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Joe Benigno | Sports Radio Personality Analyzes the 1-3 Jets, the 3-1 Giants, and the Yankees Facing Elimination · Sid & Friends In The Morning

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  Speaker 1: So here he is, the legend, the WFAN legend, and
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  Speaker 1: now he's on with us every week, and we couldn't
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  Speaker 1: be happier. Everybody loves Joe Beningo. Joseph, good morning, buddy.
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  Speaker 2: How are you? Sidney Arthur, not everybody loves me. And
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  Speaker 2: how many, when, at what point, okay, you think he's
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  Speaker 2: last in the season? Yes. If this team is 1-7, 1-8,
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  Speaker 2: you still think he's the head coach?
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  Speaker 1: Yes. I don't think so. Wait, wait, wait. No, no,
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  Speaker 1: you've got to give me precedence. You've got to give
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  Speaker 1: me history of the Jets axing terrible head coaches, and
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  Speaker 1: they've had a bunch of them during the regular season.
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  Speaker 2: Well, he got rid of Salah two years ago after
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  Speaker 2: the fifth game, and he shouldn't have, and they were
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  Speaker 2: only 2-3 at that point, and they had Aaron Rodgers. Now,
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  Speaker 2: do you know what it's going to be like at
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  Speaker 2: the Meadowlands on Sunday if they lose to Cleveland? The
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  Speaker 2: fire Glenn Chance will be, for anybody who's left in
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  Speaker 2: the building, will be resonating, resonating. I'm telling you right now, man,
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  Speaker 2: the fan base is in an uproar over this head coach.
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  Speaker 1: Listen, I get it.
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  Speaker 2: Enough is a freaking enough.
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  Speaker 1: I think he's a terrible head coach. I know.
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  Speaker 2: I love the guy. He's a great jet. Look, I
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  Speaker 2: love him as a player. But he's 4-0-17, Sid. When
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  Speaker 2: do we win? When does it change? Tell me when.
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  Speaker 2: Tell me.
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  Speaker 1: Listen, all I'm going to say to you is it
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  Speaker 1: didn't start with Aaron Glenn. This organization has been terrible for.
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  Speaker 2: A long time. It's been going on for 58 freaking years.
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  Speaker 2: I understand that.
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  Speaker 1: No, no, no, no, no, no. You had Rex Ryan.
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  Speaker 1: You had winning seasons. But it's been like, I don't know, 8, 9,
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  Speaker 1: 10 years. They haven't made.
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  Speaker 2: The playoffs since 2010. They haven't had a winning season
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  Speaker 2: since 2015. And I agree, the constant carousel of head coaches,
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  Speaker 2: it's brutal. I'm with you on that all the way.
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  Speaker 3: But the guy's 4 and 17. What we saw on
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  Speaker 3: Sunday was just despicable. You know what bothered me more
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  Speaker 3: than anything else Sunday? The penalties.
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  Speaker 2: Bro, they finally get an interception after 20 games. Only
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  Speaker 2: the Jets could set that kind of record, 20 games
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  Speaker 2: without an interception. And then they set another record because
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  Speaker 2: they had three interceptions called back by penalties. It's never
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  Speaker 2: happened before, Sid. Never. All right? Three interceptions called back
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  Speaker 2: by penalties. They had 12 penalties in the game. I
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  Speaker 2: understand they never had the ball. The Bears just, you know,
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  Speaker 2: had the ball forever. I mean, come on. The Jets,
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  Speaker 2: 89 plays to 32 plays. The Jets went 0 for
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  Speaker 2: 7 on third down. I get it all. But, I mean,
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  Speaker 2: this stuff has got to stop. I'm sick and tired. Really,
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  Speaker 2: I'm sick and tired. I am so sick and tired
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  Speaker 2: of losing. It's unbelievable. Then I look at the other
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  Speaker 2: team in town. Like I said, you played the clip.
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  Speaker 2: They're 3-1. You know why? Because they got a real
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  Speaker 2: freaking head coach. They got a real head coach, and
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  Speaker 2: I'm tired of the Jameis Winston experience. Jameis Winston's one
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  Speaker 2: of the best backup quarterbacks in the NFL, okay? And
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  Speaker 2: the reason they brought J.J. McCarthy in was to push
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  Speaker 2: Winston more, because I don't think he's any good either,
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  Speaker 2: to be very honest with you, all right? So let's
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  Speaker 2: be real about it. That's the difference in the two
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  Speaker 2: football teams. One has a coach. One doesn't have a coach.
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  Speaker 2: The difference in talent I don't think is that much
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  Speaker 2: on the two teams. It all comes down to who
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  Speaker 2: the coach is. It really does.
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  Speaker 1: The Jets held the football for 45 seconds in the
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  Speaker 1: fourth quarter on Sunday. 45 seconds.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, they had the ball for the last nine minutes.
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  Speaker 1: I know.
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  Speaker 2: Defense stinks. Where is this guy? David Bailey? He's a
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  Speaker 2: second pick in the draft. All I heard in all
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  Speaker 2: I heard, in training camp was, oh, he's a beast.
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  Speaker 2: This guy's unbelievable. Where is he? He stinks. And the
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  Speaker 2: guy for the Giants, Reese, he was like Harry Carson
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  Speaker 2: called– I won't say LP because there's only one LP. Right.
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  Speaker 2: But he was like Harry Carson called banks on stuff.
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  Speaker 1: He was. He was. He was not very good the
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  Speaker 1: first couple of weeks, but he was awesome for the
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  Speaker 1: Giants this week.
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  Speaker 3: Right.
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  Speaker 1: And you're right. Look, listen, I know that J.J. McCarthy
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  Speaker 1: can't be good because I've been paying attention to the Vikings.
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  Speaker 1: They're one of the three unbeaten teams left. Kansas City,
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  Speaker 1: the Vikings, and I forget the third. That's 4-0. But
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  Speaker 1: I watch them every week, and I watch them just
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  Speaker 1: beat a terrible Miami team on Sunday. And I've got
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  Speaker 1: to tell you, Kyler Murray is terrible.
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  Speaker 2: Terrible. J.J.
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  Speaker 1: McCarthy was behind Kyler Murray and Carson Wentz. He was
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  Speaker 1: a third-string quarterback in Minnesota. That's all you need to know.
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  Speaker 2: Yes.
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  Speaker 1: Yep.
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  Speaker 2: Yep. And it's worth a shot for the Giants. Fifth
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  Speaker 2: round pick. He's a young guy. You do have a
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  Speaker 2: premium coach in Harbaugh that maybe you can get something
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  Speaker 2: out of him. But I think they brought him in
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  Speaker 2: just to kind of, you know, tweak Jameis a little
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  Speaker 2: bit and, you know, get him to up his game.
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  Speaker 2: So I that that's my feeling. I think when you
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  Speaker 2: can certainly look Winston, you know, you saw it Sunday
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  Speaker 2: through a couple of picks. He threw three touchdown passes.
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  Speaker 2: you know, but you can certainly win games with him.
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  Speaker 2: By the way, I got, I got to throw this
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  Speaker 2: at you. Say you were the only man I know.
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  Speaker 2: And I love, you know, I love it. You're like
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  Speaker 2: a brother to me. You were the only man I
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  Speaker 2: know that. Wanted to leave Florida for New York. There's
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  Speaker 2: nobody else.
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  Speaker 1: Nobody.
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  Speaker 2: I did it. Everybody else wants to go the other way.
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  Speaker 2: I know. Sid wants to leave freaking Florida to come here.
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  Speaker 1: What do you mean wants to? I did it.
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  Speaker 2: I did it. Of course you did.
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  Speaker 1: I'm an idiot.
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  Speaker 2: I wouldn't call you an idiot. You're not an idiot.
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  Speaker 1: I got a great job opportunity, but believe me, there's
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  Speaker 1: a lot of days where I kick myself in the
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  Speaker 1: ass and a lot of days where I sit down
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  Speaker 1: with Danielle Lavin-Gabe and go, should we go back? I
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  Speaker 1: don't know.
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  Speaker 2: You can't leave now. You're too big a deal now
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  Speaker 2: in New York. You can't leave. You're too much of
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  Speaker 2: the conservative voice, the leader of the Jews in New York.
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  Speaker 2: You're kind of that now. I put you in that category.
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  Speaker 2: You can't leave now. New York needs you now.
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  Speaker 1: You're like Chance Palminteri in a Bronx tale. Now you
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  Speaker 1: just can't leave inside the Shea Bippy. I think you're right.
