Two-Minute Drill With Jim Monaghan and Chris Swendeman

Send us Fan Mail Following the final weekend of the regular NFL season, a whopping SEVEN teams are looking for a new head coach, and after their final two dismal performances against the playoff-bound Patriots and Bills, don't be surprised if the Jets make it eight. Out of all the teams with an opening for a new head coach, the Giants might be the most attractive. Think about it - a young qua...

Send us Fan Mail For this final episode of year, Jim Monaghan and Chris Swendeman went on separate road trips to watch their favorite teams play, and the results were WILDLY different. Chris Swendeman journeyed to Buffalo to watch his recently-appointed favorite team the Bills take on the Eagles.   Through a driving rainstorm, he watched a pretty exciting game, even if the hometown Bills came out...

Send us Fan Mail We may not know who the head coach of the New York Giants will be in 2026, but we do know this - It will NOT be Mike Kafka. That deal was sealed in yet another loss this past Sunday with a play that might be the perfect metaphor for a disastrous season. Trailing 3-0 to the Vikings early in the game, the Giants were in a 4th and 5 inside the Red Zone.  Rather than go for what would...

Send us Fan Mail A lot of Mets fans are all up in arms over the team letting slugger Pete Alonso sign as a free agent with the Baltimore Orioles. And that's after trading Brandon Nimmo and the free-agent departure of Edwin Diaz to the Dodgers. But here is the reality of the situation - ownership saw that the roster, as constructed for the 2025 season, did not win.  They also didn't like...

Send us Fan Mail With the MLB Winter Meetings underway in Orlando, former MLB pitcher CJ Nitkowski joins Jim Monaghan and Chris Swendeman this week on the Two-Minute Drill Podcast. And there's lots to talk about, too! New Hall-of-Famer Jeff Kent The Kent-Barry Bonds Dynamic Don Mattingly Edwin Diaz and what his signing with the Dodgers means for the Mets The Dodgers as the new "Evil Empi...

Send us Fan Mail If you want to look at the bright side of things, the Giants didn't blow another 4th quarter lead, and quarterback Jaxson Dart didn't get hurt. After that, Monday night's loss to the Patriots was pretty much bad all around. Abdul Carter was on the bench for the first couple of series for what we hear was "disciplinary reasons," the Giants field goal kicker...

Send us Fan Mail Following yet another blown 4th-quarter lead, the Giants responded by firing their defensive coordinator Shane Bowen. While Bowen was probably going to be fired at the end of the season anyway, his dismissal with five games to go is another exclamation point on a horrible Giants season. Just six weeks after the Giants defense rose to the occasion in helping to beat the Philadelphi...

Send us Fan Mail After multiple seasons of failure, the Giants finally cut ties with head coach Brian Daboll, acknowledging that the team couldn't continue in its current path. The question now is who exactly do the Giants hire?  It's not as if the next Great-Head-Coach-In-Waiting is sitting by the phone just hoping that the team will call. Rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart appears to be th...

Send us Fan Mail  The Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays just treated us to an EPIC 7-game classic that may very well go down as one of the greatest postseason series of all time! This one had everything - home runs, great plays, pitching performances the likes of which we haven't seen in years. Jim Monaghan and Chris Swendeman offer their thoughts on what the Blue Jays and Dodgers jus...

Send us Fan Mail The Stone Pony has long been a huge part of the Asbury Park/Jersey Shore music scene, and Lee Mrowicki has been a key player for years. As "The Voice of the Stone Pony" Lee's view from the DJ booth opposite the stage opened the door to stories about Bruce Springsteen, Southside Johnny, and other characters who are such an important part of the Jersey Shore sound. Wh...

Send us Fan Mail Hope for the New York Jets?  Surely you must be kidding!  After getting off to an 0-7 start, fans are looking at another horrible season. Jets radio play-by-play announcer Bob Wischusen, who's been covering the team in one way or another since Year Two of the Rich Kotite debacle, sees some silver lining, especially after the last two games in which the defense has allowed a c...

Send us Fan Mail Longtime New York Giants radio play-by-play announcer Bob Papa joins Jim Monaghan and Chris Swendeman this week on the Two-Minute Drill podcast. As someone who has been an integral part of the Giants radio team since the late 1980s, Bob has a unique perspective into what happens with the team on a day-to-day basis. We talk about the continued development of QB Jaxson Dart, the eme...

