Never A Bad Game

In this episode, Never A Bad Game Podcast host Mark McCarter focuses on the return of minor league baseball after losing a season to the pandemic. As you’ll hear in the podcast, the 2021 season will also serve as the return of baseball to the Huntsville area when the Rocket City Trash Pandas begin their inaugural season, playing as a Class Double AA affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels. Our special guest for the episode is Josh Caray, the play-by-play voice of the Trash Pandas and a third-generation member of the legendary Caray baseball broadcasting family. You’ll hear Mark talk with Josh about walking in the footsteps of his father, Skip, the long-time voice of the Atlanta Braves as well as his grandfather, Harry, a member of the broadcasting wing in the Baseball Hall of Fame. During this podcast, we’ll also hear Mark talk about the release of his new book, Pandamonium, Engineering Baseball’s Return To The Rocket City. The book looks at the history of pro baseball in the Huntsville and the story behind the arrival of the Trash Pandas franchise.

College Basketball and the excitement of the NCAA Tournament’s March Madness are the focus of this edition of Never A Bad Game. Podcast host Mark McCarter looks back at his days covering the NCAAs, beginning with his first trip to the tournament in 1979. This podcast is highlighted by Mark’s interview with retired coach and now author Mack McCarthy, as Mack discusses his up-close experiences with March Madness. During the interview, you’ll hear Mack talk about the teams he led to the NCAA tournament, including the 1997 UT-Chattanooga Mocs. That McCarthy team advanced to the tournament’s Sweet 16 round.

With the nation’s eyes turning their collective focus to Super Bowl LV, Never A Bad Game Podcast host Mark McCarter takes this opportunity to look back at the evolution of professional football’s championship game. During this episode, you’ll hear Mark share some great stories and interesting insights from the five Super Bowls that he covered during the late 1990s and early 2000s. One of the most memorable games during that run was Super Bowl XXXIV in 2000 when the Tennessee Titans came up a yard short on the last play of the game against the St. Louis Rams. Mark Wiedmer, award-winning sports columnist from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, will also join the podcast to talk about the Titans and his experience during what became a frigid Super Bowl week in Atlanta.

The Steelers and Packers have been the class of the 2020 NFL field so far. In this episode, host Mark McCarter looks back at these two storied NFL franchises while sharing his archive interviews with Bart Starr, John Stallworth and Jerry Kramer.

Award-winning writer and author Mark McCarter revisits Dale Earnhardt's final NASCAR Victory and the story behind an incredible comeback in the final laps at Talladega in October of 2000