Who You Got?, Wanted !, The Ride In, No Dan Today

No Dan Today

Dan is soaking up the sun by day and football by night in Miami at the BCS title game. In studio today for Dan was Chris Mannix for Sports Illustrated and SI.com. Continue to reach for the stars Chris. Dan is expected back Tuesday. One day, some day, Chris you will be the one they call first because they want to call you first.  By the way, you are a better writer, better on mic, know how to wear your clothes and are more athletic than McLovin even though you’re a little on the undeveloped side torso-wise. Word – weights. Just sayin'.

           The Ride In

The bleery look?
Side effect of the car ride.

Mannix car-pooled with McLovin on the way in today. He characterized the ride as pathetic. First, McLovin isn’t a driver, he’s a rider, a train rider. Mannix is lucky he wasn’t killed on the way in. Second, it’s not a guy’s car, it’s a family car with two child seats in the back. Third, the car is a breeding ground for illness. The kids have been sick, McLovin is sick. Short of sticking his head out the car window, trying not to touch anything and then sterilizing once out, Mannix took his chances by getting in. Fourth, even when McLovin is in control he’s still not on time. Even though McLovin picked up Chris late, some how he made up time during the drive so they could barely get there in time. Mannix was right, you can’t use the kids as an excuse. That was your decision and you have to deal with it, not everyone else. McLovin’s life = birth control for others.  Chris will be taking his chances on the train for the ride home. 

       Who You Got?

It’s seems if you’re Irish, Catholic or from Indiana you’re picking Notre Dame.  If you’re rooting for Alabama it seems you’re anyone else.  At least that’s how it is where I’m from.  

It’s not all that different in the man cave today either.  Friendly little wager: Loser wears suit coat, shirt and tie the next time they work together.  Since none of them like to dress that way, it’s a matter of comfort.  Mannix took Bama, Paulie and Seton took Notre Dame.   

                  Wanted!

Ha !  
He's not going to be your coach  !

Our man Tony Dungy, FNIA, has been contacted by third parties from different NFL teams about head coaching jobs. Sorry, not interested. Maybe had he been contacted by the owners or GMs of the teams he may have felt otherwise? Respect.

Award Winning Performance? It's the Pain It's the Drugs It's... + More

Know Your Show

If you’re going to call in to the show, know what sports seasons are active, know the audience and know that this show doesn’t "break down" teams, players, games, fans or announcers. Learn a new language to get that response or result from DP and for Pete’s sake, be current. JT in CA, I know it was early in the morning on your side of the land but you had to have had an inkling that your call was going to be served didn’t you? Twins talk. Really? Where were you in May, June, July, August, yada, yada, yada? Come back again in the spring!

If it's spring, shouldn't the snow be gone in MN?

More Like U-Haul 

Boxy, slow U-Haul

Could it be that Dan has more speed than a former running back? Apparently so. Dan versus Jerome "The Bus" Bettis in a 50 yard dash. Dan with a 10 yard advantage finished with more than a 10 yard lead. Witnesses to the event were Rodney Harrison and Tony Dungy when they were all together doing NBC FNIA. Tony called it and Tony doesn’t lie.








Award Winning Performance? 

Ahh Dude, I'm headin' this way

McLovin may have set himself up for another Awful Announcing award this year for an ATG segment. Mini helmets move over for the wheel. Wheel of coaches that is. Physically, the wheel looked impressive and had great sound effects, but it also tripped McLovin up. His hodge podge wedge of coaching assistants - he only knew three of the five coaches. Another wedge – "This guy from the Niners!" also an assistant coach. He had Chip Kelly, from Oregon, going to two different teams. On another wedge - "This guy from Tampa Bay!" There was also one prospect he didn’t put on the wheel at all until the end of the segment when he just taped a full sheet on the bottom of the wheel. Dan hid his face in his hands in laughter until he had to wipe away the tears. Seton’s infectious laugh and all the craziness actually spread over to Paulie, who for just a little while had joy during the show. Fritzy seemed not to be able to follow along well. Must have been the meds. In the end, as it seems with all the ATG segments, Dan came away knowing less than before the segment started. Dan had asked before the show if McLovin wanted to run through the piece before air but McLovin decided to stay undercover and do it on his own. Aren’t we all glad he did?

It’s the Pain, It’s the Drugs, It’s… 

Hey Fritzy!  I made this
in 96 seconds!

