Back When There Was Baseball: Glenn Abbott
January 19, 2022
We are joined this week by former Major League right-handed pitcher Glenn Abbott. Glenn pitched in the Big Leagues from 1973-1984. He came up in the Oakland A's organization when they won 3 straight AL West titles (1973-1975) and 2…
Back When There Was Baseball: Mark Wiley
January 11, 2022
Our guest this week was in the game of baseball for five decades. Mark Wiley talks with us, not only about his playing career, but also his coaching and administrative career. Mark was not highly touted out of high school but had a…
Back When There Was Baseball: Bob Galasso
January 5, 2022
Bob Galasso joins us on the podcast this week. Bob had a short, but very interesting career in the Majors. He came out of Connellsville High School (PA) and his high school did not have a baseball team. After being founded in American…
Back When There Was Baseball: Bob Randall
December 29, 2021
Bob Randall is our guest this week. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers out of Kansas State University in 1969. Bob ended up stuck behind those great Dodger infielders in his stint with L.A. (1969-1975) and could not break into…
Back When There Was Baseball: Tom Burgmeier
December 22, 2021
Our guest this week is Tom Burgmeier. You should remember Tom as a left-handed relief pitcher mainly in the 1970s, but do you really know how good he was? Tom pitched in the Majors from 1968-1984, had a record of 79-…
Back When There Was Baseball: Al Worthington
December 15, 2021
We have a rare treat for you this week. Our guest played with Willie Mays, Orlando Cepeda, Ted Williams, Pete Rose, Frank Robinson, Tony Oliva, Harmon Killebrew and Rod Carew to name a few. His name is Al Worthington…
Back When There Was Baseball: Fred Holdsworth
December 9, 2021
Our guest this week is Fred Holdsworth. Fred pitched in the Major Leagues from 1972-1980. He was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1970 MLB Draft and was looked upon to add to the Tiger pitching staff. He gets…
Back When There Was Baseball: Gary Lavelle
December 2, 2021
Our guest this week is Gary Lavelle. You should remember Gary as a left-handed relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants (1974-1984). When you look at Gary's career stats (80-77 with an ERA of 2.93), you wonder why he gets lost in…
Back When There Was Baseball: Steve Balboni
November 24, 2021
Our guest this week is Steve "Bye Bye" Balboni. Our co-host, Steve Schaaf, played in the 1977 Division II College World Series with Steve Balboni, which ads an interesting take to this podcast.…
Back When There Was Baseball: Jim Rooker
November 17, 2021
We are going back into the mid-1960s through the 1970s this week with our guest. You should remember Jim Rooker as a Pittsburgh Pirate, but he actually started in the Detroit Tigers organization as an outfielder, then converted to a…
