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CMicks3110 : 5/21/2015 4:23 pm
RT @jimbaumbach: Francesa says he's got his retirement date set, and adds, "it might be sooner than you think." Oh, imagine that last show.

I know a lot of people don't like him, but I will certainly miss Mike when he's gone.
KING  
elisha2014 : 5/21/2015 4:30 pm : link
Mike Franceser ‏@MikeFrancesaNY 2m2 minutes ago
If I announce my last day on aiyah anytime soon, FrancesaCon 2016 will be a fyooneral, ok. A bunch of mongos cryin and reminiscin
he was measuring up amount of shows he did  
micky : 5/21/2015 4:33 pm : link
Between his afternoon slot and NFL show to letterman. Said letterman had done 7,000 shows and did as well with combine shows. What he didn't calculate that he takes off for month or two..so he I don't think comes close to what he said.
micky  
JohnG in Albany : 5/21/2015 4:36 pm : link
I think he used 45 weeks per year, so I'm assuming that covers most of his vacation time.
He has discussed retirement before  
bxgiants4 : 5/21/2015 4:38 pm : link
On his show and he always seemed pretty content and satisfied with walking away in the not too distant future
Didn't he openly admit a year or so ago that the contract  
jlukes : 5/21/2015 4:38 pm : link
he just signed would be his last?
a bit of an asshat on this one  
Matt in SGS : 5/21/2015 4:41 pm : link
but he's been clashing with management more and more lately. Joe and Evan have very good ratings. His act is wearing thin with top, particularly at his salary. Lots of behind the scenes stuff going on.
The sooner  
Jan in DC : 5/21/2015 4:47 pm : link
the better.
He can be good with respect to football  
njm : 5/21/2015 4:48 pm : link
But when he spends 80% of his air time on horses and the Mets 2 hours before a Rangers conference championship game I don't think it would be a huge loss.
I like Joe and Evan  
CMicks3110 : 5/21/2015 4:48 pm : link
particularly Evan, who I think is extremely knowledgeable and diverse in his interests. I just hope that Boomer and Carton don't get the 1 p.m. slot. I can't stand them. I want a sports show, not some half-ass sports/clowning around radio show.
I actually like Joe and Evan's show.  
bceagle05 : 5/21/2015 4:50 pm : link
They talk sports the way fans talk sports - guys like Francesa, Kay, Boomer and Carton, etc. are pompous assholes.
RE: I like Joe and Evan  
aimrocky : 5/21/2015 4:52 pm : link
In comment 12296976 CMicks3110 said:
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particularly Evan, who I think is extremely knowledgeable and diverse in his interests. I just hope that Boomer and Carton don't get the 1 p.m. slot. I can't stand them. I want a sports show, not some half-ass sports/clowning around radio show.


There's no way B&C move to the afternoon drive. Their shtick is perfectly made for the morning, ala Stern.

Love the idea of Joe & Evan, and completely agree with your point about Evan. Francesa is still my favorite host (mainly because of the fake Francesa's impact) but Evan's opinion holds the highest regard in my book.
apparently  
Matt in SGS : 5/21/2015 4:55 pm : link
Joe and Evan are looked at as the eventual replacement. They have been posting very high ratings.Boomer and Carton stay. They find another person to fill the 10-1 slot.
How about Evan  
Dave M : 5/21/2015 4:57 pm : link
And someone who actually knows about sports other than the Jets and Mets?
I think they should make the morning show  
CMicks3110 : 5/21/2015 5:00 pm : link
Francessa and Steve Somers. I think that show would be hilarious.
A lot of people don't like Joe and Evan, but I think they're  
Ten Ton Hammer : 5/21/2015 5:13 pm : link
the best thing on local radio. Probably says more about the state of local radio.
RE: How about Evan  
Giants2012 : 5/21/2015 5:17 pm : link
In comment 12296999 Dave M said:
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And someone who actually knows about sports other than the Jets and Mets?


You mean Evan the Wrestling fan? Yikes, although maybe he's coming around and he admitted the saber stat "WAR is stupid".

I would guess they would bring Dog back.
I thought he was retired  
Jim in Fairfax : 5/21/2015 5:21 pm : link
Love when people  
Old Dirty Beckham : 5/21/2015 5:37 pm : link
act like Francessa isn't awesome what he does. He's a legend.

Joe and Evan are good but there is a big difference between three hours of airtime with two people and what Mike does. He's a genius at his craft.
It would be cool if the Mad Dog came on the air for that last show  
NYG27 : 5/21/2015 5:44 pm : link
Hopefully Mike can put his ego and personal differences to the side and invite Chris to co-host with him on his last show. It would be a fitting ending to that sports talk era.
RE: Love when people  
Victor in CT : 5/21/2015 5:47 pm : link
In comment 12297041 Old Dirty Beckham said:
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act like Francessa isn't awesome what he does. He's a legend.

Joe and Evan are good but there is a big difference between three hours of airtime with two people and what Mike does. He's a genius at his craft.


So right ODB. He does 5 1/2 hours a day solo. And he's interesting everyday. He will be difficult to replace. JOe and Evan suck. 2 whining imbeciles crying about the Jets, Mets, Knicks and Nets ad nauseum. 5 1/2 hours a day of them for a week and FAN will be playing music
.  
Mr. Bungle : 5/21/2015 6:22 pm : link
.  
Mr. Bungle : 5/21/2015 6:25 pm : link
.  
Mr. Bungle : 5/21/2015 6:26 pm : link
The guy's a complete blowhard  
Model4001 : 5/21/2015 6:37 pm : link
He lifts his opinions from the morning paper.

He's an arrogant, often comically-wrong asshole.

And I'll miss the hell out of him!
I never really cared  
mrvax : 5/21/2015 6:53 pm : link
about him. He's 61 so I guess he's got other plans.
NO!  
TheBigBlueOne : 5/21/2015 7:24 pm : link
Please god, no!
NUMBAH ONE  
arcarsenal : 5/21/2015 7:36 pm : link
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RE: apparently  
Bobby Humphrey's Earpad : 5/21/2015 7:57 pm : link
In comment 12296993 Matt in SGS said:
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Joe and Evan are looked at as the eventual replacement. They have been posting very high ratings.Boomer and Carton stay. They find another person to fill the 10-1 slot.


I'm afraid the holes in Evan and Joe's show turn up when they get extended to 5+ hours. At this point, Beningo is basically a character who's schtick wears thin when he's out of that comfort zone (see when he's on with Kim Jones and always steers off-topic). They are also terrible at interviews. Think of how structured they are for 3 hours, particularly during football season.

Evan and Jody Mac would be a better pair for my taste.

Matt, you got connections? Put me on the air!
Evan and Jody Mac?  
Giants2012 : 5/21/2015 8:08 pm : link
Jody Mac gets replaced non-stop b/ he's an awful listen to so many.

Going to be very tough to find a replacement.

RE: Evan and Jody Mac?  
Bobby Humphrey's Earpad : 5/21/2015 8:11 pm : link
In comment 12297159 Giants2012 said:
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Jody Mac gets replaced non-stop b/ he's an awful listen to so many.


Hence the phrase "for my taste."
In small doses  
Giants2012 : 5/21/2015 8:15 pm : link
He's ok.

Kinda tough listen to a guy who sounds like he speaks with marbles in his mouth.

Then again, watch what we wish for. Watch the FAN pair Mad Dog with Michael Kay. Good Lord lol
RE: NO!  
feelflows : 5/21/2015 8:42 pm : link
In comment 12297128 TheBigBlueOne said:
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Please god, no!


He's the best by a mile  
bxgiants4 : 5/21/2015 8:48 pm : link
My favorite Francesa move is when he has a professional athlete on, asks him a question and then jumps in and answers the question while talking over the athletes answer

It's amazing
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Dave in Hoboken : 5/21/2015 8:54 pm : link
People with egos as big as his  
Bill in UT : 5/21/2015 9:14 pm : link
usually have to be physically separated from the mic
.  
mfsd : 5/21/2015 9:23 pm : link
I propose  
Mr. Nickels : 5/21/2015 9:27 pm : link
it should be a rule that everyone who posts on a Francessa thread has to type like how Francessa talks. Because it is funny ever time.
No effing way he's retiring  
Pete in VA : 5/21/2015 9:39 pm : link
This is his way of saying that he's as just as important as Letterman. He's about as narcissistic as they come. Not an idiot when it comes to baseball, but fakes it with respect to football.
Anyone but Sid Rosenberg.  
smshmth8690 : 5/21/2015 10:06 pm : link
No Mike Lupica either.
What will I miss?  
liteamorn : 5/21/2015 10:11 pm : link
I'll miss the endless laughs, you guys keep me in tears with the GIF's and the Francesserisms
Dic He Mention Retiring?  
Samiam : 5/21/2015 10:20 pm : link
I've been listening to him and he hasn't mentioned retiring. He's having a problem with Fox and the TV broadcast but had not been talking retiring .

By the way, I enjoy the posts about him not knowing about sports.

Also, last month, the Mets and Yankees were both playing well, there was NFL draft news, Ranger playoff news and Beningo and Evan led off their show talking about the Nets in the 1st round of playoffs and wouldn't stop. Like someone gave a crap about the Nets besides Evan. You want this duo every afternoon?
RE: Love when people  
BlueGuy : 5/21/2015 10:52 pm : link
In comment 12297041 Old Dirty Beckham said:
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act like Francessa isn't awesome what he does. He's a legend.

Joe and Evan are good but there is a big difference between three hours of airtime with two people and what Mike does. He's a genius at his craft.


A legend?!? Wow.

Would you like knee pads? Do you take your salty knots neat or on the rocks?
I always imagined Francesa, Mr. Met and the Mink Man working  
Anakim : 5/21/2015 11:12 pm : link
until the day they died...or at least until the Mets win the World Series
RE: Dic He Mention Retiring?  
Ten Ton Hammer : 5/21/2015 11:55 pm : link
In comment 12297239 Samiam said:
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I've been listening to him and he hasn't mentioned retiring. He's having a problem with Fox and the TV broadcast but had not been talking retiring .

By the way, I enjoy the posts about him not knowing about sports.

Also, last month, the Mets and Yankees were both playing well, there was NFL draft news, Ranger playoff news and Beningo and Evan led off their show talking about the Nets in the 1st round of playoffs and wouldn't stop. Like someone gave a crap about the Nets besides Evan. You want this duo every afternoon?


As opposed to who? Lupica? Sid Rosenberg? Boomer and Carton? Careful what you wish for.
RE: People with egos as big as his  
AnishPatel : 5/22/2015 2:59 am : link
In comment 12297204 Bill in UT said:
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usually have to be physically separated from the mic


They do unless they get boxed in a corner. He signed a new contract and seems to be stuck in his situation. If retirement is the only option, i can see him taking it. He has more than enough money. It's interesting, his kids are so young, and if Mike F. does retire, that's early to have a dad that is retired.
RE: RE: People with egos as big as his  
viggie : 5/22/2015 7:06 am : link
In comment 12297302 AnishPatel said:
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usually have to be physically separated from the mic



They do unless they get boxed in a corner. He signed a new contract and seems to be stuck in his situation. If retirement is the only option, i can see him taking it. He has more than enough money. It's interesting, his kids are so young, and if Mike F. does retire, that's early to have a dad that is retired.


look at IMUS, they basically had to run him to stations you can't hear or care about and he's still broadcasting to no one. They dont leave usually.
Could Mike's trips left out of the tunnel be limited? say it isn't so!  
Stu11 : 5/22/2015 8:46 am : link
I stopped listening a long time ago...  
Jan in DC : 5/22/2015 9:14 am : link
but always liked Joe and Evan better than Francesa. Why? Because he lets his callers talk, and doesn't just stammer over top of them saying the same thing that isn't even tangentially related to the issue the caller is talking about.

