Baseball and BBQ

New York Yankees Broadcaster, Suzyn Waldman and Pig Beach BBQ / Jeff Michner Foundation Barbecue Benefit’s Matt Abdoo and Shane McBride

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 4 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Suzyn Waldman is a sportscaster and former musical theater actress. She was the first voice heard on WFAN, the first all sports, all the time (24/7) radio station in the United States. She had various roles at the station, eventually becoming the New York Yankees beat reporter. Since the 2005 season, she has been the color commentator for New York Yankees baseball, partnering with John Sterling and upon Sterling's retirement, teaming with former Baseball and BBQ, episode 162 guest, Dave Sims. Suzyn acknowledges her role as a pioneer among women in sports media and the path to get to where she is now was not without its many obstacles. She shares many stories, one of which is her role in bringing Yogi Berra and George Steinbrenner together, ending a 14-year feud which resulted in Yogi Berra returning to Yankee Stadium after a long, self-imposed absence.

Matt Abdoo and Shane McBride from Pig Beach BBQ join us to discuss the 6th Annual BBQ Benefit for the Jeff Michner Foundation taking place at Pig Beach BBQ, 35 - 37 36th Street, Queens, NY 11106 on Saturday afternoon, April 25, 2026. The foundation was set up in honor of Jeff Michner who passed away at the age of 36, but although young, meaningfully touched so many lives. The organization embraces the things he loved best: family, friends, and great food. The Jeff Michner Foundation creates scholarships for culinary students as well as supporting families managing loss and grief. The Jeff Michner BBQ Benefit celebrates Jeff with an epic barbecue featuring some of the countries greatest pitmasters. This event will be a dine-around, where each participating pitmaster will prepare a tasting portion of their dish for the guests to sample. Participating breweries & distilleries will be offering a beer or specialty cocktail. Go to https://jeffmichnerfoundation.com/jmf-bbq-2026

We recommend you go to Rogue Cookers website, https://roguecookers.com/ for award-winning rubs, Chef Ray Sheehan’s website, https://www.raysheehan.com/ for award-winning saucess, rubs, and cookbooks, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Bobby Gonzalez: The 2026 New York State Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee Interview

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Bobby Gonzalez is a former college basketball head coach. Bobby was head coach at Manhattan College and took the team to two NCAA tournaments. A two-time MAAC Coach of the Year, he is well known for leading 12th-seeded Manhattan College to the second round of the NCAA after the team defeated the fifth-seeded Florida Gators in the first round which was the program's second ever NCAA Tournament win. His latest honor is being a member of the 2026 Class of the New York State Basketball Hall of Fame. For more information on the New York State Basketball Hall of Fame go to https://unyhof.com/

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Joe Davis: World Series Voice, Los Angeles Dodgers Announcer, and BBQ Fan

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Joe Davis is a television sportscaster and the lead play-by-play voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers. He also calls national MLB and NFL games for FOX Sports, and since 2022 has served as FOX’s lead announcer for the World Series and MLB All-Star Game. In 2025 he won the Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Personality/Play-by-Play. We talk about his career journey, taking over for the legendary Vin Scully, life in the Dodgers booth, and some of his most memorable calls. Joe is also a huge BBQ fan and we surprise him with pitmaster Doug Scheiding, who joins us to help level up Joe’s brisket game.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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JD Paternoster from JD's Backyard Sauces, Lexi Hastings from the Women's Pro Baseball League, and Gary Looney, Spring Training Correspondent, Plus Perry Barber and John Vampatella Making This a Rare Overstuffed Triple-header

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 335 features JD Paternoster from JD's Backyard Sauces, Lexi Hastings from the Women's Pro Baseball League, and Gary Looney, spring training correspondent, plus Perry Barber and John Vampatella join us in making this a rare overstuffed triple-header

JD Paternoster is the founder of JD's Backyard Sauces. The flavors are unique and distinctive and made from ingredients grown by JD, including figs and hot peppers. In a very crowded space, JD has discovered a way to stand out from other sauces by adding figs to some of his sauces. For more information on JD and to purchase his products go to https://www.jdsbackyardsauces.com/

Lexi Hastings was an exceptional softball player during her time at the University of Connecticut (UConn), culminating in her being named the 2024 Big East Player of the Year. She will be using those skills as she plays in the inaugural season of the Women's Pro Baseball League (WPBL) as a member of the team from Boston. Lexi was chosen 20th by Boston as more than 600 players from 10 different countries tried out for the new league in August, 2025. The WPBL will begin play with four teams. Those teams are Boston, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. We thank frequent show guest for acquainting us with Lexi and joining us. We are also joined by another former guest, Perry Barber. For more information on the WPBL go to https://www.womensprobaseballleague.com/

Gary Looney returns for his highly anticipated annual appearance which means the 2026 baseball season is about to begin. Jeff first met Gary in 2020 at the Los Angeles Angels spring training camp complex in Arizona and a friendship quickly developed. Gary has appeared with us on numerous episodes and provides a glimpse into the Los Angeles Angels spring training camp. We are itching for the baseball season to commence and Gary helps to scratch that itch as we discuss the prospects for the team. Having him on is an annual tradition and his baseball knowledge is a great addition to any episode.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Ed Banos, Son of Les Banos, World War II Spy Who Saved Over 200 Lives During the Holocaust and Later Became a Sports Photographer, and Aaron Huentelman, Competition Meat Manager at Mr. Brisket

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 334 features Ed Banos, the son of Les Banos, a World War II spy who saved more than 200 lives during the Holocaust and later became a sports photographer, and Aaron Huentelman, competition meat manager at Mr. Brisket

Ed Banos serves as the President and CEO for University Health and was recognized as a Healthcare Hero by the San Antonio Business Journal. However, it is not his story we are focused on, but rather the story of Ed's father, Les Banos. The following are excerpted from online obituaries, "Raised in Budapest, Hungary, Les Banos hid countrymen from the Nazis during World War II and infiltrated German SS headquarters as an Allied spy. He helped hide and save the lives of hundreds of Hungarians. After the war, he immigrated to the United States, attended the University of Pittsburgh and worked as a cameraman for local TV stations and as a photographer for the Pirates, Steelers, and Penguins. Les Banos' favorite subject was his friend, Roberto Clemente, who died Dec. 31, 1972, in a plane crash during a relief mission to earthquake victims in Nicaragua. Les Banos often said he should have been on that plane, but that was the day the Steelers, played Miami in the AFC championship. The game was made possible by the Steelers beating Oakland the previous week on the Immaculate Reception. Les Banos captured Clemente's 3,000th hit in a frame-by-frame sequence, and many of his photos have been displayed in exhibitions through the years. A current collection can be seen at the Roberto Clemente Museum in Lawrenceville.

Aaron Huentelman is the competition meat manager at Mr. Brisket, a premium quality butcher shop. He has a degree in restaurant management, has worked in numerous kitchens over the years, and has also managed several restaurants. His passion, however, is meat smoking. He has been a regular in competition barbecue for the last ten years, with numerous top ten finishes, including a Grand Championship at the Dayton BBQ Rodeo in 2017. He is the owner of an award winning sauce and rub company, Go Big Or Go BBQ. To learn more about Aaron's sauce company go to https://www.gobigorgobbq.com/ and to learn more about Mr. Brisket go to https://www.misterbrisket.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Nancy Newman, Emmy Award-winning YES Network Studio Host, Reporter, and Emcee for the New York State Baseball and Hockey Hall of Fame Dinners Shares Wonderful Stories on the NYS Halls of Fame Podcast

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Episiode seven of the NYS Halls of Fame Podcast features Emmy Award-winning Nancy Newman, YES Network studio host and reporter, and emcee for the New York State Baseball and Hockey Hall of Fame dinners shares wonderful stories on the NYS Halls of Fame Podcast.

Nancy Newman is an Emmy Award-winning journalist for the YES Network. She hosts the Major League Baseball pre-game show, Batting Practice Today on New York Yankees game days, as well as pre-and post-game shows for the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets basketball team. Nancy earned an Emmy nomination for her role as host of the Stars and PinStripes program special, a show featuring country mega-star Garth Brooks two days before he performed in a concert at Yankee Stadium. She also hosts Yankees Magazine, the official year-round weekly magazine program which goes behind the scenes and in the community with the New York Yankees.

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LC's Bar-B-Q Owner, Tausha Hammett and New York State Baseball Hall of Fame Member, Tony Morante Provide Exceptional Barbecue and Baseball Talk

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 7 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 333 features LC's Bar-B-Q owner, Tausha Hammett carries on her grandfather's legacy and New York State Baseball Hall of Fame member, Tony Morante provide exceptional barbecue and baseball talk

Tausha Hammett is the owner of LC’s Bar-B-Q in Kansas City, Missouri and the granddaughter of the founder, LC Richardson. At 12 years old she began learning the business and helping. Per Tausha, "My grandfather was a pillar and BBQ legend in the Black community and my goal is to keep his legacy and brand strong." She is doing just that as she does everything needed to run the restaurant, "If I have to come in here after a full day, I come in here and if I have to open, I open. If I have to close, I close." She also said, "When I make decisions that affect his legacy, I always have him in the back of my mind. I feel like he's always looking down on me." Ray Sheehan was instrumental in introducing us to Tausha and joins us as guest co-host.

Tony Morante is a member of the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame and a Bronx, New York lifetime resident. His father was a Yankee Stadium usher and Tony had the thrill of accompanying him to games and eventually working at the Stadium in 1958 also as an usher. In 1973 Tony was offered a job in the New York Yankees Group and Season Sales Department. In 1979 with the help of the Bronx County Historical Society, he began walking tours of the Stadium. By 1998, George Steinbrenner helped Tony open a Tours Department. Revenue accrued through the tours benefitted the Yankee Foundation, a charitable program that brought education and recreation programs to the inner-city youth. Included among his many other accomplishments is that Tony is the author of the book, Baseball: The New York Game: How the National Pastime Paralleled US History.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Yogi Berra's Son, Larry Berra Joins the NYS Halls of Fame Podcast to Discuss His Great and Beloved Father, a Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Thu, 5 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Larry Berra was an attendee at the 2022 New York State Baseball Hall of Fame Dinner sporting a tie with his dad, National Baseball Hall of Fame member, Yogi Berra's number eight proudly displayed. Two years later he was at the dinner again, but this time it was to be part of the ceremony posthumously inducting his father into the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame. There is no doubt that Yogi Berra may be the greatest baseball catcher of all time, but he is also one of the most beloved players ever, both on and off the field. Larry shares many stories of his dad and what made him a true fan favorite who received many honors, including his life story being on display in the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center in Montclair, New Jersey. For more information on Yogi Berra and the museum go to https://yogiberramuseum.org

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Louis H. Schiff, Coauthor of Attorneys in the Baseball Hall of Fame and Brayden Estrela, Up-and-coming Pitmaster and Barbecue Aficionado With Guest Co-host Johnny Mags

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 332 features the coauthor of Attorneys in the Baseball Hall of Fame: A Collection of Biographical Essays, Louis H. Schiff and up-and-coming pitmaster and barbecue aficionado, Brayden Estrela, and Johnny Mags as guest co-host.

Louis H. Schiff is a retired judge, attorney, professor, historian and author. During college, he interned with the New York Yankees Class A farm club, serving as public relations director. He declined a public relations job offer from Yankees owner, George Steinbrenner to pursue law school. His latest book, which he coauthored with Robert M. Jarvis is, Attorneys in the Baseball Hall of Fame: A Collection of Biographical Essays which focuses on the 11 people, players, managers, executives, and commissioners, elected into Hall of Fame who were lawyers. Each inductee is the subject of a detailed essay that recounts their legal education, admission to the bar, and legal career.

Brayden Estrela is the pitmaster for the barbecue competition team, Meaty B's BBQ. His love for barbecue is deep and we are extremely fortunate that our show is one that he listens to as part of his barbecue podcasts listenening repertoire. Brayden is visually impaired, but it does not stop him as he participatates in barbecue competitions and he wins. Once you listen to this discussion you will understand what makes Brayden an extremely likeable "barbecue groupie" and why the world of barbecue is lucky to have him involved. Johnny Mags from the Pit Life BBQ podcast joins us and talks about getting to know and cook with Brayden.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Sweeny Murti, Current MLB Content Creator and Former WFAN NY Yankees Beat Reporter and Bernetta McKindra, Granddaughter of Henry Perry, the father of Kansas City Barbecue

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 331 features current Major League Baseball content creator and former WFAN New York Yankees beat reporter, Sweeny Murti and granddaughter of Henry Perry, the father of Kansas City Barbecue, Bernetta McKindra

Sweeny Murti is a prominent sports journalist, best known as the long-time New York Yankees beat reporter for WFAN radio. After 30 years at WFAN, he joined Major League Baseball as a senior contributor for social media and content. While with WFAN, Sweeny was known for his in-depth clubhouse access, extensive knowledge of baseball, and strong relationships with players. Sports fans have greatly enjoyed and benefited from his coverage of the New York Yankees for many years and now get to benefit from his work with Major League Baseball.

Bernetta McKindra is the granddaughter of Henry Perry, known as the father of Kansas City barbecue. She founded the Henry Perry Foundation which is committed to building onto the legacy of Henry Perry by investing in programs that strengthen families and builds community. Chef Ray Sheehan met Bernetta on a recent trip to Kansas City and joins the conversation. For more information on the Henry Perry Foundation go to www.henryperrykc.org

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Bob Robinson, Godfather of Pellet Grills and Joel Bradley, Author of Death By Data, Plus Guest Co-host, Chef Ray Sheehan, and Feelings Are Discussed

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Bob Robinson, godfather of Pellet grills and Joel Bradley, author of Death By Data, plus guest co-host, Chef Ray Sheehan, and feelings are discussed

Bob Robinson is the man credited as being the godfather of pellet grills. Born and raised in St. Joseph, Missouri, Bob found his barbecue roots early on and helped create the barrel lid that pellet grills are known for today. Bob won many barbecue competitions while helping raise national awareness for the pellet grill segment. Bob stopped competing in the mid-1990s, but in 1998, he made a cameo appearance on a team with Fast Eddy for the Jack Daniel’s World Championship Competition. They were the only team using a pellet grill at that time. Bob discusses his role in the barbeccue industry and more specifically his role in helping the pellet grill become the cooking force it is today.

Joel Bradley is a long-time scout and high school coach of future major leaguers Anthony Rizzo, Mike Fiers, Andy Painter, and many others. His latest book, Death By Data: How Analytics And Technology Are Killing Baseball provides an inside look at how traditional player scouting and development have been replaced by a blind faith in algorithms and spreadsheets. The book looks at how we got here—from baseball’s obsession with statistics to the surrender to Statcast, high-speed cameras, and other mind-numbing technologies. Ballplayers have gone from flesh and blood and spirit to being a vast collection of numbers measured with invisible rulers. There is much more in the book and in our discussion.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Jack LeRoux Is a Chip Off the Old Block and Joins His Dad, Rene, Plus Jeff and Leonard To Discuss His Experiences With the New York State Halls of Fame

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Jack LeRoux is a chip off the old block and joins his dad, Rene, plus Jeff and Leonard to discuss his experiences with the New York State Halls of Fame

Jack LeRoux is quite intimate with the three New York State Halls of Fame as he has watched them grow from a mere idea formulated by his dad, Renee LeRoux, into the three powerhouses they are today. Jack has many behind the scenes stories as well as his thoughts regarding the future for the three Halls of Fame, baseball, basketball, and hockey. It is a great opportunity to learn more about what goes into making the New York State Halls of Fame forces to be reckoned with.

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Kirk McKnight, Author of The Voices of Baseball and Jonathan Bender, Founder of the Museum of BBQ With Guest Co-host, Chef Ray Sheehan

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 7 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 329 features The Voices of Baseball author, Kirk McKnight and Museum of BBQ founder, Jonathan Bender with guest co-host, chef Ray Sheehan

Kirk McKnight is a nationally published author specializing in sports journalism. He joined us on episode 201 to discuss this book and is back to discuss the updated version of The Voices of Baseball: The Game's Greatest Broadcasters Reflect On America's Pastime. Baseball broadcasters are the voice of the game. They know the intimate details of the team, the stadium, and the history of their club. This book covers every stadium in major league baseball, recounting the greatest moments to take place within their walls as told by the most renowned broadcasters in the game, past and present. Kirk has interviewed some of the best play by play broadcasters and the conversations are exceptional.

Jonathan Bender is the founder of the Museum of BBQ in Kansas City, Missouri. He has been a journalist for nearly two decades and, after moving to Kansas City, Missouri he launched a food publication and worked as the food editor for Kansas City PBS. He has also won a Mid-America Emmy Award for a documentary on sandlot baseball. In the spring of 2025 he partnered with Alex Pope to open the aforementioned museum. Jonathan is a certified judge and has judged the American Royal World Series of Barbecue. The museum provides an opportunity to not only learn about Kansas City barbecue, but to educate people about barbecue in other regions. For more information about the museum go to https://museumofbbq.co/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.

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Writer, Robert F. Moss Talks About Food, Especially Barbecue and Podcaster, Mike Silva Talks About Baseball, Especially the New York Mets, and Doug Scheiding Assumes Co-hosting Duties

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 328 features food, drink, and barbecue author, Robert F. Moss and New York Mets podcaster, Mike Silva, and Doug Scheiding assumes co-hosting duties

Robert F. Moss writes about food, drink, and travel. He is the contributing barbecue editor for Southern Living, restaurant critic for the Post & Courier, and a frequent contributor to Epicurious, Charleston Magazine, Early American Life, Garden & Gun, and The Local Palate. Robert is a prolific author with at least six books all dealing with different aspects of food and/or drink. Barbecue books he has written include, Barbecue: The History of an American Institution and Barbecue Lover's Carolinas. His list of the top 50 BBQ joints in the South is a highly anticipated list which we discuss as well as many other aspects of his life, career, and love of barbecue. Go to https://www.robertfmoss.com/ for more information on Robert F. Moss.

Mike Silva has been covering New York sports independently since 2007. His work has been featured on 1240 AM WGBB, SNY, the YES Network, and the now-defunct ESPN Radio Long Island. In 2016, Mike decided to switch focus and cover the New York Mets. His Talkin’ Mets Podcast gives fans an unfiltered, thoughtful, and passionate look at the New York Mets. Per the website, "The podcast blends sharp analysis, historical perspective, and candid opinion on everything from roster moves to farm system developments." Go to https://talkinmetspodcast.com/ for more information on Mike Silva and the Talkin' Mets Podcast.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.

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Kevin Kernan, Member of the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame, Joins Rene, Jeff, and Leonard for Exceptional Baseball Talk

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Kevin Kernan, member of the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame, joins Rene, Jeff, and Leonard for exceptional baseball talk

Kevin Kernan has spent more than 45 years writing sports, the last 23 years as a columnist at the NY Post prior to joining BallNine. He was elected to the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame in 2020. He was a contributor to ESPN’s First Take and Cold Pizza and is a frequent guest on radio shows and podcasts throughout the country. He has written seven books and has spent many years covering the NFL and NBA, but "telling baseball stories from stars like Thurman Munson (his first baseball interview) to Aaron Judge and Pete Alonso remain his first love." Go to www.ballnine.com to read articles written by Kevin Kernan.

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Matt's Backyard BBQ's, Matthew Pereira and Award-Winning Ghostwriter, Daniel Paisner Bring Us Exceptional Baseball and Barbecue Talk

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 327 features exceptional baseball and barbecue talk with Matt's Backyard BBQ's, Matthew Pereira and award-winning ghostwriter, Daniel Paisner

Matthew Pereira describes himself as just a backyard cook who loves barbecue and is competitive. He is a perfectionist when it come to the art of barbecue. Matt, as are many other barbecue lovers, became a fan of barbecue and developed a desire to cook competitively from watching the show, BBQ Pitmasters. Matt and his wife, Heidi got out to a fast start in barbecue competitions as they won a qualifying competition which qualified them for the World Food Championships. He was even tasked by his town to start a local barbecue competition. Matt's passion for barbecue is on full display as we discuss all of this and more.

Daniel Paisner is a journalist, author and podcaster, with more than 80 books to his credit, including 17 New York Times best-sellers. As taken from his website, "He is the “voice” of Serena Williams, Steve Aoki, John Kasich, Whoopi Goldberg, Denzel Washington, Ray Lewis, Ron Darling, Gilbert Gottfried, Anthony Quinn, Olympic Snowboardcross champion Lindsey Jacobellis, and dozens of other name-above-the-title celebrities. He is the winner of two NAACP Image Awards for his work with Shark Tank panelist and serial entrepreneur Daymond John, and his novel, A Single Happened Thing was named an Indies Finalist as best book of the year by the editors of Foreword Reviews. Dan hosts the podcast, As Told To which features interviews with writers and other creatives." For more information on Daniel Paisner go to www.danielpaisner.com.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.
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Baseball Savant, Brett Moore and Hey Grill Hey Pitmaster, Susie Bulloch with Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding Provide Scintillating Baseball and Barbecue Talk

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 326 features scintillating baseball and barbecue talk with baseball savant, Brett Moore and Hey Grill Hey pitmaster, Susie Bulloch and guest co-host, Doug Scheiding

Brett Moore is obsessed with baseball and has turned this life-long passion into a one man show and we welcome him back. In 2018, Brett's wife, Erin helped him create a new game utilizing his encyclopedic baseball knowledge, which Brett then turned into the show, Batter Up! This highly entertaining show has been nominated for numerous awards. Brett, also an active blogger, is working on a book about overlooked Baseball Hall of Fame cases. For more information on Brett and his show go to https://batterup.show/

Sussie Bulloch is a renowned barbecue expert, recipe developer, and founder of the popular food blog Hey Grill Hey at www.heygrillhey.com. She has appeared on Food Network, participated in and helped set Guinness World Records for the longest team grilling marathon and largest grilling lesson, created successful product lines of rubs, sauces, and a subscription service. We are joined by guest co-host, Doug Scheiding

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Ray Negron, New York Yankees Executive, Best-Selling Author, and Producer Shares Stories From Over 50 Years With the NY Yankees On The NYS Halls of Fame Podcast

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Episode three features NY Yankees executive, best-selling author, producer, and inspirational speaker, Ray Negron sharing stories from over 50 years with the New York Yankees on the NYS Halls of Fame Podcast

Ray Negron is an executive in the New York Yankees organization. His position with the Yankees is impressive, but the story of how he achieved all of his success is incredible. It is a story based on someone taking a chance on Ray when he was behaving badly and could have ended up in jail, but instead this person offered Ray a job as the Yankees batboy. That moment changed not only Ray's life, but possibly, as you will hear Ray tell, the lives of many other people. The someone who took the chance on Ray was George Steinbrenner AKA "The Boss" and the stories Ray tells about Mr. Steinbrenner and the entire Yankees organization, which he has been a part of for the last 50 years, is fascinating and heart-warming. For more information on Ray Negron go to https://theraynegronstory.com/index.html

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Inspiration Abounds With Jimmy Mac from Road Gang Radio and Dave Dravecky, Former MLB Pitcher and Current Motivational Speaker

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 10 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 325 features Road Gang Radio's, Jimmy Mac and former Major League Baseball pitcher and current motivational speaker, Dave Dravecky

Jimmy Mac is a native New Orleanian who has visited all 50 states. Having worked in law enforcement, education, contracting, and the entertainment industry, he is now proud to be a member of the RadioNemo family. Jimmy loves that he gets paid to talk infrastructure, transportation, movies, books, and destinations on Road Gang Radio with people he adores. Road Gang Radio is the destination for anyone who makes their living or lifestyle on the highways and byways. Jimmy is well versed on many topics, including baseball and barbecue. For more information on Jimmy Mac and Road Gang Radio go to www.radionemo.com

Dave Dravecky is a former professional baseball player, motivational speaker, and author. A left-handed pitcher, Dave played for the San Diego Padres and the San Francisco Giants. He was named an All-Star in 1983 and played with the Padres in the 1984 World Series. In September 1988, Dravecky was diagnosed with a desmoid tumor in his left arm. He underwent surgery the following month. He returned to pitch for the Giants in August 1989 and won his first major league start of the season. In his second start, he broke his arm throwing a pitch. He retired from baseball after the season and, following a cancer recurrence, had his left arm amputated in 1991. Following his baseball career, Dravecky became a motivational speaker and author. He has written two books about his battles with cancer and his comeback attempt. For more information on Dave Dravecky go to www.davedravecky.com

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Our Annual National Baseball Hall of Fame Discussion for the Class of 2026 With Journalist, Bill Chuck, Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Executive, Scott Crawford, Writer & Performer, Brett Moore, and Pitmaster, Doug Scheiding

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 3 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 324 features our annual National Baseball Hall of Fame discussion for the Class of 2026 with journalist, Bill Chuck, Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Executive, Scott Crawford, writer and performer, Brett Moore, and pitmaster, Doug Scheiding

Ask a journalist, the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame executive, a writer/performer, and a pitmaster for their thoughts on the 2026 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot and you get a rousing, educational, controversial, and entertaining discussion.

Bill Chuck, Scott Crawford, Brett Moore, and Doug Scheiding know their baseball and each has their own opinions which you may or may not agree with, but we hope all can agree they are fun to listen to. When the 2026 voting results are announced we will know who will be enshrined in Cooperstown, but until then the debate continues and Bill, Scott, Brett, and Doug make very good arguments for their chosen candidates.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Dom Scala and Mike "Pags" Pagliarulo are NYS Baseball Hall of Fame Members Sharing Hall of Fame Worthy Stories on the NYS Halls of Fame Podcast With Hosts, Rene LeRoux, Jeff Cohen, and Leonard Aberman

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Fri, 2 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Episode two of the NYS Halls of Fame Podcast features New York State Baseball Hall of Fame members, Dom Scala and Mike Pagliarulo with hall of fame worthy stories and hosts Rene LeRoux, Jeff Cohen, and Leonard Aberman

Dom Scala played in the minor leagues before making the decision to become a coach and in 1978 Dom earned a World Series Championship with the New York Yankees while working as their bullpen coach. As Head Coach of the Adelphi University Panthers from 2003-2021, Dom has seen dozens of his former players drafted or signed to professional contracts. In 2019 Coach Scala had an unprecedented season, clinching his 400th win at Adelphi University and being named the North East 10 Coach of the Year. In 2021, Dom was inducted into the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame.

Mike Pagliarulo aka Pags is a former Major League Baseball player and was inducted into the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame in 2020. During his Major League Baseball career he played for the New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles and Texas Rangers and in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Seibu Lions. Pags was the starting third baseman for the 1991 World Series winning Minnesota Twins. He later served as hitting coach for the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians and then Major League Baseball Miami Marlins.

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Former MLB Pitcher, Steve Trachsel and Chef Jason Morse With Help From Pitmaster, Doug Scheiding, Sling a Heaping Helping of Baseball and Barbecue Talk

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Former Major League Baseball pitcher, Steve Trachsel and Chef Jason Morse with help from pitmaster, Doug Scheiding, sling a heaping helping of baseball and barbecue talk on episode 323

Steve Trachsel was a Major League pitcher for 16 years. Known primarily for his time with the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets, he also played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, the Toronto Blue Jays, and the Baltimore Orioles. He first joined us on episode 127 and then again on episode 143 during which he discussed a masterful gem he threw against the Boston Red Sox as he outdueled Pedro Martinez. In this appearance we discuss the game he pitched on August 26, 2005 as he returned to the rotation after an injury and beat the San Francisco Giants 1-0. The one run was supplied by David Wright's solo home run in the second inning. Steve is a huge fan of barbecue and we are joined by Pitmaster, Doug Scheiding as all of us talk baseball and barbecue.

Chef Jason Morse aka Chef J had his first experience grilling and smoking meats when he was a Boy Scout. His passion was further stoked during childhood visits to the Hawaiian island of Kauai, where his grandfather served in the U.S. Army, exposing him to a culture that honors fire-smoked cuisine. As a teenager, Jason was frying up tortillas at a Mexican restaurant and honing his knife skills at a steakhouse in the suburbs of Minnesota. Jason then pursued a culinary degree at Johnson & Wales University. Chef J serves as Ace Hardware’s national chef spokesperson and BBQ expert. He also runs a culinary consulting business, 5280 Culinary. He has led Colorado Proud campaign initiatives to promote the quality of locally produced meats and agriculture. Chef J led a healthy cooking education program for nearly 70,000 Denver, Colorado kids. His service earned him an invite to help launch a White House initiative called the ‘Chefs Move to Schools‘ program, impacting millions of kids in their knowledge of nutritious cooking. He is also the proud founder of Chef J’s BBQ Provisions, a line of flavor-packed products that elevate his inventive BBQ recipes and can be found at Ace Hardware stores. For more information on Chef Jason Morse go to https://chefjasonmorse.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Captain Ron is a Big Green Egghead and Frank Catalanotto is a Former MLB Player and Current College Coach

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 322 features Big Green Egghead, Captain Ron and former Major League Baseball player and current college baseball coach Frank Catalanotto

Ron Dimpflmaier aka Captain Ron is taking the adage, "If you love what you do, you will never work a day in your life" and incorporating it into his career path. As a representative for the Big Green Egg, Ron travels, cooks barbecue on his favorite cookers, and meets people who want to talk food. His endearing personality makes him a perfect representative for the cooker which has developed a devoted fanbase. We met Captain Ron at the National BBQ Festival where he was cooking and entertaining for large crowds.

Frank Catalanotto is a former Major League Baseball player and the current head baseball coach for Hofstra University. Frank played for the Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Milwaukee Brewers, and New York Mets. In his career, he played all infield and outfield positions except shortstop and centerfield. He then went on to be the head baseball coach of the NYIT Bears and is the current head coach for the Hofstra Pride, leading the Pride to its first-ever NCAA tournament apearance in 2022. Frank is a 2025 inductee into the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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NYS Halls of Fame Podcast's Inaugural Episode With Former MLB Pitcher, David Palmer

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000

NYS Halls of Fame Podcast's Inaugural Episode With Former MLB Pitcher, David Palmer

Welcome to the first episode of the NYS Halls of Fame Podcast as your hosts, Rene LeRoux, Jeff Cohen, and Leonard Aberman present interviews with members of the New York State Baseball, Basketball, and Hockey Halls of Fame. We thank you for joining us.

David Palmer was inducted into the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016. He is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Montreal Expos, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, and Detroit Tigers. David played with exceptional players during his career, including Montreal Expos teammates, Gary Carter, Andre Dawson, and Tim Raines who are all members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. At one time David was credited for pitching a five inning perfect game which was cancelled due to inclement weather. That accomplishment was later stricken from the record books due to a new rule requiring no hitters/perfect games to go at least nine innings. David shares great stories and is a perfect guest for the show's first episode.

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Celebrating our 8 Year Anniversary With Umpire Frank Pallone and Smoke 'n Magic's Bre Via and Brad Colter

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Celebrating our eight year anniversary with umpire Frank Pallone and Smoke 'n Magic's Bre Via and Brad Colter

Frank Pallone started umpiring at the age of 13 and has been at it ever since. Frank is a Connecticut State Certified Baseball Umpire and has spent more than 30 years with the Greater New Haven Baseball Umpires Association. In 2024 Frank received the Gassira Umpire Award. It is awarded annually to a local umpire who exhibits the passion, sportsmanship and teachings of Andrew Gassira. Gassira was a lifelong resident of the New Haven area, who passed away in October, 1979 and dedicated himself to the community including, but not limited to, the Greater New Haven Baseball Umpires Association. Frank loves umpiring and provides a fascinating look into what he does and how he does it.

Bre Via and Brad Colter make up Smoke 'n Magic barbecue competition team. Their first date was a BBQ competition and, per their website, "As we fell in love with each other, we also fell in love with the competition circuit." In 2022 Smoke ‘n Magic (at the time known as Black Magic) won the inaugural Made for KC BBQ Championship. This annual competition awards its Grand Champion team $25,000 and a one-year opportunity to serve their winning recipes in an immersive dining and performance space at the new Kansas City International airport terminal - that includes use of two 2,400-pound smokers, the first of their kind in any U.S. airport. We discuss the preceding as well as their future plans, their sauces and rubs which are available for purchase, and much more. For more information on Bre, Brad, and Smoke 'n Magic go to https://smokenmagic.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Ardie Davis, Barbecue Hall of Famer With Chef Ray Sheehan, Newly Inducted Member of the Order of the Magic Mop, Plus Author David Krell Brings Bo Belinsky to Life and Dan Lloyd Discusses Big Dog Sauce Company's Newest Venture

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 6 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 320 is a grand slam as we welcome Barbecue Hall of Fame member, Ardie Davis and newly inducted member of the Order of the Magic Mop, Chef Ray Sheehan, plus author David Krell brings Bo Belinsky to life in his book, Bo Belinsky: The Rise, Fall and Rebound of a Playboy Pitcher and Dan Lloyd Discusses Big Dog Sauce Company's newest venture.

Ardie Davis aka Remus Powers, Ph.B. is a 2016 Barbecue Hall of Fame member in the celebrity/humanitarian category. Ardie is a founder of the American Royal Barbecue Sauce Contest which is the world's largest sauce contest. He is a charter member of the KCBS, instrumental in the development of the Certified Barbecue Judge curriculum, and author of the oath recited by each judge prior to judging a contest. Ardie has written numerous BBQ books. He has also been interviewed by the History Channel regarding barbecue, on more than one occasion. In 2003 he was named a Kansas City Barbecue Legend by the The Kansas City Star.

Ray Sheehan is no stranger to awards as he has been writing award winning cookbooks and producing a lineup of award winning sauces and rubs over the last several years. His latest achievement is his induction into the prestigious Order of the Magic Mop. The ceremony was led by Barbecue Hall of Famer Ardie Davis, who presented Ray with the symbolic Magic Mop in recognition of his contributions to the betterment of barbecue and humankind, and his ongoing efforts to promote youth involvement in barbecue. The mop was signed by Ardie Davis and Carolyn Wells, as well as being marked “XX for Chef Paul Kirk.” The mop, made by the late Mr. Gattuso, is believed to be the last of its kind, crafted with an olive wood handle, high-quality Egyptian cotton head, stainless steel wire, and a stainless steel nail. For more information on Ray Sheehan and his products go to https://www.raysheehan.com/

David Krell is an author and baseball historian. He joins us once again as he discusses his new book, Bo Belinsky: The Rise, Fall and Rebound of a Playboy Pitcher. Belinsky’s story is fascinating. He began in the minor leagues in the mid–1950s, gained a spotlight with a no-hitter for the Angels during his rookie season, and endured severe ups and downs. Along the way, he dated the most famous actresses in America, including Mamie Van Doren, Connie Stevens, and Tina Louise. Fans did not know about the disastrous effect of Belinsky’s alcoholism and drug abuse. Three marriages resulted in divorces. In the 1990s when he moved to Las Vegas he embraced sobriety and found a satisfying new career. Interviews with Belinsky’s friends and colleagues show a different side to this controversial player who experienced the benefits and the terrific costs of fame. For more information on David go to https://davidkrell.com/

Dan Lloyd is a cofounder of the Big Dog Sauce Company, specializing in all-natural sauces and rubs. The idea was born in Colorado, but grew to maturation cross-country in New Hampshire. Taken from their website, "We're more than just sauces; we're about igniting your taste buds and elevating every dish you create." Dan is a true visionary with his products and now has a way for lovers of his products to invest in the company. To learn more go to https://invest.honeycombcredit.com/campaigns/Big-Dog-Sauce-Company

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Chef Ray Sheehan Presents His Annual Holiday Gift Giving Guide and Author, Robert Elias Discusses, Dangerous Danny Gardella: Baseball's Neglected Trailblazer for Today's Millionaire Athletes

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 29 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 319 features Chef Ray Sheehan as he presents his Annual Holiday Gift Giving Guide and author, Robert Elias discusses, Dangerous Danny Gardella: Baseball's Neglected Trailblazer for Today's Millionaire Athletes

Ray Sheehan also known as Chef Ray is an award winning maker of barbecue sauces and rubs as well as an award winning cookbook author. We continue with our yearly tradition as he presents his annual holiday gift giving guide. Links for the gift guide follow: Bear Mountain BBQ www.bearmountainbbq.com; The Briner www.thebriner.com; Big Green Egg www.biggreenegg.com; Drip EZ www.bbqdripez.com; Gunter Wilhelm www.gunterwilhelm.com; Grill Fighter www.grillfighter.tools; Pit Boss www.pitboss-grills.com; 901 Pig BBQ www.etsy.com/shop/901pig; B.T. Leigh's Sauces & Rubs www.btleighs.com; TD's Brew & BBQ www.tdsbrewandbbq.com; WECS Woodworking www.wecswoodworking.com; Chef Ray Sheehan www.raysheehan.com

Robert Elias is Professor of Politics and Chair of Legal Studies at the University of San Francisco, where he has received the Sarlo Prize, the Distinguished Research Award, and Frank Beach Service Award, and been a Davies Professor and the National Endowment for the Humanities Chair. He teaches courses on U.S. political history, human rights, constitutional law, American foreign policy, and baseball. He is the author of twelve books and his latest tome is Dangerous Danny Gardella: Baseball's Neglected Trailblazer for Today's Millionaire Athletes. The book details the life and career of an unlikely baseball pioneer as he challenged baseball's reserve clause. Robert explores Gardella's humble beginnings, his struggles to establish himself as a professional baseball player, his entertaining antics on and off the field, and his jump from Organized Baseball to the Mexican League that was the spark not only for challenging the reserve clause, but for creating America's most powerful labor union, the MLB Player's Association.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Brad Paisley, Grammy-Winning Country Music Superstar and David Wild, Emmy-Winning Writer Extraordinaire Discuss Baseball, Barbecue, Music and So Much More

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 318 features Grammy-winning country music superstar, Brad Paisley and Emmy-winning writer extraordinaire, David Wild as we discuss our mutual love for baseball, barbecue, music, and so much more.

Brad Paisley is a country music superstar and has won three Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, 14 Country Music Association Awards and 15 Academy of Country Music Awards. Brad has 24 number one hits and, in 2008 became the first artist to achieve 10 consecutive Billboard Country Airplay number one singles and in 2010 he was named the CMA Entertainer of the Year. He and his wife, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, are co-founders of the nonprofit organization The Store, a free-referral based grocery store, which aims to empower low-income individuals and families in the Nashville area. For more information, visit www.thestore.org. Brad is a tremendous Los Angeles Dodgers fan and has played the National Anthem for some of their games. His most recent rendition was prior to this year's extra inning game which the Dodgers won in the 18th inning. For more information on Brad Paisley go to https://www.bradpaisley.com/

David Wild is an award-winning writer, producer, and longtime Rolling Stone magazine contributing editor. Prior to Rolling Stone he wrote for Esquire magazine. He has written or produced scores of major specials including the Grammy Awards, Oscars, Emmys, and the Academy of Country Music Awards. Additionally, he has written books on the television shows, Friends and Seinfeld. He now co-hosts the podcast, Naked Lunch with Phil Rosenthal. He first joined us on episode 300 and is back with his friend, Brad Paisley as they are both tremendous Los Angeles Dodgers fans and enjoying their back-to-back World Series Championships.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Frank Santopadre, Emmy-winning Writer and Baseball Pop Culture Savant and Tom and Natalie Painter from The Briner With Products to Improve Cooking Skills, Plus Guest Co-host, Ray Sheehan

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 317 features Frank Santopadre, Emmy-winning writer and baseball pop culture savant and Tom and Natalie Painter from The Briner with products designed to improve your cooking skills

Frank Santopadre is an Emmy-winning comedy writer and producer for television, radio, and live events, currently working as a staff writer on ABC Television's, The View. He was also the co-producer and co-host of Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast. The show was known for its deep dives into classic Hollywood, interviewing entertainers, actors, directors, writers, and other show business figures. Frank has contributed to many shows, including The View, The Howard Stern Show, and Comedy Central Roasts. He received a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informative Talk Show as a producer of The View. Frank's latest endeavor is the podcast, Fun for All Ages. Frank is a huge baseball fan with a vast wealth of pop culture knowledge.

Tom Painter and Natalie Painter are the father and daughter duo from Turkey Tom Products, makers of The Briner. Their mission per their website is simple; "Create tools that make brining easy, consistent, and enjoyable for everyone." Also taken from their website, "The Briner was created to make brining simple, clean, and effective. Its patented design and internal locking plate, takes the guesswork out so anyone can brine like a pro." Brining is another way to add flavor to an array of dishes and their product makes it easier to do that. For more information, including how to purchase their products go to https://thebriner.com/

We recommend you go to Rogue Cookers website, https://roguecookers.com/ for award-winning rubs, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Legendary Hall of Fame Pitcher, Walter Johnson's Grandson, Henry Thomas and Seattle Mariners Kitchen Supervisor and Smoker of Meats, Chef Dillon Scott

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 8 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 316 features legendary Hall of Fame pitcher, Walter Johnson's grandson, Henry Thomas and the Seattle Mariners kitchen supervisor and smoker of meats, Chef Dillon Scott

Henry W. "Hank" Thomas is the grandson of the legendary Hall of Fame baseball pitcher Walter Johnson. He is the author of the biography Walter Johnson: Baseball's Big Train, and has dedicated himself to preserving his grandfather's legacy after Walter Johnson passed away when Henry was only eight months old. Hank does an excellent job of preserving his grandfather's memory and offers us a unique look at one of the first five members of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Dillon Scott is the kitchen supervisor and smoker of meats for the Seattle Mariners. Dillon shares stories of what it is like to cook for a Major League Baseball team. There are dietary needs to be aware of, international foods which must be well cooked, and even favorite family recipes of the players which may need preparation. Dillon takes us behind the scenes for a fascinating look at another aspect of a Major League Team which we as fans overlook.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Screamin' Eagle BBQ's, Andre Ceballos and Selling Baseball: How Superstars George Wright and Albert Spalding Impacted Sports In America Author, Jeffrey Orens

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 1 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 315 features Andre Ceballos of Screamin' Eagle BBQ and Jeffrey Orens, author of Selling Baseball: How Superstars George Wright and Albert Spalding Impacted Sports In America

Andre Ceballos is a member of the veteran-based barbecue team, Screamin’ Eagle BBQ. The team has four members: Andre (founder and USMC combat veteran), Clint (Army combat veteran), Shane, and Josh. They compete in SCA and RCA events, along with multiple local events and charity drives. They hope to change the face of barbecue with a few goals, bring people together, make people smile, bring men’s mental health issues forward, have fun, and most importantly put family first.

Jeffrey Orens is an author who is a member of the Society for American Baseball research. His work has appeared in History Magazine and True West Magazine. His newest book is Selling Baseball: How Superstars George Wright and Albert Spalding Impacted Sports In America. The book explores the nineteenth century which was a time of rapid growth and development for the game of “base ball,” and players George Wright and Albert Spalding were right in the thick of it. They were the first superstars of the professional game as they won the hearts of a country in search of a unifying spirit after a devastating civil war. Their captivating performances on the field, along with their promotion of the game and of sports equipment helped grow professional baseball to unprecedented heights

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Rene LeRoux, Founder and Executive Director of the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame and Chad Romzek, Kick Ash Basket's Creator

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 314 features the founder and executive director of the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame, Rene LeRoux and the creator of Kick Ash Basket, Chad Romzek

Rene LeRoux is the founder and executive director of the New York State Hall of Fame’s for baseball, basketball, and hockey. Rene returns to the show to discuss the outstanding 2025 baseball class which will be inducted during the November dinner in Troy, New York. The inductees are Mike Turo, Joe Panik, Gary Carter, Brian Cashman, Frank Catalonotto, Brian Cogan, Chris Dedrick, Jim Kaat, Brother Robert Kent, Marc Levine, Tom McNamara, Jack O'Connell, Kevin Barrett, Scott Steltz, Rick Wolff, Brian McGan, and Hal Richman. Rene discusses the inductees, some stories behind their selections, various reactions at receiving this great honor, as well as other exciting items not to be missed. For more information on the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame go to http://www.nysbhof.com/home.html

Chad Romzek is the creator of Kick Ash Basket. The company started when Chad created a solution to overcome a problem. Per their website, "I bought my Grill Dome Kamado charcoal grill in 2009 and used my grill several times a week. However, I learned some lessons the hard way, I needed to make sure I cleared out all of the ash so the leftover charcoal could breathe. With the help of my background in “gotta make things better,” (a.k.a. engineering), the Kick Ash Basket was born!" For more information on Chad and his products go to https://kickashbasket.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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In Memoriam, NFL Pro Bowler Nick Mangold Who Previously Joined Us On Episode 93

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0000

To honor his memory we are rereleasing episode 93 featuring former NFL Pro Bowler, Nick Mangold who joined us to talk barbecue and football. On the same episode we had former MLB pitcher, Jerry Reuss who pitched in the Major Leagues for 22 years.

Nick Mangold played center in the National Football League for 11 years as a member of the New York Jets, was a seven time Pro Bowl selection and considered by many to be one of the best at his position. He also makes one heck of a BBQ sauce and is determined to have his sauce take its place among the finest and most well known names on store shelves everywhere. The passion with which he played football is the same passion he gives Seventy Four BBQ (74 BBQ), which are the line-up of sauces he is rolling out. We had fun speaking with Nick regarding his playing career and how he transformed from a home kitchen sauce maker into a sauce king who is managing to make others take notice as he puts out a superb tasting product. What does family planning and a beard have to do with 74 BBQ? Listen and you will find out.

Jerry Reuss pitched for 22 years in the Major Leagues, finishing his career with 220 wins and a World Series Championship as a member of the 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers. Along the way, he pitched a no-hitter, amassed 1,907 strikeouts, a 3.64 ERA, and was a two-time All Star. He is the author of the book, Bring in the Right Hander, a well-known prankster, and appeared with some of his 1981 World Serious Champion Dodgers on the television show, Solid Gold as they sang “We are the Champions.” 22 years in the Major Leagues does not go by without having a few stories, and we were glad to listen to as many as Jerry would tell

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Bryce Hensley, Country Music Singer and Professional Baseball Player and Kevin Tatgenhorst, Pitmaster for the Generation Q Barbecue Competition Team

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 313 features country music singer and professional baseball player, Bryce Hensley and pitmaster for the Generation Q Barbecue competition team, Kevin Tatgenhorst

Bryce Hensley was destined to perform in front of a crowd whether as a baseball player or a singer. In the 2018 MLB draft he was chosen by the Kansas City Royals. If it had not been for the pandemic he may still be pitching, but when the players were sent home at the start of the pandemic, Bryce made the decision to pursue his other passion as a country music singer. Bryce received his first guitar at age five, but baseball season came and the guitar was put aside. However, over time, Bryce picked the guitar back up and taught himself the basics. He played select shows and performed at local dive bars while home on breaks from school, but kept a sole focus on his baseball career which culminated in his being drafted. However, Bryce made the decision to pursue his other passion as a country music singer. For more information on Bryce Hensley, including his music go to https://brycehensley.com/

Kevin Tatgenhorst is a pitmaster for the Generation Q Barbecue competition team. Kevin lives in Las Vegas, Nevasa, but began his life in Chicago, Illinois and he roots for the Chicago White Sox. We discuss a small amount of baseball, but quickly jump into a barbecue discussion which details the growth of barbecue in Las Vegas. It is a chance to learn about barbecue in a place you may not think about for this cooking method. Kevin is a great spokesperson for the Nevada BBQ Association of which he is a member.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Steve Albert, Emmy Award Winning Sports Broadcaster and International Boxing Hall of Fame Member and Rob Arocha, Bullhorn BBQ's Champion Pitmaster

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Emmy Award winning sports broadcaster and International Boxing Hall of Fame member, Steve Albert discusses his new book, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Broadcast Booth and Bullhorn BBQ's champion pitmaster, Rob Arocha discusses his winning team, his podcast, and baseball.

Steve Albert is an Emmy Award winning sportscaster, providing play-by-play for the New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, Golden State Warriors, New York Mets, Phoenix Suns, New York Arrows, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Cleveland Crusaders, and New York Jets. He has worked as the sports anchor at WCBS-TV, WNBC-TV, WWOR-TV, and did morning sports reports on WABC radio. He covered major boxing fights on Showtime Championship Boxing, including the infamous "Bite Fight" between Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield. He is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. He joined us to discuss his book, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Broadcast Booth in which he chronicles the ups, downs, and unforeseen mishaps that occurred throughout his lifelong journey on the air. The book also has amusing stories of growing up in a sportscasting family with his brothers, Marv Albert and Al Albert.

Rob Arocha is an award winning pitmaster as a member of the competition barbecue team, Bullhorn BBQ along with his wife, Dianne. Per their website, their goal is to "have our guests, family and friends entertained and BBQ stained." They have been tailgating for Houston Texans games since 2002 and began their competition barbecue journey in 2012. The team has also been recognized for having one of the best party atmospheres at the American Royal World Series of Barbecue. Rob is the host of the So Smokin' Gooder Show which is available as a podcast and airs live every Wednesday evening on Facebook.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Kris Benson, Former MLB Pitcher and National College Baseball Hall of Fame Member and Rick Manzi, Pitmaster from the Anonymous Q Cooking Team

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 4 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 311features Kris Benson, former Major League Baseball pitcher and National College Baseball Hall of Fame member and Rick Manzi, pitmaster from the Anonymous Q cooking team

Kris Benson is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who was drafted first overall in 1996 by the Pittsburgh Pirates. In addition to playing for the Pirates, he also played for the New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers, and Arizona Diamondbacks. Kris was an outstanding college player with Clemson University and this has earned him induction into the 2025 class of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame. Kris was also a member of the 1996 USA Olympics team which won a bronze medal. In recognition of various community service and charity efforts, Benson has been honored with the Pittsburgh Pirates team Roberto Clemente Award, the Thurman Munson Award, the Joan Payson Award, and the New Jersey Sports Writers Humanitarian of the Year Award.

Rick Manzi is one half of the husband and wife duo behind the Anonymous Q cooking team and the creators of award-winning Disruption Rubs. Rick's wife gifted him a Big Green Egg, but was not pleased with his initial cooks. Rick sought out and found help and after several years became an expert cook. With his wife, they launched their competition cooking journey in 2020 and have competed in KCBS BBQ and SCA Steak competitions. They are also the creators of Disruption Rubs, a lineup of eight rubs which they will be increasing to 12. For more information on Anonymous Q and their rubs go to www.anonymousbbq.com

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Leslie Roark Scott, the Barbeque Princess Shares Her Family's Deep-rooted BBQ History and Jim Leeke is the Author of Big Loosh: The Unruly Life of Umpire Ron Luciano

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 310 features The Barbeque Princess, Leslie Roark Scott who is from a family with an important deep-rooted barbecue history and Jim Leeke the author of Big Loosh: The Unruly Life of Umpire Ron Luciano

Leslie Roark Scott is known as The Barbeque Princess. She is the owner and pitmaster of Ubons Restaurant in Yazoo City, MS, and is the chief pitmaster of Ubons Competition BBQ Team. Leslie was a featured chef at the James Beard House and she and her crew can be seen on the Food Network shows Chopped, SmokeMasters, Beat Bobby Flay, BBQ USA, as well as BBQ Pitmasters and Smoked. The Ubons competition team has won titles across the country including the Houston Live Stock and Rodeo BBQ, Memphis in May, and The Jack Daniels World Championships.

Jim Leeke is a journalist, copywriter, and author. His latest book is Big Loosh: The Unruly Life of Umpire Ron Luciano. Big Loosh is the biography of Ron Luciano, an outsized figure who was a Major League Baseball umpire in the 1970s, worked in broadcasting, published five books, and became a personality off the field—yet whose upbeat public face was at odds with his private struggle with depression. Jim is a winner of the SABR Larry Ritter award for his book, From the Dugouts to the Trenches: Baseball During the Great War.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Jane Leavy, Author of Make Me Commissioner, Brian and Larry Paris of Smokin' Bliss BBQ With Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding, and Gary Mack of Mets Musings Reflects on Davey Johnson, Makes This a Rare Triple Play

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 309 is a rare triple play as New York Times bestselling author, Jane Leavy discusses her newest tome, Make Me Commissioner, Brian and Larry Paris of Smokin' Bliss BBQ are joined by guest co-host, Doug Scheiding to discuss barbecue, and Gary Mack of Mets Musings Reflects on Davey Johnson.

Jane Leavy is the author of the New York Times bestsellers, The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created, The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood, and Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy. She joins us to discuss her newest book, Make Me Commissioner: I Know What's Wrong With Baseball and How To Fix It. The book explores her love of baseball, features questions and answers with some of the game's greatest, including Joe Torre, Dave Roberts, Jim Palmer, Dusty Baker, and many more. Jane offers her ideas on ways to improve the game as well as discussing what is great with the game. The hour we spent with Jane includes a lot from the book, but so much more as we experience the personality and insights of one of the preeminent baseball writers.

Brian and Larry Paris are the father and son pitmasters of Smokin' Bliss BBQ. Taken from their website, "We are very proud and supportive of our military and first responders as my dad served honorably in the United States Marine Corps and I'm currently a Sergeant with our hometown Sheriff's Office. Our team started in 2016 as a hobby with two great friends and it quickly turned into a passion that seems to grow every year. We took that catering plunge and happy to offer our services to folks and serve the same food that we would turn in to KCBS judges." They also have their own sauces and rubs. For more information go to www.smokinblissbbq.com
Gary Mack is the long-time host of the Mets Musings podcast. With the passing of Davey Johnson, we asked Gary to offer his thoughts and remembrances of Davey as a player and World Series winning manager of the 1986 New York Mets. Go to www.metsmusings.com for more information on Gary and his outstanding show.

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Brian Leigh of B.T. Leigh's Sauces & Rubs and Keegan Matheson, Author of The Franchise: Toronto Blue Jays: A Curated History of the Jays

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 13 Sep 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 308 features B.T. Leigh's Sauces & Rubs founder, Brian Leigh and author of The Franchise: Toronto Blue Jays: A Curated History of the Jays, Keegan Matheson

Brian Leigh is the founder of B.T. Leigh's Sauces & Rubs. He is a PBS cooking competition show alum and was a contestant on The Great American Recipe. As stated on the B.T. Leigh's website for their award-winning sauces and rubs, "We're serious about creating unique flavor combinations that will keep you coming back for more. Our sauces and spice blends combine familiar and unfamiliar ingredients to create tastes that you won't find anywhere else." Brian tells us all about his barbecue journey. For more information and to order B.T. Leigh's Sauces & Rubs go to https://btleighs.com/

Keegan Matheson has covered the Toronto Blue Jays since 2017 and joined MLB.com in 2019. He appears regularly on television and radio programs across Canada as an MLB analyst. His new book is, The Franchise: Toronto Blue Jays: A Curated History of the Jays. The book is an in-depth look at a Major League Baseball franchise which has a rich history filled with many great players and has won two World Series titles.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Bill Plunkett, Author of L.A. Story: Shohei Ohtani, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and a Season for the Ages and Tearl Dunlap, Founder of TD's Brew & BBQ

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 6 Sep 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 307 features the author of L.A. Story: Shohei Ohtani, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and a Season for the Ages, Bill Plunkett and the founder of TD's Brew & BBQ, Tearl Dunlap

Bill Plunkett is an award-winning sportswriter who covers the Los Angeles Dodgers beat for the Orange County Register, and has written about baseball in Southern California for nearly 25 years, including a separate stint on the Los Angeles Angels beat. He is a Hall of Fame voter whose work has appeared in Baseball America and Baseball Digest and he is a frequent guest on the MLB Network, ESPN, and SportsNet LA. His new book is L.A. Story: Shohei Ohtani, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and a Season for the Ages. It is an in-depth look at the 2024 season which had drama, records, magic, and ended with a World Series Championship for the Dodgers.

Tearl Dunlap is the TD behind the extremely popular award-winning sauces and rubs of TD's Brew and BBQ. Wonderful products, an incredible work ethic, and an uncanny ability to sell have combined to make him a leader in the food industry in New Mexico and the surrounding area. His goal is to grow his brand and become a household name across the country. Barbecue is not his only passion as he is also a rabid Atlanta Braves fan and he enjoys dishing out some good trash talk. For more information on TD's Brew & BBQ and to order their products go to https://tdsbrewandbbq.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Bill Madden, Baseball Hall of Fame Sportswriter and Andrew Barnhart, FlipGrill Inventor

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 30 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 306 features the Baseball Hall of Fame sportswriter, Bill Madden and the inventor of the FlipGrill, Andrew Barnhart

Bill Madden has been an active baseball writer since 1970 and was the New York Yankees beat writer for the New York Daily News from 1980 to 1988 before being promoted to national baseball columnist. He is the author of many baseball books and is with us to discuss his latest book, Yankees, Typewriters, Scandals, and Cooperstown: A Baseball Memoir. In 2010 he received the Hall of Fame's J.G. Taylor Spink Award, the highest honor of the Baseball Writers Association of America and is a member of the Writers Wing of the Basball Hall of Fame.

Andrew Barnhart loved cooking on his Big Green Egg. However, Andrew thought something was missing and that was how to turn chicken quarters without tearing the skin. His thoughts turned to the flipping racks used on professional chicken pits, "If an open pit can make amazing BBQ chicken, a Kamado with its controlled environment should be able to ‘blow it out of the water." He then invented the FlipGrill which can be used on many different Kamado grills and firepits. For more information on Andrew Barnhart and FlipGrill go to https://flipgrill.shop/

We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Andy Groneman is a Pitmaster, Podcaster, and Teacher and Norm Coleman is a San Francisco Giants Superfan

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 23 Aug 2025 11:45:00 +0000

Episode 305 features pitmaster, podcaster, and teacher, Andy Groneman and San Francisco Giants superfan, Norm Coleman

Andy Groneman is the head cook of the Smoke On Wheels BBQ team and has amassed hundreds of awards. Beyond competitions, Andy has spent many years teaching barbecue classes and, at the time of our discussion, had taught more than 60,000 students. He also developed and sells a barbecue sauce, injection, and marinade, under the Smoke On Wheels label. In addition to all of that Andy has been a fixture on television and media, with his latest as co-host with Todd Johns on the BBQ Radio Network.

