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I sincerely doubt it. I find this whole episode to be extremely strange. Dave goes off, ostensibly back home for Thanksgiving break, and then, without warning and without apparent prior notice to his erstwhile partner, disappears and the show treats him as if he never existed for a couple of days before grudgingly acknowledging his existence on the planet earth, even replacing his name in e-mails they read on the air.

I suppose the most likely explanation is that he got another job and simply quit. I hope I am dead wrong, but the way that Bart signed off on Friday alluding to an announcement from "Live at the Bike" and "Joker Gaming", the corporate name leads me to believe the suits have taken over. But we will see in just a bit. I hope Bart clues us in early on in the show tonight so I don't have to stay up late waiting for the big announcement. But its pretty clear that Dave isn't coming back.

For my part, I will be disappointed at such a turn of events. Bart is a very fine play-by-play announcer; however there is no denying the charisma and synergy between Bart and Dave when they are together in the booth. In this case, 1 + 1 equalled 3. It will be the end of a very pleasant era.