‘Baseball as It Was’ Episode #40: 1975 World Series, Part 2

Brian Wright
American League, American League East, Baseball History, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Features, Interviews, Major League Baseball, Media, Milestone, National League, National League Central, Podcasts, Postseason, Radio
The excitement of the first five games of the 1975 World Series was nothing compared to what took place over the final two. On October 21, Fenway Park played host to arguably the greatest game in World Serie...

‘Baseball as It Was’ Episode #38: Frank Tanana

Brian Wright
American League, American League Central, American League West, Baseball History, Detroit Tigers, Features, Interviews, Los Angeles Angels, Major League Baseball, Media, Podcasts, Postseason, Radio, Toronto Blue Jays
The story of Frank Tanana's major league career can be divided into two acts. He quickly rose to stardom with the California Angels as a strikeout pitcher – fanning as many as 269 in 1975. But a shoulder inj...

‘Baseball as It Was’ Episode #36: Rick Dempsey

Brian Wright
American League, American League East, Baltimore Orioles, Baseball History, Features, Interviews, Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball, Media, Milestone, National League, National League West, Podcasts, Postseason, Radio
In a career that covered 24 seasons and four decades, Rick Dempsey possessed endearing qualities as both a durable catcher and a unique personality. Our lineup of topics discussed with Rick includes: -His re...

‘Baseball as It Was’ Episode #32: Frank Viola

Brian Wright
American League, American League Central, Baseball History, College, Features, Interviews, Major League Baseball, Media, Minnesota Twins, National League, National League Central, National League East, New York Mets, Podcasts, Radio, St. Louis Cardinals
There was plenty to talk about with the veteran of 15 big league seasons and 176 wins – from his college days at St. John’s to the grand stage of the World Series to coaching some of the top young arms of the N...