Description

In today's episode we try to dispel the myth that we have some sort of Midwest bias here at Conversations by speaking with longtime friend and native New Yorker, Martin Frank. Martin currently serves as the Philadelphia Eagles' beat writer for Delaware Online and, before that, worked at newspapers in Waterbury, CT, and Bradenton, FL.  We cover everything from Martin's long-standing love of New York's Mets, Jets, and Rangers to his ambivalence toward the Knicks but affinity for Julius Erving to his rationale for choosing the University of Michigan (Hint: It had something to do with football.) We hope you enjoy our conversation.

Events and people referenced in this episode:

• The 1973 World Series in which the Oakland A's beat the New York Mets in seven games. (Check out Rusty Staub's stat line from the Series.) 
• The 1986 World Series Game #2 in which Martin attended with his father (and Game #6 that Martin didn't).
• The waning moments of the 1996 Big East Men's Basketball Championship (UConn vs. Georgetown) at Madison Square Garden.
• Raghib Ismail's two kick-off returns for touchdowns at Michigan Stadium in 1989, here and here. 
• Then-quarterback Jim Harbaugh guaranteeing victory over OSU in 1986. UM won 26-24. 
• Mets Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman, Jon Matlack, Dwight Gooden, Daryl Strawberry, Keith Hernandez, and Gary Carter.
• NBA players Julius Erving and Bernard King. 
• Clarifier: Doug's faulty memory confused Czech hockey players Miroslav Frycer and Petr Klima.