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In the late 1970s, no book turned baseball on its ear more than the Bronx Zoo, written by then-current Yankee reliever Sparky Lyle. That book was co-written by longtime author and baseball historian Peter Golenbock. Golenbock has written more than sixty books, including ten New York Times best sellers. In addition to the Bronx Zoo, his best-selling books on baseball include Dynasty: The New York Y...

Longtime play-by-play announcer Paul Olden is currently the public address announcer for the new Yankee Stadium. He's been the only PA announcer since the new Stadium opened in 2009. His storied career started in southern California. Over the years he has called games for ESPN, the then-Cleveland Indians, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, the New York Yankees, New York Jets, Los Angeles Rams, UCLA Bruins,...

Longtime Seattle Times reporter Geoff Baker joined the podcast. He has a new book due out in November entitled, “Rising From the Deep: The Seattle Kraken, a Tenacious Push for Expansion, and the Emerald City's Sports Revival” https://tinyurl.com/2rw3w2j3. In the book, he chronicles the origin of the newest NHL franchise. The story behind the Kraken's arrival is deep-rooted in Seattle sports histor...

Recorded on the campus of Syracuse University in October 2022, former play-by-play announcer Dave Cohen joined the show. “Coney Island Dave” (a nickname given to him by his dear friend Bob Costas) was the TV voice of the New York Yankees from 1995-1996. He was also the TV voice of the then-Washington Bullets and the original host of Mets Extra. Dave was an original play-by-play announcer for ESPN...

Former Tennis player turned broadcaster Cliff Drysdale is this week's guest. Drysdale was a highly ranked professional player in the 1960s and early 1970s. Then, when ESPN started in 1979, Drysdale became a tennis announcer. He evolved into a strong play-by-play announcer and has been with the network since its inception. In 2013, he was elected into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. In this...

Chris Rose has been on national television for decades. He is now with NFL Network and has been since 2012. He has now joined Jomboy Media hosting podcasts for the company. They include The Chris Rose Rotation https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-chris-rose-rotation-mlb-players-podcast/id1555532184, which with a rotating cast of current major-league players co-hosting — Miguel Rojas, Tyler Gl...

Bob Glauber has covered the NFL since 1985 and has been Newsday's NFL columnist since 1992. He recently announced his retirement from the daily coverage of the league but will contribute occasional articles and work on book projects. He was selected in 2021 for the Bill Nunn Career Achievement Award by the Pro Football Writers of America and is a three-time winner of the New York State Sportswrite...

This episode is released one day before the 2022-2023 NFL season commences in Los Angeles. The Rams raise their Super Bowl banner and host the Buffalo Bills. Mark Schlereth played guard in the NFL for 12 seasons (1989–2000) with the Washington Redskins and Denver Broncos. He is now a broadcaster for the NFL on FOX coverage and a radio host at The FAN in Denver, Colorado. Seth covered Mark during h...

This episode was recorded at the Billie Jean King Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, the site of the US Open Tennis Tournament. Russ Thaler is a broadcaster for Tennis Channel and CBS Sports HQ. During the Open, he calls the World Feed, which is heard globally and also available on ESPN+. Russ was with NBC Sports Network in 2012 when Seth would come on as a baseball insider. This episode is pretty...

Longtime sports reporter/broadcaster Aditi Kinkhabwala is now with CBS Sports' NFL coverage after 10 years at NFL Network. She also spent time at the Wall Street Journal. Currently, she is also a part of the local Cleveland Browns pre-season TV coverage, where she recently became the only reporter in weeks to interview recently suspended Browns QB Deshaun Watson one-on-one. In this episode, Kinkha...

Linda Cohn has hosted more Sportscenter's than anyone else in the history of that network. She joins the show to discuss her new contract, her role at ESPN, and what makes her a great TV anchor. Cohn joined ESPN in 1992, and a few years ago moved to Los Angeles to host the West Coast Sportscenter. When ESPN got the hockey rights back in 2021, Cohn became part of that coverage, including hosting In...

Legendary broadcaster Vin Scully died on August 2, 2022. He was the voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers for 67 seasons, beginning in 1950 when the franchise was located in Brooklyn, New York. He retired in 2016. His tenure is the longest of any broadcaster with a single team in professional sports history. He also called nationally televised football and golf for CBS from 1975-1982 and was NBC Sports...

