Shoot Your Shot

HAPPY MARCH STILL! We sat down with Long Beach Poly High School athletic director Rob Shock at Naples Rib Company to talk about the unbelievable history of Poly athletics (8:36-41:10). Moore League baseball snuck up on us in 'Iron Sharpens Iron' (4:43-7:19). We talk about about some of the hottest topics in society today in 'Shoot Yours Hot Topic (48:41-54:11). As always we ended the show with the 908 Athlete of the Week. This week is Providence guard Kyron Cartwright (54:31-56:34).

HAPPY MARCH! We sat down with Cleveland Browns offensive lineman and former Wilson standout Joel Bitonio at On The Rocks to talk about his career so far and what it takes to be one of the best players in the world at his position (15:14-49:41). Since March is the greatest month in history, we ranked the months in order from best to worst (3:44-8:10). In 'Iron Sharpens Iron' we talked about Long Beach State basketball and its 1,000th win in program history and broke down our chances to get to the Big Dance (8:11-12:08). We talk about what's been really making us angry in 'Grind My Gears' (52:36-57:25). As always we ended the show with the 908 Athlete of the Week. This week is Long Beach State point guard Deishuan Booker (57:27-59:23).

We sat down with Long Beach Century Club member and sports history buff Dan Gooch at the Annex to chat about the sports figures of Long Beach’s past (13:39-52:53). In 'Iron Sharpens Iron' we talked the Wilson girls’ water polo CIF-SS championship and Long Beach State’s 22nd ranked softball team (3:21-8:40). Hipster clothes and people in elevators have been pissing us off lately in 'Grind My Gears' (8:45-12:55). Our newest segment ‘Fun Facts’ taught us some cool things about our city (55:07-58:40). As always we ended the show with the 908 Athlete of the Week. This week is UCLA Bruins freshman pitcher Zach Pettway (58:52-1:02:46).

We gave former Wilson Bruin and current Seattle Mariners pitcher Chase De Jong a call in the Long Beach 908 studio. We asked him about life in the minor leagues and what it was like making his MLB debut against the Houston Astros (11:09-38:21). In 'Iron Sharpens Iron' we talked about CIF-SS playoff basketball where both Poly and St. Anthony advanced to the semifinals (2:29-6:02). We shared some of the things that were bothering us this week in our 'Grind My Gears' segment (6:06-9:56). We brought back our newest and hottest segment 'Shoot Yours Hot Topic' to debate Lucky Charms, National Anthems, and Doctors (40:48-55:04). As always we ended the show with the 908 Athlete of the Week. This week is Long Beach State pitcher Zak Baayoun (47:45-50:15).

We sat down with Long Beach State Dirtbags coach Troy Buckley at EJ Malloy's to talk expectations for this year's club. We also played a game called 'Are you a better coach than...?'(14:50-47:32). Shoot Your Shot continues to be the official podcast of the countdown to the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles (2:30-7:20). In 'Iron Sharpens Iron' we talked about Long Beach State basketball and its recent win over Cal Poly (7:50-9:26). We talk about what's been really making us angry in 'Grind My Gears' (10:27-42:38). Happy Valentine's Day! In our very first Cutest Couple Valentine's Day segment we power ranked some of our favorite couples of all time (45:30-48:23). As always we ended the show with the 908 Athlete of the Week. This week is Long Beach State softball player Cielo Meza (53:50-55:22).

We sat down with St. Anthony, Cal football, and Joe Jost's legend BI Mais at Joe Jost's and asked him about the good old days in Long Beach (15:42-40:58). In 'Iron Sharpens Iron' we talked about league championships in multiple high school sports in the 908 (3:23-8:50). We shared some of the things that were bothering us this week in our 'Grind My Gears' segment (8:54-14:31). Kendall Jenner came up in our favorite segment Good JuJu/Bad JuJu with our favorite Long Beach athlete JuJu Smith-Schuster (43:00-46:16). We brought back our newest and hottest segment 'Shoot Yours Hot Topic' to debate Monopoly, Barry Bonds, National Signing Day, and Super Bowl halftime shows (47:59-57:24). As always we ended the show with the 908 Athlete of the Week. This week is Long Beach State basketball player Gabe Levin (57:29-59:13).

