weblogs.newsday.com - 11/24/2008
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Mike Francesa is under contract with WFAN through 2013, which also is when the simulcast renewal with YES expires.
Will Francesa continue after that, or hang 'em up?
Click below for his thoughts on that, as well as his admission that he and Russo did a poor job of keeping up with new ...
newsday.com - 11/23/2008
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newsday.com —
Mike Francesa initially set Sept. 5 as his
goal to unveil a new-look afternoon show on WFAN,...
complete with other voices, if not an official "partner" to replace Chris Russo. What happened? "I'm still hunting and pecking and looking, and yes, yes, keep ...
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Francesa still hunting for a second voice -
weblogs.newsday.com - 11/25/2008
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weblogs.newsday.com —
Yikes. Mike from Montclair just ripped respected, well-connected
SI baseball scribe, former Newsday columnist, loyal WatchDog reader...
and current WFAN contributor Jon Heyman . . . and Mike Francesa agreed with him! Mike M.: "You ask him a question, ...
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Caller rips Heyman, Mike Francesa agrees with him
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Fang's Bites —
... . And Mike admits he and Russo were late to embrace new technology. You want more Mike Francesa interview links? Sure, why not. Mike tells Neil that ...
Mike Francesca, Professional Tease
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
... While the tri-state waits breathlessly to learn the identity of Mike Francesca’s new don’t-call-him-a-sidekick on WFAN’s “Mike’d Up”, the afternoon guzzler of Diet Coke dropped a somewhat confusing hint to Newsday’s Neil Best ; ...
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Chris Russo had Mike Francesa at 'Pedroia'
weblogs.newsday.com 11/24/2008 — In my Sunday newspaper column , Mike Francesa references the pleasant time he had hanging out with Chris Russo at a fundraising dinner Nov. 7.
Click below for much, much more on that topic from my conversation with Francesa last week.
It ...
Mike Francesa does not want to do a one-man show
weblogs.newsday.com 11/24/2008 — Now that Mike Francesa has had his say looking back at his breakup with Chris Russo, the big remaining question is when he will get around to naming a new sidekick, and who it will be.
Click below for his thoughts on why he still is committed to ...
Chris Russo liked Devils games more than Francesa
weblogs.newsday.com 11/24/2008 — One of the biggest sources of tension between Mike Francesa and Chris Russo was "remote" broadcasts, with Russo favoring them much more often than Francesa.
Francesa admitted in my Sunday newspaper column that he often was in the wrong in turning ...
Mike Francesa still flying solo post-Russo
weblogs.newsday.com 11/10/2008 — After taking a week off, I suppose I ought to update you on the situation regarding Mike Francesa's search for a regular sidekick.
Umm . . . there isn't one, as far as I have been able to ascertain. Stay tuned, as they say in the journalism cliche ...
Mike Francesa looks back and ahead after WFAN split
weblogs.newsday.com 11/23/2008 — My Sunday column and sidebar offer highlights of a 90-minute interview with Mike Francesa in which the big guy recalled the events leading to the breakup of "Mike and Mad Dog," his current relationship with former partner Chris Russo and the future ...
Mike Francesa says he 'can be a pain in the neck'
weblogs.newsday.com 11/24/2008 — Mike Francesa and Chris Russo consistently have taken the high road in public comments about one another since their breakup in August.
Both also seem happier and more relaxed on the air since the split, and Francesa in particular seems to be ...
Mike Francesa says weight is 'fair game, absolutely'
weblogs.newsday.com 11/24/2008 — In a blog promo that accompanied my Sunday newspaper column , I promised to post 7,500-plus words from my interview with Mike Francesa last week.
Well, I've decided to (partially) renege, in the interests of clarity and sanity. But I'll still ...
Shaq trade led to two-month Francesa-Russo fight
weblogs.newsday.com 11/24/2008 — Click below for another installment of my conversation with Mike Francesa last week, in which he discusses his involvement (or lack thereof) in the breakup with Chris Russo, their fight last winter over the trade of Shaq from Miami to Phoenix and ...
Video: Chris Russo knocks out Mike Francesa in boxing match
tonyblogs.net 3/10/2009 — From friend of the blog Bob Mantz comes this gem . It's Chris "Mad Dog" Russo v. Mike Francesa in the game "Mike Tyson's Punchout." You'll notice Newsday 's Neil Best as the special referee, with the corners being "sponsored" by Howard Stern and friend of the blog Bob Glauber.
I have ...
