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Episode 287 features the author of A Baseball Gaijin: Chasing a Dream to Japan and Back, Aaron Fischman and Champion Pitmaster Fred Robles, With Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding
Aaron Fischman is a sports writer, author, editor and multimedia journalist, who currently hosts the On the NBA Beat podcast, a weekly interview show he helped co-found with Loren Lee Chen and his brother, Joshua Fischman. His first book, A Baseball Gaijin: Chasing a Dream to Japan and Back is a very entertaining and informative look at the life and baseball career of Tony Barnette, who took a nontraditional route to the Major Leagues. Barnette started in the MLB's minor leagues, spent six years pitching in Japan for Tokyo's Yakult Swallows, and then at the age of 32 had his first cup of coffee with the Major League's, Texas Rangers. The book was nominated for the prestigious CASEY Award for best baseball book of 2024.
Fred Robles of Rio Valley Meats has been cooking on the competitive barbecue circuit since 2013. Fred is the owner of a butcher shop in Weslaco, Texas. According to Fred, "I love to compete and I love food sport. We have met some great people on this journey that have become our friends, but feel more like family. Some of his competitive cooking accomplishments include, winning the 2017 World Food BBQ Championship, the 2019 National BBQ Championship, winning the 2022 San Antonio Livestock and Rodeo, plus winning more than 95 Grand and Reserve Championships.
We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/
We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.
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Episode 286 features Pig Beach BBQ's, Matt Abdoo and Shane McBride Promoting the 5th Annual BBQ Benefit for the Jeff Michner Foundation and Author, Chris Jensen Discussing Baseball's Two-Way Greats
Matt Abdoo and Shane McBride from Pig Beach BBQ join us to discuss the 5th Annual BBQ Benefit for the Jeff Michner Foundation taking place at Pig Beach BBQ, 35 - 37 36th Street, Queens, NY 11106 on Saturday afternoon, April 26, 2025. The foundation was set up in honor of Jeff Michner who passed away at the age of 36, but although young, meaningfully touched so many lives. The organization embraces the things he loved best: family, friends, and great food. The Jeff Michner Foundation creates scholarships for culinary students as well as supporting families managing loss and grief. The Jeff Michner BBQ Benefit celebrates Jeff with an epic barbecue featuring some of the countries greatest pitmasters. This event will be a dine-around, where each participating pitmaster will prepare a tasting portion of their dish for the guests to sample. Participating breweries & distilleries will be offering a beer or specialty cocktail. Go to https://jmf-event-2025-gxqi1.tripleseattickets.com/registration/select for more information and to purchase tickets.
Chris Jensen is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) and the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA). He contributes baseball articles to Seamheads, Start Spreading the News and IBWAA's, Here's the Pitch newsletter, and has been published in Elysian Fields Quarterly and the Yankees Annual Yearbook. His latest book is, Baseball's Two-Way Greats: Pitching/Batting Stars from Ruth and Rogan to Ohtani. The book explores the history of two-way baseball players from the 19th century up to the modern era. Chris provides information which shows that Shohei Ohtani and Babe Ruth are not the only players to have excelled at both pitching and batting. There have been many exceptional two-way players, including John Montgomery Ward and Negro League standouts, Bullet Rogan, Martin Dihigo, Leon Day and Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe. Sixty additional Negro League players are covered for their two-way feats, plus an examination of top two-way players from the 19th century, Deadball Era, and Live-Ball Era with more than 130 players featured.
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We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.
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Episode 285 features inspiring stories from athlete, Dave Stevens, a seven-time Emmy Award winner and congenital amputee, while Jimmy Carbone and Sean Ludwig promote upcoming barbecue events and barbecue's enormous growth.
Dave Stevens is an athlete and a seven-time Emmy Award winning sports broadcaster. Dave is a congenital amputee and has wrestled, played football, and played baseball, all without legs. Dave played college football and had a tryout with the Dallas Cowboys. Dave was featured on the television show, That’s Incredible along with a very young and future golf pro, Tiger Woods. Dave had baseball tryouts with the 1984 Olympic baseball team, the Cincinnati Reds, and the Minnesota Twins, as well as a three-week contract with the minor league baseball team, St. Paul Saints where he played alongside Darryl Strawberry and even pinch-hit for Strawberry. Dave worked at ESPN for over 20 years. He has covered Super Bowls, World Series, Final Fours and many other events. Dave volunteers as a board member for NubAbility Athletics, which organizes sports camps for “Limb-Different” Athletes. He also co-hosts the Celebrity Amputee Golf Classic and is an Ambassador Athlete for the Dave Clark Foundation which hosts free clinics with Minor League baseball teams for children with disabilities.