We sat down with Mike Guardabascio and JJ Fiddler at Naples Rib Company after the Press-Telegram layoffs and they broke the news of the emergence of 562 Sports (11:39-48:04) . "Shoot Your Shot" continues to be the official podcast of the countdown to the 2028 Olympics in LA (3:15-6:31) and we took 908 into the future in Iron Sharpens Iron to talk about high school basketball (6:33-10:44). In our favorite segment Good JuJu/Bad JuJu we debate whether Long Beach's own JuJu Smith-Schuster was in the right during his latest action in the news (50:18-54:38). As always we ended the show with the 908 Athlete of the Week. This week is former Poly Jackrabbit and current Santa Clara basketball player KJ Feagin (54:39-59:19).

IT'S A REVERSE SHOW!!! We gave World Series champion Matt Duffy, a former Lakewood and Long Beach State star, a call in the Long Beach 908 studio. We asked him what the expectations are for the Tampa Bay Rays this season and what it was like to hold that World Series trophy after the 2014 season with the San Francisco Giants. He also gave us some inside information on what it's like to be a professional athlete (15:17-42:01). We did our segments at Glory Days Beachside off of PCH. In 'Iron Sharpens Iron' we talked about how much we enjoyed Long Beach State basketball's victory over Cal State Fullerton (4:58-9:58). We shared some of the things that were bothering us this week in our 'Grind My Gears' segment (9:59-13:14). We brought back our newest and hottest segment 'Shoot Yours Hot Topic' to debate toilet paper, Oreos, all-star games, and 3-in-1 body wash (43:56-55:04). As always we ended the show with the 908 Athlete of the Week. This week is Jordan High School basketball player DeShon Rice (55:19-1:00:07). ****BONUS**** In our bonus segment after the show, a mystery fan takes 908 into the Future.

We sat down with former sports editor of the Long Beach Press-Telegram, the legendary Jim McCormack, at Legends on 2nd Street and he took us back in time to Long Beach sports of yesteryear. He talked about legendary Long Beach State coaches and walked us through how media has changed (14:50-47:32). Shoot Your Shot continues to be the official podcast of the countdown to the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles (2:34-4:47). In 'Iron Sharpens Iron' we talked about the red-hot St. Anthony basketball team and the recent commitment from Poly football player Cam McDonald to Florida State (4:48-9:50). We talk about what's been really making us angry in 'Grind My Gears' (9:51-13:07). We go back to the future in our segment '908 into the Future' where we make interesting predictions on games that haven't been played yet (50:54-54:58). Good JuJu/Bad JuJu is a hit segment with our favorite Long Beach native JuJu Smith-Schuster (55:00-57:07). 908's Shoot Yours Hot Topic/Shoot Your Shot Topic is picking up steam as we debate some of the hot topics of the week (57:10-1:03:35). As always we ended the show with the 908 Athlete of the Week. This week is Long Beach State basketball player Gabe Levin (1:03:38-1:04:17).

We sat down with former Wilson High School and current University of Illinois golfer Ali Morallos and asked her about some of the greatest moments of her career. She also laid out some of her goals and what the mountain top looks like in her future (11:29-37:07). In 'Iron Sharpens Iron' we talked about the wild week that was high school basketball (3:40-6:50) and brought out our first ever 'Grind My Gears' segment (6:50-9:56). In another brand new segment called '908 into the Future' we made interesting predictions on games that were yet to be played (40:00-43:24). Good JuJu/Bad JuJu is a hit segment with our favorite Long Beach native JuJu Smith-Schuster (43:28-45:13). 908's Shoot Yours Hot Topic/Shoot Your Shot Topic is picking up steam as we debate some of the hot topics of the week (45:30-50:54). As always we ended the show with the 908 Athlete of the Week. This week is Lakewood High School sophomore basketball player Atin Wright (50:56-53:45).