Episode 33: Wait It's not Thursday

I promise that the Right Now Podcast did not take more time off -- as a matter of fact this podcast was taped relatively early on Thursday (our normal tape day) but for some unknown reason Joe decided to withhold from posting the episode until today. This week the RNP Crew is talking about everything under the sun including a load of baseball talk - John Lackey is in Boston, Roy Halladay is in Philly and the Marines appear to believe they are contenders. We'll also talk about football, both professional and college and touch on the rest of the sporting world which you so desperately love.

Episode 32: Off The Cuff

This week on the Right Now Podcast we're talking about everything BUT Tiger Woods. It's an off the cuff episode as we discuss Brian Kelly to Notre Dame, who should be in South Bend, what happened to the BCS this year and should you feel ripped off by college football? Plus we'll touch on the winter meetings, the NFL and everything in between. It's all here on Episode 32.

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Episode 31: Alot Happens in Two Weeks

Hey there everyone welcome back to the Right Now Podcast, the holiday's kept us out of your earbuds for the past two weeks but we're back with all the great sports talk that you've come to expect from the RNP with Episode 31. This week we're going to talk a lot about Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren, plus Tiger's multiple mistresses and how terrible he is at cheating, plus we'll talk about the coaches who dropped these last couple of days, and the NFL as always because it's the only thing we actually can talk about rationally.

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Episode 30: Covering All Corners

If there was ever a week to listen to The Right Now Podcast -- this is the week. We're going to talk about baseball, basketball, football, croquet, cricket, Pac-man, monopoly, Manny Pacquiao v. Miguel Cotto, connect 4, and any game that you can possible think of. Some might call this overkill, others would classify it as us trying to excel in something since our picks have been so bad but I call it Covering All Corners.

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Episode 29: Boxing, Football and Horses

It's been awhile since you've spent the day with your friends at the Right Now Podcast. This week we're going to talk about Joe's boxing coverage and this weekends Chad Dawson-Glen Johnson rematch. For those who want to follow along Joe will be live at the XL Center in Hartford, CT covering the fight and twittering the results (@411JRoche) starting at 5 PM/ET.

Also this week we'll talk about the NFL - who is good, who is terrible and who are we surprised about at this point in the season? All of that plus it's Breeder's Cup weekend and the team that shall not be named gets their due for winning the World Series.

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Episode 28: Two Guys Argue

In this episode you'll hear some heated arguments about the dumbest possible subjects including whether or not having a time machine would help the Patriots win a game that happened a month ago. We could've done a more professional show but then again you wouldn't love us if we did.

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Episode 27: Badness of Epic Levels

It's episode 27 and this week we'll talk about possibly the worst team in the history of the NFL and the worst quarterback in the history of the league being on a completely different team. We'll also do a quick major league baseball playoff rundown, and it's a huge weekend of college football so we'll touch on that including the Red River Shootout and USC-Notre Dame.

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Episode 26: NFL and Baseball

We've reached the quarter poll in the NFL season and things are starting to round into shape. Join the boys this week as we talk about who is good, who is bad, and who you should be putting your money on this weekend. Plus Joe has a new gig as the boxing writer at Examiner.com so please support him on his twitter page at twitter.com/411jroche, or at http://www.examiner.com/x-26181-Providence-Boxing-Examiner.

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Episode 25: Baseball Wrap-up and NFL

As the major league baseball season comes to a close we look back to Episode 2B and recap our pre-season baseball picks and let me tell you folks it's not good. Plus after three weeks we know who is good and who isn't in the NFL and we're going to talk about all of that as we go over our picks of the week. Episode 25 also features some more interactive Ustream goodness as the Right Now Podcast continues to evolve.

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Episode 24: It's NFL Talk Of Course

The Right Now Podcast returns to the airwaves with an episode full of NFL talk. We'll discuss the surprises of the NFL season both good and bad including the Patriots, Ravens, Falcons and 49ers. We'll also go over this weeks lines, be disappointed about last week and brag about calling the USC upset last week. We'll also talk about Floyd Mayweather and the WBC world heavyweight title fight this Saturday between Chris Arreola and Vitali Klitschko.

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Episode 22: The Picks Episode on VIDEO

We're trying something a little different as the audio recording device wasn't working so Nick joins Joe via skype on Ustream and we get a live video look of what goes on when we tape the show. We wanted to get our picks down before Friday but we will be back tomorrow with another more traditional broadcast.

Episode 22: OH NO

It's the Right Now Podcast and we're talking A LOT of NFL as we prepare for the kickoff of the 2009 NFL regular season. We taped this episode before the Titans/Steelers game and boy-oh-boy was I wrong about the Titans. You'll have to listen to hear how wrong I was, but it doesn't make me sound very good.

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Episode 21: From the Readers

This week the RNP Crew is discussing questions from the audience. It's probably the most mistake filled episode of all time (mainly from Joe) BUT we also go LIVE for the first time -- find out on Episode 21 how you can sit in live with the RNP next week and contribute in real time.