Fritzy might have well blamed his mock headlines on the fact it was Thursday for as bad as they were today. 96 minutes of work for 90 seconds of silence from the peanut gallery. Dan’s words: "Like a chef taking 90 minutes to make toast." Today Fritzy made toast. He thought it was because he didn’t go pervy and needed to return to the inappropriate side. No, just go to the funny side.







Set Your DVRs ! 

Presumably this is not what Chrissy
will not be wearing Friday in studio

In the NYC studio, guests tomorrow will be: Peter King of NBC Sports, Actor Chi McBride and swimsuit model Chrissy Teigen. Who won’t be there? Our pervy little buddy. Fritzy’s timing continues to be on par.










                                                                                     Hot Water with the Mrs.

McLovin is following me again!

 This could really only be one of two Danettes. Today it was McLovin. He and his wife were looking on line for something for the kids. They ran across a headline about what professional athlete is Erin Andrews, of Fox Sports, dating. Of course McLovin had to click on it and didn’t take the smooth way of explaining his curiosity by saying something like: I’m just curious, she’s been on the show, she worked with Dan, or that Chrissy Teigan, who was in the shot with John Legend and the hockey player McLovin didn’t know who is seeing Erin, is coming on the show on Friday. Instead he told his wife she was super famous and his wife wanted to know if he had a crush on her, which he never admitted he did. On air he did say he was a little disappointed that Erin decided to date a pro-athlete and not a nerdy geek. Let’s face it, the US Weekly part of Dan’s personality would have clicked on the link too.

Not So Famous 

Conditional ticket giver

Dan had tickets to the Knicks/Spurs Thursday game. Good seats, not floor seats, but good seats. He was going to give them to Paulie and Seton until Paulie learned that the seats were good for Dan and a guest only otherwise there were no seats. We’ll have to see tomorrow if anyone actually went to the game and if there were any stories to accompany. Dan did joke if the game was going to be on ESPN he could hold up a sign saying Sports Center next or whatever happened to Dan Patrick? All too funny. Who would Dan choose if any of the Danettes were able to go? Wingman McLovin to help coax the famous female fans in their direction.

Programming Note From:

Look Out!
Here the Danettes Come!

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Whispering Buy Now
Clever marketing of the DP gear by running clips from the day Seton was mocking Dan by wearing different items after being scolded for not wearing DP gear to work when he was told to. Whoever’s idea this was for marketing product with humor and not hitting us over the head with "buy this item now" flashing at us over and over again like a Christmas commercial, thank you. By the way, if you put save10 in the promo box at check out you get 10% off your merchandise purchase. Just thought you should know.

Order by December 10th to guarantee
Christmas delivery!

All I Want For Playing Is….
What do you give the football student athlete who’s playing in a bowl game? Apparently it’s a Helen of Troy Hair dryer, a belt buckle, and a lapel pin. Paulie offered up info on bowl game gift bags thanks to a Sports Business Daily report. For the full list including date, time, location and TV station for the bowls and the full article of what all of the swag means visit:


http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2012/12/03/In-Depth/Bowl-gifts.aspx

Hottest Item of 19 different bowl games
Fossil watches

When Bold Predictions Go Bad
An I team investigation today from a prediction that was made in March of this year by McLovin during an ATG segment. He stated that the Denver Broncos with Peyton Manning would not make the play-offs and that if they did, he would gracefully move aside for a beautiful woman to sit in his seat. Well, McLovin, time to pay up. Instead of a beautiful female filling his seat, he’ll either have to get a crew cut or play the "to be made" wheel of punishment. Punishment to be determined on Thursday with execution on Friday. Of course McLovin wouldn’t commit to which direction he was going to go with his punishment because he had to talk to Dan after the show about it. Excuse me sir, my wineglass needs to be filled.

Time And Clarity
What was missing from Bob Costas’ commentary during half time on FNIA? Time and clarity. What was also missing for the audience was an understanding of what he was given to work with. He and the rest of the half time team, Dan, Tony and Rodney, were given direction as to who was covering what angles during the half time show of the Kansas City tragedy. From listening to a better explanation of what was going on behind the scenes I better understand why Costas said what he said and how he said it. Yes, he believes in what he said and isn’t backing down in that. How he said it in the short amount of time he was given, he does wish could have been different so he could have spoken more clearly or have been able to clarify the statements he had said. He broke his own rule by not saving this touch topic for a time and a place where he had the proper amount of time to present the position the way he would have liked. He was put in a tough spot and by paraphrasing the words of Jason Whitlock on gun control, it was a heavier statement than what was expected in a format of a halftime segment. Be careful of your criticism until you walk a mile in their shoes.

