Musings of a Sports Fanatic: Jan 31

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Tim opens with college hoops talk from travel hurting west coast teams(Mick Cronin is right) to a cool commitment for Eric Musselman and USC. Tim’s Time Machine goes back to 2000, 1989, and beyond to remember the last time a Big Ten team won a national…

Back When There Was Baseball: Jack Hiatt

by Rex Naylor on  Podcasts Baseball

This week's guest is Jack Hiatt.  Jack was a Major League catcher for 9 seasons, mainly with the San Francisco Giants. He broke into the Majors for the Los Angeles Angels in 1964. The Angels were in their 3rd season as an expansion…

Talking College Football History: Aaron Wallace

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

We revisit those great defenses of Texas A&M in the mid to late 1980s with our guest Aaron Wallace. Aaron came to College Station, TX in the fall of 1985 out of Franklin D. Roosevelt High School in Dallas, TX. He played from 1985-1989 (redshirting in…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic: January 24

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Tim ponders what is wrong with Philly hoops. From the Sixers to Villanova, Temple, and the rest of the college teams nobody has been great lately. Shockingly good and shockingly bad in college hoops, Jimmy Butler acting the fool, Tim’s Time Machine goes…

Back When There Was Baseball: Rod Gaspar

by Rex Naylor on  Podcasts Baseball

We look back at the 1969 "Miracle Mets" this week with our guest Rod Gaspar.  Rod was the starting right fielder at the beginning of the season replacing Art Shamsky who was injured.  The Mets were 5 games behind the NL East leading Chicago…

Talking College Football History: Ed McMichael

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

Our guest this week is considered one of the Top 10 quarterbacks in Rutgers football history. According to The Knight Report dated October 28, 2023, Ed McMichael is listed as #7 on that list.  Ed stayed close to home when he migrated to Piscataway,…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic: Jan 17

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Tim discusses how he became a fanatic of all the teams he roots for. It is an interesting listen, and should allow listeners to think about how they became fans. A rant on baseball and a driving tip in the random off topic topic.  

Back When There Was Baseball: Greg Harris

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Greg Harris is our guest this week and is noted for pitching ambidextrously, which he accomplished in 1995 with the Montreal Expos. He pitched in the Majors from 1981-1995. Greg was not only a "jack of all trades" as a pitcher but was a decent hitter as…

Talking College Football History: Walt Harris

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

We are privileged to have Coach Walt Harris as this week's guest. Coach Harris has an incredible resume, not only where he has coached, but also who he has coached with. He came to Pitt in 1997 and completely turned that program around,…

Sports Authors Showcase: Comeback by Ken Berry

by Rex Naylor on  Podcasts Baseball

Our guest this week is former MLB outfielder Ken Berry. He wrote the book Comeback in 2020 and is here to talk about the book. "The opportunity of a lifetime presents itself to a 63-year-old former baseball player who had long ago left his…