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  • The Knee Jerks Podcast - Comedian John Wing

    The Knee Jerks Podcast - Comedian John Wing
    2024/10/22

    Detroit sports podcasters Greg Eno, Big Al Beaton and Nick Milanovich are The Knee Jerks!

    Our returning special guest this week is John Wing, a Canadian stand-up comedian, podcaster and author who also has opinions on Detroit and Toronto sports. John has appeared on The Tonight Show and America's Got Talent, written several books and hosts a podcast called The Bad Piano Player, which is an exploration of American popular music from 1900 to 1960.

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    The Bad Piano Player Podcast

    In the second half of the show we discuss the Detroit Lions surging to the top of the NFC behind MVP level play from Jared Goff and despite a season ending injury to Aiden Hutchnison, the Detroit Red Wings struggles to start the season, and the Detroit Tigers stunning playoff run and and how they could build a 2025 team that wins with a more sustainable style of play.

    We also play Greg's Birthday game and name our respective Jerk of the Week!

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    2 時間 11 分
  • The Knee Jerks Podcast with Eno Nick and Big Al - September 23 2024

    The Knee Jerks Podcast with Eno Nick and Big Al - September 23 2024
    2024/09/24

    Detroit sports podcasters Greg Eno, Big Al Beaton and Nick Milanovich are The Knee Jerks!

    This week's topics include:

    The Detroit Tigers historic late season run has them on the verge of making the playoffs, which was a pipe dream 6 weeks ago.

    The Tigers' bullpen has been lights out, but lacks an arm that misses bats. To fix that, top pitching prospect Jackson Jobe (MLBs #6 overall prospect who posted 9.9 K/9 at AA Erie) has been called up to pitch out of the pen.

    Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell sells his home due to harassment from idiot fans.

    The Lions beat the Arizona Cardinals 20-13 on the road, a nice bounce back win after falling to the Bucs at home last week.

    Injuries are becoming an issue for the Lions. Their bye coming so early in the season in week 5 now appears to be a good thing.

    As training camp began, the Detroit Red Wings inked forward Lucas Raymond and defenseman Mortiz Seider to long-term deals.

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    1 時間 53 分
  • Detroit Red Wings broadcaster Ken Kal

    Detroit Red Wings broadcaster Ken Kal
    2024/09/10

    Detroit sports podcasters Greg Eno, Big Al Beaton and Nick Milanovich are The Knee Jerks!

    We're back from our summer vacation with special guest. Making his annual appearance is Detroit Red Wings radio play-by-play man Ken Kal. Ken joins us to discuss the Red Wings' off season, the current roster, preview the coming year and give us insight into the life as a professional broadcaster. It's always a fun and informative discussion when Ken joins the show!

    The second half of the show is all Detroit Lions and Detroit Tigers talk. Topics include:

    The Lions are a damn good team. But it's hard for the fanbase to shake off decades of ineptitude.

    The Lions are national media darlings. We truly are in uncharted territory.

    The Lions didn't play at their best, but still beat a legitimate playoff quality team in the Rams.

    This was the sort of game previous generations of Lions teams would have lost, then played the moral victory card.

    Aidan Hutchinson was a defensive force of nature.

    Was this game the coming out party for Jameson Williams?

    The Lions winning the game in OT, imposing their will on the Rams' defense with pure smashmouth football, was a thing of beauty.

    Were we too quick in writing off the Tigers? Despite seemingly waving the white flag by selling at the trade deadline and playing all the kids, the Tigers started winning.

    The Tigers put themselves in the wild card hunt by playing .600 ball over the past several weeks. They are 3.5 GB of the Twins, but with just 18 games left, making the postseason remains a long shot.

    Somehow the Tigers are winning games despite their rotation being Tarik Skubal and Keider Montero, then 3 games of an opener/bulk-relief pitching.

    Skubal has become the overwhelming AL Cy Young favorite, leading the AL in pitching Triple Crown stats - Wins (16), ERA (2.53), strikeouts (208).

    We also play Greg's Birthday Game and name our respective Jerk of the Week.

