Suppose you're watching a roundtable discussion on NBC.  They discuss T.V. medical dramas and come to the conclusion that E.R. is the best show on television--better than House, better than Grey's Anatomy.  Then they discuss cable news coverage and decide that MSNBC beats CNN, Fox News, and the rest.  They also think that Leno is funnier than Letterman, and Brian Williams is the best nightly news anchor in the business today.

Yankees radio play-by-play guy John Sterling tells us that Derek Jeter should be A.L. MVP.  A few years ago, CBS golf announcer Jim Nantz went on ESPN's Sports Reporters in early April and did 30 seconds on how The Masters is the biggest event on the sports calendar. 

Are they right?  Perhaps.  But you have to take what they say with a healthy amount of skepticism.  They have, as the saying goes, a horse in the race. 

Yesterday, WGR dedicated a healthy portion of their pre and post game Bills coverage to making the point (over and over and over again) that the Bills aren't as exciting to watch as the Sabres. 

I would agree that a team that went to the championship finals and came out of the gate undefeated is probably a little bit more entertaining than a 2-4 (soon to be 2-5 team).  In fact, the point is probably so obvious that it doesn't need to be made. 

Unless, of course, you're the radio home of the Sabres. 

Remember when WNSA 107.7 had the rights to the Sabres?  And WGR ripped them (and the Empire network) on a daily basis for being "shills" for the hockey team.  Now, all of a sudden, that's changed.  Instead of hearing analysis and criticism of the team, we get treated to such hard-hitting topics as "Don't you love hockey?"  and "Isn't it great that hockey season is back?" In addition to the revelation of how 9-0 is better than 2-4, we were treated (on the Bills pregame show) to a discussion of what name should be given to the Sabres top line. 

This is the station that used to brag about how you weren't hearing "the company line" when you tuned in. 

Don't disregard everything you hear.  Just keep in mind who's telling it to you, and why. 

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