For those confused, these are not
the guns Whitlock said needed to be controlled

Dan On The Defense
You need to be careful what you wish for being in the public eye and living in a live, glass house for 3 hours a day, 5 days a week and that’s what Dan does, or tries to do. Does he get attacked for what he says or some of the guests he has on? Yes. When you twist Dan’s words, watch out. He will fight back. Would he change the format of what he says or who he has on the show? Highly doubtful. He doesn’t have only sports figures on and the sports figures or other genres are not limited to speaking on only what they are directly connected. If that were the case, the audience wouldn’t be able to call in because they didn’t play the game that they want to comment on. Because you do not share the same opinion of someone does not mean that you can’t respect that person or their right to own their opinion. This was the case with the Bob Costas booking. The show had on a relevant, interesting person speaking on a current topic. This is what the show tries to do every day. They color outside the lines on this show and they do it better than anyone else, fair and balanced. That phrase is overused and it drives me nuts but I’m using it, whatever. If you want sports, and only sports, this isn’t the show for you. If you want sports, plus a touch of other subjects as they relate to the world of sport, then stay tuned. Regular audience members wouldn’t want it any other way.


McLovin was right, it was better to defer conversation on this topic to someone who is experienced in balancing the issues in a live format. The gotcha culture that was now picking on Dan because they want to take a piece of what he said, and not all of what he said, is typical for a segment of society. Dan had a message for them, want to take him on, here we go. He does his homework, he’s not a reactive. Write your column live, the way he does every day, and see how that works for you. He does it every day. He was pissed and rightfully so. He found he was defending himself to many people he has had on the show. That’s sad.

DP sitting almost all alone in defense mode today

Take the wax out of your ears and listen to the entire conversation not just what you’re looking for. This applies to any topic and for everyone in any medium. Be a smart, educated listener/viewer. It seems what Dan is seeking is that his audience is thought provoked in what they learn each day they tune into the show. Can his critics say the same or are they just trying to sell their headline?

Lupus steals a young life, NFL coach yard sale

The show came to you from the NYC vacation man cave - 

If you’re a former NFL head coach do you hold a yard sale?
Tony dungy doesn’t wear any of his Buccaneers or Colts gear or either of his Super Bowl rings.  Now I can understand not wearing the rings.  They’re big, they’re expensive and not something you’d want on your hand if you were washing the car.  But what about the clothing?  Ok, so you’re an analyst and you want to be objective.  I’m not saying wear it during interviews or while on air but you could still wear it while you’re cleaning your gutters, taking out the trash, lounging around watching pro-bowling or sleeping if you don’t go bare.  At some point his wife is going to say that stuff is taking up too much space in the closet or basement and it’s going to have to go.  Tony, whatever you don’t give to charity to auction off you can send my way.  Thanks – me

I'd look good in this sweet sweater vest

Does Fritzy have a ghostwriter?
Fritzy’s MNF song was good, really good, maybe too good.  Did he get help from his professional writing brother?  When confronted by Dan, he couldn’t produce the script. It was on his brother’s computer.  Hmmm  His brother’s computer.  His brother that lives and works in California and writes for a living computer.  We heard a letter from the brother saying he in no way had anything to do with the MNF song.  Things just aren’t fitting together.  Great MNF song, on brother’s computer, not Fritzy’s…something’s fishy in the aquarium.  Too bad his brother didn’t help Fritzy with today’s mock headlines.

Did an ugly truth about a MNF song come out?

“I don’t give a rat’s ass about USC” Drama
Jim Mora Jr. is still a big thing.  Why is he still a big thing?  Because he’s making a stink over words that came out of his mouth on DP’s show.  Jim you said it.  It was not taken out of context. It was not edited. Go to The Dan Patrick Show website. The full interview is posted for your listening pleasure. After you sit quietly in a dark room and listen to the words coming out of your mouth, take your lumps, don’t be a high school girl - put on your big boy pants, call DP and give him an apology for bad mouthing a Marconi winner. Oh, well.  So Jim won’t be back on the show by his choice.  His loss, not ours.

