The Rational Hour

Todd Marinovich joins me on today's show to discuss his life and career. Todd became the first freshman to start at the high school football powerhouse, Mater Dei. He went on to USC, and as a freshman at USC, Marinovich guided the Trojans to a 9-2-1 record and a PAC-10 Conference championship. Marinovich was named College Freshman of the Year in 1989. the Raiders selected Marinovich in the first round; he was the 24th pick overall and the second quarterback taken. We discuss the road from the OC to USC to life in the NFL

Rajai Davis joins me to discuss the latest news in MLB one month into the baseball season. Davis a 15-year vet in MLB hit one of the most incredible home runs in major league history in the 2016 World Series. Davis hit a game-tying, two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning off of Cubs closer Aroldis Chapman Davis also lead MLB in stolen bases in 2016

Im Joined by Fred McGriff! McGriff played 19 major league seasons with the Blue Jays, Padres, Braves, Devil Rays, Cubs, and Dodgers. From Tampa, Fla. he attended Thomas Jefferson High where he was cut from his high school baseball team as a sophomore – and became so determined to improve he rode his bike 20 miles to the gym to train. All that hard work paid off with a plaque in Cooperstown as he is inducted into the class of the 2023 Hall of Fame. McGriff finished his career just seven homers short of the 500 home run club, tied with Lou Gehrig for 26th all-time. He had a career .284 batting average, 2,490 hits, 441 doubles, and 1,550 RBI. He and Gary Sheffield are the only players to hit 30 home runs for five different major league teams. In 10 postseason series, he batted .303 with 10 home runs, 37 RBI, and 100 total bases. He was named to five All-Star Games, finished in the top 10 in MVP voting six times, and ranked 47th all-time in RBI with 1,550. We discuss his road to Cooperstown

Rational Hour MLB coverage with David Vassegh, David Vassegh is a Dodgers Reporter for MLB Network and the host of "Dodgers Talk" on AM 570. We discuss spring training and the upcoming 2023 season for the Dodgers and the NL west and a little baseball talk

Jamal Anderson joins me to discuss the NFL conference championship weekend outcomes and the upcoming Super Bowl LVII matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs. We also discuss Jamal's life and career 

I'm joined by Rex Hudler former MLB veteran utility player and current color analyst for the Kansas City Royals we discuss the winter meetings and some of the early moves in MLB free agency going into the 2023 season. This show is dedicated to my mother-in-law Carleen Perkins a baseball mom and an extraordinary woman in my life you will be missed I love you! 

I'm Joined by former NFL QB Jake Plummer who was a first-team All-American QB at Arizona St University and was drafted as the 42nd overall pick in the 1997 draft he went on to have a ten-year run starting at QB for the Arizona Cardinals and the Denver Broncos who discuss his life and career plus top 5 QBs of all time. We also discuss his teammate at Arizona State and the Arizona Cardinals Pat Tilman, the two became close friends, while Plummer was still with the Cardinals, Tillman joined the US Army in response to 9/11 we discuss it all 

I'm joined by Marcellus Wiley A second-round pick of the Buffalo Bills in the 1997 NFL Draft, Wiley went on to have a nine-year NFL career and was one of the NFL’s top defensive players during the prime of his career. In 2001, Wiley led the Chargers with a career-high 13 sacks and five forced fumbles.  He was voted a starter for the AFC in the Pro Bowl and named Pro Football Weekly’s All-AFC Team. The previous season he led the Bills with 10.5 sacks. Wiley was named one of the Top 50 players in the NFL at any position twice by Pro Football Weekly. He was also nominated for the Walter Payton Man of the Year three times after retiring from the NFL Wiley became a media member recently with FoxSports as co-host of the FS1 original program Speak for Yourself along with several outlets "SportsNation" on ESPN and the radio show "Afternoons with Marcellus & Travis" on ESPNLA 710am. Wiley previously served as an NFL analyst for ESPN, making regular appearances on "NFL Live," "SportsCenter," and ESPNEWS, while also contributing to ESPN’s Super Bowl coverage. He was also a host of "Winners Bracket" on ABC. Wiley joined ESPN in 2007, primarily as a studio analyst on ESPN2’s" First Take." We discuss it all from his life growing up to his time at the University of Columbia Playing with Junior Seau Clippers and much more! 

I'm joined by former All-Pro NFL running back Tony Richardson. Richardson played 17 seasons in the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings, and New York Jets. He was a four-time AFC Pro Bowl Selection with the Kansas City Chiefs, a two-time All-Pro selection, and an NFC Pro Bowl Selection in 2008 with the Vikings. He received the Byron “Whizzer” White NFL Man of the Year Award in 2010 and was named to the NFL 2000s All-Decade Team. He served on the NFL Players Association Executive Committee. We discuss his life and career plus the latest NFL news and current events in the sports world