Back When There Was Baseball: Father’s Day Special
Two members of the PennSports.live family had fathers who played in the Minor Leagues and this episode will honor those fathers. My co-host, Steve Schaaf's father, Charles Dean Schaaf, played from 1955-1957 in the Baltimore Orioles organization. Tim…
Talking College Football History: Bill Singler
We travel back to the mid-1970s this week to the Pacific 8 (PAC-8) conference with our destination being Palo Alto, CA and the Stanford University campus. Bill Singler joins me to talk about his career at Stanford (1971-1975). Bill was a wide receiver at…
Sports Authors Showcase: View from the Booth: Four Decades With the Phillies by Chris Wheeler
Rex Naylor sits down with Chris Wheeler this week to discuss his book View from the Booth: Four Decades with the Phillies. Wheels talks about his career with the Phillies which started in 1971 through the publication of the…
Talking Penn State Football History: Chet Parlavecchio
We have a member of Linebacker U with me this week and quite a linebacker he was. Chet Parlavecchio joins us to discuss his career at Penn State as well as his follow-up career coaching football. Chet was one of the most intense linebackers to…
Musings of a Sports Fanatic: June 6
Tim hopes Bob Nutting will follow White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf’s lead and sell the team. Tim then deep dives on just how awful the Pirates continue to be. Tim’s Time Machine goes back to 2013-15 to accentuate the difference between good Pirates teams…
Wall2WallFootball: Rodgers regret?
Tim and Eric discuss NFL rule changes and play a little game of “Who will it be?” Much debate on the Steelers, especially the signing of Aaron Rodgers. College football playoff formats, SEC teams Penn State fans may like to play, old rivalries to bring…
Back When There Was Baseball: Steve Balboni
Our guest this week is Steve “Bye Bye” Balboni. Our co-host, Steve Schaaf, played in the 1977 Division II College World Series with Steve Balboni, which adds an interesting take to this podcast. Balboni was introduced to America during the…
Talking College Football History: 1977 Michigan Football Season With Guest Mike Jolly
We are going back to that great 1977 season this week and our guest is Mike Jolly who was a part of that Michigan team that was 10-1 before the bowl games. Mike was an outstanding defensive back from 1976-1979 for the Wolverines. …
Talking Penn State Football History: Brad Benson
Brad Benson joins me on the podcast this week. Brad played at PSU from 1973-1976 and Joe Paterno did not necessarily want him. He was a member of the offensive line during these years alongside some other great Penn State players. Brad is drafted in…
