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 Joe Garagiola, Jr.: building the D-Backs; living the legacy This week we welcome Scottsdale's own Joe Garagiola Jr. — longtime baseball executive and one of the key architects behind the launch of the Arizona Diamondbacks. From the front office to Major League Baseball's leadership team, Joe shares behind-the-scenes stories from his decades in the game, lessons on leadership, and the legacy of his legendary father. This conversation is packed with history, heart and a deep love for America's pastime.

On episode 11 of the Brushback with JP Ricciardi - JP welcomes legendary Baseball Executive Joe Garagiola Jr. The architect of the Arizona Diamondbacks as their first General Manager, and former Sr. VP of Baseball Operations for the MLB, Joe shares his stories of those early days with the D'Backs, which included a world series title in 2001. Plus - JP's Hot takes on all the breaking news in baseball! SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@BrushbackwithJPRicciardi Follow JP here: X: https://twitter.com/RicciardiJP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ricciardijp Follow John Arezzi here: X: https://twitter.com/johnarezzi Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnarezzi HOST - JP RICCIARDI CO-HOST - JOHN AREZZI CREATIVE DIRECTOR - MARSH EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: JOHN AREZZI COPYRIGHT: 2024 THE BRUSHBACK WITH JP RICCIARDI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1978 World Series Game 5 and 6 Sunday October 15th @ Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, New York Tuesday October 17th @ Dodger Stadium in Chavez Ravine, Los Angeles, California After being down two games to none to start this series, the Yankees have evened things up in the Fall Classic, and they look to keep things rolling here in game five. No team has yet to overcome a 2 - 0 deficit by winning four straight, but if any team could be the first, it would be Bob Lemon's Yankees. They've certainly had their share of good fortune here at Yankee Stadium, and they have capitalized on nearly every Dodger's mistake. Misplays, errors, and just rotten luck have been the story of Tommy Lasorda's squad the past few days. Whether it was Graig Nettles incredible reflexes, Bucky Dent's unrelenting hustle, or Reggie Jackson's ‘subtle' hip movement, there was always something in the way for Los Angeles, not to mention a costly errors in the field and on the bases from the usually reliable Bill Russell. If they don't clean up their act soon, they will lose their second straight World Series. Since the Yankees evened this series at two games apiece, we are guaranteed at least one game back in Los Angeles. Who will have the advantage heading in to game six will come down to the pitching matchup in game five. For the Yankees it will be rookie righty Jim Beattie(6 - 9 3.73 ERA 128 IP). The former Dartmouth basketball star was shaky, but effective against the Royals in the ALCS, but he hasn't pitched in nearly two weeks. The Dodgers will send Burt Hooton (19 - 10 2.71 ERA 236 IP) to the mound, and although he's been their best regular season pitcher the past few seasons, his postseason starts have been hit or miss. He can be brilliant, but if that knuckle-curve isn't dancing, ‘Happy' Hooton can make his hot-tempered manager furious. In game six, it will be a match-up of future Hall-of-Famers and 200 game winners, Don Sutton (15 - 11 3.55 ERA 238 IP) and Catfish Hunter (12 - 6 3.58 ERA 118 IP). Ultimately this series will come down to who can come up with the big hit. Will it be the stars, like Reggie Jackson or Steve Garvey? Or maybe it will be someone unheralded, like a pair of scrappy middle-infielders? Audio clips from joeydbball on Youtube. NBC broadcast with Joe Garagiola, Tony Kubek, Tom Seaver, and Curt Gowdy Game 5 Game 6 - some CBS radio with Bill White As always, shout out to Baseball Reference and SABR for statistics, boxscores, background information, and much, much more.

Saturday October 14th, 1978 @ Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, New York The sun is out on a Saturday afternoon in the Bronx, but rain clouds are looming in the distance. Thanks to an outstanding defensive game from third baseman Graig Nettles, the Yankees took game three in convincing fashion to avoid going down three games to none in this series against the Dodgers. If they hope to even things at two games apiece, the Yanks will need a much better effort from their starting pitcher, Ed Figueroa (20 - 9 2.99 ERA 253 IP). The Puerto Rican right-hander has been lit up in his previous postseason starts, but New York manager Bob Lemon has a lot of trust in the guy who has won the third most games in the American League the past three seasons. For Los Angeles, it will be veteran lefty Tommy John (17 - 10 3.30 ERA 213 IP) taking the ball. John was solid, but unspectacular in a blowout game one win. His reconstructed left elbow has been a dependable weapon for manager Tommy Lasorda, though John's approach is pitch-to-contact, which could be an issue given the shaky infield defense the Dodgers have displayed of late. Of greater concern, though, has been the Dodgers' struggles with runners in scoring position. Los Angeles stranded eleven men on base in game three, and they were unable to deliver the big hit despite that constant opportunity. If Los Angeles wants to maintain control of this series, they can't let those opportunities slip away again. Audio clips from joeydbball on Youtube - NBC broadcast with Joe Garagiola, Tony Kubek, Tom Seaver, and Curt Gowdy CBS radio with Ross Porter, Win Elliot, and Bill White As always, shout out to Baseball Reference and SABR for statistics, boxscores, background information, and much, much more. Catch you next time, P.C.O.

1978 World Series Game 3 Friday October 13th, 1978 @ Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, New York As the series heads east, the Dodgers are in strong position, up two games to none. Game one was a blowout, thanks to a power outburst from LAD 2B Davey Lopes, but game two was nail biter. Ron Cey drove in all four runs, including a go-ahead three run homer off of Catfish Hunter in the 6th inning. The Yankees had the tying and go-ahead runners on base in the ninth for Thurman Munson and Reggie Jackson, and Tommy Lasorda turned to rookie fireballer Bob Welch to hold the line. With incredible determination and guile, the kid came through, forcing Munson to fly out and striking out Jackson after an epic nine pitch battle. The crowd was electric, and while they would love another opportunity to cheer on their squad, the LA faithful are hoping the Boys in Blue take care of business in New York. In previous World Series, only five teams had ever overcome a 2 - 0 deficit, the most recent being the 1971 Pirates. And in each of those series where a team did come back, they had to do it in seven games. The task is hard, but it is nigh impossible if you go down 3 - 0 in the series. No team has ever overcome a 3 - 0 deficit in a World Series, so the Yankees are desperate to win this one. Good thing that they have the best pitcher in the world going for them, Ron Guidry (25 -3 1.74 ERA 273 IP). The young lefty has been sensational the entire year, but it has been quite the workload he's compiled. For a pitcher who relies on plus stuff matched with plus command, fatigue could hamper his effectiveness. If the Gator isn't missing bats like usual, he'll need his defense to be sharp, particularly the left side with Bucky Dent and Graig Nettles. On the other side, the Dodgers will turn to Don Sutton (15 - 11 3.55 ERA 238 IP). The future Hall-of-Famer picked up his 200th career win during the regular season, however 1978 was probably his weakest year in nearly a decade. Sutton, who entering the playoffs had never lost a postseason start, got shelled against the Phillies in the NLCS. He'll need to be much sharper if the Dodgers hope to take an insurmountable lead in this series. Audio clips from joeydbball on Youtube - NBC broadcast with Joe Garagiola, Tony Kubek, and Tom Seaver As always, shoutout to Baseball Reference and SABR for statistics, box scores, background information, and much, much more. Catch you next time, P.C.O.

1978 World Series Games 1 and 2 Tuesday October 10th and Wednesday October 11th @ Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA The Los Angeles Dodgers (95 - 67) and the New York Yankees (100 - 63) meet yet again in the World Series. Behind the heroics of Mr. October, Reggie Jackson, the Yankees took last year's Fall Classic in six games, securing the 21st championship in their franchise's dominant history. If they're going to repeat as champions, it will be with a new manager, as Bob Lemon replaced Billy Martin in July. The Yanks turned their season around under the stewardship of Lemon, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame as a pitcher in 1976. His cool, calm, and collected manner was in stark contrast to the explosive Martin; still, there are rumors abound that owner George Steinbrenner regretted firing the firebrand (technically Martin resigned for ‘health reasons'), and even wanted him back as manager within a matter of days. You can't deny the success the Yankees have had under Lemon, but they'll need to win it all to satisfy the Boss. And even that might not keep him happy for long. The Dodgers dispatched the Phillies in four games, winning the series in walk-off fashion with a Bill Russell single to score Ron Cey. Their offense was hitting on all cylinders in the NLCS, and it was their vaunted All-Star infield that led the way. The aforementioned left side (Russell and Cey) combined for 12 hits and 5 RBI in the four games, only to be outdone by the right side. Team Captain 2B Davey Lopes and former MVP 1B Steve Garvey combined for 14 hits, 6 home runs, and 12 RBI, with Garvey taking home NLCS MVP honors. It has been truly inspired play from this core group, who lost their mentor, hitting and infield coach Jim Gilliam, just a few days ago. His memorial service is planned before the start of game two.  Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda desperately wants to start this series with a pair of wins, so to defend home-field advantage he will turn to the top two in his excellent rotation, Tommy John and Burt Hooton. John is coming off of a shutout against Philly, and Hooton is as good as anyone when that knuckle curve is dancing. Yankees manager Bob Lemon will counter with 1978 20 game winner Ed Figueroa and former five time 20 game winner Catfish Hunter. Ace Ron Guidry won't be available until game three, as he pitched the final game of the ALCS against Kansas City. Audio clips from joeydbball on Youtube (links to games below). NBC Broadcast with Joe Garagiola, Tony Kubek, Tom Seaver, and Curt Gowdy Game 1: LAD LHP Tommy John (17 - 10 3.30 ERA 213 IP) vs. NYY RHP Ed Figueroa (20 - 9 2.99 ERA 253 IP) Game 2: LAD RHP Burt Hooton (19 - 10 2.71 ERA 236 IP) vs. NYY Jim ‘Catfish' Hunter (12 - 6 3.58 ERA 118 IP) As always, shout out to Baseball Reference and SABR for statistics, boxscores, background information, and much, much more. Catch you next time, P.C.O.

