Sports Authors Showcase: On the Eighth Day, God Made Baseball by Mark Littell
January 29, 2024
This week I review the book On the Eighth Day, God Made Baseball written by former MLB pitcher Mark Littell. Unfortunately, Mark passed away from complications due to heart surgery on September 5, 2022. …
Sports Authors Showcase: Swinging ‘73: Baseball’s Wildest Season by Matt Silverman
January 8, 2024
This week we look at the book Swinging '73: Baseball's Wildest Season. Author Matt Silverman joins us to talk about that season and what made it the "Wildest Season". The book takes a look not only at that season, but the…
Sports Authors Showcase: Finley Ball by Nancy Finley
December 25, 2023
This week we discuss Finley Ball: How Two Outsiders Turned the Oakland A's Into A Dynasty and Changed the Game Forever by Nancy Finley. Nancy is the niece of Charlie O. Finley and daughter of Carl Finley…
Sports Authors Showcase: Just Like Me: When the Pros Played on the Sandlot by Kelly Park
December 4, 2023
Kelly Park is featured this week as he discusses his book Just Like Me: When the Pros Played on the Sandlot. Listen to the interview Rex conducted with Kelly as he discusses his experiences with the Major…
Sports Authors Showcase: Comeback by Ken Berry
November 20, 2023
Our guest this week is former MLB outfielder Ken Berry. He wrote the book Comeback in 2020 and is here to talk about the book. "The opportunity of a lifetime presents itself to a 63-year-old former baseball…
Sports Authors Showcase: Called Out But Safe: A Baseball Umpire's Journey by Al Clark
November 7, 2023
Our guest this week is former American League umpire Al Clark. Al umpired in the American League/Major League from 1976-2001. He co-authored the book Called Out But Safe: A Baseball Umpire's Journey with Dan Schlossberg. Al…
Sports Authors Showcase: Forty Minutes to Baton Rouge by A. Zach Williams
October 23, 2023
The subject of this week's podcast is intriguing. How many of you remember the name Bo Rein? There was a 30 for 30 episode on Bo entitled The Bo Nobody Knows. This Bo was a college football coach at N.C. State, then took over the LSU job for…
Sports Authors Showcase: America's Football Factory by Wayne Stewart
January 17, 2023
Jed Donahue and Rex Naylor discuss the incredible legacy and history of western Pennsylvania quarterbacks with Wayne Stewart, author of America's Football Factory.
Sports Authors Showcase: A Bird's-Eye-View: My Mostly Wonderful, Always Unforgettable Half-Century with the Philadelphia Eagles by Paul Domowitch
November 15, 2022
This episode of Sports Authors Showcase features Paul Domowitch, co-author of the book A Bird's-Eye-View: My Mostly Wonderful, Always Unforgettable Half-Century with the Philadelphia Eagles. The book was co-authored with long…
Sports Authors Showcase: Doc: The Life of Roy Halladay by Todd Zolecki
July 21, 2020
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…