Jimmy Carbone is back with a preview of his food events which we can look forward to this year, including Brisket King, Rib King, and Pig Island NYC. Each year these events become more popular and we spend part of our time discussing the outstanding growth of barbecue and the various flavors being added which are changing the way we think of the cuisine. It is an exciting time to be a foodie in New York as well as the surrounding areas and Jimmy's events are among the reasons why.
Sean Ludwig is the founder of NYC BBQ, http://www.nycbbq.com a website and newsletter with news and information on all things barbecue in the NYC metro are. He is also a co-founder with Ryan Cooper of The Smoke Sheet, https://www.bbqnewsletter.com which is a weekly newsletter that curates the latest national barbecue news, upcoming events, books to read, podcasts to listen to, videos to watch, recipes, and so much more. Barbecue is experiencing tremendous growth and Sean provides unique insights as to why.
We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/
We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.
If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.
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Episode 284 features Butcher BBQ's, David Bouska and Former Major League Baseball player, Ryan Thompson, plus guest co-host, Gary Mack.
David Bouska is an award-winning pitmaster and the owner of Butcher BBQ. He has won numerous awards, including titles at the Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitational BBQ and American Royal World Series of Barbecue. He was featured on seasons four and five of Food Network’s, BBQ Pitmasters and BBQ Pitmasters All Stars. David is a member of the Oklahoma BBQ Hall of Fame and will soon be inducted into the Kansas City BBQ Society Hall of Fame. He has created injections, brines, seasonings and rubs, and sauces and grilling oils. Go to https://butcherbbq.com/ for more information on David and his company, Butcher BBQ.
Ryan Thompson is a former Major League Baseball player who spent all or parts of nine seasons with the New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, New York Yankees, Florida Marlins, and Milwaukee Brewers. Ryan also played one season in Japan for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks. Ryan was included in the trade which brought him to the New York Mets, along with Jeff Kent in exchange for David Cone. He discusses what it was like to be a young player traded to the New York Mets and his surprise upon finding out as well as many other entertaining stories. We are also joined by the host of the Mets Musings podcast, Gary Mack.
We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/
We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.Call the show: (516) 855-8214
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Episode 283 features four-time Major League Baseball Manager of the Year and New York State Baseball Hall of Fame Member, Buck Showalter and Chicken Fried BBQ's champion pitmaster, Bill Purvis, plus guest co-host, Doug Scheiding
Buck Showalter has earned a reputation for building baseball teams into postseason contenders in short periods of time. The teams he has managed include, the New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, and New York Mets. Along the way he has won four Manager of the Year Awards, three in the American League and one in the National League. He is the third manager to win four Manager of the Year Awards, the seventh to win the award in both the American and National Leagues, and the only one to win the award with four different teams in four different decades. In addition to managing, Buck has also worked as a television analyst for ESPN, the Yes Network, and the MLB Network. Buck is also a member of the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bill Purvis is the pitmaster of Chicken Fried BBQ. In 2019, he entered his first barbecue contest, in which he ended up winning first place ribs along with Reserve Grand Champion. In just his first three years of barbecue, he won over 35 Grand and Reserve Grand Championships. Bill's barbecue success has provided opportunities for him to be featured twice on the Food Network's television show, BBQ USA with Michael Symon. He is also a creator and co-host of the podcast, Shiggin Fried with Chicken Fried and LCBBQ. In addition to all of the preceding, Bill teaches barbecue classes and sells various barbecue food products created to elevate your food to the next level. Go to https://chickenfriedbbq.com/ for more information on Bill and his products.
We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/
We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.
If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.
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Episode 282 is a rare triple play with Art Shamsky, a member of the 1969 World Series Champion Miracle Mets, Kell Phelps and Mike McCarthy, organizers of the National BBQ Festival, and Gary Looney, reporting from Los Angeles Angels spring training.
