Mike Felger On Roger Goodell: "He's a Bitch"

Please Felger don't hurt 'em!!!

I know most people either love Mike Felger or hate him, but he's entertaining as fuck on the Sports Hub's Felger and Mazz and is 100% dead on with this. I've given Roger Goodell a lot of shit in my last few posts but I never really thought about the relationship he has with the owners. I always referred to it as "Goodell and the owners this" and "Goodell and the owners that", when in reality he does whatever they say because he's a lawyer who is protecting his interests.

Felgy realizes that Goodell is just the face of this disaster, basically calling him Spider from Goodfellas. I love it. I'd take Felger over that narcoleptic loser Mike Francesca every day.

PS - Sorry about the audio cutting out, it was first time trying this. Blame my 25-year-old Droid X phone.

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Every Team Can Use A Good Reverend On Their Side

It is not often that you can say this in the NBA but Keyon Dooling's worth in the locker room, on the bench and on the practice court are more valuable than his limited role in games at this point.

The Celtics re-signed the veteran combo guard to a one-year deal for the veteran minimum ($1.35 million). Boston won't make much national news with this move since Dooling only averaged four points and 1.1 assists in 14.4 minutes (46 games) during his first season with the Green.

However, if you watched him in the playoffs or better yet, caught any of his weekly interviews on the Sports Hub's Toucher and Rich, you realize that he is a natural leader. His two greatest contributions to the Celts: mentoring mercurial point guard Rajon Rondo and also, bringing "flexin" to Boston's bench celebrations in the postseason along with Marquis Daniels.

Dooling is a winner and a pro that realizes a good thing when he sees it. Who knows how many more years he'll be in the NBA (he's 32)? That's why he's coming back to the Celtics, he got a taste of what it was like last season and he wants more as they strive for another deep playoff run next spring. He was even willing to take a pay cut (he made $2.2 in 2011-12), something that is very rare in the NBA or pro sports in general these days. Guys like him are always welcomed back with open arms.

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Big Changes In Store For The Patriots Radio Broadcasts Starting Next Month

I'm a sucker for professional sports on the radio. In our busy lives, we often find ourselves stuck in cars going from one place to another, especially on weekends when you have a significant other. That means that we're forced in those situations to turn to Celtics, Red Sox, Bruins and Patriots games on the radio. Lucky for us, all those local crews deserve high marks.

Today, New England's senior duo of those four major teams had some big news as Patriots radio color commentator Gino Cappelletti has retired. What's more, his longtime partner Gil Santos said this upcoming season will be his last after he nearly died following last season.

Cappelletti is 78 and he's worked at Pats games for 32 years after a legendary playing career with the Boston Patriots. Santos is 72, they've been together for 28 total years including the last 21 in a row. During that time in the booth, New England has gone from a complete afterthought and laughingstock in the NFL to one of the top franchises in professional sports. They've been able to cover six Super Bowls, including five in the past decade (three won by the Patriots).

It will be weird not to hear those familiar voices once the fall rolls around. No doubt, they had both slipped in recent years (especially Gino) so we knew this day would eventually come sooner rather than later. Sports Hub midday host and former Patriots quarterback Scott Zolak was introduced last season as a sort of third set of eyes and ears (he was on the sideline). It hasn't been officially announced yet, but expect him to go upstairs with Santos beginning in the 2012 preseason next month-August 9 vs. New Orleans is the opener.

It's hard to imagine who will fill Santos' chair since he's one of the top play-by-play NFL broadcasters in the business. He has an outstanding voice and he's a true pro that always strikes the perfect balance between the fast-paced action and enjoying the scene. His calls from all the important playoff wins of the past decade are classic. "It's good, it's good!"-after Adam Vinatieri's field goal beat the Rams in Super Bowl 36 being perhaps his most famous line.

Similar to the Red Sox finding a new PA announcer for the recently deceased Carl Beane, the Pats will need to take their time to make the right decision. Unfortunately, Gil Santos don't just grow on trees.

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