Episodios

  • Aug 2025 - Sports Lunatics - 1976 Canada Cup and Lionel Taylor
    Aug 16 2025

    This one is for the hockey fans. Specifically, this one might be for the older hockey fans. Shawn and Howie talk about what might be a forgotten Canadian hockey landmark - the 1996 Canada Cup. Sandwiched between the 1972 Canada-Russia Summit Series and the 1980 Miracle on Ice, the team that Canada iced in 1976 was possibly the greatest team that ever played. There were 18 Hall of Famers on that team. The guys discuss their memories from that team and that tournament and what it meant for the game of hockey as we see it today. They also talk about the career and the legacy of the great receiver, Lionel Taylor and what he meant to so many of the people who shape the game of football today.

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    57 m
  • Aug 2025 - Sports Lunatics Short - August 12 in Canadian Baseball History
    Aug 12 2025

    If you ask come Canadian baseball fans of a certain age what August 12 means to them, they may or may not have a memory of 1994. If they do, that date will bring sadness. On that date, the Montreal Expos were in first place in the National League East. That was also the day that major league baseball players went out on strike. They stayed out long enough to throw away the season, and with it, the Expos' chances of maybe getting to a World Series. Rewind to 1976 and the day that Toronto's major league team got its name. Howie talks about the sadness of August 12, 1994 and the reactions of some Torontonians to their ball team's new name in this Sports Lunatics Short episode. Hope you like it.

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    10 m
  • Aug 2025 - Sports Lunatics - Sports Tragedies
    Aug 6 2025

    On August 2, we observed a tragic anniversary. On that date in 1979, Thurman Munson perished in a small plane crash in Ohio. He was practicing takeoffs and landings in his personal Cessna jet when he missed the runway and died at the scene. His death hit so many people hard. He was a star on the New York Yankees and was instrumental in their World Series victories in 1977 and 1978. In light of that, Shawn and Howie looked back at other tragedies involving players and athletes who died while they were still active in their respective sports. It was not a fun episode nor was it an easy one to record, but in a lot of cases, it is very compelling.

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    1 h y 7 m
  • July 2025 - Sports Lunatics - Remembering Ryne Sandberg
    Jul 30 2025

    In this edition of The Sports Lunatics Show, Shawn and Howie look back at the career and the life of Chicago Cubs great, Ryne Sandberg. From how he got to the Cubs, to that magical game in 1984 that propelled the team to the National League Championship Series to the unending respect that was shown to him by teammates and opposing players throughout his career and even after it, the guys leave no stone unturned in discussing Sandberg's legacy. Shawn also looks back at the stroke that abruptly ended the pitching career of the great James Rodney Richard and the 100th anniversary of the birthday of Ted Lindsay. You'll like this episode.

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    39 m
  • July 2025 - Sports Lunatics - Remembering Hulk Hogan
    Jul 26 2025

    Terry Bollea, also known as Hulk Hogan, by the end of his life, was hated by many and loved by many. By 2025, his life and the way he was perceived and portrayed, was complicated. But as media personality and wrestling fan James Cybulski posted on Twitter, "To say Terry Bollea the person was an incredibly flawed individual would be an understatement, but the character Hulk Hogan is one of the biggest reasons wrestling is what it is today." indeed, there was a time when he was an absolute cultural phenomenon. In this edition of The Sports Lunatics Show, Shawn and Howie try to look at the life of Hulk Hogan through this complicated historical lens.

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    1 h
  • July 2025 - Remembering Jim Clancy and Bobby Jenks & The Career of Jim Abbott
    Jul 16 2025

    The baseball world lost a couple of pitchers recently. A member of the original Toronto Blue Jays who pitched twelve seasons with the team and one of the last pitchers in the majors to make 40 starts in a season, Jim Clancy passed away on July 14, 2025. Clancy was an all-star in 1982 who was near the top in many team statistical categories. He was 69. Bobby Jenks was the closer on the Chicago White Sox when they won the World Series in 2005. He was an all-star in 2006 and 2007. He was second in franchise history in saves. He passed away in Sintra, Portugal on July 4. He was just 44. ESPN has recently released an E-60 documentary on the life and career of Jim Abbott. One of the most inspirational athletes ever, he made it to the majors despite being born without a right hand. He defied all the odds when on September 4, 1993, he fired a no-hitter for the Yankees against the Cleveland Indians. Shawn and Howie discuss aspects of the documentary as well as the life of Jim Abbott.

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    31 m
  • July 2025 - Sports Lunatics - ChatGPT's Top Ten MLB All-Star Moments - Reggie, Charlie Hustle, The Babe and more
    Jul 11 2025

    As the calendar edges its way to mid-July, sports fans' minds might travel to a few different things. If you're a golf fan, you'll be paying attention to the British Open. If tennis is your thing, then it's likely that Wimbledon will be your thing. If you love baseball, then your focus will be Major League Baseball's All-Star Game. For almost a century now, the midsummer showcase has given us a myriad of moments. In this episode of The Sports Lunatics Show, Shawn and Howie went on to ChatGPT to get the bot's Top Ten All-Star Game moments. It's not a bad list. After the boys discussed it, they also contributed a few of their own. It's a fun and encompassing conversation and if you love baseball, you'll enjoy this show.

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    57 m
  • July 2025 - Sports Lunatics - This Date in Sports History - July 13 - The Babe, Teddy Ballgame, Jeff Gillooly and more
    Jul 10 2025

    It's always interesting every once in a while to look back at what happened on a certain date and kind of analyze what went on and what went down on that date over numerous different years. Of course, mid-July offers us a few different things. There are All-Star games in baseball, of course. Wimbledon can come into play. But then there are outstanding feats that occurred as well. In this one, you'll hear about the first ever Soccer World Cup, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, an unprecedented and singular swap that took place in the NFL, the first All-Star game played outside the United States, some wild things that took place involving sports personalities outside the realm of sports, and the longest ever semi-final match in Wimbledon history. It all happened on that date, July 13, throughout sports history.

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    24 m