2012 MVD Results, CDOTY, Wing Winner & More

        Moments in Sports 2012

Deep in thought, Roger Penske

Since this was the final show of the year, the overall show topic was what was the 2012 sports moment, either on or off the field of play. Everyone had something that was special for them, either positive or negative. I’m staying positive and recognizing Roger Penske, who was finally able to obtain a NASCAR Cup Championship after being in the sport for 39 years, with driver Brad Keselowski, crew chief Paul Wolfe, the Miller Lite crew and Penske Racing shop. They were the only Dodge team, the last year in the sport for Dodge, Penske relied on their own engines and didn’t have an engine failure in any of the 39 total races they ran in 2012. Have you thought of what was your 2012 sports moment? Maybe it was something negative that happened. Maybe it was something positive. Was it something that stayed within the game? Or did it transcend to the mainstream? Was it a milestone? Was it something that was trending or something that touched you in personal way?

BK making his owner and sponsor proud

Wing Winner

The contest winner for the Buffalo Wild Wing Bowl experience was a former Air Force veteran of 6 years who served as a mechanic, Carl Allen from Tucson. The bowl game is at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, AZ December 29^th. No need for airfare, he plans on doing the hour trip as a road warrior. While there he’ll get a chance to meet the man himself, DP. Congrats Carl! Hope you have a great time!

BDub Bowl - where cheerleaders are prickly

           He Doesn’t Need a Dog

Appearance tag for the dog-less

The Mothership doesn’t take kindly to any of its talent interacting with Dan or the Danettes whether on the air or off. That makes Michael Wilbon’s courageous appearances on the show even more special. How he got the hall pass I don’t know. He must know something that no one else does to be able to pull it off.


            Dan’s New Year Wish

Similar to the scene at the studio  this morning

                                            Actually, he has two wishes.  One - loose the use of the phrase "high motor". It’s worn, it’s old, there has to be something else out there. Two – a new roof for the building they’re in. Mother Nature took her fury out on the building the studio is in and damaged the part of the roof that’s near the portion of the desk Seton and Paulie share that holds the audio control board Seton operates for the show. At one point Dan heard "I need a bucket, I need a bucket, I need a bucket!" I wasn’t because Seton was hung over and sick from partying the night before, it’s because the tainted rainwater was dripping from the roof and splashing onto the console. Seton sacrificed his body shielding the equipment until help arrived.

   Dan’s Mom Comes to Celebrate

Fill trophy with above, consume and repeat

We were treated today to an abbreviated visit by Dan’s mom. No time for stories today. At her advanced age, she’s still known to knock down a few beers and was going with Dan and the boys to celebrate at Bdubs after the show. Dan had said before that at an ESPN party one time his mom had a couple of mind erasers just because someone said she should try them. Love it. Dan’s mom also doesn’t have a filter. Dan told her the night before that she couldn’t give a shout out to all of her friends on the radio. What did she do? A Merry Christmas shout out to all her friends. She also told Dan he had four really great guys that worked for him. She is Queen of the Danettes. No wonder Seton picked her as COTW when he filled in for Fritzy one week. She was after Dan during one of the breaks for being so serious and Dan decided to do a word wrap around the word serious claiming he wasn’t but admitted to his mom there are so many moving parts and that he was very lucky.


Long Ago in an Attic Far Away

Climbed the stairs 5 years ago
to the top of the heap

Dan reminisced about how five years ago when they were doing the radio show from the attic in his house he was on the edge of filing bankruptcy or having to mortgage the house to keep the show going. There were times he didn’t know if he could make payroll for the guys. Paulie would ask, how we doin’? Dan would say good and then turn around and tell his wife, I just lied to Paulie. You could still feel some angst in his voice recalling the past.



2012 MVD Results

Although Dan swore only he and his mother knew the results, Jay Glazer scooped them by calling in and announcing the results for both MVD and CBDOTY.

#4 Andrew "McLovin" Perloff - Andy took this award the second year. Then his desk mate ran away with the next two years. The back row magic seems to have faded. Although McLovin continues to gain national recognition, there have been problems: failure to create poll questions, more downs than ups in his Against the Grain segments, not showering, then showering at work and not using his own towel, too many hat days and too many contributions to the passion bucket for having his mic off are just a few examples. The final blow came when he didn’t take home his Christmas gift from Dan or the tie he so needed to borrow. When asked to move the gift he clumsily dropped it under his side of the desk. So close, yet so far. McLovin’s motto for 2013, every day is the Pro Bowl. Much more attainable than every day is the Super Bowl like everyone else.

Maybe if he wrote his piece while drinking his sponsor
the segment would soar

#3 Todd "Fritzy" Fritz - What kept him out of making this three years in a row? Hard to really tell, but here are a few ideas: One too many mock headline clunkers? Too many visits by the IT guy from down loading porn? Cougars of the Week that were really Alley Cats? Routinely leaving COTW material in the fax machine? Hmmm.

Would more grit equal more glory in 2013?

#2 Paul "Paulie" Pabst - Five years in a row at the runner up position. As Paulie says, C’s equal degrees. Paulie is a sure and steady soldier keeping the arms and legs of the operation moving. Breaking the picture of Dan with Jennifer Anniston and Adam Sandler that was above the fireplace and not saying anything today surely didn’t help. Maybe if Paulie can find true joy in doing the show in 2013 he can become MVD. But would that mean he would need to loose his Meanest Danette title to do so?

If only Paulie could really enjoy himself
(fake, fake, fake, fake smile)

#1 Patrick "Seton" O’Connor - This Danettes willingness to share: share stories, share photos, share info and share the spotlight with others in Stat of the Day must surely have rocketed him to the top of the Danette heap this year. Add to the list: Wearing underwear outside of his jeans in public, Tiger suit and face paint day and getting his wrist inked live on the air were all unique contributions. Congratulations Seton in receiving the trophy and dedicated photo for the next 12 months. Seton gave his speech from the heart and off the cuff. The highlight was when he used the words of Sally Field: You like me, you really like me!" 

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MVD Winner Recap

Paulie for 2013 MVD
Campaign needs to start sometime!

Seton 2008

McLovin 2009

Fritzy 2010

Fritzy 2011

Seton 2012

Paulie 2013???

Inaugural Comeback Danette of the Year

Fill, consume, repeat

No count down here, just flat out announcement of who won the award. After being disappointed by not winning the MVD, one Danette clinched his fists, closed his eyes and tightened his body in anticipation of hearing his name for the last award. When he heard his name called he leaped for joy and pumped his fist in celebration. The winner was….McLovin. McLovin was prepared whether it was MVD or CBDOTY with his words written down and ready to go. Wearing his navy suit coat and Dan’s tie, he thanked his two girls, the same two that the day before he said ruined his life. Too funny. He was awarded a large gold         trophy cup filled with Bdub wings that he didn’t eat although Dan kept encouraging him to do so.


Note:  Dan and the boys won't be back live until January 2nd. 

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.