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Sports Illustrated’s Tom Verducci joined the show to talk about recent moves in MLB. Verducci said the Marlins trading Hanley Ramirez is just the beginning. “Everyone is in play on the Marlins roster now,” Verducci said. Verducci said that Marlins management’s notion of turning Miami into a baseball town isn’t happening. “Their business plan blew up,”…

Pittsburgh Pirates star Andrew McCutchen joined guest host Bonnie Bernstein to talk about his season and more. McCutchen said the key to his success at the plate was taking what they give you, and not widen his strike zone. He also said that he learned to use his lower body and that’s why his power…

CBS’ Jason La Canfora joined the show to talk about the big stories as training camp opens around the nation. Here are some of his takes: — La Canfora said Joe Vitt is going to run the New Orleans Saints. But he is out six games. La Canfora said that they haven’t decided who will…

MLB Network host Harold Reynolds joined guest host Bonnie Bernstein to talk about the big stories around baseball. Reynolds was in the locker room when the Ichiro deal went down. Reynolds said that Ichiro didn’t talk a lot to his teammates, in part because he doesn’t speak English often. So his teammates didn’t necessarily know…

Penn State coach Bill O’Brien joined guest host Bonnie Bernstein to talk about the NCAA sanctions and the future of the program. O’Brien said he found out about the sanctions at 9 a.m. Monday morning with the rest of us. He said he knew it was going to be harsh. O’Brien told Bonnie what he…

Interesting cover choice for Sports Illustrated. Alexander Wolff wrote the cover story on the NCAA’s sanctions against the school.

New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora joined the show to talk about his upcoming season. Umenyiora talked about how he feels about his contract and being OK with his current deal even though his friend Michael Strahan and others say the team is getting the better a bargain. Umenyiora said he’s OK with it.…

Former Steeler and new NBC NFL analyst Hines Ward joined guest to talk about his new rol Ward said that he’s not going to miss training camp too badly, because he’ll still be involved in the game and not have to sleep in dorms. Ward talked about concussions and some of the issues related to…

Former Florida State coach Bobby Bowden joined the show to talk about becoming the winningest coach in Division I college football history. Bowden said that there was no way he could celebrate passing Joe Paterno on the list. Bowden said he wasn’t sure that the NCAA would get involved because it was a criminal matter.…