Too Tall Sports Podcast - My "Too Sense" on The Pirates Terrible Moves + Interview with Gus Frerotte - Former NFL Quarterback and Podcaster

My "Too Sense" on The Pirates Terrible Moves + Interview with Gus Frerotte - Former NFL Quarterback and Podcaster

07/29/21 • 79 min

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Today's "Too Sense" segment relates to our guest today from Pittsburgh aka Western P.A. - The Pittsburgh Pirates aka The "Pittsburgh Prospects" continue to make moves and give away their talent with recent trades like the Adam Frazier deal to the Padres. They have a history of selling their star players and not paying homegrown talent... I go OFF on them in this segment because as a former minor leaguer for them, I know how this small minded/small market organization works... Let me know what you think! Send me a message on my social media platforms. @tootallsportspodcast Our interview today features former NFL QB, Gus Frerotte!Gus is also a podcaster and hosts a show called "Huddle Up With Gus"- We discuss his upbringing in Western Pennsylvania, and the hard-nosed culture of quarterback toughness there.- His college days at the University of Tulsa- Getting drafted by the Washington Football Team in 1994- Stories from early training camp days- His famous head butt, celebration incident- Being part of a 99 yard touchdown play- Coaching Zeke Elliot in High School- Life after football as a podcasterFollow Gus: @HuddleUpWithGusGus's Podcast: https://www.huddleupwithgus.com/--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a sponsor!!!Want the best sports betting picks texted directly to your phone every day?I have the answer and it's Vegas Sports Advantage.A proud sponsor of the Too Tall Sports PodcastLink Here:https://www.vegassportsadvantage.com?ref=tootall25% OFF Your favorite Sports Picks Package by using the link above or using thePROMO CODE: TOOTALL--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Me and SUBSCRIBE, LIKE and COMMENT on the Too Tall Sports Podcast:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOT1dawh_079qckq7OmFHAQInstagram: @tootallsportspodcastTwitter: @TooTallSportsFacebook Group: TooTallSportsPodcastApple Podcasts: Too Tall Sports PodcastSpotify: Too Tall Sports Podcasthttps://www.diamantenetwork.com/network/brettlorinPandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/too-tall-sports-podcast/PC:52128https://www.vegassportsadvantage.com?ref=tootallEmail: tootallsportspodcast@gmail.comhttps://linktr.ee/TooTallSportsPodcast 25% OFF with Promo Code: TOOTALL This podcast is brought to you by Vegas Sports Advantage. Best bets texted daily! use code: TOOTALL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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My "Too Sense" on The NBA Finals + Interview with - Chase d'Arnaud - Former MLB Player, Pepperdine Alum, Musician

