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2 episodes with roy hobbs
2 episodes with roy hobbs
A classic of the nineties is discussed, and we learn Schroeder is still the most highbrow catcher going. Roy Hobbs' Great Granddaughter is revealed because… sure, why not? But know this, Sally is not going to camp. Plus: Streaks of Glory Transcript available at UnpackingPeanuts.com Unpacking Peanuts is copyright Jimmy Gownley, Michael Cohen, Harold Buchholz, and Liz Sumner. Produced and edited by Liz Sumner. Music by Michael Cohen. Additional voiceover by Aziza Shukralla Clark. For more from the show follow @unpackpeanuts on Instagram and Threads, and @unpackingpeanuts on Facebook, Blue Sky, and YouTube. For more about Jimmy, Michael, and Harold, visit unpackingpeanuts.com. Thanks for listening.
USAWNT Baseball Player – Beth Greenwood - Women in BaseballPlayer Development Coach Won the Championship with the Comets at the AmericanGirlsBaseball.orgPath to the USAWNT Baseball teamMaking the 40 player team with Ila Borders, Meggie Meidlinger, Tamara HolmesCompetition to make it to the final roster becomes more challenging year after yearCatchers the Managers of tomorrowAl Lopez, historic catcher/manager at Tampa Baseball MuseumCatchers like Veronica Alvarez who took the tough job when others deferred in youth baseballFacing the hard throwing pitchersMaking adjustments – getting tighter and tighter to the plate Beth working with Player Development in Phillies program / Jersey Shore Blue ClawsWhat is Player Development – Helping Players to advance to the big leagues through game planning, nutrition, Excitement for development of a Women's Professional Baseball League Professional League will give women a full-time job to focus on being an athlete and will increase the level of play Many women who play baseball need an alternate source for income. Some who have become architects, coaches & firefighters like Veronica Alvarez, Tamara Holmes, Valerie PerezWomens Professional Baseball League, Kat Williams & Leslie Heaphy Jason Varitek of Boston Red Sox was Beth's baseball favorite catcher as a youngsterLater Beth later looked to USAWNT players for favorite playersRachel Balkovec – wore a lot of hats to advance in baseball strength coach, batting coach, manager of Tampa Tarpons, now director of Player Development for the MarlinsWhile working with the Threshers, a Phillies affiliate Beth met Rachel BalkovecBenches emptied between Threshers & Tarpons – a lot of emotionBaseball Travel what a calendar year looks likeBeth is playing at Roy Hobbs tournament this week in Fort Myers FloridaA fly on the wall in the 40's & 50's listen to AAGPBL playersMaybelle Blair, Shirley Burkovich are some of the AAGPBL legends that Beth has metFuture of Women's Professional Baseball LeagueLook into the future with Michael Goodmon toward a Women's LeagueHope that all Women's baseball groups can come together to make a league happenBeth remembers playing in 2011 with Baseball for All girls teams & tournamentGreenwood's performance with the Comets at AGB, DurhamBeth recounts 7th inning of tournament Bases loaded, full count, payoff pitch, foul tip into Beth's glove Roy Hobbs tournament this weekend in Fort Myers - https://royhobbs.com/world-series/schedules/women-teamReferences: Beth catches for the Comets in this championship game - https://www.mlb.com/video/agb-peaches-vs-agb-comets-138730 - check out at 2:23 timestamp for top of 7th.Third Annual All-American Women's Baseball Classic Results - https://americangirlsbaseball.org/third-annual-all-american-womens-baseball-classic/ Mark is on BlueSky at @baseballbizondeck.bsky.social & and at http://www.baseballbizondeck.comSpecial thank s to XTaKeRuX for the music “Rocking Forward
James throws out his first Cinema Solo, a audio essay about The Natural and Field of Dreams and how the magic of movies changes as we grow more cynical about the existence of everyday miracles. ThirtyHertzRumble.com - a bl-g about Movies, Music and Nostalgia Twitter: @CinemaShame Bsky: @cinemashame.bsky.social Instagram: @CinemaShamePodcast
Stephen began his martial arts training in his family's adopted homeland, New Zealand. A martial tradition ran through the family, reaching back to the high Tang dynasty. His grandmother was a trained swordswoman who participated in the bloody warlord and brigands era of early 20th century China. Stephen's first formal teacher was Karl Sargent, the winner of several championships in the Pacific and Asia. Stephen has trained eight times in Okinawa and other parts of East Asia (Tokyo, Beijing, Hong Kong, Kaohsiung and Tainan in Taiwan) and been awarded senior grades and titles by Shian Toma (7 dan and Shihan), Seiki Toma (8 dan and Kyoshi), and Roy Hobbs (9 dan and Hanshi). He trained also with Kozo Mita in Tokyo as a guest in Sensei Mita's house, Seikichi Odo in Okinawa, Boulahfa Mimoun and Kinei Nakasone in Salamanca, Spain, and many other masters around the world. With Wayne Otto as player/coach, he instructed the University of Kent karate club which became the UK's most successful university club for 9 consecutive years. website: http://www.stephen-chan.com/martial-arts/ If you would like to support the show at no cost to you and you shop with Amazon, please use my affiliate link, for which I get a small commission when you purchase something - note that it is completely free for you! Please find the link below. https://amzn.to/3qqfuhy If you would like to support the Karate For Mental Health Programme, you can buy our merchandise (links below) or donate via ☕ Buy me a coffee
1 Film – 2 Generationen Laura (*1994) und Jürgen (*1971) sprechen in dieser Folge über einen Film aus dem Jahre 1984. Es handelt sich dabei um einen Sportfilm, in dem die Geschichte eines Baseball-Spielers erzählt wird. Robert Redford zeigt sich hier als Roy Hobbs und wird begleitet von Kim Basinger und Glenn Close. Es handelt sich um Der Unbeugsame. In Folge 89 versuchen wir dann durchZeitreisen den viralen Untergang der Welt zu verhindern... Feedback wie immer an filmgeschichten@hysterika.de Folge direkt herunterladen
Dana and Tom discuss The Natural (1984) for its 40th anniversary: directed by Barry Levinson, written by Roger Towne and Phil Dusenberry, music by Randy Newman, starring Robert Redford, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Robert Duvall, and Wilfred Brimley.Plot Summary: "The Natural," directed by Barry Levinson and based on Bernard Malamud's novel, is a cinematic ode to the enduring spirit of baseball and the human capacity for redemption. Roy Hobbs, portrayed with a blend of innocence and determination by Robert Redford, emerges as a mythical figure in the world of baseball. After a fateful encounter derails his early dreams, Hobbs resurfaces years later wielding a bat that seems touched by fate itself. His journey with the New York Knights is a tale of triumph over adversity, and of second chances and the pursuit of greatness amidst personal demons and external pressures. Through stunning cinematography and a score that echoes the heartbeat of the game, "The Natural" transcends sports drama to become a timeless narrative of hope and the pursuit of dreams against all odds.You can now follow us on Instagram, Twitter, or TikTok (@gmoatpodcast) or find our Facebook page at Greatest Movie of All-Time Podcast.For more on the episode, go to: https://www.ronnyduncanstudios.com/post/the-natural-1984For the entire rankings list so far, go to:Full Graded List - Greatest Movies of All-Time Ronny Duncan Studios
Book Vs. Movie: The NaturalThe 1952 Novel Vs. the 1984 Movie"The Natural" by Bernard Malamud and its 1984 movie adaptation directed by Barry Levinson offers different experiences despite sharing the same storyline. The book delves deeper into the psychological aspects of the protagonist and explores themes of fate, ambition, and the corrupting influence of success. The film focuses more on the romantic and mythic elements of the narrative and simplifies certain plotlines and characters. However, it's visually stunning with a powerful score that enhances the story's emotional impact. Which did we (the Margos) prefer? Have a listen to find out. In this ep, the Margos discuss:Author Bernard Malamud and the character of Roy Hobbs. The biggest differences between the book and the movie.The genre of “baseball movies.” The cast of the 1984 film includes Robert Redford (Roy Hobbs,) Robert Duvall (Max Mercy,) Glenn Close (Iris Gaines,) Kim Basinger (Memo Paris,) Wilford Brimley (Pop Fisher,) Barbara Hershey (Harriet Bird,) Robert Prosky (The Judge,) Richard Farnsworth (Red Blow,) Joe Don Baker (The Whammer,) Darren McGavin (Gus Sands,) Michael Madsen (Bump Bailey) and John Finnegan as Sam Simpson. Clips used:“Batting practice with Wonderboy”The Natural (1984 trailer)“New Right Fielder” “Striking Out the Whammer”“The Lady in White”“Final homerun”Music by Randy NewmanBook Vs. Movie is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find more podcasts you will love Frolic.Media/podcasts. Join our Patreon page “Book Vs. Movie podcast”You can find us on Facebook at Book Vs. Movie Podcast GroupFollow us on Twitter @bookversusmovieInstagram: Book Versus Movie https://www.instagram.com/bookversusmovie/Email us at bookversusmoviepodcast@gmail.com Margo D. Twitter @BrooklynMargo Margo D's Blog www.brooklynfitchick.com Margo D's Instagram “Brooklyn Fit Chick”Margo D's TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@margodonohuebrooklynfitchick@gmail.comYou can buy your copy of Filmed in Brooklyn here! Margo P. Twitter @ShesNachoMamaMargo P's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shesnachomama/Margo P's Blog https://coloniabook.weebly.com/ Our logo was designed by Madeleine Gainey/Studio 39 Marketing Follow on Instagram @Studio39Marketing & @musicalmadeleine
Book Vs. Movie: The NaturalThe 1952 Novel Vs. the 1984 Movie"The Natural" by Bernard Malamud and its 1984 movie adaptation directed by Barry Levinson offers different experiences despite sharing the same storyline. The book delves deeper into the psychological aspects of the protagonist and explores themes of fate, ambition, and the corrupting influence of success. The film focuses more on the romantic and mythic elements of the narrative and simplifies certain plotlines and characters. However, it's visually stunning with a powerful score that enhances the story's emotional impact. Which did we (the Margos) prefer? Have a listen to find out. In this ep, the Margos discuss:Author Bernard Malamud and the character of Roy Hobbs. The biggest differences between the book and the movie.The genre of “baseball movies.” The cast of the 1984 film includes Robert Redford (Roy Hobbs,) Robert Duvall (Max Mercy,) Glenn Close (Iris Gaines,) Kim Basinger (Memo Paris,) Wilford Brimley (Pop Fisher,) Barbara Hershey (Harriet Bird,) Robert Prosky (The Judge,) Richard Farnsworth (Red Blow,) Joe Don Baker (The Whammer,) Darren McGavin (Gus Sands,) Michael Madsen (Bump Bailey) and John Finnegan as Sam Simpson. Clips used:“Batting practice with Wonderboy”The Natural (1984 trailer)“New Right Fielder” “Striking Out the Whammer”“The Lady in White”“Final homerun”Music by Randy NewmanBook Vs. Movie is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. Find more podcasts you will love Frolic.Media/podcasts. Join our Patreon page “Book Vs. Movie podcast”You can find us on Facebook at Book Vs. Movie Podcast GroupFollow us on Twitter @bookversusmovieInstagram: Book Versus Movie https://www.instagram.com/bookversusmovie/Email us at bookversusmoviepodcast@gmail.com Margo D. Twitter @BrooklynMargo Margo D's Blog www.brooklynfitchick.com Margo D's Instagram “Brooklyn Fit Chick”Margo D's TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@margodonohuebrooklynfitchick@gmail.comYou can buy your copy of Filmed in Brooklyn here! Margo P. Twitter @ShesNachoMamaMargo P's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shesnachomama/Margo P's Blog https://coloniabook.weebly.com/ Our logo was designed by Madeleine Gainey/Studio 39 Marketing Follow on Instagram @Studio39Marketing & @musicalmadeleine
