With the amateur draft coming up this week, A’s talent evaluator Matt Keough has been very busy giving last minute advice to the A’s GM, Billy Beane. Matt Keough is our guest on Right Off The Bat beginning at 9:00 AM Pacific, right here on LOTGP.com, the A’s website, and 610 AM KFRC in Northern California. [Read more →]

Robin Yount is back in uniform with the Arizona Diamondbacks as their first base coach. Yount tells us what brought him back to the field during Friday’s guest interview on Right Off The Bat beginning at 3:00 PM Pacific right here on LOTGP.com, the A’s web site, or KFRC 610 AM, in Northern California. [Read more →]

Mark Grace, Arizona Diamondback’s firstbaseman, just wants to be remembered as a player who could beat you. He’s the guest today on Right Off The Bat beginning at 3:00 PM Pacific here on LOTGP.com, the A’s web site, or on KFRC 610 AM, in Northern California. [Read more →]

Lefthanded relievers are worth their weight in gold to a major league manager. The Orioles Buddy Groom is one of the best. Groom is Marty’s guest on Right Off The Bat Tuesday beginning at 2:50 PM Pacific right here on LOTGP.com, the A’s web site, or KFRC 610 AM in Northern California. [Read more →]

Tampa Bay’s excellent second year lefthander Joe Kennedy opposes Barry Zito in the series finale Sunday. Kennedy is Marty’s guest on Right Off The Bat beginning at 11:50 AM Pacific right here on LOTGP.com, the A’s web site, or KFRC 610 AM in Northern California. [Read more →]

Mickey Vernon outpointed two of the all time best, Al Rosen in 1953 and Ted Williams in 1946, to win his two two American league batting titles. Vernon played in the major leagues from 1939 thru 1960, four decades, in a wonderful major league career. Mickey Vernon lives in Pennsylvania and is our guest live via telephone on Tuesday at 5:50 PM Pacific right here on LOTGP.com, the A’s website, or 610 KFRC AM, in Northern California. [Read more →]

Toronto pitching coach Mark Connor had the distinction of working for George Steinbrenner as pitching coach of the Yankees in the 90’s, then moving on to be the head baseball coach at the University of Tennesse, before returning to the majors with the Diamondbacks and now the Blue Jays. An interesting odyssey for this very talented man. Connor is Sunday morning’s guest on ROTB heard at 8:50 AM Pacific right here on LOTGP.com, the A’s website, or 610 AM KFRC in Northern California. [Read more →]

I was privileged to meet Joe Black, former Negro League pitcher and NL Rookie of the Year in 1952 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, during one spring training in Arizona. Joe Black 78, passed away yesterday. Today on Right Off the Bat, I will play two interviews I had with Joe about Larry Doby and Satchel Paige, two very important men in baseball history.

The show airs at 8:50 AM Pacific here on LOTGP.com, or thru the A’s website, or 610 AM KFRC in Northern California.

I’ll miss Joe Black. He was a special man. [Read more →]

One of the finest pitchers of his generation, John Smoltz is Thursday’s guest on Right Off The Bat. Smoltz, once one of the most feared righthanded starters in the game, is now the Braves ninth inning closer. Hear the show at 2:50 PM Pacific right here on LOTGP.com, thru the A’s website, or 610 AM KFRC, in Northern California. [Read more →]

The voice of Red Sox baseball over the radio airwaves in New England, Joe Castiglione, is Wednesday’s guest on Right Off The Bat, beginning at 2:50 PM Pacific. The show can be heard right here on LOTGP.com, thru the A’s website, or 610 AM KFRC in Northern California. [Read more →]