Back When There Was Baseball: George Culver
September 11, 2024
We look back to the late 1960s to the early 1970s this week with former MLB pitcher George Culver. George Culver pitched in the Big Leagues from 1966-1974 with many teams and some great pitching staffs. He was part…
Back When There Was Baseball: Dickie Thon
September 4, 2024
Our guest this week was headed for the MLB Hall of Fame before a tragic injury curtailed his career. Listen as Dickie Thon talks about coming into the Majors with the California Angels before being traded to the Houston Astros. He…
Back When There Was Baseball: Steve Foucault
August 28, 2024
Our guest this week is former MLB relief pitcher Steve Foucault. Steve is a very interesting subject in the fact that he became a relief pitcher in the Major Leagues but hadn't pitched since his Little League days. …
Back When There Was Baseball: Bill Krueger
August 21, 2024
Former MLB pitcher Bill Krueger joins us this week on the podcast. Bill pitched from 1983-1995 with various ball clubs. This tall left-hander has a nice career record of 68-66 with a 4.35 ERA. Bill has a unique story…
Back When There Was Baseball: Randy Lerch
August 14, 2024
We are pleased to have Randy Lerch as our guest this week on the podcast. It is an honor for Rex as he was in the stands on September 30, 1978, when Randy started against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Three Rivers Stadium…
Back When There Was Baseball: Leon Roberts
August 7, 2024
Former MLB outfielder Leon Roberts joins us this week. Leon played in the Big Leagues from 1974-1984. He played in two domed stadiums as his home field during his career (The Astrodome in Houston and The Kingdome in…
Pirates prove a point
August 4, 2024
The Pittsburgh Pirates proved my point this past week.
I didn’t want them to do any such thing. I wish they wouldn’t have done that thing. As one of the exasperated, frustrated, irritated longstanding fans of the Pittsburgh baseball club, I…
Back When There Was Baseball: May 17, 1979: Phillies 23, Cubs 22
July 31, 2024
1979 marks the 45th anniversary of the great game between the Cubs and Phillies. The date was May 17, 1979, the location was Wrigley Field in Chicago, and the wind was blowing out at 17-18 miles/hour. Both starting pitchers (Phillies - Randy Lerch,…
For a fanatic, sports never takes a vacation
July 29, 2024
For the fourteenth summer in a row, my son and I headed to the Jersey Shore for our vacation. We have a blast every year as we spend a couple days at Ocean City, then the rest of the week in Wildwood with a day trip to Cape May mixed in.
Cape…
Back When There Was Baseball: Rick Wise
July 25, 2024
June 23, 2021 marked the 50th anniversary of one of the greatest achievements in not only Philadelphia Phillies, but also MLB history. Rick Wise pitched a no-hitter on that Wednesday evening in Cincinnati while also…
