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Neil Best of Newsday continues his coverage of the WFAN Mike and the Mad Dog saga. Chris Russo and Mike Francesa are doing their usual solo shows during the summer. Today Francesa said the stories of a deteriorating relationship are true, and that he and Russo haven’t even spoken this week about the issue. He said that’s telling about where their relationship is.
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Chris Russo uses his monologue to debunk rumors of the WFAN Mike and The Mad Dog show ending. He talks about their relationship having some turmoil over the last few months but that they’ve worked out their problems.
There’s plenty in the news today as the Mets come home to face the dreadful Seattle Mariners.
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Neil Best of Newsday is reporting that wildly popular New York sports talk radio show Mike and The Mad Dog may be finished. The reports says that problems between Mike Francesa and Chris Russo may spell the end of the show.
Although neither is a Mets fan, Russo (Giants) and Francesa (Yankees) do plenty of Mets talk on WFAN, the Mets flagship radio station.
When reached for comment on the report Francesa had none and Russo said that he didn’t know anything about it:
“That is news to me,” he said. “I have not heard that… That is fascinating information.”
Personally, I doubt the validity of this. Russo and Francesa have openly talked about some rocky periods in their personal relationship in the past. After losing Don Imus last year, there’s no way that WFAN would let Mike and The Mad Dog get away without a fight.
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Omar Minaya learned an important lesson today… Make major announcements at a time of day that’s most convenient for the New York media. Otherwise, risk the condemnation and insults hurled your way.
The mainstream media flooded the Internet with stories about how poorly timed the announcement of Willie Randolph’s firing was. There were hundreds, maybe thousands, of stories about the Mets “sneaking” around in the middle of the night to fire Willie so it wouldn’t be announced in time to make the daily newspapers.
As a fan, I could care less when the announcement came. As long as the Mets came to a decision that’s in the best interest of the team moving forward. If it’s three in the morning or three in the afternoon, I really don’t care.
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As I wrote yesterday, I’m not that into following college or high school players as potential prospects for the Mets. But I do enjoy reading about the Mets picks and their qualifications. After watching a bit of the ESPN2 draft coverage yesterday and reading many draft recaps, I have to say that the best coverage of the Mets draft is available at MetsGeek.
Alex Nelson does a tremendous job of dissecting the players and their potential. He concentrates on first round picks Ike Davis of ASU and Reese Havens of South Carolina plus sandwich round pick Brad Holt. But he also goes into the perfect level of depth on the later round picks as well. Great job, Alex.
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Fox Sports senior baseball writer Ken Rosenthal discusses the National League headlines this week. Included in the discussion are: Eric Gagne, Jim Edmonds, and Willie Randolph’s job security.
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