The New York Mets Return to WMML TOMORROW!

The New York Mets kick off their 2018 campaign at Citi Field tomorrow afternoon as they host the St. Louis Cardinals in the first game of their opening three game series.  And, for the first time since the 2015 World Series run, the Mets will be on FOX Sports Radio 97.9AM & AM 1230.

The first pitch is scheduled for 1:10pm, with pregame ceremonies emcee'd by Howie Rose airing shortly after 12:30pm.

It is our fifth year covering Mets baseball, and the first since the Mets made it to the World Series in 2015, when rights were transferred over to our sister stations CBS Sports Radio 1410 and WIN 104.9FM in Albany.  With the end of WIN 104.9, we have regained the rights, and look forward to the return of Mets baseball to our airwaves.

As in the past, we will broadcast all 162 regular season games here on FOX Sports Radio 97.9FM & AM 1230, with CBS Sports Radio 1410 being used as a secondary outlet in the event of schedule overlaps during the late summer.  Howie Rose, Josh Lewin and Wayne Randazzo will once again team up to give the live call of every game.

All broadcasts will begin 40 minutes prior to the first pitch, featuring pre-game ceremonies, manager and player interviews, and more.

We look forward to having the Mets back on and hope you can join us for the journey as the Mets seek their first World Series title since 1986 here on FOX Sports Radio 97.9FM and AM 1230.

Click here for the full 2018 New York Mets schedule.

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Glens Falls Dragons Enter Important Stretch

The Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League playoffs are a week away.

The Glens Falls Dragons currently sit in the third and final playoff spot for the East.  The Dragons are not safe, however, as the Albany Dutchmen trail them by only two games, with the two teams set to play each other twice in the coming week.

Team	Glens Falls Dragons	Albany Dutchmen
Record	22-26	22-25
Remaining Schedule
Friday	@ Amsterdam L @ Amsterdam L	@ Mohawk Valley W
Saturday	Amsterdam L	@ Adirondack W
Sunday	off	off
Monday	@ Albany L	Glens Falls W
Tuesday	Saugerties W	@ Amsterdam L
Wednesday	@ Saugerties	Amsterdam
Thursday	Albany	@ Glens Falls

The Dragons face the task of facing the top-seeded Amsterdam Mohawks three times in the next two days, wanting to maintain their advantage over the Dutchmen for the final playoff spot.  After a day off on Sunday, the Dragons will have two against Albany and two against Saugerties to complete their season.  Saugerties is 20 games back of first place Amsterdam, and 8 games behind the Dragons, thus eliminating the Stallions from playoff contention. 

Albany's schedule isn't easier.  After a game against the second place Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs, the Dutchmen travel to face Adirondack, who is only a half game behind Utica for the final playoff spot in the West Division and will be fighting for their playoff lives.  Then sandwiched between the two games with Glens Falls are two against Amsterdam.

The Glens Falls Dragons can technically clinch before heading into Monday's game, but will need to win all three games against Amsterdam, while Albany would need to drop their two games.  There's also a possibility of the Dutchmen to come into the rivalry game ahead of the Dragons, if the two teams should reverse the aforementioned fortune.  

But keep an eye on the weather.  The Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League will attempt to reschedule lost games due to weather, but rescheduling is not guaranteed.  The loss of games due to weather last year resulted in the Dragons (last year as the Golden Eagles) being eliminated from the playoffs due to a rainout.

NYSPHSAA Schedule for our Section 2 Baseball/Softball teams

This weekend, eight teams from Section 2 will attempt to win a state title in baseball or softball.  While it has been a great year already for Section 2, hopefully one or more of our local teams can join teams like Niskayuna (Lacrosse), Lake George, Scotia and Shenendehowa (Basketball) on the wall of NYSPHSAA Champions for the 2014-15 school year.

Here's the schedule for all of our local teams, and where they will be playing.

SECTION 2 TEAMS ARE IN BOLD

NYSPHSAA SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

All games are on Saturday, June 13^th at Moreau Recreation Park in Moreau.

CLASS A

AVERILL PARK VS. Pearl River - 9AM

Starpoint vs. W.T. Clarke - 9AM

Championship – 1:30PM

CLASS B

ICHABOD CRANE vs. Alden - 9AM

Solvay vs. Marlboro - 9AM

Championship – 1:30PM

CLASS C

HOOSIC VALLEY vs. Addison - 11:30AM

Chester vs. Elmira-Notre Dame - 11:30AM

Championship -  4PM

CLASS D

FORT ANN vs. Hamilton - 11:30AM

Andover vs. Deposit - 11:30AM

Championship - 4PM

NYSPHSAA BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

All games are on Saturday, June 13^th at various venues in the Binghamton area.

CLASS AA

At Union-Endicott High School

SARATOGA SPRINGS vs. Orchard Park – 1PM
Mamaroneck vs. Connetquot - 10AM

Championship – 4PM

CLASS A

At Maine-Endwell High School

QUEENSBURY vs. Hamburg – 1PM

Levittown Division vs. Byram Hills – 10AM

Championship – 4PM

CLASS C

At Binghamton University

HOOSIC VALLEY vs. Southold – 10AM

Tioga vs. Geneseo – 1PM

Championship – 4PM

CLASS D

At Conlon Field, Binghamton

FORT ANN vs. Smithtown Christian - 10AM

Oriskany vs. Westfield – 1PM

Championship - 4PM

Good luck to all our local teams from FOX Sports Radio 1230!

Mets return to FOX Sports Radio 1230 for fourth straight year

FOX Sports Radio 1230 announces they will be continuing their partnership with the New York Mets.

The New York Mets and Adirondack Broadcasting, FOX Sports Radio 1230's parent company, have signed a deal allowing 162 regular season games and 2 preseason games to air on FOX Sports Radio 1230 during the 2015 season.

The two preseason games will take place on April 3rd and 4th, as the New York Mets take on the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park.

Then on April 6th, the New York Mets begin their 2015 regular season campaign as they travel to Washington to face the Nationals at 4:05PM.

The broadcasts will feature Ryan Randazzo as the new host of the Mets Extra pre and postgame shows.  Randazzo comes from Chicago, where he handled talk and sports anchor duties for CBS Radio's WSCR-AM and WBBM-AM.  In addition, he did work for the Chicago White Sox, the Big Ten Network, ESPN and various other sports clubs and networks.  Randazzo replaces Seth Everett, who handled the duties for Mets flagship WOR last year.

Howie Rose and Josh Lewin return to describe the action on the field from the booth for the fourth straight year.

Coverage for all regular season Mets games will begin 40 minutes prior to the scheduled first pitch.

About FOX Sports Radio 1230: FOX Sports Radio 1230, WMML-AM, is a 1000-watt radio station licensed to Adirondack Broadcasting to cover the Glens Falls area.  The coverage area for WMML expands from Saratoga Springs to the south, Granville to the east, Corinth to the west and Warrensburg to the north, with more areas receiving the station during the course of the daytime.  FOX Sports Radio 1230 is home to the Dan Patrick Show, Rich Eisen Show, as well as other sports/talk programs handled by FOX Sports Radio.  The station is also home to Buffalo Bills football coverage in the fall, New York Mets baseball in the spring and summer, and high school sports in both fall and winter.

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