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    2 時間 8 分
  • Max Effgen of Bitter Cup Baseball

    Max Effgen of Bitter Cup Baseball
    2024/07/16
    Detroit sports podcasters Greg Eno, Big Al Beaton and Nick Milanovich are The Knee Jerks! This week we dive further into the MLB player pension issues we discussed with Gary Cooper and Dave Mesrey, as Max Effgen of Bitter Cup Baseball joins the show. Max talks about his struggles to find, educate, publicize and help the 500 players who could easily be grandfathered into a partial MLB pension, how these players ended up in this situation thanks to the 1980 CBA, the labor laws involved and just how you can help spread the word about the Bitter Cup players. Max Effgen on TwitterX: @MaxEffgen Bitter Cup Baseball on Instagram Spreadsheet listing the Bitter Cup players left behind by the MLBPA and MLB In the second half of the show, topics include: The Tigers are hotter than a firecracker as they reach the All Star break on a 10-4 tear. For the first time since 2017, the Tigers placed 2 players on the Al All Star roster in Tarik Skubal and Riley Greene. The Pistons named JB Bickerstaff head coach. POBO Trajan Langton and Bickerstaff exuded competence, something the Pistons franchise has been long lacking. Cade Cunningham signed his rookie contract extension, worth up to $265 million with bonuses. Much like the Lions did with Jared Goff, the Pistons elected to not play money games and locked down their franchise player long term. The Red Wings added a high scoring winger to their top 6 by signing Vladimir Taransenko to a 2 year deal in free agency. Steve Yzerman admitted the Red Wings were in the market to make a splash signing in free agency. All signs point to their target being Steven Stamkos. That was before he inked a too rich for the Wings deal at 4 years, $32 million. We also play Greg's Birthday Game and name our respective Jerk of the Week. Subscribe to The Knee Jerks Podcast on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, Deezer, Radio Public, Gaana, and YouTube. Visit us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter aka X Nick's TwitterX: @NickMilanovich Greg's TwitterX: @GregEno Greg's Substack: Out of Bounds Al's BlueSky: @Albeat
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  • NBA stats guru Siddy Hall talks Detroit Pistons

    NBA stats guru Siddy Hall talks Detroit Pistons
    2024/07/02
    Detroit sports podcasters Greg Eno, Big Al Beaton and Nick Milanovich are The Knee Jerks! With all the news the Detroit Pistons have made over the past several weeks, the time was right to bring back our NBA guru, Siddy Hall! Siddy gives us his thoughts on: Trajon Langdon and the Pistons' new front office. The hiring of new head coach JB Bickerstaff and shooting coach Fred Vinson. Blowing up the bottom of the roster while adding Tobias Harris in free agency and trading Quentin Grimes for Tim Hardaway Jr. Compares Ron Holland and Ausur Thompson. Jalen Duren's defense (or lack thereof). Cade Cunningham's reported max deal. Siddy also has a few numbers and stats for us to chew on. Siddy Hall's TwitterX: @SiddyHall The second half of the episode is all Detroit Red Wings. How did Jake Walman suddenly fall out of favor with the Wings? He was traded to the Sharks for essentially nothing. Patrick Kane not only re-signed, but agreed to a below market, incentive laden, 1-year deal. Were Steven Stamkos and Jakob Trouba on the Wings' radar? Are the Wings a worse team after trading Walman, losing David Perron and Shayne Gostisbehere in free agency, while adding Rangers D-man Erik Gustafsson and LA Kings goalie Cam Talbot? With the Wings poised to take a step back point-wise next season (rebuilds are never linear and they will lean heavily on unproven kids who have been in Grand Rapids), if the GM was not named Steve Yzerman, would he be on the hot seat? We also play Greg's Birthday Game and name our respective Jerk of the Week! Programming note: In two weeks we delve further into the MLB player pension issues we discussed with Gary Cooper and Dave Mesrey, as Max Effgen of Bitter Cup Baseball will join the show. Max Effgen on TwitterX: @MaxEffgen Subscribe to The Knee Jerks Podcast on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, Deezer, Radio Public, Gaana, and YouTube. Visit us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter aka X Nick's TwitterX: @NickMilanovich Greg's TwitterX: @GregEno Greg's Substack: Out of Bounds Al's BlueSky: @Albeat
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    1 時間 39 分
  • The Knee Jerks Podcast - June 18, 2024

    The Knee Jerks Podcast - June 18, 2024
    2024/06/20

    This week, The Knee Jerks Podcast with Eno, Nick and Big Al, discusses the weirdness that has defined the Detroit Pistons off season. We also talk about our frustrations with the Detroit Tigers and team president Scott Harris. As always, we also play Greg's birthday game and name our Jerk of the Week!

    Programming note: this is a barebones version of the show, with no intro, music or editing. Al is in northern Michigan, and we tried recording the episode with his limited bandwidth. The YouTube live stream is audio only as well.

