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Smokin' Hoggz BBQ's, Bill Gillespie and ESPN and CBS Radio's, Robin Lundberg Plus Discussion on the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame Dinner

Baseball and BBQ

11/18/23 • 104 min

Smokin' Hoggz BBQ's, Bill Gillespie and ESPN and CBS Radio's, Robin Lundberg Plus Discussion on the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame Dinner

Bill Gillespie is the founder of the the Smokin' Hoggz BBQ team. His team has won hundreds of awards and has claimed the Grand Championship at both the Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue and the American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational. He shares his vast cooking knowledge in four outstanding books, Hot and Fast BBQ on Your Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker, Secrets to Smoking on the Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker and Other Smokers, The Smoking Bacon & Hog Cookbook, and The Secrets to Great Charcoal Grilling on the Weber. In addition to being an excellent competition cook and outstanding cookbook author , Bill also has a delicious lineup of sauces and rubs. We are joined by Doug Scheiding. For more information on Bill and Smokin' Hoggz BBQ or to order his products go to https://www.smokinhoggzbbq.com/

Robin Lundberg is a sports broadcaster. He can be seen as host of Sports Illustrated's daily videos and heard on his own CBS Sports Radio show as well as Sirius XM. Robin was with with ESPN for 10 years, most recently as the co-host of First and Last on ESPN Radio. He provides great detail on how he got his start and his jobs on ESPN Radio, including being a producer on The Stephen A. Smith Show and working with Max Kellerman on The Max Kellerman Show, serving as on-air researcger and comedian. Other projects included The Leadoff Spot with Ryan Ruocco, host of the radio show, The Robin Lundberg Show, first on ESPN and then on CBS Sports Radio. Robin offers great incites into what it takes to make it in a very competitive career in an extremely competitive environment.

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

We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.

Call the show: (516) 855-8214
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @baseballandbbq
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A Great Episode with Grill Girl, Robyn Lindars, Tony Gwynn Biography Author, Scott Kingdon, Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding, and Jeff's Two Cents

Baseball and BBQ

11/04/23 • 112 min

A Great Episode with Grill Girl, Robyn Lindars, Tony Gwynn Biography Author, Scott Kingdon, Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding, and Jeff's Two Cents

Robyn Lindars is the creator of GrillGirl.com. She is a recipe developer who loves anything cooked over fire. She has a passion for teaching others how to create their own smoked foods, from creative smoked cocktails to classic brisket. She competes on a barbecue team and is a trained Florida BBQ Association judge. Her editorial and recipe content has been featured in numerous publications, including USA Today's USA Weekend, The Huffington Post, and Rachael Ray EveryDay. Robyn has madse numerous television appearnaces including, The Today Show and the Food Network's, Chopped Grill Masters. We surprise Robyn by having Doug Scheiding join us as he knows Robyn very well and asks her some great questions.

Scott Kingdon is an exceptional writer who has chosen to write the biography of one of the greatest and most likeable players to ever don a Major League Baseball uniform, Tony Gwynn. The book is Tony Gwynn: The Baseball Life of Mr. Padre and it provides a wonderful look into the personal life and career of the man who spent his entire professional baseball career with the San Diego Padres. He stands second only to Ty Cobb in batting titles and consecutive .300-plus seasons. As a coach, he preached the Gwynn gospel to his players: do it right, do it with class, and respect others and the game. We thank Scott for this outstanding book on a player we thoroughly enjoyed watching.

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

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.

Call the show: (516) 855-8214
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @baseballandbbq
Instagram: baseballandbarbecue
YouTube: baseball and bbq
Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com

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Grand Slam with New York State Baseball Hall of Fame Founder and Executive Director, Rene LeRoux and James Hare, Founder of Cucamonga Cattle Co.

Baseball and BBQ

10/28/23 • 95 min

Grand Slam with New York State Baseball Hall of Fame Founder and Executive Director, Rene LeRoux and James Hare, Founder of Cucamonga Cattle Co.

Rene LeRoux is the founder and executive director of three New York State Hall of Fame’s, baseball, basketball, and hockey. He spearheaded a mammoth undertaking when he took a hall of fame which was known for its annual induction dinner and online list of inductees and turned it into a brick and mortar baseball lover's destination in Gloversville, New York. Rene discusses the 2023 induction class and delights us with his wonderful stories. Go to http://www.nysbhof.com/home.html for more information on the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame.

