Podcast appearances and mentions of Robin Ventura

Orel Hershiser joins Jay Horwitz for a rare deep dive into the year he spent as a New York Met — and the unforgettable moments that came before it. From earning his 200th career win in Flushing to outdueling the Mets in the legendary 1988 NLCS, Hershiser reflects on a career full of iconic moments and unlikely friendships. He opens up about what it meant to play behind Robin Ventura and Rey Ordoñez, why Bobby Valentine was one of the smartest minds he's ever worked with, and the hilarious myth about John Olerud's helmet. Plus: tales from the Dodgers' clubhouse, broadcasting with Vin Scully, and why Ricky Henderson was truly one of one. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 – Intro: Orel Hershiser's Mets & Dodgers Legacy01:00 – Why He Signed with the Mets in ‘9902:15 – Bobby Valentine, Buck Showalter & a Smart Clubhouse03:00 – Remembering That 1999 Mets Team04:00 – Clinching the Wild Card: Brad Clontz's Wild Pitch05:00 – Pitching Through Pain, Grit, and Adjustments06:30 – The Grand Slam Single Game from the Mound08:00 – Winning Career Game #200 as a Met09:15 – Flashback to 1988 NLCS: Breaking the Mets' Hearts11:00 – Dodging Bulletin Board Material & Lasorda's Pep Talks12:30 – Game 7 Heroics & Tommy's Crazy Contingency Plan14:00 – Thoughts on Payroll, Competitive Balance & Steve Cohen15:30 – Shohei Ohtani Is a Fantasy16:45 – Best Infield Orel Ever Played Behind18:00 – The Olerud Helmet Story Was Fake?!19:00 – Ricky Henderson Talked in the 3rd Person20:00 – The Mercury Mets Game21:00 – Why That One Mets Year Meant So Much22:00 – Life Lessons from Vin Scully & Dodgers Legends23:30 – On Broadcasting with Joe Davis & ESPN24:30 – Orel's Plans During the Dodgers-Mets Series25:00 – A Farewell to Jay from the Bulldog Himself Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Millenium Mets reunite at Amazin Day to talk about competing in the playoffs, going to Japan, the time Benny forgot how many outs there were, Piazza's 9/11 home run, Franco vs Bonds and all the other stories any Mets fan would want to hear. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One person in particular says that it is unfair to have Robin Ventura's grand slam single be allowed on the top 20 home runs in Mets history. Rewatch episode: Gary Carter Walk Off Win 1985 Season Opener https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_ncRQmgNrI To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One this episode of the podcast we talked about the the iconic music from the Sega genesis classic Streets of Rage, the origins of Michael Jordan's Jumpman Logo, the crazy story behind the blades of Steel NES cover art, the Beastie Boys dismantling their gold record for Paul's Boutique, the ridiculous placement of legendary Alice in Chain's frontman on Complex Magazines 50 Greatest Lead Singers of All Time list, GameStop goes Retro, making Kool-Aid, Wrestling legend Goldberg, Nolan Ryan beating the breaks off of Robin Ventura, listening shout outs and a ton more!Email: SuperRetroPod@gmail.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/superretropodcast/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@superretropodVideo episodes available at YouTube!

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Pat McCarthy speaks with Mets legend  and Oklahoma State coach Robin Ventura about several Mets prospects he has recently encounter during his time at OSU.

Robin Ventura was part of some of the most memorable Mets moments of the late 90's and early 2000's. In this interview he gives details ONLY someone who was there could tell, the stories behind Bobby Valentine's famous disguise, why Robin impersonated Mike Piazza during a rain delay at Yankee Stadium, the "Grand Slam Single" and even the story behind the ORIGINAL OMG, "Mojo Rising". To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The LSU football Tigers are just 25 days away from their 2024 season opener in Las Vegas against the USC Trojans. How is Garrett Nussmeier coming along at quarterback, and what about Harold Perkins and the defense? Can LSU get through the early part of the schedule and get to the Ole Miss game at 5-0 and keep their chances going for a shot at the 12-team playoff? Host Jim Derry brings in our own Wilson Alexander on Wednesday's Dattitude Podcast (Ep. 263) presented by Evangeline Securities to discuss answer these questions, and on “Wednesdays with Gabe,” Jim and Gabe Henderson have fun with their LSU football Mt. Rushmores, and they share a few from the audience. We also offer a Saints camp update and talk about the newly released depth chart heading into the preseason opener against the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday. In the “Extra Point,” Jim goes back 31 years to when 46-year-old Nolan Ryan beat the ever-loving snot out of 26-year old Robin Ventura.

Clint Scott and Dr. Mike Gustafson give you The Juice and revisit Robin Ventura charging at Nolan Ryan and give their favorite Nolan Ryan memories. They also discuss the Play of the Day, their favorite moments from the Summer Olympics over the weekend, and Jim Harbaugh's comments on Michigan receiving a notice of allegations from the NCAA. The guys each draft three NFL quarterbacks who they think could combine for the most total yards this season.

