Scared Shiftless @ Haunted Wrigley Field w/ Ben Sabin

10/28/22 • 27 min

Baseball writer Ben Sabin joins BaseballBiz this week & shares haunting tales from Wrigley Field & beyond

Charlie Grimm “Jolly Chollie” & his ghostly bullpen calls
Who is buried in a left field private box?
Cubs were swept by Yankees in 1932 World Series
Yankees swept in 2022 ALCS
Harry Caray apparition @ Wrigley & Field of Dreams
Chicago Cubs & the 71 year Billy Goat curse
Nick Sianis - Billy Goat Tavern
Cleveland curse with Rocky Colavito
Haunted Hotels
Renaissance Vinoy in St. Pete, Florida
The Translucent Man & the White Lady haunt the baseball guest
Pfister in Milwaukee
A dark Tropicana Field cans send chills down the spine
Shrieks & Boo's from ghastly Yankees fans
Will Aaron Judge be boo'ed to San Francisco & join the land of the Giants wearing Halloween Orange & Black
Buster Posey Jersey appears in Judge's Home
Ghosts of Maris Jr continues to appear
Dodgers & Yankees ghosted this season
Scared Shiftless & Larger Bases - 2023 rules
2020 World Series - Game 6
Kevin Cash - Blake Snell & The 5 stages of 2020 grief for Tampa Bay Rays

Ben Sabin, knowledgeable baseball writer and dedicated fan can be found at
Twitter @b_e_sabin
Instagram: b.e.sabin
website: www.benjaminsabin.com
Thanks Ben for sharing your Wrigley Haunting stories.

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Please like, subscribe and review. Let us know your thoughts about the show.
Special thanks to XTaKeRuX for the music "Rocking Forward"
Special thanks to Damiano Baldoni for the music Funeral Battle

Baseball writer Ben Sabin joins BaseballBiz this week & shares haunting tales from Wrigley Field & beyond

Charlie Grimm “Jolly Chollie” & his ghostly bullpen calls
Who is buried in a left field private box?
Cubs were swept by Yankees in 1932 World Series
Yankees swept in 2022 ALCS
Harry Caray apparition @ Wrigley & Field of Dreams
Chicago Cubs & the 71 year Billy Goat curse
Nick Sianis - Billy Goat Tavern
Cleveland curse with Rocky Colavito
Haunted Hotels
Renaissance Vinoy in St. Pete, Florida
The Translucent Man & the White Lady haunt the baseball guest
Pfister in Milwaukee
A dark Tropicana Field cans send chills down the spine
Shrieks & Boo's from ghastly Yankees fans
Will Aaron Judge be boo'ed to San Francisco & join the land of the Giants wearing Halloween Orange & Black
Buster Posey Jersey appears in Judge's Home
Ghosts of Maris Jr continues to appear
Dodgers & Yankees ghosted this season
Scared Shiftless & Larger Bases - 2023 rules
2020 World Series - Game 6
Kevin Cash - Blake Snell & The 5 stages of 2020 grief for Tampa Bay Rays

Ben Sabin, knowledgeable baseball writer and dedicated fan can be found at
Twitter @b_e_sabin
Instagram: b.e.sabin
website: www.benjaminsabin.com
Thanks Ben for sharing your Wrigley Haunting stories.