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    1 時間 44 分
  • Connor Soblom of TrackMan Baseball

    Connor Soblom of TrackMan Baseball
    2024/05/23
    Detroit sports podcasters Greg Eno, Big Al Beaton and Nick Milanovich are The Knee Jerks! This week we welcome Connor Soblom, Western US Sales Manager at TrackMan Baseball, to the show. We discuss baseball analytics and how it affects the approach and methodology to pitching and hitting. Everything from spin rate and bat speed, to calling balls and strikes, and everything in between. We also delve into the different ways TrackMan technology is being used in all manner of athletics, at all levels, including football, softball, golf, and tennis. Connor on Twitter: @Connorsoblom TrackMan Baseball on Twitter: @TrackManBB Click here to learn more about TrackMan Baseball In the second half of the show, we discussed the Detroit Tigers and Detroit Lions. Topics include: The Tigers have fallen back to earth, playing .300 baseball in the month of May after their best start in several years. The Tigers are now 9.5 GB of the first place Guardians in the AL Central. Is the season over before Memorial Day...again? How much blame for another lost season should go to team president and roster builder Scott Harris? Should manager AJ Hinch catch any heat, despite being given a roster which can't hit? Lions QB Jared Goff got PAID. Did the Lions have any other choice? Pro Football Focus is bad, ranking Goff as only the 16th best QB in football. PFF goes for usual "Goff isn't mobile and struggles under pressure" trope. Yet 2 older, immobile QBs coming off Achilles surgery are ranked higher. And try to name any QB not named Mahomes who doesn't struggle under pressure. PFF is also good, naming 5 Lions to their "Top 25 players under the age of 25" list. PFFs number one player under 25 is the Lions' 23-year-old stud right tackle, Penei Sewell. It's fitting Greg's latest Substack newsletter is about Sewell. The NFL remains the gold standard for marketing, as the 2024 schedule release dominated sports talk last week. The Lions have become the NFL's must watch darling, a new America's Team. Driving the point home is the Lions have 9 nationally televised games in 2024, including 5 in prime time. The NFL knows exactly which teams drive TV numbers. As long-time fans, it's just shocking to see the the LIONS be one of those teams. The Lions open the season with a wild card rematch on Sunday Night Football, as Matthew Stafford and the Rams come to Detroit. We also play Greg's Birthday Game and name our respective Jerk of the Week! Programming note: Al will be traveling, so we'll be taking time off in early June. Our next episode is scheduled for June 17th. Subscribe to The Knee Jerks Podcast on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, Deezer, Radio Public, Gaana, and YouTube. Visit us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter aka X Nick's TwitterX: @NickMilanovich Greg's TwitterX: @GregEno Greg's Substack: Out of Bounds Al's BlueSky: @Albeat
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    1 時間 59 分
  • Gary Cooper's quest for an MLB pension

    Gary Cooper's quest for an MLB pension
    2024/05/07
    Detroit sports podcasters Greg Eno, Big Al Beaton and Nick Milanovich are The Knee Jerks! This week journalist, author and long-time friend of the show Dave Mesery returns. He joins us to spread the word about former Atlanta Braves outfielder Gary Cooper, who is ONE DAY short of qualifying for an MLB pension. Gary also joins us from Georgia to discuss his major and minor league career, his advocacy for the 500 former big leaguers who were left out in the cold by the powerful MLBPA, and how a rain out essentially cost him a pension. A GoFundMe page has also been established to help Gary. You can sign a Change.org petition here. To learn more about the 500 players MLB and the MLBPA forgot, head over to Bitter Cup Baseball. We also suggest reading the book "A Bitter Cup of Coffee: How MLB and the Players Association Threw 874 Retirees a Curve" by Doug Gladstone. The second half of the show is all Tigers and Lions. Topics include: The Tigers introduced new City Connect alternate uniforms. We aren't fans. It's becoming more and more difficult to watch baseball. The latest hurdle is a carriage dispute between Comcast and Bally Sports, which has removed the Tigers from many local TVs. The Tigers have several black holes in their offensive lineup. Who could've have seen that coming? With 3 years worth of plate appearances and about 3 months total of actual production, the fan base is all but ready to move on from struggling former 1st overall draft pick Spencer Torkelson. As for the Tigers, they have to realize something must change, and soon. The Lions also have new uniforms, and they aren't half bad. The city of Detroit has never looked better than it did during the 3 days the NFL Draft was downtown. Fans, media and the NFL all praised the event. It should open the door for even more big events, including a long overdue NBA All-Star Game. The Lions signed cornerstones Amon-Ra St. Brown and Penei Sewell to massive four-year contract extensions that made them the highest-paid players at their respective positions. No news on a new contract for Jared Goff. We also play Greg's Birthday Game and name our respective Jerk of the Week! Subscribe to The Knee Jerks Podcast on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, Deezer, Radio Public, Gaana, and YouTube. Visit us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter aka X Nick's TwitterX: @NickMilanovich Greg's TwitterX: @GregEno Greg's Substack: Out of Bounds Al's BlueSky: @Albeat
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    2 時間 20 分