Thanks to Raf and Alma for posting these two shows. You will enjoy listening to the first show as Shooty Babitt and I give our 2006 predictions. By the way Shooty picks the Tigers to win the Central, and this was before the season started.

Show two has Shooty, Robert Buan, the A’s post game host, and me analyzing the first week of the season.

April 1:

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Part 2/5
Part 3/5
Part 4/5
Part 5/5

April 8:

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Part 2/4
Part 3/4
Part 4/4
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Saturday’s Show:

Vince Cotroneo – 1/6
David Feldman – 2/6
David Feldman – 3/6
David Feldman – 4/6
Memories of the game – Ryne Sandberg – 5/6
Rattle the Lumber with Ken Korach – 6/6

Sunday’s Show:

Marty – 1/6
Shooty Babitt & Larry Krueger – 2/6
Shooty Babitt & Larry Krueger – 3/6
Larry Krueger – 4/6
Memories of the game – Jim Landis – 5/6
Rattle the lumber with Vince Cotroneo – 6/6
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THE INAUGURAL showing of Bud Selig’s baby, the World Baseball Classic, got a fairly warm reception from the American sporting public, but the reaction of sportswriters covering the event was often off the charts.

I saw references to “the real World Series” and comments that “the World Series will never be the same again.”

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Josh Suchon – 1/6
Gary Hughes – 2/6
SF Chronicle’s Susan Slusser – 3/6
Aaron Lurie – 4/6
Memories of the Game – Roger Craig – 5/6
Rattle the Lumber with Ken Korach – 6/6
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Saturday’s Show:

Part 1/6 – Vince Cotroneo
Part 2/6 – Marty
Part 3/6 – Marty
Part 4/6 – Marty
Part 5/6 – Memories of the Game – Bill King
Part 6/6 – Rattle the Lumber w/ Ken Korach

Sunday’s Show:

Part 1/5 – Vince Cotroneo, Joe Roderick
Part 2/5 – Brett Topel
Part 3/5 – Interview – Reggie Sanders
Part 4/5 – Memories of the Game – Randy Johnson
Part 5/5 – Rattle the Lumber w/ Ken Korach & Paul Weaver

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As I sit here at Phoenix Municipal Stadium about 90 minutes before the start of today’s Right Off The Bat show, I’m looking out at the first rainfall in the Phoenix area in over four months.

I would say the the A’s will do everything possible to get this game in today because you don’t like to give up crowds in excess of 10,000 which is what they expect today.

Sounds just like the big leagues where teams struggle with rain issues all the time.

This rain might knock the game out, it’s that steady.

Rich Harden pitched yesterday, seemed strong although he tired in his third inning.

Frank Thomas is threatening to run during his on field workouts next week. When he does that a lot of people will be holding their breath.

Haven’t seen a real solid team down here most likely reason, so many players are in the WBC, watered down rosters.

Even with the rain I’ll do the show. Guests include A’s director of player personnel Billy Owens and Cubs GM Jim Hendry. Plus I have a bonus Memory of the Game with the late Kirby Puckett.

I’ll probably play that interview Sunday morning. Both shows start at 10:30 AM Pacific.

Marty

Saturday’s Show:

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Part 2/6
Part 3/6
Part 4/6
Part 5/6
Part 6/6

Sunday’s Show:

1/6 – Vince Cotroneo
2/6 – Kirby Puckett
3/6 – Frank Thomas
4/6 – Ray Fosse
5/6 – Ron Washington
6/6 – Ken Korach
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This Thursday I will broadcast Inside Baseball from Phoenix Muni beginning at 6PM Pacific on 1550 AM around the Bay Area.

Rick Hurd national baseball writer from the Contra Costa Times will be with me.

On Saturday Right Off The Bat returns for its ninth season.

First show will be at 10:30 AM Pacific on 1550 AM.

Right Off the Bat will be on before every A’s radio game this spring 90 minutes before first pitch.

I’ll look forward to comments and maybe we’ll have time for some phone calls during the pregames from Arizona.

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Inside Baseball continues tonight at 4:30 PM live from Crogan’s Montclair.

Guests include Southern California sports reporter Fred Wallin, San Diego radio personality Craig Elsten, Roxie Bernstein, and Carl Foster.

Rick Hurd national baseball writer for the Contra Costa Times will be with me at Crogan’s.

Look for the show to be posted here shortly after its conclusion if all the connections are made.

Thanks to Alma and Robert Costa.

Part 1/4 – Fred Wallin

Part 2/4 – Craig Elston

Part 3/4 – Roxy Bernstein

Part 4/4 – Karl Foster

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This week’s Inside Baseball Show originates from Crogan’s Montclair.

Show begins at 6 PM on 1550 AM Pacific here in the Bay Area. My guests include Cubs Assistant GM Gary Hughes, Contra Costa Times national baseball writer Rick Hurd, and A’s play by play voice, the incomparable, Ken Korach.

Carl Foster and I will preview Cal versus Arizona as well.

Also after the show on Thursday come up to La Salle Cigars on La Salle Ave, just up the block from Crogan’s where I’ll host a Q&A about the up coming baseball season.

Look for the show on the site Friday morning as Rafael and Alma work to set up the MP3 file in case you missed the original broadcast.

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