The Maestro, Brian Hake
Co-Host of Sports Wednesday Worldwide!
Brian Hake is the Maestro, Sports Wednesday's official Yinzer, a man who stands alone, dedicated to making the show sound great and to preventing the show from devolving into an all-Cleveland love fest.
The Maestro, Brian Hake has hosted 269 Episodes.
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08.28.19: College Football Preview Episode! Week 1 Upset Specials! Plus Andrew Luck, NFL QBs named Matt and the death of modern football
August 28th, 2019 | Season 2 | 1 hr 3 mins
andrew luck, buckeyes, clemson, college football, colts, matt hasselbeck, matt leinart, matt ryan, matt schaub, matt stafford, ncaa, ncaaf, ohio state, oklahoma, texas
The big stories for the coming season of college football, plus conference champ predictions and what ranked teams will lose in week one. Plus, What's Andrew Luck thinking? And how good are QBs named Matt?
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08.21.19: Little League World Series! D3 Mascots! An Epic Goose Gossage Rant and We Officially Retire a Long-Running Joke
August 20th, 2019 | Season 2 | 56 mins 53 secs
baseball, cedric benson, d3 football mascots, david blatt, goose gossage, lebron, little league world series, nfl preseason, pete rose
We talk about the Little League World Series; Coach goes on an epic Goose Gossage Rant, and we retire (with honors) a long-running joke on the show...plus NFL Preseason Week 3 Locks, a Trivia Segment that goes off the rails fast. Join the SW Fantasy Football league at bit.ly/SWFFL19
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08.14.19: Cleveland Hype Machine! Antonio's Helmet and other superstitions...Premier League locks and NFL Preseason Trivia
August 14th, 2019 | Season 2 | 58 mins 21 secs
al central, baker mayfield, browns, cleveland browns, indians, jarvis landry, nfl, obj, premier league, preseason, twins
We fire up the Hype Detector and aim it at the Browns and the Indians...plus Antonio Brown's Helmet has us recalling our favorite sports superstitions...plus Premier League locks and NFL Preseason trivia.
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08.07.19: MLB teams in the driver's seat...Pelotonia Recaps...Lou Gehrig and Zeke Elliott...First Baseman trivia and more!
August 7th, 2019 | Season 2 | 55 mins 36 secs
astros, atlanta braves, baseball, chicago cubs, dodgers, houston, la, mlb, yankees, zeke elliot
08.07.19: MLB teams in the driver's seat...Pelotonia Recaps...Lou Gehrig and Zeke Elliott...First Baseman trivia and more!
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07.31.19: MLB Trade deadline! Robot Umpires! Should we kill the shift and other baseball innovations...BMOC's History Corner and Maestro's last cancer question and Sports Trade trivia!
July 31st, 2019 | Season 2 | 52 mins 46 secs
atlantic league, babe ruth, ball four, baseball, baseball socks, bowie kuhn, game time, jim bouton, mlb, radar assisted umpire, robot umpires, sanitary socks, socks, sports trade trivia, stirrup socks, switch, trades
07.31.19: We break down the likely moves at the MLB Trade deadline! Plus...Robot Umpires! and should we kill the shift and hot takes on other baseball innovations...BMOC's History Corner and Maestro's last cancer question of the year . Finally: Sports Trade trivia!
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07.17.19: NBA Free Agency Breakdown with guest analyst Cole Medvec of FilmGrinders.com! We salute a truly heroic Cleveland Tweet! And, we talk Wimbledon; Coach reviews The Replacements, plus Trivia, MLB Locks of the Week and a shocking final thought that dares to ask: Coach no more?
July 16th, 2019 | Season 2 | 1 hr 9 mins
anthony davis, brooklyn nets, clippers, coco, djokovich, federer, free agency, kevin durant, klay thomson, kwai leonard, kyrie irving, lakers, lebron james, mlb, nathan rourke, nba, ohio bobcats, rockets, serena williams, warriors, wimbledon
07.17.19: NBA Free Agency Breakdown with guest analyst Cole Medvec of FilmGrinders.com! We salute a truly heroic Cleveland Tweet! And, we talk Wimbledon; Coach reviews The Replacements, plus Trivia, MLB Locks of the Week and a shocking final thought that dares to ask: Coach no more?
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07.10.19: World Cup Champs! MLB at the All Star Break...What the heck is going on in the NL Central? Juiced balls? Plus Coach's new impressions, another hilarious Cancer Question and LeBron James Trivia
July 10th, 2019 | Season 2 | 1 hr 6 mins
all star break, dodgers, juiced baseballs, justin verlander, lebron james, mlb, playoffs, rawlings, shane bieber, soccer, the decision, trivia, usa-france, uswnt, women's world cup, world series, yankees
07.10.19: World Cup Champs! MLB at the All Star Break...What the heck is going on in the NL Central? Juiced balls? Plus Coach's new impressions, another hilarious Cancer Question and LeBron James Trivia
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07.03.19: USA! USA! USA! Plus Hot Dogs, Bandwagons, All Star locks and July 4th Trivia!
July 3rd, 2019 | Season 2 | 1 hr 8 mins
all star, all star game, american league, asg, bandwagons, blackhawks, cavs, croatia, good times, home run derby, hot dog eating contest joey chestnut, mvp, national league, soccer, uswnt, world cup
We break down Team USA's win over England and preview the World Cup Final, plus we admit to our worst bandwagon seasons, wonder if the hot dogs are juiced in the Hot Dog Eating contest, Coach attempts to steal the Cancer Question and we break out some 4th of July trivia...