Uncommon Ambience: At the Movies; Field of Dreams (1989) ambience — Field of Dreams fits in well with the other weird baseball fantasies we love. Casey at the Bat, the figment of Doubleday field, and the wonderfully strange the Natural. The book version has zero redemption by way of smashed outfield lights. Just a baseball Superman shackled by fate, circumstance, and stupidity. Only, Roy Hobbs strikes out. And then he punches a dude. Field of Dreams is baseball magic and forced Americana (hot dogs, small-town book banning, farming, failed finance) — what's not to love? Aside from the most grating-ass whisper in all of cinema. The movie wants to be great. It is occasionally silly, as when Ray asks Terence what he wants. Forcing Terence into his own mind to search for an answer amongst his pain and dead civil rights leaders. "…I want my privacy." The film then cuts to the two standing before a concession stand. Ray wants to know Terence's snack order. "Oh, a dog and a beer," says Terence, bemused. It's a cute scene, but also, rimshot. The joke is on us future people, where the "seven bucks" in the movie is the total for two orders of "a dog and a beer." Whatever — Ray and Terence sit in the stands and watch a pedestrian putout — and then Ray starts hearing the annoying whisper; "Go the distance." Ray freezes, and the scoreboard chyron starts flickering. Fortunately, Ray was bored enough with the game to keep score in his program. So his pencil was ready to write down a name from the haywire Jumbotron; "Moonlight Graham." Did the ghost force an illusion or hack the Jumbotron? Who cares... we need to ignore the movie's narrative from here on out. This podcast episode focuses on the uninspiring game at Fenway, not the fever dream that follows. We'll let Ray and Terence leave early in search of Moonlight Graham. Who astral projects his younger self on a highway with his thumb outstretched to hitch a ride. Weird stuff. In this podcast, we will chill, at this boring baseball game where the Red Sox host the Oakland Athletics. PS: While I feel baseball has been fantasized and weirded out in American fiction better than any other sport — I would suggest checking out Vanilla Dunk, a short story by Jonathan Lethem. It is exciting and so weird.
In the early 1980s baseball films were rare with the most notable being the 1976 comedy The Bad News Bears. However Barry Levinson's 1984 Oscar nominated flick sparked a resurgence leading to over 18 baseball themed films in the next decade. On the surface it appears as a traditional sports biopic, but it reveals deeper, almost artistic layers upon closer examination. It trancends mere athletic drama to become a quenissentially American fable and a crowd-pleasing fairytale. The story follows Roy Hobbs, a gifted baseball player whose career is tragically derailed. Years later reappears and an aging outfielder for the fictional New York Knights. Armed with his mystical bat, “Wonderboy”. As Hobbs propels the underdog team towards victory, he confront his past and battles and formadible challenges, embodying the drama and spirit of America's beloved game in a narrative of redemption and myth. So grab some peanuts and cracker jack to snack on as Tim Williams and guest c0-hosts, Nicholas Pepin and Ben Carpenter discuss “The Natural” from 1984 on this episode of the 80s Flick Flashback Podcast. Here are some additional behind-the-scenes trivia we were unable to cover on this episode: Although big league baseball players at the turn of the 20th century sported long hair, handlebar mustaches, and pork chop side burns, it had changed by the time of this story. The strict edict of the day from the Commissioner of Baseball required a player to possess a clean shaven countenance. This continued up to the early 1970s and included everyone; even the Black and Latin American prospects were compelled to comply, and yet, Manager Pop Fisher and coach Red Blow both sport thick walrus mustaches. Glenn Close's initial appearance at the ballpark was carefully planned to give her the appearance of a guardian angel. They waited until a clear day, when the setting sun would be just at the right spot in the background to shine through her translucent hat, making it appear as a halo around her head. Sources: Wikipedia, IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes, Box Office Mojo, https://www.popmatters.com/the-natural-1984-2496248743.html https://70srichard.wordpress.com/2014/05/11/the-natural/ We'd love to hear your thoughts on our podcast! You can share your feedback with us via email or social media. Your opinions are incredibly valuable to us, and we'd be so grateful to know what you enjoyed about our show. If we missed anything or if you have any suggestions for 80s movies, we'd love to hear them too! If you're feeling extra supportive, you can even become a subscription member through "Buy Me A Coffee". For more details and other fun extensions of our podcast, check out this link. Thank you for your support! https://linktr.ee/80sFlickFlashback --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/80sflickflashback/message
There's a lot of hype surrounding Joe Powell right now. Tune in to learn more about the journey he's taken to get to this point as we dive into the mental and spiritual growth he's garnered along the way.
Just like in the film, The Natural when the injured Roy Hobbs launches the homerun ball into the stratosphere some scenes can truly move us. They create an emotional experience that we remember for a lifetime. But equally as we saw in The Natural, sometimes even the best in the business can swing big and miss... horribly. Join the Blerdsassins Next Door 6p PST/8p CST/9p EST when we discuss the films that swung big and left an indelible mark on the big and small screen experience, versus those that swung hard, but missed.
Welcome baseball fans to the Movie City Maniacs! On tonight's episode our spring training series continues as we head to the plate with the mysterious Roy Hobbs and his legendary bat dubbed “Wonderboy” in The Natural (1984). We also build a baseball diamond in our backyard in Field of Dreams (1989), invent a formula that […]
This week, we discuss two films starring American stunt man and actor Richard Farnsworth. The first is The Straight Story (1999), a David Lynch film based on the true story of an elderly man named Alvin Straight, who drove a lawnmower 240 miles to visit his ailing brother. The film earned Farnsworth an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. The second is The Natural (1984), a Barry Levinson film starring Robert Redford as Roy Hobbs, a talented baseball player who has endured a hard life to finally appear as a Major League rookie at the age of 35. Timestamps The Straight Story (00:00:50) Our favourite sports films (00:36:30) The Natural (00:52:34) Coin toss (01:09:40) Links Instagram - @callitfriendopodcast @munnywales @andyjayritchie Justwatch.com – streaming and rental links - https://www.justwatch.com
This is Part One of Two with Chris Simms. Chris Simms returns to In The Trenches with Dave Lapham, presented by First Star Logistics, to discuss his time with Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and why Burrow is not only a machine at quarterback but also the Roy Hobbs of football, The Natural. Simms also looks deeper into the Bengals and why having new faces like Ted Karras, Alex Cappa, and La'el Collins could play a significant role in helping Zac Taylor guide the Bengals back to an AFC North title, run in the playoffs, and a return to the Super Bowl.
The life we learn with … and the life we live with after that. Those words come from THE NATURAL, the film we discuss on this week's episode of our summer series LIGHTS, CAMERA, CRUCIBLES: What Our Favorite Movie Heroes Can Teach Us About Overcoming Setbacks and Failure. It's hard to think of a better way to express the truths we try to share each week on this show: offering hope and practical action steps to learn the lessons of your crucibles in order to chart a course to a life of significance. In this rousing story of the redemption of the otherworldly talented baseball player Roy Hobbs, he learns that talent alone is insufficient to live a life on purpose dedicated to serving others. He, and we, need to sharpen our character as well as our skills and surround ourselves with those who believe in us, and challenge us -- no matter how long the journey might take. To purchase Warwick Fairfax's Wall Street Journal best-seller CRUCIBLE LEADERSHIP: EMBRACE YOUR TRIALS TO LEAD A LIFE OF SIGNIFICANCE and to explore Crucible Leadership resources to help you live a life on purpose dedicated to serving others, visit www.crucibleleadership.com
Bernard Malamud's iconic novel The Natural has many inspirations, but its most iconic may be the shooting of Roy Hobbs. The inspiration for it occurred 70 years ago this week, when Eddie Waitkus was gunned down in his hotel by an obsessive fan. We go through the life of Waitkus, the tragic shooting that changed everything, its aftermath for both victim and perpetrator, and the seminal work it inspired. Plus, happy birthday to Dusty Baker and Dave Cash!
The Overtime is back with discussions of smelling college sports figures, pudding choices, dogs hunting flies and we remember Roy Hobbs and a paino-playing guy named Goose. The Powercat Overtime Podcast features GoPowercat.com publisher Tim Fitzgerald, as well as the insights of GPC's Zac Carlson, Ryan Gilbert and Cole Carmody, and streams on the 247Sports Podcast Network at Megaphone.fm. And, the Powercat Overtime Podcast is sponsored by So Long Saloon and Taco Lucha, both found in the heart of Aggieville. Follow @GoPowercat on Twitter Sign up for GoPowercat VIP access and get your first month for just $1! Want the latest Kansas State headlines sent to your inbox? Click to sign up for GoPowercat's daily newsletter! Make sure you subscribe to the Powercat Podcast at your favorite podcast provider, including Apple, Spotify or Amazon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the movie, "The Natural", Roy Hobbs is a baseball prodigy. On his way to the minor leagues, he gets sidetracked and is shot by an obsessed fan. Years later, Hobbs surfaces and becomes a star for the fictional New York Knights. There is no definitive answer of whom the life of Roy Hobbs is based upon. However, speculation has always revolved around the careers of Eddie Waitkus who was shot by a woman while he was playing for the Philadelphia Phillies. But there's also the career of Billy Jurges who was dating a showgirl, Violet Valli. After breaking up with Valli, she was upset and ultimately shot Jurges in the hotel he was living in. So, whose life is Hobbs based upon? the answer might never be revealed. And while many think it's about Jurges, one thing is certain, while there are similarities, Jurges's career had many more interesting moments. He was a central figure in Babe Ruth's called shot. He is partially responsible for the batting helmet, partially responsible for the nets on the foul poles and he came very close to breaking the MLB record for most hits in a row. He had nine. Jack Bales put pen to paper and took on the task of writing a book about the career of Jurges, "The Chicago Cub Shot For Love." On this episode of SFH, Bales stops by for a terrific conversation about Jurges, The Natural and so much more.
