Podcasts about Red Smith

The Joker famously believed that all it took to drive someone insane was one bad day. But Gordon didn't have to go through what MLB pitchers did 25 years ago this week, on April 7, 2000, when batters hit a combined 57 home runs around the league, setting a new record. Mike and Bill look back on this absolutely wild day and the players who made it so, finding significant milestones, the start and end of careers, and a whole lot of weirdness. Plus, happy birthday to Red Smith and Fred Frankhouse! And farewell to Eddie Fisher and Felipe Montemayor.

Saturday's Race of the Day is Aqueduct's Grade 2 Red Smith Stakes. Dan Illman and Mike Beer analyze here. This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

This week's KEY RACES are a trio of superb stakes races at Aqueduct, all on grass. We start with the Hill Prince for three year olds then move to the Turf Sprint Stakes and finish with the Red Smith at one mile and three-eighths. Good Luck on a great day of racing in New York.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 19, 2024 is: underwhelm • un-der-WELM • verb To underwhelm someone is to fail to impress or excite them. // Despite the hype, the movie underwhelmed most reviewers, who criticized its slow pace and poor special effects. See the entry > Examples: "Wake me up when NBA All-Star Weekend ends. Let's start with the Dunk Contest, which is supposed to be the most exciting event. It wasn't. Most of the dunks, and the judging of said dunks, underwhelmed." — Zachary Pereles, CBS Sports, 19 Feb. 2024 Did you know? Overwhelm and its rare synonym whelm have both been around since the Middle Ages, but underwhelm is a 20th-century coinage. Both overwhelm and whelm come from the Middle English whelmen, meaning "to turn over" or "to cover up." Underwhelm is a playful overturning of overwhelm that is well suited for contexts in which something fails to excite. As is often the case with younger words, there is a certain amount of misinformation regarding where underwhelm came from. We have seen reports that the playwright George S. Kaufman coined it, and also that the famed sportswriter Red Smith claimed to have used it first. Neither of these is likely to be accurate, for the simple fact that there is evidence that underwhelming was used, albeit as an adjective, before either of these men was born.

February 27, 2011 — The “Duke of Flatbush”, Hall of Famer Duke Snider dies in Escondido, CA at age 84. Snider was a power-hitting centerfielder for the great Brooklyn Dodgers teams of the 1950s and is immortalized in Terry Cashman's song “Willie, Mickey and the Duke”. Snider was Brooklyn's entry into one of the most passionate debates in baseball history. New York sportswriter Red Smith once wrote, “(Duke) Snider, (Mickey) Mantle, and (Willie) Mays. You could get a fat lip in any saloon by starting an argument as to which was the best.” Sharing the big city spotlight with fellow future Hall of Fame centerfielders Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle, Snider was part of a magical period in New York baseball that saw a team from the nation's largest city win the World Series in nine out of the 10 seasons between 1949 and 1958. The Dodgers appeared in the Fall Classic five times during that time, winning their only championship in Brooklyn in 1955. Although the Dodger lineup also featured other outstanding performers such as Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, and Gil Hodges throughout much of the period, no one on the team wielded a more potent bat than Snider. And, even though the Brooklyn centerfielder usually came out third best in comparisons to Mays and Mantle, Snider hit more home runs during the 1950s (326) than any other player in baseball.Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner once noted, “I'd say Duke covers more ground, wastes less motion, and is more consistent than anyone since DiMaggio.” And Stan Musial named Snider, Willie Mays, and Hank Aaron as his all-time National League outfield.What could have been – after the failed playoff series in 1951 Snider later recalled, “I went to Walter O'Malley and told him I couldn't take the pressure. I told him I'd just as soon be traded. I told him I figured I could do the Dodgers no good.”

February 27, 2011 — The “Duke of Flatbush”, Hall of Famer Duke Snider dies in Escondido, CA at age 84. Snider was a power-hitting centerfielder for the great Brooklyn Dodgers teams of the 1950s and is immortalized in Terry Cashman's song “Willie, Mickey and the Duke”. Snider was Brooklyn's entry into one of the most passionate debates in baseball history. New York sportswriter Red Smith once wrote, “(Duke) Snider, (Mickey) Mantle, and (Willie) Mays. You could get a fat lip in any saloon by starting an argument as to which was the best.” Sharing the big city spotlight with fellow future Hall of Fame centerfielders Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle, Snider was part of a magical period in New York baseball that saw a team from the nation's largest city win the World Series in nine out of the 10 seasons between 1949 and 1958. The Dodgers appeared in the Fall Classic five times during that time, winning their only championship in Brooklyn in 1955. Although the Dodger lineup also featured other outstanding performers such as Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, and Gil Hodges throughout much of the period, no one on the team wielded a more potent bat than Snider. And, even though the Brooklyn centerfielder usually came out third best in comparisons to Mays and Mantle, Snider hit more home runs during the 1950s (326) than any other player in baseball.Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner once noted, “I'd say Duke covers more ground, wastes less motion, and is more consistent than anyone since DiMaggio.” And Stan Musial named Snider, Willie Mays, and Hank Aaron as his all-time National League outfield.What could have been – after the failed playoff series in 1951 Snider later recalled, “I went to Walter O'Malley and told him I couldn't take the pressure. I told him I'd just as soon be traded. I told him I figured I could do the Dodgers no good.”

