The New York Times best selling author joins the boys to talk about growing up a fan of Nolan Ryan, visiting a senior center in Alvin, Texas, to learn more about the Hall of Famer for his new book, Nolan: The Singular Life of an American Original, whether or not he was able to get the Ryan family involved, shares the incredibly true story of Sid Holland and reveals the missing chapter!
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The 53-year-old knuckleballer joins the boys to talk about the 33-year layoff between playing minor league baseball for the San Francisco Giants and getting drafted by the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars, when he first learned how to throw a knuckleball, the biggest difference between 90s clubhouses and now and how long he plans to keep pitching.
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The Peabody Award-winning writer/director joins the boys to talk about “Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat” and the day-to-day joys (and difficulties) of the behind-the-scenes of the show, his love of sports documentaries (real and fake), his favorite “off Broadway” sports, growing up a Milwaukee Brewers fan, his appreciation of County Stadium and getting back into baseball card collecting as an adult.
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