Ha, that's awesome! "And here's Berry wearing a Razzball t-shirt... What? No, not Photoshopped at all."

Has anybody picked up how miserable Merril Hoge appears whenever he is on the same set as Matthew Berry? It's seriously the most awkward pairing on the New England based network. Hoge has little interest in fantasy football and even less respect for Matthew Berry's knowledge of football. It is really painful to watch -- even more than hearing that Michael Turner is the best option in fantasy football this year.

I agree with some of the criticism directed at Berry. And am pretty anti-Disney network. But hats off to the dude for banking on the fantasy industry early and then parlaying that into ownership of Rotowire and a Disney check.

He has some really good insights and makes very good arguments based on a mixture of statistics, trends, and organizational dynamics. I read a lot of his stuff because quite frankly I almost always find something very useful.

The issue I have with his writing is that he tries to use as many words as possible rather than just being direct. A lot of people just aren't willing to wade through his diatrabs/lame jokes in order to find the diamonds in the rough. To be honest I can't blame them for it either; a sports column shouldn't take 1/2 hour to read. I think he believes that his wordiness and quirkiness is what makes people read him.

On a visceral level he just reminds me of the kids in middle school that we used to give swirlies to (turn someone upside down, put their head in a toilet, flush). Now I'm saying that shouldn't count against him but it does. I would love to be a fly on the wall at ESPN when the ex-NFL players are talking about him. Can you imagine? I mean John Clayton is probably giving him tittie twister while Sage Steele gives him a wedgie. I hate saying all this stuff but it's true. Every time he's on TV I cringe.... I mean the impending baldness, screeching voice.

Total respect to Berry for landing the gig at ESPN. He owns Rotowire? I learn something new everyday.

Completely agree. I'm a big fan of Hoge and to see him relegated to Berry Duty makes me sad.