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Tiki Barber Is First To Break News Of Mets Sale

“Tiki may not have offered the intricate details of who, when and how much, but he offered Mets’ fans the news they wanted to hear for years.”

Published

4 years ago

December 5, 2019

Brandon Contes

Mets’ fans are used to disappointing offseasons, always hopeful the team will compete for high-priced free-agents, but realistic in recognizing its unlikeliness.

Surprisingly, Wednesday may have started the process in giving Mets’ fans the best acquisition they could have asked for, a new owner. Even more surprising, is who reported the news first, CBS Sports Radio’s Tiki Barber. The former NFL running back co-hosts CBS Sports Radio’s afternoon show, Tiki and Tierney.

On Tuesday, Brandon Tierney said his radio partner Tiki Barber was walking through the halls saying the Mets were going to be sold. A shocking statement, Tierney pressed Tiki for more information, attempting to get clarity on the potentially major news story.

“I heard that it was happening,” Tiki told Tierney, somewhat reluctantly. “I heard from someone, who knows somebody, who knows somebody, who knows somebody”

Tierney asked if somebody of importance, with deep pockets was involved in the possible sale.

“Very important,” Tiki said, adding “I think it could be happening.”

Less than 24 hours later, reports from baseball Insiders started pouring in, many of them crediting Ken Rosenthal as being the first to break the news. Sterling Partners, the Wilpon’s investment business is in negotiations to sell 80 percent of the Mets to billionaire Steve Cohen for the price of $2.6 billion according to Bloomberg.

This is a potentially monumental day for the New York Mets. Putting a five-year number Fred and Jeff Wilpon’s roles with the team would seem to imply their longtime control of the franchise will be over before the 2025 season. pic.twitter.com/FWZp36P1Sb
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) December 4, 2019

Mets fans have been waiting for this unlikely day for decades, to hear the Wilpon’s are selling the team. Ownership has a lot to do with how a franchise performs and the Mets might soon have the single richest owner in Major League Baseball. Tiki may not have offered the intricate details of who, when and how much, but he offered Mets’ fans the news they wanted to hear for years.

I just know a few people…
Nothing more complicated than that@TikiAndTierney
— Tiki Barber (@TikiBarber) December 4, 2019

It is unknown if the Mets regional sports network SNY is included in the current sale negotiations.

Brandon Contes is a freelance writer for BSM. He can be found on Twitter @BrandonContes. To reach him by email click here.

Brandon Contes

Brandon Contes is a former reporter for BSM, now working for Awful Announcing. You can find him on Twitter @BrandonContes or reach him by email at [email protected].

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Jim Rome: I Don’t Want to Talk About How the NFL Sucks Every Day

Rome argued that “hate is the new dopamine” while noting that he doesn’t want to talk about what he hates all day.

Published

7 hours ago

November 29, 2023

Jordan Bondurant

(Photo: CBS Sports Radio)

Jim Rome didn’t want to have to be that guy on Tuesday, but he had no choice.

Rome opened his CBS Sports Radio show by prefacing his comments on Monday night’s Bears/Vikings game by saying his goal isn’t to just ridicule the NFL schedule into oblivion.

“I don’t come in here every single day looking to bag on and hate on NFL primetime games,” Rome said. “And yes, I’m the one who said it – hate is the new dopamine. But that’s not how I get down. That’s not my deal.”

Jim Rome added that just saying everything sucks isn’t a sports take. But he pivoted from there saying that it’s OK to say 95% of the primetime games in the NFL suck because it’s true.

“Then not only is it a take, it’s the only take,” he said. “How are these games actually managing in primetime to get worse and worse? And how is anything going to top the atrocity that we sat through last night?”

Fans in theory should get a more competitive, high-scoring affair on Thursday night when the Seahawks take on the Cowboys. But Rome just couldn’t believe how torturous Monday night’s contest really was.

“Technically, the Bears did win that game. But technically, really, we all lost,” he said.

Jordan Bondurant

Jordan Bondurant is a features reporter for Barrett Sports Media. He’s a multimedia journalist and communicator who works at the Virginia State Corporation Commission in Richmond. Jordan also contributes occasional coverage of the Washington Capitals for the blog NoVa Caps. His prior media experiences include working for the Richmond Times-Dispatch, the Danville Register & Bee, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, WRIC-TV 8News and Audacy Richmond. He can be reached by email at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter @J__Bondurant.

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Mad Dog: Gus Johnson ‘Bothered The Hell Out of Me’ Saturday

“For crying out loud, Michigan/Ohio State isn’t even better than North Carolina/Duke, who play twice a year. So let’s be careful with the hype machine.”

Published

15 hours ago

November 28, 2023

BSM Staff

(Photo: SiriusXM)

FOX Sports college football voice Gus Johnson has made no bones about his affinity for Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. However, Chris “Mad Dog” Russo has heard enough.

During his Mad Dog Unleashed program on SiriusXM, Russo shared that not only was Johnson obnoxious for the constant use of a nickname he bestowed up Harrison, but he was also misguided for calling Ohio State/Michigan the greatest rivalry in sports.

“Gus Johnson — the hype machine that he is — please, when you broadcast a ballgame, I don’t need to hear about Maserati Marv, number one. And number two, that’s not the greatest rivalry in sports history. Have you heard of the Yankees and the Red Sox? Giants and the Dodgers? How about Bears/Packers? Have you heard about that?

“For crying out loud, Michigan/Ohio State isn’t even better than North Carolina/Duke, who play twice a year. So let’s be careful with the hype machine. That bothered the hell out of me.”

When a caller pushed back on Russo’s opinion on the Michigan/Ohio State rivalry, he continued by saying “That rivalry’s not Yankees/Red Sox. To compare college football to the Yankees and the Red Sox is ludicrous.”

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Nashville Predators Radio Voice Pete Weber Calling 2,000th Game Tuesday

“I always wanted to be there for the birth of a team. I feel like I’ve been a pretty fair midwife here.”

Published

16 hours ago

November 28, 2023

BSM Staff

(Photo: Nashville Predators)

Nashville Predators radio voice Pete Weber is set to hit a career milestone Tuesday, as he’ll call his 2,000th game for the NHL franchise.

Weber told The Tennessean that he has relished the opportunity to be the voice of a team since its inception. He claimed he applied for and was a finalist for the radio play-by-play job when the Carolina Panthers were conceived, before ultimately landing with the Predators.

“I always wanted to be there for the birth of a team,” said Weber. “I feel like I’ve been a pretty fair midwife here.”

Despite missing time late last season due to a rare brain condition, Weber said he has no plans of retiring anytime soon.

“I have not thought about it, other than when I thought about how (former Philadelphia Phillies announcer) Harry Kalas was carried dead out of the broadcast booth in Washington,” Pete Weber said. “I thought, ‘Well, that’s an interesting way to go. I don’t necessarily know that I want to do it like that. But it could happen. I’m not going to say no.”

Weber’s 2,000th game will come as the Nashville Predators play host to the Pittsburgh Penguins. 102.5 The Game is the flagship home of the Predators Radio Network.

BSM Staff