There were a few players in the 1970s whom Rex was told to emulate if he wanted to play Big League Baseball. Art Howe was one of them and he is our guest this week. Art started his athletic career as a football player at the University of…
We take the time machine back to those great Ohio State Buckeye teams in the late 1960s to the early 1970s this week with linebacker Stan White. Stan was "all everything" coming out of Theodore Roosevelt High School in Kent, Ohio. He took his skills…
Former MLB player George Culver joins me this week to talk about his book The Earl of Oildale. I spoke with George on my Back When There Was Baseball podcast to discuss his career and now we look at his book. This book is full of stories which is what…
Tim leads off with Lindsey Vonn trying to win gold without an ACL. Golf, NHL, NBA, and more. Tim’s Time Machine, a rant, and the random off topic topic.
When you talk about the greatest outfield arms in the history of the game players such as Roberto Clemente, Dave Parker and Ichiro Suzuki come to mind. However, our guest this week may have the greatest arm of them all. Ellis Valentine joins us to talk…
We talk Iowa football this week taking the time machine back to the Bob Commings and Hayden Fry days with our guest Jim Swift. Jim was a tight end with Iowa from 1976-1979. He was part of the ending of the Bob Commings era and the start of the…
Tim leads off with some Pirates talk and his dislike for the WBC. Then it’s on to Pens and hockey, Brooks Koepka and golf, and more. Tim’s Time Machine looks back to the end of UCLA’s 88 game win streak which leads to Tim’s college hoops segment w/ slam…
Tom Murphy joins us this week. Tom played in MLB from 1967-1979 with the California Angels, Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays. He pitched as a starter and a reliever. Tom was drafted out of…
We are privileged to have the "Voice of Boston College Eagles Football" as our guest this week. Pete Cronan played at BC for head coach Joe Yukica from 1973-1976. BC had some very nice seasons during Pete's tenure there as a linebacker. Pete was…
We are privileged to have Jerry Reuss as our guest this week to discuss his book Bring In the Right-Hander!: My Twenty-Two Years in the Major Leagues. You will hear Jerry recount several stories of his playing days, which spanned four…
