“Francesa shames Giants for Corey Ballentine getting shot,” New York Post.
“Mike Francesa blames Giants draft pick for getting shot and bringing shame to the team,” Deadspin.
The Mike Francesa-Corey Ballentine controversy has brought out the worst in sports media.
Francesa, the longtime WFAN afternoon-drive kingpin, shared thoughts on the Ballentine incident that left the New York Giants late-round draft pick wounded and his college teammate, Dawane Simmons, dead on Saturday night.
“Listen, you can have an off-field incident with any draft pick any time,” Francesa said on his daily simulcasted show.