About this episode
Mike Francesa and Mark Feinsand of MLB.com talk Yankees history and Mets predictions. They analyze the Yankee's pitching rotation and its weaknesses and the Mets' roster moves in hopes of ruling NY. Plus, why Mike wouldn't pay Aaron Judge, along with tributes to Tom Seaver and Elston Howard. Subscribe to The Mike Francesa Podcast so you don't miss a single episode. 00:00 Big home opener for the NY Mets! ⚾ 01:30 Mets pitching rotation is worrisome 02:17 Yankees' pitching issues could be problematic 05:02 Interview with MLB reporter Mark Feinsand 05:35 Feinsand's new Yankees book and George Steinbrenner's legacy 10:00 Hal Steinbrenner's $250 million payroll 11:20 Steven A. Cohen wants Mets to spend their way to a World Series 19:40 With a healthy Jacob deGrom, the Mets and Yankees are nearly equal 20:30 Are the Yankees too right-handed? 22:00 Yankees' starting pitchers are a liability 26:20 Mike wouldn't pay Aaron Judge because... 33:00 New stadium destroyed the NY Giants and hurt the Yankees 37:40 Feinsand on Buck Showalter 39:22 Bobby Valentine 💞 joins the show 39:25 How much does a hot start help a bad MLB team? 41:30 Young MLB stars aided by technology and training 44:47 Elston Howard - first black Yankees player 47:15 Tom Seaver statue to be unveiled - Seaver won 311 games 59:00 Recap of Yankees and Mets games so far Follow Mike Francesca, BetRivers Network on Twitter: 🐣 Mike Francesa (@MikeFrancesa) https://twitter.com/MikeFrancesa 🐣 Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) https://twitter.com/Feinsand 🐣 BetRivers Network (@BRNPodcasts) https://twitter.com/BRNPodcasts #MikeFrancesa #Mets #Yankees