Podcasts about cooperstown

RUNDOWN       The start of the episode elicits memories of Maryland followed by an impressive Zack Greinke statistic before opening the listener mailbox. Next, Mitch gives a rousing endorsement of Seaside, Oregon before venting spleen about the struggling Mariners and their refusal to spend big bucks in free agency. Five guests on today's show are ten-year NBA veteran and local product Spencer Hawes, Bellevue youth golfer and U.S. Women's Open qualifier Angela Zhang, and Kraken No-Table crew RJ Eskanos, Darren Brown, and Dylan Travers. “Other Stuff” topics range from the surprise cover model on the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition, early predictions on the NFL landing spot for Michael Penix Jr., and the son of an Ann Arbor legend getting fired for ill-advised "likes" on social media.      GUESTS       Spencer Hawes | NBA veteran, UW & Seattle Prep alum Angela Zhang | 8th Grade Bellevue-based golfer & U.S. Open qualifier RJ Eskanos | Emerald City Hockey   Darren Brown | Sound of Hockey Dylan Travers | Emerald City Hockey TABLE OF CONTENTS       2:40 | A peculiar statistic about Zack Greinke makes one consider his chances of ending up in Cooperstown.  26:29 | With a pitching staff like the one in Seattle, it's a shame the M's front office pinched pennies with their lineup during the offseason. 39:30 | GUEST: Spencer Hawes returns to the show to reminisce some high school hoops stories, his recruitment, and pro career. 1:10:27 | GUEST: 14-year-old Bellevue golfer Angela Zhang joins the show to share her story of excelling at a young age as she prepares for the U.S. Women's Open. 1:35:28 | GUEST: The guys from Kraken No-Table RJ Eskanos, Darren Brown, and Dylan Travers gather round for an end-of-season summary featuring an exciting playoff run. 2:06:47 | The “Other Stuff” segment features stories including Martha Stewart's appears on the SI swimsuit magazine, the mock projection for Michael Penix Jr. in the 2024 NFL Draft, and a short-lived employment stint for Glenn “Shemy” Schembechler in Michigan.

Jim is joined by historian and author Clayton Trutor to break down down the hall of fame candidacy of former MLB pitcher Bartolo Colón . First, Jim and Clayton discuss the many teams Colón pitched for over the course of his career and how he made an impact on all eleven ball clubs (8:12). Next, they cover Colón's pitching resurgence after hitting the age of 40, detail how he compares to HOFers Mike Mussina and Jack Morris, and run through Colón's impressive career pitching statistics (16:38). Finally, they discuss Colón's often overlooked PED suspension in 2012 (49:00), before both stating whether or not they believe Colón deserves a plaque in Cooperstown (54:42).

Eno, Britt and DVR discuss Kenley Jansen's achievement of joining the 400-save club, whether his career will eventually lead him to Cooperstown, and if we'll ever see another 400-save reliever after Jansen (and likely, Craig Kimbrel). Plus, DVR gets overcaffeinated and makes a case for the Marlins to be an aggressive team well ahead of the trade deadline to address their core position player needs, and the trio discusses the strong start for the Rangers despite injuries to Jacob deGrom and Corey Seager. Follow Britt on Twitter: @Britt_Ghiroli Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarris Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Watch the episode on our new YouTube page: youtube.com/@theathleticbaseballshow Checkout our great sponsors... Download the Dave app from the App store or go to dave.com/mlbshow. Sign up for an Extra Cash account and get up to 500 dollars instantly. For terms and conditions go to dave.com/legal. Instant transfer fees apply. Banking services provided by Evolve bank and trust. Member FDIC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get ready to make baseball fun again with Aaron and Allie on The S.L.I.D.E. Podcast! This episode features Aaliyah, an impressive 11-year-old third base outfield pitcher who participated in the MLB trailblazers event. The hosts and guest discuss challenges that young female baseball players face, including parents who question their choice to pursue baseball instead of softball. Aaliyah also shares her favorite pitching technique, the knuckle curve, and provides tips for training. The hosts even interview Aaliyah's younger brother, Big Mac, who provides some hilarious insight into their competitive family dynamic. The episode also covers topics such as the upcoming home run derby competition in Cooperstown and the importance of practice and good sportsmanship. The hosts and Aaliyah discuss their love for the game and share stories about their experiences playing baseball. The episode ends with Aaron and Allie encouraging their listeners to leave reviews, follow the podcast on social media, and spread good sportsmanship. Don't miss out on this exciting episode of The S.L.I.D.E. Podcast! Tune in to catch all the action and join the journey to make baseball fun again. "We'll catch you on the SLIDE." [00:00:05] Interview with 11U player at MLB Trailblazers event [00:03:54] Aaliyah's Love for Baseball [00:08:00] Young female baseball player's journey [00:11:59] Interview with Young Female Baseball Player [00:15:58] Previewing the Cooperstown Home Run Derby [00:19:43] Interview with Competitive Sibling Baseball Players [00:23:41] Fast Food Burgers and Baseball Training [00:27:40] Pre-Pitching Routine for a Female Baseball Player [00:31:39] Wrap-up and Call-to-Action Please email us for any questions or feedback. Help us grow!!! TheSlidePodcastShow@gmail.com Make sure to go leave us a review!!!! Website: www.theslidepodcastshow.com Https://linktr.ee/theslidepodcastshow Facebook: @theslidepodcast Instagram: @theslidepodcastshow TikTok: @theslidepodcastshow Twitter: @theslidepod LinkedIn: @theslidepodcastshow

