Breaking news: Baumbach talks to Ray Handley!
Well, that didn't take long.
Intrepid Newsday.com columnist Jim Baumbach leaped into action upon being challenged by WatchDog and got Ray Handley on the phone Friday, politely inviting him to be the next subject of his new "Where Are They Now'' series.
Handley has been living in Nevada and declining all interview requests since leaving the Giants after two chaotic seasons in 1991 and '92.
Here's Jim's transcript of how it went:
Three rings.
RH: "Hello."
JB: "Is Ray there?"
RH: "Yes, this is he."
JB: "My name is Jim Baumbach and I'm a sports reporter from Newsday. I do a weekly where-are-they-now column in which I like to catch up with former New York sports figures."
RH: "How did you get this number?"
JB: "I looked it up through public records."
RH: "I doubt that. It's unlisted."
JB: "I apologize if you're not interested."
RH: "No, I'm not the least bit interested. Thank you very much."
And then he hung up.
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Comments (11)
That is too funny. Handley had had enough of the NY media while he was here. His reaction doesn't surprise me in the least.
looks like his people skills are about as good as his head coaching skills....sad.....
There's a reason he doesn't want any press and it has nothing to do with his lousy two years as the NY Giants HC.
and that reason is....
Ray did have some personal issues during his time in NY. It's all the stuff of Giants beat writer lore. But I can't write about it here. And I'd appreciate it if commenters would resist doing so as well, as this is a family site and I do have the power to delete inappropriate posts!
shoulda put russ sulzberg on the line. maybe he would have been more gracious.
No more phone contact with Ray Handley unless he initiates it. But it is interesting the East Rutherford Giants promoted him instead of Bill Bellichick to replace Parcells because Bellichick wasn't good with the media.
belichick had already left for clevaland before parcells left.still one of the worst head coaching choices maybe ever.
Neil,
Did Coughlin work on the same staff with Handley? with Tuna? if so, no wonder Parcells did not let his assistants talk to the media.
The shirts he wore on the sidelines as head coach were probably the ugliest shirts I've ever seen in my life. The NFL paid somebody to design that stuff?
Handley liked transvestites. What's the big deal?