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Birthplace: Springfield, Illinois High School: Quincy High School Loves: Illinois sports, St. Louis Cardinals baseball, reading, and politics
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Eric is a Chatham native and Glenwood graduate. He and his wife Amanda live in Glenarm with their three children. Eric started hosting a sports talk radio show on the internet in 2005. In 2008, he began co-hosting Fantasy Football 101 with Adam Stark, Mark Gram, and Nicorelli. Eric can be heard every Sunday morning from 9-11am on Sports Radio 1450.
Sports 101 Blog.
by Mark Gram,posted Jul 18 2012 8:42PM
Does anyone watch Wimbledon anymore?
Seriously? I can't do it. I've tried. To me, it's like watching paint dry. I understand that there are very good players out there...but they have NO personality!
I guess I'm spoiled by watching McEnroe and Connors in the '70s and '80s. I need more yelling and screaming and berating of chair umpires to keep my interest.
MLB All-Star Game.
Remember the saying, "The Game's the thing?" Obviously, many involved in MLB don't. Instead of looking forward to the last pro All-Star game worth anything, we're subjected to this ongoing fued between former Cardinal manager Tony LaRussa and current Cincinnati manager Dusty Baker.
Baker is whining that LaRussa intentionally slighted Reds P Johnny Cueto by not naming him to the game as a managers pick. LaRussa didn't help himself by saying he decided against naming Cueto because Cueto was scheduled to start on the Sunday prior to the All-Star game. Sounds legit...but alas, that reason is in violation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Ooops, maybe as a pre-game feature we could give LaRussa and Baker boxing gloves and let them go at it for 5 minutes.
By the way, Cardinal 3B David Freese made it on the team over Bryce Harper and Micheal Bourne via fan voting. The next day, Cardinal C Yadier Molina, who was voted in as the backup C, had to opt out of the game due to a family dealth.
While that is not an issue, it seems strange that Cardinal OF Matt Holliday was named as Molina's replacement. Holliday certainly has the #s, but I would have thought that Harper or Bourne would have been the first choices.
- Looking forward to watching Steve Nash at PG for the Lakers. Takes a lot of pressure off of Kobe.
- Ray Allen signing with the Miami Heat just what they need...a veteran that can drain a 3-pointer with regularity.
- New Cub 1st baseman is looking like the shot-in-the-arm Cub fans have needed for a very long time.
- I don't know about you guys, but I'm really looking forward to the Olympics.
- Illinois football under new HC Tim Beckman is just around the corner. Coach Beckman and his staff has done a fine job recruiting.
- Speaking of recruiting, Illini mens BB HC John Groce and his staff has already hit the ground running. The next few weeks I think we'll be excited with the commitments.
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