Boomer Esiason & Craig Carton Gang Up On Hank, Call Him "Scum Of The Earth," "Terrible Human Being"

A CBS New York reports on the WFAN interview of Hank Haney by Boomer Esiason and Craig Carton resulted in Haney eventually hanging up after having suffered through various cheap shots.

As shocking as it may be, there are talk radio hosts calling someone "scum of the earth" and a "terrible human being," only after they sell a few ads built around making money off of their guest, who they view as violating one of "the most fundamental of trusts anyone could have," the athlete-coach relationship. What a country!

About five minutes in, the interview takes a turn and by the end Carton and Esiason are patting themselves on the back about how great it felt to have gotten Haney to hang up. Carton gushes that he's Tiger's biggest fan and "I pick him to win every freakin' tournament, I always will." Of course, the name of Tiger's current instructor also escaped Carton.

Esiason doesn't say much but when he does, he bumbles along with a few jabs, butchering various elements of the book he appeared to not have read, including most irresponsibly, a portion where he suggests that Haney implies there were "racial vibes" in Tiger's relationship with Phil Mickelson. Had Esiason read the book, he'd know Haney was referring to the climate in the world of golf, not Phil personally.

Descriptions used by Carton during the course of the interview:

Repeated references to Haney as a "coward" if he hangs up, or just a coward in general.

“The scum of the earth” for writing such a book.

"Terrible human being."

"Guys like you, the scum of the earth"

"Pond scum."

"Snake."

Listen and see what you think. I thought Haney did a fine job sticking up for himself and the book. Esiason and Carton seemed pretty proud of their efforts and have been promoting the interview on Twitter. I'm guessing the irony of trying to profit off an interview where you belittle someone for profiting off of someone is going to fly right over their heads.

Oh, and Tiger still won't come on your shows guys, no matter how much you pucker up and kiss his rear end!