Midway through the show, Brown actually got on the air with them.
What did he talk about?
“It’s Manny Day today,” Brown said of the newest L.A. Dodger Manny Ramirez, moments after telling the three he was the first in line at the restaurant to sign up to win free Lakers season tickets.
“They gave up nothing to get him,” Hartman told Brown.
Manny was one of many topics Hartman and his crew touched on, while bringing in guests via telephone like Tommy Lasorda and Lee “Hacksaw” Hamilton.
I did not take to the airwaves, but it was nice to get away from the office and walk over to the Hooters down the street on South Coast Drive to hear these guys talk about sports.
With the way the newspaper business is going, who knows, I might be needing to find a gig like theirs soon.
As for Friday, I found time to laugh it up with other sports fans, as we listened about various sports topics.
All was quiet on the Brett Favre front, but football talk still ruled the day, as far as hot topics go. That was mainly because Hartman had to share what Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson told him Friday morning, when the two talked about the top 10 backs of all-time in the NFL, mainly ball carriers who transcended their time.
Hartman is working on a book that will include lists of top players in different sports.
Dickerson surprised Hartman, and eventually many listeners, when he said he would not include Jim Brown in his top 10, because his running style would not hold up in today’s NFL, Hartman relayed. Gale Sayers could play in any era, Hartman said of what Dickerson told him.
A preseason game has yet to be played, but football still riled up listeners, who also wanted to talk about Ramirez and the Angels’ remarkable July.
