The Knee Jerks - Eno And Big Al

Long-time Detroit sports bloggers and podcasters, Greg Eno (aka the man who knows a lot of things about a lot of things), and Big Al Beaton are The Knee Jerks! Greg and Big Al return from their winter hiatus by welcoming back to the show Paul Swaney of Stadium Journey.  Check out the updated website and the "Top 100 Stadium Experiences of 2017."  In the second half of the podcast, the guys discuss ESPN's bombshell report implicating Tom Izzo,  Mark Dantonio and the Michigan State University athletic department in covering up sexual assaults. The guys also give their thoughts on the Detroit Lions' (pending) hiring of Patriots' defensive coordinator Matt Patricia, ask if Detroit Pistons' president and head coach Stan Van Gundy is on the hot seat a his team tumbles in the standings and wonder if the Detroit Red Wings will have many suitors for the players lame duck GM Ken Holland will be trying to deal at the upcoming trade deadline. As always, Eno and Big Al also play The Birthday Game and name their Jerk

Long-time Detroit sports bloggers and podcasters, Greg Eno (aka the man who knows a lot of things about a lot of things), and Big Al Beaton are The Knee Jerks! You can now listen to the Knee Jerks on Stitcher, along with iTunes and Blog Talk Radio. Join The Knee Jerks new Facebook group! We're now on YouTube, check out this podcast on video. Back from sick leave, Eno and Big Al welcome back one of our all-time favorite guests, author Earl Shores. Earl has a new electric football compelation available for the holidays. The Electric Football Wishbook (available from Amazon) is a beautiful color collection of sports game Christmas catalog pages from 1955-88. It's highly recommended by by both Greg and Al. The second half of the show has ther Jerks debating the Detroit Lions' playoff odds and the hot seat status of head coach Jim Caldwell, Detroit Tigers legends Alan Trammell's and Jack Morris' election into the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Modern Baseball Committee, the slary dump/trade of Ian Kinsler, Tige

Long-time Detroit sports bloggers and podcasters, Greg Eno (aka the man who knows a lot of things about a lot of things), and Big Al Beaton are The Knee Jerks! You can now listen to the Knee Jerks on Stitcher, along with iTunes and Blog Talk Radio. Join The Knee Jerks new Facebook group! We're now on YouTube, check out this podcast on video. This week Eno and Big Al go over both the good and (more of) the bad in the Detroit Lions' 27-24 victory over the Chicago Bears, cover the Detroit Red Wings surprising recent run of good play and close out the show discussing the Detroit Pistons facing adversity for the first time in this young season. Topics include: Lions beat the Bears, but don't look good in doing so. There is some good to take from the Lions' win, but their bad play dominated the day. Matt Prater, and special teams as a whole, have been elite this season. The Minnesota Vikings are on tap for the annual Thanksgiving Day game. The young trio of Larkin, Mantha and Athanasiou are keeping the De

Long-time Detroit sports bloggers and podcasters, Greg Eno (aka the man who knows a lot of things about a lot of things), and Big Al Beaton are The Knee Jerks! You can now listen to the Knee Jerks on Stitcher, along with iTunes and Blog Talk Radio. Join The Knee Jerks new Facebook group! We're now on YouTube, check out this podcast on video. This week Eno and Big Al are caught between Lions games thanks to Monday Night Football, but that doesn't stop them from going off on several rants and raves. Topics include: Attendance at the LCA leaves much to be desired. What happened? The Detroit Pistons are off to their best start since 2008-09. Are they for real? Andre Drummond is hitting 75% of his free throws. Has the big man finally figured it out? The Detroit Tigers front office begins a major roster purge by dropping several organizational filler type players from the 40-man. The World Series was epic, Justin Verlander got his ring. the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers used their pitching staffs

Long-time Detroit sports bloggers and podcasters, Greg Eno (aka the man who knows a lot of things about a lot of things), and Big Al Beaton are The Knee Jerks! You can now listen to the Knee Jerks on Stitcher, along with iTunes and Blog Talk Radio. Join The Knee Jerks new Facebook group! We apologize for the longer than expected hiatus, but The Knee Jerks return with an old freind of the show in tow - Matt Hutter, our long-time Red Wings insider. Topics include: The state of the Red Wings after nine games - the good and the bad.The Red Wings trade Reily Sheahan and Ryan Sproul in order to clear salary cap room for hold out forward Andreas Athanasiou.Is Petr Mrazek still the goalie of the furure?Both Jeff Blashill and Ken Holland are lame ducks, what could the future hold for both?The Tigers hire Ron Gardenhire as their new manager.Has the game passed the old-school Gardenhire by or is he truly asccepting of advanced metrics?GM Al Avila finally has his manager and the go-ahead to embark on a full rebuild.

