On The Mark With Mark Carman

New York Mets legend Darryl Strawberry calls into On The Mark podcast this week. Strawberry reminisces about his time with the Mets and his relationship with Doc Gooden. Strawberry also weighs in on his thoughts regarding whether or not PED users belong in the Hall of Fame. Strawberry picks out his favorite World Series memory from his career.

San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey calls into On The Mark in Episode 6, on behalf of his Esurance ad campaign. Posey weighs in on the speed of the game and the pressure to rush pitchers to pick up the pace. Posey also has an interesting perspective, consistently being on both sides of the equation. He makes his ultimate declaration about a potential pitch clock. Posey looks back at the Chicago Cubs' 2016 World Series run and the Giants' matchup with Chicago in the National League Divisional Series. Posey talks about the Giants potential in 2017 and their key pieces for a fourth World Series title run in his time with the club. He also shares a story about how he landed at the catcher position and found a spot he loves.

The Final Four is upon us and a national champion is closer to being crowned. We talk to Zack Pearson of FanSided's KeepingItHeel.com about the North Carolina Tar Heels. Pearson gives insights on the match up and discusses Roy Williams' coaching job. We then throw it over to Justin Phillips of AutzenZoo.com, FanSided's site covering the Oregon Ducks, to hear about the other side of the match up.

Former San Diego Chargers and Buffalo Bills linebacker Shawne Merriman calls into talk about the NFL, his new NASCAR team and MMA. Merriman weighs in on the Chargers moving to Los Angeles and the Oakland Raiders considering a move to Las Vegas. The former Pro-Bowler also shares his thoughts about why quarterback Colin Kaepernick hasn't been signed yet. Merriman gives thoughts on safety concerns in football and whether the sport needs to be made less violent. Finally, Merriman talks about MMA and whether or not he is willing to fight UFC vet and Bellator fighter Quinton "Rampage" Jackson.

College Basketball analyst Seth Davis calls in to talk all things college basketball. Davis shares his thoughts on Indiana parting ways with Tom Crean. Mark asks about the lack of suitors courting Northwestern coach Chris Collins for coaching vacancies. Finally, Davis explains why the Red Panda is his Twitter avatar before making his prediction to win the entire 2017 NCAA Tournament to escape March Madness as National Champions.

Former Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs joins Mark Carman on the second episode of On The Mark, and is the first in-studio guest of the show. Briggs talks about his charity work with Briggs 4 Kids before weighing on the NFL landscape.Briggs breaks down his relationship with former Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, and whether or not he liked having him as a teammate. Briggs also details his relationship with former head coach Lovie Smith and what drew him to Smith.Briggs also makes his pick for the greatest Chicago Bear of all-time and what it's like to be back in school. Briggs also talks at length about CTE, whether or not he is worried about the effects and what he is doing to combat the effects. He talks to Mark about whether or not he'd let his kids play and coach them. Briggs also discusses the NFL and the care they give their players, or lack thereof.

On the debut episode of the On The Mark podcast, hosted by WGN and FanSided's Mark Carman, former Cleveland Cavaliers great and current ESPN NBA analyst Brad Daugherty calls in to the show.Daugherty breaks down the 2016-17 Golden State Warriors, and weighs in on whether this version of the team with the newly signed Kevin Durant is better than the 73-win team of last season that came up short in the NBA Finals. Daugherty also breaks down the Warriors ability to defend in the paint.Daugherty also discusses the NBA title race with the playoffs roughly a month away, and who should be considered the favorite to win the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy. And if the Golden State Warriors can get healthy, Daugherty weighs in on whether or not they would become the favorites to win the title.Lastly, Daugherty chimes in on social media's impact on the NBA and whether he would've embraced the technology during his era. And as a Cavaliers great who played with Michael Jordan at North Carolina, Daugherty