Comments on: Radio is Broke and How It Can Be Changed http://nybaseballdigest.com/?p=8079 A Digest of New York Baseball: We talk Mets, Yankees, and Minor League News, Opinion, Rumors, and Analysis Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:48:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: kranepool society http://nybaseballdigest.com/?p=8079&cpage=1#comment-17130 kranepool society Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:49:42 +0000 http://nybaseballdigest.com/?p=8079#comment-17130 Mike your on the mark as usual. When Francesa first game on FAN he was always prepared and he and Russo were at their best during the Knicks run under Pat Reily and with the Yankee's great 90's winning seasons. But whether it's age or doing this too long Francesa has lost his fastball he no longer enjoys or watches the NBA or College B-ball and his baseball knowalge is passable at best. Without Russo there is no entertainer love him or hate him Russo could make you laugh whereas Mike does not have that personality. WFAN has gone stale What was great 20 years ago is old and tired today The station needs renovation Mike your on the mark as usual. When Francesa first game on FAN he was always prepared and he and Russo were at their best during the Knicks run under Pat Reily and with the Yankee’s great 90′s winning seasons. But whether it’s age or doing this too long Francesa has lost his fastball he no longer enjoys or watches the NBA or College B-ball and his baseball knowalge is passable at best. Without Russo there is no entertainer love him or hate him Russo could make you laugh whereas Mike does not have that personality. WFAN has gone stale What was great 20 years ago is old and tired today The station needs renovation

]]> By: cactus http://nybaseballdigest.com/?p=8079&cpage=1#comment-17125 cactus Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:28:58 +0000 http://nybaseballdigest.com/?p=8079#comment-17125 Francesa only makes around 1 mil per year. Francesa only makes around 1 mil per year.

]]> By: Murph http://nybaseballdigest.com/?p=8079&cpage=1#comment-17103 Murph Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:27:43 +0000 http://nybaseballdigest.com/?p=8079#comment-17103 People don't even watch hockey, why would they want to listen to sports talk radio about hockey? Carton and Boomer's show is awful. Steve Somers and Tony Paige are the two best hosts on WFAN. Somers is hilarious, he doesn't take himself too seriously, and he lets the callers talk. I used to love Sid Rosenberg when he was on the fan because he was such a character. People don’t even watch hockey, why would they want to listen to sports talk radio about hockey?

Carton and Boomer’s show is awful. Steve Somers and Tony Paige are the two best hosts on WFAN. Somers is hilarious, he doesn’t take himself too seriously, and he lets the callers talk. I used to love Sid Rosenberg when he was on the fan because he was such a character.

]]> By: Old Backstop http://nybaseballdigest.com/?p=8079&cpage=1#comment-17092 Old Backstop Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:45:31 +0000 http://nybaseballdigest.com/?p=8079#comment-17092 Excellent article here, and I agree completely. For years now I have been more up-to-speed on baseball and hockey knowledge than Francessa, and the reason I tune in is because I want to listen to experts, not just personalities. Francessa represents the past: An era where talk show hosts with a know-it-all bulldog personality would rule. Loud mouths like Chris Russo and snobs like Mike Francessa, drawing in listeners on confidence alone. Where does Francessa deserve credit? History. He has a lot of knowledge when it comes to the rich history of each of these sports, but because he is getting on in years and probably very busy between personal life and celebrity appearances, he has been fumbling for years now on all subject matter that isn't about the Yankees, Red Sox and (football) Giants. That's all he has time to keep on top of. Francessa would make an excellent host for a daily 2-hour show on the Yankees, but as soon as you start talking Mets, you see that he has no clue who the top prospects are and hardly anything about the role players or the National League teams they play. I'd kill for a good hockey show on WFAN every day, even just an hour long, that focused on the Rangers, Islanders and Devils. As things currently stand, I know far more about these teams than Francessa, Esiason and Carton combined know, and I'm no expert! Excellent article here, and I agree completely. For years now I have been more up-to-speed on baseball and hockey knowledge than Francessa, and the reason I tune in is because I want to listen to experts, not just personalities.

