James Kratch
James Kratch is a veteran sports reporter and editor. He currently reports on the youth sports industry for Buying Sandlot and was previously ESNY's managing editor. Before that he spent a decade at NJ Advance Media (The Star-Ledger and NJ.com), where he covered high school sports, the Giants and Rutgers.
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Mets’ witching hour has arrived: Next 9 games are last shot to save season
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Mike Francesa just handwaved his autograph show appearance
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Mike Francesa is hitting the autograph convention circuit (UPDATE: No, he’s not!)
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Love him or hate him, WFAN’s Craig Carton always brought it
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The calls of Domingo German’s perfect game are drawing high praise
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Mike Francesa with the incisive Domingo German perfect game analysis
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Yankees’ Domingo German throws perfect game vs. Athletics
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WFAN dials up Steve Somers cameo to celebrate 36th anniversary
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Where does Craig Carton rank in WFAN pantheon?
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Mike Francesa tees off on Yankees after ‘completely embarrassing’ loss to Athletics
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Jets fear NFL will strong-arm ‘Hard Knocks’ appearance
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WFAN’s Tiki Barber will be very busy man this fall
Sports Media James Kratch
Giants’ Daniel Jones exhibits ‘franchise swag’ at Zach Bryan show (VIDEO)
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Could Mets’ Steve Cohen bail out Brian Cashman’s horrid Yankees moves?
New York Mets James Kratch
Mets games, SNY set to get yanked from YouTube TV
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Mike Francesa blasts Yankees’ Brian Cashman for Josh Donaldson ‘shell game’
New York Yankees James Kratch
Hal Steinbrenner is as hopeless as his Yankees are
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ESPN’s Michael Kay clutches pearls as Craig Carton leaves WFAN
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Ex-Giant Kadarius Toney wants to flip off ‘everybody in New York’
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Ben Simmons grinding in lab as Philadelphia remains obsessively angry
Brooklyn Nets James Kratch
Mike Francesa addresses WFAN lineup changes as Craig Carton exits
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Philandering college bowling coach gives bonkers post-resignation interview
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Why Tiki Barber says move to WFAN afternoon drive is ‘bittersweet’
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Jets would sign Matt Araiza ‘if they need to’
New York Jets James Kratch
WFAN makes new lineup official. End of ‘guy talk’ era?
Sports Media James Kratch
WFAN stays in-house, Sal Licata moving to middays
Sports Media James Kratch
Mike Francesa trashes ‘terrible’ Mets ahead of brutal schedule stretch
Sports Media James Kratch
5 thoughts on Tiki Barber, Craig Carton, Michael Kay, New York sports talk upheaval
Sports Media James Kratch
Craig Carton spikes ratings football on Michael Kay (again) as WFAN exit announced
Sports Media James Kratch
Who replaces Craig Carton at WFAN? 8 candidates (and 2 legends to forget about)
Sports Media James Kratch
Craig Carton leaving WFAN, going full-time at FS1 in sports radio shakeup
Sports Media James Kratch
Mike Francesa hammers Yankees’ Josh Donaldson, outfield fill-ins
Sports Media James Kratch
Bill deBlasio blames zoo for the dead groundhog thing
Random / Local NYC James Kratch
Long Island politician allegedly flashes his neighborhood a lot
Random / Local NYC James Kratch
Mets’ unwavering devotion to Daniel Vogelbach is getting ridiculous
New York Mets James Kratch
Mets reliever Drew Smith’s ‘sticky stuff’ ejection was hilariously dumb
New York Mets James Kratch
Hal Steinbrenner is right. Yankees shouldn’t send Anthony Volpe to Triple-A
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Giants’ Saquon Barkley did not answer the only question that matters
New York Giants James Kratch
Bill Parcells is at Giants minicamp practice
New York Giants James Kratch
Barstool’s Frank ‘The Tank’ Fleming just bodied Mets’ Daniel Vogelbach at Pete Alonso’s comedy event
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Connecticut governor says he’s lined up money to bring Hartford Whalers back
New York Rangers James Kratch
We have video of Yankees voice John Sterling’s foul ball badassery
Sports Media James Kratch
Yankees voice John Sterling is a warrior and no one makes him bleed his own blood
Sports Media James Kratch
Mike Francesa: Mets ‘going nowhere’ if Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander don’t deliver
New York Mets James Kratch
Mike Francesa crushes ‘out of control’ Mets: ‘It’s scary’ how much better Braves are
New York Mets James Kratch
Christopher Russo agrees that Tom Brady ruined ‘Mike and the Mad Dog’ reunion
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