Baseball and BBQ

Episode 257 features author, Joseph R. Haynes discussing his book on barbecue history and Josh Schaub, Commissioner of the American Association of Professional Baseball providing baseball fans with alternatives to the MLB.  Plus Jeff tells about his special weekend in Philadelphia

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Episode 256 features former MLB player, Butch Huskey and Rib Cook Off Association originators, Dirk Mullins and Jody Harris.  Plus we pay tribute to the late Ed Kranepool and discuss Pig Island NYC 2024. 

Butch Huskey is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as an outfielder in 1993 and from 1995 to 2000.  Butch played for the New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins, and the Colorado Rockies.  Butch was the last New York Met to wear #42 which was retired by all of Major League Baseball to honor Jackie Robinson on April 15, 1997.  The ceremony occurred that day at Shea Stadium in a game between the Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers.  Huskey is an avid fan of barbecue and we discuss his baseball career and his love of barbecue.      

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Mike Donlin Book Co-author, Steve Steinberg and Uncle Steve's Shake Creator, Steve Brown Make This Episode a Tale of Two Steves

Steve Steinberg is a baseball historian and the author of several baseball books, many of which he has co-authored with Lyle Spatz, including his latest tome, Mike Donlin:  A Rough And Rowdy Life From New York Baseball Idol To Stage And Screen.  This is the story of a brash and controversial baseball star who walked away from the game at the height of his career to join his famous actress wife on stage. Their love story captivated the nation until her tragic death, and Mike went on to appear in about 100 movies. In addition to the books, Steve has written articles for many baseball publications and journals.

Steve Brown AKA Uncle Steve is the creative force behind Uncle Steve's Shake which features a premier line-up of 17 barbecue rubs.  Steve previously joined us on episode 167 and we discovered that, in addition to his devotion to providing quality barbecue products he also is a huge fan of the Houston Astros baseball team.  As the barbecue and baseball seasons roll along we are excited to welcome Uncle Steve back to discuss both.  We alternate between discussing Steve's burgeoning company and the Astros season.  For more information and to order Uncle Steve's products go to https://unclestevesshake.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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John P. Lopez, Sports Radio Host and OG Barbecue Sauce Creator Does Double Duty as Both Baseball and BBQ Guest

John P. Lopez is the co-host of In the Loop on Sports Radio 610 in Houston, Texas.  For 17 years prior to that he was a columnist for the Houston Chronicle.  John has been a long-time lover of cooking and eating barbecue and he makes a really good sauce; so good that he was encouraged to sell it.  John is an avid fisherman and the host of a podcast called, Bite Me, a Texas saltwater fishing podcast.  He has followed up the popular Bite Me podcast with the new podcast, Bite Meat which is focused on his love of barbecue.  Our discussion jumps around from barbecue to many different sports, including the Olympics.  It is a fun talk made even better with the addition of guest co-host, Doug Scheiding.  For more information on OG Sauce as well as puchasing it go to  https://ogsauce.com/

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Roger Ratzenberger Discusses Doc Adams and Vintage Base Ball and Hayley Chavers Illustrates Her BBQ Journey from Disney to Traeger With Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding

Roger Ratzenberger is a huge fan of modern day baseball as well as a lover of the game from the 1800's when, in its infancy it was called base ball.  Part of his baseball obsession is to one day see Daniel Lucius "Doc" Adams, M.D. enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame which is where Roger and so many other baseball historians know Doc belongs.  Roger discusses his brief New York Yankees fandom, his conversion to a life-long New York Mets fan, his visiting every Major League Baseball stadium, and why he is known as the baseball stadium connoisseur.  For more information on Roger Ratzenberger go to http://ratzenberger.org/  and for more information on his Doc Adams awareness campaign go to https://docadamsbaseball.org/

Hayley Chavers is the retail marketing and project manager at Traeger.   How she got to this point in her professional career is filled with great stories which includes being a performer at Disneyland in California and later a job with Meater, makers of wireless thermometers.  In addition to Hayley's professional career we also discuss her barbecue journey.  Hayley is a very talented impressionist and she delights us with two outstanding impressions of Family Guy's, Lois Griffin and Acadamy Award winning actor, Christopher Walken.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Radio Hosts Abound with WFAN Sports Radio's, Evan Roberts, Author of My Mets Bible and BBQ Nation's, Jeff Tracy AKA The Cowboy Cook

