Sports Authors Showcase: The Baseball Era of Fred Frankhouse by Wayne Taylor
The subject of today's podcast is the book The Baseball Era of Fred Frankhouse: Roundhouse Curveballer, The Duke of Port Royal by Wayne Taylor. Rex interviewed Wayne and discussed baseball in the time-period that Fred played (1927-…
Sports Authors Showcase: Just Like Me, Volume 2 by Kelly Park
Kelly Park joins me to discuss his book Just Like Me: When the Pros Played on the Sandlot, Volume 2. I had the privilege of interviewing Kelly in 2020 to review Volume 1 and we pick up right where we left off. This book is in a similar format as Volume 1…
Sports Authors Showcase: The Day The Yankees Made Me Shave by Greg Pryor
Former Major League Baseball player Greg Pryor joins me this week to review his book The Day The Yankees Made Me Shave. This is Greg's first attempt at writing a book and he hit a home run. My mother was a guidance counselor secretary and the best…
Sports Authors Showcase: The Called Shot by Tom Wolf
Author Tom Wolf joins me this week to discuss his book The Called Shot: Babe Ruth, the Chicago Cubs, & the Unforgettable Major League Baseball Season of 1932. Tom has written several pieces including books and essays. I was pleasantly surprised when…
Sports Authors Showcase/Back When There Was Baseball: Zack Minasian
Zack Minasian joins us this week to talk about his book Lasorda University: A Recollection of My Summer of '68 with Tommy Lasorda and the Ogden Dodgers in our combined Sports Authors Showcase and Back When There Was Baseballpodcasts. Zack…
Sports Authors Showcase: Tales from the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Locker Room by Diggger Phelps
Coach Digger Phelps joins us to talk about his book Tales from the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Locker Room. Digger Phelps has a career record of 419-198 over a 21-year coaching career. This is an outstanding book and exceeded expectations. When you attempt…
Sports Authors Showcase: Five Laterals and a Trombone by Tyler Bridges’s
Tyler Bridges joins me to discuss his book Five Laterals and a Trombone: Cal, Stanford, and the Wildest Ending in College Football History. Tyler is a two-time Pulitzer-Prize winner and writes mainly about politics in Louisiana. He steps into the…
Sports Authors Showcase: View from the Booth: Four Decades With the Phillies by Chris Wheeler
Rex Naylor sits down with Chris Wheeler this week to discuss his book View from the Booth: Four Decades with the Phillies. Wheels talks about his career with the Phillies which started in 1971 through the publication of the…
Sports Authors Showcase: Walk the Plank: Winning the Game of Life on 4th Down by Doug Plank
I am joined by Doug Plank this week to discuss his book Walk the Plank: Winning the Game of Life on 4th Down. This is a book about the way Doug Plank not only approached the game of football, but also how he approached life.…