Previous Episode

Yankees, Astros, Padres & Phillies, Mat Germain shares his ALCS vision

Yankees, Astros, Padres & Phillies - ALDS & NLDS begins
Mat Germain shares his PostSeason vision with a #RaysUp attitude
ALDS is finally over - After Guardians fell to the NY Yankees
ALCS - New York Yankees & Houston Astros
NLCS - San Diego Padres & Philadelphia Phillies
Will not be watching ALCS – not interested in Astros or Yankees franchise
Nestor Cortes is the most likeable Yankee
Aaron Hicks, Josh Donaldson & Oswaldo Cabrera - need to use peripheral vision to avoid collision
Collisions and concussions can be Career-Enders – Justin Morneau
Dangerous pitching from Nolan Ryan to Aroldis Chapman
Phillies & Padres – How much weight has Juan Soto taken off of the Padres front office
Phillies Bryce Harper is ready – “Put a Ring On It”
PostSeason with a Tampa Bay Rays perspective
Former Rays on Phillies with José Alvarado & Andrew Bellatti
Padres with former Rays: Blake Snell, Jake Cronenworth & Wil Myers
Rays “had a serious lack of grit” this postseason
We need that high intensity, commitment & grit that we had in the past with Kiermaier, Zunino, Brosseau,
Randy Arozarena & Yandy Diaz dilemma siphoned off energy from the team
Kevin Cash - we have to stop playing like sh*t
Harold Ramirez & David Peralta carried a heavy load. Would Josh Lowe have made a difference
Rays what’s next – Loaded with prospects, who will come up and who will go
Mat’s considerations for future Rays players include: Josh Bell, Jose Abreu, Trey Mancini, Josh Lowe, Daulton Varaho, Austin Slater, Adam Duvall, José Azocar
Shohei Ohtani would be a dream piece for the team, but highly unlikely
Eury Perez or Max Meyer could be a good deal for the Rays in a trade with the Marlins if the Rays traded Randy Arozarena
Taj Bradley & Eury Perez a future pitching combination for the Rays
Hunter Harvey could be a strong relief pitcher much like Nick Anderson
Rays need someone to bring the team together like an Adames. Mat suggests Jose Abreu as a bridge to build love between Yandy & Randy
Will Rays shop Randy away
Preparing for 2023 keep an eye on Rule 5 Draft decisions, Winter Leagues, Mason Auer in the AFL (Arizona Fall League),
Mat list of top Rays Prospects – keep an eye on Ronnie Simon – over 20 Home Runs & over 30 stolen bases

Mat Germain can be found on Twitter @Mat_Germain
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Next Episode

Chris Smith, Perseverance in Pitching from High School to Yankees - Part 1

Chris & classmate Adam Duvall @ Butler High School in Louisville. Both made the Varsity team in their sophomore year
4 years at Kentucky Wesleyan played as a position player but later became a closing pitcher
Lake Erie Crushers in Avon – Chris was 6th pick out of 350 players for workout
No pressure – by the way you are now starting in the 10th inning & a Grand Slam against Chris
Independent ball is cut throat – not much room for player talent development
Chris returns to Louisville as a fitness consultant & freshman baseball coach @ Butler High School
Chris’ goal & vision for his career changes as new opportunities arise
Traverse City Beach Bums later call Chris back to the game.
The Bums had called up 42 pitchers to try out for 12 spots.
Training was brutal but . . .
Chris gets a tap on the shoulder. He is being cut by the Bums and he returns home.
A turbulent Red Radar flight in a matchbox plane – next stop Pecos League
White Sands Pupfish & Motel 6
Bring your own uniform pants
Chris’ Professional baseball contract - $0 salary
Some players were paying $350 to play with the Pupfish
Chris delivers 13 punchouts – bonus payouts
Washington Wild Things in 2011
Chris Dugan, Observer Reporter puts Chris on the Wild Things Dream Team.
Chris @ 2nd pitching start with the Wild Things – parents in the stands. First 6 batters get on base and score. Turning point in Chris’ career - Darin Everson, Pitching Coach & Manager visits Chris on the mound and helps him turn it around.
Tampa Bay Rays - strong tryout throwing 92 –to 95 and striking out 4 of 5 batters at Charlotte
Spring Training, Bubbles & Chopping Blocks
Chris continues to expand his game traveling on a 16 hour flight to Brisbane to play in Australian Baseball League
Chris throws his first No-Hitter in Australia, ABL
Field Announcer counts down each strikeout as Chris pitches another strikeout record
Houston Astros come a courting
Chris accepts contract with New York Yankees
Chris' journey into Major League Part 2 coming soon

BaseballBiz can be found on iheartradio, Stitcher, Apple, Spotify & Google podcasts &
@TheBaseballBiz on Twitter
Please like, subscribe and remark. Let us know your thoughts about the show.
Special thanks to XTaKeRuX for the music "Rocking Forward"
Research sources included:
Wild Things Dream Team: : Chris Dugan, Observer-Reporter.com
Chris Smith Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Smith_(pitcher,_born_1988)
Chris Smith on Baseball Reference
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=smith-011chr

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