Episode 2: Mark Feinsand

04/04/22 • 45 min

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In this episode of My First Ballgame, we are joined by my good buddy Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, who co-authored one of the greatest baseball books ever written: "Mission 27," with the 2009 New York Yankees. We revisit Mark's first trip to Yankee Stadium on May 5, 1979, a 5-4 walk-off Yankees win over the Athletics. We'll touch upon what it was like to be in a Yankees clubhouse with Reggie Jackson, marvel at Tommy John "working on an 11-hitter," talk about riding the New York City subway in the 1980s, being in the stands for the Jeffrey Maier game, covering the Aaron Boone game, and learn about Mark's fateful interview in George Steinbrenner's office.

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Episode 1: Bryan Hoch

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In the first episode of 'My First Ballgame,' co-hosts Bryan Hoch and Connie Schwab Hoch set the time circuits for June 23, 1990. We'll hear the details of Bryan's first trip to a Major League stadium -- New York's Shea Stadium, where Darryl Strawberry, Dwight Gooden and the Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-0 -- and how that one summer evening sparked Bryan's decades-long love for baseball. Stay for the 1990s pop culture references, details on Bryan's current life as the Yankees beat reporter for MLB.com and way too many laughs!

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In this episode of My First Ballgame, we are joined by the great Sweeny Murti of WFAN and SportsNet New York, who has expertly covered the New York Yankees for more than two decades. Sweeny takes us to June 8, 1975, where we'll trot onto the steaming Astroturf of Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium for the Phillies' 4-2 victory over the Dodgers. We'll discuss Sweeny's affection for Greg "The Bull" Luzinski, swap behind-the-scenes stories with Aaron Boone, meet Tim McCarver and Tug McGraw at a Harrisburg, Pa. mall, get to know the legendary Harry Kalas, see the 1986 Mets in person, and reveal how a one-time Phillies diehard was able to remain impartial in the press box for the 2009 World Series against the Yankees.