Baseball and BBQ

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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/. If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you. Call the show: (516) 855-8214 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safeIf you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you. Call the show: (516) 855-8214 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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/ If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you. Call the show: (516) 855-8214 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected]: @baseballandbbqInstagram: baseballandbarbecueYouTube: baseball and bbqWebsite: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected]: @baseballandbbqInstagram: baseballandbarbecueYouTube: baseball and bbqWebsite: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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/ If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you. Call the show: (516) 855-8214 Email: [email protected]: @baseballandbbqInstagram: baseballandbarbecueYouTube: baseball and bbqWebsite: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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/ If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you. Call the show: (516) 855-8214 Email: [email protected]: @baseballandbbqInstagram: baseballandbarbecueYouTube: baseball and bbqWebsite: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq 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. We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, 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://baseballbbq.comhttps://magnechef.com/High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlantahttps://mantisbbq.com/https://eldaskitchen.com/ 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: Twitter: @baseballandbbqInstagram: baseballandbarbecueYouTube: baseball and bbqWebsite: https//[email protected] baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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/ If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you. Call the show: (516) 855-8214 Email: [email protected]: @baseballandbbqInstagram: baseballandbarbecueYouTube: baseball and bbqWebsite: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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/ 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/ 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: [email protected] Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.