Comments on: Was Jonny Miller a bigger “Curse” Pusher than Shaughnessy?

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:25:07 +0000

The article says Miller was born and raised in Newton. Therefore I assume he grew up a Red Sox fan, and because of that I tend to believe he still is a Sox fan. So I don’t know why he would want the team to lose. It doesn’t make sense. Miller just might be a cynic, which is probably too much for millionaires playing a kid’s game to stomach.

By: Rick Mc

Rick Mc — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:25:16 +0000

Who the f*ck is Jonny Miller? If he is on WBZ Radio, nobody under the age of 60 listens to him. If he is on WBZ television doing sports, nobody watches him and his career is deader than the dodo.

Local sports television sports guys need to be put down. They are more irrelevant than an issue of Pravda from November 1989.

By: Big Jeff

Big Jeff — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:50:17 +0000

Miller serves no purpose other than to collect sound bites for the radio. Something a trained animal can do. The piece also says he doesn’t get paid, he just does it to be the jerk that he is.

He’s not a reporter or a journalist. He’s a guy holding a microphone and letting someone talk into it. Papelbon seems to be right on target about who Miller really is.

And he seems to be universally respected amongst the other members of the media, which is a sure sign that he should be universally loathed by everyone else.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:58:06 +0000

Interesting article. While I agree that they do not need to be cheerleaders, I also think that they don’t need to go to the other extreme and solely focus on the negative (wherever they can find it). And then they wonder why the players won’t talk to them…..

I never knew that Miller has CP (which sucks), but I do wonder if he gets a free pass as a result. Almost like the Seinfeld epsiode where Uncle Leo gets busted shoplifting and his weak attempt at an excuse was “I’m an old man, I’m confused!”

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:20:35 +0000

I have to agree.

That Drew Barrymore thing goes way beyond classless. And, sadly, I do believe that a media member who was not handicapped: A) wouldn’t have tried such a thing; and B) wouldn’t have skated pretty much scot-free after doing so.

I feel bad that the guy has CP, but really, some of this stuff attributed to him is beyond the pale.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:17:08 +0000

Reporters have varying styles and Miller is clearly from the Clif Keane school of reporting. That said, some fans feel the reporter is obligated to be on the team’s side that he is covering and not present any negative because players don’t like it and it may cause some doubts to creep into their minds. I couldn’t disagree more.

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:00:35 +0000

Wow that story about the sign he held up for Drew Barrymore is bad. I have to agree with the early commenters who said he may have skated by because of his disability. If another reporter held up that sign, they would be ripped and deservedly so.

The Klansmen costume idea was pretty good though.

By: T-man

T-man — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:10:24 +0000

I have to agree with Tony. What a “jerk” Miller was/is. I wish there were more “inside stories” as to what miserable people some of these reporters are. Prior to this I’d cut Miller some slack when I’d hear some of the dumb questions he’d ask during interviews; but, now, I realize he doesn’t deserve the benefit of the doubt. As a reporter, he needs to start asking thoughtful, insightful questions rather than the standard pablum he offers up each and every day.

By: james

james — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:07:26 +0000

All i know is ‘Fever Pitch’ was so bad i hadda stop watching halfway through

By: Classless

Classless — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:01:55 +0000

Miller wins with the Klansmen costumes to those 2 idiots.