The SportsTalk Shop: Anti-Poll Halftime Standings
“Anti-Poll Halftime Standings” Hard to believe, but we’ve already reached the midway point in the high school football regular season. It’s time for our mid-term grades for the RCN Football “Anti-Poll.” Before I give you my observations, we’ll first take a look back at some of the teams we’ve featured this fall on RCN…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: Is This Still a Vacation?
Is This Still A Vacation? The Lafayette College football team had a bye week this past weekend and we were doing only one high school football game because of Celtic Classic. It was the perfect formula for my wife and I to take a rare in-season vacation. We love to cruise when we can…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: Week 4 NFL Picks
NFL PICKS FOR THIS WEEK (8-8: Last week; 31-17 overall 65%) San Francisco Baltimore Cincinnati Chicago Giants Minnesota Tampa Bay Indianapolis Seattle Tennessee Denver San Diego Washington Atlanta New Orleans
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: Phillies Offseason Predictions
Phillies Offseason Predictions Around this time for the last several years, we’ve done a segment on RCN Sports Talk with all of our panelists making predictions on what moves the Phillies would make during the offseason. I can happily boast that most of my September suggested acquisitions (including Raul Ibanez, Jonathan Papelbon, Mike Adams,…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: I’m old, but so is Franklin Field
I’m old, but so is Franklin Field. He was a patriot, a diplomat, a printer, a student of foreign languages, and a writer. He also dabbled in science. He invented the Franklin stove, bifocal eyeglasses, and the harmonica (which he called “armonica”). However, the phenomenon that interested Benjamin Franklin the most was electricity. So…
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