Norm Coleman is a lifetime San Francisco Giants fan, a baseball historian, and an avid collector. Norm has been to major league games in 45 different ballparks. He was a vendor at Candlestick Park in the 1960’s. Norm attended his 60th San Francisco Giants opening day this season and was bestowed the nickname “Superfan” by the CBS San Francisco affiliate, KPIX Channel 5. His collection of sports memorabilia can rival those of many museums. Norm is a member of the New York Giants Preservation Society which is where we learned of this superfan.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Former MLB Player, Jim Gosger with Guest Co-host, Anthony Marasco and the Seattle Butcher's Wife, Misty Banchero with Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 304 features former Major League Baseball player, Jim Gosger with guest co-host, Anthony Marasco and the Seattle Butcher's Wife, Misty Banchero with guest co-host, Doug Scheiding

Jim Gosger played in the major leagues for 10 seasons between 1963 and 1974, for five different teams primarily as an outfielder. The teams included the Boston Red Sox, Kansas City/Oakland Athletics, Seattle Pilots, New York Mets, and Montreal Expos. Jim played baseball in a fascinating Era with some teams which have either moved or changed names, as well as with some outstanding players. His stories from 10 major league seasons are both fascinating and funny and we are honored to have him share them.

Misty Banchero has established her brand as the Seattle Butcher's Wife. Her mission is to share her journey and to inspire more women to step up to the grill. Misty's journey into live fire cooking began when she married into a third-generation butcher family. With a deep appreciation for barbecue and meat preparation, Misty shares her knowledge and tips on cooking techniques, seasoning, and the best practices for grilling and smoking meats.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Tim Manners, Author of Schoolboy, Discusses Baseball Hall of Fame Member, Waite Hoyt, Jimmy Carbone and Sean Ludwig Talk Whole Hog and Pig Island NYC, and Hunter Breshears of Plainville Farms and Leidy's Premium Meats Takes Us To a NY Mets Game

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 9 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 303 features a discussion on the Major League Baseball career of the legendary Hall of Fame pitcher, Waite Hoyt. Jimmy Carbone and Sean Ludwig talk about whole hog cooking and the upcoming barbecue event, Pig Island NYC. Hunter Breshears of Plainville Farms and Leidy's Premium Meats takes us to a New York Mets game.

Tim Manners is a writer, communications consultant and baseball fan. He is a former FM-radio disc jockey, publicist and magazine publisher. His latest project is Schoolboy: The Untold Journey of a Yankees Hero which he co-wrote with baseball great Waite Hoyt, even though Hoyt had been deceased for almost 40 years before Tim began the project. That story and so much more are in the book and we touched upon some of it in our discussion. Waite Hoyt signed with the New York Giants in 1915 when he was a junior in high school. When he was younger, he was faced with the possibility of having both hands amputated, but overcame that and a lot more to become the best pitcher for the New York Yankees in the 1920s as he and his teammates, including Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig won three of their World Championships.

Jimmy Carbone is back and this time he and Sean Ludwig engage in a fascinating discussion about whole hog cooking which you may get to try at his upcoming event, Pig Island NYC. Pig Island NYC is back for its 16th year on September 6, 2025 when, more than 20 chefs come together at Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden to serve up some of their best dishes. For more information or to purchase tickets go to https://pigisland.com/

Sean Ludwig is the founder of NYC BBQ, http://www.nycbbq.com a website and newsletter with news and information on all things barbecue in the NYC metro area. He is also a co-founder with Ryan Cooper of The Smoke Sheet, https://www.bbqnewsletter.com which is a weekly newsletter that curates the latest national barbecue news, upcoming events, books to read, podcasts to listen to, videos to watch, recipes, and so much more. Sean provides his thoughts on Pig Island and discusses whole hog cooking with Jimmy Carbone.
We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Debbie Gonzales is a Barbecue Fiend and the Author of Girls With Guts and Wayne Stewart is the Author of Talking Baseball With Major League Stars

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Mon, 4 Aug 2025 01:06:52 +0000

Episode 302 features Girls With Guts author and barbecue fiend, Debbie Gonzales and Talking Baseball With Major League Stars author, Wayne Stewart

Debbie Gonzales is an author and a self-described barbecue fiend. She joins us to discuss her latest book, Girls with Guts: The Road to Breaking Barriers and Bashing Records. It is a childrens book with a very strong message as it highlights the achievements of women athletes. The story celebrates strength, endurance, and athleticism of women and girls throughout history. In addition to discussing her book, we talk about Debbie's love of barbecue. She loves making it, eating it, and watching shows about it. She has a passion for her writing and her barbecue and shares all of that and much more.

Wayne Stewart is a professional writer and sports historian. He is the author of 40 books and has joined us to discuss his latest project, Talking Baseball With Major League Stars. The book features over 45 years of interviews and is an entertaining and illuminating inside look at Major League Baseball through the words of the players themselves. Wayne details the history, tactics, and inside stories of the national pastime with unique perspectives from the players, coaches, and managers, including exclusive insight from many members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Donna Muscarella, President of the Elysian Fields SABR Chapter and Steven Chase, Founder of Steve's Original Sauces

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 301 features Donna Muscarella, President of the Elysian Fields SABR Chapter and Steven Chase, founder of Steve's Original Sauces

Donna Muscarella is a baseball enthusiast, photographer, and mixed-media artist. Hinchliffe Stadium, one of the few Negro Leagues ballparks still standing, is a repeat subject of Donna’s creative compositions. In 2021, she released her debut trading card set, which used her photography of the historic ballpark on the card fronts. The card backs featured information about Hinchliffe’s Negro Leagues ties. Donna’s Hinchliffe photography appeared on Forbes.com, in the third edition of Turnstyle: The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts, and her card set was featured on the SABR Baseball Cards Blog. She has covered events at Hinchliffe Stadium for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and the Charles J. Muth Museum of Hinchliffe Stadium. Donna serves as president of the Elysian Fields (Northern New Jersey) Chapter of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). Go to https://linktr.ee/TheLensOfDonnaM to see more of Donna's artwork.

Stephen Chase is the chef and founder of Steve's Original Sauces, otherwise known as SOS. Stated on their website, "At Steve's Original Sauces, we believe that every culinary creation deserves a touch of artistry, a dash of passion, and an infusion of exquisite flavor. Founded in the quaint town of Belmont in 2018 by the visionary Stephen Chase, our journey began with a singular mission: to elevate the everyday dining experience through a curated selection of gourmet sauces and syrups that tantalize the palate and inspire the imagination. As we continue to grow, we remain steadfast in our dedication to creating products that resonate with the discerning tastes of our clientele." For more information or to make a purchase go to https://stevesoriginalsauces.com/

We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Celebrating Our 300th Episode With Emmy Winner, David Wild, Writer for the Grammy Awards and Rolling Stone Magazine and Barbecue Pitmaster Legends, Moe Cason and Bob Trudnak, Plus Special Congratulatory Messages

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 19 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Celebrating our 300th episode with Emmy winner, David Wild, writer for the Grammy Awards and Rolling Stone magazine and barbecue pitmaster legends, Moe Cason and Bob Trudnak, plus special congratulatory messages

David Wild is an award-winning writer, producer, and longtime Rolling Stone magazine contributing editor. Prior to Rolling Stone he wrote for Esquire magazine. He has written or produced scores of major specials including the Grammy Awards, Oscars, Emmys, and the Academy of Country Music Awards. Additionally, he has written books on the television shows, Friends and Seinfeld. He now co-hosts the podcast, Naked Lunch with Phil Rosenthal. David is a huge baseball fan, beginning in his youth as a New York Mets fan and as an adult changing his allegiance to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Moe Cason AKA Big Moe is an award winning pitmaster who has toiled for many years creating his well respected brand, Moe Cason Barbeque and his instantly recognizable, Big Moe persona. Moe is a television personality, cookbook author, and a Navy veteran. He has been featured in national television segments, including Steve Harvey's and Harry Connick Jr.'s talk shows and had his own segment on NatGeo's World of Flavor. For more information on Big Moe Cason and to purchase his products go to https://moecasonbbq.com/

Bob Trudnak has loved barbecue since the age of seven, when his dad placed him "in charge" of putting charcoal in the grill and from that day forward he was hooked. In 1999, Bob helped co-found the company, BBQ Guru. He is an award winning competive pitmaster. Beyond competitions, he is a renowned judge and instructor, having hosted hundreds of in-person and virtual barbecue classes. He is the creator of BBQ Bob's Sauces and BobbyT's Pizza Products. For more information on Bob Trudnak go to https://bobtrudnakbbq.com/

Special thanks to Doug Scheiding for his special artwork celebrating our 300th episode.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Denny Neagle, Member of the 2000 World Series Champion NY Yankees and Marvin Weinberger, Inventor of the Grill Fighter BBQ Cleaning Tool

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 12 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 299 features former Major League Baseball pitcher and a member of the 2000 World Series Champion New York Yankees, Denny Neagle and the inventor of the barbecue Grill Fighter cleaning tool, Marvin Weinberger.

Denny Neagle is former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for six teams over a 13-year career, including the Minnesota Twins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, Colorado Rockies, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He earned a World Series ring as a member of the 2000 World Series Champion New York Yankees. Denny regales us with stories from his stellar playing days which includes being named a two-time All-Star as well as being the National League wins leader in 1997. Denny had a reputation for his outstanding sense of humor and his train whistle impression which he performs for us.

Marvin Weinberger is an entrepreneur who identifies a problem and tries to invent a solution. As a lover of the outdoors, including barbecue, Marvin has invented several products and holds numerous patents. For years, grill brushes were among the best ways to clean the grill, but had some issues. Marvin, as we like to say, has created a "better mousetrap." The Grill Fighter is a new and efficient way to clean your grill using a new patented technology which Marvin developed. Rather than brass bristles, it it uses chainmail for scrubbing as well as a food-safe silicone block to help steam clean your grill. For more information or to purchase the Grill Fighter go to https://grillfighter.tools/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Don Drysdale Up and In Author, Mark Whicker and Twisted D Cookers, Donnie Howard As We Explore a Baseball Hall of Famers' Career and a Barbecue Pitmaster's Journey

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 5 Jul 2025 12:15:00 +0000

Episode 298 features Don Drysdale Up and In Author, Mark Whicker and Twisted D Cookers, Donnie Howard as we explore a Baseball Hall of Famers' career and a barbecue pitmaster's journey
Mark Whicker worked for 49 years in the newspaper business and spent 34 of those years as a columnist for the Orange County Register. Before that he was a columnist and beat writer for the Philadelphia Bulletin and a columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News. He is a member of the U.S. Basketball Writers Hall of Fame. His latest project is the book, Don Drysdale Up and In: The Life of a Dodgers Legend. Drysdale is a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and this book is a fascinating look at Drysdale's life and career.

Donnie Howard is one half of Twisted D Cookers, a husband and wife barbecue competition team. Along with Donnie and his wife, Darlene impressively winning awards in competitions, they have also developed a line-up of spice blends. These blends are among those they use to compete and are available for sale on their website, https://twisted-d-cookers.company.site/ In addition to Donnie's barbecue prowess, he is also an avid baseball fan and a devoted Texas Rangers fan.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Former MLB Player and Executive, Ed Lynch, Inventor of the BBQ Hooker, John Garcia With His Son, Gabriel, and Winner of Netflix's Season 2 Barbecue Showdown, Thyron Mathews

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 28 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 297 features former Major League Baseball player and executive, Ed Lynch, inventor of the BBQ Hooker, John Garcia with his son, Gabriel, and winner of Netflix's season two Barbecue Showdown, Thyron Mathews

Ed Lynch was drafted by the Texas Rangers and after three years in their minor league system he was traded to the New York Mets and had the opportunity to play with several outstanding players, including Dwight "Doc" Gooden and The Franchise, Tom Seaver. Ed was eventually traded to the Chicago Cubs, which is where he ended his playing career. Ed then made the decision to attend law school and shortly after graduating was back in baseball working as an executive. There is nothing better than hearing stories from someone who lived his life as a player and an executive and has many opinions on the game of baseball.

John and Gabriel Garcia are a father and son combo. John, the father, is the inventor of the BBQ Hooker, a device which is meant to be a better way to flip your various proteins while grilling. We met them at the National BBQ Festival and were impressed by the device, but more than that we were impressed by John and Gabriel who are trying to "build a better mousetrap." For more information on the BBQ Hooker go to https://firecookingtools.com/products/experience-hooking-up-at-the-grill

Thyron Mathews is an award-winning barbecue chef and pitmaster, known for his appearances on Netflix's Barbecue Showdown, where he won the season two title. He is also the founder of T&T Barbecue and Catering in Iowa which he started with his wife, Terri. Thyron is originally from Royal, Florida, and his Southern roots heavily influence his BBQ style. He made his way back to television as he is on the Food Network's sixth season of BBQ Brawl. We met Thyron at the National BBQ Festival where he was cooking for a huge crowd, but still was able to spend some time with us.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Babe Ruth's Great-Grandson, Brent Stevens and Author, Kelly Bennett Discuss Out of the Mouth of Babe While Alex Fei of Roto-Q 360, Hunter Breshears of Plainville Farms, and Stefan Nicodemou of Saucy Rascals Discuss Their Products

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 296 features Babe Ruth's great-grandson, Brent Stevens and author, Kelly Bennett discussing Out of the Mouth of Babe, while National BBQ Festival participants, Alex Fei of Roto-Q 360, Hunter Breshears of Plainville Farms, and Stefan Nicodemou of Saucy Rascals discuss their products

Kelly Bennett is the author of many award-winning books for children. She first joined us on episode 243 to discuss her book, The House That Ruth Built. She is back to introduce her newest book, Out of the Mouth of Babe which she worked on with Brent Stevens, Babe Ruth’s great-grandson, and Stu Dressler, a long-time friend of the Ruth-Stevens family. It is a collection of over 85 quotes by the Great Bambino, paired with photographs of the Babe during his incredible baseball career.

Brent Stevens is the great-grandson of Babe Ruth and he has made it part of his life's mission to ensure a positive, lasting legacy for his great-grandfather. Brent is a collector of baseball cards and owns some unique pieces of Babe Ruth memorabilia.

Alex Fei of Roto-Q 360, Hunter Breshears of Plainville Farms, and Stefan Nicodemou of Saucy Rascals were all participants at the National BBQ Festival. For more information on Roto-Q 360 go to https://www.rotoq360.com/ For more information on Plainville Farms go to https://www.plainvillefarms.com/ For more information on Saucy Rascals go to https://saucyrascals.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball Gaijin, Tony Barnette and an Encore Presentation of Barbecue Hall of Fame Member, Lee Ann Whippen

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 295 features baseball gaijin, Tony Barnette and an encore presentation of Barbecue Hall of Fame member, Lee Ann Whippen

Tony Barnette is a former professional baseball pitcher and the main subject of the book, A Baseball Gaijin: Chasing a Dream to Japan and Back written by our previous guest, Aaron Fischman. Tony played in Major League Baseball for the Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs and in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. Tony took a nontraditional route to the Major Leagues. He started in the MLB's minor leagues, spent six years pitching in Japan for Tokyo's Yakult Swallows, and then at the age of 32 had his first cup of coffee with the Major League's, Texas Rangers. Thank you to Aaron Fischman for helping to to arrange this.

Lee Ann Whippen is a member of the Barbecue Hall of Fame. She developed her love of cooking barbecue from an early age learning from her dad and she has used that knowledge and love to become an extremely well-known and respected pitmaster. As a competition cook she has won multiple world, national, and state barbecue championships. On television she has shone brightly on various competition shows, winning the premier season of BBQ Brawl on Food Network and defeating Bobby Flay on Throwdown with Bobby Flay. She is also a restaurateur who has owned restaurants in Virginia, Illinois, and Florida. She is co-host of the podcast, BBQ Nation with Jeff Tracy.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Meathead, Barbecue Hall of Fame Member and Ryan Dempster, Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Member, Plus Guest Co-host Scott Crawford, Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Director of Operations

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 7 Jun 2025 11:00:01 +0000

Episode 294 is filled with members of their respective Hall of Fame's as we welcome Barbecue Hall of Fame member, Meathead and Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame member, Ryan Dempster. Plus we are joined by guest co-host Scott Crawford, Director of Operations for the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.

Meathead is the founder and publisher of the immensely popular BBQ and grilling website AmazingRibs.com. He is a member of the Barbecue Hall of Fame and the author of Meathead: The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling, a New York Times Best Seller and named one of the “100 Best Cookbooks of All Time” by Southern Living. He is back with us to discuss his new cookbook, The Meathead Method: A BBQ Hall of Famer's Secrets and Science on Bbq, Grilling, and Outdoor Cooking with 114 Recipes. For more information on Meathead, his books, and many other outdoor cooking related items go to https://amazingribs.com/

Ryan Dempster is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Florida Marlins, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, and Boston Red Sox. His great baseball career plus being from Canada made him a prime candidate for the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame which inducted him in 2019. Ryan is the only Chicago Cub and one of just three players ever to both start a game and collect 30 saves in the same season. He has many great stories, including one involving Alex Rodriguez. Ryan is a huge fan and admirer of the late great Chicago Cubs announcer, Harry Caray and he honors him with a well done and very humorous impersonation. We are joined by guest co-host, Scott Crawford, who is the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Director of Operations and adds some very special insight to the discussion.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky

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It's Time To Disco With Author, David Krell and We Talk Saucy with Big Dog Sauce Company Cofounder, Dan Lloyd

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 31 May 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Hang up the disco ball, put on the bell-bottom pants, tube tops, halter tops, leisure suits, and platform shoes as we step back in time to 1978 with author, David Krell and then come back to 2025 as we chat with the cofounder of Big Dog Sauce Company, Dan Lloyd.

David Krell is an author, baseball historian, and a reoccurring guest. His latest work is, 1978: Baseball and America in the Disco Era. It is a fascinating look at a year which not only featured an exciting baseball season, but also included great music, wonderful movies, events that greatly impacted our country's history, and of course the sensation which swept the nation, disco. We wrote this blurb for one of David's other books, but the same words can be applied to his newest tome by merely changing the year. "David Krell weaves a magnificent tapestry of the year 1978; using baseball as the central thread, he magnificently combines the year's biggest events to make us all feel we are front and center and experiencing every moment." For more information on David go to https://davidkrell.com/

Dan Lloyd is a cofounder of the Big Dog Sauce Company, specializing in all-natural sauces and rubs. The idea was born in Colorado, but grew to maturation cross-country in New Hampshire. Taken from their website, "We're more than just sauces; we're about igniting your taste buds and elevating every dish you create." Dan is a true visionary as he is working on creating a freeze-dried sauce and has opened a physical store. For more information on Dan and the Big Dog Sauce Company go to https://www.bigdogsauce.com/about-1

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Chef Ray's Annual Father's Day Gift Guide and Brett Moore is a Baseball Savant, Plus Guest Co-host, Gary Looney

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 24 May 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 292 features Chef Ray's highly anticipated annual Father's Day Gift Guide and Brett Moore dazzles us with his encyclopedic baseball knowledge as Gary Looney joins us as guest co-host.

Ray Sheehan also known as Chef Ray is an award winning maker of barbecue sauces and rubs as well as an award winning cookbook author. We continue with our annual tradition as he presents his Annual Holiday Gift Giving Guide. Links for the gift guide follow:

Big Green Egg https://biggreenegg.com/ Mammoth Cutting Boards https://mammothcuttingboards.com/ Flipgrill https://flipgrill.shop/ Turbo Trusser https://turbotrusser.com/ Roto Q 360 https://www.rotoq360.com/ Code 3 Spices https://code3spices.com/ Mr. BBQ Scrub Daddy https://amazon.com/ Smokin' Hoggz BBQ https://www.smokinhoggzbbq.com/ Crisbee https://crisbee.org/

Brett Moore is obsessed with baseball and has turned this life-long passion into a one many show you have to see to believe. Brett has memorized more about baseball than anyone with access to the internet could possibly need to know. In 2018, Brett's wife, Erin helped him create a new game utilizing his encyclopedic baseball knowledge, which Brett then turned into the show, Batter Up! This highly entertaining show has been nominated for numerous awards. Brett, also an active blogger, is working on a book about overlooked Baseball Hall of Fame cases. He also has been researching the Negro Leagues which we also discuss. For more information on Brett and his show go to https://batterup.show/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Author of Homestand: Small Town Baseball and the Fight for the Soul of America, Will Bardenwerper and Founder of Nate's Smokehouse BBQ Blends, Nate Corbitt

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 17 May 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 291 features Will Bardenwerper, author of Homestand: Small Town Baseball and the Fight for the Soul of America and Nate Corbitt, founder of Nate's Smokehouse BBQ Blends

Will Bardenwerper has contributed to The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Harper's Magazine. He served as an Airborne Ranger-qualified infantry officer in Iraq and was awarded a Combat Infantryman Badge and Bronze Star. Homestand: Small Town Baseball and the Fight for the Soul of America reflects the time Will spent in Batavia, New York, as he got to know the community and experience their love of baseball. Since 1897, the Batavia Muckdogs ruled the summer nights of this small town and in 2020 when Major League Baseball shut them down as they did with the minor league teams in 41 other towns, this town did something about it. They brought in a summer league team composed of college players. All this and more fills the pages as we get to know the people and the game of baseball in Batavia.

Nate Corbitt is the founder of Nate's Smokehouse BBQ Blends; maker of premium seasonings designed with all natural ingredients. In 2020, Nate started experimenting with various spice combinations to go along with his passion for smoking meats and his love for bold and unique flavors. He then shared the spice blends with friends and family who encouraged Nate to do something more with these blends and that is exactly what Nate did as he started, Nate's Smokehouse BBQ Blends. In addition to his love of barbecue, Nate is also a baseball lover, especially for his beloved, Chicago Cubs. For more information on Nate Corbitt or to order his products go to https://natesbbqblends.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Former MLB Player, Carlos Baerga and World Food Championships Finalist, Michelle O'Guin Both Know a Thing or Two About Competing

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 10 May 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 290 features former Major League Baseball player, Carlos Baerga and World Food Championships finalist, Michelle O'Guin

Carlos Baerga is a former Major League Baseball player, who spent most of his playing career with the Cleveland Indians. It was during his time with Cleveland that he earned three All-Star appearances, two Silver Slugger Awards, and made major contributions to their 1995 postseason run. The preceding was impressive enough to earn Carlos a spot among the elite in 2013 with an induction into the Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame. Carlos has also played for the New York Mets, San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Washington Nationals, as well as playing for the Samsung Lions in the Korea Baseball Organization. Carlos has also coached, managed, and broadcasted games in various leagues. In addition to his playing career, we discuss the role family played in his career development and we also discuss Roberto Clemente.

Michelle O'Guin is a food sport competitor and the 2024 World Food Championships Live Fire Champion. With over 17 years of experience in the culinary competition world, Michelle has made a name for herself in the world of catering. Michelle and her husband Brandon run the Judging Program for the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest at Memphis in May. Michelle's career is highlighted by numerous top five finishes at competitions across the nation, including the 2024 Grand Champion title at the Praise the Lard BBQ Contest, the 2021 World Wing Champion title, and two-time 3rd Place Fire Woman and a 5th Place Live Fire finish at the World Food Championships in 2023. She joined us just prior to competing in the Final Table Round of the 2025 World Food Championship.

We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

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HQ Trivia and ChangeUp's, Scott Rogowsky and King Louie's Meat Apostles, Michael Goff and a Recap of the Jeff Michner Foundation BBQ Benefit at Pig Beach

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 3 May 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 289 features HQ Trivia and ChangeUp's, Scott Rogowsky and King Louie's Meat Apostles, Michael Goff and a recap of the Jeff Michner Foundation BBQ Benefit at Pig Beach.

Scott Rogowsky is a comedian and television personality. He is well known for his time hosting HQ Trivia, a mobile game show. Scott also co-hosted ChangeUp, a baseball program broadcast on the subscription video streaming network, DAZN. HQ Trivia was a huge hit and it is what put him on the map, but Scott has been performing and hosting many other shows and we discuss a lot of them, in addition to talking about his beloved New York Mets.

Michael Goff is one half of the creative founding force from the company, King Louie's Meat Apostles, makers of award-winning seasonings and rubs. The barbecue industry is filled with top quality rubs which means if you want to stand out you need to be different. Michael has done just that as he has created a flavor profile you would be hard-pressed to find elsewhere. For more information on Michael and to purchase his products go to https://www.meatapostles.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

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Talkin' 21, A Discussion of the Legendary Roberto Clemente with Danny Torres and BBQ Talk with Pitmaster and YouTuber, Daddy Dutch

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 26 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 288 features Danny Torres discussing his career as well as his love, respect, and admiration for the legendary Major League Baseball Hall of Fame member and humanitarian, Roberto Clemente. Plus we talk barbecue with pitmaster, Daddy Dutch who has a dedicated YouTube channel with plenty of food related videos.

Danny Torres is a freelance sports journalist and podcast host.  Danny has been a contributing writer to the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s official magazine, Memories and Dreams. Danny’s work also appeared on mlb.com and in the New York Mets official publication, Mets Magazine (2007-2012). He hosts the podcast, Talkin' 21 with Danny Torres which is dedicated to the legendary Roberto Clemente. Danny is featured in the documentary, Clemente, which explores the life, career and legacy of Roberto Clemente and was produced by Lebron James and Richard Linklater. He's traveled to numerous ballparks and conducted countless interviews with both current and retired MLB baseball players.

Kent Vandeweerd AKA Daddy Dutch is a barbecue cook and a frequent content provider for his YouTube channel, Daddy Dutch BBQ. The following is taken directly from his YouTube site as he, "Enjoys seeing other cooking channels and outdoors related channels. I appreciate everyone's input on how they BBQ, cook or grill. Happy cooking all!" Kent discusses his love of barbecue and we even throw in some baseball talk. Go to https://www.youtube.com/@daddydutchbbq to see Daddy Dutch and his YouTube videos.

We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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A Baseball Gaijin Author, Aaron Fischman and Champion Pitmaster Fred Robles, With Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 19 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 287 features the author of A Baseball Gaijin: Chasing a Dream to Japan and Back, Aaron Fischman and Champion Pitmaster Fred Robles, With Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding

Aaron Fischman is a sports writer, author, editor and multimedia journalist, who currently hosts the On the NBA Beat podcast, a weekly interview show he helped co-found with Loren Lee Chen and his brother, Joshua Fischman. His first book, A Baseball Gaijin: Chasing a Dream to Japan and Back is a very entertaining and informative look at the life and baseball career of Tony Barnette, who took a nontraditional route to the Major Leagues. Barnette started in the MLB's minor leagues, spent six years pitching in Japan for Tokyo's Yakult Swallows, and then at the age of 32 had his first cup of coffee with the Major League's, Texas Rangers. The book was nominated for the prestigious CASEY Award for best baseball book of 2024.

Fred Robles of Rio Valley Meats has been cooking on the competitive barbecue circuit since 2013. Fred is the owner of a butcher shop in Weslaco, Texas. According to Fred, "I love to compete and I love food sport. We have met some great people on this journey that have become our friends, but feel more like family. Some of his competitive cooking accomplishments include, winning the 2017 World Food BBQ Championship, the 2019 National BBQ Championship, winning the 2022 San Antonio Livestock and Rodeo, plus winning more than 95 Grand and Reserve Championships.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Pig Beach BBQ's, Matt Abdoo and Shane McBride Promote the 5th Annual BBQ Benefit for the Jeff Michner Foundation and Author, Chris Jensen Discusses Baseball's Two-Way Greats

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 12 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 286 features Pig Beach BBQ's, Matt Abdoo and Shane McBride Promoting the 5th Annual BBQ Benefit for the Jeff Michner Foundation and Author, Chris Jensen Discussing Baseball's Two-Way Greats

Matt Abdoo and Shane McBride from Pig Beach BBQ join us to discuss the 5th Annual BBQ Benefit for the Jeff Michner Foundation taking place at Pig Beach BBQ, 35 - 37 36th Street, Queens, NY 11106 on Saturday afternoon, April 26, 2025. The foundation was set up in honor of Jeff Michner who passed away at the age of 36, but although young, meaningfully touched so many lives. The organization embraces the things he loved best: family, friends, and great food. The Jeff Michner Foundation creates scholarships for culinary students as well as supporting families managing loss and grief. The Jeff Michner BBQ Benefit celebrates Jeff with an epic barbecue featuring some of the countries greatest pitmasters. This event will be a dine-around, where each participating pitmaster will prepare a tasting portion of their dish for the guests to sample. Participating breweries & distilleries will be offering a beer or specialty cocktail. Go to https://jmf-event-2025-gxqi1.tripleseattickets.com/registration/select for more information and to purchase tickets.

Chris Jensen is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) and the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA). He contributes baseball articles to Seamheads, Start Spreading the News and IBWAA's, Here's the Pitch newsletter, and has been published in Elysian Fields Quarterly and the Yankees Annual Yearbook. His latest book is, Baseball's Two-Way Greats: Pitching/Batting Stars from Ruth and Rogan to Ohtani. The book explores the history of two-way baseball players from the 19th century up to the modern era. Chris provides information which shows that Shohei Ohtani and Babe Ruth are not the only players to have excelled at both pitching and batting. There have been many exceptional two-way players, including John Montgomery Ward and Negro League standouts, Bullet Rogan, Martin Dihigo, Leon Day and Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe. Sixty additional Negro League players are covered for their two-way feats, plus an examination of top two-way players from the 19th century, Deadball Era, and Live-Ball Era with more than 130 players featured.

We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Dave Stevens, Athlete, Seven-Time Emmy Award Winner, and Congenital Amputee Tells Inspiring Stories While Jimmy Carbone and Sean Ludwig Discuss Upcoming Barbecue Events and Barbecue's Enormous Growth

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 5 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 285 features inspiring stories from athlete, Dave Stevens, a seven-time Emmy Award winner and congenital amputee, while Jimmy Carbone and Sean Ludwig promote upcoming barbecue events and barbecue's enormous growth.

Dave Stevens is an athlete and a seven-time Emmy Award winning sports broadcaster. Dave is a congenital amputee and has wrestled, played football, and played baseball, all without legs. Dave played college football and had a tryout with the Dallas Cowboys. Dave was featured on the television show, That’s Incredible along with a very young and future golf pro, Tiger Woods. Dave had baseball tryouts with the 1984 Olympic baseball team, the Cincinnati Reds, and the Minnesota Twins, as well as a three-week contract with the minor league baseball team, St. Paul Saints where he played alongside Darryl Strawberry and even pinch-hit for Strawberry. Dave worked at ESPN for over 20 years. He has covered Super Bowls, World Series, Final Fours and many other events. Dave volunteers as a board member for NubAbility Athletics, which organizes sports camps for “Limb-Different” Athletes. He also co-hosts the Celebrity Amputee Golf Classic and is an Ambassador Athlete for the Dave Clark Foundation which hosts free clinics with Minor League baseball teams for children with disabilities.

Jimmy Carbone is back with a preview of his food events which we can look forward to this year, including Brisket King, Rib King, and Pig Island NYC. Each year these events become more popular and we spend part of our time discussing the outstanding growth of barbecue and the various flavors being added which are changing the way we think of the cuisine. It is an exciting time to be a foodie in New York as well as the surrounding areas and Jimmy's events are among the reasons why.

Sean Ludwig is the founder of NYC BBQ, http://www.nycbbq.com a website and newsletter with news and information on all things barbecue in the NYC metro are. He is also a co-founder with Ryan Cooper of The Smoke Sheet, https://www.bbqnewsletter.com which is a weekly newsletter that curates the latest national barbecue news, upcoming events, books to read, podcasts to listen to, videos to watch, recipes, and so much more. Barbecue is experiencing tremendous growth and Sean provides unique insights as to why.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Trust Your Butcher With Butcher BBQ's, David Bouska and Get An Inside Look at the MLB With Former Player, Ryan Thompson, Plus Guest Co-host, Gary Mack

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 29 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 284 features Butcher BBQ's, David Bouska and Former Major League Baseball player, Ryan Thompson, plus guest co-host, Gary Mack.

David Bouska is an award-winning pitmaster and the owner of Butcher BBQ. He has won numerous awards, including titles at the Jack Daniel’s World Championship Invitational BBQ and American Royal World Series of Barbecue. He was featured on seasons four and five of Food Network’s, BBQ Pitmasters and BBQ Pitmasters All Stars. David is a member of the Oklahoma BBQ Hall of Fame and will soon be inducted into the Kansas City BBQ Society Hall of Fame. He has created injections, brines, seasonings and rubs, and sauces and grilling oils. Go to https://butcherbbq.com/ for more information on David and his company, Butcher BBQ.

Ryan Thompson is a former Major League Baseball player who spent all or parts of nine seasons with the New York Mets, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, New York Yankees, Florida Marlins, and Milwaukee Brewers. Ryan also played one season in Japan for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks. Ryan was included in the trade which brought him to the New York Mets, along with Jeff Kent in exchange for David Cone. He discusses what it was like to be a young player traded to the New York Mets and his surprise upon finding out as well as many other entertaining stories. We are also joined by the host of the Mets Musings podcast, Gary Mack.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Buck Showalter, Four-Time MLB Manager of the Year and a Member of the NY State Baseball Hall of Fame and Bill Purvis, Chicken Fried BBQ's Champion Pitmaster, Plus Doug Scheiding as Guest Co-host

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 22 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 283 features four-time Major League Baseball Manager of the Year and New York State Baseball Hall of Fame Member, Buck Showalter and Chicken Fried BBQ's champion pitmaster, Bill Purvis, plus guest co-host, Doug Scheiding

Buck Showalter has earned a reputation for building baseball teams into postseason contenders in short periods of time. The teams he has managed include, the New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, and New York Mets. Along the way he has won four Manager of the Year Awards, three in the American League and one in the National League. He is the third manager to win four Manager of the Year Awards, the seventh to win the award in both the American and National Leagues, and the only one to win the award with four different teams in four different decades. In addition to managing, Buck has also worked as a television analyst for ESPN, the Yes Network, and the MLB Network. Buck is also a member of the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame.

Bill Purvis is the pitmaster of Chicken Fried BBQ. In 2019, he entered his first barbecue contest, in which he ended up winning first place ribs along with Reserve Grand Champion. In just his first three years of barbecue, he won over 35 Grand and Reserve Grand Championships. Bill's barbecue success has provided opportunities for him to be featured twice on the Food Network's television show, BBQ USA with Michael Symon. He is also a creator and co-host of the podcast, Shiggin Fried with Chicken Fried and LCBBQ. In addition to all of the preceding, Bill teaches barbecue classes and sells various barbecue food products created to elevate your food to the next level. Go to https://chickenfriedbbq.com/ for more information on Bill and his products.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Art Shamsky, a Member of the 1969 World Series Champion Miracle Mets, Kell Phelps and Mike McCarthy, Organizers of the National BBQ Festival, and Gary Looney, Reporting From Los Angeles Angels Spring Training Makes This a Rare Triple Play Episode

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 15 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 282 is a rare triple play with Art Shamsky, a member of the 1969 World Series Champion Miracle Mets, Kell Phelps and Mike McCarthy, organizers of the National BBQ Festival, and Gary Looney, reporting from Los Angeles Angels spring training.

Art Shamsky will forever have the honor of being a member of the 1969 World Series Champion Miracle Mets as that was a huge highlight of his Major League Baseball career. But there is so much more to his story and legacy. Since his playing days, he has worked as a radio and television sports broadcaster in the New York area, among other endeavors. He is the coauthor of The Magnificent Seasons and the New York Times best-seller, After the Miracle. He joins us to discuss his latest book, Mets Stories I Only Tell My Friends, in which Art shares anecdotes from his 50-year association with the Mets. He traces his playing career and beyond with never-before-heard stories about his life in and out of baseball.

Kell Phelps and Mike McCarthy join us to discuss the National BBQ Festival which is being billed as a tremendous barbecue event coming to New York, more specifically, Long Island, New York the weekend of June 13th through June 15th, 2025. Kell and Mike are two of the event organizers. In addition to organizing monumental events, Kell is also the publisher of the Barbecue News Magazine and owns and runs the National Barbecue Association (NBBQA). Mike is the senior director of strategy and development for RRDA Content Marketing. For more information regarding the event go to https://nationalbbqfest.com/ Baseball and BBQ listeners can use promo codes BASEBALL for $10 off general admission tickets and BASEBALLVIP for $25 off VIP tickets.

Gary Looney returns for his highly anticipated annual appearance which means the 2025 baseball season is about to begin. Jeff first met Gary in 2020 at the Los Angeles Angels spring training camp complex in Arizona and a friendship quickly developed. Gary has appeared with us on numerous episodes and provides a glimpse into the Los Angeles Angels spring training camp. We are itching for the baseball season to commence and Gary helps to scratch that itch as we discuss the prospects for the team and we get an update on Mike Trout. Having him on is an annual tradition and his baseball knowledge is a great addition to any episode.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Barbecue Legend, Famous Dave Anderson and Legendary Baseball Coach, Dom Scala Are Both Hall of Famers and Outstanding Storytellers

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 8 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 281 features outstanding stories from Barbecue Hall of Fame inductee, Famous Dave Anderson and New York State Baseball Hall of Fame member, Dom Scala.

Dave Anderson known worldwide as Famous Dave Anderson is dedicated to making outstanding barbecue. In 1994 he opened The Original Famous Dave’s in a small Wisconsin town where he was serving as many as 6000 people a week in a place where only 2000 people lived. The sucess of that first restaurant lead to the opening of over 180 restaurants nationwide and over $500 Million in sales and the creation of over 20,000 jobs. How Famous Dave achieved this level of success and the road he took to get there is filled with plenty of curves, twists, and bumps in that road. Listening to Dave talk about his life is an education in what to do, as well as what not to do. Dave is one of the most award winning BBQ Grillmasters and has become known as “America’s Rib King!” Dave's philanthropy is another part of his life as he and his family founded The LifeSkills Center for Leadership which provides leadership experiences to at-risk and underprivileged Native American youths.

Dom Scala is a baseball lifer. After playing in the minor leagues he made the decision to become a coach and in 1978 Dom earned a World Series Championship with the New York Yankees while working as their bullpen coach. Dom's career is filled with honors and accolades, too many of which to list here. As Head Coach of the Adelphi University Panthers from 2003-2021, Dom has seen dozens of his former players drafted or signed to professional contracts. His efforts for the the Adelphi University Athletic Department have raised well over 1.5 million dollars. The funding has built a new baseball field and the construction Adelphi Panthers Baseball Team Clubhouse in 2017. In 2019 Coach Scala had an unprecedented season, clinching his 400th win at Adelphi University and being named the North East 10 Coach of the Year. In 2021 Dom left Adelphi University after 18 successful seasons and is focused on expanding his youth camps. In 2021, Dom was inducted into the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Former MLB Umpire, Al Clark and Barbecue Aficionado, Big Rome Sharing Wonderfully Entertaining Stories and Bringing the Heat

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 1 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 280 features former Major League Baseball Umpire, Al Clark and barbecue aficionado, Big Rome sharing wonderfully entertaining stories and bringing the heat.

Al Clark was a Major League Baseball umpire for 30 years, working more than 3,000 games, including two All-Star Games, ten playoff series, and two World Series. We discuss his book, Called Out But Safe: A Baseball Umpire's Journey. The book was first published more than 10 years ago, but the stories are timeless and extremely entertaining. Al has been on the field for many historic games, including Nolan Ryan's 300th win, Cal Ripken's record breaker, and the 1989 World Series which will forever be remembered, not becuase of who won, but due to an earthquake. Al dealt with Earl Weaver, Billy Martin, and Dick Williams, all of whom were known for their harsh treamant of umpires. Hearing Al tell the story of his "fake" confrontation with Lou Piniella is worth the price of admission.

Big Rome has taken his love and passion for barbecue and incorporated that into so many facets. He has created a line-up of barbecue rubs, does catering, makes entertaining cooking videos, and is a brand ambassador. He has also dabbled in the podcast space, creating a barbecue fire side chat for his fellow barbecue lovers, especially his Texas Barbecue Crew. Big Rome is a Los Angeles Dodgers fan and we discuss the team's World Series victory, the upcoming season, and other baseball talk. For more information on Big Rome go to https://www.bigromesbbqempirellc.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Talking Baseball's, Ed Randall Regales Us With Baseball Stories and Tailgate Guys BBQ's, Lyndal Scranton Discusses Barbecue and Throws In Some Baseball Talk, Plus Jeff Rants

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 279 is filled with baseball and barbecue as Talking Baseball's, Ed Randall regales us with baseball stories and Tailgate Guys BBQ's, Lyndal Scranton discusses barbecue and throws in some baseball talk, plus Jeff rants.

Ed Randall is in the upper echelon when one mentions anything related to baseball media and storytelling. He previously joined us in our shows infancy on episode 34. He currently hosts Remember When with former Red Sox manager, Kevin Kennedy on Sirius XM as well as working on camera for the MLB Network. For many years he could be found talking baseball on WFAN Radio. Ed has been a television baseball analyst, a one-time substitute for Yankee Stadium public address announcer Bob Sheppard, an author, and is considered one of the game’s foremost authorities. Ed is a prostate cancer survivor and is now using his experience to help others by promoting awareness through his Fans for the Cure charity which he uses to promote awareness and educate, which includes the value of early detection.

Lyndal Scranton is a host, along with Steve Koehler, of the Tailgate Guys BBQ podcast. Lyndal, a member of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame previously joined us on episode 44. Lyndal was a sports writer for the New-Leader where he wrote about a wide variety of sports, including Major League Baseball, Missouri State University sports, bowling, horse racing, and auto racing. He covered the 1982 World Series which pitted the St. Louis Cardinals against the Milwaukee Brewers as the Cardinals beat the Brewers to claim the Championship.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Wally Backman, Member of the 1986 World Series Champion NY Mets and a Baseball Lifer and Jonathan Lathrop and James Moore from the Grab'em in the Brisket Podcast, Plus Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 278 features Wally Backman, member of the 1986 World Series Champion New York Mets and a baseball lifer and Jonathan Lathrop and James Moore from the Grab'em in the Brisket podcast, plus guest co-host, Doug Scheiding.

Wally Backman was an integral member of the 1986 World Series Champion New York Mets. After his time with the Mets, Wally played for the Minnesota Twins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, and the Seattle Mariners. Following his playing career, Wally used his teaching skills, as well as his abilities to get the most from his players and nurture their talent, as manager for various organizations at many levels. Wally is a baseball lifer who loves putting on the uniform, going out on the field, and being useful to teams who can most use his services. As of the time of this interview, Wally was enjoying time away from the game, but would gladly contemplate returning to the game to which he has dedicated his entire professional career.

Jonathan Lathrop and James Moore are two hosts from the Grab'em in the Brisket, a Texas BBQ podcast. They have a unique show which includes additional hosts who all gather together to discuss most things related to barbecue. In addition to the discussions amongst the hosts, they may also be joined by various live fire cooking related guests. In the world of barbecue podcasts, which is constantly growing, they manage to offer unique and interesting content. Doug Scheiding joins us as guest co-host. To find out more regarding their podcast, please goto https://www.grabeminthebrisket.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Loot N' Booty BBQ's, Sterling Smith and Baseball Writer and Researcher, Bill Chuck Are Among the Best at What They Do

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 8 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 277 features Loot N' Booty BBQ's, Sterling Smith and Baseball Writer and Researcher, Bill Chuck as they remind us why they are among the best at what they do.

Sterling Smith AKA Smitty is a World Barbecue Champion, US Navy Veteran, barbecue teacher, cookbook author, and owner/pitmaster of Loot N' Booty BBQ. In addition to all of that, Loot N' Booty BBQ has created an award-winning selection of rubs and sauces. Smitty tells us about his humble barbecue beginning and where his love of barbecue has taken him as well as what is coming up. For more information on Smitty or to order his products go to https://lootnbootybbq.com/

Bill Chuck is back. Bill's first joined us on episode 139 to discuss his book, In Scoring Position: 40 Years Of A Baseball Love Affair which he co-authored with Bob Ryan. He was then on many more episodes, until health issues curtailed his visits, but we are thrilled to have him back. Bill is a baseball writer and researcher and has a weekly column in the Chicago Sun-Times. Bill loves baseball and that love is evident as he regales us with fascinating baseball stories and incredible statistics. We discuss his recent involvement with the Netflix documentary, The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Author, Tom Hoffarth Discusses Perfect Eloquence: An Appreciation of Vin Scully and Pitmaster, Brad Vollmer from the Meat's My Mistress Barbeque Team

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 1 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 276 features author, Tom Hoffarth discussing his book, Perfect Eloquence: An Appreciation of Vin Scully and pitmaster, Brad Vollmer from the Meat's My Mistress Barbeque Team

Tom Hoffarth is an Associated Press award-winning journalist. He has written for the Southern California News Group, the Los Angeles Times, Hollywood Reporter, Angelus News, National Catholic Reporter, Los Angeles Business Journal, and Sports Business Journal. His latest project is Perfect Eloquence: An Appreciation of Vin Scully which is a collection of 67 essays, one representing each season of his career calling games for the Los Angeles Dodgers, from 1950 through 2016. Written by various essayists, some more well known than others, but all with heartfelt thoughts which reflect on the ways his professional and private life influenced them. The collection includes fellow broadcasters as well as historians, players, journalists, celebrities, and others connected to the game of baseball, with each piece introduced by Tom.

Brad Vollmer is a great example of what can happen when a backyard cook becomes a competition winning cook through hard work and dedication. Brad is a member of the Meat's My Mistress Barbeque Team, which counts Danny Wilk's, My Dad's BBQ as one of its sponsors as well as being a brand ambassador for The Good Charcoal which was founded by Ben Jablonski and Rob Silverman. Brad has been busy with his latest project and is ready to come to market with two barbecue sauces. Brad knows the sauce business is tough, but he is prepared to do what it takes to be successful and share his sauces with consumers hungry for a quality product.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Kansas City Royals Pitching Coach, Brian Sweeney and Pit Life BBQ's, Johnny Mags, Plus Discussing Whether the Los Angeles Dodgers Are Baseball's Next Dynasty

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 275 features the Kansas City Royals pitching coach, Brian Sweeney and the host of the Pit Life BBQ podcast, Johnny Mags. Plus, we discuss the possibility of a Los Angeles Dodgers dynasty.

Brian Sweeney is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who has transitioned quite nicely into the role of pitching coach for the Kansas City Royals. He played in the Major Leagues for the Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres and then played in Japan for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters. After his playing career ended, Brian coached in the minor leagues for the Philadelphia Phillies and later became a coach with the Cleveland Indians. Brian has also been the pitching coach for Team Italy at the World Baseball Classic. We had the honor of meeting Brian when he was being inducted into the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame.

John "Johnny Mags" Maguire is the creative force and host of the Pit Life BBQ podcast. The show has creatively evolved over the years. Changes have included different co-hosts and in its current version, not having a permanent co-host. Another change has seen the show move from a studio above a cigar store to the Uncle Steve's Shake Studio where Johnny usually does it live each Monday night at 8:00 pm EST on Facebook and YouTube. If you miss the live version, you can catch the show recorded and released as a podcast. Johnny first joined us on episode 59 and we are excited to welcome him back as we discuss all things podcasting and barbecue, plus we throw in some baseball talk.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Being Environmentally Conscious With Ben Jablonski From The Good Charcoal and Going Back to 1959 with Phil Coffin, Baseball Book Author, Plus Chef Ray Sheehan Assumes Guest Co-hosting Duties

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000

In episode 274 we learn about environmentally friendly charcoal with Ben Jablonski from The Good Charcoal and we go back in time to 1959 with author, Phil Coffin as we discuss his books, When Baseball Was Still Topps and A Baseball Book of Days. Plus Chef Ray Sheehan assumes guest co-hosting duties.
Ben Jablonski is the co-founder of The Good Charcoal. The company's mission is good charcoal, good for the environment, good for the community. Ben grew up in Australia where grilling was central to celebrations or gatherings. In 2020, Ben wanted to give consumers a healthy charcoal alternative. The Good Charcoal won a 2023 leadership award through the Forest Stewardship Council due to their sustainability efforts in Namibia. As a leader in building ethical organizations, Ben has been featured in The Washington Post, Yahoo! Finance, and The Weather Channel to talk about how The Good Charcoal is making a positive impact on the environment and people’s health. Go to https://www.thegoodcharcoal.com/ for more information.

Phil Coffin is a longtime editor at The New York Times and a member of the Society for American Baseball Research. He joined us to discuss his two books, When Baseball Was Still Topps: Portraits of the Game in 1959, Card by Card and A Baseball Book of Days: Thirty-One Moments That Transformed the Game. When Baseball Was Still Topps tells the importance of baseball in 1959 while looking at every card in the 1959 Topps set and provides fascinating details. A Baseball Book of Days provides a detailed narrative of the game's most important moments, told in 31 singular, remarkable days.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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New York State Baseball Hall of Fame Member, Kevin Graber and Queen of the Grill and Cookbook Author, Paula Stachyra Show What Passion Can Create

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 11 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 273 is full of passion as we welcome New York State Baseball Hall of Fame Member, Kevin Graber and Queen of the Grill and Cookbook Author, Paula Stachyra

Kevin Graber loves baseball and wearing a baseball uniform makes him happy. His baseball journey has been inspirational, not just because of what he has had to overcome, but also for why he has stuck with baseball which is clearly one of his passions. Kevin talks about his humble beginnings as well as his time as a coach and coordinator in the Chicago Cubs organization. Kevin is a member of the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame and is a coach at Phillips Academy Andover

Paula Stachyra is a barbecue enthusiast, recipe developer, and creator of the popular Instagram account, Queen of the Grill which is beloved for its weekly #WingCrushWednesday posts. She previously joined us on episode 153 and returns to discuss her new cookbook, The Big Book of Barbecue On Your Pellet Grill. The book is filled with 200 showstopping recipes for sizzling steaks, succulent wings, wood-fired seafood and so much more. Go to https://www.instagram.com/queenofthegrill/?hl=en for more information.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Our Annual Baseball Hall of Fame Discussion for the Class of 2025 With Pitmaster, Doug Scheiding, Author, John Vampatella, and Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Executive, Scott Crawford

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 4 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Ask a pitmaster, an author, and a Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame executive for their thoughts on the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot and you get a rousing, educational, controversial, and entertaining discussion. Episode 272 features our annual Baseball Hall of Fame discussion for the class of 2025 with pitmaster, Doug Scheiding, author, John Vampatella, and Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame executive, Scott Crawford.

Doug Scheiding, John Vampatella, and Scott Crawford know their baseball and each has their own opinions which you may or may not agree with, but we hope all can agree they are fun to listen to. When the 2025 voting results are announced we will know who will be enshrined in Cooperstown, but until then the debate continues and Doug, John, and Scott make very good arguments for their chosen candidates.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Peace, Love, and Baseball With Kelsey Burd and What Did Dad Do with My Dad's BBQ's, Danny Wilk, Plus a Tribute to Legendary Leadoff Hitter, Rickey Henderson

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 271 features peace, love, and baseball with Kelsey Burd and what did dad do with My Dad's BBQ's, Danny Wilk, plus a tribute to legendary leadoff hitter, Rickey Henderson

Kelsey Burd is the host and creative force behind the Peace, Love, and Baseball podcast. This is in addition to her other podcast, Bourbon and Baseball which she co-hosts with Suzy Fulton. Kelsey’s love of performing in musical theatre combined with her passion for baseball makes Peace, Love, and Baseball unique in the various ways she views baseball. Kelsey is a huge baseball fan, but the team she chooses to love the most is the St. Louis Cardinals.

Danny Wilk is an entrepreneur. His first successful invention was the Bandyball, a colorful ball of rubber bands. It made for just one of the great stories from Danny as he explained how a Covid project of creating a spectacular barbecue sauce lead to the barbecue business, My Dad's BBQ. Danny offers a look at inventing, starting a business, and winning awards. For more information on Danny Wilk and My Dad's BBQ or to order his sauces go to https://www.mydadsbbq.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Barbecue You Can’t Refuse With The Hogfathers, Mal Schexneider and Scott Dudek and Author, Steve Wiegand On The Uncommon Life of Danny O'Connell, Plus Jeff and Leonard's Brilliant Observations

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 270 features barbecue you can’t refuse with The Hogfathers, Mal Schexneider and Scott Dudek and author, Steve Wiegand on The Uncommon Life of Danny O'Connell, plus Jeff and Leonard's brilliant observations.

The Hogfathers BBQ is barbecue you can't refuse and per their website, "was started with brother-in-laws Scott Dudek and Malton Schexneider cooking for their family. Fast and easy burgers and dogs on a gas grill were replaced with low and slow barbecue. It started out as a backyard hobby on a vertical electric smoker and Weber Kettle, which was quickly replaced by a Traeger and then upgraded to an Outlaw BFO. As their skills grew and demand for their cooking increased, they honed their craft by entering the world of barbecue competition. Go to https://thehogfathersbbq.com/ for more information.

Steve Wiegand is an award-winning journalist and history writer. His 35-year journalism career was spent at the San Diego Evening Tribune, where he was chief political writer; San Francisco Chronicle, where he was state capitol bureau chief, and Sacramento Bee, where he was a special projects writer and politics columnist. Steve is the author or co-author of 10 books, includng his latest, The Uncommon Life of Danny O'Connell which explores the life of Danny O'Connell, a player often overlooked, but who played a part of baseball history and had an ordinary, but special career.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Former MLB Pitcher, Bill Pulsipher Hopes His Story Helps Others, Bubb'n Mutha's Founder, John Fuhrman Dishes Out Barbecue and Baseball Talk, Leonard Rants, and We Celebrate Our Show's 7 Year Anniversary

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 14 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 269 features former Major League Baseball pitcher, Bill Pulsipher, telling his story to help others, Bubb'n Mutha's founder, John Fuhrman dishing out barbecue and baseball talk, Leonard rants, and we celebrate our show's seven year anniversary.

Bill Pulsipher is one third of what New York Mets fans once knew as "Generation K." It was a moniker he shared with his two other teammates, Jason Isringhausen and Paul Wilson. The media dubbed them as the members and the fans, desperate for players to help their team, bought into the hype. The amount of pressure this placed on Bill and the other two Generation K members was extreme and Bill tells all, including a career derailed by injuries and severe depression. Bill spent parts of six Major League Baseball seasons with the New York Mets, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, and St. Louis Cardinals. We tend to put these talented athletes on pedestals and revere them as heroes, but pulling back the curtain reveals they are as human as everyone else and, after listening to Bill's story you may have a new appreciation for what some of them deal with.

John Fuhrman is the founder of Bubb'n Mutha's which manufactures premium spice rub blends. After serving in the United States Navy, John, worked in the auto industry and ended up in North Carolina. While there he fell in love with barbecue and learned how to cook it and experimented with different spices and rubs. John returned to Maine and started this company, making his products with special real Maine ingredients like organic blueberry powder, maple crystals and even Raye’s Mustard which is the oldest mustard company in America. John loves baseball and barbecue and we delve deeply into both topics. For more information on John or to order his products go to https://www.bubnmuthas.com

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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A Candid Interview With Greg Rempe, Host of the BBQ Central Show and We Explore 3,000: Baseball's Elite Clubs for Hits and Strikeouts with Author, Douglas J. Jordan, Plus We Discuss the Possibility of the Golden At-Bat Rule

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 7 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 268 features a candid interview with Greg Rempe, host of the BBQ Central Show and we explore 3,000: Baseball's Elite Clubs for Hits and Strikeouts with Author, Douglas J. Jordan, plus we discuss the possibility of the Golden At-Bat Rule

Greg Rempe is the creator and host of the longest running and most listened to show dealing with live fire cooking, The BBQ Central Show. He has been extremely supportive of our show with advice, support, and encouragement. We wanted Greg back to learn more about him, his show, what it takes to produce a successful podcast, his opinions on barbecue and baseball and much more. His show can be heard live every Tuesday night from 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm and is released in podcast format; the first hour on Wednesday and the second hour on Thursday. Then on Fridays you can catch up on parts of past episodes listening to The Best Moments of The BBQ Central Show in 10 Minutes or Less. You can find out more about his show by going to http://thebbqcentralshow.com/

Douglas J. Jordan is a retired college professor. His baseball articles have been published in the Baseball Research Journal and NINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture. He joins us to discuss his newest book, 3,000: Baseball's Elite Clubs for Hits and Strikeouts. This book goes into detail about the elite players in each category, describing how they collected their historic hit or strikeout and their age at the time. Discover the pitchers who gave up a 3,000th hit and the victims of a 3,000th strikeout. This book covers the near-miss men, the ones who almost made it to the milestone, and predicts which players might reach 3,000 hits or strikeouts next. This comprehensive volume tracks all players who have reached this impressive achievement, all who missed it by a hair, and some who might be poised to claim the title.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Chef Ray Sheehan Presents His Annual Holiday Gift Giving Guide and Author, Lynn Ames Discusses, Out at the Plate: The Dot Wilkinson Story

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 30 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 267 features Chef Ray Sheehan presenting his Annual Holiday Gift Giving Guide and Author, Lynn Ames discussing her award-winning biography, Out at the Plate: The Dot Wilkinson Story

Ray Sheehan also known as Chef Ray is an award winning maker of barbecue sauces and rubs as well as an award winning cookbook author. We continue with our yearly tradition as he presents his annual holiday gift giving guide. Links for the gift guide follow:
Big Green Egg https://biggreenegg.com/ The Good Charcoal Company https://www.thegoodcharcoal.com/ Thermoworks https://www.thermoworks.com/ Amazingribs.com https://amazingribs.com/pitmaster-club-gift-card/ Trompo King https://trompoking.com/ Charcoal and BBQ https://charcoalandbbq.com/ Unce Steve's Shake https://unclestevesshake.com/ MagneChef https://magnechef.com/ Mantis BBQ Sauces https://mantisbbq.com/ Rogue Cookers Rubs https://roguecookers.com/ GRIPmitt by Wow Gear https://gripmitt.com Yocan Red Torches https://yocanred.com/ Chef Ray Sheehan products https://www.raysheehan.com/

Lynn Ames is the author of the award-winning biography, Out at the Plate: The Dot Wilkinson Story. It is a wonderful tribute to her friend Dot Wilkinson who was an exceptional athlete, excelling in softball and bowling and a member of both of those sports Hall of Fame's in addition to being a member of the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame. Lynn has won many awards, including a Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Gold Medal, six Goldie awards, the Ann Bannon Popular Fiction Award, the Alice B. Medal for Lifetime Achievement, and the Arizona Book Award. She is also a former press secretary to the New York state senate minority leader and spokesperson for the nation’s third-largest prison system. For more than half a decade, she was an award-winning broadcast journalist.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Brett Mandel, Co-founder of Baseballbbq.com and Keith O'Brien, Author of Charlie Hustle and We Discuss Two Major League Teams Who Will Be Playing On Minor League Fields

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 23 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 266 features Brett Mandel, co-founder of Baseballbbq.com and Keith O'Brien, author of Charlie Hustle. Plus we discuss two Major League teams who will be playing on minor league fields.

