Talking Buffalo

On this episode of the Moran-Alytics Podcast Patrick Moran interviews 30-year veteran Buffalo News sports journalist Mike Harrington. Mike, who has covered 18 World Series for the Buffalo News, is a member of the Buffalo Baseball Hall of Fame and a voter for the National Baseball Hall of Fame while also covering the Buffalo Sabres since 2007, pulls no punches on a variety of topics. Harrington discusses the losing culture of the Buffalo Sabres and how it has contaminated the locker room, analyze Ryan O’Reilly’s troubling confession earlier this week, says why Jack Eichel needs to be named captain immediately and offers his take on the negative ramifications of the “tanking” years that still linger today. There’s plenty of baseball talk as well, including a discussion on what is wrong with the Hall of Fame voting process and what Mike suggests would help fix it. The chat ends with a conversation about social media and the relationship between mainstream media and bloggers. Follow Patrick Moran on Twitter @patmorantweets and “like” the Moran-Alytics Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On this episode of the Moran-Alytics Podcast Patrick Moran recaps a historic Wrestlemania 34 with Rich Fann, host of the “Deep Dive with Rich Fann” that airs on the PWTorch Livecast every Saturday night. Rich, who was among the 78,133 at the Superdome in New Orleans for the huge show, breaks down all the action from what arguably may be the greatest Wrestlemania ever (starting at 39:30 mark). We talk the shocking outcomes of Charlotte Flair handing Asuka her first-ever WWE walk and the even bigger shocker, Brock Lesnar leaving New Orleans with the Universal Championship. We also talk about how impressive Ronda Rousey was, the Shinsuke Nakamura post-match heel turn and Elias getting the Wrestlemania shaft among several other topics. Before that Patrick has on his Monday “Pat with Pucks” partner Tone Pucks (@tonepucks) and the two discuss a variety of topics (starting at 3:20), including QB prospects Mason Rudolph and Lamar Jackson, Richie Incognito firing his agent via Twitter, who should win MVP of the NBA, baseball talk and discussing the end of yet another miserable Buffalo Sabres season. Follow Patrick Moran on Twitter @patmorantweets and “like” the Moran-Alytics Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On this Thursday episode of the Moran-Alytics Podcast Patrick Moran has a very personal interview with Los Angeles Chargers starting offensive tackle and eight-year NFL veteran Joe Barksdale. The pair discuss Barksdale’s living with deep and chronic depression for nearly 20 years, which had nearly drove him to suicide. Joe talks about why he decided to recently come public with his mental health illness and what he’s trying to do to help others (6:45) They also talk about Barksdale starting his own independent record label and putting out a debut album, with one of the tracks being played in its entirety on this podcast. You can purchase Barksdale’s “Butterflies, Rainbows and Moonbeams” debut album right here. The interview is wrapped up with football talk, as Barksdale tells why he chose to go to LSU, wasn’t as thrilled as he should’ve been when they won the National Championship and why he cried tears, not joyful ones either when he was drafted by the Raiders in 2011. (Editors Note- At times the audio is pretty crappy due to a bad connection) After that Moran is joined for a second consecutive Thursday by Maine7/Fox22 sports director and co-host of the “Living the Gimmick” wrestling podcast, Jon Alba (@jonalba). The two preview and break down Wrestlemania 34 in New Orleans this Sunday and offer their predictions. (35:45). Follow Patrick Moran on Twitter @patmorantweets and “like” the Moran-Alytics Facebook page. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode of the Moran-Alytics Podcast Patrick Moran interviews Greg Gabriel, a 30-year veteran of NFL scouting, including nine as the Director of Scouting for the Chicago Bears after previously spending 17 years in the New York Giants scouting department. Greg gives listeners a straight-up education on the quarterbacks in this year’s NFL draft class, a crop he considers wildly overrated. Greg ranks the perceived “big four” quarterbacks and gives his insight on each. He does the sing the praises of a quarterback few are talking about as a first-round pick and indicates that guy could actually end up being a top 10 pick. Greg also breaks down a pair of non-quarterbacks that could be a great fit for the Buffalo Bills and being a Western New York native, also talks about growing up in the area. After that Tone Pucks (@tonepucks) jumps on for their weekly “Pat With Pucks” chat, where the two discuss how much Bills fans and the media apparently overvalued Preston Brown and EJ Gaines, talk a little Buffalo Sabres after they destroyed the best