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Army vs Navy – it is the “nation’s football game.” At the end of each football season, there unfolds a pageantry that began in 1890..The Oath. Each player took the same oath that brought him to this game. Each has a mission far beyond football. When arriving at a military academy, each person takes one of these oaths. Keegan Wetzel played for Navy …
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Dusty Baker and Mike Scioscia had a history that went back even further than that 1981 Dodger team. Scioscia viewed Baker as a vital mentor in his career. Baker saw in Scioscia the drive to win and work at getting there-the kind of drive Baker has to this day. Now they were a dugout apart. […] The post 2002 World Series | Giants vs Angels | Ep 5 ap…
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In honor of the Red Sox v. Yankees wild card game we're re-running our episode with Lou Piniella and Fred Lynn where they talk the legendary 1978 playoff game that the Yankees won. Then they when on to win the World Series. The stakes of this game tonight couldn't be higher. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Not…
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I can see clearly now the rain is gone. I can see all obstacles in my way. Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind. It's gonna be a bright (bright) Bright (bright) sunshiny day. -Jimmy Cliff The Freethinkers | There are exceptions to every rule, so our two guests aren’t rivals, but kindred spirits who are living for that “bright (bright) sunshin…
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The pinch hitters | You’ve been sitting on the bench for the entire game and now your name is called by the manager to grab a bat and get to the plate in a key moment. Long one of baseball’s toughest jobs, the pinch hitter becomes the spotlight with just one chance to make good. With the DH firmly in place in the AL, the job of the pinch hitter has…
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Dodgers vs Reds | His manager, Sparky Anderson, said he was the “heart and soul” of the team. No small matter since that team was Cincinnati’s Big Red Machine of the 1970’s. Dodgers vs Reds | The Players Tony Perez was that player and his plaque can be found in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Perez took home two World Series ring…
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Flyers vs Rangers | The cities are only 97 miles apart by car and they are joined at the hip by a fisted hockey glove. The New York Rangers are one of the Original Six teams in the NHL. The Philadelphia Flyers are an expansion team. The Flyers were about to become the first expansion team to defeat an Original Six team in the playoffs. 1974 was the…
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If you derive a headache from constantly smiling widely or laughing uncontrollably, you better have a bottle of aspirin at hand for this matchup of coaches. Bill Raftery and P.J. Carlesimo have run the gamut of basketball coaching and broadcasting, from college to the NBA, from regional networks to the Final Four. They were direct coaching rivals f…
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AFL | The friendship derived from a rivalry can be amazingly close and long lived. Such is the case with our two guests today. Their rivalry came in a league that no longer exists, but one that transformed professional football. The American Football League (AFL) played for ten years beginning in 1960. The AFL competed so successfully with the NFL …
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1983 Sugar Bowl | Seasons in sports are played to lead up to a moment of finality – the World Series, NBA Finals, etc. College football is no different as teams play for a national championship game and a number 1 ranking to end a season. In January of 1983, that moment was the Sugar Bowl. Georgia came into the game ranked number 1 and Penn State n…
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MLB Closers | “A closer is often considered the best relief pitcher that a club has in its bullpen. Closers are most often deployed for the final inning of a game when a narrow lead — three runs or less — needs to be protected. Closers almost always excel against both right- and left-handed batters and are more often than not capable of striking ou…
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NHL Bargaining | GM and the player agent – relationships have redefined the business of sports and will be a major factor in the continuing evolution of the business. George McPhee is the President of the Las Vegas Golden Knights. He has been a major force behind the amazing success of the new franchise that went to the Stanley Cup Finals in its fi…
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2003 ALCS | You dream about it as a kid. Standing in the backyard, bat in hand. You take the swing that launches a ball out of the yard for a game winner. Not just any game winner, but a swing in a major league game in the playoffs of October against THE rival, in the deciding game, in extra innings. Aaron Boone, now manager of the Yankees, lived t…
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Army vs Navy – it is the “nation’s football game.” At the end of each football season, there unfolds a pageantry that began in 1890.. The Oath Each player took the same oath that brought him to this game. Each has a mission far beyond football. When arriving at a military academy, each person takes one of these oaths: United States Military Academy…