Brett Mandel from the company, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com/ is back to apprise us on the great things the company is doing and remind us of all their terrific products. Anyone who loves baseball and barbecue will thoroughly enjoy the wide range of grilling tools and accessories they offer. It's an extensive list, but includes spatula's, forks, grill scrapers, pigtail hooks, bottle openers, and tongs which are all made using baseball bat handles which can all be personally engraved. In addition, they have cutting boards shaped liked home plate or shaped like baseball jerseys which also can be engraved. Their newest product is a bat rack, designed to hold their baseball bat handle tools which also may be custom engraved. As if that was not enough, they also have rubs, sauces, tee-shirts, and a unique board game. Go to https://baseballbbq.com/ for more information.

Keith O'Brien is a New York Times best-selling author, a finalist for the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing, and an award-winning journalist. He has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Politico, as well as having his stories appear on National Public Radio and This American Life. His latest book, a must read for baseball history lovers, is Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball. Mention Pete Rose and a debate is almost guaranteed to ensue as baseball fans all seem to have opinions on whether he should be in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. This book does a great job at pulling back the curtain on one of the games most polarizing figures.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Fireballing Former MLB Pitcher, Jim Kern and Trompo King Inventor, Noam Weiss, Plus a New York State Baseball Hall of Fame Dinner Report

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 16 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 265 features fireballing former MLB Pitcher, Jim Kern and Trompo King inventor, Noam Weiss treating us to amazing stories and we have a New York State Baseball Hall of Fame Dinner Report

Jim Kern is a former professional baseball pitcher. With three All-Star appearances from 1977-1979, Kern went went 13–5 with a 1.57 ERA and 29 saves out of the Texas Rangers bullpen in 1979 to finish fourth in American League Cy Young Award balloting. Over a 12 year Major League career, Jim played for the Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, and Milwaukee Brewers. Jim is aptly nicknamed Emu and he explains why that moniker fits so well. In 2013, FanGraphs named Kern as the best relief pitcher in baseball history over a given 4-year period of time in their January 25 article "Jim Kern's Four Incredible Seasons." From 1976 to 1979, he won 42 games and registered 75 saves out of the bullpen, and he averaged more than 100 innings per year and 1.88 innings pitched per game appearance.

Noam Weiss is the inventor of Trompo King, a unique product created to cook food vertically, which Noam advises was the cooking method for thousands of years. The product description per their website is, "Create food from around the globe with the Vertical Griller from the Mr. Bar-B-Q+Trompo King team. The removable wire veggie rack is perfect to cook your veggies alongside your perfectly stacked meat and the easy lift handles allow you to move it to and from your grill without fumbling. The meat spike allows it to fit inside all types of cookers, including charcoal, gas, pellet, smokers, komado, and ovens. Combining the technique of vertical cooking and stacking with the flavors of Mexico and the Middle East, you can create your favorites including tacos al pastor, gyro, shawarma, and more." To order the Trompo King and their other products go to https://trompoking.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Director of Operations, Scott Crawford and Charcoal and BBQ Owners, Jason and Paula Mathews

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 9 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 264 features Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Director of Operations, Scott Crawford and Charcoal and BBQ owners, Jason and Paula Mathews

Scott Crawford is the Director of Operations for the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum located in St. Marys, Ontario, Canada. Scott provides a wonderful description of Canada's Baseball Hall of Fame including how it got started, the way inductees are chosen, and stories about some of its honorees. Baseball has thrived and continues to do so in Canada and the museum is dedicated to preserving its heritage. You may be surprised to learn how long Canadian's have played baseball as well as hearing about Jackie Robinson's time playing there. Go to https://baseballhalloffame.ca/ for more information on Scott Crawford and the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

Jason and Paula Mathews are the husband and wife owners of the company, Charcoal and BBQ. The company provides products designed for those who enjoy cooking, but even more for the people who love to barbecue. Their items include knives, cutting boards, and various accessories which are meant to help your outdoor cooking experience. They offer engraving which adds a level of personalization to their barbecue wares. Barbecue has always been a passion in Jason's life and a love of Paula's and they are using that passion and love as a driving force while growing the company. Their story is fascinating, including Jason's long family history in Texas. Go to https://charcoalandbbq.com/
for more information.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Carolyn Wells, Co-founder of the Kansas City Barbeque Society and Rene LeRoux, Founder of the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 2 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000

We celebrate founders as episode 263 features Carolyn Wells, co-founder of the Kansas City Barbeque Society and Rene LeRoux, founder of the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame.

Carolyn Wells is co-founder of the Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) which she founded with her late husband, Gary Wells. She has won over 150 awards in barbecue cooking contests. She is a member of the prestigious KCBS Hall of Flame, and has earned her Ph.B. (Doctor of Barbecue Philosophy). Carolyn is an author, including as the chief essayist for The Kansas City Barbeque Society Cookbook. Carolyn has promoted barbecue in other food related organizations including the International Association of Culinary Professionals, Southern Foodways Alliance, National Barbecue Association, American Institute of Wine & Food, World Barbecue Association, and Les Dames de Escoffier. Her remarkable contributions have been recognized with an award named in her honor, the Carolyn Wells Ambassador Award which recognizes outstanding KCBS members who personify the qualities of an exceptional ambassador for the organization.

Rene LeRoux is the founder and executive director of the New York State Hall of Fame’s for baseball, basketball, and hockey. Rene returns to the show to discuss the outstanding 2024 baseball class which will be inducted during the November dinner in Troy, New York. The inductees are Jesse Barfield, Yogi Berra, Joe Black, James Dalton, James Fiorentino, Kevin Graber, Ted Green, Howard Johnson, Ed Lucas, Bob Malandro, Curtis Nobles, Don Mattingly, Bob Pertsas, Buck Showalter, and Brian Sweeney. Rene discusses the inductees, some stories behind their selections, various reactions at receiving this great honor, as well as other exciting items not to be missed. For more information on the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame go to http://www.nysbhof.com/home.html

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Unique Barbecue and Baseball Stories With Clint Cantwell from AmazingRibs.com and Jeff Hysen from National League Town

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 26 Oct 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 262 features unique barbecue and baseball stories with the president of AmazingRibs.com, Clint Cantwell and co-host of the National League Town podcast, Jeff Hysen while Chef Ray Sheehan assumes guest co-hosting duties.

Clint Cantwell is president of AmazingRibs.com which is a leading online resource for barbecue and grilling information. As president, Clint performs day-to-day operations, creates recipes, writes articles, shoots photos, and does whatever else is needed to help run the heavily heavily trafficked website. He is also a champion pitmaster and an outdoor cooking content creator. Clint was named one of the "10 Faces of Memphis Barbecue" by Memphis Magazine in May of 2015 and was the winner of the Travel Channel’s “American Grilled” nationwide cooking competition series. Clint previously worked as a public relations professional in New York City and shares two incredible baseball stories. One involves the 2000 World Series, Roger Clemens, Mike Piazza, and a broken bat. The other involves Barry Bonds record breaking 756th home run baseball which is prominently displayed in the National Baseball Hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York.

Jeff Hysen is a New York Mets fan. He channels his long-time love and vast knowledge of his favorite baseball team into the podcast, National League Town which he co-hosts with Greg Prince. There is a lot more than meets the eye with Jeff as he is a lawyer as well as a stand-up comedian. His ideas for improving the game of baseball are insightful and worth a listen by us as well as by those who are in charge of tinkering with the game's rules. This is a baseball discussion without arguments and with plenty of interesting information.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Bill Mikita, Writer and Film Producer of Chasing 3000 and Mike McCloud, Creator of the World Food Championships

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 19 Oct 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 261 features Bill Mikita, Hollywood writer and film producer and Mike McCloud, creator of the World Food Championships.

Bill Mikita is the writer and producer of the movie, Chasing 3000. The movie is based on the true story of Bill and his brother's cross country trip to see Roberto Clemente get his 3,000th base hit. The story of how this career lawyer became a Hollywood writer and film producer and was able to get Ray Liotta, among other celebrities to star in the movie is fascinating. Some of those other celebrities include, Lauren Holly, M. Emmet Walsh, Lori Petty, Keith David, Trevor Morgan, Rory Culkin, Tania Raymonde, Seymour Cassel, and Willa Holland. Bill gives us an inside look at the making of the film which, in its final form seemed improbable, but Bill persevered and the result is a wonderful movie. Bill discusses his next project which is based on an amazing baseball game between two unbelievable teams and is a story you will not want to miss.

Mike McCloud is focused on making Food Sport a long-term, fun-filled legacy for the culinary industry. As the creator of the World Food Championships he appears to be on his way to doing that. The first WFC competition was in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2012 where almost 300 culinary champions gathered to compete. The event was filmed in 2013 for a reality show that aired 2014 on A&E’s FYI Channel. WFC’s 2014 competition grew 35% and culminated in the first $100,000 grand prize. In early 2016, WFC debuted its second television show on the Discovery Network and is now syndicated in 10 countries. Fast forward to 2022 when the WFC celebrated its 10th anniversary and the brand achieved a record-setting media reach of more than 6 billion and the WFC's appeal continues to grow.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Grill Dad's, Mark Anderson Talks All Things Grilling and Author, Doug Kurkul Discusses It's a Beautiful Day for Baseball

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 12 Oct 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 260 features Mark Anderson, one half of the Grill Dad's discussing all things barbecue and grilling while Doug Scheiding joins us for additional "grilling" and Doug Kurkul discusses his latest book, It's a Beautiful Day for Baseball which explores the game and players from the 1960's.

Mark Anderson is one half of the Grill Dad's. He previously joined us on episode 143 with the other Grill Dad, Ryan Fey. This time he is flying solo and he provides an update on the exciting things the Grill Dads have been up to as well as discussing many other grilling related items. They have made numerous television appearances, including Guy's Big Project, hosted by Guy Fieri and they starred in the primetime shows, The Grill Dads and Comfort Food Tour on the Food Network. They have also appeared on Beat Bobby Flay, The Wendy Williams Show, The Today Show, and the Howard Stern Wrap-Up Show. They are also the authors of the cookbook, The Best Grilling Cookbook Ever Written By Two Idiots. Doug Scheiding adds his own special flair as we enjoy a grill filled discussion.

Doug Kurkul has a day job, but it is his role as author that brings him to us as he discusses his latest tome, It's a Beautiful Day for Baseball which explores the game and players from the 1960's. The following fdescription taken from the book says it best. "Doug brings this memorable era to life, drawing on contemporary news accounts, player memoirs, as well as recent interviews with dozens of former players. The book provides an informative and amusing inside look at what it was like to be a major league ballplayer in the Sixties, making It's a Beautiful Day for Baseball the definitive 21st Century book on 1960s baseball. Doug is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research. In 2009, as CEO of the Reno-Sparks Chamber of Commerce, he collaborated with Pacific Coast League President, Branch Rickey III and Aces manager Brett Butler to welcome the Reno Aces as the PCL's newest team.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Fred Claire, General Manager of the 1988 World Series Champion, Los Angeles Dodgers and Phil Breeden, Award-Winning Pitmaster and Founder of LC BBQ

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 5 Oct 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 259 features Fred Claire, general manager of the 1988 World Series Champion, Los Angeles Dodgers and Phil Breeden, award-winning pitmaster and founder of LC BBQ.

Fred Claire is a former Major League Baseball executive who served in numerous roles for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1969 to 1998 including the role of general manager. Prior to his GM role, Fred was the VP of Public Relations and was instrumental in creating the branding that came to be known as "Dodger Blue." However, it was an unfortunate night on April 6, 1987 when Dodgers General Manager Al Campanis appeared on the televison news program, Nightline to talk about his thoughts on the 40th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier. Campanis' comments stunned the baseball world and he was forced to resign with Fred being asked to take over the GM job. After a dismal 1987 season, Claire rebuilt the team into an instant playoff contender as the Dodgers went on to win the 1988 World Series.

Phil Breeden is a champion pitmaster whose love for food started at a young age and sports fueled his competitive drive to be the best. Phil has competed in over 300 sanctioned competitions. Phil sells his products which he develops and uses to win championships. According to Breeden, “We are always developing products that are tested in competitions…if we can’t win with them…we don’t release them, why should we expect our customers to trust them if we can’t?” In addition to competing and selling products, Phil teaches barbecue competition classes and is a co-host on the Shiggin Fried with Chicken Fried and LCBBQ podcast. For more information on Phil Breeden and LC BBQ go to www.lcbbqshop.com

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Erik Sherman, Author of Dewey: Behind the Gold Glove and Shaticka Robinson, Winner of Netflix's Barbecue Showdown Season 3

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 258 features New York Times bestselling author, Erik Sherman discussing his book on Boston Red Sox legend, Dwight Evans and Shaticka Robinson tells us all about winning season 3 of Netflix's Barbecue Showdown.

Erik Sherman is a baseball historian and author. This is his fourth Baseball and BBQ appearance and this time he is discussing his latest book, Dewey: Behind the Gold Glove. The book explores the on the field career and off the field life of Dwight "Dewey" Evans who, for 20 years was a legendary player in Boston for his potent bat and sterling defense. Yet for all his greatness on the baseball field, the immense challenges that Evans and his family dealt with off it were even more impressive and he allows Erik to share all of that in this beautifully written book. Besides being a prolific author, he also hosts The Erik Sherman Show podcast and is a 2023 New York State Hall of Fame inductee. For more information on Erik go to https://www.erikshermanbaseball.com/

Shaticka Robinson cooks bougie barbecue and in season 3, episode 1 of Barbecue Showdown on Netflix she tells that to the world. During that episode and over the next seven shows viewers get to experience her wonderful personality and witness her exceptional cooking skills as her bougie barbecue leads to taking home the Barbecue Showdown championship. Her Netflix bio says this, "Shaticka Robinson, executive chef, owner, and pitmaster of Coley's Jook Junt food truck in Nashville, Tennessee, is bringing 15 years of culinary expertise to Barbecue Showdown Season 3. Known for her innovative approach to Southern cuisine, Robinson learned the art of BBQ from her parents at a young age." For more information on Shaticka and Coley's Jook Junt go to https://www.coleysjj.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Author, Joseph R. Haynes Discusses Barbecue History and Josh Schaub, Commissioner of the American Association of Professional Baseball Oversees a Great League

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 21 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 257 features author, Joseph R. Haynes discussing his book on barbecue history and Josh Schaub, Commissioner of the American Association of Professional Baseball providing baseball fans with alternatives to the MLB. Plus Jeff tells about his special weekend in Philadelphia

Joseph R. Haynes is an award winning barbecue cook, a Kansas City Barbeque Society Master Certified Barbecue Judge, and an author. He also authored the Virginia Barbecue Proclamation that was unanimously passed by the Virginia State Legislature in 2016. His latest tome, From Barbycu to Barbecue: The Untold History of an American Tradition offers a fresh new look at the story of southern barbecuing. The book includes an analysis of historical sources throughout the Americas that show that the southern barbecuing technique is as unique to the United States as jerked hog is to Jamaica and barbacoa is to Mexico. A recipe in each chapter provides a contemporary interpretation of a historical technique. Joined by guest co-host, Doug Scheiding, we all learn a lot about the history of the cooking method we love.

Josh Schaub is the commissioner of the American Association of Professional Baseball. Schaub oversees their operations, media, expansion, revenue initiatives, technology enhancements and emergence, public relations, and relationships in professional baseball. He is the former CEO and co-owner of the Joliet Slammers baseball club of the Frontier League, a board member of the Frontier League and Prospect Leagues, and has previously worked in the Milwaukee Brewers scouting department as an intern and associate scout. Schaub also previously clerked for the Northern League. Additionally, Schaub has served as a consultant and legal counsel to numerous professional baseball teams for both business, legal, and baseball matters. We discuss this excellent alternative to the Major Leagues which for some baseball fans is an opportunity to attend live games and root for a local team they are missing with the MLB.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Former MLB Player, Butch Huskey and Rib Cook Off Association Originators, Dirk Mullins and Jody Harris

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 14 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 256 features former MLB player, Butch Huskey and Rib Cook Off Association originators, Dirk Mullins and Jody Harris. Plus we pay tribute to the late Ed Kranepool and discuss Pig Island NYC 2024.

Butch Huskey is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as an outfielder in 1993 and from 1995 to 2000. Butch played for the New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins, and the Colorado Rockies. Butch was the last New York Met to wear #42 which was retired by all of Major League Baseball to honor Jackie Robinson on April 15, 1997. The ceremony occurred that day at Shea Stadium in a game between the Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Huskey is an avid fan of barbecue and we discuss his baseball career and his love of barbecue.

Dirk Mullins and Jody Harris are the husband and wife team originators of the Rib Cook Off Association. The creative duo have more than 10 years in competitive barbecue. The Rib Cook Off Association; only one year in is already experiencing rapid growth with many competitions throughout the United States as well as expanding even further with the beginning of competitions in Europe. Per the association's website, "At the Rib Cook Off Association, our mission is to work hand in hand with promoters to organize events that not only elevate the sport of BBQ ribs but also create a vibrant and welcoming atmosphere for the communities hosting these exciting gatherings. We believe in the power of bringing people together through the shared love of good food and friendly competition." Go to https://www.ribcookoffassociation.com/ for more information.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Mike Donlin Book Co-author, Steve Steinberg and Uncle Steve's Shake Creator, Steve Brown Make This Episode a Tale of Two Steves

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 7 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Mike Donlin Book Co-author, Steve Steinberg and Uncle Steve's Shake Creator, Steve Brown Make This Episode a Tale of Two Steves

Steve Steinberg is a baseball historian and the author of several baseball books, many of which he has co-authored with Lyle Spatz, including his latest tome, Mike Donlin: A Rough And Rowdy Life From New York Baseball Idol To Stage And Screen. This is the story of a brash and controversial baseball star who walked away from the game at the height of his career to join his famous actress wife on stage. Their love story captivated the nation until her tragic death, and Mike went on to appear in about 100 movies. In addition to the books, Steve has written articles for many baseball publications and journals.

Steve Brown AKA Uncle Steve is the creative force behind Uncle Steve's Shake which features a premier line-up of 17 barbecue rubs. Steve previously joined us on episode 167 and we discovered that, in addition to his devotion to providing quality barbecue products he also is a huge fan of the Houston Astros baseball team. As the barbecue and baseball seasons roll along we are excited to welcome Uncle Steve back to discuss both. We alternate between discussing Steve's burgeoning company and the Astros season. For more information and to order Uncle Steve's products go to https://unclestevesshake.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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John P. Lopez, Sports Radio Host and OG Barbecue Sauce Creator Does Double Duty as Both Baseball and BBQ Guest

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 11:00:00 +0000

John P. Lopez, Sports Radio Host and OG Barbecue Sauce Creator Does Double Duty as Both Baseball and BBQ Guest

John P. Lopez is the co-host of In the Loop on Sports Radio 610 in Houston, Texas. For 17 years prior to that he was a columnist for the Houston Chronicle. John has been a long-time lover of cooking and eating barbecue and he makes a really good sauce; so good that he was encouraged to sell it. John is an avid fisherman and the host of a podcast called, Bite Me, a Texas saltwater fishing podcast. He has followed up the popular Bite Me podcast with the new podcast, Bite Meat which is focused on his love of barbecue. Our discussion jumps around from barbecue to many different sports, including the Olympics. It is a fun talk made even better with the addition of guest co-host, Doug Scheiding. For more information on OG Sauce as well as puchasing it go to https://ogsauce.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Roger Ratzenberger Discusses Doc Adams and Vintage Base Ball and Hayley Chavers Illustrates Her BBQ Journey from Disney to Traeger With Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 24 Aug 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Roger Ratzenberger Discusses Doc Adams and Vintage Base Ball and Hayley Chavers Illustrates Her BBQ Journey from Disney to Traeger With Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding

Roger Ratzenberger is a huge fan of modern day baseball as well as a lover of the game from the 1800's when, in its infancy it was called base ball. Part of his baseball obsession is to one day see Daniel Lucius "Doc" Adams, M.D. enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame which is where Roger and so many other baseball historians know Doc belongs. Roger discusses his brief New York Yankees fandom, his conversion to a life-long New York Mets fan, his visiting every Major League Baseball stadium, and why he is known as the baseball stadium connoisseur. For more information on Roger Ratzenberger go to http://ratzenberger.org/ and for more information on his Doc Adams awareness campaign go to https://docadamsbaseball.org/

Hayley Chavers is the retail marketing and project manager at Traeger. How she got to this point in her professional career is filled with great stories which includes being a performer at Disneyland in California and later a job with Meater, makers of wireless thermometers. In addition to Hayley's professional career we also discuss her barbecue journey. Hayley is a very talented impressionist and she delights us with two outstanding impressions of Family Guy's, Lois Griffin and Acadamy Award winning actor, Christopher Walken.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Radio Hosts Abound with WFAN Sports Radio's, Evan Roberts, Author of My Mets Bible and BBQ Nation's, Jeff Tracy AKA The Cowboy Cook

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 17 Aug 2024 11:15:00 +0000

Radio Hosts Abound with WFAN Sports Radio's, Evan Roberts, Author of My Mets Bible and BBQ Nation's, Jeff Tracy AKA The Cowboy Cook

Evan Roberts is a sports radio host from WFAN Radio. He currently co-hosts with former NFL player, Tiki Barber, WFAN Radio's top-rated afternoon show, Evan & Tiki. Evan started with WFAN in 2004 and in 2007 he was paired up with Joe Benigno to co-host their long-running WFAN Radio show, Benigno & Roberts. The team was on-air together for 14 years until Benigno retired from full-time work. There is no doubt that Evan bleeds blue and orange as he is a huge New York Mets fan whose fandom is on full display in his book, My Mets Bible: Scoring 30 Years of Baseball Fandom. Evan is also the host of the Rico Brogna podcast, another way he demostrates his obsessive love for the New York Mets.
Jeff Tracy is co-host of the nationally syndicated radio show/podcast, BBQ Nation along wth Barbecue Hall of Fame member, Lee Ann Whippen. Their weekly show is filled with guests from the world of BBQ and cooking. Jeff is also known as the Cowboy Cook and how he got that moniker and his start in the media, both radio and television is just one of the many fun stories he shares. Jeff is also the co-host of the podcast, Grilling at the Green which involes his love of golf and food. Listen to see where Jeff's career has taken him and what lies ahead.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Food Events Extraordinaire, Jimmy Carbone and 1986 World Series Champion and 1989 NL MVP, Kevin Mitchell and Guest Co-host, Chef Ray Sheehan Keep the Hits Coming

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 10 Aug 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Food Events Extraordinaire, Jimmy Carbone and 1986 World Series Champion and 1989 NL MVP, Kevin Mitchell and Guest Co-host, Chef Ray Sheehan Keep the Hits Coming

Jimmy Carbone joined us on episode 201 and is back as he continues organizing extremely successful food events. Jimmy is a New York City-based restaurateur, event producer, and radio host. Jimmy produces several craft food and drink events in New York City, including Rib King NYC and Pig Island NYC. Jimmy has also hosted more than 500 episodes of Beer Sessions Radio and co-authored the I Like Pig cookbook. In all of his endeavors, Jimmy strives to connect farmers, chefs, brewers, and food and drink enthusiasts. We are additionally joined by Chef Ray Sheehan.

Kevin Mitchell is a former Major League player whose career highlights include being a two-time All-Star, a 1986 World Series Champion, winning the 1989 National League Most Valuable Player Award and Silver Slugger Award, and earning his place on the San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame. Kevin's baseball playing career spanned 13 seasons with 10 teams including a stint in Japan with the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks. His 1989 MVP season was spent with the San Francisco Giants and he helped lead them to that year's World Series against the Oakland Athletics.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Lance Parrish, Former MLB Player and World Series Champion and Jacob Lubbers From Full Boar BBQ With Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding Make Episode 250 Enchanted

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 3 Aug 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Lance Parrish, Former MLB Player and World Series Champion and Jacob Lubbers From Full Boar BBQ With Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding Make Episode 250 Enchanted

Lance Parrish is a former Major League Baseball player and an eight-time All-Star who won the World Series with the Detroit Tigers in 1984 as the Tigers started the season with 35 wins and five losses, stayed in first place the entire season which culminated in their beating the San Diego Padres for the World Championship. Nicknamed, Big Wheel, Lance joins us to discuss his book, The Enchanted Season which gives an in-depth view at a season which was truly magical and we learn about what happend on and off the field with many fascinating stories.

Jacob Lubbers is from Full Boar BBQ which started with a group of friends in Indiana. Growing up included looking forward to a small backyard BBQ competition called the Heimatfest. However, lack of interest almost caused the competition to fold, but Jacob and his friends were determined not to let this happen and they decided to try competing and did very well. After that they were hooked and went on to compete in other competitions and take the sauces and rubs they created for use in the competitions and offer them to other consumers. For more on Full Boar BBQ and to order their products go to https://fullboarbbqproducts.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Former MLB Player and Coach, Dave Magadan and Eric Hodson from Boars Night Out, Award-Winning BBQ Team and Rubs Maker

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 27 Jul 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Former MLB Player and Coach, Dave Magadan and Eric Hodson from Boars Night Out, Award-Winning BBQ Team and Rubs Maker

Dave Magadan is a former Major League Baseball player and coach. His playing career ended upon his retirement after 16 years and time spent with the New York Mets, Florida Marlins, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs, Oakland A's, and San Diego Padres. After his retirement, Dave stayed active in baseball as a hiting instructor and it was in this capacity with the Boston Red Sox in 2007 in which he helped the team win the World Series. Dave's cousin and godfather is former MLB player and manager, Lou Piniella. An outstanding college baseball career was recognized in 2010 as Magadan was selected for induction into the College Baseball Hall of Fame.

Eric Hodson was hanging out with some friends around the fire pit cooking meat in 2006. By 2010 Eric and and Allen Smith were known as the Boars Night Out competition BBQ team. Since then, Boars Night Out has won multiple Grand Championships, numerous first-place calls, and developed a line of White Lightening barbecue rubs. Their story as told by a humble Hodson is filled with a fascinating journey bringing them to the curent level of sucess they have achieved. For more information on Eric Hodson and Boars Night Out go to https://www.boarsnightout.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Author, Andy McCullough Discusses His Book on Clayton Kershaw and Ryan Higgins Carries On His Family Business, J & R Manufacturing’s Legacy

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 20 Jul 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Author, Andy McCullough Discusses His Book on Clayton Kershaw and Ryan Higgins Carries On His Family's Business, J & R Manufacturing’s Legacy
Andy McCullough is a senior writer at The Athletic. He has previously covered Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Times, the Kansas City Star, and The Star-Ledger. His work has been honored by the Associated Press Sports Editors on seven occasions for beat writing, explanatory reporting, and feature writing. He joins us to discuss his new book, The Last of His Kind: Clayton Kershaw and the Burden of Greatness. The book is per various websites, "The definitive biography of Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, examining the genesis of his brilliance, his epic quest to win the World Series, and his singular place within the evolving baseball landscape—based on exclusive interviews with Kershaw and more than 200 others."

Ryan Higgins is the president of J & R Manufacturing and is the third generation to run his family business which for the last 50 years has been an industry leader in manufacturing commercial smokers. J & R Manufacturing was launched in 1974 with their famed wood-fired Oyler Pit rotisserie smoker. Built with heavy duty stainless steel, top tier components, and hand-crafted workmanship in Mesquite, Texas. J&R also designs and manufactures world-renowned commercial grills and rotisseries, including custom-combo models used by James Beard Award-winning chefs all around the world. Go to https://jrmanufacturing.com/ for more information.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and Barbecue Talk Abounds With Bill Donohue of WGBB Sports Talk New York and Greg Taylor from Grilledjawn.com and thephandemickrew.com

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 13 Jul 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Baseball and Barbecue Talk Abounds With Bill Donohue of WGBB Sports Talk New York and Greg Taylor from Grilledjawn.com and thephandemickrew.com

Bill Donohue is an on-air host, producer, and writer for the WGBB Sports Talk New York show. The show is heard live on Sunday nights and is then released as a podcast by the same name. Bill is modest as we discuss his interview style and how witnessing certain sporting events makes him a rare find among today's sports journalists. How Bill gets his amazing guests, how he prepares for an interview and much more are discussed.

Greg Taylor is the creator of the website, grilledjawn.com. It is a website created to give back to the barbecue community by offering knowledge, including recipes and articles with fun and important information. Greg is also an avid Philadelphia Phillies fan and has created the website, thephandemickrew.com and so we talk BBQ and baseball. The websites are https://grilledjawn.com/ and https://thephandemickrew.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Author, Kevin Baker Discusses His Book, The New York Game and Todd Koch is the Creator of Dad's Seasonings, Maker of Premium Rubs

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 6 Jul 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Author, Kevin Baker Discusses His Book, The New York Game and Todd Koch is the Creator of Dad's Seasonings, Maker of Premium Rubs

Kevin Baker is a novelist, historian, and journalist. He is a contributing editor to Harper's Magazine. He was formerly a columnist for American Heritage magazine and the New York Observer, and is a regular contributor to The New York Times, The New York Times Book Review, Military History, and many other periodicals. His latest book is, The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City. New York has played a very important part in baseball's history. The New York Times Book Review said it is, "A hugely entertaining history of baseball and New York City, bursting with larger-than-life figures and fascinating stories from the game’s beginnings to the end of World War II."

Todd Koch is the creator of Dad's Seasonigs, maker of premium rubs. From the Dad's Seasonings website, https://www.dadsseasonings.com/ "Dad, Robert Todd Koch began experimenting with seasonings as a teenager and it became a lifelong passion. Always tinkering with recipes and creating flavors that inspire him and his guests. Dad eventually realized his love for low and slow BBQ. He tried a variety of seasonings, but found most have too much salt. Dad craves Memphis, Texas, and Carolina style BBQ. Dad’s Top Shelf Dry Rubs are Memphis style seasonings. Dad's Seasonings - less salt, more flavor!"

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Author, Andy Martino Discusses His Latest Book, The Yankee Way and Kristopher French from GirlDadBBQ Talks Barbecue With a Smattering of Baseball Talk

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 29 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Author, Andy Martino discusses his latest book, The Yankee Way and Kristopher French from GirlDadBBQ talks barbecue with a smattering of baseball talk

Andy Martino has written about sports, culture and entertainment, and has covered Major League Baseball for more than a decade. He is currently a reporter and analyst covering the MLB for the SNY network in New York. His latest project is the book, The Yankee Way: The Untold Inside Story of the Brian Cashman Era. The book is described on the internet as follows, "With rare access to the inner sanctum of the New York Yankees, SNY analyst Andy Martino weaves two years of exclusive interviews with general manager Brian Cashman into a revelatory account of never-before-told stories. Featuring exclusive interviews with Cashman, owner Hal Steinbrenner, top front-office executives, current Yankee stars and coaches, award-winning baseball journalist Andy Martino gives fans a view from the GM’s seat."

Kristopher French is the creator of GirlDadBBQ which according to his online description is "Texas Q With A Twist! Influenced by everything and willing to break down the "traditional walls of Q" but also follow a mantra of K.I.S.S (keep it simple stupid). I've been BBQing since I was 6, and my scent is smoke. So, strap in for some fun adventures together. BBQ, grilling, baking, and maybe some cooking inside, too." Kristopher really enjoys barbecuing and is seeing where this takes him, but he is happy to just be doing it for fun and to experience the journey.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Discussing Memphis In May and Smokeslam With Doug Scheiding and Ray Sheehan and Author of The Fenway Effect, David Krell

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 22 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Discussing Memphis In May and Smokeslam With Doug Scheiding and Ray Sheehan and Author of The Fenway Effect, David Krell

Doug Scheiding and Ray Sheehan are well known to Baseball and BBQ listeners and return to the show, not as guest co-hosts, but as guests. Doug was at Memphis In May where he conducted demonstrations for Home Depot, cooking on a Traeger grill and Ray was at Smokeslam presenting cooking demonstrations as well. Doug has a new lineup of rubs and they can be ordered by going to https://roguecookers.com/ and Ray has his newly branded rubs and sauces and they can be ordered at https://www.raysheehan.com/
David Krell is an author and baseball historian. His latest work is, The Fenway Effect: A Cultural History of the Boston Red Sox. As stated on various websites where the book is sold, "To be a part of Red Sox Nation is to be a hopeful romantic who neither betrays loyalty nor surrenders hope in the direst of circumstances. From Bangor to Back Bay, New Englanders endure in baseball matters. And life. The team’s history has intersected with the history of Boston and well beyond it, through the Curse of the Bambino, the military service of Ted Williams during World War II, and the Boston Marathon bombing. The Fenway Effect chronicles these stories and others that have built the incredible saga of the Boston Red Sox. How did Cheers depict the passion of Boston’s sports fans? Why is Narragansett beer so important to New England? What did the Boston press really think about Red Sox owner Harry Frazee selling Babe Ruth to the Yankees? Even Yankees fans will tip their caps to the rich impact of the Red Sox on music, movies, branding, broadcasting, and more. Plus, there’s a chapter focusing on the oral history of Red Sox fans, some of whom share anecdotes that are funny, insightful, and heartwarming."

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Author of The House That Ruth Built, Kelly Bennett and Big Unc's, Nick Wilson, Maker of Premium Sauces and Rubs

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 15 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Author of The House That Ruth Built, Kelly Bennett and Big Unc's, Nick Wilson, Maker of Premium Sauces and Rubs

Kelly Bennett is the author of many award-winning books for children. However, her latest book, The House That Ruth Built can be enjoyed by children as well as adults. Illustrated by Susanna Covelli, it is as stated quite eloquently on her website, a "historical non-fiction picture book celebrating baseball, Babe Ruth & the first baseball stadium in the world. The House That Ruth Built recreates the excitement—on and off the field—of that 1923 opening day game in Yankee Stadium. Prior to the game, legendary slugger Babe Ruth said he’d “give a year of his life to hit a homer” that day. In the bottom of the third inning, two on, two out, the big question was: Could the Babe come through?" So much great information is found within the books pages. Go to https://www.kellybennett.com/ for more information on Kelly Bennett and her books.
Nick Wilson AKA Big Unc is a maker of premium sauces and rubs with bottles adorned with very creative artwork. Nick started out by creating a beautiful backyard kitchen with the intention of being a caterer. However, town codes changed his plans, he did a 180 by coming up with an alternative and now is the proud owner of the Big Unc brand. Taken from his website, "We don't measure our ingredients here, and we cook to temp as opposed to cooking to time. The idea is to be comfortable with getting creative and to experiment with new flavor profiles. Fresh groceries and proper preparation are the keys to a great meal! After years of developing our flavor profiles, we have decided to release our seasoning blends to the world through Big Unc BBQ Rubs." Go to https://strongarmbarandgrill.com/ for more information on Big Unc and to order the products.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Barbecue Renaissance Man, Carey Bringle AKA The Peg Leg Porker and Prolific Best-Selling Author, Peter Golenbock, Writer of Some of Sports Biggest Works

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 8 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Barbecue Renaissance Man, Carey Bringle AKA The Peg Leg Porker and Prolific Best-Selling Author, Peter Golenbock, Writer of Some of Sports Biggest Works

Carey Bringle developed a love of barbecue when he was young and he still remembers family gatherings at iconic barbecue places. At age 17, he lost a leg to cancer, but recovered from the disease, and after success for years on the competition BBQ circuit, celebrated his second chance at life by naming his restaurant Peg Leg Porker when it opened in Nashville in 2013. His Peg Leg Porker sauces and rubs, a new line of professional-grade home smokers, and Peg Leg Porker Tennessee Straight Bourbon Whiskies have expanded the BBQ into a full-fledged brand. Carey is even an author as he is the writer of the book, BBQ For Dummies.

Peter Golenbock is a prolific author, known for his many books about baseball and other sports with many becoming bestsellers. The Bronx Zoo, which Golenbock coauthored with Yankees pitcher Sparky Lyle was a New York Times bestseller and, in 2003, was chosen as one of Sports Illustrated's Top 100 Sports Books Of All Time. In addition to Lyle, Golenbock has written books with Graig Nettles, Billy Martin, Bobby Valentine, and many others. He joins us to discuss his newest book, Baseball Heaven: Up Close and Personal, What It Was Really Like In The Major Leagues. The book is a compilation of many of Golenbock's interviews which for the last 50 years have featured some of the most fascinating figures in baseball.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Author, Mitchell Nathanson Discusses His Newest Book, Under Jackie's Shadow and Chef Ray Sheehan Presents A Special Father's Day Gift Guide

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 1 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Author, Mitchell Nathanson Discusses His Newest Book, Under Jackie's Shadow and Chef Ray Sheehan Presents A Special Father's Day Gift Guide

Mitchell Nathanson is a Professor of Law at Villanova University and the author of numerous books and articles on baseball. He is a two-time winner of the McFarland-SABR Award, presented in recognition of the best historical or biographical baseball articles of the year. He returns to the show to discuss his newest book, Under Jackie's Shadow: Voices of Black Minor Leaguers Baseball Left Behind. "Under Jackie’s Shadow is a portal to the hidden world of Minor League baseball in the era just after Jackie Robinson signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. It features "oral histories of Black minor league baseball players who played in the post-Jackie Robinson era, from the 1960s to the mid-1970s, who were figuratively and literally left behind as both baseball and the country claimed a newfound racial progressiveness." "The players’ experiences in baseball’s Minor Leagues in the 1960s and 1970s do not comport with the largely celebratory tales the leagues like to tell about themselves. The Black Minor League players remained largely invisible men—most of whom couldn’t be named by even the most devoted baseball followers. Based on Mitchell Nathanson’s interviews, Under Jackie’s Shadow uses the players’ own words to tell the unvarnished story of what it was like to be a Black baseball player navigating the wilds of professional baseball’s Minor Leagues following the integration of the Major Leagues. Harrowing, beautiful, and maddening, these stories are vital to our understanding of race not only in baseball but in the United States as a whole."

Ray Sheehan also known as Chef Ray is an award winning maker of barbecue sauces and rubs as well as an award winning cookbook author. He has been a frequent guest and co-host on this show and presents a special Father's Day Gift Guide. Ray has rebranded his company and sauces and rubs under the new label, Chef Ray Sheehan and you can find all his products, including his two cookbooks at https://www.raysheehan.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Tyler Kepner, Baseball Writer for The Athletic and Byron Chism, Barbecue Hall of Fame Member and Creator of Bad Byron's Butt Rub

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 25 May 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Tyler Kepner, Baseball Writer for The Athletic and Byron Chism, Barbecue Hall of Fame Member and Creator of Bad Byron's Butt Rub

Tyler Kepner is a senior writer for The Athletic covering Major League Baseball. He previously worked for The New York Times, first covering the Mets, then the Yankees, and finally serving as national baseball columnist. He has covered the Angels for the Riverside Press-Enterprise and Mariners for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and began his career with a homemade baseball magazine in his home town Philadelphia in the early 1990s. Tyler is the author of the best-selling, K: A History of Baseball In Ten Pitches and The Grandest Stage: A History of The World Series. We learn of a very special talent Tyler possesses and there is a lot of great talk about baseball's hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York.

Byron Chism graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in 1996 and created his infamous Butt Rub product in 1997. To help market his creation, Byron began competing in BBQ competitions accross the country. With his numerous competition awards, television exposure, product awards, and internet marketing, Butt Rub has become a household name and international brand. Byron now does most of his cooking at the Butt Ranch known as the BBQ Theme Park in Mulberry, Tennessee. Byron has a full-length YouTube documentary, "BBQ Dreams-The Butt Rub Story" which chronicles his journey from obscurity to major success. For more information on Byron Chism and his company go to https://buttrub.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Moe Cason, Award-Winning Pitmaster, Discusses His Barbecue Journey Which Now Includes His New Big Cookbook and Noah Gittell, Author and Film Critic, Discusses His Ultimate Book On Baseball Movies

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 18 May 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Moe Cason, Award-Winning Pitmaster, Discusses His Barbecue Journey Which Now Includes His New Big Cookbook and Noah Gittell, Author and Film Critic, Discusses His Ultimate Book On Baseball Movies

Moe Cason is an award winning pitmaster who has toiled for many years creating his well respected brand, Moe Cason Barbeque and his instantly recognizable, Big Moe persona. His journey was not easy, but all of his hard work as well as the sacrifices his family made have allowed him to realize his dream of becoming a distinguished award-winning pitmaster. Moe's barbecue journey includes competing in hundreds of contests while working a full-time job and helping to raise his kids along with his wife who recently passed away and whom Moe lovingly discusses. The same journey includes developing a line-up of rubs and sauces which he is very proud of and uses in his award-winning cooks. The journey is also filled with numerous television appearances, including the Steve Harvey Show. The latest step in his journey is becoming a cookbook author as he has written, Big Moe's Big Book of BBQ. For more information on Moe Cason and to purchase his products go to https://moecasonbbq.com/

Noah Gittell is a film critic, sportswriter, and the author of Baseball: The Movie. As an ardent fan of baseball and movies, Noah has written articles for The New York Times, The Ringer, The Guardian, LA Review of Books, Slate, Defector, Elle, Esquire, GQ, Wired, UPROXX, Decider, and more. He has been a regular critic at Washington City Paper and The Rye Record and is a regular on-camera contributor to BBC’s flagship film program “Talking Movies.” Baseball: The Movie is a fascinating deep-dive into many of the baseball movies we know and love as well as some we have either not heard of or maybe were not fans of, but after reading this book will want to rewatch. From an online site where his book is available, "Noah sheds light on well-known classics and overlooked gems, exploring how baseball cinema creates a stage upon which the American ideal is born, performed, and repeatedly redefined." Go to https://www.noahgittell.com for more information on Noah and the book.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Author, Brett Topel Talks About New York Mets Firsts and Dansons, Julie Day Discusses Pit Boss Heroes while Chef Ray Sheehan Guest Co-hosts

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 11 May 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Author, Brett Topel Talks About New York Mets Firsts and Dansons, Julie Day Discusses Pit Boss Heroes while Chef Ray Sheehan Guest Co-hosts

Brett Topel is a prolific author whose passion for his subjects comes through in all of his projects. He returns to the show to discuss his latest book, New York Mets Firsts: The Players, Moments, and Records That Were First in Team History. In the more than sixty-year history of the New York Mets, there are many firsts, some more well known than others. For example, the first Met pitcher to record a win at Shea Stadium (Al Jackson), the first Met to hit a homer at Citi Field (David Wright), the first Cy Young Award winner for the Mets (Tom Seaver), the first Met to pitch a no-hitter (Johan Santana). However, Brett provides many Mets firsts that even the most ardent fan may not know, but will definitely love finding out

Julie Day is the head of corporate responsibility for Dansons which is the the parent company of Pit Boss and Louisiana Grills. She joins us to discuss the Pit Boss Heroes program. The program is a continuation to help others as they try to give back to the people and communities who need and/or deserve it. This program offers a 25% discount on all Pit Boss equipment and accessories to first responders and service men and women, past and present. Per their website, "It is our way to say thank you for your sacrifice that allows all of us to live freely." In addition to the discount they also recognize a Pit Boss Hero of the Month. Chef Ray Sheehan joins us. For more information on Dansons, Pit Boss, and the Pit Boss Heroes program go to https://pitboss-grills.com/heroes

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Sam Gadziak from RIP Baseball and Homero Gonzalez from Harmacy Hot Sauce Co. with Guest Co-host, Chef Ray Sheehan Make This a Hot Episode to Die For

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 4 May 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Sam Gadziak from RIP Baseball and Homero Gonzalez from Harmacy Hot Sauce Co. with Guest Co-host, Chef Ray Sheehan Make This a Hot Episode to Die For

Sam Gadziak created RIP Baseball, https://ripbaseball.com/ a website where, they "celebrate baseball history, one life at a time." Sam finds gravesites of baseball players, executives, announcers and others associated with the game and researches and writes their stories, as well as those of recently deceased baseball figures. As we said in the interview the website should come with a warning as baseball fans who love the game's history will find themselves spending lots of time exploring the site. Sam is also the communications manager for the American Association of Meat Processors and we make sure to include some in barbecue talk.

Homero Gonzalez is the creator of Harmacy Hot Sauce Co. where small batch, award-winning sauces, are made by hand. On their website, https://www.harmacyhotsauce.com/ Homero is identified as the "sauce boss" as well as the following, "Homero is a proud weird spirit that loves good times with good people, and that tends to involve good food. Following his grandmother's example, he hopes to feed and nurture those around him as the ultimate show of love. His knack for solving problems and fondness of quality flavor saw him seek out the challenge of food entrepreneurship, and so Harmacy Hot Sauce Co. was born!" Chef Ray Sheehan, a purveyor of sauces, joins in and adds insight based on experience.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/.

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Traeger Game Day 2023 Winner, Jeremy Wayland with Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding and Richard Wachtel from Grilling With Rich and The Nats Report

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Traeger Game Day 2023 Winner, Jeremy Wayland with Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding and Richard Wachtel from Grilling With Rich and The Nats Report

Jeremy Wayland is an Emmy winning cinematographer who tells others stories through a camera lens, but Jeremy has many stories of his own to tell. Some of Jeremy's personal stories involve his love of cooking which combined with his skills and creativity made him the winner of Traeger Game Day 2023 College Football edition. With the addition of our guest co-host, Doug Scheiding we learn about Jeremy and where he has been and possibly where this cooking journey is taking him. Jeremy shares the same view as us that everyone has a story and we really enjoyed hearing Jeremy's. For more information on Jeremy Wayland go to https://www.waylandfilms.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/campwestbbq/

Richard Wachtel received a Weber Kettle Grill and became a fan of live fire cooking. He used that fandom to begin the YouTube Channel, Grilling With Rich, https://www.youtube.com/user/GrillingwithRich He has been to Memphis in May, a mecca for barbecue lovers. Richard also was a contestant on a cooking show and tells us about his attempt at making macaroni and cheese in 30 minutes and what happened as he was trying to win the $25,000 grand prize. Richard's latest project was taking his love of MLB's, Washington Nationals and creating the Nats Report, https://www.thenatsreport.com/ which is an extremely informative website which fans of the Washington Nationals will absolutely love. Richard discusses exciting players new to the Nationals as well as his bobblehead collection.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Patrick Montgomery, Author of Baseball's Great Expectations and Barbecue Hall of Famer, Ray Lampe AKA Dr. BBQ, Plus Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 20 Apr 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Patrick Montgomery, Author of Baseball's Great Expectations and Barbecue Hall of Famer, Ray Lampe AKA Dr. BBQ, Plus Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding

Patrick Montgomery is an award-winning writer. His latest book is Baseball's Great Expectations: Candid Stories of Ballplayers Who Didn't Live Up to the Hype. The book examines nine players who were once poised for greatness, but as the title clearly states, for whatever reason, their playing careers never reached the levels predicted. Revealed ls an often-overlooked side of professional baseball; the struggles with injury, mental exhaustion, pressure, temptations, and sometimes just being in the wrong place at the wrong time. We often read books which extol successes, but Patrick shows how difficult that success can be to achieve.

Ray Lampe AKA Dr. BBQ has been a lover of barbecue since entering his first rib contest in 1982. He quit the family trucking business after 25 years to become a full-time pit-master,but spent 15 years testing different barbequing styles and participating in cookout competitions before making barbecue his full-time career. Inducted into the Barbecue Hall of Fame in 2014, Ray is the author of numerous cookbooks, a judge on many televised cooking shows, a winner of numerous cooking competitions, and a restaurateur. He has witnessed and been a part of the surge in barbecue's enormous growth and popularity and shares these many stories. We are joined by guest co-host, Doug Scheiding.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Matt Abdoo from Pig Beach BBQ, Ray Negron from the New York Yankees, and John Fuhrman, Founder of Bubb'n Mutha's Makes This Another Huge Triple Play Episode

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 13 Apr 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Matt Abdoo from Pig Beach BBQ, Ray Negron from the New York Yankees, and John Fuhrman, founder of Bubb'n Mutha's makes this another huge triple episode.

Matt Abdoo is the executive chef and partner of Pig Beach BBQ and he joins us to discuss the 4th annual Jeff Michner Foundation BBQ Benefit taking place at Pig Beach in Queens, New York on Saturday, April 27, 2024. Jeff Michner was Matt's brother-in-law and he passed away at the age of 36, leaving behind his wife Sara, and his 16-month-old daughter Hayes. A foundation was created in Jeff's honor to keep his memory alive. The organization embraces the things he loved best: family, friends, and great food. The Jeff Michner Foundation supports families managing loss and grief and provides scholarships to graduating high school students with a love for cooking and golf, two of Jeff’s biggest passions in life. The Jeff Michner BBQ Benefit celebrates Jeff with an epic barbecue featuring some of the countries greatest pitmasters. Go to https://www.pigbeachnyc.com/events/ for more information.

Ray Negron is an executive in the New York Yankees organization. His position with the Yankees is impressive, but the story of how he achieved all of his success is incredible. It is a story based on someone taking a chance on Ray when he was behaving badly and could have ended up in jail, but instead this person offered Ray a job as the Yankees batboy. That moment changed not only Ray's life, but possibly, as you will hear Ray tell, the lives of many other people. The someone who took the chance on Ray was George Steinbrenner AKA "The Boss" and the storis Ray tells about Mr. Steinbrenner and the entire Yankees organization, which he has been a part of for the last 50 years, is fascinating and heart-warming. For more information on Ray Negron go to https://theraynegronstory.com/index.html

John Fuhrman is the founder of Bubb'n Mutha's which manufactures premium spice rub blends. After serving in the United States Navy, John, worked in the auto industry and ended up in North Carolina. While there he fell in love with barbecue and learned how to cook it and experimented with different spices and rubs. John returned to Maine and started this company, making his products with special real Maine ingredients like organic blueberry powder, maple crystals and even Raye’s Mustard which is the oldest mustard company in America. John is always looking to help fellow military veterans and hires veterans from the area so they can earn a quality living, get training and keep their families there. For more information on John or to order their products go to https://www.bub-n-muthas.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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David Sweeten Shares Baseball Stories, Matthew Brown from The Black Garlic Market, and Rene LeRoux, New York State Baseball Hall of Fame Executive Director, Plus Doug Scheiding and Ray Sheehan Make This a Huge Triple Play Episode

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 6 Apr 2024 11:00:00 +0000

David Sweeten Shares Baseball Stories, Matthew Brown from The Black Garlic Market, and Rene LeRoux, New York State Baseball Hall of Fame Executive Director, Plus Doug Scheiding and Ray Sheehan Make This a Huge Triple Play Episode

David J. Sweeten loves baseball and his life has been greatly impacted by bats, baseballs, and gloves. David has many wonderful stories as he was a CPA who worked with many well known players such as Joe Morgan, Rusty Staub, Larry Dierker, and Jerry Royce. He became friends with Joe Morgan and attended 1975 and 1976 World Series games in Cincinnati as Joes’ guest. Other players David had met and has stories about, include Reggie Jackson, Mickey Mantle, and Jim Bouton. David also plays in a senior baseball league, which he has done for many years and shares those stories too. Plus Doug Scheiding joins in for a fun discussion.

Matthew Brown is one of the founders of The Black Garlic Market. Matthew gives us another ingredient we can use to up our cooking game which includes making better barbecue. Per the company's website, "We were inspired by the culinary possibilities that one simple ingredient could bring to the table. Exploring the potential to change aromas, flavours, and textures is what drives us on a daily basis. We create high quality products from one simple thing, black garlic." Matthew talks about their many products and their perfection of black garlic. Plus Ray Sheehan adds his chef insights. For more information or to purchase their products go to https://www.theblackgarlicmarket.com/

Rene LeRoux is the founder and executive director of three New York State Hall of Fame’s, baseball, basketball, and hockey. He was most recently awarded the Jim Quigley Baseball Service Award by the New York Professional Scout's Association. He spearheaded a mammoth undertaking when he took a hall of fame which was known for its annual induction dinner and online list of inductees and turned it into a brick and mortar baseball lover's destination in Gloversville, New York. Rene discusses what Jim Quigley award means to him as well as providing a glimpse into the 2024 induction class which is an exciting group which is being add to even as this show is released. Go to http://www.nysbhof.com/home.html for more information on the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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John Markus, BBQ Pitmasters Television Series Creator and Eric C. Gray, Author of Backyards to Ballparks

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 16:51:51 +0000

John Markus, BBQ Pitmasters Television Series Creator and Eric C. Gray, Author of Backyards to Ballparks

John Markus may not have invented competition barbecue, but the television series he created, BBQ Pitmasters is responsible for what many cooks say made them take up competitive barbecue and helped lead to this latest barbecue craze. John's career includes writing a revival of the animated "Mighty Mouse,” staff writer on Working Stiffs, writing an episode of Taxi, and he then joined the original writing staff of The Cosby Show. There is much more, but being a barbecue podcast, we invited John on to discuss his career, but especially what led him to create The All Star Barbecue Showdown which later became the beloved, BBQ Pitmasters. In 2002, John was inducted into the Barbecue Hall of Fame. Go to https://john-markus.com/ for more informtion on John Markus.

Eric C. Gray has written a book which will make you laugh, cry and experience a whole range of emotions. The book is Backyards to Ballparks: More Personal Stories from the Stands and Beyond which follows up his highly successful book, Bases to Bleachers. The books are filled with stories that everyone can relate to. Per Eric's website, "These are the stories from people who you and I pass on the street every day, but don’t get a chance to meet, ask them questions, or hear about their baseball experiences. Eric spent many years meeting people, making friends, and collecting their stories." For more information on Eric C. Gray go to https://basestobleachers.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ's, Harry Soo Spreads Barbecue Love, Sports Radio's, Angelo Cataldi Gets Loud, and Spring Training Correspondent, Gary Looney Helps Usher In the 2024 MLB Season

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 12:39:39 +0000

Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ's, Harry Soo Spreads Barbecue Love, Sports Radio's, Angelo Cataldi Gets Loud, and Spring Training Correspondent, Gary Looney Helps Usher In the 2024 MLB Season

Harry Soo is back and wants to spread barbecue love. Harry has retired from his 9 to 5 job and is now a full-time pitmaster with lots of projects. He became a champion pitmaster purely by chance. It was on his "bucket list" to enter a barbecue competition and with the nudging of a fellow co-worker he did and the rest as they say is history. Harry has more than 100 first place finishes, 30 Grand Championships, is a television personality (Food Network, Chopped, Smoked, BBQ Pitmasters), and makes and posts incredible videos on YouTube. We are joined by guest contributor, Ray Sheehan. More information on Harry Soo can be found at https://www.slapyodaddybbq.com/

Angelo Cataldi has been the voice of morning sports talk radio in Philadelphia for over 30 years on 94 WIP. Prior to that Angelo was a writer for the Providence Journal and later for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Known as “Mr. Philadelphia’s Sports Talk Radio" he brought passionate discussions, expert analysis, and unfiltered opinions to the ears of countless listeners. Angelo details his life and career in his book, Loud: How a Shy Nerd Came to Philadelphia and Turned Up the Volume in the Most Passionate Sports City in America. More information on Angelo Cataldi can be found at https://angelocataldi.com/

Gary Looney returns for his annual appearance which means that the baseball season is about to begin. Jeff first met Gary in 2020 at the Los Angeles Angels spring training camp complex in Arizona and a friendship quickly developed. Gary once again offers great insight into spring training, the just started baseball season, and what camp is like without Shohei Ohtani. Having him on has become an annual tradition and his baseball knowledge is a great addition.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Prolific Baseball Author, Lew Freedman and Fergolicious BBQ's, Richard Fergola Make This a Can't Miss Episode

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 16 Mar 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Prolific Baseball Author, Lew Freedman and Fergolicious BBQ's, Richard Fergola Make This a Can't Miss Episode
Lew Freedman is a veteran newspaper sportswriter and author of more than 75 books about sports and Alaska subjects. He spent seventeen years at the Anchorage Daily News in Alaska and has also worked for the the Chicago Tribune and Philadelphia Inquirer. Lew is also the recipient of over 250 journalism awards. He previously joined us on episdode 94 to discuss his book, Cy Young: The Baseball Life and Career and is back to discuss his book, Tales From The Clubhouse: Great Baseball Moments Remembered. It would take a lot of episodes to discuss all of the great books Lew has written, but we gladly welcome that challenge.

Richard Fergola is an award winning pitmaster and his barbecue team is Fergolicious BBQ. Featured on season five of the television show, BBQ Pitmasters as well as on the Food Network's show Chopped, Richard is constantly demonstrating his barbecue prowess. Richard also has created a line-up of rubs which can be purchased at https://www.fergoliciousbbq.com/ which is the same place to find out more about Richard and the Fergolicious BBQ team.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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2013 NL Manager of the Year, Clint Hurdle and Award-Winning Pitmaster, Matthew Deaton with Guest Contributor, Ray Sheehan AKA Chef Ray

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 9 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000

2013 NL Manager of the Year, Clint Hurdle and Award-Winning Pitmaster, Matthew Deaton with Guest Contributor, Ray Sheehan AKA Chef Ray

Clint Hurdle is a former Major League baseball player, but he readily admits the 10 year baseball career, during which he played for the Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, and St. Louis Cardinals served as the training for his post playing career when he excelled at being a Major League baseball manager. Clint regaled us with many stories from his career, including how he got started managing. Once Clint got to the Major Leagues as a manager, he managed the Colorado Rockies to a 2007 World Series appearance and later the Pittsburgh Pirates and capped off a very successful 2013 season with being named National League Manager of the Year. To find out more about Clint Hurdle he encourages you to go to https://www.clinthurdle.com/

Matthew Deaton is an award winning pitmaster who fell in love with barbeque very young. He studied the traditions of age-old wood-smoked barbeque and techniques and started a catering business working out of his house. He left a corporate job and moved into the food industry full time. According to Matt, "I’ve been called a purist, I think because I don’t overdo things. My meats are very subtle." Matthew believes in respecting the relationships between the earth, animals, farmers, and chefs. We are joined by Ray Sheehan who has been a long-time friend of Matt's and whose insight adds a lot.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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It's a Bonus Episode with Smoked BBQ Source's, Joe Clements, JustinTime Baseball's, Justin Sherman, and International Baseball Promoter, Dmitry Sagalchik

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Wed, 6 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000

It's a Bonus Episode with Smoked BBQ Source's, Joe Clements, JustinTime Baseball's, Justin Sherman, and International Baseball Promoter, Dmitry Sagalchik

Joe Clements is the founder and editor in chief of https://www.smokedbbqsource.com/ which is one of the largest barbecue and grilling websites. Arranging this was worth the effort as Joe joined us from his home in Australia which was 16 hours ahead of us. Joe's Smoked BBQ Source website is filled with barbecue recipes and techniques, smoker and grill reviews, and much more. Joe may live in Australia, but his heart is anywhere great BBQ is served and Joe has become quite knowledgeable about American BBQ.

