Behind the Mic: Top Searches of the Year
BEHIND THE MIC: Top Searches of the Year Within the past week, Yahoo released its lists for 2013: Top-Searched Teams; Top-Searched Athletes; Top-Searched Girlfriends. Let’s take a look (not at the girlfriends – I’ll leave that up to you). Top-Searched Sports Teams on Yahoo in 2013: 1. Dallas Cowboys 2. Boston Red Sox 3….
Read MoreBehind the Mic: Dream Come True Telethon
Dream Come True Telethon I love my job. Make no mistake about it. In the past few weeks, I have been able to watch our local high school football teams compete for a conference championship, a District title, and make a run for a state championship. In addition, I was able to broadcast the…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: District XI Football Recaps
District XI Football Recaps It was our pleasure to cover the District XI football playoffs once again this fall on RCN-TV. While some games were one-sided, there were some great contests with many outstanding individual and team triumphs en route to this year’s championships. CLASS 2A PLAYOFFS Catasauqua accomplished what it couldn’t do a…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: An Algorithm: Founder + CEO = Girls’ Basketball Coach?
An Algorithm: Founder + CEO = Girls’ Basketball Coach? I spend part of my Sundays watching two programs – Sunday Morning and 60 Minutes. I watch because I always learn something and find both programs very interesting. This past Sunday (11/24/13), 60 Minutes featured a story about Malcolm Gladwell, the author of a current…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: Phillies Pitching Projections
Phillies Pitching Projections Last week, we examined what I hoped the Phillies’ lineup and position players roster would look like. This week, it’s the pitchers’ turn. Starting Pitchers • Cole Hamels • Cliff Lee • Matt Garza / Ricky Nolasco / David Price • M. A. Gonzalez • Doc Halladay (only on an incentive-laden…
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