The Approach Shot

Warning: This episode contains great stories, amazing humor, and a keen insight to what goes on in the life of an NFL kicker. He's a 4x Pro Bowl kicker, he won a Super Bowl with the Dallas Cowboys and was named to the Second team ALL DECADE team in the 80's. EDDIE MURRAY is humble, funny and can weave a tale! Once you start listening to this episode, you won't be able to stop! Hosted by Simplecast...

This is Part Two of our conversation with longtime columnist and author JOHN EISENBERG. We talk about his golf game, and he faces (and aces) the dreaded SIX PACK! We talk about his new book, "Rocket Men", which offers an inside look at the Black quarterbacks whose skill and grit transformed the NFL; and some of his other books including "The League", which focuses on the pionee...

As a kid, I dreamt of going to the biggest sporting events; Super Bowls and World Series games, NBA Finals and the Masters. It all seemed to glamorous and historic. We talk with long time BALTIMORE SUN columnist JOHN EISENBERG about how lucky he was to have covered them all. But he also points out that for columnists, who have to write SOMETHING every day, it's a job, and not an easy one. After al...

In Part One with Derek Kennard, we talked about Super Bowls, his playing with a severely separated shoulder during the Cowboys Super Bowl win and how he had to be tough to deal with the emotions of winning and losing. Part Two is a slightly softer side. Derek talks about his very personal battle with sleep apnea and how difficult is was to find a proper treatment. He then became a champion for oth...

Part One of our conversation with DEREK KENNARD includes the emotions he went through as a first year Dallas Cowboys and the expectations that ended abruptly in the NFC Championship games against the 49ers, and then the redemption he felt when the Cowboys went back to the Super Bowl and won. He also talks about playing in the Super Bowl with a severely separated shoulder. This is one tough hombre!...

Part Two with MLB reliever Mike Adams. Mike's face (and voice) lights up when talking about his grandma's homemade tortillas and even when she ages and is barely able to make them, she somehow manages to. Grandma even sends her tortillas as a care package when Mike is on the road, which he shares with his teammates. We then talk about the first annual Orlando Adams Memorial Golf Tournament, in mem...

When you grow up in the Coastal Bend, it's not an easy path to the Majors. But MIKE ADAMS, with help from a determined father, his grandma's amazing homemade tortillas and natural athletic ability had a 10 year MLB career. Having pitched for the Brewers, Padres, Rangers and Phillies, Mike pitched to an incredible 2.48 lifetime ERA and an even more amazing 1.085 lifetime WHIP. He struck out 408 bat...

If you enjoyed Part One of our conversation with Men's figure skating legend Scott Hamilton, you'll LOVE Part 2. Scott gets very personal about his Mom, his uplifting attitude toward life, meeting the love of his life and moving to Tennessee. This episode includes our six pack, which Scott aces! Mostly, this episode will make you feel good. Enjoy! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm....

As if being men's figure skating's GOAT wasn't enough, we learned that Scott Hamilton is engaging, funny, driven, uplifting and so much more. His time on the ice certainly doesn't define this man who has had multiple brain cancer diagnoses, voluntarily had brain surgery, and who does so much for the cancer community; neither does cancer define him. What makes Scott Hamilton such a joy is his tirel...

What happens when a 4 time Pro Bowl DE from the Kansas City Chiefs cracks us up and the interview goes off the rails? You do a Part 2! This is Part 2 of our interview with Art Still and includes the six pack. Enjoy! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What happens when you bring in one of the great personalities and story tellers to be your guest? ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE! Art Still takes over this episode of The Approach Shot with stories of football when a Defensive Player used to actually be able to hit a quarterback. He then talks of HIS fear of the little round white ball. And he makes John and Neal say "Still" 3 times...A LOT! (It...

We talk with Carolina Panthers' great JONATHAN STEWART this week about why he chose Oregon, when the biggest schools were chasing him, all the way to his Pro Bowl selection and playing in the Super Bowl. Then we turn to Jonathan's golf game and how his competitive spirit continues chasing the little white ball. A man of great faith, Jonathan gives us one of the funniest answers ever in the 6 pack...

UCLA Basketball star Travis Reed has made some tough decisions in his life including deciding to play overseas instead of the NBA. Of course, a lot of those decisions worked out well for the 6'8" power forward as he became the league MVP in Holland and the Baltic League Player of the Year. These days, Travis talks about hoops and stays true to his roots as he can be heard on the "Bleav i...

