Tyler LaTorre was signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Giants in 2006. Tyler, thanks for taking some time. Please tell us more about yourself. What has been the best moment of your career so far? I have had many great moments in my life because of baseball. In 2003, while playing for UC…
Alon Leichman’s (pronounced Alone) dreams are like those of millions of other kids. To warm up in the bullpen deep in right field at Yankee Stadium, get the call, and jog out to the mound in the Bronx. Unlike most other 20-year olds, though, Alon has a spent a lifetime building his own baseball dreams. Alon was…
Nate Fish is someone that many have never heard of. As his blog “King of Jewish baseball” states, Nate is the National Executive Director for the Israel Association of Baseball, and the King of All Jewish Baseball, just your average neighborhood baseball prophet magician super-hero genius. Nate, this is quite in honor talking to you. Please,…
Ed Yong begins his fifth season with the Spokane Indians after spending 2008 as the strength and conditioning coordinator for the Chinese Olympic Baseball Team, in preparation for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. From 2004-2007, Yong served as a minor league strength and conditioning coach in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization, serving in A, AA and…
Peter Kurz is the Secretary General for the Israel Association of Baseball. I was also just voted the First VP of CEB – the European Baseball Federation Mr. Kurz, thank you for taking the time to chat with us. Thanks for having me. We are trying to get the message out about baseball in Israel and…
Jonathan Mayo is a senior writer for MLB.com. He joined Major League Baseball’s official website in April 1999 and has covered every facet of the game. He’s been to three World Series and seven All-Star Games, as well as Opening Series in Japan and Puerto Rico. In his time with MLB.com, he’s also covered the Caribbean…
Please tell us more about yourself. I was actually born in San Francisco, although I only lived there for the first year of my life. Eventually we moved to Washington State, and then to the amazing South, where I spent most of my youth growing up in Peachtree City, Georgia (the land of the golf…
For over fifty years, Gene Hutmaker has observed baseball from every possible vantage point – a player, coach, umpire, and most importantly a lifelong fan. His ability to recall obscure facts and stats has earned him the moniker “The Baseball Rainman”. He recently retired from the U.S. Postal Service after 40 years and is a…
Dave Edlund is someone who most of us have never heard of. He is known as McCovey Cove Dave. Dave, thanks for taking the time. Tell us more about yourself. I started listening to the Giants radio broadcasts in 1963 and the Giants already had great broadcasters in Lon Simmons and Russ Hodges. I was…
Mitch Canham was a #1 draft pick by the San Diego Padres in the 2007 MLB June amateur draft. Thanks for taking some time Mitch. Please tell us more about yourself. You won two NCAA National Championships while playing at Oregon State. What was playing in Omaha like? It would take days to write about the full…
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