Toucher & Hardy: The great divide over ‘Hitting the Post’
Oftentimes in sports, we hear the term “hitting the post” and know exactly what it means. Usually, it’s when a kicker doinks one off the uprights or a hockey player whizzes one past the goalie, only to be denied by the pipes.
Here at The Sports Hub, we use the term “hitting the post” all the time. But when it comes to the Toucher & Hardy Morning Show, “hitting the post” takes on a whole new meaning.
Coming out of a commercial break and into a segment is usually preceded by what’s called a “music bed,” an instrumental or looped version of a song that allows hosts like Fred or Hardy to reset the agenda while talking over a “bed” of music. These music beds have no singing to allow the hosts to talk without “stepping” on the vocals.
Historically, “hitting the post” in music refers to “talking up until the singer starts singing.” Recently, this definition has come into question with Hardy and Toucher & Hardy Show Producer Dan O’Brien. Dan, who plays the music beds, thinks that since they are instrumental or looped versions of song intros, there are no “posts” to hit.
Hardy, on the other hand, believes that there are several music beds in rotation with multiple “posts,” even though there are no vocals. Fred has recently joined the debate and doesn’t have a strong opinion either way but tends to lean towards “the post” being when the singer starts singing.
Since there’s no definitive answer or literal definition to “hitting the post,” we’ll just leave it as a missed field goal or shot off the crossbar and let Hardy and Dan argue it out when it comes up on the air!