Journalist and SNY Televison's, Anthony McCarron and Dansons / Pit Boss Marketing Manager, Barrett Browne with Guest Co-host, Ray Sheehan AKA Chef Ray Anthony McCarron is a seasoned journalist and a popular contributor on SNY televison who provides insights and news on Major League Baseball.  Anthony has written for the Miami Herald, Newsday, and the New York Daily News as well as writing the book, The Mets 50th Anniversary Celebration with his co-author, Andy Martino.  Our conversation veers off in many wonderful directions, but Anthony's career and baseball are discussed in depth.  Joe Garagiola once said, "Not only was I not the best catcher in the Major Leagues, I wasn't even the best catcher on my street."  We ask Anthony if there is anything in that quote he can relate to as he lives with another sports journalist and his answer may surprise some. Barrett Browne is the marketing manager at Dansons which has become a leader in the outdoor cooking industry.  They are the parent company behind Louisiana Grills and Pit Boss Grills.  Barrett provides tons of information on the company's exceptional products as well the innovations that their newest products provide.  Whether you are a seasoned pro or just starting out, Barrett's information is something we all can use. Per their website, "Dansons is a best-in-class, global consumer goods corporation.  As the home of multiple award-winning, consumer-backed brands, we consistently strive for quality and customer satisfaction in every area of our business."  Ray Sheehan joins in and provides his insights.  Go to http://www.dansons.com for more information. We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from 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, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com 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.com Twitter:  @baseballandbbq Instagram:  baseballandbarbecue YouTube:  baseball and bbq Website:  https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook:  baseball and bbq

For the first episode of 2024, GamerDude talks about his "brushes with greatness," which is times in his life where he as met, or interacted with, or at least seen, someone who is famous. GamerDude first talks about how he was a very minor celebrity back in his radio DJ days, and how the people he encountered then shaped how he handled encounters with famous people when he got older.GamerDude's first "brush with greatness" was before his DJ days, when he was a kid at a game at Yankee Stadium. That's where he got Joe Garagiola's autograph when Joe was sitting in the press box. GamerDude then talks about some of the famous people he met while driving limos, from Tony Bennett to Phil Rizzuto. He also talks about some of the famous people he's run into at comic cons, from Nathan Filion to Alan Tudyk.

ALCS - Royals vs. Yankees For the second consecutive year, the Kansas City Royals (102 - 60) and the New York Yankees (100 - 62) will face off with the AL pennant on the line. Last year, the series went the distance, with one of the most iconic endings in playoff history, a Chris Chambliss walk off home run to send the Yanks to the World Series. This year, the series will once again go five games, with a dramatic finish in the final inning. Since he was hired as full time manager after an interim stint in 1975, all Royals manager Whitey Herzog has done is lead Kansas City to their first two playoff appearances in their relatively short history. They may have come up short in the 1976 ALCS, but this team is more than ready for a second chance. These Royals and their young core have established themselves as perennial AL contenders. Leading the was is star third baseman George Brett (22 HR 88 RBI 142 OPS+), who has cemented himself as one of the top players in the game in just his age 24 season. Bolstering the heart of this powerful lineup are Hal McRae (21 HR 92 RBI 136 OPS+) and Al Cowens (23 HR 112 RBI 137 OPS+), both of whom received MVP votes but were surprisingly not All-Stars in the '77 season. Dennis Leonard (20 - 12 3.04 ERA 292 IP) and Paul Splittorff (16 - 6 3.69 ERA 229 IP) led the way for the starters, and Herzog could deploy a bevy of reliable, but unspectacular arms to cover the late innings or spot starts. Despite the magical finish to the previous year's ALCS, the Yankees disappointed in the World Series, getting swept by the Big Red Machine. Still, expectations were sky high for manager Billy Martin, who had already taken 3 different teams to the playoffs to this point in his career. The Boss, owner George Steinbrenner, demands results; therefore, it's not enough to have the reigning MVP in catcher Thurman Munson, bring in superstar Reggie Jackson on the biggest contract ever awarded to a player. The rotation was strong with former A's All-Stars Catfish Hunter and Ken Holtzman. Let's sign Don Gullet, who just beat us in last year. With all these new faces, it is no surprise that this team got off to a slow start, but they were just too talented to let that spoil the season. The Yankees went absolutely nuclear with a 50 - 20 second half record. Munson (18 HR 100 RBI 121 OPS +) and Jackson (32 HR 100 RBI 150 OPS+) were their typical MVP-caliber-selves, while Graig Nettles (37 HR 107 RBI 124 OPS+) put together one of the best seasons of his underrated career. The pitching staff delivered, but it wasn't the stars that got it done. Gullet was solid in his first year as a Yankee, but Hunter and Holtzman were disasters. Figueroa and Torrez carried much of the load, but it was the unexpected breakout of lefty Ron Guidry (16 - 7 2.82 ERA 210 IP) that really elevated the NYY rotation. Perhaps the savior of the season was the duo out of the bullpen, Dick Tidrow (11 - 4 5 SV 3.16 ERA 151 IP) and Sparky Lyle (13 - 5 26 SV 2.17 ERA 137 IP), the latter taking home the AL Cy Young. If the Yankees want another pennant, they will need their stars to perform, especially on the road. Game 1 @ NYY: LHP Don Gullet (14 - 4 3.58 ERA 158 IP) vs. LHP Paul Splittorff Game 2 @ NYY: LHP Ron Guidry vs. LHP Andy Hassler (9 - 6 4.20 ERA 156 IP) Game 3 @ KCR: RHP Dennis Leonard vs. RHP Mike Torrez (17 - 13 3.88 ERA 243 IP) Game 4 @ KCR: LHP Larry Gura (8 - 5 10 SV 3.13 ERA 106 IP) vs. RHP Ed Figueroa (16 - 11 3.57 ERA 239 IP) Game 5 @ KCR: LHP Paul Splittorff vs. LHP Ron Guidry Audio clips from Youtube, links to specific games below  1976 ALCS GM 5 - ABC by Keith Jackson, Howard Cosell, and Reggie Jackson Game 2 - NBC by Dick Enberg and Don Drysdale Game 4 - WPIX by Frank Messer, Phil Rizzuto, and Bill White NBC by Joe Garagiola and Tony Kubek Game 5 - WPIX  As always, shout out to Baseball Reference and SABR for statistics, boxscores, background information, and much, much more. Catch you next time, P.C.O.

2023 Hall of Fame: Contemporary Era Managers, Executives, and Umpires As Baseball Winter Meetings get underway, the Contemporary Era committee for the Baseball Hall of Fame will have eight candidates to consider. On this year's ballot are a selection of managers, umpires, and executives, who are listed below. On today's episode, we discuss the candidates, their cases, and some of top moments from their careers. Jim Leyland - Manager of Pirates, Marlins, Rockies, and Tigers. 1997 World Series, 2x AL pennant ('06, '12) 3x Manager of the Year. 8x playoffs Marlins walk-off 1997 World Series - called by Bob Costas on NBC Leyland yells at Barry Bonds Bill White - 8x All-Star, 7x GG 1B for Cardinals and Phillies, legendary broadcaster with Yankees and nationally with CBS, AL President 1989-1994 Kirk Gibson's one-legged walk off called by Jack Buck and White on CBS Radio Cito Gaston - Toronto Blue Jays Manager 1992, 1993 World Series 4x playoffs. First black manager to win World Series Joe Carter's Walk-off in ‘93 - called by Tom Cheek on CJCL Lou Pinella - 1969 ROY, All-Star, 2x WS as player. Manager of Yankees, Reds, Mariners, Devil Rays, and Cubs. 1990 World Series. 3x Manager of the Year. 8x playoffs Oliver walks of Game 2 of 1990 WS - called by Jack Buck and Tim McCarver on CBS Reds sweep A's - called by Marty Brennaman on WLW Davey Johnson - 4x All-Star, 3x GG, 2x WS as player. Manager of Mets, Reds, Orioles, Dodgers, and Nationals. 1986 World Series, 2x Manager of the Year. 6x playoffs Mets survive on Buckner's error - called by Vin Scully and Joe Garagiola on NBC Also on the ballot are umpires Joe West and Ed Montague, as well as former Orioles, A's, and Indians (now known as Guardians) general manager/president Hank Peters. The committee will meet this weekend and vote. Take a listen to our thoughts on these candidates, who we'd vote for, and who we expect to be enshrined World Series Broadcast History As always, shout out to Baseball Reference and SABR for statistics, boxscores, background information, and much, much more. Catch you next time, P.C.O.

