Passed Ball Show

PASSED BALL SHOW #108 11/30/2013 Part 1 WITH HERM WINNINGHAM; I open up the show by breaking down the Hall of Fame Ballot and talk about which players may make it and which ones should. I then speak with former Mets, Expos, Reds and Red Sox OF Herm Winningham about coming up with the Mets, the trade to Montreal and winning the 1990 World Series with the Cincinnati Reds. I finish up by breaking dow...

PASSED BALL SHOW #107 11/19/2013 Part 2 WITH BOBBY HANEY AND DAMIAN JACKSON; I start out by speaking with SF Giants SS prospect and baseball author Bobby Haney about his development through the Giants system and what inspired his book. I then talk about the NL MVP vote and make my case for Paul Goldschmidt. I then preview the 2014 NY Mets roster if the season started today. I finish off by speakin...

PASSED BALL SHOW #107 11/19/2013 Part 1 WITH ROD GASPAR AND JUAN BERENGUER; I start out by speaking with former Mets and Padres OF and 1969 World Series Champion Rod Gaspar about the 1969 season and how he did not think he was going to make the 1969 Mets team. He also talks about how the success of his first season set back his development and made it difficult to remain in the big leagues afterwa...

PASSED BALL SHOW #106 11/12/2013 Part 2 WITH ANDREW LORRAINE AND WILLIE ROYSTER; I Open up by speaking with former MLB pitcher Andrew Lorraine about his MLB career and his experience over the past several seasons as pitching coach in the Seattle Mariners. Andrew talks about some of the top pitchers in the Mariners organization. I then bring up a possibility that MLB GMs that have a history of bein...

PASSED BALL SHOW #106 11/12/2013 Part 1 WITH LEN BERMAN AND FRANK BOLICK; I open up by speaking with longtime NBC Sportscaster Len Berman about his love for baseball and his ability to transform from a NYC Sportscaster to a National one. Len talks about his books, as well as his blog and website www.thatssports.com. I then get into the MLB free agency period, as many think players will sign for wh...

PASSED BALL SHOW #105 11/7/2013 Part 2 WITH BEAU WRIGHT AND RON "PAPA JACK" JACKSON; I open up by playing my interview with Miami Marlins pitching prospect Beau Wright. We talk about his conversion from a starting pitcher to a relief pitcher, which as a lefty mean conversion to a LOOGY. I then speak with former MLB infielder Ron Jackson. He has been an MLB hitting coach for the White Sox, Brewers...

PASSED BALL SHOW #105 11/7/2013 Part 1 WITH GREG HANSELL AMD CHUCK HARTENSTEIN; I open up the program by talking about how teams need to do their due diligence during the offseason. Many fans get too hung up on which players their favorite teams are talking to the first week of free agency. I then speak with former MLB pitcher Greg Hansell, who pitched for 11 different MLB organizations throughout...

1-28-2023 Passed Ball Show. John spends this program talking about the failures of the National Football League, most notably the NFL Owners, to hire the necessary amount of African American Head Coaches through its sport. The point was made further by the Carolina Panthers and their owner David Tepper, when he chose to bypass his interim HC Steve Wilks by hiring Frank Reich. John makes it very cl...

1-24-2023 Passed Ball Show. John spends this program talking about the Vancouver Canucks decision to fire Head Coach Bruce Boudreau. After making the obvious points centered around the fact that coaches in the National Hockey League have the shortest shelf life in regard to holding onto their job, John points out how bad a look it was for the Canucks to leave him out to dry the way they did. They...

1-21-2023 Passed Ball Show. John opens up this program by stating there are two classes of New York Mets fans in regard to the Carlos Correa signing/ no agreement. John explains their different stances before offering his own based on the fact that the Mets have not won a World Series in thirty-seven (37) years and why the urgency was there to pay him $315 million over the next twelve (12) years....

1-18-2023 Passed Ball Show. John opens up this show by criticizing JK Dobbins for his comments after his team lost on Wild Card weekend. While John gets a grown man wanting the ball, Dobbins looked bad by ripping his team, a team in which (arguably) he has still not earned the number one running back spot. John believes the Baltimore Ravens should look to trade Dobbins for his comments alone. John...

1-14-2023 Passed Ball Show. John opens up this program by stating that if Brooklyn Nets Guard Ben Simmons premeditated intention was to not score for an entire game, his team needed to win said game for it to be a good look. John’s prolegomenal point of the program is centered around the Head Coaching position of the National Football League. John’s belief has been centered around the fact that be...

