600 ESPN EL PASO » SportsTalk http://krod.com ESPN and 600 ESPN El Paso, the leaders in sports in El Paso and the world! Sun, 26 May 2013 06:45:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 600 ESPN El Paso Chad Middleton's New Look http://krod.com/600-espn-el-paso-chad-middletons-new-look/ http://krod.com/600-espn-el-paso-chad-middletons-new-look/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:57:01 +0000 Steve Kaplowitz http://krod.com/?p=118859 If anyone has listened to 600 ESPN El Paso this week, they are aware that Sports Spin and Sportstalk's Chad Middleton turned 40 this week. In honor of the big milestone (and much to the delight of his wife Rochelle), he agreed to shave his trademark go

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]]> http://krod.com/600-espn-el-paso-chad-middletons-new-look/feed/ 0 Photos courtesy of Chad Middleton. Chad Eats Worm At Bottom of Mezcal Bottle [VIDEO] http://krod.com/chad-eats-worm-at-bottom-of-mezcal-bottle-video/ http://krod.com/chad-eats-worm-at-bottom-of-mezcal-bottle-video/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:00:21 +0000 Steve Kaplowitz http://krod.com/?p=86985 Chad Middleton is many things at 600 ESPN El Paso: producer, co-host, call screener, SportsCenter Update guy, High School Football reporter, and blogger. He can now add another title to his resume....worm eater!

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]]> http://krod.com/chad-eats-worm-at-bottom-of-mezcal-bottle-video/feed/ 0 Marcus Henry From The New York Amsterdam News Talks NBA On Sports Talk Rewind [AUDIO] http://krod.com/marcus-henry-from-the-new-york-amsterdam-news-talks-nba-on-sports-talk-rewind-audio/ http://krod.com/marcus-henry-from-the-new-york-amsterdam-news-talks-nba-on-sports-talk-rewind-audio/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2012 15:49:59 +0000 Chad Middleton http://krod.com/?p=63304 Thanks go out to Marcus Henry for coming on Sports Talk!

Henry is a Nets beat writer and also cover the rest NBA. He talks about the Dwight Howard debacle, free agency and more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
"In the long run the Nets made the right move by not trading for Howard"
 

]]> http://krod.com/marcus-henry-from-the-new-york-amsterdam-news-talks-nba-on-sports-talk-rewind-audio/feed/ 0 Columnist Marcus Henry from the New York Amsterdam News New Texas Rangers Play By Play Announcer Matt Hicks On Sports Talk Rewind [AUDIO] http://krod.com/new-texas-rangers-play-by-play-announcer-matt-hicks-on-sports-talk-rewind-audio/ http://krod.com/new-texas-rangers-play-by-play-announcer-matt-hicks-on-sports-talk-rewind-audio/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2012 05:53:52 +0000 Chad Middleton http://krod.com/?p=63278 The once El Paso Diablos play by play announcer and now Texas Rangers play by play announcer was on Sports Talk today.

Matt Hicks talks about the "lightening" game, being called up and more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
"They told me I had a day to decide, I didn't need it, but I took it anyway."
 

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]]> http://krod.com/new-texas-rangers-play-by-play-announcer-matt-hicks-on-sports-talk-rewind-audio/feed/ 0 Jay Jaffe Of Sports Illustrated And Baseball Prospectus Breaks Down The First Half Of MLB On Sports Talk Rewind [AUDIO] http://krod.com/jay-jaffe-of-sports-illustrated-and-baseball-prospectus-breaks-down-the-first-half-of-mlb-on-sports-talk-rewind-audio/ http://krod.com/jay-jaffe-of-sports-illustrated-and-baseball-prospectus-breaks-down-the-first-half-of-mlb-on-sports-talk-rewind-audio/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2012 05:21:56 +0000 Chad Middleton http://krod.com/?p=63267 It is Wednesday and that means it is Jay Jaffe time on Sports Talk.

Jay talks about the All Star game, the first half of the season and much more.

 
"I think the Washington Nationals will observe some kind of limit with Strausburg."
 

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]]> http://krod.com/jay-jaffe-of-sports-illustrated-and-baseball-prospectus-breaks-down-the-first-half-of-mlb-on-sports-talk-rewind-audio/feed/ 0 ESPN El Paso Launches 'Sports Spin' with Andy Lee Tomorrow http://krod.com/espn-el-paso-launches-sports-spin-with-andy-lee-tomorrow/ http://krod.com/espn-el-paso-launches-sports-spin-with-andy-lee-tomorrow/#comments Sun, 08 Jul 2012 19:53:23 +0000 Andy Lee http://krod.com/?p=62563 When I found out from management at ESPN El Paso that I would be getting my own two hour sports radio program I was instantly humbled and thrilled.  Since my arrival at the station in May of 2008, this was the moment I had been dreaming about

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]]> http://krod.com/espn-el-paso-launches-sports-spin-with-andy-lee-tomorrow/feed/ 0 HBO's Harold Lederman Talks Boxing [AUDIO] http://krod.com/hbos-harold-lederman-talks-boxing-audio/ http://krod.com/hbos-harold-lederman-talks-boxing-audio/#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2012 02:44:15 +0000 Steve Kaplowitz http://krod.com/?p=58883 Two days before the big Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Andy Lee showdown, Harold Lederman dropped by the 600 ESPN El Paso studios to talk about the fight.

