Longtime baseball writer Scott Miller returns to the show to discuss his new book, “Skipper: Why Baseball Managers Matter and Always Will.” Miller’s book is a deep dive into the ongoing struggle for control that often takes place behind the scenes between Major League Baseball managers and the ownership groups, and now, their data analysts. Through stories about managers past and present, Miller explains what managers used to be and what they are in today’s baseball.

Scott Miller is an award-winning veteran national MLB writer who has been a contributor to the New York Times, the national baseball columnist at Bleacher Report and CBSSports.com, and covered baseball extensively for the Los Angeles Times and St. Paul Pioneer Press before that. He has been honored several times as one of the top baseball writers in the nation by the Associated Press Sports Editors.

Managers mentioned in this episode include but are not limited to Sparky Anderson, Dave Roberts, Lou Piniella, Jim Leyland, Dusty Baker, Earl Weaver, Bruce Bochy, Aaron Boone, Ned Yost, Bud Black, and countless others.

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On May 3rd, 2025, the city of Denver, Colorado, saw two of their teams play Game 7 of their respective first-round playoff series… at the same time. The Denver Nuggets hosted the Los Angeles Clippers in the NBA playoffs while the Colorado Avalanche (who share a home arena with the Nuggets) visited the Dallas Stars in Game 7 of their Stanley Cup Playoff first-round series. While the Nuggets were blowing out the Clippers to advance to the second round, the Avalanche were leading the Stars in the 3rd period. Then, the Avalanche stunningly blew the lead and fell to Dallas, ending their season.

Mike Evans has been a talk show host on Denver Sports, 104.3 The Fan in Denver since 1998. He joins the show to discuss both games, but also his viewing plan, and how he managed to follow both games. He currently hosts the morning show on the Fan with former Broncos Brandon Stokely and Marc Schlereth.

In this episode, Evans also discusses the four pro sports teams in Denver and ranks them in popularity. While the Denver Broncos are clearly the biggest team in town, the rest of the list may surprise you.

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Longtime football coach Jay Paterno joined the show. Originally, he was part of a pitch to discuss recent political implications of Title IX on college sports. He is the author of multiple books, including his most recent release titled “Blitzed! The All-Out Pressure of College Football’s New Era.”

Paterno is the son of the longtime Penn State coach Joe Paterno. The elder Paterno was the coach of Penn State during the scandal that ultimately led to his firing, in which Jerry Sandusky abused young boys. This episode addresses that scandal.

Jay agreed to come on the show with no restrictions on questioning.

The Penn State discussion begins at the 24:52 mark of this podcast.

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