Musings of a Sports Fanatic: February 1

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Tim is back musing about the sale of the Baltimore Orioles and pondering what it would be like if Bob Nutting did the same in Pittsburgh. The Time Machine goes back to 1996 to the sale of the Pirates to Kevin McClatchy. On the docket with Pens/Flyers NHL…

Back When There Was Baseball: Glen Rosenbaum

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Our guest this week was considered by many who played for the Chicago White Sox as the best batting practice pitcher of all time. Glen Rosenbaum signed with the White Sox in 1955, but never made it to the Big Leagues despite a career record of 95-45…

Talking College Football History: Dave Parkin

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We go back in the time machine this week to Logan, Utah in the mid to late 1970s with our guest Dave Parkin.  Dave played in the defensive secondary for the Aggies from 1974-1978 (redshirting in 1976).  Utah State was an Independent during…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic: January 25

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Tim talks Joel Embiid gunning for a repeat MVP in his main musing. Then it is off to 1988 in the Time Machine to revisit the Jerome Lane dunk that shattered the backboard at Pitt. The Big East deep dive is on the docket along with NHL, golf, and a…

Back When There Was Baseball: Tom Bruno

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Tom Bruno joins us this week.  Tom was a pitcher from 1972-1979.  He was childhood friends with Randy Poffo (the infamous Macho Man Randy Savage) and they played a lot of baseball together.  Tom was in the Kansas City Royals…

Talking College Football History: Kermit Johnson

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We go back in time to the early 1970s in Los Angeles, CA.  Our guest this week played for the UCLA Bruins (1971-1973) and is one of the best running backs in their history.  Kermit Johnson joins us this week to talk about his career…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic: January 18

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Tim relives the court storming in Happy Valley from earlier this week, fresh with thoughts on Penn State hoops. Then a deep dive on the extremely average ACC. Then it is rant city, as Tim takes on college hoops officials, ESPN twice, the Pirates lack of…

Back When There Was Baseball: Bob Coluccio

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Bob Coluccio is our guest this week. Bob played in the Majors from 1973-1978 with the Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Cardinals. He is an interesting subject as he fell 35 games short of an MLB pension according to the pre-1980…

Talking College Football History: Pete Koch

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We look back this week to the "Heyday" of Maryland football.  I consider this period from the start of the Jerry Claiborne era (1972-1981) through the Bobby Ross era (1982-1986) as the "Heyday" of Maryland football history.  Our guest is Pete…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic: January 11

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Tim muses first about a testy Pens/Flyers game this week, just the way it ought to be when these two teams play. Tim’s Time Machine goes back to 2012 for some more testy moments between the Pens andFlyers. A close look at the Big Ten conference and who…