Baseball and BBQ

Len & Jeff
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Two guys just talking about our two favorite passions, Baseball and Barbecue

  1. 11 HR AGO

    Kickin' Ash BBQ’s Tracy & Jimmy Spruill and Robby Zucker, Voice Impressionist With a Memory Lane Stroll

    Tracy and Jimmy Spruill are competitive barbecue cooks from Bulverde, Texas who compete as Kickin' Ash BBQ.  They are becoming well known for attention to detail and their passion for creating great Texas barbecue.  How did this husband and wife team meet and become a winning competition barbecue team?   That's just one of the many questions we explore as we hear from two people who are doing what they love together.  Joining us as guest co-host is Doug Scheiding, another Bulverde, Texas pitmaster who once again adds his own special insights and questions. Robby Zucker is a very talented individual and Leonard's childhood friend.  Robby is radio personality and a passionate sports fan and co-hosted the sports and pop culture radio show, Romeo and Zuck with Ralph Romeo. His many talents include being a great impressionist with over 150 voices to his credit.  Join us as Robby and Leonard take a stroll down memory lane.  Robby shares his extreme sports passion throughout the discussion and entertains with many of his exceptional voices. We recommend you go to Rogue Cookers website, https://roguecookers.com/ for award-winning rubs, Chef Ray Sheehan’s website, https://www.raysheehan.com/ for award-winning saucess, rubs, and cookbooks, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/ To team up against prostate cancer go to https://fansforthecure.org/ for Fans for the Cure, and to subscribe to Bill Chuck's newsletter, Billy-Ball go to  https://billchuck.substack.com/    We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe. If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you. Call the show:  (516) 855-8214 Email:  baseballandbbq@gmail.com Twitter:  @baseballandbbq Instagram:  baseballandbarbecue YouTube:  baseball and bbq Website:  https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook:  baseball and bbq       Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    2h 6m
  2. Paul Mound: Dedicated and Successful Baseball Coach and New York State Baseball Hall of Fame Member

    1 DAY AGO

    Paul Mound: Dedicated and Successful Baseball Coach and New York State Baseball Hall of Fame Member

    Paul Mound is a member of the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame, having been inducted in the Class of 2017.  He is the Head Baseball Coach at SUNY Adirondack.  Paul previously served as Head Coach at Union College, where he became the all-time wins leader in the program's history.  During his tenure, he built one of the most successful programs in the school's history, leading the team to multiple Liberty League Championships, NCAA Regional appearances, and several record-breaking seasons.  Paul has been committed to not only winning on the field but also shaping well-rounded athletes. He has worked with players of all ages, from high school to collegiate athletes, and his focus has always been on player development, discipline, and instilling a love for the game. One of his notable achievements is mentoring Jake Fishman, who went on to be drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays and later played for the Miami Marlins. In addition to his college coaching experience, Paul founded, owns, and operates the Saratoga Stampede summer baseball program.  Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2025, the Stampede currently has 14 teams and over 180 players. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    1hr 1min

  3. 9 MAY

    Sustainable Growth & Elite Performance: Elizabeth Liu (Crowd Cow CEO) and Matt Nokes (Former MLB Player and Airplane Emergency Landing Survivor)

    Elizabeth Liu is the CEO of Crowd Cow.  She has vast amounts of experience in direct to consumer, marketplace startups, and publicly traded tech companies. As CEO of Crowd Cow, she work in helping with their mission statement, "Our mission is to create an alternative to the current meat commodity system, and to create a meaningful connection between the farmer and the customer, so people can know and appreciate exactly where their food comes from."  Elizabeth is passionate about food, startups, culture, and performing arts.  For more information on Crowd Cow go to https://www.crowdcow.com/ Matt Nokes is a former Major League Baseball catcher known for his powerful left-handed bat, particularly during his breakout 1987 season with the Detroit Tigers. Over an 11-season career, he was an All-Star and Silver Slugger winner, playing for the San Francisco Giants, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, and Colorado Rockies.  Nokes burst onto the scene with the Detroit Tigers, hitting 32 home runs and driving in 87 runs, earning an All-Star nod and finishing third in American League Rookie of the Year voting.  He was the catcher for Jim Abbott’s no-hitter with the Yankees on September 4, 1993 and the survivor of an emergency landing in an airplane he was piloting. We recommend you go to Rogue Cookers website, https://roguecookers.com/ for award-winning rubs, Chef Ray Sheehan’s website, https://www.raysheehan.com/ for award-winning saucess, rubs, and cookbooks, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/ To team up against prostate cancer go to https://fansforthecure.org/ for Fans for the Cure, and to subscribe to Bill Chuck's newsletter, Billy-Ball go to  https://billchuck.substack.com/    We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe. If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you. Call the show:  (516) 855-8214 Email:  baseballandbbq@gmail.com Twitter:  @baseballandbbq Instagram:  baseballandbarbecue YouTube:  baseball and bbq Website:  https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook:  baseball and bbq     Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    1hr 53min

