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Ken Dito: MacDonald Arrest

August 31, 2014 Leave a Comment

49er defensive tackle Ray McDonald was arrested early Sunday morning on domestic violence charges. Ken Dito comments on what an upcoming suspension could mean.

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Ken Dito: The Golf Swing

August 30, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito talks to Olympic Club teaching professional Chris Lancerini about the golf swing.

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Ken Dito: Aldon Smith Suspended

August 29, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito talks about how Aldon Smith is suspended 9 games by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and that the suspension came too late.

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Ken Dito: On Zito, Lincecum and the Giants pitchers

August 29, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito compares Tim Lincecum to Barry Zito and thinks the Giants have to stop making mistakes evaluating pitchers.

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Ken Dito: Sports Cliches, Part 2

August 28, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito talks about sports clichés and what they really mean.

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Ken Dito: ESPN Reports Michael Sam’s Showering Schedule

August 27, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito talks about ESPN airing a report on Michael Sam’s showering schedule. Necessary?

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Ken Dito: Teaching Kids To Pitch, Part 3

August 27, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito talks to pitching instructor Ed Ricks in Part 3 of a 3 part series.

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Ken Dito: Sports – One Day At a Time

August 26, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito talks about sports cliches. Ken explains what sports cliches really mean.

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Ken Dito: Tiger Woods Fires Swing Coach

August 26, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito comments on Tiger Woods firing Sean Foley. Ken Dito thinks Tiger Woods is never going to be happy.

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Ken Dito: Pre-season Game 3 for 49ers & Raiders

August 25, 2014 Leave a Comment

NFL coaches say that the third game of the pre-season is the most important game before the regular season. Ken Dito looks at the results for both the 49ers & Raiders.

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Ken Dito: Giants, A’s Stretch Run

August 25, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito talks about the Giants and A’s going into the last month of the season. Both teams are close but it’s all about September baseball.

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Ken Dito: Jameis Winston

August 24, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito talks about Florida State QB Jameis Winston who won the Heisman Trophy last year but can’t seem to stay away from trouble.

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Ken Dito: Giants, A’s Pennant Races

August 23, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito talks about both of the Giants and A’s chances to make the post season.

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Ken Dito: Bay Area Stadiums

August 22, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito talks about problems with Bay Area stadiums.

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Ken Dito: Plays Golf

August 21, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito looks at some of the problems that face golf. A declining middle class and cost are some of the reasons.

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Ken Dito: NFL Roundup

August 20, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito talks about the 49ers salary situation, the Raiders offensive line and Mike Ditka talking about the Redskins.

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Ken Dito: This Bud’s For You

August 20, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito discusses Bud Selig’s recent visit to Oakland and his failure to adequately address the A’s ongoing stadium problem.

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Ken Dito: Johnny Manziel Flips Off The Redskins

August 19, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito’s opinion about Johnny Manziel flipping off the entire Redskin team on Monday Night Football.

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Ken Dito: Oakland Raiders Success?

August 19, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito talks about the Oakland Raiders third pre-season game in Green Bay.

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Ken Dito: 49ers, Harbaugh, NFL Pre-Season

August 18, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito talks about the 49ers poor performance against the Denver Broncos and the importance of pre-season games. Ken does not believe the NFL company line that pre-season games don’t count.

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Ken Dito: Young People and Sports Injuries

August 18, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito talks with Dr. Mark Savant, Associate Team Physician at USF. Why do so many young girls get concussions?

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Ken Dito: Teaching Kids to Pitch

August 17, 2014 Leave a Comment

Kids should be coached properly. It is all too often that Dads are coaching because they have to. Ed Ricks was a professional pitcher and currently coaches kids of all ages.

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Ken Dito: Quentin Kopp – Warriors – Local Media – San Francisco

August 16, 2014 Leave a Comment

Quentin Kopp talks about the Warriors move to San Fancisco. Is AT&T park responsible for the change in South of Market and why doesn’t the local media cover some local sports?

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Ken Dito: New MLB Commissioner

August 15, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito thinks that new MLB Commissioner will be more of the same and it will be “This Buds For You, Part 2.”

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Joe Starkey: New Block Home Plate Rule a Farce

August 14, 2014 1 Comment

Joe Starkey says the home plate block experiment rule is blowing the credibility of baseball. He says players don’t know what the rule is.

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Ken Dito: NFL, Johnny Manziel, Quarterbacks, Rookie QB’s

August 14, 2014 Leave a Comment

Johnny Manziel was the 22nd college player taken in the 2014 NFL draft. Some think he will be a bust. Ken Dito thinks otherwise.

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Ken Dito: Tim Lincecum Must Perform

August 13, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito says that Tim Lincecum is hurting the Giants chances of winning when he is on the mound. He refuses to keep base runners close – unacceptable.

Filed Under: Barbara Simpson, Sports, Who's Talking

Ken Dito & Joe Starkey: Baseball GM’s Greatness

August 13, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito and Joe Starkey talk about the relative ratings of baseball general managers. Billy Beane and Brian Sabean.

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Ken Dito: Golf Majors

August 12, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito wraps up all the Majors and looks to the Ryder’s Cup. Ken asks whether Tiger Woods will make the team.

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Ken Dito: Rise Rory…Fall Tiger

August 11, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito reports on the amazing play of Rory McIlroy and the apparent fall of Tiger Woods.

