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Gregg Giannotti: Video Production for Sal Licata, Mets Manager Reaction is ‘Outstanding’

“…whoever produced that video – I’m not sure who that is – but that person did an amazing job.”

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On Monday, several Major League Baseball teams reportedly made decisions on who would serve as their next managers, an important hire that will execute in-game strategy and contribute to the conversation regarding player development and how to maximize the value within talent. The hectic day began with the Cleveland Guardians announcing that they had inked former MLB catcher Stephen Vogt to a contract to succeed Terry Francona as the team’s manager, a role in which he will seek to bring the team back to the playoffs after falling out of contention last year.

Once that hire was made, all of the attention centered on Craig Counsell, the esteemed savant in the dugout who was expected to make a decision that afternoon. His incumbent organization, the Milwaukee Brewers, along with the New York Mets, were viewed as the finalists, but the picture became slightly more clear, at least to many onlookers, when Jon Heyman of the New York Post posted an update on X. It happened to coincide with a segment live on The Brandon Tierney and Sal Licata Show on WFAN, leading to a moment that will likely live on for years to come.

“Oh no dude; oh no,” Licata said. “Jon Heyman just tweeted this. Are you kidding me!?…. Come on! Mets are hiring Mendoza to manage, this according to Heyman and Joel Sherman.”

Licata was referencing New York Yankees bench coach Carlos Mendoza, who is reportedly leaving the organization after 15 years to go across town and manage the New York Mets. Tierney, who is a Yankees fan, could sense Licata’s indignation and exasperation towards the hire bereft of any major-league managerial experience. As a result, Tierney allowed Licata, an avid Mets fan, react live on the air to the situation that was unfolding.

“I knew it Counsell, you bum! I knew it, BT! All you guys sucked me into it…. I knew it! He didn’t want to be here; he wanted to stay in Milwaukee; his heart’s there,” Licata exclaimed regarding the managerial candidate, who ended up joining the Chicago Cubs later that day. “Fine, and the Mets had to go Mendoza, a Yankees bench coach. I am beyond, beyond disgusted with this – beyond disgusted with this!”

Tierney, trying to hold back his laughter, ended up spitting his coffee out on the air, audio that Boomer & Gio played several times on Tuesday morning to see if they could identify the moment. The video of Licata’s reaction has amassed more than 360,000 views on X as of Tuesday morning, eliciting comments from both New York baseball fanbases and listeners at large.

“As good as the audio is, whoever produced that video – I’m not sure who that is – but that person did an amazing job,” Giannotti said. “The cutting back and forth, because what was really great was they cut to BT when he wasn’t even saying anything, and his facial reactions were tremendous. They were just absolutely great, so I don’t know if that was [Anthony] Gallo or [Tom] Izzo. Whoever did that, it was awesome.”

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Shan Shariff: FS1 Has the Worst NFL Analysts

He noted that Skip Bayless, Craig Carton, and LeSean McCoy were the “dumbest” analysts for FS1.

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FS1 has assembled a wide-ranging cast of former NFL players and pundits throughout its analyst, panelist, and host roles. That doesn’t mean they have earned the respect of 105.3 The Fan’s Shan Shariff.

During the Dallas morning show Tuesday, Shariff shared that in a recent interview with Awful Announcing, he named the three “dumbest” analysts when it comes to the Dallas Cowboys. He noted that Skip Bayless is the worst offender, while Craig Carton is third on his list behind LeSean McCoy. All three work for FS1.

A recent statement from McCoy caught the particular ire of Shariff, for arguing that Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, despite playing well recently and being viewed as an NFL MVP candidate, needs to play worse to see how he’ll respond to the adversity.

“I wanna see when he messes and how he responds,” McCoy said.

“I honestly think — I don’t know if he’s a clown or if he’s just not intelligent…he made zero sense,” Shariff said. “Everyone else on set was looking at him like ‘You want him to be worse and mess up so he can respond to that in order to get more MVP consideration?'”

