Francesa Calls The Islanders A Third Rate Organization, Rick Dipietro Fires Back And Calls Him Fatso

Francesa On the Islanders:

Rick Dipietro:

Humpty comin in hot! Fatso is such a under appreciated, under utilized insult. So much better than just calling a person fat. FATSO takes it to that next level.

Anyway, I dont think what Francesa said was wrong. At all. Its pompous of him to think that by not scheduling Capuano to sit down with Mike, that the organization is lost. But thats how Mike rolls. He’s kingly. But there’s no doubt the Isles, as an organization, are kind of floating in no man’s land. The transition to Barclays wasnt exactly smooth. They’ve always kind of been like the forgotten franchise in the New York area. Aside from myself, there havent been many fans dying to jump aboard the bandwagon the past couple years.

But their fans are rabid. Very VERY loyal and passionate. Which is why I love Dipietro snapping at Mike. Thats a perfect Islanders fan reaction. Mike makes some valid critiques that really wasnt even a knock on the team or the players themselves and Rick tells him to go fuck himself. Thats how Isles fans roll.

The entire perception of the franchise is about to change, anyway. It wont matter about how they manage their PR. Wont matter about what appearances Capuano makes. They wont need to do much self promotion. Because as JT and the Islanders take the next step towards winning a Cup, the fans and the popularity will follow. They are good, young, VERY entertaining, and very likable. Because they dont promote very well, the hockey world barely knows about Matt Martin and his beautiful fucking face. All the charity work he does and how he and Sydney are like the First Couple of hockey. The world doesnt yet realize that JT is a man possessed on the ice, but off the ice as down to earth and personable as can be. Their 4th line is one of the hardest working groups in the NHL. How awesome the entire Greiss family is as they support him emerging as a star. They dont know the story of Travis Hamonic and his family and how the Hammer does so much awesome stuff for kids who have lost parents. Nobody knows this stuff yet, but they soon will. And once that happens people will realize just how fun the bandwagon really is. VROOM VROOM.