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Back When There Was Baseball

Step into the golden era of America"s Pastime with "Back When There Was Baseball." Uncover the untold stories, thrilling triumphs, and heart-wrenching trials of the sport"s most iconic figures, spanning from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s - a transformative era when the baton was gracefully handed from titans like Hank Aaron, Orlando Cepeda, Mickey Mantle, and Willie Mays to the new generation of legends like Johnny Bench, George Brett, Mike Schmidt, and Nolan Ryan. Each episode of "Back When There

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32:40

Back When There Was Baseball: Clay Dalrymple

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2024/05/15

Clay Dalrymple joins us this week. Clay played in the Majors from 1960-1971 with the Philadelphia Phillies and Baltimore Orioles. Clay was part of the Phillies collapse in 1964 and also part of 3 World Series teams with the Orioles from 1969-1971. He reflects on these years and also playing for managers Gene Mauch and Earl Weaver. Clay threw out almost 50% of the base runners that attempted to steal against him and was an outstanding defensive catcher in his days. Enjoy this trip Back When There

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Back When There Was Baseball: Dave Pagan

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2024/05/09

Dave Pagan joins us this week on the show and he is our first player who grew up in Canada. Dave grew up in the middle part of Saskatchewan and shares his story of how he overcame the weather and lack of baseball equipment. He played in the Majors from 1973-1977 with the New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners and Pittsburgh Pirates before arm trouble ended his career. Join us as we travel Back When There Was Baseball with our first Canadian player.

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Back When There Was Baseball: Tommy John Surgery &...

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2024/05/02

We have a special podcast this week to discuss Tommy John surgery and how pitching has evolved from our time period Back When There Was Baseball (mid-1960s through the mid-1980s) to today. We are joined by Rich Hand, former MLB pitcher from the 1970s, and one of the best, if not the best, pitching coaches in MLB history, Leo Mazzone. Rich and Leo provide their perspective on these topics. This is a fascinating podcast and should provide you some insight into the current state of pitching compared to

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49:12

Back When There Was Baseball: Bill North

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2024/04/25

We revisit the success of the "Swingin' A's" this week. Our guest is Bill North who arrived in Oakland in 1973 and played there through the 1978 season. Bill was part of two World Series championships (1973-1974) and appeared in the 1975 ALCS along with the 1978 NLCS and World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He led the league in stolen bases twice (1974 and 1976) while playing a stellar center field. Bill was successful in both leagues and can be summed up as a WINNER. Join us Back When There

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Back When There Was Baseball: Earl Stephenson

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2024/04/18

Earl Stephenson joins us on the podcast this week. Earl pitched in the Majors/Minors from 1967-1979. He had to endure military service which disrupted his progress early on. Earl was a left-handed pitcher that, whatever the reason, never seemed to get a chance. He had a really good season with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1972 but was abruptly traded to Philadelphia after the season. He had some really good years at AAA after that but was never called up. Earl recalls his career in baseball and

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43:47

Back When There Was Baseball: Brant Alyea

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2024/04/11

We are airing this podcast this week in honor of Brant Alyea, who passed away on February 4, 2024. Brant Alyea joins us this week on the podcast. He had an illustrious career at Hofstra University on the hardwood playing for Butch van Breda Kolff and also on the baseball diamond. Brant signed a free agent contract with the Cincinnati Reds in 1962, then the Washington Senators chose him in the first-year minor league draft in November of the same year. Brant talks about the influence Coach Ted

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Back When There Was Baseball: Bob Galasso

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2024/04/04

Bob Galasso joins us on the podcast this week. Bob had a short, but very interesting career in the Majors. He came out of Connellsville High School (PA) and his high school did not have a baseball team. After being founded in American Legion ball, he ended up converting to a pitcher shortly after joining the Orioles organization in the Minors. Bob had to work his way up through the Orioles organization with their great staff at the Major League level (Jim Palmer, Mike Cuellar, Dave McNally, Pat

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Back When There Was Baseball: Bob Beall

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2024/03/28

Bob Beall is our guest this week. Bob played in the Phillies, Braves and Pirates organizations during his career which lasted from 1970-1981. Bob was drafted in the 28th round of the 1970 June Draft by the Philadelphia Philles out of Oregon State University. Bob actually played some 3rd base as a left-handed fielder at Oregon State, which was very unusual. He worked his way to the Major Leagues and had some significant playing time during the 1978 season with Atlanta. Bob was a switch-hitting

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Back When There Was Baseball: Bob Randall

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2024/03/21

Bob Randall is our guest this week. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers out of Kansas State University in 1969. Bob ended up stuck behind those great Dodger infielders in his stint with L.A. (1969-1975) and could not break into the Big Leagues. He got his break when he was traded to the Minnesota Twins in December of 1975. Bob started at 2nd Base with the Twins in 1976 and had a nice year appearing in 153 games. He then platooned with Rob Wilfong for the next few years, before retiring from

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Back When There Was Baseball: Tom Grieve

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2024/03/14

Tom Grieve joins us this week. Tom was a 1st round draft pick in the 1966 MLB draft by the Washington Senators. In fact, Tom and his son Ben were the 1st father-son team to both be drafted in the 1st round. He made it up to the Big Leagues in 1970, then in 1972 to stay. Tom was a streaky hitter and finally got a chance to play regularly when Frank Lucchesi became the Texas Rangers manager in 1975-1976. Tom talks about his career as a player, then after baseball, he discusses his career as the

