Baseball and BBQ

Why We Love Baseball with Author, Joe Posnanski and Exceptional Barbecue Talk with Pork Mafia's, Phil Wingo and Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding Joe Posnanski is a #1 New York Times bestselling author. He has written for The Athletic, Sports Illustrated, NBC Sports and The Kansas City Star. He has been named National Sportswriter of the Year by five different organizations and is the winner of two Emmy Awards. He joined us on episode 115 to discuss his book, The Baseball 100 and he has followed up that superb book with his latest project, Why We Love Baseball: A History In 50 Moments. Some of the moments will be ones you think you know quite well and others you may or not have heard of, but each of them includes something special which will make it as if you are hearing about them for the first time. Joe has a unique writing and speaking style, both of which are evident from our discussion. Phil Wingo is the founder of Pork Mafia's championship sauces and rubs . We met Phil at Pig Beach during the Jeff Michner Foundation BBQ Benefit and were fortunate to taste the tri-tip he was offering to the masses. Phil travels around the world in search of spices to use in his rubs and cooking as well as to teach barbecue classes. We were joined by Doug Scheiding and thoroughly enjoyed a discussion which included cooking whole hog as well as charitable causes which both of them are involved in. The discussion is educational and very entertaining. We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. 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 New York Met, Ed Kranepool and author, Gary Kaschak join us to discuss their new book and Forge to Table Knives founder, Noah Rosen recounts the company's humble beginning while Jeff gives his two cents. Ed Kranepool was only 17 years old in 1962 when the expansion team, New York Mets were formed and he then spent the next 18 years wearing blue and orange. Kranepool was an important member of the 1969 Miracle Mets and when he retired after the 1979 season at the age of 34, he was the all-time Mets leader in 10 major statistical categories, including games, at-bats, hits, and total bases. Kranepool joins us to discuss his new book, The Last Miracle: My 18-Year Journey with the Amazin' New York Mets which he wrote with Gary Kaschak. Ed is a member of the New York Mets Hall of Fame and beloved by New York Mets fans worldwide. We are thrilled he is back for his second appearance. Gary Kaschak has written another exceptional book and we are honored he has joined us with Ed Kranepool for this in depth discussion. Gary is the author of another book with a former New York Met, Cleon Jones' autobiography, Coming Home: My Amazin' Life with the New York Mets. Gary joined us previously to discuss the extremely moving and motivational book, Go The Distance which he wrote with Tom Tunison. Noah Rosen is the founder and CEO of Forge To Table, maker of custom hand-made knives. Noah came up with the company idea while a first-year culinary student at Johnson & Wales University. The knives are absolutely beautiful and Noah's story is fascinating. For more information on Noah Rosen, his company, Forge To Table, and to purchase his knives go to https://www.forgetotable.com/ We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. 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 triple play with author, Kirk McKnight, food event producer, Jimmy Carbone, Baseball BBQ's, Brett Mandel, and guest co-host, Ray Sheehan Kirk McKnight is a nationally published author specializing in sports journalism. His latest book is The Voices of Baseball: The Game's Greatest Broadcasters Reflect On America's Pastime. Baseball broadcasters are the voice of the game. They know the intimate details of the team, the stadium, and the history of their club. This book covers every stadium in major league baseball, recounting the greatest moments to take place within their walls as told by the most renowned broadcasters in the game, past and present. Kirk has interviewed some of the best play by play broadcasters and the conversations are exceptional. Jimmy Carbone is a New York City-based restaurateur, event producer, and radio host. Jimmy is the brainchild behind former East Village bar, Jimmy's No. 43, and continues to produce several treasured craft food and drink events in New York City, including Rib King NYC and Pig Island NYC. Jimmy has also hosted nearly 500 episodes of Beer Sessions Radio on HRN, and co-authored the I Like Pig cookbook. In all of his endeavors, Jimmy showcases his expertise in connecting farmers, chefs, brewers, and food and drink enthusiasts. We are fortunate to be joined by Ray Sheehan who competed in Rib King NYC and adds his unique perspective to the discussion. Brett Mandel from the company, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com/ is back to apprise us on the great things the company is doing and all their terrific new products. Anyone who loves baseball and barbecue will thoroughly enjoy the wide range of products they offer. It's an extensive list, but some of the popular items include spatula's, forks, and tongs which are all made using baseball bat handles and which can be personally engraved. They also have cutting boards shaped liked home plate or baseball jerseys which also can be engraved. Their products are fun, different, and useful. We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. 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.

Celebrating Episode 200 In Kansas City With NLBM President, Bob Kendrick, Former MLB Player, Ed Hearn, and BBQ HOF Member, Ardie Davis Episode 200 was not going to pass without us doing something special and so we took the show to Kansas City where baseball and barbecue are part of the city's foundation. While there we had the pleasure of spending time with three previous guests. Bob Kendrick is president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri and was our very first podcast guest almost six years ago. After his first appearance he joined us two more times and each discussion was even better than the one before. This was our first time meeting in person and we were overjoyed to meet Bob as we greatly respect his talents as a baseball historian, phenomenal storyteller, and an incredible steward of the game. We talked about his passion for the museum, the history it preserves, and the stories it tells. Go to https://www.nlbm.com/ for more information on Bob and the museum. Ed Hearn is a former Major League Baseball player. He was part of the New York Mets 1986 World Series Championship and played briefly for the Kansas City Royals. We had Ed on once before and Jeff proudly wore Ed's #49 at New York Mets Fantasy Camp. Ed was extremely thoughtful to invite us into his home where we had the chance to try on his World Serious ring as well as see his other championship memorabilia. We met his wife, Trisha and his dog, Hartley. Ed recently received a new kidney and thankfully is feeling better. It is very special the way that Jeff calls Ed #49 and Ed calls Jeff #49. Ardie Davis was a guest once on the show, but meeting him in person was a huge thrill and he met us on a long line at Slap's BBQ. Ardie is a 2016 Barbecue Hall of Fame inductee in the celebrity/humanitarian category. Ardie is a founder of the American Royal Barbecue Sauce Contest which is the world's largest sauce contest. He is a charter member of the KCBS, instrumental in the development of the Certified Barbecue Judge curriculum, and author of the oath recited by each judge prior to judging a contest. We affectionately refer to him as barbecue royalty and you would be hard pressed to find anyone who would say otherwise. The show is filled with congratulatory messages and then Jeff and Len reflect on what the podcast and achieving 200 episodes means to them. We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. 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.

Shea Hello's, Casey Lynn and Elda's Kitchen's, Brie Blackford Provide Their Unique Perspectives Casey Lynn grew up a New York Mets fan and now is channeling his team's love into his company, Shea Hello Media, a digital multimedia sports company focusing on the New York Mets and Major League Baseball. He began with a daily newsletter and has added a podcast which he co-hosts with former Major League Baseball pitcher, Bill Pulsipher. We discuss how he started and where he wants to take this. More information on Casey Lynn and Shea Hello Media can be found at https://linktr.ee/sheahellomedia Brie Blackford is the co-founder of Elda’s Kitchen, maker of wonderful sauces. Brie returns for an update on her latest products which are part of two new product lines and provides insight on what it takes to make it in a very competitive business. She is inspired by the wonderful cooking and hospitality of her grandmother, Elda Abronzino. The sauces are vegan friendly, contain no MSG or preservatives, are non-GMO, gluten-free, and do not have high fructose corn syrup. You can find Brie and her sauces at https://eldaskitchen.com We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. 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.

Sr. Manager of Social Media at the MLBPA, Emily Kless and Future of Q Writer, Raymond Sheehan Make This a Bright Episode Emily Kless is the senior manager of social media at the Major League Baseball Players Association. Her job involves handling the social media presence for the MLBPA. The job immerses her in the wonderful world of baseball which she loves. Prior to this she was the marketing communications manager for The Topps Company. She talks all about her experience in baseball which, while with Topps included being part of the Ripping Packs show. Ripping Packs featured Emily and former Major League Baseball players opening a pack of Topps baseball cards from a year in which the player played and talking about some of the players in the pack. For baseball lovers it appears that Emily has a dream job and she realizes how fortunate she is, but she has worked very hard to get to this point. Raymond Sheehan may have barbecue sauce flowing through his veins. As the son of pitmaster, Ray Sheehan he has a good role model to learn from. Raymond is forging his own path in the barbecue world and is part of the crew that writes for the online digital publication, the Future of Q. The front page of the inaugural episode features a recipe provided by Raymond for Smoked Bacon Wrapped Oreos. The Future of Q is the newest idea from Janet and Kell Phelps, the creative forces which bring us the Barbecue News Magazine. Besides his enjoyment of cooking, Raymond is also an avid musician. Go to https://www.futureofq.com/ to get Raymonds recipe and to learn more. With Raymond and the other youths writing for this publication, the future of BBQ looks bright. We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. 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.

The Future of Q with Barbecue News Magazine Publisher, Kell Phelps and Sons of Baseball with Author, Mark Braff Kell Phelps is the publisher of the Barbecue News Magazine as well as running the National Barbecue Association (NBBQA). He does all of this with his wife, Miss Janet. They have a new endeavor, The Future of Q which is an online magazine written by youths and aimed at the next generation of pitmasters. Go to https://www.futureofq.com/ for more information. If you have an interest in barbecue in any form then you need to subscribe to Barbecue News Magazine. Kell is an avid Atlanta Braves fan and we discuss both baseball and barbecue. Mark Braff is a diehard baseball fan. The idea for a book about the sons of former major league baseball players had been rattling around Mark's head for more than a decade before he began working on the project. It sprung from the thought of baseball as a bonding experience between so many fathers and sons, from talking about the game to tossing a ball around the yard. But what is it like when dad is a professional baseball player? In the book, Sons of Baseball: Growing Up With a Major League Dad, Braff has interviewed the sons of former MLB players and we learn of the experience as the sons speak. We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. 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.

