Mike Francesa has a date (or two) in mind for when Mets fans can start to believe again. “They have to be .500 by Labor Day,” the WFAN legend said on his BetRivers podcast when asked about the Amazins’ hopes to mount a postseason rally. “Anything less doesn’t work for me, as even having a … Continued
The Mets and Yankees are getting ready for their final regular-season meeting on Wednesday in the Bronx. As they prepared for the series opener on Tuesday, a Twitter user (er, an X user?) made what I think is a valid point: Seriously tho, the fact that the Yankees and Mets don’t have one of their … Continued
Tiki Barber and Evan Roberts are WFAN’s official afternoon drive hosts. But the first two days of the new program have been dominated by sidekick Shaun Morash. An observant caller — Steve in Newark — dialed up morning show duo Boomer Esiason and Gregg Giannotti on Wednesday to get answers. “Every time it’s on, all I … Continued
We all knew the Giants would throw a truckload of money at left tackle Andrew Thomas. It was just a matter of when it’d happen. As it turns out, that time is right now. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Thomas and Big Blue agreed to a five-year, $117.5 million extension with $67 million coming in … Continued
Last week, I had the misfortune of laying my eyes on a Braves-themed Mets hat that I’ll never be able to erase from my memory. I thought that was the worst thing I’ve ever seen. However, it was just outdone by an absolutely hideous Yankees-Mets Aaron Judge jersey mashup. Someone had the audacity to wear … Continued
Six storylines to follow when the Giants open up training camp: Saquon Barkley returns; are there cost-cutting moves still to be made?
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The more things change, the more they stay the same. Former Yankees reliever Aroldis Chapman can probably agree with that statement. What’s changed is his performance between 2022 and 2023. Chapman produced so little that the Yankees didn’t even put him on their postseason roster last October. He finished his final year in pinstripes with … Continued
Denzel Mims’ tenure with the Jets recently came to an end. While he may not go the Kadarius Toney route in talking trash, he made comments that can be interpreted as shots at New York as he gets acclimated to playing for the Lions. Gang Green selected Mims in the second round (59th overall) in … Continued
It’s not a matter of if Yankees captain and reigning MVP Aaron Judge returns to the lineup this season, but when. Manager Aaron Boone made his weekly appearance on the Talkin’ Yanks podcast Tuesday and said his star slugger had moved his rehab to Tampa. In Yankee-speak, that usually means rehab games. Sure enough, Yankees … Continued
The Giants (or someone) are spiking the football on Saquon Barkley. Look what Pro Football Talk just reported hours after the star running back capitulated and signed a one-year deal to end his contract standoff: Per multiple sources, the Giants called a dozen teams in an effort to find a potential trade partner, back in the … Continued
We’ve talked about how disappointing the Mets’ 2023 season has been on these here interweb pages quite a bit over the past few months. Before team owner Steve Cohen held a recent press conference, I wondered when he’d lose patience with this futility. Would it cost Mets manager Buck Showalter, general manager Billy Eppler, or … Continued
Saquon Barkley just validated the market forces he claimed to be fighting. The Giants running back’s modified one-year deal — $10.1 in already-guaranteed franchise tag salary, plus roughly $900,000 in incentives — should infuriate the rest of his positional contemporaries. Because he put a price on elite running back play — $11 million a year. … Continued
Saquon Barkley just quadrupled down on himself. And early indications suggest he faces steep odds to make this gamble pay off. The star running back will report to the Giants after folding and accepting what is basically his already-standing franchise tag tender, plus $900,000 in incentives as a sweetener. The rub for Barkley: If he … Continued
With the trade deadline fast approaching, it’s time to get nuts. The Yankees are probably going to be buyers, while the Mets aren’t ready to sell just yet. But could both New York baseball teams help each other with a trade before August 1st? I mean, it could happen. After all, Steve Cohen and Hal … Continued
Saquon Barkley — according to multiple reports — had the opportunity to sign a multi-year contract with at least $22 million in guaranteed money last week. Not to mention the (potentially greater) value of whatever other offers the Giants gave him between last fall and the day he received the franchise tag in March. Barkley … Continued
The Giants and running back Saquon Barkley have agreed to a one-year deal as training camp begins Tuesday.
