Episode 266 features Brett Mandel, co-founder of Baseballbbq.com and Keith O'Brien, author of Charlie Hustle. Plus we discuss two Major League teams who will be playing on minor league fields.

Brett Mandel from the company, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com/ is back to apprise us on the great things the company is doing and remind us of all their terrific products. Anyone who loves baseball and barbecue will thoroughly enjoy the wide range of grilling tools and accessories they offer. It's an extensive list, but includes spatula's, forks, grill scrapers, pigtail hooks, bottle openers, and tongs which are all made using baseball bat handles which can all be personally engraved. In addition, they have cutting boards shaped liked home plate or shaped like baseball jerseys which also can be engraved. Their newest product is a bat rack, designed to hold their baseball bat handle tools which also may be custom engraved. As if that was not enough, they also have rubs, sauces, tee-shirts, and a unique board game. Go to https://baseballbbq.com/ for more information.

Keith O'Brien is a New York Times best-selling author, a finalist for the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing, and an award-winning journalist. He has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Politico, as well as having his stories appear on National Public Radio and This American Life. His latest book, a must read for baseball history lovers, is Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball. Mention Pete Rose and a debate is almost guaranteed to ensue as baseball fans all seem to have opinions on whether he should be in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. This book does a great job at pulling back the curtain on one of the games most polarizing figures.

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

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/

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Episode 265 features fireballing former MLB Pitcher, Jim Kern and Trompo King inventor, Noam Weiss treating us to amazing stories and we have a New York State Baseball Hall of Fame Dinner Report

Jim Kern is a former professional baseball pitcher. With three All-Star appearances from 1977-1979, Kern went went 13–5 with a 1.57 ERA and 29 saves out of the Texas Rangers bullpen in 1979 to finish fourth in American League Cy Young Award balloting. Over a 12 year Major League career, Jim played for the Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, and Milwaukee Brewers. Jim is aptly nicknamed Emu and he explains why that moniker fits so well. In 2013, FanGraphs named Kern as the best relief pitcher in baseball history over a given 4-year period of time in their January 25 article "Jim Kern's Four Incredible Seasons." From 1976 to 1979, he won 42 games and registered 75 saves out of the bullpen, and he averaged more than 100 innings per year and 1.88 innings pitched per game appearance.

Noam Weiss is the inventor of Trompo King, a unique product created to cook food vertically, which Noam advises was the cooking method for thousands of years. The product description per their website is, "Create food from around the globe with the Vertical Griller from the Mr. Bar-B-Q+Trompo King team. The removable wire veggie rack is perfect to cook your veggies alongside your perfectly stacked meat and the easy lift handles allow you to move it to and from your grill without fumbling. The meat spike allows it to fit inside all types of cookers, including charcoal, gas, pellet, smokers, komado, and ovens. Combining the technique of vertical cooking and stacking with the flavors of Mexico and the Middle East, you can create your favorites including tacos al pastor, gyro, shawarma, and more." To order the Trompo King and their other products go to https://trompoking.com/

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

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/
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Episode 264 features Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Director of Operations, Scott Crawford and Charcoal and BBQ owners, Jason and Paula Mathews

Scott Crawford is the Director of Operations for the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum located in St. Marys, Ontario, Canada. Scott provides a wonderful description of Canada's Baseball Hall of Fame including how it got started, the way inductees are chosen, and stories about some of its honorees. Baseball has thrived and continues to do so in Canada and the museum is dedicated to preserving its heritage. You may be surprised to learn how long Canadian's have played baseball as well as hearing about Jackie Robinson's time playing there. Go to https://baseballhalloffame.ca/ for more information on Scott Crawford and the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

Jason and Paula Mathews are the husband and wife owners of the company, Charcoal and BBQ. The company provides products designed for those who enjoy cooking, but even more for the people who love to barbecue. Their items include knives, cutting boards, and various accessories which are meant to help your outdoor cooking experience. They offer engraving which adds a level of personalization to their barbecue wares. Barbecue has always been a passion in Jason's life and a love of Paula's and they are using that passion and love as a driving force while growing the company. Their story is fascinating, including Jason's long family history in Texas. Go to https://charcoalandbbq.com/
for more information.

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

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 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
Email: baseballandbbq@gmail.com
Twitter: @baseballandbbq
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