Episode 259 features Fred Claire, general manager of the 1988 World Series Champion, Los Angeles Dodgers and Phil Breeden, award-winning pitmaster and founder of LC BBQ.

Fred Claire is a former Major League Baseball executive who served in numerous roles for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1969 to 1998 including the role of general manager. Prior to his GM role, Fred was the VP of Public Relations and was instrumental in creating the branding that came to be known as "Dodger Blue." However, it was an unfortunate night on April 6, 1987 when Dodgers General Manager Al Campanis appeared on the televison news program, Nightline to talk about his thoughts on the 40th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier. Campanis' comments stunned the baseball world and he was forced to resign with Fred being asked to take over the GM job. After a dismal 1987 season, Claire rebuilt the team into an instant playoff contender as the Dodgers went on to win the 1988 World Series.

Phil Breeden is a champion pitmaster whose love for food started at a young age and sports fueled his competitive drive to be the best. Phil has competed in over 300 sanctioned competitions. Phil sells his products which he develops and uses to win championships. According to Breeden, “We are always developing products that are tested in competitions…if we can’t win with them…we don’t release them, why should we expect our customers to trust them if we can’t?” In addition to competing and selling products, Phil teaches barbecue competition classes and is a co-host on the Shiggin Fried with Chicken Fried and LCBBQ podcast. For more information on Phil Breeden and LC BBQ go to www.lcbbqshop.com

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Episode 258 features New York Times bestselling author, Erik Sherman discussing his book on Boston Red Sox legend, Dwight Evans and Shaticka Robinson tells us all about winning season 3 of Netflix's Barbecue Showdown.

Erik Sherman is a baseball historian and author. This is his fourth Baseball and BBQ appearance and this time he is discussing his latest book, Dewey: Behind the Gold Glove. The book explores the on the field career and off the field life of Dwight "Dewey" Evans who, for 20 years was a legendary player in Boston for his potent bat and sterling defense. Yet for all his greatness on the baseball field, the immense challenges that Evans and his family dealt with off it were even more impressive and he allows Erik to share all of that in this beautifully written book. Besides being a prolific author, he also hosts The Erik Sherman Show podcast and is a 2023 New York State Hall of Fame inductee. For more information on Erik go to https://www.erikshermanbaseball.com/

Shaticka Robinson cooks bougie barbecue and in season 3, episode 1 of Barbecue Showdown on Netflix she tells that to the world. During that episode and over the next seven shows viewers get to experience her wonderful personality and witness her exceptional cooking skills as her bougie barbecue leads to taking home the Barbecue Showdown championship. Her Netflix bio says this, "Shaticka Robinson, executive chef, owner, and pitmaster of Coley's Jook Junt food truck in Nashville, Tennessee, is bringing 15 years of culinary expertise to Barbecue Showdown Season 3. Known for her innovative approach to Southern cuisine, Robinson learned the art of BBQ from her parents at a young age." For more information on Shaticka and Coley's Jook Junt go to https://www.coleysjj.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Episode 257 features author, Joseph R. Haynes discussing his book on barbecue history and Josh Schaub, Commissioner of the American Association of Professional Baseball providing baseball fans with alternatives to the MLB. Plus Jeff tells about his special weekend in Philadelphia

Joseph R. Haynes is an award winning barbecue cook, a Kansas City Barbeque Society Master Certified Barbecue Judge, and an author. He also authored the Virginia Barbecue Proclamation that was unanimously passed by the Virginia State Legislature in 2016. His latest tome, From Barbycu to Barbecue: The Untold History of an American Tradition offers a fresh new look at the story of southern barbecuing. The book includes an analysis of historical sources throughout the Americas that show that the southern barbecuing technique is as unique to the United States as jerked hog is to Jamaica and barbacoa is to Mexico. A recipe in each chapter provides a contemporary interpretation of a historical technique. Joined by guest co-host, Doug Scheiding, we all learn a lot about the history of the cooking method we love.

Josh Schaub is the commissioner of the American Association of Professional Baseball. Schaub oversees their operations, media, expansion, revenue initiatives, technology enhancements and emergence, public relations, and relationships in professional baseball. He is the former CEO and co-owner of the Joliet Slammers baseball club of the Frontier League, a board member of the Frontier League and Prospect Leagues, and has previously worked in the Milwaukee Brewers scouting department as an intern and associate scout. Schaub also previously clerked for the Northern League. Additionally, Schaub has served as a consultant and legal counsel to numerous professional baseball teams for both business, legal, and baseball matters. We discuss this excellent alternative to the Major Leagues which for some baseball fans is an opportunity to attend live games and root for a local team they are missing with the MLB.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Episode 256 features former MLB player, Butch Huskey and Rib Cook Off Association originators, Dirk Mullins and Jody Harris. Plus we pay tribute to the late Ed Kranepool and discuss Pig Island NYC 2024.

Butch Huskey is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as an outfielder in 1993 and from 1995 to 2000. Butch played for the New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins, and the Colorado Rockies. Butch was the last New York Met to wear #42 which was retired by all of Major League Baseball to honor Jackie Robinson on April 15, 1997. The ceremony occurred that day at Shea Stadium in a game between the Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Huskey is an avid fan of barbecue and we discuss his baseball career and his love of barbecue.

