Podcasts about baseball hall of famer

Chipper Jones raised issue, seemingly innocently, with a decision by Joey Logano in last weekend's NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega. Logano, he of obviously thin skin, fired back at the Baseball Hall of Famer. This is a real thing, as our NASCAR writer, Rod Mullins, explains on our weekly podcast. Also on today's show: Austin Cedric takes the checkered flag at ‘Dega Logano, Ryan Preece penalized after the race Steve Phelps for PGA Tour commish? Prime Video sets May 22 date for series premiere of "Earnhardt"

OneLegUpAlex Welcomes NYS Baseball Hall of Famer and Yankees WS Champion Coach Dom Scala 3-24-25More on Dom Scala Baseball as referenced on Alex Garrett's One Leg Up network! https://domscalabaseball.com/

OneLegUpAlex Welcomes NYS Baseball Hall of Famer and Yankees WS Champion Coach Dom Scala 3-24-25More on Dom Scala Baseball as referenced on Alex Garrett's One Leg Up network! https://domscalabaseball.com/

Let's learn about Baseball Hall of Famer, Orlando Cepeda as  Ed Kasputis interviews baseball historian, Bruce Markusen.

On the February 25 edition of A's Cast Live, our daily baseball talk show, Chris Townsend discussed the ABS challenge system (5:35), the bond Scott Emerson builds with A's Pitchers (24:05), Justin Verlander and the pursuit of 300 wins (28:30) and the risk involved in the playing the sport (32:15). He was joined by: A's Left-Hanaded Pitcher, Hogan Harris (44:15) A's Infielder, Darell Hernaiz (1:08:00) Radio Voice of the Athletics, Ken Korach (1:21:10) Baseball Hall of Famer, Jon Miller (1:35:55) To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob Townsend talks with member of the 2025 class of the Baseball Hall of Fame, Billy Wagner, to talk about being voted into the hall and his journey through the ten years on the ballot.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thanks to Yankee historian, NYS Baseball Hall of Famer and member of the IABF, Tony Morante for sharing his story of the Goodness of George Steinbrenner on Alex Garrett's One Leg Up Network! Mr. Steinbrenner encouraged Mr. Morante at ever turn during Tony's time as the Monument Park Tours Director. Find out more about Mr. Morante here: https://ushistorybaseball.com/

Thanks to Yankee historian, NYS Baseball Hall of Famer and member of the IABF, Tony Morante for sharing his story of the Goodness of George Steinbrenner on Alex Garrett's One Leg Up Network! Mr. Steinbrenner encouraged Mr. Morante at ever turn during Tony's time as the Monument Park Tours Director. Find out more about Mr. Morante here: https://ushistorybaseball.com/

After 21 ballots and 41 years of waiting, Dick Allen is FINALLY a Baseball Hall of Famer. Dr. David J. Fletcher is the co-author of “Chili Dog MVP”, a book that details Dick Allen, the 1972 White Sox, and a transforming Chicago. Join Herb Lawrence and Sean Anderson as they discuss Dick Allen with Dr. Fletcher.

TKras was joined by the great John Smoltz ahead of THE PRO CUP to discuss the event at Innisbrook Resort, plus the Juan Soto deal and the latest on the Rays, too!

On this episode of Best of A's Cast Live, Chris Townsend looks back at the best interviews from the 2024 season that include:  A's Catcher, Shea Langeliers after his three homer game in Texas (1:10) Former A's Outfielder, Josh Reddick (8:30) MLB Network Radio Host and Rockies Broadcaster, Ryan Spilborghs (21:35) Former A's Left-Handed Starting Pitcher, Mark Mulder (41:15) Bay Area Radio Hall of Famer, Marty Lurie (1:00:50) President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Bob Kendrick (1:15:35) Manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Torey Lovullo (1:29:45) MLB Network Host, Matt Vasgersian (1:38:40) A's Hall of Famer, Gene Tenace (1:53:15) A's Hall of Famer, Joe Rudi (1:59:40) A's Hall of Famer, Steve Vucinich (2:05:45) Baseball Hall of Famer and World Series Champion, Rollie Fingers (2:11:25) A's First Baseman, Tyler Soderstrom (2:17:35) A's Starting Pitcher, Joey Estes (2:24:30) A's All-Star Closer, Mason Miller (2:32:45) To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Baseball Hall of Famer joins Zach Gelb to talk MLB Postseason

Kalen DeBoer, Alabama Head Coach I David Ortiz, Baseball Hall of Famer

Baseball hall-of-famer, Robin Yount joined Erik & Vince live from American Family Field as the team kicks-off the start to their post-season. Yount talked about meeting Jackson Chourio, and how Milwaukee has a special talent. Plus, is this THE year for the Brew Crew? Yount gives reasons why!

