Sparky's Midday Madness
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Episodes
8-15-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - Sparky Returns, Jacob Westendorf
August 15, 2022 20:42 - 47 minutes - 44 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness, Sparky is back in the host seat and going over who he thinks performed well in the Packers' preseason opener! Also, we're joined by Jacob Westendorf, part of Packer Report & the Pro Football Writers of America!
8-12-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - Packers Or Brewers On The TV Tonight?
August 12, 2022 20:46 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness, Tobi and AR go over their strategies for watching both the Packers preseason game and the Brewers-Cardinals opener tonight.
8-11-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - Best/Worst Throwback Jerseys
August 11, 2022 20:54 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness, Tobi and AR react to the purple jerseys the Milwaukee Bucks unveiled they will wear during select games in the 2022-23 season and discuss their favorite and least favorite throwback uniforms. They also workshop some names for a Tobi-themed show.
8-10-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - Hard Knocks & The Packers
August 10, 2022 20:16 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness, Tobi Altizer and AR discuss the start of Hard Knocks, and whether or not they would want to see the Packers featured on such a program!
8-9-22 Sparky's Midday Madness
August 10, 2022 00:59 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBAre we underselling Jaire Alexander returning to this Packers defense?
8-8-22 Sparky's Midday Madness
August 08, 2022 23:32 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBOn today's Sparky's Midday Madness presented by the Milwaukee Admirals with Tobi Altizer: The LeRoy Butler HOF celebration continues!
8-5-22 Sparky's Midday Madness
August 06, 2022 00:17 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBOn today's Sparky's Midday Madness presented by the Milwaukee Admirals: Sam Schmitz brings you all of the best sound from Bart Winkler and Gary Ellerson in Canton. Hear from Bob Harlan, James Lofton, Santana Dotson, Gilbert Brown & Charles Woodson, who all joined the Wendy's Big Show to celebrate LeRoy Butler being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
8-4-22 Sparky's Midday Madness
August 04, 2022 23:48 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBOn today's Sparky's Midday Madness presented by the Milwaukee Admirals: Will you be attending Blackhawks-Wild at Fiserv Forum? Also, we discuss the loss of Vin Scully.
8-3-22 Sparky's Midday Madness
August 03, 2022 20:14 - 50 minutes - 46 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness, Tobi Altizer starts the show talking about how the Josh Hader comments he made upon his arrival in San Diego could show some of the things behind-the-scenes in Milwaukee. But then, he and AR get dealt another round of head-scratching news concerning the Brewers and Dinelson Lamet.
8-2-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - Tobi Has Thoughts On Juan Soto
August 02, 2022 20:53 - 48 minutes - 44 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, Tobi Altizer has thoughts on the Juan Soto trade, and how it's indicative of one of the biggest problems in baseball today.
8-1-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - Reacting To The Josh Hader Trade
August 01, 2022 21:02 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, Tobi and AR continue to react to the news that Josh Hader has been traded to the San Diego Padres!
7-29-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - Which Stadium Is On Your Bucket List
July 29, 2022 21:48 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, as the Brewers prepare to take on the Red Sox at Fenway Park, Tobi and AR talk about stadiums that are on their bucket lists to visit. Callers provide their own as well, including one that makes AR very jealous!
7-28-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - Has Aaron Rodgers Created Positive Change In The Packers Organization?
July 28, 2022 22:05 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, we examine a story involving the Packers and Kenny Clark from a few years ago, then discuss whether or not Aaron Rodgers has been a catalyst for creating positive change within the organization.
7-27-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - Packers Training Camp Sound
July 27, 2022 21:10 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, Tobi and AR find a funny cut from Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers after the first team practice of training camp. Also, David Bakhtiari gives an update on his injury status.
7-26-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - Happy Ethan Small Day
July 26, 2022 21:37 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, Tobi Altizer and AR go over what Brewers' fan expectations for pitcher Ethan Small should be tonight as he takes the mound against Minnesota.
7-25-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - A "Burying Of The Hatchet"
July 25, 2022 21:54 - 52 minutes - 48 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, Sam Schmitz fills in for Sparky and attempts to "bury the hatchet" with Tim Shea!
7-22-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - R.J. Anderson, Jerry West Owns J.J. Reddick
July 22, 2022 20:19 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, Sparky goes over whether or not the Brewers can acquire enough talent at the trade deadline to be a threat to the Dodgers or Mets in the NL. We talk to CBS Sports's R.J. Anderson about this. Plus, Jerry West owns JJ Reddick.
