The ESPN sports show host (and subject of that lame Jason Alexander sitcom from a couple of years ago, Listen Up) makes his debut tonight on Monday Night Football, a preseason game between the Raiders and the Vikings, and he's a little worried about it. As he says in a not-so-subtle way in this New York Times piece, "I'm going to bomb."
Maybe this is just a way of lowering expectations. He's not going to bomb or be terrible. I mean, Tony, it can't be any worse than Listen Up, can it?
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8-14-2006 @ 2:12PM
Joel Keller said...
Why is this a surprise, Bob? Kornheiser's entire career has been built on his neurotic personality. In every venture he's been involved with, he's always thought that he was going to stink or bomb. Why do you think he always says at the end of every PTI episode, "We'll try to do better the next time"? Because he truly feels that way! To me, this is just par for the course as far as Kornheiser is concerned.
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8-14-2006 @ 4:20PM
Kit said...
He's really nuts. Better listen to his words
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8-14-2006 @ 6:15PM
Zach said...
he'll be fine, a breath of fresh air, i'm more worried about tirico, no matter what that guys voice can not project any level of excitement. It should have been Kornheiser, Theisman, and Al Michaels
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8-15-2006 @ 2:31PM
GMCAM said...
Please get Tony off the air. If he didn't know what a silent count was at his age or stage in his life or career, he has no business being an anouncer on MNF.
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8-21-2006 @ 8:46PM
doctor football said...
He looks and sounds a lot better than Mrs. Yellow Teeth...Suzie Kobler. Now someone needs to help her out with a clean smile and softer presentation. Afterall, she is a woman not a man.
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8-21-2006 @ 9:51PM
Brenda said...
If they keep this guy on Monday night, I will no longer watch the game. He SUCKS! He talks too much and he is always challenging things that just aren't important to the game. SHUT HIM UP!
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8-22-2006 @ 11:15AM
Dave said...
I agree that Kornheiser is absolutely the WORST MNF "color" guy in history. He and his fans think his comments are cute and clever, but they are neither. He is stupidly antagonistic to his partners, especially Theismann. The whole thing is painful to watch and I am looking for some way of getting the audio from another source so I don't need to hear him anymore.
The funny thing is that I have listened to his ESPN Radio show and generally like it. I just think this is a gig where he is uncomfortable and knows that he has very little to add, and boy, does it show!
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