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Boomer & Carton: Panic At Citi Field? Yanks Win Again And Unrest At Rutgers

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The Mets lost their second straight Wednesday night, a 6-0 setback to the Marlins at Citi Field. The defeat, combined with the Nationals' win in Philly, cut the Amazins' NL East lead to 7 1/2 games.

During the opening of Thursday's edition of the Morning Extravaganza, Craig just couldn't help himself. With the Subway Series on the horizon -- the Mets and Yankees will begin a three-game series in Queens on Friday night -- he imagined a scenario where the Mets' lead is diminished to just four games by Monday.

Boomer wasn't thrilled with his radio partner's line of thinking and he let him know it before the conversation briefly shifted toward the Giants. Tom Coughlin made it clear Wednesday that his team is focused on the Falcons, who come to MetLife on Sunday.

Eventually, the Dynamic Duo addressed the problems associated with the Rutgers University football program, after the school suspended head coach Kyle Flood for three games for what is being described as bullying a professor.

There was a lot to get to and the perfect forum to do so. What a way to start your day...

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