Jame Hare is the founder of the Cucamonga Cattle Co., maker of fine barbecue rubs and sauces. He is also a Kansas City Barbeque Society judge. "Cucamonga Cattle Company came about from the love of great food. After spending the better part of 30 years barbecuing for family and friends, James discovered that he was not satisfied with any of the available commercial rubs." Not only is he an exceptional maker of barbecue rubs, but he is also a member of the company's competition barbecue team. Go to https://www.cucacattleco.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.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

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Celebrating Episode 200 In Kansas City With NLBM President, Bob Kendrick, Former MLB Player, Ed Hearn, and BBQ HOF Member, Ardie Davis

Baseball and BBQ

08/26/23 • 104 min

Celebrating Episode 200 In Kansas City With NLBM President, Bob Kendrick, Former MLB Player, Ed Hearn, and BBQ HOF Member, Ardie Davis

Episode 200 was not going to pass without us doing something special and so we took the show to Kansas City where baseball and barbecue are part of the city's foundation. While there we had the pleasure of spending time with three previous guests.

Bob Kendrick is president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri and was our very first podcast guest almost six years ago. After his first appearance he joined us two more times and each discussion was even better than the one before. This was our first time meeting in person and we were overjoyed to meet Bob as we greatly respect his talents as a baseball historian, phenomenal storyteller, and an incredible steward of the game. We talked about his passion for the museum, the history it preserves, and the stories it tells. Go to https://www.nlbm.com/ for more information on Bob and the museum.

Ed Hearn is a former Major League Baseball player. He was part of the New York Mets 1986 World Series Championship and played briefly for the Kansas City Royals. We had Ed on once before and Jeff proudly wore Ed's #49 at New York Mets Fantasy Camp. Ed was extremely thoughtful to invite us into his home where we had the chance to try on his World Serious ring as well as see his other championship memorabilia. We met his wife, Trisha and his dog, Hartley. Ed recently received a new kidney and thankfully is feeling better. It is very special the way that Jeff calls Ed #49 and Ed calls Jeff #49.

Ardie Davis was a guest once on the show, but meeting him in person was a huge thrill and he met us on a long line at Slap's BBQ. Ardie is a 2016 Barbecue Hall of Fame inductee in the celebrity/humanitarian category. Ardie is a founder of the American Royal Barbecue Sauce Contest which is the world's largest sauce contest. He is a charter member of the KCBS, instrumental in the development of the Certified Barbecue Judge curriculum, and author of the oath recited by each judge prior to judging a contest. We affectionately refer to him as barbecue royalty and you would be hard pressed to find anyone who would say otherwise.

The show is filled with congratulatory messages and then Jeff and Len reflect on what the podcast and achieving 200 episodes means to them.

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

If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.
Call the show: (516) 855-8214
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @baseballandbbq
Instagram: baseballandbarbecue
YouTube: baseball and bbq
Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com

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Pulitzer Prize Winning Author, Ira Berkow and Snap-O-Razzo Hot Dogs Creator, Ralph Perrazzo

Baseball and BBQ

07/08/23 • 101 min

Pulitzer Prize Winning Author, Ira Berkow and Snap-O-Razzo Hot Dogs Creator, Ralph Perrazzo

Ira Berkow is a sports reporter, columnist, and writer. He shared the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting awarded to the staff of The New York Times for his article, "The Minority Quarterback", which was part of the series, How Race Is Lived in America. He has written for Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, Art News, Seventeen, Chicago Magazine, The Chicago Tribune Magazine, National Strategic Forum Review, Reader's Digest, and Sports Illustrated, among others. He is the author of 26 books and his latest is Baseball's Best Ever: A Half Century of Covering Hall of Famers. It is a collection of many of Ira's columns which are insightful and meaningful views of the lives and careers of some of the greatest who have played the game. These player are so much more than what they are on the field and that is provided by Ira's wonderful writing.