No matter how you reach the Fall Classic, dreams are made at the World Series. Once in a while, the players create something legendary. That's the case with the 1962 World Series. Let's set the scene. The Giants have won their first National League Pennant since moving to San Francisco, although they needed a three game play-off series against the LA Dodgers. The Yankees have won five of the last ten World Series, including a win in the previous year. This World Series has been heavily disrupted. Thanks to the NL play-off the first game was pushed back 24 hours. Rain in both New York and San Francisco saw both Game 5 and Game 6 pushed back. As the curtain rises on Game 7, the teams have been duking it out over 13 days. Now everything is on the line. The dream is there, the legend awaits. Behind the microphone to bring you this epic are Joe Garagiola and George Kell You can find the boxscore here. https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN196210160.shtml This game was played on October 16, 1962. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/classicbaseballradio/message

This recording transports you to an era when the radio waves connected fans to the heart of the game. In this snippet, Joe Garagiola, having transitioned from his playing days, assumes the role of an interviewer, showcasing a different facet of his relationship with the sport.Through the speakers, Joe Garagiola engages in a conversation with Harvey Haddix, bringing to light the camaraderie and insights that bridge the gap between players. Harvey Haddix, a notable figure with a history in the game, becomes a voice of experience in this dialogue. This interaction captures a moment in 1955 when the echoes of their playing careers meet the airwaves.As you listen, consider the backdrop of 1955—a year that marked the continuation of Joe Garagiola's journey in the world of baseball, now as a voice behind the microphone. Harvey Haddix's presence adds depth to the exchange, offering listeners a glimpse into the experiences that shape baseball's enduring legacy.

In a vintage radio broadcast from the year 1955, a captivating exchange unfolds between two notable figures—interviewer Joe Garagiola and August Busch Jr . the setting is a baseball arena, where Garagiola's career as a beloved sports commentator intersects with Busch's role as an influential figure in the brewing industry. 1955 marked a pivotal year for both men: Garagiola was already gaining recognition for his insightful sports coverage, while Busch was at the helm of Anheuser-Busch, a company that would soon become a household name.In their conversation, listeners are transported back to an era where the crack of baseball bats and the roar of the crowd were captured through the airwaves. Garagiola's earnest approach to questioning and Busch's candid responses offer a genuine glimpse into the shared enthusiasm for baseball and the nuances of its connection to the American spirit. As the two personalities engage, the essence of a simpler time and the passion they held for their respective fields become evident, echoing beyond the confines of the radio waves into the annals of history.

Joe Garagiola Show Features Harvey Haddix

October 2, 1979 @ Riverfront Stadium For the fourth time this decade, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds will face off for the National League Pennant. The Reds have had the advantage so far this decade, defeating the Buccos in the previous three series with a combined 9-2 record. Both of these teams have dominated their respective divisions throughout this decade (6th NL east crown for PIT, 5th NL West crown for CIN), but the teams look a bit different from their previous matchups. Yes, Willie Stargell and Dave Parker are still threats in the middle of the lineup; but now they are supported by the likes of Omar Moreno, Bill Madlock, Phil Garner, and others. Bert Blyleven and Jim Bibby have come in to stabilize the rotation. Danny Murtagh is long gone as manager; Chuck Tanner gets his first crack at the postseason. Ditto for John McNamara, who replaces legendary Reds skipper Sparky Anderson (who left for Detroit). Tom Seaver is the new ace for the Reds. Key cogs of the Big Red Machine, Pete Rose and Tony Perez, departed in free agency. Former MVPs Joe Morgan and George Foster have battled injuries all year, and it seems as if these games may be the last that Morgan will play in a Red uniform. The Great Johnny Bench and ever reliable Dave Concepcion are still solid as ever up the middle, but Cincinnati has needed the boost from others like Ray Knight and Dave Collins. This game one figures to be a pitchers' duel, with two aces going at it. Tom Seaver (16 - 6 3.14 ERA 215 IP) takes the hill in his first, and surprisingly only postseason game for the Reds since he was traded in '77. On the bump for Pittsburgh is lefty John Candelaria (14 - 9 3.22 ERA 207 IP), one of the most dependable left-handed starters in all of baseball for the better part of a decade (averaged 15 - 9 3.19 ERA 216 IP between '76 - '80). This game and this series will be determined by great defense and timely hitting, as many thrilling postseason series are. Tune in for a fantastic game one. Audio Clips from joeydbball Youtube. NBC Broadcast w/ Joe Garagiola, Tony Kubek, and Don Sutton. As always, shout out to Baseball Reference and SABR for statistics, boxscores, background information, and much, much more. Catch you next time, P.C.O.

Tomorrow is Major League baseball's opening day, the first day of the 2023 season. On the first day of a 162 game schedule, every team is in first place. Any team can win the world series. And a batter can hit /400, and a picture can have a no-hitter. The world is full of possibilities . On the Opening Day roster for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1946 was a rookie catcher named Joe Garageola. That year Joe played in his first, and only, World Series. He was a major leaguer for nine seasons, playing for the Cardinals, the Pirates, the Cubs, and the Giants. But after his retirement from the game, Joe Garagiola found another career in which he had much greater success.

The 1965 season saw the opening of the Houston Astrodome, and the first Major League Baseball games to be played indoors. For Opening Day, the Yankees were invited to the Astros for an exhibition game to open the Dome. With recordings available for both team broadcasts we can contrast two different legends behind the microphone. In this episode, the Yankee's broadcasting team of Red Barber, Phil Rizzuto, Jerry Coleman and Joe Garagiola, for WCBS. This game was played on April 9th, 1965. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/classicbaseballradio/message

An hour of NBC MONITOR aired February 22, 1969. Host is Joe Garagiola. Joseph Henry Garagiola Sr. (February 12, 1926 – March 23, 2016) was an American professional baseball catcher, later an announcer and television host, popular for his colorful personality. Garagiola played nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, and New York Giants. He was later well known outside baseball for having been one of the regular panelists on The Today Show for many years and for his numerous appearances on game shows as a host and panelist. One of many NBC celebrities who hosted the Monitor weekend radio program.

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 573, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Tv Dualists 1: Barnaby Jones,Uncle Jed Clampett. Buddy Ebsen. 2: Tom Corbett,Dr. David Banner. Bill Bixby. 3: Sophie Berger,Mrs. Cunningham. Marion Ross. 4: Officer Bill Gannon,Col. Sherman Potter. Harry Morgan. 5: Judge Bone,Uncle Martin. Ray Walston. Round 2. Category: Sports Trivia 1: The 1988 winner of this April marathon beat the 2nd place finisher by only 1 second. Boston Marathon. 2: The Orangemen of Syracuse were NCAA champs in '88 and '89 in this Native American sport. Lacrosse. 3: At age 18, he was youngest ever to defend a Wimbledon singles title. Boris Becker. 4: In July 1987, this wife of baseball star Ray Knight was inducted in the LPGA Hall of Fame. Nancy Lopez. 5: Number worn by Sandy Koufax, O.J. Simpson, and Magic Johnson. 32. Round 3. Category: I Feel Like Such An Idiom 1: To find a reasonable compromise. strike a happy medium. 2: This idiom, meaning to show extreme modesty, has its origin in the Bible's book of Matthew. hiding your light under a bushel (keeping your light underneath a bushel accepted). 3: You can "beat" this 1987 Bond title "out of" someone. The Living Daylights. 4: To not spend more than absolutely necessary. to pinch pennies. 5: It means to be physically overdeveloped to the point of hindrance. to be muscle-bound. Round 4. Category: Tv Sports 1: He was "The Mouth" of "Monday Night Football" until he retired in 1984. Howard Cosell. 2: Jim McKay ABC series that shows "the thrill of victory" and "the agony of defeat". Wide World of Sports. 3: "TODAY" he's a host, but his "Baseball World" show won a Peabody Award in 1973. Joe Garagiola. 4: Sport you'll see if you watch NBC's late-night specials, "Saturday Night's Main Event". wrestling. 5: Thousands protested in 1968 when NBC left a Jets-Raiders game to telecast this kids' special. Heidi. Round 5. Category: Tv Title References 1: Matthew Fox and 47 others survive a plane crash but are stranded on a mysterious Pacific island. Lost. 2: On a primetime ABC soap, Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman and their neighbors on Wisteria Lane. Desperate Housewives. 3: The Kansas hamlet that's home to the Kents. Smallville. 4: Patricia Arquette, who sees dead people. The Medium. 5: The McCallister brothers, one of whom becomes president in 2040. Jack and Bobby. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

We Travel with the Wilburys. John Insults the Germans. Jeff Lynn produces the Beatles. Joe Garagiola interviews John Lennon. Grapefruits and Leo Sayer and we go Cold Turkey and then hear about the sad life of Mo.