7-21-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - Bucks Over/Unders For 2022-23
July 21, 2022 20:23 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, Sparky breaks down win over/unders for the upcoming NBA season. Also, JJ Watt appears to be set to help cover funeral expenses for a fan, and Sparky is confused by Kurt Benkert's newest endorsement.
7-20-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - The Cost Of Attending A Baseball Game, Nathan Marzion, Dave Kallmann
July 20, 2022 21:06 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, Sparky and AR break down the average cost of attending a baseball game. Plus, Giannis superfan Nathan Marzion helps us break down the championship-iversary. And racing reporter Dave Kallmann from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel talks about the new NASCAR street race coming to Chicago and its affect on Road America.
7-19-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - Quay Walker's Push For Pads, Don Wojczulis
July 19, 2022 20:31 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, Sparky recounts a story about how Quay Walker made a push at Georgia for more pads at practice. Also, we check in with Journey House College Sports Show host Don Wojczulis for his thoughts on Graham Mertz and the Badger football team.
7-18-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - Tobi Talks The Open Again, Challenges The World
July 18, 2022 20:30 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, Tobi Altizer fills in and talks about The Open Championship final round Sunday, the MLB Draft, tonight's Home Run Derby, and issues an open challenge to beat him in a 3 point shooting contest.
7-15-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - MLB Draft Talk, Home Run Derby Odds, Kohls In Downtown Milwaukee
July 15, 2022 20:30 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, Sparky wonders why the NBA isn't able to get big stars in the dunk contest like MLB can with the home run derby. We also go over MLB Draft talk with Dan Zielinski III from Baseball Prospect Journal. And Kohls is planning a new store in downtown Milwaukee.
7-14-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - Packers with Jacob Morley & more
July 14, 2022 20:27 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, Sparky previews the 2022 season for the Packers with Jacob Morley of Packer Report, the Pack-A-Day Podcast and Game On Wisconsin.
7-13-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - Tobi Talks Golf
July 13, 2022 20:37 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, Tobi Altizer fills in and shares his thoughts on Tiger Woods as he gets ready to compete in The Open Championship.
7-12-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - What About A Stud Pitcher For The Brewers?
July 12, 2022 20:39 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, Sparky proposes the idea that, instead of a big bat, the Brewers should consider trying to nab a stud pitcher at the MLB trade deadline.
7-11-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - What Could Make "Boring" Sports More Exciting?
July 11, 2022 22:27 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, Sparky has an idea that could make sports that fans are less interested in watching must-see television, and it all relates to something that happened in the Wimbledon final over the weekend. Also, the saga over self-checkouts continues.
7-8-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - Sparky and AR Complain About Apps and Grocery; Sam Dykstra
July 08, 2022 20:16 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, Sparky and AR have some thoughts on the NFL's streaming plans, self-checkouts, bike rental apps, and other trivial things. Also, Sam Dykstra from MLBPipeline joins us to go over the latest happenings in the Brewers farm system.
7-7-22 Sparky's Midday Madness
July 07, 2022 20:16 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, LeRoy Butler joins us to promote his upcoming football camp! We're also joined by Tim Muma from Brewer Fanatic. And Sparky has thoughts about the Chicago Bears.
7-6-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - Tobi Gets Caught Up
July 06, 2022 20:27 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, Tobi Altizer fills in for Sparky and gets caught up on all the big happenings in sports after being gone on vacation!
7-5-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - Sports You Like Despite Getting The Side-Eye, Colten Bartholomew
July 05, 2022 23:36 - 56 minutes - 51.8 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, Sparky and AR give their favorite sports to follow/watch despite the eye rolling they might get from others because of it. Also, we're joined by Colten Bartholomew from the Wisconsin State Journal to hear more about how the USC and UCLA moves to the Big Ten impact Wisconsin!
7-1-22 Sparky's Midday Madness
July 01, 2022 20:47 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, Sparky geeks out with Paul Imig on all this NBA free agency madness. Also, we're joined by "Big Time" Mike McGivern, who joins us to promote his upcoming episode of "The Varsity Blitz Coaches Show"!
6-30-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - KD Trade Request Reaction, Kaleb Schad
June 30, 2022 20:37 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, Sam Schmitz fills in for Sparky. He and AR continue to react to the news that Kevin Durant has requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets. Also, we'll hear from Kaleb Schad, the director or strategy and marketing for Rawhide Youth Services!
6-29-22 Sparky's Midday Madness
June 29, 2022 20:42 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, Sparky and AR ask what MLB commissioner Rob Manfred could do to win you back as a baseball fan.
6-28-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - Classic Sparky Sports Rants
June 28, 2022 20:20 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, Sparky dials back the clock and has some thoughts on Michael Jordan hiring Scott Clifford in Charlotte, as well as the Minnesota Twins' pitching coach departing for LSU. Also, we'll hear from new Bucks' draft pick MarJon Beauchamp as he spoke to reporters for the first time today!
