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Sports Hub 10th Anniversary: The Best of ’98 Mile’ and Wallach’s prank ad read for ‘Shazowie’

Here’s the first of 10 commercial-free hours on 98.5 The Sports Hub, remembering some of the station’s best moments. First, Toucher & Rich re-live the best (and worst) of ’98 Mile’ and a classic prank involving Jon Wallach.

By Matt Dolloff, 985TheSportsHub.com

Listen above for the first of 10 commercial-free hours on 98.5 The Sports Hub from Toucher and Rich. Here's how this hour breaks down:

-- 11:10 - 51:55: The best (and worst) of '98 Mile'
-- 52:00 - 1:00:55: Jon Wallach reads a fake ad for 'Shazowie's Mystical Wonderland'

The majority of the hour focuses on the station's semi-annual rap battle tournament known as '98 Mile'. The guys go back and listen to some of the best raps, including a particularly biting roast-a-thon between Michael Felger and Andy Gresh. They also replay some of the low points of '98 Mile', including one from our former colleague Adam Kaufman that ... well they couldn't even get through the whole thing.

Closing out the hour is one of Fred's favorite moments in the history of the show, a prank he and Rich pulled on Jon Wallach in the early years of T&R on 98.5. Listen as Wallach does a fake ad read for the fictitious magic shop "Shazowie's Mystical Wonderland", a clip that Rich described as the moment Wallach officially became a member of the show.

We're going to re-live some of the Sports Hub's best moments until 5 p.m. on Tuesday as the station celebrates 10 great, successful years on the air. Be sure to keep listening live to hear more classic moments, commercial-free.

Matt Dolloff is a digital producer for 985TheSportsHub.com. Any opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of 98.5 The Sports Hub, Beasley Media Group, or any subsidiaries. Have a news tip, question, or comment for Matt? Follow him on Twitter @mattdolloff or email him at matthew.dolloff@bbgi.com.

Matt, a North Andover, Massachusetts native, has been with The Sports Hub since 2010. Growing up the son of Boston University All-American and Melrose High School hall-of-fame hockey player Steve Dolloff, sports was always a part of his life. After attending Northeastern University, Matt focused his love of sports on writing, extensively writing about all four major Boston teams. He also is a co-host of the Sports Hub Underground podcast and is a regular on-air contributor on the Sports Hub. Matt writes about all New England sports from Patriots football to Boston Celtics and Boston Bruins.