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06.26.19: USA-France: What You Need to Know….plus the awards the NBA should give out, The Coach-BMOC feud escalates...plus locks of the week and indoor sports trivia…
June 26th, 2019 | Season 2 | 59 mins 23 secs
arena football, awards, batsuit, gymnastics, kurt warner, mvp, nba, nipples, rookie of the year, shoes, soccer, table tennis, usa-france, uswnt, women's world cup
Women's World Cup: USA-France: What You Need to Know….plus the awards the NBA should give out, locks of the week and indoor trivia…
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06.19.19: All Star Improvements! Will Kawhi stay? Are the Lakers competitive with AD? Plus, all hail the St. Louis Blues, US Open recap and Pittsburgh baseball trivia!
June 19th, 2019 | Season 2 | 57 mins 54 secs
all star game, asg, baseball, boston bruins, burghers, cleveland, infants, mlb, nhl, pittsburgh, st. louis blues, stanley cup, trivia
06.19.19: All Star Improvements! Will Kawhi stay? Are the Lakers competitive with AD? Plus, all hail the St. Louis Blues, US Open recap and Pittsburgh baseball trivia!
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06.12.19: NHL Game 7 Breakdown...Did the Raptors blow their chance to win the NBA Championship? Plus, more talk about 1970s and 1980s Cleveland Indians than you thought was even possible
June 12th, 2019 | Season 2 | 54 mins 17 secs
andre thornton, boston bruins, cleveland indians, dennis eckersely, golden state, nba finals, nhl, raptors, rick manning, st. louis blues, stanley cup finals, toronto, uswnt, warriors, world cup
06.12.19: NHL Game 7 Breakdown...Did the Raptors blow their chance to win the NBA Championship? Plus, more talk about 1970s and 1980s Cleveland Indians than you thought was even possible, including our first ever Inning Re-enactment and the return of What Hat are you wearing?
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06.05.19: If You Were a Goat...Not So Hot Takes on the NBA and NHL Finals...Tennis, Golf, Baseball Trifectas and Summertime Trivia
June 5th, 2019 | Season 2 | 59 mins 59 secs
baseball, boston bruins, french open, kwai leonard, mlb, nba, nhl, patrick cantlay, pga, raptors, st. louis blues, stanley cup finals, steph curry, the memorial, tiger woods, trifecta, trivia, warriors
We ponder what sports we'd choose if we could be a GOAT...Plus, not so hot Takes on the NBA and NHL Finals...A visit to the Hills at Maestrowood for Tennis and Golf updates, plus we pick Baseball Trifectas and enjoy some smooth-sippin' Summertime Trivia
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05.29.19: Indy 500! Remembering Buckner...plus NBA and NHL Finals, Motorsports Trivia and Locks of the Week.
May 29th, 2019 | Season 2 | 56 mins 20 secs
bart starr, bill buckner, boston bruins, boston red sox, game 6, golden state, indy 500, nba finals, nhl, raptors, st. louis blues, stanley cup finals, toronto, warriors
Is Game 6 Bill Buckner's legacy? Is the Indy 500 still relevant? How can the Raptors beat the Warriors in the NBA Finals? Bruins or Blues in the NHL? Plus...gambling on independent league baseball, an update on our Midwest MLB Stadium Showdown, motorsports trivia and the 3 celebrities you'd most like to motorboat.
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05.15.19: Greatest Last Second Wins! NBA and NHL Playoff takes! Hot Corner Trivia and the SW Thrift store challenge!
May 15th, 2019 | Season 2 | 1 hr 5 mins
In appreciation of Kawhi Leonard's amazing game- and series-winner against the 76ers, the crew shares their favorite last second wins. Plus we catch up on the conference finals in both the NBA and the NHL. Plus, locks of the week, third baseman trivia and the SW thrift store challenge.
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05.08.19: Derby disaster! Bruins-Jackets Hot Takes! Catching up with our MLB prospects...racing trivia and introducing the all-new Sports Wednesday workout plan
May 8th, 2019 | Season 2 | 1 hr 5 mins
baseball, baseball guy, eric lauer, horse racing, horses, indianaolis indians, kentucky derby, minor leaguers, mitch keller, mlb, mlb prospects, san diego padres, sport of kings, sports wednesday workoutplan, toronto blue jays, triple crown, vlad gurrero junior
05.08.19: Kentucky Derby disaster! Bruins-Jackets Hot Takes! Catching up with our MLB prospects...racing trivia and introducing the all-new Sports Wednesday workout plan
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05.01.19: Baseball's Avengers...The Worst Secondary Mascot Ever...New SW Logo Reveal...Playoff Updates...NFL Draft Recap and Sports Movie Trivia
May 1st, 2019 | Season 2 | 1 hr 2 mins
avengers, baseball players, boomer, cbl, columbus blue jackets, draft recap, nba playoffs, nfl draft, nhl playoffs, spoilers, sports movie trivia, superheroes
If baseball players were Avengers, who would they be? What was the worst secondary mascot ever? Plus NFL draft recap, updates on the NHL and NBA Playoffs and Sports Movie Trivia.