Jim is joined by Bob Hille, Senior Editorial Consultant at Sporting News, to discuss the hall of fame candidacy of former MLB center fielder, Jim Edmonds. First, Bob and Jim cover the 2000s St. Louis Cardinals and where Edmonds ranked in the pecking order among Albert Pujols, Scott Rolen, Yadier Molina, and others (6:23). Next, they discuss Jim's famous catch in Game 7 of the 2004 NLCS, whether Edmonds was as good of a center fielder as his eight gold gloves lead us to believe he was, and the invention of Web Gems on Baseball Tonight (14:33). Finally, they compare Edmonds career to Andruw Jones and come to a conclusion on who had the better career (34:00), before making a final call on whether or not Edmonds deserves a plaque in Cooperstown (53:02).

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Welcome to another edition of Mike'd Up Marchev. Today I want to share a message I recently shared with a group from Cooperstown, NY, home of he Baseball Hall of Fame. I want you to begin looking for and seeking out opportunities to perform a kindnes to some unsuspecting person in your immediate environment. The phrase "You made my day" is the most cherished phrase I know of and when somebody tells me that, "they just made my day." Take a listen. I am certain today's message will ring true to you.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(0:00) Zo & Bertrand start the final hour by reacting to the Red Sox winning their 4th straight and taking the first two games against the Blue Jays. (9:42) Hall of Fame third baseman Wade Boggs joins the show to discuss the changing philosophies surrounding hitting in baseball, his legendary 73 beer flight, and Cooperstown. (22:57) The guys talk about Sportsbooks alerting the NFL on players using gambling apps. (35:07) Today's Takeaway.

Se anunció que el Salón de la Fama de Cooperstown, Vladimir Guerreo será el embajador de la Serie del Caribe 2024, la cual se llevará a cabo en estadio LoanDepot Park de la ciudad de Miami. También tenemos noticias de la NBA y Manuel Mota.De todo eso vamos hablar con Alejandra Bonilla en nuestro segmento de Deportes,

If you collected baseball cards in the 80s and 90s, Dick Perez is a name you are very familiar with.  His artwork was the basis for the Donruss Diamond Kings subsets, the Hall of Fame Heroes set, the Donruss Puzzles, and later in a variety of Topps sets.  His portraits grace the halls of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Marq Evans, is an award winning independent filmmaker from Washington State.  Along with his wife and son, they together create film, books, photography, and other creative works and he is currently working on a documentary about Mr. Perez. Check out the KickStarter campaign here! Sponsors of the Episode COMC.com The Sports Card Shop at MoCo You can also support the show by using the following affiliate links if you are in the market for some cards or supplies! Topps.com Sportlots.com eBay.com Amazon.com Fanatics.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/waxpackhero/support

Tony opens the show by reading some emails and clearing up the mystery of the TK golf ball found in Cooperstown. Michael Wilbon calls in to talk about hockey, the NFL Draft, and the NBA playoffs, Jason La Canfora phones in to give his thoughts on the draft, and Tony closes out the show by opening up the Mailbag. Songs : Mike Steinel “Travelin' Light” ; Rock on Troglodyte “Ode to Merfolk” To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony opens the show by reluctantly talking about the NBA, and he also talks about the Nats, and he reads an email from a listener who says he found Tony's golf ball in Cooperstown. Jeff Passan calls in to talk about Max Scherzer's suspension, stolen bases, and the division leaders after 1 month, Barry Svrluga phones in to talk about the ruling on the MASN deal and how that impacts the sale of the Nats, and also about how good the O's have become, and Tony closes out the show by opening up the Mailbag. Songs : Decker “Sea Change” ; “Mojave” To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From 'DA's New York Accent' (Subscribe Here), Shawn Green only played a pair of seasons in New York, but they were two of the most memorable for different reasons. He was part of the '06 team that made Game 7 of the NLCS and the '07 squad which collapsed in historic fashion. He discusses whether the Mets should've won a World Series over the Tigers, and how it all went wrong the next season. He is considered the greatest Jewish ballplayer and talks about how he embraced his faith and decided to sit on Yom Kippur. Green also looks back at the PED Era and where his stats rank, plus whether David Wright would've been in Cooperstown. He founded the tech company Greenfly and is helping baseball catch up in the social media space. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“A strong argument can be made that Fernando Valenzuela brought more new fans to the game of baseball than anyone going back to probably Babe Ruth's era,” notes baseball historian and New York Times best-selling collaborator Erik Sherman, author of Daybreak at Chavez Ravine: Fernandomania and the Remaking of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Before tackling the (largely) untold story of the phenom hailed by sportswriters as “the Mexican Sandy Koufax,” and assessing Valenzuela's impact on the game, Erik made a name for himself as one of publishing's leading chroniclers of our national pastime. As a ghostwriter, he helped to write Out at Home with Glenn Burke, baseball's first openly gay player; Steve Blass: A Pirate for Life; Mookie: Life, Baseball, and the '86 Mets with Mookie Wilson; Davey Johnson: My Wild Ride in Baseball and Beyond; and After the Miracle: The Lasting Brotherhood of the '69 Mets, with Art Shamsky. On his own, he has also written the companion volumes Kings of Queens and Two Sides of Glory, featuring chapter-length profiles of the Mets and Red Sox players on both sides of the storied 1986 World Series.   A 2023 inductee to the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame for his baseball writing, Erik lectures annually at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. He is the host of the popular podcast “The Erik Sherman Show,” featuring interviews with sportswriters, broadcasters, baseball executives and former players. Learn more about Erik Sherman:  Website Facebook Twitter (Note: the Gay Talese/Frank Sinatra and Laurence Shames/John Lennon profiles mentioned in this conversation are both hidden behind an Esquire paywall. For more insights into the Talese piece, visit Vulture and for more on the Shames piece, read this open article on Esquire.) Please support the sponsors who support our show. Daniel Paisner's Balloon Dog Film Movement Plus (PODCAST) | 30% discount Libro.fm (ASTOLDTO) | 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 when you start your membership Film Freaks Forever! podcast, hosted by Mark Jordan Legan and Phoef Sutton