Short Hops & Tall Tales — Brandon and Noah are back with a fun Hall of Fame twist! They lead off with a discussion about the Veterans Committee Inductees (and get angry for Dick Allen), and reflect on several players that they kind of already assumed were in the Hall of Fame already. Then, rather than rehash the same Hall ballot discussion again, they start up their own Short Hops Hall, celebrating the most decorated and iconic players in baseball film. Trimming a ballot of 18 to 5 inductees leads to heated debate, and multiple celebrity impressions. Tune in now for one of the funniest episodes of the year! Timestamps On HoF Discourse (1:26) Pickoff Trivia: Gold Gloves (2:30) Veterans Committee Inductions (4:10) Buck O'Neil (6:15) Minnie Miñoso (8:48) Gil Hodges (11:48) Tony Oliva (14:26) Jim Kaat (16:24) Bud Fowler (18:08) Dick Allen >:( (19:48) The Short Hops Hall (22:19) Pedro Cerrano (24:15) Crash Davis (26:56) Jack Elliot (27:47) The Ghost of Shoeless Joe (29:17) The Ghost of Moonlight Graham (30:18) Willie Mays Hayes (30:37) Dottie Hinson (32:11) Roy Hobbs (33:27) Brandon does a segue (33:31) The G.O.A.T.
Short Hops & Tall Tales — Brandon and Noah are back with a fun Hall of Fame twist! They lead off with a discussion about the Veterans Committee Inductees (and get angry for Dick Allen), and reflect on several players that they kind of already assumed were in the Hall of Fame already. Then, rather than rehash the same Hall ballot discussion again, they start up their own Short Hops Hall, celebrating the most decorated and iconic players in baseball film. Trimming a ballot of 18 to 5 inductees leads to heated debate, and multiple celebrity impressions. Tune in now for one of the funniest episodes of the year! Timestamps On HoF Discourse (1:26) Pickoff Trivia: Gold Gloves (2:30) Veterans Committee Inductions (4:10) Buck O'Neil (6:15) Minnie Miñoso (8:48) Gil Hodges (11:48) Tony Oliva (14:26) Jim Kaat (16:24) Bud Fowler (18:08) Dick Allen >:( (19:48) The Short Hops Hall (22:19) Pedro Cerrano (24:15) Crash Davis (26:56) Jack Elliot (27:47) The Ghost of Shoeless Joe (29:17) The Ghost of Moonlight Graham (30:18) Willie Mays Hayes (30:37) Dottie Hinson (32:11) Roy Hobbs (33:27) Brandon does a segue (33:31) The G.O.A.T.
Short Hops & Tall Tales — Brandon and Noah are back with a fun Hall of Fame twist! They lead off with a discussion about the Veterans Committee Inductees (and get angry for Dick Allen), and reflect on several players that they kind of already assumed were in the Hall of Fame already. Then, rather than rehash the same Hall ballot discussion again, they start up their own Short Hops Hall, celebrating the most decorated and iconic players in baseball film. Trimming a ballot of 18 to 5 inductees leads to heated debate, and multiple celebrity impressions. Tune in now for one of the funniest episodes of the year! Timestamps On HoF Discourse (1:26) Pickoff Trivia: Gold Gloves (2:30) Veterans Committee Inductions (4:10) Buck O'Neil (6:15) Minnie Miñoso (8:48) Gil Hodges (11:48) Tony Oliva (14:26) Jim Kaat (16:24) Bud Fowler (18:08) Dick Allen >:( (19:48) The Short Hops Hall (22:19) Pedro Cerrano (24:15) Crash Davis (26:56) Jack Elliot (27:47) The Ghost of Shoeless Joe (29:17) The Ghost of Moonlight Graham (30:18) Willie Mays Hayes (30:37) Dottie Hinson (32:11) Roy Hobbs (33:27) Brandon does a segue (33:31) The G.O.A.T.
Former U of Washington Men's basketball star Prentiss Perkins talks with Maxie about the mistakes he made, kids being targets in prison and more. Plus Mike Max talks with Pat Thompson, who was a Player/Manager of an over 75 team from Minnesota that won the Roy Hobbs baseball tournament in Florida. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league in this magical sports fantasy. With the aid of a bat cut from a lightning struck tree, Hobbs lives the fame he should have had earlier when, as a rising pitcher, he is inexplicably shot by a young woman.
An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league in this magical sports fantasy. With the aid of a bat cut from a lightning struck tree, Hobbs lives the fame he should have had earlier when, as a rising pitcher, he is inexplicably shot by a young woman.
On this weeks CTS Podcast we've got our Top 5 People We Want to Send to The Barge, Guy L'Hockey is back to go over the NHL Playoffs, and we pay our respects to Roy Hobbs. Please rate, review, and subscribe. Follow us on Twitter and IG @thectspod. Thanks for listening and cheers! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
In this Episode, Jarrod Weintraub, BJ Lawrence and Matt Thompson and I talk baseball movies! In the preamble to our definitive baseball movie, we talk about the best songs associated with baseball, the best characters – Wild Thing or Nuke LaLoosh? Benny the Jet or Roy Hobbs? Kelly Leak or Dottie Henson? IS there a better baseball song that “Someday We’ll Go all the Way? What actors have been in multiple baseball movies? How did they convince Phil Rizzuto to do a sophomoric play by play in Meatloaf’s Paradise by the Dashboard Lights? Just fun, silly baseball talk.
In true George Brauchler fashion, the former district attorney for Colorado's 18th Judicial District crystallizes the movement Dan Caplis started against Senate Bill 21-182 with a metaphor comparing himself to Bobby Savoy - the bat boy who stood in awe of Roy Hobbs in the film 'The Natural.' Tom Martino also checks in with his post-mortem on the failed bill.
We take the week off but still deliver an all-bean compilation episode...excerpts from our Cappuccino daily podcast digest cover Baylor's destruction of Gonzaga...Coach's take on 'The Natural'...Our reactions to our mounting debt to Coach's Brudda...plus who is Carl Hopsniffer? And Irish Guy returns to preview something about something...
Malavika of Your Favorite Book podcast (@yfbpod) is here to discuss HER favorite book, Bernard Malamud's epic tale of Roy Hobbs, Wonderboy, and seedy criminal underpinnings of professional ball in THE NATURAL. Follow FBOL:Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/fuckboisoflitInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/fuckboisoflitPatreon: http://www.patreon.com/fuckboisoflitSummary of THE NATURAL:Before he died, Roy Hobbs's father told him he was "a natural" at America's past-time. After fashioning a baseball bat from a tree felled by lightning, pitcher Roy attempts to try out for the Chicago Cubs. But before he can get to the game, he's felled by a female fan's bullet to the chest. He disappears from the game for 15 years, only to re-emerge as a star player for the New York Knights at the decrepit age of 34. Roy, now obsessed with the team manager's nogoodnik niece Memo and her "godfather," a bookie with aims to fix the world series, Roy's desire for greatness is shut down by a great pair of legs and, I am not joking, deadly high blood pressure.
I look at the career path of the player that appears to be part Roy Hobbs, part magic dust and part one-hit wonder. I wonder what is next?
In this episode Marc and Kristina discuss The Natural -- the novel by Bernard Malamud, which was pubished in 1952 and the 1984 Film directed by Barry Levinson and starring Robert Redford. This is the first in what will be a recurring feature of this podcast in which we discuss films that we think are better than the books. This one really boils down to the ending. With baseball season right around the corner, we explore the mystique of baseball movies, why literary Roy Hobbs is a straight up jerk, and wieners amongst other things. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/marc-snediker/support
In which Ella displays absolutely positively most definitely no fear (not even a little bit); Molly makes good decisions; Trav is relaxed; Zoe eventually decides she needs glasses; Meg does her best Roy Hobbs; Vette attempts her best Kirk Gibson; Ella learns on the job; Richelle wishes she could run; Vicky wishes she’d stayed on the field for one more innings; Anneliese wants the ball; Ciara successfully protects a very very short fence; and the beers at the Otherside are delicious.
In Episode 83, Nick and Wesley try their hands at connecting the dots between famous characters being a part of other movie settings. How can we connect Rocky Balboa to Pulp Fiction or Roy Hobbs to the MCU? WE LOVED SHARED UNIVERSES!!! But before that, the dynamic duo talks America's Wang, Kang potentially joining the MCU in Ant-Man 3, and Keeping Up With The Kardashians. Nick has a handful of comics to keep your peepers popped to and they close the show with the Quarantine Corner. Stick around for some bonus audio where Wesley was left filibustering while Nick fixed his audio issue. Be sure to follow them on Twitter: @ChangeMyMindPOD; @Fry_Guy1; @WesleySykes_! And catch their weekly live stream on the #DorkGUniverse Facebook page, as well as all their archived audio content on Geeks Worldwide.
In Episode 83, Nick and Wesley try their hands at connecting the dots between famous characters being a part of other movie settings. How can we connect Rocky Balboa to Pulp Fiction or Roy Hobbs to Captain America: Civil War? WE LOVED SHARED UNIVERSES!!! But before that, the dynamic duo talks America's Wang, Kang potentially joining the MCU in Ant-Man 3, and Keeping Up With The Kardashians. Nick has a handful of comics to keep your peepers popped to and they close the show with the Quarantine Corner. Stick around for some bonus audio where Wesley was left filibustering while Nick fixed his audio issue. Be sure to follow them on Twitter: @ChangeMyMindPOD; @Fry_Guy1; @WesleySykes_! And catch their weekly live stream on the #DorkGUniverse Facebook page, as well as all their archived audio content on Geeks Worldwide & Midnight.FM.
Roy Hobbs is one of the premier adult baseball organizations in the country and we had the pleasure of sitting down with Tom Giffen and Meg Giffen, President, and Director of Sales and Marketing to discuss all things adult baseball.
Get your baseball season opening fix with this delightful extended episode with Law Talk Colorado anchor Michael Moran who sits down with Boulder Attorney Ted Waitkus, son of Eddie Waitkus, the baseball player who the fictional character Roy Hobbs in the movie The Natural was based on, as portrayed by Robert Redford. Listen in as Waitkus discusses the real story behind the movie -- including clarifying that in the movie his dad's character was shot by his stalker with a pistol, while in real life "she shot him with a rifle;" and what it was like growing up meeting greats like Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle, and Babe Ruth -- and how the game of professional baseball has changed over the decades. "There was no National Football League or National Basketball Association back in the 1940s; baseball was it; was everything," he explains in a colorful New York accent, which he still has even after 35 years practicing law in Colorado. If you're a baseball fan, true crime fan, or old movie fan, this is a fun extended episode. Thank you for listening!Support the show (https://lawtalkcolorado.com/support/)
Originally recorded in 2018, Tucker and Coach are joined by author Clayton Trutor to discuss Bernard Malamud's seminal baseball work, "The Natural" (2:45). Written in 1949, Malamud had no prior knowledge of baseball history. He crafts the character of Roy Hobbs to be the "Great American Monomyth" (5:05). Filled with lush poetic imagery (Wonderboy and the Wasteland), Malamud weaves the Vegetative myth, Arthurian Legend and the mode of Joseph Campbell's "Hero with a Thousand Faces", to pen the standard for baseball fiction (15:00). From the book came the beloved 1984 film starring Robert Redford, featuring an A-List cast, Oscar-winning cinematography, and Randy Newman's iconic score. However, the ending is pure Hollywood and a far cry from the book (50:00).
Baseball! Surviving gunshots! Infidelity! Stadium Destruction! What can't Roy Hobbs do?!?! The team calls up Phil Beer from the minor leagues to discuss 1984's The Natural! Theme song composed by Nick Heil.
While it's cool that Bret Hart got his catchphrase from this film (and did we ever take advantage of that fact!), we sure didn't feel like The Natural was the best there is, was or ever will be. There just wasn’t enough divine influence (a theme we didn’t really discuss in this 29th Scoring At The Movies episode) or movie magic to make us love Robert Redford’s ultra-famous baseball flick the way we used to.The star is as likable as always, but he’s REALLY miscast...and not just because of his age. Director Barry Levinson’s fantasical flicker show is a logical mess, which brought about a slew of Reasonably Good Questions… even though we didn’t actually call them that. Maybe the best angle on this movie is to see it as Roy’s fever dream or maybe even a sensationalized story written by Max Mercy. It’s got some great moments (the ending, man, the ending!), but we spent over an hour ripping on the not-so-great ones. Oh and to answer Chris’ question about better casting for Roy Hobbs? Kurt Russell! Tweets oh my oh my: @moviefiend51 and @scoringatmovies
A sports movie and a rom-com. Two different sides of the movie spectrum in one podcast. Listen to the story of how Harry met Sally and Roy Hobbs became a legend on the big screen.
Bernard Malamud's iconic novel The Natural has many inspirations, but its most iconic may be the shooting of Roy Hobbs. The inspiration for it occurred 70 years ago this week, when Eddie Waitkus was gunned down in his hotel by an obsessive fan. We go through the life of Waitkus, the tragic shooting that changed everything, its aftermath for both victim and perpetrator, and the seminal work it inspired. Plus, happy birthday to Dusty Baker and Dave Cash!
Mike and Scott channel Siskel and Ebert both figuratively and quite literally in reviewing The Natural -- overwrought caricature or emotionally-rewarding fairy tale? We go through all the performances, plot points, characters, dramatic devices, baseball hyper-realism, cinematic qualities and more. Which of us agrees with Siskel and which with Ebert, nearly 35 years later? What would the back of the Roy Hobbs basically card have said and what would the stats have been for his epic season? Do we both want a New York Knights uniform? Does Redford pass the eyeball test? Would the book ending have been better than the movie's, or vice versa? Hobbs had 80 tools across the board but what would his scouting grade have been in picking women? Should this movie have been about the Arnold Rothstein character or the serial killer of athletes? Spoilers aplenty. This special edition is available to the public, courtesy of our Patreon members.
The Natural is a 1984 American sports film based on Bernard Malamud's 1952 novel of the same name, directed by Barry Levinson and starring Robert Redford, Glenn Close, and Robert Duvall.[1][2] Like the book, the film recounts the experiences of Roy Hobbs, an individual with great "natural" baseball talent, spanning the decades of Roy's career. It was the first film produced by TriStar Pictures. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actress (Close), and it was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress (Kim Basinger). Many of the baseball scenes were filmed in 1983 at War Memorial Stadium in Buffalo, New York, built in 1937 and demolished in 1988. All-High Stadium, also in Buffalo, stood in for Chicago's Wrigley Field in a key scene. Addie Alexander is an actor, a retired social worker, and a real life superhero .
Storytelling for Sales Podcast|Sales Training | Sales Techniques
Gregg has been in leadership roles with some of the most well-known companies in the industry including Citrix, BlackBerry, Bell Mobility, Siebel and Delrina. A passionate advocate for “informed selling” and sales professionalism, Gregg credits his success to having been mentored and coached by some great people that took the time to help him on his journey. Gregg, his wife of 29 years and two sons live in Burlington, Ontario, Canada WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE: Inspiration stories of Jim Estill (EMJ Data Systems) and William Tatham (Janna Systems) Gregg's most memorable sales failure The role of the coach and mentor in his sales career Why there’s no such thing as ‘natural’ salesperson SHOW NOTES [00:20] Intro [00:51] Welcome Greg [01:10] Business success stories that inspire Gregg [02:52] Bringing Syrian refugees to Canada [03:15] Officer, Order of Canada [06:30] Commitment and passion [07:30] How he got into sales [08:15] Moving to Waterloo [09:05] Getting the first sales job [10:55] No such thing as “natural” sales reps [11:15] Confidence [11:32] Asking customers questions and listening [11:48] Don’t out-sell competitors; out-question them [12:35] A favorite failed deal [13:28] Comforting remarks from his former sales manager [14:24] Keeping in perspective winning and losing [15:41] How storytelling helps sales [17:25] The type of story prospects want to hear [19:05] Using storytelling to overcome objections [21:06] Providing a solution [23:00] Challenges facing today’s sales leaders [23:30] Technology and mobility [28:35] Contact info [29:40] Outro SHOW TRANSCRIPT Greg Jorritsma: 00:00 When you start a story, typically you can see a physical change in how people in the room are seated and how they're looking at your changes. I always explain that as when you start telling a story, people are preconditioned and hard-wired to listen and they drop their critical thinking barrier. Automated Voice: 00:23 This is the storytelling for sales podcast, a show about leveraging the power of storytelling to ignite your sales performance and grow your business. Ed Bilat : 00:33 Hello, this is Ed Bilat, and today we'll have a deep and introspective show for you with a great sales leader and my distinguished guest, Gregg Jorritsma, senior director of sales and marketing at On-Ramp solutions is joining us from Toronto, Canada. Gregg Jorritsma. Welcome to the show. Greg Jorritsma: 00:52 Well, thank you very much for having me. I'm thrilled to be here, and I appreciate the invitation to be part of this. It's a great opportunity. I'm happy to take part. Ed Bilat : 01:01 I'm really excited that you could join us today and would love to jump right to the interview but before we do this, I will ask you our traditional question, what business success story inspires you and why? Greg Jorritsma: 01:13 That's a great place to start actually. Because I think a lot of this is about identifying someone and seeing something in somebody that you want to emulate and make part of your life. Greg Jorritsma: 01:24 I've always been of the mind that there are no Roy Hobbs out there. There are no natural salespeople, none that I've ever met anyway. I think everyone that is achieving success in sales at some point in their career, mostly early in their careers, had somebody see something in them and really take the effort to sort of mentor them and coach them. I have had the great benefit of having some wonderful people coach me and mentor me over the years, and there are a couple that really stand out above more so than some of the others. A couple I would refer to are both William Tatham and Bill Tatham from Janice systems and now NexJ Health but also Jim Estill. Jim Estill founded EMJ distribution in Guelph when he was just out of university. He started the business by selling printer supplies out of the trunk of his car. Greg Jorritsma: 02:17 He built that business up to probably just shy of $1 billion before one of the big boys Cynics acquired the company. Ed Bilat : 02:27 Okay. That's not a bad position. Greg Jorritsma: 02:30 Yes. That's not bad stuff. But I think what really resonates with me about Jim Estill is he's always had this sort of a philosophy of being more than just a business guy, but being involved in his community and giving back. A few years ago, anD I think it was 2015, he actually reached into his own pocket. Now it's reported he spent about a $1.5 million and brought 50 Syrian refugee families to Canada and set them up in Guelph. Ed Bilat : 02:58 Oh, this is very recent. Greg Jorritsma: 03:02 When I first read about that, I mean it didn't surprise me at all since he was always that type of person that really was not interested in doing good business, but also setting an example. and when he did this, it was just amazing to read about. Greg Jorritsma: 03:15 Recently he's been inducted into the... As an officer of the order of Canada and he's just such a humble man. I've known him for about 20 years. First obviously as a customer selling product Tmj, and then later he has become a friend and a mentor and a real business hero for me. In my mind, I think he is the type of person that you look at and go, Jeez! I hope my kids all grow up to be like him. Ed Bilat : 03:42 Wow! Well, I know you have two boys, so that's a really good example. Greg Jorritsma: 03:46 Yeah, exactly. I think one of the things that really says it all about Jim is after Cynics and Siebel thing, he recently became the owner of Danby appliances in Guelph. One of the first things he did was change the company motto to " Do the right thing". I think that just exemplifies Jim in every way that is possible. He is the type of person that always does the right thing, I think, in my opinion, and he said, you know, in conversations with him, he's told me, it's caused me make some mistakes, and it costs me money, but overall it has served me well and it makes sleeping at night and doing the right thing is, it just makes sense for him. So I've always admired that and kind of look for him for inspiration and guidance from time to time. Ed Bilat : 04:30 That's a wonderful story. Wonderful story and a wonderful source of inspiration for you and the kids. So what you're saying that you can be successful and then you can do the right thing at the same time? Greg Jorritsma: 04:42 Yeah, I think especially in today's environment, there is so much emphasis on profit, profit, profit, stock market reports, stock tickers and everything else that it's easy