Sports With Friends

On January 7, 2021, Dodgers hall of fame manager, Tommy Lasorda died at the age of 93. This episode pays tribute to the iconic manager. Joined by former Dodgers general manager Fred Claire, former Dodgers VP Communications Gary Miereanu, and longtime Dodgers reporter, employee, and MLB reporter Ben Platt. Lasorda managed the Dodgers from 1976-1996, winning two World Series championships in 1981 an...

In March 2020, when Covid-19 shut down sports, acclaimed sports journalist Jane McManus came on to discuss what was happening as the pandemic shut down the sports world. 10 agonizing months later, the pandemic is surging, yet the vaccine has arrived. Sports, meanwhile, have come back, albeit in most instances without fans. This episode focuses on how to play sports safely and what sports are doing...

Just weeks after the 2019-2020 season ended in the Orlando bubble, the NBA is back for another season. This season is 72 regular season games, and not in a bubble. Teams are traveling, and playing in their own empty arenas. With the Covid-19 pandemic continuing, the risks are there, and there are other issues with the league. NBA analyst and former AP beat writer for the Brooklyn Nets Anthony Pucc...

This episode continues a 3-year tradition where veteran radio host Scott Seidenberg joins the show. In 2018, the show was supposed to be posted on Christmas Day, and there was no episode ready to go. Enter Scott, and he and Seth usually spend Christmas eating Chinese food and watching sports and cartoons. They got together and talked about the year in sports. Then, in 2019, they did it again. Now,...

In the unique baseball season that was 2020, the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays was captured by MLB's official World Series film. Director Jed Tuminaro joined the show to chronicle the new film that is available on Blu-Ray, DVD, and digital. The film is narrated by the legendary Hall of Fame longtime voice of the Dodgers, Vin Scully. In the episode, hear a preview...

Iconic WNBA legend Angel McCoughtry joined the show to discuss her career and much more. The WNBA bubble, the state of sports in the COVID-19 pandemic, her role as an activist, and how police brutality has become bigger with awful incidents being filmed and shown in the media and social media. The long-time member of the Atlanta Dream just completed her first season with the Las Vegas Aces. She de...

As the NFL season heads into the home stretch of the regular season, there are still postponements and cases, but still no cancelations. On Thanksgiving night, the matchup between the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers was postponed because of an outbreak of cases on the Ravens. That game was postponed 2 more times. Saturday, the Denver Broncos quarterback Jeff Driskel tested positive. The 3...

Tom Lee has run iconic sports radio stations for over 20 years. He's had stops in Kansas City, Seattle, Los Angeles (to start FOX Sports Radio), Philadelphia, and Dallas. In Seattle, at the iconic station KJR, Tom hired Seth Everett in 1998 to be the Sports Director of that station. In this episode, there are so many stories but also comments on what sports radio was in the early days of the genre...

This episode focuses on sports media. There have been many episodes dedicated to this, and this one features a great sports media reporter, Andrew Marchand from the New York Post. Marchand worked with Seth at ESPN in 2009-2010, and after leaving the network, he became a sports media reporter/columnist at the Post. In this episode, they talk about the pandemic's impact on sports media. Also, how te...

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 84th Masters Tournament was postponed and rescheduled from April 2020 to November 12th-15th in Augusta. Normally the first major of the golf season is now the last. Longtime golf reporter Jeff Eisenband joins the show this week to preview the iconic tournament amidst a very different tournament. Eisenband has contributed to PGA Tour Live, Golf Magazine, an...

Andy Masur took over the Chicago White Sox play-by-play job when longtime broadcasting legend Ed Farmer passed away. He took over the job in 2020, a season where radio announcers didn't travel with the team, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Between those two major issues, Andy did an amazing job for White Sox fans who couldn't attend games, while paying proper tribute to Farmer. In the show, Masur de...

This is the conclusion of the great conversation with former American League and Major League Baseball Umpire John Hirschbeck. Last week, they discussed the sports memorabilia auction to benefit Hirschbeck's The Magic of Michael Foundation, in honor of his son Michael who passed away from a rare, neurological disease called adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD). He lost his younger son John to the same disea...

