Episode 317 features Frank Santopadre, Emmy-winning writer and baseball pop culture savant and Tom and Natalie Painter from The Briner with products designed to improve your cooking skills

Frank Santopadre is an Emmy-winning comedy writer and producer for television, radio, and live events, currently working as a staff writer on ABC Television's, The View. He was also the co-producer and co-host of Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast.  The show was known for its deep dives into classic Hollywood, interviewing entertainers, actors, directors, writers, and other show business figures.  Frank has contributed to many shows, including The View, The Howard Stern Show, and Comedy Central Roasts.  He received a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informative Talk Show as a producer of The View.  Frank's latest endeavor is the podcast, Fun for All Ages.  Frank is a huge baseball fan with a vast wealth of pop culture knowledge.   

Tom Painter and Natalie Painter are the father and daughter duo from Turkey Tom Products, makers of The Briner.  Their mission per their website is simple; "Create tools that make brining easy, consistent, and enjoyable for everyone." Also taken from their website, "The Briner was created to make brining simple, clean, and effective. Its patented design and internal locking plate, takes the guesswork out so anyone can brine like a pro."  Brining is another way to add flavor to an array of dishes and their product makes it easier to do that.  For more information, including how to purchase their products go to https://thebriner.com/

We recommend you go to Rogue Cookers website, https://roguecookers.com/ for award-winning rubs, 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 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.

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Episode 316 features legendary Hall of Fame pitcher, Walter Johnson's grandson, Henry Thomas and the Seattle Mariners kitchen supervisor and smoker of meats, Chef Dillon Scott

Henry W. "Hank" Thomas is the grandson of the legendary Hall of Fame baseball pitcher Walter Johnson.  He is the author of the biography Walter Johnson: Baseball's Big Train, and has dedicated himself to preserving his grandfather's legacy after Walter Johnson passed away when Henry was only eight months old.  Hank does an excellent job of preserving his grandfather's memory and offers us a unique look at one of the first five members of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Dillon Scott is the kitchen supervisor and smoker of meats for the Seattle Mariners.  Dillon shares stories of what it is like to cook for a Major League Baseball team.  There are dietary needs to be aware of, international foods which must be well cooked, and even favorite family recipes of the players which may need preparation.  Dillon takes us behind the scenes for a fascinating look at another aspect of a Major League Team which we as fans overlook.

We recommend you go to Rogue Cookers website, https://roguecookers.com/ for award-winning rubs, 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 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.

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Episode 315 features Andre Ceballos of Screamin' Eagle BBQ and Jeffrey Orens, author of Selling Baseball: How Superstars George Wright and Albert Spalding Impacted Sports In America

Andre Ceballos is a member of the veteran-based barbecue team, Screamin’ Eagle BBQ.  The team has four members: Andre (founder and USMC combat veteran), Clint (Army combat veteran), Shane, and Josh.  They compete in SCA and RCA events, along with multiple local events and charity drives. They hope to change the face of barbecue with a few goals, bring people together, make people smile, bring men’s mental health issues forward, have fun, and most importantly put family first.

Jeffrey Orens is an author who is a member of the Society for American Baseball research.  His work has appeared in History Magazine and True West Magazine.  His newest book is Selling Baseball:  How Superstars George Wright and Albert Spalding Impacted Sports In America.  The book explores the nineteenth century which was a time of rapid growth and development for the game of “base ball,” and players George Wright and Albert Spalding were right in the thick of it. They were the first superstars of the professional game as they won the hearts of a country in search of a unifying spirit after a devastating civil war. Their captivating performances on the field, along with their promotion of the game and of sports equipment helped grow professional baseball to unprecedented heights

We recommend you go to Rogue Cookers website, https://roguecookers.com/ for award-winning rubs, 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 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.

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Episode 314 features the founder and executive director of the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame, Rene LeRoux and the creator of Kick Ash Basket, Chad Romzek

Rene LeRoux is the founder and executive director of the New York State Hall of Fame’s for baseball, basketball, and hockey.  Rene returns to the show to discuss the outstanding 2025 baseball class which will be inducted during the November dinner in Troy, New York.  The inductees are Mike Turo, Joe Panik, Gary Carter, Brian Cashman, Frank Catalonotto, Brian Cogan, Chris Dedrick, Jim Kaat, Brother Robert Kent, Marc Levine, Tom McNamara, Jack O'Connell, Kevin Barrett, Scott Steltz, Rick Wolff, Brian McGan, and Hal Richman.  Rene discusses the inductees, some stories behind their selections, various reactions at receiving this great honor, as well as other exciting items not to be missed.  For more information on the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame go to http://www.nysbhof.com/home.html

Chad Romzek is the creator of Kick Ash Basket.  The company started when Chad created a solution to overcome a problem.  Per their website, "I bought my Grill Dome Kamado charcoal grill in 2009 and used my grill several times a week. However, I learned some lessons the hard way, I needed to make sure I cleared out all of the ash so the leftover charcoal could breathe.  With the help of my background in “gotta make things better,” (a.k.a. engineering), the Kick Ash Basket was born!"  For more information on Chad and his products go to https://kickashbasket.com/

We recommend you go to Rogue Cookers website, https://roguecookers.com/ for award-winning rubs, 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 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.