  4. 2 MAY

    Ken Davidoff, Co-author of 101 Lessons From The Dugout and Kelly Kammann from Kelly Belly BBQ

    Ken Davidoff has been covering Major League Baseball for 30 years. He served as a baseball columnist at the New York Post from 2012 through 2022.  Prior to joining The Post, Ken wrote about baseball for Newsday and The Record. He has appeared on ESPN, the MLB Network, YES Network, CNN, and others. A former president of the Baseball Writers Association of America, Ken now works as an adjunct professor at Endicott College in Beverly, Mass., teaching various journalism and writing courses.  His latest project is the book, 101 Lessons From The Dugout:  What Baseball And Softball Can Teach Us About The Game Of Life, which he co-wrote with Harley A. Rotbart, MD.  It uses all things baseball to teach life lessons, 101 of them.  Each lesson contains an individual feature of the game followed by a pearl of wisdom or two to inspire readers.  For more information or to purchase the book go to https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/101-lessons-from-the-dugout-9798765163016/    Kelly Kammann is an up and coming pitmaster who enjoys teaching others others how to barbecue and shares his love of barbecue with anyone lucky enough to find him and his YouTube channel.  Barbecue mishaps are something most of us have experienced and learned from and Kelly shares his.  He also gives us some recipes which sound delicious.  Our conversation is filled with barbecue talk, but Kelly also has some fantastic baseball stories. We recommend you go to Rogue Cookers website, https://roguecookers.com/ for award-winning rubs, Chef Ray Sheehan’s website, https://www.raysheehan.com/ for award-winning saucess, rubs, and cookbooks, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/ To team up against prostate cancer go to https://fansforthecure.org/ for Fans for the Cure, and to subscribe to Bill Chuck's newsletter, Billy-Ball go to  https://billchuck.substack.com/    We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe. If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you. Call the show:  (516) 855-8214 Email:  baseballandbbq@gmail.com Twitter:  @baseballandbbq Instagram:  baseballandbarbecue YouTube:  baseball and bbq Website:  https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook:  baseball and bbq     Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    1hr 60min
  5. Rene LeRoux: From the Selection Process to the Dinners: Taking Us Behind the Scenes of the New York State Basketball, Baseball, and Hockey Halls of Fame

    30 APR

    Rene LeRoux: From the Selection Process to the Dinners: Taking Us Behind the Scenes of the New York State Basketball, Baseball, and Hockey Halls of Fame

    Rene LeRoux is the founder and executive director of the New York State Halls of Fame for baseball, basketball, and hockey.  As co-host of this show he is pulling double duty as he is also our guest.  After a very successful New York State Basketball Hall of Fame Dinner, Rene takes us behind the scenes and explains all that was involved in making it happen as well as what is involved with all of the dinners.  Rene has a knack for making these highly involved and very entertaining events look easy, but after this episode you may never feel that way again. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    1 hr

  6. 25 APR

    Schmoozing With Steve Somers, Sports Radio Personality and Vincent and Joyce Regino from Regi-Q BBQ

