FOX 29 legend "Shred" returns

Recently retired legend of this, oh, look at you, of Philadelphia. And you know what? This is his first appearance in eight months. The big announcement, yeah. If you don't know who Tom Shrudencheck is, well, here he is. I'm Tom Shrudencheck at the Pocono Raceway in the Poconos. I've got a friend here, the Prince of Wales Trophy Guy. Oh, oh, thanks for popping in while I'm doing a little basement cleaning during the quarantine. Today, we're making one of my holiday favorites, and we do it every Christmas. We do Shredder's Cajun Shrimp. In your opinion, how important are these couple of days before the storm on Saturday here at the bank? Alabama and San Diego State move on to the Sweet 16. And after an eight-month retirement, he is here joining us. Look how great he looks, too, after that. You guys are very, very kind and very humble to be around. When you were talking about a legend, I thought you meant floor director Larry Herman. No! I didn't think it was meant for me. You guys are very kind. Larry is also a legend, let's not forget here. But former sports director here at Fox 29 for 40 years, Tom Trencheck, in the building. First of all, how have you been? You know what? But I've been really... Good. I miss you guys. I miss the people. I miss like being in the newsroom this afternoon. I miss the buzz of the people. But you know what? I'm enjoying life. I'm enjoying kind of the next chapter, dabbling in some projects, spending a little more time on me, spending some more time with my wife, Barbara, the kids. It's been really, really good. It's been rewarding. And you get, you guys have been in the business long enough, you know, day in, day out, you get so wrapped up. It's just nice to step back and see some other things. And Honestly, that's us, my wife and I, we went to Trieste. Oh, wow, that's beautiful. Which is a beautiful area. It's in the northern part of Italy. And then, oh, that is Slovenia, which is my homeland. So we got to spend a day. It's right over the border from Croatia. Wow. Got to spend some time there. It's like a shred and check estate there. That's the castle. And then we went to Venice for a couple of days as well. And it was really the trip of a lifetime. It's where Jeff Bezos got married, by the way. Is that right? That's where Jeff Bezos got married. And our friends in the notes came along with us. It was a great trip and a great time to get away. I know I'm speaking as the Chamber of Commerce for Trieste. But it was a trip of a lifetime. Man, wonderful. That's incredible. I'm glad you're enjoying it. I'm glad you're living your best life, too. Well, while you've been off and while you've been enjoying yourself, there's been a lot happening in sports. Look, this is what Shred and Check has missed. Because you left late February, early March, right? Yeah. And so here's what you've missed. March Madness. The Flyers actually made the playoffs and won a playoff series. Yeah, won a playoff series. Then the Summer of Celebration happened. And the Sixers, too. We left that off. The PGA Championship was the same weekend. I was actually working at the Dover All-Star. Star Race and did what is believed to be the last interview with Cobb Bush. That's right. I forgot. So we had a World Cup here, the PGA Championship, the All-Star Game. Topper gets fired. LeBron's a sixer, which Breland wasn't even here that day. No, it was my birthday. Really? Yeah, she was off that day. I knew your birthday was. I didn't realize it was the same day. It was the same day. I was out playing pickleball with my wife, and some kid hollers across the court, he's coming to Philadelphia. And you didn't even have to say the name LeBron. Yeah. You heard he's coming to Philadelphia, and you knew. I mean, that's seemingly years' worth of sports material in an eight-month stretch there. But you guys have held the fort down. You've done more than hold the fort down. I was going to ask you, though, is it weird to watch all of this stuff unfold and not be in the fold? I'm going to be honest with you. So, like, when the events happen, especially like a LeBron moment or a Bing moment, part of you instinctively is like, all right, do we have a crew there? Right. Are we going there? Are we going to be here? Are we doing a half-hour? Part of you. I don't have to worry about it right now. I don't have to worry about it right now. But I've always kind of been available if people have questions, whatever. But it's time for the next generation, you, to kind of take the reins and run with it. And by the way, you helped launch this show. We're back there a couple of years ago. Was it three years ago now? Yeah, three. Almost