I.Did.Not.Say.Rat's.Ass Grrrr

McLovin Jealousy and Hair Paint

Who spent time with Dan during the Thanksgiving weekend?  Not McLovin.  Dan and his son and Seton and his son all got together during the long weekend and did what multi-generational males do. Whatever it was, it was the highlight of Dan’s weekend.   Once again there were no pictures. Just like a previous Thanksgiving Dan/Seton get together there was no photographic evidence.  A little odd since Seton is one of the shows Twitter kings. In a move to shift the attention back to him, McLovin will have a painted hair reveal on Wednesday.  The blogger, who truly wants to be a talking hair do, thought his hair paint over the weekend didn’t go so well, had Dan look at it in private and got a two day hat permit.

Mani's, spray tans, paint -
so high maintenance

Fritzy’s Sharp Left Pervy Turn
In some crazy attempt to become relevant in the conversation about McLovin’s hair paint and how the camera shows your flaws - Fritzy contributed:  “TV adds a few inches”, “I’ve had some alone time in the back”, “Sometimes I hang out with the cleaning lady and we play cards”, “That (the groan from the back) was from the person who deals cards when we play strip poker”.  What goes through this man’s head while the show is in progress is amazing sometimes.

Not my idea of a great
strip poker view

Condolences 
To the Kevin McHale family in the loss of Kevin’s daughter, Alexandra “Sasha” McHale, who passed away Saturday at the age of 23 of complications from Lupus.  Kevin is the head coach of the Houston Rockets.  

To learn more about Lupus, please visit www.lupus.org

Gamblers love company, prison uniform anyone?

Coming to you from the NYC long weekend studio -

Prison Uniform Anyone?
Are you one to fall for the latest marketing ploy? The Pittsburgh Steelers are hoping so with the jersey the players wore during the SNF game. Certainly neither McLovin, nor I would wear this prison uniform replica so why would you? Wear it to the wrong state or city you may be getting more than you asked for in return for your investment.

Without the name, do you think chain gang
or football member

Peter Makes New Friends
What will get you lots of unwanted attention? Tweet your personal phone number. We’ve heard or seen this done before either accidentally by the owner or intentionally by someone holding a grudge or pranking someone. Most recently, Peter King did this to himself. 350+ calls and 270+ texts later he has changed his number and upset PR people across a nation.

Peter is lonely no more

Someone Made Dad Mad
Another way to tick Dan off – don’t watch him on TV when he uses your material from the show during major network time. This is what happened Sunday. Dan dropped the "Little Buckaroo" tag on the Buccaneer highlights expecting he would get a thank you from Fritzy. Nothing. No text, no email, no phone call, not even an acknowledgement when he came in this morning. What did Dan get from Fritzy? A text about Faith Hill and Byron Leftwich’s legs. What was Fritzy doing when Dan bestowed this honor? Listening to the Broncos game. No surprise, but Todd should have watched or listened to the taped broadcast before he got to work in the morning. You never know when dad will throw a life test your way. Don’t look for this opportunity to come along again anytime soon Fritzy. Dad was sulky and mad most of the show.  Good job bro.

Text-worthy legs

I Want You Back
Could we see another new hairstyle from McLovin? Don’t be surprised if you do. Dan was complimenting Seton again today on how well the bet cut looked on him, comparing him to Brad Pitt from one of his movies. The green eyed jealousy monster came out of McLovin once again. What will McLovin do to get Dan’s attention back?

If you turn out the lights, are
these McLovin's eyes?

Coffee Table Idea
Quickie interview with new Cup Champ, Brad Keselowski, as they were going up against the hard break. Brad did manage a total of three hours sleep after taking a little too much advantage of his sponsor’s product, Miller Lite beer. He had that raspy alcohol voice that made him sound as if he had been a long time smoker. His only thought during the race was, don’t screw up. Gotta wonder if that went out the window after a few gigantic glasses of beer. Did you see any of his post race interviews? Maybe the end of that motivational speech Ray Lewis left on his phone said …and party like a rock star after you take the championship. Dan wondered how much of what Brad does is to be an entertainer. All Brad knew was that when he is an entertainer, it tends to get him in trouble or cost him money like it did last week, 25K. Maybe he got into trouble last night, maybe today, he doesn’t know yet but he’ll be able to afford it a little more now after he gets his cut of the 5.6+ million dollar check coming his way from winning the championship. What is a red flag like for a driver in comparison to the average person? Like sitting in the parking lot at the grocery store and you’d rather be checking out what’s going on elsewhere than go inside. Roger Penske, the car owner, will be keeping the winning car for his museum, so nothing coming to the man cave there. Dan was interested that they recycle the cars that will no longer be used and then crush them. Maybe a nice car cube table for the green room would be useful.