Justin Sherman and Dmitry Sagalchik make a great team as they join us to talk youth baseball and international baseball. Justin is the founder of JustinTime Baseball, www.justintimebaseball.com, an independent baseball/softball training and coaching business. Dmitry is extremely knowledgeable about international baseball and was instrumental in bringing Ukraine's national baseball team to the United States in 2022. Together they know something about helping baseball to grow by working with the youth and promoting the game internationally.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Former MLB Player, Curtis Granderson aka the Grandyman and High School BBQ League Founder, Mike Erickson with Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding Plus a Listener Shares Their Baseball Pet Peeve

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 2 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Former MLB Player, Curtis Granderson aka the Grandyman and High School BBQ League Founder, Mike Erickson with Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding Plus a Listener Shares Their Baseball Pet Peeve
Curtis Granderson is nicknamed the Grandyman. He played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers,Toronto Blue Jays, Milwaukee Brewers, and Miami Marlins. He was recently inducted into the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame. Curtis had an exceptional career on the playing field, but his post playing career is just as exceptional as he is involved with The Players Alliance, as well as his Grand Kids Foundation. Our discussion covers so much more than his playing career and philanthropical endeavors as we also discuss Bob Kendrick, the president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, the numerous awards Curtis has won, and much more, including his love of food.

Mike Erickson is known as the BBQ Principal. He is the founder of High School BBQ and the Texas High School BBQ Cookers Association that he built into a State Wide Championship and is now the founder of the National High School BBQ Association. He is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and Johnson and Wales University Food Entrepreneurship program. Doug Scheiding joins in with his own unique insight. Go to https://www.highschoolbbqleague.com/ for more information on the National High School Barbecue Association.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Journalist and SNY Televison's, Anthony McCarron and Dansons / Pit Boss Marketing Manager, Barrett Browne with Guest Co-host, Ray Sheehan AKA Chef Ray

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 24 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Journalist and SNY Televison's, Anthony McCarron and Dansons / Pit Boss Marketing Manager, Barrett Browne with Guest Co-host, Ray Sheehan AKA Chef Ray

Anthony McCarron is a seasoned journalist and a popular contributor on SNY televison who provides insights and news on Major League Baseball. Anthony has written for the Miami Herald, Newsday, and the New York Daily News as well as writing the book, The Mets 50th Anniversary Celebration with his co-author, Andy Martino. Our conversation veers off in many wonderful directions, but Anthony's career and baseball are discussed in depth. Joe Garagiola once said, "Not only was I not the best catcher in the Major Leagues, I wasn't even the best catcher on my street." We ask Anthony if there is anything in that quote he can relate to as he lives with another sports journalist and his answer may surprise some.

Barrett Browne is the marketing manager at Dansons which has become a leader in the outdoor cooking industry. They are the parent company behind Louisiana Grills and Pit Boss Grills. Barrett provides tons of information on the company's exceptional products as well the innovations that their newest products provide. Whether you are a seasoned pro or just starting out, Barrett's information is something we all can use. Per their website, "Dansons is a best-in-class, global consumer goods corporation. As the home of multiple award-winning, consumer-backed brands, we consistently strive for quality and customer satisfaction in every area of our business." Ray Sheehan joins in and provides his insights. Go to http://www.dansons.com for more information.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Former MLB Player and Gold Card Owner, Trevor May and Lillie's Q BBQ Chef, Charlie McKenna Offer Fascinating Looks at Baseball and BBQ On Episode 225

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 17 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Former MLB Player and Gold Card Owner, Trevor May and Lillie's Q BBQ Chef, Charlie McKenna Offer Fascinating Looks at Baseball and BBQ On Episode 225

Trevor May is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, and the Oakland Athletics. Trevor was selected in the fourth round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft by the Philadelphia Phillies and was once considered the Phillies best prospect and won the Paul Owens Award which is awarded to the Phillies best minor league pitcher. Trevor was traded by the Phillies to the Minnesota Twins and later signed a two-year contract with the Mets and finally signed a one year deal with the Athletics; at the end of which he announced his retirement. His second act has the potential to be even better than his first as he is involved in lots of social media and things which he is passionate about. Trevor gives tons of information which baseball fans will love, including what a gold card is. Go to https://www.iamtrevormay.com/ for more information on Trevor and his various social media projects.

Charlie McKenna has won two Memphis in May victories and a variety of other awards on the competitive barbecue circuit. As Charlie traveled the barbecue competition circuit from Memphis to Alabama and the Carolinas, he created a Lillie's Q sauce unique to each region along the way. In addition to the sauces, Lillie's Q rubs and kettle chips are also crafted with authentic regional flavors inspired by Charlie's travels. His beginning in competitive barbecue grew out of his desire to do things with his dad. Charlie has a barbecue concession in Chicago's Wrigley Field, home field for the Chicago Cubs. Go to https://lilliesq.com/ for more infomation on Charlie and Lillie's Q.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Former MLB Player and Current SNY Analyst, Todd Zeile, Kurvball Whiskey's CBO, Monica Badlani, and Eddie the Legend Author, Brian Scala Make This Another Huge Triple Play

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 10 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Former MLB Player and Current SNY Analyst, Todd Zeile, Kurvball Whiskey's CBO, Monica Badlani, and Eddie the Legend Author, Brian Scala Make This Another Huge Triple Play

Todd Zeile is a former Major League Baseball player whose varied positions included, third baseman, catcher, and first baseman. He played sixteen seasons, from 1989 to 2004, for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers, Florida Marlins, Texas Rangers, New York Mets, Colorado Rockies, New York Yankees, and Montreal Expos. We first met Todd at the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame dinner when he was there to support one of the inductees and again a year later when Todd received the honor of being inducted into the same aforementioned Hall of Fame. Other than his several years with St. Louis, Todd's career was spent with different teams every one or two years and this gave him a unique perspective. We discuss all of the preceding and much more with Todd, including his outstanding work as an SNY television analyst.

Monica Badlani is the Chief Business Officer (CBO) for Kurvball Whiskey. Kurvball has a very unique flavor as it blends the taste of whiskey with the taste of barbecue. We learn about Kurvball's origins and how Monica became involved. The whiskey can be used in many types of drinks as well as many types of recipes. Kurvball is working at becoming known and enjoyed throughout the United States and overseas. Kurvball bills itself as the "original barbecue whiskey." Go to https://www.kurvballwhiskey.com/home/ for more information.
Brian Scala is an author and his latest novel is titled, Eddie the Legend. Brian is unlike other authors we have on as his book is a work of fiction. However, Brian is an avid baseball fan and big fan of the New York Mets. He incorporates his fandom within the book's very entertaining pages as he creates a close-knit friend group that also loves baseball, especially the New York Mets. Go to https://www.brianscala.com/ for more information on Brian and all of his books.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Versatile Sportscaster, Pete McCarthy and Pitmaster and High School Competition BBQ Team Coach, Sean Hill

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 3 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Versatile Sportscaster, Pete McCarthy and Pitmaster and High School Competition BBQ Team Coach, Sean Hill

Pete McCarthy has a very distinctive voice which has been heard all along the radio dial. Pete works very hard at his craft and has provided sports updates on Sirius XM, and as a sports talk show host on WFAN. Pete also gives sports updates on WFAN, WINS, WCBS, and CBS Sports Radio. Pete has interviewed numerous sports personalities and discusses many of them and provides insight into a career that has benefited greatly from his versatility which enables him to handle many jobs in broadcasting. Pete is also a fan of a few teams, especially the New York Jets football team and he shows his true fandom as he shares the frustration he feels along with other fans.

Sean Hill is a pitmaster who competes on the Texas Moonswiners BBQ team. He has taken his love of barbecue and shares it with high school students as he coaches their team in the Texas High School BBQ League. Just three years after his change of careers from high school football coach, Sean coached the team to an elusive first state championship. His 205 Pitmasters Team Smoke, representing Rockwall Independent School District's Dr. Gene Burton College and Career Academy, was named grand champion out of 92 teams at the 2023 Texas High School BBQ State Championship. Competition BBQ is thriving among Texas high school students and Sean is a driving force behind this.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Tina Cannon, Season One Winner of Netflix's BBQ Showdown, MLB Pitcher, Matt Wisler, and a Huge Announcement from Champion Pitmaster, Doug Scheiding Make Episode 222 a Rare Triple Play

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 27 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Tina Cannon, Season One Winner of Netflix's BBQ Showdown, MLB Pitcher, Matt Wisler, and a Huge Announcement from Champion Pitmaster, Doug Scheiding Make Episode 222 a Rare Triple Play

Tina Cannon has competed in barbecue competitions since 2009 with more than 200 category wins. She has appeared in cooking competition shows on Travel Channel, Destination America, Netflix, and Food Network, as well as some local networks. Tina is a classically trained chef with over 35 years in the culinary industry. She was the season one winner of Netflix's, American Barbecue Showdown. Tina believes in giving back to the community and last year cooked over 60,000 meals for her local Meals on Wheels. She sells the rub, Tina Cannon's European Blend, comprised of the same ingredients she used on winning beef ribs on BBQ Showdown, while donating the profits to charity. To purchase the rub and special Tina Cannon related swag or to learn more about Tina go to https://tinacannoncooks.com

Matt Wisler is a Major League Baseball pitcher. He was drafted by the the San Diego Padres out of High school in the seventh round of the Major League Baseball draft. In addition to the Padres, he has played for the Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners, Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants, and Tampa Bay Rays. He is also a big "foodie" and loves taking pictures and videos of the various meals he eats out or prepares at home. We talk baseball, barbecue, and all about the frequent use of his best pitch, the slider.
Doug Scheiding is back and this time he has a huge announcement which has been two years in the making. He has come out with the first of three rubs under the brand name, Rogue Cookers. This one is named, Texas Brisket and is currently available at 91 Home Depot stores and that number is expected to rise. The label is beautifully designed and mentions his role as a frequent guest co-host on Baseball and BBQ. Doug is an embedded correspondent on The BBQ Central Show, a rocket scientist, an award winning pitmaster for the Rogue Cookers barbecue competition team, a Traeger Pellet Grills representative, and a Head Country brand ambassador.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Former MLB Player, Kelly Stinnett, Chunky BBQ's, John Shirey, and Guest Co-host, Gary Mack Add Their Own Special Flair

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Former MLB Player, Kelly Stinnett, Chunky BBQ's, John Shirey, and Guest Co-host, Gary Mack Add Their Own Special Flair

Kelly Stinnett played catcher for six teams over 14 Major League seasons. His rookie season was spent with the New York Mets and he later played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, and Kansas City Royals. Making it to the majors is a daunting task that most never accomplish, but playing for 14 years is a huge triumph. Kelly discusses life in baseball as a player and life in baseball when his playing career ended. His post-playing career is dedicated to helping young players play the game right and his guidance is helping them immensely. Kelly may not have been the biggest star on the teams he played for, but he shines brightly now as he shares his life stories with us and guest co-host Gary Mack.

John Shirey is a competitive barbecue cook and his team is Chunky BBQ. There does not seem to be a contest whose distance is too far away for this extremely successful pitmaster as John and his team travel thousands of miles throughout the year to get to contests. John's hobby has become a second job he loves and he participated in 35 competitions last year and shows no signs of slowing down. We discuss what makes a desirable contest, John's goals, his love of trophies, his desire to win a few belt buckles, his one ritual he must do prior to a contest, and his new venture into teaching barbecue classes. John's passion is on display as he shares his love of competitive barbecue and the lengths and distances he is willing to go to.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Winning Conversations with Three Little Pigs Barbecue's, Chris Marks and Professional Softball Fastpitch Player, Elizabeth Mason

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Winning Conversations with Three Little Pigs Barbecue's, Chris Marks and Professional Softball Fastpitch Player, Elizabeth Mason

Chris Marks is a nationally recognized elite competition barbecue chef and CBBQE (Chief BBQ Expert) of Three Little Pig Rubs and Sauces. Chris has won more than 50 national barbecue championships and over 600 individual awards including the Jack Daniel’s World Championship BBQ Sauce Championship and is an eight time winner of the American Royal Championship. He has been featured on the Food Channels, Taste of America, Travel Channels, BBQ Battle, and numerous other shows. In addition to everything else, Chris also teaches BBQ classes. For more information on Chris and Three Little Pigs Barbecue go to https://three-little-pigs-bbq.com/

Elizabeth Mason is a former Florida State Softball standout and 2018 national champion. She is now part of the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) softball team staff as an assistant coach. Mason joined UTA following her first season in the pro league where she helped the Texas Smoke to the 2023 Women's Professional Fastpitch Championship title. At Florida State, Elizabeth accumulated multiple preseason and postseason awards. Mason ranks eighth all-time at Florida State with 32 career home runs and the 10th-most RBI in program history with 146.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Our Annual Baseball Hall of Fame Discussion with Distinguished Author, John Vampatella and Award-Winning Pitmaster, Doug Scheiding

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 6 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Our Annual Baseball Hall of Fame Discussion with Distinguished Author, John Vampatella and Award-Winning Pitmaster, Doug Scheiding
John Vampatella makes a triumphant return as we discuss the players who are on this year's Baseball Hall of Fame ballot. John knows his baseball and makes very interesting points. John's last appearance was on episode 112 to discuss his book, The Forgotten Game which details one of the greatest games in baseball history between the two most bitter rivals in the sport, the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. More information on John can be found at https://www.johnvampatella.com/about

Doug Scheiding is back and once again and provides his opinions on this year's Baseball Hall of Fame ballot. Doug is an embedded correspondent on The BBQ Central Show, a rocket scientist, an award winning pitmaster for the Rogue Cookers barbecue competition team, a Traeger Pellet Grills representative, and a Head Country brand ambassador. He also loves baseball and is very knowledgeable with strong opinions, based on extensive research, on who should be voted in.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Ring in the New Year with Author, Dale Perelman and Tales of Baseball's Legendary Chuck Tanner Plus Barbecue Renaissance Man, Ray Blazick and Not One, But Two Huge Rants

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Ring in the New Year with author, Dale Perelman and tales of baseball's legendary Chuck Tanner plus Barbecue Renaissance Man, Ray Blazick and not one, but two huge rants

Dale Perelman is a prolific writer who lives in New Castle, Pennsylvania, the same town which a legendary baseball lifer lived, loved, and called home. Dale's latest book, Chuck Tanner and the Pittsburgh Pirates is all about his town's famous resident who spent a career in baseball both as a player and manager. He lead the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1977 to 1985 and helped capture the 1979 World Series. Tanner was key in developing the relief pitcher through his work with Goose Gossage and he played a role in the careers of numerous players such as Willie Stargell, Dave Parker and more. Through extensive research and interviews, author Dale Perelman presents the life and career of Chuck Tanner.

Ray Blazick is a lover of barbecue and has been perfecting his craft while sharing his barbecue strategies. He works to make his barbecue interesting, but still accessible for beginners. He approaches BBQ and cooking with an emphasis on family-friendly ways to eat healthy together. When he is not cooking BBQ he is exploring the best BBQ locations in America. He has a big social media presence and perhaps one day he will be considered amongst the top pitmaster's. Go to https://itsbbqray.com/home/ for more information on Ray.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Jonathan Mayo, Author of Smart, Wrong, and Lucky and Meat Dave's, Dave Williamson, Comedian, Pitmaster, and Podcaster

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 23 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Jonathan Mayo, Author of Smart, Wrong, and Lucky and Meat Dave's, Dave Williamson, Comedian, Pitmaster, and Podcaster

Jonathan Mayo has been a writer for MLB.com since 1999, focusing on the MLB Draft and minor league prospects since 2003. His new book is Smart, Wrong, and Lucky: The Origin Stories of Baseball's Unexpected Stars is a fascinating look at how MLB teams find diamonds in the rough. The book explores how first impressions measure up to their aftermaths: the draft, years of progression, and for a talented few, major league success. Jonathan profiles a diverse range of modern stars and looks at them through the eyes of those who noticed them first as prospects. Featuring exclusive interviews with scouts, players, coaches, and more. Go to https://pvtcbroadcastexperts.weebly.com/biographies/jonathan-mayo for more information on Jonathan.

Dave Williamson was once named “Best Comedian in Miami” by the Miami New Times and he is one of the funniest pitmasters. Dave tours heavily, both headlining his own shows and as the supporting act for Bert Kreischer. His second album, “Trying My Hardest” was just released by Stand Up! Records and reached #1 in the iTunes Charts for Comedy. Dave's material is in heavy rotation on many SiriusXM stations. Dave often talks about family, highlighting stories from his youth to navigating the role of Father & husband himself. He is obsessed with BBQ, and hosts his own podcast called “Meat Dave.” Go to https://www.davewilliamsoncomedy.com/ for more information on Dave.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Celebrating the Show's 6 Year Anniversary with Sportscaster, Kenny Albert and Willingham's BBQ, Paul Holden

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 16 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Celebrating the Show's 6 Year Anniversary with Sportscaster, Kenny Albert and Willingham's BBQ, Paul Holden

Kenny Albert is a sportscaster and the son of NBA sportscaster, Marv Albert and the nephew of sportscasters Al Albert and Steve Albert. He is the only sportscaster who currently does play-by-play for all four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. He has written the book, A Mic For All Seasons: My Three Decades Announcing the NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB, and Olympics which chronicles his illustrious sportscasting career. Albert gives us a brilliant look behind the scenes as he pulls back the curtain and reveals his life and the hard work and dedication he has given to become tops in his field.

Paul Holden is the current owner of Willingham's, a world-championship BBQ products company and competition team celebrating over four decades of excellence. Founded in 1983 by BBQ Hall of Fame Pitmaster, John Willingham, the company has earned a reputation as one of the world's top BBQ product companies and competition teams. The competition team has won Memphis in May, The American Royal, the Jack Daniels Invitational, and the World Food Championships. Paul discusses his relationship with John Willingham, the groundbreaking W'ham Turbo Cooker which John Willingham invented, and Paul's vision for the future of Willingham's.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Called Up Author, Zak Ford and an Encore Presentation with Barbecue Renaissance Man, Andy Husbands

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 9 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Called Up Author, Zak Ford and an Encore Presentation with Barbecue Renaissance Man, Andy Husbands

Zak Ford is a chapter leader with the Society for American Baseball Research and serves on the advisory committee of the Pacific Coast League Historical Society. As fans of the game we love hearing the players stories of the moment they learned they were being called up to the Major Leagues sometimes referred to as "The Show" and for some details of what happens when they first arrive. In his book, Called Up: Ballplayers Remember Becoming Major Leaguers, Zak has interviewed more than 100 players who debuted between 1961 and 2018 and delights readers with stories which run the gamut from humorous to heartwarming.

Andy Husbands was a guest on episode 110 and the listener feedback was exceptional so we felt the need to play it again. Andy is an award-winning chef, author, and pitmaster as well as a television personality. He is the owner of five Smoke Shop BBQ restaurants located throughout Boston, MA and is the three-time winner of Boston Magazine's "Best Barbecue" in 2018, 2019, and 2021. With a career spanning nearly 30 years in the restaurant industry, Husbands serves as one of the city’s most celebrated culinary leaders and a foremost authority on regional barbecue and live-fire cooking in New England. He also works to bring awareness to the charity, Share Our Strength, the nation's leading childhood hunger relief organization. He may not have won season six of the television show, Hell's Kitchen, but he has a lot to say about the experience and many other things he has accomplished on his culinary journey.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Former New York Yankees Media Relations Executive, Rick Cerrone and Chef Ray Sheehan with a Barbecue Holiday Gift Giving Guide Plus Jeff's Two Cents

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 2 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Former New York Yankees Media Relations Executive, Rick Cerrone and Chef Ray Sheehan with a Barbecue Holiday Gift Giving Guide Plus Jeff's Two Cents

Rick Cerrone was recently inducted into the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame. It was a well deserved honor for a man who has been a part of the baseball scene in New York and elsewhere for almost 50 years. He is quite humble as he starts off the interview by crediting his high school guidance counselor for starting him on his career path, but without his talents and strong work ethic this career does not happen; beginning in 1977 when he founded Baseball Magazine. Rick's many jobs in baseball have included working on the public relations staffs for two Baseball Commissioners, co-hosted the radio show, The Sports Connection, and worked as Public Relations VP for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Rick finally achieved his dream job when he became the New York Yankees public relations executive, a job he held for 11 seasons while working for George Steinbrenner and a team that won four world championships during that time. The preceding is only a part of his amazing career and when the interview ends you will find yourself wanting more.

Ray Sheehan also known as Chef Ray is an award winning maker of barbecue sauces and rubs as well as an award winning cookbook author. He has been a frequent guest and co-host on Baseball and BBQ and we are fortunate he has done extensive research as he presents his barbecue holiday gift giving guide. Links for the gift guide follow as well as links to Ray's two cookbooks. MagneChef https://magnechef.com/ Bear Mountain BBQ https://bearmountainbbq.com/ Forge To Table https://www.forgetotable.com/ Baseball BBQ https://baseballbbq.com/ Turbo Trusser https://turbotrusser.com/ Tuffy Stone https://tuffystone.com/ Black Garlic 196 https://www.theblackgarlicmarket.com/ Raikes Beef https://raikesbeef.co/ ThermoWorks https://www.thermoworks.com/ B. T. Leigh's https://btleighs.com/ Veterans Q https://veteransq.com/ Ray Sheehan's books https://www.amazon.com/Books-Ray-Sheehan/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3ARay+Sheehan

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Kansas City Royals Television Host, Joel Goldberg and Discovering Kankay Grills with Lara, Federico and Tomas

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Kansas City Royals Television Host, Joel Goldberg and discovering Kankay Grills with Lara, Federico and Tomas

Joel Goldberg has been a member of the Kansas City Royals television broadcast since 2008, serving as the host of every pregame and postgame show on FOX Sports Kansas City. We discuss Joel's career path and all the great things he has done including winning a 2001 Mid-America Emmy for sports reporting and covering multiple championship teams in Major League Baseball and the National Football League. Joel is a fellow podcaster with his show, Rounding the Bases. More information on Joel Goldberg can be found at https://joelgoldbergmedia.com/

Kankay Grill is an Argentine company making exceptional grills. Two of the companys' founders, Federico Schaer and Tomas Beutin and the designer of their numerous grills, Lara Dittmar join us and discuss the company and the Argentinian grill experience. They want to create the best products to generate unforgettable moments around the fire. Their philosopy is, "The world moves and we go with it. We walk at its own speed and carry our traditions with us. We share our feelng through tastes, cooking sensations, in the exact place we want to be." For more information on Kankay Grills go to https://kankaybbq.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Smokin' Hoggz BBQ's, Bill Gillespie and ESPN and CBS Radio's, Robin Lundberg Plus Discussion on the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame Dinner

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 18 Nov 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Smokin' Hoggz BBQ's, Bill Gillespie and ESPN and CBS Radio's, Robin Lundberg Plus Discussion on the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame Dinner

Bill Gillespie is the founder of the the Smokin' Hoggz BBQ team. His team has won hundreds of awards and has claimed the Grand Championship at both the Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue and the American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational. He shares his vast cooking knowledge in four outstanding books, Hot and Fast BBQ on Your Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker, Secrets to Smoking on the Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker and Other Smokers, The Smoking Bacon & Hog Cookbook, and The Secrets to Great Charcoal Grilling on the Weber. In addition to being an excellent competition cook and outstanding cookbook author , Bill also has a delicious lineup of sauces and rubs. We are joined by Doug Scheiding. For more information on Bill and Smokin' Hoggz BBQ or to order his products go to https://www.smokinhoggzbbq.com/

Robin Lundberg is a sports broadcaster. He can be seen as host of Sports Illustrated's daily videos and heard on his own CBS Sports Radio show as well as Sirius XM. Robin was with with ESPN for 10 years, most recently as the co-host of First and Last on ESPN Radio. He provides great detail on how he got his start and his jobs on ESPN Radio, including being a producer on The Stephen A. Smith Show and working with Max Kellerman on The Max Kellerman Show, serving as on-air researcger and comedian. Other projects included The Leadoff Spot with Ryan Ruocco, host of the radio show, The Robin Lundberg Show, first on ESPN and then on CBS Sports Radio. Robin offers great incites into what it takes to make it in a very competitive career in an extremely competitive environment.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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We Travel Back to 1935 with Babe Ruth Author, Bob LeMoine and The Sauce is the Boss with Sweet Baby Ray's, Dave Raymond, a 2023 BBQ Hall of Fame Inductee

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 11 Nov 2023 12:00:00 +0000

We travel back to 1935 with Babe Ruth Author, Bob LeMoine and the Sauce is the Boss with Sweet Baby Ray's, Dave Raymond, a 2023 Barbecue Hall of Fame inductee.

Bob LeMoine loves baseball and this love began at a very early age. He would lay in bed at night, listening to his small transistor radio and cheer on the Boston Red Sox. Bob is fascinated with Boston and 19th-century baseball history. His latest project is When the Babe Went Back to Boston: Babe Ruth, Judge Fuchs and the Hapless Braves of 1935. It is a fascinating look at Babe Ruth after his time with the New York Yankees ended and he tried to pursue a a second act career as a manager as well as all else from that time until his death. Babe Ruth is considered by many to be the greatest baseball player and this book provides much more interesting information on his life.

Dave Raymond aka Sweet Baby Ray has many years of experience in the barbecue industry. In 1982, Dave and his lifelong friend Mike O’Brien used the sauce which Dave's brother Larry developed to build Sweet Baby Ray's, which is now the best-selling barbecue sauce in the country. They sold the business in 2001. In 2005 Dave partnered with his nephew, Larry's son Duce and they opened Sweet Baby Ray's Restaurant. Now a multifaceted business operation, Sweet Baby Ray’s boasts two restaurants and two premier catering companies. Dave is also a member of the competition team, Duce's Wild, which has won over 40 awards since it began competing. Dave is a member of the newly inducted 2023 Barbecue Hall of Fame class.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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A Great Episode with Grill Girl, Robyn Lindars, Tony Gwynn Biography Author, Scott Kingdon, Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding, and Jeff's Two Cents

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 4 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0000

A Great Episode with Grill Girl, Robyn Lindars, Tony Gwynn Biography Author, Scott Kingdon, Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding, and Jeff's Two Cents

Robyn Lindars is the creator of GrillGirl.com. She is a recipe developer who loves anything cooked over fire. She has a passion for teaching others how to create their own smoked foods, from creative smoked cocktails to classic brisket. She competes on a barbecue team and is a trained Florida BBQ Association judge. Her editorial and recipe content has been featured in numerous publications, including USA Today's USA Weekend, The Huffington Post, and Rachael Ray EveryDay. Robyn has madse numerous television appearnaces including, The Today Show and the Food Network's, Chopped Grill Masters. We surprise Robyn by having Doug Scheiding join us as he knows Robyn very well and asks her some great questions.

Scott Kingdon is an exceptional writer who has chosen to write the biography of one of the greatest and most likeable players to ever don a Major League Baseball uniform, Tony Gwynn. The book is Tony Gwynn: The Baseball Life of Mr. Padre and it provides a wonderful look into the personal life and career of the man who spent his entire professional baseball career with the San Diego Padres. He stands second only to Ty Cobb in batting titles and consecutive .300-plus seasons. As a coach, he preached the Gwynn gospel to his players: do it right, do it with class, and respect others and the game. We thank Scott for this outstanding book on a player we thoroughly enjoyed watching.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Grand Slam with New York State Baseball Hall of Fame Founder and Executive Director, Rene LeRoux and James Hare, Founder of Cucamonga Cattle Co.

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 28 Oct 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Grand Slam with New York State Baseball Hall of Fame Founder and Executive Director, Rene LeRoux and James Hare, Founder of Cucamonga Cattle Co.

Rene LeRoux is the founder and executive director of three New York State Hall of Fame’s, baseball, basketball, and hockey. He spearheaded a mammoth undertaking when he took a hall of fame which was known for its annual induction dinner and online list of inductees and turned it into a brick and mortar baseball lover's destination in Gloversville, New York. Rene discusses the 2023 induction class and delights us with his wonderful stories. Go to http://www.nysbhof.com/home.html for more information on the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame.

Jame Hare is the founder of the Cucamonga Cattle Co., maker of fine barbecue rubs and sauces. He is also a Kansas City Barbeque Society judge. "Cucamonga Cattle Company came about from the love of great food. After spending the better part of 30 years barbecuing for family and friends, James discovered that he was not satisfied with any of the available commercial rubs." Not only is he an exceptional maker of barbecue rubs, but he is also a member of the company's competition barbecue team. Go to https://www.cucacattleco.com/ for more information.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Hot Stuff with 1989's MLB American League Rookie of the Year, Gregg Olson and Aaron Epstein, Founder of Coney Island Saucery

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 21 Oct 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Hot Stuff with 1989's MLB American League Rookie of the Year, Gregg Olson and Aaron Epstein, Founder of Coney Island Saucery

Gregg Olson was a relief pitcher who played for 14 years in the Major Leagues. In 1989, Olson became the first reliever to win the American League Rookie of the Year Award as he set an American League rookie record with 27 saves and had a 5–2 mark with a 1.69 ERA and 90 strikeouts in 85 innings. Gregg was a member of 10 MLB teams during his playing career, but it is as a member of the Baltimore Orioles where Olson enjoyed the most success and is a member of the team's Hall of Fame. Gregg is also a member of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame as well as being a member of the Nebraska High School Hall of Fame along with his dad, famed 35 years high school coach, Bill Olson.

Aaron Epstein is the founder of Coney Island Saucery, specializing in premium hot sauces. Aaron's fondest childhood memories were of trips to Coney Island with his dad and brother. Aaron's hot sauces are exceptional and he has teamed up with the actors from the Trailer Park Boys as they are now the faces of his hot sauces. We discuss his food journey and the way he has conducted his business to get it to the place it is now in a very highly competitive market. For more information on Coney Island Saucery and to order their products go to https://coneyislandsaucery.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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1989's MLB American League Rookie of the Year, Gregg Olson and Aaron Epstein, Founder of Coney Island Saucery

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Almost Cooperstown's, Gordon and Mark Kolier and Blazing Star BBQ's, Mike Starr Make This a Can't Miss Episode

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 14 Oct 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Almost Cooperstown's, Gordon and Mark Kolier and Blazing Star BBQ's, Mike Starr make this a can't miss episode

Gordon and Mark Kolier are the father and son hosts of the Almost Cooperstown podcast. This family duo loves to talk and argue about baseball. They launched the podcast "noting that baseball contains a long history of players that, for whatever reasons, have been shunned by the electors of the Hall of Fame." They discuss that with us as well as the current season as that is what they often discuss on their show. You can learn more about their podcast at https://www.almostcooperstown.com/

Mike Starr is the founder of Blazing Star BBQ, makers of barbecue sauces and rubs. Mike is a 21 year US Air Force Veteran and has traveled all over the world. From Blazing Star's website, "During my travels I have experienced some unique cultures and tasted some unique foods. Now, I am bringing unique flavors from my world travels to your backyard." Mike discusses his barbecue journey, the success he has achieved, and the unique things he has experienced. For more on Mike and Blazing Starr BBQ go to https://www.blazingstarbbq.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Let's Play Two With MLB Network's, Brian Kenny and Bear Mountain BBQ's, Levi Strayer

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 7 Oct 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Let's Play Two With MLB Network's, Brian Kenny and Bear Mountain BBQ's, Levi Strayer

Brian Kenny is a studio host for MLB Network and a boxing play-by-play announcer for Fox Sports. He is the host of the weekday program MLB Now, known as “the show for the thinking fan." He previously worked for ESPN, where he won three Emmys, and had his own show on ESPN Radio named, The Brian Kenny Show. He is also the host of the Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies in Cooperstown, New York. Brian's love of baseball comes through loud and clear.

Levi Strayer knows the importance of using quality products when he cooks and he is proud to work for Bear Mountain BBQ, makers of premium wood pellets, wood chips, and wood chunks. As their website says, "We’ve spent the past 30 years crafting premium quality wood pellets for those that are passionate about BBQ. We wanted to add rich, smoky flavor to food without using anything artificial." Levi explains how their products are made and why Bear Mountain woods make food taste better.
Go to https://bearmountainbbq.com/ for more information on their products and to place an order.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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It's a Rare Triple Play with No Crying In Baseball Author, Erin Carlson, Smoke Sweats BBQ's, Anthony Scerri, and Blue Smoke's Executive Chef, Bret Lunsford

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 30 Sep 2023 11:00:00 +0000

It's a Rare Triple Play with No Crying In Baseball Author, Erin Carlson, Smoke Sweats BBQ's, Anthony Scerri, and Blue Smoke's Executive Chef, Bret Lunsford

Erin Carlson is a culture and entertainment journalist, and the author of three Hollywood history books. She joins us to discuss her latest project, No Crying in Baseball: The Inside Story of A League of Their Own: Big Stars, Dugout Drama, and a Home Run for Hollywood. The book is an outstanding look at the people, including the cast, and the story involved with the making of the movie which more than 30 years after its release has become a beloved classic. Erin's work appears in many publications, including Vanity Fair and Town and Country.

Anthony Scerri is the founder and owner of Smoke Sweats BBQ. Based in Brooklyn, NY, Anthony is taking his love for barbecue and with many marketing tools, including having barbecue popups, he is bringing his unique style to the New York and surrounding areas masses. We met Anthony at Jimmy Carbone's Pig Island event and were privileged to try his take on Cheeto's Pie. Anthony is a fellow New York Mets fan and so we commiserated on the lackluster season. For more on Anthony and Smoke Sweats BBQ go to https://www.smokesweats.com/

Bret Lunsford is the executive chef of Blue Smoke, a New York restaurant which offers outstanding barbecue. Up until recently, Blue Smoke also had a location at Cit Field which is home to the New York Mets. We were surprised to learn that Bret is a relative of Baseball Hall of Fame member, Ralph Kiner who did not play for the Mets, but was an intricate part of their broadcasting team for more than 50 years. Bret at one time was planning on becoming a school music teacher; earning a Bachelor of Arts in Music from the University of Southern Mississippi. The food industry is lucky he followed his greater passion and after graduating from the Culinary Institute of America, Bret eventually made his way to Blue Smoke.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Mickey Callaway, Former MLB Player, Pitching Coach, and Manager and Brian Leigh of Award Winning, B.T. Leigh's Sauces and Rubs

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 23 Sep 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Mickey Callaway, Former MLB Player, Pitching Coach, and Manager and Brian Leigh of Award Winning, B.T. Leigh's Sauces and Rubs

Mickey Callaway is a former Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Anaheim Angels, where he earned a World Series ring, and the Texas Rangers. His professional playing career ended as a player for the Hyundai Unicorns in Korea in the KBO where he was a two-time league All-Star. Soon after his playing career ended Mickey started coaching and worked his way up to an outstanding stint as pitching coach for the Cleveland Indians as he guided the pitching staff through an incredible season in 2016 which saw the team get to within a game of winning the World Series. In 2017, Mickey was named the manager of the New York Mets. Mickey was an extremely positive manager and his positive energy was felt throughout the discussion as he spoke about his baseball career.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Why We Love Baseball with Author, Joe Posnanski and Exceptional Barbecue Talk with Pork Mafia's, Phil Wingo and Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 16 Sep 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Why We Love Baseball with Author, Joe Posnanski and Exceptional Barbecue Talk with Pork Mafia's, Phil Wingo and Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding

Joe Posnanski is a #1 New York Times bestselling author. He has written for The Athletic, Sports Illustrated, NBC Sports and The Kansas City Star. He has been named National Sportswriter of the Year by five different organizations and is the winner of two Emmy Awards. He joined us on episode 115 to discuss his book, The Baseball 100 and he has followed up that superb book with his latest project, Why We Love Baseball: A History In 50 Moments. Some of the moments will be ones you think you know quite well and others you may or not have heard of, but each of them includes something special which will make it as if you are hearing about them for the first time. Joe has a unique writing and speaking style, both of which are evident from our discussion.

Phil Wingo is the founder of Pork Mafia's championship sauces and rubs . We met Phil at Pig Beach during the Jeff Michner Foundation BBQ Benefit and were fortunate to taste the tri-tip he was offering to the masses. Phil travels around the world in search of spices to use in his rubs and cooking as well as to teach barbecue classes. We were joined by Doug Scheiding and thoroughly enjoyed a discussion which included cooking whole hog as well as charitable causes which both of them are involved in. The discussion is educational and very entertaining.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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It's a Grand Slam with Former New York Met, Ed Kranepool, Author, Gary Kaschak, Forge to Table Knives Founder, Noah Rosen, and Jeff's Two Cents

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 9 Sep 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Former New York Met, Ed Kranepool and author, Gary Kaschak join us to discuss their new book and Forge to Table Knives founder, Noah Rosen recounts the company's humble beginning while Jeff gives his two cents.

Ed Kranepool was only 17 years old in 1962 when the expansion team, New York Mets were formed and he then spent the next 18 years wearing blue and orange. Kranepool was an important member of the 1969 Miracle Mets and when he retired after the 1979 season at the age of 34, he was the all-time Mets leader in 10 major statistical categories, including games, at-bats, hits, and total bases. Kranepool joins us to discuss his new book, The Last Miracle: My 18-Year Journey with the Amazin' New York Mets which he wrote with Gary Kaschak. Ed is a member of the New York Mets Hall of Fame and beloved by New York Mets fans worldwide. We are thrilled he is back for his second appearance.

Gary Kaschak has written another exceptional book and we are honored he has joined us with Ed Kranepool for this in depth discussion. Gary is the author of another book with a former New York Met, Cleon Jones' autobiography, Coming Home: My Amazin' Life with the New York Mets. Gary joined us previously to discuss the extremely moving and motivational book, Go The Distance which he wrote with Tom Tunison.

Noah Rosen is the founder and CEO of Forge To Table, maker of custom hand-made knives. Noah came up with the company idea while a first-year culinary student at Johnson & Wales University. The knives are absolutely beautiful and Noah's story is fascinating. For more information on Noah Rosen, his company, Forge To Table, and to purchase his knives go to https://www.forgetotable.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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It's a triple play with author, Kirk McKnight, food event producer, Jimmy Carbone, Baseball BBQ's, Brett Mandel, and guest co-host, Ray Sheehan

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 2 Sep 2023 11:00:00 +0000

It's a triple play with author, Kirk McKnight, food event producer, Jimmy Carbone, Baseball BBQ's, Brett Mandel, and guest co-host, Ray Sheehan

Kirk McKnight is a nationally published author specializing in sports journalism. His latest book is The Voices of Baseball: The Game's Greatest Broadcasters Reflect On America's Pastime. Baseball broadcasters are the voice of the game. They know the intimate details of the team, the stadium, and the history of their club. This book covers every stadium in major league baseball, recounting the greatest moments to take place within their walls as told by the most renowned broadcasters in the game, past and present. Kirk has interviewed some of the best play by play broadcasters and the conversations are exceptional.

Jimmy Carbone is a New York City-based restaurateur, event producer, and radio host. Jimmy is the brainchild behind former East Village bar, Jimmy's No. 43, and continues to produce several treasured craft food and drink events in New York City, including Rib King NYC and Pig Island NYC. Jimmy has also hosted nearly 500 episodes of Beer Sessions Radio on HRN, and co-authored the I Like Pig cookbook. In all of his endeavors, Jimmy showcases his expertise in connecting farmers, chefs, brewers, and food and drink enthusiasts. We are fortunate to be joined by Ray Sheehan who competed in Rib King NYC and adds his unique perspective to the discussion.

Brett Mandel from the company, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com/ is back to apprise us on the great things the company is doing and all their terrific new products. Anyone who loves baseball and barbecue will thoroughly enjoy the wide range of products they offer. It's an extensive list, but some of the popular items include spatula's, forks, and tongs which are all made using baseball bat handles and which can be personally engraved. They also have cutting boards shaped liked home plate or baseball jerseys which also can be engraved. Their products are fun, different, and useful.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Celebrating Episode 200 In Kansas City With NLBM President, Bob Kendrick, Former MLB Player, Ed Hearn, and BBQ HOF Member, Ardie Davis

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 26 Aug 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Celebrating Episode 200 In Kansas City With NLBM President, Bob Kendrick, Former MLB Player, Ed Hearn, and BBQ HOF Member, Ardie Davis

Episode 200 was not going to pass without us doing something special and so we took the show to Kansas City where baseball and barbecue are part of the city's foundation. While there we had the pleasure of spending time with three previous guests.

Bob Kendrick is president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri and was our very first podcast guest almost six years ago. After his first appearance he joined us two more times and each discussion was even better than the one before. This was our first time meeting in person and we were overjoyed to meet Bob as we greatly respect his talents as a baseball historian, phenomenal storyteller, and an incredible steward of the game. We talked about his passion for the museum, the history it preserves, and the stories it tells. Go to https://www.nlbm.com/ for more information on Bob and the museum.

Ed Hearn is a former Major League Baseball player. He was part of the New York Mets 1986 World Series Championship and played briefly for the Kansas City Royals. We had Ed on once before and Jeff proudly wore Ed's #49 at New York Mets Fantasy Camp. Ed was extremely thoughtful to invite us into his home where we had the chance to try on his World Serious ring as well as see his other championship memorabilia. We met his wife, Trisha and his dog, Hartley. Ed recently received a new kidney and thankfully is feeling better. It is very special the way that Jeff calls Ed #49 and Ed calls Jeff #49.

Ardie Davis was a guest once on the show, but meeting him in person was a huge thrill and he met us on a long line at Slap's BBQ. Ardie is a 2016 Barbecue Hall of Fame inductee in the celebrity/humanitarian category. Ardie is a founder of the American Royal Barbecue Sauce Contest which is the world's largest sauce contest. He is a charter member of the KCBS, instrumental in the development of the Certified Barbecue Judge curriculum, and author of the oath recited by each judge prior to judging a contest. We affectionately refer to him as barbecue royalty and you would be hard pressed to find anyone who would say otherwise.

The show is filled with congratulatory messages and then Jeff and Len reflect on what the podcast and achieving 200 episodes means to them.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Shea Hello's, Casey Lynn and Elda's Kitchen's, Brie Blackford Provide Their Unique Perspectives

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Shea Hello's, Casey Lynn and Elda's Kitchen's, Brie Blackford Provide Their Unique Perspectives

Casey Lynn grew up a New York Mets fan and now is channeling his team's love into his company, Shea Hello Media, a digital multimedia sports company focusing on the New York Mets and Major League Baseball. He began with a daily newsletter and has added a podcast which he co-hosts with former Major League Baseball pitcher, Bill Pulsipher. We discuss how he started and where he wants to take this. More information on Casey Lynn and Shea Hello Media can be found at https://linktr.ee/sheahellomedia

Brie Blackford is the co-founder of Elda’s Kitchen, maker of wonderful sauces. Brie returns for an update on her latest products which are part of two new product lines and provides insight on what it takes to make it in a very competitive business. She is inspired by the wonderful cooking and hospitality of her grandmother, Elda Abronzino. The sauces are vegan friendly, contain no MSG or preservatives, are non-GMO, gluten-free, and do not have high fructose corn syrup. You can find Brie and her sauces at https://eldaskitchen.com

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Sr. Manager of Social Media at the MLBPA, Emily Kless and Future of Q Writer, Raymond Sheehan Make This a Bright Episode

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 12 Aug 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Sr. Manager of Social Media at the MLBPA, Emily Kless and Future of Q Writer, Raymond Sheehan Make This a Bright Episode

Emily Kless is the senior manager of social media at the Major League Baseball Players Association. Her job involves handling the social media presence for the MLBPA. The job immerses her in the wonderful world of baseball which she loves. Prior to this she was the marketing communications manager for The Topps Company. She talks all about her experience in baseball which, while with Topps included being part of the Ripping Packs show. Ripping Packs featured Emily and former Major League Baseball players opening a pack of Topps baseball cards from a year in which the player played and talking about some of the players in the pack. For baseball lovers it appears that Emily has a dream job and she realizes how fortunate she is, but she has worked very hard to get to this point.

Raymond Sheehan may have barbecue sauce flowing through his veins. As the son of pitmaster, Ray Sheehan he has a good role model to learn from. Raymond is forging his own path in the barbecue world and is part of the crew that writes for the online digital publication, the Future of Q. The front page of the inaugural episode features a recipe provided by Raymond for Smoked Bacon Wrapped Oreos. The Future of Q is the newest idea from Janet and Kell Phelps, the creative forces which bring us the Barbecue News Magazine. Besides his enjoyment of cooking, Raymond is also an avid musician. Go to https://www.futureofq.com/ to get Raymonds recipe and to learn more. With Raymond and the other youths writing for this publication, the future of BBQ looks bright.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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The Future of Q with Barbecue News Magazine Publisher, Kell Phelps and Sons of Baseball with Author, Mark Braff

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 5 Aug 2023 11:00:00 +0000

The Future of Q with Barbecue News Magazine Publisher, Kell Phelps and Sons of Baseball with Author, Mark Braff

Kell Phelps is the publisher of the Barbecue News Magazine as well as running the National Barbecue Association (NBBQA). He does all of this with his wife, Miss Janet. They have a new endeavor, The Future of Q which is an online magazine written by youths and aimed at the next generation of pitmasters. Go to https://www.futureofq.com/ for more information. If you have an interest in barbecue in any form then you need to subscribe to Barbecue News Magazine. Kell is an avid Atlanta Braves fan and we discuss both baseball and barbecue.

Mark Braff is a diehard baseball fan. The idea for a book about the sons of former major league baseball players had been rattling around Mark's head for more than a decade before he began working on the project. It sprung from the thought of baseball as a bonding experience between so many fathers and sons, from talking about the game to tossing a ball around the yard. But what is it like when dad is a professional baseball player? In the book, Sons of Baseball: Growing Up With a Major League Dad, Braff has interviewed the sons of former MLB players and we learn of the experience as the sons speak.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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World Series Winning, Los Angeles Dodgers Third Baseman, Ron Cey and ThermoWorks Consumer Marketing Manager, Kyle Halvorson

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 29 Jul 2023 11:00:00 +0000

World Series Winning, Los Angeles Dodgers Third Baseman, Ron Cey and ThermoWorks Consumer Marketing Manager, Kyle Halvorson

Ron Cey was a six-time All-Star third baseman and an integral part of the Los Angeles Dodgers as they won four National League pennants in an eight-year span. Cey, also known as The Penguin, capped a 17-year Major League Baseball career with World Series MVP Award honors when the Dodgers won the 1981 World Series. He was a member of the longest-running infield (Ron Cey, Bill Russell, Davey Lopes, and Steve Garvey) in MLB history. He joined us to discuss his incredible career which he writes about in his new book, Penguin Power: Dodger Blue, Hollywood Lights, and My One-In-A-Million Big League Journey. Cey takes us behind the scenes of playing for the Dodgers, being managed by Tommy Lasorda, and winning a World Series Championship.

Kyle Halvorson is the Consumer Marketing Manager at ThermoWorks, the industry leader in temperature devices. He joins us three years after his last appearance. Three years is much too long to have not spoken, but it gave ThermoWorks a lot of time to come out with many new tools. Kyle knows his stuff and we love hearing about the many new tools as well as the upgrades they have made to some of their previous devices. ThermoWorks is a great company which has many tools to help up your cooking game. For more information on ThermoWorks go to https://www.thermoworks.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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We Hit It Out Of The Park With New York Yankees MLB.com Beat Reporter, Bryan Hoch and Hoodoo Brown Barbeque's, Alan Stinson

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 22 Jul 2023 12:25:00 +0000

We Hit It Out Of The Park With New York Yankees MLB.com Beat Reporter, Bryan Hoch and Hoodoo Brown Barbeque's, Alan Stinson

Bryan Hoch is the New York Yankees MLB.com beat reporter. Covering the team on a daily basis has provided Bryan a chance to witness many great moments and seasons. One of the greatest individual and season long accomplishments of recent memory was last year when New York Yankees slugger, Aaron Judge chased the American League's home run record which was held for 61 years by another Yankees great, Roger Maris who in 1961 had broken Babe Ruth's record of 60. On October 4, 2022 Judge entered the record books as he hit home run number 62. Hoch was there to witness this momentous moment and the other home runs leading up to it. He documents it all in his new book, 62: Aaron Judge, The New York Yankees, And The Pursuit Of Greatness. The book details all of the home runs, but offers a much deeper look at baseball's history and many other players who are a part of it. Bryan's impressions of the late New York Mets broadcaster, Bob Murphy and Back to the Future's, Doc Emmett Brown are a bonus not to be missed.

Alan Stinson is learning what it takes to be a top-notch pitmaster. His training occurs at the extremely popular restaurant, Hoodoo Brown Barbeque where his brother, Tyler has earned the title of Sausage King. We met some of the people from Hoodoo Brown at the Jeff Michner Foundation BBQ Benefit at Pig Beach and were eager to have them on the show. Alan was presented as a perfect show guest since he played college baseball at Connecticut's, Albertus Magnus College. We talked with Alan about baseball and barbecue, but one interesting fact we covered was that Alan is a vegetarian and has never tried any of the meats he is learning to cook. Since taste is not a way he can tell if his barbecue is good, he must rely on other senses and Alan shares that.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Chatting with The Grill Sisters, Irene Sharp and Desi Longinidis and Baseball Bat Manufacturer, Kurt Gross of Overfly Sports with Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 15 Jul 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Chatting with The Grill Sisters, Irene Sharp and Desi Longinidis and Baseball Bat Manufacturer, Kurt Gross of Overfly Sports with Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding

Irene Sharp and Desi Longinidis are The Grill Sisters and they join us from halfway around the world, Australia to be exact, to discuss their cookbook, The Grill Sisters' Guide To Legendary BBQ: 60 Irresistible Recipes that Guarantee Mouthwatering, Finger-Lickin' Results. Irene and Desi are grilling enthusiasts, recipe developers, food stylists, and photographers who have appeared on Australian television, competing against the best BBQ experts in Australia. Irene and Desi created the cookbook's outstanding recipes, took the beautiful photographs, and designed the book's layout. Get the book and elevate your cooking skills to another level.

Kurt Gross is passionate about manufacturing baseball bats. His El Paso, Texas bat manufacturing company, Powerbull Bat Company was recently purchased by Overfly Sports. Doug Scheiding pinch hits for Leonard as he was unable to join the conversation and as usual Doug's vast research significantly adds to the discussion. A well made baseball bat is an essential component to a player's success and so much goes into their production. Everything that goes into making baseball bats as well as how they are marketed to the players is explained. Just when you think the interview is over, Kurt asks for some barbecue talk and Doug is more than happy to comply.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Pulitzer Prize Winning Author, Ira Berkow and Snap-O-Razzo Hot Dogs Creator, Ralph Perrazzo

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 8 Jul 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Pulitzer Prize Winning Author, Ira Berkow and Snap-O-Razzo Hot Dogs Creator, Ralph Perrazzo

Ira Berkow is a sports reporter, columnist, and writer. He shared the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting awarded to the staff of The New York Times for his article, "The Minority Quarterback", which was part of the series, How Race Is Lived in America. He has written for Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, Art News, Seventeen, Chicago Magazine, The Chicago Tribune Magazine, National Strategic Forum Review, Reader's Digest, and Sports Illustrated, among others. He is the author of 26 books and his latest is Baseball's Best Ever: A Half Century of Covering Hall of Famers. It is a collection of many of Ira's columns which are insightful and meaningful views of the lives and careers of some of the greatest who have played the game. These player are so much more than what they are on the field and that is provided by Ira's wonderful writing.

Ralph Perrazzo is a chef. His restaurant, BBD's (Beers, Burgers, Desserts) was the New York City Wine & Food Festival's 2015 Burger Bash Winner and was included in Newsday's Top Long Island Restaurants in 2014, 2015 and 2016. In 2020, Perrazzo started focusing on his new artisan line of hot dogs and his hot dog company, Snap-O-Razzo Hot Dogs. We met Ralph at Pig Beach during the Jeff Michner Foundation BBQ Benefit and the pleasure of sampling his outstanding products. Anyone who thinks one hot dog is the same as any other hot dog will never think the same way after trying Ralph's hot dogs. Humphrey Bogart said, "A hot dog at the ballgame beats roast beef at the Ritz." Who can argue with that? We certainly will not. More information on Ralph and Snap-O-Razzo can be found at https://www.snaporazzo.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Former Toronto Blue Jays Manager, John Gibbons and Barbecue Lover and Ship Captain, Dayne Brady Pack the Episode with Stories Not to be Missed

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 1 Jul 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Former Toronto Blue Jays Manager, John Gibbons and Barbecue Lover and Ship Captain, Dayne Brady Pack the Episode with Stories Not to be Missed

John Gibbons is known as Gibby to countless baseball fans who either knew him for his play as a catcher with the New York Mets or for his two time multi-year stints as manager of the Toronto Blue Jays. He joins us to discuss his latest project, his memoir, Gibby: Tales of a Baseball Lifer which he co-wrote Greg Oliver. It is extremely entertaining with tons of stories detailing his youth prior to baseball and continues through his time with the World Series winning 1986 New York Mets all the way to his very successful managerial career with the Toronto Blue Jays. Gibby has strong opinions which we were glad he shared, but the best thing he shared are his exceptional stories.

Dayne Brady loves cooking barbecue and it helps him to relax. Whether he is cooking in the Cayman Islands or at his current Florida home, Dayne is always looking for foods to which he can add his unique flavors. Our friend Pinetar thought Dayne would be a perfect guest and joined the interview to surprise him. Dayne tells us about his time as captain on a ship that sank and saving his father and brother-in-law from drowning and never giving up hope. Dayne is long time Big Green Egg user, a former Little League baseball coach, and a fan of the Baltimore Orioles. He even has a video show on Facebook called, Dayne's Food Porn Corner which showcases his coking talents.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Newly Elected Barbecue Hall of Fame Inductee, Darren Warth and Award-Winning Author, John Rosengren

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 24 Jun 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Newly Elected Barbecue Hall of Fame Inductee, Darren Warth and Award-Winning Author, John Rosengren

Darren Warth has become one of competition barbecue's most decorated pitmasters since his barbecue competition debut in 2003 which, as Darren recalls, Mother Nature almost destroyed. In 2006, Darren and his wife, Sherry, founded Smokey D’s BBQ catering company, cooking in their driveway as a side hustle. The catering business success, a love of cooking barbecue, and an intense work ethic lead the team to open their first Smokey D's BBQ restaurant. Darren is often referred to as "The GOAT" and he shares many stories of his barbecue journey which brought him to this point, becoming a 2023 inductee into the Barbecue Hall of Fame. More information on Darren and the restaurants is available at https://smokeydsbbq.com/

John Rosengren is an award-winning journalist and author. He joined us on episode 134 and is back to discuss his latest project, The Greatest Summer in Baseball History: How the '73 Season Changed Us Forever. It is an outstanding look at a time which baseball historians will refer back to for the many things which occurred including the American League's implementation of the designated hitter, George Steinbrenner's purchase of the New York Yankees, Hank Aaron's pursuit of the home run record, the New York Mets almost pulling off another miracle, and so much more. John's feature articles, profiles, and essays have appeared in more than 100 publications. For more information on John go to https://www.johnrosengren.net/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Yogi Berra's Granddaughter, Lindsay Berra Discusses It Ain't Over and Gloria Chabot Gives Us a Delicious Taste of Working In the Food Industry

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 17 Jun 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Yogi Berra's Granddaughter, Lindsay Berra Discusses It Ain't Over and Gloria Chabot Gives Us a Delicious Taste of Working In the Food Industry

Lindsay Berra is a journalist who has spent more than two decades covering sports and fitness for ESPN Magazine, MLB.com, MLB Network, Sports Business Journal, The New York Times, Baseball America, Fast Company, Men's Health, and other outlets. As the granddaughter of the legendary Baseball Hall of Famer, Yogi Berra, Lindsay has a new project which serves as a beautiful tribute to Yogi's incredible life, both on and off the playing field. Lindsay is the narrator and executive producer of It Ain't Over which chronicles the life of a very special man who she was fortunate to call her grandfather. Gary Mack of the Mets Musings Podcast and The Baseball Talk Radio Show joins Jeff and together they get a special look into the movie.

Gloria Chabot has spent over 40 years in the food industry. We met her at the 3rd Annual Jeff Michner BBQ Benefit at Pig Beach and featured the brief conversation on episode 187 with the goal of having her back for a more in-depth talk. That promise has been fulfilled, and she shares many stories on how she got started and the many fascinating places her career has taken her. Gloria also provides a look at her special relationships with Guy Fieri and the late Carl Ruiz. When we met her, she was generously serving some wonderful baked goods, and we discuss this latest chapter of her career and why she also goes by Bakergoog.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball, Barbecue, and Good-Natured Trash Talking with Dan Schlossberg, Author of Baseball's Memorable Misses and Tearl Dunlap of TD's Brew & BBQ

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Baseball, Barbecue, and Good-Natured Trash Talking with Dan Schlossberg, Author of Baseball's Memorable Misses and Tearl Dunlap of TD's Brew & BBQ

Dan Schlossberg is a former Associated Press sportswriter and one of the country’s premier baseball experts. During a 50-year award-winning journalism career Dan has been a true renaissance man as he has worked as a broadcast analyst, commentator, writer, and author. Dan has written or co-authored 40 baseball books and his latest is Baseball's Memorable Misses: An Unabashed Look at the Game's Craziest Zeroes. The book is a fascinating look at things that never happened in Major League Baseball. Some things that never happened will shock you and others will thoroughly amuse you. One thing that that is not missing from this discussion is how much Dan loves baseball and the knowledge he posseses for the sport he has spent his long and illustrious career covering.

