JamesFlames

James LoPresti
They call me JamesFlames, it goes with the hair -Yankees and all things baseball/sports - I only see red.
Die-hard Jomboy Media fan

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Wow that was such a blast! Thank you for having me on @TMKSESPN. Such a fun segment, give it a listen!

[Don, Hahn & Rosenberg @DHRonESPN]

TMKS: On Thursday's show, the guys get ready for the start of football season. Plus, the Yanks pick up a much needed win and Peter is doing the show from a listener's parents' bedroom.

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@SNYtv @sny_knicks @snyyankees @SNY_Mets @SNYGiants @SNYLiberty

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@GiraffeNeckMarc Anyone else watching with headphones?🤦🏼 I was buggin'

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@Yankees Combined IQ of at least 400 in that pic

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@TalkinYanks He could use a breather, nobody panic please

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@JoezMcfLy Wilson Betemit always got on my nerves '07-'08

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@TalkinYanks Messick is LHP apparently 🤦🏼

One letter typo completely changes everything

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@TalkinYanks Is Messick a reverse splits guy? Jones & Mcmann been hot and sitting both of them against a RHP? Goldy leadoff against a RHP? Rosario cleanup against RHP?

[Robert Sterling @RobertMSterling]

I just had the craziest experience at the airport.

We are about to board a flight to Atlanta when the pilot from the incoming plane walks out of the jetway. Guy is probably late 50s, salt and pepper hair, military look. The kind of pilot you instantly feel good about seeing on your flight.

Pilot walks over to the counter, gets on the PA system, and starts addressing everyone. “Folks, I’ve been doing this a long time. Flying one of these jets is easy. The hard part is looking at 130 people and telling them their flight is going to be delayed.”

Audible groans throughout the boarding gate. Most people here are flying to Atlanta as a layover before another flight. 130 people just had their day become a complete mess.

The pilot goes on. “I get it, trust me. But here’s the deal: During our landing, we had a small mechanical issue. I’m not your pilot for the next leg, but I don’t feel confident the jet’s safe to fly until we have a mechanical team look it over, and I don’t feel comfortable asking the next pilots to fly you guys until we get confirmation.”

He points at the agents next to him behind the counter: “Now, none of this is the agents’ fault. Please be kind to them. I’m the one who made this decision, not them, so any inconvenience you experience is my fault. Just please know that I don’t do this lightly, and I’m only doing it because I believe it’s in the best interests of everyone’s safety.”

Now this is where the story gets crazy. The pilot puts the microphone down, grabs his suitcase, and all the people in the gate…

Start clapping.

I’m not joking, everyone starts clapping for the guy. 130 people who just had their travel plans ruined give an ovation to the guy who made the decision and delivered the message.

All because he addressed them with decency and transparency, took ownership of the decision, made it clear that it was necessary, and explained why it was in everyone’s best interest.

It’s honestly one of the best examples of strong communication—of strong leadership, for that matter—that I’ve seen in a long time.

@Delta, whoever your Atlanta to Wichita pilot was this morning, he’s one of the good ones. Please tell him the delayed passengers of flight 1637 appreciate what he did.

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@TalkinBaseball_ @JomboyMedia Schlittler

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@TalkinYanks Benny & the Best

(Play off of "Benny & the Jets")

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@Steve40071621 @TalkinYanks Marlins are not the "walk in the park" they used to be, at all. Learn ball.

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@zo_demalia Not my favorite team, but Mike Fetters had a comical pre-pitch stare down that I still think about on the daily.

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@JomboyMedia @TalkinBaseball_ I feel like "The Office" theme woulda fit perfectly here instead

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@WFAN660 @EvanRobertsWFAN @ShaunMorash But no, these guys dont actually follow the team pitch-by-pitch and just look back at suspect defensive metrics and cough it up to "yup he isnt great defensively anymore". Playing while banged up is a part of the game and part of a long 162 game season.

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@WFAN660 @EvanRobertsWFAN @ShaunMorash I love how these so called "experts" neglect to mention any nuance of last year's season. Grish played through a hamstring injury (or quad or something) toward the last part of the year and still produced. Lost a step in the OF bc of it but was still a threat with the bat.

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@theamelia__ Go to class

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@Jomboy_ @JMWarehouse_ Hugging Mom after is top notch stuff

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@Jomboy_ Seems like a baseball Mandela effect, if you will

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@JeffPassan The fans nearby doing a GREAT job getting out of the way to let their player make a play. LOVE to see that!