Visit https://delaflorteachings.com/faith to receive the 21 Days of Faith in Action Course as our gift to you, our listener.“I don't know a greater definition of faith & spirituality than believing in yourself.” Shari WenkLadies and Gentleman,I can't tell you enough how excited our whole team is for our podcast episode today.Not only this time of the year is one of my favorites (fall, Halloween, the soon-to-be Mexican Celebration of the Dead), but it is also the soon-to-be birthday celebration of our very special guest. Personally, I AM SO GRATEFUL for this interview as this is a dream come true for me as I have as a guest one of my most beloved mentors and a true WOMAN OF ACTION and thus FAITH, Mrs. Shari Wenk.For more than 30 groundbreaking years as a sports agent and bestselling author, Shari Wenk has represented sports celebrities and journalists in management, marketing, publishing, speaking appearances, brand and content development, media relations, and social media.One of the first women to dominate the sports marketing industry, she has negotiated deals for her clients in excess of a half-billion dollars.Since launching The SLW Agency in 1988, Shari has worked with such Hall of Famers and legends as Tiger Woods, Earl Woods, Terry Bradshaw, Walter Payton, Randy Johnson, Nolan Ryan, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Joe Theismann, Skip Bayless, Joe Garagiola, Tony Gwynn, Bob Griese, Dennis Rodman, Jay Johnstone, Steve Garvey, Rickey Henderson, Ron Santo, Armen Keteyian, countless more sports stars, award-winning journalists., and THE BEST “Winning Mindset” mentor in the world: TIM. S GROVERShari is co-author of three bestsellers by Tiger Woods & Earl Woods, and has also ghostwritten a dozen other celebrity bestsellers.Most importantly, she is the co-author, with Tim S. Grover of the N.Y Times bestseller books: “RELENTLESS: From Good to Great to Unstoppable” and ”W1NNING; The Unforgiving Race to Greatness” Shari shares with us in this podcast what it takes to W1N in life, and why, while you are alive you should take chance on yourself and “DO EVERYTHING” your soul desires to DO.Shari is a proud mom of three humans and several dogs, she co-leads with Tim S. Grover the exclusive online mindset training group: “DOWN & DIRTY” Shari and her husband are based in Chicago.Watch Shari Wenk and Tim S. Grover talk about WINNINGhttps://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=304994471294415Follow Shari on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shari-wenkFollow Shari on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shariwenk/Visit her website: https://timgrover.com/winning/Visit https://delaflorteachings.com/faith to receive the 21 Days of Faith in Action Course as our gift to you, our listener.

Originally released November 12, 2013 Join us as the Titans pause their ongoing journey through 1980 WWF to explore the world of classic St. Louis wrestling and the iconic Wrestling at the Chase TV show! Kelly assumes the hosting duties, and he is joined by Parv (for the first time in a non-hosting capacity) and lead analyst Pete for an interesting look at wrestling from what was known as the "crown jewel" city of the NWA. On the docket tonight: 1962 Footage from the original Wrestling at the Chase show hosted by Joe Garagiola, featuring: -JOHNNY VALENTINE vs BILL FRAZIER -PAT O'CONNOR vs LORENZO PARENTE 1979 A feature on the "Giants of Wrestling"--Andre the Giant and King Kong Brody 1979 Two interviews with King Kong Brody 1979 DICK MURDOCH vs PAT O'CONNOR Missouri State Title match 1979 A look at NWA World champion Harley Race from around the world 1978 HARLEY RACE & BULLDOG BOB BROWN vs TED DIBIASE & PAUL ORNDORFF (JIP) 1979 Highlights of the Dick Murdoch/Kevin Von Erich feud, featuring: -DICK MURDOCH & BULLDOG BOB BROWN vs GENE KINISKI & KEVIN VON ERICH -DICK MURDOCH vs KEVIN VON ERICH 1979 HARLEY RACE vs DAVID VON ERICH & FRITZ VON ERICH Special 30-minute Gauntlet Challenge Also on tonight's show: -A brief look at the history of St. Louis wrestling, featuring an extended discussion of the "philosophy" of St. Louis wrestling -The interesting career of Joe Garagiola (that's a mouthful) -The pros and cons of Larry Matysik -"Grandma St. Louis"! -Thoughts on Brody, Race, DiBiase, Kiniski, Brown, Murdoch, Valentine, and O'Connor, as well as extended analysis of the Von Erich's by Pete

Joe Garagiola was born on this day, 95 years ago.

Say “Game 6  ‘86” to any Mets or Red Sox fan and they will know exactly what you are referring to. Heck, say it to any baseball fan in general and they will also.  On October 25, 1986 the Mets and Red Sox squared off in Game 6 of the World Series at Shea Stadium. The Red Sox were looking to break a decades-old curse while the Mets were looking to force a game 7 and stave off elimination after a run through the National League that saw them win 108 games in the regular season. This game in the coming years would become best known for a ball going through Bill Buckner’s legs, but it was much, much more than that if you go back and watch every pitch like we did for this episode.  On this episode we discuss: The classic NLCS and ALCS that led up to the World Series Young Roger Clemens Vin Scully and Joe Garagiola on the call The lure of the ’86 Mets  The ball through Buckner’s legs John McNamara’s questionable decisions? The Ojeda/Schiraldi trade “No pepper games” and the Tandy 3000 The rosters The Red Sox and University of Texas connection If you want to see this game in its entirety as it aired on NBC, visit our website here: https://distantreplaypodcast.com/ep-48-1986-world-series-game-6-boston-red-sox-new-york-mets/  Until next week, check us out on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

With Major League Baseball about to launch its truncated Covid season on July 23, the sport has a golden opportunity to win back the fans. And as I describe in the podcast, charity could be the beneficiary. Believe it or not, it has to with those "fan cut outs" located behind home plate. Plus, how many people remember broadcaster Jerry Coleman? He was beloved in San Diego, where he broadcast Padres games for decades. Coleman, who died in 2014, is in the broadcasters wing of the baseball Hall of Fame. But how many people remember Jerry Coleman the manager? Yes, he managed the Padres for one season and I dip into my archives to play an interview I recorded with manager Coleman in the visitors' dugout at Shea Stadium. Coleman was the only major league player to see active duty in both World War II and the Korean War. And who else can say he was a World Series MVP (1950), roomed with Mickey Mantle and broadcast games with Mel Allen, Red Barber, Phil Rizzuto and Joe Garagiola? Jerry Coleman can. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioALzM98jaQ

The 2001 World Series will forever be remembered as the time baseball—in some small way—helped New Yorkers heal from the terrorist attacks of September 11. In this historic series, the Yankees went head to head with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Our guest is Joe Garagiola Jr., who was then the general manager of the Diamondbacks. Garagiola joins Dan to share some behind-the-scenes stories from that incredible run. He also reflects on the importance of sports in times of national upheaval.Support us by supporting our sponsors! SimpliSafe - Head to SimpliSafe.com/SPORTSWARS and get FREE SHIPPING and A 60 DAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE. Brooklinen - Get 10% off your first order and free shipping when you use promo code sportswars, only at Brooklinen.com.

Rich and I discuss two light-hitting, but media-savvy, former baseball catchers, a funny guy and a comedian.

Robert A. Rohm, Ph.D. is a dynamic keynote speaker, author and sought after corporate trainer who is recognized for his expertise in human behavior and team-building. He is a best selling author, he has written or co-written over twenty books. Dr Rohm is the owner of Personality Insights, Inc. and the Co-Founder of DiscoveryReport.com – the leading provider of cutting-edge online DISC personality profile assessments.  In 1996, Dr. Rohm was hired by the Arizona Diamondbacks professional baseball team to help draft potential players by personality style. In his initial meeting with Joe Garagiola, Jr., the General Manager for the Diamondback organization, Dr. Rohm told him, “I only have one request. When the Diamondbacks win the World Series, I want a World Series ring.” Joe Garagiola laughed and said, “When we win the World Series, you will get your ring!” Well, guess what? In 2001, the Diamondbacks won the World Series, and they won it faster than any other team in baseball history! AND Dr. Rohm got his ring! True to their word, the Diamondback organization sent Dr. Rohm a World Series ring! The words on the ring in pure gold read… “FASTEST EVER!”  Mindset Moments Welcomes Dr. Robert Rohm.

