The Baseball Lifer

Enrique Oliu became baseball's second blind broadcaster when he joined the expansion Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 1998. While the Devil was taken out of the Rays' name, Enrique is still there. He was kind enough to be an early guest, and his appearance is getting a well-deserved encore.

Ed Randall was a baseball fan, broadcaster and talk show host until a cancer diagnosis hit him like a Nolan Ryan fastball. Once his cancer went into remission, he returned to doing interviews which he still does. He also created a nonproffit foundation, Fans for the Cure. He talks about his career and his foundation with me on this episode.

Bob has been blind since birth and rooted for the Red Sox since their 1967 World Series appearance. He has written books, hosts two podcasts and arranges to take groups of blind friends to a Red Sox game every year. Now he has created BobbyBall, a board game for blind and sighted players alike.

contains new footage discovered since last year's show about the Babe.

Bob Lutz (pronounced Lutes) founded League 42 Wichita, a part of Little League meant to bring baseball to disadvantaged children. The league's name honors Jackie Robinson. Their statue of #42 was stolen, then demolished by persons unknown. Mr. Lutz shared some time to talk about the league as it was and the league as he wants to see it in the future when a new statue of Jackie Robinson stands tall.

Author of "Yankee Stories Untold, from Ruth To Jeter" due to be published March 26. Our guest also did research for Mel Allen, who is our Broadcaster of the Week.

Dave and Rob are two guys from upstate New York who played baseball in South Africa when most international athletes wouldn't go there. Also, Rob Nelson talks about his connection with Jim Bouton and the gum called Big League Chew.

Derel McKinley Harrelson, 06-06-1944, 01-11-2024, sound from D-Day, his most famous game as a Mets' player and his most famous game as a Mets' manager.

nThis episode has a new opening featuring my first Broadcaster of the Week feature, then an encore presentation of an interview with Mr. Douglas, the author of "The Death and Resurrection of Baseball."

an encore presentation of my interview with Jeff Idelson, former president of the baseball Hall of Fame. This encore show is presented with wishes for a Happy New Year to my listeners.