Why boo Dusty when you've got Stephen A. sitting right there?

Do I smell a Jim Rome Chris Everett moment a-brewing?

Let's get a Deadspin Commenters Field Trip together to the taping...we can be quiet, attentive audience members and sit on our hands. No cheering, no booing, just silent disgust at Stephen A.

Look, if they want a ratings gimmick, just try this...

"I bet you won't call me Tammy Fay any more, because if you do, there's going to be trouble."

"I BET YOU I DO! TAMMY FAY!"

(Scuffle ensues)

drew wins...everybody else go home.

dusty should no show like an angry larry sanders guest.

If Dusty wants to nip a setup in the bud, he'll come bearing Chee-tos.

I was saying Boo-urns.

I'd love to see Dusty and Stephen A. throw down. Any bets? I'd go with Dusty in a TKO.

I was saying boo-urns.

Damn it, Tom.

Jinx!

I think it might go down something like this.

Stephen A.: "SO! Are you going to take ANY responsibility for this CIRCUS YOU CALL A BASEBALL TEAM?!"

Dusty: "Stop yelling at me Stephan A.!"

Audience: Dead silence in the confusion of which person to boo.

much like springer, the boos will inevitably turn to wild cheering the instant dusty flashes his juggs.

Stay classy, Bristol.

Stephen A.'s graphic in the background is a solid white silhouette. Anyone else find that ironic?

I think Steven A wants the noise so that Dusty doesn't fall asleep like he does on the Cubs bench.

More proof of what incredible pieces of shit both Stephen A. Hole and ESPN are.

As if we needed any.

I wonder if we'll find out (once and for all) who Darren Baker's baby mama is! Oh no you dint! (Triple finger snap zing)

At the risk of revealing my true nature, doesn't the idea of a professional sports related Jerr Springer type show appeal to anyone else? I mean imagine an episode with John Rocker, that mini-Pedro guy from a few years ago, Tanya Harding and the Iron Sheik all discussing the Middle East crisis. This has got to be a ratings winner.

You know your show is in the toilet when you're left trying to book guests that are more hated than your host.

soozycue, you're inferring that Stephen A. would actually ask a tough question. Here are some more realistic questions he might ask:

"How hard has this year been for you?"
"What's the one thing about you people don't understand?"
"How hard is it to be black man today managing in Chicago?"
"It seems to me that people might have the wrong perception of you. Would that be correct?"
"Do you feel like there's a double standard?"

If they're going to go Springer, might as well bring Mark Prior on to throw a chair at Dusty... and promptly tear his rotator cuff in doing so, leading to a 5-month stint on the DL and questions about his long term ability to return to form, etc. etc. etc.

Or maybe they can have a goat roast.

Lance Uppercut:
You are hired to run whatever network I may wind up owning in the future.

"Boo our guest, boo our guest
made from real gorilla chest
feel this sweater, there's not better
than authentic irish setter."

Mattingly, get rid of those sideburns...
sorry there's just been so many simpsons references...i just had to add one...

Dave Ryan:

I would get Carl Everett and Darren Daulton to discuss biological evolution and the space-time continuum. Mike Tyson could moderate.

Has anybody seen Rock Strongo???

"NOW, DUSTY! YOU KNOW YOU WANT A CHEEZ DOODLE! YOU CAN'T DENY THAT THESE CHEEZ DOODLES ARE DELICIOUS! QUITE FRANKLY, I CAN'T BELIEVE I EVEN HAVE TO TELL YOU THIS!"

We need to put an end to black on black crime.

It could be like Maury where get the results of the Cubs management backstage.

"Dusty, you are......NOT the manager of the Cubs."

"QUITE FRANKLY, YOU DON'T EVEN NEED A TOOTHPICK AFTER TASTING THESE DELICIOUS DOODLES, DUSTY! SAVE THE TOOTHPICK FOR THE DUGOUT!"

Will Dusty be appearing in sweatbands?

True Big Daddy.

But hey - Say it, don't spray it Stephen A.
For god sakes, dusty already needs a hearing aid.

I totally expect Stephen A. to hint about a whole
'How tough has the white media been on you?' route with Baker, neverminding the fact that the Cubs are complete crap. (That may even be a problem Baker has to face, but Stephen A. is a complete joke of an interviewer.)

I'm sure I'll get flamed for this but I actually think Stephen A. Smith is a pretty good interviewer.

I'm sure I'll get flamed for this but I actually think Stephen A. Smith is a pretty good interviewer.

Are you kidding me? The way he sucks his guest's dicks, you'd think he was a fluffer.

I'll take the bullet for you cml sox:

SAS is better on Quite Frankly than he is on the NBA Shootaround. He's not ALWAYS screaming and competing for attention. Sometimes he even makes a salient point or two. On NBA Shootaround (or whatever that show is called), I'm convinced his job is just to make Legler look like a genius.

{ducks}

Bird and cml sox, Stephen A. doesn't scream at his guests, but the way he acts like they build tree houses together is ridiculous. I don't watch the show much (he irritates me too much), but all I've seen is him flattering his quests so later he can act like their best friends. I remember when Iverson was on the show once, he yelled out the crowd because they didn't applause enough for AI: "GIVE IT UP FOR THE MAN! HE SAID HE LOVES HIS MOMMA!" Does that really require applause?

I would rather watch Stephen A interview Dusty Bottoms. How can we make this happen?

Looks like somebody's been down here with the "Ugly Stick".