Bushball is about the People, Places and Purity of Minor League Baseball.
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Lloyd spent a season down in Mexico playing for Angeles de Puebla. He talks about the lifelong friendships, the great fans, and questionable playing conditions during his time in Mexico. From "Double Pay", halting play to let trains pass, and good men passing too soon, our conversation with Lloyd has something for everyone.…
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Jim Barr joins Bushball! Jim talks about his MLB Career, his time at USC, and his Long Held MLB Record.
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Jim Barr enjoyed a 12 MLB career with the San Francisco Giants and California Angels. He also won two national championships with the University of Southern California. He held a major record for 35 years and also had a 16 year college coaching career at Sacramento State.由Bushball
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Anthony Susac is one of the premier right handed pitching prospect in the country and a University of Arizona commit. He shares his greatest memories in baseball, the upcoming MLB draft and growing up around the game.由Bushball
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Tim Hagerty is the broadcaster for the El Paso Chihuahuas (Padres Triple-A affiliate). Before El Paso, Tim broadcasted for the Padres' Triple-A club in Tucson, Arizona and Portland, Oregon. His was also previously the voice of the Double-A Mobile BayBears (Padres affiliate) and Rookie-level Idaho Falls Chukars (Royals affiliate). While with the Roy…
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Life of a Minor League Team Owner: Matt Aguilera Shares his Family's Journey as Owners of the Medford A's in the 70s & 80s.
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Matt Aguilera shares his experience growing around baseball and his family's ownership Oakland A's affiliate the Medford A's.由Bushball
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Baseball's Traveling Man Bill Sisler: A Pitcher a Hustler, and 27 years in the Game. Plus The Wackiest Promotions in the Minors and Our Team of the Week!
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The Bill Sisler story is one of perseverance and passion. He had a love of the game and he spent the better part of 27 years trying to realize a dream of making to the Bigs.由Bushball
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“Knuckleball Prime”: Singer\Songwriter Willy Tea Taylor Discusses Baseball, Music, and His WiffleBall Prowess
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Willy grew up surrounded by rolling hills and horses in the small town of Oakdale, California. Known as the “Cowboy Capital of the World” for breeding so many world champion rodeo cowboys, Oakdale is still Willy’s home and the setting for many of his songs. Despite coming from a long line of cattlemen – his grandfather Walt was one of the most resp…
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Special Edition: Before They Were Pros. John Susac Breaks it Down on Baseball Fields, Birth Certificates, Family, and Marv Marinovich.
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The Susac family is synonymous with baseball in Northern California and he brings the energy as we talk about how this family of 1st generation Croatian immigrants produced some the finest baseball prospects in America.由Bushball
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Bill Geivett Part 2: Yankee Scout, Dodgers Asst. GM, Colorado Rockies GM and Author: Topics include Working with Tommy Lasorda, Analytics, Memories from the World Series, and Much More.
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Part 2 of our conversation with former MLB Executive Bill Geivett. https://insidebaseballoperations.com/ https://www.imaplayer.us/由Bushball
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Bill Geivett: Yankees Scout, Front Office Executive with the Blue Jays, Dodgers and Rockies and Author: Talks About How to Build a Career in Baseball and the Great Teachers he met along the way.
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Bill Geivett draws on his 28 years of experience in professional baseball and offers his insights from his time as a player, scout, and front office executive. Do You Want to Work in Baseball? is more than a “how to” description of details to remember. It is filled with Bill’s real-life lessons learned from the varied roles he has held for Major Le…
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Pacific Coast League Part 2: Professional Baseball Historian and Author Dennis Snelling Discusses the History of the PCL, and the Legacy of Lefty O'Doul
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Bushball welcomes baseball author and historian Dennis Snelling who talks about the Golden Era of PCL, his most recent book subject Lefty O'Doul and our Team of the Week the Hollywood Stars. Snelling is a three-time finalist for the Casey Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year--for "The Greatest Minor League" in 2011, "Johnny Evers: A Baseball Li…
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Pacific Coast League Part 1: Baseball says Goodbye to the Pacific Coast League after 118 Years: We hear from Longtime time PCL Broadcaster Doug Greenwald on the Legacy of the PCL.
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After 118 years the league known as the Pacific Coast League is no more. MLB has decided to rebrand the league as Triple A West. We get get longtime PCL broadcaster Doug Greenwald's take on it history and it's legacy.由Bushball
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Lloyd Allen: First Round Pick of the California Angels in 1968, First Player Born in the 1950's to Play in the Majors, and Much More.
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A great interview with a really cool dude. Lloyd Allen delves into his high school years as a baseball and football phenom and his coach and mentor Coach Al Cropsey. He shares about being drafted by the Angels and his relationship with Frank Robinson, and Billy Martin. He finally shares his experiences in the Minors, flying in questionable planes a…
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Former Dodgers #1 Pick Tim Anderson (Part 2): Talks About Meeting Sandy Koufax, Spring Training, and Pete Rose
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In Part 2 of our discussion, Tim talks about his moments of awe, Spring Training at Vero Beach and his work to help current and former professional athletes. He shares about his Sandy Koufax moment, the Canseco twins, and his thoughts on baseball pariah Pet Rose. Are you a former professional athlete who played or signed a contract in the State of …
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1986 Dodgers 1st Round Pick Tim Anderson: Talks About Bus Rides, Brawls, and Life in the Minors. (Part 1)
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Former First Rounder Tim Anderson talks about his time in baseball in the Dodgers Organization.由Don Patzer
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This episode looks at the few MILB players who have played in the Super Bowl. Now keeping with tradition these player never played in "The Bigs", but made it to arguably the biggest event in sports. The Super Bowl! We also look at our teams of the week and their connection to the Super Bowl.由Don Patzer
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Former MLB Player and Olympian Ty Kelly: Discusses MILB Advocacy, Sketch Comedy, and his Career.
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Former MLB and Olympian Ty Kelly discusses his life in the Minors, his work with Advocates for Minor Leaguers, and the upcoming Olympic Games, for which he will participate in as a member of Team Israel, and his Sketch Comedy.由Don Patzer
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In this episode of Bushball, we conclude our conversation with longtime broadcaster Doug Greenwald where we talk about his Post Office collection, and his relationship with Hall of Fame broadcaster Bill King. We also profile the MILB career and Home Run record setting career of Mike Hessman.由Don Patzer
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Longtime broadcaster covers an array of topics from his journey through baseball, including his call to "The Bigs" and his take on the restructuring of the Minor League system.由Don Patzer
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A conversation with Stephen Day, Host Family Coordinator with Class A affiliate Modesto Nuts. A tribute to the late great Hank Aaron.由Don Patzer
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This episode delves into the world of Minor League Umpiring with AAA umpire Derek Eaton. We also pay homage to Mr. Dodger himself Tommy Lasorda. Lastly, we will talk about Trash Pandas. Yes, Trash Pandas.由Don Patzer
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In this epsiode of Bushaball, we look into a Minor League legend by the last name of Aaron, but not that Aaron, and oh and he also played for the Braves. We also take a dive into the history, process and sense of retiring jersey numbers in sports.由Don Patzer
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This episode of Bushball focuses on the legendary Negro National League legend Cool Papa Bell and a recent change in policy made by MLB that will finally recognize the NNL as an official Major League,由Don Patzer
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The Roswell Rockets and the "otherworldly "1954 Season of Joe Bauman.由Don Patzer
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The inaugural Episode of Bushball shares the story of MILB Legend Buzz Arlett, some history of MILB and the current PBA.由Don Patzer
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