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In report today at ESPN.com, Buster Olney writes…
“An official with knowledge of discussions between the Twins’ front office and Johan Santana told 1050 ESPN New York’s Andrew Marchand that when Santana gave the list of teams he was willing to waive his no-trade clause for, the Mets were on top of his list…Santana communicated to the Twins that if he had the option of any team he could go to, the Mets would be his first choice.”
On December 8, in a post to MetsBlog.com titled Buzz: Santana Wants to Be On the Mets, I wrote…
…having talked with a variety of people over the last few days, from what i can gather, santana prefers to be on the Mets, where he can a) be in New York City, and b) get out of the hitter-dominant American League…the Twins are well aware of this, and are willing to accommodate his request, while also trying to maximize the level of talent they get in return…
…for what it’s worth, among the other outstanding insight he brought to the table, ESPN 1050’s Andrew Marchand had been suggesting this on air over the last few weeks as well…
…and so, here’s the thing…
…yesterday, despite what i wrote roughly six weeks ago, along with these ‘more credible sources,’ WFAN’s Mike and Maddog repeatedly insinuated that santana would never want to play for the Mets, adding that he must be disappointed to be going to Queens…they actually reiterated this yesterday, in the moments after the trade was complete…
…it’s one thing to ignore the truth, or not even bother to learn it, it’s another thing to be ignorant and flat-out disrespectful…
…the most absurd part is that, today, you can bet Mike Francesa will come on air and act as though he knew the Mets would get santana all along…bet the farm on it, folks…
For what it’s worth, during a broadcast in early November, the show’s co-host, Chris Russo, said…
“Yankee fans hate me saying it, and so does St. Louis, but, [Boston] is the best baseball town in America…
(However), it’s not the best baseball town in America when the Red Sox aren’t in the mix, St. Louis and the Yankees are. I mean, New York is.”
…well, if that doesn’t speak volumes about how his radio show views the Mets, i’m not sure what does…
…seriously, why does the biggest talk-radio show in New York City feature a San Francisco Giants fan and a Yankees fan…wfan, it’s not 1945…it’s no wonder a majority of the city is loaded with anti-Mets talking points…of course, the Mets do not help themselves with the silly slogans and odd marketing choices, but if the team is as concerned with its identity as i know they are, they should seriously reconsider their relationship with WFAN when it expires after next season - or at least their relationship with the show’s drive-time hosts…
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I think WFAN is paying the Mets a nice amount of money for the rights to broadcast the games, and the Mets like having a 50,000 watt station doing the broadcasting. The Mets know about Fatso and the Village Idiot and I’m sure that Russo answers any Mets protest with “we’re just doing our job as radio hosts! Say something funny, Mike.”
Seriously, the Mets couldn’t care less about these two asswipes. My objection is to Bob Huessler. When is that shmuck going to grow a pair and give that cackling idiot the comeuppance he deserves?
Because if he did, he’d be fired.
M&MD are WFAN’s bread and butter, now that Imus is gone. When they say jump, the station says “how high”? And if an update guy like Huessler mouthed off to them and gave them the humbling they so richly deserved, you know he’d be on the unemployment line while the words were still hanging in the air.
No he wouldn’t.
Heussler has “other buns in the over” so to speak. He is actually a pretty good play-by-play guy, and has gigs that guys like Mike and Dog couldn’t get on their best days.
What I don’t understand is where all of the credibility that these two clowns seem to have comes from. I mean, they are never right. About anything. They are not entertaining. Ever. And the worst part about them is that they are their own biggest fans.
Mike’d Up is the worst sports show I have ever seen, and there is nothing more arrogant than those ridiculous sports commentaries that Mike makes the station air every now and again. Has he ever said anything in one of those things that everyone didn’t already know? They are both absolute clowns.
And you know how Chubby goes on and on about how close he and Bill Parcells are?
For the record, I have done work for the NJ Country Club that Parcells was a long standing member at before leaving for Dallas, and I can tell you first hand that they are not as close as he would lead you believe. I have seen them at the club on multiple occasions together, and while they are without doubt associated with one another they are in no way what I would consider “friends”. And I can also attest to the fact that nothing irks Mike more than to be amongst people who don’t know who he is. It drives the arrogant one bananas.
Anyways, I had a little bit of inside info I thought I’d share.
Mike and the Mad Dog are terrible frauds.
And I guess Mike isn’t as “in” with Omar Minaya and the Mets’ plans as he originally thought, huh?
It’s also bad radio if the news/update guy doesn’t play along with the hosts of a program. The whole idea for a support staff is to make the hosts look good and keep the focus on them. For Huessler to lambaste them for something they said (probably to get a rise out of Mets fans) would be grounds for firing simply because it would be unprofessoinal and embarrassing to the hosts, withiout whom some of these guys may not have the listners these guys can generate.
As much as I disagree with Mike and the Mad Dog, when it coems to putting on a well-paced and entertaining radio show while skillfully invoking emmotional responses from listeners, they put on a clinic.
