Barrel It Up

Tom talks to us about what it is like start playing baseball after playing softball for about 30 years. What does it take to make that transition and those that helped him along the way. Why in your 70's decide you want to pitch. Does he have a mentor to make it happen? Please send comments to barrelitup@yahoo.com

Much more this time on why Tim's book was written and the people who inspired it. Also another poem and a reading from the book. Tim lets us in on why writing and when it started. His book is available from Amazon (Baseball: In and Out of Time). If you go to jaxsonspress@gmail.com you can find out about his other writing and other works his company publishes. Comments at barrelitup@yahoo.com.

Awesome description from Tim on why we still get to play as we age. He shares why he stopped playing in high school. Then why he started playing again. Plus we got to hear one of Tim's poems from his book (Baseball: In and Out of Time). Please leave comments at barrelitup@yahoo.com.

Recap of all the great people that we have had on the podcast for 2024. Please leave comments at barrelitup@yahoo.com

Much more in depth this time about how softball changed so quickly at UCLA. A Club sport when she started to a varsity sport with full time coaching by the time she left. Hear from her about playing on the same team with Ann Meyers. Check out the International Women's Baseball center. iwbc.org . please leave comments at barrelitup@yahoo.com.

It's not just the guys still playing baseball as seniors. We hear from Charlene about how she got started in softball at UCLA when it was just a club sport. Baseball didn't come until much later in life. Please leave comments at barrelitup@yahoo.com

Get a taste of what it's like to run a 3 week baseball tournament. Find out the issues that most often arise. Hear about those that have been a great part of the 37 year run of the tournament that are no longer with us. Contact the organization at msblnational.com . Please leave comments at barrelitup@yahoo.com.

Jeff provides videos with play by play for teams playing in major baseball tournaments. He takes us through the journey of doing his own announcing of major league games as a child to his career at Apnvideo today. Would you like him to do your game? reach him at apnvideo.com . Please leave comments at barrelitup@yahoo.com.

Hear from Tom about youth baseball but also being into hockey. A gap from baseball until senior baseball came along. What is it like to play hockey on the same team with your children both male and female? Please leave comments at barrelitup@yahoo.com

Find out how someone gets to go to both MIT and Harvard. Not only that but evidentually Stanford. In between the pluses and minuses of work on a secret government project. Details still secret to this day. Hear about Joel's involvment with the Sierra Club. How did they stop a big project that had big name backing. Please leave comments at barrelitup@yahoo.com.

Joel tells us what its like to go to that first fantasy camp. it didn't go well. the second one went much better. Then finding senior base ball that he still does at 85. Find out the differences between two major senior leagues. Comments at barrelitup@yahoo.com.

Steve shows us the path to decide between being a doctor and a dentist. Why the decision to practice as a dentist in Las Vegas. He will explain how he became the number one dentist in Las Vegas for so many years. An honor bestowed by his fellow dentists. How should a dentist treat their patients. Please send comments to barrelitup@yahoo.com

growing up in the north bay area Steve tells us about the competition for a place on the roster in several sports. Playing alongside others destined for a professional career. What it was like playing Softball (fast and slow) until Senior baseball came along. Baseball is not his only sport! Please leave a comment if you can at barrelitup@yahoo.com. See the schedule of upcoming podcasts on page 5 o...

Peter Funt tells us what is like to be involved in the family business from the age of 3. The family business is Candid Camera. So many stories to tell us about meeting childhood heroes. We are also priviliged to here about interviews with such people as OJ Simpson, beauty queens, and especially The Reverand Martin Luther King. Find out about his most recent book Inside Fantasy Football that just...

growing up in New York and seeing Yankee games with your Dad can help create a lifetime love of the game. There can be difficulties though when there is another sport that is competing for your time. Why does baseball eventually win out? Comments please at barrelitup@yahoo.com

Steve LaMontia is back to show us where baseball has led him. An occupation where he interviews those players that have not been able to give up the game like himself. A brief glimpse into the work its takes to keep a large baseball organization operating. Some great baseball stories.

Steve LaMontia talks to us about how a baseball life is not always a straight line. He talks about how work and family can delay but not stop the desire for the game.

Baseball leads to other persuits. Ted has added baseball and softball umpiring. Plus football and basketball refereeing. Hear the why and the relationship with players, coaches and fans. Ted talks to us about working during baseball Hall of Fame festivities for several years. Hear about those that attend the gala weekend. Please send comments to barrelitup@yahoo.com.

baseball was always there even when only softball was available. However, softball led to baseball again. Bill shows us what it takes to run a successful adult team. See how running a successful business and a team go hand in hand. send comments to barrelitup@yahoo.com

Your pro player Dad is your first coach. That propells you to a life in Baseball. One thing leads to another and now you are a team manger. Then that leads to managing tournament teams for many years even though you have moved from coast to coast. Thats the journey of Ted Poleto. Please leave comments about Barrel it Up at barrelitup@yahoo.com

As with all our guests these brothers have led very interesting lives outside of baseball. For Ted we explore becoming a chef and working in the family restaurant business. Then moving to a career in the mortgage field for forty four years now. We ask about where the market is now and how it got that way. For Mike we find out about the family restaurants and how they worked together. Mike's experi...

The beginning of our conversation with Ted and Mike about how their whole life in baseball began. We get their views on why they have continued to play and what the game has meant to them. We find out who the mentors were that guided their journey. Plus we get to enjoy their relationship through the years and how it involved the game of Baseball.

The second part of our discussion with Jeryl Thompson. Here we delve into his life in music. Starting with hitting those drums at age 3. Out of high school he started playing with more professional bands. Eventually landing at Motown records as a producer and song writer. You have heard many of his songs on TV and the movies. He is also involved with an organization his mother started in Florida....

The start of our discussion with Jeryl Thompson about his progress in baseball starting at age 3. Baseball came back in his life over 30 years later. He talks about how baseball affects a life. Baseball teaches how to overcome adversity.

Continuing with Jef Brown on what it is like to be a league President? Exploring how a senior league works and what kind of players are part of it. Also the positives and negatives of operating a league. Plus a few of the many funny stories amassed over the years. Senior players can be interesting!!!!