The SportsTalk Shop: The End of an Era
Guest blogger, Cathy Neelon, is filling in while Chris takes some time off. Cathy is a member of the RCN-TV staff and an avid fan of horse racing. Chris will return with a new blog June 29. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Saturday, June 6, 2015… There I was, hunched over in my seat at Coca-Cola Park, in the midst…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: The Crew
RCN-TV does a large number of broadcasts. The viewers at home get a glimpse of the announcers and they, hopefully, enjoy listening to them. Fans often come up to those same announcers to tell them how much they enjoyed the broadcast, offer some trivia, and converse about the event. That’s all well and good, but…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: HS Spring Sports ’15 Wrap
RCN’s coverage of the state baseball playoffs this past weekend officially concludes the scholastic sports season in the RCN viewing area in Pennsylvania and the Washington, DC regions. First, a few “shout-outs” for outstanding achievements for the spring sports season. In the DC area, Bishop O’Connell HS softball coach Tommy Orndorff coached his 700th win…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: …Had a Great Fall
Tiger Woods played at the Memorial this past weekend. He just made the cut on the very last hole. This was a man who did not miss a cut for seven years! On Saturday, he shot the worst score of his competitive career, an 85! He hit seven fairways, nine greens in regulation, hit four…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: Phillies “Future” Lineup
For the last several months, people have been playing the role of Phillies General Manager, trading players right and left without the burdening restrictions of having to negotiate with another team. They’ve theorized about trading Cole Hamels for three future MVPs while swapping Ryan Howard and Jonathon Papelbon for a pair of Cy Young award…
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