When he posed for his 1959 Topps baseball card, Lew Burdette grabbed teammate Warren Spahn's glove and pretended to be a lefty. Topps missed the joke and printed the card with the error.Burdette would sign his name “Lewis” on his contracts, and would alternate between “Lou” and “Lew” for autograph-seekers. He said he really didn't care how his first name (which was actually his middle name) was spelled.Years before Mark Fidrych became famous for talking to the baseball, Lew Burdette used the same antics to psych himself up on the mound. Often accused of throwing a spitball, Burdette never bothered to refute that charge, and used the paranoia to his advantage. In the 1957 World Series, he shut out the New York Yankees twice in four days to give the Milwaukee Braves their only World Championship.Lew BurdetteOn October 10, 1957, Burdette shut out the Yankees for the second time in four days. He was the first pitcher in 37 years to win three complete games in a single WS and the first since Christy Mathewson (1905) to throw two shutouts in a single Series. The win gave Milwaukee the world championship and earned Burdette Series MVP honors.Hall of Fame lefty Warren Spahn and righthander Burdette gave the Braves a formidable one-two punch, with 443 victories between them in 13 seasons. A slider and sinkerball pitcher, Burdette was widely accused of throwing a spitball as well. His constant fidgeting on the mound fed that suspicion; it didn't indicate nervousness. Teammate Gene Conley said, “Lew had ice water in his veins. Nothing bothered him, on or off the mound. He was a chatterbox out there … He would talk to himself, to the batter, the umpire, and sometimes even to the ball.”Besides winning 20 games in 1958 and 21 in '59, Burdette won 19 twice and 18 once. His 2.70 ERA topped the NL in 1956. In two All-Star Games, he allowed only one run in seven innings. He no-hit the Phillies on August 18, 1960.On May 26, 1959, he was the winning pitcher when Pittsburgh's Harvey Haddix hurled 12 perfect innings against the Braves, only to lose in the 13th. That winter, the puckish Burdette asked for a $10,000 raise, explaining: “I'm the greatest pitcher that ever lived. The greatest game that was ever pitched in baseball wasn't good enough to beat me, so I've got to be the greatest!”“My best pitches were a sinker and slider,” Burdette said. “I'd move the ball in and out. I always tried to keep it down. I was always being accused of throwing at the hitters. Early Wynn always said that he was the meanest pitcher in the American League, and I was the meanest in the National League.” — Sports Collectors Digest, September 4, 1998"I'm the greatest pitcher that ever lived. The greatest game that was ever pitched in baseball wasn't good enough to beat me, so I've got to be the greatest!" - Lew Burdette, 1959""There should be 3 pitching statistics for Burdette: Wins, Losses, and Relative Humidity." - Red Smith, The New York Times

When he posed for his 1959 Topps baseball card, Lew Burdette grabbed teammate Warren Spahn's glove and pretended to be a lefty. Topps missed the joke and printed the card with the error.Burdette would sign his name “Lewis” on his contracts, and would alternate between “Lou” and “Lew” for autograph-seekers. He said he really didn't care how his first name (which was actually his middle name) was spelled.Years before Mark Fidrych became famous for talking to the baseball, Lew Burdette used the same antics to psych himself up on the mound. Often accused of throwing a spitball, Burdette never bothered to refute that charge, and used the paranoia to his advantage. In the 1957 World Series, he shut out the New York Yankees twice in four days to give the Milwaukee Braves their only World Championship.Lew BurdetteOn October 10, 1957, Burdette shut out the Yankees for the second time in four days. He was the first pitcher in 37 years to win three complete games in a single WS and the first since Christy Mathewson (1905) to throw two shutouts in a single Series. The win gave Milwaukee the world championship and earned Burdette Series MVP honors.Hall of Fame lefty Warren Spahn and righthander Burdette gave the Braves a formidable one-two punch, with 443 victories between them in 13 seasons. A slider and sinkerball pitcher, Burdette was widely accused of throwing a spitball as well. His constant fidgeting on the mound fed that suspicion; it didn't indicate nervousness. Teammate Gene Conley said, “Lew had ice water in his veins. Nothing bothered him, on or off the mound. He was a chatterbox out there … He would talk to himself, to the batter, the umpire, and sometimes even to the ball.”Besides winning 20 games in 1958 and 21 in '59, Burdette won 19 twice and 18 once. His 2.70 ERA topped the NL in 1956. In two All-Star Games, he allowed only one run in seven innings. He no-hit the Phillies on August 18, 1960.On May 26, 1959, he was the winning pitcher when Pittsburgh's Harvey Haddix hurled 12 perfect innings against the Braves, only to lose in the 13th. That winter, the puckish Burdette asked for a $10,000 raise, explaining: “I'm the greatest pitcher that ever lived. The greatest game that was ever pitched in baseball wasn't good enough to beat me, so I've got to be the greatest!”“My best pitches were a sinker and slider,” Burdette said. “I'd move the ball in and out. I always tried to keep it down. I was always being accused of throwing at the hitters. Early Wynn always said that he was the meanest pitcher in the American League, and I was the meanest in the National League.” — Sports Collectors Digest, September 4, 1998"I'm the greatest pitcher that ever lived. The greatest game that was ever pitched in baseball wasn't good enough to beat me, so I've got to be the greatest!" - Lew Burdette, 1959""There should be 3 pitching statistics for Burdette: Wins, Losses, and Relative Humidity." - Red Smith, The New York Times

When he posed for his 1959 Topps baseball card, Lew Burdette grabbed teammate Warren Spahn's glove and pretended to be a lefty. Topps missed the joke and printed the card with the error.Burdette would sign his name “Lewis” on his contracts, and would alternate between “Lou” and “Lew” for autograph-seekers. He said he really didn't care how his first name (which was actually his middle name) was spelled.Years before Mark Fidrych became famous for talking to the baseball, Lew Burdette used the same antics to psych himself up on the mound. Often accused of throwing a spitball, Burdette never bothered to refute that charge, and used the paranoia to his advantage. In the 1957 World Series, he shut out the New York Yankees twice in four days to give the Milwaukee Braves their only World Championship.Lew BurdetteOn October 10, 1957, Burdette shut out the Yankees for the second time in four days. He was the first pitcher in 37 years to win three complete games in a single WS and the first since Christy Mathewson (1905) to throw two shutouts in a single Series. The win gave Milwaukee the world championship and earned Burdette Series MVP honors.Hall of Fame lefty Warren Spahn and righthander Burdette gave the Braves a formidable one-two punch, with 443 victories between them in 13 seasons. A slider and sinkerball pitcher, Burdette was widely accused of throwing a spitball as well. His constant fidgeting on the mound fed that suspicion; it didn't indicate nervousness. Teammate Gene Conley said, “Lew had ice water in his veins. Nothing bothered him, on or off the mound. He was a chatterbox out there … He would talk to himself, to the batter, the umpire, and sometimes even to the ball.”Besides winning 20 games in 1958 and 21 in '59, Burdette won 19 twice and 18 once. His 2.70 ERA topped the NL in 1956. In two All-Star Games, he allowed only one run in seven innings. He no-hit the Phillies on August 18, 1960.On May 26, 1959, he was the winning pitcher when Pittsburgh's Harvey Haddix hurled 12 perfect innings against the Braves, only to lose in the 13th. That winter, the puckish Burdette asked for a $10,000 raise, explaining: “I'm the greatest pitcher that ever lived. The greatest game that was ever pitched in baseball wasn't good enough to beat me, so I've got to be the greatest!”“My best pitches were a sinker and slider,” Burdette said. “I'd move the ball in and out. I always tried to keep it down. I was always being accused of throwing at the hitters. Early Wynn always said that he was the meanest pitcher in the American League, and I was the meanest in the National League.” — Sports Collectors Digest, September 4, 1998"I'm the greatest pitcher that ever lived. The greatest game that was ever pitched in baseball wasn't good enough to beat me, so I've got to be the greatest!" - Lew Burdette, 1959""There should be 3 pitching statistics for Burdette: Wins, Losses, and Relative Humidity." - Red Smith, The New York Times

