Passed Ball Show

5-20-2023 Passed Ball Show. John starts this program by talking about the St. Louis Cardinals PR disaster as it applies to their catcher Willson Contreras. John talks about the difficulty of replacing an all-time great witch Contreras had to do replacing Yadier Molina. He also talks about the rich history of the St. Louis Cardinals, and how well run they have been historically. He then states he b...

5-9-2023 Passed Ball Show. John spends this program talking about the consequences of using slurs to put down an entire group of people. Within the last week, Glen Kuiper used the “N” slur during his description of his visit to the museum in Kansas City. John adds the responsibility as a professional speaker to reiterate how inexcusable it was for Kuiper to make that “mistake,” as he put it. Bob H...

5-5-2023 Passed Ball Show. John makes it very clear what he thinks of the fan that says, “Play the Kids.” That fan has given up on their favorite team’s chances and is using Play the Kids as an addition lifeline to justify a now- projected, lousy season. That fan is a quitter and it is even more embarrassing when a member of the media makes that statement. John then continues to make his feelings...

5-2-2023 Passed Ball Show. John starts this program by congratulating James Harden for his 45 point performance leading the Philadelphia 76ers to a Game One victory over the Boston Celtics. He adds that Harden is better off as a number one scoring option as this brings out the best in his game before comparing this game to the media’s expectation that the best teams in the NBA all need to have mul...

4-30-2023 Passed Ball Show. John opens up this program by explaining why Jacob deGrom continues to have arm ailments and will likely be injury prone for the remainder of his Major League Baseball career. John believes that Jacob throws too hard every single pitch for his forearm, shoulder, and elbow to be able to handle. John cites other pitchers who have learned to get hitters out by not throwing...

4-24-2023 Passed Ball Show. John spends this program questioning the value of the regular season of the four major U.S. team sports. With so many teams now given a spot in the postseason, there is limited value in a team having the best record in a given division- let alone the entire league. John makes some suggestions to better incentivize finishing with the best record of a given league, such a...

4-22-2023 Passed Ball Show. John opens up this program by explaining why the Oakland Athletics owner and the City of Oakland have failed the Athletics fans. He then talks about the only other sports franchise (if you can name another one, please let him know) to play in four different cities. John then implicates the Los Angeles Dodgers as the reason Max Scherzer was found to have had a sticky sub...

4-19-2023 Passed Ball Show. John spends this program talking about Draymond Green’s unwillingness to respond to the fact that the league and its officials look at him as a problem. It did not matter that Green could have been right about his beef with Damontas Sabonis getting away with extra physical play. When Green stepped on Sabonis- his reputation alone was getting ejected and suspended, wheth...

4-13-2023 Passed Ball Show. John spends this show talking about the other teams in Major League Baseball history to win their first ten (10) or more games to start a season. The 2023 Tampa Bay Rays joined the 1982 Atlanta Braves and the 1987 Milwaukee Brewers as the only teams in MLB history to win their first thirteen (13) games. Only one (1) team has won their first ten (10) games and gone on to...

4-4-2023 Passed Ball Show. John spends this program giving his best wishes to the great College Basketball Coach Bob Knight before putting in his two cents when it comes to the off the court bull shit generated during the Women's NCAA Tournament Final Four. His message to those criticizing LSU's Angel Reese: Once you have been shown Caitlin Clark's antics and you still feel ill towards Reese, your...

John Pielli previews the 2023 San Diego Padres.

John Pielli previews the 2023 Houston Astros.

John Pielli previews the 2023 Atlanta Braves.

John Pielli previews the 2023 New York Yankees.

John Pielli previews the 2023 Minnesota Twins.

John Pielli previews the 2023 St. Louis Cardinals.

John Pielli previews the 2023 Philadelphia Phillies.

John Pielli previews the 2023 Toronto Blue Jays.

John Pielli previews the 2023 Texas Rangers.

John Pielli previews the 2023 Los Angeles Dodgers.

John Pielli previews the 2023 New York Mets.

John Pielli previews the 2023 Seattle Mariners.

John Pielli previews the 2023 Boston Red Sox.

John Pielli previews the 2023 Chicago Cubs.

John Pielli previews the 2023 Cleveland Guardians.