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]]> http://krod.com/hbos-harold-lederman-talks-boxing-audio/feed/ 0 Courtesy of Johnnie Walker Jay Jaffe Baseball Prospectus Interview 5/2/12 [AUDIO] http://krod.com/jay-jaffe-baseball-prospectus-interview-5212-audio/ http://krod.com/jay-jaffe-baseball-prospectus-interview-5212-audio/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 23:19:02 +0000 Steve Kaplowitz http://krod.com/jay-jaffe-baseball-prospectus-interview-5212-audio/ On Wednesday afternoon, Baseball Prospectus writer Jay Jaffe joined Sportstalk for his weekly chat around the Majors. The interview aired about 20 minutes later than its usual time because of the Dodgers-Rockies game running late.

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]]> http://krod.com/jay-jaffe-baseball-prospectus-interview-5212-audio/feed/ 0 Baseball Prospectus Senior Writer Jay Jaffe Remembering Bert Sugar (1936-2012) http://krod.com/remembering-bert-sugar-1936-2012/ http://krod.com/remembering-bert-sugar-1936-2012/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 02:51:10 +0000 Steve Kaplowitz http://krod.com/?p=42197 Over the last 15 years that I have hosted Sportstalk, few guests have made our "A" list. Bert Sugar was not only a charter member of that group, but he was one of my favorite people in all of sports.

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]]> http://krod.com/remembering-bert-sugar-1936-2012/feed/ 0 Boxing Author and Historian Bert Sugar (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for HBO) Broncos Host Mike Rice On Payton Manning [AUDIO] http://krod.com/broncos-host-mike-rice-on-payton-manning-audio/ http://krod.com/broncos-host-mike-rice-on-payton-manning-audio/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:34:42 +0000 Steve Kaplowitz http://krod.com/?p=40946 On Monday, Denver Broncos studio host Mike Rice joined Sportstalk on the Village Inn Hotline to talk about Payton Manning joining the team.

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]]> http://krod.com/broncos-host-mike-rice-on-payton-manning-audio/feed/ 0 Photo courtesy of KOA 850 AM Mike Rice From KOA in Denver Discusses Peyton Manning Coming to the Broncos http://krod.com/mike-rice-from-koa-in-denver-discusses-peyton-manning-coming-to-the-broncos/ http://krod.com/mike-rice-from-koa-in-denver-discusses-peyton-manning-coming-to-the-broncos/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 02:53:37 +0000 Andy Lee http://krod.com/?p=40518 After a nearly two week courtship Peyton Manning settled on the Denver Broncos.  Manning and the Broncos are working out a deal that is believed to be somewhere in the neighborhood of five years and $95 million

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]]> http://krod.com/mike-rice-from-koa-in-denver-discusses-peyton-manning-coming-to-the-broncos/feed/ 0 (Photo courtesy of KOA website) UTEP's Lone Senior, Gabe McCulley, Reflects on His Time as a Miner [Audio] http://krod.com/uteps-lone-senior-gabe-mcculley-reflects-on-his-time-as-a-miner-audio/ http://krod.com/uteps-lone-senior-gabe-mcculley-reflects-on-his-time-as-a-miner-audio/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:16:09 +0000 Andy Lee http://krod.com/?p=37237 It seems like he just arrived in El Paso as a fresh faced teenager from Memphis, but it's been nearly five years since Gabe McCulley officially began his career as a Miner.  Tonight, he will play his final game at the Haskins Center

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]]> http://krod.com/uteps-lone-senior-gabe-mcculley-reflects-on-his-time-as-a-miner-audio/feed/ 0 Photo by Steve Kaplowitz 'On The Sidelines' Podcast 02/22/12 [AUDIO] http://krod.com/on-the-sidelines-podcast-022212-audio/ http://krod.com/on-the-sidelines-podcast-022212-audio/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:01:29 +0000 Chad Middleton http://krod.com/?p=35981 This is the "hump day" edition of 'On The Sidelines'. You still have time to register to come in studio and talk sports with me, listen to find out how!

Show topics for tonight include: How angry Chad is about all the mistakes he made Producing SportsTalk today, Andy and his out of date crappy phone and Chad just can't accept his mistakes

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]]> http://krod.com/on-the-sidelines-podcast-022212-audio/feed/ 0 Photo by: Johnnie Walker Remembering Baseball Hall of Famer Gary Carter [AUDIO] http://krod.com/remembering-baseball-hall-of-famer-gary-carter-audio/ http://krod.com/remembering-baseball-hall-of-famer-gary-carter-audio/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:16:57 +0000 Steve Kaplowitz http://krod.com/?p=34559 I'm still saddened by the passing of Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter. The 57-year old was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor last May, and fought until the very end.