Our show's 75th episode has a special guest in Jayson Stark, one of the most well-respected, well-liked baseball writers for more than 40 years. His passion for the game and craft shines through as he discusses growing up as Stan Hochman's pen pal, studying Peter Gammons early in his career, and mentoring other young reporters. Jayson has some wild tales – including a near punch by Dickie Noles, and Dallas Green's special gift – from being a beat writer covering the early '80s Philadelphia Phillies. Hear how Jayson developed his weekly baseball column, renowned since 1983 for humor, oddball stats and offbeat facts. He tells us about a World Series game that he considers the best in history. And there's even a story connecting a Sammy Sosa homer and a certain Frenchman. The Baseball Writers' Association of America named Stark the 2019 winner of its Career Excellence Award, which he received at the Hall of Fame induction weekend in Cooperstown, New York. Jayson worked 21 years at his hometown Philadelphia Inquirer, first serving as the Phillies' beat reporter (1979-82) and then becoming the paper's national baseball writer and columnist in '83. His Baseball Week in Review column proved so popular in syndication that it continued after he was hired by ESPN in 2000. For the next 17 years, Stark served as a senior baseball writer for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine while making regular appearances on the cable network's TV shows “Baseball Tonight,” “SportsCenter” and “Outside the Lines,” as well as regular ESPN Radio guest spots on “Mike and Mike” and as co-host of a weekly radio show during the baseball season on ESPN Radio's affiliate in Philadelphia. His TV work includes appearances on Major League Baseball Productions, NFL Films and Philadelphia's Comcast SportsNet. He is also a former baseball analyst for the Sports Fan radio network and a commentator on the Phillies' pregame radio show. Despite his popularity and proficiency, Stark was laid off by ESPN in April 2017. He has been covering baseball at The Athletic and MLB Network since 2018. Jayson also served as a columnist for Baseball America for 16 years and has written for Sports Illustrated, Sport, Inside Sports, Sporting News, Men's Fitness and Athlon. His first job in journalism was at the Providence Journal (1975-78). Stark has won an Emmy for his work on "Baseball Tonight," has been inducted into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame and is a two-time winner of the Pennsylvania Sportswriter of the Year award given by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. He was a finalist for that group's National Sportswriter of the Year award in 2017. Stark was honored by Penn State's Foster Conference for Distinguished Writers in 2010. He has won several awards from the Associated Press Sports Editors, and he was inducted into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2017. That year, Topps issued a Jayson Stark baseball card. Jayson is the author of three books: “Wild Pitches: Rumblings, Grumblings, and Reflections on the Game I Love” (2014) “Worth The Wait: Tales of the 2008 Phillies” (2011) “The Stark Truth: The Most Overrated and Underrated Players in Baseball History” (2007) Stark earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Syracuse University in 1973. He was born in Philadelphia and grew up in the city's Northeast section. His mother, June Herder Stark, wrote for the Philadelphia Record and worked alongside legendary sportswriter Red Smith. She later edited the Philadelphia edition of Where Magazine. You can follow Stark on X: @jaysonst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason discusses some of the racing from the weekend including the Red Smith from Aqueduct, racing from Churchill Downs and Del Mar, and more! 

Jason looks ahead to some of the races coming up this weekend as Del Mar opens up it's fall meeting. He also discusses the Red Smith at Aqueduct as well as the announcement the Breeders' Cup will be at Del Mar in 2025. 

Saturday's Race of the Day is Aqueduct's Grade 2 Red Smith Stakes. David Aragona and Craig Milkowski analyze here. This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Mike Pesca is an award winning journalist, NPR legend, book author, substacker, and host of The Gist. Listen to The Gist every weekday. Follow Mike on Substack. Read his rollicking book on sports what ifs.Mike and I discussed many things, including:  His his interviews with Virginia Sole Smith, Rainn Wilson, and Leon Neyfakh.  His appreciation for The Colin McEnroe Show, WTF with Marc Maron, Conversations With Coleman Hughes, Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air, Savage Lovecast, Fresh Air with Terry Gross, and On the Media. For the record, if there were six faces on Mt. Rushmore, I might just enshrine Sean Evans and Neil Brennan, both of whom are pursuing innovative interview approaches.  Mike recommends you read American Pastimes: The Very Best of Red Smith. Do you enjoy these explorations of working lives? Please support this project on Patreon. Check out my free weekly newsletter, The Sabbateur.  All my other projects are over here.  Get in touch on Insta, Twitter, Facebook, or at podcastforaliving [at] gmail.  Please hit that follow/subscribe button, leave a review, and share the pod with your people.  Our theme song is Nile's Blues by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons by an Attribution 4.0 License.Thanks to Liv Hunt for the logo design. Please take good care of yourself. Thank you for listening! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We begin our visit to Delaware with Americana/Country Singer songwriter Red Smith.His songs include:Down the Mountain, Lonesome And You and Trouble Like ThisUp Next a one man band called Pulixima

