Jon 'Stugotz' Weiner (
@Stugotz790
) sports talk radio's lovable underdog and "the greatest co-host in the history of sports radio co-hosts" according to Dan
@LeBatardShow
. via
@sportswatch
Breaking:
#Isles
’ proposal to build a new arena at Belmont Park was selected as the winning bid, according to people familiar with the situation |
@jimbaumbach
“There are 5 or 6 young women in minor league baseball that are doing this because they sat as little girls in their daddy’s car and heard a girl on the radio and never knew they couldn’t do this." -- Suzyn Waldman, a
#Yankees
broadcaster and 1st voice heard on
@WFAN660
in 1987.
Marcus Stroman is talented. Marcus Stroman is fierce. Marcus Stroman wants to play in New York. Marcus Stroman is exactly what the
#Mets
need, writes
@AnthonyRieber
.
@RyanRuocco
’s wild July ride will end on Wednesday when he calls the Yankees’ game against the Diamondbacks for the
@YESNetwork
, but no matter where he goes from here it has been an experience that he would not trade: |
@sportswatch
Boomer Esiason's son,
@G17Esiason
, was diagnosed with
#cysticfibrosis
at age 2. He's now 30 and getting married on the same day his brother-in-law, Matt Martin, plays in Game 4 for the
#Isles
. Proud dad
@7BOOMERESIASON
reflects on the milestone here:
Bro, the Jets are 181-226 in the regular season since Joe Benigno joined WFAN in 1995. They reached the AFC championship three times in Benigno's time on air.
#Bro
#OhThePain
Whatever happens the rest of this
#Isles
series vs. Tampa Bay, this much is clear: Ryan Pulock won’t be paying for any food and drinks on
#LongIsland
this summer. What a save!!!!
John “Mink Man” Minko is taking a buyout and leaving WFAN, a station on which he has been a fixture as an update man since its inception |
@sportswatch
Yankees TV schedule note: 54 of their 60 games will be on YES.
3 ESPN games: July 23 (Nats), Aug. 2 and Aug. 16 (Red Sox)
3 FOX games: July 25 (Nats), Aug. 1 and Aug. 15 (Red Sox)
If Giants draft Dwayne Haskins, they will be in the Super Bowl in "two or three years, if not next year," Saquon Barkley's dad says: |
@TomRock_Newsday
Shannon Forde, a pioneer for women in baseball who rose to the title of the Mets’ senior director for public relations, will be inducted into the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame: |
@DPLennon
“If they want to be like that, they can stay home.”
Angry Casey Cizikas sends message to
#Isles
fans chanting for Lane Lambert's firing |
@AGrossNewsday
If you're wondering why Bobby Bonilla is trending on April 14 rather than July 1, it's because Bernie Madoff died. If that still doesn't explain it to you, this will help:
The
#Isles
avoided losing their captain to free agency for a second straight year as Anders Lee agreed to a seven-year, $49-million contract with the team via
@AGrossNewsday
If Bill Torrey was “the Architect,” what should we call Lou Lamoriello for his role in the
#Isles
’ turnaround?
@sportswatch
presents, “the Transformer.” —
“I’m from here. Medford. LIE Exit 65,”
@MStrooo6
said at a baseball clinic inside the bubble at Hofstra. “I love everything about Long Island. Baseball on Long Island is a priority for me. I’ve always wanted to come back and give back.”
Perhaps, the best way to sum up the
#Isles
' season is this: Their wild, memorable ride through uncertain times provided just a ray of the normalcy every human being is craving.
And for that, we should be appreciative,
@AGrossNewsday
writes:
A decision about the future of Belmont Park, as the new home of either the
#Isles
or
#NYCFC
, is expected to be announced this week, according to multiple people familiar with the situation |
@jimbaumbach
He’s the coach of the Los Angeles
#Chargers
. She’s a weekday news anchor for
@NBCNewYork
. The marriage of Anthony Lynn and
@StaceyBell4NY
is a long-distance ride filled with texts, phone calls and conversations on the ride to games
Mike Francesa has been planning his departure from
@WFAN660
since 2013, and with a week to go it has unfolded as well as he could have hoped. Story by
@sportswatch
, video by
@caseymusarra
For the past two years,
@nyliberty
star Tina Charles has spent nearly every second that she isn’t on the basketball court making a film about her father, set to debut Friday at
@Tribeca
|
@meanbarb