The Hall of Very Good Podcast

The first female strength and conditioning coach in Major League Baseball history, Rachel Balkovec, joins the boys to talk about how she got her start, what a strength and conditioning coach does and, for whatever reason, boy bands.

National Bobblehead Hall of Fame co-founder and CEO Phil Sklar joins the boys to talk about bringing a bobblehead museum to downtown Milwaukee and how Pete Rose was the obvious choice to induct as the inaugural member.

Two-time All-Star Dmitri Young joins the boys to talk about his extensive and pricey baseball card collection, his favorite baseball stadiums to hit (and eat) at and, finally, his obsession with WWE and professional wrestling.

Famed houseguest (and TV personality) Kato Kaelin joins the boys to talk about how and why baseball brought him to Los Angeles, his love/hate relationship with his beloved Milwaukee Brewers and, of course, his new sports talk show, Sports Haters.

Former umpire Larry Young joins the boys to talk about his career behind the plate, the mechanics behind throwing someone out of a game and, believe it or not, how he ended up refereeing the Undertaker-King Kong Bundy match at WrestleMania XI.

Minor leaguer-turned-actor Casey Bond joins the boys to talk about his latest movie, learning how to play the fiddle, hanging out with Moneyball co-star Brad Pitt and raiding the refrigerator of Gene Simmons.

New York Times best-selling author Erik Sherman returns to talk to the boys about the life and times of Glenn Burke, the first and only openly gay player in Major League Baseball.

New York Times best-selling author Erik Sherman joins the boys to talk about the 1986 New York Mets, his special bond with previous subjects Mookie Wilson and Steve Blass and, naturally, his dream project.

Albuquerque Isotopes broadcaster Josh Suchon joins the boys to talk about their shared interest in HH Holmes, Better Call Saul jersey night, how the Springfield Isotopes got their name and his book Murder in Pleasanton..

Author and ESPN Fantasy writer AJ Mass joins the boys to talk about his days as Mr. Met, baseball players as contestants on Survivor and, yeah, that time the Secret Service threatened to kill him.

Actor Lew Temple re-joins the boys to talk about the time he and Will Clark dated the same girl, his thoughts on the 1986 New York Mets and, of course, the behind-the-scenes of The Walking Dead.

Actor Lew Temple joins the boys to talk about his days as a Houston Astros scout, his thoughts on steroids, his friendship with Rob Zombie and, naturally, how he ended up in Hollywood and on The Walking Dead.

Nick Hall, better known as Coach Kent Murphy, joins the boys to talk his comedy influences, YouTube successes, his one regret and hanging out with Larry Bird.

Dwier Brown, John Kinsella from the hit film ''Field of Dreams'', joins the boys to share some stories from his recent book tour, his trip back to Iowa and what movie he is recognized from most.

ESPN baseball analyst Dan Szymborski joins to boys to discuss ZiPS and the Hall of Fame Class of 2016, but ends up going off the rails, and reveals his affinity for Honey Bunches of Oats and, of course, how he got the nickname ''Digital Dandy''.

Cooperstown mayor Jeff Katz joins the boys to talk about having the coolest job in the world, previews Hall of Fame Weekend 2016, his book (Split Season: 1981) and he reveals the essential album any vinyl collector should have in his collection.

New York Times bestselling author Jeff Pearlman kicks off the New Year by talking to the boys about why he chooses to write about the subjects he does, his unprecedented affinity for both Hall and Oates and 90s rock and roll and reveals his dream subject.

Atlanta Braves organist Matthew Kaminski joins the boys and explains how one goes from playing jazz to working for an MLB team, the inspiration behind some of baseball's more unique walk-up songs and that top secret Giancarlo Stanton nickname no one knows. Until now.

Famed ballhawk Zack Hample joins the boys to talk about keeping track of his 8,633 baseballs, that whole A-Rod situation, getting assaulted at Yankee Stadium, and, oh yeah, hanging out with porn star Lisa Ann.

Ted Giannoulas joins the boys and talks about his career as The Famous San Diego Chicken, that time he incited a riot, his days as a member of The Baseball Bunch, hanging out with The Great One and reveals who he would want play him in a biochick, er, pic.

Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson joins the boys to share his insight on the excitement leading up to Ken Griffey Junior's obvious induction to Cooperstown, his favorite piece of memorabilia in the Hall of Fame Museum and, yeah, Pete Rose.