Up for a little competition? The quarantine got you playing games? In Pop Art, my guest chooses a movie from pop culture and I chose a film from the more art/classic side of cinema. For this episode, my guest, filmmaker Michelle Ehlen, chose the brilliant, hysterical Christopher Guest ensemble comedy Best in Show and I chose the dark, trenchant, violent satire of reality shows Series 7: The Contenders, both mockumentaries about competitions. And in this show we deal with such issues as: Who gives the best performance in Best of Show and what does Joe Garagiola have to do with it? How long was the script for Best in Show? What does a pregnant woman want to eat after shooting someone in cold blood? How does Star Trek fit in? Don’t forget to comment, like and follow. Next up Robocop and THX 1138. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howard-casner/support

Dr. Robert A. Rohm is a world-class communicator and keynote speaker who has profoundly impacted the lives of millions through his presentations designed to raise people's awareness and appreciation of differing perspectives. Since earning his Ph.D. at the University of North Texas in Higher Education Administration and Counseling, Dr. Rohm has conducted seminars and training for audiences as large as 80,000 people. He has shared the platform with other great speakers like Zig Ziglar, Les Brown, President George Bush, Rush Limbaugh, Charlie “Tremendous” Jones, Peter Lowe and Lou Holtz; as well as celebrities including Joe Theisman, Johnny Cash, Tricia Yearwood, Glen Campbell, Howie Mandel, Miss America Heather Whitestone and Dionne Warwick. He is known as the most “invited back” speaker, because his message applies so well for business as well as for personal use. He is a best-selling author who has written or co-written over twenty books. Dr. Rohm has conducted workshops and seminars on human relations and behavior for numerous schools, churches, businesses and international companies. Arizona Diamondbacks In 1996, Dr. Rohm was hired by the Arizona Diamondbacks professional baseball team to help draft potential players by personality style. In his initial meeting with Joe Garagiola, Jr., the General Manager for the Diamondback organization, Dr. Rohm told him, “I only have one request. When the Diamondbacks win the World Series, I want a World Series ring.” Joe Garagiola laughed and said, “When we win the World Series, you will get your ring!” Well, guess what? In 2001, the Diamondbacks won the World Series, and they won it faster than any other team in baseball history. True to their word, the Diamondback organization sent Dr. Rohm a World Series ring, with the inscription “Fastest Ever”.   In our conversation with Dr. Rohm, he unpacks the DISC Model of Human Behavior, explaining the 4 primary personality types, and how to apply this information in building better relationships and more effective teams. Entertaining and insightful, Dr. Rohm describes how different personalities communicate and respond to situations, strengths and blind spots, and common career preferences for each. Want to connect better with your clients, co-workers, friends and family members? Tune in now and let Dr. Rohm teach you how to solve the people puzzle! Key Takeaways 1) People primarily don't do things against you; they primarily do things for themselves. 2) Understanding the personalities of different people is kind of like learning to speak another language. 3) What is the DISC Model of Human Behavior. Strengths and blind spots of each style: Dominant – Inspiring – Supportive – Cautious 4) If you don't know what your problem is, that's your biggest problem of all. 5) School can be a dangerous place for a Dominant or Inspiring type. 6) On blind spots: You can't Beware of something until you're first Aware. 7) Build relationships with people according to the way they are wired and you reduce stress, increase productivity and you have a longer, more healthy and fulfilling life. Additional Resources Online Personality Profiles Assessment www.DiscoveryReport.com (enter code discovertheedge for 10% off) Various versions available including a Leadership Report, Children's version (ages 4-12) and Teen version (ages 13-19). Connect with Dr. Robert A. Rohm www.personality-insights.com www.robertrohm.com    

Fred Willard joins Mark to discuss The Ace Trucking Company's 50 plus Johnny Carson appearances, using Joe Garagiola as inspiration for his character in Best in Show, and hosting Saturday Night Live in 1978.

What Donald Trump has in common with Jesse Ventura, RIPs to Joe Garagiola and others, and why J-Dub is ready to give up on the National Football League.

'Those Guys' are off and Benson will be away on a missions trip, so he goes in the studio early for a 'highlights' show plus a bit of current stuff. Benson talks about the passing of actor Ken Howard (The White Shadow) and broadcaster Joe Garagiola as well as sharing some thoughts on CTE and the comments of Jerry Jones and Bruce Arians. Plus, a re-broadcast of some Shenanigan topics, a previously aired segment about Michael Sam, and excerpts from an interview with Paul Waller of the Christian Sports Medicine Alliance.

John Cannon of Crossover Chronicles visits with Arnie Spanier on Fox Sports Radio on March 26th, 2016. Topics include the Arizona D-backs stadium fiasco, the legacy of Joe Garagiola, and the Warriors and Spurs coming to the end of the season.

Michael Salfino (Wall Street Journal, Yahoo) and Yahoo's Scott Pianowski discuss their Friends & Family fantasy baseball expert league, review each other's picks and players and other bargains and busts that caught their eye. In addition to the extensive draft prep, the boys give a nod to The White Shadow and The NBC Game of the Week in light of the recent passings of Ken Howard and Joe Garagiola.

Doug Miles talks with Joe Garagiola in an interview originally aired on WSRQ radio (Sarasota/Bradenton/St. Petersburg, FL). Joe passed away at age 90 this week. (www.dougmilesmedia.com)

Ben Leibowitz joins us to discuss his MLB rotation rankings. We play a classic conversation between Rick Rizzs and Joe Garagiola.

