I lost a friend last night, Philly lost a treasure! Big Daddy Graham passed last night. The last couple of years were tough on him. I believe he’s probably in a better place. I know that place is better now because he is there! R.I.P. my friend you will be greatly missed !!☹️😥
I don't usually ask my followers for favors, but please do one for me tonight. I was just informed by John Clayton's sister that John passed tonight after a short illness. John was a good friend, a great guy and a class act. Please send prayers up for him and his family!🙏🙏🙏🙏
My Radio Journey:
WFAN NY
WIP Philly
WFAN NY (2nd verse)
Sirius XM (B'ball with Kenny Smith)
WYSP (Eagles)
WPEN Philly (Fanatic)
Sirius XM (MLB Network) to today.
WEPN (ESPN NY)
WIP Philly (2nd verse) to today
WFAN NY (3rd time's a charm) to today
CBS Sports Radio: to today ! 😀
Last week marked the 33rd anniversary of the first sports talk show I ever hosted. (In NY) Tonight marks the 30th anniversary of the first show I ever hosted in Philly. I'll be on WIP tonight (10p-2a) and a handful of old friends are expected to join in. If you are up, be tuned !
Hideously bad call by Kyle Shanahan. You win the toss, you have to kick. The team that gets it second has massive advantage. Go on all 4th downs, know what score you need. Felony coaching negligence !!
Joe Girardi uses 9 reliever that hold the Marlins to 2 hits. Am I missing all the congratulatory tweets for the Phils skipper. When he pushes the wrong buttons, the hate tweets come quickly. Just saying !!🤔🤔😜
Phillies bullpen tonight: 5 innings 2 hits 0 runs 10 Ks. I'll bet no one bothers to mention that the manager deployed 5 different pitchers to perfection. When relievers give it up, managers fault for how he uses them. When the deal, manager never gets mentioned.😯😣😖
For my NY peops. At midnight tonight WFAN celebrates its 35th anniversary. As the last active remaining member of its original lineup, it will be my honor to be hosting tonight. Be tuned after Yankee baseball tonight for a walk down sports talk memory lane!!🎙📻👍💯
Wishing best of luck to my Dad, who is throwing out the first pitch before Red Sox/Tigers spring training game this hour. Question is, can he throw as hard as his age. If he blazes it up there at 89, I have to be impressed !
#GoDad
Jadeveon Clowney not being fined for his helmet-to-helmet spear on Carson Wentz is GROSS incompetence on NFL's part. In the moment, it's possible that ALL of the officiating crew missed the helmet-to-helmet hit. Five days later with instant replay readily available is injustice!
To all my fans from:
CBS Sports Radio
WIP
WFAN
Birds 365
Hot Read Hits podcast:
Thank you so much for the support in 2021 and only the best in 2022.
Hopefully we have another great year coming !!!
R.I.P. to Ediie Van Halen. We've lost one of the greatest guitarists of all time !😰 My top 5:
1) EVH
2) Jimmy Hendrix
3) Eric Clapton
4) Stevie Ray Vaughn
5) Debatable ??
Who else would you put along side these stringed geniuses ??
May have been nerve racking as hell, but once again, Rob Thompson pushes every F’ing RIGHT button !
Another managerial Master Class for Topper !!!
😵😵😆😆😆😁😁😁😁
John Minko and I share several traits. Initials, receding hairlines, late January birth dates & being the first WFAN over night duo in July of 1987. I wish I shared more with one of the classiest, hard working professionals it was my great, good pleasure to work with!
@JMinkoWFAN
My daughter
@hoopsmaddie
took me and my wife out to Delfrisco's last night to celebrate our 25th anniversary. Best meal I've had in years ! Still not hungry almost 20 hours later. Thanks so much Pumpkin! You helped make the 25 years great!
#BestWifeBestDaughter
Was asked all free agent season; Who would you prefer for Phils: Harper or Machado? Never wavered in reply. Love both, want the guy on the more team favorable deal. Machado 10 yr $300 mil opt out after 5 yr. Harper 13 yr $330 mil no opt out. Phils got better player on better deal
The hardest thing an MLB G.M. has to do is build a bullpen from year to year. Tonight, 4 scoreless innings out of the pen. Last 2 1/3 innings were guys Dave Dombrowski added before the year. Thank you Mr Dombrowski !!👍👍
Holy Mackerel. What a 3 out of Embiid !😵😵😵 Silence throughout all of Canada. What would that have sounded like at Wells Fargo Center !!! Sixers up 3-0. 🏀🏀🏀
Happy Birthday wishes to my phenomenal daughter
@h00psmaddie
She's not my little pig-tailed girl I used to coach in 🏀any more. She's an independent, successful accomplished young women. Couldn't be more proud of you Pumpkin !❤️🎂
Appreciate the Phillies broadcasters and NBC Sports Philly for their thoughtful remembrances of Big Daddy Graham during tonight’s broadcast. Deserved confirmation how universally liked the man was !!👍👍😀😀
Sixers make two MAJOR trades before the deadline. Phillies acquire an all star catcher, but at a high cost. Flyers go for 9 in a row. I think we have plenty to talk about. Join me on WIP at 10p. Philly fans be heard 888 729 9494 !
Looks like I'm going on early on WIP tonight, because of the MNF suspension of game. Prayers are going out for Demar Hamlin, his family and Bills fans that the young man is OK. If you were watching and want to talk about it, please check in. 215 592 9494.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
The main reason the Phillies advanced to NLDS vs Braves are their TWO aces, Wheeler & Nola. Been saying Nola is an ace for years. Didn't pitch like an ace this year, but was every bit an ACE last night. Phillies are lucky to have two top 20 pitchers at top of their rotation!👍
I couldn't make any of the Mike Francesa Finale Tour big events, so I had to call his final show as just Jody from Jersey today. (I am 30 year listener!) It's been an honor to work with the guy who has had the biggest career in the history of our chosen industry !
For you charter members of the Tobias Harris haters club, be fair and give Toby his props for these last two games. (Sixers wins!) Pretty damn clutch! Just saying….😜
Brandon Graham still making game winning plays while Earl Thomas is out of football. May be time to rethink the narrative that the Eagles blew that 1st round draft pick! 🤔🤔
Here are the results:
1915- Lost
1950- Lost
1980- WON
1983- Lost
1993- Lost
2008 - WON
2009- Lost
2022- Lost
2023- ???
Do you see the pattern? 🤔🤔😮😮
Analytics say when the Phillies make the World Series next, a parade will follow! ⚾️👍🏆
Note to Ben Simmons; Tobias Harris was booed by Philly faithful earlier this month because of sub-par play. He got a little put off and acted foolishly. But since, he's gotten on a roll and played stud ball last seven games. How many good games have you had this year? 😣😩😫
Morning. Just got up. For the first time M-F for last 3 years, I wasn't up early to host "Birds365" on YouTube. Won't be hosting going forward. Truly enjoyed talking Eagles every morning. I will now truly love sleeping in!
Talk to you on the radio on CBS Sports Radio & WIP!📻🎙️💯
After successful cataract surgery (Better to see you with on the radio!) got a busy next 5 days;
Fri- WIP after Phillies
Sat- WFAN 10a-1p & CBS Sports Radio 6-10p
Sun- CBS Sports Radio 2-6p
Mon- FAN 6:30-9:30p
Tues- Inside Pitch Sirus XM MLB 2-6p & WIP after Phillies. Be tuned !!
Heading to Shoprite today to get my flavored water & treats for the dog and asked the wife, what else she needed. She said grab a Pork Tenderloin. "You're suppose to have pork on New Year's Day." I never knew that was a "thing"! Did you? 🙄🤔. By the way, dinner was delicious! 👍
On November 13th Felix Unger was asked to remove himself from his place of evidence. That request came from his wife. With nowhere else to turn he appeared at the home of is childhood friend Oscar Madison.
Coming up at 10 p, a celebratory get together on WIP. It's the anniversary of my first sports talk show in Philly, 30 years ago today ! Handful of guys who have contributed to my shows over the years will be guesting. Tune in to WIP at 10p and find out who !!
Holiday is over, back to work. How about a triple header? Morning 9a-12p on CBS Sports Radio: afternoon 2-6:30p on FAN and tonight 10p-2a on WIP. Have to catch me at some point today, right? Look forward to sharing some post-Holiday cheer with you !!😄😄
It's Mac and Mac reunion time! Glen Macnow and I co-hosting on WIP (10a-2p) today. We've got voice of the Sixers Marc Zumoff scheduled to join us and Glen's "other" partner Ray Diddy does his regular midday appearance with us today. Be tuned, be dialing! 215 592 9494 !☎️📞📲😃👍
Holy mackerel. The over-ruled TD- turned fumble-turned touchback in the Jets/Pats game is one of the most egregious calls I've ever seen !! Jets are getting completely screwed !!
😀😀48 years ago today I saw Cleon Jones squeeze Davey Johnson's fly ball to left to lift the Mets to a Wold Series win over the Orioles. Tried to run on the Shea stadium field but was stopped by my Dad. Those were the days !!
Would it be weak if I pointed out right now that my alma mater, the Great Danes of Albany beat the UMBC Retrievers 83-39 back in January. Ah, Fuck it ! Go Retrievers !!
#AmericaEastPride
May get tired of me over next 9 days:
Today: CBS 10p-2a
Sun: FAN 11p-3a
Mon: WIP 10p-2a
Tues: WIP 10p-2a
Wed: WIP 6-10p
Fri: CBS Sports Radio 6-10p
Sat: CBS Sports Radio 10p-2a (Simulcast on FAN)
Sun: FAN 11p-3a
Eight shows over next nine days. Be tuned when you can !😀😃
Happy Thanksgiving everybody. Don't eat too much, but don't eat too little. If you've already gotten a lot of your Turkey Day work already done I've got a couple on-air hours to spend with you. On now (10a-12pEST) on
CBS Sports Radio. Love to share some holiday good tidings!📲☎️
My top 20 Greatest Philly athletes of the last 50 years:
# s 1-10.
10) Brian Dawkins
9) Joe Frazier
8) Charles Barkley
7) Allen Iverson
6) Bernard Hopkins
5) Bobby Clarke
4) Reggie White
3) Steve Carlton
2) Julius Erving
1) Mike Schmidt
Feel free to agree or disagree !!
Wonder what the Girardi critics are going to say about the fact that the Phillies skipper has managed his first place team to seven straight wins ?? 😵😵😵😵😵😜
Eagles trade for Michael Bennett is an "all in to repeat" move for the Eagles. Now it's more important than ever to keep Nick Foles, unles you are BLOWN AWAY with an offer.
#TwoFirstPlus
Jason Kelce just gave the greatest Championship celebration speech EVER !! May need a whole bunch of "beeps" when re-aired. About a million more times !
#FlyEagleFly
Eagles sign free agent LB Shaq Leonard, who was released by who?....Ex-Eagle OC Shane Steichen.
Eagles have interest in signing free agent TE Zach Ertz,
who was released by who? Ex-Eagle DC Johnathon Gannon....Just saying!🤨🤨🤔🤔
Mickey Moniak is hitting the ball with real power! Paint me surprised. Kudos to both Mickey (legitimately bulked up) and hitting coach Kevin Long. Odubel who ??
Good off day for the Phillies! Three teams chasing them in the wild card race, D'Backs, Reds & Marlins all lost.
Good day for a potential return Red October!⚾️👍
I showered and shaved today. My trimmed beard looked good. At least it thought so. The checkout girl at Shoprite didn’t mention it. Then again, I had my mask on. My wife didn’t mention it either, she’s just tired of looking at me ! 😒😒
How about 9 straight days of Mac-mas?
Today CBS Sports Radio (10p-2a)
Sunday CBS Sports Radio (5-10p)
Monday WIP (10p-2a)
Tuesday WIP (10p-2a)
Wednesday FAN (11p-3a)
Thursday CBS Sports Radio (6-10p)
Friday WIP (10a-2p) & FAN (10p-2a)
Nov 28th CBS (10p-2a)
Nov 29th CBS (5-10p) 😀
Doug Pederson is third coach/manager fired in Philly in the last 15 months.(joining Gabe Kapler & Brett Brown) He's the one with the best chance to go elsewhere and have more success than the team he's been dismissed from !🤔😣😖