From 'DA's New York Accent' (Subscribe Here): Shawn Green only played a pair of seasons in New York, but they were two of the most memorable for different reasons. He was part of the '06 team that made Game 7 of the NLCS and the '07 squad which collapsed in historic fashion. He discusses whether the Mets should've won a World Series over the Tigers, and how it all went wrong the next season. He is considered the greatest Jewish ballplayer and talks about how he embraced his faith and decided to sit on Yom Kippur. Green also looks back at the PED Era and where his stats rank, plus whether David Wright would've been in Cooperstown. He founded the tech company Greenfly and is helping baseball catch up in the social media space. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

#demarcuscousins #robertoclemente21 #lvsf Reaccionan las Atenienses y las Changas en las semifinales del Voleiból Superior | No hay claros favoritos en el BSN | Los Mets de Guaynabo llevan cuatro victorias seguidas y LLEGÓ EL PRIMO | Reaccionan los Leones y San German dá uno pa’ lante y uno pa’ atrás | Cuatro equipos ya están clasificados en el béisbol Doble A | No vá el reloj al pitcher este año en la Liga Invernal | Presentación conmemorando los 50 años de la axaltación a Cooperstown de Roberto Clemente se llevó a cabo hoy en la Biblioteca Lázaron como parte de la Semana de la Biblioteca | Mónica Puig completa el Maratón de Londres, su segundo en una semana y tercero en total. #MásDeUnaMilla #BonitaDeportes #PeriodismoDigital #PeriodismoIndependiente

Through a series of unexpected circumstances, Mike finds himself preparing for a presentation at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, NY. IOn thei episode he reinforces the belief that "the next one could be the big one." The key is to keep moving forward and to be ready when the next opportunity presents itself.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Peter Nagel is a Brewers fan living just blocks away from American Family Field in Milwaukee. He and his best friend Erik took an epic 10-week baseball adventure in 2007 where they visited all 30 MLB parks, raising money for Habitat for Humanity along the way. The duo also visited multiple minor league parks and baseball landmarks including Cooperstown and the Field of Dreams. Peter recounts the 16,000 mile roadtrip, sharing several great stories and travel tips for Bucketheads looking to set out on their own adventure. We also get into his favorite baseball memories, and what's left to check off on his Baseball Bucket List. Find Peter Online:Blog: https://houseserikandpeterbuilt.blogspot.com/Baseball Bucket List: @pnagel2Find Baseball Bucket List Online:Twitter: @BaseballBucketFacebook: @BaseballBucketListInstagram: @Baseball.Bucket.ListWebsite: baseballbucketlist.comThis podcast is part of the Curved Brim Media Network:Twitter: @CurvedBrimWebsite: curvedbrimmedia.com

THIS EPISODE Josh talks to Trash Pandas starting right-handed pitcher Coleman Crow. ABOUT THE HOST Josh Caray's baseball roots stretch from Atlanta to St. Louis to Chicago to Cooperstown. The grandson of Hall of Famer Harry Caray, son of the legendary Skip Caray, and half-brother Chip Caray is the TV voice of the Atlanta Braves, Josh is the Play-by-Play voice of the Rocket City Trash Pandas. TRASH PANDAS PODCAST NETWORK Join the personalities of the Rocket City Trash Pandas as they tell the stories from Baseball's most meteoric franchise. Play-by-Play Broadcaster Josh Caray presents conversations with prospects and personnel from the organization. In-Stadium Emcee Ricky Fernandez chats about the latest news and promotions.

