The debate about analytics vs. old school baseball has caused me the rethink some of the things in “FM, the Rise and Fall of Rock Radio”, or at least understand the other side a little better. The old WNEW-FM jocks,(Scottso, Alison, Fornatale, Elsas, me,...
Todd Frazier may not be the greatest third baseman in baseball. He strikes out a lot, hits for a low batting average. Walks frequently, (at least last season) and is good defensively. We heard about his clubhouse presence and some pooh poohed it, suggesting the...
The Mets had just won the 1969 World Series. All of New York was enraptured by this rags to riches story and every player who contributed was accorded legend status. So imagine my thrill when, in our maiden season of WLIR as the first suburban FM progressive station,...
Last weekend, I floated the idea of the NFL and NBA creating strong developmental leagues. High school players who really have no interest in class could be signed to play in these leagues and paid accordingly, then drafted after a year in hoops and two or three in...
The “celebration” in Philly was reprehensible. Why should cars be overturned, property destroyed, and fires started because 45 guys you’ll never meet win a football game? I saw people trashing Tom Brady in disgusting fashion, a man who has...
Nick Foles outplays Tom Brady. Doug Peterson outcoaches Bill Belichick. Shows that we really know nothing about football. Although Brady is the GOAT, in this case, he was the goat. Picked a bad time to fumble with the game on the line. Missed a lot of throws early,...
