{"id":299806,"date":"2021-07-15T17:31:29","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T14:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/david-cone-may-not-be-done-with-the-dugout-just-yet\/"},"modified":"2021-07-15T17:31:29","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T14:31:29","slug":"david-cone-may-not-be-done-with-the-dugout-just-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/david-cone-may-not-be-done-with-the-dugout-just-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"#David Cone may not be done with the dugout just yet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29a084b01e2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29a084b01e2\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/david-cone-may-not-be-done-with-the-dugout-just-yet\/#Old_school_meets_new_school\" >Old school meets new school<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/david-cone-may-not-be-done-with-the-dugout-just-yet\/#The_boss_erupts\" >The boss erupts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/david-cone-may-not-be-done-with-the-dugout-just-yet\/#Another_Chapter\" >Another Chapter?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#David Cone may not be done with the dugout just yet<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>David Cone was in a panic. As he describes it now, he was experiencing an \u201cidentity crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened over a range of years in the early 2000s, when Cone tried to leave the mound and retire. Believing he was different from your average retiring player, Cone felt he was grounded, that he was ready for the next stage of life.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe he would go into real estate, or own some restaurants. He took meetings, thinking it would be easy to transform into a businessman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought I had plenty of interests,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, however, Cone learned that only watching shows about flipping houses was insufficient knowledge to start a real estate company, and eating out wasn\u2019t good enough to run his own joint.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"David Cone\" class=\"wp-image-18819583 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/cone.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/cone.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/cone.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/cone.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/cone.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>After 16 years as an MLB player, David Cone is now a Yankees analyst on the YES Network.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Corey Simpkin<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He tried to put together a r\u00e9sum\u00e9 with his agent and business partner, Andrew Levy. Cone was once so irrational about the whole thing, he didn\u2019t want Levy to go to a Crosby, Stills &amp; Nash concert at the Garden on a Friday evening so Levy could help finish the r\u00e9sum\u00e9, not thinking about the fact: Where did he need to desperately send it over the weekend?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was in a complete panic,\u201d said Levy, who went to the concert.<\/p>\n<p>They hired a professional r\u00e9sum\u00e9 writer, but there was only so much that could be done. He had been a ballplayer the previous 16 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI realized I have no job skills and I\u2019m really kind of useless,\u201d Cone says. \u201cI think I underestimated what you go through when you retire. \u2026 Your whole identity is wrapped up in being a ballplayer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Today, his identity is still with the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>. The former Mets and Yankees ace eventually elected to pursue broadcasting after his playing days finally ended, and as a Yankees analyst on the YES Network, the 58-year-old has emerged as maybe the best in the business.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"David Cone\" class=\"wp-image-18819659 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-72826806.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-72826806.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-72826806.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-72826806.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-72826806.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Cone pitched for the Yankees, Mets, Blue Jays, Royals and Red Sox during his time in the MLB.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cone combines the old-school mentality of baseball with the new-school knowledge of analytics. He can be smart and funny. He has mastered what he once did on the mound, changing speeds. YES\u2019s head of production and programming John Filippelli describes him as \u201cunpredictable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s as good as there has ever been, in my mind,\u201d Filippelli says.<\/p>\n<p>Cone\u2019s angst has faded, but there is a lingering question: Is there more for him to do in the game?<\/p>\n<p>Two years ago, he interviewed for a job as Yankees pitching coach, and while <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> manager Brian Cashman told him he didn\u2019t have the necessary technological experience, it is hard to believe \u2014 considering Cone\u2019s Cy Young awards, his five All-Star appearances, his five World <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Series<\/a> rings, his time as an MLB Players Association rep and his knowledge of sabermetrics \u2014 an organization wouldn\u2019t want him to run its team, dugout or pitching staff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe could be a general manager, a manager, he could obviously be a coach,\u201d Filippelli says, \u201cThere isn\u2019t any aspect of the game that he couldn\u2019t work in and excel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now a broadcasting veteran, Cone really likes the booth \u2014 but he is unsure of what he wants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you think I should take another shot?