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

"Who's on First?" is a comedy routine made famous by American comedy duo Abbott and Costello. The premise of the sketch is that Abbott is identifying the players on a baseball team for Costello. However, the players' names can simultaneously serve as the basis for questions (for example, "Who is the first baseman?") and responses (for example, "The first baseman's name is Who."), leading to repeated misinterpretations and growing frustration between the performers. History. "Who's on First?" is descended from turn-of-the-century burlesque sketches that used plays on words and names. Examples are "The Baker Scene" (the shop is located on Watt Street) and "Who Dyed" (the owner is named "Who"). In the 1930 movie Cracked Nuts, comedians Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey examine a map of a mythical kingdom with dialogue like this: "What is next to Which." "What is the name of the town next to Which?" "Yes." In British music halls, comedian Will Hay performed a routine in the early 1930s (and possibly earlier) as a schoolmaster interviewing a schoolboy named Howe, who came from Ware, but now lives in Wye. By the early 1930s, a "Baseball Routine" had become a standard bit for burlesque comics across the United States. Abbott's wife recalled him performing the routine with another comedian before teaming with Costello. Bud Abbott stated that it was taken from an older routine called "Who's the Boss?", a performance of which can be heard in an episode of the radio comedy program It Pays to Be Ignorant from the 1940s. After they formally teamed up in burlesque in 1936, he and Costello continued to hone the sketch. It was a big hit in the fall of 1937, when they performed the routine in a touring vaudeville revue called Hollywood Bandwagon. In February 1938, Abbott and Costello joined the cast of The Kate Smith Hour radio program and the sketch was first performed for a national radio audience on March 24 of that year. The routine may have been further polished before this broadcast by burlesque producer John Grant, who became the team's writer and Will Glickman, a staff writer on the radio show. Glickman may have added the nicknames of then-contemporary baseball players like Dizzy and Daffy Dean to set up the routine's premise. This version, with extensive wordplay based on the fact that most of the fictional baseball team's players had "strange nicknames" that seemed to be questions, became known as "Who's on First?" Some versions continue with references to Enos Slaughter, which Costello misunderstands as "He knows" Slaughter. By 1944, Abbott and Costello had the routine copyrighted. Abbott and Costello performed "Who's on First?" numerous times in their careers, rarely performing it exactly the same way twice. They did the routine for President Franklin Roosevelt several times. An abridged version was featured in the team's 1940 film debut, One Night in the Tropics. The duo reprised the bit in their 1945 film The Naughty Nineties and it is that longer version which is considered their finest recorded rendition. They also performed "Who's on First?" numerous times on radio and television (notably in The Abbott and Costello Show episode "The Actor's Home", widely considered the definitive version). In 1956, a gold record of "Who's on First?" was placed in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York. A video (taken from The Naughty Nineties) now plays continuously on screens at the Hall. In the 1970s, Selchow and Righter published a "Who's on First?" board game. In 1999, Time named the routine Best Comedy Sketch of the 20th Century. An early radio recording from October 6, 1938, was placed in the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry in 2003. In 2005, the line "Who's on First?" was included on the American Film Institute's list of 100 memorable movie quotations.

Jim is joined by Adam Darowski, Head of User Experience at Sports Reference, to break down down the hall of fame candidacy of former MLB pitcher Rick "Big Daddy" Reuschel. First, Adam and Jim discuss how WAR essentially makes or breaks Reuschel's HOF candidacy (8:11) . Next, they cover Reuschel's 1977 MLB season with the Chicago Cubs, how he compares to HOF pitchers Jim Kaat and Bert Blyleven, and just how bad of teams Reuschel played on during his career (17:14). Finally, Adam and Jim take a look at where Reuschel ranks among the best pitchers of the 1970s (46:14), before they both state whether or not they believe Reuschel deserves a plaque in Cooperstown (58:39).

Here in Central NY, we are in close proximity to many historic sites and cities…Cooperstown, Albany, Saratoga, Niagara Falls, and of course New York City just to name a few.  We've mentioned it before in previous episodes - we really are centrally located to many places that have some serious historical significance!  It's a playground for historians!  One of the best parts of being so historically located, though, is that we are continuously learning more about our area and the people who have made a significant impact on our state, our nation, and in some respects, our world as a whole.  Well, on today's episode, we're looking forward to sharing a story about a man who really changed the world, and he's from upstate NY, in Lewis County.  Did I get your attention?  Are you on pins and needles yet?  Listen in to this episode of the Missing Chapter and let's find out who this person is and what kind of impact he really had worldwide. Go to ⁠The Missing Chapter Podcast website⁠ for more information, previous episodes, and professional development opportunities. ⁠Click here⁠ to send us a voice message of your name, where you're from, what your favorite MC story is and be featured on an upcoming episode! Don't forget to click subscribe! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themissingchapter/support

Jason “Heavy J” Schwartz, the Manny Mota of the podcast world, joins the boys to talk about his recent trip to Cooperstown, that grail item he found at a random card store (shout out Dave and Adam's), shares some travel tips and tricks, proposes a new exhibit for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and makes a stunning offer to listeners of The Hall of Very Good Podcast!

Caller John from Detroit thinks Miguel Cabrera's Hall of Fame candidacy might be in jeopardy

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times Rays Beat Writer Marc Topkin to discuss the upcoming season including how good the pitching staff will be, how they will adjust to rule changes, what to expect from the offense after not adding a big bat, what to expect in the AL East this year, a trip to Cooperstown with Fred McGriff and remembering Dave Wills. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tim Kurkjian's love of baseball radiates as he recounts his four decades of covering our National Pastime. The ESPN stalwart takes us to his early days as a newspaper beat reporter when terrible teams couldn't extinguish his joy. Tim recalls Don Zimmer's wisdom, Earl Weaver's unforgettable greeting, and Cal Ripken Jr.'s ferocious competitiveness even off the field.. He puts us there for a Game 7 that Jack Morris wouldn't leave, and a Game 7 when the Cubs broke a curse. We hear about Tony Gwynn's favorite bat, an odd request from Mickey Rivers, and a shared fascination for the APBA board game. There's a memorable moment with Johnny Bench sitting lakeside in Cooperstown. And, yes, that sausage mascot race . . . Yikes. Kurkjian was named the 2022 Baseball Writers' Association of America's Career Excellence Award winner (formerly the J.G. Taylor Spink award), presented annually to a writer “for meritorious contributions to baseball writing.” He was recognized at Baseball Hall of Fame ceremonies in July of '22. Tim has been a senior writer for ESPN.com and a baseball writer, analyst, host and reporter for ESPN TV since 1998. He has served as an analyst for “Monday Night Baseball” and “Wednesday Night Baseball.” Tim earned an Emmy Award in 2002 for his work on “Baseball Tonight,” and he was honored with a second Emmy for his contributions to “SportsCenter” in 2003-04. Tim was one of the first sportswriters to appear on TV as an analyst. He spent the first half of his career at newspapers and at Sports Illustrated, where he was a baseball senior writer for nine seasons (1998-97). He also worked as an on-air reporter for CNN-SI in his final two years at the magazine. His journalism career began at The Washington Star in 1978. He then worked briefly for the Baltimore News American in 1981 before joining the The Dallas Morning News to cover the Texas Rangers as a beat reporter beginning in the 1982 season. Tim moved to The Baltimore Sun in 1986 and covered the Baltimore Orioles as a beat writer through the 1989 season. Kurkjian is the author of three books: “America's Game” (2000), “Is This a Great Game or What?” (2007), and “I'm Fascinated by Sacrifice Flies” (2017). He grew up in Bethesda, Md. and attended Walter Johnson High School, named for the great Washington Senators pitcher. Tim graduated from the University of Maryland with a BS in journalism in 1978. Follow Tim on Twitter: @Kurkjian_ESPN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Braves Opening Day tomorrow! Arthur Blank & Falcons will never learn, new basketball hall of famers, never yell at an NBA player whilst he's still in earshot, baseball radio show you should listen to, was Ken "Hawk" Harrelson forced to retire? Pete's Tweets, This Day in Sports History. Come for a complete show w/out cable-chewing gophers, stay for Crime Dog in Cooperstown, Rich McKay rears his head again, I didn't know there was 6 billion dollars in all of Canada, Calvin Ridley can now wear the number zero whilst bragging about gambling winnings, Hawks win, Nets shut down Simmons just alert me when he plays, gambling industry stops short of using colleges, Ole Miss QB fun, my teenage crush on Nadia Comaneci who spurned me, rugby player in the RAF, swimmer dies a hero in WWII, Ripley's Believe It or Not, DiMaggio on Gretzky, orange baseballs, and what I found digging through my sports boxes 

Episode #39 clears up my questions on gas prices and my IU will win the championship next year. Someone revolutionized the volley on Instagram too! How to use your serve to fix smaller problems instead of blaming your partners and not think so reactionary. Also, delay your actions but not your thoughts....genius.

The Far Middle episode 96 begins with birthday wishes to jazz guitarist Geroge Benson, and moves on to a timely dedication as Major League Baseball’s 2023 season gets underway in just eight days from this episode’s release. Going back to 1996, for episode 96, when no baseball players were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, Nick offers a thoughtful look on players that aren’t in Cooperstown, but who have the career accomplishments to warrant induction. Nick then transitions from America’s pastime to the time of Teddy Roosevelt during his tenure at the Civil Service Commission. Nick discusses Roosevelt’s efforts to upend the spoils system, and replace it with a meritocracy in terms of hiring government employees. The idea was to go from who you knew, to what you knew, explains Nick. Related, Nick examines government today and how key positions are staffed. “I fear that our government has steered far, far away from where Teddy Roosevelt was looking to take it in the late 1800s,” says Nick. He asserts governmental decisions are not being made by those with the most experience and best skillsets, resulting in ineffective government being exposed at the worst possible times during crises. The discussion of meritocracy is connected to America’s regional power grids, and the need to let competition drive the best generation sources to power our energy systems. Nick focuses on the PJM grid, and revisits Winter Storm Elliot that hit the mid-Atlantic on Christmas Eve this past December. Nick underscores that natural gas, in particular Appalachian natural gas, didn’t just save the PJM grid, it saved lives. Despite the facts, there are environmental groups looking to fool the public and force an agenda. Environmentalists are executing their new sneaky two-step technique, which Nick dubs their “tame and blame” campaign. “If we allow natural gas to fairly compete and grow with private investment and innovation, then no more grid weakness, anywhere,” says Nick. He then presents six stark truths about wind and solar at scale on our power grid, which Winter Storm Elliot again exposed. When climate policies of the Left start to infiltrate the infrastructure of the power grid, cracks are going to appear quickly. And the same can be said of office real estate today in America’s major cities. Nick explains how climate change policies are stressing both grid capacity of power pools as well as balance sheets of urban office tower companies. In closing, Nick recalls Led Zeppelin’s best-selling album, Led Zeppelin IV, and in particular the track, “When the Levee Breaks.” In a similar vein, Nick argues that if, “the Left keeps ruling, the grid is going to break, and if the Left keeps ruling, the debt portfolio is going to break.”

