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NFT: Mike Francesa misses being on the air at WFAN

81_Great_Dane : 3/19/2018 5:55 pm
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“I have to say, I miss it more than I thought I would . . . There have been some [topics] that have gotten me. There’s no question. I don’t want to list them, but there’s been more than a few I would have loved to opine on.”

WHY AM I NOT SURPRISED???

And what's the over/under on the number of days before he's back on?
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Yeah this has Jay Leno/Conan O'Brien written all over it.  
bceagle05 : 3/19/2018 6:00 pm : link
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The Pope...  
bw in dc : 3/19/2018 6:04 pm : link
has a very large ego to match his large waistline. This is not a surprise.

Hopefully someone posts the Francessa video with Francessa as Ray Lewis. That was one of the great pieces of art ever created at BBI...
He can call into a show  
spike : 3/19/2018 6:08 pm : link
If he wants to talk sports
Bring back Mike! 2-630 for baseball season!  
DennyInDenville : 3/19/2018 6:14 pm : link
Do it Chernoff
The new show is terrible  
Rflairr : 3/19/2018 6:20 pm : link
Bring him back
He should just do a podcast  
BigBlueDownTheShore : 3/19/2018 6:32 pm : link
On his own terms.

The new show talks about all sports, which is refreshing about it. Mike getting stuck in baseball wasn’t always so hot.
RE: He can call into a show  
Jim in Fairfax : 3/19/2018 6:32 pm : link
In comment 13874792 spike said:
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If he wants to talk sports

Sure. But the shows are unlikely to let him blather on and call the hosts idiots.
The WFAN is really gonna struggle during baseball season.  
bceagle05 : 3/19/2018 6:35 pm : link
Carlin and Scott are football guys - not sure about Gray's background. Hearing Bart read scripted questions to Aaron Boone is painful.
He’s the best  
bxgiants4 : 3/19/2018 6:43 pm : link
Goat
i work at a pharmacy  
lightemup : 3/19/2018 7:01 pm : link
in manhasset. Francessa came in to pick up his medication. He stood there talking to the pharmacist about the ncaa tournament for a good 15 minutes. If everywhere he goes people are going to talk sports with him, he might as well get paid for it
no idea about ratings but  
UESBLUE : 3/19/2018 7:03 pm : link
i have not listened once to this new afternoon crew after the first afternoon
carlin and scott are football guys lol  
GiantsFan84 : 3/19/2018 7:04 pm : link
these guys don't know jack shit
He sucks..  
EricJ : 3/19/2018 7:06 pm : link
and so does everyone else at WFAN. The station has been dead for 15+ years
RE: He sucks..  
UConn4523 : 3/19/2018 7:08 pm : link
In comment 13874860 EricJ said:
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and so does everyone else at WFAN. The station has been dead for 15+ years


Fair to feel anyway you’d like but Mike doesn’t suck. His interviews alone are worth listening to even if you hate the rest of him (I think he’s hilarious). Listening to all of these clowns try to do interviews is pathetic.
RE: The Pope...  
Mr. Bungle : 3/19/2018 7:08 pm : link
In comment 13874790 bw in dc said:
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has a very large ego to match his large waistline. This is not a surprise.

Hopefully someone posts the Francessa video with Francessa as Ray Lewis. That was one of the great pieces of art ever created at BBI...

That wasn't created by a BBIer.
RE: carlin and scott are football guys lol  
bceagle05 : 3/19/2018 7:12 pm : link
In comment 13874859 GiantsFan84 said:
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these guys don't know jack shit


I mean Carlin covered football and Scott played it - I don't pay attention to either, but I'd imagine they have an easier time during football season.
Players play, coaches coach...  
GA5 : 3/19/2018 7:19 pm : link
Talkers talk.
As much as I can not stand him  
The 12th Man : 3/19/2018 7:21 pm : link
I hate the new show more. The sad part is l am not sure which of the 3 I hate the most they all suck!
RE: RE: He sucks..  
EricJ : 3/19/2018 7:24 pm : link
In comment 13874861 UConn4523 said:
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In comment 13874860 EricJ said:


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and so does everyone else at WFAN. The station has been dead for 15+ years



Fair to feel anyway you’d like but Mike doesn’t suck. His interviews alone are worth listening to even if you hate the rest of him (I think he’s hilarious). Listening to all of these clowns try to do interviews is pathetic.


