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From 'Play Tessie' (subscribe here): Gordo, Sammy, and Pat recap their favorite moments from "The Comeback" Netflix Documentary about the 2004 Red Sox. The memories that were triggered from all three episodes and where it compares to other documentaries about breaking the 86-year curse. Then, reliving the drama that surrounded Nomar Garciaparra and wondering if Grady Little was the MVP of the documentary for even agreeing to be a part of it. Also, the guys give their thoughts on the World Series so far and how they expect the rest of the series to play out. 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 'Play Tessie' (subscribe here): Gordo, Sammy, and Pat recap their favorite moments from "The Comeback" Netflix Documentary about the 2004 Red Sox. The memories that were triggered from all three episodes and where it compares to other documentaries about breaking the 86-year curse. Then, reliving the drama that surrounded Nomar Garciaparra and wondering if Grady Little was the MVP of the documentary for even agreeing to be a part of it. Also, the guys give their thoughts on the World Series so far and how they expect the rest of the series to play out. 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

Netflix has released "The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox", a 3-part docuseries on the 2004 ALCS. Joey Copponi and Scott Neville discuss the in's and out's of the first episode. The interviews, the behind-the-scenes moments, never-before-seen footage, and Grady Little being, frankly, infuriating. Joey and Scott also give their thoughts on the Yankees-Dodgers World Series matchup, and the pushback that the matchup is getting. All that, and much more! The ITM Podcast is presented by: Prize Picks! Get in on the excitement with PrizePicks, America's No. 1 Fantasy Sports App, where you can turn your hoops knowledge into serious cash. Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $50 when you play $5! PrizePicks, run your game! Go to https://PrizePicks.com/CLNS Gametime! Take the guesswork out of buying NBA tickets with Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code CLNS for $20 off your first purchase. Download Gametime today. What time is it? Gametime! Terms apply. Go to https://gametime.co ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some call it grit. Some call it moxie or perseverance. When it comes to the game of baseball, and in becoming a living example to other coaches and players, perhaps the best word to describe Rich Maloney is “steady.” In this episode, Mike sits down with one of the coaching greats in all of college baseball to talk about life and leadership, and the platform God provides each of us to live on mission and impact others.Ball State Head Baseball Coach Rich Maloney has compiled a career record of 917-600-1 (through 2022 season), winning six MAC Conference Regular Season Championships with the Cardinals. Additionally, he has earned MAC Coach of the Year honors four times in his tenure. From 2003-2012 Maloney served as Head Baseball Coach for the University of Michigan, winning three Big Ten Championships, four NCAA Regional appearances, and an NCAA Regional Championship in 2007. He was also a two-time Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year.In his coaching career, Maloney has coached 65 players who were drafted by Major League teams, including six first-round selections (all at Ball State). Maloney has been honored with FCA Baseball's Jerry Kindall Award in January 2017, and was selected as the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) NCAA Division I representative on the executive committee. He served six years as the Division I Chair for the ABCA and served as the President of the ABCA in 2018.Playing Career:Maloney was a Third Team All-American as a senior shortstop at Western Michigan … three-year letterwinner at WMU (1984-86) and a two-time captain … two-time All-MAC first-team selection and was twice named to the all-district squad … Western's team MVP while hitting .362 as a junior in 1985 … twice named the top defensive player on the team (1984, '86) … set the WMU career record for runs scored (124) as a senior … inducted into WMU's Athletic Hall of Fame in November 2004. He was a 13th-round draft pick of the Atlanta Braves in 1986 and spent six seasons in the Atlanta Braves organization, earning all-star status in the Appalachian League for the Pulaski Braves and in the South Atlantic League for the Sumter Braves. Maloney played for former Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox manager Grady Little and for current Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker. He retired from pro baseball following the 1991 season at Greenville (AA).

