So LT is staying and the Chargers avoid having to take a RB in the 1st round....hopefully.
Bleacher Bums have on-air meltdown. We laugh, cringe and begin organizing boycotts. Enjoy the photo-shop by Blue in the upper right hand corner. That is your "Un-official" complaint link for the Bums. If they're on air tomorrow....Chicago On A Bun will see a lot more of these:
To whom it may concern:
I have long been a visitor to Di Crescenzos in Rancho Bernardo. Since the change in ownership (to Chicago on a Bun) I have continued to visit your store because, as someone who was born in Chicago, I find the food fantastic. Therefore it pains me to say that I will no longer be giving you my patronage due to your sponsorship of the Bleacher Bums on XX1090.
I am a SAN DIEGO sports fan. Not JUST a fan but a SAN DIEGO sports fan and that is an important distinction to make. I feel as though I am being berated by both Jordan and Earl for simply being from San Diego and following teams that unfortunately lack a winning tradition. As most San Diegans (including myself) are transplants to America's Finest City, I find no problem with the fact that Jordan and Earl hail from other parts of the country. Nor is it an issue that they are both critical of San Diego teams: All good fans should expect a lot of their teams and hold management accountable. I cringe but can live with their inaccurate dissemination of information because I do a fair amount of reading on my own. The issue at hand however, is simply a case of decency towards people who choose to call San Diego home. When someone chooses to go on the air and yell at San Diegans, proclaiming that we, "suck"......there will be repercussions.
Who will pay the price for the indiscretions of the Bleacher Bums? Because XX1090 believes that pawning off a defective product on its consumers is a sound business practice there is only one group to make accountable. I believe that Chicago on a Bun falls within the purview of that group: sponsorship.
My intention is to mobilize support for a boycott of your stores if you continue to run any type of sponsorship with XX1090 and the Bleacher Bums radio program. I will allow you to make the choice during these difficult economic times and this shall remain confidential until I receive word from you.
In the mean time I invite you to view the following link. There are only 44 comments but my software tells me that over 1800 people viewed the post....not one person felt inclined to leave a positive piece of feedback regarding the Bleacher Bums' program. Now if I actually made an effort to consolidate all of the dissatisfied XX1090 listeners, I can promise that you will feel the affects.
In the end this is your choice: do you feel that San Diegans are apathetic and will choose to sit pat or are you worried about the economic viability of your restaurant and your ability to continue to profit and provide employment?
Sincerely
A Concerned San Diegan
If everyone follows suit with a committed effort to make sponsorship pay we should be free of this horrible broadcasting burden. The grassroots effort begins with you...
[Editor's Note: Chicago On A Bun owner, Steve Wolff, responded on March 24th]
Dear ****:
Sorry it took so long to answer your questions, but we have been busy behind the scenes with the 1090 management.
First let me tell you that we are also San Diego sports fans. I personally have had Chargers season tickets for the past 13 years (ever since I moved here). So I know exactly how you are feeling.
Second, understand that we have certain contractual obligations that we have to live up to. But having said that, we were very proactive in resolving the situation at the station. We had stopped going on the air with Jordan and Earl. For the past 3 weeks my brother, and co-owner of Chicago On A Bun, has only appeared with Darren Smith. We made our feelings known to management and ownership that the product (the Bleacher Bums) with which we were associating our name was substandard and at times offensive.
We believe we had something to do with what the station eventually did to resolve the situation. Hopefully with Hal and Earl together, the show will be more respectful to San Diego, its fans and ultimately to anyone who listens.
One other thing that is important, is that sponsoring a talk show does not mean we necessarily agree or disagree with what the hosts say. In most cases we believe the first amendment is sacred. However, we believe that the Bleacher Bums went over the line of decency and good taste and we agreed with a lot of what you were upset about and decided to do something about it. We hope you are satisfied that the show, and the attitude of the show, has changed.
Speaking of good taste we hope that you will come back to the good taste of our food at Chicago On A Bun.
If there is anything we can do for you, please let us know. Thank you for being a good customer and a passionate listener.
Sincerely,
Steve Wolff
Co-Owner
Chicago In A Bun
The power of the written word, indeed. Ken Rosenthall was spot on.
You all were apprised of the Holy Trinity Polling: Alba a close 2% second to Biel in Extra Mustard's Hottest Jessica Poll......the gap did not close. We refuse to believe you are apathetic so we'll applaud your taste in another fine Jessica named Biel.
[Here is where we link to ourself because its that good of a post]
SDSU has a great week in baseball sweeping UNLV. I get shut out of Friday Strasburg start when parking garage refuses to take my $20 bill....something about only accepting ones and fives. Alternative neighborhood street parking is also uncooperative.....no parking until 7pm....I drive home and listen to SS, K the first seven batters he faces. At least it was on the radio...
[619 Sports]
That is what you know....here's what you might not know:
Jay Cutler has gone crazy. He's selling house in Denver. Parents are selling house in Denver. The city of Denver is unhappy with boy and his bad haircut.
[Denver Post]
Former NFL RB, Travis Henry, is in prison for a coke bust, is flat broke, and owes child support.....for his nine kids....by nine different women. The next time your life gives you lemons...forget the lemonade and ponder the plight of Travis Henry.
[Denver Post]
The United States beat the Netherlands, 9-3, to stay alive in the World Baseball Classic. Played in Miami, 157 people watched it all unfold. What a terrible baseball city yet they have two World Series Championships.......ahhhh, the torture.
[SD-Union Tribune (AP)]
There's a lot of other stuff that happened too but as far as I'm concerned its the end of the week as we know it...
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