Art Shamsky will forever have the honor of being a member of the 1969 World Series Champion Miracle Mets as that was a huge highlight of his Major League Baseball career. But there is so much more to his story and legacy. Since his playing days, he has worked as a radio and television sports broadcaster in the New York area, among other endeavors. He is the coauthor of The Magnificent Seasons and the New York Times best-seller, After the Miracle. He joins us to discuss his latest book, Mets Stories I Only Tell My Friends, in which Art shares anecdotes from his 50-year association with the Mets. He traces his playing career and beyond with never-before-heard stories about his life in and out of baseball.
Kell Phelps and Mike McCarthy join us to discuss the National BBQ Festival which is being billed as a tremendous barbecue event coming to New York, more specifically, Long Island, New York the weekend of June 13th through June 15th, 2025. Kell and Mike are two of the event organizers. In addition to organizing monumental events, Kell is also the publisher of the Barbecue News Magazine and owns and runs the National Barbecue Association (NBBQA). Mike is the senior director of strategy and development for RRDA Content Marketing. For more information regarding the event go to https://nationalbbqfest.com/ Baseball and BBQ listeners can use promo codes BASEBALL for $10 off general admission tickets and BASEBALLVIP for $25 off VIP tickets.
Gary Looney returns for his highly anticipated annual appearance which means the 2025 baseball season is about to begin. Jeff first met Gary in 2020 at the Los Angeles Angels spring training camp complex in Arizona and a friendship quickly developed. Gary has appeared with us on numerous episodes and provides a glimpse into the Los Angeles Angels spring training camp. We are itching for the baseball season to commence and Gary helps to scratch that itch as we discuss the prospects for the team and we get an update on Mike Trout. Having him on is an annual tradition and his baseball knowledge is a great addition to any episode.
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We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.
If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.
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Episode 281 features outstanding stories from Barbecue Hall of Fame inductee, Famous Dave Anderson and New York State Baseball Hall of Fame member, Dom Scala.
Dave Anderson known worldwide as Famous Dave Anderson is dedicated to making outstanding barbecue. In 1994 he opened The Original Famous Dave’s in a small Wisconsin town where he was serving as many as 6000 people a week in a place where only 2000 people lived. The sucess of that first restaurant lead to the opening of over 180 restaurants nationwide and over $500 Million in sales and the creation of over 20,000 jobs. How Famous Dave achieved this level of success and the road he took to get there is filled with plenty of curves, twists, and bumps in that road. Listening to Dave talk about his life is an education in what to do, as well as what not to do. Dave is one of the most award winning BBQ Grillmasters and has become known as “America’s Rib King!” Dave's philanthropy is another part of his life as he and his family founded The LifeSkills Center for Leadership which provides leadership experiences to at-risk and underprivileged Native American youths.
Dom Scala is a baseball lifer. After playing in the minor leagues he made the decision to become a coach and in 1978 Dom earned a World Series Championship with the New York Yankees while working as their bullpen coach. Dom's career is filled with honors and accolades, too many of which to list here. As Head Coach of the Adelphi University Panthers from 2003-2021, Dom has seen dozens of his former players drafted or signed to professional contracts. His efforts for the the Adelphi University Athletic Department have raised well over 1.5 million dollars. The funding has built a new baseball field and the construction Adelphi Panthers Baseball Team Clubhouse in 2017. In 2019 Coach Scala had an unprecedented season, clinching his 400th win at Adelphi University and being named the North East 10 Coach of the Year. In 2021 Dom left Adelphi University after 18 successful seasons and is focused on expanding his youth camps. In 2021, Dom was inducted into the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame.
We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/
We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.
If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.
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Episode 280 features former Major League Baseball Umpire, Al Clark and barbecue aficionado, Big Rome sharing wonderfully entertaining stories and bringing the heat.