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NHL | Both were teammates and rivals of Wayne Gretzky. Both played on each coast. Both played with one of the Original Six in the NHL: the New York Rangers. Both helped grow the game of hockey in the west with the Los Angeles Kings. The NHL Players Luc Robitaille retired from the NHL as the highest scoring left wing in the league’s history. He was …
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ACC College Basketball | Would you really ask a college basketball player to throw up during a game if things were going bad, just to change the momentum? What do you do when the water main breaks on campus when there is a big game to be played that day? How about when the opposing coach has a suggestion of what to do and uses the water break as a …
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Arizona vs Stanford | When it comes to rivalries, those involved in college sports are often the most inspired. Richard Jefferson and Casey Jacobsen were (and still are) part of such a rivalry. Arizona vs Stanford | The Players Jefferson played college hoops at the University of Arizona from 1998-2001 under the late Hall of Fame coach Lute Olson. J…
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For the love of the game |The legend of golf, Ben Hogan, once said, “As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.” Our guests today have taken time to smell the roses and their walk down the fairway has been filled with life: a life in sports where each day was to be treasured. The Major Leaguer…
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Placekickers | They both could kick a ball, but it was round, not oval. Before their careers were over, it was the oval football they kicked that made all the difference. What a treat to listen to two of the NFL’s all-time great placekickers relate the unlikely roads they both took to become legends in the game. The Placekickers Jan Stenerud was on…
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Originally recorded on April 21, 2020 |1988 NLCS The 1988 NLCS was a tumultuous series between the LA Dodgers and NY Mets. It went 7 games in the rain, sleet and hail and featured the likes of KIRK GIBSON, STEVE SAX, DOC GOODEN AND GARY CARTER. This series also pitted the to be 1988 Cy Young Award winner, NLCS MVP and […] The post 1988 NLCS | Dodge…
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1984 College World Series | In all of baseball, the College World Series, which began in 1947, is one of the pinnacle events for the sport. Only eight Division 1 teams survive a grueling playoff process to make it to Omaha to crown a national champion. The Players Jose Mota and Louie Medina made that journey in 1984, among a star-studded cast of pl…
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London Marathon | One minute you are strangers on the streets of London and the next you are united in sports forever and friends for a lifetime. That is what happened for American Dick Beardsley and Norwegian Inge Simonsen at the 1981 London Marathon. These two marathoners had never met when the gun went off to start the first ever London Marathon…
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“The Greatest Race Ever Run.” “Iron War.” Those are two of the descriptions of the 1989 Ironman World Championship, a race that changed the face of Ironman Triathlons from being not only an endurance test, but also a true race. The men who created this historical moment are Dave Scott and Mark Allen. 1989 Ironman World Championship These two triath…
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Ah, the joy of it all, listening to this conversation between two of MLB’s most renowned HOF pitchers, former rivals and good friends: Jim Palmer and Dennis Eckersley. These two-faced one another in opposing uniforms between 1975 and 1984. Both would enter Baseball’s Hall of Fame and the competitiveness that got them there can be […] The post HOF P…
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Breaking records and boundaries has been the lifelong work of today’s guests, Olympic diving legends Cynthia Potter and Micki King. One of the ironies in sports is that athletes often compete against one another for a lifetime, yet during that time they become teammates on occasions such as the Olympics. Cynthia and Micki are two […] The post Olymp…
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OSU vs Oregon | Some team rivalries go to the soul of players and fans. They are the rivalries that have not only stood the test of time but also made even more intense with times’ passage. Such is the basketball rivalry between Oregon State University and the University of Oregon. OSU vs Oregon Rivalry […] The post OSU vs Oregon | NCAA Basketball …
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1983 Sugar Bowl | Seasons in sports are played to lead up to a moment of finality – the World Series, NBA Finals, etc. College football is no different as teams play for a national championship game and a number 1 ranking to end a season. In January of 1983, that moment was the Sugar […] The post 1983 Sugar Bowl | PSU vs GA | Ep 17 appeared first o…
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USA vs East Germany |Everyone in the pool! Just don’t challenge our guests to a race. Most rivalries end with the competitive years of those involved having concluded. The rivalry stories we hear today ended when the Berlin Wall came down in 1989. For U.S. swim teams, the East Germans posed a particularly tough rivalry […] The post Swimming | USA v…
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All sports public relations departments take great pride in their work and are forever comparing their efforts with their counterparts. That rivalry is supplemented with an understanding that PR departments often need the assistance of one another for information gathering purposes and interview arrangements. Our two guests today are as good as it …
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Shoes on fire!! So begins a romp through pitchers’ territory with two pitching personalities who let it fly. The Pitchers Bert Blyleven is a Hall of Fame right-hander who came to the majors at age 19 with a curveball that HOF member Brooks Robinson described as “nasty…enough to make your knees buckle…a dominating pitcher.” Bert […] The post Pitcher…
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If you derive a headache from constantly smiling widely or laughing uncontrollably, you better have a bottle of aspirin at hand for this matchup of coaches. Bill Raftery and P.J. Carlesimo have run the gamut of basketball coaching and broadcasting, from college to the NBA, from regional networks to the Final Four. They were direct […] The post Coac…
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As sports reporters, it is all about getting the story. That is no easy task when you are surrounded by others who want the same thing from the same people and want it now. You are about to hear from two women who took on the rivalries not only for the stories, but also for […] The post Reporters | Adamson vs Coakley | Ep 12 appeared first on the S…
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In The Press Box READ ALL ABOUT IT!! GET YOUR PAPER HERE! Ah, exclamations from the days when newspapers were plentiful, many cities had both a morning and an evening paper and all journalists, including sportswriters in the press box, were looking for the big scoop of the day. From those times came a […] The post In The Press Box | Nightengale vs …
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1988 NLCS The 1988 NLCS was a tumultuous series between the LA Dodgers and NY Mets. It went 7 games in the rain, sleet and hail and featured the likes of KIRK GIBSON, STEVE SAX, DOC GOODEN AND GARY CARTER. This series also pitted the to be 1988 Cy Young Award winner, NLCS MVP and […] The post 1988 NLCS | Dodgers vs Mets | Ep 10 appeared first on th…
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GM vs Agent GM vs Agent | As a sports agent, what is the best deal I can get for my client and exactly what does “best deal” mean? As a GM negotiating with the agent, what is the best deal I can get for my club and just what does THAT mean? Rarely do […] The post GM vs Agent | Major League Baseball | Ep 9 appeared first on the Sports Rivals podcast…
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Army vs Navy – it is the “nation’s football game.” At the end of each football season, there unfolds a pageantry that began in 1890.. The Oath Each player took the same oath that brought him to this game. Each has a mission far beyond football. When arriving at a military academy, each person takes […] The post Army vs Navy | NCAA Football | Ep 8 a…
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Would you really ask a college basketball player to throw up during a game if things were going bad, just to change the momentum? What do you do when the water main breaks on campus when there is a big game to be played that day? How about when the opposing coach has a suggestion […] The post ACC College Basketball | MD vs VT | Ep 7 appeared first …
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UCLA vs Arizona | NCAA Mens’ Basketball–Rivalries take time to build and this one has had decades. UCLA and Arizona are two of college basketball’s premier programs. Over the years the race for Pac-12 titles and the right to move to March madness has created high heat when they meet. 42 of the last […] The post UCLA vs Arizona | NCAA Mens’ Basketba…
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The Players Jack Morris is a Hall of Fame pitcher who never intended to leave a game he started until it was over. In 1984, he helped lead the Detroit Tigers to a World Championship. Buck Martinez was a catcher for the Toronto Blue Jays (later to be their manager). He never intended to lose […] The post 1984 Tigers vs Blue Jays | Ep 4 appeared firs…
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Check out the teaser clip from our latest episode of The Sports Rivals Podcast. Jack Morris and Buck Martinez sit down to the 1984 Tigers vs Blue Jays rivalry. The post TEASER | 1984 Tigers vs Blue Jays | Ep 4 appeared first on the Sports Rivals podcast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.…
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In 1978, the Red Sox blew a 14-game lead to the Yankees and the teams ended up in a one game playoff for the division title. That season and that playoff game are major blocks in the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry, one of the most enduring in sports. The Yankees’ Lou Piniella and Boston’s Fred Lynn […] The post Red Sox-Yankees Rivalry | Ep 3 appeared firs…
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Mark Gubicza of the Royals and Rance Mulliniks of the Blue Jays look back at this gut-wrenching series that launched The Royals to their miraculous 1985 World Series Championship. The post 1985 American League Championship | Ep 2 appeared first on the Sports Rivals podcast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Noti…
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For our premiere episode, leader Julie Moss collapses yards from the finish line at the 1982 Ironman Triathlon. As she stumbles repeatedly and desperately begins to crawl, golden girl Kathleen McCartney passes her for the win. Listen to these two amazing women reflect back on the race that put the Ironman on the map and […] The post The Crawl of Fa…
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