Musings of a Sports Fanatic: July 17
July 18, 2024
Tim looks back at the boredom that was the MLB All Star festivities. A trip back to Royal Troon 2016, 2004, 1997, 1989, 1982, and 1973 for a look at the last six winners of The Open there. Tim connects to his column by predicting who will win this…
Musings of a Sports Fanatic: July 11
July 11, 2024
Tim leads off with talk on the Phillies great season, which leads to a trip in the Time Machine back to 1976 & 1977 for the best Phillies teams before this year. Neither made a World Series. The rant line is open for NBA, golf, and a bunch of…
Musings of a Sports Fanatic: July 4
July 5, 2024
Tim celebrates the Fourth of July by ranting about the Lakers, Sixers, Pirates, and hot dog eating contests. But not before he discusses his favorite baseball movies. Plus he connects to his Tim’s Two Cents column by discussing baseball at the…
Musings of a Sports Fanatic: June 27
June 27, 2024
Tim discusses a rousing game 7 of the Stanley Cup and the best in the business announcing it. The NBA Draft is mostly a dud. Did the Sixers draft a guy that can help? A trip in the Time Machine to 2001. Spiccoli has the rant line open for F bombs, a…
Musings of a Sports Fanatic: June 20
June 21, 2024
Tim has some ranting to do this week. Tim takes aim at college athletics, particularly recruiting. Also on the list is golf coverage, baseball scheduling, ESPN, and youth sports. Tim also piggybacks off his column this week with Rory talk and…
Musings of a Sports Fanatic: June 12
June 13, 2024
Tim leads off with some US Open golf talk and a pick to win. Tim’s Time Machine goes back to 1999, 2005, 2014 for the last three US Opens at Pinehurst #2. On the docket is NBA, NHL, and MLB, including a take on the Phillies and Pirates differences.…
Musings of a Sports Fanatic
June 8, 2024
It is a “winging it” edition of the podcast this week. After a very hectic week, Tim picks out a few things from Caitlin Clark to baseball to chat about in this shortened edition of Musings.
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Musings of a Sports Fanatic: May 30
May 31, 2024
Tim gives one last shout out to Bill Walton on the lessons Walton taught him. Tim’s Time Machine goes back to the 1977 NBA Finals where Walton dominated in leading Portland over the 76ers. The Docket has NBA, NHL, college hoops, MLB, and Scottie…
Musings of a Sports Fanatic: May 23
May 24, 2024
Tim leads off with talk of the lousy NBA coverage coming from ESPN, which leads to Tim’s Time Machine to remember the great NBA coverage from the 70’s on, from Marv Albert to the current TNT crew. The Docket is loaded with NBA and NHL playoffs, golf,…
Musings of a Sports Fanatic: May 17
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.…