Al Clark was a Major League Baseball umpire for 30 years, working more than 3,000 games, including two All-Star Games, ten playoff series, and two World Series. We discuss his book, Called Out But Safe: A Baseball Umpire's Journey. The book was first published more than 10 years ago, but the stories are timeless and extremely entertaining. Al has been on the field for many historic games, including Nolan Ryan's 300th win, Cal Ripken's record breaker, and the 1989 World Series which will forever be remembered, not becuase of who won, but due to an earthquake. Al dealt with Earl Weaver, Billy Martin, and Dick Williams, all of whom were known for their harsh treamant of umpires. Hearing Al tell the story of his "fake" confrontation with Lou Piniella is worth the price of admission.
Big Rome has taken his love and passion for barbecue and incorporated that into so many facets. He has created a line-up of barbecue rubs, does catering, makes entertaining cooking videos, and is a brand ambassador. He has also dabbled in the podcast space, creating a barbecue fire side chat for his fellow barbecue lovers, especially his Texas Barbecue Crew. Big Rome is a Los Angeles Dodgers fan and we discuss the team's World Series victory, the upcoming season, and other baseball talk. For more information on Big Rome go to https://www.bigromesbbqempirellc.com/
We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/
We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.
If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.
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Episode 279 is filled with baseball and barbecue as Talking Baseball's, Ed Randall regales us with baseball stories and Tailgate Guys BBQ's, Lyndal Scranton discusses barbecue and throws in some baseball talk, plus Jeff rants.
Ed Randall is in the upper echelon when one mentions anything related to baseball media and storytelling. He previously joined us in our shows infancy on episode 34. He currently hosts Remember When with former Red Sox manager, Kevin Kennedy on Sirius XM as well as working on camera for the MLB Network. For many years he could be found talking baseball on WFAN Radio. Ed has been a television baseball analyst, a one-time substitute for Yankee Stadium public address announcer Bob Sheppard, an author, and is considered one of the game’s foremost authorities. Ed is a prostate cancer survivor and is now using his experience to help others by promoting awareness through his Fans for the Cure charity which he uses to promote awareness and educate, which includes the value of early detection.
Lyndal Scranton is a host, along with Steve Koehler, of the Tailgate Guys BBQ podcast. Lyndal, a member of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame previously joined us on episode 44. Lyndal was a sports writer for the New-Leader where he wrote about a wide variety of sports, including Major League Baseball, Missouri State University sports, bowling, horse racing, and auto racing. He covered the 1982 World Series which pitted the St. Louis Cardinals against the Milwaukee Brewers as the Cardinals beat the Brewers to claim the Championship.We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/
We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.
If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.
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Episode 278 features Wally Backman, member of the 1986 World Series Champion New York Mets and a baseball lifer and Jonathan Lathrop and James Moore from the Grab'em in the Brisket podcast, plus guest co-host, Doug Scheiding.
Wally Backman was an integral member of the 1986 World Series Champion New York Mets. After his time with the Mets, Wally played for the Minnesota Twins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, and the Seattle Mariners. Following his playing career, Wally used his teaching skills, as well as his abilities to get the most from his players and nurture their talent, as manager for various organizations at many levels. Wally is a baseball lifer who loves putting on the uniform, going out on the field, and being useful to teams who can most use his services. As of the time of this interview, Wally was enjoying time away from the game, but would gladly contemplate returning to the game to which he has dedicated his entire professional career.
Jonathan Lathrop and James Moore are two hosts from the Grab'em in the Brisket, a Texas BBQ podcast. They have a unique show which includes additional hosts who all gather together to discuss most things related to barbecue. In addition to the discussions amongst the hosts, they may also be joined by various live fire cooking related guests. In the world of barbecue podcasts, which is constantly growing, they manage to offer unique and interesting content. Doug Scheiding joins us as guest co-host. To find out more regarding their podcast, please goto https://www.grabeminthebrisket.com/We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/
We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.
If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.
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Episode 277 features Loot N' Booty BBQ's, Sterling Smith and Baseball Writer and Researcher, Bill Chuck as they remind us why they are among the best at what they do.
