Back When There Was Baseball: Bruce Kimm
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This week, we are going back to the 45th anniversary of "Birdmania". For those who don't remember, this was in 1976 with Mark "The Bird" Fidrych setting Tiger Stadium in a frenzy with his pitching performance and antics on the mound. Fidrych passed away…
Talking College Football History: Gary Tranquill
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We have a special guest this week in Coach Gary Tranquill. Gary coached for almost 50 years from a head coach, to coordinator, to a position coach. Gary coached under several tremendous head coaches including Don Nehlen, George Welsh,…
Back When There Was Baseball: Danny Boone
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Pitcher Danny Boone was the lightest pitcher to pitch in MLB history. He is listed in the stats at 5'8" tall and 150 lbs. Dan will relate that he was closer to 130 lbs. Dan is a descendant of THE Daniel Boone. His…
Talking College Football History: Robin Earl
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When you talk Washington Huskies football you look at 2 coaching regimes: Jim Owens (1957-1974) and Don James (1975-1992). Our guest this week, Robin Earl, played his first two years under Jim Owens and his last two years under Don James…
Back When There Was Baseball: Frank DiPino
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Our guest this week is Frank DiPino. Frank pitched with several teams and was very effective, mostly through the 1980s. He started out with Milwaukee and unfortunately was traded before appearing in the 1982 World Series. He then played with…
Talking College Football History: Blaise Winter
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There are some people in this world that overcome the odds. This list is small, but our guest this week is on that list. Blaise Winter played at Syracuse from 1980-1983 and had a nice NFL career. But, the underlying story is…
Back When There Was Baseball: Ron Stone
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Our guest this week is Ron Stone, former Philadelphia Phillies outfielder from 1969-1972. Ron started his career in the Baltimore Orioles organization, then was chosen by the Kansas City A's in the Rule 5 MLB draft in 1966. He played 26…
Talking College Football History: Gerard Phelan
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Today's guest was a part of one of the greatest plays to end a college football game. We all remember the Doug Flutie pass against Miami (Fla.) in the 1984 game held at the Orange Bowl in Miami, but do you remember who caught the pass? His name is Gerard…
Back When There Was Baseball: Bobby Valentine
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We go back in the time machine this week to the late-1960s through the mid-1970s with our guest Bobby Valentine. You should recognize that name, but maybe as an MLB manager. We focus on his playing career this week. Bobby was…
