John Smoltz breaks down World Series

MLB Network and Turner broadcaster John Smoltz joined the show to talk about the World Series. Smoltz said the Giants are impressive because of their resiliency. It doesn’t matter what happens, they bounce back. “Winning that first game was like winning two games in people’s minds because of how good [Justin] Verlander has been,” Smoltz…

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Against the Grain NFL Standings

NFC EAST New York Giants – 7-0 Philadelphia Eagles — 3-3* Washington Redskins 3-Awesome Dallas Cowboys – 0-7 NFC NORTH Green Bay Packers — 5-2 Chicago Bears — Jay Cutler Smoking Minnesota Vikings — 3-5 Detroit Lions – 3-4 NFC SOUTH Atlanta Falcons — 4-2 New Orleans Saints — 4-2 Tampa Bay Buccaneers — Huh-What?…

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Doug Flutie talks about bias against short QBs, Notre Dame, Heisman race

NBC Sports broadcaster Doug Flutie joined the show to talk about pro and college football. Dan asked why teams are biased against drafting shorter quarterbacks. “I would think after Drew Brees, it would not,” Brees said. He said he’s seen “100 guys” who are tall and athletic, but once the game starts, they can’t play. But…

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Ken Rosenthal on Verlander’s performance, Lincecum, Giants’ clubhouse

FOX’s Ken Rosenthal joined the show to talk about World Series Game 1 Rosenthal weighed in on Justin Verlanders’ performance. “For whatever reason he could not get in sync,” Rosenthal said. “It was really odd to see.” Rosenthal had interesting comments on Tim Lincecum being in the bullpen. “He said he likes it,” Rosenthal said.…

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Warren Moon explains comments about Cam Newton and race

Hall of Famer Warren Moon joined the show to talk about his recent comments on how the media covers Panthers quarterback Cam Newton. Moon explained why he’s bothered by the way media covers black quarterbacks. He said that media members always compare black quarterback to other black quarterbacks. “We’re all lumped into one basket,” Moon…

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