Episode 292 features Chef Ray's highly anticipated annual Father's Day Gift Guide and Brett Moore dazzles us with his encyclopedic baseball knowledge as Gary Looney joins us as guest co-host.

Ray Sheehan also known as Chef Ray is an award winning maker of barbecue sauces and rubs as well as an award winning cookbook author. We continue with our annual tradition as he presents his Annual Holiday Gift Giving Guide. Links for the gift guide follow:

Big Green Egg https://biggreenegg.com/ Mammoth Cutting Boards https://mammothcuttingboards.com/ Flipgrill https://flipgrill.shop/ Turbo Trusser https://turbotrusser.com/ Roto Q 360 https://www.rotoq360.com/ Code 3 Spices https://code3spices.com/ Mr. BBQ Scrub Daddy https://amazon.com/ Smokin' Hoggz BBQ https://www.smokinhoggzbbq.com/ Crisbee https://crisbee.org/

Brett Moore is obsessed with baseball and has turned this life-long passion into a one many show you have to see to believe. Brett has memorized more about baseball than anyone with access to the internet could possibly need to know. In 2018, Brett's wife, Erin helped him create a new game utilizing his encyclopedic baseball knowledge, which Brett then turned into the show, Batter Up! This highly entertaining show has been nominated for numerous awards. Brett, also an active blogger, is working on a book about overlooked Baseball Hall of Fame cases. He also has been researching the Negro Leagues which we also discuss. For more information on Brett and his show go to https://batterup.show/

We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

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Episode 291 features Will Bardenwerper, author of Homestand: Small Town Baseball and the Fight for the Soul of America and Nate Corbitt, founder of Nate's Smokehouse BBQ Blends

Will Bardenwerper has contributed to The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Harper's Magazine. He served as an Airborne Ranger-qualified infantry officer in Iraq and was awarded a Combat Infantryman Badge and Bronze Star. Homestand: Small Town Baseball and the Fight for the Soul of America reflects the time Will spent in Batavia, New York, as he got to know the community and experience their love of baseball. Since 1897, the Batavia Muckdogs ruled the summer nights of this small town and in 2020 when Major League Baseball shut them down as they did with the minor league teams in 41 other towns, this town did something about it. They brought in a summer league team composed of college players. All this and more fills the pages as we get to know the people and the game of baseball in Batavia.

Nate Corbitt is the founder of Nate's Smokehouse BBQ Blends; maker of premium seasonings designed with all natural ingredients. In 2020, Nate started experimenting with various spice combinations to go along with his passion for smoking meats and his love for bold and unique flavors. He then shared the spice blends with friends and family who encouraged Nate to do something more with these blends and that is exactly what Nate did as he started, Nate's Smokehouse BBQ Blends. In addition to his love of barbecue, Nate is also a baseball lover, especially for his beloved, Chicago Cubs. For more information on Nate Corbitt or to order his products go to https://natesbbqblends.com/

We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.

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Episode 290 features former Major League Baseball player, Carlos Baerga and World Food Championships finalist, Michelle O'Guin

Carlos Baerga is a former Major League Baseball player, who spent most of his playing career with the Cleveland Indians. It was during his time with Cleveland that he earned three All-Star appearances, two Silver Slugger Awards, and made major contributions to their 1995 postseason run. The preceding was impressive enough to earn Carlos a spot among the elite in 2013 with an induction into the Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame. Carlos has also played for the New York Mets, San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Washington Nationals, as well as playing for the Samsung Lions in the Korea Baseball Organization. Carlos has also coached, managed, and broadcasted games in various leagues. In addition to his playing career, we discuss the role family played in his career development and we also discuss Roberto Clemente.

Michelle O'Guin is a food sport competitor and the 2024 World Food Championships Live Fire Champion. With over 17 years of experience in the culinary competition world, Michelle has made a name for herself in the world of catering. Michelle and her husband Brandon run the Judging Program for the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest at Memphis in May. Michelle's career is highlighted by numerous top five finishes at competitions across the nation, including the 2024 Grand Champion title at the Praise the Lard BBQ Contest, the 2021 World Wing Champion title, and two-time 3rd Place Fire Woman and a 5th Place Live Fire finish at the World Food Championships in 2023. She joined us just prior to competing in the Final Table Round of the 2025 World Food Championship.

