Passed Ball Show

12-6-2022 Passed Ball Show. John spends this program talking about MLB and its free agency. John discusses some of the issues that have gone on for years between the MLB players and the owners. John believes that the players that are free agents will hold out for every dollar and year they can get and that the owners should pay full price for a free agent they really want. John then talks about th...

12-3-2022 Passed Ball Show. John opens up by congratulating the Texas Rangers for winning the sweepstakes for Jacob deGrom. Jacob did not want to come back to New York and John believes he is not the only one. Could Aaron Judge follow him out of town? If he does, the NY Sports Fans and the NY Media need to held responsible for letting this happen. John asks when was thr last time a top three (or e...

11-30-2022 Passed Ball Show. John spends this program talking about how it is uncommon for a team to give up on a quarterback they drafted in the top of the first round, or is it? John makes the case that the Zach Wilson benching is not so common and the patience for an organization to stick with any QB is at an all time low. John has some fun by discussing some top of the first round QB’s of Chri...

11-29-2022 Passed Ball Show. John opens up this show by criticizing Houston Astros Owner Jim Crane for his failure to relinquish handling of day to day baseball operations of the team. John describes several examples of not only owners meddling in sports front offices and influencing decisions, but making them and makes an argument that there is no example of an owner being successful in that role...

11-26-2022 Passed Ball Show. John opens up this program by ripping into Phoenix Suns forward Jae Crowder for thinking he has earned his right as a player to not only ask for and demand a trade, but to have the audacity to refuse to play until a deal is completed. And he plays for a good team that was in the NBA Finals two years ago. John then gives a massive amount of confidence in the 2022-2023 P...

11-19-2022 Passed Ball Show. John opens up this program by talking about Geno Smith being a backup quarterback succeeding as a starter in the NFL and why it is not a bad thing. He compares Geno to some of the best backup quarterbacks in NFL history such as Earl Morrall, Craig Morton, Steve Young (when he was Joe Montana's backup), Steve Beuerlein (with Dallas), Jeff Hostetler, and Nick Foles. He t...

11-12-2022 Passed Ball Show. John opens this program by talking, in detail, about the similarities between now former Houston Astros General Manager James Click and perhaps soon to be former New York Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom. Click is leaving the Astros organization, not because he did not produce the appropriate amount of results, but because the team’s owner Jim Crane did not want to retain him...

11-5-2022 Passed Ball Show. John opens up this program by asking whether it will be the two (2) time World Series Champion Houston Astros or the three (3) time WS Champion Philadelphia Phillies. He then dunks on Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay claiming he has instructed the Colts to quit this season. John talks about how unprecedented it is for a team to quit and give up on an entire season aft...

10-29-2022 Passed Ball Show. John opens up this program by stating the obvious about JT Realmuto and Justin Verlander. He then talks about the perspective free agency of Aaron Judge and Jacob deGrom and makes a case for why they do not need New York. This is a far cry from years ago when NY was considered the destination for any top athlete. Reggie Jackson and Mark Messier believed winning in New...

10-25-2022 Passed Ball Show. John opens up this program by laughing at the fact that University of Texas Football Head Coach Steve Sarkisian had to apologize for not signing the school’s Texas song after following their loss to Oklahoma State. He then cuts into the fact that it would have not been an issue had the team won. This launches him into his rant about the under respecting of the basic wi...

10/1/2022 Passed Ball Show. John opens up this show by talking about the Boston Celtics and why they were right to suspend and likely fire Head Coach Ime Udoka, even though initially John disagreed. He then explains why the NFL, its concussion protocol, and the Miami Dolphins did their job in handling of injured Quarterback Tua Tagliavioga in spite of how YOU feel. He then compares the anticipated...

9-20-2022 Passed Ball Show. John makes his return to the PBS by reminding those who need to know that Barry Bonds is still the MLB single season home run leader. He talks a little bit about Aaron Judge’s season and laughs at anybody that thinks he is not the AL MVP. John then talks anout the obsession with the LA Angels MVP club. The same people that thought that Mike Trout should have won the awa...

