Wlie 540 Am Sportstalkny

The New York Mets drafted Neil Allen out of Bishop Ward High School in Kansas City, Kansas, in the eleventh round of the 1976 Major League Baseball draft. In just his second professional season he went 10-2 with a 2.79 earned run average and led the Carolina League with 126 strikeouts with the Lynchburg Mets He  came up with the Mets as a starting pitcher in 1979, and he made his major league debut on April 15 against the Philadelphia Phillies the Mets  moved him to the bullpen. later that season , and on July 28, he earned his first of his 75 major league saves. He joins Mark and AJ to talk about it all , including an interview he did 37 years before with Mark, Tune in each week on 540 am in NY NJ CT and streaming on www.sportstalknylive.com at 7pm Sundays for the live broadcast.Please take a moment to like our fan page WLIE 540 AM SPORTSTALKNY and follow us on twitter @sportstalkny