Musings of a Sports Fanatic: May 17

by Tim Clark on May 18, 2024 

Tim leads off with the Scottie Scheffler saga and how the last two days of the PGA Championship may play out. The Time Machine goes way back to March 30 of this year for the last time a Pirates rookie pitcher struck out 10 or more batters in a game.…

Back When There Was Baseball: Clay Dalrymple

by Rex Naylor on May 15, 2024 Podcasts Baseball

Clay Dalrymple joins us this week.  Clay played in the Majors from 1960-1971 with the Philadelphia Phillies and Baltimore Orioles. Clay was part of the Phillies collapse in 1964 and also part of 3 World Series teams with the Orioles…

Talking College Football History: Craig Cassady

by Rex Naylor on May 14, 2024 College Podcasts Football

We interview Ohio State royalty this week. We have Craig Cassady as our guest and yes, he is the son of the 1955 Heisman Trophy winner Howard "Hopalong" Cassady. Craig played at Ohio State from 1972-1975 and was a…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic: May 9

by Tim Clark on May 10, 2024 

It’s time for Tim’s monthly rants only podcast. Like the 7 deadly sins, Tim has 7 rants in his all #WhatsYourProblem podcast, ranging from NBA to golf, NHL to college hoops, and of course another rant about the Pittsburgh Pirates.

 

Back When There Was Baseball: Dave Pagan

by Rex Naylor on May 8, 2024 Podcasts Baseball

Dave Pagan joins us this week on the show and he is our first player who grew up in Canada. Dave grew up in the middle part of Saskatchewan and shares his story of how he overcame the weather and lack of baseball equipment. He played…

Talking College Football History: Conrad Goode

by Rex Naylor on May 7, 2024 College Podcasts Football

Our guest this week is former Missouri and NY Giants offensive lineman Conrad Goode. Conrad was a star offensive lineman at Missouri from 1980-1983. If you want to know how good Conrad was, watch the 1983 Holiday Bowl game which is on…

Sports Authors Showcase: The Baseball Era of Fred Frankhouse by Wayne Taylor

by Rex Naylor on May 6, 2024 Podcasts Baseball

The subject of today's podcast is the book The Baseball Era of Fred Frankhouse: Roundhouse Curveballer, The Duke of Port Royal by Wayne Taylor. Rex interviews Wayne and discusses baseball in the time period…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic: May 2

by Tim Clark on May 3, 2024 

Tim muses about the craziness of the Sixers/Knicks series. On Tim’s docket is NBA playoffs, NHL playoffs and a Penguins observation, a cool Tiger Woods interview, and some MLB. Tim’s Time Machine stops in 1990 and 2012 to see two of the worst 60 games…

Back When There Was Baseball: TJ Surgery

by Rex Naylor on May 1, 2024 Podcasts Baseball

We have a special podcast this week to discuss Tommy John surgery and how pitching has evolved from our time period Back When There Was Baseball (mid-1960s through the mid-1980s) to today. We are joined by Rich Hand, former…

Talking College Football History: Paul Woodside

by Rex Naylor on April 30, 2024 College Podcasts Football

We are joined this week by Paul Woodside, arguably West Virginia's greatest place kicker. Paul played at West Virginia from 1981-1984. He walked on the football team in 1981 and had a severe stuttering problem, so bad that he had to…