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Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
Another Wednesday Another episode of The Starting Lineup Podcast
On today's edition we discuss the announcement of the return of the IHSA Boys Basketball State Tournament returning to the newly renovated State Farm Center in Champaign.
We review the Long Gone Summer documentary about the summer of 98, Mcgwire, Sosa and home runs. We also look at the coloration from the state that baseball was in back then to its current state today.
What are we going to do now with no more fresh 30 for 30s?
And with Fathers Day coming up on Sunday we look at some father son duos in sports
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Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
The Starting Lineup Podcast coming at you with another episode on this Wednesday the 10th day of June and 1,000th day without three of the four major live sports.
Today's topics include Major League Baseball and the MLB draft, the NBA officially passing the 22 team return to play format and Illinois TBT team,
Talking about U of I alums we discuss the most successful Illini in the NBA
Eric talks about creeping past a former NFL players house and Eric also participates in an impromptu spelling bee.
We also touch on the recently released IHSA guidelines for high school sports return to play.
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Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
The first Wednesday of June and The Starting Lineup Podcast is back with another coming at you.
On today's show we talk about the NBA returning to play with 22 teams and we throw around some advanges the higher seeded teams could have in the playoffs.
MLB is still working on details of their return or if it happens at. We also talk about the importance of MLB 2020 return is vital to the sports survival.
Eric goes down memory lane of old QBs of the Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys.
Those topics and more on another edition of The Starting Lineup Podcast.
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Wednesday May 27, 2020
Wednesday May 27, 2020
What's good people The Starting Lineup Podcast coming at you with another episode on this Wednesday 27th day of May and we gots lot to cover on this edition of the podcast.
The NHL and NBA returns are taking shape and we discuss the proposed playoff formats when they did eventually return.
MLB is not looking so good as those other two sports we look at divide between players and owners as well as what could prevent baseball returning in 2020.
We also look at what we thought of the Match on Sunday, the Lance Armstrong doc and what we think the hopefully upcoming IHSA football season.
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Wednesday May 20, 2020
Wednesday May 20, 2020
The Starting Lineup Podcast back with another episode on this Wednesday May 20th 2020.
On today's edition of the podcast we start the pod getting back to the subject we do best high school football. We talk about the possible future of some conferences and when and if the new season can begin.
We also cover the final two episodes of The Last Dance and we discuss if the Bulls could have won another title or not with our very own resident Chicago Bulls homer Eric.
UFC, Nascar, and Dogs are also other topics covered on today's episode.
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Wednesday May 13, 2020
Wednesday May 13, 2020
Today is Wednesday and The Starting Lineup Podcast is back with another fun filled episode.
Speaking of back with topics in the world of sports being slow right now we brought back by popular demand the Eric is Wrong Montage.
We enjoy to give Eric a hard time on his sports takes especially when they are wrong and or ridiculous (Eric is a good sport about it btw)
Clips include Eric's HS footbal conference predictions, Illinois football / basketball takes and NFL pre season predictions plus more
Within the episode we also talk about The Last Dance, some of our times at LLC, MLB and one of ESPN favorite subjects the Dallas Cowboys.
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Wednesday May 06, 2020
Wednesday May 06, 2020
The Starting Lineup Podcast coming at you with another entertaining filled episode. With Munch Madness in the rear view we embark on our new pandemic journey. Along the way we talk about "The Last Dance", LIVE SPORTS, the KBO opening broadcast, a trade "pop" quiz for Braydon and Travis and finally we continue on memory lane of remembering faces in their old places.
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Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
On today's episode of The Starting Lineup Podcast it is FINAL FOUR and CHAMPIONSHIP DAY of our Munch Madness Cereal Bracket. Stick around to see who will be crowned champion of the Cereal Brands. On the front end Travis and Braydon discuss MLB future plans to start the season, episodes 3 and 4 of The Last Dance documentary and the NFL Virtual Draft.
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
On this edition of The Starting Lineup Podcast we dive into the fruity cereal region. Our last region before the final four and championship of our 64 cereal bracket. Also along the way we discuss the upcoming NFL Draft, The Last Dance Documentary and we explore what teams come to mind when we think of certain players. All that and our usual crazy shenanigans.
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
It's Wednesday and you know what that means. Another episode of The Starting Lineup Podcast we roll on with our Cereal Bracket to determine the best cereal. On this edition we dive into the Sugary Region. This region features household favorites and powerhouses of the cereal game. Severeal topics of discuss on the front end include: the upcoming virtual NFL Draft, a possible baseball return, Illini standout freshman Kofi Cockburn declaring for the upcoming NBA Draft and Nascar's Kyle Larson. All that and flexing our sweet tooth with of course cereals in house to try ourselves.