 Welcome back to the show everybody 401 in New York City. We thank you for joining us here on the Michael K show Okay, so about a month or so ago There was a story in the post that said that I was considering Leaving the show and retiring from the radio portion of my career and it has become almost Something that has become annoying where people are so they're nice and saying please don't retire and people have been Speculating I'm sure some of the the bosses were enthrilled about all the uncertainty as well So we're gonna put kind of a cap on it and tell you exactly what's going on now I will be honest with you when that story in the post came out What was about a month ago Don maybe more maybe more I I was I was pretty certain That that was that was gonna be it that I would you know, I would leave the show after 21 years in September It had been a great run a long run, and I just said you know that that's it. I'm probably too old To do it even though to be clear you are not the reason that story got came out No, no, I don't know how that story came out actually you actually seem pretty annoyed about it right because it led led to all of this conjecture and probably Put some pressure on everybody involved to get some sort of resolution. So here's the deal After much deliberation sleepless nights talking with my family back and forth I I I don't want to give this up. I I love working with Don and Peter I love the people I work with here at the station and I'm gonna continue here So I've signed a new contract and I will I will continue on the show I guess I could say I'm I'm not done giving opinions and it was it was something that After after much deliberation came to me easily the ESPN was great They expressed their desire that you wanted me back and you know what I ended up saying I want to be back as well So now we could put to rest the retirement and all that it's not happening I'm gonna be here for a a good long while. So uh, that's that's the news That's the personal stuff and now we could kind of say okay Next good It's nice to have you back Michael even though you never left never left and and and Michael, you know deep down I'm I think you believe I'm somewhat happy by this Don is throwing up in his mouth. You can hear Don's not thrilled. Yeah Don's not thrilled I was prepared you were prepared you were thinking about because here's the deal though Peter I think he was thinking gotta be nice to get rid of this big oaf. That would be number one Yeah, and then number two he started to think and I think that you helped him along with this thought We don't know what new big oaf they bring in that's right because I wouldn't have to say right So the the oaf you know is better than the oaf that you don't know Listen, I'll be very brutally honest. Okay Is that we've gone through this at every end of every contra I'm going. This is it. I'm done and we roll our eyes Right. This one was different like this one felt real. It was real So I didn't think it was your typical, you know, hemmen and hawn but eventually, you know, deciding to cave and come back I really thought that you were contemplating it And I understood it. I get it now. I've got a family. I know how difficult it is to juggle the different jobs and stuff So I wasn't really sure and in all seriousness It's it's life changing for for me and Peter because you don't you know, we don't know what's on the other side We know we're comfortable. I've worked with you, you know, but Peter aside for now We've been together Michael for over 21 years. We just celebrated our 21st and 20th anniversary, but coming up on july 15th is actually going to be 20 uh 21 years that we've been together on this show. Yeah so I didn't want to see it come to an end There's a comfortable ability that comes with sitting next to you every day and and knowing what to do and how to do it So the fact that it's going to be extended. I think is a great thing You know And he has to be an executive who I was dealing with actually made a point I really resonated with me because I keep saying well, I'm I'm older. I'm getting older And he said michael you're 62 You're not 85. He said 62 is a relatively young man in this world. He said what what are you talking about? So again, I'm thrilled to be um, by the way, he was not the only whoever that wise executive was I can't imagine. He was the only person who said that to you He's the only person that said that it actually stuck Yeah, the way he said it was because he said it with a little bit of a Uh a curse word in there as well And it kind of woke me up Well, I I I appreciate that sentiment because I've always thought that and I think he said something You're not bleeping 85 years old. Well, and also here there's this thing people have a tendency to believe They're always so good And then you go back and listen to tapes and you go, wow, I wasn't very good then You know, I just I just it wasn't as good as it thought I was great But I wasn't I really feel I've said this to you about your baseball career, but I feel it about here too I really feel like you've gotten to your prime somewhat recently So I I didn't understand it and I think frankly the super buttoned up version of michael k that exists on the yankee broadcast Would sort of miss the the agitated unhinged sports fan with opinions that michael k is on the on the k show And furthermore for me and don it was stressful because We believed there was a good shot don more than more likely than not That they were going to say, you know, whatever jabroni who played five years five years of sports on a new york team No, you gotta be football player. Sorry a football player would come in and take the main chair And i'm just being completely transparent. I would call it at that point 50 50 at best. I stay So my whole career could have also been flipped upside down I don't know what don would have said but I unless it was someone very specifically who I believed in i'm good I would have figured something else out. You're always joke around like all we can't wait for you to leave Nothing to be further from the truth Well, you know just to get on the corn ball side of it sure why not? I don't know if you I know peter saw this I don't know if you saw the tweet yesterday. I was getting a lot of this that there's a young man That has been dealing with depression Okay, and he said that the what you guys do every day just to make me laugh a little bit takes my mind off What i'm battling and i've gotten a lot of that too where you know you guys bring such smiles to i mean All these little things contributed to me saying you know what i'm not done yet and you know what I think peter and don would agree We have unfinished business here Yeah, we think that this show You could argue all you want you could call up you could hit me on social media Whatever you're this is the best sports talk show in the country Now if at times the ratings don't reflect that so be it But we continue to want to make this a great show where you enjoy it Where we enjoy doing it where you have fun listening for four hours and that's the key i'm not done yet And i decided i want more and i want i want good things for the show And i wanted to do well i wanted to do better and i wanted to just continue to grow and be great So there we have it. We can put it to bed now. We can put it to bed. We can put it to bed sweet dreams I feel good about this