Some call it grit. Some call it moxie or perseverance. When it comes to the game of baseball, and in becoming a living example to other coaches and players, perhaps the best word to describe Rich Maloney is “steady.” In this episode, Mike sits down with one of the coaching greats in all of college baseball to talk about life and leadership, and the platform God provides each of us to live on mission and impact others.Ball State Head Baseball Coach Rich Maloney has compiled a career record of 917-600-1 (through 2022 season), winning six MAC Conference Regular Season Championships with the Cardinals. Additionally, he has earned MAC Coach of the Year honors four times in his tenure. From 2003-2012 Maloney served as Head Baseball Coach for the University of Michigan, winning three Big Ten Championships, four NCAA Regional appearances, and an NCAA Regional Championship in 2007. He was also a two-time Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year.In his coaching career, Maloney has coached 65 players who were drafted by Major League teams, including six first-round selections (all at Ball State). Maloney has been honored with FCA Baseball's Jerry Kindall Award in January 2017, and was selected as the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) NCAA Division I representative on the executive committee. He served six years as the Division I Chair for the ABCA and served as the President of the ABCA in 2018.Playing Career:Maloney was a Third Team All-American as a senior shortstop at Western Michigan … three-year letterwinner at WMU (1984-86) and a two-time captain … two-time All-MAC first-team selection and was twice named to the all-district squad … Western's team MVP while hitting .362 as a junior in 1985 … twice named the top defensive player on the team (1984, '86) … set the WMU career record for runs scored (124) as a senior … inducted into WMU's Athletic Hall of Fame in November 2004. He was a 13th-round draft pick of the Atlanta Braves in 1986 and spent six seasons in the Atlanta Braves organization, earning all-star status in the Appalachian League for the Pulaski Braves and in the South Atlantic League for the Sumter Braves. Maloney played for former Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox manager Grady Little and for current Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker. He retired from pro baseball following the 1991 season at Greenville (AA).

Trav and Alex invite fellow Polymedia podcaster, Dylan Charles, aboard to discuss We Got Goosebumps, a newer Polymedia production, as well as his side project about scary movies, Split Up! The rest of the episode is all 2003! What do you remember?SportsNew England beats Carolina in Super BowlLSU beats Oklahoma for NattyBaseball: Aaron Boone, Grady Little, Steve Bartman, Alex Gonzalez, Josh BeckettSpurs beat NetsDevils beat DucksRoger Federer wins first major at WimbledonSerena Slam, holds all four tennis majors at the same timeGamingPS2Prince of Persia: The Sands of TimeRatchet & Clank: Going CommandoDark Cloud 2Xenosaga Episode 1Sports games dominated sales chartsXbox Star Wars: Knights of the Old RepublicProject Gotham Racing 2Panzer Dragoon OrtaDino Crisis 3Beyond Good & Evil, ManhuntGamecubeWind WakerMario Kart Double DashViewtiful JoeSoulcalibur 2F-Zero GXGame Boy AdvancePokemon Ruby/SapphireCastlevania: Aria of SorrowMario & Luigi: Superstar SagaPCSim City 4Enter the MatrixCall of DutyRise of NationsBig Rigs: Over the Road RacingSongsWhat was everywhereEvanescence - Bring Me To LifeBeyonce - Crazy in Love50 Cent - In da ClubR Kelly - IgnitionAlan Jackson/Jimmy Buffett - It's Five o'Clock SomewhereOutkast - Hey Ya!What we likedA Perfect Circle - Weak and PowerlessStone Temple Pilots - All in the Suit That You WearWhite Stripes - Seven Nation ArmyAlbumsRadiohead - Hail to the ThiefThe White Stripes - ElephantThe Darkness - Permission to LandA Perfect Circle - Thirteenth StepMoviesLOTR: Return of the KingPirates of the Caribbean - Curse of the Black PearlOldboyKill Bill Vol 1Mystic RiverSchool of RockThe RoomBruce AlmightyThe Texas Chainsaw MassacreMost popular TV shows Released in 2003Reno 911Arrested DevelopmentTwo and a Half MenChappelle's ShowBest Selling BooksHarry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixThe Da Vinci CodeSupport the show Find more of our work on the Polymedia Network Find Travis on Twitter Find Alex on Twitter Send us an email drunkfriendpodcast@gmail.com

Dave Jauss, Senior Advisor (Player Development) for the Washington Nationals is our guest on today's episode. This baseball lifer has coached for over 34 years at a variety of levels in the US, Canada, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic and has been bench coach and scout for several Major League teams. Dave details the three generations of his family in sports including his dad, a legendary Chicago sportswriter. You will hear of Dave's special connection to Hall of Famer David Ortiz and the 2004 World Series champions, the Boston Red Sox. In addition, he describes the experience of throwing BP to Pete Alonso of the New York Mets in last year's Home Run Derby. This faithful follower of Jesus will share how marriage struggles ultimately brought he and his wife to faith in Christ. Stay tuned to the end to hear Dave explain why an event on December 6, 2004 was even more meaningful than winning the World Series. Be sure to subscribe to the Post Game with Paul Golden podcast wherever you listen to podcasts.

