Back When There Was Baseball: May 17, 1979: Phillies 23, Cubs 22

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1979 marks the 45th anniversary of the great game between the Cubs and Phillies. The date was May 17, 1979, the location was Wrigley Field in Chicago, and the wind was blowing out at 17-18 miles/hour. Both starting pitchers (Phillies - Randy…

Talking College Football History: Coach John L. Smith and Chris Smeland

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

This week we explore the Louisville football turnaround in the late 1990s/early 2000's. We are looking at a little later time-period than normal, but we couldn't pass up the opportunity to host Coach John L. Smith and his Defensive Coordinator…

Sports Authors Showcase: Ara's Knights: Ara Parseghian and the Golden Era of Notre Dame Football by Frank Pomarico

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

We are privileged to have Frank Pomarico this week who wrote a book with Ray Serafin titled Ara's Knights: Ara Parseghian and the Golden Era of Notre Dame Football. Frank was one of the captains of that great 1973 Notre Dame national…

Back When There Was Baseball: Rick Wise

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June 23, 2021 marked the 50th anniversary of one of the greatest achievements in not only Philadelphia Phillies, but also MLB history. Rick Wise pitched a no-hitter on that Wednesday evening in Cincinnati while also hitting 2 home runs.…

Talking College Football History: John Rienstra

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John Rienstra joins us this week on the podcast to talk about his Temple career (1981-1985) and his NFL career which lasted from 1986-1992 with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns. John will state that he played for 3 Super Bowl winning…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic: July 17

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Tim looks back at the boredom that was the MLB All Star festivities. A trip back to Royal Troon 2016, 2004, 1997, 1989, 1982, and 1973 for a look at the last six winners of The Open there. Tim connects to his column by predicting who will win this year’s…

Back When There Was Baseball: Ken Berry

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Ken Berry joins us on the podcast this week. Ken played in the Majors from 1962-1975 and was considered one of the best defensive center fielders of that era. He won two Gold Glove Awards (1970 and 1972) and was an All-Star in 1967. You have to wonder…

Talking College Football History: Doug Graber

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Doug Graber joins me this week on the podcast. Doug coached for over 30 years at every level. He coached high school, Division II and Division I at the collegiate level, the NFL and the World League of American Football. He was the head coach at…

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…