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Paul Slater
- Nov 20, 2018
- 1 min
Shoot Your Shot: LB's Photographer Stephen Dachman Exposes SYS
Long Beach's most famous photographer Stephen Dachman exposes the 'Shoot Your Shot' boys and may or may not have been best friends with Ansel Adams. #shootyourshot #sys #paulslater #johngrossi #stephendachman #video
Paul Slater
- Nov 6, 2018
- 1 min
Shoot Your Shot: Minnesota Twins Pitcher Chase De Jong
Minnesota Twins pitcher Chase De Jong tells some great stories about his first Major League win and his friendship with Hall of Famer Greg Maddux. Vanilla Righties can pitch too! FULL INTERVIEW: Part 1 Part 2 #JohnGrossi #paulslater #shootyourshot #sys #ChaseDeJong #video
Paul Slater
- Oct 18, 2018
- 1 min
Shoot Your Shot: Mrs. Southern California LeLani Duckwitz
Here are some highlights from our interview with Mrs. Southern California LeLani Duckwitz! You couldn't find anyone more deserving of the honor...Even Sylvester Stallone agrees! FULL INTERVIEW #shootyourshot #sys #PaulSlater
Paul Slater
- Oct 10, 2018
- 1 min
Shoot Your Shot: Wilson Coach Mark Ziegenhagen Needs a Water Boy
Wilson head football coach Mark Ziegenhagen is one heck of a leader and ***would be the perfect fit for Long Beach State's next football coach***. He loves football and loves his players. FULL INTERVIEW #shootyourshot #908sports #longbeachsports #paulslater #wilson
Paul Slater
- Oct 2, 2018
- 1 min
Shoot Your Shot: Millikan's Jayden Davis Cuts the Generation Gap
Here are some highlights from our hilarious interview with Millikan stud football player Jayden Davis! Haven't seen him play? You should. Great player, better kid. #shootyourshot #longbeachsports #sports #908sports
Paul Slater
- Sep 21, 2018
- 1 min
Shoot Your Shot: RIP Prospector Pete
Long Beach State has decided to do away with the historic 49er mascot Prospector Pete in the biggest mascot massacre of all-time. He will be missed by every Long Beach State athletics fan in the 908. Rest In Peace Prospector #shootyourshot #longbeachsports #prospectorpete #sports
Paul Slater
- Sep 18, 2018
- 2 min
Shoot Your Shot: Legendary LBSU Supporter Bruce DD MacRae
Here are some highlights from our interview with legendary Long Beach State supporter Bruce DD MacRae! Who does Bruce DD MacRae know? More like who doesn't he know. Go Beach! Shoot Your Shot. FULL INTERVIEW Q: What does DD stand for in Bruce DD MacRae? A: Bruce Douglas Daniel MacRae. Those are my confirmation and baptism names since I’m Catholic. Q: Do you hate FedEx? A: I’m a lobbyist for UPS, but I don’t hate FedEx. I respect them. We just happen to be a little bit better t
Paul Slater
- May 24, 2018
- 1 min
Shoot Your Shot with Long Beach Poly PG and Pepperdine Signee Darryl Polk Jr.
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND! We sat down with Long Beach Poly PG and Pepperdine signee Darryl Polk Jr. to talk about his basketball career thus far and why he’s looking forward to Malibu (15:09-47:58). We’re the official podcast of the countdown to the LA2028 Olympics and we talk about what we’re looking forward to most (4:58-9:10) We talked Wilson baseball advancing to the CIF-SS quarterfinals in ‘Iron Sharpens Iron’ (9:12-13:21). We talked Spongebob Squarepants in ‘Shoot You
Paul Slater
- Apr 6, 2018
- 1 min
Shoot Your Shot with Alden Darby at Straw Hat Pizza
HAPPY MASTER’S WEEK! We sat down with former Millikan football star and Grey Cup champion Alden Darby to talk about his professional football career thus far and how it compares to beating Poly (not to brag) in 2009 (7:44-34:17). In 'Iron Sharpens Iron' we talked about former Long Beach State basketball stud Casper Ware and his success playing overseas (2:54-5:30). We debut our newest segment ‘Actors and their Movies’ (37:44-43:56). As always we ended the show with the 908 At
Paul Slater
- Apr 5, 2018
- 1 min
Shoot Your Shot with Rahshaun Haylock
HAPPY MARCH STILL! We sat down with Fox Sports reporter Rahshaun Haylock at 49er Tavern to talk about Big West basketball and his career so far (8:32-46:23). In 'Iron Sharpens Iron' we talked about Long Beach State and Moore League baseball (2:34-6:50). We debate some of the hottest topics in society in 'Shoot Yours Hot Topic' (48:55-56:35). As always we ended the show with the 908 Athlete of the Week. This week is Long Beach State Dirtbag Clayton Andrews (56:36-57:42). Shoot
Paul Slater
- Mar 9, 2018
- 6 min
Shoot Your Shot with Joel Bitonio at On the Rocks Bar & Grill (PODCAST)
