Unless something drastic happens, Ruben Tejada will be the opening day shortstop now that Jose Reyes is in Miami. It would be unfair to expect Tejada to replace Reyes. We may never again see the combination of speed, power, and average that Reyes demonstrated in his best seasons. With that said, Tejada is no slouch. He has consistently been [...]

Day 2 of the Winter Meetings is all Jose Reyes talk all the time. Howard Megdal of the Journal News, and author of an upcoming book “Wilpon’s Folly” will co-host throughout the hour. We will discuss the Reyes contract, the Wilpon ownership situation, and try to piece together a roster. Joining us at 8:30 is WFAN host [...]

Brian Cashman had the final say on the A.J. Burnett/Joe Girardi fiasco with Joe Benigno and Evan Roberts on WFAN. Joe and Evan have done a nice job with Cashman the last couple of weeks. It’s amazing what an interview can produce if you allow your subject to speak. Instead of trying to impress the Yankees [...]

Bob Raissman talks with David Check of MLB Productions about the upcoming documentary on Derek Jeter‘s 3,000th hit. “Derek Jeter 3K,” as it will be called, will have an inside look at his quest for 3,000 hits starting with the rehab in Tampa. You will get to see Jeter behind the scenes and wearing a wire during his [...]

Good to see Christian Lopez getting a break as the Miller Brewing Company has offered to pay any potential taxes incurred from the swag the Yankees gave him for Derek Jeter‘s 3,000th hit ball. It’s a smart campaign for their “High Life” brand that is positioned for the “everyday man,” which Lopez certainly is. In a time where big [...]

The jury for the Roger Clemens case will be selected today. I wonder how you could get kicked off jury duty in this scenario. Think if Clemens lawyer Rusty Hardin read this site I would be allowed on the jury? Especially this post. *** Michael Kay has been on a roll with his stupidity lately. This [...]

The guys at Nomaas call the Yankees three game sweep of the Brewers a “sausage fest.” *** By the way… using the Pythagorean Won/Loss formula, which uses runs scored vs. runs allowed to calculate a team’s record, the Yankees are the best in baseball at 50-28. Going into yesterday’s game they were averaging 6.11 runs and 9.61 [...]

Goose Gossage was on the air with Evan Roberts of WFAN yesterday from Six Flags Great Adventure. They talked about the greatness of Mariano Rivera, but you could tell that Goose had his doubts that Rivera could sustain his current length of dominance if he had to do multiple inning saves. From 1977 to 1985 Gossage [...]

Update: According to Francesa, the Mets called him today to say that Terry Collins was “only kidding” about his comments in the Phil Mushnick story. I always believe the truth lies somewhere in between. Apparently Jeff Wilpon personally called Mike to clear the air. As always, there is always a misunderstanding at WFAN. It’s never [...]

Yesterday, former big league pitching coach Rick Peterson was on Boomer Esiason’s show on WFAN. When Peterson asked Boomer’s co-host Craig Carton if he plays fantasy baseball this was the response: No, because I am not a loser. Carton went on to say What would you say about a guy that’s 25 years old, alright, who [...]

Want to know my feelings on this situation? Read this piece I wrote a while back. (h/t to Ted Berg) This is why I like Evan Roberts, he understands the issues on a deeper level than 99.9% of the hosts at that station. Best line is when Joe Benigno says Ryan Church is a better [...]

This year’s Winter Meetings was, at least for New York fans, filled with a lot of idle speculation. The Yankees chased Cliff Lee while his agent methodically worked through offers from them, Texas, and a bunch of “mystery teams.” The Mets went chasing in the bargain bin, coming back with a middle reliever, backup catcher, [...]

Earlier in the week the great radio ombudsman, Bob Mantz, reported on a couple of tidbits about WFAN. First, it appears the FCC is rightfully going to investigate Craig Carton uttering the F Word on the air. I wouldn’t expect much from the FCC as they, like any government agency these days, are borderline useless. [...]

Derek Jeter didn’t even know there was such a thing as the Sports Illustrated jinx, saying the “last time he was on the cover was before Game 6 of the World Series, so there is your jinx.” Well, what Jeter should know is that appearing on the famous sports magazine’s cover isn’t guaranteed to cause [...]

Wanted to share one last thought about the rain out rule courtesy of author Danny Peary. Peary recently released a book called “Roger Maris: Baseball’s Reluctant Hero.” Yesterday I opined on the debate that Evan Roberts and Joe Benigno had regarding the Mets rain shortened 5 inning victory. I said the league should go by [...]