9-1-2022 Passed Ball Show. John comes back from his brief hiatus to stick up for one of the best managers in the history of Major League Baseball, Tony LaRussa. While woke baseball fans want to run him out of town, John speaks out about why he will always support the White Sox manager. John then questions whether Albert Pujols will return to MLB next season, in spite of his decision to call it qui...

8-8-2022 Passed Ball Show. John starts out by making four basic declarations, all of whom are true. He then gets into the perception that bad baseball teams should trade valuable players to contenders regardless of what the return is. John cites the Colorado Rockies and Daniel Bard, a player whom the Rockies obviously valued more than what other teams were willing to give up to obtain him. John ha...

7/10/2022 Passed Ball Show. John spends this program complaining about those obsessed with the possession of a baseball at a ballgame. People embarrass themselves daily for their pursuit of something that John even questions whether it has any value to it. Grown adults make complete fools of themselves just to possess a baseball. John then gives a couple reasons the Carolina Panthers traded for Ba...

6-27-2022 Passed Ball Show. John opens up this program by highlighting some of the underrated closers in Major League Baseball this season (in 2022). He then laughs at all the teams’ fans that believe their team will be best suited to acquire Chicago Cubs relief pitcher David Robertson. John’s first prediction of the show is the statement that Robertson will be traded for a team’s top ten (10) pro...

6-25-2022 Passed Ball Show. John spends this program talking about Major League Baseball’s arbitration system and how very little constructive things come out of an arbitration hearing. John is lost for words when it comes to the Atlanta Braves choosing to go to arbitration with ace starting pitcher Max Fried over $250,000. John talks about the airing of dirty laundry and the personal elements and...

6-21-2022 Passed Ball Show. John opens up this program by congratulating Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors on their seventh (and fourth in the last eight years) NBA Championship. John was critical of Green’s performance in Games One (1)- Four (4), but the all around team leader was strong in Game Five (5) and elite in Game Sox (6). John then discusses the season ending injury to Los Ang...

6-13-2022 Passed Ball Show. John opens up this program by mentioning he would like to see the Tampa Bay Lightning win their third straight Stanley Cup Finals and how he is seeing a totally different way that Draymond Green is going to cost the Golden State Warriors a NBA Championship. John spends the bulk of this program talking about the Court of Public Opinion and the fact that it has been again...

6-8-2022 Passed Ball Show. John opens up this program by reminding the viewers about the two MLB managers that have been let go in the past five days. He talks about what they have in common- proven MLB managers, those who have in the past had more autonomy when it comes to game planning. John talks about the lack of patience MLB teams have with proven managers now, as it seems a proven MLB manage...

5-26-2022 Passed Ball Show. John opens up this version of the program by questioning why Manu Ginobili is in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. The Four Time NBA Champion had an exciting run, but John believes this is just another example of the NBA’s Hall of Fame being watered down. John then compares the decision most recent Florida Panthers forward Joe Thornton has to make regarding his futu...

5-24-2022 Passed Ball Show. John opens up this program by remembering the impact Jackie Robinson had on baseball and reminding many of his sacrifices he made when he signed a professional contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers (Montreal Royals) for the 1946 season. Jackie had a clause in his contract that he agreed to that prevented him from fighting back from any ridicule he would be subjected to. Th...

5-21-2022 Passed Ball Show. John opens this show up by mentioning that John Salley was the first player in NBA history to win NBA Championships with three (3) or more NBA teams. He has since been joined by Robert Horry, Danny Green, and LeBron James. John then gets into discussion about what would be the best for Baker Mayfield this coming NFL season. While others have spent time trying to find a...

5-17-2022 Passed Ball Show. John spends this show talking about the state of the Golden State Warriors and whether this playoff run constitutes a part of their dynasty. The dynasty which saw the Warriors make it to five straight NBA Finals and win three championships. John thinks it could be part of the same thing as long as they win the NBA Championship this year. He makes the comparison to the 1...

5-14-2022 Passed Ball Show. John spends a significant time on this show comparing the way the Philadelphia 76ers and Memphis Grizzlies lost the sixth (6th) game of their respective conference semifinals series. John wonders why they are being perceived by the National media differently even though they both lost the same way. Both teams went through the motions in the fourth quarter when their opp...