Season 12 Episode 9- Joe Maddon, Tyler Dunne

Steve interviews Joe Maddon (00:18:47) the former manager of the Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago Cubs who appears to promote his new book. Joe explains the origins of the project and why he chose to work with Tom Verducci. Joe also talks about the last day of the 2011 MLB season, breaking the curse of the Billy Goat, and his relationship with Eddie Vedder. Joe also talks about his relationship with analytics, his desire to manage in the big leagues again, and who he thinks will win the World Series this year. Also, Tyler Dunne (00:57:10) joins the show to discuss his new book about tight ends. Tyler talks about growing up in Western New York, explains why he wrote a book about tight ends and why he left Bleacher Report to go out on his own. Tyler also talks about Ben Coates, Mike Ditka, Dallas Clark, and Jimmy Graham. Steve starts the show talking about the Saints, the Sabres, and the Champions League. The book club has has a new book about hockey and the soccer book announced last week. The show ends with one last thing about the 24 Inch Podcast. For more information follow the podcast on twitter @sports_casters Email: [email protected]