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30 Jul

Breakfast With Benz fantasy Podcast (7/31)–Jeff Erickson of RotoWire

published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Thursday, July 30th, 2020 – 7:28 pm

RotoWire’s Jeff Erickson joins me for our weekly fantasy sports podcast. We look at some disturbing early numbers for the Pirates, Joe Musgrove’s first two starts, MLB pitching injuries, and ripple effects from the Marlins covid-19 situation. Plus how opt outs are impacting the NFL, and the Antonio Brown to Baltimore talk

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29 Jul

Breakfast With Benz hockey Podcast (7/30)–Seth Rorabaugh

published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Wednesday, July 29th, 2020 – 8:41 pm

Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan (rt) with ass. coach Rick Tocchet on the bench during the Blackhawks game Friday, Sept. 30, 2016 at Consol Energy Center.

Thursday’s podcast previews the Penguins’ upcoming play-in series against the Montreal Canadiens. TribLive hockey beat writer Seth Rorabaugh joins me. We examine the woes of the Penguins playoffs, the state of the Pens goaltending, bad ice concerns, Phil Kessel’s absence, and an X-Factor not named Carey Price.

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28 Jul

Breakfast With Benz Podcast (7/29)–Joe Klimchak

published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Tuesday, July 28th, 2020 – 11:51 pm

Like the rest of Major League Baseball, the Pirates are relying on live action, piped in crowd noise to fill PNC Park during games. And their broadcasts. Joe Klimchak is in charge. He tells us how the artificial crowd noise is executed in Wednesday’s podcast.

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28 Jul

Breakfast With Benz Hockey Podcast (7/28)–Brian Metzer

published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Tuesday, July 28th, 2020 – 2:50 am

The Penguins’ Sidney Crosby (87) and Evgeni Malkin (71) share words prior to a face-off during their game against the Montreal Canadiens at PPG Paints Arena on Friday, Feb. 14, 2020.

Brian Metzer of the Penguins radio network joins me. We talk about the upcoming play-in series against the Montreal Canadiens, Sidney Crosby’s health, goaltending, potential first-round upsets, the hockey hub model, and those in sports “rooting for leagues to fail.”

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26 Jul

Madden Monday (7/27)–Mark Madden on Sidney Crosby, wild week for Antonio Brown, Pirates opening weekend

published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Sunday, July 26th, 2020 – 11:21 pm

The PenguinsÕ Sidney Crosby (87) waits for a faceoff against the Boston Bruins during their game at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020.

In this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast, Mark Madden and Tim Benz talk about the looming return of hockey, Sidney Crosby’s health, the Pirates’ opening weekend, and a busy week for Antonio Brown. Also, we announce the new “Hockey in the Hub” post game show which will air on “Facebook Live” following the playoff games in Toronto.

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23 Jul

Fantasy Sports podcast (7/24)–Jeff Erickson of Rotowire

published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Thursday, July 23rd, 2020 – 11:22 pm

Baseball is back and so are fantasy sports. So what a perfect day to spend with Jeff Erickson of RotoWire. We discuss the impact of expanded playoffs on your fantasy league, how the Central division schedules will pan out, and Mookie Betts’ mega contract. We mix in some football talk as well in advance of your drafts.

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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 on Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020 – 11:59 pm

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.

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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 on Tuesday, July 21st, 2020 – 10:18 pm

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.

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