David Chapman is the author of the book Forgotten Nine: Baseball Players Who Belong in the Hall of Fame. He joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain Podcast to discuss a few of those players from the pre-1920 era of baseball who have slipped through the cracks with hall of fame voters, and they also discussed some players who shouldn't have been deserving of a Cooperstown nod. Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $5 a month gets you bonus content, extra podcasts, and early access to guests. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur. Tony is also on Locals! Visit CheckYourBrain.locals.com and subscribe. Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at illstr8r@gmail.com.

Im Joined by Fred McGriff! McGriff played 19 major league seasons with the Blue Jays, Padres, Braves, Devil Rays, Cubs, and Dodgers. From Tampa, Fla. he attended Thomas Jefferson High where he was cut from his high school baseball team as a sophomore – and became so determined to improve he rode his bike 20 miles to the gym to train. All that hard work paid off with a plaque in Cooperstown as he is inducted into the class of the 2023 Hall of Fame. McGriff finished his career just seven homers short of the 500 home run club, tied with Lou Gehrig for 26th all-time. He had a career .284 batting average, 2,490 hits, 441 doubles, and 1,550 RBI. He and Gary Sheffield are the only players to hit 30 home runs for five different major league teams. In 10 postseason series, he batted .303 with 10 home runs, 37 RBI, and 100 total bases. He was named to five All-Star Games, finished in the top 10 in MVP voting six times, and ranked 47th all-time in RBI with 1,550. We discuss his road to Cooperstown --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rationalhour/support

THIS EPISODE Josh visits with Maddison Kendrick to talk about the Rocket City Trash Pandas Foundation the Non-Profit 501c3 arm of the Trash Pandas. ABOUT THE HOST Josh Caray's baseball roots stretch from Atlanta to St. Louis to Chicago to Cooperstown. The grandson of Hall of Famer Harry Caray, son of the legendary Skip Caray, and half-brother Chip Caray is the TV voice of the Atlanta Braves, Josh is the Play-by-Play voice of the Rocket City Trash Pandas. TRASH PANDAS PODCAST NETWORK Join the personalities of the Rocket City Trash Pandas as they tell the stories from Baseball's most meteoric franchise. Play-by-Play Broadcaster Josh Caray presents conversations with prospects and personnel from the organization. In-Stadium Emcee Ricky Fernandez chats about the latest news and promotions.

Bob Costas '74 grew up idolizing New York Yankees' Hall of Fame outfielder Mickey Mantle, and he loved listening to baseball on the radio. When he arrived at Syracuse University in the fall of 1970, Costas just wanted to one day land a radio play-by-play job in baseball. Little did Costas know he would one day wind up in Cooperstown as a Major League Baseball Hall of Famer alongside Mantle and his childhood heroes. Costas' broadcasting career has included winning 28 Emmy Awards, calling 12 Olympics, and covering multiple World Series, Super Bowls and NBA Finals. On this 'Cuse Conversation, Costas discusses his love for baseball and the new rules changes meant to speed up the pace of play, reveals which broadcasters inspired him, remembers thinking his career was doomed to fail after hearing his first sportscast, shares how WAER and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications helped him develop his voice and his style, and relives his most memorable sportscasting moments.

Kelly and Jessica share their tips for those families traveling to Cooperstown, NY this summer for their baseball tournaments and camps.  They discuss their hits and misses with dining, shopping and activities in the Cooperstown area.  Check out our blog for more tips on becoming a better version of yourself or to learn more about us:  https://chasingbrighter.com Follow our journey on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chasingbrighter/ We encourage you to keep chasing the brighter version of you!! Thanks for listening!!!

The current season of Fenimore Chamber Orchestra continues with a program titled “Powdered Wigs,” to be performed at Christ Church in Cooperstown, New York on March 18 at 3 p.m.

RUBBERDUCKS, JUMBO SHRIMP, AND THE JOY OF MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.At just 32 years old, Ken Babby left a thriving career at the Washington Post to purchase a struggling minor league baseball team in Akron, Ohio, a city completely unfamiliar to him and located several hundred miles from his hometown. Akron, though, had a beautiful ballpark in the heart of the city, and Ken had a vision for transforming the franchise. His formula – including a creative but controversial name change and spending millions on improving the fan experience – not only worked, Ken used the formula twice, first with the Akron RubberDucks (AA affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians) and later with the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (AAA affiliate of the Miami Marlins).Sharing a special 10-year-old bottle of bourbon and two classic baseball-themed cocktails, Ken reveals what it's like to operate two professional sports franchises nine hundred miles apart, how minor league teams dream up new promotions, and how baseball and Ken's vision of “affordable family fun” can compete in a world of diminishing attention spans. Drinks in this Episode:Cleveland Bourbon Whiskey, Limited Production Black Reserve, poured over a big ice cube >> Purchase your local minor league baseball team and be gifted a special edition of Cleveland Bourbon Whiskey, wait 10 years for it to age properly, and share a glass with a fan.Cooperstown cocktail >> 1 ½ oz gin, ¾ oz rosso vermouth, ¾ oz dry vermouth, 2 dashes orange bitters, 2 mint leaves; add the gin, vermouths, orange bitters and mint leaves to a mixing glass with ice. Stir until well-chilled and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a mint sprig, and pat yourself on the back for making a hall of fame cocktail.Gold Glove cocktail >> 2 oz white rum, 1 teaspoon Cointreau, ½ oz lime juice, freshly squeezed, 1 teaspoon sugar. Add the rum, Cointreau, lime juice and sugar into a shaker with ice, and shake until well-chilled. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh crushed ice, garnish with a lime half-wheel and tip your cap to America's pastime.If you've been enjoying the 3Q3D podcast, please subscribe and consider giving us a rating, a review, or sharing an episode with a friend. Follow our social sites here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3drinkspodcast/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3Drinkspodcast

