Posted on August 2nd, 2011 by Tim Weisberg
Sent Packing–The Dodgers moved veteran shortstop Rafael Furcal (left) to the contending Cardinals while the Phillies acquired All-Star outfielder Hunter Pence (center) and the Giants added slugging outfielder Carlos Beltran to their lineup in the final days before the trade deadline. (Los Angeles Times/US Presswire/Getty Images)
The rich got richer (Philadelphia, San Francisco) [...]
Posted on April 19th, 2011 by Tim Weisberg
The seventh segment of Tim’s Take on Sports aired on April 19 and featured a reprise role from former colleague David Lopez. We discussed the opening games of the 2011 NBA playoffs, breaking down the results and discussing the upsets that ensued over the weekend. We also talked baseball, particularly on Carl Crawford’s struggles in [...]
Posted on April 8th, 2011 by Tim Weisberg
A tarnished reputation is at best a weak euphemism to describe a career that fell from grace. Manny Ramirez announced he would be retiring from baseball, quite possibly opening up pandora’s box of deceit, betrayal and drugs of the Steroid Era.
They say when you hit rock bottom there is nowhere to go but go up, [...]
Posted on March 1st, 2011 by Tim Weisberg
The pilot segment of Tim’s Take on Sports for the 2011 semester. On March 1, I discussed Cornell athletics and put my take on the trading carousel that took place around the NBA right at the trade deadline. Also discussed the current labor talks between the NFL owners and NFL player’s union and the union’s [...]
Posted on November 20th, 2010 by Tim Weisberg
For once in a very long time, the voters got something right.
Congress may be divided as oil and water after this year’s midterm elections, but there was public discourse on the Cy Young voters decision for this year’s AL Cy Young award. And the winner? Felix Hernandez from the last-place Seattle Mariners.
Hernandez won the Cy [...]
Posted on November 16th, 2010 by Tim Weisberg
The Pittsburgh Pirates have hired former Rockies manager Clint Hurdle to lead a franchise that has not boasted a winning record in 18 seasons.
The Pirates currently have the league’s lowest payroll, but have promising young talent with outfielder Andrew McClutchen, third baseman Pedro Alvarez and second baseman Neil Walker.
The Pirates are coming off a 105-loss [...]
Posted on October 2nd, 2010 by Tim Weisberg
All it took was a fight after a game, and one torn ligament in the right thumb for Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez to be in trouble with the law, as well as financially.
According to the USA Today, the four-time All-Star was arrested and charged with third-degree assault and second-degree harassment after a fight with his [...]
Posted on September 24th, 2010 by Tim Weisberg
Recap of MLB Playoff Race, Highlights of NFL. Week of Sept. 12
Posted on April 22nd, 2010 by Jake Mastbaum
With DJ I-Man filling in for Ryan, the Heat Check was in for a hit episode. NCAA Tournament finals and first full day of Baseball games on the same day makes for a killer episode. Jake and I-Man give a MLB and NCAA Tournament Finals preview along with your requisite NFL update.
Posted on October 27th, 2009 by Jake Mastbaum
While this show may have been dedicated to previewing the World Series matchup between the Yankees and Phillies, Jake Mastbaum and Ryan Engler spend the first half of the show talking about football. The two discuss Chad Ochocinco’s new iPhone application, the struggles of Terrell Pryor, and Mark Sanchez eating a hotdog on the sideline. Listen to [...]
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