As the Subway Series rivalry is heating up during the summer months, Jay sits down with Mike Piazza to discuss some of Mike's greatest moments vs the Yankees. Mike breaks down his feud with Roger Clemens, recalls Ted Williams visiting him as a 16-year-old prospect and debates whether American or Italian pizza is superior.   TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Teaser 0:48 Picking up Mike in a Limo 1:28 Italian Olympic Team 3:11 Daughter Applying for College 4:34 Living in the U.S. vs Europe 5:14 Remembering Vince Piazza 6:04 Matt Franco Game 7:25 Subway Series Games 7:59 Roger Clemens 9:21 World Series Game 5 10:20 Ted Williams 11:51 Bobby Valentine Mustache 12:20 Managers with Huge Personalities 13:12 All Leiter's 1999 Playoff Shutout 14:08 Robin Ventura's Grand Slam Single 15:30 Pete Alonso's Free Agency 17:05 Being Embraced by New York 17:49 News in Italy 18:18 Francisco Alvarez 19:26 Willie Mays 20:18 London Series 21:25 Mets Ownership 22:40 New York vs Chicago vs Italian Pizza To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of Sports the NEMO Way we bring the best White sox of all time to the table for discussion. 

Jim is joined by the host of the Chicago White Sox podcast Good Guys Talk Back, Nick Murawski, to break down the hall of fame candidacy of former MLB third baseman Robin Ventura. First, Jim and Nick discuss how talented of a defender Ventura was in the hot corner (9:01). Next, they cover Ventura's legendary grand slam single in Game 5 of the 1999 NLCS, how he stacks up to HOFer Ron Santo at third, and his 46.1 bWAR during the 1990s, the highest out of any third baseman (29:02). Finally, they rank Ventura among the best third basemen of his era (50:17), before making a final call on whether or not Ventura deserves to be inducted into Cooperstown (1:02:29).

People think they know what they saw in 1993 between Nolan Ryan and Robin Ventura, just like they think they know what they saw in the 1996 collision between Albert Belle and Fernando Vina. But they don't, because behind the scenes, the code was dictating the behaviors and actions of players. In this episode, I break down some of the most important and interesting elements of the code, elements that the baseball world works hard to keep secret.

As Spring Training is upon us, Garth Brooks and Jay reminisce over their time together back in the spring of 2000 when Garth Brooks joined the Mets for camp. Garth shares his stories of playing with Todd Zeile, Mike Piazza and John Franco, getting his 2000 NL Championship ring, keeping in contect with players like Robin Ventura and much more in this very surprising Mets alumni episode! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, we talk about Tony's sickness, dreams, Doritos liquor, Wu-Tang in Vegas, Twitch allows nudity then changes mind, censorship, In-N-Out in Idaho, Jonathan Majors fired by Marvel, Mouse gameplay, Lego Fortnite, the QoftheW, Insult, and more! Salty Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/saltylanguagepods Our Patreon: Patreon.com/saltylanguage   Subscribe / rate / review us on Apple Podcasts!   Links: 1. Nolan Ryan vs. Robin Ventura https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIZB9O24BEE&ab_channel=MLB 2. Doritos flavored liquor https://www.foodandwine.com/doritos-flavored-liquor-taste-8414617 3. Wu-Tang Clan gets Vegas residency https://www.complex.com/music/a/cmplxtara-mahadevan/wu-tang-clan-announces-las-vegas-residency 4. Twitch allows nudity, then quickly changes their policy https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/twitch-reverses-artistic-nudity-sexual-content-policy-1235841288/ 5. People wait 8 hours for new In-N-Out in Idaho https://ktla.com/news/california/idaho-goes-animal-style-for-first-in-n-out-burger/ 6. Jonathan Majors fired from Marvel after guilty verdict https://deadline.com/2023/12/jonathan-majors-marvel-fired-guilty-verdict-1235671790/ 7. Mouse early gameplay trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av3K-PEEF1c&ab_channel=IGN QoftheW: What is a weird smell that you love? Insult: cumbubble Visit us at: saltylanguage.com Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/salty-language/id454587072?mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3GnINOQglJq1jedh36ZjGC iHeart Radio: http://www.iheart.com/show/263-Salty-Language/ Google Play Music: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ixozhhniffkdkgfp33brnqolvte Tony's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@allthebeers Bryan's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@IFinallyPlayed https://www.tiktok.com/@saltylanguage facebook.com/saltylanguage @salty_language / saltylanguage@gmail.com http://salty.libsyn.com/webpage  / http://www.youtube.com/user/SaltyLanguagePod Instagram/Threads: SaltyLanguage Reddit: r/saltylanguage Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/salty-language tangentboundnetwork.com Share with your friends!