1-10-2023 Passed Ball Show. John opens up this program by talking about Black Monday and the National Football League, mainly the psychological “good place” fans are in if their favorite team’s coach gets fired. It is like a consolation prize for the team not making the playoffs, as if the coach is the only one to blame for the team not making the postseason. John gives a handful of reasons firing...

1-7-2023 Passed Ball Show. In this brief episode, John takes a shot at star NBA guard Trae Young, declaring he might be what is holding the Atlanta Hawks back. John defends Hawks coach Nate McMillan and doubles down, claiming that Young will NEVER win a NBA Championship, comparing him (different players) to Russell Westbrook by stating he does make his team better. Instead, both are big on padding...

12-28-2022 Passed Ball Show. In the final PBS broadcast of 2022, John wonders whether it is just Mets fans or whether other fans just expect the worst when it comes to things surrounding their favorite team. John now feels that somehow the Mets are going to back out of their deal with Carlos Correa. John reiterates his belief in Baker Mayfield and thinks he will be a starter in the NFL next season...

Passed Ball Show #103 10-22-2013 Part 2 with Todd Greene, John spends this program talking about America's Pasttime and shares his interview with former MLB catcher Todd Greene

Passed Ball Show #103 (10/22/2013) Part 1. John spends this part of the program doing a preview of the 2013 World Series between the Red Sox and Cardinals. John plays an interview he recorded with former MLB pitcher Roger Salkeld.

PASSED BALL SHOW #102 10/17/2013 Part 2 WITH RON BLOOMBERG AND TOBY HALL; I open up by speaking with former Yankees DH/ 1B Ron Bloomberg about being MLB's first DH and his time with the New York Yankees. I then get into my opinions about Yasiel Puig's antics and then talk about the LA Dodgers manager legacy and how it would be if Bill Russell remained the manager for the past 16 1/2 seasons. I fin...

PASSED BALL SHOW #102 10/17/2013 Part 1 WITH RON KITTLE; I open up the program by talking about the passing of MLB umpire Wally Bell. I get into the discussion about what players and managers on each remaining postseason team I'd like to see winning a World Series. I then speak with former White Sox OF/ DH Ron Kittle about how he was almost out of baseball before he ever played a MLB game and his...

PASSED BALL SHOW #101 10/8/2013 Part 2 WITH DAN SCHLOSSBERG AND PETE LACOCK; I open up by speaking with longtime well known baseball author Dan Schlossberg. Dan is a big time Atlanta Braves fan and hosts a podcast called Braves Bantor and gives some perspective on the Braves 2014 season and off season and some info about Brian McCann. I then speak with former MLB 1B Pete LaCock about his experienc...

PASSED BALL SHOW #101 10/8/2013 Part 1 WITH BILL ZELTMAN, DAN SCHLOSSBERG AND PETE LACOCK; I start out by playing a piece I recorded with MTR Media CEO Bill Zeltman, talking MLB playoffs and other things going on in MLB. I then spend some time talking about Leo Durocher's career both as a player and as a manager. I finish off by speaking about the Dodgers changing the game of baseball by signing J...

PASSED BALL SHOW #100 10/1/2013 Part 2 WITH BRIAN DUBOIS, BILLY STAPLES AND GREGG CARLUCCI; I open up by commemorating 100 episodes of the show with somemessages from those who have been part of it. I speak with former Tigers LHP Brian DuBois about his brief career as a MLB starting pitcher and what he did to try to stay in the game. I speak with Billy Staples about the playoff races and how he wa...

PASSED BALL SHOW #100 10/1/2013 Part 1 WITH BRIAN JOHNSON AND JAMES FLIPPIN; I celebrate the 100th episode of the Passed Ball Show. I speak with James Flippin, one of the first regular guests in the history of the show. I then speak with former Padres and Giants catcher Brian Johnson about steroids as well as some of his big HRs throughout his career. I also play a clip of some of the best soundbi...

PASSED BALL SHOW #61 1/3/2013 Part 2 WITH STEVE BRAUN AND DUSTAN MOHR, JOINED IN STUDIO BY TONY FELDER AND WILSON CAICEDO; Listen back to my interview with former Cardinals and Twins 1B Steve Braun. We talk about his role as a pinch hitter for the Cardinals in the early 80s and his relationship with manager Whitey Herzog. Dustan calls in and we talk about playing for the Twins teams of the early 2...

PASSED BALL SHOW #61 1/3/2013 Part 1 WITH DWAYNE HOSEY AND JOEY BABOOTS, JOINED IN STUDIO BY TONY FELDER; Listen back to my interview with former Red Sox OF Dwayne Hosey as we talk about his 1995 season which brought him from the minors to a great MLB September and being a starter in the postseason series. Joey Baboots calls in to speak about the BCS Championship game on Monday as well as some per...