Babbling Brooks
David Brooks wrote an Op-Ed piece in Friday's New York Times about the phenomena of "bailing", which he defines as skipping out on commitments at the last minute, often for no good reason. He posits that the Smartphone has made it easier to do this, because it avoids...
Free Fallin’
Apologies to Tom Petty, but that's the state of New York baseball. Regardless of what happens tonight, the Mets are toast. Time to plan for 2018. Start with a serious reevaluation of the training staff. TJ Rivera with a leg problem. Dehydration? Pro athletes don't...
Happy Fourth from the Red WHITE and Blue Duncan Dog
Jackson Five becomes the Jackson Three
Phil Jackson's lucrative five year deal ends after three seasons by mutual consent, or so we are told. Jackson does have a few years on me but I think I get his attitude. It comes down to less tolerance for the day-to-day BS that most corporate jobs require. At his...
Novelist Cafe: Robert B. Parker
I had many great conversations with the late Robert B. Parker. If I had to pick one author who influenced me the most, it would be Parker. His characters were true to a non conventional moral code, achieving true justice for others, no matter the cost to themselves....
60 years on…
Sorry Elton John, more like thirty. WFAN just celebrated its thirtieth anniversary as the first full time sports station in the nation. Originally on 1050 AM, then 660, (the last several years simulcasting on 101.9 FM), the station has been a huge ratings and revenue...
Don’t know much about history…
Actually, I do. But no matter how much you think you know, there are always gaps in your knowledge. Italy in World War Two is a great example. We know about Il Duce and the trains running on time, and Patton racing Monty up the peninsula but most of us know very...
Won’t Get Fooled Again
Count me in as a sucker. I thought that the Mets, loaded with impressive young arms, would be serious contenders to dethrone the Cubs . Home run power, veteran leadership, what could go wrong? As it turns out, plenty. Other than deGrom, no Met pitcher has been...
Asbury Park Press on The Last Resort, Springsteen and WFAN
Richard talks with the Asbury Park Press about WNEW-FM, Springsteen, WFAN and The Last Resort
The first Big Bump in the Road
The Yankees return from the West Coast bruised and battered, and not just on the big league level. The crescendo from fans to replace Headly at third with Torres now is silenced since the top level prospect will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the remainder of...