In this episode, we take a look at some of the most notable Ryans in pop culture. We discuss which Ryans are underrated, which are overrated, and which one has a documented foot fetish. And finally, we decide which Ryan reigns supreme: Gosling or Reynolds. MENTIONSCTA: Our holiday bucket list comes out on Friday! Get it by signing up for our Friday newsletter, Note for the Audio: knoxandjamie.com/newsletter. Or if it's after Friday, get on the list at knoxandjamie.com/holidaybucketlist.Revisit: 441: For Your Consider-Jason | 320: Tom-ageddon | 348: The Elizabests | 254: Miss Jenn-ited States of America (archived) | 196: Chris-America pageant (archived)Trailer: The Fall GuyWay back: Ryan history | Peyton Place (see also: slang) | Ryan on NameberryFact check: How many people are in the United States? How many Ryans are there?Ryan links: Ryan O'Neal | Ryan The Temp | Saving Private Ryan | Jack Ryan | Ryan Phillippee (aside: MacGruber's sidekick was almost Captain America?) | Ryan Coogler (see also: MCU book, MBJ's teacher movie) | Ryan Lochte | Ryan Evans | Ryan's (change the world: sign the petition to bring back Ryan's) | Irene Ryan | Ryan Atwood | Ryan Murphy (see also: his development deals) | Lucy Ryan | Ryan Tedder | Ryan Leaf | Nolan Ryan (by request: Robin Ventura charges the mound and Nolan Ryan puts him in a headlock) | Rex Ryan (only linking this because it's a relevant link) | Ryan Day | Ryan Seacrest | Ryan Gosling (see also: 1992 dance video, Eva Mendes) | Ryan Reynolds (revisit: 481: Ryan Reynolds Explained | see also: Kyle Marisa Roth, Jamie's favorite blind item source)Notable quotable: “The Princess Switch movies are amazing and everyone should watch them.” -Erin MoonRed light mentions: Adele snubs Kardashians | Katy Perry debuts daughter | THIS IS ARTGreen light to Danielle Kelly for this episode idea!BONUS SEGMENTOur Patreon supporters can get full access to this week's The More You Know news segment. Become a partner. This week we discussed celebrity Halloween costumes, the Tatum/Kravitz engagement, and more!GREEN LIGHTSJamie: book- The Road of Bones by Demi Winters (get a trial of Kindle Unlimited here), music: Neo-Romance by Alexandra StreliskiKnox: book- Wellness by Nathan HillSHOW SPONSORSSubscribe to Episodes: iTunes | Android Subscribe to our Monthly Newsletter: knoxandjamie.com/newsletterShop our Amazon Link: amazon.com/shop/thepopcast | this week's featured itemFollow Us: Instagram | Twitter | FacebookSupport Us: Monthly Donation | One-Time Donation | SwagSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nolan Ryan Vs. Robin Ventura in Nolan's last bench clearing brawl. The fellas talk about Nolan's brush clearing abilities, the likelihood that we all live in a simulation, Lynn Belvedere, and crown the first "Kisser of the Week" (TM). Watch along with us here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IQqqJ-lCM0&t=2sFollow on Instagram: www.instagram.com/thewholeballgameTwitter: www.x.com/wholeballgameHead to the website: www.thewholeballgame.comEmail us: thewholeballgame@mail.com

Former Met Robin Ventura reminisces about his big league debut, with Keith Raad and some of the big moments from his career. 

Ozzie Guillén spills his reaction to this week's White Sox houseclean and reveals his previous interviews with the club in recent years. Is he seriously considering throwing his name in the mix again? He also covers finishing 2nd to Bob Melvin in San Diego & why we'll never see him as a general manager.Ozzie shares with Scott and AJ what it's like to be an uncensored media personality with endless White Sox drama to cover this year. He breaks down how it all went wrong for this year's Sox and describes clubhouse apathy that seeped into the roster.The 3-time All-Star and World Series champion manager relives the epic Robin Ventura/Nolan Ryan clash & a classic Harold Baines story!Legends Territory Tik Tok does not miss--Shady Rays are giving out their best deal of the season. Go to shadyrays.com and use code FOUL for 50% off 2+ pairs of polarized sunglasses. Try for yourself the shades rated 5 stars by over 250,000 people.

Ozzie Guillén spills his reaction to this week's White Sox houseclean and reveals his previous interviews with the club in recent years. Is he seriously considering throwing his name in the mix again? He also covers finishing 2nd to Bob Melvin in San Diego & why we'll never see him as a general manager. Ozzie shares with Scott and AJ what it's like to be an uncensored media personality with endless White Sox drama to cover this year. He breaks down how it all went wrong for this year's Sox and describes clubhouse apathy that seeped into the roster. The 3-time All-Star and World Series champion manager relives the epic Robin Ventura/Nolan Ryan clash & a classic Harold Baines story! Legends Territory Tik Tok does not miss -- Shady Rays are giving out their best deal of the season. Go to shadyrays.com and use code FOUL for 50% off 2+ pairs of polarized sunglasses. Try for yourself the shades rated 5 stars by over 250,000 people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is one way that the 2023 Mets might outdo the 2022 Mets in a positive way, and that is with their power. Brandon Nimmo hit his 19th home run of the season last night, which puts him one away from giving the Mets four players with 20 or more.When Nimmo next goes deep, he'll join Pete Alonso and Francisco Lindor, both of whom cracked 20-plus last year, as well as Francisco Álvarez, who like Nimmo has a career high this year — the catcher, of course, is a rookie. Last year, Eduardo Escobar gave the Mets three 20-homer guys.The team record is five players with 20 or more, set by Alonso, Michael Conforto, J.D. Davis, Todd Frazier, and Jeff McNeil in 2019. Unless Daniel Vogelbach, currently at 12, has a huge September, the number this year will be four, and the Mets have done that three other times:* 1987: Gary Carter, Howard Johnson, Kevin McReynolds, Darryl Strawberry* 2000: Edgardo Alfonzo, Mike Piazza, Robin Ventura, Todd Zeile* 2016: Asdrúbal Cabrera, Yoenis Céspedes, Curtis Granderson, Neil WalkerFrom 2006-2008, Carlos Beltrán, Carlos Delgado, and David Wright each hit 20 or more homers, but never had a fourth slugger join them. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willetspen.substack.com/subscribe

The Stupid History of Nolan Ryan vs Robin Ventura

Was Iván Rodríguez almost traded to the Yankees for members of the core four?! The first ballot Hall-of-Fame catcher also spills details on why he signed with the Tigers after winning a World Series title with the Marlins and why we're not giving Miguel Cabrera's final season enough attention.Also covered with the 14-time All-Star: Life at the bottom of the pile during the famed Robin Ventura-Nolan Ryan fight, handling the Texas heat as an everyday catcher and would he participate in a Legends Home Run Derby??Watch the full convo with Pudge HERE--Shady Rays are giving out their best deal of the season. Go to shadyrays.com and use code FOUL for 50% off 2+ pairs of polarized sunglasses. Try for yourself the shades rated 5 stars by over 250,000 people.

