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Radio Station WFAN 660 AM Hosts are Overly Critical




Posted by Jeff Chan Categories: Editorial, MLB,

Radio station WFAN 660 AMWFAN 660 AM is one of the two major sports talk radio stations here in New York City along with 1050 ESPN Radio.  Self-proclaimed Mets fan and radio-host Joe Benigno was harshly critical of the Mets loss last night to the Washington Nationals.  It is only the second and third game of the 2006 season, and he was already in pessimistic mood.  As a knowledgeable fan, he knows that the baseball season is long, and as long as you keep winning series at home and stay around .500 on the road, your team will do fine.  Benigno’s tirade was about Billy Wagner’s blown save and the Metallica song Enter Sandman controversy.  Benigno is saying Wagner doesn’t deserve to have that song as his theme music if he keeps blowing saves, and that Mariano Rivera already has that song.  Wrong! Billy Wagner already had those particular song years before Mariano Rivera, when he was on the Houston Astros.  It’s only one blown save, I’d rather have one loss in early April than a blown save in the middle of September against the Atlanta Braves in extra innings fighting for the division.  Another topic is the constant booing of Carols Beltran by fans, which he encourages.  How can a player possibly perform up to expectations if he is constantly being harassed by the home fans?  I took the sane approach and turned off the radio, that is the only way to get these pompous personalities off the air, generating low ratings.

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