The Sports Lunatics Show

The Sports Lunatics Shawn Lavigne and Howie Mooney look back at two remarkable Detroit sports greats Tigers Reliever Willie Hernandez and the icon Barry Sanders of the Detroit Lions.   Shawn and Howie discuss Hernandez and the 1984 Detroit Tigers, who had one of the most remarkable seasons in baseball history.  Amazon Prime video released 'Bye Bye Barry' which documents Sanders Hall of F...

Washington Capitals superstar Alexander Ovechkin recently told The Athletic that the NHL was saved by him and Sidney Crosby.  The Sports Lunatics Shawn Lavigne and Howie Mooney discuss if that is a true statement.  The conversation may surprise you! 

Shawn and Howie get together for The Sports Lunatics Show's 100th episode. They talk about some of the things they remember best from their first two and a half years on the air. Shawn weaves in audio of John Madden, Howard Cosell, and many many more for a wonderful collection of memories for both of them.

Shawn and Howie discuss all the goalies who have won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Starting from Roger Crozier in 1966 and Glenn Hall in 1968 to Jonathan Quick in 2012 and Andrei Vasilevskiy in 2021. The people and their personalities.

This is the very first episode of the Sports Lunatics Show and it just happened to be the 40th anniversary of the 1980 Olympic Games. Shawn and Howie discuss the Americans' Olympic gold medal in Lake Placid and how it came to be. You'll notice a little bit different tenor and tempo to the show in those early days, but it's still an enjoyable listen.

Howie sits down with Pat Stoqua, slot receiver with the Ottawa Rough Riders in the early to mid 1980s. Pat was the outstanding player in the 1981 Eastern Final when Ottawa upset the first-place Hamilton Tiger-Cats and he talks about that game, the team's road to the Grey Cup and what transpired in that Canadian championship game. He also talks about playing basketball and football at Carleton...

Recently, Dusty Baker retired from managing and his long life in the game of baseball. The reason for his retirement might be surprising to you. Baker was either at the centre or on the periphery of so many great baseball moments as well. Shawn and Howie discuss many of those amazing times. 

Everybody has always said 'If you want the real story, talk to the trainers!' In this episode from the spring of 2022, Howie sits down with Brian Patafie. Brian was a hockey trainer for 44 years. By the time of this conversation, Brian was coming to the end of his hockey life and about to embark on his career in stand-up comedy. He is an open book and he tells stories from all his time i...

Legendary but polarizing college basketball coach Bobby Knight passed away recently and Shawn and Howie discuss his life and legacy. They also talk about the Texas Rangers' World Series win and what it means for their manager, Bruce Bochy.

Shawn and Howie discuss the greatness of Christine Sinclair.  And they remember soccer great Sir Bobby Charlton and former NHL goaltender Dunc Wilson.

In light of the Buffalo Bills losing their AFC Championship Game against Kansas City with 13 seconds left, Shawn and Howie talk about the greatest sports disappointments that each of them have experienced in their lifetimes. You might be able to relate with the boys. Or, you may have some of your own. 91 minutes.

Shawn and Howie discuss which baseball managers that are on the current ballot deserve to get into the Hall of Fame. There are some great names on this ballot -- Jim Leyland, Cito Gaston, Lou Piniella, Dave Johnson. The boys have to choose between heart and mind.

Shawn and Howie go back thirty years and discuss what Joe Carter's 1993 World Series winning home run meant to each of them.

Shawn and Howie didn't tell each other their lists ahead of time but they go through their top ten NHL snipers in each of their lifetimes. When it comes to the top goal scorers of all time, the boys have differing feelings and their debate became quite lively. Listen right to the end if you enjoy a little confrontation with your hockey talk.

Shawn and Howie talk about the life and career of the great Saskatchewan Roughriders' running back, George Reed. From there, the boys extol the virtues of the Canadian Football League and what it means to be a fan on CFL Island.

In this episode of The Sports Lunatics Show, Shawn and Howie discuss the lives and careers of iconic Bears' linebacker Dick Butkus and star knuckleballer Tim Wakefield. Butkus was the symbol of The City of the Big Shoulders. Wakefield, besides being a great pitcher, was a tremendous philanthropist as well. Terrible losses, both men.

To start 2023, we lost Steelers great Franco Harris and perhaps the greatest soccer star ever, Pele. Shawn and Howie take some time to discuss the two superstars.

In this episode of The Sports Lunatics Show, Howie sits down with hockey historian Liam Maguire to talk about the World Junior Hockey Championships today and the tourney back in 1987 in Piestany when Canada and the Soviets engaged in the infamous Punch-Up.

In this Sports Lunatics Show episode, Shawn and Howie talk about some of the great sports collapses in their lifetimes. They also discussed the losses of Petr Klima and Canadian music giant Gordon Lightfoot.

In this episode, Shawn and Howie discuss the Montreal Canadiens' Stanley Cup victory in 1993 -- the last Cup win by a Canadian team. Howie was in the Forum that night. The Lunatics also talk about the passing of the iconic wrestler, The Iron Sheik.

Howie and Shawn talk about how the Montreal Expos' team was taken from Montreal and relocated to Washington. They also talk about how minor league sports are beautiful, especially for the communities in which they play. This was a fun episode and the conversation was free-flowing and spontaneous.

In this episode, Shawn and Howie talk about the career and the man, Brooks Robinson, the legendary third baseman for the dynastic Baltimore Orioles, who also had Frank Robinson, Boog Powell, Jim Palmer, Dave McNally and their manager, Earl Weaver.

In 1972, Shawn was 3 and Howie was 12. In this episode, Shawn asks Howie a lot of questions about the Canada-Russia Summit Series and Howie responds with so many memories of the exasperation, the misery, the agony and the ecstasy of being a Canadian hockey fan at that time. The pair look at why this series took place, how it all went down and the aftermath for Canadian hockey as well. There are ti...

The Sports Lunatics, Shawn and Howie, discuss the life and career of John Madden. He was a football player, a coach, a broadcaster and a man. This is one of the great episodes over the time of The Sports Lunatics Show.

The Sports Lunatics, Shawn and Howie, discuss the amazing career of Brent Musberger. This is one of the great episodes of the Sports Lunatics Show run.