Sliders & Curveballs

Join us for an after hours, wood bat factory tour, with owner, Kyle Drone, of Dinger. We’ll learn how bats are made and which MLB players are breaking records hitting them.

Best selling author, Joan Ryan, educates us on the power of team chemistry. Her new book entitled Intangibles, is a masterclass for high performance, teamwork, and winning at school, work, and in a ballgame. 

Excited to be joined by NBC CT, news anchor, Kevin Nathan. Hear his incredible stories from behind the scenes at the Olympics, Final Fours, the World Series, and Super Bowl.

We’re honored to host, Coach Jim Calhoun, on today’s show. A tribute to a lifetime in coaching, his family of players, and the memories of a Hall of Fame career.

National NBA writer, Ben Golliver, from the Washington Post, joins us live from Orlando, Florida. We host a VIP look inside the NBA’s exclusive 2020 campus plus we preview Ben’s upcoming book- BUBBLEBALL.

The Hartford Courant’s, Dom Amore, previews the UConn Men’s Basketball Season with us on the show today. Enjoy an insiders look at the coaches, players, and stories from The Basketball Capital Of The World, Storrs, Connecticut.

Joined by John Shea, from the San Francisco Chronicle,  Co-author with Willie Mays of  "24: Life Stories And Lessons From The Say Hey Kid."  We'll hear the stories of Willie's extraordinary Hall of Fame baseball career.  We have your ticket to the Polo Grounds, Seals Stadium, and Candlestick Park to experience the life of a Legend. 

Joe D’Ambrosio, veteran play by play voice of the UConn Huskies, joins us on the podcast today. Four Men’s National Championships, unforgettable buzzer beaters, dual title memories, advice for our 8 yr old sportscaster, plus his favorite Coach Calhoun stories.

Glove, bat, and eye black ready. How can you celebrate a Spring birthday without baseball? We dig into the history of the game.

Today our guest is Brad Balukjian, author, of The Wax Pack. On The Open Road In Search Of Baseball’s Afterlife. Learn what happens when he vows to track down the players from a single pack of 1986 baseball cards. The journey of a lifetime.

Can you beat my 7yr old, Joseph, in sports trivia? We select 40 players throughout history in baseball, basketball, football, and other sports. We mix in 10 fake names. Let’s learn who’s who. Grab a pad and keep your score.

We create a wild finish to a fractured NBA season and crown a Champion. It’s a Bitter 16 tournament. One & done. Plus, we play What if? How many titles would the UConn Men have won if they played those games best of 7.

We’re having an NBA Royal Rumble. The top 32 scorers, so far in 2020, play one on one. Who survives?

Studio guest, Muneesh Jain, drove 17,000 miles in 95 days to see a game at all 30 MLB parks. Let’s revisit them together!

Sports fanatic, Bob Sokolowski, joins us in studio to discuss dream jobs. Plus our Twitter challenge to Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes.

Our family’s first visit to Boston includes the Celtics beating both the Warriors and Sixers. Plus we podcast in the TD Garden rafters, beside the Championship banners, with the curator of The Sports Museum.

We know who wins the Super Bowl.

Season 2 pod 1- Ring in 2020 with us. It’s nearing NFL Wildcard weekend and we know who’s moving on. What’s New York Yankee ace Gerrit Cole’s value, plus Joseph’s Twitter Challenge goes local. Happy New Year!

In our final podcast of season one, we list Dad’s top 10 favorite sports records and recap our visit to Gampel Pavilion.

Pod6 Today we share our World Series thoughts, send a Twitter challenge to superstar Stephen Curry, and learn about electronic strike zones in baseball.

A Father and his 7 year old son are figuring out the sports world together. Forty years of experiences separate Mike and Joseph. Both will try and tackle history’s classic debates and the modern sports landscape. Everything’s fair game. It’s their perspective. They’re probably horribly wrong.

Pod5 The NBA’s Adam Silver has the day off and we step in with an overhaul to the season. Plus, we challenge future Hall of Famers Dwayne Wade & Dirk Nowitzki on Twitter.

Who is the greatest NBA player of all time & why? We created a blind resume to find out.

Pod3 We talk listener feedback, designated hitters, & the NBA season. Plus a Twitter Challenge!

Pod2 We know who wins the World Series!