Bill Melton passed away on December 5, 2024. We are re-airing this podcast in honor of him. Who was the American League home run leader in 1971? If you do not know the answer, maybe "It is soo hot in Chicago that the third baseman is Melton"…
We travel to the West Coast this week with our special guest Leroy Holt. Leroy may very well be the best fullback that USC produced in their storied history. He was the first fullback to start all 4 years of his career (1986-1989). He also broke Sam…
Author Brian Marshall joins me this week to discuss his book Goose on the Loose: Ex Big-Leaguer Recalls Colorful Career. Brian chose Jim Gosger as his subject for this book. Gosger played in the Majors and Minors from 1962-1974. Brian recalls some great…
Tim talks baseballs to start, hits the Time Machine to remember Joe Carter’s World Series clinching HR from 1993, then give his Two Cent Takes on the Pens hot start, the Sixers, and some ACC and Big Ten hoops. Two rants on money in sports and…
Eddie Leon is our guest this week. He played in the Major Leagues from 1968-1975 with the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees. His longest stint was in Cleveland where he teamed up with Jack Heidemann as one of…
This week's special guest is one of the greatest punters in college football history and one of the funniest men we have had on this podcast. His name is Tom Skladany. Rex remembers his "rocket" punts when playing for the Ohio State Buckeyes from 1973-…
Tim has a lot to rant about this week, from gambling to college basketball recruiting to baseball. Plus Two Cent Takes covers Pens and Flyers starts, Inside the NBA rolls on, and Shohei has quite a day.
Kevin Kobel joins us this week. Kevin came out of Athol Springs, NY which is south of Buffalo on Lake Erie. This is obviously not a good weather area for baseball, but Kevin earned his way to an 11th round draft pick by the Milwaukee Brewers in…
We have a rare treat for college football enthusiasts today as we are privileged to have Dave and Don Buckey together on the podcast. The Buckey twins put North Carolina State football on the map as they came in during Lou Holtz's inaugural season in…
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 interviewed Wayne and discussed baseball in the time-period that Fred played (1927-…
