Thom Loverro's Cigars and Curveballs

Thom Loverro

In the podcast, "Cigars and Curveballs," veteran sports analyst Thom Loverro selects subjects from his extensive career in print, online and broadcast journalism to deliver engaging conversations each week.

  • 40 minutes 56 seconds
    Redskins great Joe Theismann with Thom Loverro

    From Wednesday, August 22, 2018: Thom welcomes on Redskins QB great Joe Theismann for a variety of topics as football season is ramping up. Joe's thoughts on the new NFL rules controversy, Alex Smith, and the addition of Adrian Peterson. Also, Joe talks about his love of baseball and following the Nationals. 

    21 August 2018, 10:10 pm
  • 47 minutes 58 seconds
    Former MLBer Eric Soderholm with Thom Loverro

    From Wednesday, August 8, 2018: Thom chats with former MLBer Eric Soderholm, looking back on his career that included playing alongside Harmon Killebrew & Reggie Jackson. Eric tells Thom how he had a successful post-playing career in business, among them being ticket brokering & overseeing a wellness center.

    7 August 2018, 9:25 pm
  • 44 minutes 22 seconds
    Former NFL player Riki Ellison with Thom Loverro

    From Thursday, July 26, 2018: Thom offers a rare podcast episode that combines talking about Joe Montana and missile defense. Former 49ers linebacker Riki Ellison joins the show to discuss his championship filled career and his unique post playing endeavors.​

    26 July 2018, 8:48 pm
  • 45 minutes 28 seconds
    TV screenwriter and MLB play-by-play man Ken Levine with Thom Loverro

    From Wednesday, July 18, 2018: Thom chats with a man with quite the resume: TV screenwriter/producer and MLB play-by-play man Ken Levine. They cover his time working on MASH and his season behind the Orioles mic. 

    16 July 2018, 9:32 pm
  • 38 minutes 8 seconds
    MLB great Bobby Bonilla with Thom Loverro

    From Wednesday, July 11, 2018: In honor of the recent "Bobby Bonilla Day" this month, Thom replays the initial episode of this podcast with former MLB great Bobby Bonilla, one of Thom's favorites.

    11 July 2018, 8:30 pm
  • 51 minutes 13 seconds
    Dodgers legend and DC native Maury Wills with Thom Loverro

    From Wednesday, July 4, 2018: Thom interviews D.C. native Maury Wills, best known for his record-setting season of stealing 104 bases in 1962 as the shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Maury talks about how he was able to latch onto the Dodgers' organization after learning the game in D.C., the influence Ty Cobb, playing in D.C. as a National League All-Star and more. A replay from last year in case you missed it.

    2 July 2018, 8:16 pm
  • 37 minutes 31 seconds
    Washington Kastles and Washington City Paper owner Mark Ein with Thom Loverro

    From Wednesday, June 27, 2018: Washington Kastles and Washington City Paper owner Mark Ein joins the podcast. Mark tells Thom about his love for tennis, the area's excitement for the Caps championship, what the Kastles look like this year, why he bought the City Paper, and more. 

    25 June 2018, 9:16 pm
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    Former Nationals & Orioles manager Davey Johnson with Thom Loverro

    From Wednesday, June 20, 2018: Thom welcomes back his favorite manager Davey Johnson. Davey discusses playing on great, World Series winning Orioles teams (under Earl Weaver), being teammates with Hank Aaron, his distinguished managing career and more. Among the managerial topics touched on; his grudge against the other skipper in the 1986 World Series, his relationship with Peter Angelos and if was he OK with the "Strasburg shutdown."​

    20 June 2018, 4:37 pm
  • 44 minutes 23 seconds
    Sportscaster Lesley Visser with Thom Loverro

    From Wednesday, June 13, 2018: Thom's next guest is sportscaster Lesley Visser. Lesley discusses her days as a sports writing where she was the first ever woman to cover the NFL as a beat reporter, when she got a random phone call from Bear Bryant, covering Final Fours, Olympics, and more.

    12 June 2018, 5:21 pm
  • 41 minutes 15 seconds
    Former Heavyweight Champion Larry Holmes with Thom Loverro

    From Wednesday, June 6, 2018: Former Heavyweight Champion of the World Larry Holmes joins Thom for more than just a discussion on their love of the Lehigh Valley. Larry talks about being Muhammed Ali's sparring partner at one point prior to eventually fighting him. They look back at his bouts against Ken Norton, Ernie Shavers, Gerry Cooney, and more.

    4 June 2018, 9:11 pm
  • 41 minutes 21 seconds
    Sports Editor George Solomon with Thom Loverro

    From Wednesday, May 30, 2018: Thom brings on the former sports editor of the powerhouse Washington Post sports section. They go over his early newspaper career, covering the 70's Redskins, working with and editing for big names in the "biz", and being the ombudsman for ESPN.

    29 May 2018, 9:49 pm
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