Back When There Was Baseball: Eddie Watt

May 4, 2022 Podcasts Baseball

We look back at the great Baltimore Orioles teams from 1969-1971 with our guest this week.  Eddie Watt was a valuable member of the Oriole pitching staff.  He was a right-handed stopper coming out of the bullpen…

Back When There Was Baseball: Kent Tekulve

April 27, 2022 Podcasts Baseball

We take a look back this week into the mid-1970s through the late 1980s with one of the best relief pitchers of that era.  Kent "Teke" Tekulve joins us this week to discuss his career which spanned from 1974-1989.  He…

Back When There Was Baseball: Bob Dernier

April 20, 2022 Podcasts Baseball

We take a look back to the 1980s this week with our guest Bob Dernier.  Bob started in the Phillies organization (1980-1983), then finished his career in Philadelphia (1988-1989).  His career took off when he was…

Back When There Was Baseball: Barry Foote

April 13, 2022 Podcasts Baseball

We have Barry Foote as our guest on the podcast this week. Barry was signed out of high school in North Carolina by the Montreal Expos. He had the privilege of playing for Gene Mauch while being the Expos starting…

Sports Authors Showcase: Doc: The Life of Roy Halladay by Todd Zolecki

July 21, 2020 Podcasts Baseball

This week's feature is the book Doc: The Life of Roy Halladay. Jed Donahue interviews author Todd Zolecki, Phillies beat writer for MLB.com. Listen in as Jed and Todd discuss Roy's career and just how good he was. Roy…

Sports Authors Showcase: The Big 50: The Men and Moments That Made the Philadelphia Phillies by Scott Lauber

June 29, 2020 Podcasts Baseball

Jed Donahue features the book The Big 50: The Men and Moments That Made the Philadelphia Phillies on this episode of Sports Authors Showcase. Jed interviews author Scott Lauber from the Philadelphia Inquirer…

Sports Authors Showcase: Pittsburgh Pirates All-Time All-Stars by David Finoli

April 6, 2020 Podcasts Baseball

Jed and Rex discuss David Finoli's latest book Pittsburgh Pirates All-Time All-Stars: The Best Players at Each Position for The Bucs. An interview with Finoli conducted by Jed and Tim Clark is included.…

Sports Authors Showcase: Fan in Chief by Nicholas Evan Sarantakes

November 6, 2019 Podcasts Baseball

Jed Donahue and Rex Naylor discuss the new book Fan in Chief: Richard Nixon and American Sports, 1969 - 1974 by Nick Sarantakes. Learn about Richard Nixon and his passion for sports as well as how he used this passion for a…

Sports Authors Showcase: When the Crowd Didn't Roar by Kevin Cowherd

October 22, 2019 Podcasts Baseball

Join Jed and Rex as they chat with Kevin Cowherd about his new book When the Crowd Didn't Roar: How Baseball's Strangest Game Ever Gave a Broken City Hope.

Sports Authors Showcase: The New York Yankees in Popular Culture (Critical Essays) by David Krell

October 15, 2019 Podcasts Baseball

Jed and Rex interview David Krell about his book The New York Yankees in Popular Culture (Critical Essays), which gives us some of the untold stories as well as fresh interpretations and analyses of baseball's most successful…