    Steve Somers nicknamed the Schmoozer, is a sports radio personality, best known for his work on the sports radio station WFAN.  He has been with the station since its inception in 1987.  Steve is originally from San Francisco, California, but his dream was to end up sportscasting in New York City.  The story of how he finally got to New York with some stops along the way is entertaining and fascinating.  All of these stories and more are found in the book he co-wrote with Dick Friedman titled, Me Here, You There:  My Three Decades Overnight, Under The Covers, Schmoozing S-P-O-R-T-S As Captain Midnight for WFAN. Vincent and Joyce Regino are the pitmasters behind Regi-Q BBQ.  Since entering the competition scene in 2021, the husband-and-wife team has quickly made a name for themselves, launching their award-winning seasoning line in 2023 and earning many championships.  Taken from their website, "The heart of what we do revolves around a deep passion for BBQ. Whether we are competing in BBQ battles or crafting the perfect blend of seasonings, our goal is always to bring people together through the love of great food."  For more information go to https://regiqbbq.com We recommend you go to Rogue Cookers website, https://roguecookers.com/ for award-winning rubs, Chef Ray Sheehan’s website, https://www.raysheehan.com/ for award-winning saucess, rubs, and cookbooks, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/ We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe. If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you. Call the show:  (516) 855-8214 Email:  baseballandbbq@gmail.com Twitter:  @baseballandbbq Instagram:  baseballandbarbecue YouTube:  baseball and bbq Website:  https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook:  baseball and bbq     Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    1hr 59min

  7. 18 APR

    Talking Ballparks & BBQ with Kurt Smith (Ballpark E-Guides) and Joel Fleetwood (Meat Rushmore BBQ)

    Kurt Smith is a staff writer for JerseyMan and MiamiMan magazines, an occasional contributor to Stadium Journey magazine/blog, and former NASCAR writer for the Charlotte Observer and the Frontstretch website.  He also writes web content for VisionLine Media, a website design team.  We spoke to him about his website, Ballpark E-Guides:  True Insider Fan Guides to MLB Ballparks, https://ballparkeguides.com/  The website is a great resource for ballpark information, including tips and money-saving hacks.  Kurt provides details on obtaining cheaper tickets, saving money on parking, and what to eat once in the stadium. Joel Fleetwood is part of the Meat Rushmore Barbecue competition team.  Meat Rushmore BBQ started as just a way for some friends to get together and have a good time.  They are an award-winning Kansas City barbecue team.  Winners of the 3rd Annual Made for KC BBQ Championship, with the grand prize including a residency at Kansas City International Airport.   They also have their award-winning Meat Rushmore BBQ Rubs & Sauces available for sale for home use. We recommend you go to Rogue Cookers website, https://roguecookers.com/ for award-winning rubs, Chef Ray Sheehan’s website, https://www.raysheehan.com/ for award-winning saucess, rubs, and cookbooks, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/ We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe. If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you. Call the show:  (516) 855-8214 Email:  baseballandbbq@gmail.com Twitter:  @baseballandbbq Instagram:  baseballandbarbecue YouTube:  baseball and bbq Website:  https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook:  baseball and bbq     Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    2h 10m
  8. Marc Kestecher: ESPN Broadcaster and Class of 2026 New York State Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee

    16 APR

    Marc Kestecher: ESPN Broadcaster and Class of 2026 New York State Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee

    Marc Kestecher is the lead play-by-play voice for the NBA on ESPN Radio, as well as College Football on ESPN Radio.  He joined ESPN in 1999 as an ESPN Radio SportsCenter update anchor, also provides commentary for ESPN Radio’s NFL and college basketball broadcasts, and he is a fixture at major events such as NBA All Star Weekend, NBA Finals, NBA Draft, World Series, MLB All Star Game and the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.  In addition to his play-by-play duties, he hosts studio coverage of Major League Baseball, The College Football Playoff semifinals and National Championship game.  Prior to joining ESPN, Kestecher was an anchor, reporter and talk host at WKNR-AM in Cleveland, Ohio. Prior to that, he served as Sports Director at WPTR/WROW in Albany, N.Y. while also serving as play-by-play announcer for the Albany Patroons (CBA), Albany Firebirds (Arena Football), University at Albany (football and basketball) and St. Rose basketball.     Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    1hr 1min
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Two guys just talking about our two favorite passions, Baseball and Barbecue

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  • Creator
    Len & Jeff
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    330
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2022 Baseball and BBQ
  • Show Website
    Baseball and BBQ

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