There are only a handful of play by play voices that rise to the very top of their profession; Vin Scully, Jack Buck, Joe Buck, Marty Brennaman, Jon Miller, Vern Lundquist, Pat Summerall, and Jim Nantz. Our guest on this week's episode of The Approach Shot is in that group; Thom Brennman. From broadcasting Cubs games opposite Harry Carey to NFL Games for Fox while always remembering his roots in C...

AFC Champion with the Cincinnati Bengals? Check. CBS color commentator? Check Emmy Award winning sideline reporter with Sunday Night Football? Check. Passionate golfer? Check. Great storyteller? You betcha! Solomon Wilcots is the total package, whether on or off the field, and he is also a terrific story teller. He also handles the 6 pack with ease and humor. This episode doesn't feel like an inte...

JOE DELEONE joins us this week and we geek out a bit, talking about NFL free agency, how that will effect the draft and then the draft itself. Joe is incredibly insightful about everything he does, whether it's being a long snapper at the University of Rhode Island, podcasting or knowing the ins and outs of College Football. All of this makes him one of the country's most sought after minds regard...

She is more than a reality competition star. Lindsay Anderson has spent years training and coaching people in business on how to REALLY make money with their online businesses. She explains how she got started, and how she feels about having our very own John Ashton as a client. Then, we talk with Lindsay about how she used her training to navigate the world of reality competition in Netflix's ser...

Take a 9 year NFL vet who picked off 24 passes in his career, forced 10 fumbles, ran back booth for scores, and then put him in front of a golf ball and what do you get?  Great stories from long time Jacksonville Jaguar star DB AARON BEASLEY.  Aaron tells his stories with ease, grace and a lot of humor.  From his humble beginnings being discovered by a Philadelphia Phillies pitching scout, to his...

One of the most intriguing careers we have had the pleasure to discuss, All Star pitcher Justin Masterson joins us on this week's episode of The Approach Shot.  We marvel at the fact that Justin had not one, not two but FOUR historic events linked to his career.  By historic, we mean his name is in the record books!  (SPOILER ALERT- one of those accomplishments was that he became only the third pi...

Hey Bachelor Nation!  This episode is for you! Bachelor Nation's favorite bartender, Wells Adams from "Bachelor in Paradise" is our guest this week on The Approach Shot.  Wells talks about his "Bachelor" experience, from being a contestant to the bartender on "Bachelor in Paradise".  He also talks about hosting "Best in Dough", his start as a DJ in Nashville...

OK, Chiefs Kingdom, this one is definitely for you.  LOUIE AGUIAR, the second team ALL-PRO punted in the NFL for 10 seasons; five with the Chiefs (including his All-Pro season).  But he will always be a Chief, through and through. Despite being a punter, Louie could throw the ball farther than many quarterbacks (which proved in 1997 against Seattle), he could place kick, and he loved to tackle!  I...

JEFF BLANCHARD is a stand-up comedy, based in Cleveland and he is Cleveland through and through.  A long-suffering Browns fan, Jeff talks Cleveland football, his "love" for swimming and of course, hitting a little white ball.  While there are certainly questions and responses, this episode with Jeff is like a getting free ticket to his hilarious comedy show. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsW...

Want to know something about Gary Player?  Rich Styles interviewed him.  Hang out with Jack?  Rich has done it.  Open courses for Palmer, Kite or Couples?  Rich was there.  Rich Styles has done it all in the world of golf and golf broadcasting, including treat us all to his insights on Back9Boys.  His podcasts are a mix of golf instruction, mental approach and interviews with the greats.  And now,...

He came from the golf course, literally, to talk baseball, how tough it is to say "goodbye" to a game you loved for the 18 years you played and then how fortunate to be an analyst on MLB Network's "MLB Tonight". But Dan Plesac didn't stop there!  He told us which player he would build a team around, shared stories of growing up in Gary, Indiana and which MLB team he thought wou...

Howard Cross was a beast on the field, part blocking machine, part clutch receiver.  His mind-set of "do what you have to in order to contribute" helped the New York Giants win Super Bowl XXV. He shares his stories from the field, from the booth (as part of the Giants broadcast team), as a Dad of a collegiate athlete, and from the links on this week’s episode of The Approach Shot. Hosted...