So I just finished Richie Whitt's blog about his former partner Greg "The Hammer" Williams. Here is the link, it was called the The Hard Lie 2: Sh*t hits the Fan. I will say this first and foremost, Richie and I haven't been the best of friends. I didn't really enjoy him on air for the most part. He wasn't particularly entertaining or insightful about anything. I just believe we had difference of opinion on what works in DFW. The ratings showed it. Richie was a super Cowboy homer and he didn't really enjoy baseball like I do so that is usually a big turn off for me. And beyond that I really didn't care for his overzealous reporting (ex. reporting Dez Bryant was going on the IR). We had a great twitter fight over that one. But I will say, some of his best work included the original "Hard Lie" when Greggo was fired from the Ticket. He is a very good writer and he knows how to do it, just compare my work to his.
Its been over 2 months since RaGE was given their walking papers and from day one Greggo has voiced his displeasure with The Fan management. Basically going scorched Earth on The Fan, while having nothing but good words for his former partner Richie. Whitt for the most part was pretty quiet. Thanking fans and commenting on sports just like nothing had changed. He has had a countdown for his re-opening I guess of his blog "Sportatorium" and out of no where his first posts are about his former partner. I really had no idea how he felt about the situation. Would he trash the Fan as well? He decides to take aim at his former partner Greggo. Greggo was basically off his rocker for the good part of the end. Greggo had crazy ideas and was just not focused at all. Whitt doesn't go out and say Greggo was on drugs but he doesn't believe he was of sound mind.
Whitt during this blog has many forms of evidence. Text messages, emails and those infamous Direct Messages (still unsure how he got those.). The Greggo lie of trying to get out of work was just strange. Why did he wanna get out of work??? Was he completely fed up with The Fan? I think with him being clinically depressed he just always expected the worst. He just wanted to get away. Was he being a dick, nope just a quitter. Whitt also makes some good points about the fact that Greggo might be always looking for attention. He had in the past tried to talk Greggo of ledge and he wasn't sure that even happened. I think that might be half true. Greggo has very dark demons inside and has severe issues. He is also no doubt a compulsive liar. He has a track record for that. He would look Mike Rhyner in his eyes and vehemently deny using drugs (we all know what the case was).
Give it a good read and apparently we still have more to come from Whitt. Can't wait. I tweeted this earlier and I stand by this, Richie is a much better writer than radio host. I think Whitt will find a job either writing or maybe doing radio. He will be fine. Greggo is some one you should worry about. I don't respect him anymore or trust in what he says but I have to worry about what will happen to unemployed Greggo.
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