Three Strikes…yer OUT!

Hey everyone! Episode seven of the Three Strikes…yer OUT! podcast is now published and available on apple podcasts in iTunes. Next up, something a little different! This will be game-by-game commentary on the complete 1972 World Series between the Cincinnati Reds and the Oakland A’s! This is still one of my favorite World Series of all time. It was a nail biter to the end and featured some all-time great plays, fantastic pitching, and some surprise heroics. (No spoilers here…heh, heh!) This is an extra long episode, so sit back, relax, open a cold beverage, and enjoy one of the classic World Series in Major League Baseball history. Enjoy!

This World Series featured some all-time great players:

• Johnny Bench, probably the all-time best catcher in Major League Baseball!
• All-time MLB hits leader and Reds great, Pete Rose.
• One of the best 2nd basemen ever, and a personal favorite of mine, the Reds Joe Morgan.
• The backbone of the A’s pitching staff, the great Catfish Hunter!
• The guy who invented the term “closer”…the great A’s reliever, Rollie Fingers!
• The fantastic fielding of the great A’s Left Fielder, Joe Rudi!
• World Series heroics by Gene Tenace! Who’s he? Listen and find out!

List of sources:

1. baseball-reference.com (THE resource for stats on all MLB players!)
2. Dynastic, Bombastic, Fantastic: Reggie, Rollie, Catfish, and Charlie Finley’s Swingin’ A’s; Turbow, Jason (2017). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN13: 9780544303171
3. Wikipedia
4. AtheleticsNation.com (A’s and Angels Once Played 20)
5. SABR.org (Society for American Baseball Research on Angel Mangual)

Special Credit goes to YouTuber MrRunnerholic for the great cover of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame!” and the permission to use it on my podcast. Man, I love it! Thank you so much!

Hi everyone! Episode six of Three Strikes…yer OUT! podcast is now published and available on apple podcasts in iTunes. Next up, a biography of one of the great Baltimore Oriole First Baseman, Boog Powell! He was the power on the best Orioles teams ever in the 1960’s and early 1970’s! I remember these teams like they were yesterday!

Career Highlights:

• He was a 4-time All-Star.
• He won the American League Most Valuable Player Award (1970).
• He was an American League Champion with the Orioles in 1966, 1969, 1970 and 1971.
• He was a World Series Champion twice with the Orioles (1966, 1970).
• He was the AL Comeback Player of the Year twice (1966, 1975).
• He led the American League in 1964 with an outstanding .606 slugging percentage.

List of sources:

1. SABR.org (Society for American Baseball Research)
2. baseball-reference.com (THE resource for stats on all MLB players!)
3. Wikipedia

Special Credit goes to YouTuber MrRunnerholic for the great cover of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame!” and the permission to use it on my podcast. Man, I love it! Thank you so much!

Hi everyone! Episode five of the Three Strikes…yer OUT! podcast is now published and available on apple podcasts in iTunes. Since it is October and the World Series is upon us, how about a biography of possibly the greatest World Series pitcher of all time, Bob Gibson?! Owner of the all-time live-ball ERA record (1.12), this guy is one of the best ever!

Career Highlights:

• He was an 9-time All-Star.
• He won the Gold Glove 9 times in a row as a pitcher.
• He was the 2nd player ever to get 3,000 strikeouts.
• He was a 2-time National League Cy Young Award winner.
• He won the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 1968.
• He was a World Series Champion twice with the Cardinals.
• He still holds the record for Most Strikeouts in a World Series game (17).
• And…he still has the record for the lowest ERA in a season (1.12) in the live ball era in Major League Baseball!

List of sources:

1. SABR.org (Society for American Baseball Research)
2. baseball-reference.com (THE resource for stats on all MLB players!)
3. baseballhall.org (MLB Hall of Fame website)
4. Wikipedia
5. Bob Gibson Quotes

Special Credit goes to YouTuber MrRunnerholic for the great cover of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame!” and the permission to use it on my podcast. Man, I love it! Thank you so much!

Hi everyone! Episode four of the Three Strikes…yer OUT! podcast is out now and available on apple podcasts in iTunes. Next up, a biography of one of the most powerful players ever, Washington Senators slugger,  Frank Howard! This guy could put the ball into orbit!