Ralph Perrazzo is a chef. His restaurant, BBD's (Beers, Burgers, Desserts) was the New York City Wine & Food Festival's 2015 Burger Bash Winner and was included in Newsday's Top Long Island Restaurants in 2014, 2015 and 2016. In 2020, Perrazzo started focusing on his new artisan line of hot dogs and his hot dog company, Snap-O-Razzo Hot Dogs. We met Ralph at Pig Beach during the Jeff Michner Foundation BBQ Benefit and the pleasure of sampling his outstanding products. Anyone who thinks one hot dog is the same as any other hot dog will never think the same way after trying Ralph's hot dogs. Humphrey Bogart said, "A hot dog at the ballgame beats roast beef at the Ritz." Who can argue with that? We certainly will not. More information on Ralph and Snap-O-Razzo can be found at https://www.snaporazzo.com/

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

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

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Former Toronto Blue Jays Manager, John Gibbons and Barbecue Lover and Ship Captain, Dayne Brady Pack the Episode with Stories Not to be Missed

Baseball and BBQ

07/01/23 • 115 min

Former Toronto Blue Jays Manager, John Gibbons and Barbecue Lover and Ship Captain, Dayne Brady Pack the Episode with Stories Not to be Missed

John Gibbons is known as Gibby to countless baseball fans who either knew him for his play as a catcher with the New York Mets or for his two time multi-year stints as manager of the Toronto Blue Jays. He joins us to discuss his latest project, his memoir, Gibby: Tales of a Baseball Lifer which he co-wrote Greg Oliver. It is extremely entertaining with tons of stories detailing his youth prior to baseball and continues through his time with the World Series winning 1986 New York Mets all the way to his very successful managerial career with the Toronto Blue Jays. Gibby has strong opinions which we were glad he shared, but the best thing he shared are his exceptional stories.

Dayne Brady loves cooking barbecue and it helps him to relax. Whether he is cooking in the Cayman Islands or at his current Florida home, Dayne is always looking for foods to which he can add his unique flavors. Our friend Pinetar thought Dayne would be a perfect guest and joined the interview to surprise him. Dayne tells us about his time as captain on a ship that sank and saving his father and brother-in-law from drowning and never giving up hope. Dayne is long time Big Green Egg user, a former Little League baseball coach, and a fan of the Baltimore Orioles. He even has a video show on Facebook called, Dayne's Food Porn Corner which showcases his coking talents.

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

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

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Tom Hammond from Vintage Baseball Reflections and Chad Humphrey from Humphrey's BBQ

Baseball and BBQ

03/04/23 • 119 min

Tom Hammond from Vintage Baseball Reflections and Chad Humphrey from Humphrey's BBQ

Tom Hammond has loved baseball since he was "knee-high to a grasshopper." His father, who was a Boston Braves fan, introduced him to baseball, and Tom has been a fan ever since. It has taken his love of the game and countless hours to create the website, https://www.vintagebaseballreflections.com/. On this website, there is enough content, some free and some for a fee, to keep a baseball fan entertained for hours, days, weeks, and perhaps even years. Everything from 900+ recorded radio broadcasts of games, interviews with hall-of-fame players, and old-time commercials can be found on the website. If this was not enough to keep Tom busy, he also has a podcast called, This Day in Baseball - The Daily Rewind which is a must-listen for all baseball history buffs.

Chad Humphrey saw a need, filled that need, and has become a major part of the barbecue smoker manufacturing community. In the Southwestern foothills of Maine is where you will find Chad and his wife Nicole and their team of craftsmen custom-building Humphrey's Smoker line of barbecue smokers and accessories. They have been repairing, enhancing, and producing BBQ and various other cooking products for the last 14 years. Their love for food, family, and friends, and knowing others share that same feeling, led them to build their line of BBQ smokers, so customers could cook enough food in almost any weather and with ease to bring family and friends together year-round. We often say that everyone has a story, and Chad's is a story of hard work and ingenuity. More information on Chad and Humphrey's BBQ can be found at https://www.humphreysbbq.com/

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

We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high-quality firewood and cooking wood, and Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #155: Features Former Israel National Baseball Team Manager, Eric Holtz and Sweet Swine O' Mine BBQ World Champion Pitmaster, Mark Lambert

Baseball and BBQ

10/15/22 • 110 min

Baseball and BBQ Episode #155 Features Former Israel National Baseball Team Manager, Eric Holtz and Sweet Swine O' Mine BBQ World Champion Pitmaster, Mark Lambert

Eric Holtz is a former manager of the Israel national baseball team. He was the assistant coach of the gold-medal-winning Team USA in baseball at the 2013 Maccabiah Games and the Team USA head coach for the gold-medal-winning Under-18 baseball team at the 2017 Maccabiah Games. He was the Head Coach of the first and only Olympic baseball team to represent Israel. He was an assistant baseball coach at Manhattanville College from 2004 to 2007 and later the hitting coach at Westchester Community College from 2008-2015. He is the founder of Game On 13, Westchester County's premier baseball and softball training facility, and Holtz Bats, makers of premium bats. Additional information can be found at https://www.gameon13.com/ Eric's baseball knowledge is extensive, and we had a great time talking about the game which is played worldwide.