Was Iván Rodríguez almost traded to the Yankees for members of the core four?! The first ballot Hall-of-Fame catcher also spills details on why he signed with the Tigers after winning a World Series title with the Marlins and why we're not giving Miguel Cabrera's final season enough attention. Also covered with the 14-time All-Star: Life at the bottom of the pile during the famed Robin Ventura-Nolan Ryan fight, handling the Texas heat as an everyday catcher and would he participate in a Legends Home Run Derby?? Watch the full convo with Pudge HERE -- Shady Rays are giving out their best deal of the season. Go to shadyrays.com and use code FOUL for 50% off 2+ pairs of polarized sunglasses. Try for yourself the shades rated 5 stars by over 250,000 people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Was Iván Rodríguez almost traded to the Yankees for members of the core four?! The first ballot Hall-of-Fame catcher also spills details on why he signed with the Tigers after winning a World Series title with the Marlins and why we're not giving Miguel Cabrera's final season enough attention. Also covered with the 14-time All-Star: Life at the bottom of the pile during the famed Robin Ventura-Nolan Ryan fight, handling the Texas heat as an everyday catcher and would he participate in a Legends Home Run Derby?? Watch the full convo with Pudge HERE -- Shady Rays are giving out their best deal of the season. Go to shadyrays.com and use code FOUL for 50% off 2+ pairs of polarized sunglasses. Try for yourself the shades rated 5 stars by over 250,000 people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Was Iván Rodríguez almost traded to the Yankees for members of the core four?! The first ballot Hall-of-Fame catcher also spills details on why he signed with the Tigers after winning a World Series title with the Marlins and why we're not giving Miguel Cabrera's final season enough attention.Also covered with the 14-time All-Star: Life at the bottom of the pile during the famed Robin Ventura-Nolan Ryan fight, handling the Texas heat as an everyday catcher and would he participate in a Legends Home Run Derby??Watch the full convo with Pudge HERE--Shady Rays are giving out their best deal of the season. Go to shadyrays.com and use code FOUL for 50% off 2+ pairs of polarized sunglasses. Try for yourself the shades rated 5 stars by over 250,000 people.

SEASON 2 EPISODE 7: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:44) SPECIAL COMMENT: If she won't revoke his pre-trial release, Judge Upadhyaya must at least bring Donald Trump into court and issue a gag order against him on social media and in public and warn him that if he threatens the judges again, or the prosecutors again, or witnesses again, or the court again, or the department of justice again, or the president again - or as he has done in the three days after she warned him to do none of those things, threaten ALL of them - she will incarcerate him. Nothing else will make the point to him, and whatever the results are, that's fine. Scott Adams hinting at civil war and sharpening 50,000 sketch pencils is fine. These blood-lusting fascists forget who owns all the tanks at the moment. Also: of COURSE Trump has hired another idiot as a lawyer. His defense for the January 6th indictments is that he was idiotically following the idiot advice of an idiot lawyer in John Eastman. Naturally he's going to bring in a new guy who said something so stupid yesterday he invoked Jeffrey Tambor in "Arrested Development" saying he might have committed some light treason. B-Block (20:48) IN SPORTS: USA-hating conservatives exult in Soccer team's loss in World Cup because...they are lost souls. For the first time all year the words "Tim Anderson" and "Hit" are used in the same sentence. And Robin Ventura is now the happiest man in sports. And the Mets are going to run the table, aren't they? O-57, right? (28:44) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: New York Times continues to think it can gain conservative readers by pandering; Vivek Ramaswamy was for Juneteenth before he was against it, and you'll never believe who didn't show up for the House Committee's interview with Hunter Biden's old biz partner. C-Block (35:00) THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL: ESPN Radio will now by run by non-ESPN people, which flashes me back to the day we launched it in 1992 and THAT flashes me back to WHY I happened to meet the wonderful actress Elizabeth Montgomery. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Robin Ventura truthers defending Ventura on the 30th anniversary of his brawl with Nolan Ryan, Shohei Ohtani‘s 2023 WAR matching his full-season 2021 WAR and whether this Ohtani season would've won him an MVP award in 2022, the Yankees' handling of Anthony Rizzo's belatedly diagnosed post-concussion syndrome, whether […]