Just a the remote and a few
magazines and you're good

Gamblers Love Company
Always entertaining, Shae in Irving with his love/hate relationship with his Cowboys and his weekend gambling stories. Comical how he tried to get Dan to come back to the fold. Shout out to the sneaky good audience member who got a sign calling out Shae in Irving on ESPN College Game Day.

Busta kitty, wag a finger, thank a veteran

Exciting new addition to the man cave! Fergie came through and sent her plated bust form that was made to fit her form and used to produce her outfit she wore during her Super Bowl appearance. A message was hand written on the bust as well. 

So smooth and shiny. Fritzy said he wouldn't touch it 
with his hands. Creepy thoughts setting in.

Family First:
Your wife is pregnant and due while the season is underway. Your team is doing fairly well in the standings. You’re considered one of the leaders on your NFL team. If your wife goes into labor on game day, do you miss the birth? This is what’s facing both Charles Tillman of the Bears and Ben Rottesberger of the Steelers. Although in most cases births go smoothly, nothing is 100% and Tillman knows that from the complications that occurred with the birth of his first child. Besides, there’s no push present large enough to erase the anger of your wife if you intentionally miss the birth. I just hope Tillman has the same support of his football family that Ben has been given.

If your father worked for you, would you be able to fire him? That’s a question that may cross Lane Kiffin’s path. His father Monte runs the USC defense. The defense that has given up yardage like it was the land rush. Add to this the Nerf footballs the student equipment manager has been putting out there, it’s enough to cause some sleepless nights. Of the on air personnel, only McLovin and Seton still have fathers so Dan wasn’t going to go around the room, as he usually does, to see how everyone would vote. Maybe we could have worded that poll question differently.

A man in termoil, Lane Kiffin

Seton paid up a portion of his bet debt and wore the tiger costume with tiger face paint. He was such a funny little kitty playing with the basketball, drinking coffee and sliding the control board knobs. Such a cute kitty.

Here kitty, kitty!  Have a little Devil's Cut and you'll feel better.

Are these parents for real? There was a review of several college hoops player names than you would swear were made up and part of one of Fritzy’s mock pieces. Everyone’s favorite, including mine, was Peter Jurkin. Really mom and dad, you didn’t think that one through did you. To see more of these well thought out names check out http://rushedthecourt.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/top-50-names-in-di-college-basketball  Speaking of names, Tampa Bay Buccaneer's Doug Martin isn’t crazy about his nickname, Muscle Hamster, and wants another one. Isn’t a nickname something that’s given to you and not something you get to decide? The Tampa Tribune gave it a shot with Pocket Rocket and Skid Mark. They were joking, right? They know what those things are, don’t they? Fritzy did have about a dozen great options. Should the opportunity arise, Dan may use his favorite on FNIA – Little Buckaroo.

What a furry little belly you have!

The passion bucket got two more dollars today. One from Dan and the other from…repeat offender McLovin. This sloppiness just contributed to Dan’s mood. I’m sure this week Dan wanted to have a good showing, after all this is the first week the show was being broadcast on NBCSN. During one of the look ins Dan had had enough. There had been too much goofing off and mailing it in. Every day is the Super Bowl on the show isn’t it? After returning to his side of the studio he must have felt he came down too hard on the guys. He came back and started to say there’s a reason he likes to come to their side of the room but Seton had to turn him away and send him back to where he came as they were coming back from commercial.

I think someone copied
DP's hair style

Dan did it again! He guessed Fritzy’s cougar of the week in only two clues. Fritzy did not take it well and had a hard time focusing on the box appearance in his blue funk. Who was the COTW? Julianne Moore.

COTW Julianne Moore

Is your favorite magazine the same as one of the Danettes? Paulie – GQ, McLovin – Sports Illustrated, Fritzy – Playboy, Seton – Tiger Beat Baahaha!!! No surprises here!

Mark McGwire, hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals, spoke openly about the mistakes of the past, learning from them and teaching his boys life lessons from his actions. Nothing worthwhile is easy. You always have to work for something and that there are second chances in life. Mark’s second chance has given him the opportunity to be home to raise his sons as well as do something he loves and enjoys as a new career – teaching others the art of hitting the ball.