Tearl Dunlap is the "TD" behind the extremely popular award-winning sauces and rubs of TD's Brew and BBQ. Wonderful products, an incredible work ethic, and an uncanny ability to sell have combined to make him a leader in the food industry in New Mexico and the surrounding area. His goal is to grow his brand and become a household name across the country. Barbecue is not his only passion as he is also a rabid Atlanta Braves fan and he enjoys dishing out some good trash talk as the Atlanta Braves are once again dominating their division. TD discusses the journey he has been on and why one of his company slogans is, "It's not just life changing, it's also lunch changing." For more information on TD's Brew & BBQ and to order their products go to https://tdsbrewandbbq.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball, Barbecue, and Music with Sterling Ball and International Baseball with Shane Boettcher

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 3 Jun 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Baseball, Barbecue, and Music with Sterling Ball and International Baseball with Shane Boettcher

Sterling Ball is a true renaissance man. He can speak eloquently about the music world, where he is a perfectly played note as a legendary and award-winning bass designer and musician who has performed with many music industry greats. Saucy, spicy, and exceptional barbecue talk is also something Sterling offers as a world-champion pitmaster with over 30 years of cooking experience and the founder of Big Poppa Smokers, an industry leader for high-quality grills, smokers, rubs, sauces, fuels, and accessories. Doing those two things exceedingly well might be enough, but Sterling is a baseball lover too, and that love along with his passion and ability to discuss the sport make him a "five-tool guest." Add Doug Scheiding to this conversation and this becomes not to be missed listening.

Shane Boettcher demonstrated his baseball passion the moment he joined us from Israel, where it was 2:30 am and Shane was eager to talk. In high school, Shane threw a nearly untouchable split-finger fastball which was clocked at 87 mph. Shane may have had a chance at playing Major League Baseball, but in 1999 while working in a furniture store and loading a mattress into a truck, a helium tank was knocked over and crushed multiple bones in his foot. Playing Major Leagues Baseball was no longer an option, so Shane began his coaching career in 2015 and continues to this day coaching youth baseball in Israel and the United States. Shane gives his perspective on the international game's future in Israel and what happens once those young players come to the United States.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball Broadcaster and Author, Tim Hagerty and Several of the Jeff Michner Foundation / Pig Beach BBQ 2023 Participants

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 27 May 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Baseball Broadcaster and Author, Tim Hagerty and Several of the Jeff Michner Foundation / Pig Beach BBQ 2023 Participants

Tim Hagerty is the broadcaster for the El Paso Chihuahuas (Padres Triple-A affiliate) and an award-winning writer and author. Tim was voted El Paso Sportscaster of the Year in 2014, 2015, and 2016. Baseball America named him an MLB broadcast prospect in its Best of the Minors feature. He has written hundreds of baseball history articles for Baseball Digest, Sporting News, The Hardball Times, and other publications. Tim's work has been honored with the national Edward R. Murrow Awards and by the Alabama Associated Press, Idaho State Broadcasters Association, Vermont Associated Press, the Society for American Baseball Research, and the Society of Professional Journalists. He joins us to discuss his wonderful career and his very funny book, Tales from the Dugout: 1,001 Humorous Inspirational & Wild Anecdotes from Minor League Baseball. In the off-season, Tim has provided national on-air updates from football and basketball games for Fox Sports Radio. Go to http://timhagerty.com/home to learn more about Tim.

The 3rd Annual Jeff Michner Foundation BBQ Benefit held at Pig Beach BBQ was a huge success, and we had the opportunity to speak with some of the participants. The conversations were brief, but we enjoyed our talks with Gloria Chabot from Bakergoog, Harrison Sapp from Southern Soul BBQ, Kelly Dallas from Hogapalooza, Phil Wingo from Pork Mafia, and Mike Johnson from Sugarfire Smokehouse. We are looking forward to having many of the preceding guests back to speak more in-depth.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Prolific Baseball Author, Erik Sherman and Willow Seasonings & Blends, David Slade

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 20 May 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Prolific Baseball Author, Erik Sherman and Willow Seasonings & Blends, David Slade

Erik Sherman returns for another triumphant appearance to discuss his latest book, Daybreak at Chavez Ravine: Fernandomania and the Remaking of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Erik is a prolific baseball book author and his latest work is exceptional. The book "retells Valenzuela’s arrival and permanent influence on Dodgers history, while bringing redemption to the organization’s controversial beginnings in LA. Through new interviews with players, coaches, broadcasters, and media, Erik Sherman reveals a new side of this intensely private man and brings fresh insight into the ways he transformed the Dodgers and started a phenomenon that radically altered the country’s cultural and sporting landscape." Eric is being honored in 2023 with his induction into the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame. For more information on Eric, go to https://www.erikshermanbaseball.com/

David Slade is a US Navy Veteran and the creator of Willow Seasonings & Blends, a small business from the metropolitan area of Denver, Colorado. "They strive to find the perfect balance of the ingredients that make up their products, as they do not want any single ingredient to dominate and want every ingredient working and dancing in unison to achieve a flavor experience that their customers will never forget. Their products are made with all-natural ingredients. Giving their customers the best product possible and never sacrificing quality in order to save money is how they do things." David takes us on his journey from home-based rubs and sauces maker to starting a business in a very competitive market. For more information, go to https://willowseasonings.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ are well represented with 3X World Series Champion, Jeremy Affeldt and Barbecue Enthusiast, Jon Solberg

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 13 May 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Baseball and BBQ are well represented with World Series Champion, Jeremy Affeldt and Barbecue Enthusiast, Jon Solberg

Jeremy Affeldt is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Kansas City Royals, Colorado Rockies, Cincinnati Reds, and San Francisco Giants. His teams have played in four World Series; one on the losing side with the Colorado Rockies and three winning efforts with the San Francisco Giants. He thrives under pressure and with ice in his veins was more suited to pitching out of the bullpen in high pressure situations. Jeremy shares lots of stories, many baseball related, such as the honesty he demonstrated when he gave back a significant sum of money to San Francisco Giants ownership which legally he could have kept due to a clerical contract error. However, other stories involve his life outside of baseball including saving his dog's life, his multiple philanthropic endeavors and his newest project, Free Roam Brewing Company, a brewery with a significant buffalo related theme. We are joined by Doug Scheiding who truly knows baseball and adds his own special flare. For more information on Jeremy go to https://www.jeremyaffeldt.com/

Jon Solberg enjoys cooking outdoors and has been studying the art of live fire cooking for the last 30 years. "Both low and slow, hot and fast, charcoal, wood, gas; it doesn't matter." He loves to restore grills and smokers of all kinds. He even makes his own charcoal. We first learned of Jon from listening to the Embedded Correspondents segment on The BBQ Central Show. Jon serves on the show as the Michigan Embedded Correspondent as well as the show's historian who assembles the weekly podcast, The Best Moments of the BBQ Central Show in 10 Minutes or Less. One of the many things you notice when speaking to John is how humble he is. He loves what he does, has his hands in all things barbecue, but is all about helping others. Go to https://jonsolberg.com/ for more information on Jon and the paid services he is able to provide regarding barbecue, internet content, and voice over and post production work.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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It's a Tale of Two Robs with Baseball Writer, Rob Neyer and Rob Rainford, Cookbook Author and Host of the TV Show, License to Grill

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 6 May 2023 11:00:00 +0000

It's a Tale of Two Robs with Baseball Writer, Rob Neyer and Rob Rainford, Cookbook Author and
Host of the TV Show, License to Grill

Rob Neyer is a baseball writer known for his use of statistical analysis or sabermetrics. He started his career working for Bill James and joined ESPN.com as a columnist and blogger from 1996 to 2011. He was National Baseball Editor for SB Nation from 2011 to 2014 and Senior Baseball Editor for FoxSports.com in 2015 and 2016. He has written freelance stories for Yahoo Sports, FiveThirtyEight, and The New York Times. He is an accomplished author or co-author of several books, including The Umpire Is Out: Calling the Game and Living My True Self which he wrote with our episode 137 guest, former Major League Baseball umpire, Dale Scott. In 2018 his book, Power Ball: Anatomy of a Modern Baseball Game won the prestigious Casey Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year. Rob is also the host of the extremely entertaining podcast, SABRcast. You can find more information on Rob at https://robneyer.com/

Rob Rainford is a trained chef, author of the cookbook, Rob Rainford's Born to Grill and host of the television show License to Grill. Over five seasons and 104 episodes, Rob hosted the series, License to Grill, which involves backyard cooking and entertaining. Rob's Born to Grill cookbook includes more than 100 recipes and 20 complete menus that are specifically tailored for backyard cooking. The book introduces the "Rainford Method," a series of techniques to help improve your cooking skills. Rob did not just wake up one day as a sucessful chef, author and TV show host and he shares stories of his journey and talks about his love of teaching which he continues doing. Go to https://gustotv.com/hosts/rob-rainford/ for more information on Chef Rob.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/

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Barbecue Connoisseur, Meathead, Yogi Berra's Son, Larry Berra, and Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding make this a Hall of Fame episode

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 29 Apr 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Barbecue connoisseur, Meathead, Yogi Berra's son, Larry Berra, and Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding make this a Hall of Fame episode.

Meathead is the founder and publisher of the immensely popular BBQ and grilling website AmazingRibs.com. He is a member of the Barbecue Hall of Fame and the author of Meathead: The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling, a New York Times Best Seller, and named one of the “100 Best Cookbooks of All Time” by Southern Living. He first joined us on episode 55, and we have been eager to have him back. The first person to call him Meathead was his dad after watching the groundbreaking television show, All in the Family. Now he is known to millions as Meathead, and his knowledge and advice on food is highly sought after. We are joined by Doug Scheiding as we talk about baseball, hot dogs, and of course, barbecue. Go to https://amazingribs.com/ and prepare to be amazed.

Larry Berra was an attendee at the 2022 New York State Baseball Hall of Fame Dinner sporting a tie with his dad, National Baseball Hall of Fame member, Yogi Berra's number eight proudly displayed. We quickly hit it off and fast-forward a few months to when we are meeting Larry at the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center on the campus of Montclair State University in Little Falls, New Jersey. We spent the day talking about Larry's baseball career which featured him catching many of the New York Mets' exceptional pitchers and the wonderfully exciting life he has enjoyed being the son of the great Yogi Berra. Everything you read and hear about Yogi Berra includes his treating all people equally which Larry confirmed as well as sharing many wonderful stories. We thank Larry for a wonderful day. For more information on Yogi Berra and the museum go to https://yogiberramuseum.org

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Do You Believe In Magic? Author, David Krell and BBQ Connoisseurs, Sean Ludwig and Ryan Cooper Make Us All Believe In Magic

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 22 Apr 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Do You Believe In Magic? Author, David Krell and BBQ Connoisseurs, Sean Ludwig, and Ryan Cooper Make Us All Believe In Magic

David Krell is an author and baseball historian. His latest work is, Do You Believe In Magic?: Baseball and America In the Groundbreaking Year of 1966. We were fortunate to be asked to preview the book and offer a blurb and this is what we said, "David Krell weaves a magnificent tapestry of the year 1966; using baseball as the central thread, he magnificently combines the year's biggest events to make us all feel we are front and center and experiencing every moment." David first joined us on episode 129 to discuss his book,1962: Baseball and America in the Time of JFK which is a fascinating look at a year when two new baseball franchises, the New York Mets and the Houston Colt .45s had their first seasons and NASA was launching men into space. In Do You Believe In Magic? David once makes history exciting.

Ryan Cooper and Sean Ludwig are back and providing information on future barbecue events, the latest products, and additional scintillating barbecue conversation. Ryan is the founder of the BBQ Tourist website https://bbqtourist.com which is dedicated to celebrating the best barbecue in America. Sean is the founder of NYC BBQ, http://www.nycbbq.com which is a website and newsletter with news and information on all things barbecue in the NYC metro area. Together they are co-founders of The Smoke Sheet, https://www.bbqnewsletter.com which is a weekly newsletter that curates the latest national barbecue news, upcoming events, books to read, podcasts to listen to, videos to watch, recipes, and so much more. We are thrilled every time they come on and look forward to having them back again.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Dr. Paul Semendinger Wrote a Book With Former New York Yankees, Roy White, Christie Vanover Created Girls Can Grill, and Jeff Rants

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 15 Apr 2023 11:00:00 +0000

We have a baseball guest, Dr. Paul Semendinger, a barbecue guest, Christie Vanover, and a rant from Jeff. Those three things make for a very entertaining episode.

Dr. Paul Semendinger was leading a double life, one as an educator with a career that culminated in his last position as a middle school principal, from which he recently retired. The other is as an author of several books and as the Editor-in-Chief and writer for his New York Yankees news and opinion blog, Start Spreading the News https://www.startspreadingthenews.blog/ His latest project is Roy White: From Compton to the Bronx which he co-authored with Roy White. The stories from Roy White, former New York Yankees left fielder, are wonderful and Paul was the perfect person to help get them on paper and into a book. Even the story of how Paul got the opportunity to assist Roy with telling these stories is an entertaining classic. Dr. Semendinger is a member of the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA). Go to https://drpaulsem.com/appearances/ for more information on Dr. Paul Semindinger.

Christie Vanover is the head cook and award-winning competitive pitmaster for the Girls Can Grill team. She has won multiple grand championships and has dozens of top-ten category finishes. Since 2015 Christie is also the editor and publisher of Girls Can Grill, https://girlscangrill.com/ an online magazine dedicated to sharing grilling tips and recipes to encourage more people to get outside and grill. She has traveled across the globe learning grilling techniques in Asia, Europe, Central America, and throughout the United States. Christie has worked in the public relations and the news industry for more than 20 years for the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, and NBC. She was also a park ranger for the National Park Service. In 2020, she launched three award-winning spice blends for brisket, chicken, and pork. Go to https://girlscangrill.com/christie-vanover/ for more information on Christie.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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An Ode to The BBQ Central Show's, Greg Rempe Who Should be a Barbecue Hall of Fame Inductee

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 8 Apr 2023 11:00:00 +0000

2023 is the year that the Barbecue Hall of Fame should induct Greg Rempe and give him the honor he deserves. Do not just take our word for that, but listen to what our ten guests, Malcom Reed, Ben Arnot, Christie Vanover, Ryan Cooper, Sean Ludwig, Michael Savino, Rusty Monson, Jon Solberg, Meathead, and Doug Scheiding have to say about Greg and his contributions to barbecue.

Greg Rempe is the creator and host of the longest-running, most listened to, and extremely entertaining shows dealing with live fire cooking, The BBQ Central Show. He has been extremely supportive of our show with advice, support, and encouragement. His presence and what he provides to the barbecue community are immeasurable. His show can be heard live every Tuesday night from 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm and is released in podcast format; the first hour on Wednesday and the second hour on Thursday. Then on Fridays you can catch up on parts of past episodes, listening to The Best Moments of The BBQ Central Show in 10 Minutes or Less. You can find out more about his show by going to http://thebbqcentralshow.com/

According to the Barbecue Hall of Fame website https://www.americanroyal.com/bbq/barbecue-hall-of-fame/ each year, the Barbecue Hall of Fame honors three individuals who, by extraordinary achievement and service, have made outstanding and significant contributions to barbecue. Their mission is to identify and honor the evolving history and traditions of barbecue while recognizing, documenting, and preserving the heritage of barbecue in our world. Induction into the Barbecue Hall of Fame is barbecue’s top honor and recognizes the substantial influence on the advancement of barbecue.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Celebrating Baseball’s Opening Week With a Rare Triple Play From Loserville Author, Clayton Trutor, The Grillin' Fools, Scott Thomas, and Spring Training Correspondent, Gary Looney

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 1 Apr 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Baseball and BBQ Episode #179: Celebrating baseball's opening week with a rare triple play from Loserville author, Clayton Trutor, The Grillin' Fools, Scott Thomas, and Spring Training Correspondent, Gary Looney

Clayton Trutor joins us to discuss his latest book, Loserville: How Professional Sports Remade Atlanta-and How Atlanta Remade Professional Sports. It is a fascinating look at Atlanta, Georgia and the four professional sports teams it brought in to try and make them a "Major League Town." Trutor holds a PhD in U.S. history from Boston College. He writes about college football and basketball for SB Nation. Trutor is the Vermont state chairman of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) and is a regular contributor to the SABR Biography Project. Loserville is a 10 year project for Trutor, and it was a decade well spent as it is truly fascinating.

Scott Thomas is the originator of the Grillin' Fools. After thousands of failures, and quite a few successes, more than two decades later he started a website to show step by step, picture by picture, foolproof grilling instructions so that others don’t have to repeat the mistakes he’s made on the grill. Continually challenging the traditional “rules” and “standards” of BBQ, Scott will grill anything from lettuce and leeks to brisket and bread. He has written feature articles for both St. Louis and Feast Magazines, been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, and appeared in countless television and radio spots in his hometown of St. Louis as well as nationally televised tailgating commercials for Coca-Cola during NASCAR races on NBC and in an episode of Steven Raichlen's, Project Fire. More information on Scott and the Grillin' Fools can be found at https://grillinfools.com/

Gary Looney makes his long awaited return. Jeff first met Gary in 2020 at the Los Angeles Angels spring training camp complex in Arizona, and a friendship quickly developed. Gary appeared with us on episodes 125, 56, and 87. He once again offers great insight into spring training, the just-started baseball season, and how it is to see Shohei Ohtani in person. Having him on has become an annual tradition, and his baseball knowledge is a great addition to any episode.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, , Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/

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Josh Rawitch, President of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and Malcom Reed from the How To BBQ Right YouTube Channel and Podcast

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Josh Rawitch, President of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, and Malcom Reed from the How To BBQ Right YouTube Channel and Podcast

The quote, "If you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life." fits both our guests perfectly.

Josh Rawitch has taken his love of baseball and made it his career. In 1995 Rawitch joined the Los Angeles Dodgers and worked his way from the marketing department, taking a break to serve as a beat reporter for Major League Baseball Advanced Media from 2001-02, and then returning to the Dodgers and eventually rising to the position of Vice President of Communications. Before assuming his role as National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum President in 2021 Rawitch spent a decade with the Arizona Diamondbacks, serving as the team’s Senior Vice President of Content and Communications. Josh fully understands his role which is to oversee the daily operation of the non-profit, educational institution, whose mission is to preserve history, honor excellence and connect generations. For more information on Josh and the Baseball Hall of Fame go to https://baseballhall.org/

Malcom Reed has taken his love of cooking barbecue and his skill as a pitmaster and made it his career. Competitively cooking with his Killer Hogs BBQ team and selling highly rated Killer Hogs BBQ rubs and sauces are just two of the barbecue activities which are helping to build his cooking empire. With over 1.5 million subscribers on his How To BBQ Right YouTube channel, he produces informative and entertaining weekly videos which serve to make all of us better cooks. As if all the preceding was not enough, Malcom, along with his wife Rachelle are the hosts of the How To BBQ Right Podcast on which they talk about their weekly YouTube recipes, what they are grilling at the house, tips and tricks for grilling and their competition BBQ contests. Even TikTok now has Malcom Reed videos. For more information on Malcom and How To BBQ Right, go to https://howtobbqright.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/
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Former MLB Player, Jim Leyritz and Megan Day from Burnt Finger BBQ Provide Exceptional Baseball and BBQ Talk

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 18 Mar 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Former MLB Player, Jim Leyritz and Megan Day from Burnt Finger BBQ Provide Exceptional Baseball and BBQ Talk

Jim Leyritz was a professional baseball catcher and infielder. In his 11-year Major League Baseball career, Leyritz played for the New York Yankees, Anaheim Angels, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, San Diego Padres, and Los Angeles Dodgers. With the Yankees, Jim was a member of the 1996 and 1999 World Series championships. Nicknamed "The King," Jim's playing days were highlighted by a pair of memorable postseason home runs he hit with the Yankees in 1995 and 1996 in comeback wins. Jim is a fantastic storyteller and shares many, including stories of his life prior to, during, and after baseball. How did a refusal to give Jim a $5,000 signing bonus change baseball history? Who was the future Baseball Hall of Fame player Jim met when he was 14 that made Jim choose to become a catcher? Jim bares his soul to us, and we are truly grateful for his extreme candor.

Megan Day is our guest, but we are pleasantly surprised when her husband Jason Day also joins us. Megan and Jason are the husband and wife pitmasters behind the professional barbecue team, Burnt Finger BBQ. They are educators, authors, product designers, and BBQ ambassadors. They have collected top finishes at many prestigious cooking competitions. Megan was named on Southern Living's, "Most Influential Women in Southern Barbecue." She is a Chopped Grill Masters Champion and is regularly seen promoting barbecue on the Today Show and various Food Network shows. Jason's signature recipe, Bacon Explosion, went viral after it was featured in a New York Times front-page story. They are prominently featured in the film "Smoke and Ribbons: A DocQmentary" streaming on Amazon Prime. Go to https://www.burntfingerbbq.com/ for more information on Megan and Jason as well as a chance to purchase their barbecue sauces and rubs.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Spanning the Globe to Bring Smoking Hot BBQ Talk With Ben Arnot from Smoking Hot Confessions and Exceptional Baseball Talk With Joe Ceraulo, Host of Ceraulo Sports Talk

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 11 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Spanning the globe to bring smoking hot BBQ talk with Ben Arnot from Smoking Hot Confessions and exceptional baseball talk with Joe Ceraulo, host of Ceraulo Sports Talk

Ben Arnot believes in the power of barbecue. What exactly does that mean? To Ben and his Smoking Hot Confessions team, "It is a power that is unique and mystifying. It is the power to not only deliver delicious foods, but to bring people together and bind them in a way that little else can. Family and friends come together whenever there is meat over a flame. Old arguments are forgotten and fractured relationships are repaired. At Smoking Hot Confessions, we truly believe that BBQ has the power to heal the world." Beautiful thoughts from someone who has fallen in love with a style of cooking whose breadth is expanding worldwide and, in his native Australia, Ben is helping lead that growth. Ben hosts the Smoking Hot Confessions Podcast, writes a blog as well as the eBooks, The Bacon Manifesto and 27 Lessons Learned From Competition BBQ, makes numerous guest appearances, writes for the Barbecue News Magazine, and is active on many social media platforms. More information on Ben Arnot and Smoking Hot Confessions can be found at https://smokinghotconfessions.com/

Joe Ceraulo knows sports and conveys this knowledge in an extremely entertaining and professional manner. As host of the podcast, Ceraulo Sports Talk as well as the podcast, Bleav In Queens he gets to convey his knowledge and opinions with sports fanatics everywhere. He starts by telling us that baseball and BBQ are two of his favorite things, which immediately ingratiates himself with his hosts. He has known from an early age that he was either going to make his living playing sports or talking about them. He was a good athlete, but a much better talker, and we are the fortunate recipient. Joe is a tremendous New York Mets fan, as his father has worked in the Mets organization for many years and Joe had the opportunity to work for them as well. He is excited about the World Baseball Classic, but even more excited about the upcoming Major League Baseball season. Working his way up in the sports talk industry has included an internship at SiriusXM where he had the opportunity to learn from one of sports talk radio's pioneers, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo. Lots of exceptional baseball discussion and a smattering of barbecue talk.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Tom Hammond from Vintage Baseball Reflections and Chad Humphrey from Humphrey's BBQ

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 4 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Tom Hammond from Vintage Baseball Reflections and Chad Humphrey from Humphrey's BBQ

Tom Hammond has loved baseball since he was "knee-high to a grasshopper." His father, who was a Boston Braves fan, introduced him to baseball, and Tom has been a fan ever since. It has taken his love of the game and countless hours to create the website, https://www.vintagebaseballreflections.com/. On this website, there is enough content, some free and some for a fee, to keep a baseball fan entertained for hours, days, weeks, and perhaps even years. Everything from 900+ recorded radio broadcasts of games, interviews with hall-of-fame players, and old-time commercials can be found on the website. If this was not enough to keep Tom busy, he also has a podcast called, This Day in Baseball - The Daily Rewind which is a must-listen for all baseball history buffs.

Chad Humphrey saw a need, filled that need, and has become a major part of the barbecue smoker manufacturing community. In the Southwestern foothills of Maine is where you will find Chad and his wife Nicole and their team of craftsmen custom-building Humphrey's Smoker line of barbecue smokers and accessories. They have been repairing, enhancing, and producing BBQ and various other cooking products for the last 14 years. Their love for food, family, and friends, and knowing others share that same feeling, led them to build their line of BBQ smokers, so customers could cook enough food in almost any weather and with ease to bring family and friends together year-round. We often say that everyone has a story, and Chad's is a story of hard work and ingenuity. More information on Chad and Humphrey's BBQ can be found at https://www.humphreysbbq.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high-quality firewood and cooking wood, and Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project.

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Multi Award-Winning Pitmaster, Heath Riles and Martin's Baseball Museum Curator, Tracy Martin

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 25 Feb 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Multi Award-Winning Pitmaster, Heath Riles and Martin's Baseball Museum Curator, Tracy Martin

Heath Riles is a 75-time Grand Champion. He has been grilling since he was 18 years old and participated on his first competition BBQ team in Ashland, Mississippi. Since then his name has become synonymous with high-quality barbecue products which include an award-winning line of barbecue rubs, sauces, marinades, and injections. Barbecue is not just a mere hobby for Heath, but rather the career path he has chosen and the cooking style on which he is building a rich legacy. We are joined by our guest co-host, Doug Scheiding, also a renowned pitmaster, as we talk about barbecue with a bit of baseball talk. Heath discusses another surprise project he is starting. More information on Heath Riles can be found at https://www.heathrilesbbq.com/

Tracy Martin has a basement baseball fans adore and collectors envy. For nearly 50 years Tracy has collected items from the game he loves, including baseballs, gloves, bats, uniforms, memorabilia, bobbleheads, equipment, newspaper clippings, and many unique, one-of-a-kind items. Martin is a lifelong Cincinnati Reds fan and as a kid growing up his favorite player was Johnny Bench. He has a Facebook page that shows off his collection and would like to have a storefront museum someday, but for now is content to have guests view the collection at his home and to occasionally bring items to local events for the public to enjoy. Tracy has things that even the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York has borrowed to display. Just as we say good-bye and stop recording Tracy tells us about his love of BBQ and we start recording again and talk about it. More information on Tracy Martin's museum can be found at https://www.facebook.com/martinsbaseballmuseum

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high-quality firewood and cooking wood, and Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project.

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Turbo Trusser Inventors and Shark Tank Contestants, Brian Halasinski and Kirk Hyust and Barry Sparks, Author of The Search for the Next Mickey Mantle

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 18 Feb 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Turbo Trusser Inventors and Shark Tank Contestants, Brian Halasinski and Kirk Hyust and Barry Sparks, Author of The Search for the Next Mickey Mantle

Brian Halasinski and Kirk Hyust have a passion for inventing. They see a problem and create a solution. Their latest invention turns the difficult process of trussing a chicken into a fun and quick alternative. Trussing a chicken allows it to cook evenly and neatly, but until now it was a very difficult endeavor which called for butcher twine and an advanced degree. Their invention, Turbo Trusser is such a good one that they were chosen to appear on TV's Shark Tank and managed to obtain a deal from one of the sharks. Brian and Kirk take us inside the inventing process and behind the scenes of the hit television show. They currently have one Turbo Trusser for chicken and one for turkey, but as we learned there is much more on the horizon.

Barry Sparks has been writing about baseball for more than 50 years. His first article was published in the July 1970 Baseball Digest. He has written for more than 70 national and regional publications, including the Baltimore Sun, Philadelphia Inquirer, Wall Street Journal, National Pastime, Sports Collectors Digest, Sports Parade, Phillies Report, 50 Plus Life, and many others. His latest endeavor is the book, The Search for the Next Mantle: From Tom Tresh to Bryce Harper. Barry takes us on a search which has mostly proven fruitless with the exception of two current players, Mike Trout and Bryce Harper. Some of the players tagged with the daunting task of being the next Mickey Mantle are household names and some are not, but Barry's research provides us with intriguing facts.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, and Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #172: Former MLB Pitcher, Andy Benes, Guest Co-host, Bill Chuck, and Old Grunt BBQ's Galen Powell Makes This a Can't Miss Episode

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 11 Feb 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Episode #172: Former MLB Pitcher, Andy Benes, Guest Co-host, Bill Chuck, and Old Grunt BBQ's Galen Powell Make This a Can't-Miss Episode

Andy Benes is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1989 to 2002. Most prominently as a member of the San Diego Padres where he was named to the National League All-Star team in 1993 and led the league in strikeouts in 1994. He also played for the Seattle Mariners, the St.Louis Cardinals, and the Arizona Diamondbacks. He provides many stories about his 16 years in the Majors, as well as the opportunity to play on the same team as his brother, Alan Benes. Author and newspaper columnist, Bill Chuck steps in quite admirably as co-host, filling in for Leonard who is "out of town on assignment." Andy ended his career with 155 wins, a 3.97 ERA, and 2000 strikeouts; a career worthy of discussion.

Galen Powell is not, yet, a huge name in barbecue, but that may soon change. This former member of the United States Military and founder of the Old Grunt BBQ competition team is making his mark on the competition circuit, mastering his catering business, and is soon to release his lineup of barbecue products, including sauces and rubs. He joins us to discuss his love of BBQ and why he wants to turn his passion into a career. Jeff discovered Galen while searching the internet for new and exciting guests, and we are so thankful he did as we learn all about this Arkansas pitmaster.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, and Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #171: It's a Triple Play With Doug Scheiding and Jennifer Talley of Rogue Cookers, Marc Gold, Condiments and Bobblehead Aficionado, and Scott Umscheid, Pitmaster and Restaurateur

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 4 Feb 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 171: It's a triple play with Doug Scheiding and Jennifer Talley of Rogue Cookers, Marc Gold, condiments and bobblehead aficionado, and Scott Umscheid, pitmaster and restaurateur

Doug Scheiding pulls double duty as he and his wife, Jennifer Talley discuss their amazing weekend cooking at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo BBQ Cook-off. This dynamic duo forms the team, Rogue Cookers and they had an excellent weekend with top ten finishes in chicken and dessert. Doug and Jen explain why the chicken finish almost did not happen. We also learn more about Doug as we beg Jennifer for a little-known fact. Go to www.roguecookers.com for more information on this great team.

Marc Gold is the former owner of Gold's Horseradish and a long-time avid New York Mets fan. We are joined by Gary Mack of the Mets Musings podcast and together, Marc and Gary reminisce about the original Mets and numerous times spent at Shea Stadium. Marc showed his love for the Mets with their 1962 inception, when as a 14-year-old he started a newsletter called, Mets Maze. Gold's Horseradish, started by Marc's grandparents in 1932, was a long-time sponsor of New York Mets bobblehead giveaways and Marc shares many stories, including the legend of the bobblehead curse.

Scott Umscheid stands out in a city where your barbecue has to be amazing to be recognized. As the restaurateur of Scott's Kitchen and Catering at Hangar 29 in Kansas City, MO, he has catapulted onto and upward on almost every meaningful food list. Doug Scheiding joins us as the two pitmasters delight in talking barbecue. Go to https://www.scottskitchenandcatering.com for more information on Scott and the restaurant.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High-Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high-quality firewood and cooking wood, and Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #170: Former MLB Pitcher, Turk Wendell with Guest Co-Host, Bill Chuck and an Encore of Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich, Restaurateurs and the Authors of Chasing Smoke

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 28 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Episode #170: Former MLB Pitcher, Turk Wendell and an Encore of Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich, Restaurateurs and the Authors of Chasing Smoke

Turk Wendell is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for 11 seasons. His career kept him in the National League, playing for four teams, the Chicago Cubs, the New York Mets, the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Colorado Rockies. Turk is known for some special behaviors (jumping over the foul line on his way to and from the mound, brushing his teeth between innings, slamming the rosin bag into the mound, waving at his center fielder, and a few others) which he gladly discusses and offers explanations for. He is unique, has great stories to tell, and during his playing days he was not afraid to speak his mind regarding other players suspected of using steroids. This angered some ballplayers, but Turk did not back down. Turk loved playing the game and even offered to play his final year for free. Bill Chuck, baseball writer, and researcher, who has a weekly column in the Chicago Sun-Times joins us again and adds his vast knowledge and unique insights to this wonderful discussion.

Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich are a wife and husband team who opened their first Middle Eastern-themed restaurant, Honey & Co in London, England in 2012. Additionally, they are the authors of three cookbooks. Their newest London restaurant is Honey & Smoke and their latest cookbook, filled with incredible recipes and beautiful photos is Chasing Smoke: Cooking Over Fire Around The Levant. Leonard ate at Honey and Smoke during his recent London trip and it was exceptional, making this a good time to repeat this segment. We learn what is meant by the Levant and discuss their lives which began in Israel and eventually brought them to London where they own two restaurants and one specialty grocery store. The book takes the reader on a journey which includes their favorite cities as they collected recipes, stories, and the best of culinary culture along the way. If you have been wondering what else is possible to make over a live fire then this is the cookbook for you. Despite the five-hour time difference, Sarit and Itamar managed to find the time to charm us as we spoke of everything, including their special relationship, which works well for them.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, and Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode 169: Champion Pitmaster, Danielle Bennett aka Diva Q and Author, Alan Hirsch

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 21 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 169: Champion Pitmaster, Danielle Bennett aka Diva Q and Author, Alan Hirsch

Danielle Bennett aka Diva Q says, "BBQ is a never-ending learning process." A pioneer in BBQ and a champion with over 400 awards to her name. Diva Q was the host of BBQ Crawl for three seasons on The Travel Channel. Danielle has a best-selling cookbook called Diva Q's Barbecue: 195 Recipes for Cooking with Family, Friends and Fire. Danielle is also an ambassador for Traeger as is our co-host for this interview Doug Scheiding of Rogue Cookers who is a good friend of Danielle's. Check out her website at https://www.divaq.ca

Alan Hirsch is the author of Baseball's Most Bizarre Plays: A roster of the Odd, the Improbable, and the Downright Confounding in Major League History. This is a fun book to read as Alan counts down the most Bizarre plays from 150 to number 1. Some you will remember, some you will read about for the first time, but all are quite enjoyable.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #168: Champion Pitmaster, Harry Soo of Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ and Author, Dan Good

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 14 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Baseball and BBQ Episode #168: Champion Pitmaster, Harry Soo of Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ and Author, Dan Good

Harry Soo says he became a champion pitmaster purely by chance. It was on his "bucket list" to enter a barbecue competition and with the nudging of a fellow co-worker he did and the rest, as they say, is history. Harry is a strong believer in spreading BBQ love and he is doing just that. Harry has more than 100 first-place finishes, 30 Grand Championships, is a television personality (Food Network, Chopped, Smoked, BBQ Pitmasters), and makes and posts videos on YouTube. His incredibly positive attitude is a pleasure and something we all wish we had. We are joined by our beloved guest co-host, Doug Scheiding, who knows Harry from their previous meetings, including their time together at The Houston Rodeo. More information on Harry Soo can be found at https://www.slapyodaddybbq.com/

Dan Good is an accomplished book writer, ghostwriter, journalist, and editor. He's held leadership roles with the New York Daily News and New York Post and has also worked for NBC News, ABC News, and local outlets in New Jersey. His latest book is, Playing Through the Pain: Ken Caminiti and the Steroids Confession That Changed Baseball Forever. It is a fascinating look at Ken Caminiti's life and Major League Baseball Career. Ken Caminiti was both a beneficiary as well as a victim of the steroids era as he partook and readily admitted doing so, including during his 1996 MVP season with the San Diego Padres. Baseball fans who are eager to know about the game they love, warts and all, will want to read this book.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, and Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #167: Rene LeRoux, Executive Director of the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame and Steve Brown, Founder of Uncle Steve's Shake

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 7 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Episode #167: Rene LeRoux, Executive Director of the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame, and Steve Brown, Founder of Uncle Steve's Shake

Rene LeRoux is an exceptional storyteller and has many to tell. He is the founder and executive director of three New York State Hall of Fame's, baseball, basketball, and hockey. We had the pleasure of attending the 2022 New York State Baseball Hall of Fame Dinner in Troy, New York, which Rene orchestrated. Rene gives us a look behind the scenes at how the Hall of Fame operates, how its members are chosen, and many other things which make it so special. Rene's Rolodex must be overflowing with the names of people with whom he has developed relationships and has special stories which as we mentioned he generously shares. Go to http://www.nysbhof.com/home.html for more information on the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame.

Steve Brown aka Uncle Steve is the inventor, creative force, and face of Uncle's Steve's Shake. Uncle Steve is a true artist and spices are his palette. He loves to create his products and has lots of fun doing it. His goal is to create quality products using quality ingredients, and he has no delusions of grandeur that he will become rich doing it. He wants it to be fun and with his artwork and creative names and labels, he is definitely having fun. Steve is an avid Houston Astros fan and enjoying their success, which culminated in another World Series win. This is a baseball and barbecue-filled discussion. Go to https://unclestevesshake.com/ for more information.

We conclude the show with the song, I Got The Worst Cold Turkey End of Baseball Blues from the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. The song and video can be found here, https://youtu.be/t5JIT_y72-A

We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high-quality firewood and cooking wood, and Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #166: Actor, writer, and comedian, Robert Wuhl was our guest on episode 78 and the interview deserves an encore along with a new listener rant and we learn about Arky Vaughan, a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 31 Dec 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Baseball and BBQ Episode #166: Actor, writer, and comedian, Robert Wuhl was our guest on episode 78 and the interview deserves an encore along with a new listener rant, and we learn about Arky Vaughan, a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame

Robert Wuhl is an actor, comedian, and writer. He is the creator and star of the television series, Arliss in which he played sports agent, Arliss Michaels. He has had roles in some incredibly iconic movies, including Good Morning Vietnam, Bull Durham, Batman, and The Bodyguard. Other movies in which he has appeared include The Hollywood Knights, Flashdance, Blaze, Missing Pieces, Mistress, Blue Chips, and Cobb. He has appeared on The Dating Game and The $10,0000 Pyramid and has had several other writing credits and television roles, including his one-man-show, Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl and Assume the Position 201 with Mr. Wuhl. Robert is an extremely knowledgeable baseball fan who also has enjoyed his share of barbecue so you know he was a great guest. On December 12, 2020, we celebrated the show's three-year anniversary by featuring an interview with this Hollywood legend, and we are excited to have our long-time listeners hear it again and our new listeners hear it, perhaps, for the first time.

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

Robert Wuhl's character in Bull Durham says, "Candlesticks always make a nice gift." However, we recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, and Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #165: Champion Pitmaster Mike Davis of Lotta Bull BBQ and the Authors of Red Barber: The Life and Legacy of a Broadcasting Legend, Judith Hiltner and James Walker

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 24 Dec 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Episode #165: Champion Pitmaster Mike Davis of Lotta Bull BBQ and the Authors of Red Barber: The Life and Legacy of a Broadcasting Legend, Judith Hiltner and James Walker

Mike Davis has won over 1,300 BBQ competition awards, which includes 92 Grand Championships and 62 Reserve Grand Championships. He and his wife Debbie have competed for over 30 years. Mike has been on some of the more popular BBQ programs including Smoked, Chopped: Grill Masters, and The All-Star BBQ Showdown. Coincidently, Mike and our co-host for this interview, Doug Scheiding met years ago on the set of Smoked. Mike is retired from competitive cooking and now enjoys serving food from his food truck several days a week.runs a food truck. He even has his own line of rubs and sauces. More information on Mike can be found at https://www.lottabullbbq.com

Dr. Judith Hiltner and Dr. James Walker are the authors of Red Barber: The Life and Legacy of a Broadcasting Legend, an extensive biography on one of the pioneers of broadcasting. From his beginnings in the deep south to legendary status broadcasting for the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees, this is a look into the fascinating life of this complex man. Red Barber also authored several books and was a newspaper columnist for many years after broadcasting. The book is a thorough and fascinating look at Barber's personal and professional life.

We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, and Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #164: Year 6 Kicks Off with Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) Membership Ambassador, Bruce McClure and Angry BBQ's Mike Haas and Eric Campbell

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Baseball and BBQ Episode #164: Year 6 Kicks Off with Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) Membership Ambassador, Bruce McClure, and Angry BBQ's Mike Haas and Eric Campbell

Bruce McClure is the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) Membership Ambassador and Chair of the Northern New England Chapter of SABR. His passion for baseball comes through loud and clear, as does his feelings on why SABR is the perfect organization for baseball fans. Bruce started out in professional hockey, working in the front offices of the NHL's Hartford Whalers and the AHL's Springfield Indians. While working for yet another sports organization, Bruce obtained specialized degrees in elementary and special education, eventually teaching in Connecticut and Massachusetts for over a decade prior to transitioning to a career in interior design and high-end furniture showroom management. His career path has been varied, but his love of baseball has never wavered, and he loves all that SABR has to offer and wants other baseball fans to join SABR and enjoy all it has to offer. More about Bruce can be found at his extremely entertaining website, Dispatches from New Hampshire, http://brucemcclurenh.com/

Mike Haas and Eric Campbell are both contributors to the website Angry BBQ, https://www.angrybbq.com/ Mike, along with his wife, Jannah are the founders and chief editors of this amazing website, born from a passion for outdoor cooking with the following mission, "To help BBQ enthusiasts find the best recipes, amazing guides, how-to's, and great gear to turn your BBQ from ordinary to extraordinary." Eric has known both Mike and Jannah since their time at the University of Saskatchewan and contributes articles and recipes. The website is filled with equipment reviews, including reviews of smokers, comparisons of popular grills and smokers, recipes, barbecue gear, and grilling tips and tricks. It is a website you will want to bookmark as a favorite. Cooking ribs using the 3-2-1 method as well as beer can chicken are just two of the many topics discussed. In addition to the website, Angry BBQ has the following links to their social media, https://www.instagram.com/angrybbqsite/ and https://www.facebook.com/angrybbq/

We conclude the show with the song, "I Got The Worst Cold Turkey End of Baseball Blues" from the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. The song and video can be found here, I GOT THE WORST COLD TURKEY END OF BASEBALL BLUES

We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high-quality firewood and cooking wood, and Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #163: We Celebrate the Show's 5 Year Anniversary with Baseball Writer and Researcher, Bill Chuck and Award-Winning Pitmaster, Doug Scheiding as we Discuss the 2023 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot and a Smattering of Barbecue Talk

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 10 Dec 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Baseball and BBQ Episode #163: We Celebrate the Show's 5 Year Anniversary with Baseball Writer and Researcher, Bill Chuck and Award-Winning Pitmaster, Doug Scheiding as we Discuss the 2023 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot and a Smattering of Barbecue Talk

Bill Chuck is a baseball writer and researcher and writes a weekly column in the Chicago Sun-Times. He first joined us on episode 139 to discuss his book, In Scoring Position: 40 Years Of A Baseball Love Affair, which he co-authored with Bob Ryan. We knew instantly we had found a friend and guest we would want to keep coming back and Bill joined us again on episode 143, along with Bob Ryan, and Steve Trachsel as we brought to life a page from their aforementioned book and discussed the day Trachsel outpitched Pedro Martinez and Bob Ryan was there keeping a perfect scorecard. Bill gives plenty of insight into the players on the ballot and why he would or would not vote for them.

Doug Scheiding was a first-time guest on episode 69. At that time we only knew Doug as the award-winning pitmaster for his competition team, Rogue Cookers, and a Traeger Grills representative. Now almost 100 episodes later he has become our friend and an invaluable guest co-host who adds his very special flavor to our show. In addition to Doug being an outstanding cook he is also an extremely knowledgeable baseball fan. He has done his research and gives us his perspective on the 2023 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot and who he would vote in and why.

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag: Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, and Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #162: Seattle Mariners TV Play-By-Play Announcer, Dave Sims and Dan Bosworth from Big Dan's Barbecue Plus We Debut a New Song From the Musician, Dave Dresser and the Poet, Shel Krakofsky

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 3 Dec 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Baseball and BBQ Episode #162: Seattle Mariners TV Play-By-Play Announcer, Dave Sims and Dan Bosworth from Big Dan's Barbecue Plus We Debut a New Song From the Musician, Dave Dresser and the Poet, Shel Krakofsky

Dave Sims has been the voice of the Seattle Mariners as their television play-by-play announcer since 2007. In a long and illustrious career that began as a sportswriter for the New York Daily News, Dave has been involved with many different media forms. We fondly remember Dave from his time at 66 WFAN, an all-sports radio station in New York. Dave was paired with Ed Coleman for the midday show called The Coleman and the Soul Man, and it was incredible radio five days a week for almost four years. As a baseball announcer, Dave called two perfect games in one year, becoming the first broadcaster to perform that feat in the same Major League Baseball season.

Dan Bosworth aka Big Dan has taken his love of cooking barbecue and turned it into a career as the pitmaster and owner of Big Dan's Barbecue in Catawissa, Pennsylvania. Dan is a proud member of the National Barbecue & Grilling Association (NBBQA). We talk about the Fall season at their family farm and how serving barbecue from a trailer at that farm has turned into a sit-down barbecue restaurant at that farm. Dave is also the co-host of the wonderful podcast, BBQ Happy Hour, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bbq-happy-hour/id1619130223 with his co-host, Mike Massiglia aka Messy Mike. More information on Dan can be found at https://www.bigdansbbq.com/home.html

We conclude the show in a very special way by debuting the new song, I Got The Worst Cold Turkey End of Baseball Blues from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. The song with video can be found here, https://youtu.be/t5JIT_y72-A

We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high-quality firewood and cooking wood, and Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode 161: Brett Mandell from Baseball BBQ and Brian LoPinto from The Friends of Hinchliffe Stadium

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 26 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Baseball and BBQ Episode 161: Brett Mandell from Baseball BBQ and Brian LoPinto from The Friends of Hinchliffe Stadium

Brett Mandel from the company, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com/ is back to apprise us on the great things the company is doing and all their terrific products available for holiday shopping. Anyone who loves baseball and barbecue will thoroughly enjoy the wide range of merchandise they offer. It's an extensive list, but some of the popular items include spatula's, forks, and tongs which are all made using baseball bat handles and which can be personally engraved. They also have cutting boards shaped liked home plate or baseball jerseys which also can be engraved. Brett tells us about the various projects they are involved with and we do some talking about the surprising season his beloved Philadelphia Phillies had as they narrowly lost to the Houston Astros in the 2022 World Series.

Brian LoPinto is a lover of baseball history as well as his hometown of Paterson, New Jersey. He has dedicated himself to the restoration of Hinchliffe Stadium where numerous historical events, many baseball related, have occurred. This 10,000 seat stadium has been designated a National Historic Landmark and has hosted many Negro League baseball games. Monte Irvin, Josh Gibson, Oscar Charleston, and Cool Papa Bell all played there as well as Larry Doby, who broke the American League color barrier in 1947. The stadium is rich, not only with baseball history, but many other wonderful events and Brian knows its history extremely well. Thanks to the efforts of Brian and many other concerned citizens, Hinchliffe Stadium has been restored and will reopen in 2023 and will even be the home for the New Jersey Jackals of the Frontier League. To learn more about this amazing landmark go to http://www.friendsofhinchliffestadium.net

We recommend you go to the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, and Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project.www.cuttingedgefirewood.com

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #160: Author Extraordinaire, Erik Sherman and Foodies Extraordinaire, Amaris Pollock and Gene Blum

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Baseball and BBQ Episode #160: Author Extraordinaire, Erik Sherman and Foodies Extraordinaire, Amaris Pollock and Gene Blum

Amaris Pollock and Gene Blum are very entertaining foodies who have teamed up, taken over, and applied their unique spin and personalities to the Food, Farms, & Chefs podcast. Amaris is a food photographer and journalist, while Gene is a chef and culinary historian. Ask them a question, and it is almost guaranteed at least one, if not both, of them, will provide a thorough, interesting, and entertaining response. They can recommend places to eat in or around their beloved city of Philadelphia. Just tell them the type of food you desire, and they will tell you the best place to find it. We discuss cheese steaks and barbecue. Favorite barbecue for Amaris is Memphis style, and Gene is partial to South Carolina style. Find their podcast here https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/food-farms-chefs/id1438550630

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #159: Go The Distance Authors, Tom Tunison and Gary Kaschak and the Father-Son Team Behind Mantis BBQ, Andy and Spencer Mantis

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 12 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Baseball and BBQ Episode #159: Go The Distance Authors, Tom Tunison and Gary Kaschak and the Father-Son Team Behind Mantis BBQ, Andy and Spencer Mantis

Tom Tunison and Gary Kaschak have joined forces to create the extremely moving and motivational book, Go The Distance. The inspirational story is that of Tom Tunison, Thurman Munson, and a lifelong quest for baseball immortality. Who is Tom Tunison, and why does his life story warrant a book? We answer that and a lot more in this wonderful discussion. Tom's story is not to be missed, and he writes it with assistance from his friend Gary Kaschak who you might recall co-authored the book with Cleon Jones, Coming Home: My Amazing' Life With The New York Mets. "Go the distance" is a term that can be used as a great source of motivation and was one of the things which Ray Kinsella secretly heard in the movie, Field of Dreams. With an homage to that movie, the book even has a foreword written by Dwier Brown, the veteran actor who played John Kinsella in the movie. Oh and let us not forget we also talk about the great New York Yankees catcher, Thurman Munson.

Andy Mantis and Spencer Mantis are the father and son team behind the company Mantis BBQ. They have combined their love of barbecue and the delicious sauces they have created into a company with a mission. In 2016 Spencer became ill with a rare autoimmune disease that attacks the kidneys and after 2 and 1/2 years of failed treatments and then debilitating dialysis, it ended with him receiving a kidney from his uncle in 2019. Receiving the kidney has been great, but there are still hurdles they will need to jump, and they are fully aware that there are far fewer kidneys available than there are people in desperate need of one. They have decided to sell their sauce and apparel and donate a portion of the proceeds to The Kidney Project which is dedicated to developing the first-ever surgically implantable artificial kidney. For more information on the Mantis family, their wonderful products, and The Kidney Project go to https://mantisbbq.com/

We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, and Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood.

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #158: Baseballmapper.com's Cory Nissen and Patrick Noote and Pitmaster, Matt Dallman from Live Coals Barbeque

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 5 Nov 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Baseball and BBQ Episode #158: Baseballmapper.com Creators, Cory Nissen and Patrick Noote and a Replay of Pitmaster, Matt Dallman from Live Coals Barbeque

Cory Nissen and Patrick Noote are childhood friends who met over 25 years ago while they both worked at a Chicago pizza shop. They are the creators of baseballmapper.com, a website that will help travelers who love baseball find places to visit throughout the country. Their website has an extremely detailed map, a blog with stories on Patrick's and Cory's travels, a shop with baseball-related merchandise, and baseball news. They came up with the idea for this project while planning their annual baseball trip for their group of friends. They were looking for local baseball teams in the area of the trip when the idea struck them. What if there was a website to make that type of planning easier? The idea was born and what started as a tool to help themselves out became a great opportunity to share with the world. The best way to learn about their website is to experience it yourself at https://www.baseballmapper.com

Matt Dallman is a Texas transplant by way of Kansas City, MO who has made an indelible mark on the region's fanatical barbecue community. In 2015 this self-taught pitmaster opened the BBQ restaurant, 18th & Vine in Dallas, Texas. Since then he has sold his interest in the restaurant and in the Summer of 2018 he started the catering operation, Live Coals Barbeque. Matt has many stories and cooking tips. We could not pass up the opportunity to talk some baseball once we learned of his Kansas City Royals fandom. Matt is another guest we would like to come back and you will agree once you hear this replay of his fantastic first appearance. If you want to learn more, go to https://thelivecoals.com/

We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, and Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high-quality firewood and cooking wood.

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Episode #157: Features Barbecue Renaissance Man, Craig Sharry and Former MLB Player, Endy Chávez

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 29 Oct 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Episode #157 Features Barbecue Renaissance Man, Craig Sharry and Former MLB Player, Endy Chávez

Craig Sharry is a well known pitmaster and a true barbecue renaissance man. Craig has an amazing personality and our guest co-host Doug Scheiding tells Craig how much his mentoring has meant to him. Craig is the pitmaster of Texas Pepper Jelly Competition BBQ team out of Houston, TX. He is a two-time World Champion at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and a two-time winner of the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo BBQ Cook-Off. He has won more than 80 Grand Champions and Reserve Grand Champions combined during his 15+ years of cooking. He is the founder of the company, Texas Pepper Jelly and the inventor of incredible barbecue products, including the award-winning Pineapple Habanero Jelly, Rib Candy, BBQ Sauce, and various rubs and seasonings. Our conversation includes baseball talk, a look back at his time raising show dogs, winning the Good Guy Award twice, his induction into the IBCA Hall of Fame, and we even learn why he has the nickname Pudding. For more information on Craig and to order his products go to https://texaspepperjelly.com

Endy Chavez is a former professional baseball player who played for the Kansas City Royals, Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, and Baltimore Orioles. While playing for the Mets in the 2006 National League Championship Series against the St. Louis Cardinals he made an incredible defensive play which has come to be known as "The Catch." In the top of the sixth inning with the game tied at one, Cardinals third baseman, Scott Rolen hit a pitch off Mets starter Oliver Perez. Leaping over the eight foot-high left field wall, Endy caught the ball with the tip of his glove to rob Rolen of a two-run home run. Chávez then completed the play with quick thinking and a throw which lead to an inning-ending double play. Endy's career is filled with highlights beyond "The Catch" and we discuss his wonderful time as a Major League player and Endy gives us wonderful insights into being a professional ballplayer. Endy can talk about food too and we learn about some Venezuelan dishes. Endy is still involved with baseball and shares with us his future baseball ambitions.

We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, and Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood.

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #156: Features a Road Trip to Ray's Roadside Kitchen and a Baseball Discussion with Author, John Vampatella

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 22 Oct 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 156 Features a Road Trip to Ray's Roadside Kitchen and a Baseball Discussion with Author, John Vampatella

Ray Sheehan welcomes us to his new restaurant, Ray's Roadside Kitchen in Cream Ridge, New Jersey. It was a special Baseball and BBQ road trip as we were treated to wonderful food and outstanding hospitality. We feasted on burgers, fried chicken, salads, special sides, and our namesake menu item, the Baseball and BBQ Footlong with which Ray honors us. We also had the chance to interview Ray's son, Raymond who tells us how exciting it is to work alonside his dad, the founder of BBQ Buddha, a multi-award winning, all natural barbecue sauce and spice blend company. Head to the restaurant's Facebook page for more information https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083013498588

John Vampatella is a fantastic author, but while some writers are better at putting pen to paper, but perhaps not as comfortable publicly speaking; John is exceptional at both. He is very knowledgeable and joins us, not to promote a book, but to have fun discussing numerous baseball items including postseason award predictions, long term contracts for rookies, and whether opt-out clauses are good for the game. John previously joined us on episode 112 to discuss his book, The Forgotten Game which details one of the greatest games in baseball history between the two most bitter rivals in the sport, the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. More information on John can be found at https://www.johnvampatella.com

We recommend you go to BBQ Buddha, https://bbqbuddha.com/ for rubs and award-winning sauces, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, and Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood.

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #155: Features Former Israel National Baseball Team Manager, Eric Holtz and Sweet Swine O' Mine BBQ World Champion Pitmaster, Mark Lambert

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 15 Oct 2022 12:34:03 +0000

Baseball and BBQ Episode #155 Features Former Israel National Baseball Team Manager, Eric Holtz and Sweet Swine O' Mine BBQ World Champion Pitmaster, Mark Lambert

Eric Holtz is a former manager of the Israel national baseball team. He was the assistant coach of the gold-medal-winning Team USA in baseball at the 2013 Maccabiah Games and the Team USA head coach for the gold-medal-winning Under-18 baseball team at the 2017 Maccabiah Games. He was the Head Coach of the first and only Olympic baseball team to represent Israel. He was an assistant baseball coach at Manhattanville College from 2004 to 2007 and later the hitting coach at Westchester Community College from 2008-2015. He is the founder of Game On 13, Westchester County's premier baseball and softball training facility, and Holtz Bats, makers of premium bats. Additional information can be found at https://www.gameon13.com/ Eric's baseball knowledge is extensive, and we had a great time talking about the game which is played worldwide.

Mark Lambert and his competition team, Sweet Swine O' Mine won the World BBQ Championship in May 2022 for their seventh World Championship. Mark is the developer of Sweet Swine O' Mine rubs and sauces. He loves teaching the art of barbecue. His barbecue journey began when he left Oklahoma and arrived in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was introduced to the art of making pulled pork and smoked ribs. Mark also spends a lot of his time with the organization, Operation BBQ Relief, and provides an in-depth look at all the work involved in making sure the group runs smoothly as it delivers hot meals to those in areas devastated by natural disasters. Mark previously served as president of the National Barbecue & Grilling Association (NBBQA) and shares what it was like to lead the organization during the recent pandemic. Doug Scheiding joins us and adds his unique perspective. More information on Marc and Sweet Swine O' Mine can be found at https://ssomd.com/

We recommend you go to BBQ Buddha, https://bbqbuddha.com/ for rubs and award-winning sauces, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, and Cutting Edge Firewood https://www.cuttingedgefirewood.com/ for high-quality firewood and cooking wood.

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #154: It is a Jones filled episode as we welcome Cleon Jones of the 1969 World Series Champion Miracle Mets and BBQ Master Judge, Bill Jones

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 8 Oct 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Baseball and BBQ Episode #154 is a Jones-filled episode as we welcome Cleon Jones of the 1969 World Series Champion Miracle Mets and BBQ Master Judge, Bill Jones

Cleon Jones is a beloved figure in New York sports history. Wearing #21 and playing left field; it was Jones who caught the final out of the 1969 World Series which would earn the New York Mets their first championship, in which they would always be known as The Miracle Mets. Jones is one of Jeff's baseball heroes and it was an honor to interview him and discuss his new book, Coming Home: My Amazing' Life With The New York Mets, which he wrote with Gary Kaschak. Cleon discusses playing in New York, his dear friend, Tommie Agee, growing up in Mobile, Alabama, and so many other fascinating stories. Speaking with Cleon was an absolute treat, and we hope listening to him will be as well.