World Series Winning, Los Angeles Dodgers Third Baseman, Ron Cey and ThermoWorks Consumer Marketing Manager, Kyle Halvorson Ron Cey was a six-time All-Star third baseman and an integral part of the Los Angeles Dodgers as they won four National League pennants in an eight-year span. Cey, also known as The Penguin, capped a 17-year Major League Baseball career with World Series MVP Award honors when the Dodgers won the 1981 World Series. He was a member of the longest-running infield (Ron Cey, Bill Russell, Davey Lopes, and Steve Garvey) in MLB history. He joined us to discuss his incredible career which he writes about in his new book, Penguin Power: Dodger Blue, Hollywood Lights, and My One-In-A-Million Big League Journey. Cey takes us behind the scenes of playing for the Dodgers, being managed by Tommy Lasorda, and winning a World Series Championship. Kyle Halvorson is the Consumer Marketing Manager at ThermoWorks, the industry leader in temperature devices. He joins us three years after his last appearance. Three years is much too long to have not spoken, but it gave ThermoWorks a lot of time to come out with many new tools. Kyle knows his stuff and we love hearing about the many new tools as well as the upgrades they have made to some of their previous devices. ThermoWorks is a great company which has many tools to help up your cooking game. For more information on ThermoWorks go to https://www.thermoworks.com/ We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. 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.

We Hit It Out Of The Park With New York Yankees MLB.com Beat Reporter, Bryan Hoch and Hoodoo Brown Barbeque's, Alan Stinson Bryan Hoch is the New York Yankees MLB.com beat reporter. Covering the team on a daily basis has provided Bryan a chance to witness many great moments and seasons. One of the greatest individual and season long accomplishments of recent memory was last year when New York Yankees slugger, Aaron Judge chased the American League's home run record which was held for 61 years by another Yankees great, Roger Maris who in 1961 had broken Babe Ruth's record of 60. On October 4, 2022 Judge entered the record books as he hit home run number 62. Hoch was there to witness this momentous moment and the other home runs leading up to it. He documents it all in his new book, 62: Aaron Judge, The New York Yankees, And The Pursuit Of Greatness. The book details all of the home runs, but offers a much deeper look at baseball's history and many other players who are a part of it. Bryan's impressions of the late New York Mets broadcaster, Bob Murphy and Back to the Future's, Doc Emmett Brown are a bonus not to be missed. Alan Stinson is learning what it takes to be a top-notch pitmaster. His training occurs at the extremely popular restaurant, Hoodoo Brown Barbeque where his brother, Tyler has earned the title of Sausage King. We met some of the people from Hoodoo Brown at the Jeff Michner Foundation BBQ Benefit at Pig Beach and were eager to have them on the show. Alan was presented as a perfect show guest since he played college baseball at Connecticut's, Albertus Magnus College. We talked with Alan about baseball and barbecue, but one interesting fact we covered was that Alan is a vegetarian and has never tried any of the meats he is learning to cook. Since taste is not a way he can tell if his barbecue is good, he must rely on other senses and Alan shares that. We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. 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.

Chatting with The Grill Sisters, Irene Sharp and Desi Longinidis and Baseball Bat Manufacturer, Kurt Gross of Overfly Sports with Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding Irene Sharp and Desi Longinidis are The Grill Sisters and they join us from halfway around the world, Australia to be exact, to discuss their cookbook, The Grill Sisters' Guide To Legendary BBQ: 60 Irresistible Recipes that Guarantee Mouthwatering, Finger-Lickin' Results. Irene and Desi are grilling enthusiasts, recipe developers, food stylists, and photographers who have appeared on Australian television, competing against the best BBQ experts in Australia. Irene and Desi created the cookbook's outstanding recipes, took the beautiful photographs, and designed the book's layout. Get the book and elevate your cooking skills to another level. Kurt Gross is passionate about manufacturing baseball bats. His El Paso, Texas bat manufacturing company, Powerbull Bat Company was recently purchased by Overfly Sports. Doug Scheiding pinch hits for Leonard as he was unable to join the conversation and as usual Doug's vast research significantly adds to the discussion. A well made baseball bat is an essential component to a player's success and so much goes into their production. Everything that goes into making baseball bats as well as how they are marketed to the players is explained. Just when you think the interview is over, Kurt asks for some barbecue talk and Doug is more than happy to comply. We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. 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.

Pulitzer Prize Winning Author, Ira Berkow and Snap-O-Razzo Hot Dogs Creator, Ralph Perrazzo Ira Berkow is a sports reporter, columnist, and writer. He shared the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting awarded to the staff of The New York Times for his article, "The Minority Quarterback", which was part of the series, How Race Is Lived in America. He has written for Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, Art News, Seventeen, Chicago Magazine, The Chicago Tribune Magazine, National Strategic Forum Review, Reader's Digest, and Sports Illustrated, among others. He is the author of 26 books and his latest is Baseball's Best Ever: A Half Century of Covering Hall of Famers. It is a collection of many of Ira's columns which are insightful and meaningful views of the lives and careers of some of the greatest who have played the game. These player are so much more than what they are on the field and that is provided by Ira's wonderful writing. Ralph Perrazzo is a chef. His restaurant, BBD's (Beers, Burgers, Desserts) was the New York City Wine & Food Festival's 2015 Burger Bash Winner and was included in Newsday's Top Long Island Restaurants in 2014, 2015 and 2016. In 2020, Perrazzo started focusing on his new artisan line of hot dogs and his hot dog company, Snap-O-Razzo Hot Dogs. We met Ralph at Pig Beach during the Jeff Michner Foundation BBQ Benefit and the pleasure of sampling his outstanding products. Anyone who thinks one hot dog is the same as any other hot dog will never think the same way after trying Ralph's hot dogs. Humphrey Bogart said, "A hot dog at the ballgame beats roast beef at the Ritz." Who can argue with that? We certainly will not. More information on Ralph and Snap-O-Razzo can be found at https://www.snaporazzo.com/ We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. 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 Toronto Blue Jays Manager, John Gibbons and Barbecue Lover and Ship Captain, Dayne Brady Pack the Episode with Stories Not to be Missed John Gibbons is known as Gibby to countless baseball fans who either knew him for his play as a catcher with the New York Mets or for his two time multi-year stints as manager of the Toronto Blue Jays. He joins us to discuss his latest project, his memoir, Gibby: Tales of a Baseball Lifer which he co-wrote Greg Oliver. It is extremely entertaining with tons of stories detailing his youth prior to baseball and continues through his time with the World Series winning 1986 New York Mets all the way to his very successful managerial career with the Toronto Blue Jays. Gibby has strong opinions which we were glad he shared, but the best thing he shared are his exceptional stories. Dayne Brady loves cooking barbecue and it helps him to relax. Whether he is cooking in the Cayman Islands or at his current Florida home, Dayne is always looking for foods to which he can add his unique flavors. Our friend Pinetar thought Dayne would be a perfect guest and joined the interview to surprise him. Dayne tells us about his time as captain on a ship that sank and saving his father and brother-in-law from drowning and never giving up hope. Dayne is long time Big Green Egg user, a former Little League baseball coach, and a fan of the Baltimore Orioles. He even has a video show on Facebook called, Dayne's Food Porn Corner which showcases his coking talents. We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. 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.

Newly Elected Barbecue Hall of Fame Inductee, Darren Warth and Award-Winning Author, John Rosengren Darren Warth has become one of competition barbecue's most decorated pitmasters since his barbecue competition debut in 2003 which, as Darren recalls, Mother Nature almost destroyed. In 2006, Darren and his wife, Sherry, founded Smokey D’s BBQ catering company, cooking in their driveway as a side hustle. The catering business success, a love of cooking barbecue, and an intense work ethic lead the team to open their first Smokey D's BBQ restaurant. Darren is often referred to as "The GOAT" and he shares many stories of his barbecue journey which brought him to this point, becoming a 2023 inductee into the Barbecue Hall of Fame. More information on Darren and the restaurants is available at https://smokeydsbbq.com/ John Rosengren is an award-winning journalist and author. He joined us on episode 134 and is back to discuss his latest project, The Greatest Summer in Baseball History: How the '73 Season Changed Us Forever. It is an outstanding look at a time which baseball historians will refer back to for the many things which occurred including the American League's implementation of the designated hitter, George Steinbrenner's purchase of the New York Yankees, Hank Aaron's pursuit of the home run record, the New York Mets almost pulling off another miracle, and so much more. John's feature articles, profiles, and essays have appeared in more than 100 publications. For more information on John go to https://www.johnrosengren.net/ We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. 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.

