Colin Cowherd: Sports Media Has An Impact On The “Poorly Run” New York Sports Teams

In recent years, New York has been swarming with sports groups that are handled inefficiently. Colin Cowherd claims that one of the issues is that they are affected by local media. Mike Francesa would undoubtedly concur.

Cowherd noted Zach Wilson’s tough press conference as he watched the New York Jets disaster unfold from a distance and acknowledged the effect local media can have on a club or player.

Colin Cowherd: WFAN Has An Impact On The “Poorly Run” New York Sports Teams

Wilson might get away with his remarks if he played anywhere other than New York, but not in the centre of the global media, according to McIntyre. Cowherd recognized the significant influence that neighbourhood media may have on an athlete’s success.

“I think it’s fair to say in the big cities, especially northeast cities with larger, louder media, Philly, Boston, New York—GMs and owners listen to talk radio,” Cowherd said. “They read the columns. The northeast media has more influence than the west coast media.”

Local radio stations don’t have the same influence as The Herd with Colin Cowherd, in McIntyre’s opinion, and Cowherd concurred. Nevertheless, Cowherd changed his tune and singled out New York because he was exposed to it constantly while living in Connecticut and working at ESPN.

“When I used to live out east in Connecticut, you’d hear WFAN and you’d hear them Met fans complaining,” Cowherd continued, using the 2009 signing of Jason Bay as an example of making a bad decision to appease the fans screaming on sports radio. “And then they’d go out and make a signing in free agency because their fans were complaining.”

Cowherd’s analysis might not be incorrect. Sports organizations might have made more decisions based on the reactions of radio hosts and irate fans who called into a radio station if a poorly run organization had heeded the advice of Mike and the Mad Dog.

 

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