four. Had that feather in your cap or take the feather out. Soon there wasn't enough room on that graphic. That's why you took it out of space. There's too much going on there. What was the one thing on that list you said, Dang, that would have been fun to do? The World Cup. Yeah, the World Cup, because I had done it before, and I just, I know the way. The fans come in and take over a city, and just to watch the different cultures come together for a tournament is really, really cool. And the match, the finals, was great to see Spain win it. Yeah, that was the one I probably would have said I wish I had been here for. That's totally fair, because it was super cool. But I'm glad you did it already, so you don't need to. All right, so we're going to actually do the trivia now, or we're going to tease the trivia? No, we're going to do the trivia right now, because Tom had a reputation here of just being a whiz when it came to trivia. Where I would just say at one point, What happened today? And he would wheedle it down with 20 questions until he got it correct. One of those. I'm still waiting to get my prize for getting all those answers correct. Is there anything coming tonight? Maybe Producer Marcus might have a prize for you. I don't know if you'd want that prize. Should I be afraid right now? ESPN used to have Stump the Schwab. Isn't that what it was called? And now we have Stump the Shred. I love it. All right, here we go. Here we go. Do you want me to start? Yeah, we're not even going to start the clock. There is no clock. Let's just go. What was the final score of the Super Bowl between the ESPN Eagles and Raiders. Super Bowl XV. Thank you. The Eagles scored like seven points. It got blowed out. It was like 42-7. No. 27-10. You're not off to a great start. The original 1978. I can still see Rod Martin picking off Jaworski and running back down the sideline. And the original 1978 Miracle at the Meadowlands, which Giants quarterback botched the handoff? Joe Pisarcik. Correct. Who did he hand the ball off to? I don't know. Larry Zonka. There you go. See, that's what I mean. There's a great story there behind that, too. In the 2010 Miracle at the Meadowlands, which Giants punter kicked the ball to DeSean Jackson? Hodge. Hodge. Matt Hodge. Dodge. I can still see Tom Coughlin, the coach. Making a beeline. He's not even going over to shake hands with Andy Reid. He's going over to 1990 NFC Championship. Which Giants kicker made five field goals to beat the Niners? Matt Barr. Correct. Who was the MVP of Super Bowl XXV when the Giants defeated the Buffalo Bills? Otis Anderson. Correct. Which Kansas City Royals batter did Tug McGraw strike out to clinch the Phillies? Willie Wilson. Who was credited with the pitching victory in the Phillies World Series clinching game five in 2008? 2008, Roger Mason. No. It was J.C. Romero. Romero, okay. Lidge closed it. Yeah, who was the original team president of the Philadelphia Soul? Oh, Philadelphia Soul. The original president. You've already said his name, I think. Yes. Since we've been here. Yes. I bite Ron Jaworski. Oh, Jaws. Oh, the soul. Yeah. Who scored the winning run for the Mets on Bill Buckner's famous error in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series? Ray Knight. In comes Knight, and the Mets win it! That was only Game 6. They had to win Game 7 two days later. In Super Bowl V, who made the game-winning field goal? Jim O'Brien. Correct. In Game 6 of the 1974 Stanley Cup Final, who scored the lone goal for the Flyers to clinch the title? Rick McLeish. Yes. Which Villanova player won the Most Outstanding Player Award when they won the title in 1985? Ed Pinckney. Correct. Who ripped off a 42-yard touchdown run against Dallas in the 1980 NFC Championship? Wilbur Montgomery. Yes. Who forced Roger Craig's crucial fumble in the 1990 NFC Championship game against San Francisco? Lawrence Taylor. Eric Howard. Oh, this is easy. This is easy. Who caught Donovan McNabb's famous 4th and 26 pass against Green Bay? All right, let's leave it there. We have more. Dude, you can't even remember probably what Barbara told you this morning. I know. I don't know what I have for breakfast. You win the prize of hanging out with us. I have two more blocks. For section three. Let's go. Well, we have an Eagles team to talk about that it's imploding under our noses. Oh, we were having fun, Jason. So we'll talk about that coming up next. It's Tom Shreddencheck. It's so good to see you. Good to have you in the house. Let's take a little break, talk a little Eagles and the Sixers, who are a totally different franchise since you left. That's next. It's all it took was me leaving. Leave him.