Steve interviews Adrian Dater (00:11:55) his old partner on The Lonely End of the Rink podcast. Adrian joins us from St. Louis where he is covering his first Frozen Four. Steve and Adrain talk Sabres playoff drought, the Avalanche's playoff hopes, and the return of Gabriel Landeskog. Adrain has opinions on Ovechkin breaking Gretzky's record, the best teams heading into the NHL Playoffs, and the success of the Four Nations tournament. The guys also discuss Kiss, Gene Simmons, the Frozen Four, and more.

Also, James W. Miller debuts (1:00:55) to talk about his new book, "The Last Manager." John explains why he wanted to write a book about Earl Weaver and the challenges of getting the book published. James talks about interviewing MLB players from the 70's and finally getting some time with Cal Ripken Jr. Miller also talks about the disaster that is the Pittsburgh Pirates and their recent run of unforced errors thats has brought disgrace to the franchise.

Steve starts the show with First Things First and talks about the Atlanta Braves showing signs of life, Lazio losing to a team in Norway, and the Frozen Four. The show ends with one last thing about Nonnas.

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