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  Speaker 2: You can't leave now. You're the man.
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  Speaker 1: Come on.
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  Speaker 2: I'm the man. I got to love you. You got
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  Speaker 2: to keep Zohan in tow. I know.
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  Speaker 1: You know what I mean, bro?
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  Speaker 2: I know.
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  Speaker 1: And maybe I'll run against him in 2029. We'll see.
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  Speaker 1: That's still out there.
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  Speaker 2: I'd love to see that.
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  Speaker 1: I know you would.
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  Speaker 2: By the way, talking about Francesa, bro, come on. Remember, okay? Okay,
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  Speaker 2: now I was number one for 35 consecutive years. Okay?
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  Speaker 2: Number one.
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  Speaker 3: Okay?
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  Speaker 2: And I love the White Sox. Okay? Me and the Pope.
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  Speaker 2: Just remember that. Don't forget.
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  Speaker 1: That's very good. That's very good. Number one for 35 years.
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  Speaker 2: Right. Number one. Okay, nobody touched me. I didn't need
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  Speaker 2: the dog, okay? I was still number one.
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  Speaker 1: Pretty good, Mike. Where has this been? Joe, that's a
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  Speaker 1: really good, that's better than Gio. Much better.
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  Speaker 2: It's not better than Gio, but I mean, come on.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, Mike's, you know, he's easy to, you know.
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  Speaker 1: No, he's easy to make fun of, I know.
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  Speaker 2: Well, I'm not making fun of him. I'm just stating
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  Speaker 2: the facts. 75 straight years of number one.
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  Speaker 1: I know, but they were only on for 20-plus years.
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  Speaker 2: You know what I said. He didn't need Russo to
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  Speaker 2: continue to be number one.
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  Speaker 1: And when, of course, Russo left, Mike was scared to death,
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  Speaker 1: and he called me and Max Kellerman, and he denies
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  Speaker 1: that to this day. Whatever, Mike. Let's be honest.
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  Speaker 2: Come on. Now, wait a minute now, bro. Mike had
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  Speaker 2: no intention of having a partner after Russo left.
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  Speaker 1: Oh, sure he did.
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  Speaker 2: No, no, no, no, no, no, no. That's all that was, Sid.
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  Speaker 2: Come on, you know that. Nope, nope.
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  Speaker 1: He was scared to death. He did not think he
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  Speaker 1: could do it on his own despite his bravado. And
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  Speaker 1: I'm Mike, and I'm the greatest ever. Oh, I'm telling
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  Speaker 1: you it's true. And I had to fly to New York.
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  Speaker 1: I almost got fired down in Florida to meet Mike
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  Speaker 1: and Churney at that diner in Astoria, Queens.
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  Speaker 2: Right, right, right.
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  Speaker 1: And had many conversations. We kept all the emails, Danielle
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  Speaker 1: and I. Churney told Danielle to look for a house.
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  Speaker 1: That's how serious that got. It wasn't Bill Simmons. It
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  Speaker 1: wasn't Stephen A. Smith. It wasn't Iron Eagle. He wanted
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  Speaker 1: Sid because Sid was the Met Band, the New Yorker,
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  Speaker 1: and Kellerman because Kellerman was the number guy. I am
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  Speaker 1: the Yankee fan now.
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  Speaker 2: Wait on the Yankees.
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  Speaker 1: Wait on the Yankees. One more on the Giants. Look,
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  Speaker 1: the Eagles are not a good football team. I'm sorry.
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  Speaker 1: Even without thought.
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  Speaker 2: Right. They can still do it. I think so. I mean,
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  Speaker 2: are the Cowboys that good? I mean, come on. I mean,
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  Speaker 2: the Cowboys, you know, they won the other day against
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  Speaker 2: the Texan team. They can't get out of their own way.
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  Speaker 1: The Giants already beat Dallas, I mean, don't mind you.
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  Speaker 2: Right. Yeah. Dallas gave the game away to the Ravens
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  Speaker 2: two weeks ago, and for some reason they're playing in
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  Speaker 2: Rio de Janeiro, which is absolutely ridiculous, but that's another story.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, yeah, why not? Washington's not any good. Now
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  Speaker 2: Mariota's even hurt with Washington. I mean, come on. Why
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  Speaker 2: can't the Giants win that division?