Yogi Berra's Granddaughter, Lindsay Berra Discusses It Ain't Over and Gloria Chabot Gives Us a Delicious Taste of Working In the Food Industry Lindsay Berra is a journalist who has spent more than two decades covering sports and fitness for ESPN Magazine, MLB.com, MLB Network, Sports Business Journal, The New York Times, Baseball America, Fast Company, Men's Health, and other outlets. As the granddaughter of the legendary Baseball Hall of Famer, Yogi Berra, Lindsay has a new project which serves as a beautiful tribute to Yogi's incredible life, both on and off the playing field. Lindsay is the narrator and executive producer of It Ain't Over which chronicles the life of a very special man who she was fortunate to call her grandfather. Gary Mack of the Mets Musings Podcast and The Baseball Talk Radio Show joins Jeff and together they get a special look into the movie. Gloria Chabot has spent over 40 years in the food industry. We met her at the 3rd Annual Jeff Michner BBQ Benefit at Pig Beach and featured the brief conversation on episode 187 with the goal of having her back for a more in-depth talk. That promise has been fulfilled, and she shares many stories on how she got started and the many fascinating places her career has taken her. Gloria also provides a look at her special relationships with Guy Fieri and the late Carl Ruiz. When we met her, she was generously serving some wonderful baked goods, and we discuss this latest chapter of her career and why she also goes by Bakergoog. We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. 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.

Baseball, Barbecue, and Good-Natured Trash Talking with Dan Schlossberg, Author of Baseball's Memorable Misses and Tearl Dunlap of TD's Brew & BBQ Dan Schlossberg is a former Associated Press sportswriter and one of the country’s premier baseball experts. During a 50-year award-winning journalism career Dan has been a true renaissance man as he has worked as a broadcast analyst, commentator, writer, and author. Dan has written or co-authored 40 baseball books and his latest is Baseball's Memorable Misses: An Unabashed Look at the Game's Craziest Zeroes. The book is a fascinating look at things that never happened in Major League Baseball. Some things that never happened will shock you and others will thoroughly amuse you. One thing that that is not missing from this discussion is how much Dan loves baseball and the knowledge he posseses for the sport he has spent his long and illustrious career covering. Tearl Dunlap is the "TD" behind the extremely popular award-winning sauces and rubs of TD's Brew and BBQ. Wonderful products, an incredible work ethic, and an uncanny ability to sell have combined to make him a leader in the food industry in New Mexico and the surrounding area. His goal is to grow his brand and become a household name across the country. Barbecue is not his only passion as he is also a rabid Atlanta Braves fan and he enjoys dishing out some good trash talk as the Atlanta Braves are once again dominating their division. TD discusses the journey he has been on and why one of his company slogans is, "It's not just life changing, it's also lunch changing." For more information on TD's Brew & BBQ and to order their products go to https://tdsbrewandbbq.com/ We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. 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, Barbecue, and Music with Sterling Ball and International Baseball with Shane Boettcher Sterling Ball is a true renaissance man. He can speak eloquently about the music world, where he is a perfectly played note as a legendary and award-winning bass designer and musician who has performed with many music industry greats. Saucy, spicy, and exceptional barbecue talk is also something Sterling offers as a world-champion pitmaster with over 30 years of cooking experience and the founder of Big Poppa Smokers, an industry leader for high-quality grills, smokers, rubs, sauces, fuels, and accessories. Doing those two things exceedingly well might be enough, but Sterling is a baseball lover too, and that love along with his passion and ability to discuss the sport make him a "five-tool guest." Add Doug Scheiding to this conversation and this becomes not to be missed listening. Shane Boettcher demonstrated his baseball passion the moment he joined us from Israel, where it was 2:30 am and Shane was eager to talk. In high school, Shane threw a nearly untouchable split-finger fastball which was clocked at 87 mph. Shane may have had a chance at playing Major League Baseball, but in 1999 while working in a furniture store and loading a mattress into a truck, a helium tank was knocked over and crushed multiple bones in his foot. Playing Major Leagues Baseball was no longer an option, so Shane began his coaching career in 2015 and continues to this day coaching youth baseball in Israel and the United States. Shane gives his perspective on the international game's future in Israel and what happens once those young players come to the United States. We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. 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.

Baseball Broadcaster and Author, Tim Hagerty and Several of the Jeff Michner Foundation / Pig Beach BBQ 2023 Participants Tim Hagerty is the broadcaster for the El Paso Chihuahuas (Padres Triple-A affiliate) and an award-winning writer and author. Tim was voted El Paso Sportscaster of the Year in 2014, 2015, and 2016. Baseball America named him an MLB broadcast prospect in its Best of the Minors feature. He has written hundreds of baseball history articles for Baseball Digest, Sporting News, The Hardball Times, and other publications. Tim's work has been honored with the national Edward R. Murrow Awards and by the Alabama Associated Press, Idaho State Broadcasters Association, Vermont Associated Press, the Society for American Baseball Research, and the Society of Professional Journalists. He joins us to discuss his wonderful career and his very funny book, Tales from the Dugout: 1,001 Humorous Inspirational & Wild Anecdotes from Minor League Baseball. In the off-season, Tim has provided national on-air updates from football and basketball games for Fox Sports Radio. Go to http://timhagerty.com/home to learn more about Tim. The 3rd Annual Jeff Michner Foundation BBQ Benefit held at Pig Beach BBQ was a huge success, and we had the opportunity to speak with some of the participants. The conversations were brief, but we enjoyed our talks with Gloria Chabot from Bakergoog, Harrison Sapp from Southern Soul BBQ, Kelly Dallas from Hogapalooza, Phil Wingo from Pork Mafia, and Mike Johnson from Sugarfire Smokehouse. We are looking forward to having many of the preceding guests back to speak more in-depth. We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. 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.

Prolific Baseball Author, Erik Sherman and Willow Seasonings & Blends, David Slade Erik Sherman returns for another triumphant appearance to discuss his latest book, Daybreak at Chavez Ravine: Fernandomania and the Remaking of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Erik is a prolific baseball book author and his latest work is exceptional. The book "retells Valenzuela’s arrival and permanent influence on Dodgers history, while bringing redemption to the organization’s controversial beginnings in LA. Through new interviews with players, coaches, broadcasters, and media, Erik Sherman reveals a new side of this intensely private man and brings fresh insight into the ways he transformed the Dodgers and started a phenomenon that radically altered the country’s cultural and sporting landscape." Eric is being honored in 2023 with his induction into the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame. For more information on Eric, go to https://www.erikshermanbaseball.com/ David Slade is a US Navy Veteran and the creator of Willow Seasonings & Blends, a small business from the metropolitan area of Denver, Colorado. "They strive to find the perfect balance of the ingredients that make up their products, as they do not want any single ingredient to dominate and want every ingredient working and dancing in unison to achieve a flavor experience that their customers will never forget. Their products are made with all-natural ingredients. Giving their customers the best product possible and never sacrificing quality in order to save money is how they do things." David takes us on his journey from home-based rubs and sauces maker to starting a business in a very competitive market. For more information, go to https://willowseasonings.com/ We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. 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.

Baseball and BBQ are well represented with World Series Champion, Jeremy Affeldt and Barbecue Enthusiast, Jon Solberg Jeremy Affeldt is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Kansas City Royals, Colorado Rockies, Cincinnati Reds, and San Francisco Giants. His teams have played in four World Series; one on the losing side with the Colorado Rockies and three winning efforts with the San Francisco Giants. He thrives under pressure and with ice in his veins was more suited to pitching out of the bullpen in high pressure situations. Jeremy shares lots of stories, many baseball related, such as the honesty he demonstrated when he gave back a significant sum of money to San Francisco Giants ownership which legally he could have kept due to a clerical contract error. However, other stories involve his life outside of baseball including saving his dog's life, his multiple philanthropic endeavors and his newest project, Free Roam Brewing Company, a brewery with a significant buffalo related theme. We are joined by Doug Scheiding who truly knows baseball and adds his own special flare. For more information on Jeremy go to https://www.jeremyaffeldt.com/ Jon Solberg enjoys cooking outdoors and has been studying the art of live fire cooking for the last 30 years. "Both low and slow, hot and fast, charcoal, wood, gas; it doesn't matter." He loves to restore grills and smokers of all kinds. He even makes his own charcoal. We first learned of Jon from listening to the Embedded Correspondents segment on The BBQ Central Show. Jon serves on the show as the Michigan Embedded Correspondent as well as the show's historian who assembles the weekly podcast, The Best Moments of the BBQ Central Show in 10 Minutes or Less. One of the many things you notice when speaking to John is how humble he is. He loves what he does, has his hands in all things barbecue, but is all about helping others. Go to https://jonsolberg.com/ for more information on Jon and the paid services he is able to provide regarding barbecue, internet content, and voice over and post production work. We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. 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 Tale of Two Robs with Baseball Writer, Rob Neyer and Rob Rainford, Cookbook Author and Host of the TV Show, License to Grill Rob Neyer is a baseball writer known for his use of statistical analysis or sabermetrics. He started his career working for Bill James and joined ESPN.com as a columnist and blogger from 1996 to 2011. He was National Baseball Editor for SB Nation from 2011 to 2014 and Senior Baseball Editor for FoxSports.com in 2015 and 2016. He has written freelance stories for Yahoo Sports, FiveThirtyEight, and The New York Times. He is an accomplished author or co-author of several books, including The Umpire Is Out: Calling the Game and Living My True Self which he wrote with our episode 137 guest, former Major League Baseball umpire, Dale Scott. In 2018 his book, Power Ball: Anatomy of a Modern Baseball Game won the prestigious Casey Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year. Rob is also the host of the extremely entertaining podcast, SABRcast. You can find more information on Rob at https://robneyer.com/ Rob Rainford is a trained chef, author of the cookbook, Rob Rainford's Born to Grill and host of the television show License to Grill. Over five seasons and 104 episodes, Rob hosted the series, License to Grill, which involves backyard cooking and entertaining. Rob's Born to Grill cookbook includes more than 100 recipes and 20 complete menus that are specifically tailored for backyard cooking. The book introduces the "Rainford Method," a series of techniques to help improve your cooking skills. Rob did not just wake up one day as a sucessful chef, author and TV show host and he shares stories of his journey and talks about his love of teaching which he continues doing. Go to https://gustotv.com/hosts/rob-rainford/ for more information on Chef Rob. We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/ 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 connoisseur, Meathead, Yogi Berra's son, Larry Berra, and Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding make this a Hall of Fame episode. Meathead is the founder and publisher of the immensely popular BBQ and grilling website AmazingRibs.com. He is a member of the Barbecue Hall of Fame and the author of Meathead: The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling, a New York Times Best Seller, and named one of the “100 Best Cookbooks of All Time” by Southern Living. He first joined us on episode 55, and we have been eager to have him back. The first person to call him Meathead was his dad after watching the groundbreaking television show, All in the Family. Now he is known to millions as Meathead, and his knowledge and advice on food is highly sought after. We are joined by Doug Scheiding as we talk about baseball, hot dogs, and of course, barbecue. Go to https://amazingribs.com/ and prepare to be amazed. Larry Berra was an attendee at the 2022 New York State Baseball Hall of Fame Dinner sporting a tie with his dad, National Baseball Hall of Fame member, Yogi Berra's number eight proudly displayed. We quickly hit it off and fast-forward a few months to when we are meeting Larry at the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center on the campus of Montclair State University in Little Falls, New Jersey. We spent the day talking about Larry's baseball career which featured him catching many of the New York Mets' exceptional pitchers and the wonderfully exciting life he has enjoyed being the son of the great Yogi Berra. Everything you read and hear about Yogi Berra includes his treating all people equally which Larry confirmed as well as sharing many wonderful stories. We thank Larry for a wonderful day. For more information on Yogi Berra and the museum go to https://yogiberramuseum.org We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. 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/ 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.

