VOICES: ED HEARN
Ed Hearn is a Hall of Fame person. The former New York Met catcher and member of the 1986 World Championship team talks about his playing days and his post-career challenges on this edition of Voices....
View ArticleVOICES: BRUCE WEBER
New York Times reporter and author Bruce Weber has a new book out, titled As They See’em: A Fan’s Travels in the Land of Umpires. Weber attended the Jim Evans Academy of Professional Umpiring, called...
View ArticleVOICES: BRIAN BIEGEL
Journalist and filmmaker Brian Biegel has a new book in stores called Miracle Ball: My Hunt for the Shot Heard ‘Round the World. It chronicles his two-year search to find the Bobby Thomson’s home run...
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VOICES: JEFF FRANCOUER
I sat down with Mets right fielder Jeff Francoeur to talk hitting. We discussed his history of streaky hitting (including a few prolonged slumps) and what he and New York Mets hitting instructor Howard...
View ArticleVOICES: NELSON FIGUEROA
Nelson Figueroa started 17 games, compiling a 2.25 ERA, for the Buffalo Bisons (Triple-A) in 2009, before being promoted by the Mets in late August. Over the final six weeks of the 2009 season, he was...
View ArticleVOICES: DAVE HUDGENS
Dave Hudgens relationship with the New York Mets started in 1969 — as a fan. Six years later, in 1975, the Mets drafted Hudgens in the fifth round of the January draft, but he never signed a contract....
View ArticleVOICES: PITTSBURGH COCAINE 7
Major League Baseball has had its share of troubled times. In terms of sheer dirt, three scandals rise to the top: Shoeless Joe and the Black Sox, the 1985 Pittsburgh drug trials, and the steroid era....
View ArticleVOICES: DAN PAISNER
Time magazine called the moment “the most iconic play in sports” for 2010. Veteran Major League Baseball umpire Jim Joyce has no explanation. “I can’t even explain the feeling, because there are no...
View ArticleVOICES: DR. DOUG FELDMANN
Dr. Doug Feldmann, author of Gibson’s Last Stand: The Rise, Fall, and Near Misses of the St. Louis Cardinals, remembers the first and only time he saw Bob Gibson pitch. It was 1974. Gibson was 38 years...
View ArticleVOICES: NEVER A DULL MOMENT
In eight years as manager of the Chicago White Sox, Ozzie Guillen has had five winning seasons (including a World Series title in 2005) and three losing seasons. Win or lose, Guillen has always kept...
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VOICES: DAVE HUDGENS
Dave Hudgens relationship with the New York Mets started in 1969 -- as a fan. Six years later, in 1975, the Mets drafted Hudgens in the fifth round of the January draft, but he never signed a contract....
View ArticleQUICKCAST: SABAN’S ‘SPECIAL PRESSURE’
Nick Saban is the highest paid coach in college football. You think he's feeling some pressure -- "special pressure" -- to win a national championship? You bet he is. Alabama is going to squeeze every...
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VOICES PODCAST: DAVE GOREN
Dave Goren is the Executive Director for the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association & Hall of Fame (NSSA). On this episode of Voices, Goren aanounces the winners of the 2013 National...
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VOICES PODCAST: GARY POMERANTZ
Gary Pomerantz, author of Their Life's Work: The Brotherhood of the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers Then and Now, is my guest on the Voices Podcast. The press release from the book reads: They were the best...
View ArticleVOICES PODCAST: MOM TALKS METS
I think I found my niche. How many other Mets blogs or podcasts feature an 82-year old woman who talks (and sings) Mets baseball? Answer: Zero. In her debut on the Voices podcast, Momma Strubel shares...
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THE BYLINERS: ZAK KEEFER
Zak Keefer is a beat writer for the Indianapolis Star. He covers Butler Bulldogs basketball. This is Keefer's first year on the beat, however, you'd never know it. His writing and reporting is some of...
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VOICES PODCAST: BOB GAINES
Christy Mathewson won 373 games over 17 seasons. Forget about 20-game winning seasons, let’s talk about 30-game winning seasons. Mathewson won 30 or more games four times, including a 37-win season in...
View ArticleONE ‘SORRY’ LETTER
It took Alex Rodriguez 216 words to utter three meaningful words: I am sorry. Last week Rodriguez passed on a press conference, passed on hiring a public relations crisis management firm, passed on...
View ArticleMURPHY WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR E4
Bill Buckner played 22 seasons in the major leagues and collected 2,715 hits, but what is he remembered for? One play. One game. One error. Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. Buckner’s error drove him...
View ArticleKEN BURNS ON MAKING A DOCUMENTARY
The late historian Stephen Ambrose once said, “More Americans get their history from Ken Burns than any other source.” Burns’ signature style is evident in his making of the Baseball, The Civil War,...
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