Mark Lambert and his competition team, Sweet Swine O' Mine won the World BBQ Championship in May 2022 for their seventh World Championship. Mark is the developer of Sweet Swine O' Mine rubs and sauces. He loves teaching the art of barbecue. His barbecue journey began when he left Oklahoma and arrived in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was introduced to the art of making pulled pork and smoked ribs. Mark also spends a lot of his time with the organization, Operation BBQ Relief, and provides an in-depth look at all the work involved in making sure the group runs smoothly as it delivers hot meals to those in areas devastated by natural disasters. Mark previously served as president of the National Barbecue & Grilling Association (NBBQA) and shares what it was like to lead the organization during the recent pandemic. Doug Scheiding joins us and adds his unique perspective. More information on Marc and Sweet Swine O' Mine can be found at https://ssomd.com/

We recommend you go to BBQ Buddha, https://bbqbuddha.com/ for rubs and award-winning sauces, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, and Cutting Edge Firewood https://www.cuttingedgefirewood.com/ for high-quality firewood and cooking wood.

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

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

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Baseball and BBQ Episode #151: Bron Heussenstamm, Founder and CEO of the Bleav Network Welcomes Us To Bleav

Baseball and BBQ

09/17/22 • 76 min

Bron Heussenstamm is on an amazing journey that has brought him to his current role as founder and CEO of the Bleav Network. With an IMDb page mentioning the various bit parts he has had in a few movies as well as his contributions to shows while he was a professional surfer, he modestly tells us it is typical for anyone in Hollywood to have an IMDb page. Bron's family business is clothing, which helps account for his business acumen as he builds an entertainment empire. We felt it was appropriate that the man in charge welcome us to our new home, the Bleav Network. With a growing network that numbers over 500 shows, Bron was glad to find time in a busy schedule to tell us our show includes two of his favorite subjects, baseball, and barbecue; he may have even said we are his favorite show, but we will let you listen and decide if we heard correctly.

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

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

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2013 NL Manager of the Year, Clint Hurdle and Award-Winning Pitmaster, Matthew Deaton with Guest Contributor, Ray Sheehan AKA Chef Ray

Baseball and BBQ

03/09/24 • 99 min

2013 NL Manager of the Year, Clint Hurdle and Award-Winning Pitmaster, Matthew Deaton with Guest Contributor, Ray Sheehan AKA Chef Ray

Clint Hurdle is a former Major League baseball player, but he readily admits the 10 year baseball career, during which he played for the Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, and St. Louis Cardinals served as the training for his post playing career when he excelled at being a Major League baseball manager. Clint regaled us with many stories from his career, including how he got started managing. Once Clint got to the Major Leagues as a manager, he managed the Colorado Rockies to a 2007 World Series appearance and later the Pittsburgh Pirates and capped off a very successful 2013 season with being named National League Manager of the Year. To find out more about Clint Hurdle he encourages you to go to https://www.clinthurdle.com/

Matthew Deaton is an award winning pitmaster who fell in love with barbeque very young. He studied the traditions of age-old wood-smoked barbeque and techniques and started a catering business working out of his house. He left a corporate job and moved into the food industry full time. According to Matt, "I’ve been called a purist, I think because I don’t overdo things. My meats are very subtle." Matthew believes in respecting the relationships between the earth, animals, farmers, and chefs. We are joined by Ray Sheehan who has been a long-time friend of Matt's and whose insight adds a lot.

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

Call the show: (516) 855-8214
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How many episodes does Baseball and BBQ have?

Baseball and BBQ currently has 263 episodes available.

What topics does Baseball and BBQ cover?

The podcast is about Baseball, Podcasts, Barbecue, Sports, Arts and Food.

What is the most popular episode on Baseball and BBQ?

The episode title 'We Travel Back to 1935 with Babe Ruth Author, Bob LeMoine and The Sauce is the Boss with Sweet Baby Ray's, Dave Raymond, a 2023 BBQ Hall of Fame Inductee' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Baseball and BBQ?

The average episode length on Baseball and BBQ is 97 minutes.

How often are episodes of Baseball and BBQ released?

Episodes of Baseball and BBQ are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Baseball and BBQ?

The first episode of Baseball and BBQ was released on Feb 17, 2019.

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