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A show that discusses underserved topics in the world of sports. Tune in Sunday nights at 7 PM Eastern.

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    • Jun 6, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    S4 E21: An unusual finale.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2021 29:49


    Thanks for listening. Under the Radar with Sammy Bovitz was a presentation of National Sports Radio. It was written, researched, edited, and hosted by Sammy Bovitz. It featured guest appearances by Eli Pearl, Eli Lesser, Robert Deiters, Jack Brooks, Ben Weiner, Paul Lukas, Drew Ajose-Nixon, Daniel West, Chris Linney, Alex Swift, and Max Strohmer. Help was provided by Russell Taber, Anthony Remedios, Ari Friedman, Cruz Ochoa, Jake Sirkus, Evan Sherrill, Chris Sharp, and BIG3 N3ws. Special thanks to Kofie Yeboah.

    S4 E20: I contracted the NBA (with Alex Swift)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 36:49


    Alex Swift returns to help Sammy prove every nostalgic basketball fan right/wrong/confused.

    S4 E19: The BIG3's Hunt for Relevancy (while playing zero games)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2021 15:08


    The BIG3 hasn't played any games for nearly two years. So what have they done since then?Thanks for Will from @big3n3ws for his help with this episode. Be sure to check out his socials and the 4th Man Podcast.

    S4 E18: Major League Baseball's Marketing Problem (and how to fix it)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021 30:40


    Sammy's tired. CHAPTERS:An Impossible Road to Stardom (1:08), (Not) Appealing to Casual Fans (15:02), Problems and Solutions, both Minor and Major (22:05)

    S4 E17: The Ultimate NFL Draft of Fictional Characters

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2021 24:46


    With the help of some NSR friends, Sammy simulates an NFL Draft featuring dinosaurs, superheroes, Transformers, bounty hunters, and Pokemon. Full player pool (spoilers?): Avengers: The Hulk, Captain America, ThorStar Wars: Chewbacca, Darth Vader, Boba FettX-Men: Wolverine, Mystique, Deadpool Justice League: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman Pixar: Sulley, Frozone, Anger Super Mario Bros.: Donkey Kong, Bowser, YoshiPokemon: Charizard, Mewtwo, PikachuTransformers: Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, MegatronJurassic Park: Tyrannosaurus Rex, Velociraptor Sonic the Hedgehog: Sonic, Dr. Eggman, Metal SonicThe Legend of Zelda: Link, Zelda, Ganondorf

    S4 E16: NES Sports Games | UTR Files

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2021 17:09


    Sammy plays 12 of the earliest sports games of all time. They didn't hold up too well.

    S4 E15: The History of Walk-Off Balks, Part 2 | UTR Files

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2021 14:24


    Sammy concludes his bizarre historical recap of baseball's weirdest, rarest possible ending.

    S4 E14: The History of Walk-Off Balks, Part 1 | UTR Files

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 14:54


    This is the first of a two-part history of one of the rarest plays in baseball.

    S4 E13: Let's Talk About the Pro Bowl

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2021 18:38


    Sammy discusses the fundamental problems with the NFL's All-Star events, the new gimmicks they have tried to use to push the event forward, and more.

    S4 E12: A (Tragic) History of the 2010s Texas Rangers (with Max Strohmer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020 32:19


    Max Strohmer of Baseball at Its Finest joins Sammy to break down the 2010s Texas Rangers and where Adrian Beltre, Elvis Andrus, and company unfortunately went wrong. Thanks for listening to Under the Radar in 2020.

    S4 E11: The Scare Games | UTR Files

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2020 20:04


    Sammy talks about the most engaging monster Olympic games that he has ever seen in a Pixar prequel.

    S4 E10: Honoring the Fallen Kickers of 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2020 21:32


    Sammy discusses the released kickers from this year (including some bizarre Jaguars GM role-playing), then goes on to talk about the weirdest and worst division of the NFL. Can you guess which one?

    S4 E9: Let's Talk About Yearly Sports Video Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 25:42


    Sammy discusses the problems that come with Take-Two Interactive, Electronic Arts, and San Diego Studio pumping out new sports games annually for $60. For those that want to see the video I referenced in this episode, you can check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te_pWL5a6b0

    S4 E8: A (Tragic) History of the 2010s Detroit Tigers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2020 23:36


    Sammy discusses the rise and fall of the ridiculously talented Detroit Tigers teams of the early-to-mid 2010s, and makes the case for their cornerstone to be enshrined in Cooperstown forever.

