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Welcome back to another episode of Talks To-Go! Jill and George talk with our next special guest father/daughter duo, Tim Kurkjian and Kelly Kurkjian. Tim, for the last 25 years, he has been a baseball writer, reporter and analyst at ESPN. He has covered baseball for 43 years. In July of 2022, Tim received the Career Excellence Award from The Baseball Writers Association of America and was honored at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. He now also embraces his role as Pop Pop. Kelly lives in Maryland with her husband, two kids, and their cat. Kelly is the owner and creative director of Kelly Joyce Design, a wedding and event stationery design company and worked as a creative director at TracyLocke for 8 years before taking her business full-time. No reservations necessary. All TALKS are TO-GO. Follow our podcast Instagram: @talkstogopodcast TikTok: @talkstogopod Follow us on Instagram Jill: @jillmorgannnn George: @georgealanruthvo Follow our guests Tim's podcast: @greatgameorwhat Kelly: @kellyjoycedesign
03/13/25: Joel Heitkamp is broadcasting from the Minnesota Twins Spring Training in Florida, and is joined by La Velle E. Neal III on "News and Views." La Velle has covered the Minnesota Twins since 1998. He also covered the Kansas City Royals for the Kansas City Star from 1995 through 1997. A graduate of the University of Illinois - Chicago, La Velle is a former president of the Baseball Writers Association of America. (Joel Heitkamp is a talk show host on the Mighty 790 KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. His award-winning program, “News & Views,” can be heard weekdays from 8 – 11 a.m. Follow Joel on X/Twitter @JoelKFGO.)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On January 29 1971 — In accepting the Tris Speaker Award from Houston sportswriters, Roberto Clemente gives a speech which, apart from being called by many of those in attendance “the best talk any baseball player ever made,” is the source of Clemente's most famous – if oft misquoted – assertion: “If you have an opportunity to accomplish something that will make things better for someone coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth.”A member of the 3,000-hit club, Roberto Clemente was a tremendously proud man who was often misunderstood by the press and his teammates. He was criticized for refusing to play with minor injuries, despite the fact that he won four batting championships. He played on two Pirate World Series winners and became more legendary after his tragic death while delivering supplies to victims of the Nicaraguan earthquake in 1972 than during his playing days.His tragic death prompted the Hall of Fame's Board of Director's to unanimously wave the customary five year period for induction, opening the door for the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) to hold a special election on Clemente's behalf. By an overwhelming vote of 93%, Clemente became the first player of Latin American descent to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.Mentioned in this episode:Classic Baseball BroadcastsClassic Baseball Broadcasts
On January 29 1971 — In accepting the Tris Speaker Award from Houston sportswriters, Roberto Clemente gives a speech which, apart from being called by many of those in attendance “the best talk any baseball player ever made,” is the source of Clemente's most famous – if oft misquoted – assertion: “If you have an opportunity to accomplish something that will make things better for someone coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth.”A member of the 3,000-hit club, Roberto Clemente was a tremendously proud man who was often misunderstood by the press and his teammates. He was criticized for refusing to play with minor injuries, despite the fact that he won four batting championships. He played on two Pirate World Series winners and became more legendary after his tragic death while delivering supplies to victims of the Nicaraguan earthquake in 1972 than during his playing days.His tragic death prompted the Hall of Fame's Board of Director's to unanimously wave the customary five year period for induction, opening the door for the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) to hold a special election on Clemente's behalf. By an overwhelming vote of 93%, Clemente became the first player of Latin American descent to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.Mentioned in this episode:Classic Baseball BroadcastsClassic Baseball Broadcasts
On January 23 1962 -- Pitcher Bob Feller and infielder Jackie Robinson are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America in their first year of eligibility.Jackie Robinson burst onto the scene in 1947, breaking baseball's color barrier and bringing the Negro leagues' electrifying style of play to the Majors. He quickly became baseball's top drawing card and a symbol of hope to millions of Americans. With Robinson as the catalyst, the Dodgers won six pennants in his 10 seasons. He dominated games on the basepaths, stealing home 19 times while riling opposing pitchers with his daring baserunning style. Robinson was named National League MVP in 1949, leading the loop in hitting (.342) and steals (37), while knocking in 124 runs.Bob Feller's blazing fastball set the standard against which all of his successors have been judged. Rapid Robert spent his entire 18-year career with Cleveland, amassing 266 victories and 2,581 strikeouts, while leading the league in strikeouts seven times. He missed nearly four full seasons in his prime serving his country during World War II, for which he was decorated with five campaign ribbons studded with eight battle stars. Fresh from high school, Feller struck out 17 Athletics in 1936. The fireballer authored three no-hitters and 12 one-hitters while winning 20 or more games six times.Mentioned in this episode:Classic Baseball Broadcasts
On January 23 1962 -- Pitcher Bob Feller and infielder Jackie Robinson are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America in their first year of eligibility.Jackie Robinson burst onto the scene in 1947, breaking baseball's color barrier and bringing the Negro leagues' electrifying style of play to the Majors. He quickly became baseball's top drawing card and a symbol of hope to millions of Americans. With Robinson as the catalyst, the Dodgers won six pennants in his 10 seasons. He dominated games on the basepaths, stealing home 19 times while riling opposing pitchers with his daring baserunning style. Robinson was named National League MVP in 1949, leading the loop in hitting (.342) and steals (37), while knocking in 124 runs.Bob Feller's blazing fastball set the standard against which all of his successors have been judged. Rapid Robert spent his entire 18-year career with Cleveland, amassing 266 victories and 2,581 strikeouts, while leading the league in strikeouts seven times. He missed nearly four full seasons in his prime serving his country during World War II, for which he was decorated with five campaign ribbons studded with eight battle stars. Fresh from high school, Feller struck out 17 Athletics in 1936. The fireballer authored three no-hitters and 12 one-hitters while winning 20 or more games six times.Mentioned in this episode:Classic Baseball Broadcasts
November 21, 2024 ~ Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal won 2024 AL Cy Young Award, receiving all 30 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers Association of America. Guy, Lloyd, and Jamie talk with WJR Sports Analyst Steve Courtney about the fifth Tiger to win the award. Photo: Junfu Han ~ USA Today Network
In this episode, Luis Gil was recognized as American League Rookie of the Year by the Baseball Writers Association of America. He is the Yankees first Rookie of the Year since Aaron Judge, and the first Yankee pitcher to win since Dave Righetti in 1981. Go to StoryWorth.com/FOUL and save $10 on your first purchase! Subscribe to PT on YouTube!Part of the Foul Territory Network
Max is back from a 10 day hunting trip and Matt has been hopping around town at a handful of Halloween events. The guys recap their recent excursions then look ahead to some upcoming events on the Horizon.Later in the show (44:33) Matt is joined by La Velle E. Neal III to discuss the disastrous end to the Minnesota Twins season and the Pohlad family's recent decision to explore selling the team. La Velle is the current sports columnist for the Minnesota Star Tribune. He has covered the Minnesota Twins since 1998. A graduate of the University of Illinois - Chicago, La Velle is a former president of the Baseball Writers Association of America.Send us a text
Highlights: Listeners really don't like the sports cliche "running downhill"; Congratulations to cleveland.com and Plain Dealer reporter Paul Hoynes on being a finalist for the Baseball Writers Association of America Lifetime Achievement Award; The shortstop position: What should the Guardians do with it? Matthew Boyd needs to be called up now; The trade deadline is approaching: money capital vs. talent capital; Terry's take on Evan Mobley's contract extension; One Cavs player who impressed, one who didn't at NBA Summer League; This podcast was taped before Amari Cooper reported to camp, but we discussed why his presence at training camp is crucial for the Browns to develop chemistry and timing with Deshaun Watson; Who'll end up calling plays for the offense? Why Olympic bronze medalists are happier than silver medalists: what a study suggested; Listeners share stories of autographs and foul balls, including a brush with Nolan Ryan; Terry recommends the book 'Back Channel' by Stephen L. Carter, a novel based on the Cuban Missile Crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Subscriber-only episodeSend us a Text Message.Inspired by watching Caitlin Clark play in this year's NCAA tournament, Amy is feeling uncharacteristically “sporty” in this week's bonus episode. She'll dive into the history of Ina Eloise Young, America's first female sports editor at a daily newspaper whose coverage of the 1908 World Series so impressed other newspapermen covering the games that she was immediately named an honorary member of the newly-formed Baseball Writers Association. Ina's prowess recording box scores also proves triggering to Amy, who shares her own brief tenure working for the sports section of her hometown newspaper.For episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.comDiscuss episodes on our Facebook Forum. Follow us on instagram @lostladiesoflit. Follow Kim on twitter @kaskew. Sign up for our newsletter: LostLadiesofLit.com Email us: Contact — Lost Ladies of Lit Podcast
