The Boss needed Mike and the Mad Canine.
Mike Francesa spoke on his BetRivers podcast this week about how the concept of placing the simulcast of his legendary former WFAN present with Chris Russo on the YES Community was the brainchild of George Steinbrenner.
Francesa was requested by a listener in an electronic mail a few famously fractious interview that Steinbrenner did with the radio duo within the Nineteen Nineties. Francesa mentioned that angering Steinbrenner was largely his fault and never Russo’s, however that it was really Steinbrenner who needed them on YES Community when the channel launched.
“It was George Steinbrenner that got here up with the concept of Mike and The Mad Canine being on the YES Community. Nobody else,” Francesa mentioned, as coated by Barrett Sports activities Media.
“They got here to us once they have been negotiating a brand new radio cope with him they usually mentioned, ‘Hey, we'd like a fast reply on this. Would you guys wish to be on the YES Community day by day, simulcasting? You recognize what Imus is doing with MSNBC? We wanna do it with you guys, however we'd like a really fast reply.’”
Francesa reiterated Steinbrenner deserves credit score for the concept of their simulcast, tying it to the Yankees’ radio deal.
“Our first cope with them weren't for some huge cash,” he mentioned. “Our later offers with them have been for a really vital amount of cash. But it surely was George’s concept. So give him credit score for it. He needed Mike and The Mad Canine as a part of the CBS Radio contract, and we have been. Our becoming a member of the YES Community was a part of the CBS Radio contract.”
Mike and the Mad Canine was simulcast on YES Community from 2002-08. The duo famously break up in 2008 with Russo going to SiriusXM, whereas Francesa remained on WFAN.
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