Behind the Mic: Why not baseball?
This past Saturday night, second-base umpire Mike Estabrook called pinch runner Kyle Kendrick of the Phillies out at second base on a pick-off play in the ninth inning. Replay showed that the Milwaukee Brewer shortstop tagged Kendrick without the ball. No one saw the ball come free and roll into the bare hand of the…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: Mike & Brian Schneider
Keith Groller is one of my heroes. Seriously. Let me explain… I was covering Philadelphia pro sports teams in the early 90s and would frequently chat with him at the old Spectrum when he had the 76ers beat for the Morning Call. As many sports fans know, the Sixers’ squads during this time period were…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: What Were They Possibly Thinking?
I am not dumb enough to think that terrific athletes or sports personalities are necessarily, also, intelligent people. But, all too often these days, there are incidents that force average “Joes” like me to wonder, smart or not, what were they possibly thinking? Let’s start with Ozzie Guillen who recently managed the Miami Marlins. One…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: Local Baseball Championships
While most of the RCN crew was broadcasting the LVC Baseball Championships, “SportsTalk” cameraman Mike Kingsley and I had the privilege of reporting on the Colonial League Championship in Limeport. It was a special night for a few reasons. First … what a tremendous turnout! I decided to drive my personal car to the event…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: The Phillies Farm System: May 2013 Report
Excuse me for making an interjection amongst angry fans who are upset with the current state of the Phillies roster, but contrary to the public fandom’s opinion, “the cupboard is NOT bare” in the Phillies’ minor league system. People will point to the fact at the overall decline in ranking according to Baseball America —…
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