Hour 4: Bad Guy Don?

Summary

Don, Hahn & Rosenberg – Hour 4: Bad Guy Don? (May 14, 2026)

Episode Overview

This episode of Don, Hahn & Rosenberg dives into the fun, fervor, and sometimes controversy around New York sports fandom—particularly the Knicks' current run. The hosts engage in a lively debate about "bandwagon" fans and revisit a recent on-air incident involving broadcaster Don La Greca and media personality Penny Crone. In between, callers and hosts reminisce about memorable New York sports moments, discuss recent playoff performances, and explore the fine line between sports loyalty and gatekeeping.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Caller Anthony Confronts “Bad Guy Don” Over Penny Crone Comments

• [01:58–04:40]
  • Caller Anthony starts by praising Don La Greca but brings up a contentious moment from earlier in the week, accusing Don of being unnecessarily harsh about former news anchor Penny Crone.
  • Anthony recounts:

    "You killed her. You killed her. Literally. You said, no."
    (Anthony, 03:21)

  • Don and co-hosts clarify the conversation, with Peter Rosenberg and Alan Hahn chiming in, sometimes mock-serious, sometimes sarcastic, poking fun at Don but also defending him.
  • Peter laughs:

    "Did I kill Sidney Poitier? Absolutely. I did not kill Penny Crone. I just asked the question, is she still with us?"
    (Peter Rosenberg, 04:40)

2. The “Bandwagon” Debate: Who’s a Real Fan?

• [05:04–10:05]
  • Hosts debate what makes a true fan versus a bandwagon fan, zeroing in on media figures or casual observers who publicly root for teams only in high moments.
  • Peter Rosenberg passionately draws a line:

    "You're either in or you're out. How about that? Why can't we make a decision?"
    (Peter Rosenberg, 08:01)

  • Alan Hahn offers a welcoming counterpoint:

    "I welcome everybody who wants to have fun."
    (Alan Hahn, 08:44)

  • The crew recalls the 1991 Redskins' bandwagon, bumper stickers in the Sunday paper, and how surges in popular interest are beneficial—even if not all are diehard fans.
  • Caller/Guest reflects:

    "In my old age, I don’t mind it as much... At least you want to support something. They're not big sports fans... now they're here."
    (Caller/Guest, 10:05)

3. Business of Bandwagons & Knicks’ Promising Window

• [10:31–11:03]
  • Briefly, the conversation pivots to the business benefits of increased fan attention for high-performing teams like the Knicks.
  • Alan Hahn imagines future business:

    "Imagine a world where we did even more business with MSG. Wouldn't that be amazing?... This Knicks thing just keeps getting bigger and bigger. They're going to take—this could be a multi-year window."
    (Alan Hahn, 10:39–10:50)

4. Sports Flashbacks: Yankees and Knicks in the ’90s

• [13:13–16:30]
  • The hosts play “what happened 30 years ago today?” with memorable New York sports anniversaries.
  • Recollection of Doc Gooden’s 1996 no-hitter (Yankees) and the Knicks/Hornets 1993 playoff battle:
    • Alan Hahn:

      "That final out wasn't easy. That thing floated a little bit. ...It'll pop up. Jeter."
      (Alan Hahn, 13:25)

    • Mike Rosenberg:

      "And Doc to get a no-hitter, that bothered me. I'm sorry. I'm not going to lie."
      (Mike Rosenberg, 14:19)

5. Current Knicks & NBA Playoff Talk

• [17:13–18:42]
  • Caller Spike brings up recent Knicks and NBA playoff performances, with discussion about coaching strategies and key players.
  • Alan Hahn critiques:

    "Duran's been invisible, and that can't happen. ...You can see he's struggling with it mentally."
    (Alan Hahn, 17:50–17:56)

  • Concerns about a stomach bug going around the Cavaliers and potential impact on tomorrow’s game.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Bandwagon Fandom:

  • "I don't celebrate the lukewarm. You know what happens when my tub has lukewarm water? I get more hot water. I don't want it."
    (Peter Rosenberg, 08:24)
  • "The Knicks, like, they didn't have a chance. ...They were so fired up for that game. ...That was the gentleman's sweep thing. You give them that one, and then you just take them out in the last one."
    (Alan Hahn, 15:54)

• Self-Deprecating Banter:

  • "Alan didn't kill her. Dead."
    (Peter Rosenberg, 04:15)
  • "You're the guy that locks the gate when you have a party."
    (Alan Hahn, 06:02)

• On Sports Memory & Nostalgia:

  • "May in the 90s, it always felt like something exciting was happening."
    (Alan Hahn, 15:01)
  • "George was banned from baseball's executive council on this day in 97. Wow. Headlines everywhere."
    (Alan Hahn, 16:47)

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Important Timestamps of Key Segments

• 01:58–04:40 – "Dead or Alive" Penny Crone controversy, caller confrontation with Don
• 05:04–10:05 – Bandwagon fans: nostalgia, philosophy, business implications
• 13:13–16:30 – 1990s New York sports flashbacks, particularly Yankees’ and Knicks’ moments
• 17:13–18:42 – Knicks playoff analysis, caller reactions, news on the Cavaliers’ illness situation

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Conclusion

This episode combines sports hot takes with humor, self-reflection, and classic New York banter. The hosts dissect the meaning of fandom—welcoming the casuals but ribbing them mercilessly—while celebrating both the glory days and present excitement in New York sports. Their candid, sometimes irreverent style is on display throughout, making for an episode that’s equal parts insightful, nostalgic, and entertaining for any level of sports fan.

Transcript

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[Don Hahn]

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[Mike Rosenberg]

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[Don Hahn]

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[Caller Anthony]

Hey, guys, how you doing? Happy Thursday.

[Mike Rosenberg]

Same to you, man.

[Caller Anthony]

So I just want to, I was first going to bring up, just quickly, my Yankees point. You know, it really would suck if Brady goes out for a while now with an elbow. Him and Cole are two of the best pitchers of this decade and they're supposed to be on this rotation together and they probably won't be together at all for the first two years. So that's pretty disheartening for a Yankees fan.

[Mike Rosenberg]

Well, we'll see.

[Caller Anthony]

I wanted to, you know. Yeah. So I also, I brought this up to Anthony on the phone. Don, I want to say, started off by saying I think you're genuinely one of the best guys Ever. I think you're very.

[Mike Rosenberg]

I don't like this guy. I want to say.

[Alan Hahn]

I don't like.

[Caller or Guest]

I don't like.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah, this is setting up.

[Caller Anthony]

You're my guy, you know, You're a New Jersey guy. North Jersey guy. So you're my guy, Don. And I've never seen or heard anything that you may have done or said that made me think you are a bad guy.

[Mike Rosenberg]

Okay.

[Caller Anthony]

Except earlier this week. Earlier this week, you were talking about kind of the buzz in the city and how the Knicks, you know, getting news coverage when you go and you turn on the news and you see the hack newscasters, you were saying, who, like, are wearing a nick hat or talking about the Knicks. And you used to say how you hated that.

[Mike Rosenberg]

Yes.

[Caller Anthony]

And then you proceeded to go and mention you were thinking about a name, and then you remember and you said, penny Crone.

[Mike Rosenberg]

Yes.

[Caller Anthony]

And you continue to kill Penny Crone. You killed her. You killed her. Literally. You said, no.

[Mike Rosenberg]

I asked if she was still with us. Yeah.

[Caller or Guest]

That's unfortunate.

[Caller Anthony]

You played. They played dead or alive. Then when you found Jacob, came said, no, she. She's a wonderful woman. She's a real estate agent. You continued on to kill her and say, oh, she was. She was an old hag back then.

[Mike Rosenberg]

Well, I never say. I never put my eyes about. I never said old hag. I was surprised. I thought she was a lot older than she was. I just used her as an example of somebody that wasn't a fan and all of a sudden became a fan. Because I feel like if you're a Nick. But I think she's a wonderful.

[Caller Anthony]

I don't try to save it. Alan tried to save it. Alan said she's a wonderful woman.

[Mike Rosenberg]

And he doesn't know.

[Caller Anthony]

He has no idea why.

[Mike Rosenberg]

Because she's selling real estate. That makes her a wonderful woman. She might be, but Alan doesn't know.

[Alan Hahn]

I know her well. She's wonderful.

[Caller or Guest]

I'll tell you what Alan didn't do.

[Mike Rosenberg]

Alan didn't kill her. Dead. Yeah. I didn't say she was dead.

[Alan Hahn]

I didn't say she was an old hag either, Don.

[Mike Rosenberg]

I never said old.

[Caller Anthony]

Ha.

[Mike Rosenberg]

I. All I did was ask if she was still with us. Right.

[Caller or Guest]

Well, it's tough.

[Caller Anthony]

Penny Crone was actually. She was on the Howard Stern show in the early 2000s on the Stern Howard 100 news team. And she was really funny. They used to torture her, but she was a really nice

[Mike Rosenberg]

going by.

[Caller Anthony]

Killed her.

[Mike Rosenberg]

Let's get her on the show. Listen, I did. Did I kill Sidney Poitier. Absolutely. I. I did not kill Penny Crone. I just asked the question, is she still with us? And a woman that was 47 years old 30 years ago would then be, what, 77? It's worth it. It's worth the ask.

[Alan Hahn]

You think it's on the table?

[Mike Rosenberg]

I'm just asking.

[Alan Hahn]

All right, well, I'm saying let's get her on the show.

[Mike Rosenberg]

All I'm saying is, see how big

[Alan Hahn]

of a Knicks fan she is.

[Mike Rosenberg]

She was kind of the face of the news anchor that doesn't know anything about sports. All of a sudden, throwing on the cap and rallying around. She was the poster child of that in the late 90s. Am I wrong about that, Alan? Because they gave us.

[Alan Hahn]

She was very excited. So they'd go to the news after the game, and there she is, all fired up, like, that was great. She was into it. She loved it.

[Ian Fitzsimmons]

And she.

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You know what?

[Alan Hahn]

She was. She was. It was very typical of anybody, you know, Right?

[Commercial Voice]

Because you're.

[Alan Hahn]

You're entrenched in sports. Like, you love sports, you follow sports, you're into it. But, you know, people in your life that aren't, but they like when things are fun and everybody's into something, so they get into it, too. So when the Yankees become a thing, then they're like, you know what? I love this.

[Commercial Voice]

This is great.

[Alan Hahn]

Isn't this fun? They put a hat on it. No, like, tell me about the Jeter guy. What's. What. What is it with him?

[Mike Rosenberg]

I say, none of your business.

[Don Hahn]

Where.

[Mike Rosenberg]

Where were you in August with the 10:31st pitch in Oakland?

[Alan Hahn]

Oh, you're the guy that closes. You're the guy that locks the gate when you have a party.

[Mike Rosenberg]

Ain't nobody else allowed.

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[Ian Fitzsimmons]

I understand.

[Mike Rosenberg]

With who?

[Caller or Guest]

No, no, I. I sometimes am the guy who locks the game.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah, it happens.

[Mike Rosenberg]

Just don't want everybody.

[Alan Hahn]

This party's roaring and you don't want anymore. No one else can enjoy it.

[Caller or Guest]

We've had enough.

[Alan Hahn]

You weren't here early. Unless it's a Don pool party.

[Mike Rosenberg]

No, but because. No. You know what it is? I have a party every week and you're above the party. You're not interested in the party, and all of a sudden the party gets hot, and all of a sudden people are buzzing about everybody wants and you want in. I would say, you know what? Where were you seven Sundays ago when I had the party? You didn't think it was cool, and all of a sudden some famous people showed up and now you want to be in. No. You're either in or you're out. How about that? Why can't we make a decision?

[Caller or Guest]

Don't be lukewarm.

[Mike Rosenberg]

I don't celebrate the lukewarm. You know what happens when my tub has lukewarm water? I get more hot water. I don't want it.

[Ian Fitzsimmons]

Or you pee it.

[Alan Hahn]

Sorry. So you're telling me that the Penny Crohn's of the world are not allowed to listen to our show? Because where were you when it started? Now all of a sudden, the Knicks are good. They're on a run. Now you want to listen to our show, so they can't listen.

[Mike Rosenberg]

Now if all of a sudden I

[Alan Hahn]

welcome everybody who wants to have fun.

[Mike Rosenberg]

Yeah. But if all of a sudden we became number one and she's running around with a Don, Han and Rosenberg hat, I'd have two Questions. Number one, where'd you get that hat? And number two, where were you when we first started and we were trying to move up the charts? No, no, you're bandwagon. Bandwagon. I got no time for bandwagon.

[Alan Hahn]

Still on the way.

[Caller or Guest]

I will tell you, when I was young, I think I've told you guys this before. When I was young, the 91 Redskins, one of the, you know, I think Don Legreca agrees. Top five Super bowl team of all time.

[Mike Rosenberg]

One of the greatest teams.

[Caller or Guest]

Oh, yeah, there was this big thing they started in the Washington Post called, you know, they started talking about the Redskins bandwagon and they made bumper stickers that they sent out in the newspaper. You talk about a different time.

[Alan Hahn]

Bumper stickers in the paper.

