Author Archives: Tim Benz

22 Jul

Breakfast With Benz Podcast (7/23)–Keith Dambrot on losing The City Game, scheduling, return to practice

published in category: Sports Talk Radio
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020 – 11:59 pm

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/723dambrotX.mp3 Duquesne basketball players are back at practice. So we catch up with head coach Keith Dambrot. He updates us on recruiting, the roster, coaching in the coronavirus era, building updates, and scheduling woes with Pitt off the calendar.

 

21 Jul

Breakfast With Benz Podcast (7/22)–Why the Blue Jays may call PNC Park home in 2020

published in category: Sports Talk Radio
Tuesday, July 21st, 2020 – 10:18 pm

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/longley.mp3 The Toronto Blue Jays may be coming to Pittsburgh for 2020 because of the covid-19 border issues. Rob Longley of the Toronto Sun joins me to tell us how the deal has be coming together, what kind of team the Jays may be bringing to Pittsburgh, and what reasons beyond proximity were in play.

 

21 Jul

Breakfast With Benz Hockey Podcast (7/21)–Brian Metzer on Pens Training Camp

published in category: Sports Talk Radio
Tuesday, July 21st, 2020 – 7:18 am

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/Metzer721.mp3 This week’s hockey podcast with Penguins Radio Network host Brian Metzer features talk about Jake Guentzel, Jared McCann, Patric Hornqvist, the goalies, Evan Rodrigues, Sidney Crosby’s health, mascot wars, and the looming Toronto-Pittsburgh franchise trade of the Blue Jays for the Penguins.

 

16 Jul

Breakfast With Benz Podcast (7/16)–Seth Rorabaugh

published in category: Sports Talk Radio
Thursday, July 16th, 2020 – 12:48 pm

http://files.triblive.com/podcasts/sportstalk/SethThursday.mp3 TribLive Penguins beat writer Seth Rorabaugh joins Tim Benz for Thursday’s “Breakfast With Benz” podcast. They talk about the goalie situation, media coverage heading into the bubble, and potential sleeper players.

 

14 Jul

Breakfast With Benz Hockey Podcast (7/14)–Mike Zeisberger of NHL.com

published in category: Sports Talk Radio
Tuesday, July 14th, 2020 – 2:33 pm

http://podcast.triblive.com/download/Zeisberger.mp3 NHL.com’s Mike Zeisberger joins me from Toronto. He’ll paint a first hand picture of what the league’s hockey bubble will look like for the Eastern Conference. He scouts the location, tells us how the bid came into reality, and how the Maple Leafs will be treated in their home city.

 

14 Jul

Breakfast With Benz Hockey Podcast (7/14)–Brian Metzer

published in category: Sports Talk Radio
Tuesday, July 14th, 2020 – 12:32 am

http://podcast.triblive.com/download/metzsharknado.mp3 In this week’s Breakfast With Benz hockey podcast, Brian Metzer of the Penguins Radio Network joins me. We talk about the Pens’ first practice en route to the NHL reboot. Also, the compromised schedule for next season, Kris Letang’s health, and Patrick Hornqvist’s role.