HAPPY MARCH! We sat down with Cleveland Browns offensive lineman and former Wilson standout Joel Bitonio at On The Rocks to talk about his career so far and what it takes to be one of the best players in the world at his position (15:14-49:41). Since March is the greatest month in history, we ranked the months in order from best to worst (3:44-8:10). In 'Iron Sharpens Iron' we talked about Long Beach State basketball and its 1,000th win in program history and broke down our c
Paul Slater
- Mar 2, 2018
- 6 min
Shoot Your Shot with Dan Gooch at The Annex
We sat down with Long Beach Century Club member and sports history buff Dan Gooch at the Annex to chat about the sports figures of Long Beach’s past (13:39-52:53). In 'Iron Sharpens Iron' we talked the Wilson girls’ water polo CIF-SS championship and Long Beach State’s 22nd ranked softball team (3:21-8:40). Hipster clothes and people in elevators have been pissing us off lately in 'Grind My Gears' (8:45-12:55). Our newest segment ‘Fun Facts’ taught us some cool things about o
Paul Slater
- Feb 15, 2018
- 5 min
Shoot Your Shot with Long Beach State Dirtbags coach Troy Buckley at EJ Malloy's (PODCAST, Q&
John ("The Bossman"), Coach Buckley, and Paul Slater ("The Chosen One") What is a LBSU Dirtbag? In case you missed it, here's a highlight video of our interview with Long Beach State Dirtbag coach Troy Buckley. He talks expectations this season, teaches us what it means to be a Dirtbag, and how that relates to the movie 8 Mile. We sat down with Long Beach State Dirtbags coach Troy Buckley at EJ Malloy's to talk expectations for this year's club. We also played a game called '
Paul Slater
- Feb 14, 2018
- 1 min
908 Athlete of the Week: Long Beach State basketball player, Gabe Levin
Long Beach State senior forward, Gabe Levin, tied the 47-year single-game scoring record set by Ed Ratliff with 45 points in a 104-105 double overtime loss to UC Davis on last week. Levin set the Big West Conference record for free throws made, 24, and free throws attempted, 28, in addition to going 10-for-20 from the floor. The Oak Park, Illinois native followed that performance with a double-double, 20 points and 11 rebounds, in a win against Cal Poly on Saturday night at t
Paul Slater
- Feb 14, 2018
- 6 min
Shoot Your Shot with BI Mais at Joe Jost's
We sat down with St. Anthony, Cal football, and Joe Jost's legend BI Mais at Joe Jost's and asked him about the good old days in Long Beach (15:42-40:58). In 'Iron Sharpens Iron' we talked about league championships in multiple high school sports in the 908 (3:23-8:50). We shared some of the things that were bothering us this week in our 'Grind My Gears' segment (8:54-14:31). Kendall Jenner came up in our favorite segment Good JuJu/Bad JuJu with our favorite Long Beach athlet
Paul Slater
- Feb 3, 2018
- 5 min
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Shoot Your Shot with Mike and JJ at Naples Rib Company
We sat down with Mike Guardabascio and JJ Fiddler at Naples Rib Company after the Press-Telegram layoffs and they broke the news of the emergence of 562 Sports (11:39-48:04) . "Shoot Your Shot" continues to be the official podcast of the countdown to the 2028 Olympics in LA (3:15-6:31) and we took 908 into the future in Iron Sharpens Iron to talk about high school basketball (6:33-10:44). In our favorite segment Good JuJu/Bad JuJu we debate whether Long Beach's own JuJu Smith
Paul Slater
- Jan 27, 2018
- 7 min
Shoot Your Shot: Phone Interview with Matt Duffy (PODCAST) and Long Beach State Basketball Coach Dan
IT'S A REVERSE SHOW!!! We gave World Series champion Matt Duffy, a former Lakewood and Long Beach State star, a call in the Long Beach 908 studio. We asked him what the expectations are for the Tampa Bay Rays this season and what it was like to hold that World Series trophy after the 2014 season with the San Francisco Giants. He also gave us some inside information on what it's like to be a professional athlete (15:17-42:01). We did our segments at Glory Days Beachside off of
Paul Slater
- Jan 19, 2018
- 4 min
Shoot Your Shot with Jim McCormack at Legends (PODCAST)
We sat down with former sports editor of the Long Beach Press-Telegram, the legendary Jim McCormack, at Legends on 2nd Street and he took us back in time to Long Beach sports of yesteryear. He talked about legendary Long Beach State coaches and walked us through how media has changed (14:50-47:32). Shoot Your Shot continues to be the official podcast of the countdown to the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles (2:34-4:47). In 'Iron Sharpens Iron' we talked about the red-hot St. Antho
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