Back When There Was Baseball: Rick Wise

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Rick Wise joins us this week to talk about his outstanding career. Rick's career was lengthy, 1963-1982, with only parts of 3 seasons in the Minor Leagues. He started 8 games for the 1964 Phillies in a year in which the Phillies collapsed at the end of…

Talking College Football History: Dale Castro

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

We journey to College Park, MD this week with our guest, Dale Castro. Dale played for the Terrapins from 1978-1980. He walked onto the football program after an illness ended his college baseball career. Dale punted for Maryland in 1978, then added…

Sports Authors Showcase/Back When There Was Baseball: Zack Minasian

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Zack Minasian joins us this week to talk about his book Lasorda University: A Recollection of My Summer of '68 with Tommy Lasorda and the Ogden Dodgers in our combined Sports Authors Showcase and Back When There Was Baseballpodcasts. Zack…

Sports Authors Showcase/Back When There Was Baseball: Zack Minasian

by Rex Naylor on  Podcasts Baseball

Zack Minasian joins us this week to talk about his book Lasorda University: A Recollection of My Summer of '68 with Tommy Lasorda and the Ogden Dodgers in our combined Sports Authors Showcase and Back When There Was Baseballpodcasts. Zack…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic: August 22

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Tim jumps in the Time Machine right out of the gate to discuss the career of Lee Corso. Then it is Two Cent Takes(moving from Tim’s column to here) on MLB, including making sense of the Pirates approach plus a look at pennant races, sports insisting on…

Back When There Was Baseball: Steve Whitaker

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Steve Whitaker joins us this week. Steve played from 1962-1972 with parts of 5 seasons in the Big Leagues. He started out in the Yankees organization and talks about playing in Yankee Stadium (when the monuments were in the field of play) with Mickey…

Talking College Football History: John Wangler

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

We honor the 1980 Michigan season this week. This season culminated in Bo Schembechler's first bowl win which was also his first Rose Bowl victory. John Wangler is our guest this week to discuss that season and his career. Wangler was the quarterback of…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic: August 15

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Tim finds a good looking doppelgänger for the hideous Pittsburgh Pirates and compares the two. More baseball including the New York teams crashing and the Phillies and Mariners bashing. FedEx Cup talk in golf, Tim’s Time Machine looks at teams that did…

Back When There Was Baseball: Greg Terlecky

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Greg Terlecky joins us this week. We've had the privilege of hosting several pitchers that had great resumes, but for some reason or other, just didn't quite pan out. Greg is one of those pitchers and had he not been "rushed", could have had a different…

Talking College Football History: Joe Gary

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

We take the time machine back to the late 1970s/early 1980s to Los Angeles with our guest this week. Joe Gary joins us to talk about his UCLA days. Joe came out of George Washington Prep High School in Los Angeles and stayed at home to play for the…