6-27-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - Sparky's "Rise" Thoughts
June 27, 2022 20:39 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, Sparky shares his first reaction after watching the new movie "Rise" out now on Disney+! We also ask callers and Tweeters to share the reasons they have the streaming apps they pay to use.
6-24-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - Donald Driver Nugget, Don Wojczulis, Jon Greenberg
June 24, 2022 20:10 - 46 minutes - 43.1 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, AR gives Sparky an interesting nugget related to Packer Hall of Famer Donald Driver. Also, we're joined by Don Wojczulis from the Journey House College Sports Show and Milwaukee Admirals President Jon Greenberg!
6-23-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - Is High School Baseball Worth It?
June 23, 2022 20:18 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, Sparky reacts to a high school baseball coach on TikTok who claims that the sports is worthless for kids when travel ball exists. Also we'll hear from Ken Barkley who joined The Wendy's Big Show and had the best bets for where people will end up in tonight's NBA Draft!
6-22-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - Memorable Fan Experiences
June 22, 2022 20:15 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, Tobi is back in for Sparky. He and AR share their most memorable fan experiences, and talk more about what minor league teams do well when it comes to providing a great environment for fans.
6-21-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - Kyrie/Nets Drama
June 22, 2022 15:34 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, Tobi Altizer fills in for Sparky and has thoughts on the latest round of drama between the Brooklyn Nets and Kyrie Irving. Also, Matt Carroll from Reviewing the Brew joins the show!
6-20-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - NBA Draft Approaches, Chris Monter
June 20, 2022 20:12 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, the NBA Draft is quickly approaching. We take a look at what moves we could see at the top, and what Milwaukee may do in the first round, with Chris Monter from College Basketball News!
6-17-22 Sparky's Midday Madness
June 17, 2022 23:13 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, what's the biggest difference between the Warriors big 3 and the Bucks big 3?
6-16-22 Sparky's Midday Madness
June 16, 2022 20:24 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, which 3 celebrities would you want to congratulate you after an accomplishment? Plus, Tim Allen of the Gene Wagner Plumbing Baseball Post Game Show joins us to talk Brewers & Craig Counsell.
6-15-22 Sparky's Midday Madness
June 15, 2022 20:11 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBWhat is a sign to you that baseball players don't have it or are going through "the motions". Tim Muma joined the show to talk about the Brewers.
6-14-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - Condiments/sauces, Brewers and NBA Finals
June 14, 2022 20:13 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, Sam Schmitz talks with Ramie Makhlouf and Tim Shea about condiments and sauces. Then, Sam breaks down the Brewers roster and if they should trade a big-name prospect for some help.
6-13-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - NBA Finals and Brewers trade talk
June 13, 2022 21:20 - 46 minutes - 43 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, Tobi Altizer, LeRoy Butler and Sam Schmitz talk about the NBA Finals and potential Brewers trade fits.
6-10-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - Baseball Chat w/ Vinny Rotino, Tony La Russa's No-Good-Terrible-Very Bad Call
June 10, 2022 20:07 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, Tobi Altizer is in for Spary again. He talks with Bally Sports Wisconsin's Vinny Rotino on the current state of baseball, and he & AR break down White Sox manager Tony La Russa's puzzling decision to intentionally walk a batter on a 1-2 count.
6-9-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - Where Do You Sit With This Brewers Team?
June 09, 2022 20:35 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, Tobi Altizer is in for Sparky, and wants to get a feel for whether or not Brewers fans still see this team as a playoff contender in the midst of this losing streak.
6-8-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - LeBron To Golden State??, Paul Wagner
June 08, 2022 20:10 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, Sparky covers LeBron's comments on being interested in playing with Steph, Klay, Draymond, and the Warriors. Also, we're joined by former Brewers pitcher and current pitching coach for the Lake Country Dockhounds in the American Association Paul Wagner! And we hear from Kyle Brandt on Rodgers' chances to win yet another MVP.
6-7-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - "Beer District" Proposal
June 07, 2022 20:25 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, we're joined by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel business reporter Tom Daykin. He has details on a proposal that would create an entertainment district around American Family Field.
6-6-22 Sparky's Midday Madness - Hog Wrestling
June 07, 2022 20:11 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBToday on Sparky's Midday Madness presented by The Milwaukee Admirals, the show starts with Sparky wondering whether or not LeBron James is still a Top Five NBA player. But things quickly fly off the rails when AR briefly mentions hog wrestling in northern Wisconsin.