Bill Jones just returned from judging at the American Royal and he gives us an in-depth look at what is involved in becoming a barbecue judge and what it is about judging that keeps him coming back for more. Bill has judged more than 250 contests. He has many stories to tell, and not all of them involve barbecue. Being the owner of 11 full-sized fire trucks and 108 fire hydrants definitely has some stories behind it and we are fortunate Bill shares them. The barbecue community is filled with very special people, and we lucked out that Bill joined us to give us a look behind the scenes. What do judges like to eat after they are stuffed full of BBQ? All that and more are explained.

We recommend you go to BBQ Buddha, https://bbqbuddha.com/ for rubs and award-winning sauces, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, and Cutting Edge Firewood https://www.cuttingedgefirewood.com/ for high quality firewood and cooking wood.

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #153: Features the Authors of Intentional Balk, Daniel Levitt and Mark Armour, and Queen of the Grill, Paula Stachyra, Author of Wing Crush

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 1 Oct 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Baseball and BBQ Episode #153 Features Intentional Balk Authors, Daniel Levitt and Mark Armour, and Queen of the Grill, Paula Stachyra, Author of Wing Crush

Daniel R. Levitt joins us to discuss Mark's and his newest book, Intentional Balk: Baseball's Thin Line Between Innovation and Cheating. Dan is the author of several award-winning books, including Paths to Glory: How Great Baseball Teams Got That Way (2003 with Mark Armour); Ed Barrow: The Bulldog Who Built the Yankees’ First Dynasty; The Battle That Forged Modern Baseball: The Federal League Challenge and Its Legacy; and In Pursuit of Pennants: Baseball Operations from Deadball to Moneyball (2015, with Armour). In 2015, he was selected as the recipient of the Bob Davids Award, the Society for American Baseball Research's (SABR) highest honor. Dan currently serves as treasurer of SABR and is the co-chair of SABR's Business of Baseball committee. Go to https://sabr.org/authors/daniel-r-levitt/ and http://daniel-levitt.com/ for more information.

Mark Armour joins us to discuss Daniel's and his newest book, Intentional Balk: Baseball's Thin Line Between Innovation and Cheating. Mark was elected as the President of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) Board of Directors in 2019. He is the founder and longtime (2002-2016) director of SABR’s Baseball Biography Project. He was the recipient of SABR's highest honor, the Bob Davids Award, in 2008 and the Henry Chadwick Award, honoring baseball’s greatest researchers, in 2014. His book Joe Cronin: A Life in Baseball was a finalist for the prestigious Seymour Medal in 2011, as was In Pursuit of Pennants, which he co-wrote with Dan Levitt in 2015. Mark has written or co-written several other books and many articles. Go to https://sabr.org/authors/mark-armour/ and http://www.mark-armour.net/ for more information.

Paula Stachyra is a barbecue enthusiast, recipe developer, and creator of the popular Instagram account, Queen of the Grill, which is beloved for its weekly #WingCrushWednesday posts. She also co-hosts the very entertaining podcast, All Up In My Grills, with her friend, Lauren Nagel. Paula's latest project is the cookbook, Wing Crush: 100 Epic Recipes For Your Grill or Smoker. Her wing recipes are like fingerprints; no two are alike and that gives any lover of wings 100 unique ways to enjoy them. Paula is extremely humbled by the rave reviews her book has received. Bagel favorites? Yes, we discussed that too. Go to https://www.instagram.com/queenofthegrill/?hl=en for more information.

Jeff and Leonard talk a little about their road trip to the newly opened, Ray's Roadside Kitchen, which will be featured in an upcoming episode.

We recommend you go to BBQ Buddha, https://bbqbuddha.com/ for rubs and award-winning sauces, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, and Cutting Edge Firewood https://www.cuttingedgefirewood.com/ for high-quality firewood and cooking wood.

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #152: MLB Network's Alanna Rizzo, 7-Time Emmy Winning Sports Reporter and Dan Arnold, Owner of the Multi-Award-Winning SuckleBusters

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Baseball and BBQ Episode #152 Features MLB Network's Alanna Rizzo, 7-Time Emmy Winning Sports Reporter, and Dan Arnold, Owner of the Multi-Award-Winning SuckleBusters

Alanna Rizzo has worked extremely hard for all of her numerous achievements. She is a winner of seven Emmy Awards for her outstanding sports reporting as well as an integral part of the Los Angeles Dodgers broadcast team from 2013 through 2020. Alanna rejoined the MLB Network in 2021, having previously been a reporter on the network's shows, Intentional Talk and Quick Pitch. This time, her extreme talent and efforts landed her a job alongside Chris "Mad Dog" Russo on the show, High Heat. In addition to her outstanding career, Alanna has made time to take her love for dogs and channel that passion into an organization she created called, Guidry's Guardian Foundation, whose purpose is to help dogs in need. More information on Guidry's Guardian Foundation can be found at https://guidrysguardian.org

Dan Arnold is the owner, along with his wife, Cheryl Arnold, of SuckleBusters, makers of premium barbecue rubs and sauces. At 50 years old, Dan went from a career in Corporate America to an entrepreneur, using his personal recipes to produce the products. Sucklebusters has grown from a start-up to earning millions in sales and winning hundreds of industry awards. SuckleBusters award-winning products are available in over 1,500 BBQ specialty stores, meat markets, restaurants, and souvenir shops in the USA with international distributors in several other countries. We are joined by Doug Scheiding, and we had a great time with Dan as we learned his origin story. Enjoy a few good laughs as Dan answers the question of what would a rub called the Scheiding consist of. Dan gave a great answer and Doug was humbled. Go to https://www.sucklebusters.com for more information and to purchase their products

We recommend you go to BBQ Buddha, https://bbqbuddha.com/ for rubs and award-winning sauces, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, and Cutting Edge Firewood https://www.cuttingedgefirewood.com/ for high-quality firewood and cooking wood.

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #151: Bron Heussenstamm, Founder and CEO of the Bleav Network Welcomes Us To Bleav

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Bron Heussenstamm is on an amazing journey that has brought him to his current role as founder and CEO of the Bleav Network. With an IMDb page mentioning the various bit parts he has had in a few movies as well as his contributions to shows while he was a professional surfer, he modestly tells us it is typical for anyone in Hollywood to have an IMDb page. Bron's family business is clothing, which helps account for his business acumen as he builds an entertainment empire. We felt it was appropriate that the man in charge welcome us to our new home, the Bleav Network. With a growing network that numbers over 500 shows, Bron was glad to find time in a busy schedule to tell us our show includes two of his favorite subjects, baseball, and barbecue; he may have even said we are his favorite show, but we will let you listen and decide if we heard correctly.

We recommend you go to BBQ Buddha, https://bbqbuddha.com/ for rubs and award-winning sauces, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, and Cutting Edge Firewood https://www.cuttingedgefirewood.com/ for high-quality firewood and cooking wood.

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #150: Features Colin Cosell, New York Mets Public Address Announcer and Yaffi L'Vova, Author and Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 10 Sep 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Baseball and BBQ Episode #150 Features Colin Cosell, New York Mets Public Address Announcer, and Yaffi L'Vova, Author and Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

Colin Cosell has a famous last name, but the career he has forged is not due to a name, but rather it is a result of hard work, perseverance, and in his case, proving that nice guys do in fact finish first. He joined us one fine afternoon when Leonard was unable to make it, but Gary Mack, the host of the Mets Musings podcast as well as cohost of the Baseball Talk Radio Show podcast, filled in quite admirably. Colin shares a few stories involving his grandfather, Howard Cosell. He discusses being one half of the public address announcing team at Citifield and how he got the job. Anyone who is interested in this type of career would be wise to listen to Colin as he talks about the three C's (be clear, be concise, be correct) which come directly from the late great New York Yankees PA announcer, Bob Shepard. Colin is also the PA announcer for the NY Riptide of the National Lacrosse League, and in that role, he gets to talk the entire game and playfully antagonize the opposing team. His departing words are to be a good person and be kind to others. More information on Colin Cosell can be found here, https://colincosell.com/home-plate.

Yaffi L'Vova is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist who just happens to be Jeff's niece. Yaffi has an incredible knowledge of food and how live-fire cooking is found in many cultures. She has created Toddler Test Kitchen as a way to introduce children to unfamiliar foods in a safe way-a way that builds confidence and self-reliance while spending quality time with parents. She has written many cookbooks, two of which are Fun with Food Toddler Cookbook: Activities and Recipes to Play and Eat, Kid Chef Junior Every Day: My First Easy Kids' Cookbook. Yaffi did not have much of a briefing on what we were going to discuss, and yet she responded to every question with knowledgeable and interesting answers. It is good to hear from a new voice who may not be a chef or a pitmaster but has a positive way of looking at food. For more on Yaffi go to https://www.linkedin.com/in/yaffi-lvova-rdn or you can find more here https://feedingmykid.com/about-yaffi-lvova-registered-dietitian-nutritionist/

We recommend you go to BBQ Buddha, https://bbqbuddha.com/ for rubs and award-winning sauces, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, and Cutting Edge Firewood https://www.cuttingedgefirewood.com/ for high quality firewood and cooking wood.

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #149: Features Lea Anne Lemon, President of the International Barbeque Cookers Association (IBCA) and Anthony Marasco, Co-founder of The Beltway Mets and Ardent Gil Hodges Supporter

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 3 Sep 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Baseball and BBQ Episode 149 Features Lea Anne Lemon, President of the International Barbeque Cookers Association (IBCA), and Anthony Marasco, Co-founder of The Beltway Mets and Ardent Gil Hodges Supporter

Lea Anne Lemon has been involved with the International Barbeque Cookers Association (IBCA) for 14 years and is currently serving as president as well as a head judge. Her time in the association has been quite eventful, and she has a lot to share regarding the experience, including the wonderful people she has worked with and the many others whom she has been lucky to meet. That includes our guest co-host, Doug Scheiding, an IBCA member who has cooked in their competitions and who joins us to add his unique perspective. Lea Anne works tirelessly for the IBCA and we, as well as its more than 1200 members, are fortunate she does. More on Lea Anne and the IBCA can be found at https://ibcabbq.org

Anthony Marasco worked hard to right a wrong. The wrong was that Gil Hodges, who had been on 34 Major League Baseball Hall of Fame ballots over the last 50 years, had still not received his deserved place among the game's greats. Anthony did everything possible to make ballot 35 the last one ever needed. He worked tirelessly, making sure everyone was aware of Hodges's greatness as a player, manager, and human being, and when Hodges got in, Anthony was there to witness the incredible ceremony. Anthony shares wonderful stories about his weekend in Cooperstown which culminated in the spectacular induction ceremony. It was a very special time in his life, which he eloquently shares.

We recommend you go to BBQ Buddha, https://bbqbuddha.com/ for rubs and award-winning sauces, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, and Cutting Edge Firewood https://www.cuttingedgefirewood.com/ for high-quality firewood and cooking wood.

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.

Call the show: (516) 855-8214
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Baseball and BBQ Episode #148: Features The BBQ Central Show's, Greg Rempe, Author of Sho-Time, Jeff Fletcher, and Jeff Rants

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 27 Aug 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Baseball and BBQ Episode #148 Features The BBQ Central Show's, Greg Rempe, Author of Sho-Time, Jeff Fletcher, and Jeff Rants

Greg Rempe is the creator and host of the longest running show dealing with live fire cooking, The BBQ Central Show. When our scheduled guest cancelled at the last minute, Greg was gracious enough to step in and provide a scintillating hour of both baseball and barbecue talk as well as play a game. Greg has done so much for our show and this is just another example. He speaks his mind and encourages and appreciates when his guests do the same. His show can be heard live every Tuesday night from 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm and is released in podcast format; the first hour on Wednesday and the second hour on Thursday. Then on Fridays you can catch up on parts of past episodes listening to The Best Moments of The BBQ Central Show in 10 Minutes or Less. More on Greg and his show can be found at http://thebbqcentralshow.com/

Jeff Fletcher is an award winning sports reporter who has been writing about Major League Baseball since 1997, Fletcher has covered the Los Angeles Angels for the Southern California News Group since 2012 and had the wonderful opportunity to have a "front-row" seat to witness Shohei Ohtani's 2021 MVP season which is the subject of his new book, Sho-Time: The Inside Story of Shohei Ohtani And The Greatest Baseball Season Ever Played. The 2021 MLB season was a truly remarkable one for Ohtani and Jeff has great stories which pull back the curtain on his outstanding season and the journey from his native Japan to America. Jeff has been a Hall of Fame voter since 2006 and may one day be voting for Ohtani's induction.

We recommend you go to BBQ Buddha, https://bbqbuddha.com/ for rubs and award-winning sauces, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, and Cutting Edge Firewood https://www.cuttingedgefirewood.com/ for high quality firewood and cooking wood.

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #147: Features Photographer, Ken Goodman and Author, Neil R. Beller, Jr.

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 16:57:38 +0000

Baseball and BBQ Episode #147 Features Photographer, Ken Goodman, and Author, Neil R. Beller, Jr.

Ken Goodman is a freelance photographer specializing in cookbooks, concerts, and food events. More than 50 cookbooks are filled with his mouth-watering photographs. Many of the cookbooks featuring Ken's photos are from pitmasters and chefs we have featured on Baseball and BBQ. There is no doctoring the food which Ken takes pictures of. His skill with a camera is like that of a fine painter with a brush. Prior to photography, Ken spent 20 great years in the restaurant industry as a classically trained chef with a culinary degree from Johnson & Wales University. He still satisfies his cooking vice as a long-time member of the competition barbecue team IQUE, past winners of the Jack Daniel's World Championship of Barbecue. Visit https://www.kengoodmanphotography.com/home for more information.

Neil R. Beller, Jr. is a wonderfully funny storyteller. One perk of this podcast is being contacted by individuals we are not yet aware of, but are extremely glad they do. Neil is one such individual. He came on with us to discuss two of his books, The Dish: Stories Spun From The Only Position Player Dumb Enough To Squat Beneath Strangers Who Swing Big Sticks Inches From His Head and Cooking Without A Conscience: Good Eating and Lots of Calories, which he co-authored with Gregory K. Hoffman. Be prepared to laugh hard and out loud. Our conversation is filled with stories most of us can relate to. Visit https://neilbellerauthor.com for more on Neil and his books.

We recommend you go to BBQ Buddha, https://bbqbuddha.com/ for rubs and award-winning sauces, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, and Cutting Edge Firewood https://www.cuttingedgefirewood.com/ for high quality firewood and cooking wood.

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.

Call the show: (516) 855-8214
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Baseball and BBQ Episode #146: Features Pat Geoghegan from Save the Game and Janice Smella from SmellaQue BBQ with Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding of Rogue Cookers

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Baseball and BBQ Episode #146 Features Pat Geoghegan from Save the Game and Janice Smella from SmellaQue BBQ with Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding of Rogue Cookers

Pat Geoghegan loves baseball and wants to save and grow the game. Pat is part of a group that is dedicated to keeping baseball relevant, as it needs to have today's youth involved in playing and watching baseball. Baseball is losing fans, and that means fewer eyes on the game. The website for Save the Game, https://savethegameus.com/ has a petition they need you to sign which will support their argument that baseball is becoming a niche sport and changes are necessary if the game is to continue and grow. The website provides lots of reasons and proves why baseball is losing fans and offers suggestions on how to fix it. Pat is extremely passionate and working on assembling an impressive group of individuals with the same goal of saving the game. Enjoy our baseball discussion and then visit their website, and together we can, hopefully, Save the Game.

Janice Smella is back for part two. She loves to cook and is quite good at it. As head cook for the SmellaQue BBQ team, three-time National Canadian BBQ Team of the Year in 2018, 2019, and 2021 she has the opportunity to indulge her passion for smoking and cooking outdoors. Her website poses the question, "So, who is Janice anyways?" The short answer is, "I'm just a gal that likes to cook." The long answer is much more than that. In addition to being a champion pitmaster, she is also an inventor of delicious recipes which can be found on https://smellaque.com/ and https://bushcooking.com/contributor/janice-smella/ She is also a television star, our words, not hers, after successful appearances on season three of Food Network's show, Fire Masters. Janice along with guest co-host, Doug Scheiding loves the science of food and hearing them talk is a unique experience, and we regret there is not more for part three.

We recommend you go to BBQ Buddha, https://bbqbuddha.com/ for rubs and award-winning sauces, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, and Cutting Edge Firewood https://www.cuttingedgefirewood.com/ for high-quality firewood and cooking wood.

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.

Call the show: (516) 855-8214
Email: baseballandbbq@gmail.com
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Baseball and BBQ Episode #145: Features Author, William C. Kashatus, Champion Pitmaster from SmellaQue BBQ, Janice Smella, and Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding of Rogue Cookers

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 6 Aug 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Baseball and BBQ Episode #145 Features Author, William C. Kashatus, Champion Pitmaster from SmellaQue BBQ, Janice Smella, and Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding

William C. Kashatus is a historian, educator, and author of more than 20 books. His latest project is Lefty & Tim: How Steve Carlton and Tim McCarver Became Baseball's Best Battery. The book is an outstanding look at two incredible baseball careers, which saw both men enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame (HOF). Steve Carlton AKA Lefty is in the HOF for his dominating pitching career which included 329 victories, 4,136 strikeouts, six 20-win seasons, and four Cy Young Awards. Tim McCarver, although an outstanding catcher, had a legendary broadcasting career once he hung up his spikes which culminated in his being named the 2012 Ford C. Frick Award winner for excellence in broadcasting. Two men with huge careers who were at their best best when playing together. It is a credit to his skills as an author that Kashatus is able to sum up their careers in one book, and as the reader we are quite fortunate he has. This is an interview that baseball fans will truly enjoy.

Janice Smella loves to cook, and she is really good at it. As head cook for the SmellaQue BBQ team, three-time National Canadian BBQ Team of the Year in 2018, 2019, and 2021 she has the opportunity to indulge her passion of smoking and cooking outdoors. Her website poses the question, "So, who is Janice anyways?" The short answer is, "I'm just a gal that likes to cook." The long answer is much more than that. In addition to being a champion pitmaster, she is also an inventor of delicious recipes which can be found on https://smellaque.com/ and https://bushcooking.com/contributor/janice-smella/ She is also a television star, our words, not hers, after successful appearances on season three of Food Network's show, Fire Masters. Janice along with guest co-host, Doug Scheiding loves the science of food, and hearing them talk is a unique experience.

We recommend you go to BBQ Buddha, https://bbqbuddha.com/ for rubs and award-winning sauces, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, and Cutting Edge Firewood https://www.cuttingedgefirewood.com/ for high quality firewood and cooking wood.

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.

Call the show: (516) 855-8214
Email: baseballandbbq@gmail.com
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Baseball and BBQ Episode #144: Features Youth Baseball Coach Justin Sherman of JustinTime Baseball and Pizza Cook-Off Association Founder, Jerry Belcastro

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 30 Jul 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 144 Features Youth Baseball Coach Justin Sherman of JustinTime Baseball and Pizza Cook-Off Association Founder, Jerry Belcastro

Justin Sherman founded JustinTime Baseball in 2015. It is an independent baseball/softball training and coaching business located in Westchester, New York. Their mission statement is, "We believe in building and developing fundamental skills in baseball and softball, while also instilling a sense of confidence and independence through individualized instruction." Justin did not play Major League Baseball, and he may have never been the best player on his team at other levels, but that matters very little. Having to always work hard for success helps him now as he understands the hard work and dedication required to play the game, and he uses this knowledge to teach children the basic skills to help them become better ballplayers. Various topics are covered and it is very interesting to hear the opinions of someone who is extremely familiar with the game and how it should be played. More information is available at, https://www.justintimebaseball.com/

Jerry Belcastro is giving pizza lovers as well as those who love to cook competitively something to get excited about. As the founder of the recently formed Pizza Cook-Off Association (PCA), Jerry is providing the pizza community with something which the barbecue community has been enjoying for years; a chance to compete and enjoy delicious food. Jerry's involvement with food has spanned many years. He previously owned an Italian restaurant/pizzeria, was the regional manager of international catering for Delta Air Lines, and is a certified BBQ judge. There are many aspects involved with increasing the number of PCA events and expanding the organization to include a national audience. Jerry has been able to secure some great sponsors and is getting closer to his goals. More information, including upcoming events, information on becoming a member, competition rules, and even information on becoming a judge is available at, https://www.pizzacook-off.com/

We recommend you go to BBQ Buddha, https://bbqbuddha.com/ for rubs and award-winning sauces, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, and Cutting Edge Firewood https://www.cuttingedgefirewood.com/ for high-quality firewood and cooking wood.

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.

Call the show: (516) 855-8214
Email: baseballandbbq@gmail.com
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Baseball and BBQ Episode #143 Features ESPN's, Bob Ryan, Columnist, Bill Chuck, Former MLB Pitcher, Steve Trachsel, and The Grill Dads, Ryan Fey and Mark Anderson

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 23 Jul 2022 11:00:00 +0000

What's in a game? Specifically, the MLB game played on May 6, 2000, between the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Boston Red Sox which featured a pitchers' duel with Pedro Martinez and Steve Trachsel. We answer that question as we speak with Bob Ryan, Bill Chuck, and Steve Trachsel. Not to be outdone, the second half of the show features an interview with The Grill Dads which will make you laugh and want to cook, all at the same time.

Bob Ryan was a spectator at the game and it is his scorecard which appears in the book he co-authored with Bill Chuck, In Scoring Position: 40 Years of a Baseball Love Affair, that sparked the idea of a discussion on this particularly incredible game. Ryan is a member of five Halls of Fame for his sportswriting. In addition, he is a recipient of the Associated Press sports editor's Red Smith Award "For Extended Meritorious Labor in the Art of Sports Journalism," and the PEN Award "For Literary Excellence in Sportswriting." He has also been featured on various ESPN programs for over three decades, including, the current show, Around the Horn.

Bill Chuck recently joined us on episode 139 to discuss his latest book, In Scoring Position: 40 Years Of A Baseball Love Affair, which he co-authored with Bob Ryan. That is 139 episodes too late as we wish we had known Bill when we first started the show, almost five years ago. Bill is a baseball writer and researcher and has a weekly column in the Chicago Sun-Times. He feels lucky to have found us, but that feeling goes both ways, as we are so fortunate to have him on again and will have him back as many times as he will say yes. Bill knows baseball and loves the game.

Steve Trachsel was a Major League pitcher for 16 years. Primarily known for his time with the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets, it is the May 6, 2000 game he played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park which we discuss. In that game, Trachsel was masterful as he struck out 11 batters in a complete game 1-0 gem; outdueling future Hall of Famer, Pedro Martinez who K'd 17 hitters. Steve was a previous guest on episode 127 and discussed his remarkable baseball career, which included the ability to remain on the field and give his teams well-pitched innings, usually throwing more than 200 per year. He takes us into the game as we get to see it played from his perspective. This is a rare treat that was not lost on us or either of our guests, Bob and Bill.

Ryan Fey and Mark Anderson are known as The Grill Dads. After winning Guy's Big Project, hosted by Guy Fieri they starred in the prime-time shows, The Grill Dads and Comfort Food Tour on the Food Network. They have also appeared on Beat Bobby Flay, The Wendy Williams Show, The Today Show, and the Howard Stern Wrap-Up Show. Their latest project is the incredibly funny cookbook, The Best Grilling Cookbook Ever Written By Two Idiots. The book has recipes that will expand your grilling repertoire while making food you will thoroughly enjoy. Fey and Mark are two best friends who are both from the world of advertising and love to cook. It is that friendship, love of cooking, creativity, and excellent senses of humor that are making The Grill Dads a brand you will want to know and this cookbook one you will want to own.

We recommend you go to BBQ Buddha, https://bbqbuddha.com/ for rubs and award-winning sauces, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, and Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, and Cutting Edge Firewood, https://www.cuttingedgefirewood.com/ for high-quality firewood and cooking wood.

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #142: Features Russell Turner of All Star Bar-B-Q, Baseball Rebels and Major League Rebels Authors, Peter Dreir and Robert Elias, and Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 16 Jul 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Baseball and BBQ Episode #142 Features Russell Turner of All-Star Bar-B-Q, Baseball Rebels and Major League Rebels Authors, Peter Dreir and Robert Elias, and Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding

Russell Turner opened All-Star Bar-B-Q in Rusk, Texas in 1993 and has served "smoked to perfection" BBQ. In Texas, outstanding barbecue may not be hard to find, but Russell has combined great barbecue with his love of baseball, more specifically, his love of the Houston Astros and serves up great food in a fun atmosphere. Lovers of baseball history, especially that of the Houston Astros that began in 1962 as the Houston Colt .45s, will spend lots of time enjoying awesome barbecue while they enjoy the tons of baseball memorabilia throughout the place. Doug Scheiding of Rogue Cookers joins us as guest co-host. Baseball and BBQ are definitely on this menu.

Peter Dreir and Robert Elias set out to write one book on some of the players and others associated with baseball who "stood up to racists, war-mongers, and their own greedy owners" as well as including baseball people who "challenged both the baseball establishment and society's status quo." Their research yielded an overwhelming number of fascinating items and thus, one book was not good, but two books were just right. Baseball Rebels: The Players, People, And Social Movements That Shook Up The Game And Changed America and Major League Rebels: Baseball Battles Over Workers' Rights And American Empire are two books filled with incredible baseball history. Dreier and Elias are distinguished professors by day, and we feel they earned their PhD's writing two outstanding books.

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We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #141: Features Sports Journalist and Author, Terence Moore and NFL Network Insider, Ian Rapoport

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 9 Jul 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Baseball and BBQ Episode #141 Features Sports Journalist and Author, Terence Moore and NFL Network Insider, Ian Rapoport

Terence Moore is the self-proclaimed "Hank Aaron Whisperer" and that fact is undeniable after reading his new book, The Real Hank Aaron: An Intimate Look at the Life and Legacy of the Home Run King. The book provides an in-depth look at Aaron, the man, and not just Arron, the baseball superstar. Terence discusses the book, which includes Aaron's admiration for Jackie Robinson and his true thoughts on Barry Bonds and the steroids era. Terence has spent more than 40 years as an award-winning sports journalist. He has covered more than 30 Super Bowls, numerous World Series, Olympic Games, NBA Finals, Final Fours, Indianapolis 500's, championship fights, major golf tournaments, and other sporting events. He has worked extremely hard to achieve his success and like Aaron he has had to deal with years of racism but has come out on top.

To get an autograph copy of the book, you can go to http://www.therealhankaaron.com/ On this website, click "contact me" at the top, and then in the "comment" section, add your address and who you wish Terence to autograph the book to.

Ian Rapoport has been with the NFL Network since April 2012 and in July 2013 he became the NFL Network's Insider. Prior to that, he served as a New England Patriots beat reporter for the Boston Herald. Yes, all of that is football related and this is the Baseball and BBQ podcast; so why is he on? Funny, you should ask. Doug Scheiding, who joins us on this episode, has had barbecue-related interactions with Ian. Rapoport loves barbecue and has a smoker which has traveled with him as he has relocated to various cities throughout his career. If that is not enough of a reason to have him on then perhaps his love for the New York Mets makes another strong argument for this appearance. Ian was fortunate to be asked by the New York Mets to throw out the first pitch in June 2021, and his wife served as his battery-mate.

Between interviews, Leonard tries his hand at a baseball rant.

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We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #140: Podcaster, Paul Francis "Sully" Sullivan and BBQ Renaissance Man, Ray Sheehan

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 2 Jul 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 140 Features Podcaster, Paul Francis "Sully" Sullivan and BBQ Renaissance Man, Ray Sheehan

Paul Francis Sullivan prefers that you call him Sully. Sully is a podcaster, filmmaker, TV producer, and comedian. He directed the feature film “I’ll Believe You”, and produced for TV shows like “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” "The Bonnie Hunt Show,” and “Ax Men.” He has appeared on HBO Sports, "Monk," and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien." His latest podcast is Locked On MLB which is a daily podcast on Major League Baseball. This is his second appearance, as we thoroughly enjoy hearing his opinions and ideas regarding baseball. Should the All-Star game be played mid-season as it is now, or is there a better time to play the game? Sully gives us his ideas and a whole lot more.
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Ray Sheehan is back with a special recipe segment we are calling, Ray's Rip-roaring Righteous Riveting Recipe. It is a featured recipe from his newest cookbook, Big Green Egg Basics from a Master Barbecuer. Besides the recipe which is perfect to make when entertaining guests, Ray also gives us an update on his soon-to-be-opened restaurant, Ray's Roadside Kitchen in Cream Ridge, New Jersey. Not enough from Ray? Then take advantage of his exciting offer to save on his award-winning sauces, rubs, and cookbooks as he announces an exclusive promo code to receive a 15% savings on his sauces, rubs, and cookbooks found at https://bbqbuddha.com/

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We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #139: Features Baseball Writer and Researcher, Bill Chuck and Leroy Hite, Founder of Cutting Edge Firewood

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 25 Jun 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 139 Features Baseball Writer and Researcher, Bill Chuck and Leroy Hite, Founder of Cutting Edge Firewood

Bill Chuck is a baseball writer and researcher and has a weekly column in the Chicago Sun-Times. His latest book, In Scoring Position: 40 Years Of A Baseball Love Affair which he co-authored with Bob Ryan is destined to become a baseball fan's favorite. This interview is sure to become a Baseball and BBQ listener fan favorite. From the moment we began our discussion, we knew this was not an interview with a stranger, but a discussion among friends. Bill loves baseball and that love is evident as he regales us with fascinating baseball stories and incredible statistics.

Leroy Hite is the founder of Cutting Edge Firewood, a company dedicated to providing the finest firewood and cooking wood delivered direct to the consumer. Leroy started the business in 2013 and the story of his journey is most fascinating. He and his wife took a gamble on themselves and an idea and that gamble paid off. Wood is an essential ingredient when smoking, and his product is amongst the industry's finest. After listening to our conversation, go to https://www.cuttingedgefirewood.com for more information.

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #138: Features a Rare Triple Play with MLB Hall of Fame Pitcher, Jim Kaat, Barbecue News Magazine Publisher, Kell Phelps, and Podaster, Gary Mack

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 18 Jun 2022 04:30:00 +0000

Episode #138 Features a Rare Triple Play with Major League Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher, Jim Kaat, Barbecue News Magazine Publisher, Kell Phelps, and Podcaster, Gary Mack

Jim Kaat writes in his new autobiography, Good As Gold: My Eight Decades In Baseball, "I am one of the few people alive who can truly say that virtually every dollar I have earned as an adult has been because of my involvement in the game of baseball, a game I have loved since 1945 when I was about seven years old." The eight decades Jim writes about are filled with incredible stories of the many people he has been associated with in his 25 years as a player, his time as a pitching coach, and his many years as a broadcaster. One such story is how Jim had the chance to be a "bonus baby" but his father knew best and helped Jim make a difficult decision that positively shaped his future. Jim was a left-handed pitcher for the Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, and St. Louis Cardinals. He was a three-time All-Star and a Gold Glove winner for 16 seasons in a row. He was Pete Rose's chosen pitching coach when Rose became the Cincinnati Reds manager. Following coaching, he took up residence in various baseball broadcast booths, where he honed his craft and became a multi-Emmy-winning broadcaster. His career, which is far from over, is culminating with his long-overdue election into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Kell Phelps is the publisher of the Barbecue News Magazine and recently acquired the National Barbecue Association (NBBQA). Kell is someone we should have had on the show a long time ago, and what better way to begin the conversation with an apology for waiting this long to have him on. It was definitely worth the wait as we discuss his significant role in the barbecue industry. Have questions on what the NBBQA is and how it might help you? Kell answers that. Kell talks all about the wonderful things which being a part of the barbecue community offers. If you have an interest in barbecue in any form, then you need to subscribe to Barbecue News Magazine. Kell is an avid Atlanta Braves fan, and we discuss both baseball and barbecue.

Gary Mack is the long-time host of the Mets Musings podcast, as well as co-hosting The Baseball Talk Radio Show with Rich Baxter. He knows baseball very well and like any true baseball fan he is not without his opinions. The All-Star game is coming up and fan voting has begun. Join us for a lively discussion on our ballots.

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #137: Former MLB Umpire Dale Scott and David Maluff of Full Moon Bar-B-Que with Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding of Rogue Cookers

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 137 features Former MLB Umpire, Dale Scott and David Maluff of Full Moon Bar-B-Que with Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding of Rogue Cookers

Dale Scott has been a Major League Baseball umpire for almost 40 years. Spending that much time in the game has given Dale many stories which he shares in his autobiography, The Umpire Is Out: Calling the Game and Living My True Self which he wrote along with Rob Neyer. Dale was an umpire for so many memorable games, including one in which he ejected Billy Martin who had both kicked and thrown dirt on Scott. In 2014 Scott came out as gay and Dale shares what life was like as he tried to keep his private life and professional life separate. From 1985 to 2017 he had the opportunity to interact with some of the most fascinating characters and greats of the game. The path to becoming a Major League umpire is filled with a lot of bumps, twists, and curves. Dale's book has a plethora of these entertaining stories. He even indulged us as we asked him to eject Jeff from the show.

David Maluff is one half of the Maluff brothers team, who along with his brother, Joe, are the owners of Full Moon Bar-B-Que. Full Moon Bar-B-Que has been in operation since 1986 and the Maluff brothers have been the owners since 1997. Over the years, the siblings have grown the business to include 16 locations in Alabama and one in Mississippi. All 17 of them are serving high-quality barbecue which would make most pitmasters extremely proud to have come off their pit. David discusses his family, from whom he inherited his love of food and the food service industry. Full Moon has a rich history and a deep interest in giving back to the communities they serve. They also have some signature dishes such as Chow Chow, vinaigrette slaw, and Half Moon cookies which are sure to be on a foodie's bucket list. Joining us to add his unique insight is our guest co-host, Doug Scheiding.

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We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #136: Authors, John Coulson and John Sherdel and a return visit with Champion Pitmaster, Doug Scheiding

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 4 Jun 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Episode #136 features Authors, John Coulson and John Sherdel and a return visit with Champion Pitmaster, Doug Scheiding

John Coulson is the author of Wee Willie Sherdel: The Cardinals' Winningest Left-Hander. John Sherdel is Wee Willie's grandson and an important contributor to the book. Wee Willie performed many great feats on the diamond. Since his retirement in 1932, he remains the Redbirds’ winningest left-hander and fourth all-time winner. Willie also pitched the third-most games and the fourth-most innings. He was also an outstanding hitter. Among Cardinals' pitchers, Sherdel has the fourth-most career home runs and the fifth-best batting average for his .337 in 1923. His contemporaries included over 90 Hall of Famers and some of the greatest players of all-time including Ruth, Gehrig, Ty Cobb, and Rogers Hornsby. Author Coulson and grandson Shredel are determined to have Wee Willie enshrined in the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame, and we agree that is where he deserves to be.

Doug Scheiding is back for exceptional barbecue and baseball talk. As a champion pitmaster, Doug knows what it takes to prepare for competition winning barbecue and he gives excellent insight into his winning formula. Have you heard about cooking a steak using the reverse sear method, but have questions on how it is done and why it is the better steak cooking method? Doug provides a very thorough explanation. We recorded the episode on the 10-year anniversary of former MLB pitcher, Johan Santana's no-hitter, thrown for the New York Mets; the first in what was, then, their 50-year history. Doug was at that game, and tells what he experienced being in the stands for the momentous event.

Some Father's Day gift ideas are included as we remind everyone of some great companies with outstanding products.

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We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #135: Former MLB Pitcher, Glendon Rusch, Hog Farmer, Tank Jackson, Pitmaster, Tuffy Stone, and a Special Visit and Offer for Our Listeners from Ray Sheehan of BBQ Buddha

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 28 May 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Episode #135 features Former MLB Pitcher, Glendon Rusch, Hog Farmer, Tank Jackson, Pitmaster, Tuffy Stone, and a Special Visit and Offer for Our Listeners from Ray Sheehan of BBQ Buddha

Glendon Rusch is a left-handed former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres and Colorado Rockies. He also has a reputation, apparently well deserved, of having been one of the nicest people in baseball. In September 2006 he was diagnosed with a life-threatening blood clot in his lung, but he was able to mount a comeback and pitch again. Legendary manager and two-time Baseball and BBQ podcast guest, Bobby Valentine once described Glendon as one of the gutsiest pitchers he ever coached. In 2000, he won 11 games for the New York Mets, helping them get to the World Series. Glendon is a huge fan of the music group, Pearl Jam, and did quite well in our name that Pearl Jam song game.

Tank Jackson raises hogs used by some of the finest restaurants and Tuffy Stone is an award-winning pitmaster, television personality, and restaurateur. We were fortunate to meet them at Pig Beach BBQ in Queens, New York during the Jeff Michner Foundation BBQ Benefit. Each interview is short but comes with their assurances they will join us again. Although the conversations were brief, we had the opportunity to gather some barbecue tips and get a small glimpse into each of their lives and enjoy their delightful personalities, which were on display all day for the many people who paid to be there and experience each of the cooks' signature dishes.

We are extremely fortunate to be joined by Ray Sheehan, founder of BBQ Buddha, known for its multi-award-winning, all-natural barbecue sauces and spice blends as well as being the author of two cookbooks, Award-Winning BBQ Sauces and How to Use Them: The Secret Ingredient to Next-Level Smoking and Big Green Egg Basics from a Master Barbecuer. Ray's next great adventure is the soon-to-be-opened restaurant, Ray's Roadside Kitchen in Cream Ridge, New Jersey. Ray has an exciting Father's Day 2022 offer for our listeners as he announces an exclusive promo code to receive very nice savings on his sauces, rubs, and cookbooks which are found at https://bbqbuddha.com/

We recommend you go to baseballbbq.com https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, BBQ Buddha, https://bbqbuddha.com/ for rubs and award-winning sauces and Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves.

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #134: Author, John Rosengren and Pitmasters, Chris Lilly, Grant Pinkerton, and John Wheeler

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 21 May 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Baseball and BBQ Episode #134 features author, John Rosengren and pitmasters, Chris Lilly, Grant Pinkerton, and John Wheeler

John Rosengren is an award-winning journalist and author. His latest book is Classic Baseball: Timeless Tales, Immortal Moments. His feature articles, profiles, and essays have appeared in more than 100 publications. The following is taken from the "About John" section of his website, https://www.johnrosengren.net/ "I once interviewed a woman shot in the head by hijackers and left for dead on the tarmac. I raced my bike against Greg LeMond in South Africa (and beat him). I played a tennis match against the world’s top-ranked wheelchair tennis player (and lost). I channeled a 330-pound Samoan, a retired NFL nose tackle who is gay (Esera Tuaolo, for his memoir). I played softball on snowshoes in the summertime (wood chips spread across the infield). I rapped a base hit off former Twins pitcher Rick Aguilera. I listened to a nurse tell me the story of prying a shotgun shell out of Ernest Hemingway’s hand when he was intent on killing himself. I profiled a woman who is a Roman Catholic priest. I attended a powwow with LGBTQ Native Americans. I interviewed a mortician in the room where she embalmed my father. I talked to a 15-year-old boy in his hospital room after he tried to stop a school shooter." The preceding is why we went into this interview knowing we would never be able to discuss all of his accomplishments in one sitting, so the first thing we did was extend an invitation to have him back.

Chris Lilly, Grant Pinkerton, and John Wheeler are three outstanding pitmasters who have spent years honing their craft and earning well-deserved reputations for being among the best. We were fortunate to meet them at Pig Beach BBQ in Queens, NY during the Jeff Michner Foundation BBQ Benefit. Each interview is relatively short, but comes with their assurances that they will join us again. The conversations may have been brief, but we still gathered some barbecue tips as well as getting a small glimpse into each of their lives and enjoy their delightful personalities, which were on display all day for the many people who paid to be there and experience these pitmasters signature dishes.

We recommend you go to baseballbbq.com https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, BBQ Buddha, https://bbqbuddha.com/ for rubs and award-winning sauces and Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves.

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

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Baseball and BBQ #133: Chef, Reuben Harley aka Big Rube and New York Yankees Public Address Announcer, Paul Olden Plus a Special Rant from Co-host, Jeff

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 14 May 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Episode #133 features Chef, Reuben Harley aka Big Rube and New York Yankees Public Address Announcer, Paul Olden, and an Extra Special Rant from Co-host, Jeff

Reuben Harley is known to everyone as Big Rube. We invited him on to discuss the product he created, Diamond Dirt Rub which is perfect for your grilled foods and can be found at baseballbbq.com https://baseballbbq.com/products/big-rubes-diamond-dirt-rub. Big Rube's love of fashion and baseball helped turn a passion for throwback jerseys into the marketing plan that helped Mitchell & Ness cross over from a niche supplier of old jerseys to older men into a pop-culture phenomenon. Throughout his career, Big Rube has used cooking to fuel his passion, selling homemade cakes, operating a food truck, and cooking in pop-ups to satisfy hungry customers. Over many acts of a varied career, Big Rube has become an accomplished photographer, a fashion designer, and a sought-after chef. We talk about so many things, including his mother being a seamstress for Muhammad Ali's wife, his grandfather driving Jackie Robinson, his 35-year friendship with Will Smith and Jazzy Jeff, and his decision not to appear in their music video as to not lose out on tip money, and the perfect Philly Cheesesteak which he makes and serves at Philadelphia's, Pitchers Pub.

Paul Olden has had an incredible and distinguished career in the world of sports, which has led him to his current position as public address announcer for the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. The journey has included working as a radio and television play-by-play announcer for the Yankees, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, California Angels, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Eagles, UCLA Bruins, Los Angeles Rams, New York Jets, New Jersey Nets, and ESPN as well as serving as a sports update guy for WFAN radio. Paul is another of our guests who have been a target of an infamous profanity-laden rant from the late, Los Angeles Dodgers manager, Tommy Lasorda. From 1994 to 2005, Paul worked as the Super Bowl public address announcer. We discuss all of this and so much more as Paul leads us through his wonderful life and career.

Between the two interviews, Jeff has a rant you will not want to miss.

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We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #132: New York Post Columnist, Phil Mushnick and Magnechef Founder, Alfredo Infante with his son, AJ

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 7 May 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Episode #132 features New York Post columnist, Phil Mushnick and Magnechef founder, Alfredo Infante with his son, AJ

Phil Mushnick is a newspaper sports columnist for the New York Post. He writes it like he sees or hears it, and he is unafraid to speak his mind. We have been long-time readers and on many occasions have purchased the newspaper exclusively for his column. Surprisingly, he is the first guest to put our names together and ask us if we knew of a baseball player named, Jeffrey (Jeff) Leonard (Jeff Leonard played 14 seasons in the Major Leagues.) We should probably call this episode fun with Phil. We talk about the game of baseball and the various streaming services you have to pay for in order to watch all the games. Doug Adler, Mike Francesa, John Sterling, pet peeves, instant replay, and the state of the media today; are just some things on which Phil offers his opinions. Phil is candid, entertaining, and very funny. This is an episode where complaining never sounded so good.

Alfredo Infante and his son AJ join us to talk about Magnechef for which Alfredo is the founder, and baseball. The Magnechef product receiving the well-deserved bulk of the attention is their award-winning heat-resistant barbecue gloves. The gloves come in a wide variety of colors and are extremely versatile. Before we get to our discussion with Alfredo we speak to AJ who is eight years old and loves playing baseball (he likes hitting better than pitching and is a fast runner), and well as discussing his favorite team, the Miami Marlins. When Alfredo is not tending to Magnechef business, he is working as a firefighter in Miami, Florida. Anyone who participates in live-fire cooking knows the importance of protecting their hands, and these gloves will become an essential part of your cooking equipment. At the Magnechef website, https://magnechef.com/ you will find the gloves, a few additional products, and testimonials from actual Magnechef glove users. Alfredo talks about his experience on the Home Shopping Network, and we discuss the possibility that Magnechef will one day become a brand synonymous with BBQ.

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We conclude the show with the song, "Ace and Bobo" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #131: Part 2 with Bob Kendrick, president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and Erica Blaire, winner of BBQ Brawl, Season 2

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 30 Apr 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Baseball and BBQ Episode #131 features part 2 with Bob Kendrick, President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and Erica Blaire, Winner of BBQ Brawl, Season 2.

Bob Kendrick is president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, https://nlbm.com/ and was our very first podcast guest. We are so glad to have this incredible storyteller back. Part two includes lots of information and stories about Negro League players who were great, but may not be as well known. We talk about two-way players and how the Negro Leagues had a few who were absolutely amazing. Bob shares his thoughts and feelings on his friend, Buck O'Neil who has received the long-overdue honor of being inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, as well as other players who finally received their due and those should get in but have not. Just when you think we are ending the conversation, we get started on the very successful "tipping your cap" idea, which went viral. Part two also features additional talk about Bob's incredible podcast, Black Diamonds, and what listeners have to look forward to.

Erica Blaire is a lawyer, sommelier, pitmaster, and the season two winner of BBQ Brawl on the Food Network. In part two, we learn how Erica defeated pitmasters with many more years of experience. We discuss her specialty dish, Lomo al Trapo which translates to Beef in a Towel; the cooking process burns the towel, but what emerges from the its ashes is a delicious hunk of meat. She speaks about winning a Preserve the Pit fellowship from Kingsford Charcoal. We speak to Erica about the barbecue community and how everyone supports each other. There is behind-the-scenes information on BBQ Brawl and what it was like to receive guidance from Bobby Flay as well as the other show mentors and judges. Erica tells about the experience of filming a show during the pandemic, the competition, and how she became the Master of 'Cue. At one point in the discussion, Erica jokes about growing up and needing to cook with whatever is in the fridge, even if it is Spam, Lucky Charms, and mustard. After speaking with Erica, we are convinced the resultant dish would be delicious.

Jeff shares a rant in between the two interviews, but Leonard cannot stop himself from chiming in and ranting along.

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We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #130: Bob Kendrick, President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and Erica Blaire, Winner of BBQ Brawl, Season 2

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 23 Apr 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Bob Kendrick, President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and Erica Blaire, Winner of BBQ Brawl, Season 2 join us on episode 130.

Bob Kendrick is president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, https://nlbm.com/ and was our first podcast guest. We are so glad to have this remarkable storyteller back for a third visit. With so much to discuss we divided our conversation into two parts. In part one, we discuss April 15, 1947, the date that Jackie Robinson broke the Major League Baseball color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers. We also talk about the greatness of Hank Aaron and the hellacious treatment, including numerous death threats, Aaron was forced to endure as he was close to breaking the famous career home runs record of 714 set 33 years prior by Babe Ruth. Aaron breaking the record was an incredible accomplishment, but it could have turned into a tragedy, and Bob explains it all. We also speak about Bob's amazing podcast, Black Diamonds, and what is coming up in the new season.

Erica Blaire is a lawyer, sommelier, pitmaster, and the season two winner of BBQ Brawl on the Food Network. This is another extremely entertaining interview we divided into two parts. We have the feeling there is very little Erica cannot do when she makes the decision to try. She tells us her origin story, which includes trying to help her father with an item on his post-retirement bucket list and this leads to a barbecue class with famed pitmaster, Harry Soo. Erica appears to do nothing half-assed. With her, it is 100% or nothing at all. She was a very good lawyer, a wonderful sommelier, and a great pitmaster; talented enough to beat some very experienced and talented competition in BBQ Brawl, season two, and become the Master of 'Cue. Being fearless bodes her well, as she uses her boundless energy and spirit to tackle the numerous tasks she hopes to accomplish. She talks about all of this, including a lot of her BBQ Brawl experience.

We recommend you go to baseballbbq.com https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, and BBQ Buddha, https://bbqbuddha.com/ for rubs and award-winning sauces.

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #129: Michael Massiglia aka Messy Mike, Jeff Michner BBQ Benefit at Pig Beach, and David Krell, author and baseball historian

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 129 is overflowing with guests as we are joined by Michael Massiglia known as Messy Mike, owner of Messy Mike's Barbecue & Catering, Shane McBride, and Matt Abdoo from Pig Beach BBQ talking about an important fundraiser, and David Krell, noted baseball author.

Michael Massiglia aka Messy Mike was an electrician for many years and, by his own admission, he was an ok one, but not great and certainly not happy in his chosen career field. The story Messy Mike tells of how barbecue became his passion and lead him to his new career as the owner of a food truck/catering company called Messy Mike's Barbecue & Catering will make you question whether you heard things correctly. It amazed and intrigued us as well, and yes you heard him right. He did take his wedding money and purchased a very expensive smoker without having any idea what he was doing. From there the story gets crazier. His food truck is located at 161 Rockingham Road, Derry, NH, and is open from Thursday to Sunday during the hours of 11:00 am to 3:00 pm or until they are sold out. Tell Messy Mike the folks at Baseball and BBQ sent you.

Shane McBride and Matt Abdoo from Pig Beach BBQ are part of the wonderfully generous barbecue community. They join us to discuss the Jeff Michner BBQ Benefit taking place at Pig Beach, 35 - 37 36th Street, Queens, NY 11106 on Saturday, April 30th, 2022 from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Jeff Michner suddenly passed away in the spring of 2018 at the age of 36, leaving behind his wife Sara, and his 16-month-old daughter Hayes. A foundation was created in Jeff's honor to keep his memory alive. The organization embraces the things he loved best: family, friends, and great food. The Jeff Michner Foundation creates scholarships for culinary students, supporting families managing loss and grief. The Jeff Michner BBQ Benefit celebrates Jeff with an epic barbecue featuring some of the country's greatest pitmasters. This event will be a dine-around, where each participating Pitmaster will prepare a tasting portion of their dish for the guest to sample. Go to https://www.pigbeachnyc.com for more information, and we hope to see you there.

David Krell is an author and baseball historian. His latest work is 1962: Baseball and America in the Time of JFK. It is a fascinating look at a year when two new baseball franchises, the New York Mets and the Houston Colt .45s had their first seasons and NASA was launching men into space. It was an extraordinary year in baseball, culture, and politics. According to David, the book originally began with the idea of exploring the two new baseball teams, and it morphed into an amazing look at history which included baseball, but also encompassed so much more. David did an extreme amount of research to give us a feel for what life in America was like in 1962. As we like to say, he did the "heavy lifting" which benefits us immensely and we are grateful he did. David made us feel as if we had taken a time machine back to 1962 as we enjoyed every month of the year from cover to cover.

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We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #128: Sandy Alderson, New York Mets Team President and Ray Sheehan, BBQ Buddha Founder

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 9 Apr 2022 11:42:11 +0000

Sandy Alderson, New York Mets team president and Ray Sheehan, BBQ Buddha founder and cookbook author are exceptional and because of them, episode 128 is a Baseball and BBQ show you will not soon forget.

Sandy Alderson is the New York Mets team president and previously served as the New York Mets general manager, putting together the team that played in the 2015 World Series. Prior to that he enjoyed successful tenures as general manager for the Oakland Athletics and the chief executive officer for the San Diego Padres. After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1969, Sandy joined the United States Marine Corps and served a tour of duty in Vietnam. When his military service ended he attended Harvard Law School, became a lawyer, joined a law firm, and not more than five years later he followed one of the law firm's partners to the Oakland Athletics front office. Sandy talks about what makes a good general manager, being in the 1989 World Series when a powerful earthquake struck, and winning with a "small market" team. Sandy also discusses what makes a good manager and baseball as it has changed during his time in the game. After listening to Sandy you will have a much better appreciation for what it takes to run a Major League Baseball franchise and the special care which he gives to the many tasks he must handle. Being curious drives Sandy and he says it has played a major part in his career, a career that has been absolutely incredible.

Ray Sheehan is the founder of BBQ Buddha, a multi-award winning, all natural barbecue sauce and spice blend company. Ray is also the award-winning cookbook author of Award-Winning BBQ Sauces and How to Use Them: The Secret Ingredient to Next-Level Smoking and his newest book is Big Green Egg Basics from a Master Barbecuer. We first met Ray in 2019 at the Atlantic City BBQ Expo and since then he has made numerous Baseball and BBQ show appearances. Ray loves barbecue and has an immense wealth of knowledge which he is willing to share with anyone willing to listen. In addition to running a sauce company and writing cookbooks, he is also a monthly contributor to Barbecue News Magazine. Ray discusses his cooking experience, how he comes up with the wonderful recipes, and many of the things you never knew went into putting together a cookbook. More about Ray and purchasing his wonderful sauces, rubs, and books can be found at https://bbqbuddha.com/

With baseball opening day comes tons of predictions and Jeff calls himself a very good guesser as he offers his picks for the season.

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #127: Former MLB Pitcher, Steve Trachsel and Special Guest Co-host/Champion Pitmaster, Doug Scheiding

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 2 Apr 2022 12:22:41 +0000

Baseball and BBQ Episode #127 features former MLB pitcher, Steve Trachsel and special guest co-host/champion pitmaster, Doug Scheiding. Trachsel enjoys talking baseball, but he seems to really love talking about barbecue and wine. Great baseball and barbecue talk are found here.

Steve Trachsel was a Major League pitcher for 16 years. Known primarily for his time with the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets, he also played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, the Toronto Blue Jays, and the Baltimore Orioles. His baseball journey includes being a once-proud member of the Long Beach State Dirtbags and playing in the College World Series. Steve hit three career home runs and his first was hit off of Curt Schilling. He possessed an incredible ability to remain on the field and give his teams well-pitched innings, usually throwing more than 200 per year. His bobblehead is rare, and it is one of the most sought after at the New York Mets Fantasy Camp. 16 years in the Major Leagues are bound to produce some memorable moments and excellent stories, and Steve has tons of them, including giving up Mark McGwire's record-breaking 62nd home run in 1998 and his feelings on Sammy Sosa and his other teammates reactions. Steve was once nicknamed the "Human Rain Delay" and he discusses how it bothered him at first, but later embraced it and now uses it to his advantage. Even how he chose his uniform number is a good story. A lover of barbecue and wine (he even has a wonderful story about visiting Tom Seaver's California Vineyard), Steve is thrilled to talk with Doug and pepper him with lots of really good barbecue talk and some very good questions.

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We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #126: Maybelle Blair and Shirley Burkovich, former All American Girls Professional Baseball League players who inspired the movie, A League of Their Own and Amy Mills, known as the heiress of barbecue

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 26 Mar 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 126 features Maybelle Blair and Shirley Burkovich, former All American Girls Professional Baseball League players who inspired the movie, A League of Their Own and Amy Mills, known as the heiress of barbecue

Maybelle Blair and Shirley Burkovich are women who loved playing baseball, were great at it, and were excited to have the opportunity to make money doing it. If you are a fan of the movie, A League of Their Own which reintroduced America to the real-life All American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) then you will enjoy listening to their wonderful stories. Ask Maybelle how she is and she will say, "Pretty good for this old gal, and it is a good day when you wake up on this side of the grass." Shirley played for three AAGPBL teams from 1949-1951, one of which is the famous Rockford Peaches. Maybelle served as inspiration for the character, Mae Mordabito aka All the Way Mae played in the film by Madonna. Ask Maybelle how much Madonna's character resembled her, and she will say not that much, but then Shirley pipes in affirming that the characterization fit Maybelle extremely well. It is that back and forth good-natured ribbing that is so enjoyable and makes one appreciate the special bond they share. At 95 and 89 years of age, they are not even close to letting up from achieving their dream of raising money for a women's baseball museum to be built in Rockford, Illinois. Go to https://www.internationalwomensbaseballcenter.org/donate/ to make a donation or to learn more.

Amy Mills is known as a barbecue heiress as she is the daughter of champion pitmaster and Barbecue Hall of Fame inductee, Mike Mills, who was affectionately known as "The Legend." Getting to everything was impossible, but we tried to at least scratch the surface with a conversation that included stories on the books she co-authored with her dad, including James Beard Foundation award-nominated and National Barbecue Association Award of Excellence winner, Peace, Love, and Barbecue and the book, Praise the Lard. We talked about her incredible presentation at The Welcome Conference, which is labeled on YouTube as Amy Mills-Recognizing Right. Amy explained the three principles which apply to her business, which include the two 17th Street Barbecue restaurants and Oncue Consulting: (1) Generosity is a recipe for success. (2) Barbecue is a culture, not a concept. (3) Home is the most excellent place of all. Amy did not always want to be in the family business, but she came back, is happy she did and credits a yellow post-it note for the push. There is even a story involving George Wendt who played Norm on the TV show Cheers.

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We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #125: Pulling off the rare triple play with former MLB player, Nelson Figueroa, Barbecue Hall of Fame inductee, David Knight, and spring training correspondent, Gary Looney

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 19 Mar 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Baseball and BBQ Episode #125 features a rare triple play as we speak with former Major League Baseball player, Nelson Figueroa, Barbecue Hall of Fame inductee, David Knight, and Los Angeles Angels spring training correspondent, Gary Looney

Nelson Figueroa loves baseball, a fact that cannot be denied. Drafted 833rd overall by the New York Mets in the 30th round of the 1995 Major League Baseball draft, the man affectionately known as Figgy spent the next 19 years playing in the Major Leagues as well as other leagues all over the world, not just for the money, but because he loved playing ball. in 2015, shortly after hanging up his spikes for good, he began his second career phase as the pre and post-game analyst for the New York Mets broadcasts on SNY. All of this is discussed on the show, but we will have to have him back on as a few days after we spoke he began career phase three as the new pitching coach for the Staten Island FerryHawks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.

David Knight was inducted into the Barbecue Hall of Fame in 2016 in the business/industry category. He is the President and founder of Ole Hickory Pits, a leading manufacturer of commercial and residential barbecue smoker ovens sold worldwide. David is one of those rare individuals who knew from a very early age what he wanted to do for a career. He started with a restaurant and later began manufacturing and selling his own pits. You can learn more about Ole Hickory Pits at https://www.olehickorypits.com/ David has touched the lives of so many people, but is really so humble and respectful of the the numerous individuals who love live fire cooking and admire his role in BBQ.

Gary Looney makes his long awaited return. Jeff first met Gary in 2020 at the Los Angeles Angels spring training camp complex in Arizona and a friendship quickly developed. Gary appeared with us on episodes 56 and 87. He once again offers great insight on a lockout delayed spring training and offers his thoughts on what to expect this season. Having him on has become an annual tradition and his baseball knowledge is a great addition to any episode.

