The Sports Buffet Podcast

In case you don't know (or have been on Mars, Neptune or Uranus) I am the author, creator, producer, writer, director, host and any other superlative you'd like to throw in of "The Sports Buffet" podcast. I always look for feedback on "The Sports Buffet". If you have thoughts (what you think of current podcasts), comments or suggestions (who are your favorite teams and what guests do you want to hear), e-mail me at TheSportsBuffet@verizon.net. Also, I am going to be creating a mailing list to update you when new podcasts are added to "The Sports Buffet".

"The Sports Buffet" features high school, college and professional sports. You will be able to hear new podcasts as well as older segments from "Talking High School Sports" and other games broadcasted throughout the years on WKDE.

Here are some of the segments (most of these will be related to high school sports) that you will be hearing on "The Sports Buffet"

"The Sports Buffet" is going to be taking a lot of the segements/features that were spotlighted on "Talking High School Sports". "The Sports Buffet" (http://thesportsbuffet.mypodcast.com/) continues to add previous broadcasts from "Talking High School Sports" to the pod-cast site, however we also will be developing new ones as well. In order, to do that, we are re-naming the segments are going to be featured on "The Sports Buffet". The content of the segment will pretty much be the same but the name is changing to give it a fresh start. Here is what you can expect in terms of segments on "The Sports Buffet"

* Catching Up With...... Formerly known as "Checking In" from "Talking High School Sports". This segment features updates on former high school athletes from the Lynchburg area and beyond as they continue their athletic careers in college. You will hear from the athlete, as well as current and past teammates and coaches.

* Whatever Happened to...... Formerly known as "Where Are They Now" from Talking High School Sports". This is the segment where we catch up with former high school athletes, coaches, media members, officials, athletic directors, athletic trainers and more from the Lynchburg area and beyond to find out what they are doing now. You will hear from the individual as well as people that were associated with them during their time in high school sports in the Lynchburg area and beyond.

* Teamwork..... Formerly known as "Teammates" from "Talking High School Sports". This segment test two teammates from an athletic squad to see how well they know each other. With larger teams, it may become a contest to where it would feature 3 teams of 2, similar to ESPN's "Teammates", where they are competing against one another. But, with smaller teams it will feature two participants from a team to see how well they know each other with questions that pertain to questions away from the sport, i.e. favorite movie, favorite food and so forth.

* Know Your Coach...... New segment that will see how well a player knows their coach. This is very similar to "Teammates" but will instead feature 3 athletes from a team to see how well they know their coach.

* 12 Questions..... Formerly known as "One on One with Bob Alvis" from "Talking High School Sports". This segement takes a personality from the sporting world and gives them 12 questions that they would not hear in their normal, everday life, such as "If you were stuck on a desert island, what 3 movies would you want with you?"

* Around the Area..... Formerly known as "Inside the Game" from "Talking High School Sports". This segment is designed to take a fast pace look at a sport or conference and it's most recent happenings. The segment can also be designed to take a look at a specific night. For example, a Friday night in High School Football could be covered on one edition of "Around the Area"

* On the Trainer's Table..... Formerly known as "Bumps and Bruises". This segment is designed to allow athletic trainers to talk about a prevention, rehabilitation method, or anything they feel needs to be brought to the public's attention relating to the area of athletic training.

* Away from the Game...... Was to be known as "Off the Field" on "Talking High School Sports" but never really got off the ground. Segment is designed to highlight an athlete's good deeds away from the field. For example, an athlete that may help out at a nursing home, or tutors other students, or is just a good student and is actively involved in their school, church or another organization.

* Chalk Talk..... Formerly known as "Coach's Corner" on "Talking High School Sports". This is where a coach talks about a technique, strategy, or something that will allow the public insight on the game that they coach.

* The Rulebook.... Formerly known as "Rules of the Game" on "Talking High School Sports." This is where a sports official talks about a rule of the sport they officiate. Nothing much more to say about that.

* Talking Shop..... Formerly known as "The Roundtable" on "Talking High School Sports.". This is where 3 coaches, media members, athletes or officials sit down and talk not so much strategy but more of coaching phillosphies and general sitatuions about sports.

You can go to the pod-cast of "The Sports Buffet" (http://thesportsbuffet.mypodcast.com/) and hear examples of the segments from the days of "Talking High School Sports" as well as the new segments that will be added to "The Sports Buffet"."The Sports Buffet" is a free pod-cast developed by Bob Alvis, a self described sports nut, as he looks to promote the great things in sports at all levels as well as to inform and entertain the general public. I do have one child (and another on the way) as well as working a 3rd shift job, so I apologize up front if I don't give as much coverage as I'd like to a certain team

A-Rod: Welcome Home

It appears that Alex Rodriguez (Pay Rod, A-Rod, The Extortionist) is coming back to the Yankees.

Welcome back.

Now, this is coming from someone who said "he can go to hell". This is coming from an A-Rod supporter. I liked the man before he joined the Yankees. Now, the rumor is that A-Rod's announcement during the World Series was all the doing of one Scott Boras. I am not a fan of agents for the most part. Publically, I think the perception is that agents are in the leech family and suck the blood from owners as much as they can. Agents have taken the love of the game out of sports. They have put the business into sports and taken it away from being a game. With that being said, an agents job is to get the most money he can for his client. I think Scott Boras is 51 % to blame for this A-Rod mess. 49 % of the fault goes to Rodriguez. My question is this, who works for who? Scott Boras works for Alex Rodriguez. Rodriguez is the boss, he wears the pants in the relationship, not Boars. I think Rodriguez's ego is as big as the Apple in New York but Boras has Rodriguez whipped.

Bottom line is this, if A-Rod wanted to remain a Yankee, he should have talked extension in that ten day window after the World Series. Alex Rodriguez was going to get his money, let's acknowledge that right now, the Yankees pocketbook is about the size of a Saudi prince. A-Rod could have remained a Yankee, he would have a new contract right now and everything would have been fine, had A-Rod acted professionally. Instead, he portrayed the selfish athlete to its fullest.

That being said, welcome back A-Rod. You got at least one fan in the Alvis family.

Alvis out.