Baseball hall-of-famer, Robin Yount joined Erik & Vince live from American Family Field as the team kicks-off the start to their post-season. Yount talked about meeting Jackson Chourio, and how Milwaukee has a special talent. Plus, is this THE year for the Brew Crew? Yount gives reasons why! And, later, Joe Gow discourse, or maybe, discussion? Erik & Vince give a fun update on the teacher and his recent headlines regarding the adult film industry. Lastly, ESPN Milwaukee's Gabe Neitzel joined the show live from American Family Field as the Brewers playoff party kicked off. Gabe discussed the excitement that is in the air down there with cars backed all the way up as the feeling around this team continues to build.

Co-Founder & Co-Chairman of the The Carlyle Group, and Owner of the Baltimore Orioles David Rubenstein and Cal Ripken Jr, Baseball Hall of Famer; Founder & Partner of Ripken Baseball discusses their ownership of the Baltimore Orioles. They both talk about their upbringing in the Baltimore area, connection to the city, and feedback from the fans. Rubenstein and Ripken Jr, spoke to Bloomberg's Paul Sweeny and Alix Steel from the Bloomberg Power Players at Bloomberg Global Headquarters.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode we have former Houston Astros OF Terry Puhl....Terry comes on the show to chat about growing up getting signed out of Melville Saskatchewan, grind in the minors, MLB Debut, time with the Astros, transition to coaching, coaching Team Canada at the 2008 Olympics. Thank you everyone for listening! Geoff Freeborn

00:00-15:00: Baseball HOF Gary Carter chats career, catchers back in 2010, Doc Gooden coming up and more on an episode from the ML Archive.

JUST SAYIN': Jason was at the Twins game yesterday and apparently picking up your trash is now optional? Gross. Congrats to new Baseball Hall of Famer, Joe Mauer! Apparently, episodic TV is hot and fresh, we call Bea Arthur to make she she knows what her employees are up to these days, and "Twisters" tops the box office -- but how does it compare to the original? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JUST SAYIN': Jason was at the Twins game yesterday and apparently picking up your trash is now optional? Gross. Congrats to new Baseball Hall of Famer, Joe Mauer! Apparently, episodic TV is hot and fresh, we call Bea Arthur to make she she knows what her employees are up to these days, and "Twisters" tops the box office -- but how does it compare to the original? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On Saturday, a regional legend will get his due by the national pastime. The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York will honor Red Sox radio play-by-play announcer Joe Castiglione with the 2024 Ford C. Frick Award, which celebrates the elite broadcasters of the game.

Johnny Mize, a top home-run hitter in a turbulent time for baseball and North America, never got a complete biography in his lifetime.  Author Jerry Grillo, who lives in the same region of rural Georgia where Mize hailed from, has remedied that by examining Mize's baseball life and his effect on the sport. Mize (1913-1993, inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981) played in the majors during an era marked and marred by segregation, the Great Depression, and the Second World War. The lefty-hitting slugging first baseman won four league home run titles, still has some unmatched batting feats, and shares the record for most career three-home run games. And he was almost forgotten by the keepers of baseball history.  Grillo began researching a Mize bio in 2000. It is his second book, following, “The Music and Mythocracy of Col. Bruce Hampton: A Basically True Biography.”