Part 2 of my conversation with Paul Hoynes picks up with a wild story about Albert Belle and a corked bat. “Hoynsie” shares tales from the 1990s when a new ballpark, powerful lineup, and sterling run of success caused baseball fever to erupt in Cleveland. And you can hear why one of his columns in 2016 sent him into Lake Erie before another World Series run ended in a legendary Game 7. If you missed it, make sure to go back and listen to our part 1 episode with Hoynes, who has been covering Major League Baseball in Cleveland for more than four decades: https://evergreenpodcasts.com/press-box-access/paul-hoynes-part-1-im-sweating-bullets-shaking-trying-to-calm-myself-down#episodeContent Hoynes has been a Guardians/Indians beat writer since 1983 for The News-Herald (1983-84), The Plain Dealer and Cleveland.com (1985 to present). His “Hey Hoynsie” column has been a longtime favorite of readers in northeast Ohio. He is past president of the Baseball Writers Association of America, and The Press Club of Cleveland inducted Hoynes into the Club's Cleveland Journalism Hall of Fame in 2013. Before becoming a baseball writer 41 years ago, he covered the Browns, Cavaliers and high school sports for The Cleveland Press, News-Herald, and Painesville Telegraph. Hoynes was born and raised in Cleveland, and he earned a journalism degree from Marquette University. You can follow Paul on X: @hoynsie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This is the first of a 2-part conversation with Paul Hoynes, who has covered Major League Baseball in Cleveland since 1983. We hit some of the “Hoynsie” greatest hits, including the Hawk Call and the tale of two belts. He tells us about working in hometown, competing (and laughing) on the beat with friends, and riding the rush of deadline. Hoynsie puts us in cavernous Municipal Stadium when the stands were mostly empty and the team was awful in the 1980s. Hear about advice he took from Joe Carter, scuffling with Mel Hall, and sailing the choppy waters around Albert Belle. We even work in a football story: Red Right 88. Sorry, Browns fans. Part 2 comes out April 24 and that episode will pick up when the Indians, now known as the Guardians, began their glorious run in the 1990s. Hoynes has been a Guardians/Indians beat writer since 1983 for The News-Herald (1983-84), The Plain Dealer and Cleveland.com (1985 to present). His “Hey Hoynsie” column has been a longtime favorite of readers in northeast Ohio. He is past president of the Baseball Writers Association of America, and The Press Club of Cleveland inducted Hoynes into the Club's Cleveland Journalism Hall of Fame in 2013. Before becoming a baseball writer 41 years ago, he covered the Browns, Cavaliers and high school sports for The Cleveland Press, News-Herald, and Painesville Telegraph. Hoynes was born and raised in Cleveland, and he earned a journalism degree from Marquette University. You can follow Paul on X: @hoynsie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On March 29, 1867 — Denton True “Cy” Young is born in Gilmore, a tiny village near Newcomerstown, Ohio. Young will earn his nickname for his cyclone-like pitching motion and he will win (and lose) more games than any pitcher in major league history with a 511-316 record and a 2.63 ERA over 22 seasons. Young will win 20 or more games 15 times, and top the 30-win mark five times. He will be elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America in 1937, with 153 votes on 201 ballots.Read More about Cy Young - https://thisdayinbaseball.com/cy-young-page/March 29th Events - https://thisdayinbaseball.com/this-day-in-baseball-march-29/Rube Waddell - https://thisdayinbaseball.com/rube-waddell-page/SOM Day 4 Replay - https://thisdayinbaseball.com/day-4-2020-strat-o-matic-simulation/
On March 29, 1867 — Denton True “Cy” Young is born in Gilmore, a tiny village near Newcomerstown, Ohio. Young will earn his nickname for his cyclone-like pitching motion and he will win (and lose) more games than any pitcher in major league history with a 511-316 record and a 2.63 ERA over 22 seasons. Young will win 20 or more games 15 times, and top the 30-win mark five times. He will be elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America in 1937, with 153 votes on 201 ballots.Read More about Cy Young - https://thisdayinbaseball.com/cy-young-page/March 29th Events - https://thisdayinbaseball.com/this-day-in-baseball-march-29/Rube Waddell - https://thisdayinbaseball.com/rube-waddell-page/SOM Day 4 Replay - https://thisdayinbaseball.com/day-4-2020-strat-o-matic-simulation/
On March 20, 1973 — Roberto Clemente becomes the first Hispanic American to gain election to the Hall of Fame. The Baseball Writers Association of America announces the results of a special ballot, with Clemente receiving 393 of 424 votes. Clemente died in a plane crash on New Year's Eve. In light of his tragic death, the Hall's Board of Directors waived the five-year waiting period that is normally required before a player is eligible for election. A twelve-time All-Star, Clemente batted .317 and won a dozen Gold Gloves over an 18-year career, and batted .362 in World Series play. Named National League MVP in 1966, he was voted the outstanding player in the 1971 World Series, when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the heavily-favored Baltimore Orioles in seven games.Roberto Clemente sits down with WPXI [then-WIIC]'s Sam Nover in October 1972, less than 3 months before his untimely passing. This is definitely his final at-length interview, and probably his only surviving extended interview that was captured visually. This was re-run by WPXI for the first time in 1989, and again on New Year's Eve 1997 [marking the 25th anniversary of his death], which is the source of this upload.Check out his Page - https://thisdayinbaseball.com/?s=roberto+clemente
On March 20, 1973 — Roberto Clemente becomes the first Hispanic American to gain election to the Hall of Fame. The Baseball Writers Association of America announces the results of a special ballot, with Clemente receiving 393 of 424 votes. Clemente died in a plane crash on New Year's Eve. In light of his tragic death, the Hall's Board of Directors waived the five-year waiting period that is normally required before a player is eligible for election. A twelve-time All-Star, Clemente batted .317 and won a dozen Gold Gloves over an 18-year career, and batted .362 in World Series play. Named National League MVP in 1966, he was voted the outstanding player in the 1971 World Series, when the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the heavily-favored Baltimore Orioles in seven games.Roberto Clemente sits down with WPXI [then-WIIC]'s Sam Nover in October 1972, less than 3 months before his untimely passing. This is definitely his final at-length interview, and probably his only surviving extended interview that was captured visually. This was re-run by WPXI for the first time in 1989, and again on New Year's Eve 1997 [marking the 25th anniversary of his death], which is the source of this upload.Check out his Page - https://thisdayinbaseball.com/?s=roberto+clemente
On January 29 1971 — In accepting the Tris Speaker Award from Houston sportswriters, Roberto Clemente gives a speech which, apart from being called by many of those in attendance “the best talk any baseball player ever made,” is the source of Clemente's most famous – if oft misquoted – assertion: “If you have an opportunity to accomplish something that will make things better for someone coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth.”A member of the 3,000-hit club, Roberto Clemente was a tremendously proud man who was often misunderstood by the press and his teammates. He was criticized for refusing to play with minor injuries, despite the fact that he won four batting championships. He played on two Pirate World Series winners and became more legendary after his tragic death while delivering supplies to victims of the Nicaraguan earthquake in 1972 than during his playing days.His tragic death prompted the Hall of Fame's Board of Director's to unanimously wave the customary five year period for induction, opening the door for the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) to hold a special election on Clemente's behalf. By an overwhelming vote of 93%, Clemente became the first player of Latin American descent to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
From hometown hero to hall of fame, this summer, Joe Mauer will be enshrined as one of major league baseball's greats. The career Twins catcher is a first ballot hall of famer. It's only the third time a catcher has made it in the first ballot. The St. Paul native received 76 percent of the vote from the Baseball Writers Association and will be inducted in the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. in July. Cooperstown bound: Joe Mauer headed to baseball Hall of Fame KSTP-TV Sports Director Joe Schmit has followed Joe Mauer through his career and also has a new children's book coming out this week about Joe Mauer. The book is called “The Right Thing to Do: The Joe Mauer Story.” He joined MPR News Host Cathy Wurzer to talk about it.Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation. Subscribe to the Minnesota Now podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. We attempt to make transcripts for Minnesota Now available the next business day after a broadcast. When ready they will appear here.
On January 23 1962 — Pitcher Bob Feller and infielder Jackie Robinson are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America in their first year of eligibility.Jackie Robinson burst onto the scene in 1947, breaking baseball's color barrier and bringing the Negro leagues' electrifying style of play to the Majors. He quickly became baseball's top drawing card and a symbol of hope to millions of Americans. With Robinson as the catalyst, the Dodgers won six pennants in his 10 seasons. He dominated games on the basepaths, stealing home 19 times while riling opposing pitchers with his daring baserunning style. Robinson was named National League MVP in 1949, leading the loop in hitting (.342) and steals (37), while knocking in 124 runs.Bob Feller's blazing fastball set the standard against which all of his successors have been judged. Rapid Robert spent his entire 18-year career with Cleveland, amassing 266 victories and 2,581 strikeouts, while leading the league in strikeouts seven times. He missed nearly four full seasons in his prime serving his country during World War II, for which he was decorated with five campaign ribbons studded with eight battle stars. Fresh from high school, Feller struck out 17 Athletics in 1936. The fireballer authored three no-hitters and 12 one-hitters while winning 20 or more games six times.
On January 23 1962 — Pitcher Bob Feller and infielder Jackie Robinson are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America in their first year of eligibility.Jackie Robinson burst onto the scene in 1947, breaking baseball's color barrier and bringing the Negro leagues' electrifying style of play to the Majors. He quickly became baseball's top drawing card and a symbol of hope to millions of Americans. With Robinson as the catalyst, the Dodgers won six pennants in his 10 seasons. He dominated games on the basepaths, stealing home 19 times while riling opposing pitchers with his daring baserunning style. Robinson was named National League MVP in 1949, leading the loop in hitting (.342) and steals (37), while knocking in 124 runs.Bob Feller's blazing fastball set the standard against which all of his successors have been judged. Rapid Robert spent his entire 18-year career with Cleveland, amassing 266 victories and 2,581 strikeouts, while leading the league in strikeouts seven times. He missed nearly four full seasons in his prime serving his country during World War II, for which he was decorated with five campaign ribbons studded with eight battle stars. Fresh from high school, Feller struck out 17 Athletics in 1936. The fireballer authored three no-hitters and 12 one-hitters while winning 20 or more games six times.
On January 23 1962 — Pitcher Bob Feller and infielder Jackie Robinson are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America in their first year of eligibility.Jackie Robinson burst onto the scene in 1947, breaking baseball's color barrier and bringing the Negro leagues' electrifying style of play to the Majors. He quickly became baseball's top drawing card and a symbol of hope to millions of Americans. With Robinson as the catalyst, the Dodgers won six pennants in his 10 seasons. He dominated games on the basepaths, stealing home 19 times while riling opposing pitchers with his daring baserunning style. Robinson was named National League MVP in 1949, leading the loop in hitting (.342) and steals (37), while knocking in 124 runs.Bob Feller's blazing fastball set the standard against which all of his successors have been judged. Rapid Robert spent his entire 18-year career with Cleveland, amassing 266 victories and 2,581 strikeouts, while leading the league in strikeouts seven times. He missed nearly four full seasons in his prime serving his country during World War II, for which he was decorated with five campaign ribbons studded with eight battle stars. Fresh from high school, Feller struck out 17 Athletics in 1936. The fireballer authored three no-hitters and 12 one-hitters while winning 20 or more games six times.
