Back When There Was Baseball: Rich Garcia
American League umpire Rich Garcia joins us this week. Richie was one of the most highly respected umpires of his time period (1976-1999). During his career, he worked 2 All-Star games (1980, 1992), 3 ALDS (1995, 1997, 1998), 5 ALCS (…
Sports Authors Showcase: The Champions of Philadelphia by Rich Westcott
Author Rich Westcott joins me this week to discuss his book The Champions of Philadelphia. The book was published in 2016 and therefore does not include the Eagles Super Bowl teams of 2017 and 2024. Most people forget about the Philadelphia…
Back When There Was Baseball: John Werhas
We take the time machine this week Back When There Was Baseball to the mid-1960s with our guest John Werhas. John was signed in 1960 by the Dodgers after being a 2-sport athlete out of USC (baseball and basketball). He was the opening day starter at 3rd…
Is it possible to be a glass half full Pirates fan?
I am a pessimist by nature, and if you are a Pirates fan pessimism has been ingrained into your being much the same as having compassion for others —not you Coach Kiffin, men cursing at other drivers —I didn’t mean you Tim Tebow, and knowing the world is…
Back When There Was Baseball: Art Howe
There were a few players in the 1970s whom Rex was told to emulate if he wanted to play Big League Baseball. Art Howe was one of them and he is our guest this week. Art started his athletic career as a football player at the University of…
Sports Authors Showcase: The Earl of Oildale by George Culver
Former MLB player George Culver joins me this week to talk about his book The Earl of Oildale. I spoke with George on my Back When There Was Baseball podcast to discuss his career and now we look at his book. This book is full of stories which is what…
Back When There Was Baseball: Ellis Valentine
When you talk about the greatest outfield arms in the history of the game players such as Roberto Clemente, Dave Parker and Ichiro Suzuki come to mind. However, our guest this week may have the greatest arm of them all. Ellis Valentine joins us to talk…
Back When There Was Baseball: Tom Murphy
Tom Murphy joins us this week. Tom played in MLB from 1967-1979 with the California Angels, Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays. He pitched as a starter and a reliever. Tom was drafted out of…
Sports Authors Showcase: Bring In the Right-Hander! by Jerry Reuss
We are privileged to have Jerry Reuss as our guest this week to discuss his book Bring In the Right-Hander!: My Twenty-Two Years in the Major Leagues. You will hear Jerry recount several stories of his playing days, which spanned four…
