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 thirty fifth anniversary of the beginning of the legendary “Mike within the Mad Canine” run on WFAN’s afternoon drive.
Earlier Thursday, The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand reported that the 86-year-old Sterling could be un-retiring and becoming a member of Suzyn Waldman again within the radio sales space for the Bronx Bombers’ 2024 postseason run.
The subject got here up in the course of the reunion present, and neither Russo nor Francesa thought it was a good suggestion.
“Did they not must deliver Sterling again for the postseason for crying out loud?” Russo requested. “That’s not the proper factor to do. Jeez!”
Francesa agreed.
“You recognize what? Hear, I feel John made a mistake coming again,” Francesa stated.
“I assumed he had an excellent exit. I assumed he obtained handled very effectively. I feel he’s making a mistake coming again, I actually do.
“If I used to be gonna give him recommendation — he doesn’t want recommendation from me — however I’d inform him [you’d] be making a mistake coming again. Plus, I don’t suppose it’s honest to the fellows who’ve been doing the video games!”
Francesa continued: “I don’t suppose it’s honest. In the end you’ve obtained to let anyone else work! It’s simply the best way it’s. I simply suppose it’s mistaken. He’s had his day within the solar! He’s had his championships. Let the opposite youngsters work!”
Francesa himself famously un-retired from WFAN, supplanting his alternative present that featured Bart Scott, Maggie Grey and Chris Carlin.
Francesa first retired in 2017 however solely stayed away for 4 and a half months earlier than returning.
He finally retired from WFAN for the second time in 2020 and now hosts a podcast on the BetRivers community.
In 2023, Francesa lamented that his personal un-retirement had been a mistake.
Emmanuel Berbari, Rickie Ricardo and Justin Shackil have dealt with many of the play-by-play duties for the Yankees since Sterling stepped apart.
Craig Carton additionally spent a weekend filling in.