Sterling Smith AKA Smitty is a World Barbecue Champion, US Navy Veteran, barbecue teacher, cookbook author, and owner/pitmaster of Loot N' Booty BBQ. In addition to all of that, Loot N' Booty BBQ has created an award-winning selection of rubs and sauces. Smitty tells us about his humble barbecue beginning and where his love of barbecue has taken him as well as what is coming up. For more information on Smitty or to order his products go to https://lootnbootybbq.com/
Bill Chuck is back. Bill's first joined us on episode 139 to discuss his book, In Scoring Position: 40 Years Of A Baseball Love Affair which he co-authored with Bob Ryan. He was then on many more episodes, until health issues curtailed his visits, but we are thrilled to have him back. Bill is a baseball writer and researcher and has a weekly column in the Chicago Sun-Times. Bill loves baseball and that love is evident as he regales us with fascinating baseball stories and incredible statistics. We discuss his recent involvement with the Netflix documentary, The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox.
We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/
We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.
If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.
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Episode 276 features author, Tom Hoffarth discussing his book, Perfect Eloquence: An Appreciation of Vin Scully and pitmaster, Brad Vollmer from the Meat's My Mistress Barbeque Team
Tom Hoffarth is an Associated Press award-winning journalist. He has written for the Southern California News Group, the Los Angeles Times, Hollywood Reporter, Angelus News, National Catholic Reporter, Los Angeles Business Journal, and Sports Business Journal. His latest project is Perfect Eloquence: An Appreciation of Vin Scully which is a collection of 67 essays, one representing each season of his career calling games for the Los Angeles Dodgers, from 1950 through 2016. Written by various essayists, some more well known than others, but all with heartfelt thoughts which reflect on the ways his professional and private life influenced them. The collection includes fellow broadcasters as well as historians, players, journalists, celebrities, and others connected to the game of baseball, with each piece introduced by Tom.Brad Vollmer is a great example of what can happen when a backyard cook becomes a competition winning cook through hard work and dedication. Brad is a member of the Meat's My Mistress Barbeque Team, which counts Danny Wilk's, My Dad's BBQ as one of its sponsors as well as being a brand ambassador for The Good Charcoal which was founded by Ben Jablonski and Rob Silverman. Brad has been busy with his latest project and is ready to come to market with two barbecue sauces. Brad knows the sauce business is tough, but he is prepared to do what it takes to be successful and share his sauces with consumers hungry for a quality product.
We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/
We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.
If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.
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Episode 275 features the Kansas City Royals pitching coach, Brian Sweeney and the host of the Pit Life BBQ podcast, Johnny Mags. Plus, we discuss the possibility of a Los Angeles Dodgers dynasty.
Brian Sweeney is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who has transitioned quite nicely into the role of pitching coach for the Kansas City Royals. He played in the Major Leagues for the Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres and then played in Japan for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters. After his playing career ended, Brian coached in the minor leagues for the Philadelphia Phillies and later became a coach with the Cleveland Indians. Brian has also been the pitching coach for Team Italy at the World Baseball Classic. We had the honor of meeting Brian when he was being inducted into the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame.John "Johnny Mags" Maguire is the creative force and host of the Pit Life BBQ podcast. The show has creatively evolved over the years. Changes have included different co-hosts and in its current version, not having a permanent co-host. Another change has seen the show move from a studio above a cigar store to the Uncle Steve's Shake Studio where Johnny usually does it live each Monday night at 8:00 pm EST on Facebook and YouTube. If you miss the live version, you can catch the show recorded and released as a podcast. Johnny first joined us on episode 59 and we are excited to welcome him back as we discuss all things podcasting and barbecue, plus we throw in some baseball talk.
We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/
We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.
If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.
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In episode 274 we learn about environmentally friendly charcoal with Ben Jablonski from The Good Charcoal and we go back in time to 1959 with author, Phil Coffin as we discuss his books, When Baseball Was Still Topps and A Baseball Book of Days. Plus Chef Ray Sheehan assumes guest co-hosting duties.
Ben Jablonski is the co-founder of The Good Charcoal. The company's mission is good charcoal, good for the environment, good for the community. Ben grew up in Australia where grilling was central to celebrations or gatherings. In 2020, Ben wanted to give consumers a healthy charcoal alternative. The Good Charcoal won a 2023 leadership award through the Forest Stewardship Council due to their sustainability efforts in Namibia. As a leader in building ethical organizations, Ben has been featured in The Washington Post, Yahoo! Finance, and The Weather Channel to talk about how The Good Charcoal is making a positive impact on the environment and people’s health. Go to https://www.thegoodcharcoal.com/ for more information.Phil Coffin is a longtime editor at The New York Times and a member of the Society for American Baseball Research. He joined us to discuss his two books, When Baseball Was Still Topps: Portraits of the Game in 1959, Card by Card and A Baseball Book of Days: Thirty-One Moments That Transformed the Game. When Baseball Was Still Topps tells the importance of baseball in 1959 while looking at every card in the 1959 Topps set and provides fascinating details. A Baseball Book of Days provides a detailed narrative of the game's most important moments, told in 31 singular, remarkable days.