On episode 13 of the Brushback with JP Ricciardi - JP welcomes Hall of Famer, ESPN Baseball Tonight and Senior Writer, Tim Kurkjain. Tim and JP talk about a wide variety of topics, including if Willie Mays was the best ever, and preview the All Star Game! Plus - JP's Hot takes! John Arezzi and JP discuss the All Star Game. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@BrushbackwithJPRicciardi Follow JP here: X: https://twitter.com/RicciardiJP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ricciardijp Follow John Arezzi here: X: https://twitter.com/johnarezzi Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnarezzi HOST - JP RICCIARDI CO-HOST - JOHN AREZZI CREATIVE DIRECTOR - MARSH EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: JOHN AREZZI COPYRIGHT: 2024 THE BRUSHBACK WITH JP RICCIARDI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Zone continues on at Lake Tahoe for the American Century Championship with Jason Anderson and Sterling Holmes talking to Matt Ryan about his first season on set for CBS Game day shows, his NFL tenure, QB contracts and more before we talk with recent Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, Joe Mauer, former Royal-killer and Twin, for a bit about the AL Central raceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom Ackerman recaps an emotional ceremony memorializing the late Baseball Hall of Famer and former Cardinals manager, Whitey Herzog.  Clip features Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith.   File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

00:00-15:00: Baseball Hall of Famer Jim Kaat recaps his recent trip to Cooperstown, Dodgers-Yankees and more. Plus, celebrating the Negro Leagues and why he doesn't watch a lot of baseball anymore.

A Baseball Hall of Famer dies, the Phillies play after two of their stars are placed on the injured list, the Orioles and Yankees continue their battle atop the AL East highlighting a full MLB schedule and the Sharks select the Hobey Baker Award winner with the first pick in the NHL draft. Correspondent Mike Reeves reports.

Johnny Mize was one of the greatest hitters in baseball's golden age of great hitters. Born and raised in tiny Demorest, Georgia, in the northeast Georgia mountains, Mize emerged from the heart of Dixie as a Bunyonesque slugger, a quiet but sharp‑witted man from a broken home who became a professional player at seventeen, embarking on an extended tour of the expansive St. Louis Cardinals Minor League system. Mize then spent fifteen seasons terrorizing Major League pitchers as a member of those Cardinals, the New York Giants of Mel Ott and Leo Durocher, and finally with the New York Yankees, who won a record five straight World Series with Mize as their ace in the hole—the best pinch hitter in the American League. Few hitters have combined such meticulous bat control with brute power the way Mize did. Mize was a line‑drive hitter who rarely struck out and also hit for distance, to all fields, and usually for a high average. Nicknamed the Big Cat. Tabbed as a can't‑miss Hall of Famer, then all but forgotten, Mize spent twenty‑eight years waiting for the call from Cooperstown before he was finally inducted in 1981, delighting fans with his straightforward commentary and sly sense of humor during a memorable induction speech. Jerry Grillo is a longtime journalist and author of The Music and Mythocracy of Col. Bruce Hampton: A Basically TrueBiography. His work has appeared in Georgia Trend, Atlanta Magazine, Paste Magazine, Newsday, and jambands.com, among other publications. For more info on the book click HERE

In hour one of Sharp Money, Patrick Meagher and Dustin Swedelson are joined by Baseball Hall of Famer and Fox Sports Analyst John Smoltz.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Author Jerry Grillo joins Talkin' Baseball to talk about his book- "Big Cat: The Life of Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Mize." Johnny Mize was one of the greatest hitters in baseball's golden age of great hitters. Born and raised in tiny Demorest, Georgia, in the northeast Georgia mountains, Mize emerged from the heart of Dixie as a Bunyonesque slugger, a quiet but sharp-witted man from a broken home who became a professional player at seventeen, embarking on an extended tour of the expansive St. Louis Cardinals Minor League system.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Author Jerry Grillo joins Talkin' Baseball to talk about his book- "Big Cat: The Life of Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Mize." Johnny Mize was one of the greatest hitters in baseball's golden age of great hitters. Born and raised in tiny Demorest, Georgia, in the northeast Georgia mountains, Mize emerged from the heart of Dixie as a Bunyonesque slugger, a quiet but sharp-witted man from a broken home who became a professional player at seventeen, embarking on an extended tour of the expansive St. Louis Cardinals Minor League system.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Smoltz joins the show to discuss what its gonna be like to be apart of the broadcast team for the Cardinals game at Rickwood Field, and also gives his thoughts on the Cardinals start to the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Smoltz joins the show to discuss what its gonna be like to be apart of the broadcast team for the Cardinals game at Rickwood Field, and also gives his thoughts on the Cardinals start to the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this sportscast hear baseball legends Mike Shannon and Willie Mays talk baseball.

CBS' James Brown looks back at a remarkable career of Willie Mays.

