Nuts About Baseball

Host Joe Grimme talks with Doug Flynn, a member of the Big Red Machine, who was a 2-time World Series Champion, as well as a Gold Glove winner with the New York Mets.  Flynn, a life-long Kentuckian who currently resides in Lexington, tells some great stories about his 11-year career as a Major League baseball player.

Host Joe Grimme discusses the trades recently made by the Cincinnati Reds, and the impact they might have on the team.  He also gives his opinion and reasons as to why the Reds will not make the playoffs this year. 

A great man was lost earlier this week with the passing of Ryne Sandberg.  Host Joe Grimme talks about his career and accomplishments, as well as what a few of Sandberg's colleagues said about him.  Ryne was truly a great player and a great person.

San Diego Padres pitcher Kyle Hart joins host Joe Grimme to talk about his experience during the first half of the season.  This Cincinnati native provides an inside look of what it is like to be a Major League pitcher.

Three teammates from the Highlands High School Class of 2024 have moved on to play collegiate baseball, and host Joe Grimme talks with each of them in this episode regarding the experience they have enjoyed.

Major League Baseball suffered through a strike-shortened season in 1981, as the year was split into 2 halves.  The playoffs involved the winners from each division from each half, which ignored teams with better overall records.  Host Joe Grimme discusses this travesty, and he simulates what he thinks SHOULD have happened during the 1981 postseason with the Out of the Park Baseball simulator.

Current Cincinnati Reds pitcher Tejay Antone talks with host Joe Grimme about his playing career, as well as his battles coming back from three (3) arm surgeries.  While currently rehabbing in Arizona with an anticipated return in the near future, Tejay provides inspiration for anyone who has gone through adversity in life.

The Major League Baseball All-Star Game has been hosted by Cincinnati on five (5) occasions.  Host Joe Grimme briefly discusses each game, as well as providing instructions on how to win $50 - no purchase necessary.

This episode is an interview with Trent Hartman, former baseball standout at Indian Hill High School, who is now fulfilling his childhood dream to play Division 1 baseball at the University of Notre Dame.

Host Joe Grimme talks with former major leaguer and current Cincinnati Reds analyst/broadcaster Sam LeCure in this episode.  Sam provides stories from his playing career, he discusses his current career, and he gives some thoughts on the current Cincinnati Reds team.