Mike'd Up: The Mike Francesa Show

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Mike on the NBA now, calling out KG. "He hasn't lost a step, he's lost a mile. That's an atrocity. He's playing like a guy who should be on the bench right now."

"It's going to be a very long series...the bigs are killing the Celtics...Rondo's rebounding has really hurt the Lakers...Celtics showed their tenacity down the stretch...Lakers have to run their offense through Gasol in big spots, not Kobe."

"Lakers will win 1 game in Boston, and the series will go back to LA."

"If your the Celtics, you're worried about Garnett. If you're the lakers, you got a big advantage with Bynum and Gasol inside, the 2 best players in the series are Kobe and Gasol, the next 4 best players are all Celtics. Lakers have to run the offense through Gasol late in games, not the guards."


Very good analysis, obviously. Not sure why he didn't lead with it at 1pm.
 

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QUOTE (Mystic Merlin @ Jun 7 2010, 06:12 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=3010210
He's not buying the Blue Jays because 'Wells, Bautista, and Gonzalez are playing way over their heads', which conveniently ignores the awful starts by Lind and Hill.

EDIT - And Jesus H. Christ on a cracker, 1-877-CARSFORKIDS is driving me insane.

It's a sham charity as well. The vacation vouchers are bogus, and it just funnels money to a camp which tries to teach Orthodox Judaism to non-observant Jews.
 

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QUOTE (Mystic Merlin @ Jun 7 2010, 02:12 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=3010210
EDIT - And Jesus H. Christ on a cracker, 1-877-CARSFORKIDS is driving me insane.


And I've had enough of Brad Benson Hyundai and his 40 ft erection. It was funny the first 2 times and annoying for the next 10,000. For that reason alone I wouldn't buy a car from this guy. Sometimes you can be too clever for your own good.
 

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QUOTE (Mirabelli28 @ Jun 8 2010, 05:28 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=3012173
And I've had enough of Brad Benson Hyundai and his 40 ft erection. It was funny the first 2 times and annoying for the next 10,000. For that reason alone I wouldn't buy a car from this guy. Sometimes you can be too clever for your own good.
Benson's ads sound as if junior high school boys write his commercials. They're weak, unfunny and appeal only to the MFY mouthbreathers who want to trade Chan Ho Park for Cliff Lee.
 

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QUOTE (Spacemans Bong @ Jun 10 2010, 04:03 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=3015991
Never thought I'd hear the day when Francesa did soccer, and he wasn't half bad at it. Didn't know anything, but no snide middle-aged man comments about how soccer is lame and let Grant Wahl talk.



He's had a guest on before every world cup, that's usually the beginning and end of it.
 

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QUOTE (pedroia'sboys @ Jun 10 2010, 04:14 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=3016266
He's had a guest on before every world cup, that's usually the beginning and end of it.

Well the last time they did this Dog was still around, and it makes sense that Dog might have a little bit more interest in it given his English mom and preppy boy upbringing.

The tournament is getting increasingly big ratings, he might have to have Wahl on 2-3 more times.
 

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QUOTE (Mystic Merlin @ Jun 9 2010, 02:23 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=3014832
Considering he harshly criticized people bitching about the Game 2 officiating, that's surprising to hear.

He wasn't bitching about people criticizing the officiating, he was bitching about Laker fans who thought the refs had rigged the game to assure a long series. He pointed out that there were plenty of bad calls against the Celtics too (Garnett on the bench the whole first half, the Big Baby block, etc...).

Agreed about the Brad Benson ads. Automatic time to hit the button on the car radio to go to another station.
 

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QUOTE (Spacemans Bong @ Jun 10 2010, 12:33 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=3016283
Well the last time they did this Dog was still around, and it makes sense that Dog might have a little bit more interest in it given his English mom and preppy boy upbringing.

The tournament is getting increasingly big ratings, he might have to have Wahl on 2-3 more times.



I got to listed to the Dog yesterday and he was killing the World Cup. He says Americans have no interest in the tournament. Doubts people will stop their day tomorrow and make the game appointment TV. He says only the immigrants care about it. He was criticizing Sirius/XM for making such a big deal of it. It might of been stick as one his guys love the tournament but after awhile I just had to turn it off.
 

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QUOTE (Dan Murfman @ Jun 11 2010, 06:15 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=3019333
I got to listed to the Dog yesterday and he was killing the World Cup. He says Americans have no interest in the tournament. Doubts people will stop their day tomorrow and make the game appointment TV. He says only the immigrants care about it. He was criticizing Sirius/XM for making such a big deal of it. It might of been stick as one his guys love the tournament but after awhile I just had to turn it off.

Stark contrast from Francesa who at least has the grace to admit other people are interested.

then again maybe because Francesa is a TV ratings buff he knows that the World Cup final last time outrated any game of the World Series.
 

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Doug Glanville, ballplayer, is being interviewed by Mike now, dude just wrote a book.
Most entertaining and informative and honest interview I have seen in a long time, worth turning on.
 

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QUOTE (ifmanis5 @ Jun 17 2010, 02:02 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=3028823
Mike LOVES the Lakers tonight. Also thinks that Kobe should be the MVP even if LA loses. I turned it off after that.


He shouted down a Lakers caller who attempted to argue the game will be close and the Celtics will be tough to finish off. If you tuned in mid-way through the call, you'd think he was a Celtics fan given the way Mike talked down to him.
 

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Curious: any mention of the World Cup? It's getting good TV ratings, that should goose Fatty's interest.
 
A moronic caller suggests the Yankees trade for Ichiro, says they need to upgrade the offense. Caller is afraid the Yankees will fall behind the Red Sox and Rays.

Mike trumps that moron with, "What are you worried about? The Yankees have the best record in baseball. The Red Sox have a terrible lineup compared to the Yankees."
 
I listened to MF most all day yesterday and I'll share this other nugget. This isn't word for word...but it's close.

Caller: "Mike, my cousin and I have an argument. I think Jeter is still the best SS in baseball but he thinks he can rattle off a list of names who have passed him"

Fat Man: "The two that jump out are Tulowitzki and Hanley Ramirez. Now those two have Jeter beat talent wise and numbers wise at this point, but that's only if you look at stats (and MF reads off a bunch of boring stats that are hard to keep track of because he's pausing so much). BUT, that doesn't measure other things. Ramirez is a jerk. With Jeter, he's got leadership over them, he's got clutch, he's got winning over them. So yout cousin can make an argument over Jeter but when you put it all together, Jeter is still probably the best".

Brilliant analysis.
 

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QUOTE (BannedbyNYYFans.com @ Jun 23 2010, 04:22 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=3041455
I listened to MF most all day yesterday and I'll share this other nugget. This isn't word for word...but it's close.

Caller: "Mike, my cousin and I have an argument. I think Jeter is still the best SS in baseball but he thinks he can rattle off a list of names who have passed him"

Fat Man: "The two that jump out are Tulowitzki and Hanley Ramirez. Now those two have Jeter beat talent wise and numbers wise at this point, but that's only if you look at stats (and MF reads off a bunch of boring stats that are hard to keep track of because he's pausing so much). BUT, that doesn't measure other things. Ramirez is a jerk. With Jeter, he's got leadership over them, he's got clutch, he's got winning over them. So yout cousin can make an argument over Jeter but when you put it all together, Jeter is still probably the best".

Brilliant analysis.

So you expected different from Jeter's number one fan???
 

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Mike's good buddy Rod Thorn was on before the draft on Thursday and it was good-natured laughs and softball questions all the way (as usual with Mike and Rod). Then this morning I read that Thorn is stepping down- 'his own decision.' Way to go Mike, way to get the scoop.
 
Some great stuff today.

- One Knick fan calls up and says that he lives 5 minutes from the site where LeBron will make his announcement tonight. He says that him "and all his buddies" are gonna be there tonight and there is "no way LeBron will dare not go to the Knicks" because they plan on being very loud. Ha ha. Mike says, "so you're gonna intimidate him into signing with the Knicks? Are you out of your mind? He's gonna have 700 security people there and he won't even know you're there." The guy responds with, "I'm just saying Mike...there are gonna be a lot of us there."