Interview with Krazy George, possibly the first professional cheerleader who began appearing at Oakland Atheletic's games in the 1980s.TRANSCRIPTSpeaker 1:[inaudible] [inaudible] Speaker 2:you're listening to KALX Berkeley 90.7 FM, university of California and listener supported radio. And this is method to the madness coming at you from the Public Affairs Department here at Calex dedicated to celebrating the innovative spirit of the bay area. I'm your host, Allen Huizar. And today we are honored. Speaker 3:I have [00:00:30] crazy George with us. Hey, crazy. George was out. You said my name. I like that last stop. Let's talk. Let's talk. So we have crazy Georgians studio. Crazy. George is famous for a lot of things, but the number one thing I think you're famous for is being the world's first and longest tenured and only full time cheerleader is, I like your title. You gave it. It's perfect. Yes, right. Summed it up perfectly. I am the only person probably in the world that makes [00:01:00] his job, makes his living cheering for teams, getting people to cheer for the team. That's what I do. And they'd pay me enough to make living. Nice. So let's talk about how you get started as a professional cheerleader. You were a sent, you went to San Jose State, is that right? That's right. Mighty San Jose state test. So what, what started to draw you to cheering? Speaker 3:Like was it something that you had always done or was it in college? How did you get started now? I was pretty quiet person but my best friend don bogged and brought a drum and a bugle to a [00:01:30] football game and I couldn't play the bugle cause that takes talent. So I started playing the drum and started pounding on it and all the students at San Jose state started following me and him. And by the end of the football season, I was just sitting in the stands. Everybody was following me. So the cheerleaders asked me to go out. So I went out and they elected me cheerleader the next year and I was a pathetic cheerleader cause I couldn't remember the routines and the words at the same time, I was really bad. So I went off on my [00:02:00] own. I started doing my own little thing with my drum, not everybody following me. Speaker 3:And over the years I just started branching out to pro teams. They loved it. They started hiring me and in 1975 after teaching for four years, I quit teaching. I had to quit those four kids. I was warping their minds. Yeah, you'd probably, screaming on a field is a little bit more of a appropriate place for you and that's right. Well, I want to ask about a lot of things, but you said that the cheerleaders, you couldn't remember [00:02:30] their kind of traditional attorney, you're like a disruptor. You're not like a normal chiller. You call yourself a cheerleader, but you weren't doing the cheerleading routines. How did they take that when you went off on your own? Well, that was the good part. I'm, since I couldn't really fit in with a squad, it was better I worked by myself or off to the side where I could get all the students and the alumni involved in the game. Speaker 3:And so that's how he sort of honed my style. And then from then, then on I was invited to go do an Oakland seals game for [00:03:00] the NHL years ago and I did one game for, for the fun of it. I was invited by a hockey team, a baseball team, went up with them and I got the whole crowd screaming. Nobody knew me. And at the end of the game, um, everybody was, was talking about me. And the next day in the paper, it was a big article on me. Nice. And one of the players said, if he comes back, I'd give him a ticket. So I called him up, he gave me a ticket. I went to another game producer and I was a regular at the Oakland Seals, [00:03:30] hockey games, Oakland seals. Where did they play? They played there in the coliseum where the warriors play a, it was great. Speaker 3:So you, um, so you were at San Jose state where you kind of found this passion. It sounds like you went, you diverted for a teaching for a little while. What were you teaching? I dumb murdered. Where were you teaching? I was teaching very little. Those poor sleep problems. The subject matter I taught wood shop, metal shop and electronics. Oh, okay. I see what shops make sense. So, um, you, uh, [00:04:00] you came back at San Jose state, you did a little Oakland schools, but wasn't it like the big place you got discovered was that the earthquakes? Is that, yes, that was, that was the first pro team I ever worked for except the open seals, which weren't paying me. They weren't paying you. So you got, when you got to check out the earthquakes. Yes. I went in there and they actually called me up and they said, would you like to open up the season for us and be with us for some of the Games? Speaker 3:And I said, well, sure, I'd love it. And in essence he said, well, how much do you want to get paid? And I said, well, how about 35 bucks a game? [00:04:30] And yes, they gave me 35 bucks a negation asked for more. Well, I did. After about three days, I'm realizing maybe I should ask for more. This crowd reaction was the greatest crowd reaction you could ever see in your life. It just revolutionized soccer up until that point. That was nobody growing over 7,000 people. A game for professional soccer. That game first game 16,000 and they were mayhem there. The fans became fanatics and like [00:05:00] one, well it's not quarters in there, but before the first half everybody was going nuts and I was on full time with that team. Who was, what year was that? 1974 first year. The quakes that I started, I'm still with the earthquakes and I'm opening up their new stadium on the 22nd of March. Wow. Did you say 1974 74 that is for those guys to the math. That's 40 plus years I scares. Yes. Yeah. That's amazing. So your first professional gig of 35 bucks a game. [00:05:30] It was for the earthquakes and then I think I read somewhere that Lamar Hunt. Yeah. [inaudible] Speaker 3:Kansas City chiefs know this is the NFL. The big boys, big boys. He saw you whip this crowd into a frenzy. I see that he saw me doing this earthquake game. The first game. He couldn't believe the reaction that it was his league there. Earthquakes were part of his league. This was not the mls. This is an old league. Right. What the name of that [inaudible] I think what a memory guy. [00:06:00] Yeah, it's amazing. So he saw me there and somehow over the next year he said, I would really like to see George at a football game at Kansas City. And the manager were arranged it and I went in and this was a greatest. And now I'm actually with a really glamorous team. The Kansas City chiefs. Yeah, I'd go in unannounced. Unknown. Nobody knew me. Arrowhead was, it was arrow. It was, wow. It was 60,000 people, 60 70,000 people. Speaker 3:[00:06:30] I went in before the first quarter. I started working the crowd. By the first quarter I had shares going anywhere. By the first half I had back and forth. Kansas City. Oh No. Casey Gay. See back and forth across the stadium. They couldn't believe it. The whole game. They stayed off. Seven 60,000 people stayed and they lost 45 to nothing and wow. And they still stayed in Lamar? I couldn't believe it. He said, when we have a game like this, nobody's here [00:07:00] at the end of the game. And they stayed. I want you full time. Wow. So you got hired full time, full time for the whole season for them. Wow. So you had a $35 per game and in the soccer, what would you be? Well now it went up to 500 a day. Wow. That was good. And that's pretty sweet. Yes. So you're starting to see, you're like, wow, I can, is this the first time when you're like, I could do this for a living? Speaker 3:Well, it started off a little earlier than that. When the [inaudible], the St Louis Blues called me back in like 1972 [00:07:30] and offered me a full time contract. This guy was like a renaissance guy. He owned the blues. He saw me at the, at the Oakland Seals Games. He thought it was so great. He wanted to hire me, he wanted me to quit teaching, come there, and he was going to pay me 12,000 bucks to do the 40 home games. I was making 9,000 a year full time. [inaudible] Lau. I couldn't believe it. So he made the offer, but it had to be in, can it only would it go [00:08:00] out and the offer would be effective if the Oakland seals folded? They were folding my, they were kept there for two more years. And both years you made the offer? Third Year came around, I was ready to go. I was ready to quit teaching and he got ill. Speaker 3:And you stopped working with the, uh, St Louis Blues. So I lost out of that, but it gave me the idea that somebody might pay me that much. So how'd you get to the first kind of, did you ever get a gig where it was like a whole season? Like after the Kansas [00:08:30] City? That was, was that for the chiefs? Did you do the whole, and the Kansas Cassidy, she's already the same time. The Colorado Rockies ice hockey hired me. The BC lions, Canadian football hired me. And that was all in 1975 76. So I was making enough money. I could quit teaching. Nice. So we're talking to crazy George who is the world's only full time professional cheerleader here on [inaudible] at professional male model. I like to think of myself like that. I'm sorry, I forgot that part. Okay. This is a method to the medicine. Speaker 3:KLX Berkeley 90.7 [00:09:00] FM. I'm your host deleon Huizar and so George, you got this crazy idea that you could do this for a living. Now I have a question. First of all, you've talked a lot about different sports. Is there a different tactics that you use in different sports? Actually not really. I act like a fe and wants to react. That's why I'm successful when I go into a game. Well maybe it wasn't that 45 and nothing Kansas City chiefs game that I've did [00:09:30] first, but I do the as many fan cheers as the fans want and I react like a fan wants to. I just stand up. The secret is I stand up, I turn around, I look at the feds, they look down and say, Hey, must be our leader. Cause I'm looking at them and said in the field, well you also have a loud drum that helps. Speaker 3:Well, I don't want to admit it, but 90% of my success is my drum. Don't give away all the secrets right here is the secret. Actually, without the drum getting people's [00:10:00] attention, I would have never been affected. That's my, my secret. I hit that drum. Everybody looks down at me. I wait for the action to die down so I can make them do what I want to do. They understand what I want to do. I get totally attention. I wait for the moment when the cheer should be done. I do that. Your everybody reacts. How do you get, I get like 99% reaction from the fans. So, um, you, you say that the, it's really, it sounds like it's like, um, you're locked into kind of like a vibe with [00:10:30] the fans. It's like it doesn't matter what the sport is, you're kind of playing back for them. Speaker 3:What they want to do. Right. And every sport is pretty similar except for the basketball. It's a tough sport for me to work because the action never stops. It's just up and down up there and they score like every 20 seconds. So with every 20 seconds, if I had to do a cheer, I would die at the end of the game. So basketball's a little tough for me to work. But all the other sports, they are just great. There's a lot of stoppage of the action, [00:11:00] you know, the, in the huddles, whatever they're doing, baseball, they're warming up. It's just great. So I can get in the cheers I need to get in. So what about um, the cheers themselves or is it more, are you like a like, um, you know, a improvisational master of just coming to you or do you come and prepare? Speaker 3:Like you have some cheers you're going to do no matter what? No matter what, I never practice. I never think about it. That was great. From the time I started that first game at San Jose State [00:11:30] with my drum and that my partner handed me. It was just a natural sense, I think. I don't know why I had it. I'm a fan, I guess, of sports, but you know, I just knew when to cheer, when not to cheer, what type of chairs, and I just made 'em up, never think about him. I'm watching the game. I'm thinking about the game. I'm looking at the action. I go, what type of shirt do we need here? And it just comes to me. I do the, it's always the right chair. It's always appropriate, never off colored. I've never done it off cover cheering my life. And, and [00:12:00] another secret why I'm successful is most of these other people that have come along and that in the later years, they get to these outlandish outfits. Speaker 3:They look like they're from Mars sometimes. Well, people don't want to cheer from a guy from Mars. They want to cheer. For me, a human know who that guy, he looks human and not, well maybe not quite human, but close. So they go, oh Geez, George is one of us. And He, they see me sweating. They, they see I'm working harder than the players, man. I get comments from the [00:12:30] fans the third quarter they'll go, George, you're working harder than the players. You're sweating. I sweat so much during the game. So I do see like the Jean shorts seem to be the signature look for you. Is that, is that like a, it had a signature is my signature and I had my Levi shorts on for the last 50 years. I think cheering, always wear the same old raggedy cutoff shorts. Yup. Nice. Okay. Speaker 3:So, um, let's talk about, you know, this [00:13:00] show's about innovation and of course being the first full time mail filtering cheerleader in the world is innovation enough, but you also created maybe the signature crowd move. Now I know it's a linear contention. We don't have to go there, but I'm going to accredit it to you. You, yes, I have it accredited by s, what is it called? New York Times credited me when they credited the paper of record is accredited. Crazy George the way ESPN. ESPN. So the wave [00:13:30] you invented, the way that I invented, the way I gotta die, the way my boat I invented at the Oakland A's, New York Yankee playoff game, October 15th, 1981. When Billy Martin was the manager, I literally bought the building longer. So you were there as a playoff game. People were excited. A's Yankees. Now, how'd you, how'd you come up with this idea of coordinating these like 50,000 people in the stadium? Speaker 3:There was 47,000 fans [00:14:00] and unfortunately for the other places that I actually was doing a pre wave, I was doing waves at other places. Fine. Fortunately there were smaller practice with national TV. There wasn't a lot of witnesses, so I don't, I really could take credit even earlier than that. But the Oakland A's game, I have it on video three separate times. Billy Martin was here, but Joe Garagiola was the Nancy announcer who's famous announcer and he, uh, he had testifies that was the first and best [00:14:30] wave he's at, he's ever, ever saw. So that's why I say that's the day I invented. But it took a process of about four years starting with a three section shear of San Jose state. Okay. Each section of the student body would stand up and just sell San Jose state. And from that idea, as as the years went by as a professional cheerleader, I had a lot of opportunity to do these three section chairs at different places, changing the name. Speaker 3:And finally I got to the Colorado Rockies [00:15:00] and I had to go Rockies, go chair three sections and it was looking good and a section over there wanting to get involved a little. So I tried to do go Rockies, go Rockies four sections and the first section wanted to do it and it kept going a little bit. And from there I said, well it's too complicated going, go Rockies go. So I just say stand up and yell, go. Yeah. So back then I was thinking of it more like the goat share, but they just go, go in. And when I started that and went all the way around the [00:15:30] Colorado Rockies arena, and so that really was about as close as to a wavy she'd get. Unfortunately. And it was, they loved it. But the Colorado Rockies only drew about 5,000 people in a 15,000 seat arena. Speaker 3:So it was very few opportunities to do it in. It was never televised. I never had it on video. So that's the idea of where it started. But the color from there I came, I brought it back and started to Oakland. That's the day I invented. [00:16:00] So at the A's game, um, how hard was it to communicate to the fans? Cause you now everybody knows how to do away. That's right. How did, how did you like telepathically tell 47,000 people to stand up at the right times? A lot of coordination involved in a wave. Yes. See, I know the power of booing. Okay. So I went to three sections and got them organized and by then I'd already been doing the wave at high school rallies. What was continuous, they didn't have, they didn't have aisles, so I had to just [00:16:30] do it continuously. So I knew what I wanted. Speaker 3:So I went to these three second, I said, well you guys stand up. And as they, as it comes around the next day, I want you to stand up. Then I went to the next section. I was screaming and yelling and then I went back to them and said, they understand what you're going to do. You stand up. Then you guys stand up. Then you guys, while I'm yelling so loud at him and I'm preparing this and this all started like in the fourth inning, but I hadn't started yet, but I told him what I wanted, but then I said, when we start this people down there, [00:17:00] we'll not know what they're supposed to do or even see it coming so when it dies and it will die, boom. And so they are already, and I waited for a break of the action and you had to wait for a foul ball or something to give a couple of, you know, 30 40 seconds of break. Speaker 3:So it came and I don't know what the break of action was, but I got the three sessions going, I they started, it would've been since I was yelling so loud at these three to get them organized. I'd say the next four or five could hear me and they sort of got [00:17:30] the idea what they wanted to do. So I started, went about seven, eight sections and died right out. And I had my three or four sections blue and it was a great bu I started a second time. This time it went all the way around. I started way out in the left field and I started it. It came around and went all the way to behind home plate and died again. Now everybody booed and this was a great book. Now everybody in the state have figured out, [00:18:00] oh, we see what he wants. Speaker 3:Started the third time. And it just started rolling and all three decks did it. It was marvelous. They kept coming around with all the way to the outfield all the way back, gets back to upstanding. Everybody in the three sections stands up in unison and applauds. And I'm going, no, you don't get some times to this. It's supposed to gave going. So I started the fourth time, all three deck scape and when it came by, my section [00:18:30] was like a locomotive. I mean it just ripped on by kept long going, went around about seven, eight times. Cloud Whitten nuts. Joe Garagiola was up there and the booth going crazy. Get that on video, that thing. And they didn't know how to film with all the cameraman. The first couple of shots you see the wave all you see as a couple of people, the far right of the screen sort of sitting down. Speaker 3:Everybody else is just sitting cause they're behind it. But they finally got a good shot of it. Nice. [00:19:00] So we're the, we're talking to crazy George here on Kale expert cleans method to the madness. I'm murals telling Huizar and he's telling us about how he invented the wave as the first glorious appearance of the wave on this planet. And now it's pretty much all. Everybody does it everywhere. Oh, everywhere. Everything. Everywhere is the world and the world calls it the Mexican wave. What? Yes, the whole world. It's not the crazy wave. And I have a Seattle trying to claim it, but they did it two weeks. They don't. I finally have them shutting up most of the time, but it's hard to take on [00:19:30] the world. But it went down to the World Cup in an 86 a Mexico had it and they'd already seen the wave up here. Speaker 3:They took it down and they were doing it. All the venues in Mexico for the World Cup game, the whole world saw it. Now the whole world calls it the Mexican wave. So in the A's game, what did the players do as a playoff game? Was like a really high pressure game and all of a sudden the crowd goes nuts. Been for nothing on the field today. Did, was there any comments afterwards? Oh, I mean, the fans loved it. I mean, I, I think I've had 50,000 [00:20:00] fans come at me. Say they were there when it was only 47,000 week. Oh, I was there George. And we saw it. It was the greatest thing. Cool. Well, um, that's like your probably your signature cheer. Like [inaudible]. Everybody knows it, but it's not my signature cheer for when I know I've had the fans in my hand and I know I've succeeded. Speaker 3:That's my back and forth cheer across the stadium with I do KC if it's Kansas City and [00:20:30] I the first, the first Houston oil game I ever did, but Adams hired me because he saw how great I was in Kansas City and he said, George, he says, how long is it going to take you to get Houston Oilers back and forth the game? How many games? And I said, I'll do it the first game. No. And then he says, he says, well, I'm going to get a microphone for you so you can tell everybody. I said, I don't use a microphone. How's it asked you? Have you used a bullhorn or anything? No, not until the last couple of years. [00:21:00] I use a Mike some of the time up till like five years. I never used a microphone. Just your disappear, my voice. But then I says, he said, oh, the advertise you. Speaker 3:I want to advertise. Everybody knows you're here. And I said, no, I don't need advertising. I'll come in unknown. I don't want any microphone. Why? What, how? What do you think about it that way? What? Well, you don't want any help. What does it more way? No, it's, it's, maybe I'm a coward because I don't want the burden of everybody expecting something from me and [00:21:30] I just go in and they really, they don't know who I am. They're just sitting there and all at once, or is this crazy guy in this thing? There's a crazy psi in the next session and an hour later I've hit 40 sections and everybody's going, who is this guy? And they're not thinking about following me yet. Maybe for the first 2040 minutes I'm getting each little section cheering, but every, every section I do, I get a chair. The next section I get allowed to cheer. Speaker 3:Next session allowed a chair next to the point where I can now tie in four or five [00:22:00] sections to a really loud share for the third of the place. And I keep getting work in every section everywhere. So I'm up close and personal. I'm threatening their lives and then it gets to the point, I tell one side, I'm going to the other side and I'm going to yell, Kay, what do you think you're supposed to say? And I, and about 20 minutes later on the other side of the Sam setting up, we're yellingK , but of course not that many people on the c sides ready to go. But once I do, theK is [00:22:30] so loud and then like pointed the other side, I'm waiting, it doesn't come back very loud. The boom comes here and they all boom. When the next one I do k when I point to that, see it's twice as loud as the k and they go nuts over. Speaker 3:But once it starts, it just adds energy to each side. They want to outdo each other's competition in the stands and then I know the team is going to bring me back. All right. So that's, that's the victory you've got. Um, [00:23:00] the wave is the signature thing, but it's really the call and response when you feel like you really oh yeah. Once I rated that back and forth share across the state, they've never, nobody's ever, ever even saw something like that ever. I mean, and now they're seeing this huge, massive response from all the fans and the owner of the team usually comes up after the game says, Oh, want to hire you? Well, let me ask you about, that's like the height. What about like as a professional cheerleader, you've probably had some lows. Like what was, can you give us a story of [00:23:30] you tried something you thought it was like the greatest idea ever? Speaker 3:I know. Just like you couldn't get them to do it and nope. Nope. Never happened. Really. I, I've had one out of hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of games I've done, uh, over a teams, well over a hundred teams, but some of the teams I've done 50, 60 times. So I don't know what that multiplies out to, but I have been lots of games. I just never added them up. But I did add up. I've appeared in front of 25 million [00:24:00] fans in front of them. Wow. Out on TV. So it's been a bit more TV. I mean, you've been to playoff games and lots of people have seen you. Right? Wait, I lost track. What was I answering? A quick question. Was I answering well, you said I stumped you. I asked you, have you ever flopped to say, oh well I did have one bad experience and w I still want to kill the group. Speaker 3:It was a, I don't know what the team was. It was a football team and they're bringing me in. I'm going in the same way. I always go in on announce unknown, no microphone. [00:24:30] And some PR guy comes up to me before the game says, you know what, we get George, we've got a big ad campaign going and we're gonna have 12 lookalikes like you carry in drums and then we're going to give them a ward. Who's the, who's the best crazy George. So they got 12 guys looking like me running around and nobody's ever, ever saw me work to start with. I've never been there and I could have killed this guy. Bad idea. It was a terrible idea. And I at the end of the game, [00:25:00] the only solace I have is a, say they awarded some guy, you know, the prize for being the best crazy George look like. Speaker 3:And I had like 10 people standing by me when they awarded. They said, Whoa, crazy George, you're better than them. Why didn't you, you should have got the award. They were pathetic. They were great and I wasn't great. That was so much distraction. That was me. A failure. You're, you know, you're an artist. You can't, they shouldn't be trying to mess with your process. But that was one game out of thousands I've done. Okay, well let me ask a [00:25:30] different question. What's the most dangerous cheer you done? I was looking at some videos of you like balancing and like have you, seems like you're pushing the envelope a little bit. Is there any anyone that's a dangerous thing that got dangerous was my entrances. I made a lot of entrances when I got with the San Jose earthquakes. Um, I started doing, uh, working with Dick Berg, the general manager. Speaker 3:He says, well, want you to bring the ball in the first game? Our opening game in 74 so he had me come, coming in, the ambulance hitting in the back and the whole, the whole crowd [00:26:00] went dead silent years. This ambulance coming in, pulls up in front of the player's bench. They think some player, it died. It's the first day and they didn't know what was going on. They pull a Gurney out, I'm under the blanket. I pull it off and they go nuts. And that's how the game started. Then I had to topic, yeah, every game on a helicopter. One day it's a copter was fun and I'd belt the buckle, but I'd stand on the outside rail. But it was like us standing out you that I came in and Ferrari's. I came in, I came in with a lie and now this is why it gets [00:26:30] absurd. Speaker 3:I came in with a full grown for 150 pound lion and the trainer we get to, we'd get the center field that trainer trips a lion attacks him. No, this, she has life long friends. There are earthquakes. No, no. This was in Dallas, that Dallas Tornado, and now underneath the line he is bleeding. He's getting mauled. I'm 10 feet from an old in my drum and I, when I was with the lion trainer, he told me, never, ever hit your drum around [00:27:00] the lion. I said, good advice. Well, now he's underneath me, underneath the lion and out from underneath that line, I hear the stupidest comment I ever heard. He yells, damn off me. He can't be talking to me. I thought, and I look around the only other guy on the field, and then he had the gall to say it again, get him off me. Speaker 3:Well, what could I do? I took my drum and I went and the lion stopped eating him to try to eat you. This spun right [00:27:30] around and looked at me. I did not like this, but I had to do psych. I don't know if I had to do it, but I hit it when it took like four or five seconds. And by the end the other lion trainer that was off the saw what was happening and by the time that all happened he had already come to the seat and grabbed the other line and helped the guy off and he had to go to the hospital cause he was bleeding well. So you're also, we'll add that to the resume line line trainer nine Tamer. I was a very good line train for four seconds. All right, so [00:28:00] we're talking to crazy George here on KLX Berkeley. Speaker 3:You've got a couple more minutes. So we talked about the earthquakes. So it's coming full circle. You're starting the New Year of Christening the new stadium, right? What's going on with a lot of things going? Yes. I'm Chris sitting in the new stadium on March 22nd that's their first game at home. We're going to christen that. I'm going to be the Grand Marshall of the Rose White and blue parade in San Jose with 35,000 people on the 4th of July. Nice. Yeah, they asked me to be the Grand Marshall. [00:28:30] I'm an, I'm practicing my queen wave and I've been doing corporate meetings. I've been, and my gut, my book, God, you got to talk about my book. So how did this book come about? Oh, my book, my book is called Crazy George. Still crazy after all these cheers and all the fans, just Kevin asking me to write it. And then I did have a controversy with the Seattle about the wave and I wanted to document that in the book. Speaker 3:So I documented that. And then also from writing the book, I found [00:29:00] out I was a huge factor in the 12th man factor for the Santos, for the NFL Seahawks ball for the Seahawks. So I had that strand. But yeah, I, I've loved the book. I took it. I, in fact, I don't know if I'm prejudice, but I think it's maybe the greatest sports book ever written. It could be. It's likely excellent cover. I have it in my hands here. And thankfully, you know, you've cheered for a lot of teens, but you kept it real with the A's or that's who you're representing on the cover. So thank you. [inaudible] [00:29:30] because I invented their wave there and a lot of the articles are about the wave where a lot of book is about the waivers. And so I thought that was very appropriate. I had the greatest time with the A's, the Haas family. Speaker 3:Kepi just treated me great. It was fabulous. So it's called crazy George, the inventor of the wave still crazy after all these cheers. Can you find it on Amazon or something like that? That's on Amazon and it's on a kindle and it's on my website. Crazy. george.com and if you don't look at my website, I'll slash your tires. Yeah. [00:30:00] So there you have a threat from one and only crazy George. It starts with a k. That's how you spell a z. Y. That's right. She's never been a teacher. Yeah. Well you're a shop teacher, so, right. So crazy. george.com yes, that's my website. And then it just like it in the book. I have a lot of pictures on it. Yeah. And lots of pictures. There's videos, there's some really great stuff up there. And so I really wanna thank you for coming in today. Speaker 3:Crazy. George was great to meet you and hear the stories about your 40 plus years of being [00:30:30] the world's only full time professional cheerleader. I like that they got myself professional male model and professional [inaudible] and nominee from people's sexiest man alive, self nominated. And um, that's all the time we have for today. Um, and it's going to be the 35th anniversary. Actually, just a mention of the wave being created this next summer. You can go to the ace and love to go to the ace 35th anniversary. So Mr. Wolf, if you're here, [00:31:00] if you're listening to this, let's get on that. Get Crazy George out to the Colosseum and you are listening to methods of madness on KALX Berkeley 90.7 FM. Thanks again for coming in and crazy Jordan. 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The Mariners fall to the Mets in the final game of the thre game series. Aaron Goldsmith will chat with David Wright about Safeco Field and Kyle Seager. Rick Rizzs will talk with Pete Fortune and Joe Garagiola.