00:00-15:00: Baseball Hall of Famer Jim Kaat recaps his recent trip to Cooperstown, Dodgers-Yankees and more. Plus, celebrating the Negro Leagues and why he doesn't watch a lot of baseball anymore.

Jerry Grillo joins us to talk about his book, Big Cat: The Life of Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Mize. Buy Big Cat ⁠Follow Jerry on Twitter⁠ ⁠⁠The Twin Bill Lit Journal⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Twitter⁠ Hosted by Scott Bolohan Music by Mark Bolohan

Jim welcomes author Jerry Grillo to discuss his new book, “Big Cat: The Life of Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Mize" on another POF Book Club episode. First, Jim and Jerry discuss whether Johnny Mize is the greatest player to be voted into Cooperstown by the veterans committee, as he had to wait until 1981 to receive a Hall of Fame plaque (9:50). Then, they cover the variety of reasons which lead Mize to be overlooked in MLB history, how he compares to fellow sluggers Hank Greenberg and Ralph Kiner, the biggest moments of his career, and much more (17:10)

Former Pirates Manager and Hall of Famer Jim Leyland joins the PM Team to talk about managing a pitching staff, Paul Skenes, and more.

We talk with David Ostrowsky, author of Roberto Alomar: The Complicated Life and Legacy of a Baseball Hall of Famer.

PODCAST: Cal Ripken Jr., first ballot Baseball Hall of Famer, owner of the longest consecutive games played streak in baseball history (2,632 games), 2-time American League MVP, 19-time MLB All-Star and Co-Owner of the Baltimore Orioles joins Sports Business Radio for a wide-ranging conversation. Ripken discusses his Hall of Fame career, his exceptional work creating and developing Ripken Baseball and the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation, his new partnership with David Blitzer and Josh Harris (Unrivaled Sports) and his upcoming docuseries with MoonBall Media where he will serve as an Executive Producer. Ripken, who played his entire 21-year career with the Baltimore Orioles, also discusses what its like to be back with the Orioles in a formal capacity as part of David M. Rubenstein's new ownership group and what he hopes to contribute in his role with the team. LISTEN to Sports Business Radio on Apple podcasts or Spotify podcasts. Give Sports Business Radio a 5-star rating if you enjoy our podcast. Click on the plus sign on our Apple Podcasts page and follow the Sports Business Radio podcast. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram, Threads and Tik Tok @SportsBusinessRadio. This week's edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment - the Exclusive Financial Partner of Sports Business Radio. Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment, celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2024, is a division of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management dedicated to serving the unique and sophisticated needs of elite and professional athletes, entertainers, executives, creators, and other top talent and professionals in the sports and entertainment industry. The division consists of over 200 Financial Advisors with the Global Sports & Entertainment Director/Associate Director designation, several of whom are former professional and collegiate athletes who once embarked on a similar journey to that of today's talent, leaders, executives and creators. Visit morganstanley.com/gse to learn more. #CalRipkenJr #Orioles #MLB #Baseball #IronMan #Entrepreneur  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stan's guest this week is Jerry Grillo, author of Big Cat: The Life of Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Mize. Mize was born in Demorest, Georgia, and played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball and won 5 World Series.

