It is amazing that Bruce Drennan, out of prison for only a couple weeks, has already lined up broadcast work on Sportstime Ohio and elsewhere. I don't say that because he is a convicted gambler covering professional sports -- nothing shocks me anymore. I'm amazed because Drennan is not an entertaining sports talker.
Where is the attraction? Maybe SportsTime Ohio is gambling (pun intended) that the noteriety of Drennan will attract enough attention to boost its ratings when the Indians aren't on. That seems to be a dubious proposition.
Maybe the gambling crowd makes up a large-than-expected portion of the target audience, and perhaps Drennan has enough street-cred with these people. If that's the case, count me out.
Listening to Drennan on the radio has always been like listening to a cranky, possibly inebriated out of town uncle tell you that your favorite teams suck. If that's what you like, by all means please tune in to "All Bets Are Off." As for me, I'll be quite content to look elsewhere.