Send us Fan Mail The Yankees are on the brink of elimination (again), the Jets' season might already be over (and we haven't even reached Columbus Day), and a few former New York quarterbacks are having surprisingly good seasons. Jim Monaghan and Chris Swendeman dive into how the Red Sox gave teams a blueprint for beating the Yankees, a surprising Bills loss to the Patriots, and some tho...

Send us Fan Mail This week we welcome Bill Lekas to the Two-Minute Drill. Co-host of "The Sunday Drive" on SiriusXM, Bill breaks down all the action every Sunday from noon to 8 PM, and he can also be heard on the "Late Hits" program at various times during the week. Jim Monaghan and Chris Swendeman get with Bill for his take on what's happened so far this season including...

Send us Fan Mail With less than a week left to the 2025 regular season in Major League Baseball, the New York Mets are on the brink of adding themselves to the list of teams like the 1964 Phillies and the 1978 Red Sox. Having lost 11 of their last 15 games and 12 of their last 19, what seemed like a season destined for the postseason is on the verge of ending with a thud. Meanwhile, as much as the...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Two-Minute Drill, we ask the tough question - how did Chris Swendeman handle the Cowboys dramatic win over the Giants on Sunday?  Was it enough to convince the newest member of the Bills Mafia to trade in his card table for spurs? Plus, the Yankees may have REALLY made a big mistake with shortstop Anthony Volpe who now may need surgery to repair his shoulder. And...

Send us Fan Mail  Jim Monaghan and Chris Swendeman are back with the latest episode of the Two-Minute Drill podcast. Swendeman recently turned in his Cowboys Fan Card after deciding he just couldn't take it anymore.  So, what's life like after the Cowboys?  Find out. Plus, after a ridiculously good Week One performance, former New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones may have some strong...

Send us Fan Mail Paul Rappaport spent more than 30 years as a promotions executive for Columbia Records. In that capacity, he worked with an amazing lineup of artists - Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, Judas Priest, Men At Work, the Bangles...and that's just a fraction of the total! Over the years, Paul has compiled some AMAZING stories and he has just published his first...

Send us Fan Mail Due to a scheduling issue, we had to make a bit of an adjustment this week so it's our pleasure to welcome Lindsay Berra, granddaughter of the legendary Yogi Berra, to the Two-Minute Drill. 2025 marks the year that the legendary Yogi Berra would have turned 100. What better way to celebrate one of the most beloved baseball players in history than by capturing a GUINNESS WORLD...

Send us Fan Mail This year's Major League trade deadline featured a lot of teams making moves either to improve their roster for the final two months of the regular season, or to sell off some of their top players to get players in return who will help in the future. In the case of the San Diego Padres, they were both buyers and sellers at the deadline with a dizzying series of moves. The Yan...

Send us Fan Mail If you live here in New Jersey, you definitely know who Terrie Carr is. As a radio DJ and program director, Terrie's impact has resonated with listeners in countless ways. TC's commitment to both her listeners and her staff are a big part of why she has continued to weather the countless changes in radio and the music business over the years. Jim Monaghan and Chris Swend...

Send us Fan Mail Let's face it - this was not a good weekend for Anthony Volpe. He went 1-for-11 against the Mets (yes, the one was a home run), he hit Aaron Judge in the face with a baseball (how is that even possible?), and then his dad got into a shouting match with a fan at Citi Field in a moment that almost immediately went viral. We've talked about Volpe before - yes, he's bee...

Send us Fan Mail Another chapter in Bruce Springsteen's extraordinary career unfolds on Friday June 27th with the release of 7 new albums. With songs dating as far back at 1983, this is an extraordinary cache of material that for one reason or another, Bruce didn't feel he wanted to put out at the time. Radio veteran Jim Rotolo (catch him on SiriusXM's E Street Radio channel 20) joi...

Send us Fan Mail  Between his work at WNEW-FM and WFAN, Richard Neer has been synonymous with New York radio since 1971. As a disc jockey, music director, and ultimately program director at WNEW-FM, Richard helped shape the history of rock radio through the 1970's and 1980's before taking his love of sports with him to WFAN, the legendary all sports station. He's also a published au...

Send us Fan Mail Get the popcorn ready!  Aaron Rodgers signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers leads off this week's episode of the Two-Minute Drill podcast. As always, Aaron Rodgers brings a lot of baggage with him wherever he goes, and don't expect anything different this coming season.   Do the Steelers need a QB?  Absolutely. Is that QB going to make THE difference for the team this com...