The Sports Lunatics Show

By: Shawn Lavigne & Howie Mooney
  • Summary

  • Shawn Lavigne and Howie Mooney discuss sports and sports history and delve into why what happened in the past is relevant today. Fun sports talk, lively interviews and always a good time.

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Episodes
  • Oct 2024 - Sports Lunatics - Howie's New Book The Consequences of Chance Is Now Available
    Oct 28 2024

    In this episode, Howie sits down with Shawn to talk about his latest book, The Consequences of Chance. It follows in the vein of his first two books, Crazy Days & Wild Nights and MORE Crazy Days & Wild Nights. This new book features stories on the exclusion of golfers of colour by the PGA and Augusta National, how the 1975 New York Islanders almost came back from two 0-3 deficits in consecutive series, how the Cincinnati Reds of the 1970s dynasty days ended, how 18-year-old Wayne Gretzky scored his first NHL goal, the story of the Montreal Expos' Dennis Martinez' 1991 perfect game and the emotion of John McDonald's Father's Day home run almost immediately following his father's funeral. There is more emotion in this book than in Howie's previous books and the boys discuss it in this episode of The Sports Lunatics Show.

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    34 mins
  • Oct 2024 - Sports Lunatics - Fernando Valenzuela Tribute
    Oct 27 2024

    Dodger great Fernando Valenzuela passed away on October 22, 2024 at the age of 63. On this episode of The Sports Lunatics Show, Shawn and Howie recount the life, the career and the legacy of the great left-hander. From his amazing 1981 season, to his stellar 1986 campaign, to his 1990 no-hitter, to his post-baseball life as the color analyst on the Dodgers' Spanish broadcasts. He touched fans everywhere with his talent, his determination and his heart. In 1981, he was the only man ever to win Rookie of the Year and the Cy Young Award. His brilliance was intensely evident between 1981 and 1986. Shawn incorporated a ton of amazing audio to enhance this show. The boys give Fernando the respect he deserved.

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    58 mins
  • Oct 2024 - Sports Lunatics - Whit Tucker, Night of NHL Milestones and The Consequences of Chance
    Oct 18 2024

    On October 16, 2024, All-Star CFL receiver Whit Tucker passed away. He was 83. Howie was a kid but he has memories of watching Tucker play in the 1960s. Tucker was part of the Ottawa Rough Riders' three-headed monster of quarterback Russ Jackson, halfback Ron Stewart and Tucker. That Riders' team went to four Grey Cups in the decade of the '60s, winning three of them. That night also saw some great players hit NHL milestones. Sidney Crosby notched point number 1600 and his Pittsburgh Penguins teammate Evgeni Malkin scored the 500th career goal. Meanwhile, Alex Ovechkin was collecting his 700th assist. That allowed him to join an elite club of players who scored 700 goals and assisted on 700 other goals.
    Lastly, one of the Sports Lunatics, Howie Mooney, has put out his third book. The Consequences of Chance is a collection of seventeen stories that follow in the same vein as his first two books, Crazy Days & Wild Nights and MORE Crazy Days & Wild Nights. The boys talk about the book and how Howie got into writing and how he enjoys researching the stories he writes.

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    36 mins

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