I'm watching the Marathon live. Is it just me, or does Bob Lobel also remind you of Willard Scott in "Best in Show"?

I mean, I love the guy, but he seems to be there for the celebrity factor, and he's a bit underprepared. As Biktimirova and Tuna battle it out:

Bob: "When's the last time a Russian woman won the Boston Marathon?"

Other commentator: "Last year..."

No, me neither. But apparently, Channel 38 thinks somebody has, because Lobel and weatherdude Ken Barlow are swapping jobs for the next couple of nights on the 9:30 p.m. news, Jesse Noyes reports.

David Scott chronicles "the rapidly-aging and fastly-fading" Bob Lobel's performance on Sunday night's "Sports Final" - was he really giggling over the way that guy collapsed at the finish line of the Chicago Marathon?

David Scott wonders whether Ted Johnson still has a contractual deal with Channel 4, based on the softball questions gently lobbed him by Bob Lobel:

... Lobel ended the piece from the studio with a meandering, babbling public service announcement about the “moral of the story” and urging viewers to make a call if they feel threatened.

Do you think that includes those of us who are threatened by sugar-coated interviews done solely for the purpose of trying to save face for the host's friend, who's an ex-athlete, and his wife, family and future earnings/marketability?

What number do we call to complain about that, Bob? ...

Sure, it's no Matt Amorello crack, but one of our channel-4-watching correspondents couldn't believe her ears last night while watching Bob Lobel do the sports:

He ended his story on last night's game saying "Lester The Molester is now 5-0 with tonight's win." I actually rewound the DVR to ensure I heard it correctly.