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Ken Dito: Outside the Box with Dito

August 11, 2014 1 Comment

Ken Dito talks about what he hopes to do in The Talk Pod. He says this is an experience all of us have been waiting for.

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Ken Dito: Protecting NFL Players From Concussions

August 10, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito talks with Gil Haskell who was in the NFL for over 30 years. They talk about football safety, head injuries and concussions.

Filed Under: Ken Dito, Sports, Who's Talking

Ed & Rosie: NCAA Must Pay Athletes

August 9, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ed Baxter and Rosie Allen discuss rules in an anti-trust case that the NCAA must pay student athletes.

Filed Under: Rosie Allen & Ed Baxter, Sports, Who's Talking

Joe Starkey: NFL High Tech

August 8, 2014 Leave a Comment

Joe Starkey talks about all the hi tech at Levi’s new Forty-Niner stadium including apps that can tell you how long the wait for the bathroom will be. The Jacksonville Jaguars have the largest TV screens in the NFL.

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Ken Dito: Sports Fans Like Bad Boys?

August 8, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito talks about Baltimore fans cheering for Ray Rice at the opening of the game. Football also welcomes Aldon Smith of the Forty Niners.

Filed Under: Ken Dito, Sports, Who's Talking

Ken Dito & Joe Starkey: Big Changes for College Sports

August 8, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito and Joe Starkey discuss NCAA approval of the top conferences to write their own rules. NCAA wants big bucks.

Filed Under: Joe Starkey, Ken Dito, Sports, Who's Talking

Ken Dito: The NBA’s First Female Coach

August 7, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito talks about Becky Hammon being hired by the San Antonio Spurs. She is being given the job because she is qualified.

Filed Under: Ken Dito, Sports, Who's Talking

Ed & Rosie: Madden and Six Year-Old Football

August 6, 2014 Leave a Comment

Heads Up America, the NFL plan to teach kids as young as six tackle football. Ed Baxter and Rosie Allen talk about John Madden who doesn’t like the program.

Filed Under: Rosie Allen & Ed Baxter, Sports, Who's Talking

Ken Dito: Another Major League Baseball Steroid Scandal

August 6, 2014 Leave a Comment

New charges have been filed over the distribution of steroids. Ken Dito asks if baseball can stand another scandal and suspensions.

Filed Under: Ken Dito, Sports, Who's Talking

Ken Dito & Joe Starkey: What Makes a Good Sports Announcer

August 5, 2014 Leave a Comment

Joe Starkey and Ken Dito look at what makes a good sports announcer and the difficulty in not being a homer or a hater.

Filed Under: Joe Starkey, Ken Dito, Sports, Who's Talking

Barbara Simpson & Ken Dito Talk Sports

August 5, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito and Barbara Simpson talk about the Ray Rice assault case, Aldon Smith reports to the Niners.

Filed Under: Barbara Simpson, Ken Dito, Sports, Who's Talking

Ken Dito Gets Beaned

August 4, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito talks about baseball players getting hit in the head at a youth game. He talks about knock down pitches and head injuries.

Filed Under: Ken Dito, Sports, Who's Talking

Joe Starkey: Cal & Stanford Football

August 3, 2014 Leave a Comment

Get ready for college football. Joe Starkey says it looks like Oregon and UCLA are very strong with Stanford right behind. Cal could surprise everybody?

Filed Under: Joe Starkey, Sports, Who's Talking

Ken Dito & Joe Starkey: The A’s and Now

August 1, 2014 Leave a Comment

The Oakland A’s trade for Lester and Gomes. Ken Dito and Joe Starkey discuss them giving up Cespedes and the A’s going for it all.

Filed Under: Joe Starkey, Ken Dito, Sports, Who's Talking

Ken Dito: A’s Trade

July 31, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito discusses the big trade between the Red Sox and A’s, essentially swapping Jon Lester for Yoenis Cespedes. Is that what the A’s need to win the World Series?

Filed Under: Ken Dito, Sports, Who's Talking

Ed & Rosie: Stephen A. Smith Suspended from ESPN

July 31, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ed Baxter and Rose Allen disagree about whether Stephen A. Smith should have been suspended from ESPN. The issue is whether women can provoke an attack.

Filed Under: Rosie Allen & Ed Baxter, Sports, Who's Talking

Ken Dito: Sports Athletes Distractions

July 29, 2014 1 Comment

Ken Dito discusses sports stars as distractions. Joe Namath, Johnny Manziel, Pete Rozelle, Aldon Smith.

Filed Under: Ken Dito, Sports, Who's Talking

Ken Dito: Life in the Minor Leagues

July 29, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito talks with Ed Ricks who was in the Yankee organization for several years about the correct way to teach baseball to kids.

Filed Under: Ken Dito, Sports, Who's Talking

Ken Dito & Joe Starkey: La Russa, HOF and Steroids

July 28, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito and Joe Starkey talk about what Tony La Russa has said about steroids in baseball. He has been inducted in the Hall of Fame and Ken and Joe talk Mark McGwire, Jose Canseco, Barry Bonds.

Filed Under: Joe Starkey, Ken Dito, Sports, Who's Talking

Ken Dito: What is Terry Whitfield Doing Now?

July 28, 2014 Leave a Comment

Ken Dito talks with baseball great Terry Whitfield about teaching baseball to kids.

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