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  Speaker 1: They could. By the way, the Giants play that Washington
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  Speaker 1: team this week, but Jaden Daniels is coming back. Jaden
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  Speaker 1: is coming back.
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  Speaker 2: Is he playing this week?
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  Speaker 1: Yes, that's what I was told.
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  Speaker 2: You've got to watch with him, though, man. He's got
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  Speaker 2: that problem with his arm. I mean, he could go
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  Speaker 2: at any time. Of course. Who knows?
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  Speaker 1: Who knows? Giants are very, they rush the pass so well,
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  Speaker 1: and they can really hurt them. And like you said,
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  Speaker 1: Mariota got hurt pretty badly in that first quarter against
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  Speaker 1: the Colts.
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  Speaker 2: You know what else the Giants got? You got some
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  Speaker 2: weapons now, bro. You got neighbors in his back. You
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  Speaker 2: got this Malachi Fields. You got the tight end. You know,
• 9:19
  Speaker 2: what's his name? Lively. I mean, come on.
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  Speaker 1: He's good. Isaiah Likely from Baltimore.
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  Speaker 2: You're damn right he is. I mean, you got Scadable.
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  Speaker 2: You got three different guys now running the ball. Giants,
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  Speaker 2: I'm telling you, man. And you got the coach, and
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  Speaker 2: that's really the most important thing.
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  Speaker 1: Let's get to the Yankees. We got the coach. Something
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  Speaker 1: tells me that all the calls at the fan today,
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  Speaker 1: from Boomer and Geo to Evan and Tiki to Craig
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  Speaker 1: and C-Mac, fire Aaron Boone, fire Aaron Boone, maybe Cashman, too,
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  Speaker 1: just for bringing in Ryan McMahon. Who do you blame
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  Speaker 1: for last night's debacle?
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  Speaker 2: Who do I blame? I just think this has been
• 9:53
  Speaker 2: an issue with them all year. Well, you've seen them
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  Speaker 2: all year throwing the ball around like that. You know?
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  Speaker 2: And they're playing a team that... is a fundamentally sound
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  Speaker 2: as anybody could be in Tampa Bay. I think that's
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  Speaker 2: the bottom line, bro. I really do. And they don't
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  Speaker 2: hit enough. I mean, outside of Ben Rice, who's hitting nobody, right?
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  Speaker 2: Who's hitting right now? Nobody.
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  Speaker 1: Bellinger had one decent game against the Red Sox and
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  Speaker 1: that's it.
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  Speaker 2: That's it. So Yankee fans should be in the situation
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  Speaker 2: that we are as Mets fans. You know, they have
• 10:21
  Speaker 2: no idea. You know, Yankee fans could cry all they want.
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  Speaker 2: They're in the playoffs every year. I'm sorry you haven't
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  Speaker 2: won a World Series since 2009. I mean, what do
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  Speaker 2: you want? And thank God. I got to tell you this, too, bro.
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  Speaker 2: Thank God I only do this part time now on Saturday.
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  Speaker 2: And I don't have to, you know, be there every
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  Speaker 2: day talking Yankee baseball. Thank God. I got to tell you.
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  Speaker 2: Thank God.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, but what good is making the postseason, it's like
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  Speaker 1: Dan Marino, if you can't win a World Series and
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  Speaker 1: they haven't done it, like you said, in 17 years?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah. Well, I mean, look, it's better than being with
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  Speaker 2: a Mets off.
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  Speaker 1: I know that.
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  Speaker 2: It's better than being in the dump.
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  Speaker 1: I know that.
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  Speaker 2: You know what I mean, bro? I mean, you know
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  Speaker 2: what I'm saying?
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  Speaker 1: But the expectations are different.
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  Speaker 2: What great Met are we going to get rid of next?
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  Speaker 2: Who are we letting go this time? You know what
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  Speaker 2: I mean?
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  Speaker 1: I don't know. But the expectations are different. And the
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  Speaker 1: question remains, I think Cashman just got an extension. I
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  Speaker 1: think Boone did, too. And you talk about how.
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  Speaker 2: I'll trade David Stearns for Cashman.
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  Speaker 1: Of course you would. But you talk about Jet fans
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  Speaker 1: being furious with Aaron Glenn.
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  Speaker 2: Jet fans are in an uproar over this head coach.