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Back When There Was Baseball: Tom Burgmeier

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2024/03/07

Our guest this week is Tom Burgmeier. You should remember Tom as a left-handed relief pitcher mainly in the 1970s, but do you really know how good he was? Tom pitched in the Majors from 1968-1984, had a record of 79-55 with an ERA of 3.23. The last six years of his career his ERA was under 3.00. That is incredible considering he was over 35 each of those years. The 1978 one-game playoff between the Red Sox and Yankees was the only postseason game his teams played in. To accomplish all he did, on

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Back When There Was Baseball: Dave Dravecky

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2024/02/29

Our guest this week is remembered for his great comeback from cancer, then the ending of his career in Montreal. But did you remember how effective he was as a left-handed pitcher in the 1980s? Dave Dravecky joins us this week to talk about his playing days at Youngstown State University through his last MLB game with the San Francisco Giants. He broke into the Majors with the San Diego Padres in 1982 and his career ended in 1989 with the Giants. Dave had an ERA of 3.13 with a career record of

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56:28

Back When There Was Baseball: Fred Holdsworth

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2024/02/22

Our guest this week is Fred Holdsworth. Fred pitched in the Major Leagues from 1972-1980. He was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1970 MLB Draft and was looked upon to add to the Tiger pitching staff. He got called up to the Majors rather quickly and couldn’t break into the Tigers rotation. He then gets traded to the Baltimore Orioles, who had a better pitching staff. Fred talks about his career, being called up and down from the Minors to the Majors and playing for managers Billy Martin, Ralph

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Back When There Was Baseball: Steve Grilli

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2024/02/15

Steve Grilli joins us this week. Steve came out of Gannon University and was signed as a free agent by the Detroit Tigers in 1970. He worked his way through the Minors and made his Major League debut in 1975. Steve stayed up with the Tigers through the 1977 season and was part of that magical season of 1976 where he was part of the pitching staff that included Mark "The Bird" Fidrych. He is the father of Jason Grilli who also pitched in the Majors for 18 seasons. We hope you enjoy this trip

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Back When There Was Baseball: Gary Lucas

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2024/02/08

Our guest this week is left-handed pitcher Gary Lucas. Don't be fooled by Gary's record of 29-44, as Gary had a career ERA of 3.01 which was phenomenal considering he not only started, but also relieved during his career. He played in the Majors from 1980-1987 for the San Diego Padres, Montreal Expos and California Angels. Gary talks about his career and how tough the National League East was when he was with Montreal. He also discusses that infamous Game 5 of the AL Championship Series in 1986

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Back When There Was Baseball: Glen Rosenbaum

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2024/02/01

Our guest this week was considered by many who played for the Chicago White Sox as the best batting practice pitcher of all time. Glen Rosenbaum signed with the White Sox in 1955, but never made it to the Big Leagues despite a career record of 95-45. Listen to Glen, or "Rosie" as his teammates referred to him, talk about the reason Manager Al Lopez never brought him up to the Majors. Rosie also shares many stories of his days in baseball, which lasted from 1955-1965 as a player, then until 1998 as a

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Back When There Was Baseball: Tom Bruno

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2024/01/25

Tom Bruno joins us this week. Tom was a pitcher from 1972-1979. He was childhood friends with Randy Poffo (the infamous Macho Man Randy Savage) and they played a lot of baseball together. Tom was in the Kansas City Royals organization and was selected in the expansion draft in November 1976 by the Toronto Blue Jays. After a disappointing season in Toronto in 1977, Claude Osteen helped resurrect his career in St. Louis in 1978, which was his best year in the Majors. Enjoy this trip Back When

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Back When There Was Baseball: Bob Coluccio

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2024/01/18

Bob Coluccio is our guest this week. Bob played in the Majors from 1973-1978 with the Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Cardinals. He is an interesting subject as he fell 35 games short of an MLB pension according to the pre-1980 rules. You will enjoy the stories Bob shares and we review the fact that he is another player that fell through the cracks. Take a trip Back When There Was Baseball and listen to Bob share his story and career through MLB.

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Back When There Was Baseball: Chris Speier

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2024/01/11

Our guest this week holds a special place in host Rex Naylor's heart. Rex was presented a Wilson A2150 baseball glove at 10 years of age by his stepfather, with Chris Speier's autograph on the glove. This inspired Rex to follow our guest this week, Chris Speier's career, and a fabulous career it was. Chris got to the Majors in a hurry with the San Francisco Giants and played in the 1971 NLCS against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was traded in April of 1977 to the Montreal Expos and was a member of

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53:43

Back When There Was Baseball: Billy Sample

Back When There Was Baseball ·

2024/01/04

Our guest this week is Billy Sample. Billy came out of James Madison University and was drafted in the 10th round of the free agent draft in 1976 by the Texas Rangers. He was a career .270 hitter for the Texas Rangers, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves. Billy is a mystery, since he was a very productive hitter and left the game in his early 30s which was rather young. He hit in the .280s his last two years. Billy was an outstanding line-drive hitter, who could run the bases well. Listen in as

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