Preview of 4 Graded Stakes this Saturday, Nov. 26th. The Fall Highweight and Red Smith at Aqueduct, and the Golden Rod / Ky. Jockey Club for 2yo's at Churchill Downs. Points on the line for next year's Ky. Derby and Oaks!! Go to our website: https://www.hhhracingpodcast.com Twitter: @hkravets Promotions: Subscribe to the excellent, informative and profitable "Power Picks" Tip Sheet! Please go to: https://www.patreon.com/hhhracingpodcast . Fantastic ABC P4 and P5 grids, along with Spot Plays and Price Plays provided that hit close to 40% in 2021 and currently has an ROI around $2.50 (national average is $1.60). Picks arrive via email every Sat. morning for that day's races. Purchase your Power Picks NOW and make 2022 your best handicapping year ever! #horseracing #horseracingtips #gambling #breederscup #churchilldowns #Clarkhandicap #nhc #hawthorne #nyra #kentuckyderby --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howard-k-kravets/support

In this episode, Zac interviews one of the most talented songwriters and performers in Delaware. Red also talks about his experiences learning to play music, what inspires his song writing, trying to record his first album, trying out for The Voice, and much more! Be sure to listen to the end to hear his performance of "Trouble". 

In this episode of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick, we examine the claim that if a writer isn't enjoying the act of writing, the reader will know it... and we declare shenanigans. Writing is hard. If, as a writer of fiction, you're enjoying the act of writing -- if it's not challenging you, pushing you, changing you -- you're not doing your best work. Let me tell you why. Listen! Links and topics mentioned in this episode include... My day job is providing a variety of creative services (like my writer's coaching service and my beginning indie author consulting) to authors, podcasters, and other creative professionals. My next book is a work of non-fiction. Pre-order Indie Author Marketing Infrastructure today, help push the book up the charts, and be among the first to read it! Hazy Days and Cloudy Nights: "How It All Got Started"  is my free serial available via email subscription I mention the particularly challenging writing session that inspired the discussion that inspired this episode... the session in question became part of my novelette "The Perfumed Air at Kwaanantag Bay," a follow-up to my novel Light of the Outsider. Two examples of a reading experience well worth having even though you might not enjoy them in the usual sense of the word: Ulysses by James Joyce and Moby Dick by Herman Melville. Sometimes we want our entertainment to blatantly manipulate us. The movie Forrest Gump from director Robert Zemeckis is an example. Get to Know Your Worst Self and become a better writer and maybe even a better person. Saltine crackers. You know. Those things we use to make soup less flavorful. Frank Norris is the first to have expressed the sentiment, "I don't like writing but I love having written." Responding the question of whether writing was a chore, Red Smith first said, "Why, no. You simply sit down at the typewriter, open your veins, and bleed." Before him, Paul Gallico wrote, "It is only when you open your veins and bleed onto the page a little that you establish contact with your reader." Explore the origins of this quote. Do you want to write Fun With Dick and Jane, or The Wind in the Willows? How's your creative week going? Tell me about it in the comments. Want uncut, unedited episodes of Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick, e-books, audiobooks, music, and more goodies? Become a patron and help support this podcast. This episode was made possible in part by the patronage of listeners like you, including J. C.  Hutchins. Want to support the show and be listed in the credits, plus get lots of other goodies, perks, and exclusive access? Become a patron! Love Sonitotum with Matthew Wayne Selznick and would like to make a one-time donation in support of the show? Donate via PayPal or leave a tip via Ko-Fi, with my grateful thanks.

Kevin, Dave, Bull, and Sal answer mailbag questions from our audience in the "Club House". Hear Kevin talk about the importance of the sacrifice fly and role models Mickey Mantle and Red Smith. Sal goes "Back to the Future" on pitching regulations that we need to review for the safety and production of our young pitchers. Bull explains the special traits that teammate John Shelby brought to the ballpark everyday. Dave talks "Teachable Moments" and helps parents develop a mindset and approach to take to the ballpark in order to enhance the family baseball experience.

With the Dodgers about to play the Braves, we look back at a third baseman who played for only those two teams, but in Brooklyn and Boston over a century ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the Dodgers about to play the Braves, we look back at a third baseman who played for only those two teams, but in Brooklyn and Boston over a century ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Navajo Elder Phyllis Smith is an educator, breast cancer survivor, and patient advocate. Phyllis explains how her medical team, family support, and healthy dose humor helped her heal from cancer. “To see me here tells you that cancer, you can beat it. There's all different ways, it depends on yourself. You've got to be determined, you've got to set yourself forward, you've got to plan ahead. [...] there's always somebody out there, nowadays, who can help you”. She is joined by her son Tyson King, who has supported her in every step of her journey.Phyllis E. Smith, Dine, grew up in the hogbacks of Rehoboth New Mexico, herding sheep, practicing her Navajo culture, and is the daughter of the late Red Smith and Johanna Haskeltsie.   Phyllis graduated from Gallup High school and began working at Wingate High School.  Phyllis was employed with the BIA/BIE for 25 years and retired in 2006 when she was diagnosed with stage two breast cancer.  After undergoing intense Chemotherapy and Radiation treatment at the UNM Cancer Center in Albuquerque New Mexico, she returned to the Gallup area and became actively involved with many organizations, including the Eastern Agency Council of Aging, and the Wingate Elementary School Board association both of which she held office for.  Phyllis returned to education and received her AA in Elementary education and her BA in Elementary Education with emphasis on Native Native American Studies,  and returned to work for the Navajo Nation Head start program.  Phyllis again retired from her duties as a Pre-school teacher having served in the Pinedale NM, Churchrock NM  and Chichiltah/Jones Ranch  NM  areas.  She remains actively involved with the American Cancer Society, the NM Cancer Center support services, The NN Eastern Agency Council of Aging, The NN Foster Grandparent Program, and is very active in her local Senior centers.  Phyllis is the mother of three beautiful children Michelle Martin, Travis King, and Tyson King.  Phyllis is KinYaa'aanii, (Towering House), born for Tsi'naajinii (Black Streek Wood People), her Cheii's are Nakai Dine, (Mexican), and her Nali's are Bil'agana, (Anglo).  Her passions are arts and crafts, her love for crocheting and sewing is unwavering and you can always find her with a basket full of yarn and crochet hooks whenever you see her out and about. Resources:New Mexico Cancer Center GallupRelay For Life - American Cancer SocietyIndian Health Services: Find Health Care American Indian Cancer Foundation --Indigenae theme song: “Nothing Can Kill My Love For You” by Semiah Instagram: @semiah.smithFind her on Youtube, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Apple Music. 