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #124: Jeff Mangold, strength and conditioning coach for the World Series Champion, NY Yankees and Rusty Monson, Utah's Salt City Barbecue pitmaster and podcast host

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 12 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Jeff Mangold, strength and conditioning coach for the 1998-2000 World Series Champion, New York Yankees and Rusty Monson, Utah's Salt City Barbecue pitmaster and podcast host make episode #124 an outstanding show.

Jeff Mangold served as the head strength and conditioning coach for the New York Yankees from 1984-1988 and from 1998-2006. During his tenure, the Bronx Bombers won nine straight American League East Titles, appeared in five World Series, and won three World Series Championships in 1998, 1999, and 2000. Jeff also worked for the New York Mets from 1993 to 1996 and designed the strength and conditioning facilities at both Yankee and Shea stadiums. Jeff is the author of Power and Pinstripes: My Years Training the New York Yankees. The book is filled with incredible stories from both of his times with the NY Yankees, which includes interactions with George Steinbrenner, Yogi Berra, Billy Martin, and Lou Piniella. Jeff worked with the Core Four of the World Series Champions, Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, Andy Pettitte, and Mariano Rivera. Jeff shares many of those stories and also talks about how he ended up with a piece of baseball history which he sold for a pretty hefty sum. Enjoy the interview and purchase the book.

Rusty Monson has loved live fire cooking since he was a young child. He has turned his passion for barbecue into his career and now is the proud owner of Utah's Salt City Barbecue food truck. Besides competing in competition barbecue and running the food truck, Rusty can also talk quite eloquently on barbecue. He shares his knowledge and interest in barbecue as a monthly embedded correspondent on The BBQ Central Show with host Greg Rempe. In addition to his monthly correspondent duties, Rusty is a co-host along with Anthony Lujan on The Pitmaster's Podcast. It may surprise you to hear what his top-selling food truck item is, but what is not surprising is how much you will enjoy all that Rusty has to offer on life and cooking.

We recommend you go to Fifth & Cherry, https://fifthandcherry.com for wonderful cutting boards, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, and BBQ Buddha, https://bbqbuddha.com/ for rubs and award winning sauces.

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.
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Baseball and BBQ Episode #123: Features barbecue savant, Derrick Riches, guest co-host, Doug Scheiding, and The Metsian Podcast's, Mike Lecolant and Sam Maxwell

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 5 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Baseball and BBQ Episode #123 features barbecue savant, Derrick Riches, guest co-host, Doug Scheiding, and The Metsian Podcast's, Mike Lecolant and Sam Maxwell.

Derrick Riches started writing about barbecue, on-line, more than 25 years ago. He has reviewed tons of products, written hundreds of recipes, judged barbecue competitions, and has traveled the world exploring all aspects of grilled and smoked food. Writer of several cookbooks, his latest is The Complete Guide to Smoking Meat: 100 Smokin' Good Recipes for BBQ and More. Derrick's appearance is exactly what a podcast which is half dedicated to barbecue needs. For more on Derrick go to https://www.derrickriches.com

Mike Lecolant and Sam Maxwell are Brooklyn, New York residents and proud New York Mets fans. They offered their unique perspective on Gil Hodges and his Baseball Hall of Fame candidacy in episode 106. When that portion of the interview was over we kept recording and learned more about their entertaining, The Metsian Podcast on which they appear with their other cohost, Rich Sparago. The podcast can be found here, https://www.blogtalkradio.com/themetsianpodcastwsamrichandmike

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We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #122: Mitch Benjamin, pitmaster, restaurateur, and cookbook author and Brett Mandel from the company, Baseball BBQ with a big announcement

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 26 Feb 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Episode #122 features Mitch Benjamin, pitmaster, restaurateur, and cookbook author and Brett Mandel from the company, Baseball BBQ with a big announcement. We refer to them as "perfect guests" as they talk about baseball and barbecue.

Mitch Benjamin got his dream job after college, working for the TaylorMade golf company in Kansas City, where he met Baseball Hall of Famer, George Brett while also discovering his love of barbecue and honing his outstanding pitmaster skills. There are numerous stories along the way, but eventually all of this lead to Mitch becoming known as Meat Mitch, and that is just the beginning. In addition to his barbecue competition wins, Mitch has wonderful stories to tell of the time he had his food, specifically ribs, devoured by former MLB player, John Kruk as well as cooking for Derek Jeter's retirement celebration. He recently opened the restaurant, Meat Mitch BBQ and has an outstanding selection of Meat Mitch products, including rubs and sauces at https://meatmitch.com/ In addition to all of that, Mitch somehow found the time to write the cookbook, BBQ Revolution: Innovative Barbecue Recipes from an All-Star Pitmaster with the foreword written by his good friend George Brett who refers to him as Mitchie.

Brett Mandel from the company, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com/ is back to tell us about new merchandise and additional exciting big news that customers will love as they can now do even more with personalizing their grilling tools. This is a fantastic company which we constantly rave about and continues growing and amassing amazing reviews. They share our love for baseball and barbecue and are extremely supportive of the show. Visit their website and purchase their products, which will surely become the center of attention at your next barbecue.

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #121: Former Major League Baseball catcher, Josh Thole and pitmaster, Matt Dallman from Live Coals Barbeque

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Baseball and BBQ #Episode 121 features former Major League Baseball catcher, Josh Thole and pitmaster, Matt Dallman from Live Coals Barbeque

Josh Thole is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played for the New York Mets and the Toronto Blue Jays. He has a special place in the heart of Mets fans as he was behind the dish for the first and, up to this point, only no-hitter in the 59-year franchise's history. Josh has a great sense of humor and wonderful stories to share, one of which involves a garage full of people waiting for him to be selected in the MLB Draft. Catching a knuckleball pitcher is one of the hardest things for a catcher, and Josh did it quite well as he became knuckleballer, R. A. Dickey's favorite receiver. In 2012 Josh was part of the trade, along with Dickey and a few others that brought catcher, Travis d'Arnaud and Noah Syndergaard aka Thor from the Blue Jays to the Mets. We finished recording and Josh brings up his love of barbeque, which, along with being a great guest, gives us yet another reason to have him back.

Matt Dallman is a Texas transplant by way of Kansas City, MO who has made an indelible mark on the region's fanatical barbecue community. In 2015 this self-taught pitmaster opened the BBQ restaurant, 18th & Vine in Dallas, Texas. Since then, he has sold his interest in the restaurant and in the Summer of 2018 he started the catering operation, Live Coals Barbeque. Matt has many stories and cooking tips. We could not pass up the opportunity to talk some baseball once we learned of his Kansas City Royals fandom. Matt is another guest we would like to come back, but rather than wait for his next appearance, if you want to learn more, go to https://thelivecoals.com/

We recommend you go to Fifth & Cherry, https://fifthandcherry.com for wonderful cutting boards, http://www.baseballbbq.com for grill tools and clothing for barbecue and baseball fans, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, and https://bbqbuddha.com/ for rubs and award winning sauces.

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #120: Part 2 with Barbecue Hall of Famer, Ardie Davis, BBQ rubs and sauces creator, Denny Mike and it's game on with baseball umpire, Perry Barber

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 12 Feb 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 120 features part 2 with Barbecue Hall of Famer, Ardie Davis, and BBQ rubs and sauces creator, Denny Mike and a discussion with baseball umpire, Perry Barber.

Ardie Davis aka Remus Powers, Ph.B. is a 2016 Barbecue Hall of Fame inductee in the celebrity/humanitarian category. Ardie is a founder of the American Royal Barbecue Sauce Contest which is the world's largest sauce contest. He is a charter member of the KCBS, instrumental in the development of the Certified Barbecue Judge curriculum, and author of the oath recited by each judge prior to judging a contest. Ardie has written numerous BBQ books. He has also been interviewed by the History Channel regarding barbecue, on more than one occasion. In 2003 he was named a Kansas City Barbecue Legend by the Kansas City Star. We affectionately referred to him as barbecue royalty and you would be hard pressed to find anyone who would say otherwise.

Dennis Michael Sherman is known by thousands of satisfied customer's as Denny Mike. Since 2006, Denny, the creator of super-premium, all-natural and gluten-free sauces and seasoning blends has been selling these products with the DennyMike's label proudly displayed. His products are sold in Whole Foods as well as Hannaford Brothers and fortunately online at https://www.dennymikes.com. Denny shares his stories of a business which is extremely competitive, but having a great product has helped him prevail. Denny has forged many wonderful friendships throughout the years and it is due to this that we were fortunate he asked Ardie to join us and we are very grateful for that.

Perry Barber has been a baseball umpire since 1981. She got her start umpiring Little League games and then, at her mother's urging, attended her first professional umpire school, Harry Wendelstedt's with her twin sister in 1982. She has attended the school several times, working hard at honing her craft. We can fill the remaining lines talking about her umpiring career, but we also want to mention that she is a Jeopardy champion. We can talk about how umpiring has provided her the opportunity to travel around the world, but then we might miss mentioning her time as a singer/songwriter and that she has opened for Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, and Hall & Oates. We even played a quick round of baseball themed Jeopardy with her pitted against Jeff. Perry is a true Renaissance woman and we must have her back again.

We recommend you go to Fifth & Cherry, https://fifthandcherry.com for wonderful cutting boards, http://www.baseballbbq.com for grill tools and clothing for barbecue and baseball fans, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, and DennyMike's, https://www.dennymikes.com for some delicious barbecue rubs.

We conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Ace and Bobo" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #119: Author, Dan Joseph, Barbecue Hall of Fame member, Ardie Davis, and BBQ rubs and sauces creator, Dennis Michael Sherman aka Denny Mike.

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 29 Jan 2022 02:00:00 +0000

In episode 119 we pull off a rare triple play as we have three outstanding guests; author, Dan Joseph, Barbecue Hall of Fame member, Ardie Davis, and BBQ rubs and sauces creator, Dennis Michael Sherman aka Denny Mike.

Dan Joseph joined us on episode 51 to discuss his book, Last Ride of the Iron Horse: How Lou Gehrig Fought ALS to Play One Last Championship SeasonSeason and he returns to regale us with stories about Pistol Pete Reiser found in his latest book, Baseball's Greatest What If: The Story & Tragedy of the Brooklyn Dodgers' Pistol Pete Reiser. If Reiser's first season and a half was any indication, not only was he on his way to a Hall of Fame career, but he was on his way to becoming one of the game's greatest. Unfortunately, part of what made Pistol Pete great, was his willingness to put his body on the line no matter what the outcome, and that included crashing into several outfield brick walls. Dan presents Reiser's story in such a way that by the end of the book you will feel awful that Reiser's playing career was cut short by injuries and feel regret at missing the talented career that could have been.

Dennis Michael Sherman is known by thousands of satisfied customer's as Denny Mike. Since 2006, Denny, the creator of super-premium, all-natural and gluten-free sauces and seasoning blends has been selling these products with the DennyMike's label proudly displayed. His products are sold in Whole Foods as well as Hannaford Brothers and fortunately online at https://www.dennymikes.com. Denny shares his stories of a business which is extremely competitive, but having a great product has helped him prevail. Denny has forged many wonderful friendships throughout the years and it is due to this that we were fortunate that he asked Ardie to join us, and we are very grateful for that.

We recommend you go to Fifth & Cherry, https://fifthandcherry.com for incredible cutting boards, http://www.baseballbbq.com for grill tools and clothing for barbecue and baseball fans, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the astounding books we have featured as well as some additional swag, and DennyMike's, https://www.dennymikes.com for some delicious barbecue rubs.

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #118: Sunny Moody, winner of the World Steak Championship at the World Food Championship and Elizabeth Muratore, editorial producer for MLB.com

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 15 Jan 2022 05:00:00 +0000

Episode 118 features two amazing guests, Sunny Moody, winner of the World Steak Championship at the World Food Championship and Elizabeth Muratore, editorial producer for MLB.com.

Sunny Moody is a competitor. Whether it is winning the World Steak Championship at the World Food Championship or transforming her body after a dreaded medical diagnosis and then competing on stage in a physical fitness competition, Sunny is a strong force. She discusses her disastrous first time experience lighting a pellet grill which lead her on a journey where she now competes with her husband and four daughters as a member of the Moodswing BBQ team. Sometimes she competes against her husband and she gives us all the details as well as her future plans and how she has gotten this far. Sunny is personable and extremely inspirational and we are glad that she is willing to share as we can all learn from her adventure. We wish her good luck in the World Food Championship finals.

Elizabeth Muratore is an excellent writer with a passion for baseball. She joins us to talk about her many projects, including, newsletter editor for the Internet Baseball Writers' Association of America, writer for Rising Apple, writer for Girl at the Game, and co-host of the New York Mets and MLB-focused podcast, Cohen's Corner. This is all in addition to her job as a Homepage Editor for Major League Baseball in which she edits stories and webpages for MLB.com. Elizabeth offers her perspective on the current game as well as her opinions on the National Baseball Hall of Fame and who should get voted in and who should do the voting. Elizabeth loves baseball and this is very apparent in her various articles as well as our discussion.

We recommend you go to Fifth & Cherry, https://fifthandcherry.com for wonderful cutting boards, http://www.baseballbbq.com for grill tools and clothing for barbecue and baseball fans, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, and DennyMike's, https://www.dennymikes.com for some delicious barbecue rubs.

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #117: Former MLB Player and Manager, Bobby Valentine and KCBS CEO, Emily Detwiler

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 8 Jan 2022 05:00:00 +0000

Episode #117 features two incredibly entertaining, returning guests, Bobby Valentine and Emily Detwiler.

Bobby Valentine or as most people call him, Bobby V is one of the most loved, well known, respected, colorful, and celebrated ambassadors of the game. His life has been an incredible journey filled with wonderful stories which he shares in astonishing detail in the book, Valentine's Way: My Adventurous Life and Times, coauthored with Peter Golenbock. Bobby V is a former Major League Baseball player and manager, managing teams in both the United States and Japan. Many people know him for one game in which he was ejected for speaking his mind and then sitting in the dugout wearing a disguise, but that is a mere drop in a very large bucket of a life filled with special people and events. He has worked for a future United States President, been a restaurateur, a champion ballroom dancer, an ESPN baseball analyst, and managed the New York Mets in the 2000 Subway Series against the crosstown rival New York Yankees.

Emily Detwiler is the CEO of the Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) and a baseball fan, especially of any team on which her brother-in-law, pitcher, Ross Detwiler is playing. The past couple of years have not been easy for an organization that relies heavily on barbecue competitions in the United States as well as throughout the world and yet, Emily has managed to elevate the KCBS back to the lofty success level it once achieved. We are joined by our friend, Doug Scheiding as we discuss barbecue with a small amount of baseball thrown in.

We conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Ace and Bobo" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #116: Enjoy the Beginning of a New Year with a Happy New Year's Episode from Baseball and BBQ

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 1 Jan 2022 07:00:00 +0000

There is no better way to ring in the New Year than with a very special 116th episode of Baseball and BBQ.

Jeff Cohen and Leonard Aberman are going it alone this episode. Without guests they get to talk about what the New Year will hopefully bring to the podcast as well as bringing back two popular segments. In the first segment called, Lesser Known Hall of Famers, Jeff and Leonard talk about Hugh Duffy who, in 1894 set the MLB single-season record for batting average, .440, a batting record that has stood for 127 years. The other segent is called, Hall of Fame Years in Ordinary Carrers. They discuss former Cy Young winner, Randy Jones, who, in 1976 as a starting pitcher for the San Diego Padres had a won-loss record of 22-14 with a 2.74 ERA. Barbecue talk includes a discussion about Barbecual Hall of Fame inductees, Henry Ford and Speed Herrig.

We wish you all a very happy and healthy New Year.

We conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #115: Joe Posnanski, author of The Baseball 100 and award winning pitmaster and restaurateur, Chris Schafer.

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 25 Dec 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Merry Christmas as we present the gift of episode 115 which features Joe Posnanski, author of The Baseball 100 and award-winning pitmaster and restaurateur, Chris Schafer.

Joe Posnanski is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of six books. He has written for The Athletic, Sports Illustrated, NBC Sports and The Kansas City Star and currently writes at JoePosnanski.com. He has been named National Sportswriter of the Year by five different organizations and is the winner of two Emmy Awards. His latest project is The Baseball 100 which is a comprehensive list of the players, who, in Joe's opinion, are the 100 greatest to have ever played. The stories that Joe includes with each player makes every one of the 830 pages an absolutely fantastic reading experience. The book is one you will want to refer to over and over again. Leonard gives Joe a standing ovation, and you will too. This was an interview that could have gone on forever and that would still have not been enough time.

Chris Schafer is a World Champion pitmaster who has won multiple grand championships as head cook of Heavy Smoke BBQ, is co-owner, along with his business partner and long-time-friend, Chad Brewer of Heavy Smoke BBQ restaurant in St. Peters, MO, and is the co-host of the podcast, All That for 6 pieces BBQ show. He may be in the running for one of the busiest and hardest working people in the barbecue industry, but after speaking with Chris you get the feeling he would not want it any other way. Weekdays are spent running the restaurant and weekends are spent with his cooking team of which his dad is a major contributor. Did we mention he also coaches his daughter's soccer team? At the end of a long day, an exhausted Chris gave us a wonderful discussion, and we all had a good time with lots of laughs.

We recommend you go to Fifth & Cherry, https://fifthandcherry.com for incredible cutting boards and https://www.baseballbbq.com for grill tools and clothing for barbecue and baseball fans and the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the astounding books we have featured as well as some additional swag.

We conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Ace and Bobo" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.
If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.

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Email: baseballandbbq@gmail.com
Twitter: @baseballandbbq
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Baseball and BBQ Episode #114: 4th Anniversary Special featuring Howard Johnson and Doug Scheiding

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 18 Dec 2021 12:00:00 +0000

Celebrate our 4 year anniversary as we are joined by Howard Johnson and Doug Scheiding with great baseball and excellent barbecue talk and Leonard and Jeff reminiscence about the last year.

Howard Johnson aka HoJo as millions of baseball fans affectionately call him is back and helping us celebrate our anniversary. We have a great time discussing baseball and barbecue with this outstanding player on two World Series winning teams, a three-time member of the 30-30 club, and a two-time All-Star. He must be very fond of us, because he agreed to join us on his birthday. He agreed to join us, but not to sit still as he ran around the house and then quickly got into a car which whisked him away to a birthday celebration while still talking to us. We got to sing him happy birthday, ask some baseball questions, and Doug gives him some barbecue tips.

Doug Scheiding first came onto the show almost two years ago and we said some of the following. That he was a true renaissance man. That he is the first rocket scientist we have had as a guest. That he is pitmaster of the award-winning competition barbecue team, Rogue Cookers, embedded correspondent on The BBQ Central Show, Traeger Pellet Grills representative, and Head Country brand ambassador. That he is also an avid Chicago Cubs fan and quite a knowledgeable baseball fan. We said it then and we will say it now that he is just one of the nicest guys, in barbecue or out, that you would ever want to meet. We are so happy to celebrate our anniversary with Doug and listen as he gives our baseball champion, HoJo some winning barbecue tips.

Jeff has a baseball rant and Leonard and Jeff reminiscence about the last year.

We conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #113: Ted Giannoulas, AKA World Famous Sports Mascot, The San Diego Chicken and Randall Thompson, President and Founder of Dugout Mugs, and BBQ Gift Ideas

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 04:00:00 +0000

Episode #113 features Ted Giannoulas, AKA World Famous Sports Mascot, The San Diego Chicken and Randall Thompson, President and Founder of Dugout Mugs, and BBQ Gift Ideas

Ted Giannoulas dressed in his first chicken costume in 1974 when he was a 20-year-old college journalism major and from those humble beginnings he became one of the world's most famous sports mascots, known as the San Diego Chicken. Since then has made more than 5,000 appearances in over 900 different facilities, 50 states, and eight countries while wearing out more than 100 chicken suits. The San Diego Chicken has been featured on magazine covers, music video's, movies, television shows and commercials, and even made an appearance with President Ronald Reagan. In 1981 the San Diego Chicken co-starred on the Saturday morning children's television series, The Baseball Bunch with his fellow co-stars, Johnny Bench and Tommy Lasorda. The hit show ran for five seasons and featured tons of exceptional MLB players offering their baseball advice and playing tips. The success of the San Diego Chicken helped lead to mascots becoming widespread throughout professional sports. The Chicken was named one of the 100 most powerful people in sports for the 20th century by The Sporting News. The New York Times called him "perhaps the most influential mascot in sports history."

Randall Thompson is the president and founder of Dugout Mugs. The idea for these drinking mugs which are made from baseball bats started in 2014 when Thompson was coaching at Florida Tech and the hitting coach was telling the players to, "Focus on the hands." To emphasize the point, the coach cut off the top of a baseball bat and left the barrel sitting on the bench. Thompson saw this tossed away piece of wood as a chance to create a drinking cup. Thankfully his creative skills were better than his baseball skills as he started the company after being released by a minor league affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. As he reflects upon in the interview, the Blue Jays may have released him too soon, but rather than languishing in the minors, he founded a company and a team of employees that are quite special. There are many items which will make excellent gifts. Go to https://dugoutmugs.com/ to learn more.

In between the interviews, Jeff and Len offer ideas for the many gifts available for barbecue and even baseball lovers, as we are in the season of giving.

We conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Ace and Bobo" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #112: John Vampatella, Author of The Forgotten Game and Vic Clevenger, Award Winning Pitmaster Known As The Cookin' Comedian

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 27 Nov 2021 12:00:00 +0000

Episode #112 features John Vampatella, author of The Forgotten Game and award winning pitmaster, Vic Clevenger.

John Vampatella is an outstanding author whose latest project is The Forgotten Game which details one of the greatest games in baseball history between the two most bitter rivals in the sport, the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. In the 2004 American League Championship Series the two teams faced off and it looked as if the Yankees who had taken the first three games in the best of seven series were about to win and advance to yet another World Series appearance until Boston miraculously won game 4. Most fans remember Curt Schilling’s sutured ankle in game 6, but game 5 was a do-or-die moment for the Red Sox, and they delivered in epic fashion. Yet, despite being the pivotal game in the series, it hasn’t drawn the attention the others have. The Forgotten Game breaks down game 5 on a virtual pitch-by-pitch basis, from the battle between Pedro Martinez and Mike Mussina, to the clutch performances by Tim Wakefield and David Ortiz, while breaking down the strategies the managers employed, and stories of how various players made their way to their respective teams for that fateful night. The game lasted 14 pressure filled innings and John Vampatella has created a book which is just as exciting as the game itself.

Vic Clevenger is a comedian, speaker, freelance writer, inventor, and award winning pitmaster. He truly is a barbecue Renaissance man and is often referred to as the Cookin' Comedian. Vic was kind enough to join us as he made his way back from the World Food Championships in Dallas, Texas. Almost immediately we could tell we were going to have a great conversation, but would not have enough time. He is definitely on the list of guests we will need to have back. His latest project is the Chimney Cartel which is a new type of cooker. That is in addition to his being a brand ambassador for B&B Charcoal. We hope you will enjoy hearing from a pitmaster who loves life as longs as barbecue is a part of it.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #111: Ryan Cooper and Sean Ludwig, Creators of The Smoke Sheet and NYC BBQ and Lawrence Baldassaro, Author of Tony Lazzeri, Yankees Legend and Baseball Pioneer

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 20 Nov 2021 12:00:00 +0000

Episode #111 features another spectacular visit from Ryan Cooper and Sean Ludwig, creators of The Smoke Sheet and NYC BBQ as well as an interview with author, Lawrence Baldassaro who has written an outstanding book on a New York Yankees legend, Tony Lazzeri.

Ryan Cooper and Sean Ludwig are back and better than ever. Ryan is the founder of the BBQ Tourist website, https://bbqtourist.com which is dedicated to celebrating the best barbecue in America. Sean is the founder of NYC BBQ, http://www.nycbbq.com which is a website and newsletter with news and information on all things barbecue in the NYC metro area. Together they are co-founders of The Smoke Sheet, https://www.bbqnewsletter.com which is a weekly newsletter that curates the latest national barbecue news, upcoming events, books to read, podcasts to list to, videos to watch, recipes, and so much more. We are thrilled every time they come on and look forward to having them back again.

Lawrence Baldassaro is a prolific author. Books and articles too numerous to mention in a space this small have flowed from his proverbial pen, landing on paper, and in turn enjoyed by so many. His latest project is Tony Lazzeri: Yankees Legend and Baseball Pioneer. Lazzeri played alongside New York Yankees legends, Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig as part of the Yankees' legendary Murderers' Row. Lazzeri was afflicted with epilepsy, but he was able to play for 12 years as the second baseman for Yankee teams that won five World Series as well as being their third-most productive hitter. All of this eventually led to his being enshrined posthumously in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Lawrence has written a wonderful book which any baseball fan will be excited to read.

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We recommend you go to Fifth & Cherry, https://fifthandcherry.com for incredible cutting boards and http://www.baseballbbq.com for grill tools and clothing for barbecue and baseball fans and the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #110: Champion Pitmaster, Andy Husbands, Bestselling Author, Larry Olmsted, and Mets Fantasy Camp Discussion Including Duffy Dyer and Joel Youngblood Interviews

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 12:00:00 +0000

Episode #110 features Andy Husbands talking barbecue, Larry Olmsted explaining how being a sports fan enhances your life, and our very own Jeff Cohen telling about his incredible New York Mets Fantasy Camp experience including interviews with Duffy Dyer and Joel Youngblood.

Andy Husbands is a chef, restaurateur, author, and television personality. An award winning pitmaster, he currently is the owner of five Smoke Shop BBQ restaurants located throughout Boston, MA and is the three-time winner of Boston Magazine's "Best Barbecue" in 2018, 2019, and 2021. He also works to bring awareness to the charity, Share Our Strength, the nation's leading childhood hunger relief organization. He may not have won season six of the television show, Hell's Kitchen, but he has a lot to say about the experience and so many other things which he has accomplished on his culinary journey.

Larry Olmsted tries to follow the best career advice he ever received and that is, "Do what you love." For the past 25 years he has been doing that as he works as a journalist. He has written countless newspaper and magazine articles as well as books. His latest book involved more than five years of research and is titled, Fans: How Watching Sports Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Understanding. The world is full of sports fans and according to his research, many of those fans are physically and mentally healthier, happier, and more productive. Special thanks to episode #99 guest, Steven Raichlen for bringing Larry and his book to our attention.

Prior to our first guest, we get to hear from Jeff all about his wonderful week-long experience at New York Mets Fantasy Camp. Jeff describes the thrill of playing baseball with fellow Mets fans as they are coached by many of the Mets players he has loved watching. He even interviewed Duffy Dyer and Joel Youngblood and those interviews are all part of this episode.

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #109: Luke Epplin, Author of Our Team and Brie Blackford from Elda's Kitchen

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 6 Nov 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 109 features an outstanding author and an incredible maker of sauces.

Luke Epplin is an author whose writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The New Yorker, GQ, Slate, Salon, The Daily Beast, and The Paris Review Daily. His latest project is the book, Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball. The book traces the fascinating stories of four men, Bill Veeck, Larry Doby, Bob Feller, and Satchel Paige and their significant importance in coming together to help the Cleveland Indians win the 1948 World Series. Epplin has written an incredible book in which he provides exciting details on individuals who are woven into the fabric of baseball history. All these years later and we still have a fascination with their careers, and Epplin has provided us with a great baseball book.

Brie Blackford is making her second Baseball and BBQ appearance. In episode 97 she revealed that we were the first podcast she was on and apparently she enjoyed herself enough to come back. This time she offered our listeners the chance to win her sauces and four of our listeners did. She is the co-founder of Elda’s Kitchen, maker of incredible sauces, many of which are perfect for the barbecue. She is inspired by the wonderful cooking and hospitality of her grandmother, Elda Abronzino. Brie is loving what she does which was quite apparent during our conversation. The sauces are vegan friendly, contain no MSG or preservatives, are non-GMO, gluten-free, and do not have high fructose corn syrup. You can find Brie and her sauces at https://eldaskitchen.com

We conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Ace and Bobo" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.

Call the show - (516) 855-8214
Email - baseballandbbq@gmail.com
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Baseball and BBQ Episode #108: Irene Hodges and Gary Mack Share Their Reflections and Thoughts on Gil Hodges

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 30 Oct 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Continuing our attempt to right a long-time wrong, episode 108 features Irene Hodges and Gary Mack as they provide compelling arguments for finally inducting Gil Hodges into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Irene Hodges is the oldest daughter of Gil Hodges. She was only 20 years old when Gil Hodges passed away, but has many wonderful memories and stories regarding her father. She would like to see her father enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, but she feels especially awful for the many fans who push to get him in and are continuously met with disappointment. Irene is a delightful person to speak with, and she gave great insight into Gil Hodges which goes beyond the player and manager that most fans are familiar with.

Gary Mack is the long-time host of the Mets Musings podcast, as well as hosting the golf related podcast, Chip Shots, and serving as co-host on The Baseball Talk Radio Show along with Rich Baxter. He has loved the New York Mets since their 1962 inception and has many reasons as to why Gil Hodges should be elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He has been a frequent contributor to this podcast, and we appreciate the insight he provides.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #107: Part Two of Greg Rempe of the BBQ Central Show & Ron Blomberg, Baseball's 1st DH

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 23 Oct 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 107 features the second halves of fascinating conversations with Ron Blomberg, the 1st official MLB designated hitter and Greg Rempe, host of The BBQ Central Show.

Ron Blomberg was only getting started in episode 105. In the 2nd part of our conversation he discusses the many ways' baseball has changed and his feelings toward those changes. He talks about his love for the New York fans as well as his love of food and being banned from an all-you-can-eat restaurant. Ron was the New York Yankees first overall pick in the 1967 amateur draft and on April 6, 1973, he became the first major-leaguer to bat as a designated hitter in a regular season game. He is also an author and his latest book, The Captain & Me: On and Off the Field with Thurman Munson provides great information on Ron's career, but more importantly provides an in-depth look into the special relationship he had with Thurman Munson whom he refers to as his "brother." Ron and Thurman shared many wonderful times together and hearing him describe their friendship makes one appreciate their special bond. Ron was an exceptional athlete, played the game hard, and it is quite apparent he has lived his life with the same passion with which he played. We end the conversation with a very long goodbye.

Greg Rempe is back for the 2nd half of our conversation and will talk about barbecue, but he is also a big baseball fan who, like many of us, has very strong opinions on many things in the game. Our baseball talk included the Cleveland team and their new name, bad trades Cleveland has made, favorite players, steroid users, and so much more. Greg does not hold back and was unafraid to answer any questions we threw at him, including who should play the part of Greg Rempe if The BBQ Central Show was ever made into a movie. Greg and Jeff have a friendly debate and Greg discusses his trust issues. Greg is the creator and host of the longest running, most listened to, and extremely entertaining shows dealing with live fire cooking, The BBQ Central Show. His show can be heard live every Tuesday night from 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm and is released in podcast format; the first hour on Wednesday and the second hour on Thursday. Then on Fridays you can catch up on parts of past episodes listening to The Best Moments of The BBQ Central Show in 10 Minutes or Less. Greg continues being extremely candid and willing to discuss everything. You can find out more about his show by going to http://thebbqcentralshow.com/

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #106: Ed Kranepool, Kevin Kernan, Mike Lecolant, and Sam Maxwell Provide Arguments for Inducting Gil Hodges Into the National Baseball Hall of Fame

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 10:00:00 +0000

It's time to right a long-time wrong and episode 106 is our attempt at doing that by featuring Ed Kranepool, Kevin Kernan, Mike Lecolant, and Sam Maxwell as they provide compelling arguments for finally inducting Gil Hodges Into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Ed Kranepool was only 17 years old in 1962 when the expansion team, New York Mets were formed and then spent the next 18 years wearing blue and orange. Kranepool was an important member of the 1969 Miracle Mets and when he retired after the 1979 season at the age of 34, he was the all-time Mets leader in eight offensive categories. He both played with Gil Hodges and played for Gil Hodges as Hodges effectively used player platoons to manage the Mets to their first-ever World Series Championship. Kranepool uses that experience to give his rather convincing opinions on why Gil Hodges belongs in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Kevin Kernan spent 44 years writing sports for major newspapers, 23 years of them as a columnist at the New York Post and his latest columns are featured on the website, https://ballnine.com/index.html He was recently inducted into the New York Baseball Hall of Fame. He knows tons about baseball, not only from his many years covering it, but also from his firsthand experience as a star first baseman for Ramapo College in 1976 and 1977. Kernan provides strong arguments for finally inducting Gil Hodges into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Mike Lecolant and Sam Maxwell are Brooklyn, New York residents and proud New York Mets fans. They offer their unique perspective on the effects which Gil Hodges had on the borough of Brooklyn, many of which are still all around them today. Mike and Sam join their other cohost, Rich Sparago on The Metsian Podcast, https://www.blogtalkradio.com/themetsianpodcastwsamrichandmike and it is a worthwhile listen. Once you do, you will respect the argument which Lecolant and Maxwell make for Gil Hodges deserving his rightful place in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

The discussions and compelling arguments do not end with this episode. Come back for episode #108, and we will feature two additional guests who feel just as strongly about Gil Hodge's National Baseball Hall of Fame qualifications and offer their unique perspectives.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #105 features The BBQ Central Show host, Greg Rempe and the 1st official MLB designated hitter, Ron Blomberg

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Thu, 7 Oct 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Episode 105 features The BBQ Central Show host, Greg Rempe and the 1st official MLB designated hitter, Ron Blomberg.

Greg Rempe is the creator and host of the longest running, most listened to, and extremely entertaining show dealing with live fire cooking, The BBQ Central Show. He joined us back on episode 56 and since then he has been a show supporter while offering numerous helpful tips which we have implemented as we strive to improve and for which we are very grateful. His show can be heard live every Tuesday night from 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm and is released in podcast format; the first hour on Wednesday and the second hour on Thursday. Then on Fridays you can catch up on parts of past episodes listening to The Best Moments of The BBQ Central Show in 10 Minutes or Less. Not only is he well versed in barbecue, but he can talk baseball too. Part one is mainly barbecue talk, but it is so much more as Greg is extremely candid and willing to discuss everything. You can find out more about his show by going to http://thebbqcentralshow.com/

Ron Blomberg was the New York Yankees first overall pick in the 1967 amateur draft and on April 6, 1973, he became the first major-leaguer to bat as a designated hitter in a regular season game. He is also an author and his latest book, The Captain & Me: On and Off the Field with Thurman Munson provides great information on Ron's career, but more importantly provides an in-depth look into the special relationship he had with Thurman Munson whom he refers to as his "brother." Ron and Thurman shared many wonderful times together and hearing him describe their friendship makes one appreciate their special bond. Ron was an exceptional athlete, played the game hard, and it is quite apparent he has lived his life with the same passion with which he played. Part one is just the beginning of a very enjoyable discussion.

We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #104: Erik Sherman, Author of Two Sides of Glory, Part 2 and Lee Ann Whippen, Champion Pitmaster

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 2 Oct 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 104 features Part 2 with author, Erik Sherman and a visit with pitmaster extraordinaire, Lee Ann Whippen.

Erik Sherman writes baseball books and he does that exceptionally well. Whether the books are about one specific player or one specific team, Erik provides wonderful and unique perspectives which baseball fans will thoroughly enjoy. His latest project will be a welcome addition to any baseball fans library. In Two Sides of Glory: The 1986 Boston Red Sox In Their Own Words, Erik provides a glimpse into something rarely seen. Frequently, books are written about the winning teams, but how often does one have the chance to read about the losing team and learn of their feelings as well as finding out about things happening with their lives. All of that and so much more is in Two Sides of Glory. The 1986 Boston Red Sox lost game six to the New York Mets in an unforgettable and devastating fashion and then proceeded to lose game seven and had to watch as the New York Mets celebrated and prevented them from winning their first World Series in 68 years. The team was made up of some of the most well-known and talented players to ever wear their team's laundry and the stories and lesser known facts will make this an interview you will enjoy about a book you will not be able to put-down until the last page. Part one of the interview was good, but part two is even better.

Lee Ann Whippen has found a way to combine her barbecuing skills, her ease in front of a camera, and her strong work ethic into a delicious recipe for success. She developed her love of cooking barbecue from an early age, learning from her dad, and she has used that knowledge and love to become an extremely well-known and respected pitmaster. As a competition cook she has won multiple world, national, and state barbecue championships. On television, she has shone brightly on various competition shows, winning the premier season of BBQ Brawl on Food Network and defeating Bobby Flay on Throwdown with Bobby Flay. She is also a restaurateur who has owned restaurants in Virginia, Illinois, and Florida. She is a two-time finalist for the BBQ Hall of Fame and she has no qualms discussing being a woman pitmaster in a mostly male dominated field as well as the various effects it has had on her career. She recently became an official ambassador for Pit Boss Grills. With all of that going on, she still took the time to join us for a wonderful conversation.

We conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Ace and Bobo" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #103: Erik Sherman, Author of Two Sides of Glory and Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich, Restaurateurs and the Authors of Chasing Smoke

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 25 Sep 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Episode 103 features an outstanding author of numerous baseball themed books and a visit with two wonderful restaurateurs and cookbook authors from across the pond.

Erik Sherman writes exceptional baseball books. Whether the books are about a specific player or a specific team, Erik provides wonderfully unique perspectives which baseball fans will enjoy. His latest project will be a fine addition to your library. In Two Sides of Glory: The 1986 Boston Red Sox In Their Own Words, Erik provides a glimpse into something rarely seen. Frequently, books are written about the winning teams, but how often does one have the chance to read about the losing team and learn of the individual players feelings as well as finding out about things happening with their lives. All that and much more is in Two Sides of Glory. The 1986 Boston Red Sox lost game six to the New York Mets in an unforgettable and devastating fashion and then proceeded to lose game seven and had to watch as the New York Mets celebrated and prevented them from winning their first World Series in 68 years. The team was made up of some of the most well-known and talented players to ever wear their team's laundry and the stories and lesser known facts will make this an interview you will enjoy about a book you will not be able to put-down until the last page. Enjoy part one and look forward to part two.

Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich are a wife and husband team who opened their first Middle Eastern themed restaurant, Honey & Co in London, England in 2012. Additionally, they are the authors of three cookbooks. Their newest London restaurant is Honey & Smoke and their latest cookbook, filled with incredible recipes and beautiful photos is Chasing Smoke: Cooking Over Fire Around The Levant. We begin with a quick lesson on what is meant by the Levant and then get into a discussion of their lives which began in Israel and eventually brought them to London where they now provide their customers with delicious food at their two restaurants and one specialty grocery store. The book takes the reader on a journey which includes their favorite cities as they collected recipes, stories, and the best of culinary culture along the way. The book is organized into five ingredient-led chapters (fruit and vegetables, fish and seafood, birds, lamb and other meats, and bread and unmissables). If you have been wondering what else is possible to make over a live fire then this is the cookbook for you. Despite the five-hour time difference, Sarit and Itamar managed to find the time to charm us as we spoke of everything, including their special relationship which works extremely well as they are a delightful force to be reckoned with.

We conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #102: Joey Machado from Blues Hog & Tim Neverett, Author of Covid Curveball, the 2020 Los Angeles Dodgers World Championship Season

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Wed, 8 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0000

Episode 102 is filled with baseball, barbecue, and a contest for the greatest podcast audience ever.

Joey Machado is a marketing guru and the barbecue community is lucky he is a part of it. In part two of our interview we learn more about Blues Hog BBQ and Gateway Drum Smokers, but it humorously begins with a Seinfeld TV show reference. From there we learn why Tim Scheer is a genius and has Joey's, as well as the barbecue industry's ultimate respect. Joey provides exceptional information, but more importantly he is a prime example of how barbecue people are some of the friendliest you will ever meet.

Tim Neverett spent last year like most of America, unsure of what each day would bring during a pandemic. The difference though is that most of America does not work as a television and radio play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 2020, the major league baseball season, usually a 162 game marathon became a 60 game sprint played in front of empty/cardboard cutout filled stands. Each day Tim chronicled his time with the team as well as what was happening in this country outside of baseball. The abbreviated 60 game season was hard fought and ultimately won by the Dodgers. Covid Curveball: An Inside View of the 2020 Los Angeles Dodgers World Championship Season is Tim's in-depth look at one of the strangest baseball season's ever, and we were lucky to have the chance to discuss this great book.

Elda's Kitchen was featured in episode 97 as we interviewed co-owner, Brie Blackford. They are now sponsoring a contest specifically for our listeners. We wish everyone good luck.

In-between the two interviews Leonard tells us about a special day he spent at Yankee Stadium. Without spoiling it, the day included Tino Martinez and Mariano Rivera.

We conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Ace and Bobo" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We recommend you go to Fifth & Cherry, https://fifthandcherry.com for wonderful cutting boards and http://www.baseballbbq.com for grill tools and clothing for barbecue and baseball fans and the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #101: Field of Dreams Baseball Talk, Andrea Williams, Author of Baseball's Leading Lady, and Joey Machado from Blues Hog BBQ

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Fri, 20 Aug 2021 22:00:00 +0000

Episode 101 is overloaded with incredible guests and wonderful discussions.

MLB at Field of Dreams Game was a huge success and we were fortunate to speak with three extremely dedicated baseball fans who made the trek to Dyersville, Iowa to witness this highly anticipated game. Join us as we welcome previous show guest, Brian LoPinto, as well as first timers to the show, Dan Malley and Aaron Nelsen. They give us their first-hand impressions and experiences. Find out what it was like to be at the game, the types of food served, and even how much these three fans paid for this unique experience which all of them said was well worth it.

Andrea Williams admits that prior to getting a job in marketing and development at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri she knew nothing regarding Effa Manley, the subject of her wonderful book, Baseball's Leading Lady: Effa Manley and the Rise and Fall of the Negro Leagues. However, once she heard about this wonderful woman who is the only woman inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, she knew she needed to learn more and her many hours of research and writing are her gift to us. Effa ran the Newark Eagles with her husband, Abe Manley, from 1935 to 1948. Andrea provides us with a look at the life of someone who was not about to let skin color or gender stop her from doing what she wanted to do and helping those she needed to help. Effa Manley's story inspired Andrea, and the stories in this book will hopefully inspire you as much they did us.

Joey Machado is excellent at marketing and that excellence is being felt throughout the barbecue community. His passion for the products he represents has always shone through and that continues as he works with Blues Hog BBQ and Gateway Drum Smokers. He is extremely entertaining and frankly did not even need us to ask him more than one question as he has a lot to say, and we are the beneficiaries as we get to learn from someone who has been a blessing for the barbecue industry. Enjoy part one and look forward to part two.

We conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #100!!! James Beard Award Winning Author, Adrian Miller and Former MLB Catcher, Mackey Sasser

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sun, 8 Aug 2021 20:00:00 +0000

It's episode 100! Time to celebrate as we speak with two great guests and are joined by a special guest co-host.

Adrian Miller is a James Beard Foundation book award-winning author, an American culinary historian, lawyer, public policy advisor, and certified barbecue judge. He was also a consultant on the Netflix show, Chef's Table BBQ. His latest book is Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue. The book is a true masterpiece, filled with fascinating history and tasty recipes. We were fortunate to be joined by special guest host, Doug Scheiding who brings his own special perspective to the show. Barbecue has an incredible history and our conversation with Adrian will help bring that history to life as well as make you want to purchase this book.

Mackey Sasser is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played from 1987 through 1995 for the San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, and Seattle Mariners. On July 8th, 1990 while playing for the Mets he was severely injured in a play at home plate in a game against the Atlanta Braves. He managed to eventually come back from the excruciating injury, but had an issue throwing the ball back to the pitcher which is called, the "Yips." However, he never let that define him, and he went on to enjoy a wonderful career as a coach and mentor. Mackey has no issues discussing any part of his career and for that we were very fortunate.

We also managed to sprinkle in some of our reflections and thanks for all the wonderful guests and listeners who have encouraged us and helped us to reach our 100th episode. Anyone who has ever listened to and/or appeared on this show knows how much they are appreciated.

We conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Marjorie Adams In Memoriam Episode

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 24 Jul 2021 07:00:00 +0000

In memory of a very special person who will be sorely missed.

Not long ago we had the privilege of speaking with Marjorie Adams who we referred to as baseball royalty. She found this to be funny, but we really did feel honored to speak with the great-granddaughter of a man who made major contributions to the game of baseball and whom Marjorie was determined to have elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame where he rightfully deserved to be.

On July 7, 2021, Marjorie Adams passed away. We wanted to honor her by replaying our conversation while asking Jeff "Pinetar" Kornhaas to share some of his special thoughts and memories on their wonderful relationship and the many ways she touched the lives of so many people.

The following is from the show notes of episode 87. When we released the episode we thought we would have the chance to speak with Marjorie many more times as well as to meet her in person. Unfortunately, neither of those would come to be and we are grateful for the small amount of time we got to talk.

Marjorie Adams is the great-granddaughter of Daniel Lucius "Doc" Adams who wrote the 1857 "Laws of Base Ball" as well as creating the shortstop position and is considered to be one of baseball's founders. The original "Laws of Base Ball" were sold at an auction in 2016 for $3.26 million. Despite all of this, he is still not a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, but if our guest has anything to do with it, that blatant over site will soon be corrected. This interview would not be possible without the introduction provided by our episode 86 guest, Jeff Kornhaas who we all know as Pinetar. Pinetar sits in with us and adds his wonderful contributions to a conversation we hoped would never end. Please enjoy our talk with someone we consider to be as close to baseball royalty as one can get.

Marjorie would have liked for you to go to the website, https://docadamsbaseball.org/ and learn more about her great-grandfather, Daniel Lucius "Doc" Adams and provide your support for her efforts to have him enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Please do what you can to make that a part of her legacy.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #99: Steven Raichlen (BBQ HOF) and Bill Nowlin, author of "Working a Perfect Game"

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 10 Jul 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 99 features a Barbecue Hall of Fame member and a discussion on essential baseball people who are on the field as the game is played, but are happy to go unnoticed.

Steven Raichlen is a prolific James Beard award-winning author. The majority of his cookbooks are barbecue related, but he also writes books on other cuisines, as well as numerous magazine and newspaper articles as well as a couple of novels. He thinks of himself as an educator and whether it is through his books, numerous television series, or the in-person courses he runs, he does an excellent job teaching. He joined us to discuss his latest cookbook, How to Grill Vegetables: The New Bible for Barbecuing Vegetables Over Live Fire. With over 30 cookbooks to his name, you might think he has run out of ideas, but you would be wrong. The recipe/book ideas keep coming and we, the food loving public, are the ultimate winners as we continue learning from all he does. Enjoy the talk and then buy this book and every other one he has written and bring your food up to the next level or even the level after that.

Bill Nowlin is the author or editor of nearly 100 books, many of them Boston Red Sox-related. We had him on to discuss his baseball book, Working a “Perfect Game”: Conversations With Umpires which takes us into the world of the umpires who are often overlooked, but whose contributions are extremely necessary and for which they prefer to stay as anonymous as possible. The book provides an understanding of the extremely difficult journey they take to try and reach the Major Leagues. Fans of the game will thoroughly enjoy this conversation and the book.

We conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #98: Cleveland Rocks - Farley Dillinger of Baseball PhD and his son, Brace

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 3 Jul 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Episode #98 is a Bonus! Bonus! Bonus!

Farley Dillinger is the father, Brace Dillinger is his son and together this duo shares their mutual love of baseball as they appear regularly on the podcast, Baseball PhD. Farley shares hosting duties on Baseball PhD with his co-hosts, Mark Rantala and previous Baseball and BBQ guest, Ed Kasputis. The podcast is a must-listen for baseball lovers, and the best episodes are those when Brace joins them and shares his unique opinions and baseball knowledge. We had a rousing conversation, much like baseball fans worldwide love to do. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, and it was great to hear some new perspectives.

We conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Ace and Bobo" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #97: NY Yankees Historian, Marty Appel and Brie Blackford of Elda's Kitchen

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 26 Jun 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Two great guests make episode #97 a must listen.

Marty Appel is a former New York Yankees public relations director and television producer, and considered the leading historian on the team’s rich history. He is an Emmy award winner and a two-time Casey Award winner for the best baseball book of the year. His illustrious career with the Yankees began in 1968 as he was hired to help answer Mickey Mantle’s fan mail. He has had the honor of getting to know some of the game’s greatest names, including Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Reggie Jackson, Yogi Berra, Phil Rizzuto, Billy Martin, Casey Stengel, Whitey Ford, Bobby Richardson, Elston Howard, Catfish Hunter, Graig Nettles, Thurman Munson, Lou Pinella, and Willie Randolph. He is a baseball treasure with incredible legendary stories, and we were so lucky to discuss his amazing life which for so many years has centered around baseball. We never hide the fact that we are fans, and we are truly honored to have had this wonderful conversation.

Brie Blackford is the co-founder of Elda’s Kitchen, maker of incredible sauces, many of which are perfect for the barbecue. We were so fortunate to have been the first podcast Brie appeared on, but you would never know she has not been doing this as she came across as a seasoned pro. She is inspired by the wonderful cooking and hospitality of her grandmother, Elda Abronzino. Brie loves what she does and that was quite apparent during our conversation. The sauces are vegan friendly, contain no MSG or preservatives, are non-GMO, gluten-free, and do not have high fructose corn syrup. You can find Brie and her sauces at https://eldaskitchen.com

We conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #96: Chef, George Georgiades Part 2 and Andrew Maraniss, author of Singled Out: The True Story of Glenn Burke

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 12 Jun 2021 04:00:00 +0000

Episode #96 confirms what we always say, "Baseball and BBQ goes as perfectly together as chocolate and peanut butter in a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup."

George Georgiades is back for the second half of our wonderfully entertaining conversation and he appears to have saved the best for last. Part two will have you thoroughly entertained as we hear more stories from a chef who specializes in Greek food, but has also opened a restaurant specializing in pizza. This restaurant is in addition to his many locations for Eons. Listen as George talks about his many adventures in the restaurant business, some working out better than others. He also shares a story of a television cooking show contest in which he broke his own rule of "KISS" and the results were not in his favor. This is one of the interviews which, when it ends, you will wish there was a part three.

Andrew Maraniss is the author of Singled Out: The True Story of Glenn Burke. As a New York Times best-selling author, Andrew writes books that make you think, feel, and learn. Glenn Burke was the first openly gay Major League Baseball player, who, while not coming out publicly until his playing days were over, his sexuality was known to his teammates, family, and friends. He also was the inventor of the high five. We had the pleasure of discussing this book and learning about a player who made his biggest impact off the field. Andrew is a Visiting Author at Vanderbilt University Athletics and a contributor to ESPN’s TheUndefeated.com. He has appeared on several national media programs, including NPR’s All Things Considered and Only A Game, NBC’s Meet The Press, MSNBC’s Morning Joe, ESPN’s Keith Olbermann Show, ESPN Radio’s The Sporting Life, and the SEC Network’s Paul Finebaum Show

Baseball debates are usually fun and on this episode Jeff and Leonard bring in friend of the show, Gary Mack to be, what we hope is an impartial judge. Listen and tell us your opinions.

We conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Ace and Bobo" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #95: BONUS EPISODE - Road Trip to Dang BBQ

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 5 Jun 2021 11:00:00 +0000

We interrupt our regularly scheduled episode and give you a big bonus with episode 95 as we continue our BBQ road-trip.

Anthony Mastrantonio is the owner of Dang BBQ, and we could not wait to visit and talk with someone who is making his mark in the New York barbecue scene. We met with Anthony at one of his three Long Island locations and learned the ins and outs of running a successful restaurant as well as surviving during the pandemic. We talked a lot about barbecue, but as many people like to do, he managed to talk some baseball as well. Go to https://dangbbq.com for more information and then visit his restaurant or find his food truck. Enjoy our talk and, oh, by the way, did we happen to mention their incredible milk shakes?

This episode has us zigging and zagging as we go from baseball talk to barbecue talk, read a listener letter, go back to barbecue talk and onto baseball talk and then congratulate one of the newest members of the Barbecue Hall of Fame and prior show guest, Meathead.

We conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #94: Lew Freedman, author of Cy Young: The Baseball Life and Career and Chef, George Georgiades

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 22 May 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 94's first half is about a baseball legend and then the 2nd half features a cook who may one day be considered a legendary chef, especially when it comes to Greek food.

Lew Freedman is the author of Cy Young: The Baseball Life and Career. Pitchers who win the Cy Yong award are considered the best of the best, but other than knowing that Cy Young was a great pitcher with 511 regular season career wins, what else do you really know about Denton "Cy" Young? Lew has written a book which is filled with fascinating information and wonderful stories about the pitcher against whom all other pitchers are measured. Lew is a veteran newspaper sportswriter as well as an author of more than 75 books and has been the recipient of over 250 journalism awards. He brought Cy Young to life for us and hopefully this interview and his book will do the same for you.

George Georgiades is a chef who now specializes in Greek food, but to get there, he has had a past filled with numerous adventures. George is a wonderfully entertaining guest whose many stories will make you hope the interview goes on and on. That was our wish too and so we kept him talking as long as possible as he drank some wine and just like that we had enough to make this a two part episode. In part one, George talks about his humble beginnings and the many influences that have shaped his cooking career, including his yia-yia. Julia Child, octopus, washing machines, and so many other random fun things are all discussed. George talks about his wonderful restaurants, Eons. We can't be certain, but George may have even offered us a job. All this and more and it's only part one.

We conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #93: NFL Pro Bowler Nick Mangold of 74 BBQ Sauce and 1981 World Series Champion Jerry Reuss

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 8 May 2021 04:00:00 +0000

Baseball, barbecue, and football? Yes, football. Episode 93 will make everyone happy.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #92: BONUS EPISODE - Gary Mintz of the New York Giants Preservation Society

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 1 May 2021 06:00:00 +0000

Episode 92 is a big-time bonus baby.

Gary Mintz is making a lot of people happy while honoring the memory of his late father. As founder of the New York Giants Preservation Society, Gary does some amazing things which bring a lot of joy to the members. One of those things is organizing weekly Zoom meetings during the Coronavirus pandemic which gives the many members a chance to talk about the team they loved while enjoying visits from various authors and other people who provide insights into the team and baseball in general. We discuss why he started the society, the player he feels is the greatest ever, Willie Mays and getting to meet him and so many other things, too numerous to list. Gary loves discussing baseball and we thoroughly enjoyed the time we spent discussing that mutual love.

We conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #91: Triple Play: Grubbs part 2, Brett Mandel of Baseballbbq.com and Official Scorer, Stew Thornley

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Take three awesome guests, mix in two great guest hosts, and the result is an incredible episode, 91

James Grubbs had so many wonderful things to say that we split the conversation into two parts so as not to miss a single word. Known as Grubbs to millions of Netflix subscribers for his role on their eight-part reality series, The American Barbecue Showdown. You might think being on a hit show would change him and perhaps give him a big head, but you would be wrong. Grubbs is a down-to-earth pitmaster who loves talking about smoking meats and all things' food. Grubbs provides wonderful insight into how the show was made and answers many of the questions we had after watching the Netflix show. We may have initially learned about Grubbs from the show, but he is so much more than a personality filled guest on a reality show, and we had the pleasure of discovering that. We are extremely fortunate to once again be joined by our guest co-host and outstanding pitmaster, Doug Scheiding who adds his own special flair.

Brett Mandel from the company, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com/ is back to tell us about some very exciting new merchandise. This is a fantastic company that shares our love for baseball and barbecue and uses that love in their great products. Visit their website and purchase any of the numerous items that will be part of the conversation at your next barbecue.

Stew Thornley is an official scorer for the Minnesota Twins and he has many stories to tell and questions to answer. Add to that his being an author and his hobby of going to cemeteries, and you end up with a conversation that offers so much more than we ever could have hoped for. We barely scratched the surface of his very interesting life, but if you want to know more than go here https://stewthornley.net We are extremely fortunate to be joined by guest co-host, Gary Mack who as usual adds an interesting perspective.

We conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We recommend you go to Fifth & Cherry, https://fifthandcherry.com for wonderful cutting boards and the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #90: Author Dave Berger and Pitmaster James Grubbs

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Baseball talk, barbecue talk, and a special return visit make episode 90 one you will love.

Dave Berger is the author of Take Me Out To The Ball Game: Comical And Freakish Injuries We Cannot Make Up. Whether it is falling out of a bathtub, getting bit by spiders in a hotel room, getting bit by their mother-in-law's dog, or any number of crazy, bizarre injuries, Dave's book provides fun reading for baseball lovers. Do not judge this book just by the title. Yes, crazy and freakish injuries abound throughout its pages, but so do fascinating enjoyable facts which you will be excited to learn. Be warned, because once you begin reading you will not want to stop and that is how we felt as we discussed the book and were even pleasantly surprised to have a brief barbecue discussion.

James Grubbs is known simply as Grubbs to millions of Netflix subscribers for his role on their eight-part reality series, The American Barbecue Showdown. You might think being on a hit show would change him and perhaps give him a big head, but you would be wrong. Grubbs is a down-to-earth pitmaster who loves talking about smoking meats and all things food related. Grubbs provides wonderful insight into how the show was made and answers many of the questions we had after watching the Netflix competition. We may have initially learned about Grubbs from the show, but he is so much more than a personality filled guest on a reality show, and we had the pleasure of discovering that. We are extremely fortunate to once again be joined by our guest co-host and outstanding pitmaster, Doug Scheiding who adds his own special flair.

We conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Ace & Bobo" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #89: Anthony DiComo, co-author of The Captain: A Memoir

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 10:00:00 +0000

You deserve a big bonus so we give you bonus episode 89.

Anthony DiComo is the New York Mets beat writer for MLB.com and a former chairman of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s New York chapter. He also is an analyst for the SNY television channel and a regular contributor to the MLB Network. He has co-authored the book, The Captain: A Memoir with former NY Mets third baseman David Wright on Wright's humble beginnings and illustrious baseball career which was cut short due to injuries and a physical ailment he just could not overcome. David Wright became The Captain of the team he always rooted for due to hard work and a commitment to the game he loved.