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Author, John Vampatella shares the story of the pivotal Game 5 ALCS  Yankees & Red Sox John delivers excitement, entertainment and tension as he walks us through this storyThe beginning of a baseball Red Sox fan entering the cathedral of Fenway 2004 ALCS - Yankees have won the first 3 games & Red Sox chances look bleak Boston's last World Series championship was in 1918. Grueling long playoff games that go long into the night  Jorge Posada & Jason Varitek, great athletes. catchers with stamina lasting 14 innings 2003, Red Sox, Grady Little's decisions and a declining Pedro Martinez  2004, Terry Francona holds with Pedro Martinez in 2004 ALCS game 5 Analytics vs. Gut - When do you pull a pitcher and bring in the bullpen Tampa Bay, Blake Snell, Kevin Cash, Analytics and a World Series 13th inning Tim Wakefield delivers the high powered no spin knuckleball to his catcher   Francona decides do I bring in Mirabelli or keep in Varitek Hall of Famers players from that game, Derek Jeter, Pedro Martinez, Mariano Rivera, Mike Mussina. Other elite talent  in that game, A-Rod, Gary Sheffield, Manny Ramirez, Curt Schilling Today's top talent: Chris Sale, Xander Bogaerts, Rafael Devers, Bobby DalbecBaseballBiz heartily recommends reading "The Forgotten Game". It is an exciting and informative view of that very special game. which can be found at the author's website,  www.johnvampatella.com and on Amazon. Thanks to John and Hannah for making this interview possible.   Special thanks to XTaKeRuX for the music "Rocking Forward"A BaseballBiz On Deck production

Recorded during the final two innings of the World Series, Gabrielle watches the Dodgers win the Fall Classic for the first time since 1988, and breaks down Kevin Cash's Grady Little moment with Blake Snell from earlier in the game. She then talks about the 1988 Red Sox season and John McNamara and Joe Morgan splitting managerial duties before welcoming you into the offseason.*********Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you'll get 20% off your next order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recorded during the final two innings of the World Series, Gabrielle watches the Dodgers win the Fall Classic for the first time since 1988, and breaks down Kevin Cash's Grady Little moment with Blake Snell from earlier in the game. She then talks about the 1988 Red Sox season and John McNamara and Joe Morgan splitting managerial duties before welcoming you into the offseason. ********* Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!  Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get 20% off your next order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

#Actress / #Musician #BrittanyOGrady chats about her hit #AppleTVPlus series #LittleVoice and how the music of #SaraBareilles fuels the show.#talkingpictures #celebrity #interview #TonyToscano

Wilson sits down with one of his coaches, Grady Little, Tom hat about Coach Little’s experience playing youth hockey, and what it is like to build a brand new hockey program. The pair even discuss their favorite gear, the COVID 19 pandemic, and the upcoming NHL 21 video game release.

Russillo shares his thoughts on the rocky negotiations between MLB owners and the players association (1:55), before talking with 12-year MLB infielder Todd Walker to discuss his time on the 2003 Boston Red Sox, becoming fast friends with Pedro Martínez, the tension-filled 2003 ALCS, and their crushing loss to the Yankees in Game 7. Finally, Todd shares his thoughts on the negotiations about how to start this season (20:35).

Steve interviews Keith Law (00:12:26)from The Athletic. Keith joins us to talk about his new book, "The Inside Game." Keith and Steve talk about Grady Little leaving Pedro in game 7 of the 2003 ALCS, how baseball is evolving, and watching old baseball games during the quarantine. Keith also speculates on the future of the 2020 baseball season and how and if he sees the season playing out. Also, Adam Lazarus(00:47:45) the author of Super Bowl Monday joins us to breakdown Super Bowl XXV. Adam and Steve talk about how the first Gulf War effected the game, Whitney Houston's performance of the National Anthem, and the half-time show that didn't even air on television. Steve and Adam share their memories of watching the game, Scott Norwood's kick, and the Giants incredible game plan. The show starts with Steve explaining the delay since the last podcast and his thoughts on the NFL Draft. The book club has new books about Andre the Giant and the 1995 Cleveland Indians. OLT ends the program with a track by tack breakdown of Pearl Jam's Gigaton. For more information follow the podcast on twitter @sports_casters Email: thesportscasters@gmail.com