Career Highlights:

• He was the 1960 National League Rookie of the Year.
• He was a 4-time All-Star.
• He was a 2-time American League Home Run leader.
• He was a World Series Champion with the Dodgers in 1963.
• He still has the record for hitting the most home runs in one week…hitting an amazing 10 home runs in 20 at bats!.
• He was famous for hitting many documented 500 foot home runs!

List of sources:

1. SABR.org (Society for American Baseball Research)
2. baseball-reference.com (THE resource for stats on all MLB players!)
3. Wikipedia
4. MLB’s Greatest Homer Binge

Special Credit goes to YouTuber MrRunnerholic for the great cover of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame!” and the permission to use it on my podcast. Man, I love it! Thank you so much!

Hi everyone! Episode three of Three Strikes…yer OUT! podcast is now published and available on apple podcasts in iTunes. Next up, a biography of one of the greatest Red Sox players of all time,  Carl Yastrzemski! What a fantastic career he had! This one’s for you, Red Sox fans!

Career Highlights:

• He is an 18-time All-Star.
• He is a winner of seven Gold Gloves.
• He won the Triple Crown in 1967.
• He is the first American League player to make the 3,000 hit club and also hit over 400 home runs.
• He is second on the all-time list for games played, and third for total at-bats.
• He is the Red Sox’ all-time leader in career RBIs, runs, hits, singles, doubles, total bases, and games played.
• He is third on the Red Sox for home runs behind Ted Williams and recently retired David “Big Papi” Ortiz.

List of sources:

1. SABR.org (Society for American Baseball Research)
2. baseball-reference.com (THE resource for stats on all MLB players!)
3. baseballhall.org (MLB Hall of Fame website)
4. Wikipedia
5. Biography.com

Special Credit goes to YouTuber MrRunnerholic for the great cover of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame!” and the permission to use it on my podcast. Man, I love it! Thank you so much!

Hi everyone! Episode two of Three Strikes…yer OUT! podcast is now published and available on apple podcasts in iTunes. Next up, a biography of one of my favorite pitchers of all time, Oakland A’s and New York Yankees pitcher, Catfish Hunter! Man, I love this guy! I hope you enjoy it. Thanks a lot!

Career Highlights:

• He pitched a perfect game on May 8, 1968 against the Minnesota Twins. He is the youngest man to have ever pitched a perfect game.
• He made the American League All Star team 8 times.
• He won the American League Cy Young award in 1974.
• He pitched on five World Series championship teams, including 3 with the Oakland A’s and 2 with the New York Yankees.

List of sources:

1. SABR.org (Society for American Baseball Research)
2. baseball-reference.com (THE resource for stats on all MLB players!)
3. baseballhall.org (MLB Hall of Fame website)
4. Wikipedia
5. Biography.com
6. SFGate.com (SF Chronicle/Examiner website)

Special Credit goes to YouTuber MrRunnerholic for the great cover of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame!” and the permission to use it on my podcast. Man, I love it! Thank you so much!

Hi everyone! Just a quick note to say the first Three Strikes…yer OUT! podcast is now published and available on apple podcasts in iTunes. Since it is All-Star week, the first episode details the baseball career of the great Minnesota Twin and California Angel hitting superstar, and 18 time All Star, Rod Carew! Give it a listen and see what you think! Thanks a lot!

Career Highlights:

• He was the rookie-of-the-year in 1967.
• He made the American League All Star team an incredible 18 seasons in a row!
• He won the American League batting championship seven times, including four years in a row from 1972 through 1975.
• He won the American League MVP award in 1977, making a serious run at the fabled .400 batting avg for a season.
• He is one of the very few players (32 currently) who have made the 3,000 hit club.

List of sources:

1. SABR.org (Society for American Baseball Research)
2. baseball-reference.com (THE resource for stats on all MLB players!)
3. baseballhall.org (MLB Hall of Fame website)
4. Wikipedia
5. Carew, Rod; Berkow, Ira (2010). Carew. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-0-8166-7009-3

Special Credit goes to YouTuber MrRunnerholic for the great cover of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame!” and the permission to use it on my podcast. Man, I love it! Thank you so much!