Passed Ball Show

PASSED BALL SHOW #82 5/30/2013 Part 1 WITH BUDDY BIANCALANA AND DAMON HOLLINS; Buddy Biancalana, former Royals SS on the 1985 World Series team, talks about his "zone" experience in the WS as well as his zone training program. Damon Hollins, former OF for the Devil Rays and Braves, calls in to talk about his career and whether he got a fair chance to show his talents with Atlanta. I conclude the first part of the program by talking about who the biggest MLB disappointment is: the Blue Jays, Dodgers or Angels as well as which team will right the ship and which of the three will change managers

PASSED BALL SHOW #81 5/21/2013 Part 1 WITH ROY SIEVERS AND ROGER MASON; I open up with my interview with 1949 AL Rookie of the Year and 1957 AL HR and RBI leader Roy Sievers. After discussing possible trades for Mets 1B, I speak with former Pirates, Phillies and Giants RHP Roger Mason about his nearly flawless postseason stats. I talk about team is really worse, the 2013 Astros or 2013 Marlins. Also, some discussion about how 2013 is the beginning of the new era of MLB aces and finish with where the Atlanta Braves bullpen will go from here after the recent injuries to Jonny Venters and Eric O'Flaherty

PASSED BALL SHOW #51 10/25/2012 Part 2 WITH BOY MEETS MACHINE; On part two of the PBS, Boy Meets Machine joins @john_pielli for some more talk on topics such as Carlton Fisk, Chipper Jones and Josh Hamilton. That plus an acoustic performance by the band as well as what is on the callers minds

PASSED BALL SHOW #51 10/25/2012 Part 1 WITH TITO LANDRUM, JOINED IN STUDIO BY BOY MEETS MACHINE; Listen back to @john_pielli as he is joined in studio once again by Boy Meets Machine. Former Cardinals OF Tito Landrum calls in to talk about the 1985 Cardinals team, how he ended up in the starting lineup, how 1983 helped him prepare for the 1985 WS and the Don Denkinger call. Also listen to some discussion on the 2012 Yankees

PASSED BALL SHOW #49 10/11/2012 Part 2 WITH DYLAN OWEN; On part 2 of the PBS, @john_pielli speaks with New York Mets pitching prospect Dylan Owen. Also listen to his take on Chris Carpenter's place in Cardinals history as well as the model of consistency the St Louis Cardinals have maintained in spite of the loss of Albert Pujols, Tony LaRussa and Dave Duncan

PASSED BALL SHOW #49 10/11/12 Part 1; Listen back to the PBS, where @john_pielli speaks with former Phillies and Cubs pitcher Terry Adams and reporter and radio personality from 610 Sports in Kansas City Robert Ford. Also listen to a recent recap of the 2012 MLB Postseason and up to date progress of the current games in as they were going on. Also some recap of the 2012 over/unders

PASSED BALL SHOW #50 10/18/2012 Part 2 WITH GREGG OLSON; On part 2 of the PBS, @john_pielli gives his opinion on both the Yankees disaster with Alex Rodriguez and the Nationals failure with Stephen Strasburg. Former All Star closer with the Orioles Gregg Olson calls in to talk about his confidence being a closer. He talks about coming up to the majors his first season being drafted on a Baltimore team that lost 107 games, as well as playing for Frank Robinson. Gregg explains why he did not have Tommy John surgery when it was suggested to him and any changes he made toward the latter parts of his career. He also tells a little bit about his recently released book

PASSED BALL SHOW #50 10/18/2012 Part 1 WITH JOHN D'ACQUISTO AND DAVE COGGIN; On part one of the PBS, @john_pielli speaks with former Giants pitcher John D'Acquisto about Tim Lincecum and the adjustments he has made. We also break down the strengths and weaknesses of the St Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants as they prepare for game 4 of the NLCS. Former Phillies RHP Dave Coggin calls in to talk about what he does with PFA Baseball and its ability to help young athletes. Dave talks about how he could have benefitted from such training when he pitched and goes over the Pleasc/ Coggin in the noggin joke they played more than once. All that plus John finally takes the New York fans to task

PASSED BALL SHOW #56 11/29/2012 Part 2 WITH CJ NITKOWSKI;Listen back to part 2 of the program as @john_pielli speaks with MLB pitcher CJ Nitkowski about his comeback, changing his arm angle and his interest in writing. I also touch on this date in baseball history and how Kenishaw Landis may have covered up another gambling scandal as well as what is means to win the offseason pennant

PASSED BALL SHOW #56 11/29/2012 Part 1 WITH BRUCE MURRAY; Listen back to part 1 of the show as @john_pielli speaks with Sirius XM host Bruce Murray from Mad Dog Radio. I also hit on topics like Denard Span and Washington, Mets chances of trading David Wright if he is not extended as well as RA Dickey and BJ Upton signing with the Braves. I also question people’s motives when they suggest trading a player for “prospects” when the term is used anonymously