I am excited to announce that my new podcast, Voices, is now available on iTunes.
In recent weeks I have had the pleasure of spending some time with three great writers: Ben Reiter of Sports Illustrated, Jason Turbow (author of Baseball Codes and Dynastic, Bombast, Fantastic) and Greg Prince, blogger for Faith and Fear in Flushing and author of a new book on Mike Piazza. All three interviews are now posted on iTunes.
New York Post columnist Mike Vaccaro says Tim Tebow is “no circus act.” Baseball reality show, yes; circus act, no.
Vaccaro joined me on the latest edition of Voices: The Podcast to talk about his story on Tebow, the Mets and our beloved dogs.
Sports Illustrated isn’t about to say, “I told ya’ so!” so I will …
Sports Illustrated told us so.
On June 30, 2014, SI published a cover story on the Houston Astros featuring the headline, “Your 2017 World Series Champs.”
At the time, the Astros were 36-48 in last place in the American League Western division. One year earlier, in 2013, the team finished 51-111. Considering the context, most baseball people thought the prediction was more than just bold, it was down right wacky.
So, what did Ben Reiter know that we didn’t? I sit down with Reiter to reflect on his 2014 Sports Illustrated cover story, that headline and how the Astros have evolved over the past three seasons.
Disclaimer: I had a couple hiccups with my recording equipment this week. You will hear that in Ben’s first two replies, but it quickly clears up. My apologies for the inconvenience. I hope you enjoy the podcast and I’d love your feedback. Thanks for listening!
Jason Turbow is the author of the new book, Dynastic, Bombastic, Fantastic: Reggie, Rollie and Charlie Finley’s Swingin A’s.
On the latest podcast, Turbow discusses how the Oakland A’s of the 1970s won three straight championships and “knocked baseball into the modern age.”