Back When There Was Baseball: Rod Gaspar
June 15, 2022
We look back at the 1969 "Miracle Mets" this week with our guest Rod Gaspar. Rod was the starting right fielder at the beginning of the season replacing Art Shamsky who was injured. The Mets were 5 games behind the…
Back When There Was Baseball: Ron Reed
June 8, 2022
Our guest this week is Ron Reed. Ron is one of only 13 athletes to play in the NBA and also Major League Baseball. He played for the Detroit Pistons for 3 years, coming out of Notre Dame, before deciding to focus on…
Back When There Was Baseball: Mark Littell
June 1, 2022
Our guest this week is Mark Littell, relief pitcher with the Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals from the mid 1970s through the early 1980s. Mark was involved in several great moments in baseball history. He…
Back When There Was Baseball: Jon Matlack
May 26, 2022
Our guest this week on Back When There Was Baseball is the 1972 National League Rookie of the Year, pitcher Jon Matlack. Jon was a member of the 1973 New York Mets which made it to the World Series. He started four games in…
Back When There Was Baseball: Larry Barnett
May 19, 2022
The 1975 World Series between the Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox was voted as the best World Series in history. There is only one umpire still remaining from that series and he is our guest this week on Back When There Was Baseball.…
Back When There Was Baseball: Chris Wheeler
May 11, 2022
Former long-time Phillies broadcaster Chris Wheeler joins us this week. "Wheels" was behind the mic for 37 years of Phillies baseball which included their only 2 World Series championships (1980 and 2008). The…
Back When There Was Baseball: Eddie Watt
May 4, 2022
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
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
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
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…