We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/
We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.
If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.
Call the show: (516) 855-8214
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @baseballandbbq
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Episode 273 is full of passion as we welcome New York State Baseball Hall of Fame Member, Kevin Graber and Queen of the Grill and Cookbook Author, Paula Stachyra
Kevin Graber loves baseball and wearing a baseball uniform makes him happy. His baseball journey has been inspirational, not just because of what he has had to overcome, but also for why he has stuck with baseball which is clearly one of his passions. Kevin talks about his humble beginnings as well as his time as a coach and coordinator in the Chicago Cubs organization. Kevin is a member of the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame and is a coach at Phillips Academy AndoverPaula Stachyra is a barbecue enthusiast, recipe developer, and creator of the popular Instagram account, Queen of the Grill which is beloved for its weekly #WingCrushWednesday posts. She previously joined us on episode 153 and returns to discuss her new cookbook, The Big Book of Barbecue On Your Pellet Grill. The book is filled with 200 showstopping recipes for sizzling steaks, succulent wings, wood-fired seafood and so much more. Go to https://www.instagram.com/queenofthegrill/?hl=en for more information.
We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/
We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.
If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.
Call the show: (516) 855-8214
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @baseballandbbq
Instagram: baseballandbarbecue
YouTube: baseball and bbq
Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.comFacebook: baseball and bbq
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Ask a pitmaster, an author, and a Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame executive for their thoughts on the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot and you get a rousing, educational, controversial, and entertaining discussion. Episode 272 features our annual Baseball Hall of Fame discussion for the class of 2025 with pitmaster, Doug Scheiding, author, John Vampatella, and Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame executive, Scott Crawford.
Doug Scheiding, John Vampatella, and Scott Crawford know their baseball and each has their own opinions which you may or may not agree with, but we hope all can agree they are fun to listen to. When the 2025 voting results are announced we will know who will be enshrined in Cooperstown, but until then the debate continues and Doug, John, and Scott make very good arguments for their chosen candidates.
We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/
We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.
If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.
Call the show: (516) 855-8214
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @baseballandbbq
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Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.comFacebook: baseball and bbq
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Episode 271 features peace, love, and baseball with Kelsey Burd and what did dad do with My Dad's BBQ's, Danny Wilk, plus a tribute to legendary leadoff hitter, Rickey Henderson
Kelsey Burd is the host and creative force behind the Peace, Love, and Baseball podcast. This is in addition to her other podcast, Bourbon and Baseball which she co-hosts with Suzy Fulton. Kelsey’s love of performing in musical theatre combined with her passion for baseball makes Peace, Love, and Baseball unique in the various ways she views baseball. Kelsey is a huge baseball fan, but the team she chooses to love the most is the St. Louis Cardinals.
Danny Wilk is an entrepreneur. His first successful invention was the Bandyball, a colorful ball of rubber bands. It made for just one of the great stories from Danny as he explained how a Covid project of creating a spectacular barbecue sauce lead to the barbecue business, My Dad's BBQ. Danny offers a look at inventing, starting a business, and winning awards. For more information on Danny Wilk and My Dad's BBQ or to order his sauces go to https://www.mydadsbbq.com/We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.
We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.
If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.
Call the show: (516) 855-8214
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @baseballandbbq
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Episode 270 features barbecue you can’t refuse with The Hogfathers, Mal Schexneider and Scott Dudek and author, Steve Wiegand on The Uncommon Life of Danny O'Connell, plus Jeff and Leonard's brilliant observations.
