I missed this bit of news while I was gone got wind of it this morning, just hours before getting a note from host Chris Villani. Sadly, the ESPN station which carried my Boston radio hits has gone off the air, with the staff laid off. Villani has already landed some other work at WWZN 1510 as well as WEEI, but “The Young Guns” are no more, taking the Baseball Prospectus slot that I’d held for the past year with it.

I’m sorry to see our weekly spot go. It was a ton of fun while it lasted both at WWZN and ESPN, and I’d like to extend a hearty thanks to Villani and the rest of his crew for putting together a smart show that consistently rose above the general inanity of sports talk radio, and wish them the best of luck in the future — hopefully one which finds us working together again.