Back When There Was Baseball: Ken Berry

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Ken Berry joins us on the podcast this week. Ken played in the Majors from 1962-1975 and was considered one of the best defensive center fielders of that era. He won two Gold Glove Awards (1970 and 1972) and was an All-Star in 1967. You have to wonder…

Relax, review, reset

 Baseball Column Tim's Two Cents

The Major League Baseball all star break allows teams and fans alike to relax, review the first half of the season, and hit the reset button to charge into the final 10 weeks of the season. Or in the case of White Sox fans, to sober up, try and figure…

Back When There Was Baseball: Lou Klimchock

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Lou Klimchock is our guest on the podcast this week. Lou played in the Majors from 1958-1970 with the Kansas City A's, Milwaukee Braves, Washington Senators, New York Mets and Cleveland Indians. He was a good utility infielder during most of his…

Sports Authors Showcase: Bring In the Right-Hander! by Jerry Reuss

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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 decades. Jerry will…

The Slumber Company

 Baseball Column Tim's Two Cents

I have seen enough. The big debate of what the Pirates will do at the trade deadline should quietly be put back in the box. Maybe next year Pirates fans can bring that discussion back out. Not this year. It’s over. The Pirates won Monday afternoon, and…

Back When There Was Baseball: Jim Rooker

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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 pitcher. …

Time for midterm grades in MLB

 Baseball Column Tim's Two Cents Pittsburgh Sports

Fireworks. Cookouts. Red. White. Blue. Baseball’s halfway point. Oh, and my Two Cent midseason analysis. All tremendous traditions for summer. My focus is the tragedy that is the Pittsburgh Pirates, so I will do my midseason review and analysis…

Back When There Was Baseball: Ken Singleton

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Our guest this week is one of the best switch-hitting power hitters of his time period. Ken Singleton joins us this week to talk about his illustrious career. Ken's MLB career spans from 1967-1984 with 3 teams: New York Mets, Montreal Expos and…

More is not better

 Baseball Column Tim's Two Cents Pittsburgh Sports

Every professional sports league has increased the number of playoff spots in recent years. I would argue that is not a good thing. The NHL Stanley Cup playoffs often find a David sitting in the seventh or eighth seed. Admittedly, early round upsets…

Back When There Was Baseball: Glenn Abbott

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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 5 straight AL West titles (1971-1975) and 3 World Series (…