Ron Cameron

[Majik]

I hear the Ron Cameron suite has a special spot for a briefcase. They don’t give you a can opener however.

That suite might be haunted too. There may be the ghost of a dead maid that steals notes containing phone numbers.

[Momo]

November 9, 2019 (Hour 1)
Open line with Ron and Matt
https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7eb0a ... on-cameron

If the last hour was (mostly) the Era of Good Feelings between Ron & Matt, this hour is a Return to Normalcy with our dynamic duo.

When Matt said, "Penn State got upset," Ron exclaimed, "You don't have to come up & tell me that."

When Matt gave a shout-out to PJ Fleck - "He's a heckuva coach ...," a peevish Ron said, "Why are you talking like that? I know that. I don't have to be told that."

During the start of a call from Berkley Larry, who's become something of a new regular now, Ron told Matt not to interrupt him. When a discussion ensued about a possible trade for Hassan Whiteside, then, as Ron noted, with Portland. Ron was leery because he "gets in the doghouse in Miami a lot." Matt asked, "Isn't he on Portland?" "I just said he was on Portland, " Ron barked. "Don't interrupt me." When Larry chimed in with, "I think you said Miami," Ron said, "No, when he was with Miami."

A possible Andre Drummond/Tristan Thompson trade was discussed. Although Ron asked for Thompson's stats, Matt provided the stats for Drummond. "We're not talking about Andre Drummond here!" Ron said. "I just went over his stats before! ... We're talking about Thompson." When Matt apologized - "I dropped the ball on that one" - Ron said, "Well, ... just don't come in, then."

Ron vetoed the trade wholly on the basis of a comparison of the two players' stats. He then immediatedly pivoted to his complaint that Blake Griffin is "just a stats man."

Discussing the ongoing MSU-Illinois game, Matt said, "This looks like this might be an interception." Ron was not having it. "It looks like it is an interception?! There's no such thing ... 'looks like it might be.'"

The two also differed over Pudge Rodriguez's value as a Tiger, with Matt opining that Pudge turned things around for the team. No, Ron countered, "he turned them upside down." Pudge, he insisted, was a loser behind the plate. Apparently relying on his sources in the "dressing room," he stated, "Why do you think none of the pitchers wanted to pitch to Pudge Rodriguez?" "Because," he answered his own question, "he's for himself." Ron added Pudge got Alan Trammell fired "when he went through his divorce." Relying on his dubious insider status, Ron added that, "You don't know these things. I do."

Mr. Positive, calling himself the "Electrifying Mr. Positive," asked Ron about his restaurant plans. Ron said he was looking at a restaurant, but he was "checking his finances, which aren't what they used to be."

Cowboy called a couple of times, but the connection kept breaking up. Cowboy attributed it to the phones "they have here." (If Ron had any listening skills, he would have known long ago that Cowboy was never using his own phone.) Ron asked Cowboy to email, instead. There was no such email thereafter.

Kurt called & mentioned the new tower at WPON & how much it improved reception in his part of town. Ron was not impressed. It was, he said, 13 or 14 "years too late for him." He wasn't sorry he moved from there. In a familiar refrain, he said, "It's a Mickey Mouse operation there." He added that he "lost too much money waiting" for the new tower.

[Bobbert]

November 9, 2019 (Hour 1)
Open line with Ron and Matt
https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7eb0a ... on-cameron

The two also differed over Pudge Rodriguez's value as a Tiger, with Matt opining that Pudge turned things around for the team. No, Ron countered, "he turned them upside down." Pudge, he insisted, was a loser behind the plate. Apparently relying on his sources in the "dressing room," he stated, "Why do you think none of the pitchers wanted to pitch to Pudge Rodriguez?" "Because," he answered his own question, "he's for himself." Ron added Pudge got Alan Trammell fired "when he went through his divorce." Relying on his dubious insider status, Ron added that, "You don't know these things. I do."

Two nights ago, Ron probably felt like smashing the TV screen when Pudge Rodriguez presented Miguel Cabrera with gifts from the Texas Rangers.

[Bobbert]

November 9, 2019 (Hour 1)
Open line with Ron and Matt
https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7eb0a ... on-cameron

If the last hour was (mostly) the Era of Good Feelings between Ron & Matt, this hour is a Return to Normalcy with our dynamic duo.

When Matt said, "Penn State got upset," Ron exclaimed, "You don't have to come up & tell me that."

When Matt gave a shout-out to PJ Fleck - "He's a heckuva coach ...," a peevish Ron said, "Why are you talking like that? I know that. I don't have to be told that."

