Generations (Talking 'bout My Sports...)

Mark is back! Well, he is a permanent fixture now. We just are able to execute the original plan. It is Steve's turn to give us some of his generational favorites. Steve grew up in Long Beach, California. He has a lot of cool stories of how sports used to be and the fan access to athletes. Many of whom we're his neighbors in middle-class Long Beach! Dodgers, Angels, Rams, Los Angeles Kings...

It's finally time. Our 3rd HEAT, Mark has been sitting in the wings for some time. He is finally here! To kick things off, we are discussing our Top 10 Favorite and Least Favorite players or things from our favorite teams. Mark is a Knicks, Yankees, and NY Giant Football team fan. We start with Mark to allow him to introduce himself. Classic Steve takes a shot at Pat Riley and Dwight Howard in...

With recent news regarding sending Chris Paul home from a road game, Steve and I discuss player legacies and the importance of having a ring or not. We get into perception and circumstances for players like Charles Barkley, Kevin Durant, Kevin Garnett, Will Clark, Ernie Banks, and others. I correct Steve in the fact Johnny Unitas did get Super Bowl ring and Mike Schmidt was on some good Phillies t...

With the recent news from AJ Brown of the Philadelphia Eagles, Steve thought we should discuss when and who the Diva Wide Receivers of the NFL were and are. Full disclosure, we do not discuss Antonio Brown. He is currently battling additional legal issues and without being a doctor, probably unwise to try and diagnose or imply anything. But, he was definitely a diva on the field.

It has been a moment. A retired person working more than someone not retired. Upgraded internet to improve the squirrels. Sports washing happened. Gambling happened. Things have been upside down since we last recorded. Also, there is a lost episode. Maybe one day it gets published.

The first week of the NFL is concluded and the masses already have expectations for first year QBs and several others that have a year or two in the league. Steve and I discuss others before them and the common denominators for those that succeed and those that don't. Players discussed, Phillip Rivers, Dree Brees, Eli Manning, Peyton, Troy Aikman, Sam Darnold, Caleb Williams, Bryce Young, CJ S...

Steve and I discuss the NFL and ESPN merger? Sale? Crossover? Collab? Whatever you want to call it. It is the start of the new NFL season and we discuss our picks for the year. Baseball is hitting the final push for the playoffs. I ask Steve if he can name the 50+ save season players.

We're passed the NBA Finals and the NHL Final. We're in the time where baseball can take over the national discussion--although starting next Saturday, I will be engrossed by Le Tour de France! Steve and I start to peel the onion of where is the Hall of Fame line. Who is the line of just in and the line of just out. Discussed: Bobby Grich, Steve Garvey, Gary Sheffield, Lou Whittaker, Kenny...

The Finals seem like one of the biggest comebacks in recent memory - nobody mention the LeBrons beating the Warriors in 2016. Steve and I discuss the Pacers and Thunder and how it stacks up over the Generations. We discuss the Lakers being sold and other current news.

Steve wanted to test the NBA star theory. This show features the best things about the show: Steve tells one of his personal stories based on the old school times of LA and he winds me up by saying crazy stuff. Discussed: LeBron, Jordan, SGA, Steph, Draymond, Klay, Magic, Worthy, Mychal Thompson, Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlin, and more.

These NBA playoffs have been amazing. We are on track for the 5th straight year of a different champion. And, the 3rd heat is finally coming later this year and a ton of new shows are planned.

The first half we discuss the make-up and demographics of coaches across the generations. Then, the recent news of Rose being reinstated. Buckle up

Steve asks if the drama in sports is higher today than yesterday. With all of the close games and amazing finishes the last few weeks of the NBA playoffs , Steve wonders if there is more drama now than before. Oh, and we recorded this on time, I just did not hit the final publish button to get post this at the regular time.

Steve posits whether there are conspiracies to keep series in the NBA to go longer than needed for the sake of ratings and money. I bite and use examples of the Warriors - Rockets in Game 6 and Game 6 of the 2002 Kings - Lakers. Steve thinks I am crazy.

Lighter show today. Steve was thinking of different phrases and terms and how some of the meanings have changed over the Generations. Ernest Byner and LeBron are the opening examples.

Steve and i attempt to find a comparison over our lives for what has happened this year in the NBA with coaches (and GMs) getting let go so late in the season. Discussed, Pat Corrales, Steve Kerr, Greg Popovich, Eric Spoelstra, and others.

Steve talks about his travels to Vegas and Tahoe where he watched NCAA tournament games. Oh, and he gambled a bit too. We talk about how NIL is impacting the game, four Number One seeds for the first time since 2008, and where Cinderella went. I gush over Dawn Staley and her accomplishments and Steve flatly states he is rooting for U Conn. Hmmm?

Steve uncovers something that we have not really discussed before. We have discussed how and where we consume sports has changed, but he asks be about the mid 1970s San Francisco Dons. This thread reveals a lot about how things have changed and we explore this a bit. Reggie Theus is mentioned in context to the one of the greatest all time and we discuss the Lakers, Dodgers, Trojans, Bruins, and th...

With Gerrit Cole going down before the season, Steve and I were wondering if this will crater the Yankees season before it even starts. This got us to thinking about key injuries either before a season starts or early in a season that cratered a year before it really started. We cannot do a show on this topic without chronicling the debacle that was the Sterling led Clippers. There is a reason Ste...

With the revelation that Kyrie Irving is out for the year, it is now presumed that there is no reason to rush Anthony Davis back from injury. Thus, the Mavericks are looking rather foolish regarding some of the reasoning behind trading Luka. Steve and I discuss some of the fallout of trades over the generations, both good and bad while we take yet another look at the historic trade that brought Lu...

Steve watched a documentary on hockey and started to think about international players in other sports. Americans were in Hockey when he was a kid, but not many, and most were not of any ilk. We discuss the players that came and how Americas national sports have become global. Discussed: Detlef Schempf, Avadis Sabonis, Šarūnas Marčiulionis, Drazen Petrovic, Dirk Nowitzski, and others.

Post Super Bowl, we discuss GOAT to Goat re: Patrick Mahomes and others. We discuss the NBA All-star game and I go on a diatribe about the Raiders. Discussed: Terry Francona, Michael Jordan, Bruce Bochy, Dustry Baker, Dominique Wilkins, Larry Nance, Celtics, Lakers, Sixers, Dr J.

The big news from the week is not the Super Bowl. It is Luka Doncic to the Lakers. No, it is was not Anthony Davis to the Mavericks. Steve and I try to evaluate this against other trades over the Generations. We discuss Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Adbul Jabbar, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal, and others. And I rant that the stars always end up in L.A.

Steve was enamored with Saquon Barkley's running ability in the NFC Championship game. Saqoun is the 7th running back to rush for 2,000 yards and did it with the 3rd fewest attempts. I give historical context and discuss how the game has changed and how the Eagles maximize their talent and scheme. Steve throws out hyperbolic comments that I checkmate him on each time. Oh, and remember how he s...

I think today was just a set-up for Steve to wind me up. We discuss the recent Hall of Fame inductees of Billy Wagner, CC Sabathia, and Ichiro. Steve makes inflammatory comments about several current Hall members and others not quite in such as: Bert Blyleven, Don Sutton, Don Sutton, and others. Somehow there is a hallow on the likes of Roy Halladay and a few others. By the way, Todd Helton gets b...