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The two conference finals were not competitive but if they were then the usual conspiracy goofballs would be droning on how the league riggs long series to make more money.
If Mike paid attention, he would know why Lopez was DFAd. After the manager told him his actions were unacceptable, he lied to the media about meeting Mendoza, then said he had no regrets whatsoever. Can't do that.
SIZE MATTERS: KINGS, LIGHTNING, PANTHERS. All playoff losses were about size and toughness. Rangers beat writers need to address this in public to the head coach before the next trade deadline next year. How else will our concerns be heard by the gm? Why the coach? Gms don’t have press conferences before the trade deadline!
I have never seen a season with the disparity between the good teams and bad teams as 2024. Going into Saturday only 12 teams had a Positive Runs differential of the 30 teams. Only 5 National League teams have a positive runs differential. In the AL West no team has a positive runs differential. There are really some god awful teams playing baseball this year. Yankees v Phillies World Series?? Orioles v Dodgers World Series? Braves v Guardians World Series? One thing is for sure. There are going to be a lot of empty Stadiums this Summer with so many bad teams.
If the NBA playoffs aren’t dramatic enough, it does not hurt them when they negotiate contracts with the TV networks. If you want guaranteed drama and extended playoff series’s, why doesn’t the NBA fix the games like pro wrestling does?
Leave Kyrie alone. He aint done nothing to you personally. Just focus on his play and be consistent when talking about other players and stop being so narrow minded. You sound bitter
whether Mike thinks it's. relevant or Not, his comment on Tyson v Paul. would be becoming! Tyson postponed w/ something the truth serum brawler never ever mentioned in his 25+ year staged career. Bet Paul is the implication BET - IRON Mike, so he can exit stage left w/ out a doubt❗
Orioles had four 20 game winners in one year! I am at the very back end of the baby boomers. My first Yankee game was in 1973, September, against the Orioles. Boog Powell hit a missile to straight center field way over Bobby Murcer and the ball ended up between two of the monuments. I remember Murcer looking between the monuments for the ball, finding it, throwing it in and holding Powell to a triple. Anyone else probably could have rounded the bases two times!
The Yankee fan in Francesca makes him so bias and non objective his posts are unwatchable. Dog was the only voice of reason and without him Mike is a phony.
You, Mike, cannot mention The Bettman Factor, but Bettman's NBA silent partner does not want the Rangers eclipsing the Knicks as NYC winter sports team of choice. The non-calls against flagrantly-violated Ranger players have been BRUTAL.
The difference between this series and last is the Rangers aren’t converting on the power play and without that the one-goal victories turn into one-goal losses and the rangers played a better game 5 than games 4 or 3
Nah. He knows very little about Hockey. Everything else is on the table. The other three major sports to Horsey Racing, Golf, European Football, Badminton, Australian Rules Football, Tennis, Tiddlywinks, Go Fish, Checkers (But NOT Chess!), and his forte: Tic Tac Toe.
I don’t think Lopez was dismissed for throwing his glove. I think it had more to do with him saying he didn’t regret doing it after he had a conversation with Mendoza about it.
I share your take on the Lopez situation. Whole thing was an overreaction. How many times did Bret Gardner throw tantrums in the dugout? And everyone viewed him as a passionate player. Mets bungled another situation. Par for the course.
If Mike paid attention, he would know why Lopez was DFAd. After the manager told him his actions were unacceptable, he lied to the media about meeting Mendoza, then said he had no regrets whatsoever. Can't do that.
There is no longer room for error for the Rangers in their series against Florida. Mike Francesa looks at game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals. Also, Judge and Soto are battling for the MVP award as June approaches, Mets overreaction to Lopez's glove toss, and what is going on with the NBA finals scheduling? 00:00 Rangers-Panthers: No room for error 09:13 Mavs-Celtics final set - will Luka Doncic shine? 17:38 Mets message through Lopez DFA 22:41 Judge, Soto in-house MVP race
I'm a Yankees/Giants/Isles fan. The NYR are the perpetually overhyped team in NYC. They never win championships and whenever they go on a playoff run the rest of the city has to step back for the Rangers hype. If this were the Devils or Isles you nor anyone else would be talking about it. \ Just MLB and the upcoming NFL camps because Lord knows we can't just celebrate our Yankees for the summer. The Yankees have their best team in well over a decade. Who cares about the Rangers. They aren't winning jack. They're far from the best team, despite the President's Trophy.
Mike your take on Lopez throwing his glove after he got tossed from the game. Mike the Mets represent us in New York but they are embarrassing themselves.
They've built prob the deepest team in the league around Tatum and Brown. Maybe its more on them if they dont win because you know what you're going to get from Luka and Kyrie every game. Those are actual superstars.
Boston is going to need Porzingus back to really shift the series in their favor. The books can post whatever they want, this series is a lot closer than Boston -200/-210 w/o Porzingus. Let's be honest, Boston has had a cakewalk to get to the Finals. Here they will be challenged by Luka & Kyrie
@@claydouglas2526 No, Boston's been getting too far for too many seasons in a row just to come up short again. It's almost getting ridiculous at this point. Boston should beat this team in 5 games.
does this pseudo sport hockey still allow guys to just start fights like a boxing match in the middle of the game by guys put on the team just to beat each other up?