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]]> http://krod.com/remembering-baseball-hall-of-famer-gary-carter-audio/feed/ 0 New York Mets Catcher Gary Carter #8 tags out Jim Rice #14 of the Boston Red Sox during game 7 of the 1986 World Series at Shea Stadium on October 27, 1986 in Flushing, New York. The Mets won the series 4-3. (Photo by T.G. Higgins/Getty Images) 'On The Sidelines' Podcast 02/08/12 [AUDIO] http://krod.com/on-the-sidelines-podcast-020812-audio/ http://krod.com/on-the-sidelines-podcast-020812-audio/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:07:09 +0000 Chad Middleton http://krod.com/?p=32193 Tonight's edition of 'On The Sidelines' is another show first. Andy is off to the UTEP vs. Tulsa mens game so... Chad is solo for the first time.

Show topics include: Blenda Rodriguez of the Harlem Globetrotters in studio, Memphis to the Big East, I dislike Rick Pitino and everyone should listen to PGA Tour Radio

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]]> http://krod.com/on-the-sidelines-podcast-020812-audio/feed/ 0 Photo by Steve Kaplowitz Blenda Rodriguez Of The Harlem Globetrotters In Studio [VIDEO] http://krod.com/blenda-rodriguez-of-the-harlem-globetrotters-in-studio-video/ http://krod.com/blenda-rodriguez-of-the-harlem-globetrotters-in-studio-video/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:57:04 +0000 Chad Middleton http://krod.com/?p=32176 What a treat we had today on Sports Talk! Blenda Rodriguez was tremendous and extremely gracious with his time! If this video does not put a smile on your face, I am sorry but nothing will!

Great job Blenda! We hope to have you back on the show soon!

 

]]> http://krod.com/blenda-rodriguez-of-the-harlem-globetrotters-in-studio-video/feed/ 0 Harlem Globetrotter Blenda Rodriguez In Studio Today http://krod.com/harlem-globetrotter-blenda-rodriguez-in-studio-today/ http://krod.com/harlem-globetrotter-blenda-rodriguez-in-studio-today/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:22:33 +0000 Chad Middleton http://krod.com/?p=32132 The Harlem Globetrotters will be at the Pan Am Center in Las Cruces this Saturday February 11th.

Today at 4:00pm Sports Talk will be bringing you the Globetrotters a few days early!

Blenda Rodriguez, a ball handling specialist a la legendary Globetrotter, Curly Neal, will be live in studio performing some of his tricks so be sure to tune in!

We will be video taping the interview and posting it her on krod

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]]> http://krod.com/harlem-globetrotter-blenda-rodriguez-in-studio-today/feed/ 0 Ethan Campbell, six, helps Blender Rodriguez with one of Blenda's many tricks. (Photo by Nicola Weatherall My Views About Sports Talk Will Be… On The Sidelines http://krod.com/my-views-about-sports-talk-will-be-on-the-sidelines/ http://krod.com/my-views-about-sports-talk-will-be-on-the-sidelines/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:09:08 +0000 Chad Middleton http://krod.com/?p=30600 Thanks to Steve Kaplowitz and with the help of Andy Lee, starting 01/25/12 I will be posting a blog, with audio, called "On The Sidelines".

Because, lets be honest, that is where I am!

This blog will be about my thoughts and views of the days show and I will be interviewing Andy everyday to discuss each show and what goes on behind the scenes of Sports Talk

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]]> http://krod.com/my-views-about-sports-talk-will-be-on-the-sidelines/feed/ 0 Host of Sports Talk Steve Kaplowitz and Producer Andy Lee "Football Outsider" Aaron Schatz Discusses Super Bowl XLVI [AUDIO] http://krod.com/football-outsider-aaron-schatz-discusses-super-bowl-xlvi-audio/ http://krod.com/football-outsider-aaron-schatz-discusses-super-bowl-xlvi-audio/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:59:21 +0000 Chad Middleton http://krod.com/?p=30568 On Tuesday January 24, Aaron Schatz joined Steve Kaplowitz on Sports Talk to discuss Super Bowl XLVI.

The founder of FootballOutsiders.com was asked about the similarities between the New England Patriots of 2007 and 2011

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]]> http://krod.com/football-outsider-aaron-schatz-discusses-super-bowl-xlvi-audio/feed/ 0 Photo courtesy of Football Outsiders.com UTEP Basketball Media Shootout [PHOTOS] http://krod.com/utep-basketball-media-shootout-photos/ http://krod.com/utep-basketball-media-shootout-photos/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:04:24 +0000 Steve Kaplowitz http://krod.com/utep-basketball-media-shootout-photos/ On Wednesday night, January 18th, El Paso's sports media took part in a 3-Point Shootout. 600 ESPN El Paso's Andy Lee and Brandon Cohn took aim for the Print and Radio Team, but lost to the TV squad 17-12

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