\u201d Cone asks, turning the tables on a reporter, during lunch near Lincoln Center.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"David Cone\" class=\"wp-image-18819842 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1784063.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1784063.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1784063.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1784063.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1784063.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said that Cone did not have the technical experience to become the Bronx Bombers\u2019 pitching coach.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Old_school_meets_new_school\"><\/span>Old school meets new school<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In 1993, after Cone signed a three-year, $18 million free-agent contract with the Royals, he pitched to a 3.33 ERA with 191 strikeouts in 254 innings, while the White Sox\u2019s Jack McDowell posted a 3.37 ERA with 158 strikeouts in 256 \u00b2\/\u2083 innings.<\/p>\n<p>The White Sox scored six or more runs in 15 of McDowell\u2019s 34 starts, which helped him finish with a 22-10 record. Cone \u2014 who had the benefit of six runs or more in just four of his 34 starts \u2014 went 11-14.<\/p>\n<p>        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Podcast\" width=\"100%\" height=\"188px\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/pinstripe-pod\/yankees-nightmareendingtouglyfirsthalffeat.rickiericardo?accentColor=2a2a2a&amp;bgColor=f6f6f6&amp;font-family=proxima%20nova&amp;logo=false&amp;secondaryColor=cc3333\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden;\"><br \/>\n        <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A starter\u2019s win-loss record ruled the day then.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, while Cone thought he had one of his best seasons, it wasn\u2019t perceived that way. McDowell picked up the AL Cy Young Award.<\/p>\n<p>Cone began studying the numbers more deeply at that point, and he hasn\u2019t stopped reading sites like FanGraphs to learn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome of the smartest people mathematically are interested in the numbers of baseball,\u201d Cone says. \u201cI think we are lucky for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a baseball world of old school versus new school, where it feels like you are often asked to pick a side, Cone both endorses the sabermetrics numbers and possesses the \u201cbeen there, done that\u201d mentality.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe big buzzword was \u2018market inefficiency,\u2019 \u201d Cone says. \u201cThe new market inefficiency is experience, but those guys have been pushed out of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" alt=\"David Cone\" class=\"wp-image-18819774 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-459762665.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-459762665.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-459762665.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-459762665.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-459762665.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Cone began reading about baseball statistics and learning more about their metrics during his playing days.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Sporting <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Yankees hired a manager in Aaron Boone with no experience on the bench. The pitching coach hired instead of Cone, Matt Blake, never pitched professionally.<\/p>\n<p>That doesn\u2019t mean Blake is unqualified \u2014 he worked his way through the system and understands the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> \u2014 but Cone\u2019s career on World Series mounds would seem like an asset.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what I thought, that was my argument,\u201d Cone says. \u201cA lot of teams have two pitching coaches. Somebody like a Matt Blake. Somebody like a Mel Stottlemyre, with more experience. That was my approach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy argument to [Cashman] was, \u2018Why not two? Who do you want talking to Gerrit Cole in the seventh inning of Game 7?\u2019 It\u2019s a credibility thing. Somebody who has been there and done that. It\u2019s been marginalized, that part of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cashman says he reached out to Cone for the interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was in the room for a reason,\u201d Cashman says.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"David Cone\" class=\"wp-image-18819885 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-611456536.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-611456536.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-611456536.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-611456536.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-611456536.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Brian Cashman believes that there is a place in the MLB for Cone if he continues to seek it out.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cashman added he feels like bullpen coach Mike Harkey brings the \u201cbeen there, done that\u201d experience to the current staff.<\/p>\n<p>Both Cone and Cashman agreed Cone did not have experience with the latest technology, like electronic cameras.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hired a manager who had never managed, so it wasn\u2019t a lack of experience from that aspect,\u201d Cashman says. \u201cIt was just a lack of intimate personal knowledge of the new toys that exist in this game today, but he was in the room for a reason because he\u2019s open-minded and obviously comes with a lot of experience on the mound.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cashman believes there is a place in the game for Cone if he pursues it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt just comes down to his interest level and his ability to commit,\u201d Cashman says.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"686\" alt=\"David Cone\" class=\"wp-image-18819809 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-53017948.