May 01 2024 72 mins
Our 41st episode(!) sees us heading into the warmer weather on a heater! Of course we've got all the usual great sports history content, with cool stories about Pat Riley, Chi Chi Rodriguez, Pat Lafontaine, Rickey Henderson and Jean Beliveau. Plus, fun details about the futility of the Hartford Whalers, some Kentucky Derby trivia tidbits and a hilarious story about Pirates pitcher Dock Ellis (no, not the one about him pitching while on LSD - it's another one!). Inspired by Dock's chicanery, we welcome Nick Dika to the show. Nick is a founding member of The Arkells - one of Canada's greatest bands of the last few decades- and is a big baseball fan. He's also a salt-of-the-earth guy who joined us from his parents' kitchen to help sort out this episode's DORK DRAFT about which MLB players we'd most like to hit (or at least brushback) with a pitch. He's very low-key funny and baseball savvy, and we know you'll enjoy hearing the four of us banter on about who was baseball's biggest jerk. It's available everywhere you get your podcasts and on YouTube and please follow us on IG @thisdayinsports8 and let us know what you think. Happy May, everyone!