August 15, 2006

Marty —

It’s Hank Masler from the Chamber. Nick Swisher is here in City Center signing autographs and suddenly it dawned on me that I never sent you the short story that I wrote following our interview at spring training. So here it is — complete with the photo I used. Thanks again, and I hope all’s well with you.

Hank Masler

Hank Masler
Communications Manager

Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
475 14th Street
Oakland, CA 94612-1903

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It looks like the trade that willbring A-Rod to the yanks
is a done deal. They will gain a second mvp player
along with jason giambi and will lose a 30 homer, 30 base stealer in Soriano. Soriano’s fielding was less than desired. The big question that has to be answered is
pitching. Will the yanks staff be as good as those the past 8 years? We will find out once the season begins. Is there any thing left in Kevin Brown’s tank? Will
Vasquez win 15 to 20 games? The Red Sox will be potent on offense and their pitching should be better.
Baltimore has improved. Red Sox fans across the country are hoping that this will be their year.
All I can tell you is that my late father-in-law,who passed away 2 years ago at the age of 95 was one of the few people who could actually remember the Red Sox winning the world series. He was 11 years
old at the time. Camps open this week and it should be interesting.

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Tom Candiotti was a big time winner during his big league pitching career. Now Candy is analyzing baseball for ESPN. He will be my guest Friday at 3:50 PM Pacific on Right Off The Bat, heard here on loveofthegameproductions.com, the A’s website, or 610 AM KFRC, in Northern California. [Read more →]

With the races heating up in the NL West and AL West Shooty Babitt, the major league scout for the Arizona Diamondbacks, joins me on Right Off The Bat Saturday evening at 4:50 PM Pacific right here on loveofthegameproductions.com, the As’ web site, and 610 AM KFRC in Northern California. [Read more →]

The man who knows more about the behind the scenes workings of major league baseball than any other reporter in the country is USA Today’s Baseball Weekly editor Paul White. Paul is my guest on Right Off The Bat Wednesday at 3:50 PM Pacific right here on loveofthegameproductions.com, the A’s web site, and KFRC 610 AM in Northern California. [Read more →]

New York sportswriter Maury Allen, who has written acclaimed baseball books on the greats of the game including Casey Stengel, Joe Dimaggio, and yes, George Steinbrenner, is my guest Tuesday at 3:50 PM Pacific right here on loveofthegameproductions.com, the A’s web site, and 610 AM KFRC in Northern California. This will be a good show. [Read more →]

Ira Rosen has written a beautiful book filled with spectacular color photographs of 50 major league baseball stadiums, “Blue Skies Green Fields.” With comments from players and fans who saw these stadiums, the book is a wonderful reflection on current and past baseball venues. Ira Rosen is my guest Saturday at 2:50 PM Pacific righthere on loveofthegameproductions.com, the A’s web site, and 610 AM KFRC in Northern California. [Read more →]

This year’s JG Taylor Spink Award winner Joe Falls is my guest on Right Off The Bat Friday. Falls, inducted into the Writer’s Wing of the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown this past July is a long time favorite in the Detroit area. Join us at 2:50 PM Pacific right here on loveofthegameproductions.com, the A’s web site, or 610 AM KFRC in Northern California. [Read more →]

Don Gutteridge was an infielder on the Gas House Gang teams of the thirties with the St. Louis Cardinals. Don also played in the 1944 World Series with the St. Louis Browns, he is my guest on Right Off The Bat Thursday at 2:50 PM Pacific right here on loveofthegameproductions.com, the A’s web site, and 610 AM KFRC in Northern Caliornia.
His book “Don Gutteridge in Words & Pictures” can be ordered from NDUN.com/Gutteridge, it is an excellent book filled with many, many baseball pictures that I had never seen before.
I highly recommend reading Don Gutteridge’s book.
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Bret and Mayra Breeding lived every baseball fan’s fantasy this season when the Texas couple visited every major league park. They will be my guests on Right Off The bat Tuesday at 2:50 PM Pacific right here on loveofthegameproductions.com, the A’s web site, and 610 AM KFRC here in Northern California. This will be an interesting show as they tell us the ins and outs of their favorite stadiums. [Read more →]