On today's episode of Locked On Mariners, Colby and Ty compare two similar polls taken from Mariners fans, the first taken in May of 2020 and the second conducted over the past few weeks. How have fans' feelings changed towards the team's future, Jerry Dipoto, and Scott Servais? Plus, we see who you believe deserves to be in the team's Hall of Fame and discuss how difficult a road to Cooperstown team legend Félix Hernández faces! Be sure to follow or subscribe to Locked On Mariners wherever you prefer your podcasts! For questions and other inquiries, email: lockedonmariners@gmail.com Follow the show on Twitter: @LO_Mariners | @danegnzlz | @CPat11 For more of Ty and Colby, check out their Patreon: patreon.com/controlthezone/ FanDuel Make Every Moment More. Place your first FIVE DOLLAR bet to get ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS in Free Bets – win or lose! Visit Fanduel.com/LockedOn today to get started Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pie Traynor was widely regarded in his time, and for long after it, as the best third baseman in baseball history and earned the honor, 75 years ago this week, of being the first third baseman elected to Cooperstown by the BBWAA. Yet, today he is largely forgotten and mocked as one of the least deserving members of the Hall of Fame. Why? What are we missing? Mike and Bill look back at a remarkably consistent career to try and figure it out. Plus, happy birthday to Kelly Gruber and Johnny Blanchard!

Michelle Osterhoudt is a wife, mother, and 24-year educator and community leader. Active in civil rights work within her community, Michelle serves as the Vice President of the Oneonta Area NAACP. Michelle has also served on the Commission on Community Relations and Human Rights for the City of Oneonta and was the first African American Council member for the city of Oneonta serving the 4th Ward. A project Michelle is most proud of is her Collaboration with Glimmerglass Festival in Cooperstown and Dr. Eddy Franciso Alvarez of SUNY Oneonta, to create grades 6-12 draft ELA Curriculum for the original libretto "Stomping Grounds," by Paige Hernandez and Victor Simonson. This project fused hip hop culture and music with Opera in the classroom. The project was one of many that focused on her teaching style of addressing issues of social justice in the classroom. She continues to lead through a social justice lens, ensuring equity and access for students. Currently, Michelle enjoys her role as Superintendent of Margaretville Central School District. Connect with Michelle: Twitter Facebook Instagram Check out Michelle's Journalist PortfolioGet your autographed copy of Road to Awesome: The Journey of a Leader hereBook Darrin to speak at your school or conference contact us hereGrab your copy of Darrin's FREE e-book Walk in Your Purpose Check out Darrin's blog for great leadership tips and ideasSign up for the Road to Awesome email list and newsletterHave a book idea you'd like to submit to Road to Awesome? Click here

Baseball and BBQ Episode #174: Multi Award-Winning Pitmaster, Heath Riles and Martin's Baseball Museum Curator, Tracy Martin Heath Riles is a 75-time Grand Champion.  He has been grilling since he was 18 years old and participated on his first competition BBQ team in Ashland, Mississippi.  Since then his name has become synonymous with high-quality barbecue products which include an award-winning line of barbecue rubs, sauces, marinades, and injections.  Barbecue is not just a mere hobby for Heath, but rather the career path he has chosen and the cooking style on which he is building a rich legacy.  We are joined by our guest co-host, Doug Scheiding, also a renowned pitmaster, as we talk about barbecue with a bit of baseball talk.  Heath discusses another surprise project he is starting.  More information on Heath Riles can be found at https://www.heathrilesbbq.com/   Tracy Martin has a basement baseball fans adore and collectors envy.  For nearly 50 years Tracy has collected items from the game he loves, including baseballs, gloves, bats, uniforms, memorabilia, bobbleheads, equipment, newspaper clippings, and many unique, one-of-a-kind items. Martin is a lifelong Cincinnati Reds fan and as a kid growing up his favorite player was Johnny Bench. He has a Facebook page that shows off his collection and would like to have a storefront museum someday, but for now is content to have guests view the collection at his home and to occasionally bring items to local events for the public to enjoy.  Tracy has things that even the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York has borrowed to display.  Just as we say good-bye and stop recording Tracy tells us about his love of BBQ and we start recording again and talk about it.  More information on Tracy Martin's museum can be found at https://www.facebook.com/martinsbaseballmuseum We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high-quality firewood and cooking wood, and Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project. 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) 855-8214 Email:  baseballandbbq@gmail.comTwitter:  @baseballandbbqInstagram:  baseballandbarbecueYouTube:  baseball and bbqWebsite:  https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook:  baseball and bbq

