17 Apr

Breakfast With Benz podcast (4/17)–Rinku Singh

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Friday, April 17th, 2020 – 2:02 am

http://podcast.triblive.com/download/Rinku.mp3 Former Pirates pitcher Rinku Singh has now joined the world of pro wrestling. He talks to Tim Benz about his journey from India, to the Pirates, and now to NXT! (Wed./USA Network)

 

16 Apr

Breakfast With Benz Podcast (4/15)–RMU Athletic Director Chris King on the challenges of NCAA sports in the coronavirus era

published in category: Sports Talk Radio
Thursday, April 16th, 2020 – 12:36 am

http://podcast.triblive.com/download/king416.mp3 Robert Morris athletic director Chris King joins me to talk about the challenges facing all NCAA institutions during the coronavirus pandemic. The financial numbers and the height of the mountains to climb are stunning.

 

09 Apr

Fulfill your fantasy at Cheerleaders (4/9)–Jeff Erickson of RotoWire

published in category: Sports Talk Radio
Thursday, April 9th, 2020 – 11:59 am

http://podcast.triblive.com/download/Erickson409.mp3 The fantasy of getting fantasy sports back continue. Jeff Erickson of RotoWire and I host our weekly fantasy sports podcast. Golf could lead the way back toward competition. But there is one big hitch. The draft is still on the table. And we talk about that Arizona bubble idea for Major League Baseball.

 

08 Apr

Essey Tire Breakfast With Benz Podcast–Hockey podcast With Brian Metzer

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Wednesday, April 8th, 2020 – 7:06 am

http://podcast.triblive.com/download/Metzpodcast67.mp3 Brian Metzer of the Penguins Radio Network joins me to look back at the AT&T Sports net replay of the 2009 Game 6 Stanley Cup Final vs. Detroit. We talk about Wednesday’s rebroadcast of Game 7. And we consider all these plans to have various sports in one specific location during the pandemic.

 

07 Apr

Breakfast With Benz Podcast–Mike LaValliere vents on the 1992 NLCS GM 7 home plate UMP

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Tuesday, April 7th, 2020 – 1:23 am

http://podcast.triblive.com/download/Spankypodcast.mp3 The MLB Network recently replayed Game 7 of the 1992 NLCS between the Braves and Pirates. That reminded me of a great clip from Pirates catcher Mike LaValliere about the time he got to unload on home plate umpire Randy Marsh a decade after the game. I dug it out as part of Tuesday’s […]