Congratulations To Fantasy Phenom Winner John Jastremski

June 12, 2011 7:50 PM

WFAN Fantasy Phenom II

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Congratulations to John Jastremski, this year’s WFAN Fantasy Phenom winner.

John will host a show on WFAN for up to one year.

WFAN would like to thank the hundreds of constants that participated in Fantasy Phenom – Year II. Five finalists showed their skills at Mike Francesa’s Summer Beach Party at Bar A in Lake Como, New Jersey on Friday. Listen to each finalists’ monologue below.

Patrick Totaro from Brick, New Jersey

Patrick Creighton from Bethpage, New York

Mike McMaster from Basking Ridge, New Jersey

Neeraj Joshi from New York, New York

John Jastremski from Staten Island, New York

Congratulations To Fantasy Phenom Winner John Jastremski

Dave Mitchell

John nailed it!!!…no doubt this years winner…he was dead on about AJ and showed great passion, energy and personality!

shelly

what up with greg sussman..will he have a gig this year or is it ba bye..one and done
Alex Navarro

Good thing the judges only cared about his enthusiasm and not his content or he would have dumped on the spot. Bet Dave Robertson would have had a very different interview with JJ if he heard his inappropriate comments about his teammate ahead of time.

Sounded like a fan and not a pro. WFAN isnt college radio. Its the biggest sports station in the country! Bad job.

Then again, maybe WFAN wants to see how many teams he can alienate in a year?

Absoulely cannot believe Kim Jones, of all people, let him slide on that. She would have lost her job on the spot for a comment like that on the air. Terrible job.
Nick

Pat was robbed! The man represents the voice of New York and New Jersey Sports. His point of view comes from experience as a player and fan. Great Job Pat! You never know where this will take you.

Tubz

Jastremski in a landslide. Very professional in interview and his passion and personality were evident in monologue. Smooth and clearly spoken.

John Robinson

Jastremski stated the obvious. everybody knows burnett is bad, He didn’t say that with any class, and after saying soomthing like that, he could never go into the clubhouse the next day.
Dean Rommel

Jastremski was the most unprofessional of all the candidates. There’s no way a professional host makes the comment he made about AJ Burnett. That was a disgrace.

I bet if he had to do his monologue before he interviewed David Robertson and made those comments, that interview would have been a lot different!

Good luck getting players to want to do interviews with you, when you make unprofessional comments like that about their teammates.

Danny Jackson

There was nothing unprofessional about anything he said. Did he point out the obvious? Yes. Is the million dollar arm, 5 cent head cliche? Yes. But there was nothing he said that was objectionable.

rick

THis is a stupid competition. It is a real insult to the other hosts on the FAN. These guys just say obvious things that francesa always says in order to get in good with him.
shelly gordo

i dont want a host that reminds me of bosox..his name reminds me of yaztremski..no big papi,pedrois.youkalis,papelbon..castanza..cantstandya

Jay Owen

That’s stupid

The PGTrain

Jastremski just blew everyone out of the water. He’s got my vote.

Btw, don’t understand the love for Pat Creighton. Kids a stuttering stanley, can’t even pronounce “playoff”, and bored me to death with all those statistics. Ta-Ta-Ta Today Juniorrrrr.

Mr. Fez

I agree. John is definitely the clear choice for anyone with half a brain or any appreciation of sports… As for Patrick, the kid can’t even follow directions… My vote is for John J!!

shelly

are you related to john

Brian

Seriously. Who is going to listen to a radio show when the host has a bunch of pauses mid sentence? Plus the guy actually suggested Colon as the #2 pitcher behind C.C. instead of Nova, in the playoffs. I’d feel perfectly fine going with C.C., Nova, Hughes and then if necessary Garcia or Colon. We don’t need Burnett to pitch the playoffs. Our offense can handle anything the other starters give up.

Dave F

Actually he suggested the Yankees use Hughes as #2, and not Colon. Maybe you should actually try listening, so you dont make dumb, inaccurate posts?

Josh Tischler

Jastremski is cool, confident, and swift. He’s gonna be great when he wins this contest. Make his show primetime because it’ll definitely be one of the best on WFAN.

Sonny Jenkins

loud and obnoxious + no content = bad radio. Jastremski is going to need a new formula if he wants to have some long term success.

Notice none of the current main WFAN hosts are loud and obnoxious. Nor do they make ridiculous inappropriate comments about current players.

doesnt take a lot to make that connection….

Vinny

True. If John started his show with that rant, no one would call in. There is absolutely nothing to add, nothing to debate, nothing needed to say. Burnett sucks, everyone gets that. If he thinks people are just going to call and complain about their team, it’s going to be a straight disaster. Letting the caller dictate the show’s topic is just bad radio. You have to give them something to respond to. Something to discuss. John dropped the ball.

DK

John was by far the best of the five. Not even close. Patrick Creighton used way too many stats. The common fan doesn’t know what WHIP even is & he used it several times. Fans don’t want to hear stats all day long, they want to hear passion & opinions. John was smooth in his interview with David Robertson & he was very opinionated about AJ Burnett. And he is 100% about Burnett, he stinks & the Yanks are paying him $80+ Million to be a .500 pitcher. The FAN will be well off if the fans choose John to win this year.

Joe Esparza

Not saying John didn’t do a good job, but how can you say most baseball fans don’t know what WHIP is? Its talked about on sports talk shows all the time, during just about every baseball TV broadcast, and it’s a part of every stat graphic for every pitcher who starts a game and then comes in the game from the bullpen during every TV broadcast.

If you want to say a guy used too many stats, that’s one thing, but saying most fans don’t know what WHIP is, that’s a comment that makes you look like you have no idea what you are talking about.

Rick Solomon

I had to Google WHIP- Knew I heard the term before but had no idea what it meant. One of the keys to being a good radio host is talking at the peoples’ level, not on your own, and I think throwing out acronyms and stats just confuses the listener.
Joe Esparza

If you don’t know what WHIP is, you don’t watch very much baseball.
Joe Esparza

Hey Rick,

Just to prove a point, ESPN Sportscenter has been talking about WHIP and putting up graphics of it all morning. Your comment about the average baseball fan not knowing what WHIP is is sufficiently debunked.

LL

John Jastremski was by far the best. Lots of personality, good interview.
Zack

I agree wholeheartedly with Bernadette, Alex, and A. Randall. John Jastremski should win this contest based on merit. He has the loudest, biggest personality of the five contestants and that’s primarily what sports talk radio is all about. Unfortunately, I don’t know if he has the “50,000″ friends and family members he’ll need to win what ultimately becomes a glorified popularity contest. I do respect the hell out of all these finalists, this isn’t easy, best of luck to all. #backafterthis
Rich

Does this mean I don’t have to hear Greg Sussman anymore? That child’s voice instantly makes me switch the dial to 1050.
Bernadette

John Jastremski is clearly the best… BY FAR
Alex Perlman

John Jastremski was far and away the best contestant. It wasn’t even close.

He sounded so comfortable in his interview with Robertson and the guy knows all sports. He really sounds like he has a passion for radio and WFAN.

He’s got my vote and I find it impossible to argue that he doesn’t have yours.

Yaak

No doubt! JJ got this thing won by a mile

kevinnbrown

Jastremski was excellent. Well prepared and “brought it” for sure. Maybe you can’t pronounce his name now, but you’ll be able to soon – the guy’s going places. Vote him for sure.

Dave Downes

How did he show he knows all sports? The only thing he talked about was the Yankees?

He had a mediocre interview with Dave Robertson. He bashed AJ Burnett. Wow. Thats earth-shattering stuff right there…

I can go to any local bar and find 10 guys half in the bag who could do that. Lets give them all shows!

Rick Solomon

I’m loving John Jastremski. He knows what he’s talking about and he’s really fun to listen to- Sounds the most prepared for a radio show. Good luck to all- But sounds to me like Jastremski’s got you beat.
Jay Owen

How can a Long Island guy who claims to be a hockey guy have Howie on, and not even ask about the Islander mess? He ran out of time? What a terrible job. Most years, not to mention the Isles in August would be OK. This year it is INEXCUSABLE. If Creighton wins, we know this is fixed.
Vic P

Tough getting up there…. considering the pressure, they are all amazing… but I like Pat Totaro…. kind of the Craig Carton… the voice of the people…
A. Randall

John Jastremski is the truth. Give this man a show.
Roger Sharp

John is the most entertaining. He’s made for sports radio. He’s going to win.
Ira Mandelberg

Patrick Creighton is a real sports phenom ready to make it to a larger venue. When you hear him speak you know this guy lives and breathes sports. That’s the guy I want to hear when I turn on WFAN GO PAT GO!!!!!!!
Rich Fittante

Patrick Creighton would make a great color comentator on live brodcasts.
Boba

I have loved the GREGG SUSSMAN shows. It was well worth the challendge of finding the rotating timew slots.

I hope he continues, and maybe gets a stesdy time slot
AJ

Not a fan of Creighton’s video like others are. I like either John or Neeraj to win. It’s going to be a good event though at BAR A. Sussman should get a renewed contract for the same time frame.
Ed Tamargo

Patrick Creighton was definitely the best of the group. He is clearly knowledgeable, knows his numbers, knows how to present his ideas. This is a guy I would want to listen to on WFAN.
Jay Ferrara

Patrick Creighton did a great job. Presented his argument well, used statistics to back it up, referenced recent past history to support his argument. Watching the Mets flop and the bullpen implode shows he knows what he’s talking about.

This is the guy for WFAN.
ace11

1 and done for Sussman
David Weber

Another couple clutch hits and RBI’s from Jeter last night. Pat from Brick is a freaking genius. Jeter shouldn’t wait until the end of the season, he should retire right now today, and give back his pay from this year. Absolute embarrassment for the station to have this guy in the finals. What a joke!
Chris Milazzo

Heard Mike Francesa say on his show yesterday that Patrick Creighton is the favorite to win the contest. Even Francesa thinks he’s the best of the group!

Watch the videos, and you will agree.

Patrick Creighton is the most qualified to host a show on WFAN.
Jim Nasium

I agree Creighton seems to be the best of the finalists, but was he the best of the semi finalists. There were guys that were clearly better