Mike and the Mad Blog: A Great Day

Thursday, February 12, 2009

A Great Day

...and I missed most of it! The only part of Mike's show I heard yesterday, was the close. I already wrote that I thought Mike handled it well (assuming the numbers, which I won't look up, bear out what he said). Anyway, it was a "triangulation of crossfire" yesterday and it was awesome. No matter which side you're on, this was good stuff.

So, who was the big winner? Who was the big loser? How does 1050 fit into the equation? If you need to refresh your memory, Neil Best was good enough to blog 4 different times yesterday.

I don't know if Mike brought any of this up yesterday but Dunn and Abreu both signed yesterday. I really don't care about Abreu since I didn't want him on the Mets but 1/5MM seems like a good signing for LAA. I am disappointed that the NYM, however, couldn't find 2/20MM for a 40 HR, .900 OPS guy. They're going to battle with essentially the same team, offensively, while their counterparts in the East have upgraded.

If Mike hit on these topics, what was his reaction?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: I really think that 1050/Kay won't respond or acknowledge it on the air. Kay gave Best a quote yesterday saying they "take the high road."

But I will agree that yesterday was fun. Hopefully we get some sort of response out of Dog, but I'm pretty confident that Mike is done with his ranting. He let out most of the steam yesterday. I still can't get over how he stared down the YES camera and how they ended the show by zooming in on his face..hilarious; February 12, 2009 at 7:01 AM
Rock said...: I asked Michael Kay of 1050 ESPN for a response to Mike Francesa's colorful trash talk regarding WFAN's rivalry with Kay's station (see post below).

There were time and space issues with getting it into the Thursday newspaper - something to do with an old quarterback who retired, I think - but I can share his response with you here and now:

"I'll take the high road. I'm very happy with my life and my standing and find no need to lash out at others.

"I leave that to those that are seemingly less content with what they've been blessed with."

1050WEPN MUCH closer to WFAN Since Chris Russo Left
As an aside - WFAN's ratings have stayed pretty stable - though WEPN has madehuge strides! And, PS, as far as the SIRI stock? Mike's CBS stock was at 18 dollars in August - Today? $5.88 cents - so any financial discussion is irrelevant. Mike should just shut the heck up about that. So, bullshit - WEPN has gotten MUCH closer since Dog left.

Fuck Mike.; February 12, 2009 at 9:57 AM

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Mike and the Mad Dog Glossary

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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