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Kind of a sad day in NY today. It might seem silly and a bit shallow to get upset that a sports radio talk show is ending, but that's pretty much the universal reaction around these parts now that the Mike & The Mad Dog Show is done.

Sports is a wonderful distraction from all the BS most of us put up with every day, and as fans, we love to talk and argue about it. What Mike Francesa and Chris Russo managed to pull off for almost 20 years was to let us listen and take part in those conversations while we were working, supposed to be working, driving, or whatever. It was a release for people, and it was appealing because Mike & The Dog seemed like fans who were doing exactly what we did at home, the bar, the office, wherever - talking and complaining and bitching and hoping and cheering about sports. They created the model that everyone else in the media has tried - but not succeeded (except for maybe PTI) - to duplicate.

Sure, they may have made you nuts with something they said, and you may have disagreed with 90% of their opinions. But it always was an intriguing listen, and when something big happened in sports, especially in this area, the Mike & The Mad Dog Show was the first place you turned. It sounds a bit weird, but even if you had no one around to talk with, you could act out that conversation or argument through their show in your head. Love them, Mushnick them, or somewhere in between, they were a reliable companion every day. And it's too bad that's gone now. Sounds like a cliche, but it really is the end of an era.

A few personal favorite moments: