Back When There Was Baseball: Claude Osteen Part 2
March 30, 2023
Claude Osteen joins us for Part 2 which focuses on his coaching career and quite a career it was. Claude had stints as a pitching coach with the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Philles, Texas Rangers and L.A.…
Back When There Was Baseball: Claude Osteen Part 1
March 22, 2023
Today is Part 1 of a 2-part interview with Claude Osteen. We focus on Claude's playing days when we go Back When There Was Baseball this week. Claude played in the Majors from 1957-1975 as a left-handed pitcher. He…
Back When There Was Baseball: Tom Carroll
March 15, 2023
Our guest this week is Tom Carroll who played most of his career in the Cincinnati Reds system. Tom was a 6th round draft choice in 1970 out of North Allegheny High School in Wexford, PA. He worked his way up the ladder as a pitcher…
Back When There Was Baseball: Rich Garcia
March 8, 2023
American League umpire Rich Garcia joins us this week on the podcast. Rich was one of the most highly respected umpires of his time period (1976-1999). During his career, he worked 2 All-Star games (1980, 1992), 3…
Back When There Was Baseball: Nancy Finley
March 1, 2023
We are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1973 Oakland A's ball club this week with our guest Nancy Finley. The A's won the World Series 3 consecutive years (1972-1974) and Nancy was a part of these seasons. …
Back When There Was Baseball: Al Worthington
February 22, 2023
We have a rare treat for you this week. Our guest played with Willie Mays, Orlando Cepeda, Ted Williams, Pete Rose, Frank Robinson, Tony Oliva, Harmon Killebrew and Rod Carew to name a few. His name is Al Worthington…
Back When There Was Baseball: Leron Lee
February 15, 2023
Leron Lee joins us this week as we take a look Back When There Was Baseball. Leron played in the Majors from 1969-1976 with the Cardinals, Padres, Indians and Dodgers. He then travelled to Japan and had a stellar…
Back When There Was Baseball: Bill Haller
February 9, 2023
American League Umpire, Bill Haller, passed away on August 20, 2022. We are re-airing this podcast conducted in 2020 as a tribute to Bill. Bill umpired in the American League for 21 years (1961, 1963-1982) and is…
Back When There Was Baseball: Pat Zachry
February 1, 2023
Our guest this week in one of the 1976 National League Rookie of the Year winners. That is correct, there were two that year and Pat Zachry was one of them. Pat pitched for the Cincinnati Reds when they won the 1976 World Series. He…
Back When There Was Baseball: Darrel Chaney
January 25, 2023
We travel back into the 1970s with our guest this week. Darrel Chaney played in the Majors from 1969-1979. He started out his athletic career as a Parade All American quarterback in 1965. Darrel turned down…
