Big League Dreaming The Podcast

Field of Dreams 2021: The Gonzalez family talks about the movie and MLB game On this special Podcast, all of BLD's hosts make an appearance to talk about MLB's highly successful, and emotional, Field of Dreams game (Aug. 12, 2021) featuring the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox. John Gonzalez (the dad) and his sons -- Zak, Ty and Zane -- all gather together in different parts of the country t...

On this Podcast, John Gonzalez talks to Axios sports reporter Jeff Tracy about the dwindling numbers for Little League baseball, which peaked in the 1990s. Jeff says the "professionalization" of youth sports, including the proliferation of travel baseball, has led to the decreased interest in Little League. As these players get ready to showcase their skills on the Little League World Se...

On this episode, Jim Callis, senior writer at MLB Pipeline and MLB.com, talks about this year's 2021 MLB Draft, especially MLB's goal to create more excitement surrounding the All-Star Game. He says that California HS SS Marcelo Mayer is likely to be the No. 1 pick to the Pittsburgh Pirates, but then it's up in the air. He said it's possible the Texas Rangers will take celebrated Vanderb...

On this show,  John and Zak Gonzalez of the BLD Podcast talk to Central Michigan University volunteer baseball coach Tom Winske. He has a great story. After leading the St. Norbert College (De Pere, Wisc.) baseball team for two decades where he accomplished a 444-278-1 record and several conference championships, as well as NCAA Division III world series appearances, the coach left his progra...

On this episode of the Podcast, John Gonzalez talks to Detroit Tigers beat writer Jason Beck of MLB.com. They discuss the recent promotion of 2020 No. 1 draft pick Spencer Torkelson, as well as catching prospect Dillon Dingler, from High A West Michigan to AA Erie. Beck said on MLB.com: "The promotions put Detroit’s top three offensive prospects -- and three of the Tigers’ top four prospects -- in...

On this episode of the Podcast, Zak and Zane Gonzalez talk about the format of the 2021 College Baseball World Series, which begins on June 19. They talk about the CWS format, their top teams and what makes college baseball so electric among fans, especially for those in the Deep South. Zane shares his knowledge of the college game as a coach, as well as his experience of coaching a few players wh...

On this episode of Big League Dreaming, John and Zak catch up with Scott Dwyer, an assistant coach at D2 powerhouse West Florida, where head coach Mike Jeffcoat has amassed more than 500 wins, multiple titles and a national championship. Dwyer comes to the team with a long pedigree in baseball, having coached high school, JUCO, D1 as well as professional baseball. BLD's Zak Gonzalez got to know Sc...

Eric Haase, a seventh round pick for the Cleveland Indians in 2011, is finally getting a chance to play regularly with his hometown Detroit Tigers. A former Mr. Baseball from Dearborn Divine Child HS, the Westland native has made a big impact after being called up a few weeks ago. He helped the Tigers with a win over the Seattle Mariners by hitting two HRs, then the next night was on the receiving...

Bottom of the 9th Breakdown: Detroit Tigers pitcher Spencer Turnbull (second round, 63rd overall, 2014) recorded the 8th no-hitter in Tigers history, and the first since Justin Verlander's feat on May 7, 2011 in Toronto. In his 5-0 win over the Mariners in Seattle (May 18, 2021), Turnbull gave up 2 walks, and threw 117 pitches, 77 for strikes. In the Bottom of the 9th he faced Mitch Haniger, the S...

John and Zak Gonzalez talk to Scott Kornberg, the Broadcaster and Media and Public Relations Manager for the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp , Triple-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins . Zak and Scott worked together for a couple years with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans where Scott was the broadcaster, and Zak was in operations. They talk about big dreams, big prospects and big shrimp. Learn more about the te...

Bottom of the 9th - Logan Gilbert to be called up by the Mariners alongside Jarred Kelenic Logan Gilbert, the Mariners’ first-round pick in 2018 and MLB Pipeline’s #28 prospect in all of baseball, is getting The Call. Zak gives you his thoughts on this topic and breaks the news

On this episode, Zane (LHP, Comstock Park, Mich.) talks about being the youngest of the Gonzalez boys, which wasn’t a bad thing. He saw his brothers as mentors, who taught him the finer points of the game. He said it made him a student of the game. After a successful career at Comstock Park High School, where he set many pitching records, he followed his brother Ty’s path and played for coach Cody...

On this episode, Ty (RHP/utility, Comstock Park, Mich.) talks about being inspired to follow his dreams from the day he was born. In fact, he knew all his Major League teams and nicknames before his ABCs. True story. His signature is his work ethic. He’s that kid you always hear about, the one who shows up early, stays late and eats, dreams and sleeps baseball. After a successful career at Comstoc...

On this episode, Zak (LHP, Comstock Park, Mich.) talks about being inspired to follow his dreams when playing for a travel baseball team in Lansing, Michigan. He saw his game elevate, and he then put all his energy into making it to professional baseball. After a successful career at Comstock Park High School, he played two years at Jackson Community College as a starting pitcher where the team se...

On this special episode, the Gonzalez family gives a shout out to Pam Gonzalez. A fan of the game who had has always been supportive of her son’s dreams, and husband’s passion. She knows more about baseball than the average fan.

A family podcast about pursuing your Big League Dreams.