The Original Sports Podcast with Mark Maradei

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It's early April and we have been talking draft since the final gun of the Super Bowl. So much has been made of so many players. Some climb the ladder to earlier selection slot and others well they fall like rocks into the abyss. Our guest is none other than a man who makes a living doing draft previews and analysis, Matt Miller of ESPN. He will give you some tidbits and thought provoking insigh...

Everyone thinks they know what every team is going to do year in and year out in the NFL draft. Mel Kiper Jr hasn’t hit on a draft pick ever I don’t think. Some people do multiple mock’s and still don’t get it right. Today the Crew and I will take our own shot the first round and how we think it will fall. Chops will do some commentary to add a little zest to the mix. Enjoy and see if you agree with our picks. Honestly...

The OSP is honored to have former first round pick and 27th overall Jumaine Jones join this week. We will talk about the NBA past, present and future with him along with his journey post basketball career. His transformation and daily battles make this show an inspirational and must listen. 

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Coach Prime's influence

NHL's Top 25 since 2000

The Ohtani Debacl...

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Welcome everyone to our first show of season 5 of the OSP. When I started doing this in March 2020 I never thought for a second I would still be going in 2024 but here I am. There have been revisions, changes and gaps along the way but I feel like I’ve finally settled into a good place with it. Thank you to my Barbershop Crew: Rashene, Terry, Neub, Mikey, Schmitty and Kwatt for being an active p...

OSP “Yinzer Special”

Nothing but Black and Gold and a ‘Burgh” thing. Us Pittsburghers would be remiss if we did not completely dedicate a show to the Steel City. 

Steelers:

Russell Wilson yes or no and why…

Justin Fields is he the future starting next year?

Kenny Pickett showed his true colors in the end……

Queen, Elliott, Van Jefferson(?) :...

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Complete vision and purpose! It's tough to do but we manage to keep the ship steering straight ahead as we embrace a wealth of sports happenings in the world. Why do we love sports? We will talk about that so you can see that our reasoning for doing this podcast is mental health for us and others.....This week’s show is the last of season 4 and we are dedicating to female athletes after all we a...

I told you guys the NFL never ,ever goes away right. We get this weeks show rolling with a special guest who will talk basketball, his career and the Big Dance. Next, we roll out our views on the NFL combine and who made a case for themself and who, well, created question marks. Spontaneous Reactions, T-Sizzle Quizzle and "The Dream" question are all that again makes up episode 38 of season 4. 

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OSP 3/2 Live at Il Forno

We are coming to you Live this first Saturday in March of 2024 from iL Forno Pizza/Vanish.

When we get out like this it’s a whole new world. We’d like to thank JP and everyone at iL Forno for having us out here again. The food and beverages you can not beat. It will be a sports smorgasbord of the sports today. So much to dive into we don’t know where to start but we ...

OSP 2/20

Look let me put this to you straight, the NFL season never ends. It goes into hibernation to a certain degree for a few weeks but it is year round. We will continue to visit current happenings but it’s time we start turning our attention to things like basketball, especially college, some NHL action and spring training. Baseball used to be known as America’s Game but not so much anymore. We will m...

I gotta ask what kept you engaged? was it the actual game? Maybe it was the officiating and their poor judgment, perhaps it was million dollar commercials or Usher. At my house, we had some friends over. I pulled out the football drinking game and away we went. Gotta keep it real right? We look at all I mentioned and significant plays that impacted the outcome. Oh of course we discuss menus as well and how could I forg...

Coming at you live from Monocacy Brewing in Frederick Maryland a day away from Super Bowl 58. The Crew and I will be looking at this match up and breakdown all factors that could impact the outcome. These two teams certainly earned their way to the big game and it promises to be one of the better confrontations in years with the new evil empire the Chiefs taking on the 49ers and Mr. Irrelevant. Are you ready for some F...

OSPer's we are in the Super Bowl spirit. On this episode we are going through the usual and then we will discuss, contemplate, argue and battle over who we believe are the all-time greats and their performances in the big game. Please don't hesitate to add your opinion but don't be offended if we burst out in laughter. Let's keep it real.... our picks may be a joke as well.... Tune in Tuesday 2/6 at 7:05 pm to join the...

OSPer's It's coming to a screeching and abrupt halt. The NFL 2023 season has offered many different changes, growth and "ah ha" moments capped off by the championship games setting the stage for the big game. We will get down and dirty talking about the good , the bad and the ugly of both games. We dive into what could have been done to change the outcome and of course we go through our normal segment of spontaneous re...

OSP 1/27 Raiden Amadeus Kovacs

Monologue: We are out here on location at Vanish at Il Forno restaurant in Frederick Maryland today. Gotta love our live shows you never know what to expect and I am sure today is gonna be no different.  From all walks of life people make choices in a variety of directions to go. Our guest today decided to make fighting part of his life with the benefit of pay and recogniti...

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Who would have thought that these teams in the playoffs would perform like they would in the blistering cold or the domed confines. Matt Stafford returning home to his beloved Detroit, the injury riddled Dolphins winning a game by scoring 70 points this year and of course Patrick Mahomes falling back to earth after such a tremendous start to his career. We dive into the first weekend of the 2023 season playoffs which alw...

18 Weeks of NFL bliss, the 2023 NCAA football season, done! We will tackle both along with the NBA ROY candidates, NHL All-Star voting, the Great 8 and his pursuit of the Great One’s goal scoring record. For good measure we will talk the merger of the XFL and the USFL. Can you name last year's champions in each league? This will either be a learning experience for you all or mass chaos.
Michael “Chops” Mills @therealbigchops 
Terry...

Hey OSPers! We know New Years is the time for new you! Ya, right! You make the commitment to the gym, eating right and God forbid, dry January but how many of you really stick with it. By the way we talk bowl games, playoffs, “Do you remember” trivia and much more on this episode. Let’s do this men!

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How was your holiday cheer? When do you take down all the decorations? Sad or happy?

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The beaten t...

Buono Natale everyone! Welcome to this special edition of the Original Sports Podcast. I’m MM and with me today is the Barbershop Crew. We are going to have some fun with some good food, drink and a few guests (hopefully) along the way. Feel free to reach out and get your 30 seconds of fame by joining us on the show. We will send you a link and you can jump on and ask us a question or give an opinion based on what the current topic...

Things don't always fall into place like you necessarily want them to and on this episode of the OSP with the BSC we ran into a snag but the fall out was amazing. A surprise guest pops on and talks some crazy Steeler football, we investigate what's a good and not so good hit today in the league and we much more. Thanks for jumping in and don't hesitate to be the guest who wants to question us, how else could you get your straight a...