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Monday, June 9, 2008

A new feature on Mike and the Mad Blog.. a look at the morning papers and the stories that might either provide good material when calling into Mike and the Mad Dog.. but also just the stories that we found interesting, worth reading in morning papers. We are just hitting the local ones for right now, meaning the Post, Daily News and the Times and maybe a peak at the Bergen Record in case Ian O'Connor and Willie have another chat.

Gooden didn't go deep into games either: A good article from Larry Brooks, who i usually hate, writing about how Doc Gooden didn't go deep into games as a rookie for the Mets.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/06092008/sports/yankees/staying_patient_hardest_part_114632.htm

George Vescey not sold on this pitch count Joba experiment:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/09/sports/baseball/09vecsey.html?ref=sports

BELMONT: looks like they are blaming the dude that rode the horse in that race this weekend.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/06092008/sports/bad_ride_by_jock_114652.htm

NBA Start Times Earlier:Dog will be happy about this one as David Stern is thinking about moving the NBA start times up
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/09/sports/basketball/09stern.html?ref=sports

Baseball might have lied about steroids? SHOCKING: an article in the Times adds more fuel to a never ending fire
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/09/sports/baseball/09drugs.html?ref=sports

Ryan Church: his head hurts: http://www.northjersey.com/sports/mets/Whats_going_on_with_Ryan_Churchs_head.html

1 comment:

First Time, Long Time said...: Sam, I enjoyed the Vecsey article but here's the point I think some people are missing on this Joba thing. When Joba is in for one inning, he is dominant and 9 out of 10 times will blow everyone away. But when you leave him out there for 5 or 6 innings, like most pitchers, he is prone to make a few mistakes (which is exactly what he did with Guillen yesterday). And when he makes those mistakes, all of a sudden they lead to a few runs. And all of a sudden Joba's pitching line starts to become 5 innings, 3 runs or even 6 innings, 2 runs, which is okay, but far from dominant. When Joba pitches the 8th inning in a tight game, we all know what his pitching line will look like. So Mike, Chris, don't be fooled by Joba's "improved" start. This is still a bad decision.; June 9, 2008 at 6:28 AM

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Be careful: Mike and Chris' way of telling sports fans not to fall in love with a player or team ("Be Careful about falling in love with Pagan")

Let's be fair here: Russo's counter-argument to callers that attack someone ("Let's be fair here. If you are going to knock Rick Peterson, you gotta give him credit for John Maine")

This whole notion: When Francesa or Russo declares something to be fact when in actuality, they are making it up themselves ("This whole notion that Mike D'Antoni is going to make the Knicks a playoff team is a joke")

Pipe Down: Russo's way of telling a player to shut up ("Pipe down there Figueroa")

Tough Spot: This is usually a negative. 'Tough spot. Aaron Heilman. Can't trust him.' They rarely say, "I really like Chauncey Billups in a tough spot." Even though Mike and Dog don't trust a lot of athletes in a tough spot, you can earn your way out of this label. For example, they couldn't trust Eli Manning in a tough spot until the Super Bowl. Now he can basically retire and still be a legend. He proved he can perform in a tough spot. This phrase is used by both Mike and Dog.

Tricky Spot: This really means an awkward position. For example, Ian Eagle running into Marv Albert at the Garden. Or I'm sure that the Giants last game of the 2007 was a tricky spot. "Coughlin wants to get ready for the postseason but you have to try to end the Patriots' undefeated season. Tricky spot, Mike." And for clarification. This phrase is used primarily by Russo.

Timmy: Russo's son. ("I mean, let's be fair here Mike, Timmy can throw harder than Igawa")

Say Something Funny Mike (When Russo can't control himself and breaks out into laughter and tries to egg Francesa on to keep it going. Picture Russo hysterically laughing followed by "Say Something Funny Mike")

First time, long time (this term is announced by a fan calling to the show, who has been a long time listener of the show, but is making his first ever call in - hence, first time (caller), long time (listener)

I can't go too crazy - This is a Mad Dog special. Dog uses this phrase to throw cold water on enthusiastic callers("I can't go too crazy about the D-Rays in May. Talk to me in September.") or admit that he doesn't have strong feelings about a subject("I can't go too crazy about the Olympic torch protesters.").

A-Game - This is Mike's new terminology that he applies to a Yankees win in which the starter goes 7 innings, Joba pitches a perfect 8th and Mariano closes it out. "The Yanks need an A Game tonight."

Bad Job: This is Mad Dog's way of criticizing something. It can be applied to players, coaches, general managers, fans - even networks, as in "That's a bad job out of NBC on the Derby Broadcast."

I'm not a big believer in: This is mainly a Mike comment. It means he doesn't have much confidence in something. And just like other comments, this is mainly used in negative, eg. 'I'm not a big believer in starting someone on 3 days rest.'

The whole bit - Russo's phrase when he is alone and wants to keep the conversation moving along. Without Mike there to add any details, Russo will use 'the whole bit' to sum up a person or issue. 'Selig will make it into the Hall of Fame. Steroids, the whole bit.'

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