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Episode 20: Day Late, Still Great

We're back doing face to face podcasts and episode 20 sees us joined by two less then special guests. It's all the humor and sports analysis that you've come to be disappointed by, it's The Right Now Podcast.

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You have a homework assignment -- Paulie Malignaggi v. Juan Diaz (www.boxingtube.org).

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Episode 19: Day Late, Dollar Short

No big intro this week I just didn't post the podcast yesterday and after the Sox/Yanks game last night I didn't feel like posting it then either.

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Episode 18: Football Talk, Talkin' Football

This week the Right Now Podcast is talking almost exclusively about the game that the entire nation loves -- pro football. As the season heads full steam into the preseason the RNP bring in some special guests to talk about the NFL.

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Episode 17: Grab Some Ice

Posted today's episode quick so no cute welcome note. This week we're talking about Major League Baseball and the best pitchers in the game today. Plus we'll be enjoying some adult themed beverages and running through whatever else pops up.

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Episode 16: MLB Trade Deadline

On the eve of the MLB trade deadline the Right Now Podcast crew decides to spend some quality time talking about the old prospects vs. established stars debate. Also we'll talk a little bit about steroids and why the only people who are concerned with who did steroids are old white men/sports writers.

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Episode 15A: Skypcast Time

In an attempt to continue moving the Right Now Podcast forward we're trying out the idea of doing a Skypecast. This is the first attempt and it's obviously a bit of a mixed bag. However it's all a work in progress, this time around we're going to talk about Michael Vick.

Also keep in touch with our Twitter account because we're going to start taking calls for the RNP and you're going to want to know when we're live on Skype to get your voice heard on the Right Now Podcast.

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Episode 15: Smashing Quarterbacks and Erin Andrews

It's week 15 and we're back to take shots at anyone who takes snaps in the NFL. We're going to lead things off with Erin Andrews talk though because it's that important, then we'll cover Tebow, Big Ben, Mike Vick and anyone else that comes into our crosshairs.

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(Stream coming)

Episode 14: Remembering Thunder

This week we're going to spend a long time remembering one of the great boxers of all time Arturo "Thunder" Gatti. We'll also talk about the upcoming Showtime Super Six World Boxing Classic, MLB All Star game, Brettfavre, and what sporting event would you attend if you could attend any sporting event ever?


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Episode 13: And We're Back!

Well folks we took a week off and the entire world spun off its axis. Celebrities are dropping dead left and right, so in the interest of all Hollywood we have returned with another episode of the Right Now Podcast. This week we're talking about the past two weeks in the world of sports including a lot of NBA talk.

Question of the week: Michael Jackson -- greatest entertainer ever, or creepy pedophile?

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No Show Update

We forgot to mention last week that this week we'd be taking a Fourth of July holiday. If more of an explanation check HERE.

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Episode 12: NBA Draft

We're a day away from the NBA Draft so it's time to talk about everything NBA related. We'll talk about the best picks in the draft, the worst value, and everything in between. Plus we'll round out the week with some inter-league baseball play and the insane ramblings of two people who want to attract fans to the ballpark.

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Episode 11: Boxing

You've said you appreciate the stream of conscious approach to the Right Now Podcast and we deliver in spades this week. We're talking about DUI manslaughter, Donte Stallworth and Leonard Little, plus we'll discuss Sammy Sosa, steroids in MLB and most importantly heavyweight boxing.

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Episode 10: The Red Sox Episode

We're back once again this week with another episode of the Right Now Podcast. This time out we're talking about the Boston Red Sox -- a lot, but we'll also cover the bases with major league baseball. We're also talking about the NBA and NHL playoffs, and much more soccer/futbol talk then you're ever going to hear from us again.

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Episode 9: Spastic Podcasting

It's Episode 9 of the Right Now Podcast and as per usual we're going to cover the sports new stories that you care about. This week we're talking about the NBA Finals, the NHL Stanley Cup Finals, A-Rod and the New York Yankees, and Randy Johnson becoming the newest member of the 300 wins club. It's all the sports news you need, all the analysis you want, and the inane humor that you've come to expect from the Right Now Podcast.

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Episode 8: We're Back!

Well it was a nice week off in Key West but once again the Right Now Podcast has returned from an unmarked bunker in the woods of Central Massachusetts. This week your friends at the RNP are talking about the best pitching performance of the early season, Big Papi, A-Rod, Manny, steroids, the NBA and all things Lebron James. It's an action packed half hour and it's all inside the Right Now Podcast.

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Episode 7: The Playoffs

We're taking next week off so get your fill of the Right Now Podcast this week with Episode 7 as we sit around and talk playoffs from both the NHL and NBA.

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I'm on a plane to Key West until Memorial Day -- stay thirsty my friends.

Episode 6: Brettfavre Episode

In this episode the most interesting man in the world talks about Brett Favre, NFL QB's and the NHL's relocation.

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Episode 5: The Fix Epsiode

We're back with another episode of the Right Now Podcast. Not a whole lot of structure this week as we're talking about all things NBA and NHL playoffs including whether or not either or both leagues are fixed.

