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
85 episodes
Panic Point - Taking the Pulse of Yankees, Rangers, Giants Fans
What's your Panic Point?YANKEES - with the season almost a week over, what kind of changes do the Yankees need to make both in terms of the front office and the roster?RANGERS - with a possible season-ending injury f...
The Yankees' Euphoria Is Long Gone
Fresh off a dominant two-game sweep of the Red Sox in the American League Wild Card Series, the Yankees have found a FAR more difficult opponent in the Tampa Bay Rays.For one, unlike the Red Sox, the Rays have an experienced coach...
Yankees-Red Sox: Here Are the Matchups We REALLY Want To See!
When the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees get after it this week at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx this week, there's more to this Wild Card Series matchup than these two storied franchises with a long history.Yankees Capta...
Panic Point - Giants Fans Are Already At DEFCON 6!
This has been a bad few days for at least three of the local sports teams. And a fourth one made sort of an unexpected move.GIANTS - QB1 Jaxson Dart was injured in the first quarter of Monday night's game against the Rams an...
It Looks Like Someone Was Wrong About Pete Alonso
Former Mets slugger Pete Alonso made his first return to Citi Field this week after signing with the Baltimore Orioles as a free agent in the offseason.One half of our team - that would be Jim Monaghan, of course - said at the tim...
Using Jimi Hendrix Math Doubles the Yankees Lead On the Red Sox
When the Yankees woke up on the morning of Tuesday September 8, the news was REALLY good. Captain Aaron Judge was returning to the lineup, and what seemed like a VERY slim two-game lead over the Red Sox was actually four.Remember t...
The Yankees Beat Up On the Red Sox and STILL Lost Ground To the Rays
The Yankees just came off a 3-1 series win over the Red Sox in the Bronx this past weekend, but have VERY little to show for it.At the beginning of last week, the Yankees trailed the first-place Rays by 3 games, and led 2nd-place ...
This Team Is A Bigger Obstacle For the Yankees Than the Rays
With about five weeks left to the 2026 regular season, the Yankees entered this week just three games behind the first-place Tampa Bay Rays in the loss column in the American League East.With four games remaining on the schedule against ...
The Clock Is Ticking For the New York Yankees
While the Yankees wait for Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, and Cody Bellinger to return from their respective injuries, the team's depleted lineup is struggling to score runs.In fact, since the trade deadline a couple of weeks ago, the Y...
The Yankees Are 100% To Blame For the Volpe Mess
Just following the trade deadline last week, the New York Yankees made a move that a lot of fans had been clamoring for, sending Anthony Volpe to AAA and calling up George Lombard Jr.Volpe's struggles both at the plate and in the field w...
Where Was the Yankees' Sense of Urgency at the Deadline?
Going into the MLB trade deadline, the New York Yankees had four holes that needed attention - catcher, shortstop, outfield, bullpen.The team's deadline moves yielded a first baseman in Luis Garcia Jr (yes, he has played other infield po...
Here's Why Knicks Fans Don't Have To Worry About LeBron To the 76ers
Congratulations, 76ers fans - you just won the month of July!With the signing of 22-time NBA All-Star LeBron James to a two-year contract (at the veteran minimum of $4 million per year), your team made a significant improvement.Al...
The Yankees Don't Need To Look Far For Their Next Shortstop
Let's get this out of the way first - yes, Jim Monaghan is CLEARLY gloating over the 14-game Red Sox winning streak.He also thinks that the Sox are playing WAY over their heads.On tap this week -The Yankees ...
The USMNT's World Cup Run Ends With A Thud
The United States Men's National Team's run in the 2026 World Cup ended Monday night with a 4-1 knockout loss to Belgium.Despite FIFA (thanks perhaps in response to a phone call from President Trump) allowing the USA's top scorer Folarin...
A Blip for the Yankees, a Disaster for the Mets
Right now the Mets and Red Sox appear to be going in two different directions.And relax, Yankees fans. You won't remember this past weekend by the end of July.Following a 4-game weekend sweep of the Yankees and a Monday nigh...
Special Guest - Legendary NFL Quarterback Joe Theismann
A lot of former New Jersey high school football players have been in a Super Bowl. Only a handful of them are quarterbacks.Joe Theismann is one of them.A product of South River High School, Joe went to Notre Dame where he wa...
Is Jalen Brunson the Greatest Knick Ever?
That's clearly a loaded question given the number of GREAT players who have worn the Knicks' uniform over the years.But if his performance in the 2026 NBA Playoffs, especially the championship-winning series versus the Spurs, doesn't put...
With A Game 3 Knicks Loss, the NBA Finals Got A Lot More Interesting
If the cliche that a playoff series doesn't get interesting until the home team loses, then there should be three times the interest in the NBA Finals right now because the home team has lost in each of the first three games so far.On on...
It's A Huge Mistake To Underestimate the Knicks
The NBA Finals begin tonight with the New York Knicks on the road against the San Antonio Spurs.Despite the fact that the Knicks are on a dominant 11-0 playoff run, their detractors will tell you that they didn't face strong teams...
There's Just No Stopping the New York Knicks
The New York Knicks aren't just beating teams. They're demoralizing them.Currently on an 11-0 run as they await the winner of the NBA's Western Conference series between the Spurs and the Thunder, the Knicks closed out their...
Look Who's Jumping On the Mets Bandwagon!
Remember that agonizing 12-game losing streak a couple of weeks ago?Jim Monaghan was strongly suggesting that the Mets fire manager Carlos Mendoza, saying that he was in over his head and had lost the team (Jim might want to stick with c...
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. ...