Back When There Was Baseball: TJ Surgery
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We have a special podcast this week to discuss Tommy John surgery and how pitching has evolved from our time period Back When There Was Baseball (mid-1960s through the mid-1980s) to today. We are joined by Rich Hand, former MLB pitcher…
Talking College Football History: Paul Woodside
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We are joined this week by Paul Woodside, arguably West Virginia's greatest place kicker. Paul played at West Virginia from 1981-1984. He walked on the football team in 1981 and had a severe stuttering problem, so bad that he had to provide Coach…
Musings of a Sports Fanatic: April 25
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Tim muses about the NBA Playoffs and specifically Joel Embiid and the choking Sixers. And why does the NBA not require a better effort from their officials? Tim’s Time Machine goes back to 1989 and 1983 for the last time the Sixers and Knicks faced off…
Back When There Was Baseball: Bill North
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We revisit the success of the "Swingin' A's" this week. Our guest is Bill North who arrived in Oakland in 1973 and played there through the 1978 season. Bill was part of two World Series championships (1973-1974) and appeared in the 1975…
Talking College Football History: Fred O’Connor
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Coach Fred O'Connor joins us this week on the show. Fred coached football for over 60 years at all levels of the game. After coaching at the high school level, Fred had stints at Villanova, Maryland, Southern Mississippi and back to Villanova.…
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 Baseball podcasts…
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 Baseball podcasts…
Musings of a Sports Fanatic: April 19
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Tim discusses MLB’s arm injury issue in his Main Musing followed by a trip in the Time Machine to stop off at some years where complete games actually existed. On Tim’s Docket is NBA and NHL playoffs beginning, some golf talk, college hoops and the…
Back When There Was Baseball: Earl Stephenson
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Earl Stephenson joins us on the podcast this week. Earl pitched in the Majors/Minors from 1967-1979. He had to endure military service which disrupted his progress early on. Earl was a left-handed pitcher that, whatever the reason,…
