Sports With Friends

Jim Abbott threw a no-hitter for the New York Yankees in 1993 in a game very significant to Seth's childhood. Jim is now part of a new group of baseball cards in 2015 Topps Baseball Update Series that celebrates Major League players from the past and present, who have triumphed in spite of disabilities that have come their way. They discuss the obstacles he faced, and the current baseball playoffs...

When defending World Champions New Zealand faced Argentina in the 2015 Rugby World Cup, the famous haka was seen for the first time. What is it? It's a traditional ancestral War Dance which the New Zealand Rugby Team, the "All Blacks," performs before international matches. Recently, the team's sponsor, AIG introduced the world's-first AIG Haka 360 Experience. Daniel Glantz, AIGS Global Head of Sp...

American sports fans have become accustomed to seeing advertising for fantasy sports games (involving the selection of players), while viewing live sports. While sports long embraced a No Betting concept with fans, the operators of such companies as DraftKings and FanDuel persuaded regulators that their games were games of skill, not gambling. Rick Gentile, director of the Seton Hall Sports Poll,...

Latroy Hawkins has been on this Podcast before. He chats with Seth before the 2015 Post-Season where the Blue Jays play the Texas Rangers. Also included: Latroy's Sportsblog interview with All-Star Ace David Price. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oscar nominated and Emmy award-winning filmmaker Gabe Polsky joins the show today. He directed RED ARMY, a feature documentary about the Soviet Union and the most successful dynasty in sports history: the Red Army hockey team. Told from the perspective of its captain Slava Fetisov, the story portrays his transformation from national hero to political enemy. From the USSR to Russia, the film examin...

My interview with Documentary filmmaker Andrew Muscato, director of new EPIX film, "Doped." EPIX premieres its newest one-hour Original Documentary Doped: The Dirty Side of Sports, which offers a timely and critical look at the history of anti-doping policies in professional sports, will premiere Wednesday, September 30 at 8PM ET/PT, 7C. The film is executive produced by Bobby Valentine (former ML...

Baseball icon Yogi Berra passed away at the age of 90. In this episode, Seth speaks with Marty Appel, Author, Yankees historian, and former Yankee PR Director. about Berra's legacy. His success on the field, to his as well as his role as an unofficial ambassador after his career was over. The Yogi-isms abound, its a great tribute to a legendary baseball figure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

On September 10th, in New York for a critical series against the Yankees, Blue Jays RP Latroy Hawkins interviewed All-Star 3B Josh Donaldson. The video was posted on Sportsblog. This is the audio of that conversation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issues of the National Pastime. Interleague Play, the DH, the Wild Card 1 game. These and more are a fun discussion about major issues that face Major League Baseball. With @injury expert Will Carroll of FanDuel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The New York Giants suffered a heartbreaking 27-26 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in Week 1. Joe Tufaro of GMENHQ.com discusses Eli Manning's big mental mistake and then the conversation moves to recent photos revealing Jason Pierre-Paul's damaged hand. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Seth Everett brings back Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal to discuss Matt Harvey's innings limit. Will Harvey be shut down for the season? Will he pitch in the playoffs? How much did the Mets know? All questions that need answers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Seth Everett speaks with Sports Illustrated Staff Writer Emily Kaplan about the state of the NFL. What started as a season preview morphed into a poignant "State of the League" address. Follow Emily on Twitter @emilymkaplan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hockey season is approaching fast. What better way to cool off during the hot summer months than to chat about ice and sticks. The guys cover the changes in Toronto and New Jersey, possible expansion in Quebec and Las Vegas, and what the Blackhawks have been doing with the Cup. Follow Pete Jensen of NHL.COM on Twitter @NHLJensen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Howard Eskin is a popular, albeit controversial, broadcaster in Philadelphia for 25 years. His longtime show on WIP was iconic. Currently, he still does sidelines for Eagles football, Anchors on FOX-29 (Philadelphia), and contributes to WIP. Seth and Howard reunited at Citizens Bank Park on August 18th. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

LaTroy Hawkins is the oldest player in Major League Baseball. He has announced that this is his final season. He has been chroniciling the progress on Sportsblog. Hawkins was recently traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Toronto Blue Jays. Seth caught up with his old friend at Citizens Bank Park on August 18th, 2015. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rebecca Housel, Ph. D., also known as "The Pop Culture Professor" (TM), is an author, freelance writer and editor discusses the progress and problems women in sports media have. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Seth talks with Yahoo's Kristian Dyer about the New York Jets recent controversy. Geno Smith, projected as the team's starting quarterback, has been injured in a locker room brawl and will miss 6 to 10 weeks with a broken jaw. Smith apparently took a punch from linebacker IK Enemkpali. Jets coach Todd Bowles announced the injury in an impromptu news conference Tuesday afternoon, adding that Enemkp...

LaTroy Hawkins has been a good friend for a long time. Here he did a great job interviewing his old roomate, Twins OF Torii Hunter. The 2 were regulars on MLB Radio back when I was there. Great players, and great guys. LaTroy and I are contributing to Sportsblog. He wrote: "The 1st week with the Blue Jays has been a whirlwind. After the weekend series at home vs. the Royals, we played the Minnesot...

Seth talks with old friend Marc Ernay about various NY Sports issues. The 1010 WINS / CBS Sports Radio sports anchor has been with WINS for nearly 20 years. They discuss his career, their thoughts on many NY Sports teams, and a trip down memory lane. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Blue Jays are all in! The Jays acquired All-Stars Troy Tulowitzki and David Price to make run at the AL East and the AL Wild Card. Sportsnet.ca's Ben Nicholson-Smith joins Seth to discuss the 2 blockbuster trades Toronto made. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just days after the 2015 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Seth sits down with Jeff Idelson, President of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The 2 discuss the 2015 class, next year's candidates, and the topics that surround any good Hall of Fame discussion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The unofficial start of Baseball's 2nd half begins Friday, July 17th. Jason Churchill runs ProspectInsider.com, and most recently worked for CBS Seattle. Seth and Jason discuss the state of baseball, talk trade deadline, predictions, and off-the-field issues.' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adeline Gray, No. 1 in world Adeline Gray is a two-time World champion, and is currently ranked No. 1 in the world. She has been a top international star since high school. She has four World medals (2 gold, 2 bronze) and also placed fifth in her first Worlds. She was in a non-Olympic weight through 2013, when she moved up a class. Adeline dropped down to 63 kg in 2012 and was second in the Olympi...

Recent stories say that the Milwaukee Bucks might be looking at potential relocation. 2 cities, Las Vegas and Seattle are likely destinations. Seattle has been reeling as a sports town since the departure of the beloved Seattle SuperSonics. They have proposals for a new arena. And the NHL is accepting applications for an expansion franchise (see Episode 4 of FROM THE PRESS BOX). Could Seattle be i...

Mets fans never have a shortage of things to say, and 2015 is no different. Today on "The Diamond," Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal chimes in from their latest road trip to discuss the positives and negatives of this Mets club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.