Bushball

Lloyd spent a season down in Mexico playing for Angeles de Puebla. He talks about the lifelong friendships, the great fans, and questionable playing conditions during his time in Mexico. From "Double Pay", halting play to let trains pass, and good men passing too soon,  our conversation with Lloyd has something for everyone.

Jim Barr enjoyed a 12 MLB career with the San Francisco Giants and California Angels. He also won two national championships with the University of Southern California. He held a major record for 35 years and also had a 16 year college coaching career at Sacramento State. 

Anthony Susac is one of the premier right handed pitching prospect in the country and a University of Arizona commit. He shares his greatest memories in baseball, the upcoming MLB draft and growing up around the game. 

Tim Hagerty is the broadcaster for the El Paso Chihuahuas (Padres Triple-A affiliate).Before El Paso, Tim broadcasted for the Padres' Triple-A club in Tucson, Arizona and Portland, Oregon. His was also previously the voice of the Double-A Mobile BayBears (Padres affiliate) and Rookie-level Idaho Falls Chukars (Royals affiliate).While with the Royals' affiliate, Tim made his MLB play-by-play debut, joining Kansas City's radio team for a game against Tampa Bay. In 2007, he produced and hosted the Diamondbacks Minor League Report on the D-backs Radio Network.In the off-season, Tim is a freelance reporter for Fox Sports Radio and Sporting News Radio, providing national, on-air updates from college football and basketball games. The Massachusetts native was selected to broadcast two Triple-A All-Star Games and a Triple-A National Championship Game on Westwood One and has called two MLB exhibition games.He is the author of a baseball book and has written hundreds of baseball history articles for Sporting News, The Hardball Times and other publications.His work has been honored with both national and regional Edward R. Murrow Awards and by the Alabama Associated Press, Mobile Press Club, Idaho State Broadcasters Association, Idaho Press Club, Vermont Associated Press, the Society for American Baseball Research and the Society of Professional Journalists. Tim was voted El Paso Sportscaster of the Year in 2014, 2015 and 2016. Baseball America named him an MLB broadcast prospect in its Best of the Minors feature.

Matt Aguilera shares his experience growing around baseball and his family's ownership Oakland A's affiliate the Medford A's.

The Bill Sisler story is one of perseverance and passion. He had a love of the game and he spent the better part of 27 years trying to realize a dream of making to the Bigs. 

Willy grew up surrounded by rolling hills and horses in the small town of Oakdale, California. Known as the “Cowboy Capital of the World” for breeding so many world champion rodeo cowboys, Oakdale is still Willy's home and the setting for many of his songs.Despite coming from a long line of cattlemen – his grandfather Walt was one of the most respected of his generation – Willy's first love was baseball. As a catcher, he had a gift for the nuances of calling a game from behind the plate. When a knee injury ended his ability to catch, Willy turned his attention to music.Special Thanks to Willy for the time and allowing Bushball to use his music  for this episode.Lauren his publicist for getting us connected.My buddy who introduced me to Willy's music. www.willyteataylor.com@willyteataylor@Bushballer

The Susac family is synonymous with baseball in Northern California and he brings the energy as we talk about how this family of 1st generation Croatian immigrants produced some the finest baseball prospects in America.

Part 2 of our conversation with former MLB Executive Bill Geivett. https://insidebaseballoperations.com/https://www.imaplayer.us/

Bill Geivett draws on his 28 years of experience in professional baseball and offers his insights from his time as a player, scout, and front office executive. Do You Want to Work in Baseball? is more than a “how to” description of details to remember. It is filled with Bill's real-life lessons learned from the varied roles he has held for Major League Baseball Clubs including the California Angels, New York Yankees, Montreal Expos,Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Colorado Rockies. Bill talks about building your brand and developing a skill set that makes you unique and valuable.SHARE THIS:

Bushball welcomes baseball author and historian Dennis Snelling  who talks about the Golden Era of PCL, his most recent book subject Lefty O'Doul and our Team of the Week the Hollywood Stars.Snelling is a three-time finalist for the Casey Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year--for "The Greatest Minor League" in 2011, "Johnny Evers: A Baseball Life" in 2014, and for "Lefty O'Doul: Baseball's Forgotten Ambassador" in 2017. In addition, "Johnny Evers" was a 2015 Seymour Medal finalist. Snelling was a senior writer for "Helmar Baseball History & Art Magazine" and writes a column for "Minor Trips Digest" and reviews sports books for the New York Journal of Books. He is in his 46th season as public address announcer for Downey High School sports teams, particularly football, in Modesto, California, and works as an Associate Superintendent for a school district in Roseville, California.Dennis' Book https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MDSFSB3/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1

After 118 years the league known as the Pacific Coast League is no more. MLB has decided to rebrand the league as Triple A West. We get get longtime PCL broadcaster Doug Greenwald's take on it history and it's legacy.

A great interview with a really cool dude.  Lloyd Allen delves into his high school years as a baseball and football phenom and  his coach and mentor Coach Al Cropsey. He shares about being drafted by the Angels and his relationship with Frank Robinson, and Billy Martin. He finally shares his experiences in the Minors, flying in questionable planes and one of the craziest stories we've had on Bushball. It involves the Dominican Republic, a barricade, and a cup of urine. You have to hear this story.

In Part 2 of our discussion,  Tim talks about his moments of awe, Spring Training at Vero Beach and his work to help current and former professional athletes. He shares about his Sandy Koufax moment, the Canseco twins, and his thoughts on baseball pariah Pet Rose.Are you a former professional athlete who played or signed a contract in the State of California? You may be eligible for tax free benefits. Talk to the good people of Vanacore today, no upfront fees just pros helping pros.Vanacore Consulting Inc. (Ask for Tim)www.vanacoreconsulting.com(916) 214-0341

Former First Rounder Tim Anderson talks about his time in baseball in the Dodgers Organization.

This episode looks at the few MILB players who have played in the Super Bowl. Now keeping with tradition these player never played in "The Bigs", but made it to arguably the biggest event in sports. The Super Bowl! We also look at our teams of the week and their connection to the Super Bowl.

Former MLB and Olympian Ty Kelly discusses his life in the Minors, his work with Advocates for Minor Leaguers, and the upcoming Olympic Games, for which he will participate in as a member of Team Israel, and his Sketch Comedy. 

In this episode of Bushball, we conclude our conversation with longtime broadcaster Doug Greenwald where  we talk about his Post Office collection, and his relationship with Hall of Fame broadcaster Bill King. We also profile the MILB career and Home Run record setting career of Mike Hessman. 

Longtime broadcaster covers an array of topics from his  journey through baseball, including his call to "The Bigs" and his take on the restructuring of the Minor League system.

A conversation with Stephen Day, Host Family Coordinator with Class A affiliate Modesto Nuts. A tribute to the late great Hank Aaron.

This episode delves into the world of Minor League Umpiring with AAA umpire Derek Eaton.  We also pay homage to Mr. Dodger himself Tommy Lasorda. Lastly, we will talk about Trash Pandas. Yes, Trash Pandas.   

In this epsiode of Bushaball, we look into a Minor League legend by the last name of Aaron, but not that Aaron,  and oh and he also played for the Braves. We also take a dive into the history, process and sense of retiring jersey numbers in sports.

This episode of Bushball focuses on the legendary Negro National League legend Cool Papa Bell and a recent change in policy made by MLB that will finally recognize the NNL as an official Major League,

The Roswell Rockets and the "otherworldly "1954 Season of Joe Bauman.

The inaugural Episode of Bushball shares the story of MILB Legend Buzz Arlett, some history of MILB and the current PBA.