team in the NHL on the road Saturday night, and of course a little baseball. Follow Patrick Moran on Twitter @patmorantweets and “like” the Moran-Alytics Facebook page Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It’s the first Thursday episode as the Moran-Alytics Podcast is now twice weekly and Patrick Moran interviews Bronx Pinstripes founder and The BP Podcast co-host Scott Reinen. Scott talks about his inspiration for starting Bronx Pinstripes in 2011, a blog that has grown to phenomenal proportions and now has over 85,000 followers on Twitter. He also talks about The BP Podcast, which this week checked in as the No. 75 ranked sports and recreation podcast in the world on the Apple Podcast charts; ahead of mainstream shows like the Adam Schefter Podcast, The Rich Eisen Show, the Jim Rome Show and countless others. The talk then turns to the New York Yankees and Scott offers his takes on Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, the Yanks bullpen and rookie manager Aaron Boone before making a season prediction. After that ABC7/Fox22 in Bangor, Maine and “Living the Gimmick” podcast host Jon Alba (@jonalba) pops on to help recap this week’s WWE Raw and Smackdown Live programs as the road to Wrestlemania gets inside two weeks. Jon is extremely hopeful the Asuka vs Charlotte Flair match at Wrestlemania will be an all-time classic and wants to see a snarly Ronda Rosey with more regularity in a WWE ring. Great stuff from Jon. Follow Patrick Moran on Twitter @patmorantweets and “like” the Moran-Alytics Facebook page Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On this episode of the Moran-Alytics Podcast, Patrick Moran interviews Bleacher Report NFL features writer and Western New York native, Tyler Dunne. Tyler discusses his recent deeply personal profile on new Houston Texans and former Arizona Cardinals cornerback Tyrann Mathieu AKA the Honey Badger after Tyler flew out to Arizona to spend time with him. The two also talk NFL and Buffalo Bills, Dunne’s youth and career up the newspaper ladder, and Patrick gets Tyler to reveal how his wedding proposal went down. Tyler also has saucy hot takes on former Bills tackle Cordy Glenn, Johnny Manziel and the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. After that Tone Pucks (@tonepucks) joins for an abbreviated “Pat With Pucks” segment, where they each reveal what they consider the most re-watchable movies ever and choose an album they consider so good you can’t skip a single track. The episode wraps with its weekly podcast awards: Terrible Tweets to a legendary cornerback but very shitty NFL analyst, MVP to the improbable return of a wrestling favorite, and LVP to one of the undisputed dickheads of Hollywood and his hideous back tattoo. Don’t forget, this is the first of what’s now two weekly episodes of the Moran-Alytics Podcast. A second episode drops this and every Thursday. Follow Patrick Moran on Twitter @patmorantweets and “like” the Moran-Alytics Facebook page Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On this week’s episode of the Moran-Alytics Podcast, Patrick Moran interviews Jay Skurski, who covers the Buffalo Bills for The Buffalo News and is a 2017 Associated Press Sports Editors award-winner as one of the 10 best sports beat reporters in the country for newspaper circulations of 75,000-150,000. Jay provides insight on what the Bills have done so far this offseason and when pressed for a 2018 bold prediction offers one that may shock you. The two also discuss NFL on-goings and a little bit of Jay’s personal life, including the story of how he met his Buffalo WGRZ-TV morning co-anchor wife, Melissa Holmes. Before that Tone Pucks (@tonepucks) joins for their weekly “Pat With Pucks” segment and the two discuss how the New York Jets trade to move up to number-three in the NFL draft may have screwed the Bills over. Pucks defends his nosedived quarterback take from the week before, offers up a bit a NCAA hoops talk and has thoughts on Evander Kane after scoring four goals for San Jose. The episode wraps with its weekly podcast awards: MVP to the mack daddy of NBA insiders and LVP to arguably the biggest idiot in the sports media, albeit a very rich idiot. Beginning next week the Moran-Alytics Podcast will be published twice-weekly, with an additional show dropping every Thursday. Follow Patrick Moran on Twitter @patmorantweets and “like” the Moran-Alytics Facebook page Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On this week’s episode of the Moran-Alytics Podcast, Patrick Moran has a very revealing interview with former NFL/Buffalo Bills tight end and current part-time sports talk radio show host in Pittsburgh, Dorin Dickerson (8:10). They discuss the very personal and often offensive nature of NFL combine interviews, Dickerson’s 2012 season with the Buffalo Bills filled with uninspiring team meetings that left some players wondering if they were playing for a paycheck or a playoff spot, why he hid suffering a concussion during 2013, a promising career in radio and much more. Then Tone Pucks jumps aboard the pod for his weekly “Pat With Pucks” segment (44:00) to talk extensively about the Buffalo Bills and the NFL in wake of an extremely eventful football week. The episode winds down with its weekly podcast awards: Terrible Tweets to a douchebag Miami Dolphins reporter, LVP to one of Patrick’s favorite TV shows ever and MVP to a (prequel) movie long overdue. Follow Patrick Moran on Twitter @patmorantweets and “like” the Moran-Alytics Facebook page Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On this week’s episode of the Moran-Alytics Podcast, Patrick Moran interviews Kevin Smokler, author of “Brat Pack America: A Love Letter To 80’s Teen Movies” (8:29). They discuss Smokler’s journey to becoming a full-time writer before ultimately penning this outstanding book. They also talk about some of the 80’s teen movies featured in the book, what some of the reviews say and plenty more. Then Tone Pucks hops on for their weekly “Pat With Pucks” segment (39:45) to talk the Oscars, his extreme confidence Tyrod Taylor won’t see another snap for the Buffalo Bills, why he likes the Houston Rockets and more before ending things by showing shade at Patrick’s sock game. The podcast wraps with weekly podcast MVP to a young man who stole the show at the NFL combine over the weekend and LVP to Patrick’s own family and friends for shaming him into doing something he instantly regretted. Download, rate us five stars and most importantly subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. If you don’t subscribe and rate 5 stars no one will ever love you. You can purchase “Brat Pack America: A Love Letter To 80’s Teen Movies” by Kevin Smokler on Amazon right here. Follow Patrick Moran on Twitter @patmorantweets and “like” the Moran-Alytics Facebook page Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On this second episode of the Moran-Alytics Podcast, Patrick Moran interviews Buffalo News award-winning journalist/weekly radio sports talk host/college professor Tim Graham. They discuss the Baby Joe Mesi era—including the sometimes dirty politics of boxing, feeling downcast while writing for ESPN, returning to the Buffalo News to author life-impacting stories and add perspective to Tim’s gigs in both radio and the college classroom. Then Tone Pucks (@tonepucks) jumps on for their “Pat With Pucks” segment to talk quarterbacks and upcoming Bills decisions with EJ Gaines and Preston Brown as well as some Buffalo Sabres talk. — much to Patrick’s dismay. The Moran-Alytics Podcast ends with a few regular segments: MVP for one of the most successful movies to open in years, LVP to a NFL Hall of Famer who needs to ride off into the sunset and an edition of Terrible Tweets dedicated to one of the worst Bills fans. Follow Patrick Moran on Twitter @patmorantweets and “like” the Moran-Alytics Facebook page **IMPORTANT** Download, rate us five stars and most importantly subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts/iTunes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This debut episode of the Moran-Alytics Podcast has Patrick Moran interviewing WGR-550 radio host and Buffalo Bills beat reporter Sal Capaccio (7:40). They discuss Sal’s upbringing in Buffalo and his obsession with sports from a young age, why he chose to go to Syracuse for college, his move to Florida in the mid-1990s, what led to his return to Buffalo and a work journey that went from WGR part time, on-air talent to ultimately one of the most respected NFL reporters in the business . They also discuss personal relationships among the media, why “tanking” can have several negative ramifications on a franchise and that magical New Year’s Eve when the Bills finally ended a 17-year playoff drought. Then longtime friend Tone Pucks (@tonepucks) joins to debut their “Pat With Pucks” segment (1:09:40), as the duo talk fantasy baseball euphoria, Buffalo Bills quarterback scenarios and have differing opinions on the TV drama “This is Us.” Lastly, the podcast winds down with weekly hardware for MVP (Chris Rock) and LVP (Fox News’ Laura Ingraham) as well as the first edition of Terrible Tweets. **IMPORTANT** Download, rate us five stars and most importantly subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts/iTunes Follow Patrick Moran on Twitter @patmorantweets and “like” the Moran-Alytics Facebook page Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Moran-Alytics Podcast talks sports (especially the Buffalo Bills and New York Yankees), 80’s music, wrestling and pop culture with interview guests in the world of each. This is (very) quick introduction of what you can expect when the podcast launches on February 19th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.