I don't think "stupid" is necessarily a good word. These are the actions of somebody who either doesn't care enough to be stupid, or is so heavily plowed into nervous distress that he is purposefully courting disaster.
Yep, he was trying for suicide by car, but the cops got to him first. (It is so much better being thought of as stupid drunk killed in an accident, than as someone who swallowed a bullet; easier for family and friends too, as there is no body to discover.)
He had brain cancer? This might explain the lack of judgement, seriously. I don't listen to sports radio much anymore but I used to, and I thought he was an excellent broadcaster. It's really hard to understand why an obviously intelligent guy would do a thing like this.
This interests me for no particular reason since I believe he had been the perfect host with Monson with his contacts (I don't think the amount of national guys rooted in New York like Frank Isola on the program could be attributed to anyone else given the Checketts name) and willingness to ground Monson. I believe they've been rotating guys the last couple of weeks, but that's not a solution, obviously. Garrard could be an option, but he's the program director and has a lot of other duties, so I doubt he'd do it. I don't personally think the other hosts have what I would think is radio clout to host the show. Only one I would think of is Olson, but I don't think that's a good fit.
I can't stand listening to Monson. Checketts was the only reason I would ever tune into that show. I would tune in again if they got Kyle Gunther, though.
Back that up. I don't believe that at all.
Have you ever heard of a functioning alcoholic?
This is idiotic. I would be stunned (and very skeptical) if you can find any evidence that motor skills improve for anyone in any category as their alcohol level increases. Some elite level skiing friends and I once did an experiment with ski racing and discovered that half a beer is enough to make a negative difference. I'm talking about a sport where precision is critical. Nobody got more precise as they got more drunk.
Saying that the more water you drink the more you will pee is agreeing with my point, not yours. The more alcohol you put into your system, the more drunk you will get. And being more drunk does not improve your motor skills. Drinking does not improve the motor skills of teetotalers and it does not improve the motor skills of lushes. Drinking certainly has a lesser effect on someone with greater tolerance, but the effects do not move in the opposite direction from someone with greater tolerance. The claim that you can improve your motor skills by drinking is every bit as false as the claim that you can cause a balloon to float by filling it with rocks.