Long-time Detroit sports bloggers and podcasters, Greg Eno (aka the man who knows a lot of things about a lot of things), and Big Al Beaton are The Knee Jerks! You can now listen to the Knee Jerks on Stitcher, along with iTunes and Blog Talk Radio. Join The Knee Jerks new Facebook group! Once again, it's all Knee Jerks all the time as Greg and Big Al have a ton of Detroit sports news to break down. Topics include: The Lions appeared to be victorious over the Falcons...but upon further review, the game winning, last second touchdown was overturned and the clock alowed to run out thanks to an obscure rule.Breaking down the Lions' good, bad and ugly in the loss to the Falcons.Jim Caldwell received a contract extension months ago, yet it was never made publicTigers' GM Al Avila gives manager Brad Ausmus the ziggy.Media reports claim Ausmus had little control of the locker room, was too much of a player's manager, the team lacked leadership and Victor Martinez had become a cancer. yet the beat writers waited t

Long-time Detroit sports bloggers and podcasters, Greg Eno (aka the man who knows a lot of things about a lot of things), and Big Al Beaton are The Knee Jerks! You can now listen to the Knee Jerks on Stitcher, along with iTunes and Blog Talk Radio. Join The Knee Jerks new Facebook group! It's all Knee Jerks all the time this week as Greg and Big Al run the gamut in all things Detroit sports. Topics include: Wash, rinse, repeat - Lions start frustratingly slow, finish fast, proceed to beat the Cardinals 35-23 in come-from-behind fashion. Kenny Golladay lives up to the hype…for one game, anyway. The Lions’ defense carries the offense…for one game, anyway. Despite what a vocal minority in the fan base thinks about his record contract, Matthew Stafford is a franchise QB and played like one against the Cardinals. Tigers GM Al Avila dives head-first into a full rebuild, dealing iconic Tiger Justin Verlander to the Astros and Justin Upton to the Angels for prospects at the waiver trade deadline. Fan

Long-time Detroit sports bloggers and podcasters, Greg Eno (aka the man who knows a lot of things about a lot of things), and Big Al Beaton are The Knee Jerks! You can now listen to the Knee Jerks on Stitcher, along with iTunes and Blog Talk Radio. Please support Greg's Kickstarter -Motor City Sports Online Join The Knee Jerks new Facebook group! It's all Knee Jerks this week as Greg and Big Al cover the gamut in Detroit sports. Topics include: Frustrated Tigers fight the Yankees on the field and each other in the dugout Victor Martinez's bad season on the field gets worse off it as his irregular heartbeat issues resurface Ian Kinsler is fined for calling out one of MLB's worst umpires to the media, umpires protest in response Lions are de-pantsed by the Patriots in their game 3 exhibition dress rehearsal An encore performance of "How to Not Manage the Salary Cap" starting Ken Holland, this time co-starring Andreas Athanasiou and featuring the KHL It's Pavel Datsuyk 2.0, as Henrik Zetterberg admit

Long-time Detroit sports bloggers and podcasters, Greg Eno (aka the man who knows a lot of things about a lot of things), and Big Al Beaton are The Knee Jerks! You can now listen to the Knee Jerks on Stitcher, along with iTunes and Blog Talk Radio. Join The Knee Jerks new Facebook group! It's all Knee Jerks all the time again this week, as Greg and Big Al talk all things Detroit sports. Topics include: Tigers trade deadline wrap up - Justin Wilson and Alex Avila are sent to the Cubs for 3 prospects Nick Castellanos to begin a transition to right field as the Tigers finally realize he is a 3rd baseman in name only Will Bruce Rondon ever run out of chances (part infinity)? Lions suffer the second devastating injury of their off-season as DE Kerry Hyder is lost for the yeat with a torn Achilles. WR Kenny Golladay has a pair of TD receptions, giving fans hope the team may have found an impact pass catcher in the 3rd round. The Lions continue to look bad in player dealings as Deandre Levy files a grieva

Long-time Detroit sports bloggers and podcasters, Greg Eno (aka the man who knows a lot of things about a lot of things), and Big Al Beaton are The Knee Jerks! You can now listen to the Knee Jerks on Stitcher, along with iTunes and Blog Talk RadioLike The Knee Jerks on Facebook, and click here to visit  our new Facebook discussion group! The official podcast blog can be found at TheKneeJerks.us. It's all Knee Jerks all the time again this week, as Greg and Big Al talk all things Detroit sports. Topics include: With the non-waiver trade deadline quickly approaching, the only deal Tigers' GM Al Avila has made is trading JD Martinez to the Diamondbacks. Trade rumors continue to swirl around several Tigers, but most reports claim the only player teams are truly clamoring for is closer Justin Wilson. The market for Justin Verlander has cooled significantly, much in thanks to his large contract, 10/5 status and the team's refusal to eat much salary in any proposed deal. Tomas Tatar inks a new deal, but it le

