Baseball and BBQ

Newly Elected Barbecue Hall of Fame Inductee, Darren Warth and Award-Winning Author, John Rosengren Darren Warth  has become one of competition barbecue's most decorated pitmasters since his barbecue competition debut in 2003 which, as Darren recalls, Mother Nature almost destroyed.  In 2006, Darren and his wife, Sherry, founded Smokey D’s BBQ catering company, cooking in their driveway as a side...

Yogi Berra's Granddaughter, Lindsay Berra Discusses It Ain't Over  and Gloria Chabot Gives Us a Delicious Taste of Working In the Food Industry Lindsay Berra  is a journalist who has spent more than two decades covering sports and fitness for  ESPN Magazine ,  MLB.com ,  MLB Network ,  Sports Business Journal ,  The New York Times ,  Baseball America ,  Fast Company ,  Men's Health , and other out...

Baseball, Barbecue, and Good-Natured Trash Talking with Dan Schlossberg, Author of Baseball's Memorable Misses and Tearl Dunlap of TD's Brew & BBQ Dan Schlossberg  is a former Associated Press sportswriter and one of the country’s premier baseball experts.  During a 50-year award-winning journalism career Dan has been a true renaissance man as he has worked as a broadcast analyst, commentator,...

Baseball, Barbecue, and Music with Sterling Ball and International Baseball with Shane Boettcher   Sterling Ball  is a true renaissance man.  He can speak eloquently about the music world, where he is a perfectly played note as a legendary and award-winning bass designer and musician who has performed with many music industry greats.  Saucy, spicy, and exceptional barbecue talk is also something S...

Baseball Broadcaster and Author, Tim Hagerty and Several of the Jeff Michner Foundation / Pig Beach BBQ 2023 Participants Tim Hagerty  is the broadcaster for the El Paso Chihuahuas (Padres Triple-A affiliate) and an award-winning writer and author. Tim was voted El Paso Sportscaster of the Year in 2014, 2015, and 2016.  Baseball America  named him an MLB broadcast prospect in its Best of the Minor...

Prolific Baseball Author, Erik Sherman and Willow Seasonings & Blends, David Slade Erik Sherman  returns for another triumphant appearance to discuss his latest book,  D aybreak at Chavez Ravine: Fernandomania and the Remaking of the Los Angeles Dodgers .  Erik is  a prolific baseball book author and his latest work is exceptional.  The book "retells Valenzuela’s arrival and permanent inf...

Baseball and BBQ are well represented with World Series Champion, Jeremy Affeldt and Barbecue Enthusiast, Jon Solberg Jeremy Affeldt  is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Kansas City Royals, Colorado Rockies, Cincinnati Reds, and San Francisco Giants.  His teams have played in four World Series; one on the losing side with the Colorado Rockies and three winning efforts with...

It's a Tale of Two Robs with Baseball Writer, Rob Neyer and Rob Rainford, Cookbook Author and Host of the TV Show, License to Grill Rob Neyer is a baseball writer known for his use of statistical analysis or sabermetrics.  He started his career working for Bill James and joined ESPN.com as a columnist and blogger from 1996 to 2011.  He was National Baseball Editor for SB Nation from 2011 to 2014 a...

Barbecue connoisseur, Meathead, Yogi Berra's son, Larry Berra, and Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding make this a Hall of Fame episode. Meathead  is the founder and publisher of the immensely popular BBQ and grilling website AmazingRibs.com.  He is a member of the Barbecue Hall of Fame and the author of Meathead: The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling , a  New   York Times  Best Seller, and named o...

Do You Believe In Magic?  Author, David Krell and BBQ Connoisseurs, Sean Ludwig, and Ryan Cooper Make Us All Believe In Magic David Krell  is an author and baseball historian.  His latest work is,  Do You Believe In Magic?:  Baseball and America In the Groundbreaking Year of 1966 .  We were fortunate to be asked to preview the book and offer a blurb and this is what we said, " David Krell wea...

We have a baseball guest, Dr. Paul Semendinger, a barbecue guest, Christie Vanover, and a rant from Jeff.  Those three things make for a very entertaining episode. Dr. Paul Semendinger was leading a double life, one as an educator with a career that culminated in his last position as a middle school principal, from which he recently retired.  The other is as an author of several books and as the E...

2023 is the year that the Barbecue Hall of Fame should induct Greg Rempe and give him the honor he deserves.  Do not just take our word for that, but listen to what our ten guests, Malcom Reed, Ben Arnot, Christie Vanover, Ryan Cooper, Sean Ludwig, Michael Savino, Rusty Monson, Jon Solberg, Meathead, and Doug Scheiding have to say about Greg and his contributions to barbecue. Greg Rempe  is the cr...

