Archive for 2011

Orange County Register Lakers reporter Kevin Ding joined the show to talk about the Lakers’ loss to the Mavericks. Ding said the key problem is that they haven’t respected their opponent. “They let the opponent hit them first,” Ding said. Ding also said their big men were way too passive and can be a much…

Dan did not win an Emmy last night. Bob Costas went home with the Golden Lady. But Dan had a great time and will recap the evening throughout the show. Weigh in on the huge injustice below in the Comments …

MLB Network analyst Al Leiter joined the show to talk about his memories of 9/11 and to analyze some baseball topics. Leiter was with the Mets when they played their first game against the Braves after 9/11 and won on a big home run by Mike Piazza. “It was a strange feeling of trying to…

Seton hit the Bad Religion Show and the band’s first question was about why Dan left ESPN. Was it because Dan wouldn’t add weight for a NutraSystem commercial. Apparently, they didn’t play Against the Grain for some reason.

Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix joined the show to break down all of the NBA playoff series. Mannix was surprised the Grizzlies beat the Thunder. He didn’t think Memphis’ Zach Randolph would be able to score that easily against Oklahoma City’s big frontline. He and Dan both agree the Thunder need to stop settling for jumpers…

NFL Network and Showtime analyst Warren Sapp joined the show to talk about the Draft. Sapp can’t understand why experts had so many questions about Cam Newton.  “I don’t think any college football quarterback has performed under pressure like this kid,” Sapp said. Sapp couldn’t understand why Mike Mayock said Newton would become complacent after…

CBS NFL analyst Phil Simms joined the show to talk about the NFL Draft and some of the moments that surprised him. Simms said that the first pick that made him go wow was Jake Locker taking him at No. 8. But he thinks that Locker was going to go pretty high even if he…

Paulie scoured Radio City Music Hall last night looking for some of the most obscure jerseys he could find. Tough to beat Steve Beuerlein’s Carolina years …

NFL Newtork host Rich Eisen joined the show to talk about last night’s NFL Draft. Eisen thinks the Vikings taking quarterback Christian Ponder at No. 12 overall was the biggest surprise of the draft so far. “Of any pick in the first round, that was the most Lockout-affected,” Eisen said. Eisen said that teams should…