can he conduct an interview? Yes absolutely. My problem with him begins with his condescending attitude towards the callers. Then, he has a very good knowledge of baseball and after that it drops way off. His interviews would be better (sports other than baseball) if he know more about the X's and O's.
The guy takes a zillion calls from trolls  
UConn4523 : 3/19/2018 7:30 pm : link
him being a condescending prick is not only warranted but it’s hilarious. He has his faults of course, but there was no one better for an afternoon ride home. He was must listen for anything major, local or nationally.
On a Bad Day  
Samiam : 3/19/2018 7:58 pm : link
Still much better than anyone else on either station at any time of day. As for his condescending attitude towards callers, most every time was directed to someone who pretty much had it coming. UConn called it -lots of trolls called in to bust chops (like they do here).
I have a love hate relationship with The Sports Pope.  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 3/19/2018 8:19 pm : link
I think he's pretty arrogant and rude to callers, but after a big event, i.e Eli's benching, he's must listen radio.
Did he not say he couldn't tell you what he was doing until April?  
moespree : 3/19/2018 8:30 pm : link
I remember him saying this over and over and yet here we are, almost April, and he's pining for WFAN? So safe to say he has nothing planned and that was all nonsense I guess.
ALMost as good as the  
Carl in CT : 3/19/2018 8:33 pm : link
DOG!
According to the NYPost  
Rover : 3/19/2018 9:02 pm : link
CMB were beat by Michael Kay in February
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RE: The new show is terrible  
djm : 3/19/2018 9:31 pm : link
In comment 13874805 Rflairr said:
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Bring him back


It really is terrible. Anyone but them... please. I want to like them, but they are terrible.
RE: According to the NYPost  
giantsFC : 3/19/2018 9:36 pm : link
In comment 13874960 Rover said:
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CMB were beat by Michael Kay in February Link - ( New Window )


I used to enjoy the Michael Kay show. It seeemd to lose its way the past 5 years
RE: I have a love hate relationship with The Sports Pope.  
BlueHurricane : 3/19/2018 9:38 pm : link
In comment 13874920 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:
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I think he's pretty arrogant and rude to callers, but after a big event, i.e Eli's benching, he's must listen radio.


This ^^^^^
You never want to be the guy(s) that follow the legend.  
81_Great_Dane : 3/19/2018 10:53 pm : link
You want to be the guy that follows the guy that follows the legend.
High pockets is a throwback to a different time.  
GiantsUA : 3/20/2018 7:44 am : link
My family is originally from the Bronx. I like listening to his accent and the way he puts together a phrase.

My guess is he cuts a deal, Wed-Friday part-time gig.
ideally a mon/fri show  
Joey from GlenCove : 3/20/2018 7:51 am : link
4 hours. thats the perfect fit
Da’ Pope is dope...  
trueblueinpw : 3/20/2018 7:57 am : link
Haven’t listened to the FAN regularly in a long time. But whenever there was big sports news or if I happened to be in the car I’d turn on Francessor. Also loved his Sunday morning NFL Now show. (Heard him a few days before he signed off the FAN and he was reminding everyone how the NFL asked him to change the name of his NFL Now, which he did).

I thought he said he was going to do something else. He should do a podcast or something.
He'd be right back at # 1 if he came back unnannounced tomorrow.  
Victor in CT : 3/20/2018 8:12 am : link
The 3 stooges suck. I tried for 5 minutes one day and turned it off.
RE: I have a love hate relationship with The Sports Pope.  
Moondawg : 3/20/2018 8:30 am : link
In comment 13874920 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:
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I think he's pretty arrogant and rude to callers, but after a big event, i.e Eli's benching, he's must listen radio.


Yes. I listened as a kid in the late 80's early 90's and then for a while in early 2000's. Hadn't listened in ages, but I tuned in for his rants on Eli's benching, which for me were his swan's song.
I s love it  
joeinpa : 3/20/2018 9:09 am : link
If he came back

He s the best listen, not even close, my opinion
Drove trucks in NYC region back in the 80's-90's...  
x meadowlander : 3/20/2018 9:11 am : link
...heavy doses of Francessa/Dog and Howard Stern back in the day.

Steve Somers at night.

Moved upstate, turned white-collar late 90's. Don't miss the shitty jobs, but definitely miss the radio.
RE: You never want to be the guy(s) that follow the legend.  
BlueHurricane : 3/20/2018 9:33 am : link
In comment 13875060 81_Great_Dane said:
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You want to be the guy that follows the guy that follows the legend.


Tell that to Sir Didi
He over played his hand and he's got nowhere to go  
arniefez : 3/20/2018 9:40 am : link
He was paid a kings ransom for at least 2 decades. The business doesn't support that salary anymore. He left WFAN over money.

Ownership changed and they offered him a new contract that was way less than what he making. He also had lost his TV money. When Carton was arrested he "offered" to stay on to help but "it didn't work out". He thought maybe without Carton he could get the offer increased. It didn't work.

I'm guessing he's realized that the staying at WFAN for less money was the best deal he could get at this point. I didn't listen as much the last few years as I had in the past but when I was in the mood he was always very entertaining. It will be interesting to see if he lowers his price and where if anywhere he winds up. If it's with Simmons that's a deal breaker for me.
RE: RE: I have a love hate relationship with The Sports Pope.  
Elisthebest : 3/20/2018 11:16 am : link
In comment 13874993 BlueHurricane said:
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In comment 13874920 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:


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I think he's pretty arrogant and rude to callers, but after a big event, i.e Eli's benching, he's must listen radio.



This ^^^^^

I'll pile on. This^^^^^^
he has more money than he will ever need  
spike : 3/20/2018 11:25 am : link
go enjoy life and get healthy
maybe  
spike : 3/20/2018 11:26 am : link
he will do a once a week spot on another station
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