Episode 604 Hour 1: The host kicks off the program explaining why the Spotify commercial wasn't included at the beginning of the episode, asks for more people to spread the word. Stewie talks about dinner with the family at Red Lobster. The host talks about YouTube notifying him that one of his bits is only for adults, he then plays the bit in question. "Fucking Corona" from "The Blind Man Cometh", track 1. After briefly expressing his disgust with "Sennsitive readers", he then plays "Sennsitive Millennial Syndrome" from "The Blind Man cometh" track 6, followed by "Snowflakeville". Sports - Jim rome gets dumb emails about the hall of fame game, runs two clones with equally dumb takes. Little Sleeze chats with Roe about sports during the segment. Don Geronimo fired over comments about a female reporter, a clip of Don saying he's not the same guy that he is on the radio. Little league player reunites with pitcher who helped him. Robin Ventura and Nolan Ryan fought 30 years ago today. Women's soccer league getting equal pay, the host calls for equal pay for women across all professions. After talking about a documentary about Johnny Manziel, "Dam Drunky (Johnny manziel Song)" closes out the first hour. Hour 2: The host tries to take a all, but can't connect for some reason. Today in history for August 04-06. Taco Bell getting sue for the size of their food. Blind justice - Pittsburgh shooter gets the death penalty, and a story about Frontier airlines, the host explains why he doesn't like the company Pee-wee RIP, a clip from Famiy Guy and Sam Kinison. Trump has been indicted for the third time, a tripple shot of Trump related bits, all of which are from "The Starving Artist": "Insane In The Trump Brain" track 14, "Trump FUBAR" track 15, an "Trump Reacts (January 06th)" track 16. Chaos on some flights as of recent. Leprosy cases rising in Florida, followed by "Leprosy" by John Valby. A woman escaped from a kidnapping. The host briefly covers the Lizzo story, the show closes with Doug Stanhope's routine about The Banana Lady. Break music - "Fire Water Burn" by Bloodhound Gang Rejoiner music - "Aerials" by System Of A Down --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lawrence-ross9/message

Braves begin road trip vs hot Cubs, Shohei shows out at home, Yankees pitcher out for alcohol abuse while Anthony Rizzo out with concussion from two months ago, Falcons cut former Gators QB, UNC not happy with FSU's "barking", Johnny Manziel opening a saloon, ESPN caught again shilling for the left, soccer coach in trouble for using his hands....on his players, Austin Riley & Matt Olson set record, NFL HoF game becomes another Aaron Rodgers Darkness Retreat, soccer player eaten by Lyle Lyle Crocodile, Messi making a mess of the MLS, Marvel superheroes, what Shaq eats at McDonalds, Jesse Owens embarrasses Hitler, Al Joyner still a joy, '96 Atlanta Olympics closing ceremony, the late great Art Donovan, did the Senators almost get Babe Ruth instead of the Yankees? one-legged MLB pitcher, Ernie Harwell/Atlanta Crackers story, Skip Caray anniversary, Nolan Ryan gives Robin Ventura a nookie, plus Pete's Tweets and This Day in Sports History

Today on The Three-Inning Save podcast, Eric Stephen and Jacob Burch look back at third baseman Robin Ventura, who was acquired by the Dodgers at the 2003 trade deadline. In addition to his excellent years with the White Sox, the six-time Gold Glove winner Ventura also played with the Mets and Yankees. For the Mets, Ventura famously hit a walk-off grand slam single in Game 5 of the 1999 NLCS, on a ball he hit over the wall in right field but never actually rounded the bases during the celebration and only got credit for a single. The Dodgers acquired Ventura from the Yankees in 2003, and he played with Los Angeles for the final season and a half of his career. The Three-Inning Save podcast is part of the Fans First Sports Network. Produced by Brian Salvatore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on The Three-Inning Save podcast, Eric Stephen and Jacob Burch look back at third baseman Robin Ventura, who was acquired by the Dodgers at the 2003 trade deadline. In addition to his excellent years with the White Sox, the six-time Gold Glove winner Ventura also played with the Mets and Yankees. For the Mets, Ventura famously hit a walk-off grand slam single in Game 5 of the 1999 NLCS, on a ball he hit over the wall in right field but never actually rounded the bases during the celebration and only got credit for a single. The Dodgers acquired Ventura from the Yankees in 2003, and he played with Los Angeles for the final season and a half of his career. The Three-Inning Save podcast is part of the Fans First Sports Network. Produced by Brian Salvatore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oklahoma State was the only school to offer Robin Ventura a scholarship coming out of high school. Think about that. Obviously, his decision to play for the Cowboys was a no brainer. But it wasn't until his junior year in Stillwater that he realized he might actually have a future in baseball. He won an Olympic Gold with Team USA in the '88 games. The White Sox took him 10th overall in the MLB Draft. In 1989, he made his Major League debut. Ventura played 16 years of professional baseball. He was a 2-time All-Star and won six gold gloves. He's been an MLB manager, and has gone from playing with his idols to becoming an idol for so many. His secret to having a successful career? Keep a level head and just play ball.   FIND US ONLINE: Website: https://osumax.com/osu-max-podcast-network Twitter: twitter.com/osu_max Instagram: instagram.com/osu_max   CREDITS: Host: Meghan Robinson (@megrobs11) Coordinating Producer: Bart Pohlman (@Bart_Pohlman) Editor, Engineer & Mixer: James Youngblood (@CYoungJ)

Chase Adkison's freshman year of baseball at Boise State lasted 15 games. Like all sports in the spring of 2020, it was shut down by Covid. His sophomore year almost didn't happen. Adkison's older brother, Tyler, posted on social media saying Chase needed a place to play. That post caught the attention of coaches at San Jacinto College in Houston. After his first game in the fall, bigger programs started showing interest. Adkison transferred to Oklahoma State the following season, where he's made an immediate impact on both offense and defense. He has few goals to accomplish before he leaves Stillwater—take care of his pitchers, help lead the team to Omaha, and get a Robin Ventura glove to add to his growing collection.   FIND US ONLINE: Website: https://osumax.com/osu-max-podcast-network Twitter: twitter.com/osu_max Instagram: instagram.com/osu_max   CREDITS: Host: Meghan Robinson (@megrobs11) Coordinating Producer: Bart Pohlman (@Bart_Pohlman) Editor, Engineer & Mixer: James Youngblood (@CYoungJ)

