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. …
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…
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…
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…
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.…
Tim has some ranting to do this week. Tim takes aim at college athletics, particularly recruiting. Also on the list is golf coverage, baseball scheduling, ESPN, and youth sports. Tim also piggybacks off his column this week with Rory talk and Pittsburgh…
We are joined this week by former Major League right-handed pitcher Glenn Abbott. Glenn pitched in the Big Leagues from 1973-1984. He came up in the Oakland A's organization when they won 5 straight AL West titles (1971-1975) and 3 World Series (…
This week we feature the Nebraska walk-on. Back in the day, under Coach Tom Osborne (1973-1997), Nebraska took a ton of walk-ons and put them on the Freshman team. Their Freshman teams consisted of 70-80 members through the early 1980s. This was one of…
We have a different take on Sports Authors Showcase this week. There hasn't been a biography written about our guest, Jake O'Donnell, but there should be. Jake was a longtime NBA official from 1967-1995, but most people don't know that…
Tim leads off with some US Open golf talk and a pick to win. Tim’s Time Machine goes back to 1999, 2005, 2014 for the last three US Opens at Pinehurst #2. On the docket is NBA, NHL, and MLB, including a take on the Phillies and Pirates differences. What’…