Do You Believe In Magic? Author, David Krell and BBQ Connoisseurs, Sean Ludwig, and Ryan Cooper Make Us All Believe In Magic David Krell is an author and baseball historian. His latest work is, Do You Believe In Magic?: Baseball and America In the Groundbreaking Year of 1966. We were fortunate to be asked to preview the book and offer a blurb and this is what we said, "David Krell weaves a magnificent tapestry of the year 1966; using baseball as the central thread, he magnificently combines the year's biggest events to make us all feel we are front and center and experiencing every moment." David first joined us on episode 129 to discuss his book,1962: Baseball and America in the Time of JFK which is a fascinating look at a year when two new baseball franchises, the New York Mets and the Houston Colt .45s had their first seasons and NASA was launching men into space. In Do You Believe In Magic? David once makes history exciting. Ryan Cooper and Sean Ludwig are back and providing information on future barbecue events, the latest products, and additional scintillating barbecue conversation. Ryan is the founder of the BBQ Tourist website https://bbqtourist.com which is dedicated to celebrating the best barbecue in America. Sean is the founder of NYC BBQ, http://www.nycbbq.com which is a website and newsletter with news and information on all things barbecue in the NYC metro area. Together they are co-founders of The Smoke Sheet, https://www.bbqnewsletter.com which is a weekly newsletter that curates the latest national barbecue news, upcoming events, books to read, podcasts to listen to, videos to watch, recipes, and so much more. We are thrilled every time they come on and look forward to having them back again. We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. 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/ 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.

We have a baseball guest, Dr. Paul Semendinger, a barbecue guest, Christie Vanover, and a rant from Jeff. Those three things make for a very entertaining episode. Dr. Paul Semendinger was leading a double life, one as an educator with a career that culminated in his last position as a middle school principal, from which he recently retired. The other is as an author of several books and as the Editor-in-Chief and writer for his New York Yankees news and opinion blog, Start Spreading the News https://www.startspreadingthenews.blog/ His latest project is Roy White: From Compton to the Bronx which he co-authored with Roy White. The stories from Roy White, former New York Yankees left fielder, are wonderful and Paul was the perfect person to help get them on paper and into a book. Even the story of how Paul got the opportunity to assist Roy with telling these stories is an entertaining classic. Dr. Semendinger is a member of the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA). Go to https://drpaulsem.com/appearances/ for more information on Dr. Paul Semindinger. Christie Vanover is the head cook and award-winning competitive pitmaster for the Girls Can Grill team. She has won multiple grand championships and has dozens of top-ten category finishes. Since 2015 Christie is also the editor and publisher of Girls Can Grill, https://girlscangrill.com/ an online magazine dedicated to sharing grilling tips and recipes to encourage more people to get outside and grill. She has traveled across the globe learning grilling techniques in Asia, Europe, Central America, and throughout the United States. Christie has worked in the public relations and the news industry for more than 20 years for the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, and NBC. She was also a park ranger for the National Park Service. In 2020, she launched three award-winning spice blends for brisket, chicken, and pork. Go to https://girlscangrill.com/christie-vanover/ for more information on Christie. We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. 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.

2023 is the year that the Barbecue Hall of Fame should induct Greg Rempe and give him the honor he deserves. Do not just take our word for that, but listen to what our ten guests, Malcom Reed, Ben Arnot, Christie Vanover, Ryan Cooper, Sean Ludwig, Michael Savino, Rusty Monson, Jon Solberg, Meathead, and Doug Scheiding have to say about Greg and his contributions to barbecue. Greg Rempe is the creator and host of the longest-running, most listened to, and extremely entertaining shows dealing with live fire cooking, The BBQ Central Show. He has been extremely supportive of our show with advice, support, and encouragement. His presence and what he provides to the barbecue community are immeasurable. His show can be heard live every Tuesday night from 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm and is released in podcast format; the first hour on Wednesday and the second hour on Thursday. Then on Fridays you can catch up on parts of past episodes, listening to The Best Moments of The BBQ Central Show in 10 Minutes or Less. You can find out more about his show by going to http://thebbqcentralshow.com/ According to the Barbecue Hall of Fame website https://www.americanroyal.com/bbq/barbecue-hall-of-fame/ each year, the Barbecue Hall of Fame honors three individuals who, by extraordinary achievement and service, have made outstanding and significant contributions to barbecue. Their mission is to identify and honor the evolving history and traditions of barbecue while recognizing, documenting, and preserving the heritage of barbecue in our world. Induction into the Barbecue Hall of Fame is barbecue’s top honor and recognizes the substantial influence on the advancement of barbecue. We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. 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/ 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.

Baseball and BBQ Episode #179: Celebrating baseball's opening week with a rare triple play from Loserville author, Clayton Trutor, The Grillin' Fools, Scott Thomas, and Spring Training Correspondent, Gary Looney Clayton Trutor joins us to discuss his latest book, Loserville: How Professional Sports Remade Atlanta-and How Atlanta Remade Professional Sports. It is a fascinating look at Atlanta, Georgia and the four professional sports teams it brought in to try and make them a "Major League Town." Trutor holds a PhD in U.S. history from Boston College. He writes about college football and basketball for SB Nation. Trutor is the Vermont state chairman of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) and is a regular contributor to the SABR Biography Project. Loserville is a 10 year project for Trutor, and it was a decade well spent as it is truly fascinating. Scott Thomas is the originator of the Grillin' Fools. After thousands of failures, and quite a few successes, more than two decades later he started a website to show step by step, picture by picture, foolproof grilling instructions so that others don’t have to repeat the mistakes he’s made on the grill. Continually challenging the traditional “rules” and “standards” of BBQ, Scott will grill anything from lettuce and leeks to brisket and bread. He has written feature articles for both St. Louis and Feast Magazines, been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, and appeared in countless television and radio spots in his hometown of St. Louis as well as nationally televised tailgating commercials for Coca-Cola during NASCAR races on NBC and in an episode of Steven Raichlen's, Project Fire. More information on Scott and the Grillin' Fools can be found at https://grillinfools.com/ Gary Looney makes his long awaited return. Jeff first met Gary in 2020 at the Los Angeles Angels spring training camp complex in Arizona, and a friendship quickly developed. Gary appeared with us on episodes 125, 56, and 87. He once again offers great insight into spring training, the just-started baseball season, and how it is to see Shohei Ohtani in person. Having him on has become an annual tradition, and his baseball knowledge is a great addition to any episode. We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, , Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/ 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.

Josh Rawitch, President of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, and Malcom Reed from the How To BBQ Right YouTube Channel and Podcast The quote, "If you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life." fits both our guests perfectly. Josh Rawitch has taken his love of baseball and made it his career. In 1995 Rawitch joined the Los Angeles Dodgers and worked his way from the marketing department, taking a break to serve as a beat reporter for Major League Baseball Advanced Media from 2001-02, and then returning to the Dodgers and eventually rising to the position of Vice President of Communications. Before assuming his role as National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum President in 2021 Rawitch spent a decade with the Arizona Diamondbacks, serving as the team’s Senior Vice President of Content and Communications. Josh fully understands his role which is to oversee the daily operation of the non-profit, educational institution, whose mission is to preserve history, honor excellence and connect generations. For more information on Josh and the Baseball Hall of Fame go to https://baseballhall.org/ Malcom Reed has taken his love of cooking barbecue and his skill as a pitmaster and made it his career. Competitively cooking with his Killer Hogs BBQ team and selling highly rated Killer Hogs BBQ rubs and sauces are just two of the barbecue activities which are helping to build his cooking empire. With over 1.5 million subscribers on his How To BBQ Right YouTube channel, he produces informative and entertaining weekly videos which serve to make all of us better cooks. As if all the preceding was not enough, Malcom, along with his wife Rachelle are the hosts of the How To BBQ Right Podcast on which they talk about their weekly YouTube recipes, what they are grilling at the house, tips and tricks for grilling and their competition BBQ contests. Even TikTok now has Malcom Reed videos. For more information on Malcom and How To BBQ Right, go to https://howtobbqright.com/ We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/ 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.

