ESPN started a new era in New York radio when it moved to FM yesterday morning with their 98.7 debut. They also turned 1050 into a Spanish speaking equivalent and renamed it ESPN Deportes. There is also a new lineup on the station. I don’t know if it’s possible for Terry Collins or Joe Girardi to shakeup their lineup as [...]

It was announced earlier today that former Indiana Pacer and Knicks nemesis, Reggie Miller, will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this September. Miller is best known around these parts for his exploits against the Knicks in the 1994 and ’95 NBA Playoffs. NBA TV has a show called “Open Court” that stars [...]

Our good friend on Twitter @ElieIsElite relayed a comment made my Mike Lupica today on ESPN 1050: “There’s nothing bigger in this area than Giants football; not the Yankees, not the Mets, not the Jets, nothing! nothing! nothing!” I am not sure I agree with this statement. Right now, the Giants clearly have overtaken the Yankees for [...]

In case you missed it, in addition to the New York baseball “Stock Up Stock Down” going into 2012, I also completed a media version over at Sports Media Watchdog. CLICK HERE to read who I personally think you should be paying attention to in the sports media landscape. There are also blog mentions as [...]

Sandy Alderson has received accolades to date more for what everyone anticipates him doing versus actual accomplishments. The front office was able to find some gems this offseason that have paid off. Pedro Beato, Jason Isringhausen, Chris Capuano, and Ronny Paulino are all important contributors for less than $4 million dollars. That was the sandbox, now comes the deep end [...]

It was reported the other day that former ESPN 1050 radio host Brandon Tierney would be joining former San Francisco 49er Eric Davis on SportsRadio 95.7 KBWF for the 2-6pm afternoon drive. It’s the radio home for the Oakland Athletics and the San Jose Sharks. BT, who also was on SNY’s WheelHouse, was one of my [...]

You might know about this, but I must have missed it. Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez filmed cameos on “Entourage” at the Stadium Wednesday afternoon. Both Yankees will play themselves on the HBO show, where the story depicts them as investors in Queens Italian restaurant Don Peppe, which Jerry Ferrara’s character, Turtle, attempts to bring to [...]

This city is rotten. At least that is what it appears athletes outside the Big Apple believe. Yesterday, Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Ronde Barber told the NY Post he doesn’t visit his brother Tiki in New York “because of the way it treats it athletes.” Barber went on to tell Post scribe Justin Terranova that [...]

On Sunday night, Howard Megdal of the Journal News joined me on my weekly radio show. During our discussion about the Mets ownership drama, I brought up the point that David Einhorn may be inclined to evaluate the Mets on SNY, especially considering he’s gone on record saying he has no interest in the network. [...]

This blurb on Sunday by ESPN’s Buster Olney (subscription required) caught my attention: Before every game, position players on both teams will gather on the foul lines and do their last sprints before the first pitch, and often this leads to greetings in the outfield behind second base — hearty handshakes and hugs. If Joe [...]

Factoring in expectations, modern media & circumstance (aging icons) no NY manager/coach has had to deal w/more than Joe Girardi #everless than a minute ago via Twitter for Android Favorite Retweet ReplyBrandon TierneyBrandonTierney This is an interesting point made by BT. When you factor in the city, organization, fading icons, and the new media does [...]

Rangers pitcher C.J. Wilson called out the local beat reporters earlier today on Twitter for the lameness of their postgame Q&A. I love when reporters ask me questions, like “why did you give up a homerun?” Etc. “Well, my goal this year is to load the bases more” #mlbless than a minute ago via Twitter [...]

A non baseball article by Mike Vaccaro got me thinking today. The NY Post scribe wrote a piece about Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni, and this quote stood out to me: An aftermath like this rarely leaves any gray. And the fact is, D’Antoni isn’t a terribly popular coach right now, certainly not with the clientele [...]

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tom Lasorda thinks David Cone is one fine writer. “I think it was one of the best articles I’ve read,” Lasorda said of the newspaper column the New York Mets pitcher penned the day before he started Game 2 of the National League playoffs. Among other things, Cone said in the [...]

Chris Young will take the mound for the Mets today against Atlanta at Disney. Much has been made about Young’s college thesis on Jackie Robinson, but the 6’10” righty’s basketball ties could make him the best center in New York. Despite the acquisition of Carmelo Anthony, the first two games of the Melo/Amar’e era produced [...]