Musings of a Sports Fanatic: July 11

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Tim leads off with talk on the Phillies great season, which leads to a trip in the Time Machine back to 1976 & 1977 for the best Phillies teams before this year. Neither made a World Series. The rant line is open for NBA, golf, and a bunch of…

Back When There Was Baseball: Lou Klimchock

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Lou Klimchock is our guest on the podcast this week. Lou played in the Majors from 1958-1970 with the Kansas City A's, Milwaukee Braves, Washington Senators, New York Mets and Cleveland Indians. He was a good utility infielder during most of his…

Talking College Football History: Jim Hart

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We are privileged to have one of the best quarterbacks in NFL history with us this week. Jim Hart of the St. Louis Cardinals joins us to talk about his career. Jim came out of Southern Illinois University and went undrafted in the 1966 NFL…

Sports Authors Showcase: Bring In the Right-Hander! by Jerry Reuss

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We are privileged to have Jerry Reuss as our guest this week to discuss his book Bring In the Right-Hander!: My Twenty-Two Years in the Major Leagues. You will hear Jerry recount several stories of his playing days, which spanned four decades. Jerry will…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic: July 4

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Tim celebrates the Fourth of July by ranting about the Lakers, Sixers, Pirates, and hot dog eating contests. But not before he discusses his favorite baseball movies. Plus he connects to his Tim’s Two Cents column by discussing baseball at the midseason…

Back When There Was Baseball: Jim Rooker

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We are going back into the mid-1960s through the 1970s this week with our guest. You should remember Jim Rooker as a Pittsburgh Pirate, but he actually started in the Detroit Tigers organization as an outfielder, then converted to a pitcher. …

Talking College Football History: Mike Curcio

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Mike Curcio joins us this week and is our first Temple Owl. Mike played at Temple from 1975-1979 under the Wayne Hardin regime. These were not your typical Temple teams as Wayne Hardin is the winningest coach in Temple football history. Mike's teams…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic: June 27

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Tim discusses a rousing game 7 of the Stanley Cup and the best in the business announcing it. The NBA Draft is mostly a dud. Did the Sixers draft a guy that can help? A trip in the Time Machine to 2001. Spiccoli has the rant line open for F bombs, a two…

Back When There Was Baseball: Ken Singleton

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Our guest this week is one of the best switch-hitting power hitters of his time period. Ken Singleton joins us this week to talk about his illustrious career. Ken's MLB career spans from 1967-1984 with 3 teams: New York Mets, Montreal Expos and…

Talking College Football History: 1979 Indiana Hoosiers

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We celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Indiana Hoosiers first ever bowl win this week on the podcast. That win came in the 1979 Holiday Bowl against undefeated BYU. Our guests this week are QB Tim Clifford and WR Mike Friede.…