On January 22 1976 — Pitchers RobinRoberts and Bob Lemon arevoted into the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America.Roberts led the National League in starts and innings pitched for five straightseasons and was tops in victories for four consecutive years on his way to 286career wins. Lemon earned 20 victories six times and won 207 career games.RobinRoberts was the ace of the Phillies staff for most of his 14 years in abrilliant 19-season Major League career. The durable workhorse with a superiorfastball and pinpoint control won 286 games and compiled six consecutive20-victory seasons. In 1950, he paced the Phils to their first flag in 35 yearswith a 20-11 record. A tough competitor, he was a frequent league leader invictories, innings pitched, complete games, shutouts and strikeouts, toppingthe National League in wins from 1952-55.Bob Lemon realized his destiny as apitcher eight years after making his professional debut as aninfielder-outfielder. At the age of 25, he embarked on a Major League pitchingcareer that included seven 20-win seasons over a nine-year span. The right-handedace became a key factor in Cleveland's 1948 and '54 pennant drives, postingrecords of 20-14 and 23-7, respectively. After his playing days, Lemon became asuccessful manager, leading the Yankees to the world championship in 1978.
On January 22 1976 — Pitchers RobinRoberts and Bob Lemon arevoted into the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America.Roberts led the National League in starts and innings pitched for five straightseasons and was tops in victories for four consecutive years on his way to 286career wins. Lemon earned 20 victories six times and won 207 career games.RobinRoberts was the ace of the Phillies staff for most of his 14 years in abrilliant 19-season Major League career. The durable workhorse with a superiorfastball and pinpoint control won 286 games and compiled six consecutive20-victory seasons. In 1950, he paced the Phils to their first flag in 35 yearswith a 20-11 record. A tough competitor, he was a frequent league leader invictories, innings pitched, complete games, shutouts and strikeouts, toppingthe National League in wins from 1952-55.Bob Lemon realized his destiny as apitcher eight years after making his professional debut as aninfielder-outfielder. At the age of 25, he embarked on a Major League pitchingcareer that included seven 20-win seasons over a nine-year span. The right-handedace became a key factor in Cleveland's 1948 and '54 pennant drives, postingrecords of 20-14 and 23-7, respectively. After his playing days, Lemon became asuccessful manager, leading the Yankees to the world championship in 1978.
On January 22 1976 — Pitchers RobinRoberts and Bob Lemon arevoted into the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America.Roberts led the National League in starts and innings pitched for five straightseasons and was tops in victories for four consecutive years on his way to 286career wins. Lemon earned 20 victories six times and won 207 career games.RobinRoberts was the ace of the Phillies staff for most of his 14 years in abrilliant 19-season Major League career. The durable workhorse with a superiorfastball and pinpoint control won 286 games and compiled six consecutive20-victory seasons. In 1950, he paced the Phils to their first flag in 35 yearswith a 20-11 record. A tough competitor, he was a frequent league leader invictories, innings pitched, complete games, shutouts and strikeouts, toppingthe National League in wins from 1952-55.Bob Lemon realized his destiny as apitcher eight years after making his professional debut as aninfielder-outfielder. At the age of 25, he embarked on a Major League pitchingcareer that included seven 20-win seasons over a nine-year span. The right-handedace became a key factor in Cleveland's 1948 and '54 pennant drives, postingrecords of 20-14 and 23-7, respectively. After his playing days, Lemon became asuccessful manager, leading the Yankees to the world championship in 1978.
On January 20 1966 — The Baseball Writers Association of Americaelects former Boston Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams to the Hall of Fame. Williams, the lastmajor league batter to hit .400, receives 282 of a possible 302 votes. He wonthe Triple Crown twice, the American League MVP Award twice, and produced thehighest career on-base percentage of all time (.483), even though he lost fiveyears to military service. American League Triple Crown: 1942 and 1946. In neither ofthose years did Williams win the MVP Award; in todays game he would have wonthe award because he had the highest WAR, he also had the highest WAR in the AL6 times including posting 10+ three times. He is one of 11 positions playerssince 1900 to post a War over 10 multiple times. Hit for the cycle on July 21, 1946; blasted three homersand drove in 8 runs on July 14, 1946; collected more RBI's 159 than games played 155 (1949); had RBI in 12 straight games (thru September 13, 1942); RBI in 11 consecutive games (thru June 10, 1950); homered in four straight at-bats (September 7th andSeptember 22nd, 1957); combined with Bobby Doerr for 549 homers as teammates(Williams 333, Doerr 216)...During Ted's speech in the summer of 1966 he may have donethe most selfless thing during his association with baseball. Williams was bornof Mexican decent and it was something he kept to himself, he may have neverplayed MLB if he had not. He was sensitive to the color barrier and made apitch for the Negro League players inclusion into Cooperstown. The voters willlisten and begin with Satchel Paige in 1971. Here is Ted's speech the day he learned he was voted in. Ifyou want more Ted Williams interviews, and listen to games he played incheckout vintagebaseballreflections.com and use the code – thisday to getsomething extra off the membership!
On January 20 1966 — The Baseball Writers Association of Americaelects former Boston Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams to the Hall of Fame. Williams, the lastmajor league batter to hit .400, receives 282 of a possible 302 votes. He wonthe Triple Crown twice, the American League MVP Award twice, and produced thehighest career on-base percentage of all time (.483), even though he lost fiveyears to military service. American League Triple Crown: 1942 and 1946. In neither ofthose years did Williams win the MVP Award; in todays game he would have wonthe award because he had the highest WAR, he also had the highest WAR in the AL6 times including posting 10+ three times. He is one of 11 positions playerssince 1900 to post a War over 10 multiple times. Hit for the cycle on July 21, 1946; blasted three homersand drove in 8 runs on July 14, 1946; collected more RBI's 159 than games played 155 (1949); had RBI in 12 straight games (thru September 13, 1942); RBI in 11 consecutive games (thru June 10, 1950); homered in four straight at-bats (September 7th andSeptember 22nd, 1957); combined with Bobby Doerr for 549 homers as teammates(Williams 333, Doerr 216)...During Ted's speech in the summer of 1966 he may have donethe most selfless thing during his association with baseball. Williams was bornof Mexican decent and it was something he kept to himself, he may have neverplayed MLB if he had not. He was sensitive to the color barrier and made apitch for the Negro League players inclusion into Cooperstown. The voters willlisten and begin with Satchel Paige in 1971. Here is Ted's speech the day he learned he was voted in. Ifyou want more Ted Williams interviews, and listen to games he played incheckout vintagebaseballreflections.com and use the code – thisday to getsomething extra off the membership!
On January 20 1966 — The Baseball Writers Association of Americaelects former Boston Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams to the Hall of Fame. Williams, the lastmajor league batter to hit .400, receives 282 of a possible 302 votes. He wonthe Triple Crown twice, the American League MVP Award twice, and produced thehighest career on-base percentage of all time (.483), even though he lost fiveyears to military service. American League Triple Crown: 1942 and 1946. In neither ofthose years did Williams win the MVP Award; in todays game he would have wonthe award because he had the highest WAR, he also had the highest WAR in the AL6 times including posting 10+ three times. He is one of 11 positions playerssince 1900 to post a War over 10 multiple times. Hit for the cycle on July 21, 1946; blasted three homersand drove in 8 runs on July 14, 1946; collected more RBI's 159 than games played 155 (1949); had RBI in 12 straight games (thru September 13, 1942); RBI in 11 consecutive games (thru June 10, 1950); homered in four straight at-bats (September 7th andSeptember 22nd, 1957); combined with Bobby Doerr for 549 homers as teammates(Williams 333, Doerr 216)...During Ted's speech in the summer of 1966 he may have donethe most selfless thing during his association with baseball. Williams was bornof Mexican decent and it was something he kept to himself, he may have neverplayed MLB if he had not. He was sensitive to the color barrier and made apitch for the Negro League players inclusion into Cooperstown. The voters willlisten and begin with Satchel Paige in 1971. Here is Ted's speech the day he learned he was voted in. Ifyou want more Ted Williams interviews, and listen to games he played incheckout vintagebaseballreflections.com and use the code – thisday to getsomething extra off the membership!
On today's episode, we are delighted to welcome back to the show, Eugene McIntosh, Co-founder of The Bigs Media and a distinguished member of the Baseball Writers Association of America! Eugene delves into a discussion surrounding the new Northside manager and the profound impact of Craig Counsell on the Cubs organization. We explore the prospects of this change opening the championship window, contemplate the possibility of Ohtani donning Cubbie Blue this season, and ponder the potential addition of Juan Soto as the new right fielder. Later, Eugene fills us in on his NL MVP vote! Stick around til the end for Evan's waiver wire pickups to help your fantasy football team this week!
