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Episode 1001- The Starting Lineup 07 - 31 - 2024- "Acquiring An All Star & A Random Right Handed Reliever"

Join Travis & Eric on the show today how things have been going on the baseball diamond since the all star break, contenders making moves at the deadline and what the Cardinals and Cubs did at the deadline, Eric has been super into the Olympics and Team USA, and even though Nascar is on a break Eric has some motorsports news and he still awaits the schedule for next year!

Episode 1000- The Starting Lineup July 24th- "The Golden Milestone

Join Travis & Eric on  1,000th episode of the landmark show, The count started in 2018 fast forward thru football, basketball seasons and a pandemic.  The show that started on Saturday mornings has grown into one of the longest running weekly / daily episodic local sports podcast of all time. Join the guys as they look back at the past 999 episodes and look to the future ahead, topics also include Baseball, Football, Illini, Olympics and the wild and somewhat controversial finish at the Nascar Brickyard! Cheerio loyal listeners here's to 1,000 more  

Episode 999- The Starting Lineup 07 - 17 - 2024- "Everyone Is Taking Breaks, Except Us"

Join Travis & Eric on the show today, topics this week include, MLB First Half in the books, where the teams stand if the playoffs started today, All Star game itself, Home Derby and the new format  fan or not a fan, Football is almost back across the board, The Open championship this weekend, Nascar at Pocono recap and the big series is back on the big track at the Brickyard!

The Starting Lineup Half Year Sports Stories 07 - 01 - 2024

Join Travis & Eric on the show today, as we enter the month of July the year is officially half over, The guys take a look back at the top sports stories of the year 2024 so far, what made the list what didn't, what is number 1? find out and more on this special edition of the Starting Lineup!

Episode 997- The Starting Lineup 06 - 26 - 2024- "Eric Illini Realest or Illini Hater"

Join Travis & Eric on the show today Major League Baseball from since last week, Cardinals starting to play better, in the weeks to come how much will they be buyers, Cubs woes continue, College Baseball World Series, Stanley Cup Game 7 was a hit, NBA draft where TSJ and Brony going to get drafted, speaking of TSJ he's jersey will hang in the rafters with the rest of the Illini legends, WNBA and Nascar!

Episode 996- The Starting Lineup June 19th- "Another Podcast, Another Caitlin Clark Story"

Join Travis & Eric on the show today  Celtics raise banner number 18, MLB, Stanley Cup Final, another healthy discussion of yet another Caitlin Clark story, USF Championship, Nascar and Nascar pick em!

Episode 995- The Starting Lineup June 12th- "Hot Summer Takes"

Join Travis & Eric is back on the show: Lots of things to get into, All State Teams announced for baseball & softball, Shot Clock coming to girls and boys basketball in 2026, revised schedule for basketball series as well, MLB from the past week, another week another Caitlyn Clark story, NBA Finals, Stanly Cup Final, CWS, Madden Cover, Nascar and Nascar Pick em!

Episode 994- The Starting Lineup June 5th- "Schools Out For Summer, Schools Out For-Ever"

Join Travis  on today's solo show:  Lots to catch up on, Local sports at baseball state finals, the Caitlyn Clark situation, MLB, College Baseball, College Softball World Series  NBA Finals, Stanley Cup Final & Nascar Recap!

Episode 993- The Starting Lineup May 31st- "One Final Ride To State"

Join Eric for a solo show and Travis via phone. Talking NBA Playoffs, NHL Playoffs, MLB, State Finals in Baseball and Softball, NASCAR, and NCAA Football 25! Plus an announcement on the future of the Starting Lineup!

 

 

 

 

 

Episode 992- The Starting Lineup May 30th- "Goodbye Sweet Prince"

Join Travis & Eric on today's show:  Coleman Hawkins withdrawing his name from the draft and is coming back to school just not a the U of I, local sports from yesterday and part 1 of the state Baseball preview,  MLB from yesterday and dont look now the Cardinals are here back in the division race, NBA, NHL and Nascar in the pod!