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Life Around The Seams
by Josh Suchon
Host Josh Suchon shares his experiences in baseball, and away from baseball, while interviewing baseball people with unique backgrounds.
Episodes
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Episode 54 -- Steve Physioc
Steve Physioc recently announced his retirement after a superlative 47-year career of broadcasting Major League Baseball, college football and basketball, local TV sports and many more unique assignments. Episode 54 of the "Life Around the Seams" podcast might sound a little like an "exit...
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Episode 53 -- Jim Rushford
Jim Rushford is one of the most improbable players to ever reach the major leagues. Undrafted out of college, he played for two independent league teams, took a year off, then played two more years of independent baseball before even reaching affiliated minor league ball. Along the way, Rushford...
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Episode 52 -- the Wynton Bernard story
Wynton Bernard is the feel-good story right now in baseball, a guy who spent the last 11 years playing minor league baseball, including two years of independent ball, who made his Major League Debut at age 31 on Friday, August 12, 2022 for the Colorado Rockies. The video of Bernard telling his...
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Episode 51 -- Jeff Fletcher
Longtime baseball reporter Jeff Fletcher enjoyed an up-close view of Shohei Ohtani's magical 2021 season, and also the two previous disappointing seasons, that made it all the more remarkable to watch this two-way player perform in ways we've never seen before. Fletcher just published a new book...
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Episode 50 -- Ken Levine on Vin Scully
Ken Levine and I worked together for three years on Post Game Dodger Talk, where Vin Scully introduced our show. When I heard that Vin Scully died, I immediately wanted to talk with Ken about his life. Then I realized we should record a podcast so that others can hear our stories and memories.…
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Episode 49 -- Tom Drees
Tom Drees pitched three no-hitters in 1989 for Triple-A Vancouver, including back-to-back starts. He pitched three no-hit innings in the Triple-A All-Star Game. He was an integral part of the team that won the Pacific Coast League title. But the Chicago White Sox never called him up to the majors...
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Episode 48 -- Dave Stewart
Dave Stewart never won a Cy Young award, but between 1987-1990, he was the best pitcher in baseball: four straight 20-plus win seasons; the ace of his hometown Oakland A's team that went to three straight World Series (and who started Game 1 of every series); the starter of the 1989 All-Star…
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Episode 47 -- Howard Bryant
Rickey Henderson is one of the greatest baseball players of all time, unquestionably the greatest leadoff hitter ever, yet the Hall of Fame outfielder is known just as much for Rickey Stories (both fact and fiction) as he is for his on-field dominance. Author Howard Bryant spent five years...
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Episode 46 -- Joe Martinez
Minor league baseball is filled with new experimental rules: the strict enforcement of a Pitch Clock, a minimum of two pickoff attempts per at-bat, the Automated Ball Strike (ABS) in the Pacific Coast League, a challenge system of the ABS in the Florida State League, bigger bases, and a ban of…
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Episode 45 – Suzie Hunter
Suzie Hunter did what a lot of baseball fans dream of doing. She quit her job, and visited every ballpark in Major League Baseball in 2021, despite no guarantee of a job when the ultimate roadtrip ended. On episode 45 of the Life Around the Seams podcast, we ask Hunter why she did it, if she...
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Episode 44 -- Alex Cohen
Talking into a microphone on radio comes very easily for Alex Cohen. He's the radio play-by-play announcer for the Iowa Cubs, triple-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. But appearing on camera, along with his girlfriend Tessa, for the reality TV show "House Hunters" on HGTV? That was a much…
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Episode 43 — Kalin Boodman
Kalin Boodman is one of the co-founders of Baseballism, a lifestyle company started by four former college baseball teammates that created catchy slogans and has become a must-own for baseball fans. The four friends come from different backgrounds and Boodman's is the most unique as a former...
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Episode 42 -- "McCovey Cove" Dave Edlund
Dave Edlund, better known as McCovey Cove Dave on social media, is one of the few people to watch a Major League Baseball game in person in 2020. Of course, Dave is not sitting in the seats watching his beloved San Francisco Giants. He's in a kayak, beyond the right field fence, in the San...
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Episode 41 -- Johnny Doskow, 2.0
Johnny Doskow returns to the Life Around the Seams podcast to discuss his new book: "GOODNIGHT EM: Baseball and Life Through Haiku." Doskow is the voice of the Sacramento River Cats, the Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. Dosky explained how he always enjoyed writing haiku poems…
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Episode 40 -- Tim and Matt Neverett
On Episode 40 of Life Around the Seams, it’s a Father’s Day inspired podcast. We talk fathers and sons, baseball and broadcasting, calls on the air and calls on the phone, with Tim Neverett and his oldest son Matt Neverett. Tim currently broadcasts Dodgers games on the radio and TV. Before that…
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Episode 39 -- Dave Raymond
Dave Raymond was the senior class President at Stanford University and he was homeless. It was by design, somewhat, because it was practical. He was a stand-up comedian on the side. His articles for Forbes magazine are widely cited as bursting the internet bubble in the early 2000s. These days,...
