About this episode

The episode discusses the Mets and Yankees' rotation issues and features an interview with Mike Vaccaro about the Steinbrenner family's legacy.

On a new episode of "The Show," NY Post columnist Mike Vaccaro joins Joel Sherman & Jon Heyman to discuss the complicated legacy of George Steinbrenner that he details in his new book The Bosses of the Bronx: The Endless Drama of the Yankees Under the House of Steinbrenner. Plus, why the Yankees are actually better off with Hal in the modern game and what he learned in the process of writing the book. First, Joel and Jon react to USA's win over Dominican Republic to advance to the World Baseball Classic finals and why Sean Manaea and Luis Gil's struggles in spring training are becoming an issue for the Mets and Yankees. 0:00 Intro 1:35 World Baseball Classic 13:53 Sean Manaea's Spring Training Struggles 16:45 Luis Gil's Struggles 21:42 NY Post Columnist Mike Vaccaro Joins The Show! 52:48 Hit Or Error Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Joel Sherman, Jon Heyman

Guest: Mike Vaccaro

Topics covered

• Mets issues
• Yankees issues
• World Baseball Classic
• Steinbrenner legacy
• Spring training struggles
• Baseball news

Keywords

• Mets
• Yankees
• Steinbrenner
• Mike Vaccaro
• World Baseball Classic
• spring training
• baseball
• Sean Manaea
• Luis Gil

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NY Post, Yankees, Mets

Books & works: The Bosses of the Bronx: The Endless Drama of the Yankees Under the House of Steinbrenner

Places: Dominican Republic

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