B&C Morning Show: "TV Star" David Wells Talks Yanks, Mets
Former big-league pitcher and current analyst for the MLB on TBS, David Wells joined Craig via the hotline to talk some local hardball.
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Former big-league pitcher and current analyst for the MLB on TBS, David Wells joined Craig via the hotline to talk some local hardball.
Jerry "Rello" Recco gave us his first update of the morning.
Robinson Cano homered and drove in three runs to extend his recent tear, Hiroki Kuroda took a shutout into the eighth inning and the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 7-1 on Monday night.
"For five straight days, we go out into our community and we try and recognize and celebrate some pretty powerful and inspiring stories," team spokesman Jason Zillo told WCBS 880 reporter Marla Diamond.
If you look at films of the greatest hitters in history, the only one of the all-time greats with a swing even close to as artistic as Cano's was the one that the legendary Ted Williams used for the Red Sox.
The New York Yankees have announced that nearly 50 former Yankees will attend the 66th annual Old Timers' Day at Yankee Stadium on Sunday, July 1st.
The Subway Series is to be savored, like fine wine or food or film. Six games per season is overkill, particularly when the Mets are reduced to roadkill every time.
Raul Ibanez's homer on Sunday night moved him atop the leaderboard for home runs hit at Citi Field by a Mets opponent.
"Not too bad for a bunch of chickens," Nick Swisher said after his big home run Sunday night, eager to take a shot at Mets closer Frank Francisco.
Boomer and Craig kicked off Monday morning's extravaganza talking about the Yankees taking Round 2 of the Subway Series by winning the rubber game of their 3-game set with the Mets at Citi Field.
The Boston Red Sox have traded infielder Kevin Youkilis to the Chicago White Sox for utilityman Brent Lillibridge and right-hander Zach Stewart.
Tony La Russa is already thinking about which players he might add to the National League roster for next month's All-Star game.
Raul Ibanez tied the game with a three-run homer, pinch-hitter Eric Chavez came through with a go-ahead shot moments later and the New York Yankees rallied past the New York Mets 4-3
The first baseman was pulled about 90 minutes before Saturday night's game against the Yankees. Daniel Murphy shifted from second base to first.
When you get past all of the "chicken talk" you see that Mets closer Frank Francisco has been one of the best closers in the league for the last five weeks, and the numbers prove it.
Ike Davis received a bit of help from the New York Yankees on his three-run homer and Frank Francisco closed out the Mets' 6-4 victory Friday night after calling their crosstown rivals "chickens."
While beating the Yankees would be great for the Mets, what the Amazins' need to do to run down the Nationals and take control of the N.L. East is to get consistent starting pitching.
The trash talk for this season's Mets-Yankees matchup has come almost exclusively from fans of the crosstown rivals -- until now. Enter Frank Francisco.
We have is a wonderful pitching matchup in store Sunday for what should be a packed Citi Field. But you know what? It could turn into anything but that.
Mets vs. Yankees. Sunday night. R.A. Dickey vs. CC Sabathia. Oh boy, what a matchup.
The Heat finished off the Thunder last night in South Beach by the score of 121-106 to win the NBA Title, and because of that Jerry Recco entered the Allstate Studio this morning grinning from ear to ear.
As we head into Round 2 of the 2012 Subway Series, I am often asked what is the best game in this series I have ever seen since I have been at all of these encounters.
While Con Edison is busy asking its customers in New York City to conserve energy during this summer scorcher, Yankees fans hope Alex Rodriguez can somehow figure out a way to dial up the power.
With heat advisories posted in the city, it was 94 degrees when the Mets started against Baltimore on Wednesday night, and that meant a nice savings for fans.
Craig took a call from a hardworking, blue-collar father named Lou, who talked about how he cannot afford to bring his 10-year-old daughter Gia, who is a huge Yankees fan, to Yankee stadium to see the Bomber's play.
