Monday, Aug 27, 2007

A Conversation with Robert Pelton

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Author, Robert Pelton, a long-time baseball fan talks about meeting Babe Ruth, attending Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series and talking with Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin in the Commerce, Oklahoma barber shop. Pelton also talks about writing US History from a Christian perspective, this week on Baseball's Greatest Hits.

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Tuesday, Aug 21, 2007

Slugger Songs

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With Barry Bonds recently setting the all-time home run record, we listen to music about baseball sluggers. Out tribute in song highlights Babe Ruth, Stan Musial, Yogi Berra, Joe DiMaggio, Willie Mays, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa.

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Monday, Aug 13, 2007

A Conversation with John Heidenry

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Author John Heidenry speaks about his new book, "The Gas House Gang." It's all about the unusual make-up of the 1934 St. Louis Cardinals. From the country boys of the Dean brothers and Pepper Martin to the brash eastern players like Joe Medwick and Leo Durocher, you'll find it a history rich and humorous book about one of the all-time great teams in baseball history.

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Monday, Aug 06, 2007

1947 Bing Crosby Radio Show

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Bing Crosby was at one time a part owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates. In his Philco Radio Show from 1947, Crosby visits with Hall of Famer Hank Greenberg. Greenberg was traded to the Pirates following the 1946 season to help tutor a young Ralph Kiner. Greenberg's teachings must have worked, as Kiner became a Hall of Famer too. Also along for laughs is Groucho Marx.

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