Long-time Detroit sports bloggers and podcasters, Greg Eno (aka the man who knows a lot of things about a lot of things), and Big Al Beaton are The Knee Jerks! You can now listen to the Knee Jerks on Stitcher, along with iTunes and Blog Talk Radio. No guest this week. It's all Knee Jerks all the time, Greg and Big Al talking all things Detroit sports. Topics include: Stan Van Gundy and the Detroit Pistons moved on from Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, acquiring All-NBA defender Avery Bradley from the Celtics as his replacement. But the team's fortunes still rest on the shoulders (and free throw shooting) of Andre Drummond. Thanks to Ken Holland's salary cap mismanagement, Tomas Tatar and the Detroit Red Wings appear headed to arbitration after acrimonious contract negotiations Though Detroit Tigers’ GM Al Avila has shown no interest (so far) in dealing staff ace Michael Fulmer, MLB teams continue to inquire about obtaining the 24-year-old instead of Justin Verlander. For some reason, possibly stupidity, many i

Long-time Detroit sports bloggers and podcasters Greg Eno and Big Al Beaton are The Knee Jerks! This week The Knee Jerks welcome MSU journalist in residence Joanne C. Gerstner, co-author of "Back in the Game," which explains why sports concussions don't necessarily mean the death knell to an athlete's career and explores the medical repercussions at all levels of sport.. You can find "Back in the Game" at Amazon, and at bookstores everywhere. In the second half of the show Eno and Big Al delve into the latest Red Wings, Pistons and Tigers news. Topics include: Can you remember a more depressing time in Detroit sports? The Detroit Red Wings lose Griffins' forward Thomas Nosek in the expansion draft, are panned for their selections in the NHL Draft and sign 33-year-old FA defenseman Trevor Daley to a 3-year-deal. The Detroit Pistons select Duke SG 12th overall in the NBA Draft, ink combo guard Langston Galloway to a 3-year contract and may have to dump close to $4 million in salary in order to retain RFA

Long-time Detroit sports bloggers and podcasters, Greg Eno (aka the man who knows a lot of things about a lot of things), and Big Al Beaton are The Knee Jerks! This week's podcast features a very special guest - Detroit Red Wings radio play-by-play man Ken Kal, the voice of hockey in Detroit for the past 2 decades. We talk to Ken about his life in broadcasting, the ins and outs of play-by-play and touch on the latest Red Wings news. In the second half of the show, we deep dive into the latest Red Wings, Tigers and Lions news. Topics include: Ken Holland and the Detroit Red Wings release their expansion draft protected list, raising questions about the future of their surprisingly unprotected number 1 goalie, Petr Mrazek.The Detroit Tigers have issues with their frustrated fan base and in the standings, while playing the victim in the media as Fox Sports Detroit adds to a toxic mix. Meanwhile, K-Rod complains to the media about his role (but can't back up his talk) and Victor Martinez is hospitalized.The

Long-time Detroit sports bloggers and podcasters Greg Eno (aka the man who knows a lot of things about a lot of things), and Big Al Beaton are The Knee Jerks! We start the 9th year of the podcast with Eno and Big Al breaking down the latest in Detroit sports!  Topics include: The legacy of “Trader Jack.” Long-time Detroit Pistons’ GM Jack McCloskey, the architect of the 2-time NBA champion Bad Boys Pistons, passed away this week at the age of 91. Jack was a friend, generous enough with his time to appear on the show several times. He will be missed by all. Pistons head coach/president Stan Van Gundy is reportedly looking to deal the 12th overall pick for a win-now veteran. But is that the right move for a team stuck in NBA purgatory? Detroit Tigers’ GM Al Avila spoke to the media, saying exactly what you would expect a GM to say about a team only a few games out of first place in early June - not much.  The NBA and NHL  are both down to their championship series. If you make the postseason in the NHL,

Long-time Detroit sports bloggers and podcasters, Greg Eno (aka the man who knows a lot of things about a lot of things), and Big Al Beaton are The Knee Jerks! It's an all-interview show as Greg and Big Al welcome back 6 friends of the podcast as part of their 8th anniversary shindig! Friends along for the anniversary ride incude: Chris Creighton, head football coach for Eastern Michigan University. Linda McCoy-Murray of The Jim Murray Memorial Foundation. Electric football maven Earl Shores, author of The Unforgettable Buzz and Full Color Football. Adam Biggers, who covers the University of Michigan and Michigan State for Fanrag Sports, host of the Sports in the Mitten podcast. Matt Hutter, The Knee Jerks' long-time Detroit Red Wings insider. Last but far from least is Bob Page, retired Detroit/New York City/ABC Sports/MSG Network broadcaster. We also want to give a shout out to all the listeners who have put up with 8 years of Knee Jerks ranting, time-slot changes, health issues, job changes, life