Always Be Cool (ABC) Podcast - Bobby Kerr & Darren Copeland of SummitLendingUSA.com
Bill Althaus is a 1972 graduate of Truman High School. His senior year the school's newspaper won the Robert F. Kennedy Award as the top high school paper in the country. He graduated from Northwest Missouri State University and has been an award-winning columnist and sports writer at The Examiner the past 33 years.He has won eight Missouri Press Association first-place awards for columns, features and sports stories and been honored by United Press International, the Associated Press, Morris Communications and Gatehouse Media for his work. In 2009, he was named the Central Hockey League's Media Member of the Year for his coverage of the new Missouri Mavericks hockey team and he is a lifetime member of the Baseball Writers Association of America. He was the Kansas City Royals beat writer for 21 years.Bill also hosts The Sonic Locker Room, a weekly radio program that features 18 area high schools. He has been honored by the Missouri Broadcasters Association for his work on that program and his play-by-play broadcast of last year's Blue Springs South High School state championship basketball game.Bill has written nine books, including his most recent – “From the Guys Who Were There” – which takes fans into the locker room and behind the scenes of the Kansas City Royals past two World Series appearances, including last year's World Series crown. Some of the highlights: Alex Gordon lists his five favorite defensive plays, Salvador Perez talks about the origin of his post-game dunking celebration and Wade Davis details his dramatic ninth-inning performance against the Toronto Blue Jays that helped the Royals reach the World Series. He has also written books with Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame second baseman Frank White, former Kansas City Chiefs Pro Bowlers Dante Hall and Priest Holmes and books tracing the history of the Chiefs and University of Missouri sports.He and his wife Stacy have two sons – Zach and Sean – who are both members of the Grain Valley High School Hall of Fame, Zach for golf and Sean for basketball. Dad joined his sons in the Hall of Fame two years ago when he was voted in for his work covering Grain Valley sports for The Examiner. His constant companion is Marley, the family's mini-wiener dog who has overcome paralysis and a laundry list of medical issues to inspire him in his daily walk through life.When he's not covering area high school or professional sports, Bill enjoys concerts and movies. If you ever want to talk sports, movies or rock ‘n roll, he's your guySupport the showABC PodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/alwaysbecoolpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/thebobbykerrInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/alwaysbecoolpodcast/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebobbykerrYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@alwaysbecoolSummit LendingFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/SummitLendingUSATwitter: https://twitter.com/SummitLendingUSInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/summitlendingusa/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/summitlendingkc/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/loantipskc
MLB returns to London this week! On Saturday and Sunday (24 & 25) the Chicago Cubs take on arch rivals the St Louis Cardinals at the London Stadium. To get you ready for the big game, Anthony Wootton is joined by Cardinals reporter, Jeff Jones. Jeff is a member of the Baseball Writers Association of American and tells you all you need to know about next weekend's "home" team. The guys discuss: - Who to watch- What to eat (check out the amazing footage of food that'll be on offer)- The Cardinals' struggles this season- Why this rivalry is so huge- No St Louis love lost for Stan Kroenke
This is the second of our two-part conversation with Claire Smith, who broke down barriers for women and journalists of color during her esteemed four decades of covering Major League Baseball. We talked a lot about the pioneering aspect of her career in the first episode, including the time she was thrown out of a team clubhouse. This second episode focuses on some of Claire's favorite baseball stories and people. She takes us to Cuba with President Obama, as well as to London with the Yankees and Red Sox. Claire tells us about her special connection with the great Sandy Koufax. She recounts tales of the Niekro brothers, Joe and Phil. Claire also shares heartfelt memories of Don Baylor, the much-respected player and manager she co-authored two books with. You can listen to part one of my conversation with Smith here: https://evergreenpodcasts.com/press-box-access/claire-smith-part-1-how-you-used-those-barrels-of-ink-mattered#episodeContent Smith spent 32 years in the newspaper industry, starting in Pennsylvania at the Bucks County Courier Times. In 1979, she moved to The Philadelphia Bulletin, where she mostly covered college basketball and football. When that paper folded in 1982, she was hired by The Hartford Courant. By mid-season that year, she was put on the New York Yankees beat, making her the first woman to cover a Major League Baseball team, full-time. Claire covered the Yankees for five years before serving as the Courant's national baseball columnist for three years. She became the New York Times' first national baseball columnist in 1990 and held that role for eight years. In 1998, she moved to the Philadelphia Inquirer, where she was a columnist and assistant sports editor until 2007. Claire left newspapers in July 2007 to become a coordinator editor and baseball remote news editor at ESPN. She worked for the “Sunday Night Baseball” crew and the production team on MLB game broadcasts until November 2021. In December 2016, Smith was named the 68th recipient of the Baseball Writers Association of America's Career Excellence Award (formerly known as the J.G. Taylor Spink Award) – the highest honor a baseball writer can receive. She was the first woman to win the award, and the fourth African American, joining Sam Lacy, Wendell Smith and Larry Whiteside. Claire was honored at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum's annual induction in July 2017. She was also presented the 2017 “Robie Award” for Lifetime Achievement by the Jackie Robinson Foundation. Smith was named the inaugural winner of the Sam Lacy-Wendell Smith Award for the Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism at the University of Maryland in 2013. Other milestones: Sports Journalist of the Year from the National Association of Black Journalists (1997); the Mary Garber Pioneer Award from the Association for Women in Sports Media (2000); the Sam Lacy Award at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (2010); and SAbR's 2021 Dorothy Seymour Mills Lifetime Achievement Award. Smith was a member of the NABJ Hall of Fame's Class of 2021. Claire was twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, and she was winner of three New York Times Publishers' Awards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This is the first of a two-part conversation with Claire Smith, a pioneer for women and journalists of color. She discusses breaking barriers while covering baseball for 39 years, including her worst day: When the San Diego Padres physically removed her from their clubhouse during the 1984 National League playoffs. Hear how Steve Garvey helped her in that moment, and how Claire's love of baseball powered her through a career that led to her being honored at Cooperstown in 2017. Claire shares tales of George Steinbrenner, Billy Martin and Reggie Jackson from her time covering the Bronx Zoo Yankees. Claire also recalls her years of working with Joe Morgan, and how Jackie Robinson influenced her career, which has impacted so many others. Smith spent 32 years in the newspaper industry, starting in Pennsylvania at the Bucks County Courier Times. In 1979, she moved to The Philadelphia Bulletin, where she mostly covered college basketball and football. When that paper folded in 1982, she was hired by The Hartford Courant. By mid-season that year, she was put on the New York Yankees beat, making her the first woman to cover a Major League Baseball team, full-time. Claire covered the Yankees for five years before serving as the Courant's national baseball columnist for three years. She became the New York Times' first national baseball columnist in 1990 and held that role for eight years. In 1998, she moved to the Philadelphia Inquirer, where she was a columnist and assistant sports editor until 2007. Claire left newspapers in July 2007 to become a coordinator editor and baseball remote news editor at ESPN. She worked for the “Sunday Night Baseball” crew and the production team on MLB game broadcasts until November 2021. In December 2016, Smith was named the 68th recipient of the Baseball Writers Association of America's Career Excellence Award (formerly known as the J.G. Taylor Spink Award) – the highest honor a baseball writer can receive. She was the first woman to win the award, and the fourth African American, joining Sam Lacy, Wendell Smith and Larry Whiteside. Claire was honored at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum's annual induction in July 2017. She was also presented the 2017 “Robie Award” for Lifetime Achievement by the Jackie Robinson Foundation. Smith was named the inaugural winner of the Sam Lacy-Wendell Smith Award for the Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism at the University of Maryland in 2013. Other milestones: Sports Journalist of the Year from the National Association of Black Journalists (1997); the Mary Garber Pioneer Award from the Association for Women in Sports Media (2000); the Sam Lacy Award at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (2010); and SAbR's 2021 Dorothy Seymour Mills Lifetime Achievement Award. Smith was a member of the NABJ Hall of Fame's Class of 2021. Claire was twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, and she was winner of three New York Times Publishers' Awards. A 1979 graduate of Temple University, Smith returned to her alma mater in July 2021 as an assistant professor with Klein School of Media and Communications. With the assistance of the Black Women in Sports Foundation, Smith has long awarded Temple students The Bernice A. Smith scholarship, named after her mother, a Jamaican immigrant and Temple alum. In 2014, Temple honored Claire with a Lew Klein Alumni in the Media Award and inducted her into the School of Media and Communication Hall of Fame. In October 2021, Temple announced the creation of The Claire Smith Center For Sports Media. Claire co-directs the center with John DiCarlo, managing director of student media at Temple. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Always Be Cool (ABC) Podcast - Bobby Kerr & Darren Copeland of SummitLendingUSA.com
1972 Graduate of Truman High School.His Senior Year….They were voted top high school newspaper in the Country.Award winning sports writer for the Examiner for 41 years.Has won 8 Missouri Press Association awards for his columns.KC Royals beat writer for 21 years.He's a lifetime member of the Baseball Writers Association.Hosts the “Sonic Locker Room” radio program that highlights 18 area high schools.Bill has written several books covering the Royals and Chiefs.All around Awesome guy…..Bill Althaus…..welcome to the show.ABC PodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/alwaysbecoolpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/thebobbykerrInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/alwaysbecoolpodcast/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebobbykerrYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@alwaysbecoolSummit LendingFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/SummitLendingUSATwitter: https://twitter.com/SummitLendingUSInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/summitlendingusa/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/summitlendingkc/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/loantipskc
Austin, Kevin, and Felipe get together to do discuss the newcomers to the Baseball Writers Association of America Hall of Fame Ballot, as guys like Carlos Beltran join players like Alex Rodriguez, Scott Rolen, Andruw Jones, Manny Ramirez, and Billy Wagner for a chance to be inducted into Cooperstown. You can catch the Total Bases Podcast live on Sunday mornings over at the Baseball Life Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1350488401713664 Hosts of the Total Bases Podcast can be reached at the Baseball Life Facebook group as well as on Twitter Felipe: @pathological_h8 Sean: @SeanFlannery13
We've collected our favorite episodes of 2022 into one playlist, to help ensure you didn't miss any of our best stories from this past year. And on today's show, we're republishing one of those episodes, which originally ran on July 22, 2022: There are many ways to describe ESPN baseball analyst Tim Kurkjian: Brilliant. Hilarious. Competitive. And above all, passionate. Passionate about the game of baseball. But now, there's another way to describe Tim Kurkjian: Hall of Famer. Over the summer, Kurkjian received the Career Excellence Award from the Baseball Writers Association of America. In an encore, we celebrate the life and career of our favorite baseball nerd: the story of a short, skinny kid who took a love of baseball, and not much else, and made it all the way to Cooperstown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
-We are joined by Tom Walker, father to Neil and former teammate to Roberto Clemente. Clemente passed away 50 years ago as of the 31st, and Tom describes the tragic day and shares many Clemente memories. -Ron is a member of the Baseball Writers Association of America, and discusses his Hall of Fame ballot. -We take calls on the baseball Hall of Fame, who should be in? Who should be out?
This is a segment from Sports Open Line with Matt Pauley. Matt is joined by Maury Brown, Forbes contributor and member of the Baseball Writers Association of America to discuss the greatest story lines in this year's MLB season and postseason. Anyone can win a five game series we have found out, but is that good for baseball and its fans? Maury thinks so. He also weighs in on potential expansion markets that we may see in the near future.
In the second hour of tonight's Sports Open Line, Matt Pauley is joined by Maury Brown, Forbes contributor and member of the Baseball Writers Association of America to discuss the greatest story lines in this year's MLB season and postseason. Anyone can win a five game series we have found out, but is that good for baseball and its fans? Maury thinks so. Also discussed this hour: Lance McCullers Jr's champagne bottle injury delays his scheduled start; the Texas Rangers hire Bruce Bochy as manager; MLB expansion teams; and the Carolina Panthers trade Christian McCaffrey to the San Francisco 49ers.
There are many ways to describe ESPN baseball analyst Tim Kurkjian: Brilliant. Hilarious. Competitive. And above all, passionate. Passionate about the game of baseball. But as of tomorrow, there's another way to describe Tim Kurkjian: Hall of Famer. This weekend, as baseball inducts a new class into the Hall of Fame, Kurkjian will receive the Career Excellence Award from the Baseball Writers Association of America. So today, we celebrate the life and career of our favorite baseball nerd: the story of a short, skinny kid who took a love of baseball, and not much else, and made it all the way to Cooperstown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There are many ways to describe ESPN baseball analyst Tim Kurkjian: Brilliant. Hilarious. Competitive. And above all, passionate. Passionate about the game of baseball. But as of tomorrow, there's another way to describe Tim Kurkjian: Hall of Famer. This weekend, as baseball inducts a new class into the Hall of Fame, Kurkjian will receive the Career Excellence Award from the Baseball Writers Association of America. So today, we celebrate the life and career of our favorite baseball nerd: the story of a short, skinny kid who took a love of baseball, and not much else, and made it all the way to Cooperstown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
There are many ways to describe ESPN baseball analyst Tim Kurkjian: Brilliant. Hilarious. Competitive. And above all, passionate. Passionate about the game of baseball. But as of tomorrow, there's another way to describe Tim Kurkjian: Hall of Famer. This weekend, as baseball inducts a new class into the Hall of Fame, Kurkjian will receive the Career Excellence Award from the Baseball Writers Association of America. So today, we celebrate the life and career of our favorite baseball nerd: the story of a short, skinny kid who took a love of baseball, and not much else, and made it all the way to Cooperstown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
As the second half of the baseball season begins, the boys are joined by award-winning Blue Jays reporter Mike Wilner of the Toronto Star. Mike talks about his career – from the broadcast booth to the Baseball Writers Association of America. Mike also shares his thoughts on this year's version of the Blue Jays and some of his favourite players and stadiums.
This week on the Spring Training edition of Peanuts and Popcorn, the lockout is over. The owners and the player's association have FINALLY agreed to a deal that will allow for the 2022 season to begin. With the new labor deal comes new free-agent signings. Tom and I will break down what you can expect this season including some of the new rule changes. The Baseball Writers Association elects David Ortiz to the Hall of Fame, but Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens fail to win induction. We'll talk about the Cubs and the Sox . Our Popcorn discussion begins at 46:17 with our discussion on the Academy Award nominated: West Side Story. Next Week: CODA
Few professional athletes have ever reached the heights and acclaim that Jim Palmer has in his epic career in baseball. Fewer have stayed on in the sport in the limelight the way he has and maintained a powerful presence as a sports broadcaster. He stands as a statement to the utilization of determination, sportsmanship, and moral vision that has guided his career into the immortal Hall of Fame. A living legend and a stalwart gentleman, we will let him speak for himself. Do enjoy this interview with an American Icon the one, the only Jim Palmer. Elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990, his first year of eligibility, Jim Palmer received 92.6% of the 444 ballots cast by eligible members of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Of the eight pitchers elected in their first year of eligibility, he received the third highest percentage of votes.A powerful persona in the sports field, Jim Palmer maintains a strong presence off the playing field as well as through a variety of business, charity and personal interests. Regarded by news reporters and television broadcasters as the "perfect gentleman", Jim personifies integrity, perseverance and excellence.Styled by OnQueStylehttps://onquestyle.comDress: Brand: Ulla Johnson Name: Piera DressThis gorgeous rose-colored dress has this soft feminine flare, which is complemented by its flowy pleated satin, intricate smoking split V-neck with sash beaded ties to tie the keyhole, ruffled collar, and cuff. Its waist is textured with a wide, shirred, waistband, and connected is a pleated skirt at quarter length. There is also lovely ruching at the neck and the top and bottom of the sleeves! This dress is very versatile, and can be worn to any occasion!
Hal McCoy is synonymous with the Cincinnati Reds. The Hall of Fame writer for the Dayton Daily News has been covering baseball's oldest professional franchise since 1973. Hal tells about the egos, talent, and inner workings of the Big Red Machine. Learn why the great Sparky Anderson was fired, and how Vern Rapp learned his same fate. Hear about Pete Rose's return to Cincinnati and his ultimate downfall. Hal explains why Joe Morgan quit talking to him, why Eric Davis was his all-time favorite player, and why Lou Piniella once forgot to fill out a lineup card. And Hal explains how a pep talk from Aaron Boone kept him writing after he lost nearly all his eyesight. You'll feel like one of baseball's great writers is taking you out to the old ballgame. McCoy was honored by the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002 as winner of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award, which is awarded annually “for meritorious contributions to baseball writing.” He has covered more than 7,000 Major League Baseball games and chronicled the day-to-day news of three World Series championship teams (1975, '76 and '90) and nine Division winners. Hal has been chair of the Cincinnati chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America 22 times, and he served as the BBWAA national president in 1997. He has won 52 Ohio and national writing awards and was the first non-Cincinnati newspaper writer to be elected to the Cincinnati journalists Hall of Fame. Hal is a member of the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Fame, as well as the Irish-American Baseball Hall of Fame. Dayton honored him with a stone on the city's Walk of Fame, and the press box at Dayton's Howell Field is named after him. Hal officially retired after the 2009 season after making nearly ever road trip with the Reds for nearly four decades, but he has never stopped writing about the team. He still covers Cincinnati's home games from the ballpark for “The Real McCoy” blog on the Dayton Daily News website and for HalMcCoy.com. His “Ask Hal” columns appear in the paper's Sunday print edition. Hal writes about the Reds' games from the road off television – and weighs in on other sports topics – for his “Observations from the Man Cave” column on his own website. Hal also covers University of Dayton basketball and football for PressProsMagazine.com. McCoy's career began at the Dayton Journal Herald in 1964, two years after the Akron native graduated with honors from Kent State University's School of Journalism. Hal played college baseball (first base) on a partial scholarship and was a teammate of Gene Michael, a future player and general manager for the New York Yankees. In 1966, Hal took a job at the Detroit Free Press to cover Michigan and Michigan State football, but he returned to Dayton in '67 to work for the Daily News. His original beats were Dayton Flyers basketball and auto racing. He also covered the Cleveland Browns, the defunct NBA Cincinnati Royals, golf, the University of Miami (Ohio) and high schools. By the late 1960s, he was the paper's backup Reds' writer. In 1973, his editor asked him to choose a fulltime beat: Reds or Bengals. He picked baseball and has never left the game. Hal lives in Englewood, Ohio, with his wife, Nadine. Follow Hal on Twitter: @HalMcCoyHOF Make sure to check out his book: “The Real McCoy: My Half Century with the Cincinnati Reds.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hey Sox fans! On this episode we were joined by Chicago Tribune reporter covering the White Sox, LaMond Pope. LaMond is also a member of the Baseball Writers Association of America. We asked him to weigh in on the latest news regarding the lockout and what it all means for Spring Training as well as the start of the regular season. We also talked about Grandal's rehab and how the lockout is affecting his offseason preparations. LaMond discussed the recent HOF voting with us and also shared his thoughts on Buehrle's chances going forward. Lots of fan-centric White Sox chatter. Thanks for the continued support. Go Sox. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/good-guys-talk-back/message
Sucks and Blows for NFL Divisional weekend; Ed destroys the Baseball Writers Association of America for not voting in Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds in their final year of eligibility, and the hypocrisy of PED association among candidates; Anthony and Ed make their 2021 NFL Awards picks including OPOY, DPOY, Coach of Year and MVP, What's next for Aaron Rodgers?; AFC/NFC championship game picks
Sherm, Sam and Coach in this edition of the SSF discuss the upcoming schoolboy basketball playoff picture…COVID's effect on the high school hockey season…David Ortiz heading to Cooperstown and the guys review four of the most exciting NFL playoff contests in recent history and predict their Super Bowl matchups. David Ortiz was voted into Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Ortiz on his first year of eligibility was voted in to the HOF with 77.9 per cent of the vote. Congratulations to “Big Papi” from all of us at the SSF.
1-26-2022 Passed Ball Show. John spends this show talking about his issues with the Baseball Writers Association of America and their inconsistent voting process when it comes to the Baseball Hall of Fame. John congratulates David Ortiz for his well-deserved selection into the Baseball Hall of Fame and admits he was wrong when he declared that no player would be selected by the BBWAA this cycle. He gladly takes the "L" but makes the statement that it is not like Ortiz made it in with flying colors. 22.1% of the baseball writers did not vote for him, far more than should have. John makes his annual declaration that the Baseball Hall of Fame has not done enough to honor the best players to ever play its sport. John continuously advocates for Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Curt Schilling, and others, to get their place in Baseball's Hall of Fame. John talks about steroids and how the entire sport, its fans, its teams, its players, and its commissioner all turned a blind eye to the steroid fueled home run chase of 1998. Hall of Fame Commissioner Bud Selig was cheering from the front row as Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa shattered Roger Maris' single season home run record of 61. Baseball enabled the use of steroids and had no issue with until US Congress got involved and invited players to their chambers to discuss their use of PED's. It was not until then that baseball even banned to use of these substances in their sport. John feels that Alex Rodriguez has a much better chance to get into the Baseball Hall of Fame over the next nine years than Bonds or Clemens. John states that some players that have at least some suspicions are already in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Bonds and Clemens, themselves, will have a chance to be elected next year through the Veterans Committee. John talks about the significance of this and how the Veterans Committee may gain more credibility than the Baseball Writers Association of America when it comes to electing players to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Finally, John talks about how the attempt to hold out the best players of the steroid's era are causing lesser players to get more consideration than they deserve.
Locked On Giants – Daily Podcast On The San Francisco Giants
On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick discusses San Francisco Giants legend Barry Bonds falling off the Hall of Fame ballot after being rejected for a 10th and final time by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Bonds received 66% of the vote, far short of the 75% threshold needed to get in. David Ortiz, in his first year on the ballot, was elected to the Hall of Fame. Ortiz reportedly tested positive for PED's in 2003, but that apparently didn't matter to some of the writers who felt the need to keep Bonds, a far superior player to Ortiz, out of the Hall.Ben discusses how the Hall of Fame has left him feeling jaded after all these years, and his overwhelming feeling is one of not caring anymore, as opposed to being enraged. He talks about how Bonds has the second-most fWAR of all time, behind Babe Ruth, and Ortiz is over 100 fWAR behind him. Ben would've voted for Ortiz, but Bonds is arguably the best baseball player ever. As former FanGraphs writer Jeff Sullivan noted on Twitter, the difference between Bonds' fWAR and Ortiz's fWAR is Alex Rodriguez. That just about says it all.Finally, Ben discusses more details about the MLB lockout. The MLBPA and the league met on Monday and Tuesday in New York, and Ben has more details about those meetings. The league reportedly agreed to the players' proposal of a bonus pool for pre-arbitration players, although they remain far apart on the amount of the pool. The league proposed $10 million after the players asked for more than $100 million. But Ben sees a big flaw with the idea: both sides have proposed basing it on Wins Above Replacement, or WAR, which is not a clear-cut metric like average, OBP, or slugging percentage. Different sites use different calculations, and their formulas are regularly tweaked. There are many issues with using WAR, but on the whole, it's a good thing that both sides agree that pre-arb players should be eligible to earn more money based on performance.Follow & Subscribe to the Locked On Giants Podcast on these platforms
Today on the show we had NLE Choppa stop by where he spoke about meditation, loyalty, NBA Youngboy, Young Dolph, new music and more. Also, Charlamagne gave "Donkey of the Day" to the Baseball Writers Association of America for leaving out Sammy SosoBarry Bonds and Anglea helped some listeners out during "Ask Yee". Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Locked On Giants – Daily Podcast On The San Francisco Giants
On today's Locked On Giants podcast, host Ben Kaspick discusses San Francisco Giants legend Barry Bonds falling off the Hall of Fame ballot after being rejected for a 10th and final time by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Bonds received 66% of the vote, far short of the 75% threshold needed to get in. David Ortiz, in his first year on the ballot, was elected to the Hall of Fame. Ortiz reportedly tested positive for PED's in 2003, but that apparently didn't matter to some of the writers who felt the need to keep Bonds, a far superior player to Ortiz, out of the Hall. Ben discusses how the Hall of Fame has left him feeling jaded after all these years, and his overwhelming feeling is one of not caring anymore, as opposed to being enraged. He talks about how Bonds has the second-most fWAR of all time, behind Babe Ruth, and Ortiz is over 100 fWAR behind him. Ben would've voted for Ortiz, but Bonds is arguably the best baseball player ever. As former FanGraphs writer Jeff Sullivan noted on Twitter, the difference between Bonds' fWAR and Ortiz's fWAR is Alex Rodriguez. That just about says it all. Finally, Ben discusses more details about the MLB lockout. The MLBPA and the league met on Monday and Tuesday in New York, and Ben has more details about those meetings. The league reportedly agreed to the players' proposal of a bonus pool for pre-arbitration players, although they remain far apart on the amount of the pool. The league proposed $10 million after the players asked for more than $100 million. But Ben sees a big flaw with the idea: both sides have proposed basing it on Wins Above Replacement, or WAR, which is not a clear-cut metric like average, OBP, or slugging percentage. Different sites use different calculations, and their formulas are regularly tweaked. There are many issues with using WAR, but on the whole, it's a good thing that both sides agree that pre-arb players should be eligible to earn more money based on performance. Follow & Subscribe to the Locked On Giants Podcast on these platforms
Rich discussed the politics involved in the Baseball Hall of Fame for players like Curt Schilling, Barry Bonds, and Roger Clemons. The Baseball Writers Association of America have refused to election either of the players for 10 years and will now be removed from their election ballot. Photo by: Jim McIsaac / Stringer
Mark and Manny talk with C. Trent Rosecrans from The Athletic in Cincinnati, the outgoing President of the Baseball Writers Association of America, about the Hall of Fame voting process, Todd Helton and Coors Field...with some Pete Rose, Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey Jr and Curt Schilling thrown in for good measure. Great info...all right here.
Tampa Bay will head into the postseason with a mark of 100-62, tops in the American League. But Steve Carney starts the show by talking about a specific mark that the Rays hit this year that nobody noticed, and it helped them ensure that their best players remained on the field as much as possible (1:35). He then gets into Tuesday's Wild Card matchup, and while it did not descend into chaos as hoped, it still bodes well for Tampa Bay in a five-game series against either New York or Boston (8:00). We also discuss the crazy catch that Gio Urshela made on Sunday, and hear Kevin Cash's response to the YES Network broadcasters saying the Rays should have done something to prevent him from crashing headlong into the dugout at full speed. (15:23). And we wrap up the show with Steve's ballots for the four Baseball Writers Association awards that he doesn't have a role in picking because he's not in the union, but that also means you get to hear who he'd pick for MVP, Cy Young Award, Rookie of the Year, and Manager of the year before the awards come out! (20:11). --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/utorpodcast/support
Eric has covered baseball since 2009 and joined the Baseball Writers Association of America in 2016. He writes about baseball and other things on the SB Nation news desk, and was the managing editor of True Blue LA covering the Dodgers for a decade. Follow Eric on social media: Twitter Follow Ross Kimball on social media: Instagram Twitter This is an Audio Wool Original, produced by Byron McKoy.
We're excited to share a special episode from future podcast network friend ON AIR MOBCAST. David and Frank will return next week.About this episode:An interview with Boston Globe Investigative Sports Reporter to evaluate the coverage of a shooting that injured Boston Red Sox icon David Ortiz. The Baseball Writers Association of America member breaks down the steps taken to develop the story and also reflects on the impact of the steroid era in Major League Baseball.Hosted by Thomas Butler GuerreroWant Cubs Tickets? Click here! Watch our Schitt's Creek and other series at www.patreon.com/mistakenidentitypodcast Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/mistakenidentitypodcast)
Manny Randhawa is currently a baseball reporter based in Denver for MLB.com. A member of Baseball Writers Association of America, Manny is also the author of "The Blake Street Bombers," a book about the 1990's Colorado Rockies home run hitters. Today on the podcast, Manny shares his incredible story of going from being an atheist to follower of Christ and how God now guides his life. --- If you enjoyed this podcast with Manny, we know you'll love these conversations as well: - David Stein - From Jewish Atheist to Follower of Christ - Former Rockies and Pirates manager Clint Hurdle Receive our 10-day Sports Spectrum Devotional written by professional athletes for FREE when you sign up for our Sports Spectrum Weekly Email Newsletter. Sign up here.
Jared Wyllys, a member of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, has covered sports for many publications including The Athletic, Chicago Magazine, Chicago Sun-Times, Forbes, The Sporting News. I wanted to have Jared back on to talk abut the current situation the Chicago Cubs find themselves in. Once upon a time the narrative was that the club would likely be trade deadline sellers. But now? Winning play boosted by a 19-8 month of May and an unlikely cast of characters has brought an incredible vibe about the team. Follow Jared on Twitter @jwyllys and also be sure to subscribe to his weekly email features, The Dugout!
On today's episode of Snapshots, we bring you a special episode that we call “America's Game.” Every month you'll hear extra episodes of the podcast talking about nostalgia and history revolving around nothing other than baseball, America's game! Today we talk about the history of baseball and some baseball Hall of Fame. Things we cover include who started the game (hint, it's not Alexander Joy Cartwright like they want you to think), rants on the Baseball Writers Association of America, old-time statistics, and some baseball players you probably never heard of. I really hope you enjoy this new series on baseball. Let me know what you think! See you again on Wednesday for a regular episode of Snapshots. Share/Comment -> http://amalfimedia.com/snapshots/the-history-of-baseball-americas-game-1 More Shows -> http://amalfimedia.com/shows Amalfi Instagram -> @AmalfiMedia Amalfi Twitter -> @Amalfi_Media Email Blaine: snapshots@amalfimedia.com.
You deserve a big bonus so we give you bonus episode 89.Anthony DiComo is the New York Mets beat writer for MLB.com and a former chairman of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s New York chapter. He also is an analyst for the SNY television channel and a regular contributor to the MLB Network. He has co-authored the book, The Captain: A Memoir with former NY Mets third baseman David Wright on Wright's humble beginnings and illustrious baseball career which was cut short due to injuries and a physical ailment he just could not overcome. David Wright became The Captain of the team he always rooted for due to hard work and a commitment to the game he loved.Wright was a seven-time All-Star, a two-time Gold Glove Award winner, and a two-time Silver Slugger Award winner. He holds many Mets franchise records and was nicknamed "Captain America" after his performance in the 2013 World Baseball Classic. That and so much more are what he has accomplished as a player.DiComo gives us a good look at the player who is beloved in New York and respected throughout the rest of the country. We miss seeing David Wright in a NY Mets uniform, but greatly enjoyed the chance to speak with Anthony.We conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.We recommend you go to Fifth & Cherry, https://fifthandcherry.com for wonderful cutting boards and http://www.baseballbbq.com for grill tools and clothing for barbecue and baseball fans and the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag.We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.Call the show - (516) 855-8214Email - baseballandbbq@gmail.comFacebook - baseball and bbqTwitter - @baseballandbbqInstagram - baseballandbarbecueYouTube - baseball and bbqWebsite - https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com
Last fall, the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) voted to remove Kenesaw Mountain Landis' name from the MLB MVP award. Since then, three candidates have been presented for the honor, Branch Rickey, Frank Robinson, and Josh Gibson. In this episode, Manny and Luis make a case for the Negro League legend. Then, Sean L. Gibson, Josh Gibson's great-grandson and Executive Director of The Josh Gibson Foundation, joins us to discuss the #JG20MVP movement. More about the Foundation: https://www.joshgibson.org/ More about the #JG20MVP movement: http://jg20mvp.com/
In part 3 of this episode we're talking the Hall Of Fame and what is should take to be worthy of being voted into in each sport. How much should stats be considered? Character, community involvement, legacy, etc. We also discuss Curt Schilling and his comments towards the Baseball Writers Association of America. Should he be voted in after his comments? We share our thoughts. Write in: doubleasportsshow@gmail.com As always be safe, be smart, and take care.
The Super Bowl is upon us, and the Bros preview the Big Game and give us their predictions on the final game of the 2020-21 season. The QB Carousel is turning with, and we go in-depth on the Stafford/Goff trade and see who got over and who got hosed in the deal. We discuss the DeShaun Watson situation in Houston, and The bros agree that Aaron Rodgers ain't goin' nowhere. The Bros also discuss the S**t Show that is the Baseball Writers Association and why no one is getting into the Hall of Fame this year. The SportsBros family shares with us their most memorable Super Bowl moment on this week's edition of The Choices of The Voices. Eddy sides with Matthew Stafford about going to anywhere but New England (See Matt Patricia), B. Lives keeps it all The way 100 about the hire of the Texans new coach and cuts a scathing promo on the organization, and Scottie D could've gone on another 30 plus minutes about Baseball and their issues. All this, and more. Enjoy. #KCvTB #SuperBowl55 #TheSportsBrosPodcast Check out our Facebook Like Page https://www.facebook.com/SportsBrosPodcast. Our Instagram Account https://www.instagram.com/sportsbrospodcast Follow Us on Twitter @SportsBrosPcast Our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube/channel/UCKHEPHTKnu9hkEXh4JCGmgA Visit Our Website https://www.thesportsbrospodcast.wordpress.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thesportsbrospodcast/message
1-28-2021 Passed Ball Show. John opens up this show by talking about how the Mets may have become the favorites to land free agent pitcher Trevor Bauer. John would like the move, but it may be to early to declare the Mets as the only horse in the race. John mentions six other MLB teams that would be very good fits and could realistically make him an offer. All it takes is one other team to change the expectation. John expresses his disappointment over the Baseball Writers Association of America as a whole. John believes it is time to ask why the voting process for baseball Hall of Famers has changed so much over the years. It is almost like the writers are trying to disqualify each candidate while the strict evaluation has not been a staple of the voting process since its inception. John talks about some of the flaws of early Hall of Fame members and points out the BBHOF has enshrined worse. John then talks about how the quarterback position in the NFL may be about to go through a major overhaul as maybe as much as half the league may have a new signal caller by the start of next season. In his conclusion, John mentions a couple of trade possibilities for the New York Mets which share the same goal- freeing up left field for Marcell Ozuna to be a free agent target.
Nick and Griffey debate if they are For/Against: 1. Super Bowl Half Time Shows 2. The Baseball Writers Association of America 3. The "Best" Fast Food Tenders 4. Adults Ruining Godzilla vs Kong Twitter: Nick Hall @nickhallcomedy Josh Griffey @jlgriffey621 You can also find Griffey on Film Alchemist Podcast and The Long Box Sessions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/film-alchemist/id1402277713 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-long-box-sessions/id947325697
On this week's episode of SABRcast Rob Neyer is joined by writer and Baseball Writers’ Association of America president C. Trent Rosecrans. The pair discuss Trent's journey to becoming a baseball writer, his interactions with Henry Aaron and his feelings on the Hall of Fame voting for 2021. Then broadcaster and researcher Tim Hagerty pinch hits for SABR CEO Scott Bush to wrap up the show with Rob. For show notes, extra content, and a list of what Rob's reading, visit the SABRcast website at https://sabr.org/sabrcast.
Marc and Andy are joined by the new president of the Baseball Writers Association of America, The Athletic's Reds reporter C. Trent Rosecrans. They debate some of the big topics facing the Hall of Fame and its voters including whether or not writers should be voting at all. Marc and Andy also react to the Mets firing new general manager Jared Porter after he acknowledged sending explicit text messages to a female reporter in 2016. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
When it comes to the Baseball Hall of Fame, why is character only used against potential candidates? Host Kevin Wheeler analyzes what electors from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America are actually voting for. Next, hear defenseman Torey Krug’s first Blues training camp zoom interview regarding playing with Colton Parayko, adjusting to living in St. Louis and more. Later, Fox Sports Midwest hockey analyst Darren Pang joined Tom Ackerman yesterday on “Sports on a Sunday Morning.” Hear the two discuss the team’s power play potential, Vladimir Tarasenko’s health and Robert Thomas’ progression. Finally, Wheeler siphons the MLB rumor mill with updates on free agents DJ Lemahieu, Justin Turner, George Springer, Trevor Bauer and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
An interview with Boston Globe Investigative Sports Reporter to evaluate the coverage of a shooting that injured Boston Red Sox icon David Ortiz. The Baseball Writers Association of America member breaks down the steps taken to develop the story and also reflects on the impact of the steroid era in Major League Baseball.
Get your Show Notes HERE! Thankskgiving Peeves The Great Pumpkin Pie Debate! Unsolicited support for Papa C’s Pies in Brentwood, Tennessee. What is a "chess pie?" Simply, a chess pie is the best kind of pie you can ever put in your mouth. 2021 National Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot Discussion To be clear, the Baseball Writers Association of America has not granted a Hall of Fame Vote to either Sportlander, yet it is our firm belief that two ballots should be allocated to our franchise. Stout’s Ballot Curt Schilling Roger Clemens Barry Bonds Omar Vizquel Gary Sheffield Todd Helton Manny Ramirez Jeff Kent Andruw Jones Torii Hunter O’Leary’s Ballot Roger Clemens Barry Bonds Manny Ramirez Gary Sheffield Curt Schilling Andruw Jones Todd Helton Bobby Abreu Scott Rolen Torii Hunter Happy Thanksgiving!
Los Angeles Angels name former Assistant GM of the Braves, Perry Minasian the new GM of the team Miami Marlins name Kim Ng the new GM of the team Baseball Writers’ Association of America award winners. Marcus Stroman and Kevin Gausman accept the 1 year/18.9M Qualifying Offers from their respected teams 4 FAs each/ assign team and terms of the contract 2-3 under the radar FAs each/ assign team and terms of the contract
After an incredible nine-year run with the Chicago Cubs, including the 2016 World Series championship, Theo Epstein stepped down from his role as president of baseball operations. Paul Sullivan, the lead sports columnist for the Chicago Tribune and president of the Baseball Writers Association of America, joined Bob Sirott and Dave Eanet to talk about […]
With the amplified call to remove racist references across the U.S. this summer, a recent column urged the Baseball Writers Association of America to rename an award for its industry that is connected to a man who opposed the integration of America’s pastime. In his latest edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson suggests renaming the award after a man who dealt with segregation in his journalism career and went on to help African-American players overcome racial hatred and injustice.
Jared Wyllys, a member of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, and who you can find across several reputable platforms including The Athletic, Chicago Magazine, Forbes, The Sporting News, took some time to chat Cubs and White Sox, baseball’s changes amidst the pandemic, and thoughts on early-season struggles from notable stars.Be sure to follow Jared on Twitter @jwyllys and also be sure to subscribe to his weekly email features, The Dugout!
On March 29, 1867 — Denton True “Cy” Young is born in Gilmore, a tiny village near Newcomerstown, Ohio. Young will earn his nickname for his cyclone-like pitching motion and he will win (and lose) more games than any pitcher in major league history with a 511-316 record and a 2.63 ERA over 22 seasons. Young will win 20 or more games 15 times, and top the 30-win mark five times. He will be elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America in 1937, with 153 votes on 201 ballots. Read More about Cy Young - https://thisdayinbaseball.com/cy-young-page/ March 29th Events - https://thisdayinbaseball.com/this-day-in-baseball-march-29/ Rube Waddell - https://thisdayinbaseball.com/rube-waddell-page/ SOM Day 4 Replay - https://thisdayinbaseball.com/day-4-2020-strat-o-matic-simulation/
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Good morning. I’m Rosemarie DeSapio and here is your New York Daily News morning briefing for Wednesday, January 22. Derek Jeter is officially a Hall of Famer, but he did fall short. The Yankees captain and shortstop was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame yesterday. There was never any doubt about that. But he also could have been the second player in history voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame unanimously. Instead, Jeter received all but one vote from the Baseball Writers Association of America.
