The dean of Bay Area sports columnists, Glenn Dickey joins Marty to discuss baseball and other related subjects on Right Off The Bat at 3:52 PM Pacific on 610 KFRC. The show is also heard thru the A’s website or right here on our site, always for free. [Read more →]

Jermaime Dye’s return to the A’s has a look of uncertainty. What’s the hold up?

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Join Marty and Terry Christman, who is evaluating the major league umps this season, on Right Off The Bat Saturday at 11:50 AM Pacific right here on this website or through the A’s website, all for free. [Read more →]

As we head into the third weekend of the season, let’s take a look at the teams right on schedule and the ones who are still looking good, but making their fans somewhat nervous.

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ML: Marty Lurie here with Hank Blalock of the Texas Rangers. You look a little like Robert Redford. They say you’re the natural.

HB: I wouldn’t go that far. I’m just trying to do the best I can up here. [Read more →]

Now working for MLB, former Athletic and Cleveland Indian bench coach, Jeff Newman joins Marty on Right Off The Bat. Jeff is working with Bob Watson in MLB’s effort to shorten the time of major league games. Jeff also shares with us some of his baseball wisdom in an entertaining show. Listen live on this site or the A’s website at 5:52 PM Pacific. Heard in the Bay Area on 610 AM KFRC. [Read more →]

DAVE STEWART MUST NOW STARE DOWN DAVE STEWART

BY ALAN GOLDFARB

This is how the telephone conversation must have gone between Bud Selig — the father of baseball — and Brewers’ president Wendy Selig-Prieb — the daughter of the father of baseball — last Wednesday night:

“Wendy? Dad here.” [Read more →]

The Seattle Mariners keep rolling along and are starting to remind veteran baseball observers of another team from the 90’s.

No, it’s not the Yankees. [Read more →]

Michael Meyers, director of public relations, from the 3DO Company, talks with Marty about their new “High Heat” video baseball game. The game is incredibly realistic with amazing graphics. We’ll talk about how baseball video games are produced in an interesting show airing at 11:52 PM Pacific on 610 KFRC. Also, you can hear us through the A’s website or right here on loveofthegameproductions. [Read more →]

Giambi is falling into gigantic disfavor with Yankee fans. He simply is not hitting; fanning a lot and leaving a lot of men stranded. His excuse:”I’m coming around slowly.” He’s being booed every time he steps on the field or at bat in Yankee Stadium because he’s making a zillion and is performing like a has been or never was.
I vividly remember playing catch in my Passaic,NJ home driveway and listening to the 1948 World Series at the same time. I remember walking home from school at the end of game 1 of the 1949 WS with a portable held to my ear. Henrich is up, last of the ninth, no score and then hits one into the rightfield seats. I remember hearing the last of the 9th called by Russ Hodges on 10/3/51 on a large Philco in the room of Miss Weber, our 8th grade science teacher. She was old, fat, ugly and smelly but quite loved because of that radio.

Charlie [Read more →]