They’re speaking sports activities going at it as laborious as they'll!
Mike Francesa and Chris Russo — the longtime former companions in “Mike and the Mad Canine” on WFAN’s afternoon drive — are doing a home-and-home sequence this week. Thursday, they appeared on Francesa’s BetRivers podcast, and Friday they are going to do a spot on Russo’s SiriusXM radio present at 4 pm ET.
The duo was champing on the bit to gripe in regards to the Mets retiring Willie Mays’ jersey, 50 years after he performed comparatively poorly for the workforce in 1972 and 1973 on the finish of his legendary profession.
“I do know I’m a Mickey Mantle man, however are we kidding with retiring Willie Mays’ quantity with the Mets? 50 years later? Are we severe?” Francesa requested, abruptly, in a tough pivot from a dialog in regards to the Jets.
Russo was equally puzzled.
“I screamed about that in all places,” he stated.
“Willie Mays hit 14 house runs for the Mets and fell down in middle area. Are we significantly retiring his quantity?” Francesa requested.
Acknowledging that co-founding Mets proprietor Joan Payson apparently made a promise to Mays to retire the no. 24, Francesa remained beside himself.
“I've nothing in opposition to Willie Mays. I’m a Mickey Mantle man, I admit it. The Giants ought to retire his jersey from right here to Kingdom Come. He’s one of many best gamers of all-time. Everyone knows that. However let’s be trustworthy. He didn’t do something with the Mets!”
Russo stated that Mays went to the Mets wanting this achieved, and went into an apart about Mets proprietor Steve Cohen.
“You understand what he ought to be? He ought to be a chat present caller!” Russo barked. “He would’ve been nice for you and me. Steve in Nice Neck, let’s go!”
Neither Mike nor Canine had a problem with Keith Hernandez getting his jersey retired, however continued to harp on Mays. Francesa stated Mays was “nothing however bother” within the 1973 World Collection, the place the then 42-year-old Mays struggled monitoring the ball within the outfield.
Stated Russo: “He performed 135 video games — hated Yogi Berra, and fell throughout himself within the outfield!”
In equity, the previous companions additionally bought on the Yankees for the sin of retiring too many numbers. Francesa didn’t love that they retired Reggie Jackson’s quantity — “give me a break” — as a result of he didn't play lengthy sufficient with the Yankees.
“To me, it's important to be an all-time nice WITH the workforce to get your quantity retired,” Francesa stated. “That doesn’t imply play 4-6 years and have 5 good years. Which means be there for a era, like Jeter and Mariano had been. I might argue Bernie Williams greater than a few of these different guys. He was a Yankee his entire life!”
“A hundred percent, you and I are on the identical web page,” Russo stated.
It’s like they by no means left.
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