Back When There Was Baseball: Steve Balboni
by on September 28, 2022
Our guest this week is Steve "Bye Bye" Balboni. Our co-host, Steve Schaaf, played in the 1977 Division II College World Series with Steve Balboni, which ads an interesting take to this podcast.…
Talking College Football History: RC Thielemann
by on September 27, 2022
We go back into the old Southwest Conference this week to Fayetteville, Arkansas to interview our guest, R.C. Thielemann. R.C. played for the Razorbacks from 1973-1976 as an offensive lineman. His senior year ended up being Frank…
Back When There Was Baseball: George Medich
by on September 21, 2022
Who was the last New York Yankees pitcher to win a game in "Old Yankee Stadium" before the refurbishment? It is our guest this week, George "Doc" Medich. Doc won the last Yankees victory in "Old Yankee Stadium" on…
Back When There Was Baseball: Ken Rudolph
by on September 14, 2022
This week we take a look at another catcher from the late 1960s to the late 1970s. Ken Rudolph is our guest. Ken played in the Majors from 1969-1977 with the Cubs, Giants, Cardinals and Orioles. In this era of…
Talking College Football History: Dick Cunningham
by on September 13, 2022
We look back to the 1964 National Champion Arkansas Razorbacks this week. With us is Dick Cunningham one of the Razorbacks great offensive linemen (Jerry Jones and Jimmy Johnson were also on that team). Dick talks…
Back When There Was Baseball: Jack DiLauro
by on September 7, 2022
Who has the New York Mets' 3rd best ERA with over 50 innings pitched with the club? His name is Jack DiLauro and he joins us this week. Jack was a part of the 1969 "Miracle Mets" pitching staff. He did not pitch in the postseason…
Back When There Was Baseball: Steve Kemp
by on August 31, 2022
We are joined by Steve Kemp this week. Steve was on his way to a very good career in the Major Leagues until an unfortunate eye injury curtailed it. He had a great college career at USC before being drafted by the…
Talking College Football History: Dirt Winston
by on August 30, 2022
We visit Razorback country this week with our guest Dennis "Dirt" Winston. He played at Arkansas from 1973-1976 under legendary coach Frank Broyles. The Razorbacks had a great season in 1975 culminating in a Cotton Bowl trip where…
Back When There Was Baseball: John Boccabella
by on August 24, 2022
John Boccabella joins us this week. John played from 1963-1974 for the Cubs, Expos and Giants. He also played for Leo Durocher and Gene Mauch, legendary managers. Enjoy this trip Back When There Was Baseball with John…
Talking College Football History: 1977 Alabama Football feat. Jeff Rutledge
by on August 23, 2022
We continue our celebration this week of the 45th anniversary of the 1977 college football season. Our guest is Crimson Tide QB Jeff Rutledge to talk about the 1977 Alabama season. Alabama was one of the 1-loss…