Call the show:  (516) 855-8214

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To honor his memory we are rereleasing episode 93 featuring former NFL Pro Bowler, Nick Mangold who joined us to talk barbecue and football. On the same episode we had former MLB pitcher, Jerry Reuss who pitched in the Major Leagues for 22 years.

Nick Mangold played center in the National Football League for 11 years as a member of the New York Jets, was a seven time Pro Bowl selection and considered by many to be one of the best at his position.  He also makes one heck of a BBQ sauce and is determined to have his sauce take its place among the finest and most well known names on store shelves everywhere.  The passion with which he played football is the same passion he gives Seventy Four BBQ (74 BBQ), which are the line-up of sauces he is rolling out.  We had fun speaking with Nick regarding his playing career and how he transformed from a home kitchen sauce maker into a sauce king who is managing to make others take notice as he puts out a superb tasting product. What does family planning and a beard have to do with 74 BBQ?  Listen and you will find out.

Jerry Reuss pitched for 22 years in the Major Leagues, finishing his career with 220 wins and a World Series Championship as a member of the 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers.  Along the way, he pitched a no-hitter, amassed 1,907 strikeouts, a 3.64 ERA, and was a two-time All Star.  He is the author of the book, Bring in the Right Hander, a well-known prankster, and appeared with some of his 1981 World Serious Champion Dodgers on the television show, Solid Gold as they sang “We are the Champions.”  22 years in the Major Leagues does not go by without having a few stories, and we were glad to listen to as many as Jerry would tell

We recommend you go to Rogue Cookers website, https://roguecookers.com/ for award-winning rubs, 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.

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Episode 314 features the founder and executive director of the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame, Rene LeRoux and the creator of Kick Ash Basket, Chad Romzek

Rene LeRoux is the founder and executive director of the New York State Hall of Fame’s for baseball, basketball, and hockey.  Rene returns to the show to discuss the outstanding 2025 baseball class which will be inducted during the November dinner in Troy, New York.  The inductees are Mike Turo, Joe Panik, Gary Carter, Brian Cashman, Frank Catalonotto, Brian Cogan, Chris Dedrick, Jim Kaat, Brother Robert Kent, Marc Levine, Tom McNamara, Jack O'Connell, Kevin Barrett, Scott Steltz, Rick Wolff, Brian McGan, and Hal Richman.  Rene discusses the inductees, some stories behind their selections, various reactions at receiving this great honor, as well as other exciting items not to be missed.  For more information on the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame go to http://www.nysbhof.com/home.html

Chad Romzek is the creator of Kick Ash Basket.  The company started when Chad created a solution to overcome a problem.  Per their website, "I bought my Grill Dome Kamado charcoal grill in 2009 and used my grill several times a week. However, I learned some lessons the hard way, I needed to make sure I cleared out all of the ash so the leftover charcoal could breathe.  With the help of my background in “gotta make things better,” (a.k.a. engineering), the Kick Ash Basket was born!"  For more information on Chad and his products go to https://kickashbasket.com/

We recommend you go to Rogue Cookers website, https://roguecookers.com/ for award-winning rubs, 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 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.

Call the show:  (516) 855-8214

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Episode 313 features country music singer and professional baseball player, Bryce Hensley and pitmaster for the Generation Q Barbecue competition team, Kevin Tatgenhorst

Bryce Hensley was destined to perform in front of a crowd whether as a baseball player or a singer.  In the 2018 MLB draft he was chosen by the Kansas City Royals.  If it had not been for the pandemic he may still be pitching, but when the players were sent home at the start of the pandemic, Bryce made the decision to pursue his other passion as a country music singer.  Bryce received his first guitar at age five, but baseball season came and the guitar was put aside.  However, over time, Bryce picked the guitar back up and taught himself the basics.  He played select shows and performed at local dive bars while home on breaks from school, but kept a sole focus on his baseball career which culminated in his being drafted.  However, Bryce made the decision to pursue his other passion as a country music singer.  For more information on Bryce Hensley, including his music go to  https://brycehensley.com/

Kevin Tatgenhorst is a pitmaster for the Generation Q Barbecue competition team.  Kevin lives in Las Vegas, Nevasa, but began his life in Chicago, Illinois and he roots for the Chicago White Sox.  We discuss a small amount of baseball, but quickly jump into a barbecue discussion which details the growth of barbecue in Las Vegas.  It is a chance to learn about barbecue in a place you may not think about for this cooking method.  Kevin is a great spokesperson for the Nevada BBQ Association of which he is a member.

