Author Archives: Tim Benz

11 Jul

Breakfast With Benz podcast (7/11)–The 20th anniversary of the Jaromir Jagr trade

published in category: Sports Talk Radio
Sunday, July 11th, 2021 – 8:05 am

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/KrisBeech.mp3 Kris Beech joins me for a look back at the Jaromir Jagr trade. It happened 20 years ago on July 11, 2001. Kris remembers what it was like coming here with Michal Sivek and Ross Lupaschuk, the pressures of living up to expectations, some mental health issues he dealt with years after the trade, […]

 

08 Jul

Breakfast With Benz podcast (7/9)–Looking at Marcelo Mayer

published in category: Sports Talk Radio
Thursday, July 8th, 2021 – 6:08 pm

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/TROYhirsch.mp3 Friday’s podcast is with Troy Hirsch of Fox 5 in San Diego. He has covered shortstop Marcelo Mayer during his high school career. And he joins me to talk about who the Pirates may be selecting with the No.1 overall MLB draft choice Sunday night.