During the start of a call from Berkley Larry, who's become something of a new regular now, Ron told Matt not to interrupt him. When a discussion ensued about a possible trade for Hassan Whiteside, then, as Ron noted, with Portland. Ron was leery because he "gets in the doghouse in Miami a lot." Matt asked, "Isn't he on Portland?" "I just said he was on Portland, " Ron barked. "Don't interrupt me." When Larry chimed in with, "I think you said Miami," Ron said, "No, when he was with Miami."

A possible Andre Drummond/Tristan Thompson trade was discussed. Although Ron asked for Thompson's stats, Matt provided the stats for Drummond. "We're not talking about Andre Drummond here!" Ron said. "I just went over his stats before! ... We're talking about Thompson." When Matt apologized - "I dropped the ball on that one" - Ron said, "Well, ... just don't come in, then."

Ron vetoed the trade wholly on the basis of a comparison of the two players' stats. He then immediatedly pivoted to his complaint that Blake Griffin is "just a stats man."

Discussing the ongoing MSU-Illinois game, Matt said, "This looks like this might be an interception." Ron was not having it. "It looks like it is an interception?! There's no such thing ... 'looks like it might be.'"

The two also differed over Pudge Rodriguez's value as a Tiger, with Matt opining that Pudge turned things around for the team. No, Ron countered, "he turned them upside down." Pudge, he insisted, was a loser behind the plate. Apparently relying on his sources in the "dressing room," he stated, "Why do you think none of the pitchers wanted to pitch to Pudge Rodriguez?" "Because," he answered his own question, "he's for himself." Ron added Pudge got Alan Trammell fired "when he went through his divorce." Relying on his dubious insider status, Ron added that, "You don't know these things. I do."

Mr. Positive, calling himself the "Electrifying Mr. Positive," asked Ron about his restaurant plans. Ron said he was looking at a restaurant, but he was "checking his finances, which aren't what they used to be."

Cowboy called a couple of times, but the connection kept breaking up. Cowboy attributed it to the phones "they have here." (If Ron had any listening skills, he would have known long ago that Cowboy was never using his own phone.) Ron asked Cowboy to email, instead. There was no such email thereafter.

Kurt called & mentioned the new tower at WPON & how much it improved reception in his part of town. Ron was not impressed. It was, he said, 13 or 14 "years too late for him." He wasn't sorry he moved from there. In a familiar refrain, he said, "It's a Mickey Mouse operation there." He added that he "lost too much money waiting" for the new tower.

During one of their flare-ups, Matt told Ron, "I'm your producer, Ron, I'm always here to help anytime." In general, I can understand Ron's frustration with Matt, but Ron could be a little more patient and not constantly look for ways to jump on Matt. During the Larry from Berkley call, Ron told Larry not to interrupt him, using the same tone of voice that he uses with Matt.

Ron talked about being pre-empted the next week by both Wayne State football and basketball on the same day. But he didn't have any problem with that, because the Mickey Mouse station at the time was WPON, not WDTK. Now of course, it's reversed, thanks mostly to Ron's careless talk.

It's too bad the Pistons didn't trade for Tristan Thompson. Ron would have had a field day with him, talking about his four children with three women, including a Kardashian.

During the problems with Cowboy's call, Ron said, "You're cracking up," leading to the obvious next comment, "You're probably cracking up anyway." Ron chuckled with glee at his wittiness.

Chris from Livonia's relationship with Matt went from "My dude!" the previous week to "My man."

When informed by Kurt that the Tigers still owed Prince Fielder money, Ron replied, "I don't know why he needs the money, he's got free McDonald's for the rest of his life." I guess Ron was referring to this 1992 commercial:

[Momo]

With Spencer Torkelson now taking the team lead in both homers & RBI, will he supplant Jake Rogers as the choice of Ron (“stats are for losers” … except, mostly, when they’re everything) as the Tigers’ ASG representative?

[sparty89]

No guests for the one man operation. Nobody wants to work.

[Momo]

Martin back as the lead-in. No guests today … or tomorrow. One-man operation.

[edj]

Right off the bat, one man operation!

[Momo]

Jimmy D. next week.

[sparty89]

Jim Price is a loser, we all know that.

[Momo]

Power out at Ron’s motel, so he had to listen to Dickerson.

[Momo]

His hatred of Dickerson borders on the pathological.

[Momo]

Caller #1: Mr. Positive. Ron can now hear him.

[sparty89]

Rogers caught a GREAT game in all aspects.

[Momo]

Mr. Positive - not to be confused with Cowboy - was on Chris Cuomo’s show.