How much do you think the Chiefs pay Mitch Holthus?
 

I just clicked on 810 a few minutes ago and hear him doing his idiotic "put the hammer down baby" and "huge!" clown suit dumb shit on his whatever show that's on tonight and it got me to thinking. How much do they have to pay him the be the mouthpiece for this embarrassment of an NFL franchise?

I think to do his job the way he does it it's an act that he's doing just for the check or if he really believes in this cheerleader shit he does the guy is just a complete and total asshat. I'm sure he is a decent human being, but JFC dude......if he had a shred of self respect he'd resign his post in protest. Gots to be lots and lots of $$ to subject himself to this shit year after year making himself look like a complete ****in clown.

As per company policy, the Chiefs did not release the terms of the contract

No idea how much $ they are paying him. But it is his dream job, he is just holding out that they will get good while he is doing it. Meanwhile, the dude has to be getting paid better than me doing physical labor everyday.

He is really good at what he does (Game day announcing) I challenge anyone to go toe toe with him with Chiefs knowledge and that includes myself and I've been around awhile plus read tons.

I would LOVE his job!

I liked Harlan better but Mitch is good

250k at least.

He's been wearing black lately. Good guy. Just doing his job as a homer these days.

Mitch is an asshat.

FYP

No he's not, jackass. It's his job to be a homer.

If you think he actually likes Pioli or Cassel or RAC you're clueless.

LMAOLMAO Yeah sure.

the nicknames he gives players cancel out any hatred he has for pioli.

maybe youre clueless for thinking he doesnt like them? huh huh huh???

:LOL: His job is many people's dream job, but yeah he should turn that paycheck down.

you can tell in interviews that he is not a fan of the current regime. But still an asshat.

we'd all suck pioli's tater tot for $200,000

You have some low self esteem.

um no, no I wouldnt

I met him once and he seemed like a great guy. I'm sure he is making quite a bit of money to eat shit and smile. You ask why he does it? He loves the chiefs or maybe it's because he is from Kansas and doesn't have any sense at all. LMAO

and you're lying

Id drink Pioli's "sweet nectar" for a milly or two.

whatever it is, it's more than the rest of us poor bastards are getting to follow this septic tank of a team.
more power to him.
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No.

I'd deep throat Pioli's tater tot for 200k and come on here with a fake username and rip him.

Mitch is great. I love the guy. Sure he can be a little annoying (The Centaur) but he knows his stuff and is a true Chiefs fan. Whatever they are paying him, I'm sure it's good money and he's happy.

I never could stand the way that dude said Kansas City.

You aren't kidding anyone. We all know yyou would do it for free.

Just trying to keep his job...

wait. some of you guys would suck another mans pipe for 200k?

you know obama would take half that so its more like 75k after taxes. around the same as the HUMAN JOYSTICK makes in one game

I'll bet he's at 3 or 400k plus appearance fees at events.

Mitch is a great guy if you have ever met him... on and off the job. He is paid by the Chiefs to be a homer. Doesn't mean he has to like what is going on anymore than we do but he is paid to keep his mouth shut and fluff.

Getting mad at Holthus is pointless. He's a good guy, and one of the best at what he does. He's not going to crap on the team when representing himself as the radio voice of the Chiefs. Those that think he should, I wonder how many of you would walk into your bosses office, and tell them off?

Hey, the guy cares. That's pretty impressive considering this pile of shit he has to hype.

I like Mitch.

Just do your job Mitch -the doofus. In your 17 years this team has been dogshit and the schtick is old and tired.

That's what I'm thinking. Not only has he done the radio voice, but he hosts a show and does a lot of other team related stuff.

I bet he started out making about 100-150k but is over 300k by now.

Ummmm what part of HE IS DOING HIS JOB don't you understand?

Top flight radio play-by-play guy. Gives listeners precise offensive formations and defensive looks(showing blitz, two deep safeties, corners are five yards off, etc.) while using very few words. Articulate and descriptive during each play and always gives yards gained and new down and distance.

Many announcers forget to do that and don't even bother telling the listener how the teams are lined up before the play(that douche Mike Kelly at Mizzou comes to mind).

Mitch is great for a listener who isn't watching on tv.

Dude's a pro. He's paid to be a public cheerleader and that's exactly what he does. I'm sure that if you were hanging out having a beer with him, he'd be as critical of Pioli and RAC as any reasonable Chiefs fan.

Don't have an issue with the guy, but I can never get past the first few seconds of that radio show. Announcing who is all there, and by the time he gets out the forced, "baby", at the end of putting the hammer down I just want to rip out my ear drums and smash them into bits. I'd rather suffer through a room full of people scratching their nails down chalk boards.

