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  • The Knee Jerks Podcast - The airing of grievances
    2024/12/17
    Detroit sports podcasters Greg Eno, Big Al Beaton and Nick Milanovich are The Knee Jerks! Unfortunately, we had to reschedule our special guest, Bob Page. Bob will return to the show very, very soon. But there is more than enough going on in Detroit sports to give us a jam packed episode. This week's topics include: The 12-2 Detroit Lions not only lost to the Bills in a 48-42 shootout, but are now in dire injury straits. The Lions lost 3 more starters to season-ending injuries against the Bills. What's worse is there is no one to blame, nothing to pin the injuries on...other than plain old bad luck. Even though he can't admit it, Dan Campbell is making coaching decisions based on having a defense unable to get a stop. Thus, we see onside kicks with 12 minutes to play while only down 10. Despite the gloom and doom, the Lions still control their own destiny. They still own the #1 seed and own tie-breakers over the Vikings and Eagles. The Detroit Tigers signed 37-year-old free agent SP Alex Cobb. Nothing has been done regarding the Tigers biggest roster need - a right-hand hitting middle of the order bat, preferably a corner infielder. The Tigers and a good portion of the fan base seem to be terrified of giving anyone a long-term deal. Did the Javy Baez contract break their brains? The Detroit Pistons used some contract wizardry to max out their cap space. They will definitely be in sin eating mode at the trade deadline, hopefully gaining draft capital. Detroit Red Wings continue to do the same things with no changes (shrugs). We also play Greg's Birthday game and name our respective Jerk of the Week! Subscribe to The Knee Jerks Podcast on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, Deezer, Radio Public, Gaana, and YouTube. Visit us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter aka X Nick's TwitterX: @NickMilanovich Nick;s BlueSky: @CatUpATree Greg's TwitterX: @GregEno Greg's BlueSky: @GregEno Greg's Substack: Out of Bounds Al's BlueSky: @Albeat
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    2 時間 2 分
  • The Knee Jerks Podcast - Day and Eberflus make Detroit's weekend
    2024/12/03
    Detroit sports podcasters Greg Eno, Big Al Beaton and Nick Milanovich are The Knee Jerks! This week we discuss all things Detroit sports. Topics include: The 11-1 Detroit Lions have won 10 consecutive games despite their defense being ravaged by injury. But the Vikings, Eagles and Packers are nipping at the Lions' heels, as all refuse to lose. The Lions finally ended their Thanksgiving losing steak, much helped by coaching malpractice and clock butchery committed by the now fired Bears HC Matt Eberflus. Jameson Williams continues to do Jamo things, both good and bad. Unranked 6-5 Michigan shocked 10-1, #2 ranked Ohio St in the Horseshoe, 13-10. Is this the biggest upset in the history of the rivalry? Holier than thou Michigan jumped head first in the NIL wild west in flipping from LSU the nation's top recruit, 5-star QB Bryce Underwood. The 9-13 Detroit Pistons are 3-0 in the NBA Cup. Should we care? The Detroit Red Wings have called up top goalie prospect Sebastian Cossa, their first round pick in 2021. We also play Greg's Birthday game and name our respective Jerk of the Week! Subscribe to The Knee Jerks Podcast on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, Deezer, Radio Public, Gaana, and YouTube. Visit us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter aka X Nick's TwitterX: @NickMilanovich Nick;s BlueSky: @CatUpATree Greg's TwitterX: @GregEno Greg's BlueSky: @GregEno Greg's Substack: Out of Bounds Al's BlueSky: @Albeat
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    2 時間 15 分
  • The Knee Jerks Podcast - Author Keith Gave
    2024/11/19

    Detroit sports podcasters Greg Eno, Big Al Beaton and Nick Milanovich are The Knee Jerks!

    This week we welcome back an old friend of the podcast, Keith Gave. Keith is a former Detroit Red Wings beat writer for the Detroit Free Press and an author of several books about hockey. With the Red Wings off to a VERY disappointing start, fans becoming more and more impatient with the Yzerplan, and the seat of head coach Derek Lalonde getting hotter by the day, we have plenty of discussion fodder.