Jerry Izenberg earned his first newspaper paycheck in 1951, and he's still writing as columnist emeritus at The Star-Ledger in Newark, New Jersey. “It has been an active life,” he says. Active? Try one of the most amazing careers in sports journalism. We're lucky to hear from Jerry in this second of a two-part episode about his 70 years in the business. Part 1 was all about Muhammad Ali. Jerry told tales from covering more of his fights than anyone. In this second episode, we hear how Jerry became a sports columnist, and how he learned from Red Smith and Jimmy Cannon. He tells us about the first Super Bowl and Pete Rozelle. Hear about Mike Tyson crying on Jerry's chest, and about the magnificent Pele's message to the crowd after his final soccer match. You'll laugh about the pigeons at Jerry's first boxing title match and smile about how a horse from Venezuela captured his heart. And you'll learn about the fortitude of Larry Doby, the baseball Hall of Famer who broke the American League color barrier and later developed a special relationship with Jerry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We look back at the racing action from the weekend including the Red Smith at Aqueduct, the Chilukki Stakes at Churchill, the Native Diver at Del Mar, and much more! 

How could a chat with our friend Red Smith not be great? It absolutely was and we look forward to chatting with him again in the future. Please excuse the slightly lower audio quality than normal. Andy was on vacation and had a sub-optimal internet connection. He even cuts out for a couple of minutes about halfway through but Jamie and Red showed their professionalism by just carrying on. A long list of most of the people and things we mentioned, with links to where they can be found, is in the description of the YouTube video for this episode: https://youtu.be/Q1zvyD4kyKY As Makers Waffle we can be found in the following places: Instagram YouTube Twitter Facebook Patreon And our personal accounts are: Jamie Reader: Instagram Andy Pugh: Instagram & YouTube

No journalist defines his or her state's politics like Jon Ralston and Nevada. Jon's been deep in Nevada politics since the early 80s, rising from the the night police beat to his state's foremost voice on politics. In this conversation, Jon talks through his ascent in Nevada politics, some of the most memorable races and personalities he's covered, the "math" behind today's Nevada elections, and the gamble he took to start his own news non-profit, The Nevada Indpendent. Great episode for anyone interested in politics and political journalism. Podcast WebsiteTwitter: @ProPoliticsPodTwitter: @ZacMcCraryFacebook: The Pro Politics PodcastIN THIS EPISODE…The one political sign Jon remembers in his yard as a kid…The writer that a young Jon wanted to emulate…Jon's first beat in Las Vegas is on the nightly crime beat…How Jon fell in love with politics a few years into his career in Las Vegas…What happened when Jon almost left Nevada after the 1986 elections and why he stayed…Jon talks about the 1986 race that launched Harry Reid's Senate career…Jon's talks the math behind the “three different states” of Nevada politics…What is the Reid Machine and how does it work so well…?The time Harry Reid called in live on-air to correct Jon…Jon breaks down how the gaming industry influences Nevada politics…Jon talks the influence of the Culinary Union…Jon's early thoughts on the 2022 Governor and Senate races…Jon riffs on the right pronunciation of Nevada…Jon's wake-up call to how politics works in the newspaper business…Jon gambles by starting his own journalism outlet, the Nevada Independent, in 2016…The one quality Jon learned is vital in both journalism and running his own business…Jon breaks down his notoriously dogged TV interview style…The one compliment Jon loves getting from viewers…Jon's hidden gem restaurant recommendation in Vegas… ALSO… Sheldon Adelson, Joe Biden, Catherine Cortez Masto, the Clark County Firewall, Bill Clinton, Ned Day, John Ensign, Brian Greenspun, Kenny Guinn, Rebecca Lambe, Adam Laxalt, Paul Laxalt, Carl Levin, Frank McCulloch, Barack Obama, rabble-rousers and nastygrams, Ronald Reagan, Don Reynolds, Jim Santini, Sinclair Broadcasting, Steve Sisolak, Red Smith, Tony Spilotro, Bob Stoldal, the University of Buffalo, Larry Wallace…AND MORE!Podcast WebsiteTwitter: @ProPoliticsPodTwitter: @ZacMcCraryFacebook: The Pro Politics Podcast

Finishing the story they began last week, Mike and Bill follow the Seattle Pilots east to Milwaukee and profile the man who, in addition to stealing them away, became one of the most powerful men in the history of the game. Plus, happy birthday to Red Smith and Mike Epstein!

B.J. and Alex Thomas roll on this morning as we discuss some Packers football and whether they should push all the chips to the center and go all in? Joe Ornstein (Red Smith Awards) joins the show this morning to preview the Red Smith Awards Banquet that is being held virtually this year on Wednesday at 7:15pm! We end the show with some fun as it's National Peanut Butter Day!

Joe Ornstein (Red Smith Awards) joins the show this morning to preview the Red Smith Awards Banquet that is being held virtually this year on Wednesday at 7:15pm!

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 16, 2021 is: underwhelm • un-der-WELM • verb : to fail to impress or stimulate Examples: "Nesmith's short stints continue to underwhelm. During one four-minute stretch in the fourth quarter, he missed a 3-pointer by a wide margin and committed three fouls." — Adam Himmelsbach, The Boston Globe, 4 Jan. 2021 "He underwhelmed in 2019, leveling out after a dynamic start in Detroit, which earned him All-Star honors. But Greene bounced back in 2020, posting a 2.60 ERA with a 21:9 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 28 games." — Gabriel Burns, The Atlanta (Georgia) Journal-Constitution, 6 Jan. 2021 Did you know? Overwhelm and its rare synonym whelm have both been around since the Middle Ages, but underwhelm is a 20th-century coinage. Both overwhelm and whelm are derived from the Middle English whelmen, which is perhaps an alteration of whelven ("to turn over" or "to cover up"). Underwhelm is a playful overturning of overwhelm well suited for describing the unimpressive. More than one person claims the distinction of having invented underwhelm; several sources attribute it to the playwright George S. Kaufman, but sports columnist Red Smith is quoted as believing he coined the word himself, and still other sources cite other potential creators. Chances are that the word was in fact coined by more than one inventive writer.