Dirk Mullins and Jody Harris are the husband and wife team originators of the Rib Cook Off Association. The creative duo have more than 10 years in competitive barbecue. The Rib Cook Off Association; only one year in is already experiencing rapid growth with many competitions throughout the United States as well as expanding even further with the beginning of competitions in Europe. Per the association's website, "At the Rib Cook Off Association, our mission is to work hand in hand with promoters to organize events that not only elevate the sport of BBQ ribs but also create a vibrant and welcoming atmosphere for the communities hosting these exciting gatherings. We believe in the power of bringing people together through the shared love of good food and friendly competition." Go to https://www.ribcookoffassociation.com/ for more information.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Mike Donlin Book Co-author, Steve Steinberg and Uncle Steve's Shake Creator, Steve Brown Make This Episode a Tale of Two Steves

Steve Steinberg is a baseball historian and the author of several baseball books, many of which he has co-authored with Lyle Spatz, including his latest tome, Mike Donlin: A Rough And Rowdy Life From New York Baseball Idol To Stage And Screen. This is the story of a brash and controversial baseball star who walked away from the game at the height of his career to join his famous actress wife on stage. Their love story captivated the nation until her tragic death, and Mike went on to appear in about 100 movies. In addition to the books, Steve has written articles for many baseball publications and journals.

Steve Brown AKA Uncle Steve is the creative force behind Uncle Steve's Shake which features a premier line-up of 17 barbecue rubs. Steve previously joined us on episode 167 and we discovered that, in addition to his devotion to providing quality barbecue products he also is a huge fan of the Houston Astros baseball team. As the barbecue and baseball seasons roll along we are excited to welcome Uncle Steve back to discuss both. We alternate between discussing Steve's burgeoning company and the Astros season. For more information and to order Uncle Steve's products go to https://unclestevesshake.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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John P. Lopez, Sports Radio Host and OG Barbecue Sauce Creator Does Double Duty as Both Baseball and BBQ Guest

John P. Lopez is the co-host of In the Loop on Sports Radio 610 in Houston, Texas. For 17 years prior to that he was a columnist for the Houston Chronicle. John has been a long-time lover of cooking and eating barbecue and he makes a really good sauce; so good that he was encouraged to sell it. John is an avid fisherman and the host of a podcast called, Bite Me, a Texas saltwater fishing podcast. He has followed up the popular Bite Me podcast with the new podcast, Bite Meat which is focused on his love of barbecue. Our discussion jumps around from barbecue to many different sports, including the Olympics. It is a fun talk made even better with the addition of guest co-host, Doug Scheiding. For more information on OG Sauce as well as puchasing it go to https://ogsauce.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Roger Ratzenberger Discusses Doc Adams and Vintage Base Ball and Hayley Chavers Illustrates Her BBQ Journey from Disney to Traeger With Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding

Roger Ratzenberger is a huge fan of modern day baseball as well as a lover of the game from the 1800's when, in its infancy it was called base ball. Part of his baseball obsession is to one day see Daniel Lucius "Doc" Adams, M.D. enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame which is where Roger and so many other baseball historians know Doc belongs. Roger discusses his brief New York Yankees fandom, his conversion to a life-long New York Mets fan, his visiting every Major League Baseball stadium, and why he is known as the baseball stadium connoisseur. For more information on Roger Ratzenberger go to http://ratzenberger.org/ and for more information on his Doc Adams awareness campaign go to https://docadamsbaseball.org/

Hayley Chavers is the retail marketing and project manager at Traeger. How she got to this point in her professional career is filled with great stories which includes being a performer at Disneyland in California and later a job with Meater, makers of wireless thermometers. In addition to Hayley's professional career we also discuss her barbecue journey. Hayley is a very talented impressionist and she delights us with two outstanding impressions of Family Guy's, Lois Griffin and Acadamy Award winning actor, Christopher Walken.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Radio Hosts Abound with WFAN Sports Radio's, Evan Roberts, Author of My Mets Bible and BBQ Nation's, Jeff Tracy AKA The Cowboy Cook

Evan Roberts is a sports radio host from WFAN Radio. He currently co-hosts with former NFL player, Tiki Barber, WFAN Radio's top-rated afternoon show, Evan & Tiki. Evan started with WFAN in 2004 and in 2007 he was paired up with Joe Benigno to co-host their long-running WFAN Radio show, Benigno & Roberts. The team was on-air together for 14 years until Benigno retired from full-time work. There is no doubt that Evan bleeds blue and orange as he is a huge New York Mets fan whose fandom is on full display in his book, My Mets Bible: Scoring 30 Years of Baseball Fandom. Evan is also the host of the Rico Brogna podcast, another way he demostrates his obsessive love for the New York Mets.
Jeff Tracy is co-host of the nationally syndicated radio show/podcast, BBQ Nation along wth Barbecue Hall of Fame member, Lee Ann Whippen. Their weekly show is filled with guests from the world of BBQ and cooking. Jeff is also known as the Cowboy Cook and how he got that moniker and his start in the media, both radio and television is just one of the many fun stories he shares. Jeff is also the co-host of the podcast, Grilling at the Green which involes his love of golf and food. Listen to see where Jeff's career has taken him and what lies ahead.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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