On today's show, Pat, AJ Hawk, and the boys chat about all the latest mock drafts as we are officially one week out from the NFL Draft, the NBA Playoff play-in games and the injuries that are mounting up, and what's going on in the NHL as the playoffs are about to begin. Joining the progrum is 5x Cy Young, World Series Champion/MVP, 10x All-Star, 2002 Triple Crown winner, and Baseball Hall of Famer, Randy Johnson joins the show to chat about his illustrious career, being a physically impending presence, how much the game has changed from when he started to now, his love for photography and diving into that since retirement, and more (25:46-55:11). Next, ESPN NBA Analyst, Brian Windhorst joins the show to chat about the NBA Playoffs, injury updates, what Bronny James is going to do next, if the Warriors are going to blow things up, if Team USA is going to run through the Olympics, and his love for Ohio State and AJ Hawk (1:12:35-1:47:06). Later, NFL on FOX Insider and co-host of Good Morning Football, Peter Schrager joins the show to chat about his mock draft which tends to be very accurate, whether or not he's moving to LA for Good Morning Football, what the biggest surprises from the draft might be, and much more (2:09:32-2:47:31). Make sure you subscribe to YouTube.com/thepatmcafeeshow to watch the show. Or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN's Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. See you tomorrow. Cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Johnny Mize was one of the greatest hitters in baseball's golden age of great hitters. Born and raised in tiny Demorest, Georgia, in the northeast Georgia mountains, Mize emerged from the heart of Dixie as a Bunyonesque slugger, a quiet but sharp-witted man from a broken home who became a professional player at seventeen, embarking on an extended tour of the expansive St. Louis Cardinals Minor League system. Mize then spent fifteen seasons terrorizing Major League pitchers as a member of those Cardinals, the New York Giants of Mel Ott and Leo Durocher, and finally with the New York Yankees, who won a record five straight World Series with Mize as their ace in the hole—the best pinch hitter in the American League. Few hitters have combined such meticulous bat control with brute power the way Mize did. Mize was a line-drive hitter who rarely struck out and also hit for distance, to all fields, and usually for a high average. Nicknamed the Big Cat, “nobody had a better, smoother, easier swing than John,” said Cardinals teammate Don Gutteridge. “It was picture perfect.” Tabbed as a can't-miss Hall of Famer, then all but forgotten, Mize spent twenty-eight years waiting for the call from Cooperstown before he was finally inducted in 1981, delighting fans with his straightforward commentary and sly sense of humor during a memorable induction speech. From the backroads of the Minor Leagues to the sunny Caribbean, where he played alongside the best Black and Latin players as a twenty-one-year-old, and to the Major Leagues, where he became a ten-time All-Star, home run champion, and World Series hero, Mize forged a memorable trail along baseball's landscape. Big Cat: The Life of Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Mize (U Nebraska Press, 2024) is the first complete biography of the Big Cat. Paul Knepper covered the New York Knicks for Bleacher Report. His first book, The Knicks of the Nineties: Ewing, Oakley, Starks and the Brawlers That Almost Won It All was published in 2020. You can reach Paul at paulknepper@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter @paulieknep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Johnny Mize was one of the greatest hitters in baseball's golden age of great hitters. Born and raised in tiny Demorest, Georgia, in the northeast Georgia mountains, Mize emerged from the heart of Dixie as a Bunyonesque slugger, a quiet but sharp-witted man from a broken home who became a professional player at seventeen, embarking on an extended tour of the expansive St. Louis Cardinals Minor League system. Mize then spent fifteen seasons terrorizing Major League pitchers as a member of those Cardinals, the New York Giants of Mel Ott and Leo Durocher, and finally with the New York Yankees, who won a record five straight World Series with Mize as their ace in the hole—the best pinch hitter in the American League. Few hitters have combined such meticulous bat control with brute power the way Mize did. Mize was a line-drive hitter who rarely struck out and also hit for distance, to all fields, and usually for a high average. Nicknamed the Big Cat, “nobody had a better, smoother, easier swing than John,” said Cardinals teammate Don Gutteridge. “It was picture perfect.” Tabbed as a can't-miss Hall of Famer, then all but forgotten, Mize spent twenty-eight years waiting for the call from Cooperstown before he was finally inducted in 1981, delighting fans with his straightforward commentary and sly sense of humor during a memorable induction speech. From the backroads of the Minor Leagues to the sunny Caribbean, where he played alongside the best Black and Latin players as a twenty-one-year-old, and to the Major Leagues, where he became a ten-time All-Star, home run champion, and World Series hero, Mize forged a memorable trail along baseball's landscape. Big Cat: The Life of Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Mize (U Nebraska Press, 2024) is the first complete biography of the Big Cat. Paul Knepper covered the New York Knicks for Bleacher Report. His first book, The Knicks of the Nineties: Ewing, Oakley, Starks and the Brawlers That Almost Won It All was published in 2020. You can reach Paul at paulknepper@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter @paulieknep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Johnny Mize was one of the greatest hitters in baseball's golden age of great hitters. Born and raised in tiny Demorest, Georgia, in the northeast Georgia mountains, Mize emerged from the heart of Dixie as a Bunyonesque slugger, a quiet but sharp-witted man from a broken home who became a professional player at seventeen, embarking on an extended tour of the expansive St. Louis Cardinals Minor League system. Mize then spent fifteen seasons terrorizing Major League pitchers as a member of those Cardinals, the New York Giants of Mel Ott and Leo Durocher, and finally with the New York Yankees, who won a record five straight World Series with Mize as their ace in the hole—the best pinch hitter in the American League. Few hitters have combined such meticulous bat control with brute power the way Mize did. Mize was a line-drive hitter who rarely struck out and also hit for distance, to all fields, and usually for a high average. Nicknamed the Big Cat, “nobody had a better, smoother, easier swing than John,” said Cardinals teammate Don Gutteridge. “It was picture perfect.” Tabbed as a can't-miss Hall of Famer, then all but forgotten, Mize spent twenty-eight years waiting for the call from Cooperstown before he was finally inducted in 1981, delighting fans with his straightforward commentary and sly sense of humor during a memorable induction speech. From the backroads of the Minor Leagues to the sunny Caribbean, where he played alongside the best Black and Latin players as a twenty-one-year-old, and to the Major Leagues, where he became a ten-time All-Star, home run champion, and World Series hero, Mize forged a memorable trail along baseball's landscape. Big Cat: The Life of Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Mize (U Nebraska Press, 2024) is the first complete biography of the Big Cat. Paul Knepper covered the New York Knicks for Bleacher Report. His first book, The Knicks of the Nineties: Ewing, Oakley, Starks and the Brawlers That Almost Won It All was published in 2020. You can reach Paul at paulknepper@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter @paulieknep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sports