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Episode 38 -- Josh Whetzel
Josh Whetzel has spent 25 years broadcasting baseball games in the minor leagues, from Albany to Kinston to Binghamton and at Triple-A Rochester since 2003. He also calls games for the University of Buffalo men's basketball team and was named Broadcaster of the Year in 2015 by Baseball Digest.…
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Episode 37 -- Brad Balukjian
Author Brad Balukjian, a biology instructor by day, came up with an absurdly delightful idea. Buy one pack of baseball cards (he chose 1986 Topps), then track down all the players on those cards, interview them about their life after baseball, and write a book about them. The idea was born in…
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Episode 36 -- Jacob Kornhauser
If you were a young baseball player and were told that you would reach the Major Leagues one day -- but you would only play one game, and only one game -- would all the years of playing and sacrificing be worth it? On Episode 36 of the Life Around the Seams podcast, our guest is author Jacob...
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Episode 35 -- John Shea
John Shea first approached Willie Mays about collaborating on a book 15 years ago. Why did it take so long to finish? “Are you saying I missed deadline?” Shea asks, with a laugh. Actually, Shea wanted to make sure the book wasn’t missing anything, and it was definitely worth the wait. On Episode…
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Episode 34 -- Dale Tafoya
Author's week begins with Dale Tafoya, a lifelong Oakland Athletics fan who just released his second book on his hometown team, "Billy Ball: Billy Martin and the Resurrection of the Oakland A's." In the early 1980s, the Oakland A’s went from on their way to Denver, to remaining in Oakland and...
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Episode 33 -- Curt Bloom
Curt Bloom was the play-by-play announcer for the Birmingham Barons, the Double-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, in 1994 for the one (and only) season that Michael Jordan played professional baseball. It's a season he'll never forget and a season that forever bonds those who experienced it.…
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Episode 32 — Ted Robinson
If you divided Ted Robinson’s broadcasting career into four parts, each of those individual sections would be impressive alone. Over 20+ years of Major League Baseball, tennis grand slams and NCAA Tournament broadcasts, plus 11 different Olympics, the 49ers, Warriors and much more. Add them all...
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Episode 31 -- Ken Korach
Ken Korach spent 10 years in the minor leagues, before finally getting his first full-time Major League job with the Oakland Athletics in 1996. He replaced one legend, Lon Simmons, and worked alongside another legend in Bill King, then took over as the A’s lead announcer after the death of King....
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Episode 30 — Jim Watson
Jim Watson is arguably the most versatile sportscaster in America. He's done play-by-play for an astounding 39 different sports in his career, including six sports in five different Olympics. He's also a studio host, sideline reporter, emcee, and won five Emmy's in the process. On Episode 30 of…
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Episode 29 -- Patrick O'Neal
Patrick O’Neal comes from a family of famous actors. Initially, he followed the family business, before switching gears and carving out his own niche as a sportscaster in Southern California. On Episode 29 of the Life Around the Seams podcast, a very candid O’Neal admits the pressure he felt to...
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Episode 28 -- Ken Levine
We're getting the band back together over the next few episodes of this podcast. On Episode 28, we start with Ken Levine, my co-host on Post Game Dodger Talk from 2008-10 on 790 KABC in Los Angeles. Levine's career shows his immense versatility. He's written, created, produced and directed…
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Episode 27 -- Tim Hagerty, 3.0
Tim Hagerty returns for a record third appearance on the “Life Around the Seams” podcast and the very loose theme for this episode is irregularities in the length of baseball due to unforeseen factors. Hagerty tells us about the two minor leagues that played a 19-game championship series, the...
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Episode 26 -- Mike Petriello
Mike Petriello worked for a now-defunct video on demand company that was ahead of its time, a public relations firm that built websites for pharmaceutical companies, and the website of a bowling company. Those jobs paid the bills and provided health benefits, but it was not what he really wanted…
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Episode 25 -- Tyler Maun
Tyler Maun wears a lot of hats, literally and figuratively. He's a broadcaster, writer, host of two podcasts, Denver sports historian, and has a collection of baseball hats that is both impressive and troubling. What makes Tyler's story so intriguing is that he was in a career funk in the middle…
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Episode 24 -- Melanie Newman
Over the last year, Melanie Newman went viral for getting a new job, get her first national contract to broadcast axe throwing, made history with Suzie Kewl for the first all-female baseball broadcast in April, her most famous call on the baseball field was when a skunk got on the field, had her...
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Episode 23 -- Tony Gwynn, Jr.
Tony Gwynn, Jr. never knew anything other than growing up in the spotlight of sharing the same name as a Hall of Fame baseball player that was beloved by San Diego. Junior never shied away from the responsibility and carved out his own career in baseball, playing for 15 years, including parts of...
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Episode 22 -- Ron Flores
Ron Flores spent 10 years in professional baseball, overcoming the long odds as a 29th round draft pick who still reached the major leagues. He's a rarity in that he held out for extra money to finish his degree at USC and followed through by finishing his classwork while in the minor leagues....
