“Why are we doing this?” wonders veteran columnist and diehard Boston Red Sox fan Mike Barnicle as Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough recounts the Red Sox’s history of blowing AL East division leads while the panel looks ahead to the four-game series between the Red Sox and New York Yankees. Listen to more of the baseball discussion here on MSNBC.
Mike Barnicle is a veteran print and broadcast journalist recognized for his street-smart, straightforward style honed over nearly four decades in the field. The Massachusetts native has written 4,000-plus columns collectively for The Boston Globe, Boston Herald and the New York Daily News, and continues to champion the struggles and triumphs of the every man by giving voice to the essential stories of today on television, radio, and in print.