Long-time Detroit sports bloggers and podcasters, Greg Eno (aka the man who knows a lot of things about a lot of things), and Big Al Beaton are The Knee Jerks! Thanks to our upcoming May 21 anniversary show, there's no guest this week. It's all Knee Jerks all the time!  The hot topic in Detroi tboils down to one question - Is closer Frankie Rodriguez washed up? It’s not-very-shocking news that the Detroit Tigers' reliever is badly struggling. If K-Rod cannot quickly turn things around, it will mean a likely playoff contender has a season derailing problem on their hands. Let alone the Tigers will have an extremely angry fan base, which is experiencing bullpen deja vu. Also on tap is a discussion of the Detroit Lions' draft class, which received very mixed rgrades from the pundits, and the Detroit Red Wings' rotten luck in the NHL draft lottery. As always, Eno and Big Al also play The Birthday Game and name their Jerk of the Week!

Long-time Detroit sports bloggers and podcasters, Greg Eno (aka the man who knows a lot of things about a lot of things), and Big Al Beaton are The Knee Jerks! This week The Knee Jerks welcome back the legendary Son of Swami, Mick McCabe, the now retired Detroit Free Press beat writer/reporter. We revisit his decades on the high school sports beat and get his thoughts on today's high school and college coverage. The second half of the show the guys recap the good and bad of the Detroit Tigers' first three weeks of the 2017 season. See,s the Tigers are whom we thought they were - good starting pitching, lots of power, cannot catch a ball to save their lives and owners of a cringe-worthy bullpen. Eno and Big Al also discuss recent big changes in the Detroit sports talk radio landscape. As always, Eno and Big Al also play The Birthday Game and name their Jerk of the Week!

Long-time Detroit sports bloggers and podcasters, Greg Eno (aka the man who knows a lot of things about a lot of things), and Big Al Beaton are The Knee Jerks! This week The Knee Jerks welcome back an old friend who goes back with us to the wild west days of sports blogging in the mid-2000s. Ian Casselberry, now plying his trade at Awful Announcing and The Comeback, joins us to talk all things Detroit Tigers. The second half of the show focuses on the closures of two iconic Detroit pro sports facilities: Joe Louis Arena and The Palace of Auburn Hills. Despite similar amounts of success from both the Red Wings and Pistons, fans and media are giving far more attention to the demise of The Joe, all but ignoring the far superior Palace.    The guys end a stuffed podcast by discussing the Pistons throwing in the towel on a disappointing season and former Lions linebacker Deandre Levy's claims he was misled by the team as to the severity of his knee injury. As always, Eno and Big Al also play The Birthday Gam

Long-time Detroit sports bloggers and podcasters, Greg Eno (aka the man who knows a lot of things about a lot of things), and Big Al Beaton are The Knee Jerks! This week The Knee Jerks take a deep dive into several topics, starting with the problems swirling around the struggling Detroit Pistons, who are on the verge of throwing away what looked to a sure playoff spot. Has the team stopped listening to Stan Van Gundy? Should SVG concentrate on just being the team president or coach, rather than trying to serve both masters? Are the players to blame for the collaspe? Has the time come to move on from Andre Drummnd and/or Reggie Jackson? Would the fanbase even care if they did? With spring training soon coming to an end, Eno and Big Al also discuss the latest Detroit Tigers news coming out of Lakeland, including Anibal Sanchez seemingly redescovering his ability to pitch, Mark Lowe being released desite being owed $5.5 million, JD Martinez suffering a foot injury which will keep him off the field for the next

Long-time Detroit sports bloggers and podcasters, Greg Eno (aka the man who knows a lot of things about a lot of things), and Big Al Beaton are The Knee Jerks! The guys welcome back old freind Linda McCoy-Murray, head of the Jim Murray Memorial Foundation. With the retrun of the Rams to Los Angeles, Linda has released a new book - The LA Rams: Home Again, A History of LA’s Team from the Voice of the City, a collection of Pulitzer Prize winning sports columnist Jim Murray’s Los Angeles Times Rams columns from 1961 to 1995. The second half of the episode has Eno and Big Al discussing the Detroit Lions' signings of TJ Lang and Rick Wagner, their cutting of Deandre Levy, the Detroit Tigers not yet knowing who will play center field and wondeirng if the front office will finally to have their Come to Jesus moment and release Anibal Sanchez, Mike Pelfrey and Mark Lowe despite owing them a combined $35 million in guaranteed money.  As always, Eno and Big Al also play The Birthday Game and name their Jerk of the W