We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

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Episode 289 features HQ Trivia and ChangeUp's, Scott Rogowsky and King Louie's Meat Apostles, Michael Goff and a recap of the Jeff Michner Foundation BBQ Benefit at Pig Beach.

Scott Rogowsky is a comedian and television personality. He is well known for his time hosting HQ Trivia, a mobile game show. Scott also co-hosted ChangeUp, a baseball program broadcast on the subscription video streaming network, DAZN. HQ Trivia was a huge hit and it is what put him on the map, but Scott has been performing and hosting many other shows and we discuss a lot of them, in addition to talking about his beloved New York Mets.

Michael Goff is one half of the creative founding force from the company, King Louie's Meat Apostles, makers of award-winning seasonings and rubs. The barbecue industry is filled with top quality rubs which means if you want to stand out you need to be different. Michael has done just that as he has created a flavor profile you would be hard-pressed to find elsewhere. For more information on Michael and to purchase his products go to https://www.meatapostles.com/

We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you

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Episode 288 features Danny Torres discussing his career as well as his love, respect, and admiration for the legendary Major League Baseball Hall of Fame member and humanitarian, Roberto Clemente. Plus we talk barbecue with pitmaster, Daddy Dutch who has a dedicated YouTube channel with plenty of food related videos.

Danny Torres is a freelance sports journalist and podcast host. Danny has been a contributing writer to the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s official magazine, Memories and Dreams. Danny’s work also appeared on mlb.com and in the New York Mets official publication, Mets Magazine (2007-2012). He hosts the podcast, Talkin' 21 with Danny Torres which is dedicated to the legendary Roberto Clemente. Danny is featured in the documentary, Clemente, which explores the life, career and legacy of Roberto Clemente and was produced by Lebron James and Richard Linklater. He's traveled to numerous ballparks and conducted countless interviews with both current and retired MLB baseball players.

Kent Vandeweerd AKA Daddy Dutch is a barbecue cook and a frequent content provider for his YouTube channel, Daddy Dutch BBQ. The following is taken directly from his YouTube site as he, "Enjoys seeing other cooking channels and outdoors related channels. I appreciate everyone's input on how they BBQ, cook or grill. Happy cooking all!" Kent discusses his love of barbecue and we even throw in some baseball talk. Go to https://www.youtube.com/@daddydutchbbq to see Daddy Dutch and his YouTube videos.

We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.


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Episode 287 features the author of A Baseball Gaijin: Chasing a Dream to Japan and Back, Aaron Fischman and Champion Pitmaster Fred Robles, With Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding

Aaron Fischman is a sports writer, author, editor and multimedia journalist, who currently hosts the On the NBA Beat podcast, a weekly interview show he helped co-found with Loren Lee Chen and his brother, Joshua Fischman. His first book, A Baseball Gaijin: Chasing a Dream to Japan and Back is a very entertaining and informative look at the life and baseball career of Tony Barnette, who took a nontraditional route to the Major Leagues. Barnette started in the MLB's minor leagues, spent six years pitching in Japan for Tokyo's Yakult Swallows, and then at the age of 32 had his first cup of coffee with the Major League's, Texas Rangers. The book was nominated for the prestigious CASEY Award for best baseball book of 2024.

Fred Robles of Rio Valley Meats has been cooking on the competitive barbecue circuit since 2013. Fred is the owner of a butcher shop in Weslaco, Texas. According to Fred, "I love to compete and I love food sport. We have met some great people on this journey that have become our friends, but feel more like family. Some of his competitive cooking accomplishments include, winning the 2017 World Food BBQ Championship, the 2019 National BBQ Championship, winning the 2022 San Antonio Livestock and Rodeo, plus winning more than 95 Grand and Reserve Championships.

We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.

