Passed Ball Show

9-19-2023 Passed Ball Show. John spends this program making a case of why it would have been beneficial for the New York Mets to get All Star relief pitcher Edwin Diaz into a game or two THIS season as long as he is fully recovered from his injury, Among reasons outside the fact that he is being paid to pitch, John also analyzes why it makes more sense for the 2024 Mets to get him into a game or two this season. John spends a little bit of time talking about the decision made by Michigan State to fire Head Coach Mel Tucker and the fact that the school cares a lot more about not having to pay the $70 million owed to him than the victim and the reason they have "cause" to let him go. On today's #SavingSportsHIstory segment, John talks about Lefty Grove, Jackie Robinson winning the "Jackie Robinson Award," Denny McLain, Mickey Mantle, Jerry Rice, Roger Angell, Duke Snider, Joe Morgan, Hugo Bedzek, and makes a Baseball Hall of Fame case for the late Maury Wills.

9/16/2024 Passed Ball Show. John opens a show up by making a specific statement about Deion Sanders, and the Colorado buffaloes if Colorado is successful under coach primes leader ship his style will be deemed a success and others will follow. If not, nobody will care about whatever he does. John then talks about the potential upcoming US Olympic basketball dream team. He envisions an all-time team that consist of LeBron James, Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, Joel Embiid, Anthony Davis, Jimmy Butler, Kyrie Irving, Jayson Tatum, Kawhi Leonard, Trae Young, James Harden, and Russell Westbrook. John believes that is a better team than a 1992 version. He then gives his praise for North Carolina Tar Heels, college football head coach, Mack Brown for his statement in support of his player. He then brings up a couple distinct possibilities when it comes to the New York football, Jets trading for a quarterback to replace the injured Aaron Rodgers During today’s #SavingSportsHistory segment John brings up Elgin, Baylor, Dave Winfield, Paul Moliter, Bill Klem, Warren Spahn, and the Cleveland Browns.

9-7-2023 Passed Ball Show. John opens the show by explaining why Navy and Notre Dame will play each season until the end of time. He then spends some time talking about why there are good teams in bad teams and what the difference is. There is only one common denominator, John then talks about the dominant run of former heavyweight champion John L Sullivan before segueing that conversation into the greatest player to dominate each individual sport. You may be surprised with some of the answers. Finally, during today’s #savingsportshistory segment, John talks about Bobby Riggs, and Billie Jean King, Billy Martin and complete games, Fay Vincent, and how bad of a commissioner Bud Selig was while also mentioning the likes of Paul Brown, Bill Giles, Don Haskins, and Gene Michael.

8-22-2023 Passed Ball Show.  John opens the show by making a Declaration about Baker Mayfield. next he challenges the NFL in their most recent decision to cancel alive NFL game. He talks about the precedence, and what it sets considering the history of the sport wondering out loud who does the cancellation of a live game appease? He has also had enough with the MLB Owners that do not want to take care of the obligation of their job which is to pay players to play baseball. That is their job and if they cannot do their job, they should sell the team to somebody who can do the job. Once again, the obligation of THEIR job is to pay the players to play baseball.  Finally during today’s #SavingSportsHistory segment, John talks about Babe Ruth and the MLB home run record, Wes Ferrell, and two home runs hit by a pitcher in a major-league baseball game, 168 game MLB schedule, the birth of the American football league, Juan Marichal and John Roseboro Nolan Ryan 5 K, 30 runs in a game and the most runs scored in a major league baseball game while also mentioning Ned Hanlon, Pat Gillick, Carl Yastrzemski, Bill Parcells, Ray Burris, Paul Molitor, Matt Wilander, Rod Gilbert, and Bill Haller.

8-15-2023 Passed Ball Show. The best way to enforce appropriate accountability for the failure to live up to expectations, Could Shohei Ohtani turn down over $100 million to remain on West Coast? If James Harden does not play this year- he should not get paid, SSH: PGA Championships, Ezzard Charles, Gene Upshaw, Pete Carril

7-23-2023 Passed Ball Show. John opens this program by discussing the over discussed upcoming baseball trading deadline. John has contested for years the fact that the media drives how a baseball team can either be a buyer or a seller. Each professional sports team has the right to operate as its own entity.  John then discusses the issue that seems to involve the NFL’s running backs. Even the most elite at the position has become expendable and easily replaceable while this is a problem and John doesn’t have an issue with the running backs, organizing some sort of union. This doesn’t seem to be an issue that’s going to resolve itself in the favor of the NFL’s running back, John also discusses the fantasy football implications of having two running backs on a roster.  Finally, during today’s saving sports history segment John talks about the 1866 Cincinnati, red stockings, Hank Greenberg, Dan Quisenberry, Bill Buckner, Don Mattingly, all while praising Lance Armstrong for his dominance in the world of sports.

