Episodes

  • Big Unit, Big Hurt, Big Opening Day

    Big Unit, Big Hurt, Big Opening Day
    Apr 6 2022
    Not long after a stoppage in play, baseball needed a lift. But we aren't talking about 2022 here. Oh no, instead, it’s 1996 – the first full season after the 1994-95 strike – we have in mind for the latest episode of ‘The Box Score Show’ with a particular focus on the anticipation of Seattle's Opening Day and the ultimate letdown of the season that followed. It might not sound like the most likeliest of picks for a game to look back on, but bear with Kevin Chroust and Chris de Salvo as they journey back into an era when Randy Johnson toed the mound for the offensively prolific Mariners, and Frank Thomas was driving in runs for a White Sox team still getting over what could have been in '94. A shortstop sensation by the name of Alex Rodriguez was still proving himself and hit ninth on this opening day, while Ken Griffey Jr. was in the prime of Seattle primes. And Frank Costanza would not be thrilled if we forgot to mention Jay Buhner. You can subscribe to all the podcasts from Th
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    38 mins
  • HBDiesel – Shaq’s 28th Birthday Performance in the NBA

    HBDiesel – Shaq’s 28th Birthday Performance in the NBA
    Mar 5 2022
    It’s Shaq’s birthday, his 50th in fact, and what better way to celebrate than joining Kevin Chroust and Chris De Salvo as they wind the clock back to March 6, 2000 as the Los Angeles Lakers star delivered a one-of-a-kind performance to crush the Clippers. In the midst of his only MVP season, Shaq’s birthday was one to remember. In 45 minutes on the second night of a back-to-back, he put up 61 points and grabbed 23 rebounds as a regular-season precursor to the first NBA championship of his career, aided by a particularly bright young star by the name of Kobe Bryant. You can subscribe to all the podcasts from The Analyst on your favorite podcast applications now to ensure you don’t miss an episode. And don’t forget to rate and review the shows while you’re there
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    26 mins
  • 78 En Route To 73

    78 En Route To 73
    Jan 7 2022
    For the first time in 2 1/2 years, Steph Curry and Klay Thompson are set to be reunited on an NBA court for the Golden State Warriors. Yeah, the Splash Brothers are back in town. Ahead of their reunion, our own pod brothers Kevin Chroust and Chris de Salvo have gone back to Feb. 27, 2016 for perhaps Klay Thompson and Steph Curry's greatest combined performance. It was the night where the duo combined for a 78 points as the Warriors won against the Oklahoma City Thunder as they chased down the Chicago Bulls’ infamous 72-win regular-season record. It was the night Curry tied the NBA record for 3s in a game at 12 (a record that Thompson himself now owns thanks to his 14 in a night against Chicago in Oct. 2018). It was the night where Kevin Durant possibly decided it might be worth returning any calls that Draymond Green would make at the end of the season. It was the night that the Splash Brothers made their own. Come for the stats and info, stay for Chris’ Tim Robinson impersona
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    24 mins
  • SuperMan’s Circus

    SuperMan’s Circus
    Nov 30 2021
    It might be hard to believe, but once upon a time the Chicago Bulls had to give up their home court for two weeks when the circus came to town each November. Instead of dunks, blocks and rebounds, it was tightrope walkers, roaring lions and clowns not of the refereeing variety that ruled either Chicago Stadium or the United Center. In the 1990s, that meant Michael Jordan got to take his talents on the road for lengthy West Coast trips, a few of which helped solidify his status as perhaps the greatest to have ever played the game. Join Chris DeSalvo and Kevin Chroust as they join the Bulls on a 1992 jaunt that saw the eventual World champs take on Minnesota, Seattle, the LA Lakers, Phoenix and Golden State, plus that well-known West Coast outfit the New York Knicks, in the space of 11 November days as Jordan reached heights he would never again surpass in his career. You can subscribe to all the podcasts from The Analyst on your favorite podcast applications now to ensure you
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    49 mins
  • Gibson vs. McLain ’68 | MLB’s Speedy Changeup

    Gibson vs. McLain ’68 | MLB’s Speedy Changeup
    Oct 29 2021
    1968 World Series. Game 1. Forever remembered as Bob Gibson's Day. The St. Louis Cardinals pitcher recorded a shutout while notching a still standing postseason record of 17 strikeouts in the pitchers duel of pitchers duels against Denny McLain after both had won the MVP and Cy Young awards in their respective leagues. Set against a backdrop of an ever-changing America, the country’s national pastime was also set to go through a revolution in an attempt to level the balance between pitching and offense by leveling the mound, Chris DeSalvo and Kevin Chroust (along with a heavy dose of Harry Caray!) head back to Busch Stadium to relive this memorable day. You can subscribe to all the podcasts from The Analyst on your favorite podcast applications now to ensure you don’t miss an episode. Don’t forget to rate and review the shows while you are there too.
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    45 mins
  • Game 8, 1921 World Series | The Land of Thousand Names

    Game 8, 1921 World Series | The Land of Thousand Names
    Oct 26 2021
    Kevin Chroust and Chris DeSalvo are back for that always tricky second album and have thrown themselves into the deep end with the likes of Cupid Childs, Spud Johnson, Kid Gleason, Chicken Wolf and Pie Traynor. That's right, it's 1920's baseball to feast upon: a time when at the start of the decade the Yankees weren't the biggest team in New York and hadn't even appeared in a World Series yet. Oh, and seriously, the World Series was a best-of-nine effort. You can subscribe to all the podcasts from The Analyst on your favorite podcast applications now to ensure you don’t miss an episode. Don’t forget to rate and review the shows while you are there too.
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    26 mins
  • The Biggest (but Ugliest) NBA Comeback

    The Biggest (but Ugliest) NBA Comeback
    Sep 14 2021
    “I’ve seen a lot of things over the years, but that’s got to be the biggest comeback in NBA history.” For a while on November 27, 1996, Dick Motta's Denver Nuggets looked in cruise mode against the Utah Jazz in the battle of the NBA's brightest jerseys, leading by 36 points against a lineup that featured the likes of John Stockton and Karl Malone. But as Kevin Chroust and Chris de Salvo will guide you through in the season finale of The Box Score Show: the greatest, biggest (and ugliest, thanks to those jerseys) NBA comeback took place at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City – a feat which hasn't been surpassed in the almost 25 years since. You can subscribe to all the podcasts from The Analyst on your favorite podcast applications now to ensure you don’t miss an episode. Don’t forget to rate and review the shows while you are there too.
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    27 mins
  • When Monsters on the Boards Roamed the Earth

    When Monsters on the Boards Roamed the Earth
    Jul 23 2021
    The date was April 18, 1962, and the two most storied franchises in NBA history were facing off in Game 7 of the NBA Finals: the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers. In the end, it was the seemingly unbeatable Celtics that came out on top in a 110-107 overtime victory to claim a fourth consecutive NBA title. But the star of the show was Bill Russell, who put up 30 points and grabbed … wait for it … 40 rebounds. Yes, you read that right. The legend had 30 points and 40 rebounds in a winner-takes-all, overtime, Game 7 with the title on the line. Kevin Chroust and Chris De Salvo take us back to an era where there were rebounding opportunities aplenty. And Russell grabbed them. You can subscribe to all the podcasts from The Analyst on your favorite podcast applications now to ensure you don’t miss an episode. Don’t forget to rate and review the shows while you are there too.
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    19 mins