[Caller or Guest]

Yes, the bumper sticker went out in the, in the Sunday Post, I guess, you know, the special Sunday. Yeah, a Sunday. And the bumper sticker started going on everyone's cars. And at the time I was so annoyed because I'm like, Redskins bandwagon. You know, what is this? But the thing is, as I've gotten older, what I've realized is the bandwagon isn't really necessarily about big sports fans coming on board. The bandwagon is about other locals who just aren't that into sports. But because it's local and it's getting to this point, they just get more excited and they want to be a part of it.

[Mike Rosenberg]

And I don't care for it now,

[Caller or Guest]

and I hear you, they certainly don't deserve to be at the front of the line. But like in my old age, I don't mind it as much. I get it. At least you want to support something. They're not big sports fans, you know, they're not. Not all people have time for sports and now they're here. The thing is, I see it though, because when you walk around, everyone wants to talk about this Knicks basketball team. It's hard not to enjoy it a little bit. But again, I'm not a Knicks fan, so I'm as fraudulent as they get.

[Alan Hahn]

So it's good for business, boys.

[Caller or Guest]

It is good for business. The bandwagon's great for business, that's for sure. Good for our business, too.

[Alan Hahn]

Sure is.

[Caller or Guest]

I mean, imagine a world where we did even more business with msg. Wouldn't that be amazing? Think about how cool that would be. This Knicks thing just keeps getting bigger and bigger. They're going to take this could be a multi year window. We don't know what's going to happen.

[Mike Rosenberg]

You don't know.

[Caller or Guest]

What if they go to the finals this year? Suppose they even come up short. But they battle in the finals. Then they're back again next year. Then you're looking at a window of four years. Multiple conference finals, finals appearances changes everybody's bottom line, boys.

[Mike Rosenberg]

Well, it's good business. Let's see if we can get like a Warriors or Bulls run.

[Caller or Guest]

Well, calm down. Now you've gone too far.

[Mike Rosenberg]

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[Don Hahn]

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[Don Hahn]

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[Mike Rosenberg]

Let's play this game Allen with your favorite teams. What happened 30 years ago today. Oh, my God, it's a Yankee.

[Alan Hahn]

It's a Yankee.

[Mike Rosenberg]

Yeah.

[Alan Hahn]

Doc.

[Mike Rosenberg]

There you go. Doc Gooden's no hitter.

[Alan Hahn]

No hitter. That final out wasn't easy. That thing floated a little bit. It'll pop up. Jeter.

[Mike Rosenberg]

God, that made me sick.

[Alan Hahn]

He had to circle under it. Yeah. How did that. How. How did that make.

[Mike Rosenberg]

I was at sportsphone.

[Alan Hahn]

Of course you were.

[Mike Rosenberg]

And I'll never hope you. Listen, I want to reconnect with this guy. I've talked about him before. Dominic Nastani. Big Islander fan, big Dolphin fan. Okay, okay.

[Alan Hahn]

Don't make sense.

[Mike Rosenberg]

And he was a big Met fan. He lived out on Long Island. He's a little bit older than me

[Alan Hahn]

and lived on Long island and was a Dolphins fan.

[Mike Rosenberg]

Yeah, he's a Dolphins fan for some reason, but big Islander fan, big hockey fan. And he loved the Mets, but he's rooting for Doc to get the no hitter. I'm like, what are you doing? He's like, it's good. He goes, you're just jealous. The Yankees are good. I'm like, yeah, but that's our guy. That's our guy. And now the Mets, who had not had a no hitter to that point. And Doc to get a no hitter, that bothered me. I'm sorry. I'm not going to lie. It bothered me. And you can understand that.

[Alan Hahn]

I totally agree with you. I do understand.

[Mike Rosenberg]

So that's quite the day for you. The Volek game winner in overtime. It's game seven.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah. I'm trying to think in 93, where were they in the conference finals with the Bull. I hope this isn't the Charles Smith game date. That was probably gonna look that up. All right. Like, like, it feels like a lot was. Ha. That. I'll tell you what, that, that, that, that 93, though, that was. That was quite a spring. But May. May in the 90s, it always felt like something exciting was happening.

[Mike Rosenberg]

There's a lot of going on.

[Alan Hahn]

The Yankees were giving you a lot of even early in the season those days. And it was either the, you know, the Rangers, even though I wasn't rooting for that, that Rangers runs in 94 and 97 were pretty special.

[Mike Rosenberg]

Now that Bull series didn't start till the 23rd.

[Alan Hahn]

Okay, all right. So nothing special that year.

[Mike Rosenberg]

One of the first two games of this. Oh, my God. It's gonna make you sick.