Evan Roberts is a sports radio host from WFAN Radio.  He currently co-hosts with former NFL player, Tiki Barber, WFAN Radio's top-rated afternoon show, Evan & Tiki.  Evan started with WFAN in 2004 and in 2007 he was paired up with Joe Benigno to co-host their long-running WFAN Radio show, Benigno & Roberts.  The team was on-air together for 14 years until Benigno retired from full-time work.  There is no doubt that Evan bleeds blue and orange as he is a huge New York Mets fan whose fandom is on full display in his book, My Mets Bible:  Scoring 30 Years of Baseball Fandom.  Evan is also the host of the Rico Brogna podcast, another way he demostrates his obsessive love for the New York Mets.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Food Events Extraordinaire, Jimmy Carbone and 1986 World Series Champion and 1989 NL MVP, Kevin Mitchell and Guest Co-host, Chef Ray Sheehan Keep the Hits Coming

Jimmy Carbone joined us on episode 201 and is back as he continues organizing extremely successful food events.  Jimmy is a New York City-based restaurateur, event producer, and radio host.  Jimmy  produces several craft food and drink events in New York City, including Rib King NYC and Pig Island NYC.  Jimmy has also hosted more than 500 episodes of Beer Sessions Radio and co-authored the I Like Pig cookbook.  In all of his endeavors, Jimmy strives to connect farmers, chefs, brewers, and food and drink enthusiasts.  We are additionally joined by Chef Ray Sheehan.

Kevin Mitchell is a former Major League player whose career highlights include being a two-time All-Star, a 1986 World Series Champion, winning the 1989 National League Most Valuable Player Award and Silver Slugger Award, and earning his place on the San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame.  Kevin's baseball playing career spanned 13 seasons with 10 teams including a stint in Japan with the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks.  His 1989 MVP season was spent with the San Francisco Giants and he helped lead them to that year's World Series against the Oakland Athletics.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Lance Parrish, Former MLB Player and World Series Champion and Jacob Lubbers From Full Boar BBQ With Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding Make Episode 250 Enchanted

Lance Parrish is a former Major League Baseball player and an eight-time All-Star who won the World Series with the Detroit Tigers in 1984 as the Tigers started the season with 35 wins and five losses, stayed in first place the entire season which culminated in their beating the San Diego Padres for the World Championship.  Nicknamed, Big Wheel, Lance joins us to discuss his book, The Enchanted Season which gives an in-depth view at a season which was truly magical and we learn about what happend on and off the field with many fascinating stories.

Jacob Lubbers is from Full Boar BBQ which started with a group of friends in Indiana.  Growing up included looking forward to a small backyard BBQ competition called the Heimatfest.  However, lack of interest almost caused the competition to fold, but Jacob and his friends were determined not to let this happen and they decided to try competing and did very well.  After that they were hooked and went on to compete in other competitions and take the sauces and rubs they created for use in the competitions and offer them to other consumers.  For more on Full Boar BBQ and to order their products go to https://fullboarbbqproducts.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Former MLB Player and Coach, Dave Magadan and Eric Hodson from Boars Night Out, Award-Winning BBQ Team and Rubs Maker

Dave Magadan is a former Major League Baseball player and coach.  His playing career ended upon his retirement after 16 years and time spent with the New York Mets, Florida Marlins, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs, Oakland A's, and San Diego Padres.  After his retirement, Dave stayed active in baseball as a hiting instructor and it was in this capacity with the Boston Red Sox in 2007 in which he helped the team win the World Series.  Dave's cousin and godfather is former MLB player and manager, Lou Piniella.  An outstanding college baseball career was recognized in 2010 as Magadan was selected for  induction into the College Baseball Hall of Fame.

Eric Hodson was hanging out with some friends around the fire pit cooking meat in 2006.  By 2010 Eric and and Allen Smith were known as the Boars Night Out competition BBQ team.  Since then, Boars Night Out has won multiple Grand Championships, numerous first-place calls, and developed a line of White Lightening barbecue rubs.  Their story as told by a humble Hodson is filled with a fascinating journey bringing them to the curent level of sucess they have achieved.  For more information on Eric Hodson and Boars Night Out go to https://www.boarsnightout.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Author, Andy McCullough Discusses His Book on Clayton Kershaw and Ryan Higgins Carries On His Family's Business, J & R Manufacturing’s Legacy

Ryan Higgins is the president of J & R Manufacturing and is the third generation to run his family business which for the last 50 years has been an industry leader in manufacturing commercial smokers. J & R Manufacturing was launched in 1974 with their famed wood-fired Oyler Pit rotisserie smoker.  Built with heavy duty stainless steel, top tier components, and hand-crafted workmanship in Mesquite, Texas.  J&R also designs and manufactures world-renowned commercial grills and rotisseries, including custom-combo models used by James Beard Award-winning chefs all around the world.  Go to https://jrmanufacturing.com/ for more information.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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