Welcome Back to the Too Tall Sports Podcast!Today's "Too Sense" segment is all about the NBA Finals and how the Bucks just took over this series from Game 2 on, to capture their first championship in 50 years! - Giannis was amazing and deserves a ton of credit. He dominated this series- The supporting cast showed up including Middleton, Holiday and Portis- Coach Budenholzer goes from the Out-House to the Penthouse- The young and inexperienced Suns didn't make adjustments and let it slip away- CP3 discussion and what happened with him- Booker was great but lots of isolation and "hero ball"All in all, happy to see the Bucks win and I enjoyed these finals. It was cool to see Giannis win it and validate those MVP's. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a sponsor!!!Want the best sports betting picks texted directly to your phone every day?I have the answer and it's Vegas Sports Advantage.A proud sponsor of the Too Tall Sports PodcastLink Here:https://www.vegassportsadvantage.com?ref=tootall25% OFF Your favorite Sports Picks Package by using the link above or using thePROMO CODE: TOOTALL--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------My interview is with Chase d'Arnaud. A former MLB infielder and the pride of Pepperdine. We talk about how he hit for the cycle in high school against my team but not off of me of course HaHa! Chase was a 4th round pick by the Pirates in the same draft that I was a 5th round pick back in 2008. We played against each other in college as well, then both spent time in the Pirates organization. He spent limited time in the minors before getting called up in Pittsburgh a few years later. - We discuss the sticky stuff dilemma.- Having a brother in the big leagues at the same time, Travis d'Arnaud- His movement to different ball clubs- How he found a short term home with the Atlanta Braves- Pitching as a position player for the Giants and the story about Bruce Bochy- His love and passion for musicFollow Chase: @chasedarnaudFollow Me and SUBSCRIBE, LIKE and COMMENT on the Too Tall Sports Podcast:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOT1dawh_079qckq7OmFHAQInstagram: @tootallsportspodcastTwitter: @TooTallSportsFacebook Group: TooTallSportsPodcastApple Podcasts: Too Tall Sports PodcastSpotify: Too Tall Sports Podcasthttps://www.diamantenetwork.com/network/brettlorinPandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/too-tall-sports-podcast/PC:52128https://www.vegassportsadvantage.com?ref=tootallEmail: tootallsportspodcast@gmail.comhttps://linktr.ee/TooTallSportsPodcast 25% OFF with Promo Code: TOOTALL This podcast is brought to you by Vegas Sports Advantage. Best bets texted daily! use code: TOOTALL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Today's "Too Sense" segment is all about NBA Free Agency:- Lakers moves, Rob Pelinka dominating the beginning of this first week, and why he has to get creative with Lebron on the decline- Old Teams almost always win the championship, but this Los Angeles Lakers team is REALLY OLD. Haha. Seems like if you're a former Laker in the last 10 years, come on back! Dwight Howard, Trevor Ariza, Kent Bazemore, Wayne Ellington all coming back to the Lakers to chase a ring.- The questionable moves by the Chicago Bulls: Big Money to Lonzo Ball, Demar Derozan and signing former Laker, Alex Caruso.- Other Free Agent movesLots of new video content @tootallsportspodcast on Instagram. New videos every day!INTERVIEW with: Dan Lust, The Sports Law Guru. @SportsLawLustDan frequently does TV, Media and Radio appearances on all of the big networks because he is one of the rare sports lawyers who puts out social media content daily. He made a name for himself by writing articles on popular sports topics from a lawyer's perspective...We Cover:- EVERYTHING NAME, IMAGE and LIKENESS in College Athletics, lots of great stuff there- Texas and Oklahoma leaving the Big 12 Conference for the SEC- Answering the question of: Do we really need the NCAA??? They always get it wrong and now it seems there are useless outside of March Madness- Reggie Bush and who's Heisman is it now?- Dan's experience in the Sports Law program at Fordham University- Writing articles on Kevin Durant's achilles injury and the aftermath of the lawsuit with the unfortunate death of Kobe Bryant and others in the helicopter crash...- The Cleveland Indians changing their name to "The Guardians" which is trademarked as a Roller Derby team Haha! How does it all work from here?That and much more on the Too Tall Sports Podcast today. Follow Dan's great content on social media : @SportsLawLust--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a sponsor!!!Want the best sports betting picks texted directly to your phone every day?I have the answer and it's Vegas Sports Advantage.A proud sponsor of the Too Tall Sports PodcastLink Here:https://www.vegassportsadvantage.com?ref=tootall25% OFF Your favorite Sports Picks Package by using the link above or using thePROMO CODE: TOOTALL--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Me and SUBSCRIBE, LIKE and COMMENT on the Too Tall Sports Podcast:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOT1dawh_079qckq7OmFHAQInstagram: @tootallsportspodcastTwitter: @TooTallSportsFacebook Group: TooTallSportsPodcastApple Podcasts: Too Tall Sports PodcastSpotify: Too Tall Sports Podcasthttps://www.diamantenetwork.com/network/brettlorinPandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/too-tall-sports-podcast/PC:52128https://www.vegassportsadvantage.com?ref=tootallEmail: tootallsportspodcast@gmail.comhttps://linktr.ee/TooTallSportsPodcast 25% OFF with Promo Code: TOOTALL This podcast is brought to you by Vegas Sports Advantage. Best bets texted daily! use code: TOOTALL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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