We’re officially one week away from the MLB trade deadline, and you know what that means. Rumors are about to get awfully wild and we need to take everything that’s seen or heard with a grain of salt. The following rumor involving the Mets, Astros, and Justin Verlander doesn’t feel real, but there’s no way … Continued
The Mets and Yankees entered their respective weekend series in a similar situation. Keep winning and they will likely buy at the deadline. But come away with more losses than wins, and it’ll get closer to the time when the white flag is waved. While it wasn’t impressive, Anthony Rizzo and the Bombers got back … Continued
Mike Francesa has declared Donald Trump’s campaign to regain the presidency hopeless. (Insert your Shohei Ohtani and Tiger Woods jokes here.) The WFAN legend was asked to handicap the Republican primary race on his latest BetRivers podcast. Francesa — who endorsed Trump in 2016, but voted for Joe Biden in 2020 — acknowledged Trump is … Continued
Carl Banks is a Giants great who had a few high-profile salary battles with the organization. So it makes sense for him to have a take on Saquon Barkley’s current contract standoff. But Banks is also still on the Big Blue payroll. The former All-Pro linebacker is the team’s radio analyst, appears on other team-powered platforms … Continued
Giants fans are happy to have a real head coach leading the way for Big Blue these days. We’re talking about reigning NFL Coach of the Year, Brian Daboll. His 2022 success was even more pronounced after the absolute disaster that was the Joe Judge era. Judge somehow hooked on with the New England Patriots … Continued
Is nothing sacred these days? From Page Six: There was “blood and broken glass” at Le Bilboquet in Sag Harbor when two well-heeled old geezers allegedly got into a brawl. Eyewitnesses tell Page Six that “two guys in their 60s got into a physical altercation and started punching each other” at the upscale eatery, which … Continued
Talk about preaching to the choir. From ESPN: Several star NFL running backs took part in a Zoom call Saturday to discuss the depressed market for players at their position. Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb confirmed Sunday he participated in the call and said Saquon Barkley, Derrick Henry and Christian McCaffrey also were in … Continued
It might be hard for Jets fans to pinpoint just one thing they’re most excited to watch this season. However, witnessing the Aaron Rodgers-Garrett Wilson connection must be a popular answer. Even Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams is excited to see how much noise they make in 2023. During practice over the weekend, … Continued
https://twitter.com/MP24MP42/status/1683052074815172609 Me going see Bukayo dribble past players on the wing: What I got:#manunited v #arsenal at metlife stadium new york pre season friendly #fights #fight #soccer #football #twitter #metlife pic.twitter.com/XDPkE5n86A — Hooby (@Real_Hooby) July 23, 2023 Arsenal and Manchester United played a Premier League cash grab preseason friendly on Saturday at MetLife Stadium. Man … Continued
There have been many frustrating storylines involving the Mets so far during the 2023 season. One of them is the fact that top prospect Ronny Mauricio continues to be stuck in Syracuse. And that’s happened despite a big year at the plate. Many people have been trying to will a promotion for Mauricio into existence. … Continued
The Yankees knew extending a four-game losing streak against the last-place Royals was unacceptable. The Bronx Bombers answered with a resounding series sweep in which they outscored KC, 18-11. Even better, some of New York’s key players are finally swinging the bat well again. Anthony Rizzo finally hit his first home run since May, probably … Continued
It’s not over until it’s officially over. But, heck — it sure looks like the Mets should pull the plug on this season after another dreadful performance against the Red Sox. While New York lost two of three at Fenway Park, more Mets trade rumors continued to surface with the deadline about a week away. … Continued
Entering Sunday’s game, 401 players had hit home runs since Anthony Rizzo’s last one against the Reds on May 20. Rizzo finally broke the streak against Kansas City’s Jordan Lyles, launching a solo shot to right field. ANTHONY RIZZO DID IT pic.twitter.com/oDDEiliAv7 — Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) July 23, 2023 Rizzo also had an RBI double … Continued