6-24-2023 Passed Ball Show. John opens up this show by reactivating himself from the Injured List due to back problems. Even he knows nobody noticed, cared, or gives a shit. He talks about the direct correlation between the success of the Cincinnati Reds, Miami Marlins, and Arizona Diamondbacks and the disappointment of the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, and San Diego Padres. As a proponent of more “fan blame,” one might think John could side with the MLB Commissioner for blaming the fans for the Oakland Athletics move to Las Vegas. John does not take the bait. John still seems to believe the Portland Trail Blazers will hold on to Damian Lillard unless the player wants out. Finally, John talks about what Chris Paul to the Golden State Warriors looks like. During the #SavingSportsHistory segment, John talks about a Gambling Umpire, Bobby Jones, Joe Frazier, Shaquille O’Neal, the New Jersey Devils, Chicago Blackhawks, and Michael Olowokandi.

6-7-2023 Passed Ball Show. John wonders what the best single sport merger in history in light of the PGA LIV golf tour unification. John wants you to let him know if there was a more effective one than the AFL/ NFL football merger. John then spends a couple of minutes talking about how much he has enjoyed watching Jacob deGrom pitch over the past several years. He then wonders whether Jake can effectively dial down his fastball or he can only operate at throwing every pitch over 100 miles per hour. During today’s #SavingSportsHistory segment, John remembers several number one (1) overall MLB draft picks, including the Mets decision to not draft Reggie Jackson, some French Open Champions including Chris Evert, the Seattle Supersonics, Thurman Munson, Allen Iverson, and Herb Score.

6-6-2023 Passed Ball Show. John opens up this program by questioning whether or not Kyrie Irving is a winning player and whether he is the appropriate player to build a team around. John then quiets any talk that either the Florida Panthers or Miami Heat are any type of Cinderella story. He then compares star MLB shortstops Francisco Lindor and Trea Turner, concluding that a rooting bias may be the reason one is preferered over the other- then laughing that both Mets and Phillies fans are generally so down on their own players that they may prefer the other. John opens the #SavingSportsHistory segment by recapping the tremendous baseball life of former MLB pitcher, pitching coach, and manager Roger Craig. Other #SSH topics include Bobby Mitchell, World War II, Steffi Graf, Louis Chevrolet, Charley Jones, Bjorn Born, Scooter Gennett, and Cam Neely.

5-27-2023 Passed Ball Show. John talks about Aaron Boone getting thrown out of baseball games and wonders if he is overdoing it because the MLB manager has such limited responsibility in regards to impacting the game. John believes a digital strikezone in some form (perhaps through instant replay) is coming to MLB soon. John hopes the corrected ball/strike calls can be as instantaneously put into play as we see with our own eyes through the MLB.com app. John shares his excitement over the fact that catcher’s cheating (he means “framing”) will become a thing of the past once a digital strikezone (replay or otherwise) is implemented. John then talks about the once 3-0 series deficit the Boston Celtics faced and why it seems like they can pull it off with a game six (6) victory in Miami against the Heat. John believes whomever wins Game 6 will win the series and if Boston takes this game, they will not only win Game 7 in Boston, but sweep the NBA Finals against the Denver Nuggets. John then speaks of a similar possibility happening in Dallas, as a Game Five (5) victory in Las Vegas, as a win sets them up for the return of their suspended Captain Jamie Benn with the potential game being played on the Stars home ice. During today’s #savingsportshistory segment, John talks about Dan McGann, Carl Hubbell, George Halas, the Indy 500, Sam Snead, Walt Kiesling, Jackie Slater, Frank Thomas, Frant Grant, Ezzard Charles, Maurice Richard, Bill Buckner, and Craig “Iron Head” Heyward.