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Here is today’s show: Thursday June 21st, 2012.

 

 

 

Optimistic about Phillies

Mike Gill poses a question in this first segment: Are you optimistic about this Phillies team?  Todd Ranck says yes.  He echos sediments from many baseball insiders in that if they hang around the Wildcard position(s) until August, Ryan Howard and Roy Halladay will be back to full strength, and we'll see what happens.  After their first two game winning streak in a month, the Phillies look to sweep the Colorado Rockies tonight at 7:05.

 

Injury Report

Our weekly injury expert Joe DeRosa called in and gave us an update on some of baseballs injuries.  He defined for us exactly what Tommy John Surgery is and how players recover and rehab from it.  Also, he let us in on what to expect with the LeBron James cramp injury in tonight's NBA Finals Game 5.  Joe DeRosa is a physical therapist for Eastern Shore Physical Therapy located on 1999 New Road in Linwood.

 

Dana White

UFC President, Dana White, called in and promoted the UFC event at The Revel Resorts in Atlantic City tomorrow night between Clay Guida vs. Gray Maynard.  White said the UFC actually got its start in Atlantic City some 10 years ago.  On Brock Lesnar: "We met with him a few weeks ago and the meeting couldn't have gone any worse.  It was a complete waste of my time." On Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Manny Pacquiao: "That fight would have happened 3 years ago in UFC."

LeBron vs. Durant

Did some LeBron James vs. Kevin Durant talk here and actually Mike Gill continued his criticism of Thunder F Kevin Durant.  He said if we are to criticize James for not showing up in the 4th quarter, we are to do the same with Kevin Durant.  Todd Ranck still disagrees.  Take a listen below.  Game 5 of NBA Finals is tonight in Miami.

 

Sportsbash Stock Exchange

Sportsbash Stock Exchange is a series of BUY or SELL questions hosted by producer Pete Giordano.  The Stock Exchange is brought you by Linwood Country Club.  Visit their website to learn more about one of South Jersey’s oldest and most-respected private golf clubs!

1. BUY OR SELL UFC ever surpassing the pageantry of boxing?

2. BUY OR SELL Camden Yards being better than Citizens Bank Park?

 

Eagles and O.J. Atogwe

Mike Gill and our Eagles insider Ryan Messick talked a little bit about the team signing veteran safety OJ Atogwe.  Mike seems to think that Kurt Coleman or Nate Allen cant be thinking they'll start all 16 games and Atogwe was a great signing to bring in as insurance.  Also, Mike and Ryan talked about the Mike Vick interview yesterday and did Mike Vick take an unintentional shot at DeSean Jackson?

 

Top Tweets

It’s a Thursday edition of Top Tweets brought to you by The NEW Mercedes-Benz of Atlantic City.  Visit their website and drive home in a luxury car tomorrow!  Will LeBron James win the NBA Title tonight?  It’s all inside Top Tweets!

 

Football Fix

At 5:30 each day we have been doing our football fix to get you set for the NFL Training Camp season beginning in the next month.  Today, philly.com Eagles writer Sheil Kapadia called in and talked about the singing of O.J. Atogwe among other things.  Kapadia said fans should temper their expectations because there is a reason why Atogwe was unsigned until now.  Follow Sheil on Twitter.

 

5 Questions

1. Do you agree with the 8 game suspension of Joel Peralta?

2. Fair concern in the new BCS Playoff-System?

3. What would you do with a "recess at work?"

4. Do you like watermelon seeds?

5. Week 1 for Eagles: Who are your starting safeties?

 

Pete Giordano is the producer of “The Sportsbash,” e-mail him: 973espn@gmail.com

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