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-53017948.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-53017948.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-53017948.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-53017948.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Cone was initially approached to be on the YES Network in 2001.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">MLB via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_boss_erupts\"><\/span>The boss erupts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In 2000, Cone had a largely dreadful year for the Yankees, beyond his high point of forcing Mike Piazza to pop out to end the fifth inning in Game 4 of the Subway Series. A natural next step for him seemed to be working for the start-up YES Network, which was going to launch in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>Filippelli wanted Cone for YES, but Cone was going through a divorce and, of course, had thoughts about becoming a real estate or restaurant entrepreneur. He was not ready to fully commit.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Cone pitched for the Red Sox in 2001, faring decently with a 9-7 record and a 4.31 ERA and a 104 ERA-plus (4 percent better than league average) in 25 starts. After dabbling with YES in 2002, doing some studio work and not pitching that season, Cone was recruited by Al Leiter and John Franco to rejoin the Mets in 2003 and try one final comeback at age 40.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s when George [Steinbrenner] called me, and he was pissed,\u201d Cone says. \u201cHe said, \u2018You should stay with the broadcasting. You told me you were done pitching.\u2019 I was like, \u2018George, your staff is loaded. You don\u2019t need another pitcher. I have to get it out of my system.\u2019 It probably took me three or four years to get back in good graces and get a job.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"801\" alt=\"David Cone\" class=\"wp-image-18819910 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1152389931.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1152389931.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1152389931.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1152389931.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1152389931.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>On July 18, 1999 David Cone pitched a perfect fame for the Yankees.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cone won his first game at Shea Stadium in 2003, throwing five shutout innings against the Expos. His hip then gave out (he had a cortisone shot, and today he has an arthritic hip for his troubles). Cone threw just 18 innings for the season and was done before June.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s when the real panic started to set in,\u201d Cone says.<\/p>\n<p>By 2006 \u2014 with Cone still blowing in the post-playing wind and on the outs with The Boss \u2014 SNY wanted him. The network\u2019s famed booth could have been \u201cGary, Keith and Dave\u201d instead of Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling. Cone, though, still was not ready to fully commit.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Filippelli remained persistent in trying to lure him to YES, and eventually the Steinbrenner tension thawed. Cone rejoined YES in 2008, beginning his ascent as an MLB analyst. He is now a mainstay.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"David Cone\" class=\"wp-image-18819743 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/cone2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/cone2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/cone2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/cone2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/07\/cone2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>John Filippelli felt that Cone was one of the best analysts for the MLB.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Corey Simpkin<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Another_Chapter\"><\/span>Another Chapter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Filippelli, who has been in the business for nearly half a century and produced six World Series, puts Cone next to Tony Kubek as the best baseball analyst he has ever heard. Filippelli ranks Cone as No. 1 today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith total respect to a lot of really great people in our industry, David Cone is the best baseball analyst,\u201d Filippelli says. \u201cHe\u2019s totally fearless. He speaks his mind. He\u2019s balanced. He brings all different viewpoints to this thing. He understands the game because he played it. Not only did he play it, he\u2019s a student of it. He was in the forefront of baseball analytics and still is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For Cone, it is different than when he tried to quit playing, but you can hear in his voice both passion and apprehension when he talks about being back in uniform.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour whole life is based on being a baseball player,\u201d Cone says. \u201cIt is a slap in the face when that is not there. It was something I thought I was ready for back then. There was just sort of panic back then. What am I going to do next? Where do I get that rush? Everything we talked about before.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is never going to be there. I get a taste of it here and there. Certain broadcasts. You had a nice game there. No scoreboard in broadcasting so we don\u2019t know. It is so subjective.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cone has a 9-year-old son with his girlfriend, and he has a 60th birthday just around the corner. ESPN had some interest last year in teaming Cone as a co-analyst with Alex Rodriguez on Sunday nights. YES, of course, thinks the world of him.<\/p>\n<p>But there is still that itch to get back in a dugout or a front office. He is close to the game, but you can tell he may want to be more directly involved with it again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s now or never,\u201d Cone says.\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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