Back When There Was Baseball: Gary Ryerson
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There are two MLB pitchers that were inflicted with polio that we know of. We had Rich Hand on this podcast a few weeks ago and now we have the second, Gary Ryerson. Gary talks about pitching with polio and doing so effectively. He was very close to…
Talking College Football History: Darrell Thompson
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We are blessed to have one of the best running backs in Minnesota Golden Gopher history as our guest this week. Darrell Thompson played from 1986-1989 under head coach John Gutekunst who had taken over for Lou Holtz. Darrell is…
Talking Penn State Football: Ron Hostetler
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Penn State is known as "Linebacker U" and our guest was part of that special group. Ron Hostetler joins us on the show this week and he was an outstanding linebacker, although he came to Penn State as a quarterback. Ron played in…
Sports Authors Showcase: Just Like Me: When the Pros Played on the Sandlot by Kelly Park
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Kelly Park is featured this week as he discusses his book Just Like Me: When the Pros Played on the Sandlot. Listen to the interview Rex conducted with Kelly as he discusses his experiences with the Major League players he spoke with. If you are wanting…
Wall2WallFootball: CFP or Bust Edition
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Tim and Scott discuss rivalry weekend, coaches coming and going, and the Two Guys Top 12. Does Penn State get stuck with Tulane? Who gets left out of a New Year’s Six bowl? And who is in the driver’s seat for a playoff berth.
The NFL is littered with…
Musings of a Sports Fanatic: November 30
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Tim muses about the upcoming MLB winter meetings and whether the Pirates will be active and what they should be doing. Tim’s Time Machine takes you back to 1986 for what Tim thinks is the best offseason move the Pirates made in his lifetime. On the…
Back When There Was Baseball: 1975 World Series
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What a better way to celebrate baseball than to revisit the 1975 World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the Cincinnati Reds. With us is Pat Darcy. Pat was on the mound when Carlton Fisk hit his infamous home run in Game 6 of this series. Pat shares…
Talking College Football History: Mike Ford
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When you think of the SMU Mustang football team in the early 1980s, guys like Eric Dickerson and Craig James come to mind. Our guest this week played at SMU (quarterback) from 1977-1980. His name is Mike Ford and as far as we are concerned, he put SMU…
