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Jan 9, 2015

Podcast: Ryan Brandell

The ‘Road to the NHL Winter Classic’ series is over for the year and it’s a shame because watching Joel Quenneville each week had become the best thing on TV.

The holiday season has come and gone and that means the Winter Classic has as well. And along with the end of the Winter Classic is the end of the Road to the NHL Winter Classic series on EPIX, which nicely filled the void left by HBO’s 24/7 version of the show for three seasons.

Ryan Brandell of Barstool Sports Chicago (known as “Chief” on that site), joined me to talk about the fourth episode of the series, Joel Quenneville becoming the most likable personality in the NHL, the Blackhawks’ disappointing loss in the Winter Classic and parity in the league this season.

Podcasts • Rangers

Jan 7, 2015

Podcast: Brian Monzo

The Rangers are on a roll and it feels like they are going to win every single game and it doesn’t matter which team they are playing.

The Rangers are on a roll. For the first time since … well, ever … it feels like they are going to win every single game and it doesn’t matter which team they are playing. With 11 wins in their last 12 games and looking like the team that came back against the Penguins and crushed the Canadiens before being unable to win in overtime against the Kings, the Rangers are on a the type of run that hasn’t been seen in a long, long time.

WFAN Mike’s On: Francesa on the FAN producer Brian Monzo joined me to talk about the Rangers taking their hot streak to the West Coast, why baseball’s Hall of Fame voting process needs to be fixed and who to root for in the NFL playoffs. We also get a little nostalgic about the state of Friendly’s.

NHL • Podcasts

Dec 17, 2014

Podcast: Ryan Brandell

Three years ago, Rangers fans got to see how their team operates prior to their Winter Classic appearance and this year Blackhawks fans get that same chance.

It’s the holiday season and that means Christmas, New Year’s and the Road to the NHL Winter Classic. What used to be part of 24/7 on HBO is now on EPIX, but it’s as good as it could be without Leiv Schreiber narrating it. The four-episode series is once again must-see TV and even though we have to sit through the Capitals and their boring roster and personalities, we do get to go behind-the-scenes with the Blackhawks.

Ryan Brandell of Barstool Sports Chicago (known as “Chief” on that site), joined me to talk about the first episode of the series, Joel Quenneville’s extensive vocabulary on the bench, former Rangers Michal Roszival, Daniel Carcillo and Brad Richards and what life’s like as a Blackhawks fan these days.

Podcasts • Yankees

Dec 16, 2014

Podcast: Chad Jennings

The Yankees lost David Robertson and Brandon McCarthy to free agency and the team’s offseason strategy seems to be a questionable one so far.

It’s been a so-so offseason for the Yankees so far. They got their shortstop of the future, signed an elite reliever and re-signed their third basemen, but let their homegrown closer and reliable starter/midseason reclamation project leave in free agency. They re-signed Chris Capuano to provide some rotation stability, but it’s going to take more than an addition of the veteran left-hander to the rotation for the 2015 Yankees to get to where they want to be. Unless where they want to be is where they have been the last two seasons.

Chad Jennings, the Yankees beat writer for The Journal News and the LoHud Yankees Blog, joined me to talk about the Yankees’ offseason and their decision to not re-sign David Robertson and to a lesser extent Brandon McCarthy, how the remaining list of question marks on the team can be answered and what the level of comfort should be for Yankees fans with two months until spring training.

MLB • Podcasts

Dec 11, 2014

Podcast: Danny Picard

The only way I wanted Jon Lester to return to the AL East as as a member of the Yankees, but since that apparently was never really an option, I’m ecstatic that Lester is out

The only way I wanted Jon Lester to return to the AL East as as a member of the Yankees, but since that apparently was never really an option, I’m ecstatic that Lester is out of the division and out of the American League and most importantly, not in Boston. If the Red Sox were able to re-sign Lester after their embarrassing offer to him last year, I would have been devastated knowing that the Red Sox could treat a homegrown pitcher and a face of their franchise like dirt and then get him back anyway. Fortunately, Lester didn’t go back to the Red Sox and now he’s a Cub.

Danny Picard, host of The Danny Picard Show on WEEI and of Comcast SportsNet New England, joined me to talk about Jon Lester choosing to sign with the Cubs over the Red Sox, what led to Lester leaving Boston in the first place and what the team’s plans are now that they lack a stable rotation.