Jerry Izenberg might not be a recognizable name to most sport’s fans, but it’s one that will be eternally remembered when it comes to all sports. You see, Jerry Izenberg is one of the greatest writers to ever put pen to paper when it comes to covering the games we love to watch. Jerry spent time at several newspapers, most notably though, he spent most of his career writing for a paper that so few know (unless you live in or near New Jersey), the Newark Star-Ledger. Jerry also wrote, produced and directed sport’s specials and documentaries and authored several books including: “Once There Were Giants” … “The Greatest Game Ever Played” … “No Medals for Trying” … “Rozelle: A Biography”. While Jerry might not be as well-known as some of his contemporaries who wrote for larger newspapers, guys like Dave Anderson, Red Smith, Jim Murray, Jimmy Cannon, Shirley Povich or Frank Deford, doesn’t mean he was every bit as good – or better. So many couldn’t wait to get a copy of the paper every morning to read Jerry. But Jerry was even more! He found stories where no one dared to go before him. To make a stand and cover issues that others thought had no business being in the sport’s pages; and his work to raise money through sport’s endeavors has gone unnoticed by so many. Well, writer and author Ed Odeven recently sat down with Jerry and many of his fellow writers to put together a new book, “Going 15-Round with Jerry Izenberg,” and joins me on this special edition of Sports’ Forgotten Heroes where we don’t discuss a hero on the field, rather we focus on a hero who helped make the game more interesting for all of us. Links: Sports' Forgotten Heroes website Sports' Forgotten Heroes Patreon Page Sports' Forgotten Heroes twitter © 2020 Sports' Forgotten Heroes

Spencer and Matt go over 4 races from Aqueduct 4-6-9-10 and 3 angles they talk about  how a barn switch can completely turn a horse around  some extra formulator digging could have helped you toss a 4-5 fav How lookign at another Shug horse profile could have helped you find the Red Smith winner 

We look back at the racing weekend including North Dakota's win in the Red Smith, an upset in the Native Diver at Del Mar, Woodbine's final weekend of the season, and more! 

Today’s guest The Red Smith a maker from southern France talks about teaching and why it’s so important and how taking risk will always end with reward. We all remember that one teacher that made school hell for us. An uninspired, by the book, not giving a shit supposed teacher. They say teaching is one of the most important jobs in the world. Yet we have all experienced a teacher like this. What about risk. Are you one to overthink a situation. Go through all the possible outcomes then never pull the trigger? Red gives some unique points of view on these topics Heaps to unpack in this episode Enjoy! Links https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqV0qSeS6i0qdymBFlLvnOw https://www.instagram.com/the_redsmith/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/justin-white48/message

In this episode, David and Sarah are joined by Jane Leavy, author of groundbreaking and best-selling books on Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, and Sandy Koufax, and former colleague of David's at The Washington Post. They talk about the mythology of sports, The Babe, the relationship between reporters and athletes and the famous bar fight at the Copacabana between the Yankees and a bowling team that changed the rules about covering athletes’ private lives. Sarah asks Jane about being one of the first women reporters in the locker room and the status of women’s sports today. Jane describes an orchestrated dinner party for Billie Jean King and legendary sports writer Red Smith, and she and David discuss how baseball can return to not only a regular season, but to the pre-stat driven days of entertaining and lyrical play.

February 27, 2011 — The “Duke of Flatbush”, Hall of Famer Duke Snider dies in Escondido, CA at age 84. Snider was a power-hitting centerfielder for the great Brooklyn Dodgers teams of the 1950s and is immortalized in Terry Cashman’s song “Willie, Mickey and the Duke”.  Snider was Brooklyn’s entry into one of the most passionate debates in baseball history.  New York sportswriter Red Smith once wrote, “(Duke) Snider, (Mickey) Mantle, and (Willie) Mays.  You could get a fat lip in any saloon by starting an argument as to which was the best.”  Sharing the big city spotlight with fellow future Hall of Fame centerfielders Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle, Snider was part of a magical period in New York baseball that saw a team from the nation’s largest city win the World Series in nine out of the 10 seasons between 1949 and 1958.  The Dodgers appeared in the Fall Classic five times during that time, winning their only championship in Brooklyn in 1955.  Although the Dodger lineup also featured other outstanding performers such as Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella, and Gil Hodges throughout much of the period, no one on the team wielded a more potent bat than Snider.  And, even though the Brooklyn centerfielder usually came out third best in comparisons to Mays and Mantle, Snider hit more home runs during the 1950s (326) than any other player in baseball. Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner once noted, “I’d say Duke covers more ground, wastes less motion, and is more consistent than anyone since DiMaggio.”  And Stan Musial named Snider, Willie Mays, and Hank Aaron as his all-time National League outfield. What could have been – after the failed playoff series in 1951 Snider later recalled, “I went to Walter O’Malley and told him I couldn’t take the pressure.  I told him I’d just as soon be traded.  I told him I figured I could do the Dodgers no good.” 

Brian returns to the state of Wisconsin and his back on the show this morning! He talks about his time in New Jersey and why he can't drive in NJ! We bring back the interview with Bob Costas from the Red Smith Awards and what his thoughts are on the scandals in baseball! Big Stew (Stew's Picks) joins us to give us his picks for the weekend to help make you some cash! Our best tweet is all about OBJ and his run with the law.

The second hour gets off and rolling at Menominee Nation Arena with part 2 from our chat with Mark Murphy from the Green Bay Packers! Chris Roth (WBAY-TV Action 2 Sports) joins us to preview Sunday evening in Santa Clara, CA and what some of his keys are to a win for Green Bay! Our "Thank you Thursday" features the Red Smith Awards!

