MLB LEGEND BILLY SAMPLE

The amazing episode opens featuring former Major League Baseball player, broadcaster, and screenwriter Billy Sample. Sample discusses being raised partly by grandparents in Salem, Virginia, early poverty, and minor-league pay, including carrying a manager’s golf clubs, and shares encounters with entertainers like Roy Clark, Charley Pride, Penny Marshall, Tim Daly, and broadcaster Dick Enberg. He promotes his strong R film Reunion 108 and his self-published book A Year in Pinstripes & Then Some, describing guerrilla-style filming and clubhouse humor. Sample outlines his baseball path from JMU and the Shenandoah Valley League to the Rangers, Yankees, and Braves, reflects on card-signing requests, teammates’ personalities, playing with Rickey Henderson, facing Nolan Ryan, and recalls his favorite MLB moment: a walk-off home run against the Angels. 00:00 Ugly Floor Epoxy Ad 00:32 Show Intro and Guest Reveal 02:27 Growing Up Poor in Virginia 04:33 Minor League Grind and Famous Owners 06:11 Roy Clark Almost Bats 09:31 Celebrity Encounters and Awkward Interviews 13:51 Reunion 108 Movie Talk 16:37 Clubhouse Culture and Ball Four 24:26 Path to the Majors 32:37 Break and Baseball Card Signing 35:57 Fan Letters and First MLB Games 37:53 Stars in the Clubhouse 39:32 Jesse Jackson Football 40:22 Bruce Hornsby Connections 41:25 Ray Signs Off 42:26 First Big Purchase 45:08 Reds Network Story 48:20 Funniest Teammates 55:38 Ricky Henderson Memories 57:16 Facing Nolan Ryan 01:00:55 Promoting Film Book 01:09:42 Walkoff Home Run 01:12:37 Farewell And Ads