Musings of a Sports Fanatic: June 6
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Tim hopes Bob Nutting will follow White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf’s lead and sell the team. Tim then deep dives on just how awful the Pirates continue to be. Tim’s Time Machine goes back to 2013-15 to accentuate the difference between good Pirates teams…
Back When There Was Baseball: Steve Balboni
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Our guest this week is Steve “Bye Bye” Balboni. Our co-host, Steve Schaaf, played in the 1977 Division II College World Series with Steve Balboni, which adds an interesting take to this podcast. Balboni was introduced to America during the…
Talking College Football History: 1977 Michigan Football Season With Guest Mike Jolly
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We are going back to that great 1977 season this week and our guest is Mike Jolly who was a part of that Michigan team that was 10-1 before the bowl games. Mike was an outstanding defensive back from 1976-1979 for the Wolverines. …
Musings of a Sports Fanatic: May 30
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Tim opens with tons of praise and a few question marks about the Philadelphia Phillies. Around the horn with AL leaders for Cy Young and MVP, some rare Pirates positives, NBA, NHL, golf, college baseball, and college basketball wanting to expand the…
Back When There Was Baseball: George "Doc" Medich
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Who was the last New York Yankees pitcher to win a game in "Old Yankee Stadium" before the refurbishment? It is our guest this week, George "Doc" Medich. Doc won the last Yankees victory in "Old Yankee Stadium" on September 29, 1973, before the…
Talking College Football History: Art Still
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My guest this week is arguably the greatest defensive football player in Kentucky history. Art Still joins me to talk about his years at Kentucky and his lengthy NFL career. Art was part of the "Camden Connection" with Derrick Ramsey. Kentucky's…
Musings of a Sports Fanatic: May 24
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Tim leads off with talk about historically bad baseball teams and the Rockies and White Sox qualify. Tim’s Time Machine goes back to look at five teams who had multiple horrific seasons. Tim goes around the horn with MLB, specifically the cratering…
Back When There Was Baseball: Ken Rudolph
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This week we take a look at another catcher from the late 1960s to the late 1970s. Ken Rudolph is our guest. Ken played in the Majors from 1969-1977 with the Cubs, Giants, Cardinals and Orioles. In this era of baseball, the backup…
Talking College Football History: 1977 Notre Dame Football Season with Guest Ted Horansky
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With us this week is Ted Horansky, an offensive lineman from the 1977 Notre Dame national championship team. We continue to celebrate that great 1977 college football season and are reliving the team that beat Texas in the Cotton Bowl 38-10.…