Former American League and Major League Baseball Umpire John Hirschbeck joins the show four years after his extraordinary umpiring career came to a close in the 2016 World Series between the Cubs and Indians. Hirschbeck was an American League umpire from 1984 to 1999. When Major League Baseball combined the two league umpires he continued as an MLB ump from 2000 to 2016. He's called five World Ser...

Major League Baseball lost three icons recently. In October 2020, Hall of Famer Whitey Ford, Hall of Famer Joe Morgan, and former MLB executive Jimmie Lee Solomon all passed away within a few days of each other. This episode pays tribute to all three icons with personal stories about all of them. Dinn Mann was executive vice president of baseball content for MLB Advanced Media for 17 years. Mann i...

Pittsburgh Steelers legend Donnie Shell joins the show in the year of his election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Shell played for the Steelers exclusively from 1974 to 1987. He started 11 straight years for the Steelers and was selected to the Steelers All-Time Team, the College Football Hall of Fame, and to the NFL Silver Anniversary Super Bowl Team. Along with his wife Paulette, Shell create...

Longtime baseball executive Fred Claire joins the show. Claire served as the general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1987 to 1998. He began his career in the media, and joined the Dodgers in their public relations department. He became the general manager after former GM Al Campanis appeared on ABC's Nightline and made derogatory comments about black people. He put the 1988 World Champions...

Longtime baseball writer Mel Antonen joins the show. The longtime baseball writer has been battling a uniquely rare liver disease, HLH, as well as a bout with COVID-19. Antonen has been on a long road to recovery, and has not been making media appearances. He tells his harrowing story, but also gets energized to talk about the sport he loves and has covered for decades, baseball. Antonen was a nat...

This episode focusses on the 2020 rescheduled US Open golf tournament that is taking place on September 17-21 at Winged Foot in New York. This championship was originally schedule for June but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The championship does not have any fan attendance. Guests include: #1 player in the world Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas, PGA Champion Collin Morikawa, and the iconic...

2020 has been quite a year. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the NFL is ready to start a unique season. Some teams won't have fans. No teams had preseason games. CBS NFL announcers Tony Romo, Jim Nantz, Charles David, and Ian Eagle all took part in a kickoff media virtual press conference, and we hear from all of them. Then, Sean Ryan, host of many Underdog podcasts such as Functional Sportaholic an...

Longtime sports broadcaster Peter Schwartz joins the show for the second time. He was in Episode 89 to discuss his beloved Islanders and their arena situation. This time, it's a chat about his long career, his passion for his sports teams, and the juggle between the two. They also discuss the current state of sports where there are NBA, NHL Playoffs, Major League Baseball, Tennis, Golf, and soon,...

Mike Yam has been in broadcasting for more than a decade. He recently completed an 8-year run at the Pac-12 Network. Before that, he was at ESPN as a Sportscenter anchor and much more. He's also done radio. Mike joins the show to discuss his career, and the recent changes it has undergone. He also discusses the Pac-12 and Big-10's decision to postpone fall sports while the other Power 5 conference...

The story of the Washington Football Team is a whirlwind tale that integrates the latest social issues in the country as well as an ugly harassment story. The franchise formerly known as the Washington Redskins has undergone a metamorphosis. In less than a month, longtime ESPN broadcasters and Washington sports personality Bram Weinstein emerged as the new radio play-by-play voice. The story of ho...

Diane Shah is a trail-blazing sports columnist. Her career took off in the 1970's as one of the few female sportswriters in California, let alone the country. She worked primarily for the Los Angeles Herald, but also wrote stories for GQ and Playboy. Her new book, "A Farewell to Arms, Legs, and Jockstraps" is Shah's new memoir. She tells stories of her days covering the Los Angeles Raiders, the Do...

David Samson is a longtime President of the Miami Marlins, but there is so much more. Currently, is working with CBSHQ, and hosts his own podcast, "Nothing Personal."David was asked to come on the show to talk about Major League Baseball's 2020 season and all the issues with COVID-19. However, that doesn't happen until near the end of the show. Samson illustrated some key moments in his longtime c...

Longtime New York Sportswriter Peter Botte has been a journalist in New York City for over 20 years. He joined the show to discuss his illustrious career and the current state of sports. Peter started with the NY Daily News, then on to the NY Post. He covered the Yankees for over a decade and has been a part of the entire New York sports scene. He's also the author of a new book, The Big 50: New Y...