Listen to another edition of “NYBD on WGBB” as I am live from the studios of 1240 AM WGBB. Former WFAN host Sid Rosenberg joins me to update us on his latest project: “You’re Wrong and You’re Ugly” – a book about his life in radio. I will have Sid give us his state of [...]

Howard and I delve into another fascinating week of baseball in New York. We will discuss the Mets decision to dump Ramon Castro, the renaissance of Gary Sheffield, and if they can reach the 10-3 goal that I set out for them last week. The Yankees are in first, but the bullpen still is bothering [...]

Bill Chuck of Billy-Ball.com pointed out in his latest newsletter that the Washington Nationals are on pace with the infamous 1962 Mets. After last night the Nats are now one game better (13-35) than what the Mets were (12-36) in 1962. If you remember, the Detroit Tigers were on a similar bad pace in 2003. [...]

- Shelly Duncan had 2 homers last night against Louisville. He now has 18 on the season and is leading the International League by a wide margin. Last August I caught up with him in Scranton and talked about his time playing for the Yankees and his thoughts on being in AAA again. – Kei [...]

- CC Sabathia won in his homecoming to Cleveland. I looked up some other recent homecomings to compare. May 6th, 2001 – Mike Mussina @ Baltimore pitched 7 innings for a 2-1 victory. April 23rd, 2002 – Jason Giambi @ Oakland was 2 for 4. May 21st, 2004 – A-Rod @ Texas was 2 for [...]

Found two great Francesa videos thanks to the guys at MikeFrancesa.com – classic rant from earlier this week. Alex from Bedminster clearly is not high on the pope’s list. The second video is set to some pretty cool music as well.

The guys at Baseball Think Factory found this great blog post by Mets radio announcer Wayne Hagin. If you didn’t think Rickey was a great teammate- think again. Vintage Billy Martin as well.

Evan Roberts did an outstanding interview with Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen earlier today. You can check it out here. Most of the Mets organization is a terrible interview but Jerry Manuel and Dan Warthen always seem to provide honest and thoughtful insight. Some of the things that stood out to me: – His discussion [...]

- Looks like the midges are having an off year in Cleveland as well. Where did they go last night? A pre-game appearance and they bolted quicker than a bunch of Dodgers fans. Makes you wonder if they knew the importance of that 2007 ALDS Game 2? – I was one of the guys thinking [...]

All of this talk about Joba heading back to the bullpen is nothing more than rubbish, a rumor that has been manufactured and fueled by the press. In fact, our main Yankees source down in Tampa confirmed for me on Friday that Yankees management has no intention to put Chamberlain, who has had his struggles [...]

The Mod at the Unauthorized WFAN Forum aka MikeFrancesa.com has been kind enough to provide me with a forum for fans of the show to express their views. Feel free to provide feedback, critique, or give us a pat on the back. No commentary will be dismissed. Of course I want you to continue to [...]

Phil Hughes demanding to pitch the ninth, Johan Santana throwing 120 pitches back to back, and Livan Hernandez complete game are examples this week of how we may see the starting pitchers revert back to throwing innings. We kept hearing while the Yankees were in Texas how Nolan Ryan has eliminated pitch counts in order [...]

Great hour of radio as we were headlined by sports psychologist Dr. John F Murray. Dr. Murray talked about his Mental Performance Index which he created to analyze team performance in football. He gave his take on all the fun topics we debate at NYBD: intangibles, grit, performance in the clutch, and handling the pressure [...]

As the Yanks pass the quarter pole of the season, they’ve weathered some difficult problems in fine fashion. There is no reason to think they won’t get into the playoffs. Do you remember earlier this month when it seemed Mark Teixeira was on the interstate? Ever since Alex came back to protect him in the [...]

Former Mets OF Preston Wilson joins the show live from Citi Bank Park. Preston talks about growing up in the Mets farm system, his first week in the big leagues, being involved in the Mike Piazza deal, and beating his former team in 2006. Hear his thoughts on why Florida might not have been the [...]