Former MLB Player, Jim Leyritz and Megan Day from Burnt Finger BBQ Provide Exceptional Baseball and BBQ Talk Jim Leyritz was a professional baseball catcher and infielder. In his 11-year Major League Baseball career, Leyritz played for the New York Yankees, Anaheim Angels, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, San Diego Padres, and Los Angeles Dodgers. With the Yankees, Jim was a member of the 1996 and 1999 World Series championships. Nicknamed "The King," Jim's playing days were highlighted by a pair of memorable postseason home runs he hit with the Yankees in 1995 and 1996 in comeback wins. Jim is a fantastic storyteller and shares many, including stories of his life prior to, during, and after baseball. How did a refusal to give Jim a $5,000 signing bonus change baseball history? Who was the future Baseball Hall of Fame player Jim met when he was 14 that made Jim choose to become a catcher? Jim bares his soul to us, and we are truly grateful for his extreme candor. Megan Day is our guest, but we are pleasantly surprised when her husband Jason Day also joins us. Megan and Jason are the husband and wife pitmasters behind the professional barbecue team, Burnt Finger BBQ. They are educators, authors, product designers, and BBQ ambassadors. They have collected top finishes at many prestigious cooking competitions. Megan was named on Southern Living's, "Most Influential Women in Southern Barbecue." She is a Chopped Grill Masters Champion and is regularly seen promoting barbecue on the Today Show and various Food Network shows. Jason's signature recipe, Bacon Explosion, went viral after it was featured in a New York Times front-page story. They are prominently featured in the film "Smoke and Ribbons: A DocQmentary" streaming on Amazon Prime. Go to https://www.burntfingerbbq.com/ for more information on Megan and Jason as well as a chance to purchase their barbecue sauces and rubs. We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. 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/ 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.

Spanning the globe to bring smoking hot BBQ talk with Ben Arnot from Smoking Hot Confessions and exceptional baseball talk with Joe Ceraulo, host of Ceraulo Sports Talk Ben Arnot believes in the power of barbecue. What exactly does that mean? To Ben and his Smoking Hot Confessions team, "It is a power that is unique and mystifying. It is the power to not only deliver delicious foods, but to bring people together and bind them in a way that little else can. Family and friends come together whenever there is meat over a flame. Old arguments are forgotten and fractured relationships are repaired. At Smoking Hot Confessions, we truly believe that BBQ has the power to heal the world." Beautiful thoughts from someone who has fallen in love with a style of cooking whose breadth is expanding worldwide and, in his native Australia, Ben is helping lead that growth. Ben hosts the Smoking Hot Confessions Podcast, writes a blog as well as the eBooks, The Bacon Manifesto and 27 Lessons Learned From Competition BBQ, makes numerous guest appearances, writes for the Barbecue News Magazine, and is active on many social media platforms. More information on Ben Arnot and Smoking Hot Confessions can be found at https://smokinghotconfessions.com/ Joe Ceraulo knows sports and conveys this knowledge in an extremely entertaining and professional manner. As host of the podcast, Ceraulo Sports Talk as well as the podcast, Bleav In Queens he gets to convey his knowledge and opinions with sports fanatics everywhere. He starts by telling us that baseball and BBQ are two of his favorite things, which immediately ingratiates himself with his hosts. He has known from an early age that he was either going to make his living playing sports or talking about them. He was a good athlete, but a much better talker, and we are the fortunate recipient. Joe is a tremendous New York Mets fan, as his father has worked in the Mets organization for many years and Joe had the opportunity to work for them as well. He is excited about the World Baseball Classic, but even more excited about the upcoming Major League Baseball season. Working his way up in the sports talk industry has included an internship at SiriusXM where he had the opportunity to learn from one of sports talk radio's pioneers, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo. Lots of exceptional baseball discussion and a smattering of barbecue talk. We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. 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.

Tom Hammond from Vintage Baseball Reflections and Chad Humphrey from Humphrey's BBQ Tom Hammond has loved baseball since he was "knee-high to a grasshopper." His father, who was a Boston Braves fan, introduced him to baseball, and Tom has been a fan ever since. It has taken his love of the game and countless hours to create the website, https://www.vintagebaseballreflections.com/. On this website, there is enough content, some free and some for a fee, to keep a baseball fan entertained for hours, days, weeks, and perhaps even years. Everything from 900+ recorded radio broadcasts of games, interviews with hall-of-fame players, and old-time commercials can be found on the website. If this was not enough to keep Tom busy, he also has a podcast called, This Day in Baseball - The Daily Rewind which is a must-listen for all baseball history buffs. Chad Humphrey saw a need, filled that need, and has become a major part of the barbecue smoker manufacturing community. In the Southwestern foothills of Maine is where you will find Chad and his wife Nicole and their team of craftsmen custom-building Humphrey's Smoker line of barbecue smokers and accessories. They have been repairing, enhancing, and producing BBQ and various other cooking products for the last 14 years. Their love for food, family, and friends, and knowing others share that same feeling, led them to build their line of BBQ smokers, so customers could cook enough food in almost any weather and with ease to bring family and friends together year-round. We often say that everyone has a story, and Chad's is a story of hard work and ingenuity. More information on Chad and Humphrey's BBQ can be found at https://www.humphreysbbq.com/ We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high-quality firewood and cooking wood, and Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project. 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.

Multi Award-Winning Pitmaster, Heath Riles and Martin's Baseball Museum Curator, Tracy Martin Heath Riles is a 75-time Grand Champion. He has been grilling since he was 18 years old and participated on his first competition BBQ team in Ashland, Mississippi. Since then his name has become synonymous with high-quality barbecue products which include an award-winning line of barbecue rubs, sauces, marinades, and injections. Barbecue is not just a mere hobby for Heath, but rather the career path he has chosen and the cooking style on which he is building a rich legacy. We are joined by our guest co-host, Doug Scheiding, also a renowned pitmaster, as we talk about barbecue with a bit of baseball talk. Heath discusses another surprise project he is starting. More information on Heath Riles can be found at https://www.heathrilesbbq.com/ Tracy Martin has a basement baseball fans adore and collectors envy. For nearly 50 years Tracy has collected items from the game he loves, including baseballs, gloves, bats, uniforms, memorabilia, bobbleheads, equipment, newspaper clippings, and many unique, one-of-a-kind items. Martin is a lifelong Cincinnati Reds fan and as a kid growing up his favorite player was Johnny Bench. He has a Facebook page that shows off his collection and would like to have a storefront museum someday, but for now is content to have guests view the collection at his home and to occasionally bring items to local events for the public to enjoy. Tracy has things that even the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York has borrowed to display. Just as we say good-bye and stop recording Tracy tells us about his love of BBQ and we start recording again and talk about it. More information on Tracy Martin's museum can be found at https://www.facebook.com/martinsbaseballmuseum We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high-quality firewood and cooking wood, and Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project. 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.

Turbo Trusser Inventors and Shark Tank Contestants, Brian Halasinski and Kirk Hyust and Barry Sparks, Author of The Search for the Next Mickey Mantle Brian Halasinski and Kirk Hyust have a passion for inventing. They see a problem and create a solution. Their latest invention turns the difficult process of trussing a chicken into a fun and quick alternative. Trussing a chicken allows it to cook evenly and neatly, but until now it was a very difficult endeavor which called for butcher twine and an advanced degree. Their invention, Turbo Trusser is such a good one that they were chosen to appear on TV's Shark Tank and managed to obtain a deal from one of the sharks. Brian and Kirk take us inside the inventing process and behind the scenes of the hit television show. They currently have one Turbo Trusser for chicken and one for turkey, but as we learned there is much more on the horizon. Barry Sparks has been writing about baseball for more than 50 years. His first article was published in the July 1970 Baseball Digest. He has written for more than 70 national and regional publications, including the Baltimore Sun, Philadelphia Inquirer, Wall Street Journal, National Pastime, Sports Collectors Digest, Sports Parade, Phillies Report, 50 Plus Life, and many others. His latest endeavor is the book, The Search for the Next Mantle: From Tom Tresh to Bryce Harper. Barry takes us on a search which has mostly proven fruitless with the exception of two current players, Mike Trout and Bryce Harper. Some of the players tagged with the daunting task of being the next Mickey Mantle are household names and some are not, but Barry's research provides us with intriguing facts. We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, and Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project. We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe. 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.

Episode #172: Former MLB Pitcher, Andy Benes, Guest Co-host, Bill Chuck, and Old Grunt BBQ's Galen Powell Make This a Can't-Miss Episode Andy Benes is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1989 to 2002. Most prominently as a member of the San Diego Padres where he was named to the National League All-Star team in 1993 and led the league in strikeouts in 1994. He also played for the Seattle Mariners, the St.Louis Cardinals, and the Arizona Diamondbacks. He provides many stories about his 16 years in the Majors, as well as the opportunity to play on the same team as his brother, Alan Benes. Author and newspaper columnist, Bill Chuck steps in quite admirably as co-host, filling in for Leonard who is "out of town on assignment." Andy ended his career with 155 wins, a 3.97 ERA, and 2000 strikeouts; a career worthy of discussion. Galen Powell is not, yet, a huge name in barbecue, but that may soon change. This former member of the United States Military and founder of the Old Grunt BBQ competition team is making his mark on the competition circuit, mastering his catering business, and is soon to release his lineup of barbecue products, including sauces and rubs. He joins us to discuss his love of BBQ and why he wants to turn his passion into a career. Jeff discovered Galen while searching the internet for new and exciting guests, and we are so thankful he did as we learn all about this Arkansas pitmaster. We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, and Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project. 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.