- A caller says that he read on the internet that LeBron is actually telling people he's going to Miami. Mike responds with, "the internet is a bad place to get your information. You shouldn't get your information from there." As if to imply that the internet is all perezhilton.com and bleacher reports.

- Lots of Knick fans chiming in with, "If LeBron comes and wins here, it'll be special. It's the center of the universe Mike, he's coming to NY". Then after all the reports point to Miami, it has turned into, "Mike, this guy has a huge ego. He hasn't won anything yet. He's really bad for the sport. He'll never win anything." Funny stuff.
 

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Listened a bit today to FFF, mostly Lebron speculation he had Donny Walsh on the air commenting that not one team has any clue what King James is going to do. Talked about Youk vs Swisher in the all star contest being a joke, Swish is a nice player but basically not in the same category as Youk. He seemed less angry this morning. Praised the yankess for being so good against the A's. Apparently the time off has been treating him well. So tired of Even and Joe, Sid was on the fan with Malooses (sp) this morning. As much as I loathe the Fat pile of fecal it is generally good radio compared to the dribble on 1050.
 

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Is Mike on vacation today? I haven't watched him in a while.
If he's there today I'd like to hear what he has to say about George. Who knows, maybe Tony Russo will call in?
 

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QUOTE (ifmanis5 @ Jul 13 2010, 10:31 AM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=3072479
Is Mike on vacation today? I haven't watched him in a while.
If he's there today I'd like to hear what he has to say about George. Who knows, maybe Tony Russo will call in?



Maybe he will. He was under contract to Mad Dog Unleashed but there was talk of a contract dispute as Mad Dog said he forgets to send him his check for his appearances.
 

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Really enjoying Big Mike's analysis of the baseball financial statements today. In addition to being the sports pope, he also could of been a CPA in another life. :rolleyes:
 

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Francesa is as charming off-mike (pun sorta intended) as he is on-the-air.

From today's NY Post:

Eye/Ear Witness News: Thursday at WFAN, a loud argument between Mike Francesa and his show's producer, Eddie Erickson, blew into the newsroom. Erickson declared that he quit; he no longer can work with Francesa. Erickson then left the building.

The next day, when Erickson returned to say his goodbyes, WFANers, Francesa included, tried to talk him into changing his mind.

Erickson, however, again said he'd had it. And then he left.
Pretty, isn't it? For the uninitiated, check out various YouTube vids with Francesa chewing out Erickson for turned-off monitors, lack of AC in the studio or where Mike's three large ham grinders are.
 

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Francesa is as charming off-mike (pun sorta intended) as he is on-the-air.

From today's NY Post:



Pretty, isn't it? For the uninitiated, check out various YouTube vids with Francesa chewing out Erickson for turned-off monitors, lack of AC in the studio or where Mike's three large ham grinders are.
This online job ad is hilarious. WFAN must be spooked because they must surely know radios are flipping off all over New York hearing Francesa basically beg for a new producer on the air.
 
Any highlights from Mike's open after last night's Jets game?
The first 90 seconds was a lot of "Don't worry Jets fans, it's a long season. This is only one game." Then he absolutely crushed them and Rex about how they can't back up their words and how they are embarrassing themselves and how it's just going to get worse if they don't turn it around quickly.
 
A guy called up who thinks the MLB should make the Yankees put their names on the back of the road jerseys. Says it would be a good thing. This was Mike's response...word for word:

"No. Now listen, what Yankee don't you know? Now come on, almost every Yankee is a household name. 20 of 25 Yankees are household names to American and that's the Yankee way".

I agree they shouldn't change tradition but 20 Yankees are household names to America? What a clueless slob.
 

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Mike's dream for the 2010 NFL season:

- The Jets suck horribly.
- The Patriots face the Saints in the SB, allowing Mike to lick Parcells' balls for weeks.