Maury Brown (@BizBallMaury), Sports Business reporter for Forbes and member of the Baseball Writers Association of America, joins us to discuss MLB's sign-stealing scandal including the fallout so far and the likelihood of the scandal becoming more widespread. We also discuss Derek Jeter and Larry Walker being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as well as who was not inducted. Sports Business Radio host Brian Berger attended NBA Commissioner Emeritus David Stern's Memorial service this week at Radio City Music Hall in New York and he recaps the amazing service that brought together iconic people from the sports and entertainment world to honor an amazing man and sports executive. Listen to Sports Business Radio on iTunes, Spotify, AudioBoom or wherever you listen to your podcasts. This week's edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by Zip Recruiter. ZipRecruiter is so effective that 4 out of 5 of employers who post on ZipRecruiter get a quality candidate through the site within the first day. Sports Business Radio listeners can try ZipRecruiter FOR FREE at ZipRecruiter.com/SBR. Follow us on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio.
The 2020 Baseball Hall of Fame election is upon us. The ballot was officially released this week to voting members of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Results will be announced in January, but the arguments have just begun. Can anyone justify not making Derek Jeter unanimous? Is it time to stop penalizing Larry Walker for playing in Colorado? Can we appreciated a career like Alfonso Soriano's without electing him to the Hall? And what does last year’s election of Harold Baines mean moving forward? All of these questions and more are answered on the latest episode of the “30 With Murti” podcast featuring guest Tyler Kepner, The New York Times baseball columnist and best-selling author of the book “K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches.”
Good morning, it's Wednesday, November 13th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer and here are today's headlines from the Pioneer Press: Today will be mostly cloudy and we could see a little snow. Meanwhile, highs will be around 28 with a low tonight of 17. Our top story: Twins manager Rocco Baldelli is the American League manager of the year. Baldelli edged New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone and Tampa Bay’s Kevin Cash, in a vote by members of the Baseball Writers Association of America.
Mariano Rivera received 100% of the votes in January in being elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America. He will be inducted this weekend in Cooperstown, New York. But even Mariano wasn’t successful 100% of the time. Ever wonder what it was like to face him, and even beat the greatest closer of all-time? This special edition of “30 With Murti” features Sandy Alomar Jr., Luis Gonzalez, David Wright and others, including the only man to ever hit a walk-off grand slam against Rivera, former Cleveland Indians infielder Bill Selby.
Go off the Rails with Andrew Zimmel as he talks to National Writer for Baseball America and a member of the Baseball Writers Association of American Kyle Glaser about the MLB Season. Including: Dallas Keuchel news (2:24) How the Yankees will bounce back from injury (6:28) What the Braves need to do to be a serious contender (19:11) and who will be selling at the trade deadline (30:38).
An article on the Huffington Post says that the real estate industry is pressuring Ottawa to do something in regards to the mortgage stress test. Some argue that it is obsolete. Guest - Paul Ihnatiuk, Vice President and Trustee, BDO Debt Solutions The LCBO is placing security at specific locations to help deter theft. Is this even going to do anything? Guest - Stephen O'Keefe, Bottom Line Matters Some of baseballs big free agents have not signed yet. Why are they not being signed? Are owners colluding to keep wages down? Guest - Maury Brown, baseball writer, USA Today Sports, Baseball Writers Association of America, and contributer to many outlets
We're back with a Hall of Fame heavy episode. The Tigers did a few minor things, but most of the talk around the game revolved today around Mariano Rivera's unanimous first ballot selection to Cooperstown, a feat which, bizarrely, no one had ever managed until today. Sportswriters man...someone always has to be the curmudgeon. Imagine not voting for Greg Maddux the moment he appeared on Hall of Fame ballots. Ridiculous. We take a look at the Tigers minor league signings and wonder what they say about hopes for the Tigers actually signing any more real major leaguers this offseason.The Baseball Writers Association of America elected Mariano Rivera, Mike Mussina, Roy Halladay, and Edgar Martinez to the hallowed halls on Tuesday.We look at Jay Jaffe's JAWS system for peak years and Hall of Fame credentials.Put more catchers in the Hall of Fame. Do it.Listener questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Brewers beat reporter Tom Haudricourt joins host JR Radcliffe to discuss the Baseball Writers Association of America votes for manager of the year and MVP, where Craig Counsell finished second and Christian Yelich won, as expected. They look back at Yelich's September for the ages, the determining factors to his win and that Jan. 25 evening when the team acquired him in the first place. Where did Counsell make the most difference this season, and would Counsell even be in the manager's chair if not in Milwaukee? Tom then discusses the offseason briefly, and should Brewers fans read ANYTHING into the departure of both the hitting and pitching coach for the same jobs elsewhere? Music intro: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music. Sound effect: WALLA Ballpark Cheer William Tell Overture Organ by AshFox on freesound.org.
Sheldon Ocker, who covered the Cleveland Indians for 33 seasons, for the ABJ spoke to Bill about being elected the 2018 winner of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. He will be honored with the award that is presented annually to a sportswriter “for meritorious contributions to baseball writing” during the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s induction weekend July 27-30, 2018, in Cooperstown, N.Y
We?ve learned two things over the past 71 years since the aphorism ?Nice guys finish last? was attributed to former Brooklyn Dodgers manager Leo Durocher. The first thing is, Durocher didn?t say it, or at least not in that way. The second thing is, even if he did, it?s not true. And we don?t have to go further than a baseball stadium to prove that. Over the weekend, Claire Smith received the J.G. Taylor Spink Award from the Baseball Writers Association of America.
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, tucked away in upstate New York in a small town called Cooperstown, is far from any major media market or big league stadium. Yet no sports hall of fame's membership is so hallowed, nor its qualifications so debated, nor its voting process so dissected. Since its founding in 1936, the Hall of Fame's standards for election have been nebulous, and its selection processes arcane, resulting in confusion among voters, not to mention mistakes in who has been recognized and who has been bypassed. Numerous so-called "greats" have been inducted despite having not been so great, while popular but controversial players such as all-time home run leader Barry Bonds and all-time hits leader Pete Rose are on the outside looking in. Now, in The Cooperstown Casebook, Jay Jaffe takes us through his revolutionary ranking system. The foundation of Jaffe's approach is JAWS, an acronym for the Jaffe WAR Score, which he developed over a decade ago. Through JAWS, each candidate can be objectively compared on the basis of career and peak value to the players at his position who are already in the Hall of Fame. Because of its utility, JAWS has gained an increasing amount of exposure in recent years. Through his analysis, Jaffe shows why the Hall of Fame still matters and how it can remain relevant in the 21st century. Jay Jaffe is a contributing baseball writer for SI.com. He is the founder of the Futility Infielder website, one of the oldest baseball blogs, and from 2005 - 2012 was a columnist for "Baseball Prospectus." He has been a recurring guest on MLB Network's "MLB Now" and "Clubhouse Confidential" shows and a member of the Baseball Writers Association of America since 2011. On a Wednesday evening in July, Jay Jaffe led our final author event of the summer. Listen in to our intimate and lively Clubhouse conversation...
In his first-ever book, the award-winning beat writer Tom Gage recounts the living history of the Tigers, counting down from No. 50 to No. 1. The Big 50 brilliantly brings to life the Tigers' remarkable story, from Ty Cobb and Kirk Gibson to the rollercoaster that was the ‘Bless You Boys’ era to Justin Verlander's no-hitters and up to today. Tom Gage covered the Detroit Tigers beat for The Detroit News from 1979 to 2014. In 2015, Gage was elected the 2015 winner of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. The longtime chairman of the Detroit Chapter of the BBWAA, Gage also serves on the screening committee that formulates the annual Hall of Fame ballot. The forward to The Big 50 was written by the 1984 World Series MVP Alan Trammell, who was a six-time All-Star while playing for the Detroit Tigers from 1977-1996. The interview with Tom Gage was recorded on May 2, 2017.
The results of the 73rd Baseball Writers Association of America Hall of Fame Election will be revealed January 18 at 5 PM CT and Astros legendary four-time All Star, Gold Glove winner and 1994 National League MVP Jeff Bagwell is on that Hall of Fame ballot. This week's encore conversation, in form of podcast, is the future Hall of Famer with radio broadcaster and former big league pitcher Steve Sparks.
Derek Jeter. Mariano Rivera. Jorge Posada. Andy Pettitte. Tracing the careers of four instrumental players who turned around the New York Yankees, Core Four shares behind-the-scenes stories from their early days together in the minors through the 2012 season, and follows them on their majestic ride to the top of the baseball world. At a time when the Yankees were in free fall, having failed to win a World Series in 17 years and had not played in one in 14 years -- the Bronx Bombers’ longest drought since before the days of Babe Ruth -- along came four young players whose powerful impact returned the franchise to its former glory. Phil Pepe is the author of more than 50 books on sports, including Few and Chosen Yankees: Defining Yankee Greatness Across the Eras, The Yankees: An Authorized History of the New York Yankees, as well as a biography of Yogi Berra, and collaborations with New York Yankee legends Mickey Mantle, Billy Martin, and Whitey Ford. He is a former Yankees beat writer for the New York Daily News and a past president of the Baseball Writers Association of America. The legendary Phil Pepe filled the Clubhouse with fascinating stories about the Core Four, Yankees history, and a touching memory about Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey. Listen and enjoy...
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