Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo is not amused with Lionel Richie. This is a sentence I never thought I’d type: Here’s @MadDogUnleashed on “First Take” destroying Lionel Richie for canceling a concert over the weekend with a solid “Hello” reference from Stephen A. pic.twitter.com/LPEsl5t9U1 — Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) August 16, 2023 Just great stuff. It’s not … Continued
The Giants could be trotting out two rookies at cornerback this year — just how good (and bad) could this move be?
We are two episodes into the Jets’ “Hard Knocks” adventure. This is the scorecard so far: A lot of Aaron Rodgers. A magician. Will McDonald got his nose pierced. The Nathaniel Hackett Image Revitalization Tour. Leslie Nielsen. Copious f-bombs. Rookies singing. Some player vignettes. Two Robert Saleh speeches — one motivational, one peeling the paint … Continued
The Yankees are at .500 in August and just got one-hit by the MLB-best Braves. Last place in the AL East feels more like the new normal every day and the final AL wild card is drifting farther out of sight. That means it’s offseason mode in August, and we’re getting started with a big … Continued
Mike Francesa does not talk about WFAN directly. But he does occasionally talk about his former station indirectly. The Aug. 9 edition of his BetRivers podcast was one of those instances. And Francesa made a point — intentionally or not — that sums up where his former employer stands as it begins its new era. … Continued
The Yankees got smacked around by the Braves on Monday night. They are now 60-59 — one game over .500, three games back in the loss column for last place in the AL East and five games back in the loss column for the final AL wild card. It is not what you want. But … Continued
The Giants’ Daniel Jones has declined an invitation to be a subject on Netflix’s “Quarterback.”
The Jets are signing running back Dalvin Cook to a one-year deal worth up to $8.6 million, per reports.
Old Timers’ Day is always a fun annual Yankees tradition regardless of how the team is performing and this year’s should be particularly exciting. The Yankees have announced that Hall of Fame shortstop and former team captain Derek Jeter will attend this year. This year’s Old Timers’ Day, slated for Sept. 9, is the 75th … Continued
Brian Cashman’s parade of failure continues with this lost 2023 season and one Yankees fan has had enough. Angry Bombers fan @JonFromMaspeth has declared the Friday, Sept. 22 home game against Arizona as “Fire Cashman Night.” Save the date! FIRE CASHMAN NIGHT Friday September 22 vs. Arizona 7pm Sections 202 – 204 Make your voice … Continued
The 2023 Yankees season has been so aggressively mediocre that fans missed a key detail in a weekend series against the Marlins: It’s been 20 years since Miami turned a miraculous Wild Card run into their second World Series title. Looking back, of course the young, upstart, not-supposed-to-even-be-here Marlins slew the mighty Yankees. They won … Continued
Mike Francesa does not have time for the palace intrigue surrounding this disastrous Mets season. The WFAN legend believes the focus should be on how the bad days may keep rolling on well into next year. “With where it is right now, how are you going to build this into a team that can be … Continued
Joe Benigno and Hackensack Brewing will release their new “Oh The Pain” beer starting Sept. 1.
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The Jets continue the preseason against the Panthers — let’s take a look at four reasons to tune in to the exhibition game.
The Giants opened up the preseason against the Lions Friday night — let’s discuss some takeaways from the matchup.
The Yankees have taken their talents to South Beach this weekend to face the Marlins. Apparently, some Florida sunshine has woken the bats up. First, it was shortstop Anthony Volpe with a three-run homer to get the party started. Next, it was Aaron Judge, who clobbered his longest home run of the season. This bad … Continued
The Yankees’ hopes for a sprint into the playoffs took a big hit Friday when lefty starter Nestor Cortes went back on the injured list. A team announcement stated that Cortes re-strained his left rotator cuff that caused him to miss two months in the first place. Rookie Jhony Brito will likely take his spot … Continued
ESPN has proposed a trade involving the Jets and Bucs receiver Mike Evans. Should Gang Green pull the trigger?
In the midst of the Mets’ trade-deadline sell-off, a huge talking point was when they were planning on being competitive again. Max Scherzer was told it wouldn’t be until 2025 or even 2026. So, many assumed that meant pursuing Shohei Ohtani this winter was completely off the table. If you were one of the people … Continued
Any die-hard baseball fan waits with bated breath for when Baseball America drops its annual list of the Top 100 Prospects in the game. Well, if you’re a Yankees fan, that means there’s good news as you lament what’s left of the 2023 season. The Bronx Bombers’ farm system is still chugging along with a … Continued
The trade deadline is officially in the rearview mirror. That means various outlets are now doing midseason prospect ranking updates. Since the Mets went on quite the selling spree, people are interested in where their newly-acquired prospects have landed for the time being. MLB.com‘s top 30 Mets prospects include many new faces because of all … Continued
Earlier this week, we talked about how Yankees outfield prospect Everson Pereira has been tearing up Triple-A pitching. It’s been so impressive that the 22-year-old could force his way to the big-league roster soon. That’s exciting, especially since New York has been struggling to get into any kind of groove after essentially standing pat at … Continued
Earlier this week, the Yankees officially gave up on former top prospect, Deivi Garcia, by designating him for assignment. Signed as an international free agent, Garcia showed a lot of promise earlier in his minor-league career, but it didn’t pan out. He was just picked up by the Chicago White Sox. And, at 24 years … Continued
Giants fans should keep an eye on these players when the team opens up the preseason on Friday.
The Mets not only won a game after the trade deadline this week, but they also won a series! They took two of three from the Cubs and will now host the Braves for a four-game set this weekend. Saturday will be a doubleheader to make up for a rainout from earlier this season. Here … Continued
The Yankees just finished up a disappointing three games in Chicago against the White Sox. Their road trip drags on with three more in Miami against the Marlins. In addition to the potential signage we could see behind home plate, here are the probable pitchers expected to take the hill this weekend. Friday at 6:40 … Continued
Despite a depressing 0-6 road trip right after selling at the trade deadline, the Mets indeed remember how to win baseball games. They even won two out of three against the Cubs to start their homestand this week. As usual, first baseman Pete Alonso had something to do with it. He slugged at least one … Continued
Whatever general manager Brian Cashman’s plan was for the 2023 New York Yankees, it has failed worse than anyone could have imagined. Actually, following Wednesday’s series loss to the White Sox, it might be his worst failure yet in 25 years on the job. Failure is a big word for someone who not only has … Continued
The Mets just completed a very expensive and dramatic shift at the trade deadline. Several top prospects were inserted into the farm system, with infielder Luisangel Acuña being the crown jewel of them all. Immediately upon getting acquired via trade with the Texas Rangers, Acuña became the Mets’ second-best prospect, according to MLB.com. Once the … Continued
The Jets have options at offensive tackle, but quarterback Aaron Rodgers would like to see consistency at the position.