    Keith Gave's author's page at Amazon

    In the second half of the show we discuss the rampaging 9-1 Detroit Lions, winners of 8 straight, setting numerous franchise records in the process while are playing like the best team in the NFL.

    We also talk about the surprising 7-8 Detroit Pistons, who have the look of a team that could compete for a play-in spot in what appears to be a very weak Eastern Conference.

    We also play Greg's Birthday game and name our respective Jerk of the Week!

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    2 時間 10 分
  • The Knee Jerks Podcast - NBA Stats Guru Siddy Hall
    2024/11/05

    Detroit sports podcasters Greg Eno, Big Al Beaton and Nick Milanovich are The Knee Jerks!

    This week welcome back our NBA stats guru Siddy Hall. Along with touching on the Detroit Pistons slow start to the season, we'll also discuss how NBA has changed from the 70s and 80s and compare that to today.

    In the second half of the show we'll talk about two teams on moving in different directions - the 7-1 Detroit Lions, winners of 6 straight, and the struggling to stay at .500 Detroit Red Wings.

    We also play Greg's Birthday game and name our respective Jerk of the Week!

    Subscribe to The Knee Jerks Podcast on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, Deezer, Radio Public, Gaana, and YouTube.

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    Al's BlueSky: @Albeat

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    2 時間 15 分
  • The Knee Jerks Podcast - Comedian John Wing
    2024/10/22

    Detroit sports podcasters Greg Eno, Big Al Beaton and Nick Milanovich are The Knee Jerks!

    Our returning special guest this week is John Wing, a Canadian stand-up comedian, podcaster and author who also has opinions on Detroit and Toronto sports. John has appeared on The Tonight Show and America's Got Talent, written several books and hosts a podcast called The Bad Piano Player, which is an exploration of American popular music from 1900 to 1960.

    John on Twitter/X

    The Bad Piano Player Podcast

    In the second half of the show we discuss the Detroit Lions surging to the top of the NFC behind MVP level play from Jared Goff and despite a season ending injury to Aiden Hutchnison, the Detroit Red Wings struggles to start the season, and the Detroit Tigers stunning playoff run and and how they could build a 2025 team that wins with a more sustainable style of play.

    We also play Greg's Birthday game and name our respective Jerk of the Week!

    Subscribe to The Knee Jerks Podcast on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, Deezer, Radio Public, Gaana, and YouTube.

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    Greg's TwitterX: @GregEno
    Greg's Substack: Out of Bounds
    Al's BlueSky: @Albeat

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    2 時間 11 分
  • The Knee Jerks Podcast with Eno Nick and Big Al - September 23 2024
    2024/09/24

    Detroit sports podcasters Greg Eno, Big Al Beaton and Nick Milanovich are The Knee Jerks!

    This week's topics include:

    The Detroit Tigers historic late season run has them on the verge of making the playoffs, which was a pipe dream 6 weeks ago.

    The Tigers' bullpen has been lights out, but lacks an arm that misses bats. To fix that, top pitching prospect Jackson Jobe (MLBs #6 overall prospect who posted 9.9 K/9 at AA Erie) has been called up to pitch out of the pen.

    Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell sells his home due to harassment from idiot fans.

    The Lions beat the Arizona Cardinals 20-13 on the road, a nice bounce back win after falling to the Bucs at home last week.

    Injuries are becoming an issue for the Lions. Their bye coming so early in the season in week 5 now appears to be a good thing.

    As training camp began, the Detroit Red Wings inked forward Lucas Raymond and defenseman Mortiz Seider to long-term deals.

    Subscribe to The Knee Jerks Podcast on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, Deezer, Radio Public, Gaana, and YouTube.

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    1 時間 53 分
  • Detroit Red Wings broadcaster Ken Kal
    2024/09/10

    Detroit sports podcasters Greg Eno, Big Al Beaton and Nick Milanovich are The Knee Jerks!

    We're back from our summer vacation with special guest. Making his annual appearance is Detroit Red Wings radio play-by-play man Ken Kal. Ken joins us to discuss the Red Wings' off season, the current roster, preview the coming year and give us insight into the life as a professional broadcaster. It's always a fun and informative discussion when Ken joins the show!

    The second half of the show is all Detroit Lions and Detroit Tigers talk. Topics include:

    The Lions are a damn good team. But it's hard for the fanbase to shake off decades of ineptitude.

    The Lions are national media darlings. We truly are in uncharted territory.

    The Lions didn't play at their best, but still beat a legitimate playoff quality team in the Rams.

    This was the sort of game previous generations of Lions teams would have lost, then played the moral victory card.

    Aidan Hutchinson was a defensive force of nature.

    Was this game the coming out party for Jameson Williams?

    The Lions winning the game in OT, imposing their will on the Rams' defense with pure smashmouth football, was a thing of beauty.

    Were we too quick in writing off the Tigers? Despite seemingly waving the white flag by selling at the trade deadline and playing all the kids, the Tigers started winning.

    The Tigers put themselves in the wild card hunt by playing .600 ball over the past several weeks. They are 3.5 GB of the Twins, but with just 18 games left, making the postseason remains a long shot.

    Somehow the Tigers are winning games despite their rotation being Tarik Skubal and Keider Montero, then 3 games of an opener/bulk-relief pitching.

    Skubal has become the overwhelming AL Cy Young favorite, leading the AL in pitching Triple Crown stats - Wins (16), ERA (2.53), strikeouts (208).

    We also play Greg's Birthday Game and name our respective Jerk of the Week.

    Subscribe to The Knee Jerks Podcast on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, Deezer, Radio Public, Gaana, and YouTube.

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    Nick's TwitterX: @NickMilanovich
    Greg's TwitterX: @GregEno
    Greg's Substack: Out of Bounds
    Al's BlueSky: @Albeat

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    2 時間 8 分
  • Max Effgen of Bitter Cup Baseball
    2024/07/16
    Detroit sports podcasters Greg Eno, Big Al Beaton and Nick Milanovich are The Knee Jerks! This week we dive further into the MLB player pension issues we discussed with Gary Cooper and Dave Mesrey, as Max Effgen of Bitter Cup Baseball joins the show. Max talks about his struggles to find, educate, publicize and help the 500 players who could easily be grandfathered into a partial MLB pension, how these players ended up in this situation thanks to the 1980 CBA, the labor laws involved and just how you can help spread the word about the Bitter Cup players. Max Effgen on TwitterX: @MaxEffgen Bitter Cup Baseball on Instagram Spreadsheet listing the Bitter Cup players left behind by the MLBPA and MLB In the second half of the show, topics include: The Tigers are hotter than a firecracker as they reach the All Star break on a 10-4 tear. For the first time since 2017, the Tigers placed 2 players on the Al All Star roster in Tarik Skubal and Riley Greene. The Pistons named JB Bickerstaff head coach. POBO Trajan Langton and Bickerstaff exuded competence, something the Pistons franchise has been long lacking. Cade Cunningham signed his rookie contract extension, worth up to $265 million with bonuses. Much like the Lions did with Jared Goff, the Pistons elected to not play money games and locked down their franchise player long term. The Red Wings added a high scoring winger to their top 6 by signing Vladimir Taransenko to a 2 year deal in free agency. Steve Yzerman admitted the Red Wings were in the market to make a splash signing in free agency. All signs point to their target being Steven Stamkos. That was before he inked a too rich for the Wings deal at 4 years, $32 million. We also play Greg's Birthday Game and name our respective Jerk of the Week. Subscribe to The Knee Jerks Podcast on Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, Deezer, Radio Public, Gaana, and YouTube. Visit us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter aka X Nick's TwitterX: @NickMilanovich Greg's TwitterX: @GregEno Greg's Substack: Out of Bounds Al's BlueSky: @Albeat
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