Last night in Queens was special, as Mark Vientos and Francisco Álvarez hit game-tying home runs, the latter with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, and Pete Alonso walked it off with a three-run shot in the 10th.Obviously, that kind of thing doesn't happen often. But there are a few games in Mets history that it recalls, and those are fun, too. For instance, May 21, 2000, when Randy Johnson started for the Diamondbacks and gave up tying dingers to Mike Piazza in the third and Edgardo Alfonzo in the seventh, followed by Robin Ventura taking Mike Morgan deep in the eighth to tie the game yet again, and the Mets winning, 7-6, on a walkoff single by Derek Bell off Byung-Hyun Kim, with Joe McEwing (who hit two non-tying homers off the Big Unit that day) scoring the winning run.The Mets' other game hitting three tying home runs to thrill fans in Flushing was in 1993, with Bobby Bonilla hitting two of those homers, Tim Bogar the other, and the Mets still losing to the Reds.But how about two tying homers and a walkoff? The first time the Mets ever did that was 40 years ago this month: May 6, 1983, in a game that started as a Tom Seaver-Mario Soto duel. Dave Kingman got the Mets to extra innings with a two-run shot off Soto in the ninth, Hubie Brooks blasted a solo homer off Tom Hume in the 10th, and George Foster won it with a three-run dinger in the 13th off Frank Pastore.Three years later, on July 3, 1986, Darryl Strawberry hit a two-run shot in the fifth inning off Jim Deshaies for a 3-3 tie with the Astros, then hit a two-run shot off Frank DiPino in the 10th to tie it again after Phil Garner had taken Jesse Orosco deep in the top of the inning. After DiPino settled down for a pair of outs, Ray Knight won that one with a solo shot.It took another 20 years for another such game at Shea, until May 23, 2006. And that game itself took 16 innings against the Phillies. The first tying homer was Cliff Floyd off Gavin Floyd for a 2-2 game in the fourth inning, then José Reyes in the eighth off Ryan Franklin to make it 8-8. Being one of those games, of course nobody then scored until the 16th, when Carlos Beltrán punished Ryan Madson on a 2-2 pitch for a 9-8 Mets win.That's some big names in Mets history for those games… and then there's the last time before last night that they'd had two tying homers plus a walkoff: September 13, 2018, against the Marlins — a Thursday afternoon in the first game of a doubleheader. But unless the Mets can acquire Shohei Ohtani, it's special in its own way that won't soon be repeated.Steven Matz started for the Mets and gave up back-to-back homers to Peter O'Brien and Isaac Galloway (these were real major leaguers five years ago) in the second inning. But in the bottom of the inning, after a Kevin Plawecki walk, Matz hit a homer off Sandy Alcantara (hey, he's actually good).Alcantara being actually good, the Mets didn't score again against him, and went to the ninth inning down 3-2. With two outs, Michael Conforto tied the game with a dinger off Kyle Barraclough. Three pitches later, Todd Frazier sent everyone… well, not home happy, because doubleheader (the Mets won the second game, 5-2, with Tomás Nido homering off the same Jeff Brigham who gave up Jose Siri's homer last night), but to the concession stands happy?So, that's five times in Mets history that they've hit two game-tying homers and gone on to walk it off. If you've been waiting for something special to spark the season, there you go. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willetspen.substack.com/subscribe

Long-time Chicago White Sox fan and unwitting basement documentarian Matt Flesch joins the pod this week to discuss the story behind his extraordinary new three-part YouTube documentary "Last Comiskey" - a video love letter to the South Siders' final 1990 season in the venerable park once known as the "Baseball Palace of the World."   From Dan Day Jr.'s review on "The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog":   "The 1990 Chicago White Sox were not a championship team - they didn't even make the playoffs. But the 1990 season was one of the most notable and dramatic in White Sox history. It was the last season the team would play in venerable Comiskey Park, and it was a season that saw the Sox go beyond low expectations and challenge the defending champion Oakland Athletics for supremacy in the Western Division of the American League.  "The scrappy Sox of 1990 didn't have overwhelming stats, or a roster filled with All-Stars--their most famous player was 42 year old veteran catcher Carlton Fisk. The team only hit a total of 106 home runs (their leading power hitter was Fisk, with only 18). But they played a brand of baseball that focused on "Doin' the Little Things" (the team's slogan for that year). The team also had budding young stars Robin Ventura, Jack McDowell, Ozzie Guillen, Sammy Sosa, and Frank Thomas, who made his Major League debut that season.  "The exciting division chase between the White Sox and the Athletics coincided with the season-long celebration of the original Comiskey Park, a legendary ball yard that sadly didn't get its proper respect until it was getting ready to be torn down.  "'Last Comiskey' covers all of this in spectacular and entertaining fashion, by featuring talks with Sox players, team & stadium employees, fans, and local journalists who covered what went on in the 1990 season. The series gives a 'regular guy' view of what happened with the White Sox in 1990, along with recreating the sights, sounds, and ambiance of Old Comiskey Park."