Happy with his second chance opportunity

Veterans Day is this Sunday, November 11^th. Thank a Vet for their service in helping keep our country truly the land of the free and the home of the brave.

The need for donations for the victims of Sandy has not ended. 

American Red Cross:

Website: wwws.redcross.org

Text: To donate $10 text REDCROSS to 90999


Phone: 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767)


Mail: American Red Cross, PO Box 4002018, Des Moines, IA 50340-2018
Make sure you indicate where you want your funds to go.

Welcome NBCSN Audience!

It’s day one at the new school, NBCSN, and Dan and the Danettes are ready to impress the only way they know how, by being themselves. They are now under the same NBC cozy blanket as Matt Lauer, Jay Leno, Bob Costas, Tina Fey and too many others to mention. Across the country agent phones are ringing with the stars demanding a re-negotiation of their contracts.

Directv channel 220 or check your local cable network

 
Invitation was extended to the new audience to look about the mancave and join the Lockeroom on the website. They’re a snarky group of listeners/viewers that play for keeps and no one is off limits for criticism and comments.

Join the Dan Nation and Lockeroom today!

Talk about frayed nerves, Dan visited Central Park on Sunday only to get railed on by a native New Yorker who thought he was a runner from the cancelled marathon. Dan was dressed in sweats with his Starbucks and paper and that was all it took. Dan even let the guy know he agreed with his viewpoint but that just wasn’t enough. I’m sure not all New Yorkers are like this, right?

DP loves his Starbucks

Celebrity sighting over the weekend while Paulie and McLovin were at the Oregon/USC game on Saturday. Howie Long, HOF Raiders DE/NFL on Fox and Chris Long, current DE Rams, were all decked out in Duck gear. Kyle Long is a senior offensive lineman for the ducks. QUACK!

Scary duck Kyle Long

Some just don’t learn – you don’t gamble sports with a former sports gambler. Today McLovin chose to make a bet with Dan. The bet: If Lebron James is named Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the year Dan wins. McLovin gets the world to win. If Dan loses, McLovin gets to have dinner on a Saturday night with the crew from FNIA. If McLovin loses, what he has to give up is still to be finalized, as in: written in blood, witnessed by a priest and rabbi, triple notarized, and all actions recorded on video with back up, sealed in a safe deposit box. All this to keep McLovin honest, stick to his word and pay up if he loses. Just kidding, McL.

McLovin rolls the dice against The Boss
Who will be the winner?

The struggle isn't over yet.  Please keep donating and holding the victims of Sandy in your thoughts and prayers. 

American Red Cross website:
www.redcross.org/donate/index.jsp?donateStep=2&itemId=prod10002 

Text: REDCROSS and donate $10 to 90999

Phone:  1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767)

 

There was something bothering me after I posted yesterday. There was something missing. Me. The thoughts and inspiration that caused me to start this blog had somehow disappeared in the process of setting it up. The formality of going through the motions of creating the blog brought out my analytical side and put away the creative. I didn’t figure it out before I went to bed but when I got up this morning it hit me right away. It must have been swirling around in the back of my brain with other thoughts and got jostled to the forefront while my brain was tilted to the left while sleeping. With a fresh head, I begin again. So….. I’m sitting in front of the TV, diet soda to the side and ready to start again.

Why did I title the blog the way I did? Being an avid viewer of the show, one day the dynamics of the relationships hit me like a dodge ball. With that revelation I better understood another reason why I enjoyed the show as much as I did. Today I’ll write about the roles I see each person portraying in the show. I say adult family as all of these men are adults, married and with children of their own.

Fritzy, McLovin, Dan, Paulie and Seton

It’s not just your husband/boyfriend/brother/son’s sport show: In the time I’ve been watching the show I’ve learned things. Some sports, some not. Either way, you learn, without being taught thanks to Dan, the Danettes and what they are able to draw out of their guests and audience. This show welcomes women, and they do have some in their audience and as guests. They don’t club you over the head trying to draw you in like other shows do, "Hey! Look! We have a woman on staff!" It’s not all testosterone charged stats and game break downs being shouted at you like most sports themed shows, although Seton does do, and the audience participates in "Stat of the Day" with stats that make you say, "That’s ok, but just like Dan, I liked the song better." The Dan Patrick Show is presented to you with humility and humor. It asks riveting questions like: Why do baseball pants have stirrups? It appeals to the casual fan as well as satisfying the needs of the die hard. I offer you this: Dan and Seton’s reenactment of the deck scene from Titanic will have you awww and laugh simultaneously.