    S4 E7: Let's Talk About the US National Soccer Teams (with Alex Swift)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2020 35:49


    Alex Swift of Swifty Knows Soccer returns to discuss the US Soccer teams, sexism in sports, the Women's massive success and revenue, and how to fix it.

    S4 E6: Wii Sports Club | UTR Files

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2020 31:12


    There was a 3rd Wii Sports except not really. Sammy can explain.

    S4 E5: August 9th, 1923 | UTR Files

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2020 20:13


    The weirdest baseball game you've never heard of in 20 minutes or less. Introducing UTR Files.

    S4 E4: Let's Talk About Scott Boras

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2020 25:49


    Sammy talks about Scott Boras, the most powerful agent in baseball, and how he has shaped and will continue to shape the MLB.

    S4 E3: A (Tragic) History of Michael Jordan's GM Career, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2020 32:12


    Sammy breaks down the 2010s Charlotte Bobcats and Hornets, dissecting Michael Jordan's mistakes and how executives can turn mostly terrible situations into something better.

    S4 E2: What if Mario Kart items came to NASCAR? (with Daniel West)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2020 43:19


    Daniel West of the Informal Program returns to discuss a topic that's been nagging Sammy and dorks everywhere for a long time.

    S4 E1: A (Tragic) History of Michael Jordan's GM Career, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2020 29:56


    Sammy returns with a Tragic History about one of the greatest athletes to play who became one of the worst executives of the 21st century.

    S3 E32: What does the immediate future of sports look like?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2020 32:31


    In the season finale, Sammy addresses the elephant in the room.

    S3 E31: 2020 NBA Free Agency Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2020 25:19


    2019 free agency was insane. 2020 free agency is not, and might be a while away. Sammy decided to preview it anyway.

    Generals of Hope and Despair

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2020 25:30


    The second special project from Under the Radar. Written, researched, produced, edited, and narrated by Sammy Bovitz.

    S3 E29 : A (Tragic) History of the 21st Century Oakland Raiders

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2020 52:04


    The Oakland Raiders are dead. NSR member Drew Ajose-Nixon joins Sammy to recap the final years of their history.

    S3 E28: What if Andrew Luck left college early?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 21:16


    Sammy explores the possibilities behind Andrew Luck leaving college early. Tons of QBs change hands.

    S3 E27: Let's Talk About The 2022 World Cup (with Alex Swift)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2020 29:54


    Sammy breaks down the 2022 World Cup, which is chock-full of controversy, with Swifty Knows Soccer host and NSR member Alex Swift.

    S3 E26: What if LeBron kept his talents in South Beach?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2020 26:30


    LeBron James has a complicated legacy in both Miami and Cleveland. By keeping his Decision for a longer period of time, Sammy changes his and the legacies of many others.

    S3 E25: What if 2010 MLB scouts could predict the future?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2020 24:37


    On Under the Radar's landmark 50th episode, Sammy does a redraft of 2010's loaded MLB Draft based on 2010 team needs, 2020 team needs, and the careers of those drafted.

    S3 E24: A review of one of the worst sports movies of all time.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2020 32:55


    Sammy gives his review of Gus, the 1976 movie from Walt Disney Pictures. It's about a placekicking mule and it's not very good.

    S3 E23: Let's Talk About Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota (with Eli Pearl and Chris Linney)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2020 32:10


    Eli Pearl and Chris Linney join Sammy to talk about the weird two QBs to come out of the 2015 NFL Draft-- Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota. They then talk about NFL free agency for a bit to wrap the show

    S3 E22: Let's Talk About the Evolution of Sports Media (with Daniel West)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2020 47:33


    Sammy is joined by Daniel West of the Informal Program for a conversation on sports media that ranges from analytical to laughing at Jason Witten.

    S3 E21: A (Tragic) History of the 21st Century Tennessee Titans

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2020 39:46


    Sammy discusses the Tennessee Titans through their wild 21st century, which includes four franchise quarterbacks and zero Super Bowls.

