Archive for 2011

Sports Illustrated’s Tom Verducci joined the show to talk about the big stories in baseball and the Cy Young. Verducci thinks the Dodgers Clayton Kershaw is going to win the NL Cy Young. He gives Kershaw a slight edge over the Phillies’ Roy Halladay. “For the Cy Young, I throw out if you’re pitching in…

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NFL Network and FOX analyst Jim Mora Jr. joined guest host Howard Eskin to talk about the big stories around the league. Mora called the Panthers-Packers game on Sunday and had a lot of praise for Carolina quarterback Cam Newton. Mora said he met with Newton the Friday before the game and came away impressed:…

Sports Illustrated’s Andy Staples joined guest host Tom Curran to talk about conference realignment. Staples said that Notre Dame is the big prize out there. “If someone can convince Notre Dame to join the conference in football, that conference is going to get very, very rich,” Staples said. Staples said that Notre Dame makes sense…

Atlanta Falcons GM Thomas Dimitroff joined the show talk about Dimitroff said he’s not surprised by Cam Newton’s early success in Carolina. “I’m not in any way amazed by rookie quarterbacks in this league,” Dimitroff said. “There are some young quarterbacks who continue to impress. I think it’s great for team-builders to know they can…

Profootballtalk.com’s Mike Florio joined guest host Tom Curran to talk about the big stories around the NFL. Florio commented on the Rams’ loss to the Giants. He said the Rams have played better than their two losses (to Philly and New York). Florio also talked about regretting his Super Bowl pick the San Diego Chargers.…

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning joined guest host Tom Curran to talk about the win over the Rams on Monday night. Manning talked about Domenik Hixon’s circus catch in the end zone. “It could have been a lot easier catch possibly,” Manning said. Manning also commented on all the injuries they’ve had in New york. “There’s…

FOX officiating analyst Mike Pereira joined the show to talk about some of the issues around the NFL. Pereira commented on defensive players faking injuries to slow down offenses. Pereira said it’s complicated because of all the attention on player safety. Pereira said there’s a fear that players would continue to play with an injury…

Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon joined the show to talk about their surprising run at the playoffs. Maddon said that the big-market, East Coast bias that seems to favor the Yankees and Red Sox doesn’t bother them. In fact, it fuels them. Maddon said he knew the Rays were still in it, because of…