Rock Logic
Kevin Palmer
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12/13/23 • 14 min
Doug Wilson of the Daily Curling Puzzle Facebook page and Mickey Pendergast, co-authors of What’s Your Call?, return to examine a Curling Scene Investigation from the 2022 PointsBet Invitational.
Brad Gushue has to decide on a call for Mark Nichols’ first shot of the sixth end. The PointsBet rule of a draw to the button (rather than an extra-end) could be weighing on his decision here, even with four more ends to play.
Link to The Curling News to follow along with video and graphics, and watch the game on YouTube.
Optimum Strategy
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02/14/24 • 101 min
Host Kevin Palmer is joined again by Ken Pomeroy, Gerry Geurts and Matt Hall. Ken updates the gang on team rankings and his latest development, Task Manager. The crew looks at the no-tick rule, discusses whether it has adjusted teams' tactics approaching the final end, and examines the results. Gerry explains an approach to optimum strategy for the modern game and the panel considers if it leads to boring play. There are further thoughts on the Pan Continental Championships, the qualification process for major events, and concerns if the Grand Slams can meet the quota for Canadian content in the future.
01/06/23 • 21 min
Doug Wilson and Mickey Pendergast join to discuss their new book, What’s Your Call? Curling Strategy & Tactics in 50 Real-Life Puzzles. They share an example from the book of a Curling Scene Investigation—an early-end decision by Canada (Chelsea Carey) against Switzerland (Silvana Tirinzoni) in their round robin match-up at the 2019 World Women’s Championship. Link to The Curling News to follow along with video and graphics, and watch the game on YouTube.
Gambling
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11/18/21 • 49 min
Ken Pomeroy of Kenpom.com and Gerry Geurts of CurlingZone return with host Kevin Palmer. They are joined by 2019 World Junior Champion Matt Hall, now working for gambling site Coolbet.com. Matt explains how to handicap curling and the crew share their picks for the 2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials.
Shooting Percentage
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05/06/22 • 52 min
CSI: 2004 Brier Final D2E10
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07/08/22 • 24 min
Reigning Alberta Senior Men's Champions James Pahl and Mark Klinck join Kevin to examine what happened in the infamous 2004 Brier Final between Alberta's Ferbey Four and Mark Dacey's Team Nova Scotia. Link to The Curling News to follow along with video and graphics.
CSI: 2018 Olympics Mens Semifinal TE8
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02/11/22 • 61 min
2018 Olympic champion Tyler George, now a roving U.S. curling ambassador and NBC commentator, joins former NFL all-pro Jared Allen who is in his fourth year as a curling competitor. They discuss the eighth end of the 2018 Olympic men’s semifinal between George’s Team John Shuster, and Canada’s Team Kevin Koe. Link to The Curling News to follow along with graphics and watch the entire game on the WCF website.
CSI: 2017 World Men's Final U2LE
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01/15/21 • 13 min
Mickey Pendergast and Doug Wilson join Kevin for a Curling Scene Investigation from the 10th end of the 2017 world men's final between Canada's Brad Gushue and Niklas Edin of Sweden. U2LE means "Up Two, Last End". Link to The Curling News to follow along with video and graphics.
CSI: 2019 Brier Draw 1 TE2
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10/08/22 • 10 min
Doug Wilson and Mickey Pendergast return to discuss Daily Curling Puzzle #70. Northern Ontario’s Brad Jacobs has the hammer (last rock advantage) and is tied against Brendan Bottcher of Alberta in the second end of Draw 1 at the 2019 Brier. Brad is about to throw his first stone and may be in position to score two or more, but he must consider what his opponent could do next. Link to The Curling News to follow along with video and graphics.
02/11/25 • 63 min
Kevin, Gerry and Matt discuss the drafting process and rule changes at the recent WFG Masters Grand Slam. Matt shares how Team Kleiter prepared and reflects on situations impacted by the penalty of blanking two ends in a row. Then the crew previews the 2025 Canadian Women's Curling Championship in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Gerry gives picks on teams to watch while Matt covers the many futures and props available at Coolbet.com and sizes up the historic odds for another Scotties win by Rachel Homan.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Rock Logic have?
Rock Logic currently has 23 episodes available.
What topics does Rock Logic cover?
The podcast is about Curling, Podcasts and Sports.
What is the most popular episode on Rock Logic?
The episode title 'Optimum Strategy' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Rock Logic?
The average episode length on Rock Logic is 35 minutes.
How often are episodes of Rock Logic released?
Episodes of Rock Logic are typically released every 30 days, 1 hour.
When was the first episode of Rock Logic?
The first episode of Rock Logic was released on Jan 6, 2021.
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