Episode 112: N.Y. State of Mind

As the 2020 season of rolls on, Jay welcomes his friend Erika Fernandez on to the Pod, checking in from New York City. Queens to be exact! Erika is a sports writer, blogger, and full-blooded New Yorker who has covered everything from Boxing to the NBA -- Yes, it's the Knicks, but still... -- and she joins us (Convo starts at the 17:00 mark) to talk about her journey including: *How the city has responded in the face of COVID-19 *How her Brother's Influence led her to be a lifelong fan of the Mets *How much she LOVES Philly *What got her started in Sports Media *Why Baseball isn't boring, You Are! *How she uses her Spanish speaking ability to her advantage *How it felt to cover games in Madison Square Garden *Her biggest Sports Heartbreak *Why she describes herself as a "nice a**hole" Plus Jay has a few words for the dummies rushing to "open the country" as COVID continues to kick our arse. For more info on preventing COVID-19, got to http://cdc.gov Follow Erika on Social Media @CurlsAndSports She's on YouTube too: http://bit.ly/CurlsAndSports Jay Scott Confidential is also on YouTube!!! Be sure to subscribe, ring the bell for notifications, and check out the archived interviews and more: http://bit.ly/jsctube If you're trying to start or build up your podcast, check us out the JSC Amazon Store: http://www.amazon.com/shop/jayscottsmith Get one FREE month of Stitcher Premium when you use the promo code "JSC": http://stitcher.com/premium Like us on Facebook at http://facebook.com/JSCRadio Check out Doc Illingsworth's dope sh*t, including the new EP Trenches, on Spotify here: http://bit.ly/illingsworthspotify Check out "Unknown Key", the new EP from Ossim Jones at http://soundcloud.com/ossimjones/sets/unknown-key And BIG Shouts Out to Chef K-Dot for dropping "Breezy Nights." Check him out on YouTube: https://bit.ly/ChefTube Be sure to drop a 5-Star Rating & Review on Apple Podcasts and AudioBoom. Follow the show NOW on Radio.com, Spotify, iHeartRadio, RadioPublic, TuneIn, CastBox, Stitcher, PlayerFM.