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The SportsTalk Shop: Biggest Philly/DC Disappointments

October 14, 2015 By Chris Michael Leave a Comment

Many national pundits had the Eagles going to the Super Bowl this year, and the Nationals were odds-on favorites to win the pennant. The Birds were flirting with what could have been a catastrophic 1-4 start to their season (it was looking that way following Sam Bradford‘s second red-zone interception in the first half against…

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The SportsTalk Shop: HS Football Poll-Week 6

October 6, 2015 By Chris Michael Leave a Comment

It’s time once again for a look at this week’s District XI high school football poll results, consisting of area head coaches, athletic directors and media members. Big Schools (10 pollsters) Parkland (50 points, 10-first place votes) Freedom (39) Easton (27) Nazareth (19) Liberty (15) Among the big schools…no changes again for the #1, 4…

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Behind the Mic: Brotherly Love

By Gary Laubach Leave a Comment

The word “Philadelphia” is derived from two Greek words – philos (loving) and adelphos (brother).  Thus, Philadelphia is known as the city of “brotherly love”. There are twelve U.S. cities with four major professional sports – Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, Phoenix, San Francisco, Washington, and, dare I say, Philadelphia.  With…

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Behind the Mic: Yogi

September 29, 2015 By Gary Laubach Leave a Comment

Yogi Berra, the Yankee legend and Hall of Fame catcher, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, at the age of 90.  He appeared in 14 World Series with the Yankees.  The Yankees won ten of them. I had some ties to Yogi and his death brought those memories back. When I was doing play-by-play for…

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The SportsTalk Shop: Another New Innovation

September 28, 2015 By Chris Michael Leave a Comment

I have to admit, I continue to be amazed at all of the technological advances made by RCN.  I come from a long line of family members who are initially slow to appreciate change—ANY type of change.  This includes having reservations about new ways of doing things.  I still joke with my dad that he…

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