Pete Franklin from when he used to broadcast out of Cleveland

[MFS62]

Bret Sabermetric wrote: ="Yancy Street Gang"]Did anyone ask him about Woody? Children listen to that show, Yancy. I'm surprised at you.

It was his dog.

But, you said what many of us were thinking. LOL!

Later

[Vic Sage]

Doug Flynn was exactly the kind of ballplayer that i loved as a teenager... great glove, "clutch" hitter, young player with "potential"... and then i started reading the Bill James Abstract every year, and all my illusions about defense, and "clutch" and "potential" gradually were replaced by an understanding of what went in to run production and run prevention.

I still love my memories of loving little Dougie Flynn, though.

Aesthetics and nostalgia shouldn't always be sacrificed at the altar of understanding. Some things surpasseth understanding and they count, too.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Really? He had a dog named Woody?

Now there's a coincidence!