Back When There Was Baseball: Danny Boone
by on July 19, 2023
Pitcher Danny Boone was the lightest pitcher to pitch in MLB history. He is listed in the stats at 5'8" tall and 150 lbs. Dan will relate that he was closer to 130 lbs. Dan is a descendant of THE Daniel Boone. His…
Talking College Football History: Robin Earl
by on July 18, 2023
When you talk Washington Huskies football you look at 2 coaching regimes: Jim Owens (1957-1974) and Don James (1975-1992). Our guest this week, Robin Earl, played his first two years under Jim Owens and his last two years under Don…
Back When There Was Baseball: Frank DiPino
by on July 13, 2023
Our guest this week is Frank DiPino. Frank pitched with several teams and was very effective, mostly through the 1980s. He started out with Milwaukee and unfortunately was traded before appearing in the 1982 World…
Talking College Football History: Blaise Winter
by on July 11, 2023
There are some people in this world that overcome the odds. This list is small, but our guest this week is on that list. Blaise Winter played at Syracuse from 1980-1983 and had a nice NFL career. But, the underlying story is…
Back When There Was Baseball: Ron Stone
by on July 5, 2023
Our guest this week is Ron Stone, former Philadelphia Phillies outfielder from 1969-1972. Ron started his career in the Baltimore Orioles organization, then was chosen by the Kansas City A's in the Rule 5 MLB draft in 1966. He…
Talking College Football History: Gerard Phelan
by on July 4, 2023
Today's guest was a part of one of the greatest plays to end a college football game. We all remember the Doug Flutie pass against Miami (Fla.) in the 1984 game held at the Orange Bowl in Miami, but do you remember who caught the pass? His name is…
Back When There Was Baseball: Bobby Valentine
by on June 28, 2023
We go back in the time machine this week to the late-1960s through the mid-1970s with our guest Bobby Valentine. You should recognize that name, but maybe as an MLB manager. We focus on his playing career this week. Bobby was…
Talking College Football History: Frank Ditta
by on June 27, 2023
We head down to Waco, Texas this week with our guest Frank Ditta. Frank graduated from high school in Houston, TX in 1976 and headed to Norman, Oklahoma to join the Sooners squad which won 2 consecutive National Championships in 1974…
Back When There Was Baseball: Al Clark
by on June 21, 2023
We are privileged to have long time American League umpire Al Clark as our guest this week. Al umpired from 1976-2001 and was a member of the umpiring crew in the 1978 AL East one-game playoff in Fenway Park between the Red Sox and…
Back When There Was Baseball: Bill Dawley
by on June 14, 2023
There were only 3 players in MLB history that started out the year in the Minor Leagues and made the MLB All-Star game. Our guest his week, Bill Dawley, was one of them. Bill started out in the Cincinnati Reds farm system in 1976…