Today we are covering August 19 – 25, we are going to be talking about – Jimmie Foxx pitching career, Gooden early excellence, Bill Veek grand stand moment, Yogi Berra and the harmonica, Juan Marichal and John Roseboro fight and the professional pinch hitter Matt Stairs.   If you love the history of the game, and relate all your stories in life to baseball, and you tend to get goose bumps, grim and even water your eyes a bit when Ray Kinsela asks his Dad to play catch. You are truly at the right place. This podcast is part of thisdayinbaseball.com, if you love baseball history, no matter who you search for you are going to find great nuggets of information.   TRIVIA: What owner once bought a jackass as a team mascot and named it after himself? He also had a nickname :The Wizard of ODD. On August 19, 1945 – In game two of a doubleheader against the Cincinnati Reds, 37-year-old slugger Jimmie Foxx makes his first major league start, pitching the first seven innings for the Philadelphia Phillies at Shide Park. He leaves with a 4 – 1 lead, and Andy Karl saves Foxx’s only decision, a 6 – 2 final.  Here is his stat line his ERA in 10 appearances is 1.52, ERA+ was 243, batters only hit .171 with a .479 OPS and of the 76 batters that faced Foxx not one of them was able to get an extra base hit. The only black mark was 14 Base on Balls vs 10 K’s. Foxx also known as “The Beast” had always wanted to pitch, he was a star hurler in High School. However it was the WAR and the end of his career that really gave him a chance. After the 1944 seasons he appeared in only 15 games, but the War gave him another chance as he signed with the Phillies for a final go round. The 3 Time MVP was not fairing any better so they last place Phillies gave him a shot on the mound, and Foxx the future Hall of Famer. Foxx made the most of it to finish his spectacular career.      On August 20, 1964 — During a bus ride after a Chicago White Sox sweep the Yankee’s 4 straight, Mickey Mantle misinformed his teammate Phil Linz who had been playing Mary Had a Little Lamb on his harmonica that their manager Yogi Berra had asked for the harmonica to be played louder, when in fact he asked him to stop, a confrontation occurs on the back of the team bus between the skipper, and the utility player. As told Mel Stottlemyre a rookie at the time - “Yogi told Phil he was going to shove the harmonica up his ass if he kept playing — plus a few other things. I don't know if it scared Phil but he tossed the harmonica toward Yogi, who slapped it out of the air and whacked it off Joe Pepitone's knee. Linz apologized the next day and he was fined $200, With a bus full of reports the event was well well-publicized Linz apologized the next day and he was fined $200. Some say that seeing that side of Berra fired up the third-place team, , to a successful pennant run, but may have reinforced the perception Berra had lost control of the team with so much dissension on the club, leading to his dismissal after Game 7 of the World Series. Yogi had many Yogisms, here is one I will think about allot, “If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll wind up somewhere else”   On August 21, 2010 — Matt Stairs sets the career record for pinch-hit home runs when he goes deep off Ernesto Frieri in the eighth inning of a 6-5 loss in Milwaukee. The two-run shot over the Miller Park right field fence, his twenty-first round-tripper coming off the bench, moves the premier pinch-hitter ahead of Cliff Johnson.   Matt stairs is 1 of only 5 Canadian born players to hit 200 homeruns, and he has the record for a position player playing for 12 different teams and 13 franchises. He played for the Expos and Nationals. His pinch-hit home run in the eighth inning of Game 4 in the 2008 National League Championship Series off the Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Jonathan Broxton was called "one of the most memorable home runs in Phillies history" On April 12, 2009, Stairs' game-winning home run against the Colorado Rockies was the last home run called by legendary broadcaster Harry Kalas, who died unexpectedly less than 24 hours later. Matt Stairs is a great what if – he didn’t get regular at bats until age 29, if he had been in the right situation at age 22-23 both  Bill James and Joe Posnanski feel he could have been Hall of Fame material.   On August 22, 1965, After Juan Marichal had knocked down Maury Wills and Ron Fairly in the top of the third, John Roseboro signaled for Sandy Koufax to retaliate in the bottom of the inning. It didn’t work. “Koufax was constitutionally incapable of throwing at anyone’s head,” Roseboro wrote in his 1978 autobiography, “so I decided to take matters into my own hands.” Roseboro was throwing the ball too close to his head while returning throws to Koufax. Marichal complains to the umpire about the throws and then the two square off, that is when MArichal hits Roseboro over the head with a bat. Marichal was suspended for eight games and fined $1,750. Roseboro filed a lawsuit, asking for $110,000 in damages, but settled for about $7,000. He reportedly needed 14 stitches to close the wound on his head. It truly was one of the ugliest events in baseball history. For many the story ends there – In a SF Chronicle article Barbra Roseboro his widow said, In restaurants, over the phone with clients, at the hospital where he lay dying, John Roseboro couldn’t escape the questions. “People would come up to us at dinner and say, ‘Please tell us about the fight with Marichal,’” the catcher’s widow said recently from her office in Beverly Hills. “He would always accept his responsibility for that incident. He’d say: ‘I provoked it. I threw that ball too close to Juan’s ear.’” It was however Roseboro who helped Marichal transition into Dodger blue in 1975, they made peace at an old timers game in the 1970’s and Roseboro wife’s PR firm helped Marichal cross the line to get into Cooperstown when they felt the legacy of the fight was hurting him after missing for a second time. Roseboro’s widow speaks almost as fondly of Marichal. “After my husband passed away, Juan would call to check up on me and my daughter every six months or so,” she said. It is a great story how two people with differences and an ugly incident can come together to make peace.   