Francesa does that constantly. I know that that's supposed to be "compelling radio" but I'll take something like Joe and Evan or Big Blue Kickoff Live, where they actually attempt at having a conversation about different topics and don't act like everything that comes out of a hosts mouth is gospel. It's boring.
the popularity of this clown has always baffled me  
Greg from LI : 5/22/2015 9:19 am : link
He's good for occasional unintentional comedy, but that's about it.
RE: the popularity of this clown has always baffled me  
Ten Ton Hammer : 5/22/2015 9:21 am : link
In comment 12297388 Greg from LI said:
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He's good for occasional unintentional comedy, but that's about it.


Cult hero, mainly for the unintentional comedy.

Though there are some fans who zealously need to recite his accomplishments and defend him like they get a check from him.
RE: RE: RE: People with egos as big as his  
feelflows : 5/22/2015 9:39 am : link
In comment 12297314 viggie said:
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usually have to be physically separated from the mic



They do unless they get boxed in a corner. He signed a new contract and seems to be stuck in his situation. If retirement is the only option, i can see him taking it. He has more than enough money. It's interesting, his kids are so young, and if Mike F. does retire, that's early to have a dad that is retired.



look at IMUS, they basically had to run him to stations you can't hear or care about and he's still broadcasting to no one. They dont leave usually.


you do realize that 770 is one of the top stations on NY radio and Fox Business has great ratings (where he's on TV).. and his ratings are very good in the morning.
RE: the popularity of this clown has always baffled me  
Giants2012 : 5/22/2015 9:58 am : link
IMO, it's b/c his competition is horrid. Mike does have brain and speak about topics besides sports. He might not be 100% correct but he's not an idiot like other sports personalities. Evan Roberts, Beningo, Malusis, Captain Midnight, are morons IMO. Then you add in lame personalities like Jody Mac, Richard Neer and company, who else is there to listen too?

Tune into Boston, Philly and Chicago sports radio is an almost unlistenable. They're like NFL pregame shows. They're terrible.

Turn on the dial on Mike when he's annoying but he's still far and away the best in the business b/c everybody sucks IMO.

RE: Dic He Mention Retiring?  
schabadoo : 5/22/2015 10:13 am : link
In comment 12297239 Samiam said:
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I've been listening to him and he hasn't mentioned retiring. He's having a problem with Fox and the TV broadcast but had not been talking retiring .

By the way, I enjoy the posts about him not knowing about sports.

Also, last month, the Mets and Yankees were both playing well, there was NFL draft news, Ranger playoff news and Beningo and Evan led off their show talking about the Nets in the 1st round of playoffs and wouldn't stop. Like someone gave a crap about the Nets besides Evan. You want this duo every afternoon?


They led off with playoff bball rather than April baseball. This is something you have a problem with.

And this is why you can't please everyone.
I live in Maryland and tune in every day to WFAN  
AJ23 : 5/22/2015 10:18 am : link
Francesa was why I started to listen, but Joe & Evan are why I stayed. I really enjoy their show and I think they do a good job structuring their show so that they're giving a decent amount of time to every NY sports team. I still like Francesa, but as a Giants and Yankees fan it's tough to keep it on when, like one poster mentioned, he talks about the Mets and horses for 2 hours straight.

With that said, I understand why he does it a lot of the time and I don't know if Joe & Evan would be able to maintain the same pace with that longer time slot. Also, I agree - Beningo's act does get tired.
I want to like Joe  
feelflows : 5/22/2015 11:18 am : link
really.. I do.

his overreacting of everything and the over-use of the word BRO kills me.

I feel that when he gives interviews the people he interviews thinks it's a joke.

RE: No effing way he's retiring  
Wellington : 5/22/2015 11:47 am : link
In comment 12297211 Pete in VA said:
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This is his way of saying that he's as just as important as Letterman. He's about as narcissistic as they come. Not an idiot when it comes to baseball, but fakes it with respect to football.


