Francesa Falls Asleep On Air

Only thing better is if the fat fuck wouldnt have woken up.

 

You mean go the way of Elvis ? Seems too harsh.

 

Not death. Just an extended nap. Like snoring.....big boy Sunday Afternoon nap.

 

Looking at that video i don't see any incontrovertible evidence he was asleep. And if he was, one couldn't blame him considering the long, dull speech Sweeney Murti was in the middle of. I fell asleep myself.

 

he had CLEARLY nodded off; you could see it in the way his head snapped up (mikey did everything but wipe the drool from his chin, for cryin' out loud). then his bug-eyed look for a couple of seconds until he regained his bearings... it's been hysterical today to hear a few callers sneak in one-line references to the incident, which fatcessa defensively rips them for picking out those '12 seconds' to zing what has been. in his eyes, a 'brillant' 25-year radio run. he challenged one caller if he had any idea how much time he's actually spent on the air vs. those 12 seconds, finally telling the stumped caller, 'i didn't think you could calculate the hours and minutes in his head with such a peabrain (words to that effect).

mikey said he intended to 'ignore' the incident, despite the pub it received in the n.y. tabs, until HIS WIFE and his boss at wfan urged him to address it. then a a--hole starts out by DENYING he fell asleep while then going onto explaining why he was so exhausted, citing the late-night nfl games and being up 'half the night' with his son, who was experiencing one of his asthma episodes.

obviously, my sympathies to the fat man and his mrs. for having to tend to the needs of their son when he has an attack. but why did he have to explain why he nodded off if he DIDN'T NOD off, as he insisted. and why, then, did he promise it would never happen again if it never happened at all?

gezz, if he was up all night with his kid and that was why he nodded off why couldn't he just come straight out and told his 'dedicated' listeners straight out? that most human of explanations would've made scored major points with even hiss harshest critics. but N-O-O-O-O-O.....he had to go the denial/coverup route.

weak. very weak.

 

He didn't miss anything. He already knows all there is to know about the Yanks

 

That this guy has carved out such a long (and I'm sure lucrative) career is one of the many mysteries of life. I blame CBS for giving him his first national exposure (and the overblown sense that people cared what the hell he thinks).

 

Hard not to fall asleep the way Murti was droning on, though. Wrap it up!

But the video clip is hilarious.

 

Now MikeFrancesaNY on twitter is a lot better than his show. not sure who the guy is but it is hilarious. He was always a pompous jackass now he is a lazy pompous jackass who gives minimal effort.

 

I did too and I'm with you on Russo, as well.

I still recall a 2004 simulcast originating from Fenway in which Mike and the Mad Dog were discussing New York's starting rotation against St. Louis. ;D

 

Who needs Snow White, when you've got Grumpy, Sleepy and Dopey all in one giant-sized package?