Back When There Was Baseball: Steve Whitaker

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Steve Whitaker joins us this week. Steve played from 1962-1972 with parts of 5 seasons in the Big Leagues. He started out in the Yankees organization and talks about playing in Yankee Stadium (when the monuments were in the field of play) with Mickey…

Talking College Football History: John Wangler

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We honor the 1980 Michigan season this week. This season culminated in Bo Schembechler's first bowl win which was also his first Rose Bowl victory. John Wangler is our guest this week to discuss that season and his career. Wangler was the quarterback of…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic: August 15

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Tim finds a good looking doppelgänger for the hideous Pittsburgh Pirates and compares the two. More baseball including the New York teams crashing and the Phillies and Mariners bashing. FedEx Cup talk in golf, Tim’s Time Machine looks at teams that did…

Back When There Was Baseball: Greg Terlecky

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Greg Terlecky joins us this week. We've had the privilege of hosting several pitchers that had great resumes, but for some reason or other, just didn't quite pan out. Greg is one of those pitchers and had he not been "rushed", could have had a different…

Talking College Football History: Joe Gary

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We take the time machine back to the late 1970s/early 1980s to Los Angeles with our guest this week. Joe Gary joins us to talk about his UCLA days. Joe came out of George Washington Prep High School in Los Angeles and stayed at home to play for the…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic: August 8

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Tim checks in on the NCAA basketball tournament staying at 68 teams, the WNBA gets some, well, interesting publicity, and golf has reached the FedEx Cup portion of the season. Tim’s Time Machine goes back exactly 100 years to look at the Pirates World…

Back When There Was Baseball: Gil Patterson

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Some of you may never have heard about our guest this week, but you will come away impressed with what this gentleman brought to the game when he was healthy. Gil Patterson joins us to talk about his career. He only played in the Majors for one year and…

Talking College Football History: Ray Ellis

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We dot the "I" in Script Ohio this week with our guest Ray Ellis. Ray played at Ohio State from 1977-1980. He ended the Woody Hayes era and started the Earle Bruce era in 1979. Ohio State was highly successful these years playing in bowl games all 4…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic: MLB Trade Deadline

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Tim dissects the MLB trade deadline with a heavy emphasis on the Pirates disastrous deadline. Phillies, Orioles, and more, as well. Tim’s Time Machine goes back to 1990 and a win-win trade that propelled the Pirates to a division title. The random off…

Back When There Was Baseball: Tom Trebelhorn

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Tom Trebelhorn joins us on the podcast this week. Tom played in the Minor Leagues in the early 1970s, starting with the Bend Rainbows (Hawaii). After his playing career, he started his coaching venture, which culminated in a managerial position with the…