New York Yankees legendary closer and baseball Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera makes his debut on Sid & Friends in the Morning to talk Yankees baseball before he plugs his foundation that is set on developing schools for children in Mariano's home country of Panama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roberto Alomar was not just a five-tool Hall of Famer; he was a magician on the diamond, a generational talent whose defensive wizardry left teammates and opponents breathless. Yet, despite his twelve All-Star selections and ten Gold Glove awards, he has remained one of the most contentious and enigmatic characters in baseball's history. Roberto Alomar: The Complicated Life and Legacy of a Baseball Hall of Famer (Roman & Littlefield, 2024) is the first complete, balanced biography of arguably the greatest second baseman in the history of Major League Baseball. It covers Alomar's impressive career, his altercation with umpire John Hirschbeck and their eventual friendship, the allegations stemming from Alomar's personal life, never-before-heard stories about his conflicts with both minor and major league teammates, and his global influence. When Roberto Alomar retired in 2005, his place as one of baseball's all-time greats was unquestioned. But the controversies that always seem to follow him make Alomar's legacy far from clear. Drawing on dozens of personal interviews with Alomar's former teammates and opponents, Roberto Alomar pulls back the curtain on one of the most significant, divisive, and perplexing figures in baseball history. Paul Knepper covered the New York Knicks for Bleacher Report. His first book, The Knicks of the Nineties: Ewing, Oakley, Starks and the Brawlers That Almost Won It All was published in 2020. You can reach Paul at paulknepper@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter @paulieknep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/latino-studies

Roberto Alomar was not just a five-tool Hall of Famer; he was a magician on the diamond, a generational talent whose defensive wizardry left teammates and opponents breathless. Yet, despite his twelve All-Star selections and ten Gold Glove awards, he has remained one of the most contentious and enigmatic characters in baseball's history. Roberto Alomar: The Complicated Life and Legacy of a Baseball Hall of Famer (Roman & Littlefield, 2024) is the first complete, balanced biography of arguably the greatest second baseman in the history of Major League Baseball. It covers Alomar's impressive career, his altercation with umpire John Hirschbeck and their eventual friendship, the allegations stemming from Alomar's personal life, never-before-heard stories about his conflicts with both minor and major league teammates, and his global influence. When Roberto Alomar retired in 2005, his place as one of baseball's all-time greats was unquestioned. But the controversies that always seem to follow him make Alomar's legacy far from clear. Drawing on dozens of personal interviews with Alomar's former teammates and opponents, Roberto Alomar pulls back the curtain on one of the most significant, divisive, and perplexing figures in baseball history. Paul Knepper covered the New York Knicks for Bleacher Report. His first book, The Knicks of the Nineties: Ewing, Oakley, Starks and the Brawlers That Almost Won It All was published in 2020. You can reach Paul at paulknepper@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter @paulieknep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Hall of Famer and former Mets catcher Mike Piazza joins the program to help Sid break down the beginning of Spring Training for the Mets and what we can expect from the orange and blue this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices