The Sports-Casters

Season 10 Episode 8- Jane Leavy, Yaron Weitzman

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Episode notes

Steve interviews the First Lady of The Sports-Casters (00:5:50), Jane Leavy. Jane joins us to celebrate Mickey Mantle's 95th Birthday. Jane pulls no punches in describing her soul-crushing encounter with Mantle in 1983. Jane talks about Mantle being her guy, how Sandy Koufax was similar to Mickey, and tells us who her current favorite player in Major League Baseball is. Jane and Steve talk about Drew Brees, the status of the 2020 MLB season, and more. Also, Yaron Weitzman (00:55:33) the author of a new book about tanking in sports and the Philadelphia 76ers. Yaron talks about the challenges of releasing a book in the middle of a global pandemic. Yaron also talks about the politics of the 76ers, the lasting effects of tanking, and debate the outcome of this unique strategy. The show starts with Steve moving quickly to the interview with Jane. The book club has books about Andre the Giant and the 1995 Cleveland Indians and a new book about Yogi Berra. OLT ends the program with a few thoughts on podcasting and honesty. For more information follow the podcast on twitter @sports_casters Email: [email protected]