The Hogfathers BBQ is barbecue you can't refuse and per their website, "was started with brother-in-laws Scott Dudek and Malton Schexneider cooking for their family. Fast and easy burgers and dogs on a gas grill were replaced with low and slow barbecue. It started out as a backyard hobby on a vertical electric smoker and Weber Kettle, which was quickly replaced by a Traeger and then upgraded to an Outlaw BFO. As their skills grew and demand for their cooking increased, they honed their craft by entering the world of barbecue competition. Go to https://thehogfathersbbq.com/ for more information.
Steve Wiegand is an award-winning journalist and history writer. His 35-year journalism career was spent at the San Diego Evening Tribune, where he was chief political writer; San Francisco Chronicle, where he was state capitol bureau chief, and Sacramento Bee, where he was a special projects writer and politics columnist. Steve is the author or co-author of 10 books, includng his latest, The Uncommon Life of Danny O'Connell which explores the life of Danny O'Connell, a player often overlooked, but who played a part of baseball history and had an ordinary, but special career.
We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.
We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.
If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.
Call the show: (516) 855-8214
Email: [email protected]
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Episode 269 features former Major League Baseball pitcher, Bill Pulsipher, telling his story to help others, Bubb'n Mutha's founder, John Fuhrman dishing out barbecue and baseball talk, Leonard rants, and we celebrate our show's seven year anniversary.
Bill Pulsipher is one third of what New York Mets fans once knew as "Generation K." It was a moniker he shared with his two other teammates, Jason Isringhausen and Paul Wilson. The media dubbed them as the members and the fans, desperate for players to help their team, bought into the hype. The amount of pressure this placed on Bill and the other two Generation K members was extreme and Bill tells all, including a career derailed by injuries and severe depression. Bill spent parts of six Major League Baseball seasons with the New York Mets, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, and St. Louis Cardinals. We tend to put these talented athletes on pedestals and revere them as heroes, but pulling back the curtain reveals they are as human as everyone else and, after listening to Bill's story you may have a new appreciation for what some of them deal with.
John Fuhrman is the founder of Bubb'n Mutha's which manufactures premium spice rub blends. After serving in the United States Navy, John, worked in the auto industry and ended up in North Carolina. While there he fell in love with barbecue and learned how to cook it and experimented with different spices and rubs. John returned to Maine and started this company, making his products with special real Maine ingredients like organic blueberry powder, maple crystals and even Raye’s Mustard which is the oldest mustard company in America. John loves baseball and barbecue and we delve deeply into both topics. For more information on John or to order his products go to https://www.bubnmuthas.com
We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.
We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.
If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.
Call the show: (516) 855-8214
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @baseballandbbq
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Episode 268 features a candid interview with Greg Rempe, host of the BBQ Central Show and we explore 3,000: Baseball's Elite Clubs for Hits and Strikeouts with Author, Douglas J. Jordan, plus we discuss the possibility of the Golden At-Bat Rule
Greg Rempe is the creator and host of the longest running and most listened to show dealing with live fire cooking, The BBQ Central Show. He has been extremely supportive of our show with advice, support, and encouragement. We wanted Greg back to learn more about him, his show, what it takes to produce a successful podcast, his opinions on barbecue and baseball and much more. His show can be heard live every Tuesday night from 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm and is released in podcast format; the first hour on Wednesday and the second hour on Thursday. Then on Fridays you can catch up on parts of past episodes listening to The Best Moments of The BBQ Central Show in 10 Minutes or Less. You can find out more about his show by going to http://thebbqcentralshow.com/
Douglas J. Jordan is a retired college professor. His baseball articles have been published in the Baseball Research Journal and NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture. He joins us to discuss his newest book, 3,000: Baseball's Elite Clubs for Hits and Strikeouts. This book goes into detail about the elite players in each category, describing how they collected their historic hit or strikeout and their age at the time. Discover the pitchers who gave up a 3,000th hit and the victims of a 3,000th strikeout. This book covers the near-miss men, the ones who almost made it to the milestone, and predicts which players might reach 3,000 hits or strikeouts next. This comprehensive volume tracks all players who have reached this impressive achievement, all who missed it by a hair, and some who might be poised to claim the title.
We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.
We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.
If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.
Call the show: (516) 855-8214
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @baseballandbbq
Instagram: baseballandbarbecue
YouTube: baseball and bbq
Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.comFacebook: baseball and bbq
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