Episode 171: It's a triple play with Doug Scheiding and Jennifer Talley of Rogue Cookers, Marc Gold, condiments and bobblehead aficionado, and Scott Umscheid, pitmaster and restaurateur Doug Scheiding pulls double duty as he and his wife, Jennifer Talley discuss their amazing weekend cooking at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo BBQ Cook-off. This dynamic duo forms the team, Rogue Cookers and they had an excellent weekend with top ten finishes in chicken and dessert. Doug and Jen explain why the chicken finish almost did not happen. We also learn more about Doug as we beg Jennifer for a little-known fact. Go to www.roguecookers.com for more information on this great team. Marc Gold is the former owner of Gold's Horseradish and a long-time avid New York Mets fan. We are joined by Gary Mack of the Mets Musings podcast and together, Marc and Gary reminisce about the original Mets and numerous times spent at Shea Stadium. Marc showed his love for the Mets with their 1962 inception, when as a 14-year-old he started a newsletter called, Mets Maze. Gold's Horseradish, started by Marc's grandparents in 1932, was a long-time sponsor of New York Mets bobblehead giveaways and Marc shares many stories, including the legend of the bobblehead curse. Scott Umscheid stands out in a city where your barbecue has to be amazing to be recognized. As the restaurateur of Scott's Kitchen and Catering at Hangar 29 in Kansas City, MO, he has catapulted onto and upward on almost every meaningful food list. Doug Scheiding joins us as the two pitmasters delight in talking barbecue. Go to https://www.scottskitchenandcatering.com for more information on Scott and the restaurant. We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High-Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high-quality firewood and cooking wood, and Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project. 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.

Episode #170: Former MLB Pitcher, Turk Wendell and an Encore of Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich, Restaurateurs and the Authors of Chasing Smoke Turk Wendell is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for 11 seasons. His career kept him in the National League, playing for four teams, the Chicago Cubs, the New York Mets, the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Colorado Rockies. Turk is known for some special behaviors (jumping over the foul line on his way to and from the mound, brushing his teeth between innings, slamming the rosin bag into the mound, waving at his center fielder, and a few others) which he gladly discusses and offers explanations for. He is unique, has great stories to tell, and during his playing days he was not afraid to speak his mind regarding other players suspected of using steroids. This angered some ballplayers, but Turk did not back down. Turk loved playing the game and even offered to play his final year for free. Bill Chuck, baseball writer, and researcher, who has a weekly column in the Chicago Sun-Times joins us again and adds his vast knowledge and unique insights to this wonderful discussion. Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich are a wife and husband team who opened their first Middle Eastern-themed restaurant, Honey & Co in London, England in 2012. Additionally, they are the authors of three cookbooks. Their newest London restaurant is Honey & Smoke and their latest cookbook, filled with incredible recipes and beautiful photos is Chasing Smoke: Cooking Over Fire Around The Levant. Leonard ate at Honey and Smoke during his recent London trip and it was exceptional, making this a good time to repeat this segment. We learn what is meant by the Levant and discuss their lives which began in Israel and eventually brought them to London where they own two restaurants and one specialty grocery store. The book takes the reader on a journey which includes their favorite cities as they collected recipes, stories, and the best of culinary culture along the way. If you have been wondering what else is possible to make over a live fire then this is the cookbook for you. Despite the five-hour time difference, Sarit and Itamar managed to find the time to charm us as we spoke of everything, including their special relationship, which works well for them. We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, and Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project. 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.

Episode 169: Champion Pitmaster, Danielle Bennett aka Diva Q and Author, Alan Hirsch Danielle Bennett aka Diva Q says, "BBQ is a never-ending learning process." A pioneer in BBQ and a champion with over 400 awards to her name. Diva Q was the host of BBQ Crawl for three seasons on The Travel Channel. Danielle has a best-selling cookbook called Diva Q's Barbecue: 195 Recipes for Cooking with Family, Friends and Fire. Danielle is also an ambassador for Traeger as is our co-host for this interview Doug Scheiding of Rogue Cookers who is a good friend of Danielle's. Check out her website at https://www.divaq.ca Alan Hirsch is the author of Baseball's Most Bizarre Plays: A roster of the Odd, the Improbable, and the Downright Confounding in Major League History. This is a fun book to read as Alan counts down the most Bizarre plays from 150 to number 1. Some you will remember, some you will read about for the first time, but all are quite enjoyable. We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, and Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project. We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe. If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you. Call the show: (516) 855-8214Email: [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 BBQ Episode #168: Champion Pitmaster, Harry Soo of Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ and Author, Dan Good Harry Soo says he became a champion pitmaster purely by chance. It was on his "bucket list" to enter a barbecue competition and with the nudging of a fellow co-worker he did and the rest, as they say, is history. Harry is a strong believer in spreading BBQ love and he is doing just that. Harry has more than 100 first-place finishes, 30 Grand Championships, is a television personality (Food Network, Chopped, Smoked, BBQ Pitmasters), and makes and posts videos on YouTube. His incredibly positive attitude is a pleasure and something we all wish we had. We are joined by our beloved guest co-host, Doug Scheiding, who knows Harry from their previous meetings, including their time together at The Houston Rodeo. More information on Harry Soo can be found at https://www.slapyodaddybbq.com/ Dan Good is an accomplished book writer, ghostwriter, journalist, and editor. He's held leadership roles with the New York Daily News and New York Post and has also worked for NBC News, ABC News, and local outlets in New Jersey. His latest book is, Playing Through the Pain: Ken Caminiti and the Steroids Confession That Changed Baseball Forever. It is a fascinating look at Ken Caminiti's life and Major League Baseball Career. Ken Caminiti was both a beneficiary as well as a victim of the steroids era as he partook and readily admitted doing so, including during his 1996 MVP season with the San Diego Padres. Baseball fans who are eager to know about the game they love, warts and all, will want to read this book. We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, and Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project. We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe. 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.

Episode #167: Rene LeRoux, Executive Director of the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame, and Steve Brown, Founder of Uncle Steve's Shake Rene LeRoux is an exceptional storyteller and has many to tell. He is the founder and executive director of three New York State Hall of Fame's, baseball, basketball, and hockey. We had the pleasure of attending the 2022 New York State Baseball Hall of Fame Dinner in Troy, New York, which Rene orchestrated. Rene gives us a look behind the scenes at how the Hall of Fame operates, how its members are chosen, and many other things which make it so special. Rene's Rolodex must be overflowing with the names of people with whom he has developed relationships and has special stories which as we mentioned he generously shares. Go to http://www.nysbhof.com/home.html for more information on the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame. Steve Brown aka Uncle Steve is the inventor, creative force, and face of Uncle's Steve's Shake. Uncle Steve is a true artist and spices are his palette. He loves to create his products and has lots of fun doing it. His goal is to create quality products using quality ingredients, and he has no delusions of grandeur that he will become rich doing it. He wants it to be fun and with his artwork and creative names and labels, he is definitely having fun. Steve is an avid Houston Astros fan and enjoying their success, which culminated in another World Series win. This is a baseball and barbecue-filled discussion. Go to https://unclestevesshake.com/ for more information. We conclude the show with the song, I Got The Worst Cold Turkey End of Baseball Blues from the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. The song and video can be found here, https://youtu.be/t5JIT_y72-A We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high-quality firewood and cooking wood, and Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project. We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe. 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.

Baseball and BBQ Episode #166: Actor, writer, and comedian, Robert Wuhl was our guest on episode 78 and the interview deserves an encore along with a new listener rant, and we learn about Arky Vaughan, a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame Robert Wuhl is an actor, comedian, and writer. He is the creator and star of the television series, Arliss in which he played sports agent, Arliss Michaels. He has had roles in some incredibly iconic movies, including Good Morning Vietnam, Bull Durham, Batman, and The Bodyguard. Other movies in which he has appeared include The Hollywood Knights, Flashdance, Blaze, Missing Pieces, Mistress, Blue Chips, and Cobb. He has appeared on The Dating Game and The $10,0000 Pyramid and has had several other writing credits and television roles, including his one-man-show, Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl and Assume the Position 201 with Mr. Wuhl. Robert is an extremely knowledgeable baseball fan who also has enjoyed his share of barbecue so you know he was a great guest. On December 12, 2020, we celebrated the show's three-year anniversary by featuring an interview with this Hollywood legend, and we are excited to have our long-time listeners hear it again and our new listeners hear it, perhaps, for the first time. We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. Robert Wuhl's character in Bull Durham says, "Candlesticks always make a nice gift." However, we recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, and Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project. 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.

