Passed Ball Show

PASSED BALL SHOW #74 4/4/2013 Part 1 WITH DON SLAUGHT AND MIKE HARGROVE; I open the program by laughing at the fact that fans run away from their pre season feelings about a team once the season starts. I speak with former MLB catcher Don Slaught about his time with the Royals, Yankees and Pirates and how he separated his responsibility of catching from being a consistent .300 hitter. Former Indians manager Mike Hargrove talks about winning the two AL Pennants in 1995 and 1997 and being part of the "10 cent beer night" disaster as a player

PASSED BALL SHOW #71 3/14/2013 Part 2 WITH DANNY GARCIA AND SETH ETHERTON; I talk a little bit about the World Baseball Classic and the brawl between Canada and Mexico. Danny Garcia calls in to talk about his brief opportunity to play for the New York Mets in 2003 and 2004 and what he is up to now a days. Seth Etherton talks about his comeback and what is was like pitching for his hometown Los Angles Angels

PASSED BALL SHOW #71 3/14/2013 Part 1 WITH RANDY MARSHALL AND CALVIN PICKERING; I open up by suggesting the Mets get OF Brennan Boesch, who has since signed with the Yankees. Former Mets, Tigers and Rockies minor league LHP Randy Marshall calls in to talk about his issues breaking into the big leagues and why he left the game so soon. Former Orioles, Reds, Red Sox and Royals 1B Calvin Pickering joins the program to talk about being blocked from the Orioles 1B/ DH spot by Will Clark, Rafael Palmeiro and Harold Baines and being the 3rd player from the Island of St Thomas to play in the majors

PASSED BALL SHOW #58 12/13/2012 Part 2 WITH RALPH CITARELLA AND BILLY STAPLES; PBS part 2 with @john_pielli, Billy Staples and Ralph Citarella. We go over some promotional dates for the Newark Bears for next season as well as go over Billy Staples latest book. Also some great stories of Ralph’s playing career and experiences Billy has had with MLB players

PASSED BALL SHOW #58 12/13/2012 Part 1 WITH RALPH CITARELLA AND BILLY STAPLES; Listen back to part one of the show as Ralph and I discuss the signing of Josh Hamilton with the Angels. I also ask Ralph many questions about his rise to the big leagues and am later joined by Billy Staples, a well known baseball author

PASSED BALL SHOW #68 2/21/2013 Part 2 WITH MIKE LACOSS AND VAL MAJEWSKI; Among topics in this hour are the 1979 Montreal Expos, Chris Young and the Nationals and two criminal MLB players that made the 1919 Black Sox and Pete Rose look like saints. Mike LaCoss speaks about who really taught him the split finger fastball and ibaseballchannel.com. I close it off by speaking with Val Majewski about pitching several times as a position player and his roots to Freehold, NJ

PASSED BALL SHOW #68 2/21/2013 Part 1 WITH ROB DUCEY; On the first part of the program, I talk about the potential dis-service the Yankees will be presented with the loss of Phil Hughes. I speak with former Blue Jays and Phillies OF Rob Ducey about being inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and his persistence throughout his MLB career. I also talk about Michael Jordan's baseball career recapping his 50th birthday. More on Dave Niehaus being the face of the Seattle Mariners franchise

PASSED BALL SHOW #66 2/7/2013 Part 2 WITH GAVIN CECCHINI; I start the second half by calling out Ryan Braun for the fraud he his, making the comparison between him and Rafael Palmeiro. Mets 2012 1st round draft pick Gavin Cecchini calls in to talk about his brother Garin, who was drafted by the Red Sox, living up to being a number 1 draft pick and what he expects to happen in the future. Though I support a potential signing, I compare Michael Bourn to a couple of other leadoff hitters the Mets gave long term deals to. I finish by analyzing the 1960, 1971 and 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates World Series Championship teams

PASSED BALL SHOW #66 2/7/2013 Part 1 WITH MARK BREWER AND JUSTIN MILLER; On this version of the PBS, I start out by giving my approval of Felix Hernandez's new contract with the Mariners and General Manager Jack Zduriencik's commitment to perhaps the greatest player in Seattle Mariners history. I speak with former Mets minor league pitching coach Mark Brewer about his experience as a pitching coach and with the young Mets pitchers and AAA manager Wally Backman. I also speak with former Blue Jays, Marlins and Giants RHP Justin Miller about having his arm tattoos covered as well as being on the 2007 Marlins team that eliminated the Mets from postseason contention

PASSED BALL SHOW #65 2/2/2013 Part 2 WITH DAVE SIMS AND JOHN HALAMA; Listen back to my prerecorded interview from October 2012 with Seattle Mariners and Westwood One broadcaster Dave Sims. Interview has never been played before. Also, listen to my discussion about second basemen and their place in baseball's HOF as well as my ranking of MLB's 30 managers. The show finishes off with my interview with former MLB pitcher John Halama, which was recorded the same day