Sometimes its difficult to stay positive that the 2020 season will happen.  Top players are talking about safety and salaries.  MLB has mentioned a few different scenarios but Benny, Lenny & Campy hope they have back up plans including moving to Asia.  GREAT questions from our listeners including trivia questions and a prediction what all three will be doing ten years from now.  

The owners have a plan to play but will the players ratify the deal or walk away from the negotiations?  America needs baseball--just like in World War II & during the aftermath of 9/11--baseball helped us heal.  So, players and owners, please work this out for the sake of America!  Plus, more great questions from Doc's Mail bag including a trivia question that stumped all of us.  

POSITIVITY--The state of maintaining positive thoughts when everything else around you is crashing down.  This is a very important trait for baseball players.  Staying positive and maintaining confidence when things are tough.  This same mindset can be learned by non-baseball players too.  This episode delves deep into the positive thought processes needed to maintain consistent performance on the field and off. Plus more from Doc's Mail Bag.

The certainty of uncertainty is still the vibe in baseball, but there is hope.  New talk about a June Spring Training and early July start.  Multiple options, multiple locations, multiple league alignments--we will wait and see.  Great questions from Doc's Mail Bag as always including some very creative ideas for MLB.  Keep them questions coming!

As we endure no baseball, several different scenarios are being discussed to start the MLB season.  Listen as Benny, Lenny and Campy break down each scenario and its real viability to work.  Also, the top players by team in the 90's, match ups from players from different eras, the economic impact of no baseball, the emotional impact of no baseball and more from Doc's Mail Bag.

If you are in self-quarantine like so many and missing baseball like we are, this show may help get some of your baseball needs met with discussions about the best players from the past eras, discussions on options for the MLB and MiLB seasons, college eligibility changes, the 2020 draft or “drafts”, the 2020 post season options and much more—plus questions from the Doc’s Mailbag.

This podcast was recorded during the Covid-19 pandemic with hysteria at it's apex (WE HOPE!!).  It has all levels of ffected so many in so many ways that no one was prepared for including all levels of baseball and the rest of the sports world.  Listen to the discussion on how the season could be salvaged and the formats that would be the most appealing to the fans.  Does this time for player help some teams with injuries like the Yankees or hurt teams looking to start a World Series legacy like the Dodgers?  Baseball is not back, but we can still talk about it.

What a blast!  Our first guest ever on the show, former Major Leaguer, Jimmy Campanis, Sr., joins in the fun.  Campy and his dad, along with Lenny and Benny take on current topics like the Dodgers chances this year.  Plus, they get into discussions about players from the "Golden Era" of baseball, through the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and up through today.  Clemente, Griffey Sr and Jr, the Boones, Mantle, Drysdale, Vin Scully, Jackie Robinson and more.

Why is Puig not signed yet? How can one of the games most exciting players still be on the sideline?  The Backstop has some ideas.  Can the Yankees survive  the injuries of Judge and Stanton? Do these two guys lift so much they've become injury prone?  Who will take the NL East? Trevor Bauer tells a hitter what was coming and GOT HIM OUT! And More From "Doc's Mailbag"

The crack of the bat, the pop of the catcher's glove--these are the sounds of Spring Training and the Backstop dives straight into the first games with discussions on the two LA teams and how stacked their line-ups are in 2020.  The Diamondbacks new pitcher has been moonlighting as a COWBOY!  Too funny!  Can the Dodgers win the last game of the season for its first World Championship since 1988?  Can the Angels make the play-offs for the first time since Trout's rookie season?  And more questions from the listeners in "Doc's Mail Bag".