[Alan Hahn]

Like this date, this, this date in the 90s in New York sports, you could probably find a lot of stuff happening.

[Mike Rosenberg]

So Knicks, Hornets, Hornets beat the Knicks that day, 110 to 106 to get back in the series. The Knicks one is best of five.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah. There was two one there, right?

[Mike Rosenberg]

And it was two one. Knicks won the first two games at home.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah.

[Mike Rosenberg]

And then they lost, 110 to 106. Patrick. Wow. We get this. I got to get the box score. This one. Alonzo went off at 34 points.

[Alan Hahn]

That was out in the old Charlotte Coliseum. 20,000 people. They call it the hive. And it was so loud, that game. The Knicks, like, they didn't have a chance. Like it was. They were so fired up for that game. You knew they weren't going to. You were going to give them that one. That was the gentleman's sweep thing. You give them that one, and then you just take them out in the last one.

[Mike Rosenberg]

Trying to see who led the knicks in points. Ewing, 26. Shocker, 26, 14 rebounds.

[Alan Hahn]

It was pretty good.

[Mike Rosenberg]

Starks and Oakley had 19 each.

[Alan Hahn]

Not enough.

[Mike Rosenberg]

Mason, 15.

[Caller or Guest]

Not enough.

[Mike Rosenberg]

Got a good game for Mace. He had a double double, 15 points, 11 rebounds.

[Alan Hahn]

Anthony Mason was a really good player.

[Mike Rosenberg]

No, I'm just saying that that was. It was a good game. And then they. They went ahead and, you know, took care of business in the next two. George was banned from baseball's executive council

[Alan Hahn]

on this day in 97. Wow. Headlines everywhere.

[Mike Rosenberg]

Sounds like your dog's in the house. Yeah, I hear a lot of sliding on the Lenoir.

[Alan Hahn]

Yeah. Kobe just came for a visit, but he's. He's too busy fighting with Barkley, so.

[Mike Rosenberg]

All right, let's try to squeeze in one more. Why not? Spike and save Pete. How are you, man? Spike.

[Caller Spike]

Hey, man, I'm sorry I've been fighting here. Thanks, boys, for getting me in. Alan, what did I tell you two weeks ago? I'm not counting my chickens before they hatch. But I thought that Kenny could come up with a plan to beat jb. And I tell you, it was an ugly game last night, but the Pistons have abandoned Cade Cunningham and they're leaving him all alone. I don't want to hear about the turnovers. I've said all year long, he's the best player in the conference. He's putin. It showed out. But Cleveland's got too much size. Back to Larry Hardesty and Eubie Brown. What do you think?

[Alan Hahn]

Duran's been invisible, and that can't happen. It can't happen. They're calling him out now.

[Commercial Voice]

He's.

[Alan Hahn]

You can see he's struggling with it mentally. Really psyched out. They.

[Mike Rosenberg]

They, they.

[Alan Hahn]

They should have had a foul called in the last second there. Didn't happen. But they blew 90 run on your home floor. You got to win that game. You know what they did? They 20, they 2025 nixed it. That's what they did. They were about to take control of the series and they were up and they let a team come back and tie it. You can't do that. It's very, very 2025 Knicks of them

[Mike Rosenberg]

and it's probably going to cost them because the Cavs have not lost a home game in these playoffs. Yeah, that was their first road win and I got to win two in a row. Can they do it?

[Alan Hahn]

Of course they can. They were down to Orlando.

[Caller Anthony]

Right.

[Mike Rosenberg]

But it's, it's spooky.

[Alan Hahn]

Something to keep in mind though real quick is something that has just come around that we've been our MSG group chat a stomach bug going around the cabs right now. Atkinson was telling the media there's an illness going around. Several players are dealing with it. What kind of impact does that have on the game tomorrow night?

[Mike Rosenberg]

Well, it could have a huge impact. We'll see. Usually those things don't last that long, but who knows if it's today, go through a team, certainly affect them moving forward.

[Caller or Guest]

All right, not what you want.

[Mike Rosenberg]

Timing was back again with you tomorrow at 3 o'.

[Caller Anthony]

Clock.

[Mike Rosenberg]

Stay tuned to see if we'll hear from Alan Hahn.

[Alan Hahn]

Never know.

[Mike Rosenberg]

I'll be excited to see Ty Butler's next ESPN New York.

[Don Hahn]

Thanks for listening to the Don Hahn and Rosenberg podcast.

[Caller or Guest]

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[Alan Hahn]

sausage is made, man. I just want to know. It's good.

[Don Hahn]

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