On August 23, 1982, Gaylord Perry of the Seattle Mariners is caught putting a foreign substance on the ball. Long suspected of throwing a “spitball,” Perry is ejected from a game for the first and only time in his career. From Peter Gammons: Against the Red Sox. In the seventh inning, down 1-0 with the bases loaded and two out and facing Rick Miller, who was his nemesis, he threw a pitch that dropped measurably. Umpire Dave Phillips, one of the most respected umpires of the era, jumped out from behind home plate and ejected Gaylord. There was some argument from Perry and M’s manager Rene Lachemann, but it sure seemed obvious to all of us in the building that there was a very mysterious flight pattern to the pitch. But the reason Perry was ejected was a warning he got in the top of the fourth inning. And that was, well, divine intervention. Red Sox outfielder Reid Nichols asked Phillips to check the ball. Phillips did, found some substance, and issued the warning. Nichols said, “in the bottom of the third inning I was standing at my position in left field and a voice came to me reminding of the scripture that ‘no weapon formed against thee shall prosper.’ So when I got up to the plate in the next inning, I asked the umpire to check the ball.”   On August 24, 1951 — In another of Bill Veeck’s legendary public relations stunts, “Fans Managers’ Night,” the Browns defeat the Athletics, 5 – 3. The Browns’ coaches hold up placards for 1115 fans, who vote “yes” or “no” on the options given them. Manager Zack Taylor sits in a box behind the dugout with two fans who monitor the voting. Adding to the festivities is Max Patkin, the clown prince of baseball, who coaches at first base for several innings. Sherm Lollar voted in to start behind the plate instead of Matt Batts, has three hits including a homer, and Hank Arft, also voted in, knocks home two. Gus Zernial’s 28th home run accounts for all the A’s runs. When the stunt was announced on August 15, A’s GM Art Ehlers bitterly denounced it as “farcical.”   So, just how did the managers do? In his autobiography, Veeck -- As in Wreck, the Browns owner wrote of the Grandstand Managers' performance, "Never has a game been called better." And, though Veeck was certainly prone to hyperbole, he had a point: The managers correctly decided to leave Garver in the game, and they even voted to play back for a double play with runners on first and third with one out in the first inning -- while Athletics second baseman Pete Suter obliged by grounding into a double play. The Grandstand Managers only made one glaring mistake in the game. After tying the game with a single in the first inning, the group instructed Arft to steal second base with two outs. Unfortunately, the Athletics apparently saw the move coming, and Arft was thrown out easily to end the inning.   How many fans wish they had Veeck as the owner? In 2003 during the playoff game when the A’s were playing the Red Sox, I sat in front of a guy who yelled for Grady Little to put in Trot Nixon for 6 innings. When he finally did, Nixon hit a game winning 2 run homerun in the 11th.     My Dad used to say the sadest words ever spoken are oh what could have been stories - On August 25, 1985 — At the age of 20 years, 9 months, 9 days, Dwight Gooden becomes the youngest 20-game winner ever when the Mets beat San Diego at Shea Stadium, 9-3. Doc is 27 days younger than former Indian hurler Bob Feller, who accomplished the feat with Cleveland in 1939. He will win the NL Cy Young Award and the pitching Triple Crown, compiling a 24–4 record and a league-leading 1.53 ERA, 268 strikeouts, and 16 complete games in 1985. In 86 he will the Mets win the 1986 World Series. Sadly, Gooden remained an effective pitcher in subsequent years, but he will only once have an era under 3, and never win more than 13 games in a season after age 26. His career was ultimately derailed by cocaine and alcohol addiction. I hope you enjoyed the daily rewind and before we give you the trivia answer here is a word from our sponsor . . .   Trivia Answer – TRIVIA: What owner once bought a jackass as a team mascot and named it after himself? He also had a nickname :The Wizard of ODD. He also had a mechanical Rabbit to bring baseballs to umpires, and once tried to get Vida Blue to change his name to “True.” Charlie O. Finley, his 3 time World Champion Oakland A’s team bonding was against Finley himself with his legendary tight fisted ways. I hope you enjoyed the show, remember to check out the show notes. We link to the players mentioned, years, other articles. You can find us on on Social media just look for This Day In Baseball. If you have time to give us a review or feed back that would be appreciated as well. See you at the ball park!    

