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I used to be around the Giants when Morgan worked as an analyst on their broadcasts.
There is no cheaper, more discourteous, more unprofessional character in the game than that troubled, little man. The people inside the organization absolutely detested him. Longtime announcer Hank Greenwald elected to broadcast only radio games, and eventually left the Giants out of a refusal to work with the jerk. He abused and demeaned everyone from the elevator operator to the press room waitress to the press box attendant to the ...
When Very Little Joe had lunch in the press room, he was always alone, and he never left a tip. He carries that practice everywhere. His favorite line to any skycap, server, valet: "Sorry, I don't have any change."
The pisspot used to like to go into the Giants' clubhouse and use the workout and shower facilities. The players hated him and resented him so much that he had to be told to stay the hell out of there unless he was in his role as an announcer. And since he never does any homework as an announcer, that meant that he never came back at all.
There is no first-ballot Hall of Famer with Morgan's numbers. The only first-ballot Hall of Famer with a five-year prime was Sandy friggin' Koufax! How How Very Little Joe achieved that distinction with his lone 100-RBI campaign and his two .300 seasons, I will never fully understand. His utter bankruptcy of character is apparent to all that observe him, and are forced to deal with him, yet he has a somewhat glowing reputation among the general public. That friendly, smiling, fun-loving demeanor is as phony as anyone in public life.
I love the fact that he's a constant source of idiocy in his role as a commentator. At least there's that.
Last edited by Kevin Finnerty; Fri Aug 20, 2010 at 10:58am.
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