Baseball and BBQ Episode #149: Features Lea Anne Lemon, President of the International Barbeque Cookers Association (IBCA) and Anthony Marasco, Co-founder of The Beltway Mets and Ardent Gil Hodges Supporter

Baseball and BBQ Episode 149 Features Lea Anne Lemon, President of the International Barbeque Cookers Association (IBCA), and Anthony Marasco, Co-founder of The Beltway Mets and Ardent Gil Hodges Supporter Lea Anne Lemon has been involved with the International Barbeque Cookers Association (IBCA) for 14 years and is currently serving as president as well as a head judge.  Her time in the association has been quite eventful, and she has a lot to share regarding the experience, including the wonderful people she has worked with and the many others whom she has been lucky to meet.  That includes our guest co-host, Doug Scheiding, an IBCA member who has cooked in their competitions and who joins us to add his unique perspective.  Lea Anne works tirelessly for the IBCA and we, as well as its more than 1200 members, are fortunate she does.  More on Lea Anne and the IBCA can be found at https://ibcabbq.org Anthony Marasco worked hard to right a wrong.  The wrong was that Gil Hodges, who had been on 34 Major League Baseball Hall of Fame ballots over the last 50 years, had still not received his deserved place among the game's greats.  Anthony did everything possible to make ballot 35 the last one ever needed.  He worked tirelessly, making sure everyone was aware of Hodges's greatness as a player, manager, and human being, and when Hodges got in, Anthony was there to witness the incredible ceremony.  Anthony shares wonderful stories about his weekend in Cooperstown which culminated in the spectacular induction ceremony. It was a very special time in his life, which he eloquently shares.  We recommend you go to BBQ Buddha, https://bbqbuddha.com/ for rubs and award-winning sauces, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, the Pandemic Baseball Book Club, https://www.pbbclub.com  to find many of the wonderful books we have featured as well as some additional swag, Magnechef, https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, and Cutting Edge Firewood https://www.cuttingedgefirewood.com/ for high-quality firewood and cooking wood. We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by 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:  [email protected]:  @baseballandbbqInstagram:  baseballandbarbecueYouTube:  baseball and bbqWebsite:  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.