Behind the Mic: Ray Donovan meet A-Rod and Riley Cooper
Ray Donovan meet A-Rod and Riley Cooper Showtime has a new program on TV this summer titled Ray Donovan. It is adult in nature and reminds me of The Sopranos, in a way, but with a different “family”. Donovan’s family is made up of entertainment and sports figures. They hire him to keep their…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: Eastern PA Leaders
Eastern PA Leaders There are some wonderful people in the RCN viewing area who quietly do work that often goes unnoticed, and as much as possible, I’d like to try to identify their efforts as much as possible on this blog and on our “RCN SportsTalk” program. The first one—and I can prove that…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: Mike Matheny’s Letter to Parents
Mike Matheny’s Letter to Parents I was watching the Phillies this past week get destroyed by the Cardinals and the announcers began to talk about Mike Matheny, the new St. Louis Cardinals manager, and the letter he wrote to parents when he coached his kids in youth baseball. I looked it up. You can…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: Trade Deadline ’13 Thoughts
Trade Deadline ’13 Thoughts With everyone calling for the Phillies to “sell” and begging Ruben Amaro Jr. to call up nearly every significant prospect in the Phillies farm system (I had one viewer e-mail me the Phillies starting lineup that he’d like to see for 2014—and it included only two names on the current…
Read MoreAbove the Ears (Some Musings)
ABOVE THE EARS (SOME MUSINGS) 1. Phil Mickelson won the British Open this past weekend. He is fan-friendly, seems to just love being out on the course, and is a great family man. It is certainly easy to root for him to win. The only major he has not won is the US Open, but…
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