Passed Ball Show

PASSED BALL SHOW #65 2/2/2013 WITH JOEY GATHRIGHT; Listen back to my interview with MLB OF Joey Gathright as well as some discussion about the 1927 and 1936 New York Yankees. I finish up talking about the latest PED allegations and how much baseball should or should not care

PASSED BALL SHOW #64 Part 2 WITH BILL GULLICKSON AND MATT MCBRIDE; I spend some time on the Delmon Young signing and how much of a bargain it was and state the team that will end up with Michael Bourn. I speak with former MLB pitcher Bill Gullickson and discuss 1987 collusion, Japan, the 1981 postseason and comeback with the Astros. I talk to Colorado Rockies OF Matt McBride and talk about his offseason, being part of the Ubaldo Jimenez trade as well as starting his career as a catcher

PASSED BALL SHOW #64 1/24/2013 Part 1 WITH MARK GRANT; I start out the program by mentioning the simple thing I want to see the New York Mets do, which would be just enough to make me want to go to more games this season. Remembering the legend of Stan Musial in lieu of his passing as well as Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver. Mark Grant calls in to talk about his playing career, being part of a trade that involved a Cy Young Award Winner and MVP in the same season and what it is like to work next to a legend like Dick Enberg

PASSED BALL SHOW #62 Part 2 WITH AARON GUIEL, JOINED IN STUDIO BY CHRIS SPEZIALE FORM WIRED FOR SPORTS; Chris and I start by breaking down the offseason moves made by the Boston Red Sox. Former MLB OF Aaron Guiel calls in to talk about overcoming ten years of playing in the minors to get to the bigs. He talks about his success in 2003 and his transition to the Japanese League where he played for the Yalkult Swallows for 5 years. Afterwards, I hit on topics such as the worst MLB player names, starting pitchers who also had success as relievers and how dominant Rogers Hornsby was in the decade of the 1920s

PASSED BALL SHOW #62 1/10/2013 Part 1 JOINED BY CHRIS MITCHELL ANS CHRIS SPEZIALE FROM WIRED FOR SPORTS; Listen back as we go over everything involved with yesterday's announcement that nobody will be elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame by the writers. Opinion is shared on candidates such as Mike Piazza, Alan Trammell, Fred McGriff, Barry Bonds, Craig Biggio and more. John has some strong words for the one thing that kept Piazza from being inducted this year

PASSED BALL SHOW #60 12/27/2012 Part 2; Listen to my breakdown of the 2012-2013 Hall of Fame Ballot, from those who will get in, those that will fall short and those that will return to the ballot next season, top options to fill the last spot in the Mets rotation, how Indians, Diamondbacks, and Reds all won three way trade and remembering Josh Gibson and Billy Martin

PASSED BALL SHOW #60 12/27/2012 Part 1 WITH MATT ANTONELLI; Listen back as @john_pielli talks about the recent release of Ugueth Urbina from prison, the Red Sox outlook after the trade for Joel Hanrahan and what the best answer for a Yankees RH OF bat. Listen to my interview with MLB infielder and former Padres 2B Matt Antonelli

PASSED BALL SHOW #76 4/23/2013; This is the recap of the show I did live from the Hooters in Princeton the prior Thursday. I speak about the Mets, Rockies and Ruben Tejada,the Yankees and Vernon Wells and the Phillies and Roy Halliday's velocity. I speak about the movie "42" and Jackie Robinson Day as well as the renovations being done to Wrigley Field

PASSED BALL SHOW #75 4/11/2013 WITH ARMANDO RIOS AND KEN DAVIDOFF; I speak briefly with New York Post columnist Ken Davidoff and get into some of what I feel the biggest issues are for the Yankees going forward. Armando Rios, former OF for the Giants, Pirates and White Sox, joins the program to talk about his developmental program for young athletes as well as his time in the big leagues. I finish off by making my case that Zack Wheeler should be up with the Mets right now

PASSED BALL SHOW #73 3/28/2013 Part 2 WITH TIM DIERKES; I talk about the New York Post article and what it makes of Lenny Dykstra as well as Dykstra's open letter that he would be cleared of all charges. Of course, he was not. I play my earlier interview with MLB Trade Rumors creator and founder Tim Dierkes. I go over this date in baseball history as well as declaring my independent 2013 predictions