Episode 68: Sports Rivalries Chatter with Jason Takefman

Jason Takefman joins the podcast this week to discuss his thoughts on what constitutes a sports rivalry, sharing his recollections of the Boston Bruins-Montreal Canadiens battles over the years as well as Roger Clemens in the playoffs against the Oakland A's. He also talks about why he agrees with Major League Baseball's new scheduling format of having every team play each other in the same season for the first time beginning in 2023. Meanwhile, K.P. brings up his Bruins-Canadiens book The End of the Montreal Jinx and shares some thoughts about reviews left by readers for other sports authors' books on Amazon. Specifically, K.P. mentions the use of photographs in books, the lack of cooperation by potential interview subjects, and publishers' strict word-count limits.  Finally, Jason and K.P. rehash the 2003 American League Championship Series, with the latter blaming Pedro Martinez and Nomar Garciaparra for Boston's series loss.  For a copy of K.P.'s The End of the Montreal Jinx, click here. For a copy of the book by hockey author Todd Denault referenced in the episode, A Season in Time, click here.