Episode #165: Champion Pitmaster Mike Davis of Lotta Bull BBQ and the Authors of Red Barber: The Life and Legacy of a Broadcasting Legend, Judith Hiltner and James Walker Mike Davis has won over 1,300 BBQ competition awards, which includes 92 Grand Championships and 62 Reserve Grand Championships. He and his wife Debbie have competed for over 30 years. Mike has been on some of the more popular BBQ programs including Smoked, Chopped: Grill Masters, and The All-Star BBQ Showdown. Coincidently, Mike and our co-host for this interview, Doug Scheiding met years ago on the set of Smoked. Mike is retired from competitive cooking and now enjoys serving food from his food truck several days a week.runs a food truck. He even has his own line of rubs and sauces. More information on Mike can be found at https://www.lottabullbbq.com Dr. Judith Hiltner and Dr. James Walker are the authors of Red Barber: The Life and Legacy of a Broadcasting Legend, an extensive biography on one of the pioneers of broadcasting. From his beginnings in the deep south to legendary status broadcasting for the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees, this is a look into the fascinating life of this complex man. Red Barber also authored several books and was a newspaper columnist for many years after broadcasting. The book is a thorough and fascinating look at Barber's personal and professional life. We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, and Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project. 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 BBQ Episode #164: Year 6 Kicks Off with Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) Membership Ambassador, Bruce McClure, and Angry BBQ's Mike Haas and Eric Campbell Bruce McClure is the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) Membership Ambassador and Chair of the Northern New England Chapter of SABR. His passion for baseball comes through loud and clear, as does his feelings on why SABR is the perfect organization for baseball fans. Bruce started out in professional hockey, working in the front offices of the NHL's Hartford Whalers and the AHL's Springfield Indians. While working for yet another sports organization, Bruce obtained specialized degrees in elementary and special education, eventually teaching in Connecticut and Massachusetts for over a decade prior to transitioning to a career in interior design and high-end furniture showroom management. His career path has been varied, but his love of baseball has never wavered, and he loves all that SABR has to offer and wants other baseball fans to join SABR and enjoy all it has to offer. More about Bruce can be found at his extremely entertaining website, Dispatches from New Hampshire, http://brucemcclurenh.com/ Mike Haas and Eric Campbell are both contributors to the website Angry BBQ, https://www.angrybbq.com/ Mike, along with his wife, Jannah are the founders and chief editors of this amazing website, born from a passion for outdoor cooking with the following mission, "To help BBQ enthusiasts find the best recipes, amazing guides, how-to's, and great gear to turn your BBQ from ordinary to extraordinary." Eric has known both Mike and Jannah since their time at the University of Saskatchewan and contributes articles and recipes. The website is filled with equipment reviews, including reviews of smokers, comparisons of popular grills and smokers, recipes, barbecue gear, and grilling tips and tricks. It is a website you will want to bookmark as a favorite. Cooking ribs using the 3-2-1 method as well as beer can chicken are just two of the many topics discussed. In addition to the website, Angry BBQ has the following links to their social media, https://www.instagram.com/angrybbqsite/ and https://www.facebook.com/angrybbq/ We conclude the show with the song, "I Got The Worst Cold Turkey End of Baseball Blues" from the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. The song and video can be found here, I GOT THE WORST COLD TURKEY END OF BASEBALL BLUES We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high-quality firewood and cooking wood, and Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project. 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.

Baseball and BBQ Episode #163: We Celebrate the Show's 5 Year Anniversary with Baseball Writer and Researcher, Bill Chuck and Award-Winning Pitmaster, Doug Scheiding as we Discuss the 2023 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot and a Smattering of Barbecue Talk Bill Chuck is a baseball writer and researcher and writes a weekly column in the Chicago Sun-Times. He first joined us on episode 139 to discuss his book, In Scoring Position: 40 Years Of A Baseball Love Affair, which he co-authored with Bob Ryan. We knew instantly we had found a friend and guest we would want to keep coming back and Bill joined us again on episode 143, along with Bob Ryan, and Steve Trachsel as we brought to life a page from their aforementioned book and discussed the day Trachsel outpitched Pedro Martinez and Bob Ryan was there keeping a perfect scorecard. Bill gives plenty of insight into the players on the ballot and why he would or would not vote for them. Doug Scheiding was a first-time guest on episode 69. At that time we only knew Doug as the award-winning pitmaster for his competition team, Rogue Cookers, and a Traeger Grills representative. Now almost 100 episodes later he has become our friend and an invaluable guest co-host who adds his very special flavor to our show. In addition to Doug being an outstanding cook he is also an extremely knowledgeable baseball fan. He has done his research and gives us his perspective on the 2023 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot and who he would vote in and why. We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag: Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, and Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project. 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.

Baseball and BBQ Episode #162: Seattle Mariners TV Play-By-Play Announcer, Dave Sims and Dan Bosworth from Big Dan's Barbecue Plus We Debut a New Song From the Musician, Dave Dresser and the Poet, Shel Krakofsky Dave Sims has been the voice of the Seattle Mariners as their television play-by-play announcer since 2007. In a long and illustrious career that began as a sportswriter for the New York Daily News, Dave has been involved with many different media forms. We fondly remember Dave from his time at 66 WFAN, an all-sports radio station in New York. Dave was paired with Ed Coleman for the midday show called The Coleman and the Soul Man, and it was incredible radio five days a week for almost four years. As a baseball announcer, Dave called two perfect games in one year, becoming the first broadcaster to perform that feat in the same Major League Baseball season. Dan Bosworth aka Big Dan has taken his love of cooking barbecue and turned it into a career as the pitmaster and owner of Big Dan's Barbecue in Catawissa, Pennsylvania. Dan is a proud member of the National Barbecue & Grilling Association (NBBQA). We talk about the Fall season at their family farm and how serving barbecue from a trailer at that farm has turned into a sit-down barbecue restaurant at that farm. Dave is also the co-host of the wonderful podcast, BBQ Happy Hour, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bbq-happy-hour/id1619130223 with his co-host, Mike Massiglia aka Messy Mike. More information on Dan can be found at https://www.bigdansbbq.com/home.html We conclude the show in a very special way by debuting the new song, I Got The Worst Cold Turkey End of Baseball Blues from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. The song with video can be found here, https://youtu.be/t5JIT_y72-A We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high-quality firewood and cooking wood, and Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project. 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.

Baseball and BBQ Episode 161: Brett Mandell from Baseball BBQ and Brian LoPinto from The Friends of Hinchliffe Stadium Brett Mandel from the company, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com/ is back to apprise us on the great things the company is doing and all their terrific products available for holiday shopping. Anyone who loves baseball and barbecue will thoroughly enjoy the wide range of merchandise they offer. It's an extensive list, but some of the popular items include spatula's, forks, and tongs which are all made using baseball bat handles and which can be personally engraved. They also have cutting boards shaped liked home plate or baseball jerseys which also can be engraved. Brett tells us about the various projects they are involved with and we do some talking about the surprising season his beloved Philadelphia Phillies had as they narrowly lost to the Houston Astros in the 2022 World Series. Brian LoPinto is a lover of baseball history as well as his hometown of Paterson, New Jersey. He has dedicated himself to the restoration of Hinchliffe Stadium where numerous historical events, many baseball related, have occurred. This 10,000 seat stadium has been designated a National Historic Landmark and has hosted many Negro League baseball games. Monte Irvin, Josh Gibson, Oscar Charleston, and Cool Papa Bell all played there as well as Larry Doby, who broke the American League color barrier in 1947. The stadium is rich, not only with baseball history, but many other wonderful events and Brian knows its history extremely well. Thanks to the efforts of Brian and many other concerned citizens, Hinchliffe Stadium has been restored and will reopen in 2023 and will even be the home for the New Jersey Jackals of the Frontier League. To learn more about this amazing landmark go to http://www.friendsofhinchliffestadium.net We recommend you go to the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, and Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project.www.cuttingedgefirewood.com We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. 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 BBQ Episode #160: Author Extraordinaire, Erik Sherman and Foodies Extraordinaire, Amaris Pollock and Gene Blum Erik Sherman writes baseball books and he does that exceptionally well. Whether the books are about one specific player or one specific team, Erik provides wonderful and unique perspectives which baseball fans will thoroughly enjoy. We last had Eric on the show approximately one year ago to promote his book, Two Sides of Glory: The 1986 Boston Red Sox In Their Own Words. We are glad to welcome him back to discuss his latest venture into the podcasting arena with the extremely entertaining, The Eric Sherman Show. Erik tells us about his connection to actress, Jamie Lee Curtis, his first professional writing experience, and the honor of being selected as a member of the 2023 New York State Baseball Hall of Fame. For more information on Eric, including his podcast and books, go to https://www.erikshermanbaseball.com/ Amaris Pollock and Gene Blum are very entertaining foodies who have teamed up, taken over, and applied their unique spin and personalities to the Food, Farms, & Chefs podcast. Amaris is a food photographer and journalist, while Gene is a chef and culinary historian. Ask them a question, and it is almost guaranteed at least one, if not both, of them, will provide a thorough, interesting, and entertaining response. They can recommend places to eat in or around their beloved city of Philadelphia. Just tell them the type of food you desire, and they will tell you the best place to find it. We discuss cheese steaks and barbecue. Favorite barbecue for Amaris is Memphis style, and Gene is partial to South Carolina style. Find their podcast here https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/food-farms-chefs/id1438550630 We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High-Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high-quality firewood and cooking wood, and Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project. We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe. If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you. Call the show: (516) 855-8214 Email: [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.

