{"id":84731,"date":"2021-06-14T14:55:28","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T14:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandbox.web.rcn.net\/rcntv\/?p=84731"},"modified":"2023-04-14T20:11:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T20:11:00","slug":"right-place-right-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/right-place-right-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Right Place \u2013 Right Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>The views expressed in this blog are<\/em> <em>those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of RCN or any other agency, organization, employer or company.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I hope you are old enough to remember the names of some famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/yankees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yankees<\/a> \u2013 Phil Rizzuto, Yogi Berra, and Joe Dimaggio.\u00a0 Now imagine that Phil Rizzuto is your next door neighbor.\u00a0 Imagine as a 7-year-old that Phil Rizzuto would take you to the Yankee games and you would ride home with him and Yogi and \u201cJoltin\u2019 Joe\u201d.\u00a0 That is exactly how the childhood of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lafayette.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lafayette<\/a> grad Mark Holtzman was spent.<\/p>\n<p>Now imagine that as a 1980 graduate you worked for sports agency, ProServ, went on to Reebok, the NFL, and finally fulfilled your lifelong dream of working for the Yankees.\u00a0 Yup, that happened to Mark Holtzman, too.<\/p>\n<p>I interviewed Mark this past Thursday on <em>Primetime Pards<\/em>.\u00a0 Trust me; he has plenty of stories with a great deal of name-dropping, claiming to always be in the right place at the right time.\u00a0 I think he also possessed a great deal of marketing skills.\u00a0 You be the judge:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A8Nn15NHNj4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>ABOVE THE EARS (SOME MUSINGS)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/phillies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Phillies<\/a> had three consecutive \u201cwalk-off\u201d wins this week and one was against the Yankees. The Phillies win on Saturday was before a crowd of 38,450, the largest since 2019.\u00a0 Many Yankee fans went home disappointed especially after tying the game in the ninth inning with a 3-run home run.\u00a0 The Phils beat the Yanks again on Sunday taking the series.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/sixers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> 76ers<\/a> have enticed me to watch their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NBA<\/a> games from the opening tip-off. It has been a long, long time since that has occurred.\u00a0 They play defense, share the ball, and are coached to take advantage of the other team\u2019s weaknesses.\u00a0 In a nutshell, that is the way basketball should be played.\u00a0 I expect them to win the Atlanta series and face the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/nets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brooklyn Nets<\/a> next.\u00a0 I will be watching!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>Being an American sports fan, I discovered, to my amazement, that the top two most Google searched sports were Soccer (39%) and Cricket (8%). Basketball, football, and golf rounded out the top five, but those three only accounted for a total of 20% of the searches.\u00a0 What???<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>Congratulations to the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acchs.info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Central Catholic<\/a> Viking lacrosse team for being the first <a href=\"https:\/\/districtxi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">District XI<\/a> team to capture a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.piaa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PIAA<\/a> state title. On Saturday, they beat undefeated Mars by a 14-5 score to win the AA championship.\u00a0 Central outscored their opponents in the state playoffs 65-18 and finished with a 23-1 record.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>This week features our first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hometeamsonline.com\/teams\/default.asp?u=THEBLUEMOUNTAINLEAGUE&amp;p=home&amp;s=baseball&amp;t=c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blue Mountain League<\/a> Game of the Week. The games will be on Tuesday nights LIVE at 6:00pm.\u00a0 The McDonald\u2019s All-Star Football Classic is on tap Thursday, June 17, at Nazareth\u2019s Andrew Leh Stadium.\u00a0 We will have the game on a tape-delayed basis at 10:00pm.\u00a0 Support a great cause and get out to the game.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The views expressed in this blog are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of RCN or any other agency, organization, employer or company. 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