Musings of a Sports Fanatic: Nov 9
by on November 9, 2023
Tim wonders if the Big Ten will be even worse this year in college basketball than he originally thought in his Main Musing. The Time Machine goes back to 2000 to look at the last time a Big Ten hoops team won a championship. Tim finds more college…
Back When There Was Baseball: Rich Hand
by on November 8, 2023
Pitcher Rich Hand is our guest this week. Rich is one of only two pitchers in MLB history that played with polio (Gary Ryerson being the other). You will enjoy Rich's stories about playing for the Alaska Goldpanners…
Talking College Football History: Ray Parson
by on November 7, 2023
This week the podcast travels back more than 50 years to Minneapolis, MN with our guest Ray Parson. Ray had a great athletic career at Uniontown High School (PA) in both football and basketball. He was heavily recruited but decided…
Sports Authors Showcase: Called Out But Safe: A Baseball Umpire's Journey by Al Clark
by on November 7, 2023
Our guest this week is former American League umpire Al Clark. Al umpired in the American League/Major League from 1976-2001. He co-authored the book Called Out But Safe: A Baseball Umpire's Journey with Dan Schlossberg. Al…
Musings of a Sports Fanatic: November 1
by on November 1, 2023
Tim discusses about a very lackluster World Series and what might fix this problem in his Main Musing. The Time Machine takes a short trip back to 2021 to revisit the James Harden trade to Brooklyn. This leads to the first item On The Docket, which is…
Back When There Was Baseball: Ted Power
by on November 1, 2023
The time machine travels back to the 1980s to take a look at our guest this week, Ted Power. Ted had an interesting path to the Major Leagues, through amateur baseball and Kansas State University. Ted ended up stuck in the mix with…
Talking College Football History: Doug English
by on October 31, 2023
We go back to the early to mid-1970s this week during the Darrel Royal days at Texas. Our guest this week is Doug English. You may remember him as a member of the Detroit Lions "Silver Rush" defensive line in the…
Musings of a Sports Fanatic October 26
by on October 26, 2023
The Rangers and Diamondbacks in the World Series. Who would have thought that? Certainly not Tim. Check out his thoughts on that in his main musing this week. Will Philly be back? Hear Tim’s thoughts on that as well. The Time Machine checks out the…
Back When There Was Baseball: Paul Hartzell
by on October 25, 2023
We have a Pennsylvania player today, but not one who played for the Philadelphia Phillies or Pittsburgh Pirates. Paul Hartzell played high school baseball for Central Columbia High School near Bloomsburg, PA, then…
Talking College Football History: Gary Barnett
by on October 24, 2023
In late 1991, our guest this week proclaimed that he planned on "taking the purple to Pasadena". Gary Barnett joins us this week and he made true on that promise in 1995 by taking the Northwestern Wildcats to the Rose Bowl. Gary was…
