Back When There Was Baseball: Hector Cruz

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Hector Cruz joins us this week.  Hector signed his MLB contract at age 17 in 1970.  He came from Arroyo, Puerto Rico along with brothers Jose and Tommy.  His career spanned from 1970-1982 along with playing in Japan in 1983. …

Talking College Football History: Don Moorhead

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We turn the time machine back 54 years this week to one of the greatest upsets in college football history. In 1969, the Michigan Wolverines upset the favored Ohio State Buckeyes, a Buckeye team that many considered the greatest team in college football…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic: Nov 9

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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 hoops…

Back When There Was Baseball: Rich Hand

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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 with Bob Boone, Dave Kingman, Dan…

Talking College Football History: Ray Parson

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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 to…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic: November 1

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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

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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 a lot…

Talking College Football History: Doug English

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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 late 1970s through the mid-…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic October 26

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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 last…

Back When There Was Baseball: Paul Hartzell

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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 went on to Lehigh University. Paul made…