Mike Francesa’s podcast reunion with Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo was a joy from start to finish. But the rant about the Mets retiring Willie Mays’ number was the undoubted peak.
“Are we kidding with retiring Willie Mays’ number with the Mets? Fifty years later, are we serious?” Francesa said. “Willie Mays hit 14 homers for the Mets and fell down in center field. Are we serious? And 50 years later we learn there was a secret? Give me a break. … Let’s be honest. He didn’t do anything with the Mets.