Back When There Was Baseball: Bill North
April 24, 2024
We revisit the success of the "Swingin' A's" this week. Our guest is Bill North who arrived in Oakland in 1973 and played there through the 1978 season. Bill was part of two World Series championships (1973-1974) and appeared in the…
Sports Authors Showcase/Back When There Was Baseball: Zack Minasian
April 22, 2024
Zack Minasian joins us this week to talk about his book Lasorda University: A Recollection of My Summer of '68 with Tommy Lasorda and the Ogden Dodgers in our combined Sports Authors Showcase and Back When There Was Baseball…
Back When There Was Baseball: Earl Stephenson
April 17, 2024
Earl Stephenson joins us on the podcast this week. Earl pitched in the Majors/Minors from 1967-1979. He had to endure military service which disrupted his progress early on. Earl was a left-handed pitcher that, whatever the reason…
The ever changing world of baseball
April 14, 2024
Everyone from David Bowie to Taylor Swift has written about changes.
Baseball certainly has changed from when I started watching it in the 1970’s. Today’s game barely resembles the one I grew up with, proving not every change is for the better…
Back When There Was Baseball: Brant Alyea
April 10, 2024
We are airing this podcast this week in honor of Brant Alyea, who passed away on February 4, 2024.
Brant Alyea joins us this week on the podcast. He had an illustrious career at Hofstra University on the…
Back When There Was Baseball: Bob Galasso
April 3, 2024
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…
2024 Pittsburgh Pirates/MLB Preview
March 31, 2024
The Pittsburgh Pirates are 5-0 on the season, so this technically shouldn’t be considered a preview. But society and baseball can’t box me in. I am still calling this a season preview. Starting the season in March is nonsense anyway. However…
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Back When There Was Baseball: Bob Beall
March 27, 2024
Bob Beall is our guest this week. Bob played in the Phillies, Braves and Pirates organizations during his career which lasted from 1970-1981. Bob was drafted in the 28th round of the 1970 June Draft by the Philadelphia Philles out…
Back When There Was Baseball: Bob Randall
March 20, 2024
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 Grieve
March 13, 2024
Tom Grieve joins us this week. Tom was a 1st round draft pick in the 1966 MLB draft by the Washington Senators. In fact, Tom and his son Ben were the 1st father-son team to both be drafted in the 1st round. He made it up to the Big…
