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TODD MCFARLANE WELCOMES BLACKJACK MCDOWELL TO HIS RADIO SHOW ON MLB.COM
It's Friday, which means Todd's show is on the air from 4-5 PM Eastern Time today.
This week's guest is White Sox great and '93 AL Cy Young Award winner Jack "Blackjack" McDowell, who also played for the Yankees, Cleveland and Anaheim. Not only was he a great baseball player, he he's in a rock band - Stickfigure - check them out at http://www.stickfigure.com.
And, he's a regular columnist on foxsports.com. Read him at
http://foxsports.lycos.com/content/view?contentId=621254
To listen to the show each Friday, log on to
http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/radio/mlb_radio_index.jsp and click the ON THE AIR LIVE link at the top of the page.
Additionally, fans can ask Todd questions in advance by sending e-mail to [email protected]. And, the questions do NOT have to be limited to sports issues. During the show itself, anyone can use AOL Instant Messenger to reach the show by sending a message to mlbradiolive.
MLB.com is the official Web site of Major League Baseball.
TOY INFORMATION
Here's a bit of news on some upcoming toy lines.
Baseball Series 3 is coming out shortly. Look for a more details about this line on spawn.com later today.
McFarlane's Sports Picks is scheduled to release several toylines this fall: Football Series 4 comes out soon as well, with the following players:
- Ricky Williams � Miami Dolphins running back, No. 34
- Donovan McNabb � Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, No. 5
- Brett Favre � Green Bay Packers quarterback, No. 4
- Terrell Owens � San Francisco 49ers wide receiver, No. 81
- Jason Sehorn � New York Giants defensive back, No. 31
- Peyton Manning � Indianapolis Colts quarterback, No. 18
- Curtis Martin � New York Jets running back, No. 28
- Michael Vick � Atlanta Falcons quarterback, No. 7
And, look for Football 5 to hit in late November, with the Jeff Garcia, Tom Brady, Anthony Thomas, Jerome Bettis, Jerry Rice, Stephen Davis, Ray Lewis and Tony Gonazalez. To view the line, go to http://spawn.com/news/news020621b.html
At about the same time, NBA Series 2 will take to the shelves with Shaquille O'Neal, Tracy McGrady, Steve Francis, John Stockton, Dirk Nowitzki, Ray Allen, Antawn Jamison, Kwame Brown and Elton Brand. More details on these great lines to follow.
SPAWN.COM WEEKLY UPDATE & HEADLINES
Also, each Friday, the news section of spawn.com is updated, and this week will be no exception with several new stories. Here's a teaser on some of the headlines you can find later today.
- Baseball Series 3 going yard (as referenced above)
- Secret hockey figure revealed
- 'This Week in Baseball' features Todd/baseball figures
- Image partners sign new print in San Diego
Looking for hockey news? All the skinny on Hockey Series 4 will be posted next Friday.
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