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  Speaker 1: But don't you think Yankee fans, because I hear it
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  Speaker 1: every day when I put the fan on, they feel
• 11:26
  Speaker 1: the same way about Aaron Boone. I know, but they
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  Speaker 1: feel the same way about Aaron Boone.
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  Speaker 2: Well, look, I think they love Aaron Boone there. Cashman
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  Speaker 2: loves him. I don't know. I don't know. Maybe if
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  Speaker 2: they get swept by Tampa, maybe they will fire him.
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  Speaker 2: I don't know.
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  Speaker 1: I don't think they will.
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  Speaker 2: I would be surprised. I would be surprised. Me too.
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  Speaker 2: I really would.
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  Speaker 1: Because they do love him. But, you know, I know
• 11:47
  Speaker 1: that Volpe hasn't spent a lot of time at third base.
• 11:50
  Speaker 1: That's a tricky turf in Tampa Bay. I get that.
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  Speaker 2: No, it was McMahon. McMahon was at third. He made
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  Speaker 2: that error.
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  Speaker 1: No, I understand that, but he actually admitted he thought
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  Speaker 1: about not playing McMahon because McMahon, at this point, is
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  Speaker 1: just a complete impediment to the Yankees. So he plays him,
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  Speaker 1: and he started off the whole error rally.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, but, you know, they compounded it. You know, Lombard's
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  Speaker 2: throwing the ball away.
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  Speaker 3: Jazz Chisholm is throwing the ball away.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, come on. The guy at first base isn't
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  Speaker 2: getting off the base to save the throw that gets
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  Speaker 2: chucked away. Maybe he could have, you know, at least
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  Speaker 2: caught the ball there if he gets off the bag.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, we could go on and on, and they
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  Speaker 2: don't hit. They're not hitting. Outside of Ben Rice, Ben
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  Speaker 2: Rice is tremendous, right? If he was on the Mets,
• 12:29
  Speaker 2: he'd be gone when he became a free agent because
• 12:31
  Speaker 2: why would we ever pay a guy like that? You
• 12:33
  Speaker 2: don't have to worry about it with the Yankees. But
• 12:35
  Speaker 2: outside of him, you know, who's really hitting, bro? Nobody.
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  Speaker 1: So the question is, do you see any scenario where
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  Speaker 1: the Yankees win the next three?
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  Speaker 2: I think it's possible, but I don't think it's going
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  Speaker 2: to happen. I just think this team is, this is really,
• 12:50
  Speaker 2: the Rays are really a good team. I mean, you know,
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  Speaker 2: they play fundamentally sound baseball. You know, they don't have
• 12:56
  Speaker 2: a bunch of big stars on the team, but they
• 12:59
  Speaker 2: do everything right. You know, I think it's going to
• 13:01
  Speaker 2: be tough, and they're going to have to go up
• 13:02
  Speaker 2: against Rasmussen again, right?
• 13:04
  Speaker 1: And they all, Rasmussen again.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, you know, I think the Yankees are in
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  Speaker 2: trouble now. I mean, could I see them coming back
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  Speaker 2: and winning a couple games at the stadium? Yeah, I
• 13:12
  Speaker 2: could see that. But I think when all is said
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  Speaker 2: and done, I think Tampa's going to win now.
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  Speaker 1: Talking up about Kevin Cash. I mean, you said it.
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  Speaker 1: Great manager.
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  Speaker 2: Right?
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  Speaker 1: I mean, they spend no money. You'll be hard-pressed to
• 13:26
  Speaker 1: grab a guy in the street right now who watches
• 13:28
  Speaker 1: the Mets and Yankees. He probably can't name three Tampa
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  Speaker 1: Bay baseball players.
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  Speaker 3: Three.
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  Speaker 1: And every year they win 90-plus games, and they're on
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  Speaker 1: their way seemingly to the ALCS. But no payroll.
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  Speaker 2: None.
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  Speaker 1: And it's every year. How does Kevin Cash do it?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah. Well, I mean, it's above him. You know, it's
• 13:47
  Speaker 2: the management team, the ownership. Look, in all sports, it
• 13:51
  Speaker 2: all starts with the owner. Let's be honest. I mean,
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  Speaker 2: that's where it all begins. If you have terrible ownership,
• 13:57
  Speaker 2: the chances are you're not going to win. I mean,
• 13:59
  Speaker 2: it's going to almost be impossible to win, and it
• 14:02
  Speaker 2: just kind of bleeds it down.
