Mike Francesa: John Sterling is making ‘a mistake’ with Yankees comeback
By Ryan Glasspiegel,
2024-09-06
Mike Francesa has a dire warning for John Sterling about his Yankees comeback.
Francesa and Chris Russo reunited on the latter’s SiriusXM program on Thursday to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the start of the legendary “Mike in the Mad Dog” run on WFAN’s afternoon drive.
Earlier Thursday, The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand reported that the 86-year-old Sterling would be un-retiring and joining Suzyn Waldman back in the radio booth for the Bronx Bombers’ 2024 postseason run.
The topic came up during the reunion show, and neither Russo nor Francesa thought it was a good idea.
“If I was gonna give him advice — he doesn’t need advice from me — but I would tell him [you’d] be making a mistake coming back. Plus, I don’t think it’s fair to the guys who have been doing the games!”
Francesa continued: “I don’t think it’s fair. Sooner or later you’ve got to let somebody else work! It’s just the way it is. I just think it’s wrong. He’s had his day in the sun! He’s had his championships. Let the other kids work!”
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