Join us as the Titans pause their ongoing journey through 1980 WWF to explore the world of classic St. Louis wrestling and the iconic Wrestling at the Chase TV show! Kelly assumes the hosting duties, and he is joined by Parv (for the first time in a non-hosting capacity) and lead analyst Pete for an interesting look at wrestling from what was known as the "crown jewel" city of the NWA. On the docket tonight: 1962 Footage from the original Wrestling at the Chase show hosted by Joe Garagiola, featuring: -JOHNNY VALENTINE vs BILL FRAZIER -PAT O'CONNOR vs LORENZO PARENTE 1979 A feature on the "Giants of Wrestling"--Andre the Giant and King Kong Brody 1979 Two interviews with King Kong Brody 1979 DICK MURDOCH vs PAT O'CONNOR Missouri State Title match 1979 A look at NWA World champion Harley Race from around the world 1978 HARLEY RACE & BULLDOG BOB BROWN vs TED DIBIASE & PAUL ORNDORFF (JIP) 1979 Highlights of the Dick Murdoch/Kevin Von Erich feud, featuring: -DICK MURDOCH & BULLDOG BOB BROWN vs GENE KINISKI & KEVIN VON ERICH -DICK MURDOCH vs KEVIN VON ERICH 1979 HARLEY RACE vs DAVID VON ERICH & FRITZ VON ERICH Special 30-minute Gauntlet Challenge Also on tonight's show: -A brief look at the history of St. Louis wrestling, featuring an extended discussion of the "philosophy" of St. Louis wrestling -The interesting career of Joe Garagiola (that's a mouthful) -The pros and cons of Larry Matysik -"Grandma St. Louis"! -Thoughts on Brody, Race, DiBiase, Kiniski, Brown, Murdoch, Valentine, and O'Connor, as well as extended analysis of the Von Erich's by Pete

