Before I get going, I'd like to make a special request to sports radio, especially WFAN.

Please shut up about (Met prospects) Ike Davis and Jenrry Mejia.

I understand a little of the hype- there's really not much else to positively focus on if you're a Met fan- but hours upon hours of listening to people breakdown every inch of Davis' swing and Mejia's pitches is ridiculous. Wake me up if they're doing the same thing in the minors.

Onward and upward. There was plenty of college basketball and baseball talk this week, and some Jets musings after they got Antonio Cromartie from the Chargers. There was one discussion in particular that caught my attention though...

The Buzz

One of the hottest topics on the radio this week was what to do about the disastrous state of St. John's basketball. With head coach Norm Roberts officially closing out his 6th year in Queens today, there are plenty of people who want him canned. But the wider debate is how to get a program that has no excuse not to be good out of the vicious cycle of mediocrity. There's no reason the sole team in one of the biggest hotbeds of basketball talent should be this bad.

Some want to bring in a big-name coach, others want an ambitious, younger coach. One name that was thrown around as a possibility was New York native Rick Pitino (good luck with that one). I'll have a more detailed piece on St. John's this weekend or early next week.

Seton Hall basketball also got plenty of rare love on the air this week, with the Pirates sort of coming out of nowhere the past two weeks as a new bubble team. Coach Bobby Gonzalez had a long interview with Michael Kay on Monday (which was replayed later in the day), and people are saying if they can get a couple of wins in the Big East tournament this week, they could very well be the only New York-area team in the NCAA tournament.

Side note: Seton Hall lost last night, all but ending their NCAA hopes, and the hopes of the New York metro area getting a team in the tournament this year. Sorry, New York.

The Mets, as you may have gathered from my intro, got their usual boatload of attention this week. Hotshot prospects Ike Davis and Jenrry Mejia have each gotten off to hot starts in Port St. Lucie, making Met fans water at the mouth at the possibility of having legitimate young talent for the first time in half a decade. People are also wondering whether David Wright can hit for power again in 2010 after only smacking ten homers last year.

As Mike Francesa said today, "all is quiet on the Yankees front". There aren't many questions being asked of the defending champs, though expect talk to heat up on the Joba versus Hughes battle for the 5th spot in the rotation. Also, there was some talk about whether to play new boy Curtis Granderson in center or right. If Granderson is in center, Randy Winn would likely man left while if Granderson played left, Brett Gardner would be the center fielder. Neither option really gets you thrilled as a Yankee fan, but when your infield has two future Hall of Famers and Robinson Cano and Mark Texiera additionally, there's no reason for concern.

Finally, last Friday's acquisition of Antonio Cromartie and his numerous babies by the Jets got things a little heated on the airwaves. Most like the move, but there are major concerns about Cromartie, especially off the field, where he's supposedly fathered five kids, all with different women out of wedlock, and he's facing huge legal and parental bills now. Might want to try a rubber next time, Antonio.

With that said, Cromartie is a top-notch talent and will partner with Darrelle Revis to form the best cornerback duo in the NFL next year.

Notable Quotable

"(UConn women's basketball dominating its competition) is good for women's sports," -Mike Greenberg, 1050 ESPN

This was another big topic on the airwaves this week. After the UConn Lady Huskies set a women's basketball record with their 71st win in a row earlier this week, many wondered aloud whether or not the Lady Huskies' domination is good for women's basketball and women's sports as a whole.

The only answer I can offer is this: how much attention does the WNBA get compared to women's college hoops? There's no doubt college basketball gets more attention than the WNBA, largely because of UConn's dominance (though college basketball's longer tradition is another big reason, too). Records will always grab headlines, and if UConn is getting positive attention for women's basketball through record-setting, then so be it.


Sue Bird: Underratedly hot female athlete. Just sayin'.

Deplorable Quotable

I only have one this week; I didn't hear any other stupid quotes. A tip of the hat to you, New York sports radio hosts.

"David Wright has a detachable penis." -Craig Carton, WFAN

Many of you fellow sports radio geeks are probably wondering why it took so long for a Carton quote to pop up here, considering his knack for saying stupid things. The problem is I hardly listen to Carton; I find his morning show intolerable.

As far as the quote goes, I don't have an issue with the detachable penis part. But that song is so 1992. Get it up with the times, Carton (pun intended- har har har).

Spotlight on: Mike Francesa, WFAN

He's the big gun, the founding father of New York sports talk. A WFAN original from the late 80's, Francesa's name is one of the first things that goes through people's minds when you mention New York sports talk. Smart, stubborn, blunt and encyclopedic in his sports knowledge, Francesa is still the most popular voice on New York sports talk radio.

Some of the knocks against him are his mediocre interviewing skills and his rudeness with callers. New York athletes: If you're looking for a cuddly interview with someone who will sing your praises and argue in your favor better than most attorneys, go to Francesa. His interviews, especially with Yankees players, are like Disney movies, fuzzy, warm and unbearable to listen to, unless you're laughing at them.

He's cold with callers; he'll hang up or quickly cut off anybody that irritates him, which is most everybody. On-air, Francesa usually looks and sounds like like he's having as much fun as a root canal patient.

But there's simply no doubting that Francesa's knowledge of sports is second to none. He knows more about sports than any other sports host out there. Period. If you're looking for a guy who breaks games and teams down to the bone, Francesa does it better than anybody. He's a sports talk host in the purest of senses- all sports, all the time. Just don't try and get cute with him.

Listen or watch the legend of sports talk, Mike Francesa, between 1 and 6:30 on WFAN or on the YES network.