The SportsTalk Shop: HS Sports: Mid-Season Report
It’s been a rough first month for local athletes, coaches and athletic directors with rain/melting snow making it impossible for many spring sports to start on schedule. Nearly every team in our Pennsylvania viewing area has had massive rescheduling with a ton of make-up games coming up over the next few weeks. With the end…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: Bryce Harper – Enough Already!
Easter Sunday was a really nice day. The whole family was present with everyone making it to the house. Once again, my wife put together an extensive dinner, maintaining the traditions of a Ukrainian Easter; paska (Ukrainian bread); one egg shared by all to start the dinner; and a Ukrainian hymn signifying that Christ had…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: Nationals/Phillies Season Outlook & Interviews
We had an opportunity on last week’s “SportsTalk” show to get insights and predictions for both the Washington Nationals… …as well as interviews with some of the Phillies top prospects on spring training performances and their thoughts on opening the season in Triple-A… For more of these interviews and videos on both…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: Strike Two – Y’er Out!
Play ball! Major League baseball has begun. And, once again, a new radical idea to shorten the length of games has surfaced. Former Mets’ general manager Steve Philips recently suggested changing walks to three balls and strikeouts to two strikes – in other words every at-bat starts with a 1-1 count on the batter. His…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: HS Basketball Recap (Part 2)
As promised in last week’s blog, I did want to share a few of my reflections on the high school basketball season before we jump full force into our Lehigh Valley spring sports coverage. Let’s start with the “good” things: The District Semifinal contest at the PPL Center may have been a once in a…
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