Back When There Was Baseball: George Culver
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 of the great staff in…
Back When There Was Baseball: Dickie Thon
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 thrived in…
Back When There Was Baseball: Steve Foucault
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. Steve also never…
Back When There Was Baseball: Bill Krueger
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 as to how he started…
Back When There Was Baseball: Randy Lerch
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. Randy not only…
Back When There Was Baseball: Leon Roberts
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 Seattle). Leon talks…
Pirates prove a point
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 desperately…
Back When There Was Baseball: May 17, 1979: Phillies 23, Cubs 22
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…
For a fanatic, sports never takes a vacation
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 May…
