Behind the Mic: …There Were Six
Agatha Christie, the mystery writer par excellence, once penned a terrific “whodunit”, which was considered her masterpiece – And Then There Were None. In that book ten characters (all of whom were part of someone else’s death) are brought to an island and one by one they are killed. Over 100 million copies of this…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: Biggest Philly/DC Disappointments
Many national pundits had the Eagles going to the Super Bowl this year, and the Nationals were odds-on favorites to win the pennant. The Birds were flirting with what could have been a catastrophic 1-4 start to their season (it was looking that way following Sam Bradford‘s second red-zone interception in the first half against…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: HS Football Poll-Week 6
It’s time once again for a look at this week’s District XI high school football poll results, consisting of area head coaches, athletic directors and media members. Big Schools (10 pollsters) Parkland (50 points, 10-first place votes) Freedom (39) Easton (27) Nazareth (19) Liberty (15) Among the big schools…no changes again for the #1, 4…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: Brotherly Love
The word “Philadelphia” is derived from two Greek words – philos (loving) and adelphos (brother). Thus, Philadelphia is known as the city of “brotherly love”. There are twelve U.S. cities with four major professional sports – Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, Phoenix, San Francisco, Washington, and, dare I say, Philadelphia. With…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: Yogi
Yogi Berra, the Yankee legend and Hall of Fame catcher, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, at the age of 90. He appeared in 14 World Series with the Yankees. The Yankees won ten of them. I had some ties to Yogi and his death brought those memories back. When I was doing play-by-play for…
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