There are teams that linger on in the memory long after they had vanished from the scene.

One such team was the Brooklyn dodgers who was one if the winningest teams in the mid 20th century and had a storied and devoted following in the borough that was known as the bedroom of New York.

The Montreal Expos was not as storied as the boys of summer Brooklyn Dodgers but over its 36 years of existence, "Les Expos" was as big to French speaking Canadians as Jackie Robinson, Duke Snider and Pee Wee Resse was to Brooklynites.

Hello this is Dana Auguster, and my co-host Charles Combs will be along shortly or this new edition of the new and improved Historically Speaking Sports podcast where we give you the best of sports from back in the day.

As you have probably noticed we have a new theme song...so thanks to my main man Ron Tyke Oliver and Donovan D who wrote produced and performed the theme... thanks for that gentlemen

In this episode of the podcast we will continue out Forgotten Franchise series with a team that is hardly forgotten by baseball fans.

The Montreal Expos are maybe more popular now then they were 20 years ago where their existence were hanging by a thread and was ran my Major League Baseball.

yet during there time in Montreal before their move to Washington DC, the expos had some of the greatest players in baseball history over the last 50-plus years.

Those players included the likes of Rusty Staub, known as the Grande Orange' the teams first superstar. also the likes of Andre Dawson, Tim Raines, John Wetteland, Steve Rogers, Vladimir Guerrero, and a catcher nicknamed "The Kid".

We have that coming up as well as as shout out to the original team in Montreal....the Montreal Royals that had at one time a who-who of players to play for this minor league team in the international league including one Jack Roosevelt Robinson and a heartfelt tribute to Chicago Cubs great Ryne Sandburg

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During the decade of the 1980'sz in the time between the retirement of Muhammad Ali and the rise of Mike Tyson, the sport of boxing was never more popular. Thanks to the talents, toughness and swagger of four fighters with various talents and differing styles.

In this episode of the podcast. Dana Auguster and Charles Combs discuss the Four Kings era highlighted by Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Thomas Hearns and Marvin Hagler.

This era of boxing was highlighted by epic fights, controversial decisions and a whole lot of swagger and personality.

Later in the show, we will send a shout out to one of the most incredible and famous fights that involved two of the gentlemen that we talked about.

On April 15, 1985 in Las Vegas in a fight that was nicknamed "The War", Thomas Hearns and Marvin Hagler put on one of the greatest fights in boxing history. A fight that only lasted three rounds.

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Sports History Network Theme Song

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The 95th mid-summer classic, also known as the MLB All-Star game is now upon us as the best of Major League baseball converge on the city of Atlanta.

In this edition of the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast, hosts Dana Auguster and Charles Combs get to get to select their own all-stars.

With a mixture of Hall of Famers and other all-time greats, the co-hosts of the show will select from players over the last 45 years in Major League Baseball to fill out their fantasy rosters.

Dana Auguster selected his best from the American League while co-host Charles Combs selected his favorites from the National League.

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Sports History Network Theme Song

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There are losses that can endure for a day or a week or maybe even a year.

But there are losses that some fans deal with that last for years, decades and some that they never get over.

On this edition of the Historically Speaking Sports podcast, Charles Combs and Dana Auguster will reveal the losses that they have endured as fans which they have never gotten over and may have finally come to terms with.

These losses were historically relevant big games, some even championship games. But all of them rank as some of the most memorable moments in the history of sports in this country. We even have a boxing match from the early 1990s that makes the list and no it is not Buster Douglas beating Mike Tyson.

Later in the show, we are going to send a shout out to an NFL regular season game from December of 2003.

A game that featured a miraculous finish by a team looking to return to the playoffs. However the team that pulled off the gridiron miracle failed to complete the deal. And to this day, some 22 years later, I still somewhat feel responsible for that teams loss.. Simply because I opened my mouth and said something that I shouldn’t have.

All that and more on this all new edition of the Historically Speaking Sports podcast here on the sports history Network.

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Sports History Network Theme Song

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Every month of the calendar is known for different things that are synonymous with that time of year.

