Back When There Was Baseball: Don Cooper
We merge modern day baseball with baseball played 40+ years ago when we go Back When There Was Baseball. Don Cooper joins us this week. Don played in the Minor/Major Leagues from 1978-1987 with stints in the Majors with the Minnesota Twins, Toronto Blue…
Talking College Football History: Bill Hillgrove
I am joined this week by Bill Hillgrove, longtime Pitt announcer. Not only does Bill announce Pitt football, he still announces Pitt basketball and also was the Steelers play-by-play radio announcer from 1994-2023. Bill is still going strong at age 85.…
Talking Penn State Football History: Joe Diange
We are continuing to honor that great 1977 college football season this week with our guest Joe Diange. Joe was one of the unsung players Rex wrote about in The Forgotten Seasons: Penn State Football 1977-1978. He came to Penn State in 1974 as…
Musings of a Sports Fanatic: March 28
Tim leads off with some criticism of MLB and his thoughts on who wins it all this year. Pens and Flyers still alive in a crowded Eastern Conference, college sports hypocrisy, no sympathy for Tiger, and much more. Tim’s Time Machine looks back at some…
Two Guys Gone Mad: Sweet to Elite Edition
Tim looks back on the first two rounds of the tournament and all of the fallout from those games. Then he looks ahead to the Sweet Sixteen and potential Elite Eight games. Who wins? Who goes home?
Back When There Was Baseball: John Doherty
We take the time machine back to the early 1970s with our guest John Doherty. John was drafted in the 1st round of the 1970 MLB January Draft - Secondary Phase by the California Angels. He played in the Major/Minor Leagues from 1970-1978. John suffered…
Talking College Football History: Freddie Combs
We travel to Raleigh, North Carolina this week with my guest Freddie Combs. Freddie came out of Hertford, NC which is a small town in the Eastern part of the state. He was a twin with his brother Francis and they ended up playing high school…
Talking Penn State Football History: Brad Scovill
Our guest this week is the "Walk-on from Wyomissing", Brad Scovill. Brad played at Penn State from 1977-1980. He has a great story to share which is not atypical of the Penn State players of the Joe Paterno era. Brad could have played in the Ivy…
Musings of a Sports Fanatic: March 20
Ballpark foods leads off the podcast this week, then Tim looks at golf, a crazy NHL Eastern Conference, and more. Tim’s Time Machine looks at two historic upsets in March Madness, then a full blown rant line, and the price is right for the random off…
