Tag Archives: baseball
“Sports Talk” Baseball Wildcard Playoffs October 2022
Don Henderson and Doug Miles recap the first games of the MLB Wild Card playoffs, Tom Brady’s situation with the Bucs and USF football on Sports Talk.
“Sports Talk” Guest Former Rays Director of Communications Rick Vaughn
Don Henderson and Doug Miles talk with former Tampa Bay Rays Director of Communications Rick Vaughn about his new book “100 Years of Baseball on St. Petersburg’s Waterfront: How the Game Helped Shape a City” on “Sports Talk”. Book link available belowz;
“Sports Talk” Guest Bill Kashatus Author “Lefty and Tim”
Don Henderson and Doug Miles talk with Bill Kashatus author “Lefty and Tim” How Steve Carlton and Tim McCarver Became Baseball’s Best Battery” on “Sports Talk”. Book link below:
“Sports Talk” Guest Kostya Kennedy Author “True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson”
Doug Miles talks with Kostya Kennedy author “True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson” on the 75th anniversary year of his joining the Brooklyn Dodgers and breaking the color barrier in baseball. 2022 is also the 50th anniversary of his passing in 1972 at just 53. Book link available below:
“Sports Talk” with Don Henderson and Doug Miles Guest “Sudden Sam” McDowell
Don Henderson and Doug Miles talk with former Major League pitcher Sam “Sudden Sam” McDowell, one of the great strikeout artists in baseball history about his book “The Saga of Sudden Sam”. Sam pitched for the Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, NY Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1960’s and 70’s. He battled alcoholism and devoted his post baseball career to helping former players and others deal with alcoholism and addiction. Book link available below:
42 Years Ago Today A Memorable Moment at Yankee Stadium
“Sports Talk” Guest Former MLB Player, Manager and Broadcaster Jeff Torborg
“Sports Talk” co-host Don Henderson talks with former major league baseball player, manager and broadcaster Jeff Torborg. Torborg caught 3 no-hitters in his career as a catcher with the Dodgers (Sandy Koufax) and Angels (Nolan Ryan and Bill Singer).
“Big Band Files” Salute to Baseball
On this edition of the show, we salute the game of baseball as spring training begins with some songs and sounds of the game.
Cancel Culture’s Wish List to eliminate “offensive” nicknames in baseball
Yankees could offend southerners
Dodgers could offend those who avoided the draft
Mets (Metropolitans) could offend non city dwellers
Red Sox could offend people who wear white sox
Astros could offend space aliens
Braves could offend, what’s the point?
Blue Jays could offend all birds that aren’t blue
Cubs could offend probably some group of people with too much time on their hands
White Sox could offend, see Red Sox
Cardinals could offend, see Blue Jays
Indians could offend, see Braves
Angels could offend atheists
Phillies could offend, see Cubs
Giants could offend short people
Reds could offend communists
Padres could offend, see Angels
Tigers could offend, again see Cubs
Twins could offend, only children
Rays could offend, sun worshippers
Brewers could offend teetotalers
Athletics could offend lazy people
Pirates could offend law abiding citizens
Rangers could offend outlaws
Mariners could offend pirates
Nationals could offend illegal aliens
Orioles could offend, see Blue Jays and Cardinals
Marlins could offend, maybe that one slips through
Royals could offend the rest of us peasants
Diamondbacks could offend snake worshippers
Rockies could offend see Marlins
