nybaseballdigest.com - 10/16/2008
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First Mad Dog, then Craig Carton, now Mike Francesa has declared war on the New York Mets. If you missed today’s show Mike basically threw down the gauntlet against the team in Flushing. I am really not sure why Mike has it out for this team. Maybe it’s because the Yankees ...
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After weeks of mediocre partners, and excuses by
Mike Francesa about his weak performance, we may have...
seen a turning point with the pairing of Joe Benigno. I am no fan of Joe B these days. I think the “woe is me, my team never wins” ...
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Could Joe B Be The Answer to Francesa’s Woes?
newsday.com - 10/24/2008
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newsday.com —
If Joe Benigno lands the gig as Mike
Francesa's WFAN sidekick, they ought to put up a...
historic marker to commemorate the occasion in the station's third-floor men's room.
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Mike Francesa's WFAN sidekick
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LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE IN FLUSHING
Kranepool Society :: A New York Mets Blog —
... would be laughed at and their site never heard from again) .
It sad because as much as I would bitch about how out of touch Francesa is I listen every day at work and I’ve always found his analysis spot on for the most part, but now I see a guy who looks ready for a nervous breakdown and who misses his partner more than he will ever let on.
Mike Silva has a post on this Francesa Fiasco at his always informitive NY Baseball Digest site
R.I.P. Tom ...
If Calling Out Francesca Is Wrong, Mike Silva Doesn’t Wanna Be (W)right
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
... ) declared 3B David Wright to be “a dime a dozen player” yesterday, and if that’s the case, I’d like to meet the guy who’s handing out the dimes (with apologies to Fred Blassie). Mike Silva of NY Baseball Digest finds Francesca’s anti-Mets bias so offensive, he’s throwing down the gaunlet…with a challenge that will probably go unanswered. ...
Phils Series-Bound, Mr. Met Officially Loses Head
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
Yeah, it’s been a tough couple decades week for Mets fans. First the Phillies make the World Series, and now this:
What’s next, the top show host on the team’s radio flagship throwing the club down the stairs just before it moves into a brand-new ballpark?
Whoops!
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