The SportsTalk Shop: Escaping the Winter of Discontent
With the arrival of the baseball season and the Phillies looking less than stellar to start their season, I wanted to look back at a troublesome winter — sports-wise. The weather is supposed to warm up and there’s no snow in the forecast (not until Halloween anyway), so let’s examine a phrase I heard quite…
Read MoreNever on Sunday – Behind the Mic – April 8th
After doing this job for over 41 years, I have tried to maintain one rule of thumb. Do not work on Sunday, if at all possible. With so many weeknights and weekends away from home, I have always tried to keep Sunday as a day I can spend with my wife and/or my family. Obviously,…
Read MoreThe Final Four – Behind the Mic – April 2nd
Louisville vs Wichita State: Saturday, April 6, 6:09pm on CBS The Cardinals of Louisville are the only team that almost everyone expected to be in the Final Four. In fact, everyone probably expects them to be in The National Championship game. They are the only #1 to survive the bracket-busting in this year of parity….
Read MorePhillies’ Prospects – The SportsTalk Shop – April 1st
“SportsTalk Shop” Looks at Philadelphia Phillies’ Prospects I recently chatted with the Phillies’ AAA-team’s Director of Media Relations, Matt Provence, (just back from Clearwater) and asked him about some of top Phillies prospects. A number of them could play very important roles with the parent club in the very near future. In fact, with potential…
Read MoreLadies and Gentlemen of the Jury – Behind the Mic – March 25th
I had aspirations to become a lawyer when I was younger. Circumstances interfered with that goal and I certainly have no regrets about the path that life took me. However, I still love reading courtroom dramas, a la John Grisham, and shows like “Boston Legal” and “The Good Wife” have always captured my interest. So,…
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