“If he had said ‘I need to see Dak play well against good teams’, that’s a totally valid statement,” co-host RJ Choppy said. “This makes no sense.”

Shariff then brought up a recent statement from FS1’s Joy Taylor that argued Prescott can’t win the MVP due to his on-field play.

“This is like a two-and-a-half-minute clip. I don’t have the patience for or the tolerance for that,” Shariff said.

Co-host Bobby Belt responded by saying “She’s clearly on TV because of her football opinions,” which led Shan Shariff to say “Yeah, Thanks, Jason Taylor,” the older brother of Joy Taylor, who made the Pro Football Hall of Fame after a 13-year NFL career.

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ESPN 1400 Coming to KGVL in Greenville, Texas

Greenville, Texas is 50 miles northeast of Dallas.

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KGVL in Greenville, Texas is preparing to flip formats from oldies to sports radio with ESPN 1400 set to debut after Christmas.

After it wraps up airing Christmas music, the station will permanently air a sports format with ESPN Radio.

“While we have enjoyed bringing you classic hits for the last few years, we have an opportunity to bring something to Northeast Texas that we can’t pass up!,” a post to the station’s Facebook stage said. “Starting after the Holidays, we will become ESPN 1400! Not only will we bring you non-stop sports, but we will also carry LIVE sports like college football, NFL, NBA, MLB, and even CFP Bowl Games!”

Greenville, Texas is 50 miles northeast of Dallas. KGVL is a Class C, 1,000 watt station owned by E Radio Network. The station covers the majority of Dallas and the eastern portion of the Metroplex. It can also be heard on FM translators on 105.9 FM and 107.7 FM.

The news was first reported by RadioInsight.

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Scott Van Pelt: ‘Say Yes Until You Earn the Right to Say No’

“You put as much on your plate; be a good earner for your employer…”

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On Monday afternoon, the New York Jets made headlines when Dianna Russini of The Athletic reported that quarterback Zach Wilson was reluctant to reassume the starting role when asked by the team. Shortly after the report was promulgated, ESPN New York afternoon program, The Michael Kay Show, welcomed ESPN SportsCenter and Monday Night Countdown host Scott Van Pelt for his weekly appearance on the show. When he was asked about the Wilson situation, he compared it to how those in the sports media business interact with management and earn credibility and prestige.

“Peter, you wear a lot of hats man,” Van Pelt said, addressing co-host Peter Rosenberg. “Your boss says, ‘Hey, we need you to come in and do this, that or the other.’ I always say to people in any business, ‘Say yes until you earn the right to say no.’ You put as much on your plate; be a good earner for your employer; and then at some point maybe you earn the right to say, ‘Listen, I’d rather not do this, but I’ve got you on all these other things.”

Show co-host Michael Kay hypothesized a scenario in which Van Pelt would tell ESPN management that he did not want to host Monday Night Countdown because of the injury to Cincinnati Bengals starting quarterback Joe Burrow. For Scott Van Pelt though, he understands the position he is in and how there are other people that look at him with a sense of envy.

“This is where you could point out, ‘How many people would kill to do this?,’ and that’s what we hear in our business [is] ‘You know how many people would kill to do this?,’” Van Pelt said. “Of course, and we get all that, and we’re lucky people – all of us – we’re in the get-to job, not got-to.”

Scott Van Pelt brought up how there are likely listeners who work extremely hard and would be aghast and perplexed if they heard someone in sports media talking about how they did not want to go to work. Moreover, he referred to what Wilson reportedly said as “an indefensible position” as the segment concluded.

Earlier in the segment, Kay called it “bizarre” that the discussion was even being had about Wilson not wanting to return to the starting quarterback job after being relegated from the role two weeks ago. Co-host Don La Greca also added his perspective into the situation, addressing Kay about how he goes about his work as the play-by-play voice of the New York Yankees and working in other roles.

“Michael, you know in your life there’s probably lots of times you’d love to tell your boss, ‘Are you kidding me?,’” La Greca said, “but you still say ‘Yes’ because it’s your boss.”

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