11.24.08
Mike Francesca, Professional Tease
While the tri-state waits breathlessly to learn the identity of Mike Francesca’s new don’t-call-him-a-sidekick on WFAN’s “Mike’d Up”, the afternoon guzzler of Diet Coke dropped a somewhat confusing hint to Newsday’s Neil Best ;
“I think if Dog and I did one thing badly, we really ignored the technology. We were so successful we totally ignored the technology and were not good at it. Now I think you have to be good at it. It’s to a point where you can’t ignore it. It’s there. You have to use a computer now. You can’t ignore it. The technology has attacked us in a way where you can’t ignore it. That’s why I like keeping the young guys around.
“Sal [Licata] and Eddie [Erickson] are young. Sal’s not even 30, Eddie’s in his mid-30s. Maybe one of the reasons I didn’t bring Joe [Benigno] in was I thought it might not be good to have someone in there who’s even older than me. Maybe that’s my trepidation, because Joe did really well. More it was a case of me wondering if that was the right feel for the show, if maybe I do need someone younger?
“I’m still hunting and pecking and looking and yes, yes, keep speculating, because I’m still looking. I promise. Ask Cherny. We’re still looking. We discussed a very interesting candidate yesterday, a fascinating candidate yesterday. Cherny had a gleam in his eye, I’ll tell you that.’’
OK, let’s consider the criteria —- Mike wants a partner that’s younger than Joe Benigno-Gazingo (check). And he’d like someone who is technologically savvy (check fuckin’ mate!). Is it really this obvious?
