Waves of Somer

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

There are not many times in our lives when we meet someone absolutely special. There are even less amount of times that we ever meet that person at all.

Let me explain.

All of us have been in that particular situation. We're driving on the highway at night, it's late and there's no one really to call. The music aint appealing, there's nothing to eat and we find ourselves dead bored. With no choice at all, we turn on the radio and tune into Sports Radio; the place where nocturnals convene to discuss things that frankly, nobody in their family would give a darn to hear.

We begin to awaken. The world seems alive again. Who is this guy? How does he keep me up and interested in things (with more productiveness than 2 cans of Red Bull)? I'm sucked in. His personality spills through the airwaves and his words rings true in my ears. He's got a unique sense of humor, a nice size portion of wit, and a mouthful of tongue in cheek. Best of all, he's stamped as 100% Jewish and is qualified to be our very own and personal Radio Zaidy.

His name is Steve Somers.

Mr. Somers (although he says it's okay to call him Mr. Steve), as you probably know by now, is a Sports Radio Talk Show Host for WFAN and has been with the station since its inception in 1987. Nicknamed "The Shmoozer", Steve likes each and every listener as much as they are fond of him. He's a die hard Met fan who bleeds orange and blue, while his favorite color is black; everything he wears is black.(We'll forgive him for the fact that he roots for the Jets).

I must say that over the past year and a half that I have called him (and the many years of listening), I've come to learn that he is truly a voice to reckon with. Whether it's his loud and coarse laugh or his sharp and original sense of humor - you can always know that your in for a treat on weeknights from 10:00 - 1:00 AM. Never a bad word to say about anyone (excluding the Yankees and Islanders) - he is a gentleman on and off the air. I take everyone's words on the latter half of the previous sentence - I've never met him. Who says I ever will?

Bloggers everywhere got together tonight to discuss the theme of tonight's posts. We collectively decided on writing about "our hero". Superman, Joe DiMaggio and Moses were quickly chosen and I was the only one left without a decision. The group turned to me with bated breath to see whom I would choose as my favorite person of all time. I thought of a man who encompasses it all. A hero doesn't necessarily have to fly, achieve a 56 game hitting streak, nor does he have to split the sea. A hero is someone whom I believe can do it if he chose to.

My hero is Tony Paige.

Just kidding, Steve. You get my vote.

Now... the real reason I called was to discuss the 2009 Champions of Baseball - OUR New York Mets.

11 comments:

Eli From Brooklyn said...

Oh, and guys, about last night's game... It's good to see Pelfrey performing with his best stuff of the season (similar to last year's game against Colorado which was broadcasted on ESPN, remember that?). We will win with solid starting pitching because we know our bullpen will follow suit and get the job done. The Mets came back from being down and did so late in the game. This team is a different team than what we saw earlier in the season. They shrugged off the loss from the day before and persevered through a game that they were trailing in. This reminds me of the 2006 Mets...except for the fact that Carlos Beltran produced with the bases loaded in the late inning of a game. Bring on the good times!

Oh, and I will be going to Wednesday's Met game so when I mentioned that to Steve tonight, he said, "hopefully I'll see you there".

Full of hope, Steve, full of hope.

haraz31 said...

Eli i heard your plug for Camp Simcha last nite a true act of kindness by Mr Steve to donate to a worthy cause instead of shaving his stache.
Enjoy the game and lets see if you really are the good luck charm you wrote about last time.

Eli From Brooklyn said...

A real act of kindness, indeed.

I was thinkin bout going to last night's game. I would have been convinced that I was a good luck charm if I had gone...

We'll see today. True!

LGM!

wario said...

whats the plug???

Eli From Brooklyn said...

I spoke about Camp Simcha on the radio last night cuz Steve is donating money to Chai Lifeline. I told Steve its going to a great cause and he asked if I was involved in the organization to which I answered "Yes..Camp Simcha......"

wario said...

o wow . who hoooked him up with this??

haraz31 said...

someone had a bet that if the TB Rays made the playoffs last year steve had to shave his stache...than called boomer and carton to get steve to do it finally agreed than said dont do it but give to a charity instead so the charity was Chai lifeline....

wario said...

thanks h dogg! i could count on you!

haraz31 said...

Eli where is the minute by minute blog of the trip to citi

Eli From Brooklyn said...

The live blogging is a treat. You can't get pampered all the time! Thank G-d my live blogging game didn't go into 12 (and we lose)....

Skeptic Al said...

Eli...I'm on this side of the glass with you on this one.
Gotta love Steve..he's a classic, and way funny.
Who doesnt love Steve? Never met anyone.