This is exactly what I thought when I heard it.
Hit submit too soon  
Wellington : 5/22/2015 11:50 am : link
Evan is definitely my favorite. He does a show on Saturday at 10 as well where he is solo. I go out of my way to listen to Joe and Evan, the others are just whatever.
I have  
EricNY33 : 5/22/2015 12:12 pm : link
never understood the appeal. When he was with Dog at least Dog could check him every once and awhile. Since he's been solo he's impossible for me to listen to for longer than a half hour.

Has he at least been talking hockey  
hudson : 5/22/2015 12:15 pm : link
I want a host who talks hockey.
RE: I want to like Joe  
Bobby Humphrey's Earpad : 5/22/2015 12:20 pm : link
In comment 12297561 feelflows said:
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really.. I do.

his overreacting of everything and the over-use of the word BRO kills me.

I feel that when he gives interviews the people he interviews thinks it's a joke.


I agree with this. He does function as comic relief for the most part, but their ratings have steadily grown as the Jets/Mets have floundered, so people are tuning in for the meltdowns, BRO.
Joe IS there for comic relief and everyman perspective  
Ten Ton Hammer : 5/22/2015 12:21 pm : link
That's the show. He's a sidekick.
RE: I have  
Victor in CT : 5/22/2015 1:07 pm : link
In comment 12297654 EricNY33 said:
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never understood the appeal. When he was with Dog at least Dog could check him every once and awhile. Since he's been solo he's impossible for me to listen to for longer than a half hour.


I'll take the other side. Russo made me change the station. Stupid and obnoxious with a grating voice. Elmer Fudd on speed.
Things must be really bad between him and CBS. He just said  
Victor in CT : 5/22/2015 2:21 pm : link
"things are not good". It's not a contract or money issue, but that the team is going in a "different direction" and he "never felt that way before". When asked if he would be here for the 2015 NFL season he said "most likely". Wow.
wow, sounds like this is happening quick  
aimrocky : 5/22/2015 2:28 pm : link
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I never understood the Francesa cult  
SanFranNowNCGiantsFan : 5/22/2015 3:13 pm : link
He doesn't even put in the effort anymore to follow any sports besides baseball, is totally rude & condensing to his callers, & really does act like he knows everything.
he doesn't even know baseball particularly well  
Greg from LI : 5/22/2015 3:16 pm : link
See the Al Albuquerque incident.
RE: I never understood the Francesa cult  
Giants2012 : 5/22/2015 3:18 pm : link
In comment 12297952 SanFranNowNCGiantsFan said:
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He doesn't even put in the effort anymore to follow any sports besides baseball, is totally rude & condensing to his callers, & really does act like he knows everything.


lol - he is a bit off and lacking on being updated with the latest team info yet, let's be honest, the callers are morons for the most part. How many Rangers fans are asking for Lundy to be benched and these Mets calls (yikes).

RE: he doesn't even know baseball particularly well  
Giants2012 : 5/22/2015 3:19 pm : link
In comment 12297957 Greg from LI said:
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See the Al Albuquerque incident.


lol - he thought is was a prank call and hung up on the guy.
RE: RE: I never understood the Francesa cult  
mfsd : 5/22/2015 4:25 pm : link
In comment 12297959 Giants2012 said:
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He doesn't even put in the effort anymore to follow any sports besides baseball, is totally rude & condensing to his callers, & really does act like he knows everything.



lol - he is a bit off and lacking on being updated with the latest team info yet, let's be honest, the callers are morons for the most part. How many Rangers fans are asking for Lundy to be benched and these Mets calls (yikes).


As someone said above, Francesa is gold when it comes to bashing the Jets. He also loves to mock tri-state area Cowboy fans. At those times, he's hilarious. But he really doesn't bring much in the way of genuine sports analysis
RE: I never understood the Francesa cult  
Sean : 5/22/2015 7:13 pm : link
In comment 12297952 SanFranNowNCGiantsFan said:
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He doesn't even put in the effort anymore to follow any sports besides baseball, is totally rude & condensing to his callers, & really does act like he knows everything.


Francesa knows the NFL and his Sunday show is very good. You prefer Michael Kay?
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