The other day, I wrote on the We Can Pod It Out show notes, “an extensive accompanying newsletter that I hope to write” could be part of this episode. Sorry to tell you that it is not, but glad to tell you that my digital journalism urge to do power rankings of baseball managers' celebratory throwability was beaten back. Instead, please enjoy this video of Tsuyoshi Shinjo, whose exploits in Japan we discussed on this show, throwing out Robin Ventura by so much at third base, Ty Wigginton had to look for him.That play was in 2003, when Shinjo hit .193/.238/.246 with no stolen bases and only four extra-base hits in 124 plate appearances… and still was above replacement level (0.2 bWAR) because of his defense.That got me curious, and rather than expand on things said on a podcast, why not stay true to Willets Pen style, and use this as an opportunity to learn something weird.Thanks to Stathead, here are the most plate appearances in a season for players with positive WAR and negative oWAR (the offensive component)…Warren Cromartie, 1979 Montreal Expos: 710 (1.8, -0.3)Rico Brogna, 1999 Phillies: 679 (0.2, -0.2)Bill Collins, 1910 Boston Doves: 660 (0.2, -1.0)Rick Bosetti, 1979 Blue Jays: 657 (0.5, -0.3)Manny Trillo, 1976 Cubs: 649 (0.2, -0.2)…and for Britt's sake…Pedro Feliz, 2006 Giants: 644 (1.8, -0.2)The top one of these seasons for the 21st century, when we have more reliable WAR components, is something for sure.For the Mets, the guy you'd probably expect is on the team list (on which Shinjo's 2003 ranks 52nd in team history), but not at the top…Hubie Brooks, 1983: 624 (0.2, -0.7)Rey Ordoñez, 1999: 588 (2.8, -0.4)Jeromy Burnitz, 2002: 550 (0.1, -0.1)Ordoñez, 1996: 530 (0.9, -0.1)Jeff Francoeur, 2010: 447 (1.1, -0.6)For a full career, Ordoñez ranks 11th in baseball history at 3,407 plate appearances with a 1.2 career WAR and -3.7 career oWAR. The top 10?Tim Foli (1970-85): 6,573 (5.6, -0.3)Neifi Pérez (1996-2007): 5,510 (2.6, -3.4)César Izturis (2001-13): 4,679 (6.1, -0.9)John Corkhill (1883-92): 4,614 (5.1, -2.1)Pedro Feliz (2000-10): 4,544 (5.6, -0.7)Malachi Kittridge (1890-1906): 4,464 (1.6, -0.2)Jimmy McAleer (1889-1907): 4,423 (1.5, -3.0)Mike Lum (1967-81): 3,999 (5.1, -0.1)Hugh Nicol (1881-90): 3,825 (4.1, -0.9)Mark Lemke (1988-98): 3,664 (6.1, -1.7)Kittridge is interesting because his name jumps out, and because he's 45th all-time in career passed balls with 202. But for context, that's one fewer than Hall of Famer Jim O'Rourke, 108 fewer than Hall of Famer Connie Mack, 158 fewer than Hall of Famer Buck Ewing, 218 fewer than Hall of Famer King Kelly, 289 fewer than Hall of Famer Wilbert Robinson, 303 fewer than Hall of Famer Deacon White… and 561 behind all-time passed ball king Pop Snyder.Want to talk about the unbreakable records in sports? Pop Snyder had SEVEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-THREE PASSED BALLS. Drew Smith threw 780 pitches for the Mets last season. Casey Stengel sure was right about the Mets picking Hobie Landrith at the start of their expansion draft, that without a catcher, you have a lot of passed balls… but in the era he grew up in, it didn't seem to matter.The active leader in passed balls, Yasmani Grandal, has 92. There were seven seasons in the 19th century where that wouldn't have led the league, from Rudy Kemmier's record 114 in 1883 to Doc Bushong's 95 in 1881.Only one post-integration player is even in the top 50 all time for passed balls, and it's eight-time All-Star Lance Parrish, who had 192 of ‘em from 1977-95 with the Tigers, Phillies, Angels, Mariners, Cleveland, Pirates, and Blue Jays.In 600 major league games this year, there's been a total of 31 passed balls. In 1884, there were 3,907 in 3,074 games. So, from 1.27 passed balls per game to 0.05 passed balls per game, all in just a matter of 139 easy years! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willetspen.substack.com/subscribe

In the second hour, Dan Bernstein and Laurence Holmes were joined by Jim Margalus of the Sox Machine Podcast to discuss the the changes the White Sox need to make to become more competitive next season, why this current era under manager Tony La Russa reminds him of the era of former manager Robin Ventura and more. BetQL Daily host Joe Ostrowski then joined the show to discuss whether the Bears are a candidate to bet on unders all season and to detail the betting trends around the NFL. Later during the High Noon segment, Bernstein detailed how researchers worked out an estimate for the number of ants crawling around earth and Holmes discussed the viral video of actor Mandy Patinkin eating watermelon and papaya.

Brent, Aaron, and Kasey discuss the rough day it was for Trevor and the offense today at Jags camp, Aaron's love for former Met Robin Ventura, and what Tiger Woods had to say to the PGA Tour players about LIV Golf!

