Host 1p-4p EST M-F plus Yankee pre and post-games on 104.5 The Team ESPN Radio in Albany. Worked in sports media for a decade-plus in Syracuse. Teams: NY Yankees, Buffalo Sabres, Buffalo Bills, Syracuse Orange, St, Bonaventure basketball and Florida State football.
Mike Lindsley
Bruins – Penguins Series Preview
The Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins will play in the 2013 Eastern Conference Finals. Two distinct styles of play will be on display in this match-up. The Bruins, with their deep team and four lines, like to punish the opponent with forechecking and winning battles in the corners, eventually scoring the big goal...
Subway Series Has Lost Its Luster
It sure isn't 1997 anymore. Tiger Woods was young then. Brett Favre and John Elway were still slinging passes. MTV was cool. Derek Jeter was in his prime. Michael Jordan was dunking on people. People couldn't start rumors on Facebook and Twitter. Instant messaging was considered cool. Television shows were real without the "ity" at the end. And United States foreign relations we
San Antonio Spurs Represent David Stern’s NBA
David Stern was hired as NBA commissioner in 1984. One of his big goals was to globalize the game. Stern wanted to also make the league more professional, expand it to 30 franchises and have superstars on television more often. Stern stressed to the NBA higher-ups that if teamwork took place, success would follow.
Yankees-Mets Series Preview
The Subway Series is here again. This of course is more for the fans and the media, but there are some terrific New York baseball storylines to this one. First thing is first. The Yanks come fresh off an impressive series win in Tampa Bay, where they seem to never win games. The Mets continue to be a disaster, losing a series to Atlanta and getting no consistent hitting or depth in the starting
Curtis Granderson Out At Least Four Weeks
Curtis Granderson was injured on the first pitch of Spring Training, with a broken forearm. And now, after sitting for weeks, is out again, this time getting hit by a pitch on his left hand in the fifth inning and breaking his pinkie in Tampa Bay on Friday, May 24.
Time For The Mets To Send Ike Davis Down
Ike Davis can still be a cornerstone piece of the Mets' franchise. But in order to get him right, he must get sent down to Triple-A Las Vegas. And now.
Former Yankee Jeff Nelson Talks With The Team
Former Yankee and four-time World Series champion Jeff Nelson, now with Sirius XM Radio, recently joined Mike Lindsley on 104.5 The Team ESPN Radio to talk about today's game, his Yankee years during the Joe Torre era and the development of the bullpen the last two decades...
NFL Hall of Famer Joe DeLamielleure Talks With The Team
NFL Hall of Fame lineman Joe DeLamielleure recently joined Mike Lindsley on 104.5 The Team and talked about the lack of respect and pensions for retired NFL players, his days with the Buffalo Bills and the Electric Company and the Ronald McDonald House Charities' Hall of Fame Classic Dinner...
LeBron James Needs To Stop Crying to The Refs
Let's start this piece by being very clear. LeBron James is incredible. LeBron James has carried himself the right way since entering the league years ago (save that little "taking my talents to South Beach thing"). He has won MVP after MVP after MVP after MVP. He has exceeded the hype, the hardest thing in sports to do, especially when you are the most hyped athlete of all-time.
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Why Do The Yankees Struggle In Tampa Bay
In recent years, the Yankees have really fallen apart in Tampa Bay. Let's have a look at the reasons why.
Yankees-Rays Series Preview
The Yankees recently lost two of three in Baltimore. The Rays struggled in Toronto and lost two of three. Here is a series preview in Tampa Bay between the Yankees and Rays.
New York enters Tampa Bay in first place in the AL East by just a half game over Boston...
Former NHL Captain Mike Peca Talks on The Team
Mike Lindsley recently talked with former NHL player and captain (Sabres and Islanders) Mike Peca about the NHL playoffs, Peca's Stanley Cup runs and what hockey teams look like when you know they are going to win at the most crucial times...