The SportsTalk Shop: Three Phillies Issues
Last week we took a look at the Nationals’ first 30 games of the season, analyzing their first six weeks and previewing the road ahead. Clearly, the Phillies have a different set of priorities and goals for this season. There has been some positive news…and the next few months still could be very interesting as…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: Harry Kalas, Charlie Slowes & the Nationals
We are right at the 1/5-th mark of the Major League Baseball season. While that might not seem like an impressive number, it is a key time in a team’s season. Once you pass the“30-games” mark, the excuse “well, it’s still early” starts to wear thin and teams start having to take some long looks…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: Cheat Week
When I was in high school, teachers would normally sit us in rows of chairs alphabetically. That is why in chemistry and physics class, Laubach (me) was seated next to Miles (not me). I bring this up because I never really comprehended the personal value of chemistry or physics. I did not anticipate mixing strange…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: Famine, then Feast
I have been on vacation for the past three weeks and I want to thank John Leone, Randy Kane, Jim Best, and Scott Barr for so ably taking over my blog space in my absence. During my time away, I was on a cruise ship and, unless I went out of my way to research…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: NFL Draft Recap
I don’t believe there has been more excitement, angst, anticipation—and anxiety—for an NFL Draft than this year’s selection process for both the Redskins and Eagles communities. Birds fans wanted new Eagles Czar Chip Kelly to move up and pick Marcus Mariota, and many Skins supporters wanted a move backwards to secure more picks. While many…
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