    S3 E20: The Ultimate March Madness of Fictional Characters

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2020 29:44


    Sammy has set out on a mission to discover the best fictional basketball team of all time through a 16-team bracket, which he breaks down along with NSR member Chris Linney, who took part in the panel to decide the champion.

    S3 E19: What if Josh Allen was picked no.1 by the Browns?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2020 28:08


    Josh Allen, for a while, was the consensus no.1 pick. To Sammy Bovitz, this made no sense. Let's explore what would happen if this draft projection came true.

    S3 E18: Let's Talk About All-Star Saturday Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2020 30:05


    All-Star Saturday Night is incredibly fun. But it is also flawed. Tonight, Sammy's going to try to fix it.

    S3 E17: A (Tragic) History of the 21st Century Seattle Mariners

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2020 38:57


    Sammy breaks down the Mariners' record-breaking 2001 season, and then discusses their decline as quickly and painfully as it happened in real life.

    S3 E16: XFL 2020 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2020 29:36


    Sammy does something rare for this show and sets the players of the XFL aside. The league is back, for better or for worse, and tonight, he looks at the league as a whole. Tonight's episode is dedicated to the memory of Kobe Bryant, gone too soon. May he Rest In Peace.

    S3 E15: 2020 NFL Free Agency Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2020 30:47


    Eli Pearl, Chris Linney, and Drew Ajose-Nixon join Sammy to break down the 2020 NFL Free Agent class.

    A History of Switch-Pitching

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2020 29:18


    A History of Switch-Pitching, an Under the Radar special project, was written, researched, produced, and narrated by Sammy Bovitz. Special Thanks to Kofie Yeboah.Sources include Baseball-Reference, SABR, SB Nation, and ESPN.com.

    S3 E13: 2020s Vision

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2019 28:05


    In the 2019 finale (not the Season 3 finale), Sammy talks about this coming decade and what it will bring for the world of sports. To wrap the year, Sammy looks ahead to the rest of Season 3 that has been planned and where Under the Radar will go in 2020.

    S3 E12 : The Year in Sports Media-- 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2019 28:46


    Sammy breaks down the most interesting storylines from the sports media world in 2019. Then, Sammy talks about his own growth as a member of the sports media over the course of this year.

    S3 E11: Honoring the Fallen Kickers of 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2019 29:13


    Sammy mourns each of the released kickers of the 2019 NFL season that remain free agents, who span from legendary (Matt Bryant) to infamous (Cody Parkey). Plus, Sammy takes some time to talk about the Ravens and 49ers, the two hot new teams that were in the Super Bowl togetheralmost 7 years ago and were completely different teams than they are now.

    S3 E10: Let's Talk About the NBA City Edition Program

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2019 32:13


    In the premiere to a new series within this show, Sammy reviews this year's City Edition designs, and then takes a look at the program as a whole. Plus, Sammy discusses an odd encounter he had with Knicks power forward Bobby Portis hours before he recorded this episode.

    S3 E9: What if the Kevin Garnett-Paul Pierce Nets trade never happened?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2019 32:32


    In the premiere to a new series within this show, Sammy undoes one of the worst trades of this decade, and the NBA gets weird.

    S3 E8: A (Tragic) History of the 21st Century Oklahoma City Thunder

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2019 32:41


    Sammy breaks down the entire 11-year plight of the Oklahoma City Thunder, through their highs and lows.

    S3 E7: 2020 MLB Free Agency Preview with Drew Ajose-Nixon

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2019 33:16


    Sammy and special guest Drew Ajose-Nixon break down the 2020 class of MLB free agents, with an emphasis on the more underserved storylines.

    S3 E6: 2019-20 NBA Season Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2019 30:01


    Sammy previews the upcoming NBA season by discussing the storylines he's watching out for.

    S3 E5: A (Tragic) History of the 21st Century Los Angeles Dodgers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2019 36:37


    The debut of a new series within the series, Sammy breaks down the heartbreaking 21st century of the Los Angeles Dodgers after their Game 5 loss to Washington.

    S3 E4: The Minor Sports Shoe Brands, ranked

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2019 29:06


    Sammy discusses and ranks every sports shoe brand outside of the big four of Nike, Adidas, Jordan, and Under Armour.

    S3 E3: Staying Secondary Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2019 30:43


    Staying Secondary concludes with a look at the more successful secondary franchises in the Jets, Nets, and Clippers, as well as LAFC.

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