We recommend you go to Rogue Cookers website, https://roguecookers.com/ for award-winning rubs, 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 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.

Call the show:  (516) 855-8214

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Emmy Award winning sports broadcaster and International Boxing Hall of Fame member, Steve Albert discusses his new book, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Broadcast Booth and Bullhorn BBQ's champion pitmaster, Rob Arocha discusses his winning team, his podcast, and baseball.

Steve Albert is an Emmy Award winning sportscaster, providing play-by-play for the New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, Golden State Warriors, New York Mets, Phoenix Suns, New York Arrows, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Cleveland Crusaders, and New York Jets.  He has worked as the sports anchor at WCBS-TV, WNBC-TV, WWOR-TV, and did morning sports reports on WABC radio.  He covered major boxing fights on Showtime Championship Boxing, including the infamous "Bite Fight" between Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield.  He is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame.  He joined us to discuss his book, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Broadcast Booth in which he chronicles the ups, downs, and unforeseen mishaps that occurred throughout his lifelong journey on the air.  The book also has amusing stories of growing up in a sportscasting family with his brothers, Marv Albert and Al Albert.

Rob Arocha is an award winning pitmaster as a member of the competition barbecue team, Bullhorn BBQ along with his wife, Dianne.  Per their website, their goal is to "have our guests, family and friends entertained and BBQ stained."  They have been tailgating for Houston Texans games since 2002 and began their competition barbecue journey in 2012.  The team has also been recognized for having one of the best party atmospheres at the American Royal World Series of Barbecue.  Rob is the host of the So Smokin' Gooder Show which is available as a podcast and airs live every Wednesday evening on Facebook.

We recommend you go to Rogue Cookers website, https://roguecookers.com/ for award-winning rubs, 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 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.

Call the show:  (516) 855-8214

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Episode 311features Kris Benson, former Major League Baseball pitcher and National College Baseball Hall of Fame member and Rick Manzi, pitmaster from the Anonymous Q cooking team

Kris Benson is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who was drafted first overall in 1996 by the Pittsburgh Pirates.  In addition to playing for the Pirates, he also played for the New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers, and Arizona Diamondbacks.  Kris was an outstanding college player with Clemson University and this has earned him induction into the 2025 class of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame.  Kris was also a member of the 1996 USA Olympics team which won a bronze medal.  In recognition of various community service and charity efforts, Benson has been honored with the Pittsburgh Pirates team Roberto Clemente Award, the Thurman Munson Award, the Joan Payson Award, and the New Jersey Sports Writers Humanitarian of the Year Award.

Rick Manzi is one half of the husband and wife duo behind the Anonymous Q cooking team and the creators of award-winning Disruption Rubs.  Rick's wife gifted him a Big Green Egg, but was not pleased with his initial cooks.  Rick sought out and found help and after several years became an expert cook.  With his wife, they launched their competition cooking journey in 2020 and have competed in KCBS BBQ and SCA Steak competitions.  They are also the creators of Disruption Rubs, a lineup of eight rubs which they will be increasing to 12.  For more information on Anonymous Q and their rubs go to  www.anonymousbbq.com

We recommend you go to Rogue Cookers website, https://roguecookers.com/ for award-winning rubs, 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 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.

Call the show:  (516) 855-8214

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Episode 310 features The Barbeque Princess, Leslie Roark Scott who is from a family with an important deep-rooted barbecue history and Jim Leeke the author of Big Loosh: The Unruly Life of Umpire Ron Luciano

Leslie Roark Scott is known as The Barbeque Princess.  She is the owner and pitmaster of Ubons Restaurant in Yazoo City, MS, and is the chief pitmaster of Ubons Competition BBQ Team. Leslie was a featured chef at the James Beard House and she and her crew can be seen on the Food Network shows Chopped, SmokeMasters, Beat Bobby Flay, BBQ USA, as well as BBQ Pitmasters and Smoked. The Ubons competition team has won titles across the country including the Houston Live Stock and Rodeo BBQ, Memphis in May, and The Jack Daniels World Championships.

Jim Leeke is a journalist, copywriter, and author.  His latest book is Big Loosh: The Unruly Life of Umpire Ron Luciano.  Big Loosh is the biography of Ron Luciano, an outsized figure who was a Major League Baseball umpire in the 1970s, worked in broadcasting, published five books, and became a personality off the field—yet whose upbeat public face was at odds with his private struggle with depression.  Jim is a winner of the SABR Larry Ritter award for his book, From the Dugouts to the Trenches:  Baseball During the Great War.

We recommend you go to Rogue Cookers website, https://roguecookers.com/ for award-winning rubs, 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 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.

Call the show:  (516) 855-8214

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