Brady Farkas began at 104.5 The Team in February of 2014. He is the host of 'Capital Region Sports Saturday,' heard each Saturday from 9-10 AM and serves as the station's 'Capital Region Insider.' He also spent 2.5 months as the afternoon co-host with Jeff Levack in 2016. Farkas is a 2008 graduate of Shenendehowa High School and a 2012 graduate of Oswego State University, where he was a four-year basketball and hockey broadcaster. He also spent four years as a pitcher on the Lakers baseball team. In addition to radio, Farkas served two years (2014-15) as the pitching coach at Hudson Valley Community College. He spent 2013 as the pitching coach at Norwich University in Vermont.
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Justin Brantley Released By Indians
Tough break for Capital Region native Justin Brantley:
Brantley was 1-0 this season in Akron with a 7.47 ERA. The Hudson native and Siena product was 10-6 in his career with the Indians organization, pitching to a stellar 2.91 ERA, even including this years inflated numbers...
Cortland Out of D-III World Series
The Cortland State baseball team saw its season come to an end on Monday afternoon, losing for the second time at the Division III World Series.
The Red Dragons finished the year at 43-8 after the 5-2 loss to Trinity (Texas). The Red Dragons won the World Series a season ago so it's still a very impressive two-year run for Cortland...
Nisky Natives Capture NCAA Title w/ UNC Lax
The North Carolina men's lacrosse team captured the 2016 NCAA Division I championship yesterday after beating Maryland in a 14-13 overtime classic.
Goz and I were on the air during the game but based on what Twitter had to say, it was one of the best games of all-time in any sport...
How The Cavs Big Three Have Meshed (AUDIO)
We now know that the Cleveland Cavaliers will take on the Golden State Warriors for the second straight season in the NBA Finals. Last year, the Warriors dethroned the "King" and won in six games.
It seems only fitting that the two sides meet again...
Harvey, Thor and More (AUDIO)
Yesterday, Matt Harvey actually began to look like Matt Harvey. Coming into the game with a 3-7 record and a 6.08 ERA, Harvey shut down the White Sox, tossing seven scoreless innings while allowing just two hits to move his record to 4-7.
Before the game, we spoke to Mets reporter Adam Rubin about Harvey's prior struggles and also asked him about Noah Syndergaard's ejection this weekend for throwi
Fishman Named D-III All-American
The accolades keep on rolling in for Union College baseball star Jake Fishman, who was named a Division III All-American today.
The lefty was 7-0 this year with a 0.41 ERA in 66 innings pitched. According to Union's website, that was the best ERA in the country, among any division, as of May 25...
Yankees Reliever to DL
While the back-end of the Yankees dynamic has drawn massive praise and seen great success in the first two months of the baseball seasons, one of the guys who gets the ball to Dellin Betances, Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman has not.
And now maybe we know why:
Shreve is on the 15-day disabled list now with that sprained left AC joint...
Art Briles Fired Amid Controversy
Despite building a highly successful football program over the last few years, Baylor has parted ways with head coach Art Briles amid controversy.
According to the Pepper Hamilton report, Baylor the University and Baylor the football program were not appropriate in their handling of students and student-athletes and sexual assault reports...
Pair of Shen Grads Looking to Win National Title (AUDIO)
When the LeMoyne College lacrosse team takes the field on Sunday in the NCAA Division II National Championship game against Limestone, they will be doing so with a pair of Shenendehowa graduates at the forefront in senior Mike Jenkins and junior Brain Rogers...
19-Year-Old Top Prospect to Start vs. Mets on Friday
The Mets are the ones known for the vaunted trio of young pitchers in Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard and (usually) Matt Harvey, but this weekend at Citi Field, it will be the Dodgers drawing the attention on the mound.
Not only will the Mets see Clayton Kershaw and Kenta Maeda, they will also be seeing youngster Julio Urias, the No...
19 Teams Have Checked in on Union Star (AUDIO)
The Union College baseball team won the Liberty League championship this year and advanced to the NCAA Tournament, where they went two-and-out, losing to Ramapo and Castleton.
It's the second time in three years that the Dutchmen have advanced to the NCAA Tournament and the third consecutive year that a Capital Region team won the Liberty League (RPI won in 2015)...
Section II Alums Headed to D-III World Series
After amassing 41 wins and going 14-4 in the SUNYAC play, the Cortland baseball team is headed off to the Division III Baseball World Series in Wisconsin.
The Red Dragons won the New York Regional by beating Susquehanna in the championship...