B.J. is flying solo for the second straight day as he broadcasts at Menominee Nation Arena ahead of Wisconsin vs. Erie for some morning basketball! We hear from Packers CEO & President Mark Murphy from the Red Smith Awards last night and his thoughts on the job his team has done to advance to the NFC Championship Game! We hear from Aaron Rodgers after he met with the media yesterday and Jordan Beasley from the Wisconsin Herd joins B.J. to chat about Herd gameday!

The guys get the second hour started with breaking down the National Championship game from last night and we hear Coach O! Brad Fischer (UW-Oshkosh Women's Basketball) joins us to chat about his team and their upcoming game against UW-Eau Claire in Oshkosh! We also discuss how the game on Sunday can define Aaron Rodgers legacy in Green Bay. We are also joined with Joe Ornstein (Red Smith Awards) to chat about tomorrow night's great guest list and how you can still attend!

Jason looks back at the weekend of racing including the mandatory Rainbow 6 payout at Gulfstream Park West, the Red Smith from Aqueduct, and more! 

Public Handicapper Editors Scott Carson and Chris Larmey discuss three stakes and the Late Pick 5 at Aqueduct for Saturday, Nov 23. Races include the Coronation Futurity from Woodbine, the Red Smith from Aqueduct, and the Native Diver from Del Mar.

DRF Handicappers analyze several stakes races and multi-race wagers, offering betting strategies and much more on Out of the Gate. For all of DRFTV's video offerings, head on over to video.drf.com This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

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After we announced that Gerry Davis would be back in Appleton to receive the Red Smith Award at January's banquet, he joined me for a few minutes to talk about baseball and the award.

After we announced that Gerry Davis would be back in Appleton to receive the Red Smith Award at January's banquet, he joined me for a few minutes to talk about baseball and the award.

Joe stops in to debut our Red Smith award winner, a new ticket site that you can use right now, and bit of history on what the show's all about.

Joe stops in to debut our Red Smith award winner, a new ticket site that you can use right now, and bit of history on what the show's all about.

119 - Awards, rankings and grappling: The Three Amigos are back talking shop. Ricardo talks about the Red Smith Awards show and how Muggsy Bogues wasn't a happy guy with how area high schools had class during MLK Day this past Monday. We go on a long hoops session talking about former Auburndale great Mark Tauscher. Ricardo gets salty over who should be considered for Mr. Basketball. We're still stunned that Kimberly lost to Oshkosh West in boys hoops. We look at hoops rankings too and then delve into wrestling and Ricardo thinks there's too many weight classes in the lighter weights and not enough for the more corpulent of athletes, like himself. Brett ends it with some "Jam-uary" talk for next week.

Joe joins us to introduce the final special guest at the banquet, coming Tuesday, January 16th at the Radisson Paper Valley in Appleton!

Joe joins us to introduce the final special guest at the banquet, coming Tuesday, January 16th at the Radisson Paper Valley in Appleton!

Matt Bernier recaps this past weekend's racing and analyzes the best performances on DRFTV. This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

On this week's edition, Matt Bernier recaps the Breeders' Cup and takes a look at the Red Smith Handicap. This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

DRF Handicappers and contributors give their opinions on last week's Breeders' Cup and analyze this weekend's races This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Our good friend Andy joins us once again to talk about success and failure and stepping out of your comfort zone. Or in his case, trying to stay as far away from his comfort zone as possible. This conversation is a real treat! Get some of that halloween candy for your ear holes! Thank you RED SMITH for the topic! Andy: blamebirkey.com On the web at: maybeivesaidtoomuch.com/ Joel: www.missingdigitwoodshop.com Izzy: www.izzyswan.com Mike: ;) maybepodcastmaybeivesaidtoomuch

  A Pulitzer Prize-winner returns to the Clubhouse. It Happens Every Spring: DiMaggio, Mays, the Splendid Splinter, and a Lifetime at the Ballpark -- opinions and reflections on the National Pastime from one of New York's most popular sportswriters. As these gents would say... "It can be stated as a law that the sportswriter whose horizons are no wider than the outfield fences is a bad sportswriter because he has no sense of proportion and no awareness of the real world around him.  Ira Berkow knows what is important about a game is not the score but the people who play it."  -Red Smith "Ira Berkow belongs to that rare breed: a writer who specializes in sports but whose subjects represent a broad range in human aspirations and challenges."  -Gay Talese "Ira Berkow is one of the great American writers, without limitation to the field of sports."  -Scott Turow Ira Berkow is a former sports columnist and feature writer for "The New York Times," where he worked for more than 25 years.  He shared the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting in 2001 and was a finalist for the Pulitzer for commentary in 1988.  He is the author of 25 books, including the bestsellers "Maxwell Street: Survival in a Bazaar" and "Red: A Biography of Red Smith."  His work has frequently been cited in the prestigious anthology series Best American Sports Writing, as well as the 1999 anthology Best American Sports Writing of the Century. On a May evening, Ira Berkow led our intimate, indelible Clubhouse conversation.  Listen in -- and you'll agree with those gents named Smith, Talese and Turow.  Enjoy...      

The Total Tutor Neil Haley will interview  Pulitzer Prize Winning Writer Ira Berkow, Author of It Happens Every Spring Culled from 50 years' worth of columns from one of the country's most popular sportswriters, It Happens Every Spring stands as a remarkable and evocative anthology that is guaranteed to delight baseball fans of all ages. Former New York Times columnist Ira Berkow captures the spirit of America's pasttime in this collection of opinions, stories, and observations from his long and distinguished career. From memories of Ted Williams and Satchel Paige to reflections on Jackie Robinson, Barry Bonds, and the soul of the beloved game, this work combines Berkow's eye for detail with the comedy and drama revealed by the subjects themselves, bringing to life some of the most famous baseball personalities from the last half century. Ira Berkow is a former sports columnist and feature writer for the New York Times, where he worked for more than 25 years. He shared the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting in 2001 and was a finalist for the Pulitzer for commentary in 1988. He is the author of more than 20 books, including Summers in the Bronx, and the bestsellers Maxwell Street: Survival in a Bazaar and Red: A Biography of Red Smith. He is the coauthor and editor of Hank Greenberg: The Story of My Life, which was a primary source for the award-winning documentary The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg. He lives in New York City.