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Episode 21 -- Cody Decker, 2.0
Cody Decker, the inaugural guest on the "Life Around the Seams" podcast, makes his return for a hilarious update on what's happened with his playing career in the last 13 months, starting with the question of whether he's hit more home runs, or recorded more outs as a pitcher. Since he's made...
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Episode 20 -- Chris Cron
Chris Cron is one of just 17 people who have played Major League Baseball and been the father of not just one, but two sons who have also reached the major leagues. In Episode 23 of the “Life Around the Seams” podcast, we explore the career of Chris from minor league towns in the 1980s to his MLB...
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Episode 19 — Johnny Doskow
Johnny Doskow is the “RG” of the Sacramento River Cats, a very funny human who makes a series against his team something you always look forward to. You never know what he’s going to say, and you rarely know if he’s being serious or sarcastic. You know you’ll laugh a lot, share some deep thoughts...
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Episode 18 -- Aaron Sele
Aaron Sele pitched for 14+ years in the major leagues, made 352 starts, won 148 games, finished third in Rookie of the Year voting in 1993, went to the All-Star Game in 1998 and 2000, and placed fifth in Cy Young voting in 1999. He enjoyed a very good career that's perhaps even more notable for…
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Episode 17 -- Tim Hagerty, 2.0
Back my popular demand, Tim Hagerty returns to the "Life Around the Seams" podcast as the first return guest. Just like in our first podcast, we take turns telling unique stories from baseball's colorful past. Hagerty tells us about the 39 former Major Leaguers whose first name is unknown, why we...
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Episode 16 -- Stephen Fife
Stephen Fife never wanted to pitch and was never good enough to pitch regularly as a kid. He was a second baseman on the first team from Idaho to reach the Little League World Series. But an injury in high school led him to the mound, and he ended up pitching 10 years as a professional. On…
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Episode 15 -- Alonzo Carter
Alonzo Carter spent five years as a backup dancer and lead choreographer for legendary rapper MC Hammer. Now he's the running backs coach and lead recruiting coordinator for the San Jose State football team. In between, he coached track and football at McClymonds High in West Oakland, three years...
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Episode 14 -- Steve Lyons
Steve Lyons played professional baseball for 13 years and has broadcasted Major League Baseball for over 20 years. On a personal level, the former Red Sox and White Sox utilityman had a major influence on my wardrobe, especially the socks I wear. On Episode 14 of the “Life Around the Seams”...
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Episode 13 -- Dominic Latkovski of Zooperstars!
Dominic Latkovski has seen the world through huge inflatable animal characters based on famous professional athletes. He's the founder of the Zooperstars!, one of the most enduring touring acts that is approaching its fourth decade entertaining fans before games, between innings and at halftime…
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Episode 12 -- Reid Ryan
Reid Ryan wanted to be a pitcher in the major leagues, just like his Hall of Fame father Nolan Ryan. But when his career stalled in the minor leagues, Reid forged his own path as a baseball executive, first in bringing minor league baseball to Round Rock and Corpus Christi, and currently as the...
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Episode 11 — Dan Hayes & Matt Hurst
Dan Hayes and Matt Hurst joined me for our annual Bucket List football weekend recently. We decided to record a Podcast where we talked about out time as either former newspaper ball scribes (Hurst, myself) or current ball scribe (Hayes). Between the three of us, we've been the beat reporter for...
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Episode 10 -- Sean Maddison
Sean Maddison does not understand the term “offseason.” He’s the lead producer for the San Jose Sharks television broadcasts on NBC Sports Bay Area. Then after the grind of a grueling season, Maddison makes documentaries. Not simple easy documentaries, but emotional stories about the intersection...
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Episode 9 — David Feldman
David Feldman is not somebody that sports fans see. He’s not somebody who sports fans hear very often. But his fingerprints are all over a lot of the live sporting events that are viewed my thousands, if not millions. In episode 9 of the “Life Around the Seams” podcast, our guest is David…
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Episode 8 — Mike Capps
Mike Capps enjoyed the type of career than most journalists could only dream they could attain, winning awards, and covering some of the biggest stories in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. But he gave it all up to become a minor league baseball play-by-play announcer. In episode 8 of the “Life Around...
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Episode 7 — Tim Dillard
When you think of somebody who has spent their entire career playing for one organization, you usually think of Tony Gwynn with the Padres, or Cal Ripken, Jr. with the Orioles, or Chipper Jones with the Braves. The name Tim Dillard probably doesn’t come to mind. Yet in many ways, it’s even more...
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Episode 6 -- Pat Venditte
Pat Venditte is the most unique pitcher in professional baseball. He's ambidexterous. He's not a switch hitter. He's a switcher pitcher. Yes, he throws left-handed *and* right-handed, usually in the same game. In episode 6 of the “Life Around the Seams” podcast, we learn the story of how Pat's...
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Episode 5 -- Tim Hagerty
Tim Hagerty is the play-by-play announcer for the El Paso Chihuahuas (Padres AAA affiliate), the author of a book titled “Root for the Home Team,” and a correspondent for Sporting News specializing in unusual tales from minor league baseball’s colorful past. In episode 5 of the “Life Around the...
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