The Knee Jerks

On tonight's show: With July 5th being a sort of a holiday, it'll be a short show tonight, approximately 60 minutes. No guest, just Eno and Big Al giving their opinion on the latest in Detroit sports. (Breaking just before the show is news of the death of former Red Wing and NHL heavyweight champ Bob Probert) The biggest news involving Pistons' GM Joe Dumars. He supposedly interviewed with the New Jersey Nets, replacing the retiring Rod Thorn as Nets' president. We'll also take on the past week of Detroit Tigers news, including the All-Star game rosters, Joel Zyumaya's elbow injury, and another umpire controversy. We'll also name our respective Jerk of the Week! Be here at 7PM every Monday night for the latest and greatest in sports talk...sports talk with a Detroit attitude!

On tonight's show: We talk Detroit Tigers with Lee Panas (Twitter: @tiger337) of Tiger Tales (detroittigertales.com). Lee is a blogger, baseball author (His book, "Beyond Batting Average" can be ordered here: http://bit.ly/90coYF), and a member of SABR. We'll cover all things Tigers, including the 3 team race in the Central, Cliff Lee trade rumors, the status of Rick Porcello and the upcoming series with the Twins. After our Tigers chat, we'll move on to the Detroit sports scene, with the biggest story being the drunk driving arrest of Detroit Lions President Tom Lewand. We'll also have thoughts on the Pistons drafting PF/C Greg Monroe of Georgetown, the USMNT loss in the knockout round of the World Cup and the awful officiating affecting all teams in the tournament, the Red Wings amateur draft and the election to the Hall of Fame of Wings executive Jimmy Devellano and former player Dino Ciccarelli. We'll also name our respective Jerk of the Week! Be here at 7PM every Monday night for the latest and greatest in sports talk...sports talk with a Detroit attitude!

On tonight's show: With Detroit Lions two-a-days less than 6 weeks away, we welcome back to the podcast Mike Schottey of Blue and Silver Pride and Bleacher Report. After we chew the Lions fat, Eno and Big Al will move on to dicussing the Detroit Tigers' recent 8-1 homestand, the demotion of Rick Porcello, the resurgence of the bottom of the batting order and all things Brennan Boesch. We'll also talk Pistons, as the draft is this Thursday. Should Joe Dumars draft for upside or someone who can immediately contribute? We'll give our thoughts on the Red Wings resigning Todd Burtuzzi and the chances of Jimmy Howard winning the Calder at this week's NHL Awards. As always, we name our respective Jerk of the Week at the end of the show! Be here at 7PM every Monday night for the latest and greatest in sports talk...sports talk with a Detroit attitude!

On tonight's show: The Knee Jerks have a special guest tonight! We talk to former MLB Dave Pallone, who became the first openly gay umpire when he came out, and the author of the 1990 New York Times best-seller "Behind the Mask," which has recently been re-released. Pallone is best known for an incident in April '88, when he was pushed by then Cincinnati Reds manager Pete Rose while disputing a call. After Rose's ejection, Reds fans pelted the field with debris, and the game could only resume after Pallone left the field. The fracas resulted in Rose being suspended for 30 days. Pallone spent 10 years in the big leagues, starting when he was 1 of 8 umpires hired during the '79 MLB umpire strike. Pallone's career highlights include his working the '83 All Star Game, and the '87 NLCS. We'll discuss Pallone's life in baseball, his life after and the state of umpiring in MLB. You can learn more about Dave Pallone at his website, DavePallone.com.

After we spend 45 minutes with Dave Pallone, we'll move on to our thoughts on the past week of Detroit sports. Expect Big Ten expansion, the Tom Izoo job watch, the last week of Tigers baseball, the Lions Louis Delmas and his 8 win prediction, and maybe even a little World Cup soccer (What's that buzzzzing noise? A vuvuzela!) to be on the night's agenda. We'll also name our respective Jerk of the Week at the end of the show! Be here at 7PM every Monday night for the latest and greatest in sports talk...sports talk with a Detroit attitude!

On tonight's show: The Knee Jerks are back from a 2 week hiatus! Al's going to gut it out, doing a show 3 days after another back surgery, but you gotta play (and podcast) with pain! Our guest to start year 2 is Jay Wierenga, Pistons Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report. Jay will preview the upcoming NBA draft and talk about other off-season issues as it pertains to the Pistons. Jay's BR page can be found at: http://bleacherreport.com/users/63358-jay-wierenga

After we talk Pistons, Greg and Al will cover what's been an eventful week in Detroit sports, including the Armando Galarraga's perfect game that wasn't, how umpire Jim Joyce and commissioner Bud Selig handled the incident the releases of Dontrelle Willis and Adam Everett, and how long Gerald Laird has before he joins Willis and Everett as DFA. If time permits, we'll give our opinion on the Cavaliers' interest in MSU's Tom Izzo and the Red Wings signing Tomas Holmstom. We'll also name our respective Jerk of the Week at the end of the show! Be here at 7PM every Monday night for the latest and greatest in sports talk...sports talk with a Detroit attitude!

