Heart Of Sports

We had a reunion on The Heart Of Sports with Jason Springer & Jeffrey Cohen on 610 ESPN last night when our guest, Lehigh Valley IronPigs Mike Ventola was surprised by Reading Fightin Phils Greg Casserta as we talked Minor League promotions including the Pigs' Jawn promo and looked at some of the prospects in the system. Then we recapped the new look #Sixers and #NBA Free Agency, talked some #Phillies and #Soccer too with the #Union, #USWNT and #USMNT all in action this weekend.

This week, on the High Hopes Phillies Minor League Rundown the guys were out in Lehigh Valley for an interview with IronPigs outfield Jan Hernandez. They also recapped the International signings and the week that was down on the farm.

This week on the Heart Of Sports with Jason Springer & Jeffrey Cohen we were joined by MLB umpire Chris Guccione talking youth sports and parent behavior, foul netting at stadiums and more... Then we are on the eve of NBA Free Agency weekend, the Phillies have been going streaking, and the USWNT is playing France so there was much more to talk about...

This week on the High Hopes: Phillies Minor League Rundown the guys were back out at Reading speaking with pitchers Connor Brogdon and Jeff Singer.

A 25 minute sit down with Philadelphia Union coach Jim Curtin talking everything from GPS monitoring of players for use of analytics in real time to balancing celebration with sportsmanship? We've got that. Then a break down what happened last night in the #NBADraft and with the #Sixers with Keith Pompey? We've got that too. Catch the latest show here.

This week on the High Hopes: Phillies Minor League Rundown the guys were out in Reading earlier this week and sat down for a conversation with Pitcher Damon Jones.

From being raised in a maintenance shed with her parents on the 3rd hole of the Royal Nepal Golf Club in an area about 200 square feet to becoming the #1 women's golfer in Nepal chasing her dreams to become her country's first female professional Golfer, we've had Pratima Sherpa join us on today's show. Then the guys talked Stanley Cup Championship, NBA Finals, USWNT and Union Soccer, Father's Day and more!

This week on the High Hopes: Phillies Minor League Rundown we previewed the start of the season for the Williamsport Crosscutters and had an interview from spring training with their manager Pat Borders.

To start the show this week, the guys were joined by Vince Papale to talk Eagles with the current team, his time walking on as a player, his story becoming a movie and more. Then we were joined by Keith Pompey of the Inquirer to talk NBA Finals, Sixers off season, NBA Draft and even Joel Embiid playing tennis.

This week on the High Hopes: Phillies Minor League Rundown we breakdown some of the Phillies draft, talk Adam Haseley getting the call to the Majors and have an interview with Reading Fightin Phils Pitching Coach Aaron Fultz.

We talked to the man himself, Tommy Smyth with a Y today on the Heart of Sports about everything from the Champions League Final, to the Union and even where his catch phrase to put it in the "onion bag" came from. Then we talked NBA Finals, Phillies and even the Spelling bee!

This week on the High Hopes: Phillies Minor League Rundown on 610 ESPN we have interviews with the international duo for the Lakewood BlueClaws of Canada's LF Ben Pelletier and New Zealand’s P Kyle Glogoski. We also recap the week down on the Phillies farm and the continued rise of Adam Haseley with his latest promotion

What a treat today, we had one of the voices of Soccer JP Dellacamera join us for a conversation about the 1st place Philadelphia Union, International Soccer and the World Cup and his broadcasting journey with some great stories along the way. Then we went around the Philly sports world touching on the Eagles, Sixers and Phillies too.

The week on High Hopes: Phillies Minor League Rundown we talked about the movement of players up and down in the system, recapped the week on the farm and had an interview with Lakewood Blueclaws manager Mike Micucci.

The sudden end to the Sixers series last Sunday was the backdrop to our conversation with The Athletic Sixers/NBA writer Mike O'Connor on the show talking about what happened, where the team is now and what comes next. Then the guys talked NBA Draft & Playoffs, Phillies, Union, Preakness and PGA Championship.

This week on the High Hopes: Phillies Minor League Rundown, we talked about Cole Irvin getting the call to the big show and his 1st major league start, recapped the last week in the farm system and sat down for an interview with Reading Fightins 1B Darick Hall.

We started the show with a bang with US Womens National Team stars Carli Lloyd and Samantha Mewis talking about their journeys to the World Cup and more. Then we talked with Oliver Horovitz getting us ready for the PGA Championship, his amazing golf stories and his new show Caddie Codes.

This week on the High Hopes: Phillies Minor League Rundown the guys were back out in Baseballtown and had the chance to sit down for a conversation first with Director of Player Development Josh Bonifay about the state of the system and some of he players opening eyes early. Then they spoke with former Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel about his love of baseball, teaching young players and Dave Montgomery

It's Derby week and the guys had Jeff Nash in studio to help handicap and breakdown the big horse race this weekend. Then the guys talked to MLB Umpire Phill Cuzzi about everything from technology in baseball to the time Grady Little asked him to get thrown out of a game.

This week on the High Hopes: Phillies Minor League Rundown the guys talked about some of the movement in the Phils farm system and had an interview from Spring Training w Reading Fightin Phils Pitcher Connor Seabold.