Tom Grieve joins us this week. Tom was a 1st round draft pick in the 1966 MLB draft by the Washington Senators. In fact, Tom and his son Ben were the 1st father-son team to both be drafted in the 1st round. He made it up to the Big…
Doug Dieken joins us this week. If you followed NFL football in the 1970s to the early 1980s, Doug is a household name, but did you know he started out as a receiver, then a tight end at Illinois? Doug played for the Illini from 1967-…
Tim discusses the Pens trade deadline possibilities amid a disastrous season. Full blown rebuild? Mini rebuild? Tim wishes GM Kyle Dubas well in a near impossible situation. The Time Machine looks back to 2008-09 for two really good Pens trades at the…
Our guest this week is Tom Burgmeier. You should remember Tom as a left-handed relief pitcher mainly in the 1970s, but do you really know how good he was? Tom pitched in the Majors from 1968-1984, had a record of 79-55 with an ERA of 3.23. The last six…
We are honored this week to have Dave Quay represent his family on our podcast. The Quay family is arguably the greatest athletic family in Mifflin County, PA history over the last century. We start out with father Ike who was the…
I am joined by Doug Plank this week to discuss his book Walk the Plank: Winning the Game of Life on 4th Down. This is a book about the way Doug Plank not only approached the game of football, but also how he approached life.…
Tim talks baseball, spring training, Pirates and Phillies, plus some big free agents still available in his main musing. A Spring Training hero warning story from 2011 in the Time Machine. NBA, NFL and the Steelers, and college hoops are On the Docket.…
Our guest this week is remembered for his great comeback from cancer, then the ending of his career in Montreal. But did you remember how effective he was as a left-handed pitcher in the 1980s? Dave Dravecky joins us this week to…
We celebrate those great Florida State teams of the late 1980s this week. Our guest only started one year at quarterback, but what a year it was. In 1989, Peter Tom Willis led the FSU Seminoles to a 10-2 record which climaxed in a blowout win over #6…
Tim muses about a damning Pittsburgh Pirates article recently printed in his main musing. Plus college basketball, golf, and the Pens retire Jaromir Jagr’s number. Finally What’s Your Problem has Tim ranting about the failed NBA all star experience.…