EB discusses his experience as a player and how he believes in the importance of mentality and hard work to achieve success. He shares a story about Cody Bellinger, who was inspired by Eric's words and went on to become an NL MVP. The conversation shifts to recent news stories, including Farhan Zaidi firing back at Will Clark after being fired from the San Francisco Giants front office.

Join the fun as the guys discuss more offseason news with their very own Cubs Correspondent. We will also take a look at some top remaining free agents and make some bold predictions on who will sign where! Please like and subscribe and join the fun!

Mark Littell passed away on September 5, 2022.  We re-air this podcast in honor of him: Our guest this week is Mark Littell, relief pitcher with the Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals from the mid-1970s through the early 1980s.  Mark was involved in several great moments in baseball history.  He is unfortunately recognized as the pitcher who gave up the home run to Chris Chambliss in Game 5 of the 1976 ALCS which allowed the Yankees to advance to the World Series.  However, Mark was the winning pitcher in both ends of a doubleheader, was the winning pitcher the night Lou Brock got his 3,000th hit, and also surrendered Pete Rose's 3,631st hit, which set the National League record.  He averaged 11 strikeouts per nine innings in 1978, which is a Cardinals record.  Mark Littell had 4 outstanding seasons in a row:  1976/1977 (K.C. Royals) and 1978/1979 (St. Louis Cardinals).  Mark shares some funny stories about his career as we look Back When There Was Baseball.

Send us a textSteve Phillips has been a radio personality for 20 years starting not long after his time his time as GM for our #mets. Steve brought in Mike Piazza who had the biggest non-playoff home run in Mets history - until this year maybe? Today Steve hosts 'The Leadoff Spot' on Sirius/XM radio weekdays from 7-10AM. Steve also broadcasts some Toronto Blue Jays games and is a regular contributor the #mlbnetwork. We didn't want to ask him about Bobby Bonilla but did finally at the end, and we did not have time to get into the failed deal for A-Rod or the Kenny Rogers meltdown in 1999 so we will have Steve back hopefully very soon! Intro & Outro music this season courtesy of Mercury Maid! Check them out on Spotify or Apple Music!  Please subscribe to our podcast and thanks for listening! If you can give us 4 or 5 star rating that means a lot. And if you have a suggestion for an episode please drop us a line via email at Almostcooperstown@gmail.com.  You can also follow us on X @almostcoop or visit the Almost Cooperstown Facebook page or YouTube channel.  And please tell your friends!www.almostcooperstown.com

The SD SportScene Podcast Season 2 Episode 17: This week’s show reviews a busy sports weekend, and looks at basketball polls, and the upcoming week. It includes clips from basketball players Grady Hulscher of Redfield and Jesse Hernandez of Roncalli, and gymnasts Abby Lee of Britton-Hecla and Maddy Walberg of Central.

The Detroit Tigers signed right-hander Alex Cobb to a one-year, $15 million contract, adding the 37-year-old veteran to their starting rotation alongside Tarik Skubal, Reese Olson and Jackson Jobe. But is Cobb the right move? Evan and Mark explore the pros and cons of the Cobb signing, along with the Tigers' need to upgrade at third base or first base to contend for the American League Central in 2025. Could free agents like Alex Bregman and Paul Goldschmidt or trade candidates like Yandy Díaz fill the gaps? Things are trending in the right direction with Bregman. The guys break down the potential competition for Spencer Torkelson as Colt Keith and Justyn-Henry Malloy take ground balls at first base this offseason. Evan also shares his 2025 Opening Day roster prediction 1.0, highlighting concerns at third base, first base, shortstop, the bench and the bullpen. Additionally, how do the Max Fried and Blake Snell contracts impact Tarik Skubal's value, both now and in the future? Follow Evan on X/Twitter here.  Read Evan's most recent work here   

Steinhafels Sleepers of the Week selections. Headlines presented by Fleet Farm featuring two special guest stars in this week's movie reenactment. Whoa Nelly! featuring the weekend preview and breaking Brewers news. And Feel Good Friday painted by Hallman Lindsay Paints.

On this week’s offseason edition of  Inside the (Rob) Parker, Rob discusses a few of the biggest MLB Free Agency headlines, including: the New York Mets making Juan Soto the highest paid athlete in American professional sports history, the New York Yankees (Max Fried) and Boston Red Sox (Garrett Crochet) smart pivots after losing out in the Soto Sweepstakes and the Los Angeles Dodgers beating the rest of the market to the punch by signing Blake Snell so early on in the process. Finally, Rob closes the show by explaining why Shohei Ohtani - not Caitlin Clark - should have been named TIME Magazine's Athlete of the Year.  Subscribe and download all of the latest Inside the Parker podcasts and follow Rob on Twitter!!  #OddCouple See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hey everybody welcome back to more SportsintheBigApple!!!! In this jam packed episode we will be going through some baseball and football New York news. For starters, the AL and NL MVPs for the 2024 season have been decided and we will discuss the dominance of the winners (1:20). Second, we will talk about the Juan Soto sweepstakes as his massive contract looms (8:20). Third we will talk about how and why the Giants (16:33) and Jets (24:40) have made major moves after disappointing seasons!! It's all ahead on this episode of SportsintheBigApple!!

It's without debate that the Braves would not have sniffed the playoffs without the heroics of their starting rotation. Even with Spencer Strider going down with injury, Chris Sale, Max Fried, Reynaldo Lopez, and rookie Spencer Schwellenbach were terrific. Can they run it back in 2025 as Strider returns? The biggest question is, will Max Fried exit via free agency? We also discuss: Jorge Soler traded to the Angels for Griffin Canning Hitting Coach Tim Hyers' hitting philosophy Reynaldo Lopez and Aaron Bummer's new contracts Braves sit at #3 for 2025 World Series odds #braves #mlb