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Benjamin Grimm Aug 24 2018 02:26 PM

The Post is reporting that the Mets may be nearing a deal to switch from WOR 710 to WCBS 880 next season. Mets closing in on deal to switch radio stations

Edgy MD Aug 24 2018 02:36 PM Re: On the Radio

Traffic and weather on the eights! No more Sean Hannity dates! I think this is the worst and best legacy of the Sandy Alderson era — the struggling franchise sliding into less-desirable relationships post 2010 (going from Buff to Vegas, almost losing Binghamton, losing their GCL team briefly, losing WFAN) and rebuilding that infrastructure and equity piece by piece.

Frayed Knot Aug 24 2018 03:16 PM Re: On the Radio

You give us 22 minutes, we'll give you ... umm, an inning plus commercials. More or less anyway. Admittedly it's a slogan that needs a little work.

d'Kong76 Aug 24 2018 03:30 PM Re: On the Radio

CBS880 and FAN660 are owned by the same company now. The slide of the Yanks down the dial i thoght was to get sports off the flagship news staion. At least in part. Wonder what has changed. It's not like the Mets have been killing it ratings-wise?

G-Fafif Aug 24 2018 03:36 PM Re: On the Radio

WOR built a Mets-friendly atmosphere as well as it could, but leaving the radio set at 710 AM after a game and turning it on in a non-Mets daypart was a reminder of just how either nauseating or morose the rest of its schedule is. Pete McCarthy was a real find and I hope he can make the move to the new frequency; he's smart, engaging, knowledgeable -- a latter-day Howie Rose in Mets Extra terms. Same for Wayne Randazzo, who is to announcing and hosting the opposite of what his idiot cousin Tony is to umpiring. Randazzo was a breath of fresh air after the moribund Eddie Coleman. Then again, with the Mets back in the same broadcasting family as WFAN, it's not inconceivable that there'd be a reassignment/reunion. WOR's signal is fairly dismal, WCBS would figure to be an upgrade. When there is breaking news (for example the kind that 'CBS would have carried live on August 8, 1974), I wonder if there'll be an FM companion that will take on the games, perhaps recently rechristened WNEW-FM, part of the same company. Football Giants games used to be rerouted there from WFAN when the Mets held forth. Needless to say, Howie should come with the franchise. Josh, too.

bmfc1 Aug 24 2018 03:56 PM Re: On the Radio

Pro: not hearing promos for any of the other programming on WOR; not hearing commercials featuring certain WOR hosts. Con: not having Pete McCarthy ease us into the game on the pre-pre-game or help ease our anger on the post-post-game show. Also, as G-Fafif said, we will inevitably have Ed Coleman forced back onto the scene and treated as a reunion

MFS62 Aug 24 2018 06:33 PM Re: On the Radio

Great news! I can't get WOR up here, and WCBS comes in loud and strong. LAter

d'Kong76 Aug 24 2018 06:46 PM Re: On the Radio

Yeah I can only get WOR outside here, which is weird because I believe they both transit at maximum wattage and are both clear channel.

HahnSolo Aug 24 2018 06:51 PM Re: On the Radio

This would be welcome news for me. WOR very hit or miss up here.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 24 2018 07:39 PM Re: On the Radio

all about signal strength for me, 710 is a loser in that regard. I like that they support the club but would also like a FM counterpart

Frayed Knot Aug 24 2018 07:47 PM Re: On the Radio

d'Kong76 wrote: Yeah I can only get WOR outside here, which is weird because I believe they both transit at maximum wattage and are both clear channel. Both are 50,000 Watts clear channel, but WOR's transmitter is in New Jersey while CBS's in the Bronx That's probably at least part of the answer for youse Westchester/Conn folk - although at 50K of power it still shouldn't be that drastic a difference. And the Mets win as I type!!!!!

MFS62 Aug 24 2018 08:00 PM Re: On the Radio

Frayed Knot wrote: And the Mets win as I type!!!!! Your job, should you choose to accept it Mr. Phelps, is to type during every Mets game the rest of this year. This tape will self-destruc Later

Edgy MD Aug 24 2018 08:19 PM Re: On the Radio

50,000 WATTS OF POWER! [youtube:m802jww4]6BB4EmfzYyo[/youtube:m802jww4]

Ceetar Aug 24 2018 08:44 PM Re: On the Radio

the audio quality on WOR is garbage, with all sorts of canned noise, something about gaming ratings or something. the game on 104.3 HD2 is crystal clear though. Streaming through my phone, despite the obnoxious volume of the commercials, is still preferred though.

Lefty Specialist Aug 25 2018 04:32 AM Re: On the Radio

We got 50,000 watts, and a big acoustic tower..... [youtube:10h387dr]YEpr8kaczck[/youtube:10h387dr]

Benjamin Grimm Sep 14 2018 09:01 AM Re: On the Radio

Newsday says this could be official within a few days: The Mets could announce as early as Monday that they are leaving WOR (710 AM) after five seasons and moving their radio home to WCBS (880 AM) starting in 2019, a move that has been expected since early summer.

seawolf17 Sep 14 2018 09:06 AM Re: On the Radio

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Newsday says this could be official within a few days: The Mets could announce as early as Monday that they are leaving WOR (710 AM) after five seasons and moving their radio home to WCBS (880 AM) starting in 2019, a move that has been expected since early summer. Ooh. I think 880 is clear channel -- we might be able to get that up here at night.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 14 2018 09:49 AM Re: On the Radio

It would be great to get an FM counterpart. No static at all.

Ceetar Sep 14 2018 11:48 AM Re: On the Radio

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: It would be great to get an FM counterpart. No static at all. It's 2018. 104.3 HD2

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 14 2018 11:53 AM Re: On the Radio

Yeah what the hell is HD2.

d'Kong76 Sep 14 2018 12:06 PM Re: On the Radio

880AM is most welcome news, powerhouse signal!

Ceetar Sep 14 2018 12:18 PM Re: On the Radio

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Yeah what the hell is HD2. HD radio! all the rage! I dunno, my car has it. 104.3 HD2 is the digital signal of WOR. it's crystal clear.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 14 2018 12:33 PM Re: On the Radio

I don't think my car has this. None of my radios -- the newest of which is probably 25 years old -- has this either.

d'Kong76 Sep 14 2018 12:36 PM Re: On the Radio

The only thing I get on 104.3 is classic rawk, which I'm told by some never takes the day off...

Ceetar Sep 14 2018 12:48 PM Re: On the Radio

You have to have the HD radio receiver to receive all the bonus channels/signals. It's weird-ish because you still tune to 104.3 but there's a side option for HD1, HD2, HD3 on the same frequency.

d'Kong76 Sep 14 2018 01:03 PM Re: On the Radio

I know, just being silly. Silly.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 17 2018 09:19 AM Re: On the Radio

It's official: Newsday wrote: The Mets will move their radio home to WCBS (880-AM) starting in 2019 and running through at least 2025. Entercom, the parent company of WCBS -- as well as WFAN, the Yankees’ radio flagship -- made the long-expected announcement on Monday morning. The move ends a five-year run on WOR. It also means Mets personnel again will be able to appear as guests on WFAN.

Ceetar Sep 17 2018 09:32 AM Re: On the Radio

101.1 HD2

Edgy MD Sep 17 2018 09:36 AM Re: On the Radio

The only better news would have been WOR changing their programming format.

Edgy MD Sep 17 2018 11:37 AM Re: On the Radio

Josh Lewin himself said that it took a letter-writing campaign for WOR to include him when they took the Mets over from WFAN. CBS, like FAN, is headed by Mark Chernoff, who presumably hired Lewin originally, but Lewin fans may want to warm up their pens one more time.

G-Fafif Sep 17 2018 12:05 PM Re: On the Radio

Pete McCarthy and Sal Licata each tweeted the forthcoming demise of the WOR Sports Zone in light of WOR no longer having the Mets anchoring their sports programming. McCarthy has been really good in his pregame and postgame role since 2014, comparable to Howie Rose at the birth of Mets Extra. Listeners would be well-served if he travels with the Mets to WCBS as well, though CBS having other non-Mets commitments puts that in question.

Ceetar Sep 17 2018 12:17 PM Re: On the Radio

G-Fafif wrote: Pete McCarthy and Sal Licata each tweeted the forthcoming demise of the WOR Sports Zone in light of WOR no longer having the Mets anchoring their sports programming. McCarthy has been really good in his pregame and postgame role since 2014, comparable to Howie Rose at the birth of Mets Extra. Listeners would be well-served if he travels with the Mets to WCBS as well, though CBS having other non-Mets commitments puts that in question. they're doing a pre and post, so hopefully Pete goes, though I admit I hadn't listened currently. Licata was a co-host on that or something? That would've turned me off anyway. I know I see him bloviating on commercials for SNY fake-debate shows, and I imagine that'll continue. Unless they drop him for McCarthy.

G-Fafif Sep 17 2018 12:40 PM Re: On the Radio

WOR bracketed the "official" pre and post, which was hosted by Wayne Randazzo (who I hope remains part of the crew), with Pete's shows. It created a nice buffer on either side against standard 710 fare, which was odious before a Mets game and deadly dull after, depending on the daypart. WCBS might not feel compelled to do as much. A half-hour pre and however long the post goes might be it, then back to the news. Can't stress enough how good Pete has been. He's one of us, in the fan sense, but a professional all the way through. Nothing gimmicky, talked like an intelligent person, handled callers with respect, didn't suffer fools gladly, never came off as a company man, well-prepared always. In the baseball radio matrix, he was an essential part of the season. Licata co-hosted occasionally and sat in on off nights. He became tolerable after a while.

Ceetar Sep 17 2018 12:53 PM Re: On the Radio

oh. Perhaps I misread "The station will also provide in-depth pregame and postgame coverage." as probably hosting something similar to what Pete did.

dgwphotography Oct 01 2018 07:07 AM Re: On the Radio

The best part of this was removing 710 from my radio presets as soon as the game ended...

Edgy MD Oct 01 2018 07:13 AM Re: On the Radio

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 01 2018 07:45 AM Re: On the Radio

I'm with Seymour

bmfc1 Nov 17 2018 10:01 AM Re: On the Radio

DAMN IT. I think that Howie and Josh are great together and that Josh "gets" Howie. Why mess with good chemistry? FU Chernoff. https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/base ... story.html

d'Kong76 Nov 17 2018 10:14 AM Re: On the Radio

Bad news, gotten quite used to him. I hate breaking in new voices.

Gwreck Nov 17 2018 10:18 AM Re: On the Radio

Unless Josh wanted out, this is an idiotic decision of epic proportions.

d'Kong76 Nov 17 2018 10:32 AM Re: On the Radio

Makes little sense, hopefully a better explanation will soon be provided.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 17 2018 10:41 AM Re: On the Radio

yeezus what a fucked up decision

G-Fafif Nov 17 2018 10:47 AM Re: On the Radio

Inane bullshit. Also disdain the Randazzo limbo. Mets signed off on this. I wonder if there's a connection between new GM and some ill-advised desire for a fresh sound. Not a good way to celebrate Tom Seaver's and Seth Lugo's birthday.

d'Kong76 Nov 17 2018 01:22 PM Re: On the Radio

[tweet:3c2sdbkq]https://twitter.com/joshlewinstuff/status/1063851314315055105[/tweet:3c2sdbkq]

Frayed Knot Nov 17 2018 02:45 PM Re: On the Radio

The NY Post's story is a bit more detailed and makes it seem more Lewin's decision than not. “Earlier this week, I removed myself from consideration as part of the Mets’ radio team,” Lewin told The Post. “Instead I will be accepting an offer away from New York, with details coming as soon as the contracts get signed.” He also added that this new post would be 'better for his family'

Fman99 Nov 17 2018 07:01 PM Re: On the Radio

Frayed Knot wrote: The NY Post's story is a bit more detailed and makes it seem more Lewin's decision than not. “Earlier this week, I removed myself from consideration as part of the Mets’ radio team,” Lewin told The Post. “Instead I will be accepting an offer away from New York, with details coming as soon as the contracts get signed.” He also added that this new post would be 'better for his family' Damn, that's a shame. I thought they were a strong pairing.

Rockin' Doc Nov 17 2018 07:39 PM Re: On the Radio

Frayed Knot wrote: The NY Post's story is a bit more detailed and makes it seem more Lewin's decision than not. “Earlier this week, I removed myself from consideration as part of the Mets’ radio team,” Lewin told The Post. “Instead I will be accepting an offer away from New York, with details coming as soon as the contracts get signed.” He also added that this new post would be 'better for his family' Maybe he's moving to Colorado for the school system.

Centerfield Nov 18 2018 09:35 AM Re: On the Radio

“Better for his family” is code for “lots more money” right? If so, good for Josh. We will miss him. What a hard seat this has been to fill. We need to clone Gary.

41Forever Nov 18 2018 09:51 AM Re: On the Radio

I wonder if he is going to the Tigers. He used to work for them, and the team just fired two of its longtime announcers after they had a fistfight after a game. He has done television in the past, and is well-liked here. I met him once. Seemed like a very nice guy.

Gwreck Nov 18 2018 09:51 AM Re: On the Radio

It makes sense that it’s a tough job to fill because whomever takes it will be stuck in the #2 role until Howie retires (which could be 20 years from now). I had hoped Josh was that person because of his lifelong Mets fandom, but he’s not that much younger than Howie (as opposed to, say, when Gary first came aboard to work with Bob Murphy). Can’t fault him for taking more money or a bigger role (cf. Kevin Burkhardt) because there’s only so far you can rise in the ranks of Mets broadcasting.

Frayed Knot Nov 18 2018 10:21 AM Re: On the Radio

Centerfield wrote: “Better for his family” is code for “lots more money” right? He also works football on the west coast so it also could mean something which entails a lot less coast to coast travel.

bmfc1 Nov 18 2018 11:24 AM Re: On the Radio

41Forever wrote: I wonder if he is going to the Tigers. He used to work for them, and the team just fired two of its longtime announcers after they had a fistfight after a game. He has done television in the past, and is well-liked here. That's my guess, too. Also, it gets him in the Fox Sports family which could mean more non-baseball work.

Lefty Specialist Nov 19 2018 03:35 AM Re: On the Radio

Damn. Josh and Howie had a chemistry in the booth. I just hope they don't screw this up. We've had the privilege of listening to a great TV booth and a great radio booth for a while now.

seawolf17 Nov 19 2018 06:13 AM Re: On the Radio

Josh spent a number of years here in Rochester; he grew up here and did Wings games for a number of years. I don't know if his family is still here or not.

Edgy MD Nov 19 2018 06:24 AM Re: On the Radio

Detroit News reports Lewin is not a contender for the Fox Sports Detroit opening.

Benjamin Grimm Nov 19 2018 11:16 AM Re: On the Radio

Why Josh Lewin is trading the Mets for the Padres

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Nov 19 2018 08:31 PM Re: On the Radio

Basically, his call entirely. Dammit. At this point, given the way each's skills/mike habits have trended, I would almost--almost-- have rather lost Howie.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 20 2018 04:32 AM Re: On the Radio

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Basically, his call entirely. Dammit. At this point, given the way each's skills/mike habits have trended, I would almost--almost-- have rather lost Howie. /makes sure no one's looking /taps nose

G-Fafif Nov 21 2018 03:22 PM Re: On the Radio

Love for Lewin here.

Benjamin Grimm Dec 04 2018 12:09 PM Re: On the Radio

I nominate Jim Brockmire.

Frayed Knot Dec 04 2018 02:42 PM Re: On the Radio

Andrew Marchand, NY Post: Wayne Randazzo is the clear front-runner to join Howie Rose in the Mets’ newly constructed booth, according to sources. Randazzo and the Mets’ new radio partner, WCBS, are just starting negotiations on a contract.