Today I made my way to McMinnville, OR where I was able to watch NCAA Division 3 #1 ranked Linfield take on rival and #18 ranked George Fox. I only made it to the second game of the double header but this game was a lot of fun to watch. For the first four and…
Billy Sample was the 10th round draft pick by the Texas Rangers in 1976. Sample grew up in Salem, Virginia, and graduated from Salem’s Andrew Lewis High School in 1973. While at Andrew Lewis, Sample was a three-sport standout in football, basketball, and baseball. As a junior wide receiver on Andrew Lewis’ football team, Sample scored the winning touchdown…
Ron Cey played 3rd base for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, and the Oakland A’s. He is a six time all-star and was the 1981 World Series MVP. Mr. Cey thanks for taking the time. What was the highlight of your career? Winning the World Series. You played in four World Series, what was…
Click here to go to the show site: 9 Inning Baseball Talk: Jackie Robinson Special. Listen live on April 17th at 8:30 pm pacific standard time or as a podcast on Gellar Sports Radio. In American history only a few individuals have truly inspired and impacted people generations beyond their own. Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther…
After watching the movie 42 I kept thinking about what it was like to be one of Jackie’s teammates. Whether it was at UCLA, with the Kansas City Monarchs, or when he was with the Dodgers. You see in the movie many of his teammates not only feeling sympathy for what Jackie was going through…
As I walked into the movie theater on Friday night I wasn’t sure what to expect. I didn’t know if I was going to see a glamorized version of one of the most important stories in baseball and American history, or if I was going to see something that I could believe touched on a…
In part 2 of my countdown of my 9 favorite MLB games that I have attended I will tell you about two walk-off games that happened in two different stadiums in two different states that had the same score that went extra innings. That’s a lot in common. GAME #6 July 11, 1996 at The…
Today I have Todd Dennis answering a few questions. Todd is the GM of the Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks. Thanks for taking some time Todd. My pleasure. Thank you for shining a light on the Alaska Goldpanners – it has one of the most remarkable team histories in all of baseball. – A lot of…
Richard Stanley brought baseball to this landlocked East African country five years ago as an outgrowth of his volunteer work in Uganda with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Mr. Stanley is also part owner of the Trenton Thunder. Mr. Stanley, thank you for taking the time. Please tell us more about yourself. For…
By Josh: I have been lucky in my life to compete against and with a lot of amazing athletes. Some were standouts in high school, some went on to play baseball in college and a few have even played professionally. I’ve even had the amazing privilege of interacting with and even building friendships with guys…
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