One of Seth's early sports heroes, Peter McNab joins the show to discuss his extensive career. Peter played in the NHL between 1973 and 1987. He played for the Buffalo Sabres, Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks, and ultimately, the New Jersey Devils. There he played for his father Max McNab, who was the team's general manager. Upon his retirement, he moved to the broadcast booth, where he called Dev...

With the recent announcement that USC and UCLA were moving from the PAC-12 to the Big 10, many questions were raised about the future of college football, and subsequently, college sports overall. Andy Staples has covered college football at the Athletic since 2019. He covered college football for Sports Illustrated from 2008-19. He also hosts "The Andy Staples Show,” a podcast available everywher...

This episode was recorded on July 16-17th, 2022 in Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York at the site of the 2022 New York City E-Prix, Rounds 11 and 12 of Season 8 of the Formula-E Championship. Oliver Askew drives He currently competes for the Avalanche Andretti team. He is in his rookie season in Formula E. in the Formula E World Championship for Formula E. He is the 2019 Indy Lights champion. Growing up...

In February 2022, WNBA star Britney Griner was arrested and detained in Russia after she was stopped at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and accused by Russian authorities of having vape cartridges containing hashish oil in her luggage. Last week, Griner told a Moscow court she would like to plead guilty to the charges, saying she had brought the vape cartridges into Russia unintentionally, explainin...

For 20 years, Rob Maaddi covered both the Philadelphia Eagles and the Philadelphia Phillies for the Associated Press. In 2021, he moved to a national role as an NFL writer. Now, as 2022 is close to getting underway, Maaddi is the new lead NFL reporter for the AP. In this episode, Maaddi discusses the differences between covering a team vs. an entire league. He discusses how meaningful relationship...

Sports business reporter Darren Rovell works for the Action Network, an online gambling website, as well as takes part in collecting and other entrepreneurial ventures. He was one of the first journalists to join Twitter and has amassed 2 million Twitter followers. He successfully held two stints at ESPN and worked for CNBC & the NBC Sports Network in between. In this episode, Rovell explains his...

SI.com golf writer Bob Harig rejoined the podcast to discuss the results of the 2022 US Open in Brookline, Mass. At the Open, England's Matt Fitzpatrick won by 1 stroke over Will Zalatoris and Scottie Scheffler for his first major title. The tournament took a turn on a wild 3rd round where the weather wreaked havoc on many scorecards. Overshadowing the conversation surrounding golf is the talk abo...

For nearly 30 years, Sandy Clough has ruled the sports radio airwaves in the Mile High City of Denver, Colorado. Known for his strong opinions and incredible preparation, Clough has given his opinions first at KOA, and then, at KKFN, The Fan in Denver. He's also done TV and has covered some iconic moments in Denver's sports history. He covered John Elway's entire career and saw the city add two ne...

This episode covers various sports business topics with Dan Kaplan, Senior Writer for Sports Business at the Athletic. Kaplan spent 21 years at SportsBusiness Journal, helping create before the magazine even launched the leading industry publication for sports business news. He left in May 2019 to join The Athletic's sports business group. Topics on this show include: 1) NESN recently announced a...

Recently retired longtime WFAN Mets reporter Ed Coleman was honored by the New York Mets on Saturday, May 28th, 2022 for his over 20 years hosting Mets pre and post-game shows on WFAN and WCBS. Coleman began covering the Mets for WFAN in 1993, before retiring this offseason. “Eddie C” is an original member of WFAN since its inception in July 1987. He served as a talk show host (notably with both D...

Ken Daneyko is the New Jersey Devils franchise leader in games played and penalty minutes. He was drafted before the team that moved from Colorado had a name. Now, he is a broadcaster for Devils telecasts on MSG Network as well as an analyst for NHL Network. He is a three-time Stanley Cup Champion and had his #3 retired by the franchise. In this episode, he talked in great detail about his transit...

Basketball Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady is the latest Hall of Famer to join this show. McGrady is a seven-time NBA All-Star, seven-time All-NBA selection, two-time NBA scoring champion, and winner of the NBA Most Improved Player Award in 2001. He is the brainchild and founder of the all-new Ones Basketball League. The OBL has seven events in 2022 that will take place in Houston, Atlanta, Chicago, N...

Iconic Seattle radio host Dave Grosby joined the show for milestone episode #350. Groz came on the John Clayton Tribute episode (Ep. 343) but rejoins the show to discuss his outstanding career. Grosby, along with former radio partner Mike Gastineau, will be honored in late May 2022 with the Keith Jackson Media Excellence Awards at the Seattle Sports Commissions upcoming ceremony. Groz moved to Sea...