On tonight's show: It's the one year anniversary of our little podcast, so Eno and Big Al are bringing back some of our favorite guests to celebrate! Scheduled to appear:

7:00-7:15: Bill Ferris of The Detroit Tigers Weblog and Tab Branford, Bleacher Report featured columnist for the Chicago Blackhawks.

7:15-7:30: Jamie Samuelsen of WCSX and the Freep, legendary Wolverines and Lions football color man Jim Brandstatter.

7:30-7:45: Our Lions, Mike Schottey of Blue and Silver Pride.

7:45-8:00 Former Detroit Pistons head coach Ray Scott, and the architect of the two time NBA champion Bad Boys, former Pistons GM Jack McCloskey

8:00-8:15: Paul Swaney of Stadium Journey.

8:15-8:30: Red Wings insider Matt Hutter of Bleacher Report.

8:30-8:45: The Bleacher Report hockey guys for the NHL Central teams, Ed Cmar and Mark Willoughby.

It's going to be a great podcast, please join us for the anniversary celebration!

Be here at 7PM every Monday night for the latest and greatest in sports talk...sports talk with a Detroit attitude!

On tonight's show: Eno is taking the night off for a family affair. (Insert Sebastian Cabot joke here) So joining Big Al on the big podcast tonight will be Dan Holmes for the 7pm hour, and Brian DuJardin and Ty Schalter in the 8pm hour. Ty is the writer of the must-read Detroit Lions blog The Lions in Winter (TheLionsinWinter.com, @lionsinwinter on Twitter). Dan (DanHolmes.com, @twebman on Twitter) is a freelance writer who loves to talk baseball, and Brian is a long-time listener and big-time Detroit sports fan.

We'll touch on several topics, including the Tigers planned move of Carlos Guillen to 2nd base, Max Scherzer and Scott Sizemore being sent down and the white hot rookie, Brennan Boesch. We'll try to get in some Big Ten talk, pondering the who what and when of expansion. The Lions are also on tap, as we'll tap the mind of Ty, getting his thoughts on off season events. If time permits, we'll delve into the latest round of Detroit bashing, as an ESPN writer takes a cliched pot shot at the D. Be here at 7PM every Monday night for the latest and greatest in sports talk...sports talk with a Detroit attitude!

On tonight's show: We wrap up the Red Wings season with our insider from Bleacher Report, featured columnist Matt Hutter (http://bleacherreport.com/users/85480-matt-hutter, @MAhutter12 on Twitter). We also cover the last week of Detroit sports, including the death of Ernie Harwell, the upcoming Detroit Tigers homestand against the Yankees and Red Sox and the latest personnel moves by the Detroit Lions.

We'll also name our respective Jerk of the Week! Be here at 7PM every Monday night for the latest and greatest in sports talk...sports talk with a Detroit attitude!

On tonight's show: We talk Detroit Tigers with Kurt Mensching of the must read Tigers blog Bless You Boys. After Tiger talk, Eno and Big Al will discuss the latest breaking news out of the Detroit Lions' Allen Park HQ, the latest from Red Wings at the Joe (with Matt Hutter of Bleacher Report, as always), or from the Palace, home of the Detroit Pistons. We'll also name our respective Jerk of the Week! Be here at 7PM every Monday night for the latest and greatest in sports talk...sports talk with a Detroit attitude!

On tonight's show: We shift thru the NFL Draft carnage with our own draft guru, Michael Schottey, of Blue and Silver Pride (BlueandSilverPride.com). Mike is also a featured columnist with Bleacher Report (http://bit.ly/3MIUrN). We'll review the Detroit Lions draft along with touching on the draft as a whole. After our draft review, we'll preview game 7 of the Red Wings - Coyotes series with our good friend Matt Hutter, Bleacher Report's Red Wings columnist (http://bit.ly/d9PLtb). We'll then move on to the latest news in Detroit sports, including the Tigers starting pitching woes, the bullpen's stepping up and recapping the long west coast road trip. As always, we'll name our respective Jerk of the Week at the end of the podcast! Be here at 7PM every Monday night for the latest and greatest in sports talk...sports talk with a Detroit attitude!