Musings of a Sports Fanatic: August 15

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Tim talks Aaron Judge and 300 HR. How many might he end up with? A trip in the Time Machine to 1953 when Ralph Kiner hit his 300th HR. Judge broke Kiner’s record for fastest to 300. Lots of baseball talk, a shout out to Dick Vitale, Connect to Column w/…

Back When There Was Baseball: Randy Lerch

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We are pleased to have Randy Lerch as our guest this week on the podcast. It is an honor for Rex as he was in the stands on September 30, 1978, when Randy started against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Three Rivers Stadium. Randy not only…

Talking College Football History: Terry Shea

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

Terry Shea is our guest this week and is one of the best QB coaches during his time. Terry was a backup QB at Oregon from 1965-1967 but honed his craft at about every level of football you can coach. He was a head coach twice: San Jose State (1990-…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic: August 8

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Tim revisits his thoughts on Joel Embiid after his words and play during the Olympics. What’s up with the division leaders in MLB? Tim talks tightening races and who should be worried. The White Sox are going to end up being historically bad, so Tim…

Back When There Was Baseball: Leon Roberts

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Former MLB outfielder Leon Roberts joins us this week. Leon played in the Big Leagues from 1974-1984. He played in two domed stadiums as his home field during his career (The Astrodome in Houston and The Kingdome in Seattle). Leon talks…

Talking College Football History: Scott Lockwood

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

We travel to Los Angeles this week and revisit the late 1980s - early 1990s teams of the USC Trojans with our guest Scott Lockwood. Scott played at USC from 1987-1991 and was part of those great teams under head coach Larry Smith. He started out as…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic: August 1

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Sore mouth and all, and you will hear the story on that, Tim is back this week. Trade deadline observations, sports at the beach in the connect to column segment, the dentist story in the random ‘off topic topic”, and a rant on the Pirates and the people…

Back When There Was Baseball: May 17, 1979: Phillies 23, Cubs 22

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1979 marks the 45th anniversary of the great game between the Cubs and Phillies. The date was May 17, 1979, the location was Wrigley Field in Chicago, and the wind was blowing out at 17-18 miles/hour. Both starting pitchers (Phillies - Randy…

Talking College Football History: Coach John L. Smith and Chris Smeland

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This week we explore the Louisville football turnaround in the late 1990s/early 2000's. We are looking at a little later time-period than normal, but we couldn't pass up the opportunity to host Coach John L. Smith and his Defensive Coordinator…

Sports Authors Showcase: Ara's Knights: Ara Parseghian and the Golden Era of Notre Dame Football by Frank Pomarico

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We are privileged to have Frank Pomarico this week who wrote a book with Ray Serafin titled Ara's Knights: Ara Parseghian and the Golden Era of Notre Dame Football. Frank was one of the captains of that great 1973 Notre Dame national…