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Don't forget -- Hatton/Pacquiao on Saturday night will be an amazing fight say your newest 411mania Boxing columnist.

Real Episode 4b: The Post Draft Show

Check out THE CORRECTED Non NFL Draft show which talks about the possible sleeper picks, the NHL playoffs and the NBA playoffs.

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Thinking Right Now: The Greatest

Note: Thinking Right Now is an on again, off again feature of this site that will bring the stylistic stylings of the man who owns the microphone for the Right Now Podcast - Joe Roche to the masses. There is no set schedule, there is no set procedure, this is a free flowing article that may touch on mature subjects, so you might want to wear a raincoat.



At roughly 4:30 P.M. on Saturday, April 25th the name Matt Stafford will in all likelihood be called from a podium in New York City marking him as the 1st overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. Being the first pick is both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand you've been anointed as the best franchise building block in your draft class and you'll be paid handsomely because of that. On the other hand you're about to go somewhere horrible, teams that draft 1st rarely come off a Super Bowl season the previous year. In the case of Stafford, he's about to make enough money to purchase an entire voting district in Detroit with enough left over to own two of the three American car manufacturers.

But before we spend the next week playing the roll of Asian massage therapist to the Lions, I'd like to interrupt this happy ending to talk about the Greatest (Disaster) #1 Pick of all Time in the NFL Draft. Tim Couch.

Here is a little game that I want to play, compare the college numbers of these two mystery players.

MYSTERY QB A
Comp: 564
Att: 986
Yards: 7,731
Comp%: 57.2
TD: 51
INT: 33

MYSTERY QB B
Comp: 825
Att: 1232
Yards: 8,772
Comp%: 67.0
TD: 76
INT: 37

If you're the fan of the Detroit Lions you might look at those numbers and pray to Spongebob that your franchise is going to put the keys to the kingdom in the hands of Mystery QB B -- and they still might, because the last time I checked Tim Couch is available. Mystery QB A, well that's the guy that your team is tempted to give the equivalent of the GDP of Western Africa to for the next five to seven years.

Do I mean to insinuate that Matt Stafford is potentially a Couch in sheep's clothing? Not necessarily, I just mean to bring up the point that the man who holds the crown as the greatest disappointment in NFL Draft first pick history was light years ahead of the kid who will take to the podium first this year. That's not exactly the type of thing that I'd want to hear right now in Detroit. I suppose this is one of the benefits of a massive economic downturn, there isn't a Lions fan in the city of Detroit that can afford the internet access required to look up numbers like these.

However, just in case you jumped online at the library Mr. Ford allow me to soothe those fears. Tim Couch had a QB Rating of 73.2 in his rookie season which was better then the 71.2 QB Rating of a certain 6'5 quarterback with a laser, rocket arm. Perhaps you've heard of him -- Peyton Manning. So hell, maybe Tim Couch was on his way to becoming the next Peyton Manning but was sidetracked by a horrible franchise, in a terrible position, with no redeeming qualities anywhere on the field.

Luckily Matt Stafford won't run into those problems in Detroit -- I mean hell you couldn't possibly be coming off a worse season then the 1997 Indianapolis Colts who went 3-13, with a point differential of -88 points, right?

Oh wait -- that's right, you went 0-16 with a point differential of a ball clenchingly bad -249, losing every game by almost 16 points on average.

But I'm sure you have nothing to worry about. I'm sure Matt Stafford isn't en route to becoming the subject of a column ten years from now talking about the Greatest (Disaster) #1 Draft Pick in NFL history. Then again I'm not the person shelling out the type of money that would make Eliot Spitzer's heads spin so that some dude can sling a football around an empty stadium, in the most depressed city in the country, for the next seven years.

If you want to see how monumentally bad this could work out for you Mr. Ford - might I suggest taking a road trip over to Cleveland and just yell Tim Couch onto a busy street. If you survive that experience perhaps you'll give Jason Smith's agent a call.

Episode 4A: NFL Mock Draft

It's episode 4A the OFFICIAL Right Now Podcast NFL Draft show. In this episode we're going to be giving you a 1st round mock draft full of insight with none of the Todd McShay.

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Episode 3b - NHL Playoffs

It's episode 3b with our special NHL insider. Check out the crew's thoughts on this years NHL playoffs

Episode 3b

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Episode 3a - NBA Show

This is the NBA playoff show with out NBA expert Dan Germain talking all the NBA playoff teams and other NBA related topics

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Episode 2B - The Baseball Episode

The second half of episode 2 of the Right Now Podcast. In Episode 2B we're going to talk about baseball, and only baseball.

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Episode 2A

Episode 2A of the Right Now Podcast is LIVE. In the first half of this week's show we're talking about the NCAA Tournament, Tyler Hansborough's place in college basketball history, and the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

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Episode One

It's the official launch of the Right Now Podcast. This week we're talking about Jay Cutler's trade to the Windy City, the Final Four, and why is Arizona a good college basketball program?

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