In this edition of Reading Baseball, Pete Peterson reflects on the career of longtime hall of fame baseball broadcaster Joe Garagiola who recently announced his retirement after nearly 60-years in the booth.

10/16/62: A classic pitchers' duel between the Giants' Jack Sanford and the Yankees' Ralph Terry, who was also trying to earn redemption for yielding Bill Mazeroski's World Series-winning walk-off two years earlier. Listen to highlights of this classic ballgame, as heard on NBC Radio's broadcast with Joe Garagiola and George Kell.

10/15/64: Future Hall-of-Famer Bob Gibson took the hill for his third start of the Series on two days rest, to face the Mel Stottlemyre and a waning Yankee dynasty that still featured Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris. Hear highlights of NBC Radio's broadcast as called by Joe Garagiola and Phil Rizzuto.

10/14/65: Dodger manager Walter Alston called on Sandy Koufax to pitch Game 7 on just two days rest, and the lefty didn't disappoint in the decisive game against the Minnesota Twins. Hear highlights from Byram Saam and Joe Garagiola's broadcast that night as well Vin Scully's postgame interview with Sandy himself.

Strike It Rich - The show made it's debut on CBS radio in 1947. Strike it rich was on CBS's primetime schedule July 4, 1951 through January 12, 1955. There were two attempts to revive the show, with Bert Parks as host in 1973 and Tom Kelly as host in 1978. Neither revival was successful. A syndicated game show of the same name with host Joe Garagiola was aired 1986-1987, but it had a different format. Known as "The quiz show with a heart" and the contestants who appeared on the show were people in need of money or down on their luck. A player was given $30 and bet part of his or her bank on the ability to answer four general knowledge questions. If unable to answer the questions correctly, the contestant could turn to the "heart line" where viewers would call in and donate money or merchandise. When needy families desparate to become contestants began arriving in New York on one-way tickets, the city's Welfare Department labeled the game show "a national disgrace."