• 14:03
  Speaker 1: You know, let me stop you. So are you saying,
• 14:06
  Speaker 1: Joe Beningo, that Woody Johnson is a terrible owner?
• 14:10
  Speaker 2: He's a terrible owner.
• 14:11
  Speaker 3: Wow.
• 14:12
  Speaker 2: Look, I like Woody Johnson because I know he's a
• 14:14
  Speaker 2: big Trump supporter. So I, you know, that's kind of
• 14:16
  Speaker 2: a saving grace for him. But he's been a terrible owner, Sid.
• 14:20
  Speaker 2: I mean, come on. I mean, how many bad head
• 14:22
  Speaker 2: coaches have we brought in here? I mean, at some point,
• 14:26
  Speaker 2: we got to get it right with the coach. Some point,
• 14:29
  Speaker 2: you got to get it right. You really do. I mean,
• 14:31
  Speaker 2: I know Mike Tomlin's out there. I doubt he's ever
• 14:33
  Speaker 2: coming to this disaster. Although, I will say this about
• 14:36
  Speaker 2: the franchise. They're set up. They got three first-round picks
• 14:40
  Speaker 2: again next year. The personnel on this team is not terrible. Okay?
• 14:44
  Speaker 2: It's not terrible.
• 14:45
  Speaker 1: It's not good. I mean, you mentioned David Bailey may
• 14:48
  Speaker 1: be the best defensive player. I can't name three people
• 14:50
  Speaker 1: on that defense. That defense is not good.
• 14:52
  Speaker 2: It's not good. No. No, no, no, I can't. How
• 14:56
  Speaker 2: could I say? They are. You know what kills me, too,
• 14:58
  Speaker 2: about this team? Just think about this. And they're still 1-3.
• 15:01
  Speaker 2: They've turned the ball over once all year. Once! And
• 15:04
  Speaker 2: they still are 1-3. One turnover the entire year. That
• 15:08
  Speaker 2: was that fumble on the last play in Detroit last
• 15:10
  Speaker 2: week by Geno when he got, you know, blitzkrieg by
• 15:14
  Speaker 2: the Lions.
• 15:14
  Speaker 1: He got killed. He fumbled.
• 15:16
  Speaker 2: I mean, come on. He hasn't even thrown a pick.
• 15:20
  Speaker 2: It's unbelievable. And they're still 1-3. It's a joke. The
• 15:24
  Speaker 2: penalty's got to stop. To me, that bothers me more
• 15:26
  Speaker 2: than anything else. They had like 14 penalties against the Packers.
• 15:30
  Speaker 2: They had 12 penalties in this game. How many kill
• 15:33
  Speaker 2: a third down? Getting first downs on third downs, stupid penalties,
• 15:37
  Speaker 2: illegal hands to the face, jumping the Mario Davis of
• 15:41
  Speaker 2: all people, veteran of veterans, jumping off sides.
• 15:44
  Speaker 1: I mean, come on.
• 15:45
  Speaker 2: I mean, it just, it doesn't stop, Sid. It doesn't stop.
• 15:48
  Speaker 1: I understand. I still love you.
• 15:50
  Speaker 2: It's very painful.
• 15:51
  Speaker 1: I know, I know.
• 15:51
  Speaker 2: As far as LeBron, screw LeBron, okay? Go to China.
• 15:55
  Speaker 2: Go ahead, tell us how great it is in China, LeBron.
• 15:57
  Speaker 1: Go up yourself, LeBron.
• 15:58
  Speaker 2: Don't get me wrong. I mean, this guy, you know,
• 16:01
  Speaker 2: he didn't come to the Knicks when he should have.
• 16:02
  Speaker 2: You know, like you said, you talked about it. You know,
• 16:04
  Speaker 2: I'm taking my talents to South Beach. Then he wants
• 16:07
  Speaker 2: to call me. Thank God we won. I want no
• 16:09
  Speaker 2: part of this guy. And I want to stick it
• 16:11
  Speaker 2: up his rear end. I can't stand a guy. He's
• 16:14
  Speaker 2: an all-time great player. I can't stand him.
• 16:16
  Speaker 1: You and Laura Beal feel the same way. I feel differently.
