Madness Marches In! MLB Is Back! Who Signs Where? NFL Wheeling & Dealing. Brady Unretires?! Nets Trending North/Kyrie Needs To Play Home Games. NHL's Eichel's Unpleasant Return To Buffalo
Your favorite little podcast host is playing injured (sore throat) but I'm ready to slay the sports day as the universe starts to heat up and Episode #242 delivers just that. On deck:
(4:58) I'll open with a brief discussion about my health, the end of the Sports Dead Zone, Part 1 and how we've turned the corner to indulge on a plethora of sports & topics that we can sink our teeth into.
(8:15) Let the Madness begin! The NCAA Tournament will commence with the play-in games tomorrow and Wednesday night. Then we'll have the frenetic pace of Thursday, Friday and into the weekend as we'll be immersed in wall to wall college basketball throughout the week. I'll breakdown each bracket, share my Final Four teams and who'll be champion when it's all said and done. I also have a few words on my favorite college team (Georgetown) and how their historic losing season factors into their future with coach Patrick Ewing at the helm.
(34:34) Baseball is finally back! I'll get into how this agreement was finally agreed upon, what the new rules are for 2022 and 2023? Some signings and trades that have taken place and what to expect for the top flight free agents (i.e. Freddie Freeman, Carlos Correa, Trevor Story) that are unsigned?
(51:20) Super Bowl LVI concluded a month ago yesterday, but 'The Shield' is strong arming their way to the top of the sports news cycle. A lot has developed over the past week (i.e. Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson, Carson Wentz, Deshaun Watson, et. al) and then the bombshell of the unretirement of Tom Brady. I'll have plenty to say about all of the above, as well as, the free agency year commences on Wednesday to really set the offseason fireworks even higher than it has been. Plus, my thoughts on the egregious suspension handed down to Falcons WR Calvin Ridley for the 2022 season. And Joe Buck will reunite with Troy Aikman in the broadcast booth at ESPN. What does this mean for the Monday Night schedule? Also, who fills his big shoes at FOX when it comes to baseball?
(1:13:29) The Brooklyn Nets are revving their engines for the final lap of this NBA season. They're on a little winning streak and there was a Kyrie Irving sighting in the arena over the weekend. Why he needs to play in home games NOW and it isn’t on Kyrie? With LeBron James eclipsing the 10,000 assist mark, making him the only player in NBA history to score 10K in points, rebounds and assists, does he have the greatest overall career in the 75 year history of the sport?
(1:21:29) The Jack Eichel saga came full circle last week as he played in Buffalo for the first time since the trade months ago to Vegas. How did he come across in the postgame after being booed by the Sabre faithful? I make a brief mention of Capitals winger, Alexander Ovechkin as he continues to rise the goal scoring charts as he sits third time all-time behind Gordie Howe and Wayne Gretzky.
(1:24:23) To close out, my Hero and Zero of the Week.
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