Poor Kadarius Toney. First he gets hacked and now this. Andy Reid said Kadarius Toney "tweaked" his knee returning a kick at start of practice. — Adam Teicher (@adamteicher) July 23, 2023 A less-than-ideal start to the former Giants wide receiver’s first full season with the Chiefs. Toney was a Super Bowl hero for Kansas … Continued
Step aside, Manningcast. Watching the Yankees with Mike Francesa’s Twitter page pulled up is the ultimate second-screen experience. The WFAN legend is hammering the Bombers for the umpteenth time this season as they struggle with the Royals on Saturday in the Bronx. Francesa’s missives (from most recent down): Yanks can’t put back to back hits together. … Continued
Joe Benigno worked a full schedule for WFAN last week. But no one should get used to it. A Friday caller — Stan in Westport — told Benigno he hoped his afternoon drive fill-in pairing with producer Tommy Lugauer would get green-lighted as a permanent duo. But Benigno is not interested. “Honestly, and I’ve said … Continued
New York Yankees catcher Jose Trevino has a torn ligament in his wrist and is out for the season. He should recover in time for spring training In his place, the Yankees have called up catching prospect Ben Rortvedt from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Bryan Hoch of MLB.com added that the former All-Star and Gold Glover had … Continued
The Giants have done it again. They have signed yet another veteran supporting cast wide receiver you have heard of. The latest pickup by general manager Joe Schoen: Former Bills slot man and amateur epidemiologist Cole Beasley. NFL Network first reported the signing. Beasley, 34, has ties to head coach Brian Daboll and Schoen from … Continued
As we continue watching the season spiral out of control for the Mets and Yankees, it’s essential to also think about other, more positive things. If you prefer for those things to remain baseball-related, look no further than various top prospect lists. The latest one comes from Keith Law of The Athletic. Between his midseason top-60 … Continued
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Craig Carton walked out of WFAN last month having accomplished what he was rehired to do: Bury Michael Kay and ESPN Radio New York. Kay won the Fall 2021 quarterly ratings book, the biggest victory of his radio career. And then Carton and co-host Evan Roberts steamrolled him. Seven straight books, 10 of 11 overall … Continued
After spending boatloads of Steve Cohen’s money, the Mets entered 2023 with the highest of expectations. The goal was to return to the postseason and make a deep run toward the World Series. The chances of that happening at this point in the year are slim. New York is more likely to trade players away … Continued
After a horrific 1-5 road trip coming out of the All-Star break, the Yankees will try to right the ship at home against the Kansas City Royals. It will be their third series with Sean Casey as the team’s new hitting coach. Apparently, that rare midseason coaching change was spurred by old friend Jameson Taillon … Continued
The last-place Yankees are in a free fall, one so bad that we’re finally asking the question: What if this is the end of Aaron Boone? All the signs are there. Gleyber Torres is the only one hitting consistently well. Aaron Judge is still injured. Gerrit Cole is the only reliable pitcher as the Yankees … Continued
Before the Jets officially landed Aaron Rodgers in a trade from the Green Bay Packers, the four-time NFL MVP discussed how close he was to choosing retirement. But now, it doesn’t seem like he’s going to hang up his spikes anytime soon. Unless something magical happens for Gang Green in 2023, at least. The thought … Continued
It’s been a rough week for Giants running back Saquon Barkley. Or, should we just say “running back Saquon Barkley” for the time being? The deadline for players designated under the franchise tag to negotiate a multi-year deal with their team was July 17th at 4 pm ET. New York and Barkley’s camp let that … Continued
The Mets showed a hint of life during their first homestand of the second half. Their chances of returning to the postseason remain slim, but they’re not dead just yet. New York will try to continue reviving itself in Boston against the Red Sox. Here are the probable pitching matchups for the weekend. Friday at … Continued