to get distracted from doing what's right. I really admire him for that. The other business hero that really comes to mind is a gentleman I worked for a couple of times in the late nineties was Bill Tatham. He founded Janice systems, which was a CRM company and he believed in it and was passionate about it to the point where, he confided in me one time that the sheriffs were at the door to take the house at one point, but he believed in what he was doing and was going to make it right. Greg Jorritsma: 05:25 He did. He turned it around and grew that company substantially in the late nineties when companies like Siebel and Clarify and where the dominant players, this little company out of Toronto came out and grew its business by focusing exclusively on the vertical segment of financial services. One of our strategies was focused on the teaching within the book about crossing the puzzles,so we focus exclusively on financial services and despite the fact we were a fraction of the revenue play that companies like Siebel and stuff were, we were winning on Wall Street with Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo and All state and eventually the big stock players, a Siebel and stuff came knocking and had to buy the company because they needed the roster, they needed the customer roster. I think it's still $1.4 billion. I think it's still one of the top five or six acquisitions of the Canadian company to date. Greg Jorritsma: 06:23 What I've learned from him more than anything and working in that environment is, if you're committed to something and passionate about it and have the discipline more than anything to stick with it. In those early days as we were chasing around trying to find revenue and customers. It would've been easy to avert our focus away from financial services and just take some opportunistic count. But his vision was to focus on financial services. There were opportunities that we bypassed that we probably could have won, but it was really important that we dominated with financial services and as it turned out, that was absolutely the right move to make so that more than anything is, if you believe in it and you're willing to be disciplined about it, you can achieve something is what I really learned from that. Ed Bilat : 07:13 I really love it. Those are great two stories you mentioned. Let's turn the spotlight back at you. Obviously, you have been in sales for orals for many years. I mean Bell, Siebel, Citrix, Round One, SOTI, Blackberry and now On- Ramp Solutions. How did you even get into the sales? Greg Jorritsma: 07:33 Actually completely by accident. Greg Jorritsma: 07:36 What happened? Greg Jorritsma: 07:39 In the late...in about 1988, I had finished college, and I had a summer job last the previous couple summers on an order desk for a chemical supply company. I didn't even consider it a sales role really. I was just answering the phone and taking orders for various electroplating chemicals, most of which I had no idea emphasis on profit, profit, profit, stock market reports, stock tickers and everything else that it's easy to get distracted from doing what's right. I really admire him for that. The other business hero that really comes to mind is a gentleman I worked for a couple of times in the late nineties was Bill Tatham. He founded Janice systems, which was a CRM company and he believed in it and was passionate about it to the point where, he confided in me one time that the sheriffs were at the door to take the house at one point, but he believed in what he was doing and was going to make it right. Greg Jorritsma: 05:25 He did. He turned it around and grew that company substantially in the late nineties when companies like Siebel and Clarify and where the dominant players, this little company out of Toronto came out and grew its business by focusing exclusively on the vertical segment of financial services. One of our strategies was focused on the teaching within the book about crossing the puzzles,so we focus exclusively on financial services and despite the fact we were a fraction of the revenue play that companies like Siebel and stuff were, we were winning on Wall Street with Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo and All state and eventually the big stock players, a Siebel and stuff came knocking and had to buy the company because they needed the roster, they needed the customer roster. I think it's still $1.4 billion. I think it's still one of the top five or six acquisitions of the Canadian company to date. Greg Jorritsma: 06:23 What I've learned from him more than anything and working in that environment is, if you're committed to something and passionate about it and have the discipline more than anything to stick with it. In those early days as we were chasing around trying to find revenue and customers. It would've been easy to avert our focus away from financial services and just take some opportunistic count. But his vision was to focus on financial services. There were opportunities that we bypassed that we probably could have won, but it was really important that we dominated with financial services and as it turned out, that was absolutely the right move to make so that more than anything is, if you believe in it and you're willing to be disciplined about it, you can achieve something is what I really learned from that. Ed Bilat : 07:13 I really love it. Those are great two stories you mentioned. Let's turn the spotlight back at you. Obviously, you have been in sales for orals for many years. I mean Bell, Siebel, Citrix, Round One, SOTI, Blackberry and now On- Ramp Solutions. How did you even get into the sales? Greg Jorritsma: 07:33 Actually completely by accident. Greg Jorritsma: 07:36 What happened? Greg Jorritsma: 07:39 In the late...in about 1988, I had finished college and I had a summer job last the previous couple summers on an order desk for a chemical supply company. I didn't even consider it a sales role really. I was just answering the phone and taking orders for various electroplating chemicals, most of which I had no idea what they were or what they would be used for. Ed Bilat : 08:00 So that's not even the farmer, you know, it's definitely and, but not a farmer either, right? Greg Jorritsma: 08:07 Not at all. Once the summer ended, I had recently become engaged to my now wife of 29 years. We were young and stupid and we decided to quit our jobs and just move out of Toronto to Waterloo, no jobs, no prospect, nothing. Greg Jorritsma: 08:24 Why would you do that? Greg Jorritsma: 08:26 Well, it was the start of what was going to be our marriage and our life together. We just figured, well, let's just throw. Looking back, there's a saying that goes, it's not youth that is wasted on the young, it's fearlessness. Ed Bilat : 08:42 That's interesting. I can resonate with that. Yeah, absolutely. Greg Jorritsma: 08:45 I remember being so fearless back then. We had no responsibilities. We had no kids, we had no bills, we had no mortgage or anything. It wasn't an easy decision to make but was one that, you don't have all the baggage that you do later on in life to make. Ed Bilat : 09:00 Sure. Greg Jorritsma: 09:01 So we moved and of course back then there was no internet or anything. A few days later I read an ad on a local paper about a new company in town called Desktronics and saw that they were hiring inside sales reps and I thought, well, that was my title at the Chemical Company. Who knows? I applied and I was called in for an interview a few days later. It was 1989 so there was no internet research or anything I could do about the company before I went to the interview. Greg Jorritsma: 09:25 I just put on my best face and best clothes and went for the interview. Ed Bilat : 09:29 And let's show up. Greg Jorritsma: 09:30 Yeah. So I met initially with the director of inside sales and we talked for about 5 to 10 minutes. And to this day I still don't know what it was that I did or said, but she immediately told me," Well, you're way to qualified for this role. Would you be interested in talking to the director of channel sales a better role?" At this point in my life, I didn't even know what channel sales was. I didn't know what the company did, but I said," Sure, I'm keen. Why not?" Greg Jorritsma: 09:58 I met with the director channel sales and about 30 minutes later I was offered a job on the channel sales team. Ed Bilat : 10:04 Right on the spot? Greg Jorritsma: 10:05 Yeah. I was thrilled and terrified all at the same time. I showed up on a Monday and I remember sitting in the lobby waiting for them come and get me. And I remember looking at the poster of the product and thinking, oh, what is that and what does this company do? Greg Jorritsma: 10:20 Yeah, we'll do, they'll do, what do they actually do here? Greg Jorritsma: 10:23 I absolutely had no idea it was even a software company on my first day. I was in that role for about three years with the company until a proceeding, got into some different financial issues and ended up selling the company but I learned how they were selling a see source code application generator, a very technical product for programming and was successful and really got my introduction into software and sales as a whole and I immediately just loved it. Ed Bilat : 10:51 Would you say it was like a natural fit for your abilities? Greg Jorritsma: 10:55 As I said, I don't think there's a natural sales rep. I think there's always more that you can learn and certainly nobody comes in with the answer to every sales problem. Thinking back to that time, I think it was something that I was excited about on a daily basis and I felt I had some success with early on in, in the role. In so many times with salespeople, it's really about confidence. Do you have confidence in what you're selling? Do you know it can make a difference? If you have that confidence, there's a lot of intellectual curiosity goes with that confidence that drives you to learn more and become more capable. I've always found the ability to just ask questions to potential customers and listen to what they're saying can really fuel your imagination as to what kind of solution and what kind of place you can play in that role. Ed Bilat : 11:43 Yeah, that's an interesting point. I've read somewhere actually today they say, "Don't, outsell your competition. You should out question them." Greg Jorritsma: 11:52 Yeah, yeah, absolutely. Ed Bilat : 11:54 And this has to do with your success. So obviously, do you have any particular failures like early sales failures? What's your favorite sales failure? Greg Jorritsma: 12:02 Well, of course, every sale I've ever been involved with, I closed. Ed Bilat : 12:05 I'm sure, from day one? Greg Jorritsma: 12:12 Yeah. Actually, I've never lost a deal, of course, there are always different things that come up and things you could've done right or wrong. But I think one of the most significant sales disappointments I've ever had really led to a real epiphany moment with a great manager I had at the time, this was the early nineties and it was the last day of a quarter and we were driving, we had hit the number, but we were driving for over achievement. Greg Jorritsma: 12:40 Right. And I had a deal working and it was going to be there, it was going to come in. And I remember, you know, I was on the phone to the prospect right up till the deadline, right up til the end of the day, only to have the customer in the end, take a last-minute bid from one of the companies that I thought had already been eliminated from the process. Ed Bilat : 13:00 Oh, what a surprise, huh? Greg Jorritsma: 13:02 Yes. Apparently, they came in with some last minute cheat, low ball offer and won. And I remember sitting at my desk and it was maybe about 05:30 by now and I was really upset. I was really disappointed. My sales manager had to walk by and said, you know... asked me. He could see I was visibly upset. Ed Bilat : 13:19, Of course, you could feel this, right? Greg Jorritsma: 13:23 Absolutely, I'd promised I was going to get it. Greg Jorritsma: 13:24 So, and he said, he came up to me and he put his