For this episode, Bob speaks with Andy Dolich, who has five decades of experience in the professional sports industry... holding executive positions in the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB. He has worked from both sides of the coin, from the Philadelphia 76ers who only won 9 games out of 82 in 1972, to the Oakland A's, who swept the San Francisco Giants in the 1989 World Series.

For this episode, Bob speaks with respected author Jonathan Eig. Jonathan attended the prestigious Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, and has been a news reporter and freelance writer. He has also authored 5 books from Muhammad Ali to Jackie Robinson. We will be discussing his definitive biography on Lou Gehrig.

For this episode Bob speaks with Billy Martin Jr., whose father was the Yankee legend and extremely successful manager of the Twins, Tigers, Rangers, Yankees, and A's.  We will learn of his father's relationship with his HOF teammates, plus Casey and George, and also catch up with him and his successful career as an agent in the music and baseball arena.

For this episode of "The Baseball Doesn't Fall Far From The Tree", Bob talks baseball and about Jim's father Syd Thrift, a well-respected baseball mind. Syd was a long time scout, scouting director, GM for both the Pirates and Orioles, and the architect behind the Royal's Baseball Academy. His son Jim did not fall from the tree, as an evaluator of baseball talent as a scout, and as a minor league manager.

In this episode, Bob speaks with Nancy Finley, author of the book "Finley Ball". How can we not talk about her uncle Charlie Finley, the 3 World Championship teams, moustaches, the mule, MC Hammer, and Mrs. Fields? It will be both entertaining and informative!

For this episode, Bob speaks with Glenn Wilson, who played ten tears in the major leagues for the Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Seattle Mariners. Glenn was the Detroit Tigers first pick in the 1980 amateur player's draft, and an All-Star with the Phillies in 1985. He is now a licensed minister and the author of his memoir "Headed Home".

For this episode, Bob speaks with Doug "The Glue" Flynn. Doug played in the Major Leagues for 11 seasons, and was a member of the "Big Red Machine"! In 1977, he was traded to the Mets for Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver. Doug was known more for his slick fielding than his hitting prowess, and went on to win a Golden Glove as a second baseman in 1980. He began and ended his career playing for Sparky Anderson, but his favorite manager was Joe Torre, who gave him his break.

In this episode of our podcast, Bob and Al Santorini have a detailed conversation about his stellar High School baseball career, where he was 35-1 with over 500 strikeouts for Union High School in New Jersey. Al was also selected in the first round of the inaugural Amateur Baseball Draft by the Atlanta Braves in 1966. He pitched one year in Atlanta, but was left unprotected and then scooped up by the San Diego Padres in the first round of the Expansion draft in 1969.  Nowadays he works one-on-one baseball instruction with baseball players.

In this episode, Bob listens to Al reminisce about growing up in Brooklyn, rooting for his beloved Dodgers, his own journey to the big leagues, and the differences between how the game was played then and how it is played today.

Bob chats with Mets historian and fellow SABR member Matt Silverman. Matt's latest book is "Shea Stadium Remembered". He has also written books on both the 1973 and 1986 Mets teams. If you're a Mets fan or just a baseball fan in general, you're not going to want to miss this episode!