The Latest Episode of “The Knee Jerks” with Special Guest Bob Page

It was a no-holds barred episode of The Knee Jerks last night on Blog Talk Radio, as Big Al and I welcomed former Detroit and New York broadcasting legend Bob Page to the program.

As expected (and hoped), Page told it like it was. It was a wonderful first hour of a special, expanded, two-hour edition of TKJ.

Here are some highlights:

On being down on major league baseball, Page said, “After the 1994 strike, when they canceled the World Series, I was essentially done. You think I’m going to pay to see that nonsense?”

He went on talk about his time in Detroit: “It’s my hometown and always will be. I would have liked to have come back and done something in Detroit, but it’s a soft market, and everyone is afraid of their own shadow.”

After that, Page talked about his show in New York: “They brought me in the back door on a little-known network and a little-known show. Other guys, like Eli Zaret and Bernie Smilovitz, were brought in as these big stars. Maybe that’s why I lasted so long, and they didn’t.”

On New York as a sports town, he said, “I will tell you that New York is, by far, the most overrated sports towny far.”

When asked about the University of Michigan football program, Page responded, “Les Miles should be the coach at Michigan. All [Athletic Director] Bill Martin had to do was call Les, say, ‘It’s time to come home. We don’t care what you’re making at LSU.’ And Les would have been on the next plane. Bill Martin screwed that up terribly!”

And that’s just scratching the surface.

Tune in and hear Bob, Al, and I talk Tigers, Pistons, and Red Wings. Plus, we named our respective Jerks of the Week (mine wasn’t even about sports!).

You can listen to the show here: