Two-Minute Drill With Jim Monaghan and Chris Swendeman
Radio veterans Jim Monaghan and Chris Swendeman get together each week to discuss the latest topics in sports, music, and pop culture.
Episodes
64 episodes
Go New York Go! The Knicks Are CRUISING!!!
Any fears that Knicks fans might have had going into the recent playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers were quickly put to rest with a convincing sweep in the 4-game series.We're talking a level of dominance that even the most die...
The Yankees FINALLY Do Right By Anthony Volpe
Hindsight is always 20/20, so it's not exactly earth-shattering news or a sizzling hot take to say that in retrospect, the Yankees rushed Anthony Volpe to the major leagues in 2023.After an eye-opening spring training that year, New York...
It Got Late Early For These Two MLB Teams
It may still be early in the Major League Baseball season, but for two teams, to borrow a phrase from Yogi Berra, it got late early as the Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies fired their respective managers.Managers may not be the o...
The NFL Draft Is Here - What's Ahead For the Jets and Giants?
The 2026 NFL Draft begins Thursday in Pittsburgh and while it may not be a quarterback-heavy draft, there is still plenty of talent to pick from.The Jets have the 2nd pick in the draft; the Giants have two of the top 10 picks. ...
Has Parity Hit Major League Baseball?
There are still more than 140 games left in the regular Major League Baseball season but an early look at the standings after the first few weeks of play will tell you that there are a lot of teams bunched together.In fact, there are cur...
It's Everybody's Favorite New Game Show - Knee-Jerk Reaction Time!
Sports talk radio gave Joe Fan the opportunity to immediately vent or celebrate his or her favorite team's losses and victories.Social media has given all of us a platform to do the same turning some people into media "stars" and giving ...
Major League Baseball Wants You To Cut the Cord
Among the numerous changes that have been made to baseball over the past few years - bigger bases, pitch clock, putting a runner on second base in extra innings to name a few - Major League Baseball has REALLY attempted to appeal to younger vie...
The World Baseball Classic Sends A Message To Major League Baseball
Think there's a problem with baseball? Then you CLEARLY weren't paying attention during the World Baseball Classic.It's not very often that you get a Game 7 in the middle of March!Packed stadiums around the world, passion fr...
Special Guest - Kenny Albert On the USA's Amazing Olympic Gold Medal Runs
This week on the Two-Minute Drill, we're thrilled to share a conversation with Kenny Albert.Kenny Albert is the TV voice of the New York Rangers, and the lead voice for the NHL on TNT. He says calling the recent Olympic hockey rank...
The Athletic's MLB Fan Survey Has Some Big Surprises
The Athletic just published the results of their recent survey about Major League Baseball and the results just may surprise you.For one, despite the vitriol he draws on social media, Commissioner Rob Manfred's standing among fa...
Why You Shouldn't Believe ANYTHING You See In Spring Training
Both the US Men's and Women's Hockey Teams brought home the gold in the 2026 Winter Olympics with dramatic wins over their respective Canadian opponents.Plus Major League Baseball will be using its new ABS Strike Zone this season follow...
From Potential MLB Lockouts To Landman!
The average baseball fan may not know who Tony Clark is, but it's a safe bet that pretty much everybody knows who Billy Bob Thornton is.One is the former Executive Director of the Major League Baseball Players Association; the oth...
Super Bowl LX Wrap Up
Jim Monaghan and Chris Swendeman take a look back at Super Bowl LX from the biggest reason to why the Seahawks won to the spectacle of Big Bunny's halftime performance.But wait...there's more!We discuss Lindsey Vonn's heartbreak...
Guess Who Is NOT Picking the Patriots To Win the Super Bowl?
Lots to talk about on this week's show!The Super Bowl - yes, the Patriots had a relatively easy path to their 14-3 record, but their run to Sunday's game required them to beat three of the top five defenses in the league.
Welcome To Super Bowl LX - A Jets Fan's Worst Nightmare
If you're a New York Jets fan, you can plan on punching your ticket straight to heaven because in less than two weeks, you will have spent your time in hell.With the hated New England Patriots back in the Super Bowl and the Sam Darnold-l...
The Jets Now Have TWO Chances To Get It Right But Will They?
Last week on the Two-Minute Drill, Jim Monaghan and Chris Swendeman were talking about how the Jets needed to do whatever it takes to get former Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin in the building in Florham Park and not let him leave until he came...
The New York Jets May Never Get This Opportunity Again
The theme of this NFL season has been head coach openings - there are nine of them right now to be exact.In all actuality, there should be an even ten with the New York Jets making an immediate move to relieve Aaron Glenn of his head coa...
Why the Giants Might Be the Attractive Head Coach Opening
Following the final weekend of the regular NFL season, a whopping SEVEN teams are looking for a new head coach, and after their final two dismal performances against the playoff-bound Patriots and Bills, don't be surprised if the Jets make it e...
The Year-End Road Trip Edition of the Two-Minute Drill
For this final episode of year, Jim Monaghan and Chris Swendeman went on separate road trips to watch their favorite teams play, and the results were WILDLY different.Chris Swendeman journeyed to Buffalo to watch his recently-appointed f...
Guess Who WON'T Be the Giants Head Coach In 2026?
We may not know who the head coach of the New York Giants will be in 2026, but we do know this -It will NOT be Mike Kafka.That deal was sealed in yet another loss this past Sunday with a play that might be the perfect metaphor for...
Mets Fans Don't Like What's Happening, But It's All Part of the Plan
A lot of Mets fans are all up in arms over the team letting slugger Pete Alonso sign as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles.And that's after trading Brandon Nimmo and the free-agent departure of Edwin Diaz to the Dodgers.But h...
Baseball Hot Stove Talk With Former MLB Pitcher CJ Nitkowski
With the MLB Winter Meetings underway in Orlando, former MLB pitcher CJ Nitkowski joins Jim Monaghan and Chris Swendeman this week on the Two-Minute Drill Podcast.And there's lots to talk about, too!New Hall-of-Famer Jeff Ken...
At Least the Giants Didn't Blow Another 4th Quarter Lead
If you want to look at the bright side of things, the Giants didn't blow another 4th quarter lead, and quarterback Jaxson Dart didn't get hurt.After that, Monday night's loss to the Patriots was pretty much bad all around.Abdul Ca...
The Hits Just Keep On Coming For the NY Giants
Following yet another blown 4th-quarter lead, the Giants responded by firing their defensive coordinator Shane Bowen.While Bowen was probably going to be fired at the end of the season anyway, his dismissal with five games to go is anoth...
The Giants CAN'T Get This Coaching Hire Wrong
After multiple seasons of failure, the Giants finally cut ties with head coach Brian Daboll, acknowledging that the team couldn't continue in its current path.The question now is who exactly do the Giants hire? It's not as if the n...