Lost Ballparks

Eric Nadel is in his 43rd year broadcasting games for the Texas Rangers. He was a Baseball Hall of Fame 2014 Ford C. Frick winner and on this week's episode he shares some of his Rangers' highlights and stories of growing up going to games at Ebbets Field and the Polo Grounds. Click here for a copy of Eric and Craig Wright's book "The Man Who Stole First Base". Click here...

Tony Oliva, who spent his entire 15 year career with the Minnesota Twins, joins me on this episode of the Lost Ballparks podcast. He was an 8X All-Star, AL Rookie of the Year, Gold Glove winner, 3X batting champion, the first player to win back to back batting crowns in his first two full seasons and was inducted this summer into the Baseball Hall of Fame.  Send us Fan Mail

What would it be like to have season tickets to watch the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field during the 1950's? Can you imagine what it might be like if in addition to your front row seats you also had an all access pass to go pretty much anywhere on the field you wanted? Richard Stevens  doesn't have to imagine, because as a kid, he actually lived that dream! Stevens' grandfather had...

RIP Vin Scully  1927-2022 "Don't let the winds blow your dreams away... or steal your faith in God." - Vin Scully Send us Fan Mail

"Lost Ballparks Shorts" - pocket sized podcasts that highlight a particular broadcaster or old ballpark. Hope you enjoy this first one traveling back to the 1940's and '50's when Red Barber was in the "Catbird Seat" broadcasting Brooklyn Dodger games from Ebbets Field.  Send us Fan Mail

Andre Dawson joins me on the season 2 finale of the Lost Ballparks podcast. "Hawk" finished his career with 2,774 hits and 438 home runs. He was the 1977 Rookie of the Year, an 8x All-Star, NL MVP, 8x Gold Glove Winner, 4x Silver Slugger Award winner and a 2010 inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame.  Send us Fan Mail

Frank White spent 18 years with the Kansas City Royals. He finished his career with 2006 hits, was a 5x All-Star, 8x Gold Glove winner, silver slugger award winner, 1980 ALCS MVP, 1985 World Champion and a member of the Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame and my guest on this week's podcast! Send us Fan Mail

Steve Blass pitched for the Pirates from 1964-1974. He was an All-Star and a member of the 1971 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates. Blass, a member of the Pirates Hall of Fame, pitched two complete game wins including the deciding game 7 in the '71 Series. He was also a Pirates broadcaster from 1983-2019. On this week's episode he's sharing stories of the '71 championship and so...

Alan Trammell is our guest on this week's Lost Ballparks podcast! "Tram" spent his entire 20 year major league career with the Detroit Tigers. He finished his playing days with 2,365 hits, was a 6x All-Star, 4x Gold Glove winner, 3x silver slugger, World Champion, and 1984 World Series MVP and a 2018 inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame. This week he is sharing some great stories...

After not making his high school team 3 years in a row, Phillies legend Larry Bowa went on to have a 16 year major league career. Bowa, a member of the Phillies Wall of Fame, was a 5x All-Star, 2x Gold Glove winner and the starting shortstop on the 1980 World Champion Philadelphia Phillies. Send us Fan Mail

On this bonus episode of the Lost Ballparks podcast acclaimed photographer Jean Fruth and former President of the Baseball Hall of Fame Jeff Idelson talk about Jean's new book “Grassroots Baseball: Route 66” . This beautiful book, featuring over 250 captivating images, is a celebration and illumination of America’s pastime in the small towns and large cities that connect the historic highway....

Cleveland legend "Sudden" Sam McDowell stood 6'5 and could consistently deliver a 103-105 MPH fastball (some say as high as 108!). He finished his career with 141 wins, 2453 strikeouts,  a 6X all-star, 5X strikeout leader and a member of the Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame.  His new book The Saga of Sudden Sam: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of Sam McDowell is a must read! Send us Fa...

David "Deuce" Kessler worked at Connie Mack Stadium as the visiting clubhouse batboy in the 1960's. I had a feeling that someone who was in the clubhouse for that many years would have plenty of great stories and ballpark history to share with us.  I was not wrong!  Send us Fan Mail

Today, my guest is Michael Ortman, author of the book "Opening Day: 50 for 50". Beginning in 1970, Ortman attended 50 straight opening day games. If this book and this episode doesn't get you hyped up for the best day in baseball, I'm not sure what will! Click here to order your copy of the book. It's one of the best baseball books I have read in a year! You won't reg...

Dave Parker grew up a block away from Cincinnati's Crosley Field. He finished his Hall of Fame worthy 19 year career with 2,712 hits, 339 home runs, a 7x All-Star, 2x World Champion, 3x Silver Slugger, 3 Gold Gloves, NL MVP (he finished top 5 in the MVP voting 5 times!) and was one of the most electric players in baseball history! And he's my guest on the season 1 finale of the Lost Ball...

Longtime ESPN SportsCenter anchor, Kenny Mayne is one of the funniest, most creative, generous people I know. He grew up in Seattle in the 1960's and had a front row view of baseball's only 1 season franchise, the Seattle Pilots.   Send us Fan Mail

From 1974-2019 Marty Brennaman did play-by-play for the Cincinnati Reds. His voice was as much a part of the "Big Red Machine" as Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, Pete Rose and Tony Perez. A Hall of Fame Ford C. Frick winner in 2000, he was behind the mic for some of the biggest moments in baseball history and he is sharing his stories on this week's episode of Lost Ballparks.  Send us Fan...

After being taken in the 62nd round of the draft in 1988, Mike Piazza went on to have a 16 year Hall of Fame career! He finished A lifetime .308 hitter, was a 12x All-Star, NL Rookie of the Year, 10X Silver Slugger and is widely considered one of the greatest hitting catchers in baseball history and he is my guest on this episode of the Lost Ballparks Podcast!  Send us Fan Mail

Bob Ley is a multi Emmy winner,  Iconic ESPN Sports Anchor, one of the originals of the network, joining ESPN 3 days after its launch in 1979 and our guest on this week's podcast.  From his first game at Yankee Stadium in 1961 to watching the 1969 World Series at Memorial Stadium to watching a game at Wrigley Field and then broadcasting a game at Comiskey Park...in the same day, Bob Ley is he...