Baseball and BBQ Episode #159: Go The Distance Authors, Tom Tunison and Gary Kaschak and the Father-Son Team Behind Mantis BBQ, Andy and Spencer Mantis Tom Tunison and Gary Kaschak have joined forces to create the extremely moving and motivational book, Go The Distance. The inspirational story is that of Tom Tunison, Thurman Munson, and a lifelong quest for baseball immortality. Who is Tom Tunison, and why does his life story warrant a book? We answer that and a lot more in this wonderful discussion. Tom's story is not to be missed, and he writes it with assistance from his friend Gary Kaschak who you might recall co-authored the book with Cleon Jones, Coming Home: My Amazing' Life With The New York Mets. "Go the distance" is a term that can be used as a great source of motivation and was one of the things which Ray Kinsella secretly heard in the movie, Field of Dreams. With an homage to that movie, the book even has a foreword written by Dwier Brown, the veteran actor who played John Kinsella in the movie. Oh and let us not forget we also talk about the great New York Yankees catcher, Thurman Munson. Andy Mantis and Spencer Mantis are the father and son team behind the company Mantis BBQ. They have combined their love of barbecue and the delicious sauces they have created into a company with a mission. In 2016 Spencer became ill with a rare autoimmune disease that attacks the kidneys and after 2 and 1/2 years of failed treatments and then debilitating dialysis, it ended with him receiving a kidney from his uncle in 2019. Receiving the kidney has been great, but there are still hurdles they will need to jump, and they are fully aware that there are far fewer kidneys available than there are people in desperate need of one. They have decided to sell their sauce and apparel and donate a portion of the proceeds to The Kidney Project which is dedicated to developing the first-ever surgically implantable artificial kidney. For more information on the Mantis family, their wonderful products, and The Kidney Project go to https://mantisbbq.com/ We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, and Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood. We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe. 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.

Baseball and BBQ Episode #158: Baseballmapper.com Creators, Cory Nissen and Patrick Noote and a Replay of Pitmaster, Matt Dallman from Live Coals Barbeque Cory Nissen and Patrick Noote are childhood friends who met over 25 years ago while they both worked at a Chicago pizza shop. They are the creators of baseballmapper.com, a website that will help travelers who love baseball find places to visit throughout the country. Their website has an extremely detailed map, a blog with stories on Patrick's and Cory's travels, a shop with baseball-related merchandise, and baseball news. They came up with the idea for this project while planning their annual baseball trip for their group of friends. They were looking for local baseball teams in the area of the trip when the idea struck them. What if there was a website to make that type of planning easier? The idea was born and what started as a tool to help themselves out became a great opportunity to share with the world. The best way to learn about their website is to experience it yourself at https://www.baseballmapper.com Matt Dallman is a Texas transplant by way of Kansas City, MO who has made an indelible mark on the region's fanatical barbecue community. In 2015 this self-taught pitmaster opened the BBQ restaurant, 18th & Vine in Dallas, Texas. Since then he has sold his interest in the restaurant and in the Summer of 2018 he started the catering operation, Live Coals Barbeque. Matt has many stories and cooking tips. We could not pass up the opportunity to talk some baseball once we learned of his Kansas City Royals fandom. Matt is another guest we would like to come back and you will agree once you hear this replay of his fantastic first appearance. If you want to learn more, go to https://thelivecoals.com/ We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, and Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high-quality firewood and cooking wood. We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. 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.

Episode #157 Features Barbecue Renaissance Man, Craig Sharry and Former MLB Player, Endy Chávez Craig Sharry is a well known pitmaster and a true barbecue renaissance man. Craig has an amazing personality and our guest co-host Doug Scheiding tells Craig how much his mentoring has meant to him. Craig is the pitmaster of Texas Pepper Jelly Competition BBQ team out of Houston, TX. He is a two-time World Champion at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and a two-time winner of the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo BBQ Cook-Off. He has won more than 80 Grand Champions and Reserve Grand Champions combined during his 15+ years of cooking. He is the founder of the company, Texas Pepper Jelly and the inventor of incredible barbecue products, including the award-winning Pineapple Habanero Jelly, Rib Candy, BBQ Sauce, and various rubs and seasonings. Our conversation includes baseball talk, a look back at his time raising show dogs, winning the Good Guy Award twice, his induction into the IBCA Hall of Fame, and we even learn why he has the nickname Pudding. For more information on Craig and to order his products go to https://texaspepperjelly.com Endy Chavez is a former professional baseball player who played for the Kansas City Royals, Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, and Baltimore Orioles. While playing for the Mets in the 2006 National League Championship Series against the St. Louis Cardinals he made an incredible defensive play which has come to be known as "The Catch." In the top of the sixth inning with the game tied at one, Cardinals third baseman, Scott Rolen hit a pitch off Mets starter Oliver Perez. Leaping over the eight foot-high left field wall, Endy caught the ball with the tip of his glove to rob Rolen of a two-run home run. Chávez then completed the play with quick thinking and a throw which lead to an inning-ending double play. Endy's career is filled with highlights beyond "The Catch" and we discuss his wonderful time as a Major League player and Endy gives us wonderful insights into being a professional ballplayer. Endy can talk about food too and we learn about some Venezuelan dishes. Endy is still involved with baseball and shares with us his future baseball ambitions. We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, and Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood. We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. 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.

Episode 156 Features a Road Trip to Ray's Roadside Kitchen and a Baseball Discussion with Author, John Vampatella Ray Sheehan welcomes us to his new restaurant, Ray's Roadside Kitchen in Cream Ridge, New Jersey. It was a special Baseball and BBQ road trip as we were treated to wonderful food and outstanding hospitality. We feasted on burgers, fried chicken, salads, special sides, and our namesake menu item, the Baseball and BBQ Footlong with which Ray honors us. We also had the chance to interview Ray's son, Raymond who tells us how exciting it is to work alonside his dad, the founder of BBQ Buddha, a multi-award winning, all natural barbecue sauce and spice blend company. Head to the restaurant's Facebook page for more information https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083013498588 John Vampatella is a fantastic author, but while some writers are better at putting pen to paper, but perhaps not as comfortable publicly speaking; John is exceptional at both. He is very knowledgeable and joins us, not to promote a book, but to have fun discussing numerous baseball items including postseason award predictions, long term contracts for rookies, and whether opt-out clauses are good for the game. John previously joined us on episode 112 to discuss his book, The Forgotten Game which details one of the greatest games in baseball history between the two most bitter rivals in the sport, the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. More information on John can be found at https://www.johnvampatella.com We recommend you go to BBQ Buddha, https://bbqbuddha.com/ for rubs and award-winning sauces, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, and Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood. We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. 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 BBQ Episode #155 Features Former Israel National Baseball Team Manager, Eric Holtz and Sweet Swine O' Mine BBQ World Champion Pitmaster, Mark Lambert Eric Holtz is a former manager of the Israel national baseball team. He was the assistant coach of the gold-medal-winning Team USA in baseball at the 2013 Maccabiah Games and the Team USA head coach for the gold-medal-winning Under-18 baseball team at the 2017 Maccabiah Games. He was the Head Coach of the first and only Olympic baseball team to represent Israel. He was an assistant baseball coach at Manhattanville College from 2004 to 2007 and later the hitting coach at Westchester Community College from 2008-2015. He is the founder of Game On 13, Westchester County's premier baseball and softball training facility, and Holtz Bats, makers of premium bats. Additional information can be found at https://www.gameon13.com/ Eric's baseball knowledge is extensive, and we had a great time talking about the game which is played worldwide. Mark Lambert and his competition team, Sweet Swine O' Mine won the World BBQ Championship in May 2022 for their seventh World Championship. Mark is the developer of Sweet Swine O' Mine rubs and sauces. He loves teaching the art of barbecue. His barbecue journey began when he left Oklahoma and arrived in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was introduced to the art of making pulled pork and smoked ribs. Mark also spends a lot of his time with the organization, Operation BBQ Relief, and provides an in-depth look at all the work involved in making sure the group runs smoothly as it delivers hot meals to those in areas devastated by natural disasters. Mark previously served as president of the National Barbecue & Grilling Association (NBBQA) and shares what it was like to lead the organization during the recent pandemic. Doug Scheiding joins us and adds his unique perspective. More information on Marc and Sweet Swine O' Mine can be found at https://ssomd.com/ We recommend you go to BBQ Buddha, https://bbqbuddha.com/ for rubs and award-winning sauces, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, and Cutting Edge Firewood https://www.cuttingedgefirewood.com/ for high-quality firewood and cooking wood. We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe. 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.

Baseball and BBQ Episode #154 is a Jones-filled episode as we welcome Cleon Jones of the 1969 World Series Champion Miracle Mets and BBQ Master Judge, Bill Jones Cleon Jones is a beloved figure in New York sports history. Wearing #21 and playing left field; it was Jones who caught the final out of the 1969 World Series which would earn the New York Mets their first championship, in which they would always be known as The Miracle Mets. Jones is one of Jeff's baseball heroes and it was an honor to interview him and discuss his new book, Coming Home: My Amazing' Life With The New York Mets, which he wrote with Gary Kaschak. Cleon discusses playing in New York, his dear friend, Tommie Agee, growing up in Mobile, Alabama, and so many other fascinating stories. Speaking with Cleon was an absolute treat, and we hope listening to him will be as well. Bill Jones just returned from judging at the American Royal and he gives us an in-depth look at what is involved in becoming a barbecue judge and what it is about judging that keeps him coming back for more. Bill has judged more than 250 contests. He has many stories to tell, and not all of them involve barbecue. Being the owner of 11 full-sized fire trucks and 108 fire hydrants definitely has some stories behind it and we are fortunate Bill shares them. The barbecue community is filled with very special people, and we lucked out that Bill joined us to give us a look behind the scenes. What do judges like to eat after they are stuffed full of BBQ? All that and more are explained. We recommend you go to BBQ Buddha, https://bbqbuddha.com/ for rubs and award-winning sauces, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, and Cutting Edge Firewood https://www.cuttingedgefirewood.com/ for high quality firewood and cooking wood. We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe. 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.