hand on my shoulder and said, "Hey, it happens. Did you do everything you could do? "And I said, yeah, "And it didn't go your way." No. He told me," You can't beat yourself up about it." This is what has always stuck with me. He said, "We are selling software here. We're not curing cancer. Nobody dies because you didn't close the sale. Now put your head up, go home, be with your family. Your family is more important than any sale would ever be." And another little tidbit he offered a few days later, in the months that always stuck with me too is," You're no good to me here as a salesperson if you don't have a life outside of the office."That's sort of always stuck with me. So over the years in conversations with many reps I've worked with and had on my team and staff, I've always emphasized, take the work seriously. Greg Jorritsma: 14:12 Don't take yourself too seriously. And remember we're selling software, we're not doing brain surgery, we're not curing cancer. Nobody dies if it doesn't work out. And for me it has always been a way of keeping in perspective, winning and losing in the marketplace. When we, when we don't cure cancer either. We're selling software, and we want them to choose ours, but nobody dies if they don't. Ed Bilat : 14:38 That's right. And that gives you an attitude and perspective, right? So just when you're looking at this, this is not the end of the world. It eliminates stress. So your team is more excited, more motivated and they don't feel punished if they've done everything they could and the sale just didn't go your way. So what? Greg Jorritsma: 14:59 Yes absolutely, it happens to everybody. One of the things that I've learned over the years and when I talk about there's no Roy Hobbs or natural salesperson out there. Greg Jorritsma: 15:11 You're asking for rejection, and you make your living day after day being rejected. And so you have to have a perspective. And a more holistic view of what's going on in the world, I think to really make the value in the conversations you have with your prospective clients and coworkers. Ed Bilat : 15:28 That's right. Absolutely. So speaking of your team in the leadership positions in the... You've done everything from a market manager to channel sales manager, director, VP, all these years. How do you think storytelling could be used to motivate your sales team and drive success in terms of reaching or even surpassing quarters and objectives? Greg Jorritsma: 15:49 I think there are so many different things that storytelling really allows you to do. I find it's often the best place to start a conversation and build a connection to a person you are engaging with. I've obviously met people that I've tried to convey things to and sometimes the pushback as well. I don't feel comfortable, or I'm not sure I can actually tell a story and everything. Greg Jorritsma: 16:10 When that comes up I often talk about, okay, so have you ever been to a social event or a cocktail party or anything like that? Well of course they have. When you met someone new there, what did you talk about it? Oh, well, you know, we had a couple of swell and then I've talked about work or my family or whatever. You told a story, right? And Oh yeah, I guess so. And a sales rep comes to me and says, I don't really know how to build a story or how do I craft a story or structure, and I'll talk to them about their last sale. Whose company? They'll tell me. What did they do? What problem were they struggling with? How did our solutions solve their problem? Greg Jorritsma: 16:52 What kind of results are they having today and quickly they ... I guess that's not hard at all. I think if you're not really cautious or told about or understand the value of storytelling to a prospect, there's intimidation; I think to it that you won't be believed or they'll dismiss your story. Is that a hand or it's just a fabrication? And so I think just getting people to the point where you tell stories every day, all the time to everybody. Now put yourself in the prospect's shoes and think about what story would they like to hear. Most often it's a story about a similar company, a similar type of business that was wrestling with a problem cause they probably have a similar problem, how they chose your product, how you built it up, how you deployed it and what kind of results they're getting. Greg Jorritsma: 17:44 The inherent thing in storytelling is that we're hardwired to both tell and listen to a story right from childhood. As a parent, you read stories to your kids and early on they start with, once upon a time, and they typically add happily ever after. Ed Bilat : 18:02 That's right. Greg Jorritsma: 18:02 That's what a customer wants to hear. I think when you start a story, typically you can see a physical change in how people in the room are seated and you know how they're looking at your changes. I always explain that as when you start telling a story, people are preconditioned and hardwired to listen and they drop their critical thinking barriers. If you think about when you go to a movie today a ridiculous movie, a Scifi movie and you know, you suspend your critical thinking to enjoy the story. That's exactly the power and transformative engagement that can happen when you start telling a story on business B, and it's been hugely valuable throughout my career. Greg Jorritsma: 18:50 I was lucky enough, as I said, early on, to have some mentors that really taught me the value of being able to tell us a story. Ed Bilat : 18:56 Yeah, absolutely. I love your response because you're hitting two very important points. One is the actual story, and there is a formula behind it and the second one is the way how you can use storytelling to overcome objections. So instead of saying like, what do you mean you don't have a budget? What do you mean you're not the decision maker? So like all you do, you acknowledged an objection. And by the way, an objection is actually is a good thing. And it's an indication that they will have a conversation with you. Because otherwise they will just go away and there will be no for the talk. So if a person objects to you, that means there is an interest and how do you work with that objection.? Ed Bilat : 19:40 I think you hit on some very important points. Instead of telling them, we have the best in the world, we're going to take care of you well-done millions of times, and we're going to do a good job. You tell them, listen, I appreciate what you're saying. Two months ago we've been working with the company X-Y-Z, and they essentially told us the same thing. There is no budget for that type of project. Then you tell the story, and then you demonstrate the end results, and this is the way the customer will see that, hey, if that worked for somebody else, maybe that could work for me. That's where the magic happens. Greg Jorritsma: 20:19 As you speak about a budget and things like that. One of the stories from a Siebel Day, actually it was the success we had with one of the biggest auto manufacturers in the world. We had won the deal, and it was some months later, and we were having lunch with the decision maker, and I was with the CEO and Bill Tatham, and he asked them, why did we win the deal? I thought the answer was not only fascinating, but it has been a real source of inspiration over the years. Ed Bilat : 20:47 Interesting. Tell me more. Greg Jorritsma: 20:49 The guy told me that of all the vendors, we brought in seven vendors, and of all the vendors, you guys were the only one that didn't ask what the budget was. Greg Jorritsma: 21:01 The answer was, or the response from Mr Tatham was that, the reason we didn't ask about budget was because our only concern was finding a solution that worked for you, our thinking is always that if we provide the right solution, if the budget doesn't fit, you'll either find the money or you'll decide that you don't need that much solution. Ed Bilat : 21:25 So it doesn't matter what the budget is, right? Greg Jorritsma: 21:27 Yeah. So over the years, what that is evolved to is when I have those type of budget discussions is, are you looking for exactly this or are you willing to compromise and do without something so it fits a budget? Is your goal to solve the business problem completely or is it to hit the budget number? When you put that to them, that creates a whole different set of parameters for them. Greg Jorritsma: 21:53 Even if they're not the decision maker in most cases, they're probably not. You're probably talking to the project manager or someone who is in a technical role or whatever and they're obviously very concerned about budget and price because their bosses told them," Okay, you've got this much money and go fix the solution and go find the solution." Getting back into what does that person want to be able to tell, what story does that person want to tell to his boss? In that circumstance it was, we're going to give you the story that says we can solve all your business problems and this, this and this but it's going to cost you an extra percentage so you can decide if you want to spend the extra money to get everything resolved or settle for something that isn't quite...spend that amount of money and still not have exactly what you want. Ed Bilat : 22:42 I love how you've positioned this and it does make sense though in this case isn't budget is irrelevant. This is what we're trying to achieve. This is the task at hand. We are going to help you adjust to that. I think that's an excellent story. Thank you so much for sharing this. Obviously, you've been in new sales situations over the years, you've seen a lot of great leaders. What challenges do you see facing many of today's sales leaders? What's happening today? Greg Jorritsma: 23:09 Well, certainly the world has changed since I started. As for the third or fourth time I'll mention the Internet didn't exist when I started so checking your research on a customer and really preparing yourself for a meeting was a lot more difficult when I started. I think there are two problems that are really relevant today. Greg Jorritsma: 23:27 The first one is technology and mobility. I think it has created a real challenge for sales leaders because you're going to have sales reps working from home offices, working in remote locations or they're on the road, and they have access to all the tools and communication and everything else. But I think quite often because of that convenience of technology; sales managers miss out on a couple of things. And one is, I think it's imperative and what I do all the time is make sure that I'm bringing the group together, let's say quarterly sales meetings so that they have the opportunity to meet with the other sales reps on their team and have social interaction. Ed Bilat : 24:12 See them face to face. Right? Greg Jorritsma: 24:13 Yeah. It creates real trust relationships. The other thing is when I reflect on some of the great learning that I've been exposed to over the years, most often it's been completely informal. I talk with one of the senior sales guys while we're getting coffee in the kitchen or were downstairs having a smoke years ago [crosstalk] or whatever. Greg Jorritsma: 24:43 I think what often goes missing in today's day, and age is the sense that it's really important to bring together the group collectively on a regular basis. Then the second thing around that is, I think it's really important the sales managers also go out to those regions and work one on one with them. Go on a few sales calls every quarter or whatever. Just have that one to one sort of interaction with their team. It offers so much exposure to their lives and who they are as people that it really gives you a great insight into how to build and how to support that person. A favorite line of mine is fair and same or not the same terms are not synonymous. The idea that what works for one person, if I give this other person the same thing, they should be successful isn't the way the world works anymore. Greg Jorritsma: 25:35 People learn differently. People have different behavior practices and different requirements. You need to be