Dan Patrick: Directv titles him as "The Boss" when they do the audio open and scan the studio. Yes, he is the boss, but I see him more as a father figure to a group of mischievous sons. He is after all, old enough to be their father if he had them in his late teens/early twenties. This former ESPN (Mothership) Sports Center anchor has hit a home run with bases loaded leaving a network that he held dear for so many years. He still holds the concept of Sports Center in high regard, Example: Criticizing the anchors when they dress more casually than what the founding anchors did, but he has moved onward and upward beyond what he could ever have done if he stayed.

Dan at the end of a shift at the Mothership

Paul "Paulie" Pabst: Paulie is the producer of the show and does it very well. I see him as the older brother as he appears to be the most level headed of the support foursome called the Danettes. He tries to keep the show moving along on schedule, remind Dan of things Dan wanted to say, quietly feeds Dan ideas that occur to him during the course of the show and provides tid bits of straight forward opinions and ideas on air. He’s also wiley enough to find a way to keep his five good seconds of soccer going all year long. Paulie’s the kid that would rather say I’m sorry than ask permission and then he moves on to the next thing. His mid-western appeal and straightforward approach fool you into thinking, "No, he’d never do something like that…… again."

Paulie

Patrick "Seton" O’Connor: Seton is your tech guy that keeps things running smoothly in all areas of sound as well as other equipment that keeps the production of the radio, and sometimes TV show, at the level it is. Seton is the wayward son. He’s held a diverse array of jobs before finding his way to radio and didn’t finish college although he excelled in the social aspects. Seton likes his "cups" filled with his favorite beverage, beer, his music and late nights. He’s up for almost anything and is Dan’s favorite son – fields Dan’s basket balls during breaks, will tip a few after work and is able to carry on a music conversation that will hold Dan’s interest. Seton’s the kid that would rather say I’m sorry than ask permission and then brag about what he did at the same time. His youthful appeal and infectious laugh make you want to say, "Ok, I forgive you……. again."

Seton

Todd "Fritzy" Fritz: Todd is the booker for the show, the person responsible for scheduling all the guests that appear on the show either in studio or over the phone. Todd is neurotic most of the time worried about what people think and say about him, if the guest will remember to appear on time and prays that they call on a land line, not cell phone and if they do call on a cell phone that the connection is clear and they don’t move from that great spot until the interview is over. Todd is the pervy uncle whose jokes you probably wouldn’t repeat. Some because they’re funny but you think they might be too blue to tell your mother, and some because they just warrant silence and crickets because they’re just not funny. He’s the TMI guy that will tell you things his wife doesn’t want you to know and drifts into his own personal fantasy land at the drop of a puck. Should a woman’s name come up in the course of the show, guarantee he’s searching the internet for the hottest picture he can find of her and emailing it to Dan during the show. He asks permission, usually follows the rules, and if he breaks them feels terrible and asks forgiveness. His pouty appeal, bad luck both personal and creative professionally sometimes just makes you feel for this under dog and automatically forgive any transgressions.

Fritzy

Andrew "McLovin" Perloff: Andy is the show’s blogger. As Dan says, he showed up one day and just wouldn’t leave. Andy also writes for Sports Illustrated and claims to be the football insider but he really makes you wonder sometimes. Andy is the know it all that doesn’t know it all. The ivy leaguer from Dartmouth that likes to remind you of that whenever he can. Andy did get his own intro song first for a feature he does, Against the Grain, and also was the first Danette to get a sponsor for his bit from Red Hook. This feature leaves you, like Dan, saying "I know less now than before he did that piece". Andy is the clown of the family that does things that just makes you shake your head because it’s all to get Dan’s attention, good or bad. He’s the whiner who plays the victim. He creates a front row versus back row tussle daily and although he’s supposed to be so academic, he’s the kid that never has his homework done before class starts. His nerdy appeal and "I can’t believe he did that" reaction keep you wondering about him. Andy, like most of the boys, asks for forgiveness after the dead is done, over and over and over again.

McLovin

Side note on Red Hook: Over time their presence had grown from McLovin wearing a baseball cap, to lighting, promotional stickers/posters, to apparel. In the works is a Red Hook beer named and taste chosen by and for Dan and the Danettes. Anticipated launch – Super Bowl 2013.

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