Jane Leavy, Author of Make Me Commissioner, Brian and Larry Paris of Smokin' Bliss BBQ With Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding, and Gary Mack of Mets Musings Reflects on Davey Johnson, Makes This a Rare Triple Play

Episode 309 is a rare triple play as New York Times bestselling author, Jane Leavy discusses her newest tome, Make Me Commissioner, Brian and Larry Paris of Smokin' Bliss BBQ are joined by guest co-host, Doug Scheiding to discuss barbecue, and Gary Mack of Mets Musings Reflects on Davey Johnson. Jane Leavy is the author of the New York Times bestsellers, The Big Fella:  Babe Ruth and the World He Created, The Last Boy:  Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood, and Sandy Koufax:  A Lefty's Legacy.  She joins us to discuss her newest book, Make Me Commissioner:  I Know What's Wrong With Baseball and How To Fix It.  The book explores her love of baseball, features questions and answers with some of the game's greatest, including Joe Torre, Dave Roberts, Jim Palmer, Dusty Baker, and many more. Jane offers her ideas on ways to improve the game as well as discussing what is great with the game.  The hour we spent with Jane includes a lot from the book, but so much more as we experience the personality and insights of one of the preeminent baseball writers. Brian and Larry Paris are the father and son pitmasters of Smokin' Bliss BBQ. Taken from their website, "We are very proud and supportive of our military and first responders as my dad served honorably in the United States Marine Corps and I'm currently a Sergeant with our hometown Sheriff's Office.  Our team started in 2016 as a hobby with two great friends and it quickly turned into a passion that seems to grow every year.  We took that catering plunge and  happy to offer our services to folks and serve the same food that we would turn in to KCBS judges."  They also have their own sauces and rubs.  For more information go to www.smokinblissbbq.com Gary Mack is the long-time host of the Mets Musings podcast.  With the passing of Davey Johnson, we asked Gary to offer his thoughts and remembrances of Davey as a player and World Series winning manager of the 1986 New York Mets.  Go to www.metsmusings.com for more information on Gary and his outstanding show.       Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.