Wright was a seven-time All-Star, a two-time Gold Glove Award winner, and a two-time Silver Slugger Award winner. He holds many Mets franchise records and was nicknamed "Captain America" after his performance in the 2013 World Baseball Classic. That and so much more are what he has accomplished as a player.

DiComo gives us a good look at the player who is beloved in New York and respected throughout the rest of the country. We miss seeing David Wright in a NY Mets uniform, but greatly enjoyed the chance to speak with Anthony.

We conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #88: Steve Ray, part 2 and Foul Ball Safety Now founder, Jordan Skopp

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 20 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000

You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll learn, you'll love episode 88.

Steve Ray has a lot to say, and you will want to hear it all. We conclude our conversation which began on episode 87 with some wonderful barbecue talk. He is the pitmaster on the Owls Nest BBQ team, owner of the Owls Nest Barbecue Supply Shop in Ooltewah, Tennessee, and he was an embedded correspondent on The BBQ Central Show. He even filled in twice as host for the BBQ Central Show. What is absolutely incredible is that Steve first became interested in barbecue when he saw the television show, BBQ Pitmasters in his 50's, and it sparked a desire which has now become an obsession. We are the fortunate ones he followed this newfound passion as we get to converse with a humble, yet extremely knowledgeable cook.

Jordan Skopp is on a mission to protect you. If you are a spectator at a baseball game, whether it's a minor league or a major league game, he feels you have the right to be safe, and he is determined to make that happen. He is the founder of Foul Ball Safety Now which is his way of trying to bring attention to the safety issues which exist in baseball stadiums. Jordan is not looking to gain fame and notoriety from this and would gladly fade back into anonymity if it meant that all baseball stadiums installed the appropriate safety netting to guarantee their fans safety. He has even tried to put his money where his mouth is by offering both the New York Mets and New York Yankees money from his own pocket to pay for the protective netting.

We also read a listener's wonderful letter.

We conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Ace & Bobo" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #87: Marjorie Adams, Baseball Royalty, Steve Ray from Owls Nest BBQ and Gary Looney from Angels Spring Training Camp

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Tue, 9 Mar 2021 02:00:00 +0000

Triple plays are a rarity, but we give you one with episode 87.

Marjorie Adams is the great-granddaughter of Daniel Lucius "Doc" Adams who wrote the 1857 "Laws of Base Ball" as well as creating the shortstop position and is considered to be one of baseball's founders. The original "Laws of Base Ball" were sold at an auction in 2016 for $3.26 million. Despite all of this, he is still not a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, but if our guest has anything to do with it, that blatant over site will soon be corrected. This interview would not be possible without the introduction provided by our episode 86 guest, Jeff Kornhaas who we all know as Pinetar. Pinetar sits in with us and adds his wonderful contributions to a conversation we hoped would never end. Please enjoy our talk with someone we consider to be as close to baseball royalty as one can get.

Steve Ray is known to the barbecue world for so many reasons. He is the pitmaster on the Owls Nest BBQ team, owner of the Owls Nest Barbecue Supply Shop in Ooltewah, Tennessee, and he was an embedded correspondent on The BBQ Central Show. He even filled in twice as host for the BBQ Central Show. What is absolutely incredible is that Steve first became interested in barbecue when he saw the television show, BBQ Pitmasters in his 50's, and it sparked a desire which has now become an obsession. We are the fortunate ones he followed this newfound passion as we get to converse with a humble, yet extremely knowledgeable cook.

Gary Looney makes his long awaited return. You may recall that in episode 56 we welcomed Gary as Jeff had met him last year on his visit to spring training in Arizona just prior to the pandemic shutting everything down. We asked Gary to come back on to discuss what spring training during the pandemic is like and he did not disappoint. Gary gave us some great insight and answered our questions on how this year's training camp is unlike any others.

We once again conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #86: Pitmaster Mikey Kay and Jeff "Pinetar" Kornhaas

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 86 is jam-packed with barbecue and baseball history.

Mikey Kay loves barbecue. It is his passion and he does it very well. As a talented pitmaster he is extremely willing to impart his knowledge and he is not afraid to speak his mind. Because of that, we the listeners are very fortunate. Mikey does not claim to know all, but he does know a lot, and he shares that with us as well as on his podcast, Man, Meat, BBQ. We talked about how his love of barbecue started as well as his likes and dislikes. He really knows his stuff, and you will appreciate his candor. Go to http://www.manmeatbbq.com/ for more information.

Jeff Kornhaas is known to everyone as Pinetar. As the second guest in our baseball history/origins series, he tells us how he plays by the rules. Of course, the rules he plays by are from 1865. He is extremely personable and shares his wealth of knowledge on how the game used to be played. It is fascinating to hear what was different and what has stayed the same as the game has developed into the version we know today. It is a fascinating look into the game and Pinetar has some wonderful stories to share. What better way to learn about how baseball was played when it was in its infancy then from someone who devotes himself to playing the game the old-fashioned way and maybe some may even say, the better way.

We once again conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #85: Bobby Valentine

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 07:00:00 +0000

We love our listeners and our guests so on this day of love we present you with a very special Valentine's Day episode, 85.

Bobby Valentine or as most people call him, Bobby V is one of the most loved, well known, respected, colorful, and celebrated ambassadors of the game. His life has been what movies are made of and his incredible stories will keep you riveted. A former Major League Baseball player and manager in both the United States and Japan; he currently works as the athletic director at Sacred Heart University. Many people know him for one game in which he was ejected and then came back in disguise, but that is a mere drop in the bucket in a career and life that is filled with special people and events. He has worked for a man who would one day become President of the United States, been a restaurateur, a champion ballroom dancer, an ESPN baseball analyst, and manager of the New York Mets as they faced the New York Yankees in the famous Subway Series in the year 2000.

We thoroughly enjoyed our conversation, and we hope you will too.

We once again conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We recommend you go to Fifth & Cherry, https://fifthandcherry.com for wonderful cutting boards and http://www.baseballbbq.com for grill tools and clothing for barbecue and baseball fans and the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #84: Part 2 - Author, Thomas Gilbert & Paulie Gee of Paulie Gee's Pizzeria

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Mon, 8 Feb 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Our guests will surprise you as the long wait for episode 84 is over and the second half of each conversation is even better than the first.

Thomas W. Gilbert is the author of How Baseball Happened: Outrageous Lies Exposed! The True Story Revealed. The book shatters the many myths which so many of us believe are true on baseball's origins, and it provides fascinating stories about its many true founders. How this great game came to be the sport we love today is quite interesting and wonderful. Thomas takes us back through time, and it is a journey you will thoroughly enjoy. What you may not expect is the wonderful barbecue talk, and we are so glad to discuss both baseball and barbecue with Thomas.

Paulie Gee took some time to discover his true passion, but once he discovered it, he never looked back. In just 10 years he has become a name synonymous with absolutely delicious pizza. The high heat which grills produce is perfect for pizza making and Paulie is considered one of the best. He says he was nervous about coming on since we have had many well known guests, but Paulie does not realize how excited we were to have him on. Pizza, barbecue, and baseball are among the things we discuss, but you get the feeling there is not much he cannot talk about with an infectious passion. In this half, Paulie shows his love for food is matched with his love for baseball.

We once again conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We recommend you go to Fifth & Cherry, https://fifthandcherry.com for wonderful cutting boards and http://www.baseballbbq.com for grill tools and clothing for barbecue and baseball fans and the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #83: Author, Thomas Gilbert & Paulie Gee of Paulie Gee's Pizzeria

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 23 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 83 has two phenomenal guests with so much to say that we did not have the heart to end the interviews, so we split the conversations into two parts.

Thomas W. Gilbert is the author of How Baseball Happened: Outrageous Lies Exposed! The True Story Revealed. The book shatters the many myths which so many of us believe are true on baseball's origins, and it provides fascinating stories about its many true founders. How this great game came to be the sport we love today is quite interesting and wonderful. Thomas takes us back through time and it is a journey you will thoroughly enjoy. Part two is next and includes plenty of barbecue talk.

Paulie Gee took some time to discover his true passion, but once he discovered it, he never looked back. In just 10 years he has become a name synonymous with absolutely delicious pizza. The high heat which grills produce is perfect for pizza making and Paulie is considered one of the best. He says he was nervous about coming on since we have had many well known guests, but Paulie does not realize how excited we were to have him on. Pizza, barbecue, and baseball are among the things we discuss, but you get the feeling there is not much he cannot talk about with an infectious passion. Come back for part two, which if you can believe it will be even better.

We once again conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We recommend you go to Fifth & Cherry, https://fifthandcherry.com for wonderful cutting boards and http://www.baseballbbq.com for grill tools and clothing for barbecue and baseball fans and the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.
If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.

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Email - baseballandbbq@gmail.com
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Baseball and BBQ Episode #82: Talking about Negro Leagues Baseball History and Hinchliffe Stadium with Brian LoPinto

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +0000

Join us for a show you never expected, but will thoroughly enjoy, as we bring you bonus episode 82.

Brian LoPinto is a lover of baseball history as well as his hometown of Paterson, New Jersey. He has dedicated himself to the restoration of Hinchliffe Stadium where numerous historical events, many baseball related, have occurred. This 10,000 seat stadium has been designated a National Historic Landmark and has hosted many Negro League baseball games. Monte Irvin, Josh Gibson, Oscar Charleston, and Cool Papa Bell all played there as well as Larry Doby, who broke the American League color barrier in 1947. The stadium is rich, not only with baseball history, but many other wonderful events and Brian is a terrific docent as he gives us a tour back in time. To learn more about this amazing landmark go to http://www.hinchliffestadium.com/

We once again conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We recommend you go to Fifth & Cherry, fifthandcherry.com for wonderful cutting boards and baseballbbq.com for grill tools and clothing for barbecue and baseball fans and the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #81: Kurt Bevacqua and Doug Scheiding, Talking Baseball Hall of Fame and Barbecue

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 9 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +0000

They're baaack! Two great guests return for a spirited discussion on baseball, including who should get in the MLB Hall of Fame and, of course, barbecue.

Kurt Bevacqua is a 15-year Major League Baseball veteran who played for five different teams, most notably the San Diego Padres. He not only played in the 1984 World Series, but he hit two home runs in that series. Staying in the Major Leagues for 15 years is no easy task, but he managed to do that and excel while playing with some of the game's greats. He knows a ton about the game, and he shares his knowledge and opinions. He was a huge hit the first time we had him on, and we could not wait to bring him on again.

Doug Scheiding makes a triumphant return and awes us with his incredible baseball knowledge. If you are familiar with his fine work as the longest running embedded correspondent on The BBQ Central Show, you know he is a rocket scientist, an award-winning pitmaster for the Rogue Cookers barbecue competition team, a Traeger Pellet Grills representative, and a Head Country brand ambassador. What you may not know is that he is an avid Chicago Cubs fan and an extremely knowledgeable baseball fan. Doug has very quickly become a fan favorite, and we hope you will enjoy all that he brings to the show.

We once again conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We recommend you go to Fifth & Cherry, https://fifthandcherry.com for wonderful cutting boards and http://www.baseballbbq.com for grill tools and clothing for barbecue and baseball fans and the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #80: Howard Johnson talking Baseball and Barbecue

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 2 Jan 2021 03:00:00 +0000

Ring in the New Year and celebrate by listening to bonus episode 80.

Howard Johnson or HoJo as millions of baseball fans affectionately call him is another of our perfect guests discussing both baseball and barbecue. He was a member of two World Series winning teams, a three-time member of the 30-30 club, and a two-time All-Star. With numerous baseball accolades to discuss, it may be surprising how much he loves to talk about barbecue. Outstanding ballplayer, barbecue connoisseur, and rib-eating contest winner can all be used when discussing his life's story. You will enjoy this interview even if you only like one of the topics, but if you like both baseball and barbecue you will absolutely love it.

We once again conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #79: Tim Kurkjian of ESPN and Kevin Sandridge of BBQ Beat

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 79 is our holiday present to you, our wonderful listeners.

Tim Kurkjian is a name you immediately associate with baseball. He is is a Major League Baseball analyst on ESPN's Baseball Tonight and SportsCenter. He is also a contributor to ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com. Before joining ESPN he was a senior writer for Sports Illustrated. He has wonderful stories to share, including one involving Cal Ripken Jr. During our conversation he mentions the thrill he gets from the opportunity to sit alongside former Major League players and we in turn get a thrill from speaking with him.

Kevin Sandridge is the outstanding host of the BBQ Beat podcast. He is a lover of all things barbecue and enjoys providing listeners with tons of information from the world of barbecue. This includes talks on products, recipes, and introducing his audience to the eclectic mix of people associated with barbecue. We thoroughly enjoyed getting to know Kevin. For more on Kevin and barbecue go to https://bbqbeat.com.

The episode includes a barbecue rant and a three year anniversary greeting from Ray Sheehan, author of the book, Award-Winning BBQ Sauces and How to Use Them: The Secret Ingredient to Next-Level Smoking.

We conclude the show with the song, "Ace & Bobo" from our friends, the musician and the poet, Dave Dresser and Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #78: Actor, Comedian, and Writer, Robert Wuhl and We Celebrate Anniversary Number 3

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Celebrate our glorious three-year anniversary with episode 78.

We begin and end the episode with several celebratory anniversary messages and in the middle of it all, we release our long awaited and highly anticipated interview with a Hollywood legend.

Robert Wuhl is an actor, comedian and writer. He is the creator and star of the television series, Arliss in which he played sports agent, Arliss Michaels. He has had roles in some incredibly iconic movies, including Good Morning Vietnam, Bull Durham, Batman, and The Bodyguard. Other movies in which he has appeared include The Hollywood Knights, Flashdance, Blaze, Missing Pieces, Mistress, Blue Chips, and Cobb. He has appeared on The Dating Game and The $10,0000 Pyramid and has had several other writing credits and television roles, including his one-man-show, Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl and Assume the Position 201 with Mr. Wuhl. Robert is a big and extremely knowledgeable baseball fan who also has enjoyed his share of barbecue so you know he was a great guest.

Our only regret is we did not release this episode in podcast format sooner as a small portion of the baseball related topics are from prior to the pandemic shortened season.

Robert Wuhl's character in Bull Durham says, "Candlesticks always make a nice gift." However, we recommend you go to Fifth & Cherry, https://fifthandcherry.com for wonderful cutting boards and https://www.baseballbbq.com for grill tools and clothing for barbecue and baseball fans and the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag.

We once again conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

Thank you for being a part of our listening family for the last three years. We hope you have enjoyed the show as much as we have enjoyed bringing it to you. We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #77: Milt's Barbecue for the Perplexed / Jewish Baseball Museum

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 5 Dec 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 77 is a huge bonus.

Bryan Gryka and Bob Wechsler are two incredibly entertaining guests, and we did not want to wait any longer to release our wonderful interview, so we are releasing a bonus episode.

Bryan is the executive chef and newest owner of Milt's Barbecue for the Perplexed in Chicago, Illinois, but call him what he really is, an outstanding pitmaster. Milt's is a kosher barbecue restaurant located near Wrigley Field and is enjoyed by both kosher and non-kosher diners. Go to http://www.miltsbbq.com for more information.

Bob is a contributor to jewishbaseballmuseum.com, which proudly showcases the rich relationship between Jews and baseball and the impact each has had on the other. It is a fascinating website filled with baseball history you will love whether or not you are Jewish. Go to http://jewishbaseballmuseum.com and enjoy yourself.

The conversation was packed with tons of baseball and barbecue talk, and we are so very lucky to have spoken with two extremely knowledgeable and fascinating guests.

With the holidays approaching we are very pleased to recommend some wonderful gift ideas and suggest you go to Fifth & Cherry, https://fifthandcherry.com for wonderful cutting boards and http://www.baseballbbq.com for grill tools and clothing for barbecue and baseball fans and the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag.

We once again conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

Please know how much we appreciate our listeners. We hope that all of you are staying safe.
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Baseball and BBQ Episode #76: Tim Reazor of Fifth & Cherry and Jim Overmyer, author of Cum Posey of the Homestead Grays

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 28 Nov 2020 13:00:00 +0000

Episode 76 will make you very happy.

Tim Reazor may be one of the few people who can make a discussion on cutting boards interesting as well as entertaining. As co-founder of Fifth and Cherry, makers of beautiful premium handcrafted wooden cutting boards, he has a fascinating story to tell. Tim served 10 years in the military and was deployed three times in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and we are extremely grateful for his service. He has a keen business sense and believes in building a brand based on outstanding products and customer service. We are so fortunate to have found him and the special company he runs with his wife, Tanya. Please enjoy our conversation and then go to https://fifthandcherry.com to shop for their cutting boards which are truly works of art and will make wonderful holiday gifts.

Jim Overmyer is the author of Cum Posey of the Homestead Grays: A Biography of the Negro Leagues Owner and Hall of Famer. Jim is a baseball history author specializing in the Negro Leagues. A prolific author, he has written a wonderful book which provides an in depth story on Cumberland Posey who is one of only two athletes to be honored by two pro sports hall of fames, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Posey was the principal owner of the Homestead Grays, spending 35 years (1911-1946) in baseball as a player, manager, owner and club official. Besides being an author and member of the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, Jim was also involved with one of the Baseball Hall of Fame’s special nominating committees which he also discusses.

Please visit the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com/ to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag you may want to purchase.

We once again conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

Don't forget to go to http://www.baseballbbq.com for grill tools and clothing for barbecue and baseball fans.

Please know how much we appreciate our listeners. We hope that all of you are staying safe.
If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #75: Chad Ward, Part 2 and Jason Turbow, author of They Bled Blue

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 14 Nov 2020 11:00:00 +0000

It's episode 75 and you ain't seen nothing yet.

Chad Ward is an incredible story teller and if you thought part 1 of our interview was fun and entertaining then be prepared to enjoy part 2 as much, or dare we say, even more. Chad is the director of marketing for Traeger Pellet Grills as well as the pitmaster and owner of the award winning, Whiskey Bent BBQ competition team. Listen to all these stories and then try to decide which is your favorite. We love them all and hope you will too. We certainly think Chad is an outstanding guest.

Jason Turbow is the author of They Bled Blue: Fernandomania, Strike-Season Mayhem, and the Weirdest Championship Baseball Had Ever Seen: The 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers. There are some teams that become part of baseball lore with stories that are endlessly entertaining. Whether you think you know all there is to know about this team and their miraculous season or are just learning about it, this book is an an absolutely delightful read and Jason is another incredible guest. You will love the stories, but find it hard to believe it all took place during one strike shortened baseball season.

Please visit the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com/ to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag you may want to purchase.
We once again conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

Don't forget to go to http://www.baseballbbq.com for grill tools and clothing for barbecue and baseball fans and https://fifthandcherry.com for their wonderful handmade cutting boards. Please know how much we appreciate our listeners. We hope that all of you are staying safe.

If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #74: Jay Horwitz, Author of Mr. Met (Bonus Episode)

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Fri, 6 Nov 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Bonus Episode! Bonus Episode!

Jay Horwitz is the New York Mets beloved, longtime public relations director and as much a part of the franchise as any of the hundreds of players who have taken the field. His humble nature precludes him from admitting to the preceding, but he has spent a lifetime perfecting his dream job and has become a major part of this storied franchise, becoming a friend and mentor to many of the players and personnel. He has written an incredible book, Mr. Met: How a Sports-Mad Kid from Jersey Became Like Family to Generations of Big Leaguers. We had a wonderful time interviewing Jay as well as reading the book and hope you will enjoy this very special bonus episode.

We conclude the show with the song, "Ace & Bobo" from our friends Dave Dresser and Shel Krakofsky.

Don't forget to go to http://www.baseballbbq.com for grill tools and clothing for barbecue and baseball fans and https://fifthandcherry.com for their wonderful handmade cutting boards.

Part 2 of our Chad Ward interview will be featured in episode 75.

Please know how much we appreciate our listeners. We hope that all of you are staying safe.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #73: Ralph Carhart, Author of The Hall Ball and Chad Ward of Traeger and Whiskey Bent BBQ

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 31 Oct 2020 09:00:00 +0000

Our Halloween episode is filled with a few tricks and plenty of treats.

Ralph Carhart is the author of The Hall Ball: One Fan's Journey to Unite Cooperstown Immortals with a Single Baseball. Is there a guest better suited for a Halloween episode then someone whose book includes photos of the gravestones of Major League Baseball Hall of Fame members? Ralph tells stories of his many adventures working to have a baseball he found in Cooperstown, New York photographed with all the living Hall of Fame members and then photographed at the graves of the deceased Hall of Fame members, as well as some other places for those whose final resting places are a bit more difficult to explain. Enjoy the stories and then treat yourself by purchasing the book.

Chad Ward wears so many hats, wearing each one so well, that it is difficult to try and summarize who he is in one small paragraph. As director of marketing for Traeger Pellet Grills, he helps to promote a product which has created a whole new way of cooking barbecue. As the pitmaster and owner of the Whiskey Bent BBQ competition team he has won numerous competitions and made numerous television appearances and is a regular guest on the Dan Patrick Show. As a guest on our show he is a true entertainer who kept us fascinated with his many stories which included visits with baseball Hall of Fame players, George Brett and Ken Griffey Jr. Enjoy part one of the interview.

The episode also features talk about Cal Hubbard, a Baseball Hall of Fame member born on Halloween and who is a member of two professional sports Hall of Fame's.

We once again conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from Dave Dresser and Shel Krakofsky.

Don't forget to go to http://www.baseballbbq.com for grill tools and clothing for barbecue and baseball fans.

Please know how much we appreciate our listeners. We hope that all of you are staying safe.

If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #72: Shoeless Joe Jackson historian, Mike Nola and KCBS CEO, Emily Detwiler

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 17 Oct 2020 02:00:00 +0000

Fascinating conversations with wonderful guests.

Mike Nola is the official historian of the Shoeless Joe Jackson's Virtual Hall of Fame, http://www.blackbetsy.com/shoeless.html and we had the pleasure of learning a great amount on one of the biggest known names in baseball history. We were joined by our friend Gary Mack from Mets Musings and The Baseball Talk Radio Show as we all got the chance to learn the truth about one of the game's legendary characters where facts and myths are often confused. Mike tells it like it is or rather like it was and he is a great source for information on Jackson's fascinating history which even included owning a barbecue restaurant.

Emily Detwiler is the CEO of the Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) https://www.kcbs.us/ and as she was happy to point out, is a proud baseball mom coming from a family extremely involved in the game as her son, husband, and brother-in-law are all involved in baseball. Her love of baseball and barbecue makes her a very special guest as we discussed both topics. Enjoy learning about a great society dedicated to barbecue and the person leading it through this extremely difficult time.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #71 - Joan Ryan, author of Intangibles

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 3 Oct 2020 10:00:00 +0000

A team chemistry filled episode.

Joan Ryan is an award-winning journalist and author of five books. We were extremely fortunate to discuss her latest effort, Intangibles: Unlocking the Science and Soul of Team Chemistry. The book explains team chemistry through incredible interviews and stories helping to demystify this very real phenomenon. Are you a cynic; a non-believer? You won't be once you hear this interview with Joan, a sports journalist who has covered every major sporting event from the Super Bowl and the World Series to the Olympics and championship fights. Her sports columns and features earned 13 Associated Press Sports Editors Awards, the National Headliner Award, the Women's Sports Foundation's Journalism Award, and the prestigious Edgar A. Poe Award. She is a member of the Pandemic Baseball Book Club and her book is a must-read and treasure to have as part of your home library.

Michael Mullen and Brett Mandel join us briefly to discuss their company, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com and their special promotion to benefit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, as well as their newly released home plate shaped wooden cutting board and other soon to be released grilling tools. Great guys and a wonderful company.

We conclude the show with the song, "Ace & Bobo" from our friends Dave Dresser and Shel Krakofsky. You can find the song on Facebook at Dave Dresser Music or find the song and video on YouTube. While at Dave Dresser Music or YouTube enjoy some of their other songs as well.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #70 - Doug Scheiding of Traeger (part 2) and Mitchell Nathanson author of Bouton: The Life of a Baseball Original, plus a special return of the musician and poet

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 19 Sep 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Launching a new show introduction while hosting some incredible guests. Be prepared to be amazed.

Dave Dresser and Shel Krakofsky make beautiful music which has become integral to the show while providing us with an incredible ending for most episodes. They have gifted us an awesome introduction which will make you smile and sing along. We wouldn't dream of playing it for the first time without having them on and that's just what we have done as the musician and the poet return to the show which proudly introduced the world to their song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home."

Doug Scheiding is back for part two of the interview that everyone is talking about. Part one merely scratched the surface of a life that is filled with two great passions, baseball and barbecue. In this part, Doug will talk about Traeger Pellet Grills, provide cooking tips, including talk on sauces and rubs. He also entertains with his favorite baseball moments and some talk on his beloved Chicago Cubs. One interview, divided into two parts is all that is needed to see why Doug has quickly become a show and fan favorite.

We once again conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from Dave Dresser and Shel Krakofsky.

Don't forget to go to http://www.baseballbbq.com for grill tools and clothing for barbecue and baseball fans.

Please know how much we appreciate our listeners. We hope that all of you are staying safe.

If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #69 - '24' Author John Shea and Doug Scheiding of Rogue Cookers

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Tue, 8 Sep 2020 04:00:00 +0000

Just when you thought the show couldn't get any better, episode 69 comes along with two amazing guests.

John Shea had the enviable task of working with, perhaps the greatest baseball player ever, Willie Mays, as they wrote, 24: Life Stories and Lessons from the Say Hey Kid. The book is filled with wonderful stories and thoughts from the mind of an American icon, treasure, and hero. Willie Mays, was a major-league center fielder for 22 seasons with the New York Giants, San Francisco Giants, and New York Mets, as well as playing for the Birmingham Black Barons in the Negro Leagues. He hit 660 home runs, collected 3,283 hits, stole 338 bases, earned 12 Gold Glove Awards, played in 24 All-Star Games, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979. Not every author could handle the daunting task of working with an icon whose life's work could fill volumes, but Shea, an award-winning national baseball writer at the San Francisco Chronicle and author of four baseball books was more than able to handle the challenge. The interview merely scratches the surface of an amazing book you will be pleased to add to your collection.

Doug Scheiding is a true renaissance man. For our devoted listeners who keep track of these things, he is the first rocket scientist we have had as a guest. To the barbecue world, he is a wearer of many hats, including pitmaster of the award winning competition barbecue team, Rogue Cookers, embedded correspondent on The BBQ Central Show, Traeger Pellet Grills representative, and Head Country brand ambassador. He is also an avid Chicago Cubs fan and quite a knowledgeable baseball fan. In addition to all of that, he is just one of the nicest guys, in barbecue or out, that you would ever want to meet. We are so lucky and pleased to bring you part one of this wonderful conversation.

We once again conclude the show with the beautiful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from Dave Dresser and Shel Krakofsky.

Don't forget to go to http://www.baseballbbq.com for grill tools and clothing for barbecue and baseball fans.

Please know how much we appreciate our listeners. We hope that all of you are staying safe.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #68 - Ricer part 2 and Hall of Name author DB Firstman

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 22 Aug 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 68 is finally here and definitely worth the wait.

Jeff Rice known to all as Ricer, is one of the special people we are extremely fortunate to meet in the world of barbecue. Look up his channel, Dead Broke BBQ on YouTube and you will discover incredible videos as well as a Sunday night live show, BBQ Tavern Talk where he interviews some of the most intriguing people from the barbecue community. His cooking knowledge and radiant personality are not only on display on his YouTube channel, but also on the BBQ Central Show where he is one of the monthly featured embedded correspondents. Enjoy part two of this interview and then explore his YouTube channel, Dead Broke BBQ.

D. B. Firstman has written the wonderfully fun and interesting book, Hall of Name: Baseball's Most Magnificent Monikers from The Only Nolan to Van Lingle Mungo and More. The book pays homage to some of the great "names" in baseball history as each player profiled has general demographic information, etymology/definition of each part of their given name, their baseball biography, the best day in their major league career, what makes his name so memorable, fun anagrams, and factoids, tidbits, trivia, and their life after baseball. D. B. is incredibly entertaining and has written a book you will be proud to add to your collection, discuss with the other baseball lovers in your life, and if you really want to make people happy, give them the book as a gift.

We once again conclude the show with the wonderful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from Dave Dresser and Shel Krakofsky.

Don't forget to go to http://www.baseballbbq.com for grill tools and clothing for barbecue and baseball fans.

Please know how much we appreciate our listeners. We hope that all of you are staying safe.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #67 - Jon Pessah, Author of Yogi: A Life Behind the Mask & Jeff "Ricer" Rice of Dead Broke BBQ

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 8 Aug 2020 04:00:00 +0000

Episode 67 will hopefully satisfy that insatiable hunger for baseball and barbecue which we try to so hard to feed.

Jon Pessah took on a huge task by writing a book on one of baseball's most beloved icon's, whose reputation and life's work are part of historical lore. It is a project which could overwhelm some authors, but not Jon Pessah. In Yogi: A Life Behind the Mask, we are witness to the story of Yogi Berra, from his humble beginnings through his 10 World Series Championships and the remainder of his life, where he becomes as large as—or maybe even larger—than the game itself. Pessah shows the real Yogi, warts and all, but more importantly, we get to see one of our favorite characters of the game for whom he really was. His interview will make you want to buy the book, and Yogi: A Life Behind the Mask is one you will definitely be glad to add to your collection.

We once again conclude the show with the wonderful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from Dave Dresser and Shel Krakofsky.

Don't forget to go to http://www.baseballbbq.com for grill tools and clothing for barbecue and baseball fans.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #66: Pitmaster, Ed Randolph and Author of Big Sexy, Michael Stahl

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 25 Jul 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 66 features two great guests who will bring happiness to barbecue and baseball lovers everywhere.

Ed Randolph is a restaurateur, cookbook author, and award-winning pitmaster, His two books, Smoked: One Man's Journey to Find Incredible Recipes, Standout Pitmasters and the Stories Behind Them and Showstopping BBQ with Your Traeger Grill: Standout Recipes for Your Wood Pellet Cooker from an Award-Winning Pitmaster are required reading for barbecue lovers and anyone who wants to take their barbecue skills up a notch or more. If all that is not enough, he is also a winner of the Food Network's, Chopped.

Michael Stahl is a freelance journalist, writer, editor, and the co-author of, Big Sexy: Bartolo Colon In His Own Words. There is no denying that Colon is one of baseball's more colorful characters and his love for the game is apparent every time he takes the mound or approaches home plate. Fans of Big Sexy will never forget his first and only home run and some of his wonderful fielding plays. Michael Stahl talks about all of that and so much more.

We once again conclude the show with the wonderful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from Dave Dresser and Shel Krakofsky.

Don't forget to go to www.baseballbbq.com for quality grill tools and fun clothing for baseball fans

Please know how much we appreciate our listeners. We hope that all of you are staying safe.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #65 - Bob Kendrick returns plus the team from Baseballbbq.com

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 11 Jul 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 65 is guaranteed to satisfy baseball and barbecue lovers.

Bob Kendrick, president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, https://nlbm.com/ was our very first podcast guest, and we are thrilled that he is back to talk more baseball history. He is a wonderful storyteller, and we ask him about the African American baseball players who were the first to play on each of the 16 teams in existence after Jackie Robinson first broke baseball's color barrier in 1947. There is not much Bob does not know about baseball history, so we throw in some more questions, including our thirst for knowledge about the great Oscar Charleston. This year marks the 100th Anniversary of the founding of the Negro Leagues and Jeff and Len both tip our caps as a show of admiration and respect.

Michael Mullen and Brett Mandel are joining us for the first time, but our devoted listeners should already be very familiar with their company, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com/ as we have been promoting their wonderful one-of-a-kind, personalized baseball themed barbecue tools and hats and shirts. We learn where the idea for this new and exciting business came from, what they are doing at present, and where they are heading. This is a fantastic company that shares our love for baseball and barbecue and uses that love in their great products. Listen to the interview, visit their website, and purchase any of the numerous products that will become the center of attention at your next barbecue.

We once again conclude the show with the wonderful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from Dave Dresser and Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #64 - Ryan Cooper/Sean Ludwig & the author of The Wax Pack, Brad Balukjian

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 27 Jun 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 64 features three great guests, two outstanding interviews and one spectacular musical ending.

Ryan Cooper and Sean Ludwig are back by popular demand and make a triumphant return. Ryan is founder of the BBQ Tourist website, https://bbqtourist.com, dedicated to celebrating the best barbecue in America. Sean is the founder of NYC BBQ, http://www.nycbbq.com, a website and newsletter with news and information on all things barbecue in the NYC metro area. Together they are the co-founders of The Smoke Sheet, https://www.bbqnewsletter.com, a weekly email that curates the latest national barbecue news, upcoming events, top recipes, and so much more. Their knowledge is extensive and the love they have for barbecue is infectious. We thoroughly enjoy every opportunity to have them on.

Brad Balukjian took the road trip of a lifetime and makes a stop on our show to discuss the journey which he eloquently writes about in perfect detail in, The Wax Pack: On the Open Road in Search of Baseball's Afterlife. To say that he opens a single pack of 1986 Topps baseball cards and then goes on an 11,341 mile road trip through 30 states in 48 days to interview 15 players does not do justice or even scratch the surface of this wonderful book. Brad's adventures are fascinating, what he learned is meaningful, and when the trip ended, getting the book published proved to be another daunting adventure.

We conclude the show with a wonderful new song called "Ace & Bobo" from our friends Dave Dresser and Shel Krakofsky. You can find the song on Facebook at Dave Dresser Music or find the song and video on YouTube. While at Dave Dresser Music or YouTube enjoy some of their other songs as well. They are quite enjoyable.

Don't forget to go to www.baseballbbq.com for grill tools and clothing for baseball fans.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #63 - Wayne Randazzo, Part 2 of Thermoworks and Chris Lopresti

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 13 Jun 2020 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 63 is an interview trifecta and contains more excitement than many can handle, but be daring and give it a try.

Wayne Randazzo is a treat to listen to. As one half of the New York Mets radio broadcast team, along with Howie Rose, he paints a word picture so clearly, vividly, and beautifully, that all you need to do is close your eyes and you are instantly transported to a prime stadium seat. Add that to his broad knowledge and wonderful stories and you have a broadcast you are not soon to forget, as well as an interview you will truly enjoy.

It's the Kyle Halvorson and Martin Earl interview, Part 2. They represent Thermoworks, the leading manufacturer of numerous temperature devices. Thermoworks award winning products are incredibly unique and quite different than any other devices available today and both Kyle and Martin are wonderful spokespersons. If you are into cool gadgets and love talking about the latest technology then this is for you.

Chris Lopresti also known as C-Lo is a broadcaster who has the voice and charisma to become one of the top personalities in his field. Whether he is reporting on a local sports team or providing updates on the prior night's events, he is a delight to listen to. We thoroughly enjoyed our conversation and hope you will too.

We once again conclude the show with the wonderful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from Dave Dresser and Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #62 - Ed Hearn of the 1986 Mets / Kyle Halvorson and Martin Earl of Thermoworks

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 30 May 2020 11:00:00 +0000

Episode 62 features some very special guests.

Ed Hearn was a member of the 1986 World Champion New York Mets, but that is just a small part of who this amazing person is. Listen to our conversation with Ed and you will understand why his presentations impact countless lives and why he was the awarded the prestigious Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation from the National Speakers Association.

Kyle Halvorson and Martin Earl represent Thermoworks, the leading manufacturer of numerous temperature devices. Thermoworks award winning products are incredibly unique and quite different than any other devices available today and both Kyle and Martin are wonderful spokespersons. If you are into cool gadgets and love talking about the latest technology then this is for you.

We once again conclude the show with the wonderful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from Dave Dresser and Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #61 - SUPERSIZED: Brett Topel; Ray Sheehan; Dave Dresser & Shel Krakofsky

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 16 May 2020 10:00:00 +0000

Episode 61 is SUPERSIZED as we bring you an exciting, but rarely turned, triple play.

Brett Topel is a prolific author (When Shea Was Home: The Story of the 1975 Mets, Yankees, Giants, and Jets; So You Think You're a New York Mets Fan?; Miracle Moments in New York Mets History: Simply the Best: The Story of the 1929-31 Philadelphia Athletics) and makes his triumphant return to the show to discuss the world of baseball as well as to promote his newest project, BT Talks Baseball which features fantastic video interviews and some other rather fun features. Episodes can be found on YouTube and the website, www.bttalksbaseball.com. Watch just one episode and you will be hooked.

Ray Sheehan is someone who's name is becoming synonymous with high quality barbecue products. As the founder of BBQ Buddha, he has managed to venture into a world dominated by large sauce making companies and carve out a niche as a premium sauce and rub company. His products win awards, but more importantly they bring delight to the taste buds of people who love good quality food. His latest project is the outstanding cookbook, Award-Winning BBQ Sauces and How to Use Them: The Secret Ingredient to Next-Level Smoking. Listen as we welcome Ray back for another informative and entertaining conversation.

Dave Dresser and Shel Krakofsky are making their first show appearance and yet their work should be familiar as we have ended several episodes with their wonderful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home." One is a musician and one is a poet and together they have created a song which captures the heart and soul of baseball. Find the song on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmmzzXl0VPU and you will be treated to a video you will want to watch again and again. Enjoy this conversation with our neighbors to the north as we discuss the game we all love and the song which we adore.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #60 - Darren Heitner, Sports Attorney

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 9 May 2020 10:00:00 +0000

If you are missing baseball while wondering what the future may look like for a possible 2020 Major League Baseball season then this is a can't miss episode.

Episode 60 is one week early as portions are quite timely, extremely relevant, and need to be heard.

Darren Heitner is the founder of Heitner Legal; representing athletes, agents, entertainers, small businesses and large corporations.

He is the author of the book, How to Play the Game: What Every Sports Attorney Needs to Know.

He also created and hosts the exceptionally entertaining podcast, How to Play the Game, which covers sports business and sports law related issues.

His views and opinions are well thought out, informative, and even include talk regarding his grilling exploits.

We once again conclude the show with the wonderful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from Dave Dresser and Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #59 - Baseball or Barbecue? No need to choose as we bring you two great guests. Russ Salzberg and John Maguire

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 2 May 2020 10:00:00 +0000

Baseball or Barbecue? No need to choose as we bring you two great guests.

Russ Salzberg has been involved in sports media of one type or another for more than 30 years. He is a wonderful example of someone who had a dream and made it come true. Whether it is on television, radio, or his podcast, he endears himself with his audience in a way that makes you realize he is a sports fan just like you and me.

Is he opinionated? You better believe it.

Will you always agree with him? Of course not. Who doesn't like a good debate once in a while?

Will you want to hear every word he has to say? Absolutely. He is knowledgeable, entertaining, and extremely interesting.

Filled with stories from his many years in the business, we were thrilled to speak with him and hope you will be thoroughly entertained.

John Maguire is a host on the extremely popular podcast, Pit Life BBQ. The show can be found live on Facebook every Tuesday at 5:00 pm EST and is then released in podcast form and available wherever you prefer to listen to your podcasts.

Known to his viewers, listeners, and friends as Johnny Maggs; this truly talented podcaster will delight you as we talk all things barbecue, then jump into baseball talk, and jump back once again into barbecue talk.

We hope you will enjoy the interview and by the end you will also feel like calling him Johhny Maggs.

We once again conclude the show with the wonderful song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from Dave Dresser and Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #58 - Mark Healey, author of Gotham Baseball: New York's All-Time Team and LisaJo Goetter of BBQ Guru

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Bringing you two great guests for your listening pleasure:

Mark Healey, author of Gotham Baseball: New York's All-Time Team and LisaJo Goetter of BBQ Guru

Mark Healey has written an outstanding book which baseball fans will absolutely love. His writing style will make you feel like you are having a conversation with one of your buddies on the greatest baseball players at each position that have ever played in New York. New York's long baseball history offers many choices as he has the New York Giants, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees, and New York Mets to choose from. He also picks the best manager, general manager, and owner in all of New York's illustrious baseball history.

Mark discusses the book, including some of the wonderful stories and how his choices were made. He really is a delightful guest who will surely entertain you.

LisaJo Goetter is the marketing and fulfillment coordinator at BBQ Guru and after her numerous appearances, she is a true friend of the show. We have her on to talk about the new innovations from BBQ Guru, but more than that we have her on when we need to smile and this is a time we all need to smile.

Barbecue fans will love hearing Lisa talk about all of the great products BBQ Guru offers, including their new UltraQ and DynaQ temperature control devices. Their website is http://www.bbqguru.com and you can find just about anything for your barbecue needs. The website even has some wonderful recipes and tips.

We once again end the show with the wonderful baseball song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from Dave Dresser and Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #57: Interview with Jared Diamond, author of Swing Kings

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 4 Apr 2020 12:00:00 +0000

This week, Baseball and BBQ talks to Wall Street Journal, National Baseball Writer and author of the new book, Swing Kings - Jared Diamond.

This is the inside story of Baseball's Home Run Revolution. Told superbly by Jared Diamond.

Swing Kings is on sale now and available in Hardcover, ebook and digital audio.

We also throw in some BBQ News !

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #56 - grand slam as we welcome not one, not two, but three exciting guests. Greg Rempe, Gary Looney and Jacob Kornhauser

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 21 Mar 2020 13:00:00 +0000

Episode 56 is a grand slam as we welcome not one, not two, but three exciting guests.

Gary Looney, whom Jeff met on his recent trip to Arizona, kicks things off. Gary works at the Los Angeles Angels spring training camp complex and Jeff definitely lucked out meeting him. Gary discusses the ins and outs of training camp and his thoughts on the Angels upcoming season. Please note this was recorded a few weeks prior to baseball being delayed due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, but baseball fans will enjoy this immensely as we long for the season to begin.

If you are a fan of live fire cooking or even cooking in general, you must get to know our next guest, Greg Rempe. His long and illustrious tenure as innovator and outstanding host of The BBQ Central Show is unmatched and it is what every barbecue podcast should aspire to. His show can be heard live every Tuesday night from 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm and is released in podcast format; the first hour on Wednesday and the second hour on Thursday. Then on Fridays you can catch up on parts of past episodes listening to The Best Moments of The BBQ Central Show in 10 Minutes or Less. Go to http://thebbqcentralshow.com/ to find out more.

Rounding out our star studded lineup is author, Jacob Kornhauser. His book, The Cup of Coffee Club: 11 Players and Their Brush with Baseball History is full of wonderful stories and interesting facts. You will definitely want to read it more than once. The tales of players and what they go through to become big league ball players is fascinating and then when you realize they only play in one Major League game, it is truly incredible. The book is available on Amazon.com and is one we highly recommend.

We once again end the show with the wonderful baseball song, “Baseball Always Brings You Home”
from Dave Dresser and Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #55 - Meathead from Amazingribs.com and Anika Orrock, Author and Illustrator

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 7 Mar 2020 13:00:00 +0000

Big BIG Epsiode #55

Len and Jeff are joined by two exciting guests who provide two wonderful interviews.

Meathead Goldwyn, author of Meathead: The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling and also from the website, https://amazingribs.com/ joins the show to talk about his career, St. Patrick's Day, Corned Beef, Pastrami and so much more in a very entertaining fashion.

Anika Orrock, author and illustrator of the new book, The Incredible Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. If you thought you knew it all from the movie, A League of Their Own, think again. Anika will enlighten us with actual stories from the women themselves and where women’s baseball is headed. The book will be available on March 10, 2020. A must for any baseball library collection. Check out all of Anika's work at https://www.anikaorrock.com/

We once again end the show with the wonderful baseball song, “Baseball Always Brings You Home”
from Dave Dresser and Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #54 - Baseball Card Talk with Tanner Jones, Gary Mack from The Baseball Radio Talk Show and talk about the book, “Smoked.”

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 22 Feb 2020 13:00:00 +0000

Jam packed Episode #54.

First we have Gary Mack who rants on several baseball subjects including commissioner Rob Manfred. Gary hosts or co-hosts several Podcasts. Go to www.anchor.fm/baseballradiotalkshow
www.anchor.fm/metsmusings
www.anchor.fm/talkinggoldwithgary
and check them out

Len tells us about a book he received called "Smoked, One Man’s Journey to Find Incredible Recipes, Standout Pitmasters and the Stories Behind Them” by Ed Randolph. The book has received Len's highest recommendation.

Finally, we have a great interview about collecting baseball cards with the one and only Tanner Jones. Tanner is the ultimate card collector and tells us his secrets about baseball card collecting. Check out his book "Confessions of a Baseball Card Addict" available on Amazon and on his website www.tanmanbaseballfan.com

We once again end the show with the wonderful baseball song, “Baseball Always Brings You Home” from Dave Dresser and Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #53 - Kurt Bevacqua Interview

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 8 Feb 2020 05:00:00 +0000

In episode #53, Len and Jeff interview, Kurt Bevacqua, 15 year MLB veteran, most notably with the San Diego Padres. Also played for the Pirates, Indians, Brewers and Royals. Kurt tells us great stories from his time in the game, from his managers and his teammates which include the great Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn. An enjoyable talk and we find out who gave him his nickname "Dirty".

Also included is a barbecue rant by Len

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #52 - Shaun Clancy of Foley's NY Pub & Restaurant and Sean Ludwig of NYC BBQ and The Smoke Sheet

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 25 Jan 2020 13:00:00 +0000

This episode features an interview, on location, from Foley's NY Pub & Restaurant, an Irish bar with a baseball attitude. We speak to the owner, Shaun Clancy on his must visit bar located at 18 West 33rd Street, New York, NY. Shaun talks about how he got started and how he came to love the game of baseball. He knows just about everyone in the game from players to owners to media and umpires. His bar features over 4,000 signed baseballs. Check out our YouTube channel to see some of the memorabilia. We also talk about the Irish-American Baseball Hall of Fame.

Then Jeff and Len speak to Sean Ludwig, founder of NYC BBQ and co-founder of The Smoke Sheet, about what is happening in the world of barbecue. Sean tells us about the Beer, Bourbon and BBQ event which was held in Brooklyn on January 18th and exciting events to look forward to. Sean also tells some places to go for great BBQ.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #51 - Last Ride of the Iron Horse: How Lou Gehrig Fought ALS to Play One Last Championship Season by Dan Joseph

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 11 Jan 2020 13:00:00 +0000

In this episode, Len and Jeff interview Dan Joseph, author of Last Ride of the Iron Horse: How Lou Gehrig Fought ALS to Play One Last Championship Season. The book focuses on the 1938 season as Lou Gehrig struggled to lead the Yankees to the World Series.

Also a new Hall of Famer of the Day - from the world of BBQ.

We end the show with the wonderful new baseball song, “Baseball Always Brings You Home” from Dave Dresser and Shel Krakofsky.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #50 - Jean Fruth/Jeff Idelson Interview on Grassroots Baseball and Pitmaster Aaron Stoffer of Man Meat BBQ

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Fri, 27 Dec 2019 13:00:00 +0000

BIG episode #50. Baseball Photographer, Jean Fruth along with former Baseball Hall of Fame President, Jeff Idelson talk about the book, Grassroots Baseball: Where Legends Begin as well as the overall Grassroots Baseball movement. Check out the websites at grassrootsbaseball.com and jeanfruthimages.com

Then we speak to competition team, Man Meat BBQ pitmaster, Aaron Stoffer (website: therealmanmeatbbq.com) who speaks to us about the fascinating sport of competition barbecue. We even sneak in talk about the Kansas City Royals.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #49 - 2nd Anniversary Special. Two years talking Baseball and BBQ

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 21 Dec 2019 14:00:00 +0000

Baseball and BBQ is 2 years old. It's time to celebrate and reminisce. We look back at the past year and look forward to 2020.
But that's not all. Hall of Fame voting is going on and Len & Jeff talk about the ballot and the two new hall of famers who were selected by the Modern Era Committee. Do we agree? Do we disagree? Find out on this episode of Baseball and BBQ.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #48 - Author Jeremy Beer and BBQ Gift Guide

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sun, 8 Dec 2019 14:00:00 +0000

History comes alive as Jeremy Beer discusses his new book, Oscar Charleston:
The Life and Legend of Baseball's Greatest Forgotten Player. Jeremy's book tells the life story of an amazing player who history seems to have forgotten. By the end of the interview, you too, will have wished you had the chance to see him play.

Then we get into the holiday spirit with the ultimate BBQ gift guide. Guaranteed to please any barbecue lover on your holiday list.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #47 - MLB Player Barry Lyons and Pitmaster Manny Voumvourakis

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 13:00:00 +0000

In this episode, Jeff and Len speak to former Major League Player Barry Lyons. Barry talks to us about his time in the majors, his struggles after baseball and bringing the game back to Biloxi Mississippi after hurricane Katrina. This moving interview is not to be missed.
Then we visit barbecue restaurant, Smok-Haus and talk to the owner and Pitmaster, Manny Voumvourakis on all things barbecue, including how he got into the business and what drives his passion for barbecue.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #46 - Home Plate: A Celebration of the Polo Grounds, as well as a visit with Ray Sheehan of BBQ Buddha

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 9 Nov 2019 13:00:00 +0000

In this episode, we are fortunate to be joined by Gary Mack of Mets Musings as we interview Neil Scherer, the fascinating curator for the exhibit, Home Plate: A Celebration of the Polo Grounds, The Birthplace of New York’s Love Affair with its Favorite Teams, now through January 5, 2020 at the Morris Jumel Mansion in New York City. A wonderful exhibit. See the pictures on our Facebook Page. Go to www.morrisjumel.org for more exhibit information.

Despite our files being corrupted, we were fortunate to salvage a portion of our interview with the always entertaining Ray Sheehan of BBQ Buddha, creator of award winning sauces and rubs. Check out their website at www.bbqbuddha.com

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #45 - Author Sridhar Pappu, The Year of the Pitcher; Bob Gibson, Denny McLain and the End of Baseball's Golden Age

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 26 Oct 2019 05:00:00 +0000

Sridhar Pappu, who wrote the book The Year of the Pitcher: Bob Gibson, Denny McLain and the End of Baseball's Golden Age joins Jeff and Len to discuss his fascinating book. If you like history, Baseball and American history, then this book is for you. Check out his website - sridharpappu.com

Later, we talk to Master Butcher Mark Pauvert about his passion for his craft. His website is marcmoneybutchery.com

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #44 - Ryan Cooper of BBQ Tourist & Sportswriter and BBQ Podcaster Lyndal Scranton

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 05:00:00 +0000

Not one but TWO interviews about Baseball and BBQ! First off, Ryan Cooper of BBQ Tourist & The Smoke Sheet joins the guys for an interview on his experience being, well, a BBQ Tourist. Then Len goes solo, talking to sports journalist Lyndal Scranton whose beat included the St. Louis Cardinals during their 1980's heyday. Lyndal and his BBQ partner have a podcast called the Tailgate Guys BBQ Show (disclaimer, the Lyndal Scranton interview was recorded on October 7th, prior to both Game 5's of the NLDS)

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #43 - Interview with David Marks of Operation BBQ Relief

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 05:00:00 +0000

In this episode, the guys interview David Marks of Operation BBQ Relief. A tremendous organization whose purpose is to provide food in areas affected by natural disasters (hurricanes, tornadoes, etc). Go to obr.org to see all the terrific work they do. To date, they have served almost 3,000,000 meals.

Hall of Famer of the day is discussed and debated.
Len has an international barbecue recipe.
Jeff has a rant.
There's even a reminder to attend the BBQ Guru 2nd annual Monsterfest on Saturday, October 12th.

It is all on this episode of Baseball and BBQ
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Baseball and BBQ Episode #42 - The Mark Littell Interview

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 14 Sep 2019 05:00:00 +0000

Former Major League Pitcher with the Kansas City Royals and the St. Louis Cardinals, inventor of the Nutty Buddy and a heck of a nice guy, Mark Littell joins us on Baseball and BBQ.

We are then joined by Lisa Jo Goetter of BBQ Guru to promote their big event, the 2nd annual Monolith Monsterfest which takes place October 12, 2019 in Warminster PA from 10am to 4pm. Hurry and purchase your tickets at www.bbqguru.com

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Greg Luzinski Interview (Re-Release)

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 31 Aug 2019 05:00:00 +0000

The boys are on vacation this week which gives you the chance to enjoy this re-broadcast of the interview with Philadelphia Phillie great, Greg “The Bull” Luzinski at Citizens Bank Park. There’s even interviews with the pitmasters from Bull’s BBQ.

Luzinski talks about his baseball career and his passion for barbecue.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #41 - Sean Ludwig of The Smoke Sheet and NYC BBQ + Baseball Talk

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 04:00:00 +0000

In this episode, we talk to Sean Ludwig of NYC BBQ and The Smoke Sheet. Talk all things BBQ. Both newsletters are a great resource.
Subscribe to them
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nycbbq.com

Then we get into the Hall of Famer of the Day.
Finally, we speak about the proposed changes MLB is considering and testing in the Atlantic League

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #40 - Chris Epting, author of Roadside Baseball and Lori Rubinson of WFAN

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 3 Aug 2019 04:00:00 +0000

Two terrific interviews on Baseball this episode.
First off is the author or Roadside Baseball, Chris Epting. A great book for the baseball traveler. We follow that up with radio personality, Lori Rubinson of WFAN. We get her perspective on baseball today and how she got started in the business.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #39 - Remembering Jim Bouton, Interview with Kyle Halvorson of Thermoworks and Hall of Fame talk

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 04:00:00 +0000

This episode, the guys talk about the passing of Jim Bouton, then speak to Kyle Halvorson or Thermoworks and discuss the importance of temperature when using the grill and their great products. Then who is the next Hall of Famer from every MLB Team. Lastly, the Hall of Fame debate of CC Sabathia.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #38 - Catcher Todd Pratt and BBQ Sauce contest

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 6 Jul 2019 04:00:00 +0000

This episode Len and Jeff had the pleasure of interviewing former Phillie, Met, Cub and Brave catcher Todd Pratt who is now a minor league Manager in the Miami Marlin system. He talks about his catching career playing with Mike Piazza, Darren Daulton, Brian McCann and Mike Liberthal. He also talks about the Jupiter Hammerheads the team he is managing now.

Then Jeff was a judge in a BBQ Sauce contest at his office and interview a few of the contestants.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #37 - Ron Swoboda

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 22 Jun 2019 04:00:00 +0000

Baseball and BBQ interviews 1969 World Series Champion, Ron Swoboda. Author of Here's the Catch from St. Martins Press. We speak to Ron about his growing up in Baltimore, playing for Casey Stengel and Gil Hodges and his relationships with his teammates.
Ron Swoboda played for the Mets, Expos and Yankees during his 9 year career before a career in broadcasting. Currently he is the color commentator for the New Orleans Baby Cakes, the Triple A affiliate of the Miami Marlins

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #36 - Jamie Purviance, Weber Master Griller

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 02:00:00 +0000

On this episode, an interview with Jaime Purviance, author of Weber's Ultimate Grilling, A Step-By-Step Guide to Barbecue Genius.
Len and Jeff discuss and pay tribute to Bill Buckner, who passed away too soon at age 69. Len has a rant, Jeff has a rant and Len shares with us his experience with a new product.
All this and more on Baseball and BBQ

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #35: Talking Baseball and Travel with Ed Kasputis of Baseball PhD

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Fri, 24 May 2019 22:00:00 +0000

This episode, Len and Jeff talk to Ed Kasputis of Baseball PhD. A podcast in their 10th year. We talk about how one gets their PhD in baseball, traveling to baseball cities and the enigmatic Moe Berg.
Then we get into a discussion about Steven Raichlen BBQ books.
And we answer listener email
So, Sit back and enjoy episode #35

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #34 - The Ed Randall Interview

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 11 May 2019 04:00:00 +0000

On this episode, we are honored to have with us, Ed Randall. He is the host of Sirius/XM MLB Network show, "Remember When" which airs Saturday mornings and the host of WFAN's "Talking Baseball" on Sunday mornings. He also promotes Prostrate Cancer Awareness via his website www.fans4thecure.org. Ed Randall is a long time baseball commentator and author.
Len gives a new recipe on how to grill corn on the cob.
Then Jeff and Len banter the surprising start of the Rays and Yankees

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #33 - Advance Stats, Baseball Term origins and Shane Draper of Grilla Grills is back

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 27 Apr 2019 19:00:00 +0000

In this Episode, Jeff and Len look into the Advance Baseball Stats and the Origin of some Baseball Terms. We then shift into BBQ with Len giving Jeff a quiz and an interview with Shane Draper who tells us about their latest product, the Chimp.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #32 - The Jackie Robinson Episode

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sun, 14 Apr 2019 22:00:00 +0000

The boys venture out to the Museum of the City of New York to check out the Jackie Robinson exhibit. While there, we speak to David Lippman of SABR and Don Goldman who reminisces about watching Jackie Robinson play for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The Jackie Robinson Museum is scheduled to open in December 2019 in NYC (75 Varick Street)

Then we conclude our interviews from the Atlantic City BBQ Expo.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #31 - This Great Game

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 04:00:00 +0000

On this Episode, more from the BBQ Expo, Mike Canfield of Heavy Hot Stuff and Edwardo Pentz of Gaucho Grills. Then and interview with Eric Gouldsberry of the website This Great Game (www.thisgreatgame.com). We get into a variety of subjects including, rule changes, who should not be in the Hall of Fame, shifts, gambling and more. A very interesting perspective.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #30 - Atlantic City BBQ Expo with Baseball talk thrown in

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 04:00:00 +0000

Jeff and Len hit the road to Atlantic City to the BBQ Expo. It is a three hour drive so they talk baseball along the way. At the Expo Len and Jeff interview several vendors each with an interesting take on their products. So sit back and enjoy this episode of Baseball and BBQ.

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Baseball and BBQ (Re-Release) Episode #5, Conversation with Bob Kendrick

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sun, 3 Mar 2019 05:00:00 +0000

Special Re-Release of Episode #5. Interview with Bob Kendrick, President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City MO. We speak to Bob about the great Negro League players and the Capital of Barbecue, Kansas City !!

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #29 - Part Two of Interview with Shane Draper of Grilla Grills

baseballandbbq@gmail.com (Len & Jeff) — Sun, 17 Feb 2019 11:00:00 +0000

In this episode, Len and Jeff conclude our interview with Shane Draper of Grilla Grills. In the baseball world, we discuss our Mount Rushmore of players and another edition of..... Hall of Fame years in an otherwise Ordinary Career.

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