Baseball and BBQ Episode #179: Celebrating baseball's opening week with a rare triple play from Loserville author, Clayton Trutor, The Grillin' Fools, Scott Thomas, and Spring Training Correspondent, Gary Looney Clayton Trutor  joins us to discuss his latest book,  Loserville:  How Professional Sports Remade Atlanta-and How Atlanta Remade Professional Sports .  It is a fascinating look at Atlanta,...

Josh Rawitch, President of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, and Malcom Reed from the How To BBQ Right YouTube Channel and Podcast   The  quote, "If you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life." fits both our guests perfectly. Josh Rawitch  has taken his love of baseball and made it his career.  In 1995 Rawitch joined the Los Angeles Dodgers and worked his way...

Former MLB Player, Jim Leyritz and Megan Day from Burnt Finger BBQ Provide Exceptional Baseball and BBQ Talk Jim Leyritz  was a  professional baseball catcher and infielder.  In his 11-year Major League Baseball career, Leyritz played for the New York Yankees, Anaheim Angels, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, San Diego Padres, and Los Angeles Dodgers.  With the Yankees, Jim was a member of the 1996 a...

Spanning the globe to bring smoking hot BBQ talk with Ben Arnot from Smoking Hot Confessions and exceptional baseball talk with Joe Ceraulo, host of Ceraulo Sports Talk  Ben Arnot  believes in the power of barbecue.  What exactly does that mean?  To Ben and his Smoking Hot Confessions team, "It is a power that is unique and mystifying.  It is the power to not only deliver delicious foods, but...

Tom Hammond from Vintage Baseball Reflections and Chad Humphrey from Humphrey's BBQ Tom Hammond  has loved baseball since he was "knee-high to a grasshopper."  His father, who was a Boston Braves fan, introduced him to baseball, and Tom has been a fan ever since.  It has taken his love of the game and countless hours to create the website, https://www.vintagebaseballreflections.com/ .  O...

Multi Award-Winning Pitmaster, Heath Riles and Martin's Baseball Museum Curator, Tracy Martin Heath Riles  is a 75-time Grand Champion.  He has been grilling since he was 18 years old and participated on his first competition BBQ team in Ashland, Mississippi.  Since then his name has become synonymous with high-quality barbecue products which include an award-winning line of barbecue rubs, sauces,...

Turbo Trusser Inventors and Shark Tank  Contestants, Brian Halasinski and Kirk Hyust and Barry Sparks, Author of  The Search for the Next Mickey Mantle Brian Halasinski  and  Kirk Hyust  have a passion for inventing.  They see a problem and create a solution.  Their latest invention turns the difficult process of trussing a chicken into a fun and quick alternative.  Trussing a chicken allows it to...

Episode #172: Former MLB Pitcher, Andy Benes, Guest Co-host, Bill Chuck, and Old Grunt BBQ's Galen Powell Make This a Can't-Miss Episode Andy Benes  is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1989 to 2002. M ost prominently as a member of the San Diego Padres where he was named to the National League All-Star team in 1993 and led the league in strikeouts in 1994.  He also played for...

Episode 171: It's a triple play with Doug Scheiding and Jennifer Talley of Rogue Cookers, Marc Gold, condiments and bobblehead aficionado, and Scott Umscheid, pitmaster and restaurateur Doug Scheiding  pulls double duty as he and his wife,  Jennifer Talley discuss their amazing weekend cooking at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo BBQ Cook-off.  This dynamic duo forms the team, Rogue Cookers a...

Episode #170: Former MLB Pitcher, Turk Wendell and an Encore of Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich, Restaurateurs and the Authors of Chasing Smoke Turk Wendell  is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for 11 seasons.  His career kept him in the National League, playing for four teams, the Chicago Cubs, the New York Mets, the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Colorado Rockies.  Turk...

Episode 169: Champion Pitmaster, Danielle Bennett aka Diva Q and Author, Alan Hirsch Danielle Bennett  aka Diva  Q says, "BBQ is a never-ending learning process."  A pioneer in BBQ and a champion with over 400 awards to her name. Diva Q was the host of BBQ Crawl for three seasons on The Travel Channel. Danielle has a best-selling cookbook called Diva Q's Barbecue: 195 Recipes for Cooking...

Baseball and BBQ Episode #168: Champion Pitmaster, Harry Soo of Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ and Author, Dan Good Harry Soo  says he became a champion pitmaster purely by chance.  It was on his "bucket list" to enter a barbecue competition and with the nudging of a fellow co-worker he did and the rest, as they say, is history.  Harry is a strong believer in spreading BBQ love and he is doing just...

Episode #167:  Rene LeRoux, Executive Director of the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame, and Steve Brown, Founder of Uncle Steve's Shake Rene LeRoux  is an exceptional storyteller and has many to tell.  He is the founder and executive director of three New York State Hall of Fame's, baseball, basketball, and hockey.  We had the pleasure of attending the 2022 New York State Baseball Hall of Fame...