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    The Newest Yankee

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    Boomer Esiason Talking NY Sports

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    Damon Hack's Recap of AT&T Pro-Am

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posted February 23, 2012

My Interview With David Aardsma

This evening I had the pleasure of interviewing “The DA”, David Aardsma. Earlier today, the former Mariners closer signed a deal to pitch for the New York Yankees. The topics of discussion included his health, how he came to sign with the Yankees, and reflecting on his time in Seattle.

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posted February 21, 2012

Boomer Esiason Discusses The Surge of NY Area Teams

Today Boomer Esiason, co-host of The Boomer & Carton Show on WFAN Radio, and former NFL Quarterback, joined me to talk about the latest in Linsanity, the seemingly forgotten New York Rangers, and the development of Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez.

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posted February 20, 2012

Doc Rivers Talks Duke/UNC & the Joy of Watching His Son Austin

Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers joined ‘Basketball & Beyond with Coach K’ last week, and spoke about attending his first Duke/UNC game, as well his delight in watching his son Austin hit the game winning shot.

Listen In…

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posted February 18, 2012

A New York Night

I love New York nights like Friday… Dinner with good friends, then, saying goodbyes outside the restaurant, a woman grabbed me and said how much she loves me….not my wife mind you….but a woman who just came out of the same restaurant. In her Italian accented English, she said she wonders why I cry on TV every night. Her husband concurred, and said, “she does love your show,” but cautioned her that I would cry if she didn’t leave me alone!

What!? I’ve no idea who she thought I was, but since she didn’t let me get a word in anyway, I just played along…

Walking on Second Avenue; the bars were packed. Why? It’s Friday night, AND, Jeremy Lin and the Knicks were on TV. Yes, on TV in Manhattan. Finally! Earlier today MSG Network and Time Warner Cable came to their senses, realizing that they have a golden goose in the Lin led Knicks, and there’s too much money out there to fritter away. It’s cool to root for the Knicks again, as showcased by standing room only crowds in every bar, and the not-a-table-available in other establishments showcasing the game on multiple TVs. In stark contrast, the NY Rangers are walking away with their division in the NHL and aren’t even a topic of conversation…

A few blocks later on our two-mile-walk home, walking towards us, we saw comedian, Mario Cantone. He’s the ridiculously hilarious comic and actor who was a regular on “Sex and the City” and is a periodic guest on “The View.” We talked for a minute or two – he says he’s not a sports follower, but what a nice and gracious guy… Love his work…

Continuing the walk past nabes getting ruined by the digging of the Second Avenue subway, we stopped every few bars to peer in and monitor the progress of the game. The bars started emptying out at 10:45. Sad faces. Uh-oh, Linsanity didn’t reign tonight. Good bye seven-game win streak. The kid did score 26-points though, in an 89-85 loss to the lowly New Orleans Hornets.

Uneventful the rest of the way home. Although I still wonder why the heck young women wear six-inch spiked platform heels. As my uncle always said, “Those chicks don’t have a chance if they have to break into a run.” As my wife replies when I (always) point this out, “they have enough trouble breaking into a walk” …

Sights to see. A New York frame of mind…

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posted February 14, 2012

Talking Tiger, Phil, & The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am With Damon Hack

Phil Mickelson won the Pebble Beach National Pro AM with a 17 under 269, three strokes better than Charlie Li on Sunday. What about the guy he was paired with, the former world’s number one golfer, Tiger Woods? Well, Tiger finished well off of the pace, 11-strokes back  tied for 15th. I wondered what veteran golf writer Damon Hack of Sports Illustrated thought of Tiger’s performance and where he might be headed in the 2012 season.

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posted February 14, 2012

What a Tremendous First Year at Missouri for Basketball Head Coach Frank Haith

Frank Haith has been highly regarded in college basketball circles since the late 80′s. He spent 15-years as an assistant coach with stops at Texas, Texas A&M, UNC-Wilmington, Penn State, Wake Forest and Elon.  Haith did a fine job as head coach at Miami (FL) for seven years, producing a record of 129-101. The Queens, NY born Haith is now in his first year at Missouri, and having a sensational year. The Tigers are ranked number three in the country this week with a 23-2 record. It’s a veteran, but not deep team.

Last week, Frank joined us last week on “Basketball & Beyond with Coach K” and talked about his senior leadership.

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posted February 13, 2012

T.O. Open, NFL Doesn’t Care

Major kudos to Nancy Hass for her well written Feb. 2012 GQ Magazine piece on unemployed WR Terrell Owens. He’s blown through $80 million … Has no friends. Four kids by four women to support. No team wants him.

Here’s a guy who has first ballot Hall of Fame credentials. His not being a hall of fame caliber teammate has hurt him tremendously. This is yet one more story of an athlete wasting an opportunity to maximize his earnings to have a positive impact in this world. You very well may feel sorry for T.O. after reading this story.

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posted February 11, 2012

Caught Up In Linsanity

It’s been a long time since I watched a Knicks game in my home and practically ruined my wife ‘s right ear drum. That’s how much I was into the Lakers at Knicks game Friday night.

Way to go Jeremy Lin–the undrafted, twice cut, minimum salaried, sleeping on his brother’s couch, fourth point-guard. He put up a career best 38 points along with seven assists and four rebounds, leading the Knicks over Kobe Bryant (34 points) and the Lakers, 92-85.

It was a night I wish I was AT the Garden. It was a night I’m glad the game was on ESPN given that Time Warner cable systems no longer carry Knicks games thanks to a big beef they’re having with MSG (As long as the dispute moves forward, this situation will be a plus to Manhattan sports bars with satellite dishes).

This was my first time watching Lin play an entire game.  Besides the guile, confidence and just flat knowing the game, what I noticed was Continue reading →

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posted February 10, 2012

Every Day & Twice on Saturday

Coming off the 2007 Mariners campaign, my first season in Seattle, I shifted gears to work NFL games nationally on Westwood One Radio. Boomer Esiason asked “How do you do a game EVERY day? I don’t know how you do it!” That is a question that has been echoed by several of my NFL broadcast colleagues ever since, including my current partner in the booth, Hall of Famer James Lofton.

Well, that’s easy. As my buddy, Ron Washington, the Texas Rangers manager says, “that’s how baseball go.” (Merle Haggard even wrote a song using those four words.)

You love it. You do it. ‘Tis what it is. Wouldn’t have it any other way.

Well, I’m awestruck by Broadway performers.

How do they do eight shows a week, twice on Wednesday and Saturday? In a musical, they’re hoofing it big-time. That’s tremendous. I’m even more blown away by actors who excel in emotional dramas for two to three hours eight times a week?  I think back to seeing the great Brian Dennehy  in “Death of a Salesman.” Who didn’t leave the theatre emotionally wrung out. How ’bout what Dennehy must’ve been like on a nightly basis.

Same holds true I imagine for the cast of “Other Desert Cities.” Stockard Channing, Rachel Griffiths, Stacy Keach, Judith Light and Justin Kirk.  I saw it Thursday night. It was stunning and powerful.

A tip of my hat to all of you actors who have reached the brightest lights of the land and to those of you who aspire to reaching that summit.

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posted February 9, 2012

NFL Postscript and More…

So, how’s your NFL withdrawal going?

Well for me, tonight, college hoops gets the call. There’s Georgetown at Syracuse followed by Duke at North Carolina. There’s time to hit the gym, and then the really good stuff kicks it. I have Feb. 27 circled. That’s the date I get to Mariners spring training camp in Peoria, AZ.

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