Here's the Today Game for Thursday August 4, 2022, featuring classic comedy tv shows and movies, and the day Robin Ventura still regrets

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Episode 60 of the Chi Sports Weekly Podcast:- Number 60's- On This Day In Chicago Sports     - 8/4/1993 - Robin Ventura gets crushed by Nolan Ryan     - 8/7/2004 - Greg Maddux wins his 3000th game     - 8/8/1988 - Cubs play under the lights for the first time at Wrigley     - 8/10/2002 - Sammy Sosa hits 3 HRs with 9 RBIs- Cubs and Sox trade deadline- Padres land Soto- Sox are dead- Football. Is. Back.- Bears preseason news- Bears schedule - Starting 5 - Best sports announcer moments/sayingsFollow us on Twitter and Instagram - @ChiSportsDay

Facing Nolan captures the life of Baseball Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan, arguably one of the greatest pitchers of all time. His 51 records and 27 seasons across four decades are the stuff of lore. It wasn't always so. Even as the Ryan Express was chalking up strikeouts and no-hitters like no one before him, or since, Nolan Ryan was surprisingly undervalued. Oddly enough, he may still be. What better way to understand Ryan's fierce competitive spirit and otherworldly talent than actually asking the Hall of Famers who had to face his 100-mph fastball, or 12-6 curveball on a regular basis. In acclaimed filmmaker Bradley Jackson's documentary about this living Texas legend, Nolan Ryan is revealed by those who know him best – his family, teammates, and even former US presidents.  “I can't think of an athlete that is more associated with a state than Nolan Ryan is for Texas.” - Nolan Ryan Watch the full interview at https://factualamerica.com Time Stamps: 00:00 - The trailer for Facing Nolan.04:49 - A synopsis of what the documentary is about.06:06 - Why so many teams undervalued Nolan Ryan.09:00 - Why some people don't like his pitching.11:00 - How the baseball legends responded to being asked to be on the film.13:20 - What it was like being a batter against Nolan Ryan.15:46 - How Bradley Jackson got involved with the making of the film.18:27 - What Nolan thinks about pitching today.21:54 - The effect his wife had on his career.23:29 - What it's like making a film with a baseball legend.27:43 - How Nolan responds to the incident with Robin Ventura.32:30 - What he means as a sports figure for the state of Texas.34:15 - How Bradley Jackson got an interview with George Bush.37:46 - The next project he is working on. Resources: Facing Nolan (2022) MovieMaker Magazine Innersound Audio Alamo Pictures Connect with Bradley Jackson:IMDb Twitter Connect with Matthew Sherwood: Facebook LinkedIn Twitter  Connect with Factual America: Facebook Instagram Twitter More from Factual America:  Neymar: The Perfect Chaos - The Director's Perspective Dear Rider: Snowboarding Legend Jake Burton Mike Tyson: The Truth Behind the Knockouts

Several people responsible for the new Nolan Ryan documentary, FACING NOLAN, chat with Trey Elling on the red carpet before the film's premiere at SXSW 2022. The interviewees include: Bradley Jackson - Director (0:33) Reid & Reese Ryan - Executive Producers & Nolan's sons (3:22) Nolan Ryan - Major League Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher & Robin Ventura's daddy (9:16)

In the second hour, Laurence Holmes was joined by Josh Nelson of the Sox Machine Podcast to discuss the White Sox's brutal 15-7 loss to the Yankees on Thursday, the team's overall struggles and more. Later, Holmes reacted to the Bears' schedule getting released for the 2022 season.

  40 Year Athletic Trainer and longest-tenured trainer in Major League history joins coach Caliendo. Herm was on the 2005 World Champion Chicago White Sox team and Head Athletic Trainer for two MLB All-Star games. He handled personal rehabilitations for great players like Bo Jackson, Ozzie Guillen, and Robin Ventura. He also worked along with... The post Herm Schneider Chicago White Sox Major League Athletic Trainer. appeared first on Baseball Outside The Box.

Baseball Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan and Rich discuss his storied MLB career that spanned 4 decades and included a record 7 no-hitters, why he objects to the way modern managers coddle starting pitchers and limit their innings in today's game, revisits his infamous noogie incident with Robin Ventura and reveals what happened the times Willie McCovey and Dave Winfield charged the mound after getting hit by one of his fastballs, and reveals when was the last time he threw off a mound.  Rich and the guys react to reports that the 49ers are showing interest in Texans QB Deshaun Watson despite trading a boatload of draft picks to select Trey Lance just a year ago. Rich dusts off his ‘4 Downs' segment and discusses the amazing QB depth in the AFC West with the Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes, the Chargers' Justin Herbert, the Broncos' Russell Wilson, and the Raiders' Derek Carr, if Lamar Jackson will follow Kirk Cousins' lead down the road to NFL riches, what Steelers fans should expect out of Mitchell Trubisky following in Ben Roethlisberger's retirement, and if we can expect the same greatness out of Tom Brady in his 23rd NFL season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Long Ball Legacies - Today Pete Ball from the Keep or Kut Podcast joins me for our second episode to talk about and rank a cadre (I think cadre works here) of 3rd Baseman Evan Longoria, Matt Williams, Robin Ventura, and Aramis Ramirez! Show Notes: List Coming into the Episode: Clayton Kershaw Sandy Koufax Steve Carlton Whitey Ford Intro Pete Ball Intro: 00:00:46 Evan Longoria: 00:02:03 Matt Williams: 00:19:39 Robin Ventura: 00:27:49 Aramis Ramirez: 00:35:07 Ranking: 00:41:09 Links: 2011/09/28 Longoria's walk-off homer https://theathletic.com/2847751/2021/09/27/a-decade-later-the-ripples-of-mlbs-wild-legendary-game-162-are-still-felt/ Robin Ventura Fights Nolan Ryan Robin Ventura Grand Slam Single