For example, the Month of December is known for Christmas.

October is the time of year for both Halloween and the World Series.

The month of June is no different.

Not only does it mark the start of summer vacation, but it is also the month that sees the crowning of the new champions of the NBA and NHL.

In this edition of the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast hosts Dana Auguster and Charles Combs share their favorite and not-so favorite moments of the NBA Finals.

Also later in the show, Dana and Charles delve into the hockey's most cherished possession - the Stanley Cup. They will discuss its history and the traditions that surround the Stanley Cup and all of the trophies and other individual awards that make that sport as special as it is here in North America.

To close out the show the show hosts will send a shout out to the events of June 17th 1994. That night the sports watching public was setting in for Game 5 of the NBA finals between the New York Knicks and the Houston Rockets.

However that game was serve as a backdrop as the sports watching public was captivated by what was happening on a southern California freeway with a white Ford Bronco.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Sports History Network Theme Song

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In this all new episode of the Historically Speaking Sports, Co Hosts Dana Auguster and Charles Combs, discuss and speculate about one of the NBA's brightest and most influential eras.

As with a lot of sports fans, we like to think and wonder what would have happened if this thing happened or that event would not have happened, how would have history been different.

In this episode Auguster and Combs discuss three scenarios that possibly would have changed NBA history as we know it.

Titled "Jordan Era What Ifs" we discuss various questions:

What if Len Bias and Reggie Lewis both had full careers with the Boston Celtics in the late 1980s and 1990's?

What if Arvydas Sabonis would have come to the Portland Trail Blazers when he was drafted in 1986 instead of having to wait almost a decade to join the team because of political instability in the former Soviet Union?

And finally, how dominant would the Houston Rockets would have been after reaching the NBA Finals in 1986 if Ralph Sampson would not have been lost to injury and two of their stars, Lewis Lloyd and Mitchell Wiggins had not been suspended for drug use?

We will attempt to answer these questions as well as send a shout out to one of the most underrated NBA drafts ever, the 1986 NBA Draft.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Sports History Network Theme Song

This theme song was produced by Ron "Tyke" Oliver of Music Meets Sportz https://sites.google.com/view/sportsfanztastic/sports-history-network?authuser=0

Every year no mater the sport, no matter the decade, every season has certain characteristics and highlights that sets that year apart from all others.

The 1978 NBA Season has it own distinctive flavor from the New York Nets moving to Piscataway from Long Island and becoming the New Jersey Nets to the Washington Bullets winning their only NBA title.

Yet were there were two other events that took place during 1978 NBA regular season that set that year apart and in both cases forever linked two pairs of players together in NBA history.

In one instance, two future basketball Hall of Famers had a season long scoring duel that ended with a climatic finish on the last day of the regular season that rewrote the record books.

Yet there was another event that happened in the early stages of the 1978 regular season that became one of the league's most infamous. So infamous in fact that it actually prompted an investigative report from legendary CBS Evening News anchor Walter Cronkite.

The incident was known simply in the annals of NBA history as "The Punch".

We have that and so much more on this all new edition of the Historically Speaking Sports podcast right here on the Sports History Network. The podcast that give you the best of sports from back in the day.

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Sports History Network Theme Song

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In this episode of Historically Speaking Sports, we introduce new co-host Charles Combs that will join current host Dana Auguster to continue to give listeners the best of sports from back in the day.

Combs, a long time friend of Dana Auguster whose friendship has lasted for close to 30 years, will provide added content, sports passion and possibly debates on sports issues with a historical spin.

Combs talks about his sports interests as well as current sports topics such as the recently completed NFL Draft, the NBA playoffs and the early stages of the 2025 MLB season.

To contact the show, e-mail us at Historically.Speaking.Sports@gmail.com and you could also follow us on various social media platforms for your daily dose of sports history.

Mentioned in this episode:

Sports History Network Theme Song

This theme song was produced by Ron "Tyke" Oliver of Music Meets Sportz https://sites.google.com/view/sportsfanztastic/sports-history-network?authuser=0