Enjoy!

Let your voice be heard!!!

Plenty to feel bad about in the sports world these days.

This should help restore your faith in humanity (even if just for one minute and 10 seconds)

(UPDATE: The video that I based this article/post on has been made private on YouTube by the producer of the show. I hope they will reconsider or it will be posted again, but for now, we're kind of out of luck. - Shockey)

Kevin Shockey
Producer

I'm not one to pick fights with other media members at all, and I hope this doesn't come across as that, but Bill Wixey really blew it this morning on this one.

Before I go any further, here is what I'm talking about.



I understand the goal of entertaining people during a show that is on the air for a long time. After all, Softy, Abker, and I are on the air for 3.5 hours every day talking sports and we try to entertain people while informing and facilitating interesting conversation.

I have no problem with a show attempting humor to lighten the mood. I DO, however, have a problem with this attempt at humor for two reasons.

1 - As Seattleites, we are all keenly aware of what is going on as Chris Hansen et al. try to buy and then relocate the franchise to Seattle. This is not a small thing and we know that it can be VERY difficult for the current fans of the team that is moving. I do not expect anybody to "feel bad" for the fans in Sacramento because this is just part of how professional sports work sometimes. I do, however, hope that Seattle fans would be above the name-calling and face-rubbing as Sacramentans go through it. On Softy's show, we have been careful to make it not an "Us vs Them" thing because it is out of the fans hands. That's why we're able to have guys like Ryan Lillis, Bryan May, Rob McAllister, and (maybe most significantly) Carmichael Dave on our show.

2 - It wasn't funny! If you're going to do something like this list, you need to make sure it was funny. I have come up with LOTS of bits for the shows I produce on KJR that, when we look closer at them, just aren't very funny so we don't run them.

Our good friend, the aforementioned Carmichael Dave, is a NATIVE Sacramentan, a radio host, and a damn fine American. He has been a fun guy to follow on twitter, have on our show, and interact with through all of this stuff and he saw the video. Needless to say, he was unimpressed.

When he took a stab at it to show how it should have been done, I'd say he nailed it:

Let me try my own Sacramento mean list Bill- at least be funny. #meanlist

— Carmichael Dave (@CarmichaelDave) April 4, 2013

1. Sacramento's main tourist attraction is a place called "Old Sac".

— Carmichael Dave (@CarmichaelDave) April 4, 2013

2. Speaking of old sac's, Sacramento is the taint of N. California. Taint SF. Taint Lake Tahoe. #meanlist

— Carmichael Dave (@CarmichaelDave) April 4, 2013

3. The reason CA politicians passed term limits resoundingly is to limit the term they have to spend in Sacramento.

— Carmichael Dave (@CarmichaelDave) April 4, 2013

4. Rejected Sacramento tourism motto:"Sacramento! We have rafts!!

— Carmichael Dave (@CarmichaelDave) April 4, 2013

5. Accepted and approved Sacramento tourism motto:"Sacramento! Hey- At least it's not Stockton!!"#meanlist

— Carmichael Dave (@CarmichaelDave) April 4, 2013

I'm still a fan of Bill Wixey and his story of battling cancer is an inspiring one. I just hope he leaves comedy to the professionals (not me, in case you were wondering) and takes the high road in the future when it comes to Seattle, Sacramento, the NBA, and the Kings.

What do you think? Hit me up on twitter @KevinShockey, email me KevinShockey@clearchannel.com, or text me (just kidding, I'm not giving you my cell phone number).

PAC-12 COORDINATOR OF MEN’S BASKETBALL OFFICIATING ED RUSH ANNOUNCES HIS RESIGNATION


Walnut Creek, Calif. – Pac-12 Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officiating Ed Rush has announced his resignation, effective immediately, the Conference announced today.

After serving as a consultant to the Pac-12 men’s basketball officiating program since 2007, Rush was named the Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officiating in May 2012. This followed a position in the NBA league office and 32 seasons as an NBA official, including serving as Director of Officiating for the NBA from 1998 to 2003.

In accepting Rush’s resignation, Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott said, “I want to express my appreciation for the great contribution Ed made to basketball officiating for the Conference during his tenure, particularly in the area of training and the cultivation of new officiating talent. All of us at the Conference thank him for his years of hard work, and we wish him well.”

"I would like to thank the Pac-12 for giving me the opportunity to lead a group of officials who are working so hard to make the Pac-12 the best officiated conference in college basketball,” said Rush. “My first and highest concerns have always been the integrity of the game of basketball and the honor of the craft of officiating. While I am proud of what we have accomplished, my decision to resign reflects my strong desireto see the Pac-12 officiating program continue to grow and thrive," concluded Rush.

Scott said a process to select a new officiating coordinator will be part of the overall program review that had already been scheduled for after the college basketball season.

Listen today as Abker and Spike host the show and give Softy's stuff away!

Here are what people are taking as we go through the show:

James - Harry Potter Book Set

Softy talked with the 15-year Dallas Cowboy who will be doing a signing at Mill Creek Sports on Saturday, April 6.

They talked about his career, Tony Romo and the current era Cowboys, and what Ed thinks about the Seahawks.