Call the show: (516) 855-8214
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Episode 286 features Pig Beach BBQ's, Matt Abdoo and Shane McBride Promoting the 5th Annual BBQ Benefit for the Jeff Michner Foundation and Author, Chris Jensen Discussing Baseball's Two-Way Greats

Matt Abdoo and Shane McBride from Pig Beach BBQ join us to discuss the 5th Annual BBQ Benefit for the Jeff Michner Foundation taking place at Pig Beach BBQ, 35 - 37 36th Street, Queens, NY 11106 on Saturday afternoon, April 26, 2025. The foundation was set up in honor of Jeff Michner who passed away at the age of 36, but although young, meaningfully touched so many lives. The organization embraces the things he loved best: family, friends, and great food. The Jeff Michner Foundation creates scholarships for culinary students as well as supporting families managing loss and grief. The Jeff Michner BBQ Benefit celebrates Jeff with an epic barbecue featuring some of the countries greatest pitmasters. This event will be a dine-around, where each participating pitmaster will prepare a tasting portion of their dish for the guests to sample. Participating breweries & distilleries will be offering a beer or specialty cocktail. Go to https://jmf-event-2025-gxqi1.tripleseattickets.com/registration/select for more information and to purchase tickets.

Chris Jensen is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) and the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA). He contributes baseball articles to Seamheads, Start Spreading the News and IBWAA's, Here's the Pitch newsletter, and has been published in Elysian Fields Quarterly and the Yankees Annual Yearbook. His latest book is, Baseball's Two-Way Greats: Pitching/Batting Stars from Ruth and Rogan to Ohtani. The book explores the history of two-way baseball players from the 19th century up to the modern era. Chris provides information which shows that Shohei Ohtani and Babe Ruth are not the only players to have excelled at both pitching and batting. There have been many exceptional two-way players, including John Montgomery Ward and Negro League standouts, Bullet Rogan, Martin Dihigo, Leon Day and Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe. Sixty additional Negro League players are covered for their two-way feats, plus an examination of top two-way players from the 19th century, Deadball Era, and Live-Ball Era with more than 130 players featured.

We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.

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Episode 285 features inspiring stories from athlete, Dave Stevens, a seven-time Emmy Award winner and congenital amputee, while Jimmy Carbone and Sean Ludwig promote upcoming barbecue events and barbecue's enormous growth.

Dave Stevens is an athlete and a seven-time Emmy Award winning sports broadcaster. Dave is a congenital amputee and has wrestled, played football, and played baseball, all without legs. Dave played college football and had a tryout with the Dallas Cowboys. Dave was featured on the television show, That’s Incredible along with a very young and future golf pro, Tiger Woods. Dave had baseball tryouts with the 1984 Olympic baseball team, the Cincinnati Reds, and the Minnesota Twins, as well as a three-week contract with the minor league baseball team, St. Paul Saints where he played alongside Darryl Strawberry and even pinch-hit for Strawberry. Dave worked at ESPN for over 20 years. He has covered Super Bowls, World Series, Final Fours and many other events. Dave volunteers as a board member for NubAbility Athletics, which organizes sports camps for “Limb-Different” Athletes. He also co-hosts the Celebrity Amputee Golf Classic and is an Ambassador Athlete for the Dave Clark Foundation which hosts free clinics with Minor League baseball teams for children with disabilities.

Jimmy Carbone is back with a preview of his food events which we can look forward to this year, including Brisket King, Rib King, and Pig Island NYC. Each year these events become more popular and we spend part of our time discussing the outstanding growth of barbecue and the various flavors being added which are changing the way we think of the cuisine. It is an exciting time to be a foodie in New York as well as the surrounding areas and Jimmy's events are among the reasons why.

Sean Ludwig is the founder of NYC BBQ, http://www.nycbbq.com a website and newsletter with news and information on all things barbecue in the NYC metro are. He is also a co-founder with Ryan Cooper of The Smoke Sheet, https://www.bbqnewsletter.com which is a weekly newsletter that curates the latest national barbecue news, upcoming events, books to read, podcasts to listen to, videos to watch, recipes, and so much more. Barbecue is experiencing tremendous growth and Sean provides unique insights as to why.

We recommend you go to Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.

If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.

Call the show: (516) 855-8214
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