Riding The Pine

Join me for another interview only episode as I sit down with former NBA All-star and Rookie of the Year Buck Williams. Buck and I discuss his lengthy 17 year career in the NBA that featured numerous all-defensive team selections, two trips to the NBA finals and finishing ranked 15th all-time in career rebounding. Later on, Buck discusses his time as the President of the NBA Player's Associat...

In the latest episode of Riding The Pine, I dive right into an update on the NBA and NHL playoffs as well as a breakdown on some of the biggest trades in the MLB. I then get into my topic for the episode, sharing my top 5 teams to watch this season in the NFL, and who could make a lot of noise this football season. The episode closes out with a phenomenal interview with a great guest, current defe...

Episode 42 opens up with some baseball talk, discussing the possibility of the MLB playoffs being played in hub cities, and where the most likely World Series destination will be in the fall. Afterwards, I dive into yet again another Road Trippin segment, following the lineage of the Chicago White Sox and going stop by stop discussing where they were before they landed in Chicago, and some interes...

Episode 41 opens up with a discussion on the idea of realigning college football for this year amid the pandemic and the benefits it would have if it were to happen. I also give my realigned conferences, and which teams regionally could have been paired together. I stick with the college sports theme, as I move into my new topic for the episode which is Best College Mascots. I rank my top five bes...

In this episode of Riding The Pine, we are joined by another show first, play-by-play and PA announcer in the Pittsburgh area Brandon Rossi. In this interview only episode, Brandon discusses the life of an announcer and how he first got interested in wanting to work behind the mic. Brandon also shares some interesting sports he's been on the call for, and which sports he enjoys commentating t...

Dive into episode 39 with me, as I start things off with an update on the issues the Cleveland Indians have had internally with their team and what has transpired because of some players irresponsible actions. I then briefly run through my predictions for the NBA playoffs and share my quick picks for who I think could advance into the second round. The episode finishes off with a very fascinating...

I get started with a brief update on college football and which power five conferences have decided to move football into the spring time. Afterwards, I discuss the NBA's All-bubble team and which players were selected to the first and second teams. I also share my All-bubble team and which players really surprised me during the restart of the NBA season. Things close out with a fantastic int...

I'm joined in episode 37 with another tremendous guest who is yet again a show first, head men's baseball coach for St. Peter's University Coach Lou Proietti. Coach Lou talks about the difficulty and adjustment he has had to make recruiting players during this pandemic, his coaching career leading up to being the head coach at St. Peter's and his playing career which included a...

Things open up in episode 36 talking about the status of College Football this fall and which leagues have decided to postpone football and which will have conference only schedules. I then talk about which 30 for 30s people would love to see that have yet to be made and which athletes would be the center of those documentaries. The episode closes out with a great interview with a returning guest...

I get right to it in episode 35 with multiple recaps of games from the NBA, NHL and MLL as well as some news updates on the MLB season and how these recent Covid-19 tests have impacted the baseball season. Following the sports run down, I get into a new topic which highlights my top 5 most random sports and the history that has followed these interesting athletic competitions all the way to today....

Episode 34 dives into a recap of the first few days of the NBA resumed season and which teams struggled and which had strong starts. I then get into my second Road Trippin' segment, this time discussing the history and journey of the Atlanta Hawks, and where they originated and how they wound up in Atlanta. The episode wraps up with another special guest interview with our second professional...

Back at it again for episode 33 sharing the latest updates and analysis from the opening day MLB games, as well as an update on the Miami Marlins situation and what that could mean for the team and the league. Afterwards, I share my top 5 greatest athletes ever to play into their 40s and discuss the amazing accomplishments they achieved while in that age range. I finish out the episode with a trem...

In our second straight interview only episode, I'm joined by a guest who has not only a fascinating story about how he became a coach, but is also a part of a cause greater than sports. IMG Academy basketball coach Billy Clapper sits down to join the show sharing his early days as a student manager at Youngstown State, to how he became involved with Sideline Cancer, a foundation dedicated to...

Join me for Episode 31 as I have another interview only episode with another fantastic guest to join the show, current small forward for the Phoenix Suns Cam Johnson. Cam shares his story early on in his career, talking about his days at Pitt and his transition to playing at UNC. He also discusses what his life has been like in the NBA and what his everyday routine has been while being in the bubb...

Pull up a chair and kick your feet up for episode 30 as I run through some updates for the NBA season and share my predictions and analyzation for the first two games of the season resumption. I move into a really good topic discussing greatest playoff series comebacks in sports history and what kind of deficits those teams had to overcome to win. The episode is capped off with an awesome intervie...

I get things going early in the episode talking about the latest news in the baseball world and what some updates have been for the MLB as the season rapidly approaches. I stick with the baseball theme in my topic as I rank the top five best ballparks that don't exist anymore and discuss which teams use to play at those stadiums and the monumental games that were played at those said ballpark...

Episode 28 features another fascinating interview only episode with Riding The Pine's first lacrosse guest, current professional lacrosse player for the Waterdogs Lacrosse Club Tate Boyce. Tate shares his story as to how he initially got started in lacrosse and how he wound up playing goalie. He also discusses his time in both the MLL and PLL and his thoughts on the continued growth and progr...

Things get started in episode 27 with a rundown of the latest news in the NBA and an update on players who have decided to sit out of the season due to the health risk. I then get into my new recurring Road Trippin segment, highlighting the journey of various sports teams from where they originated to where they are located today. The show finishes with an incredible interview with returning guest...

I get things rolling in episode 26 as I talk about Cam Newton's recent signing to the Patriots and how that will impact both New England and the AFC East. I then get into the top five worst draft picks of all time and talk about what players those teams passed up on. I close out the episode with another really good interview with current international pro basketball player Sterling Gibbs as w...

In the latest installment of Riding The Pine, I jump into an update on the NHL and what exactly the league has been up to and what kind of measures they will be taking after announcing the resumption of the season. I dive right into another topic for this episode, as I rank the greatest athletes to never play for the team that originally drafted them. The episode finishes out with a great intervie...

This Riding The Pine episode is another interview only as I am joined by a very special guest, head women's basketball coach at Chatham University David Saur. Coach Saur discusses how he first got into coaching, the various stops he's made along the way and his time at Chatham. He also shares his thoughts on the NBA's new return to play plan and the health and safety guidelines the...

Things start off in episode 23 with discussing the new health guidelines in the NBA and what kind of equipment the league will be using to make sure the players and other employees are safe. I also share who I believe are the greatest father son duos in sports history and I wrap things up with a great interview with a very special guest, assistant men's basketball coach at UNC Asheville Coach...

Episode 22 is another interview only edition, as I sit down with Coach Eric Alexander, co-owner and director of Sports Performance at Pinnacle Sports. He shares his time as a player in the minors for the Atlanta Braves and discusses how he got involved in the strength and conditioning field of sports. He also shares a very interesting story as to how he started Sports Performance and how far it ha...

In episode 21 of Riding The Pine, I discuss what practices will look like for collegiate sports that have summer workouts with things still uncertain with the Pandemic. I then get into my topic for the day which is what cities I feel could see sports next and what sports exactly would be good fits in those cities. I close out episode 21 with a great interview with former Shippensburg University st...

Find your favorite spot on the couch and tune in to episode 20 of Riding The Pine as I open things up giving my thoughts on the continued labor negotiations in the MLB and what needs to happen for baseball to occur this summer. I then get into a great interview with a special guest who shares a very interesting story about his senior year, current Eastern Tennessee State University baseball player...