"have a look at the horse" [SILV]  One of the best regarded stories in the Sherlock Holmes canon is "Silver Blaze." The story has so many elements to it that lend themselves to the lore of Sherlock Holmes: the Baker Street opening, the image of Holmes and Watson in the railway carriage, a number of famous quotes. We'll be revisiting this story again in Trifles. But for this time, our focus is on the horse. With the Kentucky Derby approaching on May 6, it's an apt time to consider the heritage of Silver Blaze and the associated activities that were happening during that time. Noted sports columnist Red Smith had some thoughts about Holmes's actions and the racetrack bookie, and S. Tupper Bigelow took an opposite tack. Who was right? You'll have to tune in to hear.   Please leave us a rating and review on iTunes or Google Play, and consider supporting our efforts through Patreon or PayPal.

...in which Rex and Paul chew the fat about feeling the pressure to get home from church in time to see the Cowboys game, difficulties staying up till midnight on New Year's Eve, Rex's adventures doing press relations at the Cotton Bowl, his best Christmas stocking gift ever, the old Alps Restaurant, the old Baker Hotel in Dallas, former LSU coach Charlie McClendon and Rex's boyhood refusal to shake his hand, Rex's coverage of other bowl games, freezing at the Liberty Bowl, Paul's viewing of the second Ali-Frazier fight while AWOL from the Navy, Pete Fountain in New Orleans, legendary Forrest City sportswriter Raoul Carlisle at the Kentucky Derby with Red Smith, how Lou Holtz messed up E.J. Junior's name, Rex's near-death experience swallowing a bay leaf at a restaurant in the French Quarter, the need to go to Northeast Arkansas while the leaves are off the trees, George's Fish Market in Marvell, and getting caviar and tamales in Helena.

In the 1850s, settlers in western Nevada were cut off from the rest of the world each winter by deep snow. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll learn about their lifeline, Norwegian immigrant John Thompson, who for 20 years carried mail, medicine, and supplies through 90 miles of treacherous snowdrifts on a pair of homemade skis. We'll also hear listener contributions regarding prison camp escape aids in World War II and puzzle over how lighting a cigarette results in a lengthy prison sentence. Sources for our feature on Snowshoe Thompson: Alton Pryor, Classic Tales in California History, 1999. Erling Ylvisaker, Eminent Pioneers, 1934. Kay Grant, "'Snowshoe' Thompson: The Norwegian Who Mastered the Rugged Sierra Nevada to Deliver the U.S. Mail," Wild West 18:4 (December 2005): 10, 68-69. "'Snowshoe' Thompson Finally Gets His Due," Deseret News, May 15, 1976. Alan Drummer, "Miracle on Skis," Milwaukee Journal, March 1, 1985. Larry Walsh, "'Snowshoe' Thompson Knew How to Carry the Mail," Pittsburgh Press, Feb. 26, 1992. "Snowshoe Thompson," Carroll Herald, Dec. 22, 1886. Red Smith, "Snowshoe Thompson Would Have Chuckled," Ottawa Citizen, Feb. 18, 1960. Listener mail: Wikipedia, Snakes and Ladders. "Clutty and His Escape Devices," in Ian Dear, Escape and Evasion, 2004. H. Keith Melton, Ultimate Spy, 1996. This week's lateral thinking puzzle was contributed by listener David White, who sent these corroborating links (warning -- these spoil the puzzle). You can listen using the player above, download this episode directly, or subscribe on iTunes or via the RSS feed at http://feedpress.me/futilitycloset. Please consider becoming a patron of Futility Closet -- on our Patreon page you can pledge any amount per episode, and all contributions are greatly appreciated. You can change or cancel your pledge at any time, and we've set up some rewards to help thank you for your support. You can also make a one-time donation via the Donate button in the sidebar of the Futility Closet website. Many thanks to Doug Ross for the music in this episode. If you have any questions or comments you can reach us at podcast@futilitycloset.com. Thanks for listening!

This week on the Awakening Liberty Show, Sean will have news and commentary on the Net Neutrality issue and special guest Red Smith will be joining the show to discuss the Jefferson State Declaration in Northern California and Southern Oregon! Join Us! Listen Live or call in 347-324-3704 A hard hitting program focused on Truth and Liberty. The show includes news and commentary on the New World Order Agenda and the Global takeover by Central Banks. It also explores ways that WE the resistance can effect change in these Dark Times. The show will also look at historic events that perpetuated the rise of the New World Order, who is involved and what their agenda is! Join Sean for an enlightening evening! Call in at 347-324-3704 or Listen Live

Opening Day for the Bergino Baseball Clubhouse Spring 2013 Event Calendar... with a Pulitzer Prize winner throwing out the first pitch! "My job as a columnist and feature writer, primarily -- as opposed to a beat writer covering the game itself -- was to give a sense, a feel of being there, to write about elements of the on-field participants that the spectator is not aware of, and cannot be aware of from his vantage in the grandstands, or on a couch in front of his television set." -Ira Berkow Former New York Times columnist Ira Berkow captures the spirit of the New York Mets in this unforgettable collection of opinions, stories, and observations.  On this night in the Clubhouse, memories and reflections about Casey Stengel, Tom Seaver, Gil Hodges, Yogi Berra, Art Shamsky, Ron Darling -- and even Michael Jordan & Abba Eban. Ira Berkow, a sports columnist and feature writer for The New York Times for more than 25 years, won the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting in 2001 and was a finalist for the Pulitzer for commentary in 1988.  He is the author of 20 books, including the bestsellers Red: A Biography of Red Smith and Maxwell Street: Survival in a Bazaar. On March 14th, we had a standing-room-only crowd in the Bergino Baseball Clubhouse -- and an hour's worth of stories from a Pulitzer Prize winner.  Listen in... (This podcast is dedicated to the memory of Audrey McGinn)