Three things I've always wondered about that station
1. Why people still listen.
2. Why the station can't/won't hire competent staff.
3. How much they pay guys like Traber, Eshbach, etc, etc.
The first thing answers #2 and #3.
As long as they're the only game in town, those guys aren't going anywhere, because why would they? All they have to do is point to the ratings.
And it really is amazing how little effort the on-air people, particularly Eschbeck and Traber, put into their show.
Eschbeck knows about OU football and Traber knows about Major League Baseball (1980s only)... collectively they pretty much know d**k about anything else.
(Of course, they *think* they know about Thunder/NBA, but the hilarious thing is that the total time on the Sports Animal spent discussing the NBA in the entire decade before the Hornets and then Thunder arrived was what... maybe 20 minutes?)
That's one reason why it's always hysterical to me when Berry Trammel is on... I know some people don't like Trammel because he a columnist, but the guy is a hard-working reporter who knows his stuff, unlike Jim and Al who basically scan the Daily Oklahoman and possibly the Tulsa World as their primary sources of sports information.
One of my favorite exchanges was one time several months ago, they were arguing about something and Traber was doing his normal "scream real loud" thing while Trammel was doing his "calmly state facts" thing. Of course this was driving Traber nuts, and he shot to Trammel, "But how do you know?!"
Trammel shoots back, "Because
I talk to people, Jim. You haven't talked to anyone since you left the dugout!"