Carlos Beltran is back with the New York Mets, now working as the special assistant to GM Billy Eppler. What will his role be, and could it lead him back into being the Mets manager someday? Host Ryan Finkelstein breaks down all the different aspects of Beltran's return to the franchise and his lasting legacy with the Mets on his path to Cooperstown. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. FanDuel Make Every Moment More. Place your first FIVE DOLLAR bet to get ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS in Free Bets – win or lose! Visit Fanduel.com/LockedOn today to get started FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ant Man & The Wasp review, Fred McGriff picks cap to wear in Cooperstown, is Max Fried mad at the Braves? Chip Caray's replacement, USA chance in WBC takes big hit, who will Falcons draft at 8, how they screwed up Matt Ryan trade, former Falcon falls on hard times, Super Bowl QB trivia, Florida colleges join 21st century in NIL, Bama just got a whole lot tougher, Tiger Woods forced to apologize for funny joke, Travis Kelce hosting SNL, prayers needed for CBB coach, Pete's Tweets, This Day in Sports History.  Come for Mike Soroka news, stay for Scott Rolen's cap choice, Lou Gehrig trivia, mad pitcher, Tarzan trivia, Jim Brown & Raquel Welch, & Braves great organist's bday. Plus the courage of Sparky Anderson, the stupidity of the Fernando Tatis Jr contract, & President Dwight D. Eisenhower's favorite ballplayer.  petedavis.buzzsprout.com 

On the latest MLB offseason edition of  Inside the (Rob) Parker, Rob leads off with a deep dive into Tom Brady's retirement from the NFL. Football writers worship at Brady's feet so all signs point to him being a unanimous Pro Football Hall of Famer. But, given Brady's history of cheating (DeflateGate and SpyGate), do you think he would still get into the Hall of Fame if baseball writers were the ones doing the voting? If the writer kept Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens out of Cooperstown for circumstantial evidence at best, you don't think they'd do the same to a convicted cheater like Brady? Guess we'll never know. Later, baseball content creator Gary Sheffield Jr swings by to discuss his father's Hall of Fame candidacy, why he was so disappointed to see so many writers hold the Steroid Era against his dad even though he never tested positive, why his father's history of coming up clutch in the postseason should matter more, why some guys have a hard time playing well under the bright lights of New York and much more! Finally, Rob closes the show by praising MLB for putting an up-and-coming star like Jazz Chisholm on the cover of MLB The Show 23 - another 'MLB Bro you need to know' doing big things! Subscribe and download all of the latest Inside the Parker podcasts and follow Rob on Twitter!!  #OddCoupleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris and Rob debate whether Tom Brady's history of cheating scandals (SpyGate and DeflateGate) should be enough to keep him out of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the same way a link to steroids has kept Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens out of Cooperstown, discuss the idea that Brady is the NFL's on-field equivalent of Bill Russell and share their thoughts on Mike Francesca's assertion that Peyton Manning – not Brady – is the greatest regular season quarterback of all-time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris and Rob debate whether Tom Brady's history of cheating scandals (SpyGate and DeflateGate) should be enough to keep him out of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the same way a link to steroids has kept Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens out of Cooperstown, and tell us why they agree with FOX's decision not to make Brady part of the Super Bowl broadcast team this season. Plus, Super Bowl champion Greg Jennings swings by to discuss Brady's Hall of Fame candidacy, why he would have chosen to play with Aaron Rodgers over Brady when both were in their prime years and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Scott Rolen's election to the Hall of Fame, Billy Wagner, Andy Pettitte, and relievers vs. starters as Cooperstown candidates, the Adalberto Mondesi trade (and a wager about Mondesi and Shohei Ohtani), and (32:40) more ways in which baseball stands out from other sports. Then (45:00) they talk to […]

Chris and Rob take the Baseball Hall of Fame voters to task for allowing the good-but-not-great Scott Rolen into Cooperstown and tell us if all the trash talking coming out of the Cincinnati Bengals locker room will come back to bite them. Plus, FOX Sports Radio Weekend host Martin Weiss swings by to bring us Trollin' or Rollin', and the Odd Couple Callers deliver another award-winning edition of Trash Talk.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's Dan Patrick Show, DP explains why he disagrees with Scott Rolen getting into Cooperstown, Peter King explains his column on Aaron Rodgers and the Jets that made some headlines, and Herm Edwards shares the story of how he got the Miracle at the Meadowlands ball after losing it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris and Rob explain why Pat Riley's assertion that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's longevity makes him the greatest player of all-time doesn't hold water and take the Baseball Hall of Fame voters to task for allowing the good-but-not-great Scott Rolen into Cooperstown. Plus, former NFL offensive lineman and FOX Sports Radio Weekend host Ephraim Salaam swings by to discuss why he thinks the Packers should move on from Rodgers, how much blame Dak Prescott deserves for the latest Dallas Cowboys playoff failure, why he thinks Brock Purdy has solidified himself as the San Francisco 49ers' quarterback of the future and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.