Chapter 1: What is discussed at the start of this section?
It's the Boomer and Geo podcast from WFAN. Friday, Friday, Friday, New York City. What is up? It is the Boomer and Geo program coming to you live from the fan and CBS Sports Network, the Built Ford Tough Studio. The number to call 888-808-1019. G is out for the weekend. He'll be back on Tuesday to see Basks in the Sun somewhere, someplace with somebody.
Until then, I sit in with the Booms on a, well, we'll call it still a winter Friday. We are getting there. I promise we are getting there. And a little more as we kind of wrap up the Team USA stuff last night to the near and dear New York Rangers to the guy to my right. Not a great game, but again, they do the right thing early on. Good morning, Boomer. How are you? Yeah, good morning, Jerry.
Good to talk to you. Yeah, and I'm very happy with the ending of that game for sure. And I didn't really think that the overall beginning of the game was like the devil game the other night with Jack Hughes. It was different. Now, he scored the golden goal. It's a little bit different when you're honoring guys like JT Miller and Vincent Trocek for being the defensive part of the hockey team.
And plus, it was on ESPN. True. So it was not on MSG. If it's on MSG, there's a little bit more room to do a little bit more stuff. But I thought it was really underwhelming, at least that's the way it came across on TV. I was not there. And then, of course, they end up losing the game.
But the thing about all of this stuff that I took from yesterday is that, you know, watching Nolan McClain pitch, is really remarkable. He is going to be a great pitcher. We all feel that way. We all think that he has got the goods to be really a great young player. It's the way the Giant fans feel about Jackson Dart. We all think and we feel like this kid could really be a superstar player.
And then there's one other player that is basically burst onto the scene and has taken over his respective league. And he broke two records again last night, and that's Matthew Schaefer for the New York Islanders. Not sure if you saw this, but he had two goals. He passed Phil Housley as the youngest person ever to score the most goals, 18-year-old in NHL history. And he led his team to victory.
So there's a lot of really good young players around here. The Rangers are going to go through a rebuild. They have some young players. Whether or not they're going to end up turning into something, who knows. But there are, like, I remember what I was telling you yesterday. There was somebody who put out a top 10 young player list in New York sports.
And I think at the top of that list right now has to be Matthew Schaefer of the New York Islanders. Yes. Let's see, 8 o'clock. Did that shock you? Did that shock you? Well, I had Nolan McClain down for 8 o'clock. I thought we would get into that. But since you did, I was listening to the Met broadcast yesterday as I was driving around, and he had one of those. Again, it is February 26th.
We're not going to go crazy. But, you know, based on the way we saw him pitch last season when he was brought up, and then to see him start this way, he's going to be leaving for the WBC, I believe. And then, you know, Yeah, you've got a new ace of the staff. But I look at this kid as the likely ace for years and years to come of this team.
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Chapter 2: Who are the rising stars in New York sports?
The only thing, the reason I bring up the hockey and stuff like that is just because these are young players now that just don't seem to be overwhelmed by anything. I remember being a young player in the league. I was overwhelmed completely. For about a year? Yes, for a year. You don't know whether or not you belong, and then you question. You do have questions in the back of your mind.
Do I belong here? Can I figure it out? Can I learn my craft? Now, some of these kids are born. Nolan McClain, I'm sure, has been pitching since he's been, what, five years old? And he's also older. He's also not 19 years old, which does help. Well, 100% it does help. But the other part of this is that there's an intangible in each of these players that you can't manufacture.
They either have it in them or they don't. And if they do have it in them, then the question is, do they want to be great? And will they become great? And, you know, those are questions that, you know, a number of these guys have still got to answer. I mean, Matthew Schaefer's played in, what, 60 games? Yeah, two goals last night.
Yeah, I mean, so it is crazy that, you know, these kids just come on the scene. It doesn't seem like it bothers them at all. And they just take over whatever they're doing, and they do it seamlessly. And when we watched Jackson Dart play at his highest level, we saw a fearless kid on the football field. that was putting himself in harm's way.
And I was telling you back then, and I'll tell you again today, the reason he's doing that is that he's trying to impress his teammates that he's as tough as they are. Understood. And I think with Dart in particular, you look at a kid who, while it wasn't half the season, it wasn't his full rookie year, he did sit for a good handful of weeks, maybe even a month.
That Chargers game was either week four or week five, I don't remember, but... He got some reps in the preseason, and then he sat there and watched. I think it was week four because it was Russell Wilson for three. Against the Chiefs. And you've got to remember, Russell Wilson threw an interception late against the Chiefs.
And I think Brian Dayball and probably John Mara, Chris Mara, Joe Shane probably had a meeting after that game going, you know. Why are we watching him do this? Because he also threw an interception against the Cowboys. Why are we watching him do this when we know we're not going anywhere with this? If we were winning because of Russell Wilson, he would have stayed on the field.
If you're going to throw interceptions at the end of the game, that is going to be one of the reasons why you lose the game, not the only reason. Then why... shouldn't we play this kid that looks like he's ready on the practice field? And a guy that the fans wanted to see. The fans were not excited to watch Russell Wilson anymore as well, which was another part of it.
But I do think the fact that he did get to sit there and watch for at least a handful of weeks, the fact that Nolan McClain is not busting on the scene at 20, he's got some minor league stuff, but I think he's 24, I believe. So he's a little bit older. I think that helps his case too, which is where...
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Chapter 3: What are the latest updates on Nolan McClain's performance?
Now, again, I'm doing some research and enough people on social media hit me up. I did not, you know, when you watch Freddie Peralta, you see the numbers are tremendous. The one thing about Freddie Peralta, which I've now learned, is he's a five-inning to a five-and-a-third type of pitcher, so you are going to need a good bullpen behind him, but...
If he's going to go out there and give you five to six solid innings every time he goes out every fifth inning, gives you a chance to win, then you've got Nolan McClain behind him. If you've got Sean Mania, who you don't need to rely on, but now he's a three or a fourth pitcher.
David Peterson's now a three or a... I haven't even mentioned Kodai Senga yet, who was supposed to be the ace of the staff a year ago. All of a sudden, we talk about the Yankees' depth of pitching. Perhaps the Mets have some pretty damn good depth as well. I think both teams do. I really do. I think both teams are going to be fine. They have more than enough starting pitching.
They each have about eight starting pitchers, and we all know that it's going to be at least eight to ten that are going to end up taking them out at some point. So it's a long season. It's an arduous season. But, again, I just think that what Nolan McCollum did yesterday was great, and he's off to a flying start.
And, you know, he's going to be around those other American pitchers during this World Baseball Classic, which is going to be great. Sure. Just being exposed to Paul Skeens is going to just be great for him. Well, when you're around other major leaguers, they were asking this of, was it Carson Benj the other day?
One of these younger Met players that had come up, and they were asking him what it's been like to be around the likes of Juan Soto every day, what it's like to be around the likes of Francisco Lindor, and his take was, and I think it was Benjamin crediting this too, his take was, you know what? It is great.
You learn a lot, but at the end of the day, it's still baseball, and that's where you hope the talent just shines through. The one thing about Jack Hughes, and this is just about time, it's like, I don't Put him on that list of kids you were talking about.
Because he's been here a little bit longer.
Yeah, and yet he's 24, the same age that we're talking about with Nolan McClain. It goes to show just the perception you have of these guys. And he's still a kid as well at 24. And by the way, in Pittsburgh last night, Jack Hughes received a standing ovation. Yeah. Which was awesome to watch and awesome to see. And he's the American Golden Boy at the moment. I can't imagine any U.S.
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Chapter 4: What media strategies did Aaron Glenn employ as a coach?
That is the one thing that I was talking about. And he's discussing Aaron, not as a coach, but the way he presents himself with the media. And that to me, The one takeaway from last year, if I was going to knock him for, would be the way he dealt with the media right out of the gate. Well, all right. So this goes back to the Parcell influence.
And remember who the 33rd team, this is Mike Tannenbaum and Rick Spielman, who is an advisor, by the way, still. They were the ones who recommended Aaron Glenn. And Woody Johnson said, sure, fine. And Aaron, I think, came in and wanted to be aggressive, wanted to be positive, wanted to be very confident.
Chapter 5: How did Aaron Glenn's confidence impact his coaching performance?
At least that's the way he came off. If you remember in the beginning of all this, he wanted to set the tone, set the narrative. But if you win, then obviously people will follow along. If you lose, people are going to start questioning you. And I think that's really what happened to Aaron. He came in very confidently thinking he can handle all of this.
And then all of a sudden they started losing. And he made some major mistakes in games, timing, situations, and situational football that is so paramount to the success of all football teams, he wasn't ready for. The problem for me, going back to the first day, and whoever was advising him, I don't know. I get the whole Parcells thing and all that.
was you knew questions were coming about Aaron Rodgers. There was a much better way to handle it than the way he handled it, and he was very argumentative with the media on day one. And remember, most of the media in New York, I'll go back and check, but I think they were really in favor of him getting this opportunity. Oh, they were. Everybody was.
Yes, and then he was just so surly and rude to a certain degree. And again, it's his own perception and how he... how he thinks people think about that job and that team. It's a hard job. I get it. I understand. But I also think if someone was in his corner, I think could have advised him a little bit better because it felt like he made enemies with the media very quickly.
I think the first thing he probably should have said, guys, before I get to Aaron Rodgers and everybody else, can I just enjoy the fact that I made it as a head coach in the NFL? Maybe you could have advised him. This is like an amazing opportunity. I want to thank the Johnson family. I want to thank all my teammates, all the coaches that hired me, all the people that believe.
And I think he said a lot of this. But then when he got into the, like, you know, I can handle this. I can do this.
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Chapter 6: What are the implications of corporate mergers on NFL broadcasting?
This is the way it's going to move. We're not going to be the same old Jets. How many times have we heard that? A lot. A lot. Going back to the years with Joe B. You're talking 30 years ago.
a little bit of humbleness and humility and thankfulness the first day, and then you could just say, look, I'll worry about everything else in the next couple of days, but I just want to really think about what just happened in my life and how fortunate I am to be one of 32. There's really only... So from the time Parcells left... To now. And Mangini was good for a little while.
Chapter 7: How does Giancarlo Stanton's injury affect the Yankees' season?
Rex Ryan. That's what I was going to say. There's really only like one time period I can think from the moment Parcells left to now where I think fans didn't think Samuel Jets. And that was that run. At the end, it didn't go so great for Rex. But the buildup. They changed the GM on him. And that never works out well.
But he had it to where it felt like it was a much different organization and a much different feel. I also think, obviously, his dad, his name, the reputation, the defense, the bluster, the fact that he was a jolly player. big kind of coach and was not backing down. I think Jet fans love that. The players love that. He brought in his guy Bart Scott to lead the defense.
I mean, a lot of that was perfect for what the Jets needed at the time. And I do kind of think that Aaron Glenn tried to take a little of that momentum Rex Ryan bravado, but he didn't. But Rex wasn't surly. Rex had bravado, and he seemed like a fun blowhard, but a football blowhard. Let's get a goddamn snack. Yes. Aaron Glenn came across like a jerk.
That's how he seemed, and clearly not, because if the players graded him an A, that means he's doing a really good job behind closed doors and on the practice field and in the facility. Right. All of that's great. I'm talking about public perception, not great.
When things start to go south, when you look like that, and that's what the fans see and hear, and then you're not winning games, and you're getting blown out in historic fashion, they turn on you very quickly. The other thing, too, is that the first thing that he had to do was get rid of a Hall of Fame quarterback.
which is not easy and somebody that is a lightning rod like aaron rogers and i believe that it was woody johnson and told him you're not going to have aaron rogers here again because of what aaron rogers said on pat mcafee about getting cut by a teenager all of all true yeah i'll still come back to and it wouldn't have been easy to do and again revisionist history for sure when you look at what they trotted out there at the quarterback position and they had him under contract they
didn't have to walk away from him. And there's a lot of fans that are still annoyed. Some are thrilled he's gone. No doubt. There's also a lot of Jet fans that to this day are like, why didn't you just play out the year with him under contract and then deal with the quarterback this year? Because they're still in the same spot. No quarterback. That's true.
And the question is, are they going to put money into the quarterback position? Or are they going to try to keep the money to a minimum and continue to sign young free agents where they can and continue to add draft picks and keep adding younger and faster and more dedicated players that they see in their eyes?
They just need to show – in my opinion, they need to show progress and look like they're actually heading in the right direction. All right, what's in the numbers? I got a couple things for you here. Number one, if I asked you – The number 59, what does that mean to you? Anything? I'm going to give you two numbers, 59 and 6, and one is going to lead into the Yankees in a weird way.
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