If he didn't recognize his frequent guests, he wouldn't draw so many true Chiefs fans on Monday nights and his appearance fee would dwindle into gas money, cheeseburger, and an iced tea. If he has 100 superfans following him around to an area restaurant every Monday night, they're going to stay, watch MNF, and drop $20-50 per person.

Yeah, it is really the canned stuff that gets me. I get that he has to name the guests, and is trying to get them excited, but damn, put the hammer away and do something that doesn't sounds so forced or out of character.

This...Mitch is a rare individual and true fan of the Chiefs. Even though I don't see him often he always remembers my name and where I'm from.

no doubt about it, hell, even 200k a year, He's been doing it for how long now? Thats living real ****ing nice!!

Dream Job no doubt. work for what 5 months a year, then do nothing for 7 come on now.

Between calling games, Chiefs Live, and the radio show?
He's being paid handsomely.

I'm waiting for him to send a shout out to Touchdown Weasel!

Mitch also does Valley basketball. He's really, really great on the radio.

This.

He used to do both the K-State and the Chiefs broadcasts.

Yep, never heard him do KSU. Have heard him do Valley hoops and he's really good...

Who would you rather have? Kenny Albert? **** THAT. Keep up the good work Mitch.

Mitch is one of those guys who you meet and he'll remember your name. He's usually very descripitive on his broadcasts. Although I was listenting on the radio last Sunday and he wasn't as sharp as he usally is with set up. Plus he has to carry Len.

I thought K-State was really lucky to go from Mitch to Greg Sharpe on their radio broadcasts from late 80's through late 90's. KSU changed from WIBW broadcasts some other contract and lost Sharpe to the Nebraska Cornhuskers. If Mitch ever moved on I think Greg Sharpe would be great replacement.

I have to listen to a guy named Wyatt Thompson do KSU athletics now. His descriptions include:

(lots of dead air) + describing a tackle "And he's breaking outside!!! and corralled for 2 yard gain". Or "Colin, takes the snap.... (play is unfolding for 3.4-4.0 seconds in silence) .. all of a sudden "He's at the 35 - 40 - breaks into the clear" (So you think Klein is going to run for days). And he's taken down at the 41!!!! Maybe the 41.5 yard line".

We call it "Wyattvision". He describes a kickoff as an "End-over-ender".

Well Wyatt, most of them are you nitwit. He's terrible.

Between the rings. Moving from left to right. End over ender. Fires....!

I love Wyatt-isms.

The excitement of a 2 yard gain vs. the monotone of a 25 yard gain at times is baffling.

Listening to him and Kendall right now and they spend so much time talking about "positives" like we won the game....JFC guys what the hell are you watching?

Why isn't anyone screaming about Daboll's stupid option pass play in the Red Zone?

These guys are such spinmeisters

Dude. Who signs their paychecks? Don't listen if you can't accept that...

I agree. He's one of the best in the business. However, the Kingdom show is bad. Excellent play-by-play, not so excellent at hosting a show.

that play in particular is beyond baffling.

It came after Charles was running good and Quinn was being efficient...so Daboll decides to start running Hillis...and throwing with Hillis...

:LOL:

Some of You all need to back off Mitch. He is a great announcer and very loyal to the chiefs organization. I happen to go to the shows on Monday nights and its honestly like therapy for true chiefs fans. So what if its a little cheesy? We need something to bring us out of all this crap we have been dealing with this season! Like some posted before me, he does remember everyones name that he meets-- and he does remember where they are from, what college team is local, and so on and so forth. I happen to like people like that. I don't know what he gets paid but he is a good guy so don't attack his character.

I like Mitch. But I hate "The Kingdom" show.
It's Pioli propaganda. And it's turd polishing at its finest.

But, if you like going every week, enjoy your cult, and keep drinkin' the red kool aid!

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Trust me it is NOT Pioli propaganda

Put the hammer down, baby.

LOL

Eh idk. I don't listen to his stuff right now because I can't handle the angle he will be coming from, forced or not. I do know that Looney used to bother me on his podcasts when he didn't understand hate of a certain player. Kid was organized though, I will give him that.

he has to tout the company line in public, but if you get him in a small group he trusts you will get his real opinion. and it's far from the company line.

It's not his fault Pioli sucks.

the Chiefs pay him:
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And Danny Partridge in a pear tree.

Are you one of the ones he calls out when the show starts? Honestly, this show absolutely fascinates me. I half wondered if they were paying fans to show up and cheer.

Mitch is a weirdo, but he's been doing it long enough now that he's part of the KC landscape and its part of his charm. Does seem like a genuinely good guy as well who loves the Chiefs.

Who cares what he makes or what he talks about. Just about everyone here would kill to have his job and would gladly say whatever Clark wants.