Comments on: Approval Ratings – Pete Sheppard

By: Upton

Upton — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:48:23 +0000

Disapprove to the 100th power.

Where does one start to underscore the weaknesses of this clown?

1) The infamous “Tennessee” interview. That should have him fired on its own.

2) His incredibly suck-up to Bob Kraft during an interview at last year’s Super Bowl. “Mr. Kraft, do other owners come to you for pointers?”

3) He freaking gave Gabriela Sabatini a rose during a press conference

4) A classic bully. He and 4-A Lou Merloni went after Evan Grant like he was a child molester, but can “Pete the Meat” name four positional starters on any team in MLB other than the Red Sox or Yanks?

5) Hypocrite. If someone dares to misprononce the name of a Boston athlete, he’ll jump all over them. Yet, he regularly mispronounces names of out-of-town athletes during his flashes.

6) Talentless. Rarely brings any real insight to the table. He has good pipes (only reason he was hired in the first place) but never uses them for original thought.

7) Gutless. Take your fat, sorry ass down to Bristol and let Vince Doria know what you really think of them.

By: Vito diGregorio

Vito diGregorio — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:54:01 +0000

Does a good job at presenting the flash for listeners but sometimes gets too emotional and acts unprofessional over trivial things. is basically congenial toward the callers unless he is personally attacked, in that regard I don’t blame him. Like him especially when he discusses the “Azzurri” soccer squad during the World Cup, so I slightly approve him on The Big Show.

By: Nixon

Nixon — Wed, 07 May 2008 18:10:14 +0000

Wow, with all these negative comments here it is hard to believe we are talking about the #1 rated Afternoon Show in Boston on the #1 rated Sports Station in the country. I guess that stuff about the “silent majority” is true.

By: K-Man

K-Man — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:14:18 +0000

I cannot believe how many people approve of this hack. It just goes to show you how the bar has been lowered when a load like this is on afternoon drive on a major market radio station. Positively embarrasing.

By: eireanch

eireanch — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:25:21 +0000

Mild disapprove. I like him better when he’s running the studio. But when he gets into flash boy, Ordway ball washer, scream over every caller who disagrees with him mode, I tire quickly. Besides, I only listen to the Big Show when Felger is in commercial.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:18:20 +0000

mean spirited fat boy, last name isn’t even Sheppard, thats his “stage name”…real name is Costello..insert Abbott joke here

By: Regnad Kcin

Regnad Kcin — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:16:41 +0000

I have noted that he is a better host than Ordway – admittedly a strange phenomenon. But that’s it.

Disapprove.

What I do approve of is the many funny comments being directed at this knucklehead here today. Makes my day.

By: gary

gary — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:10:42 +0000

I don’t understand the reasoning of approving because he’s better than Ordway. That’s like saying that you’d prefer losing your left foot as opposed to your right foot. The guy is borderline retarded, as seen by his speech and ideas.

By: The Actuary

The Actuary — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:21:57 +0000

Pete knows most of the time he’s over the top, and makes no pretense he is an “expert” at any sport (Exhibit 1: the “Lock of the Day”. He tries to play Everyman and it works. Plus, the show gets infinitely better when he hosts it in the O’s absence.

Approve.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:09:12 +0000

The level of approval votes continues to baffle me. There are many times that I want to listen to sports radio for my afternoon drive home, but being North of Boston WEEI is the only signal I get. Because I enjoy sports I have tried to stomach the Big Show, but it is now virtually unlistenable. I still attempt to listen every now and then, but I typically find myself going to another program after only a nimute or two. Pete Sheppard is one of the primary reasons for this.

His knowledge of sports is limited yet he frequently shouts down callers that offer a view different from his… He is such a homer that anything he offers as “fact” must be taken with a grain of salt… His interviewing skills are painfully poor… Does not know when it is appropriate to simply shut up and let others speak… His on-air persona is simply not likeable…