Back When There Was Baseball: Gary Lavelle

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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 the…

Gone but never forgotten

 Baseball Column Tim's Two Cents Pittsburgh Sports

Dave Parker finally lost his battle with Parkinson’s Disease this past Saturday.The Cobra may be gone, but thanks to a better late than never vote by baseball’s veterans committee last December he will never be forgotten. On July 27 Parker will get his…

Back When There Was Baseball: Greg Pryor

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Greg Pryor joins us this week. Greg is one of those guys we love to interview. He was a solid player during his day, but not necessarily a household name. Greg played from 1971-1986 after being drafted by the Washington Senators which became the Texas…

Baseball is halfway home

 Baseball Column Tim's Two Cents

Every team will play its 81st game some time this week. What is the old adage? Time flies when you are having fun…or watching the Pirates Well, something to that effect.That means it is time for my annual midseason review. Let’s discuss surprises,…

Back When There Was Baseball: Gary Bell

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We take the time machine back to the late 1950s through the late 1960s with our guest this week. Gary Bell joins us to talk about his great career. Gary was a pitcher with a career record of 121-117 with a 3.68 ERA. He was on that great Cleveland Indians…

Back When There Was Baseball: Father’s Day Special

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Two members of the PennSports.live family had fathers who played in the Minor Leagues and this episode will honor those fathers. My co-host, Steve Schaaf's father, Charles Dean Schaaf, played from 1955-1957 in the Baltimore Orioles organization. Tim…

Back When There Was Baseball: Steve Balboni

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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 adds an interesting take to this podcast. Balboni was introduced to America during the…

Will college sports succumb to greed?

 Baseball College Sports Column Tim's Two Cents

Once a year —okay, maybe more than that— I use this space to remind you that greed is going to ruin sports. Players closing in on billion dollar contracts, with even mediocre players far exceeding the 10-20 million dollar range. Or in Brock Purdy’s…

Back When There Was Baseball: George "Doc" Medich

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Who was the last New York Yankees pitcher to win a game in "Old Yankee Stadium" before the refurbishment? It is our guest this week, George "Doc" Medich. Doc won the last Yankees victory in "Old Yankee Stadium" on September 29, 1973, before the…

Back When There Was Baseball: Ken Rudolph

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This week we take a look at another catcher from the late 1960s to the late 1970s.  Ken Rudolph is our guest.  Ken played in the Majors from 1969-1977 with the Cubs, Giants, Cardinals and Orioles.  In this era of baseball, the backup…