Wow. In the back of my mind I kind of just thought Mike was going to keep this up forever but here were are. The Mike Francesa Farewell Tour. Not surprising he announced it two years in advance. One-year farewell tours are for peasants.
I have the same thought process today as I had the days Mariano and Jeter announced their retirements. Thank god for the extended notice. Without enough time to process this information I'm not sure how I'd handle it. I listen to Mike every single day that he's on. I wake up early when I'm hungover on Sunday just to listen to him before football starts. He's the most consistent pillar in my daily routine. I don't know how he did it. Intentionally or unintentionally, Mike's the single most entertaining, fascinating figure in sports media history. The fact that he's been able to stay on top for so long and attract new generations of followers and fans despite completely dismissing social media and every technological advancement since 1990 is mindboggling. There's going to be a moment in 2018 where I'm going to look up at the clock, it's going to read 1pm, I'm going to turn on WFAN and the Mike's On theme song is NOT going to be playing. It's going to be one of the saddest moments of my entire existence.
PS - If Mike chooses to keep working his post-FAN career may actually surpass his current career. All I really need is a live feed of him in his Sunday attire watching football all day. That would get billions of views. I'd buy another TV just to watch that.
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