flexible and understand that your objective as a sales leader is to give each individual on your team what they need to have an equal opportunity at success. Now for some that might be almost a completely hands-off relationship with the person that they know what they're doing, they're just gone, and they do. It might require to talk to you periodically get some coaching, another, it's all over the board, but if you're not receptive to the idea that you need to support different people on the team in different ways and you're not willing to go out and naturally spend that time with them one on one, I think that becomes a real issue in today's world. The other one that I think is an age-old problem is the use of a CRM. In my experience over the years, too many CRMs lean way too heavily on what management wants from data as opposed to building something that is supportive and it guides the sales rep through the sales process. The best deployments are ones where the sales rep actually loves using the CRM and doesn't see it as a burden and a chore to do. Ed Bilat : 26:54 Right. Like as of as a punishment or like a big brother watch, right? Greg Jorritsma: 27:00 Yes, exactly and if they feel that way about the CRM, what happens is the data you're getting in is minimal. It's incomplete; it's not what you ultimately set out to get. I always tell people that a sales CRM should drive the sales rep through each stage of the sales cycle and give them specific tasks and chores that need to be accomplished in each stage before you can check off and move it to [crosstalk.] Ed Bilat : 27:25 It's a tool. It's a useful tool which will also help the sale. Greg Jorritsma: 27:31 It's a roadmap. Ed Bilat : 27:33 This is just like something I feel out on Friday afternoon, so management is not going to punish me on Monday morning. Greg Jorritsma: 27:40 When you get to that level, the sales reps want to use it and want to be involved in it. When a sales rep starts to struggle as everyone does periodically, it gives them a basis to go back and say," Okay, I got to get back to doing that, and I got to do this." Then from a new hire perspective, it gives them a roadmap as to what others have done here and how they were successful. I think there's a real balance between building the CRM so that you get the data out of you want as a management group but also making it a supportive and consultive tool for the sales reps that are working day today. Ed Bilat : 28:15 That's a wonderful suggestion. Both of them. I liked them so far. Any of our podcast listeners, sales leaders, please listen up to these two. We'll make sure to summarize them, so we are getting towards the end of our podcast. It's been a wonderful, combination of wisdom and practical experience. Gregg, before we disconnect, what's the best way to connect with you for our listeners? Greg Jorritsma: 28:41 Sure. I'm on LinkedIn, I've got all my contact information, unlike almost everybody else. I have an email address and a phone number on my LinkedIn profile. Ed Bilat : 28:49 Oh well you're very brave. Greg Jorritsma: 28:52 I'm always holding the talking to you. The other thing, the other party, one of the other pieces of advice I received early on, and I've always kept to, I always share with people, when someone wants to talk to you, you learn nothing by saying no. Whether somebody's calling for a job, would you be interested in that job about this as well? If I say no, even if I'm not particularly looking or interested, I say no, I'll never know anything about it so always say yes. Always be willing to have a discussion and listen and learn. Ed Bilat : 29:22 That's right, and you will know, or you'll never know where at thou could take you. Wonderful.Thank you so much, Gregg. I really, really appreciate it, so we'll make sure to include your contact information. It's been wonderful to have you on the show today. Greg Jorritsma: 29:37 Thank you very much. I really enjoyed it. Ed Bilat : 29:40 Thank you. Bye for now. Automated Voice: 29:42 That does it for this episode of storytelling for sales; you'll find show notes and links and our webpage storytellingsales.com you can subscribe to the podcast on Itunes or wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening. LINKS On-Ramp Solutions Danby Appliances NexJ Systems Wall Street Siebel Wells Fargo Citrix BlackBerry SOTI Goldman Sachs Roy Hobbs Jim Estill William Tatham Bill Tatham Connect with Gregg Jorritsma on LinkedIn
“The Natural” belongs in any debate over the best sports movie ever. It has Robert Redford in his prime, a stunning Kim Basinger, huffy Wilford Brimley, sly Robert Duvall, powerful Glenn Close, and even a young Michael Madsen. They’re all delivering top-notch performances on a picture-perfect backdrop that feels really real for an ‘80s movie. Shat The Movies listener Vince commissioned this baseball classic just as hosts Dick Ebert and Drew Zakmin are gearing up for Opening Day. It’s full of iconic scenes that bring us all back to our playing days, when we imagined each of us could swing his own Wonderboy bat and be the greatest that ever played the game. Everything ages, and “The Natural” aged surprisingly well, but not everything was a home run. Redford is 46 and playing a 19-year-old. His character, Roy Hobbs, seems to leave a trail of death wherever he goes. And the final inning is cornier than a Nebraska farm. In this episode, you’ll also hear our list of the worst sports-movie actors of all time, find out how a young Big D would get pumped up for high school games, and learn why your mom got a care package from Derek Jeter. One Headlight 90s Podcast By Drew Zakmin (iTunes) : http://bit.ly/2tTzG04 Help Support the Podcast Support with Paypal – http://shatthemovies.com/paypal Support With Venmo – https://venmo.com/ShatPodcasts Shop Amazon With Our Affiliate Link – https://www.amazon.com/?tag=shatmovies-20 Sponsor’s Listener Survey – http://shatthemovies.com/survey Leave an iTunes Review – http://shatthemovies.com/review Vote for our Next Movies – http://shatthemovies.com/vote Subscribe & Social Media – http://shatthemovies.com/subscribe-and-follow Leave a Voicemail – (914) 719-SHAT – (914) 719-7428 Checkout our TV Podcasts – https://shatontv.com/shat-on-podcasts Theme Song – Die Hard by Guyz Nite – https://www.facebook.com/guyznite
Baseball Specialty Show Hosts: Brian and Roy Our National Pastime. Baseball. The sport that has carried our country for decades. Yes we may be big movie and tv buffs over here but its possible we know a little something about baseball too. Baseball movies that is. In honor of Opening Day (should be a national holiday), we have compiled our full team filled with nothing but movie/tv baseball characters. No actual ballplayers were harmed during the drafting of these teams. We chose such greats as Crash Davis, Dottie Hinson, Benny 'The Jet' Rodriguez, Nuke LaLoosh, Roy Hobbs, Willie Mays Hayes and so many more to round our our squads top to bottom. We even added in Managers, team physicians, umpires and fans! We hope you enjoy our specialty episode all about baseball players in the movies! Whose team do you think would win? Who would you put onto your squad?!? Join the convo: twitter: @taketoopodcast web: taketoopodcast.com email: taketoopodcast@gmail.com hotline: 434-602-1931 PLAY BALL!!
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin take the field to face Roy Hobbs and the New York Knights as they rewatch the 1984 classic ‘The Natural,’ starring Robert Redford, Glenn Close, and Robert Duvall.
Robert Redford plays the role of Jesus in the Natural. Wait I don’t think that’s correct. Roy Hobbs breaks the speed of sound with Wonder Boy. Or maybe Jesus preaches on the Beatitudes. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/standupsermons/support
Shane Spencer was first called up to the major leagues in 1998 at the age of 26, in the midst of a famously dominant season by the Yankees. After playing briefly in April, he will be forever remembered by Yankee fans for his September to Remember as he hit 10 home runs, including three grand slams, a record for Major League Rookies, that stood until it was broken by Alexei Ramírez in 2008. Having accomplished the feat in only 67 at-bats, earned him a spot on the Yankees postseason roster. He earned the nicknamed Roy Hobbs in reference to The Natural, because he hit many home runs and was older than most rookies when brought up to the majors. he joins Mark and Aj to talk about it all. Tune in each week on 540 am in NY NJ CT and streaming on www.sportstalknylive.com at 7pm Sundays for the live broadcast.Please take a moment to like our fan page WLIE 540 AM SPORTSTALKNY and follow us on twitter @sportstalkny
***Original Air Date April 18, 2018 The Dirty Sports Network presents Dirty Slides... Joe Praino and Andy "Laz" Lazarus open the show with a look around Major League Baseball, then play an All-Joseph game of #DudeOrNotaDude and finish up by creating their lineup of the greatest baseball movies ever made. ** Official DUDE t-shirts now available at DirtySports.com** Follow Dirty Slides on Twitter - twitter.com/DirtySlides Follow Joe on Twitter - twitter.com/FixYourLife Follow Laz on Twitter - twitter.com/AndyLazarus www.dirtysports.com www.patreon.com/dirtysports Subscribe on YouTube - www.youtube.com/DirtySports Like us on Facebook - www.facebook.com/dirtysports
In one of the greatest sports movies ever, Robert Redford plays Roy Hobbs, a man gifted with great skill that falls to temptation, loses his ability, and comes back with his gift when he gets his life in order. Sound familiar? That's a great analogue for the story of Samson! On this episode we dig into the story of one of the most famous judges of Israel and how it parallels with The Natural. Play ball!
Moments after getting the phone call from Cooperstown that he made the Baseball Hall of Fame, Jim Thome sat down for an interview with Chuck Garfien. Thome discusses the emotions of making the Hall of Fame, calling his dad to tell him the big news, why he owes part of his baseball success to Roy Hobbs from the movie “The Natural,” why being a great teammate was so important to him, his favorite White Sox moment, why he never took steroids and much more.
Pre-Recorded from the Montgomery Inn in Cincinnati. For the first time in 7 years the Ohio Baseball Weekly show goes on the road for a special two hour broadcast from one of Cincinnati’s premier restaurants, the Montgomery Inn. Join Mark Donahue and Dave Mitchell, along with their special Guest Tom Giffen from the Roy Hobbs […]
Tease (0:00:00), Streaming Breakdown (01:01:09), the teasers for Snowfall (FX), You're the Worse (FXX), The Keepers (Netflix) Josh calls this documentary 'Spotlight meets The Wire,' Anne with an E (Netflix), the development of Electric Dreams at Amazon, Thomas Middleditch and those Verizon commercials, 5 Best (11:22); Josh... 5. Veep/Silicon Valle/Catastrophe 4.Better Call Saul 3. Fargo 2. The Leftovers 1. Master of None Scott... 5. Silicon Valley/Bosch 4. Fargo 3. Master of None 2. Better Call Saul 1. The Leftovers SPOILER ALERT!!!!! (15:17) Scott and Josh go In-Depth on Master of None, The Leftovers, and Fargo; the evolution and greatness of Master of None's season 2, the use of music, Aziz's acting, The Leftovers' brilliance, Damon Lindelof's references of fringe films, Perfect Strangers, use of music on the show and open, Frasier, Matt Jamison's drive and his dirty joke, VM and this seasons Heavy missing the comedy element, Syd, Mary McDonnell as Ruby Goldfarb, Manager's Special (1:02:08); Bowie the Man Who Changed the World (Netflix), Manchester by the Sea (Amazon Prime), Altman (Hulu), and Sully (HBO). Meet the Nielsens: 1984 (01:07:40) Other Notables; John Singleton, Stephen Falk, Jill Soloway, Kevin Bacon, Kathryn Hahn, Depeche Mode, Richard Cheese, Any Which Way You Can, Walkabout, Frasier, Cassette Tapes, David Bowie, Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Chan-Wook Park, Robert Altman, Tom Hanks, Clint Eastwood, Mini-Series: V, Dynasty, Dallas, Falcon Crest, Cannes, Indiana Jones, Roy Hobbs, John Ritter, Three's a Crowd, and the USFL.