• 16:18
  Speaker 1: I want every great player to play in New York
• 16:20
  Speaker 1: at some point. I don't give you an asshole or not.
• 16:21
  Speaker 1: You need to play here.
• 16:22
  Speaker 2: I don't want that. I want my own guys. I
• 16:25
  Speaker 2: don't want somebody else's people to come here and try
• 16:28
  Speaker 2: to save us. I love exactly what happened with the Knicks.
• 16:31
  Speaker 2: They did it with Leon Rose. I mean, look, everybody
• 16:34
  Speaker 2: came from another team. Right. But he didn't bring in
• 16:36
  Speaker 2: any super-duper stars here. He brought in very good players.
• 16:41
  Speaker 2: I know Brunson's getting into that category. He brought in
• 16:43
  Speaker 2: very good players that are a team, bro. This is
• 16:47
  Speaker 2: a team. Yeah. Okay. All right? And that's how you win. Yeah. Yeah,
• 16:52
  Speaker 2: you need great players. But if you have... you know,
• 16:54
  Speaker 2: five guys and ten guys and guys coming off the
• 16:57
  Speaker 2: bench that are all playing as a team and you're
• 17:00
  Speaker 2: all very good, you can win. And we saw that
• 17:03
  Speaker 2: last year.
• 17:03
  Speaker 1: No, we didn't. We didn't. Hopefully we can see it again.
• 17:05
  Speaker 1: One's not enough for me. Anyway, I know it's been
• 17:08
  Speaker 1: 53 years, but to win one and then disappear for
• 17:10
  Speaker 1: a couple of decades like the Rangers have done.
• 17:11
  Speaker 2: They're not disappearing. They're going to be a team to
• 17:12
  Speaker 2: be reckoned with next year, even if they don't. And
• 17:14
  Speaker 2: I tell this to everybody, and I mean this. Every
• 17:18
  Speaker 2: Knicks fan should be very, just relax. The season starts
• 17:21
  Speaker 2: in April. They're going to make the playoffs. There's no
• 17:23
  Speaker 2: doubt about it. Does it matter what the seed is?
• 17:26
  Speaker 2: As long as they're in the top four, I'm telling you,
• 17:29
  Speaker 2: you'll worry about it. The season starts in April. If
• 17:33
  Speaker 2: they have a five-day losing streak in the middle of
• 17:34
  Speaker 2: the year, everybody's going to be panicking. Don't worry. Just
• 17:37
  Speaker 2: calm down.
• 17:38
  Speaker 1: You know what I mean, bro? No, you're right. I
• 17:40
  Speaker 1: got to run.
• 17:40
  Speaker 2: They're going to make a run in the playoffs. They're
• 17:42
  Speaker 2: going to win again. I mean, chances are they're not.
• 17:45
  Speaker 2: We haven't had a repeat champion in a lot of years.
• 17:47
  Speaker 2: But you know what?
• 17:48
  Speaker 1: So what?
• 17:49
  Speaker 2: Enjoy it. We're the champions. They're chasing us. Think about that.
• 17:53
  Speaker 2: They're chasing us.
• 17:55
  Speaker 1: All true. Joe, I love you. Amazing appearance today on fire.
• 17:59
  Speaker 2: I love you, Sid.
• 18:00
  Speaker 1: You're so great. Don't ever leave New York now.
• 18:02
  Speaker 2: You've got to be here now.
• 18:04
  Speaker 1: I promise.
• 18:04
  Speaker 2: You know what I mean? You've got to take the mantle.
• 18:08
  Speaker 2: in New York to try to keep it where it
• 18:10
  Speaker 2: needs to be.
• 18:11
  Speaker 1: See what you just did? Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees.
• 18:13
  Speaker 1: Nice job, Joe. Joe, I love it. Great job. Thank you, buddy.
• 18:16
  Speaker 1: Thank you so much. Do Francesa again for a second.
• 18:19
  Speaker 2: Yeah, one more. Listen, it's Susan Rosenberg. Okay, I was
• 18:25
  Speaker 2: number one. Number one to have to get Russo. I
• 18:29
  Speaker 2: made Russo. I made. I made.
• 18:32
  Speaker 1: Thank you, Joe Beningo. Thank you, Mike Francesco.
• 18:36
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• 18:39
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• 18:42
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• 19:03
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• 19:05
  Speaker 2: What the heck is going on here?