Francessa represents the past: An era where talk show hosts with a know-it-all bulldog personality would rule. Loud mouths like Chris Russo and snobs like Mike Francessa, drawing in listeners on confidence alone.

Where does Francessa deserve credit? History. He has a lot of knowledge when it comes to the rich history of each of these sports, but because he is getting on in years and probably very busy between personal life and celebrity appearances, he has been fumbling for years now on all subject matter that isn’t about the Yankees, Red Sox and (football) Giants. That’s all he has time to keep on top of.

Francessa would make an excellent host for a daily 2-hour show on the Yankees, but as soon as you start talking Mets, you see that he has no clue who the top prospects are and hardly anything about the role players or the National League teams they play.

I’d kill for a good hockey show on WFAN every day, even just an hour long, that focused on the Rangers, Islanders and Devils. As things currently stand, I know far more about these teams than Francessa, Esiason and Carton combined know, and I’m no expert!

]]> By: MJ http://nybaseballdigest.com/?p=8079&cpage=1#comment-17090 MJ Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:41:31 +0000 http://nybaseballdigest.com/?p=8079#comment-17090 There is one medium that you do not mention here. That is Sirius/XM where Mad Dog Russo does an excellent afternoon show. He has his own station and programs in almost precisely the way suggested here. He also knowledgeable, but not too pompous to be wrong about somethng, like Francessa, who was a major reason Dog left in the first place. Yes, terrestrial radio is quite stale and not only in the sportstalk format. Satelite is the way to go. There is one medium that you do not mention here. That is Sirius/XM where Mad Dog Russo does an excellent afternoon show. He has his own station and programs in almost precisely the way suggested here. He also knowledgeable, but not too pompous to be wrong about somethng, like Francessa, who was a major reason Dog left in the first place. Yes, terrestrial radio is quite stale and not only in the sportstalk format. Satelite is the way to go.

]]> By: VCarver http://nybaseballdigest.com/?p=8079&cpage=1#comment-17087 VCarver Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:20:53 +0000 http://nybaseballdigest.com/?p=8079#comment-17087 Mike S, you make very good points and I disagree with Neil Best here. Francessa is especially sloppy with his facts, and sometimes I believe he stretches the truth to such an extent as to virtually lie (as in the Church instance). There is no excuse for such a poor grasp of the facts that he displays all too often. Another problem with Francessa's show is that without Russo it has degenerated into a run-of-the-mill sports talk show without any distinguishing characteristics. With Russo, the entertainment value of the show was very high, but now that's totally missing. As a Mets fan, I also can't stand Francessa's strong anti-Mets bias. So there's nothing left in that show to make me want to listen or to overcome Francessa's bias the way there was when Russo was there. Because before, even if I didn't like the anti-Mets bias, I could always get a lot of laughs out of the show. And, at least Russo would sometimes counter Francessa's anti-Mets propaganda by bashing the Yankees, which served to temper Francessa's bias a bit. I still love listening to the FAN when other hosts are on. But I won't listen to Francessa anymore. Mike S, you make very good points and I disagree with Neil Best here. Francessa is especially sloppy with his facts, and sometimes I believe he stretches the truth to such an extent as to virtually lie (as in the Church instance). There is no excuse for such a poor grasp of the facts that he displays all too often.

Another problem with Francessa’s show is that without Russo it has degenerated into a run-of-the-mill sports talk show without any distinguishing characteristics. With Russo, the entertainment value of the show was very high, but now that’s totally missing. As a Mets fan, I also can’t stand Francessa’s strong anti-Mets bias. So there’s nothing left in that show to make me want to listen or to overcome Francessa’s bias the way there was when Russo was there. Because before, even if I didn’t like the anti-Mets bias, I could always get a lot of laughs out of the show. And, at least Russo would sometimes counter Francessa’s anti-Mets propaganda by bashing the Yankees, which served to temper Francessa’s bias a bit.

I still love listening to the FAN when other hosts are on. But I won’t listen to Francessa anymore.

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