The Baseball Doesn't Fall Far From The Tree

For this episode, Bob speaks with Glenn Wilson, who played ten tears in the major leagues for the Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Seattle Mariners. Glenn was the Detroit Tigers first pick in the 1980 amateur player's draft, and an All-Star with the Phillies in 1985. He is now a licensed minister and the author of his memoir "Headed Home".

For this episode, Bob speaks with Doug "The Glue" Flynn. Doug played in the Major Leagues for 11 seasons, and was a member of the "Big Red Machine"! In 1977, he was traded to the Mets for Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver. Doug was known more for his slick fielding than his hitting prowess, and went on to win a Golden Glove as a second baseman in 1980. He began and ended his career playing for Spark...

In this episode of our podcast, Bob and Al Santorini have a detailed conversation about his stellar High School baseball career, where he was 35-1 with over 500 strikeouts for Union High School in New Jersey. Al was also selected in the first round of the inaugural Amateur Baseball Draft by the Atlanta Braves in 1966. He pitched one year in Atlanta, but was left unprotected and then...

In this episode, Bob listens to Al reminisce about growing up in Brooklyn, rooting for his beloved Dodgers, his own journey to the big leagues, and the differences between how the game was played then and how it is played today.

Bob chats with Mets historian and fellow SABR member Matt Silverman. Matt's latest book is "Shea Stadium Remembered". He has also written books on both the 1973 and 1986 Mets teams. If you're a Mets fan or just a baseball fan in general, you're not going to want to miss this episode!

For this episode, Bob speaks with Darrell Chaney, a utility man with the Big Red Machine. During his ten year career, he played with and against 41 members of the Hall of Fame.

For this episode, Bob speaks with Jake Wood, who played 7 seasons in major league baseball after being signed by Irving "Rabbit" Jacobson, and drafted in 1957 by the Detroit Tigers. He would lead the American League in triples with 14 in 1961, his rookie year. In their conversation, Jake expresses his love for baseball and life. To this day, while in his eighties, Jake plays competitive softball t...

Mike Capps is a former CNN correspondent, who reinvented himself after returning from the original Persian Gulf War. He went on to become the first and only voice of the Round Rock Express, a AAA affiliate of the Texas Rangers. By the end of April 2022, he will have announced his 3,000th ball game!

When Anne Keene's family asked her to write the obituary and give the eulogy for her father, she went down into the family basement to look for clues... and stumbled upon a magical metal trunk that revealed the unknown treasures that would become her book, "The Cloudbuster Nine: The Untold Story of Ted Williams and the Baseball Team That Helped Win World War II"

For this episode, Bob talks with his good friend Mike Lynch, the founder of SeamHeads.com, baseball historian, author of several baseball books, and a proud member of Red Sox Nation!

Bob speaks with Tim Burman, former All-City pitcher out of Elder High School (Cincinnati), All-American for the University of Cincinnati, 1975 draft pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates... played one year of Class A ball. Suffered a career ending arm injury, and then because of a conversation with Branch Rickey's grandson in 1988, he became the left handed batting practice pitcher for his hometown Reds...

Bob talks with award winning baseball author John Rosengren, to speak about his forthcoming book "Classic Baseball: Timeless Tales, Immortal Moments", as well as his love of the game, and baseball memories.

Bob speaks with Tom "Mr. Ranger" Grieve about being drafted #1 by the Senators in 1966, playing for Ted Williams, and his 50 years in MLB as a player, general manager, and TV announcer. Chock full of interesting stories and anecdotes!

A conversation with pitching legend Tommy John: his thoughts on team-mates, managers, and the surgery famously named for him.

Conversation with former Yankees PR director, author and historian Marty Appel.

Conversation with former major league pitcher Mark Littell, who shares stories of his career in baseball.

Bob Hurte speaks with former major leaguer Tom Walker of Montreal Expos, St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers, and California Angels fame, where Tom talks about his career and shares some of his stories and experiences.