It's Derby week and the guys had Jeff Nash in studio to help handicap and breakdown the big horse race this weekend. Then the guys talked to MLB Umpire Phill Cuzzi about everything from technology in baseball to the time Grady Little asked him to get thrown out of a game.

Episode 272 Dave Jauss is the bench coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates and joined Manager Clint Hurdle's staff on October 31, 2012. Now in his 33rd season in professional baseball. In 2011, Jauss worked with the New York Mets as their Coordinator of Staff Development. He also served the Mets as their Major League Bench Coach in 2010 after working in the same capacity under manager Dave Trembley in Baltimore (2008-09) and under manager Grady Little with the Los Angeles Dodgers (2006-07). Prior to joining the Dodgers in 2006, Jauss spent 10 seasons working as a coach, scout and administrator in the Boston organization from 1996-2005. He spent the 1995 campaign as Baltimore's coordinator of instruction before being hired by the Red Sox, where he worked as the minor league field coordinator for two years (2000-2001). His last three seasons with Boston (2003-05) were spent in the role of a Major League Advance Scout. Jauss' start in professional baseball came in 1988 when he managed Montreal's Gulf Coast League team. Dave has been married to his wife Billie for 30 years and together they have three children. Billie is an author and recently released her first book "Making Room: Doing Less So God Can Do More." On this episode of the podcast, Dave and Billie share their baseball journey, what the life of a traveling baseball wife is like, how God restored their marriage after a separation, the impact Clint Hurdle has made on their lives, and why it is so important to make an impact on others through baseball. For more, log on to http://SportsSpectrum.com 

We have arrived at our player-themed podcasts and who better to start with than Hall of Famer himself Pedro Martinez. We open talking how the Expos got completely owned by Boston in the Pedro trade, conclude that the Montreal franchise should have been cancelled right after this deal was made, briefly discuss how many amazing quotes Pedro produced during his playing career, and discuss all of Pedro's stats that make you lose your mind. We are joined by Barstool's own Coley Mick for this episode and he breaks down everything about Pedro's magnificent no-hit performance out of the bullpen in 1999 ALDS Game 5 vs. the Indians. Coley describes the scene perfectly and reminds you of the little facts that you may have forgotten from that game and series. Jared then picks the 1999 All-Star Game start by Pedro to dissect. This was simply one of the greatest ASG performances ever and we talk all angles of it, including how defeated some of the greatest players ever looked after Pedro sat them down with ease. Steve then discusses Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS just to show we aren't just blowing Pedro the entire episode. We reimagine what would have happened if Pedro never came out for that brutal 8th inning, and talk whether it was fair or not for Grady Little to lose his job over his mismanagement of this game. All that and MUCH more on Part I of a 2 part series titled: Pedro Mania.

The Kevin Durant signing in the NBA reminded me how close the 2003 Red Sox came to being beloved and members of the 2004 champs were almost obscure.