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The Mad Scientist’s Sports Lab: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of Willie Mays Aikens – 2/28/2015

Monday, March 2nd, 2015

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"The Mad Scientist of Sports" Nick Ficorelli returns. However, this is not the average everyday sports show he is bringing back to the air waves. "The Mad Scientist" has created his own personal sports lab, and you, the audience, as well as many of his special guests, will be his test subjects. He will throw theories out, and you never know where they will be coming from. He will keep everyone guessing, and he will open his lab to any and all comers. Be prepared for "mad science" of sports at its best.

This week is a special epsiode of The Mad Scientist's Sports Lab, as at the start of the show, he welcomes Kansas City Royals legend Willie Mays Aikens into the lab. Aikens was once one of the most feared hitters of the late 1970' and early 1980's with the Royals, helping lead Kansas City to the AL pennant in 1980. However, drugs overcame him, and he ended up in prison for almost 20 years. However, since his release in 2008, Aikens has spoken at schools about his experiences and to the Royals’ young players, always hoping to return to baseball. In November 2008, he apologized to Royals fans and the people of Kansas City in the Kansas City Star. In 2011, he returned to the Royals Family in the organization, and has since wrote a book about his rise, fall, and rebirth "Safe At Home". As an extra added attraction, JP Muzio, former host of The Sports Ministry and Off The Wall, will be joining me on the interview.

Also appearing this week - 30 minutes into the show, Andrew Garda of NJ.com and Bleacher Report to talk some New Jersey college sports (Rutgers, Seton Hall and more); at the top of the second hour, Derek Helling of Outside Pitch MLB returns to preview the American League West; and for the last 30 minutes, Matt Zemek of The Student Section to talk some NCAA Basketball and a Preview to March Madness.

The beacons are lit, the experiments are set, and "The Mad Scientist's Sports Lab" is open for study!!!

The Mad Scientist’s Sports Lab: MLB Spring Training, Daytona 500, NCAA Bubble – 2/21/2015

Sunday, February 22nd, 2015

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"The Mad Scientist of Sports" Nick Ficorelli returns. However, this is not the average everyday sports show he is bringing back to the air waves. "The Mad Scientist" has created his own personal sports lab, and you, the audience, as well as many of his special guests, will be his test subjects. He will throw theories out, and you never know where they will be coming from. He will keep everyone guessing, and he will open his lab to any and all comers. Be prepared for "mad science" of sports at its best.

This week, The Mad Scientist opens up the lab to a plethora of sporting events happening this weekend. The lineup is as follows - To start the show, Derek Helling from Outside Pitch MLB (@DHellingOPS) will be joining us for his weekly segment and will be previewing the American League Central. Halfway through the first hour, our special guests will be Robert Cobb of The Inscriber (@TheInscriberMag) and Gary Davenport of Bleacher Report and Fantasy Sharks (@IDPManor) to talk about their beloved Cleveland Browns - the chaos of the offseason and how they can salvage it. At the top of hour #2, Kate Moss of NASH FM 93.7 Wilkes-Barre (@KateMossRadio) and Kristen Schneider from Up Top The Pit Box (@KristenGoRawr) will be talking NASCAR and getting you ready for the Daytona 500. And in the final 30 minutes, Matt Zemek (@SectionMZ) of The Student Section (@TheStudentSect) returns, but this time to talk College Basketball - can Kentucky go undefeated?, Bubble Watch, Sleepers for March, and more.

The beacons are lit, the experiments are set, and "The Mad Scientist's Sports Lab" is open for study!!!