Mike Francesa the Gawd

[Tommy Fits]

Legit sad. My old man was a sewer cleaner and when I was a kid I would go to work with almost every day during the summer. Mike and the mad dog were the soundtrack to my summer. That was 20 plus years ago. I grew up on Mike. Mike was a miserable a$$hole but he was our miserable a$$hole. Even if you didn't listen it was almost comforting knowing Mike was always on during drive time... Except in the summer lol. End of an era... Got a feeling this new crew is going to suck

 

[Spliff]

It can't be overstated how much he was the voice of the NY/NJ area. I have fond memories of the shows after hurricane Sandy where sports were barely talked about, and everyone mainly discussed the aftermath and how they're getting by. Very comforting when most of us didn't have power for a week+ and relied on AM/FM radio for entertainment. Mike had everyone's attention then. He even put enough public pressure on his energy provider to stop dragging their ass and fix their shyt

It's just crazy how natural it felt to mainly talk local news on a sports platform. The passion and intensity callers had for sports crossing over into other aspects of life is something we don't get elsewhere. Can only imagine how it was around 9/11. I'm going to miss that aspect of his show a lot.

We just heard the last of traditional sports talk radio unfortunately, every show sounds the same these days. Pair up a host with an ex football player and have call in guests for the majority of the time with stupid sound effects and guys in their 50s trying to sound cool.

Last of a dying breed man.

These other hosts would be canned if they kept it as raw as Mike has about prominent sport figures. He knocked the Penn State and CTE scandal out of the park.

 

[Hawaiian Punch]

Wow man I didn’t think I would feel sad like this but I do. I fukking hated how he would shyt on the knicks and jets and mets,but I’ll be dammed if I didn’t tune in to hear what he said if my squad was killing it. Like I needed validation from him that my squad was legit. No other personality had that effect on me. Couldn’t stand him a lot of times but he got a reaction from me. Numbah one. Back afta dis...

 

[nomoreneveragain]

Mike vs the Jets in 2009 was the best

 

[Mantle Drunk]

Wow i'm gonna miss this show man I really am. I listened with my dad on car rides when i missed the bus or whatever but I really didnt get into them hard until they simulcast on YES which coincided with me graduating highschool going to college and getting a car. Gonna miss him talking to brad Thomas and about horses because im actually a fan myself. No one is gonna talk about that shyt anymore (i guess Jody Mac whenever he has a show in NY which has been on and off). Him and dog watching and basically commentating the NCAA Tournament first round. You dont know how many classes i missed on those days because I would get in my schools parking lot and just wouldnt get out of my car.

I honestly dont know if Ill really listen to sports radio anymore and its been a staple of my life for 15 years. Mike da GOAT!!!!

 

[Francis White]

The greatest duo in the history of radio. Not even up for debate.

 

[Carolina Slim]

What's funny is that I really didn't rock with Mike and Dog until I left NY in 2005. Before that, I never listened to them long enough to form a looking for them. I didn't drive much so I was never in the car long enough to listen other than catching the Mets when I wasn't home. Then I moved here and saw how sorry sports radio in the area was. I learned about signal strength, something I never paid attention to in NY. Down here, one the sun went down, station signals got but guess what, I could get 660 clear as day. Slowly but surely I started looking at Mike and Dog as that taste of home, like a good pizza slice or a ham and cheese hero made by Papi in the bodega.

 

[Liquid]

I am glad I was able to listen over the internet. Mike will be back. I have a strange feeling that he is joining The Ringer podcasting network.

I could be wrong, but didn't Mike want WFAN to ask Bill Simmons if he was interested? They have been friends for a while and even did a full 5+ hour show together before.

 

[Montez]

The GOAT.

Every big story I had to hear Mike. Wasn't just about sports, just the greatest to ever do it.

Remember when I drove 3 hours to go vote for President Obama in 2008. Listened to Mike and he had on his polItical guests.

We all knew he was and grumpy but you still listened and appreciated his views. Started listening at 13/14 and now im sad day. I can't listen to any sports radio without comparing to Mike. shyts wack to me.

 

[SmoothOperator88]

It’s just a nob slobathon on his show. I grew up on you mike, I miss you mike, pssst
















But I’m gonna miss his show

No BS. I thought about calling in today. My earliest memory of life was being 2 years old in my carseat while my dad was driving down 280 heading towards the city listening to Mike and Dog.

 

[Stop_It_5]

I am glad I was able to listen over the internet. Mike will be back. I have a strange feeling that he is joining The Ringer podcasting network.

I could be wrong, but didn't Mike want WFAN to ask Bill Simmons if he was interested? They have been friends for a while and even did a full 5+ hour show together before.

Simmons was one of the main guys they considered to replace dog when he left, before they decided to just let Mike stay solo.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

End of an era.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Also, one of my favorite times as a listener was when Mike and Kim Jones were discussing the Penn State pedo saga. They were on that topic for what seemed like weeks and it was all very informative and

Mike got deep into ethics and shyt at these schools, as you know Mike used to do TV for college football way back when.

 

[Walter H White]

Loser Trump supporter who didn't know shyt about baseball. Good riddance. Schmooze >

 

[Doctor Wily]

Listening to that muthafukka since the early 90s cause of my dad... I used to think he was the only black man in NY still listening to AM radio


Real shyt though it was the Kellerman/S.A Smith team that made me fall in love with sports talk radio back in the mid 2000s.