Of all American sports, baseball has contributed the greater number of folk heroes to the larger culture. Fictional characters of awe-inspiring ability, like the mighty Casey and Roy Hobbs, or quirky sages such as Casey Stengel and Yogi Berra are broadly known in a way that few representatives of other sports are. And one of baseball’s great folk heroes–a man of both extraordinary talent and peculiar sagacity–is Satchel Paige. As a pitcher in the Negro Leagues and the barnstorming circuits of the Twenties and Thirties, Paige’s exploits on the field were the stuff of legend. Rearing back his tall, lanky body, with a double and sometimes triple wind-up of his arm, Paige would unload rocket pitches that buzzed like a bee as they flew past the batter. There were innings when Paige would tell his fielders to sit down, or even stay on the bench. He didn’t need fielders when the batters weren’t even close to hitting his pitches. But Paige also understood that fans not only wanted to see impressive displays of prowess. They wanted to be entertained. So he cultivated a nonchalant, even lazy persona on the field. He taunted batters from the mound. And as the years passed, he cast himself as the wizened old man of baseball, dispensing homespun proverbs such as: “Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you.” The problem with legendary figures like Satchel Paige is that their accomplishments are often buried under an accumulation of exaggerations and fables. In his biography of Paige, historian Donald Spivey digs through the mythology to present the first scholarly account of the great pitcher’s life. The result of more than a decade of research, “If You Were Only White”: The Life of Leroy “Satchel” Paige (University of Missouri Press, 2012) shows that, even without embellishment, Paige’s life was epic, sometimes turbulent, and often humorous. From the Alabama reform school where Paige learned to throw a baseball to the black teams of the South that endured Jim Crow at every stop, from high-paying stints in North Dakota and the Dominican Republic to his World Series-winning season with the Cleveland Indians as a 42-year-old “rookie,” the story of Satchel Paige roams far and wide. But it is more than a colorful tale. As Don argues, Paige’s ability to draw large crowds of black and white fans, and a talent that drew praise from white Major Leaguers, were important factors in eroding the segregation of baseball. While Jackie Robinson is hailed as the man who broke the color line in 1947, it was the wide popularity of Satchel Paige in the Thirties and Forties that set the stage for him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Of all American sports, baseball has contributed the greater number of folk heroes to the larger culture. Fictional characters of awe-inspiring ability, like the mighty Casey and Roy Hobbs, or quirky sages such as Casey Stengel and Yogi Berra are broadly known in a way that few representatives of other sports are. And one of baseball’s great folk heroes–a man of both extraordinary talent and peculiar sagacity–is Satchel Paige. As a pitcher in the Negro Leagues and the barnstorming circuits of the Twenties and Thirties, Paige’s exploits on the field were the stuff of legend. Rearing back his tall, lanky body, with a double and sometimes triple wind-up of his arm, Paige would unload rocket pitches that buzzed like a bee as they flew past the batter. There were innings when Paige would tell his fielders to sit down, or even stay on the bench. He didn’t need fielders when the batters weren’t even close to hitting his pitches. But Paige also understood that fans not only wanted to see impressive displays of prowess. They wanted to be entertained. So he cultivated a nonchalant, even lazy persona on the field. He taunted batters from the mound. And as the years passed, he cast himself as the wizened old man of baseball, dispensing homespun proverbs such as: “Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you.” The problem with legendary figures like Satchel Paige is that their accomplishments are often buried under an accumulation of exaggerations and fables. In his biography of Paige, historian Donald Spivey digs through the mythology to present the first scholarly account of the great pitcher’s life. The result of more than a decade of research, “If You Were Only White”: The Life of Leroy “Satchel” Paige (University of Missouri Press, 2012) shows that, even without embellishment, Paige’s life was epic, sometimes turbulent, and often humorous. From the Alabama reform school where Paige learned to throw a baseball to the black teams of the South that endured Jim Crow at every stop, from high-paying stints in North Dakota and the Dominican Republic to his World Series-winning season with the Cleveland Indians as a 42-year-old “rookie,” the story of Satchel Paige roams far and wide. But it is more than a colorful tale. As Don argues, Paige’s ability to draw large crowds of black and white fans, and a talent that drew praise from white Major Leaguers, were important factors in eroding the segregation of baseball. While Jackie Robinson is hailed as the man who broke the color line in 1947, it was the wide popularity of Satchel Paige in the Thirties and Forties that set the stage for him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Of all American sports, baseball has contributed the greater number of folk heroes to the larger culture. Fictional characters of awe-inspiring ability, like the mighty Casey and Roy Hobbs, or quirky sages such as Casey Stengel and Yogi Berra are broadly known in a way that few representatives of other... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Of all American sports, baseball has contributed the greater number of folk heroes to the larger culture. Fictional characters of awe-inspiring ability, like the mighty Casey and Roy Hobbs, or quirky sages such as Casey Stengel and Yogi Berra are broadly known in a way that few representatives of other sports are. And one of baseball's great folk heroes–a man of both extraordinary talent and peculiar sagacity–is Satchel Paige. As a pitcher in the Negro Leagues and the barnstorming circuits of the Twenties and Thirties, Paige's exploits on the field were the stuff of legend. Rearing back his tall, lanky body, with a double and sometimes triple wind-up of his arm, Paige would unload rocket pitches that buzzed like a bee as they flew past the batter. There were innings when Paige would tell his fielders to sit down, or even stay on the bench. He didn't need fielders when the batters weren't even close to hitting his pitches. But Paige also understood that fans not only wanted to see impressive displays of prowess. They wanted to be entertained. So he cultivated a nonchalant, even lazy persona on the field. He taunted batters from the mound. And as the years passed, he cast himself as the wizened old man of baseball, dispensing homespun proverbs such as: “Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you.” The problem with legendary figures like Satchel Paige is that their accomplishments are often buried under an accumulation of exaggerations and fables. In his biography of Paige, historian Donald Spivey digs through the mythology to present the first scholarly account of the great pitcher's life. The result of more than a decade of research, “If You Were Only White”: The Life of Leroy “Satchel” Paige (University of Missouri Press, 2012) shows that, even without embellishment, Paige's life was epic, sometimes turbulent, and often humorous. From the Alabama reform school where Paige learned to throw a baseball to the black teams of the South that endured Jim Crow at every stop, from high-paying stints in North Dakota and the Dominican Republic to his World Series-winning season with the Cleveland Indians as a 42-year-old “rookie,” the story of Satchel Paige roams far and wide. But it is more than a colorful tale. As Don argues, Paige's ability to draw large crowds of black and white fans, and a talent that drew praise from white Major Leaguers, were important factors in eroding the segregation of baseball. While Jackie Robinson is hailed as the man who broke the color line in 1947, it was the wide popularity of Satchel Paige in the Thirties and Forties that set the stage for him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies
On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha put on their New York Knights jerseys and travel back to 1984 to explore THE NATURAL. A film we discussed early in the show's run and one that the fans have asked us to revisit and do a deeper dive on. Starring Robert Redford as the iconic baseball hero Roy Hobbs, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Barbara Hershey, Wilford Brimley, Richard Farnsworth, Robert Prosy, Darren McGavin, and Michael Madsen. Directed by Barry Levinson and based on the book by Bernard Malamud with a score from Randy Newman, the film was nominated for four Academy Awards: Actress in a Supporting Role (Glenn Close), Cinematography (Caleb Deschanel), Art Direction, and Music (Randy Newman).Steve and John go scene by scene thru this movie and explore the acting, direction, writing and the effect the film has on us today.If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here: https://amzn.to/3YiVO2EDon't forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.patreon.com/TheCineFilesPurchase any film we feature at https://www.cine-files.netFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCineFilesPod/?ref=bookmarksThis episode is sponsored by/brought to you by the following sponsors:BETTERHELP. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/CINEFILES and get on your way to being your best self. Check out BetterHelp : betterhelp.com/CINEFILESROSETTA STONE: Rosetta Stone uses cloud-based solutions to help all types of learners read, write, and speak more than 30 languages, including several endangered languages. Select a new language and start speaking today: www.rosettastone.comEXPRESS VPN:Check out https://www.expressvpn.com/cinefilesFUJI WATER: Check out FIJI Water : www.wonderful.comBADLANDS RANCH: If you want to experience smoother digestion, a boost of energy, and an overall healthier body go to roundhouseprovisions.com/CINEFILES for up to 44% off your regular-priced order plus a 90-day, money-back guarantee! Check out Badlands Ranch: badlandsranch.com/CINEFILESFollow John Rocha: @therochasaysFollow Steve Morris: @srmorrisFollow us on Twitter @cine_filesFollow us on Instagram @thecinefilespodcastOur Sponsors:* Check out FIJI Water : www.wonderful.com* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: www.rosettastone.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha put on their New York Knights jerseys and travel back to 1984 to finish their discussion on THE NATURAL. A film we discussed early in the show's run and one that the fans have asked us to revisit and do a deeper dive on. Starring Robert Redford as the iconic baseball hero Roy Hobbs, Glenn Close, Kim Basinger, Barbara Hershey, Wilford Brimley, Richard Farnsworth, Robert Prosy, Darren McGavin, and Michael Madsen. Directed by Barry Levinson and based on the book by Bernard Malamud with a score from Randy Newman, the film was nominated for four Academy Awards: Actress in a Supporting Role (Glenn Close), Cinematography (Caleb Deschanel), Art Direction, and Music (Randy Newman).Steve and John go scene by scene thru this movie and explore the acting, direction, writing and the effect the film has on us today.If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here: https://amzn.to/3YiVO2EDon't forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.patreon.com/TheCineFilesPurchase any film we feature at https://www.cine-files.netFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCineFilesPod/?ref=bookmarksThis episode is sponsored by/brought to you by the following sponsors:BETTERHELP. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/CINEFILES and get on your way to being your best self. Check out BetterHelp : betterhelp.com/CINEFILESROSETTA STONE: Rosetta Stone uses cloud-based solutions to help all types of learners read, write, and speak more than 30 languages, including several endangered languages. Select a new language and start speaking today: www.rosettastone.comEXPRESS VPN:Check out https://www.expressvpn.com/cinefilesFUJI WATER: Check out FIJI Water : www.wonderful.comBADLANDS RANCH: If you want to experience smoother digestion, a boost of energy, and an overall healthier body go to roundhouseprovisions.com/CINEFILES for up to 44% off your regular-priced order plus a 90-day, money-back guarantee! Check out Badlands Ranch: badlandsranch.com/CINEFILESFollow John Rocha: @therochasaysFollow Steve Morris: @srmorrisFollow us on Twitter @cine_filesFollow us on Instagram @thecinefilespodcastOur Sponsors:* Check out FIJI Water : www.wonderful.com* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: www.rosettastone.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
One of the most beloved baseball of all times is about to get a fastball in the ribs. Nick Whitmer will try to convince Kevin Gootee and guest co-host Bill Schulz (Mornin with Bill and Joanne Nosuchinsky on Compound Media and formerly of Red Eye on Fox News Channel) that the Robert Redford fairy tale, the Natural, is disgustingly overrated. Can Nick take this fastball over the fence? Or does his argument get a bullet in the belly like Roy Hobbs? We can't express how thankful we are that you continue to give us an hour of your time every week, thank you!Looking to sell your product, advertise your services, or raise brand awareness? We'd love to help you and we can be reached at guttingthesacredcow@gmail.comThank you ALL for continually shouting us out on social media, we love when you do that as well as leave us those 5 star rating and 2-3 sentence reviews. Guttingthesacredcow.com is you get that sweet ass merch, go grab a hat or mug post haste!Check us out at the metaverse as well at the $joke community comedy roomWe're now doing over blogs, video style, at Patreon now: patreon.com/guttingthesacredcowSocial media for the gang: @KevinGootee on Twitter, FB, IG. www.kevingootee.com @billschulz TheNickWhitmer.com Don't forget, you can find us on all podcasts platforms: apple iTunes, Spotify, google, spreaker, stitcher, iheartradio, castbox. You name it and we're on it! And you can also see our handsome yet smug faces on Youtube as well. Hello to our new friends! We love it when you click "subscribe", like us on social media, and most importantly when you tell your friends/family about our podcast.https://guttingthesacredcow.com/where-to-listen-see-us/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/gutting-the-sacred-cow6501/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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