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Rocco DeMaro's Bio
Rocco DeMaro blends an irreverent attitude, incisive wit and a wealth of knowledge into a truly compelling package of sports talk infotainment.

DeMaro’s background in philosophy and sports journalism gives him a unique perspective in a field too often dominated by the mundane.  And his dynamic personality compels him to go places few sports talkers would dare.

Rocco also suffers B.G.S. (Baseball Geek Syndrome). This rare condition renders him exceptionally qualified as host of the Pirates Extra Innings Show where precision dissections of each game take place with help from Pirates fans the world over.

‘The Roc’ also writes for several national websites including Foxsports.com and Rotoworld.com.  He can be heard weekends on FM Newstalk 104.7.
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Rocco's Scars
Tuesday 06-10-2008 6:37pm ET
In early July of 2007, Rocco suffered a freak accident in a sandlot softball game.  While running out a grounder to short, the throw to first was errant and beaned the good Rocco square on his left temple, crushing his skull and causing a severe brain injury.  Rocco now wanders the planet with several titanium plates holding his brain in place. 

After the injury doctors were skeptical, at best, that Rocco would ever regain his ability to perform on the radio again, or even participate in any lengthy conversation.  Defying the odds, Mr. Demaro dedicated himself to his recovery, and in three short months regained enough stamina to return to the air for the final week of Extra Innings shows in the 2007 season.  To this day his recovery has baffled even the most expert of neuro-surgeons and cranial specialists. 

Here we see Rocco just before his hair grew lengthy enough to conceal his massive scar.  Apropriately, the scar tracks his head in the same pattern as stitches in a baseball and the opportunistic Rocco offered lessons on proper grip for different pitches.  





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Fantasy Baseball
Friday 02-29-2008 12:39pm ET

Under the 'Baseball '08' section, click 'join a league'.  Sign into Yahoo! and choose 'join custom'.  From there, just enter the league ID # and password on this page.
 
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Saturday 06-30-2007 6:50pm ET

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