Anyway, Mets fans should now be focusing on a replacement for Carlos Gomez. Angel Pagan will not do. They need to put together a trade for Reggie Abercrombie immediately. Maybe the Marlins will consider a straight-up trade for Bostick or Joe Smith. This guy is loaded with speed and power — a real threat off the bench!
I don’t know why. With all the other options out there (ESPN and Sirus/XM) M&MMD should be concerned.
I haven’t listened to them in about two years since I signed up with XM. Let me tell you that its such a pleasure to listen to guys like Rob Dibble, Kevin Kennedy, and the Ripkens…ture pros that know what they’re talking about.
Seriously, you can’t discount the strength of that signal. It is the only AM station that I can get clean and clear in lower CT. 1050 ESPN’s signal is extremely weak. M&tMD are annoying, sure, but I’d hate if the Mets moved to 1050 solely because their signal sucks.
1050’s signal sucks here on Staten Island as well.
You can listen to both stations on the internet, and can hear all Mets games on XM radio. Get used to it, because I’ve been hearing for years that when the Met’s 660 contract expires they’ll move to 1050, and the Yank will move to 660.
They black out the games online so you’ll buy the mlb.com radio package. You can only get game broadcasts on radio.
MLB.com Radio/TV. Welcome to the world of not living within WFAN’s reach.
Honestly, who cares.
I personally think that’s part of the fun/charm of being a Mets fan. I love arguing with ignorants because usually it comes down to the fact that
“I know my baseball team inside out, and quite frankly, I probably know more about your baseball team.”
In reality, off the top of my head there are only 3 other teams in US sports (Jets, ChiSox and LA CLippers) that understand the situation we’re in, and I’d like to believe we’re head and shoulders above those two organizations.
Maybe Manchester City fans can understand our pain/love.
or Athletico Madrid
manchester city…i gotta feel sorry for their fans…havent won a cup, league in decades compared to their cross town rivals Manchester United…we pretty much have one everything that you can win in the past two decades lol….Let’s Go Mets
Umm, we talk sports here, not……..soccer.
Um, gipper? Is it? Don’t be an imbecile. You show your ignorance when you make comments like that.
Along with Manchester City and Athletico Madrid you can add Espanyol which plays in the shadow of Barcalona in case you were wondering.
For the topic at hand……..M&MD are complete idiots - it will take years for most listeners; and evne longer for the corporate types to come around on that.
All types of corporate owned mainstream media is by and large worthless as a place to become informed, at a level intelligent people would be comfortable discussing.
Check out MIKEFRANCESA.COM
Excellent website devoted to breaking balls on Maddog and his big, fat, pompous co-host.
“hey should seriously reconsider their relationship with WFAN when it expires after next season - or at least their relationship with the show’s drive-time hosts…”
Wow. I have been thinking that for a long time now. I love listening to Mets games on the FAN, and I enjoy the commentary pre- and post- game.
But I will never tune into that station for anything else.
And if they want to keep such idiots talking during the day, perhaps it is time Mets fans voice their displeasure a bit louder.
Do any Met fans actually call into M&MD to tell them how full of sh*t they are?
Problem there is you’ll get cut off before you can voice your opinion !!
I hate those guys, these guys are typical stubborn old men who are set in their ways and opinions. I anyone calls and disagrees with them, they jump down the guys throat and don’t let him get a word in. Other hosts at least allow people to finish their initial statement and then allow for a retort.
If you call in, you’d be letting them know that you’re listening and that’s what they want. As long as their ratings are sky-high for the male 25-54 demographic (and they are), they’ll be on.
As Mike himself said a few weeks ago, “I don’t care if you hate me, as long as you listen.”
If you organize some kind of listener boycott of their show and let them know about it, you’ll get their attention a lot faster than just calling in to complain.
This is probably one of your best-ever posts, pulling together the past references and calling out fat-ass for misleading his listeners.
M&MD is the Fox News of NY sports and the Mets are the democrats in that analogy.
Mets fans should run these two idiots off the air - stop listening.
Or, WFAN is MSNBC and the Mets are the GOP. Just being bi-partisan.
Great post, Matt.
which was my point yesterday! this is the kind of post i always hope for when matt attacks mike and the maddog. this is spot on!
couldn’t have said it better myself
The only reason Diet Coke Mike defends the Mets every once in a while is because is wife is a met fans.
It would be wise to part ways with WFAN considering the constant bad publicity there drive time hosts give the mets.
Russo just has a hard time excepting the fact that his baseball team has done nothing but produce Roid Rage for the past decade. hes nothing but a hater thats all
I thnk the Dog sees humor in most of this Yankee-Met stuff… Besides, I always like his end-of-year Anti-Yankee Crack Committees
He’s a Giants fan, and that’s fine. I appreciate his passion for a horrid team. He’s also never afraid to call the organization out on several issues.
At least he isn’t a Yankee FrontRunner :)
yeah! they got served!
happy Johan Day everybody!