Excerpted from the Phoenix Oracle:

An acquaintance of Nantz says he’s not coping with the separation well.

“It’s common knowledge that he’s broken down a couple of times when Packer’s been brought up in conversation.”

“I know they worked together a long time, but multiple, emotional breakdowns over Billy Packer?  Strikes me as a little odd.”

Read more news satire at News Grift.

Billy Packer once hired a psychic to find the murder weapon in the OJ case. More and, more importantly, audio at Deadspin.

Am I the only one who’s extrapolating this into a new CBS crime-solving drama next fall?  Packer as the curmudgeon/ lead detective with Bill Raftery and Gus Johnson as his assistants.  Hilarity and serious crime sleuthing ensues…