The "Free-Fall-To-My-Death" Dream Replaced By A Greater Horror : The Bleacher Bums Return to the Airwaves

Better Swayze: Bohdi in Point Break or Daulton in Road House?

It's alright. They're not back on the air.....I'm describing my personal nightmare. Every time I think that I may not have something to write about......up sprouts material (of course this was supposed to be finished on Friday). The inspiration; former Bleach Bum ATL Earl ranting and raving on the Scott & BR show.

ATL is a moron and I don't have to prove it because he does it on his own every time he opens his mouth. He cried that San Diego wasn't ready for the brand of radio he and Jordan provided; two fans who kept it real. He went on to say, "San Diego can't accept that the Padres suck and the Chargers can't admit that they kept the Wrong QB (Rivers instead of Brees) and let the wrong RB leave (should have kept Turner and cut LT after '07 season).

Here's why you're an idiot Earl:

1. The Padres are in last place so technically they do suck. But it is the uneducated fan who cannot see the great strides that have been made in recent months. The Hairston trade brought power arms but most importantly opened up playing time for both Venable and Blanks which has worked out nicely. The Peavy trade brought more power arms and opened up payroll flexibility.........the kind that would allow the FO to sign all of it's draft picks. The Padres are on the come.....you idiot!
2. When you have a young QB on the bench who has been paid 1st round money and your starter who is about to become a FA shreds his throwing shoulder in the season finale the decision for General Manager AJ Smith becomes pretty simple: let Brees walk and turn the keys over to Rivers. In fact I'm amazed that AJ even offered Brees a contract after a labrum tear to his throwing shoulder. I like Drew Brees A LOT.....but anyone who thinks he should have been retained with that sort of medical red flag is a MORON/IDIOT.
   

I cannot believe San Diego was subjected to such lunacy during the Bleacher Bum experiment. At the end of the day it was not their abrasive personas, combative positions, or anti San Diego biases that made The Bleacher Bums so intolerable. It was the simple fact that they were so uneducated as sports fans. Ignorant to San Diego's history as well as the general sports knowledge required of some one who would discuss it as a profession.

I have not plummeted to a free fall death and the Bleacher Bums are still off the air. Life is good.

Every Bleacher Bum Broadcast should have ended with the audio from this Billy Madison scene:

Jordan and Earl's contribution to talk radio in a nutshell.

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