There’s no way around it — Yankees hurler Luis Severino is having a tough time right now. His struggles continued on Wednesday in Chicago. After taking a quick look at his pitch splits, Sevy isn’t getting relief regardless of what he’s throwing. Instead of starting New York’s rubber-game matchup against the White Sox, Severino came … Continued
When discussing the Mets’ disappointing 2023 season, more than a few will point to Edwin Diaz getting hurt in the World Baseball Classic as a catalyst. Based on how things have gone over the past few months, it’s hard to blame them. Once we knew the severity of Diaz’s injury and the ensuing rehab, a … Continued
Football season is upon us, folks. Training camp is in full swing, joint practices are happening, and the preseason is underway. Soon enough, we’ll see the Giants and Jets both take the field at MetLife Stadium in primetime for Week 1. Once that happens, we know what WFAN midday host Sal Licata is expecting from … Continued
The Yankees are still within striking distance of the final AL Wild Card spot. That doesn’t mean New York fans are exactly happy with what’s going on with ownership and the front office. With that being said, there’s a chance the “Fire Cashman” efforts will be making an appearance in South Beach this weekend. Manager … Continued
The Knicks and popular swingman Josh Hart have agreed to a four-year, $81 million contract extension according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The contract kicks in next season, as Hart had already picked up his $12.9 million option for this year. He was acquired from Portland at the trade deadline and was an immediate spark plug … Continued
Mets fans have been clamoring for Ronny Mauricio to get promoted to the big leagues pretty much all year. There have been many debunked rumors about it being on the verge of taking place, too. Could it finally be happening soon, though? General manager Billy Eppler recently detailed some of the things New York wants … Continued
The Yankees have had a void in left field all season long. You’d think that a prime time to fill that void would’ve been before the trade deadline. General manager Brian Cashman didn’t do that. According to SNY’s Andy Martino, the eventual promotion of top prospect Everson Pereira is apparently part of the reason why: … Continued
Randal Grichuk is, by any objective measure, a good hitter. He’s been in the big leagues for 10 years. He has a .251 career batting average. His career on-base percentage is .298. He’s hit 20-plus home runs five times and has had seasons with 17 and 19 dingers as well. And, most notably in the … Continued
Hal Steinbrenner has seen enough, apparently. The Yankees owner has already decided to retain general manager Brian Cashman, according to an NJ.com report. And he’ll probably keep manager Aaron Boone, too, as long as he can figure out a way for the Bombers to avoid the AL East cellar. And even then, it will probably … Continued
Go on #YankeesTwitter, and you actually won’t see anyone railing about firing manager Aaron Boone. Not even after Monday’s gutless 5-1 loss to the even more gutless, chaotic Chicago White Sox (the Bombers did win Tuesday) Rather, everyone is applauding Boone for taking home plate umpire Laz Diaz to task over his wide strike zone. … Continued
A lot has been made about the Mets’ near-term outlook over the past week. And rightfully so. I mean, what do you expect people to talk about after executing one of the most unique (and expensive) trade-deadline sell-offs we’ve ever seen? Will they be “punting” 2024 or will they put together a contender? The anticipated … Continued
The best scene of Tuesday’s “Hard Knocks” season premiere came when Jets defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich was breaking down film with his unit. It’s f–king awesome, man Ulbrich was not referring to a play by Sauce Gardner or Quinnen Williams. He was referring to a throw Aaron Rodgers made. And, really, summing up Gang Green’s … Continued
What’s worse these days for Yankees fans: watching the Bombers lose in frustrating fashion, or having to listen to manager Aaron Boone try to put a positive spin on it all during his postgame media session? It’s probably a toss-up at this point. However, there’s a way to make it better if you do subject … Continued
Yankees manager Aaron Boone is all the rage following his viral ejection from Monday’s 5-1 loss to the White Sox. A good night’s sleep later, however, Boone seems to have mellowed out about it all. Making his weekly appearance on the “Talkin’ Yanks” podcast, he elaborated on his long-simmering outburst. “One of those that just … Continued
Depending on how you view the Mets’ 2023 season, some of you may have thought it was over before it started with the injury to Edwin Diaz in the World Baseball Classic. Seeing how things have unfolded since then, it’s certainly a valid argument. But at least Pete Alonso is still around and on track … Continued
Mike Francesa said something on his latest BetRivers podcast that made our ears perk up a bit. The WFAN legend addressed the “horrific” breakdown of race horse Maple Leaf Mel last weekend in Saratoga. The horse, which had to be euthanized, is owned by former Giants and Jets coach Bill Parcells. Francesa, also a horseman, … Continued
As we sit here on August 8th, we’re just about one month away from watching the Jets and Giants begin their respective 2023 campaigns during Week 1 of the NFL regular season. Big Blue will play the Cowboys on September 10th, while Gang Green will be playing the Bills on September 11th. As it turns … Continued