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Show notes to get us started…We’ll have them up on the website Sportlanders.com before next episode. Hold steady…. Fremont HS LA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Fremont_High_School Locke HS LA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locke_High_School Crenshaw HS LA https://goo.gl/maps/3WaCzgdAFqBxT7mG7 McClymonds Oakland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McClymonds_High_School Not mentioned: Vada Pinson a...

Tim introduces us to a new segment, tentatively called "Mystery Ballplayer." Tweet @thesportlanders for name suggestions for the segment. The fellas dive into the scuttlebutt about the Blazers somehow being the favorites to win the West, even though it will be a slog to get into the playoffs. Unprecedented…we are in the world of the 'Rona, so go figure. Brian gripes about the baseball season, but...

Tim is excited to talk Ducks recruiting. Brian is excited for football in general. The guys try to make sense of what the covid stuff will actually do to sports in 2020. Stout mentions he stumbled upon watching The Basketball Tournament, but had no idea what it was. O'Leary tries to explain some of the strange rules to him. Will we watch sports in 2020? How interested are the guys after all? Also,...

First, a debrief on the 60 game schedule that Major League Baseball scratched out. It is baffling in many ways and the guys attempt to make sense of it. The Sportlanders also have a chat about the Trail Blazers broadcast crew after the recent news that radio play-by-play man, Kevin Calabro, is stepping down after a few years behind the mic at the Rose Garden. Tim is under the weather, but you'd ne...

Tim wants to clarify his position on soccer, which leads to an interesting discussion and the conclusion that neither Sportlander is a hater of soccer as much as it may occasionally sound like. We move on briefly to the only NFL news worth chatting about. Cam Newton signs in New England. The Sportlanders differ in their opinion about Cam and his prospects. The Portland Trail Blazers look to finish...

Brian and Tim try to figure out what big league baseball is going to look like. O'Leary is trending toward eternal frustration. Stout is a bit more optimistic. Mentioned: The original novel, Don Quixote Don Quixote Sancho Panza, the Don's "squire" Big Mac crushes three dingers at Fenway with O'Leary sitting in the first base side box seats. Receives a standing ovation 6-11-95

Show Notes: Mentioned: Eastern Stars by Mark Kurlansky Essentially, a history of San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic, using the Dominican Winter League team, the Eastern Stars (in English) as the catalyst for the story. San Pedro de Macoris is known also as the cradle of shortstops. Highly recommended reading. Sammy Sosa's transformation: A bleaching cream? Who knows… Baltimore Sun article on...

Brian and Tim sort out the confusion between George Blanda and Slingin' Sammy Baugh from last week's episode. We touch on traditionalists vs. purists in sport. The NBA playoff picture is as clear as mud, as are the prospects for the Major League Baseball Season. Good news: If this fall has sports, it will be awesome!

Brian and Tim dive into the quarterback situation at U of Oregon, touch on the NBA's latest plan, and continue to try and make sense of what Major League Baseball is doing.

Brian and Tim set sail on their inaugural Sportlanders podcast, touching on Tiger vs. Phil and Manning vs. Brady, what a potential baseball season could look like for the major leagues, and the Blazers chances and the NBA in general if a postseason comes to fruition.