Musings of a Sports Fanatic: June 13
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Tim takes a look at the riveting U.S. Open at Oakmont after round one with players he suggests to keep an eye on for the weekend. Tim’s Time Machine takes a look back at the other U.S. Open’s played at Oakmont. Around the Horn with a shoutout to Andrew…
Back When There Was Baseball: Father’s Day Special
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Two members of the PennSports.live family had fathers who played in the Minor Leagues and this episode will honor those fathers. My co-host, Steve Schaaf's father, Charles Dean Schaaf, played from 1955-1957 in the Baltimore Orioles organization. Tim…
Talking College Football History: Bill Singler
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We travel back to the mid-1970s this week to the Pacific 8 (PAC-8) conference with our destination being Palo Alto, CA and the Stanford University campus. Bill Singler joins me to talk about his career at Stanford (1971-1975). Bill was a wide receiver at…
Sports Authors Showcase: View from the Booth: Four Decades With the Phillies by Chris Wheeler
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Rex Naylor sits down with Chris Wheeler this week to discuss his book View from the Booth: Four Decades with the Phillies. Wheels talks about his career with the Phillies which started in 1971 through the publication of the…
Musings of a Sports Fanatic: June 6
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Tim hopes Bob Nutting will follow White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf’s lead and sell the team. Tim then deep dives on just how awful the Pirates continue to be. Tim’s Time Machine goes back to 2013-15 to accentuate the difference between good Pirates teams…
Back When There Was Baseball: Steve Balboni
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Our guest this week is Steve “Bye Bye” Balboni. Our co-host, Steve Schaaf, played in the 1977 Division II College World Series with Steve Balboni, which adds an interesting take to this podcast. Balboni was introduced to America during the…
Talking College Football History: 1977 Michigan Football Season With Guest Mike Jolly
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We are going back to that great 1977 season this week and our guest is Mike Jolly who was a part of that Michigan team that was 10-1 before the bowl games. Mike was an outstanding defensive back from 1976-1979 for the Wolverines. …
Musings of a Sports Fanatic: May 30
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Tim opens with tons of praise and a few question marks about the Philadelphia Phillies. Around the horn with AL leaders for Cy Young and MVP, some rare Pirates positives, NBA, NHL, golf, college baseball, and college basketball wanting to expand the…
Back When There Was Baseball: George "Doc" Medich
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Who was the last New York Yankees pitcher to win a game in "Old Yankee Stadium" before the refurbishment? It is our guest this week, George "Doc" Medich. Doc won the last Yankees victory in "Old Yankee Stadium" on September 29, 1973, before the…
