Saturday, March 09, 2024

Saturday's podcast: A VP for Trump and attacking Texas on the border, Patrick Henry 1775 and more

 


Saturday's podcast:   

A VP for Trump and attacking Texas on the border, Patrick Henry 1775 and more...

Scream of ages




Scream of ages: Well, what do you say after all of that screaming in front of Congress? Did he get any sleep after screaming at everyone for an hour or so? Like many of us, I've seen a lot of these. I remember President Reagan and…..

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Happy # 65 Barbie



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Happy # 82 Bert Campaneris




We remember Bert “Dagoberto (Blanco)” Campaneris who was born in Pueblo Nuevo, Cuba on this day in 1942.     It’s easy to overlook how great Campy really was.  He batted first and a critical component of the Oakland A’s who won 3 straight World Series titles, 1972-1973-1974.
During his great career, he had 2,249 hits and 646 stolen bases.   His batting average of .259 was quite respectable for a shortstop of that era, or a time when most of them were known for their glove and legs rather than bat.
Campaneris played in 7 post-season series and was in the middle of everything, as Charlie Finley said:    
“You can talk about Reggie Jackson, Catfish Hunter, and Sal Bando, all those great players, but it was Campy who made everything go.
Indeed he was!

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2013: A chat about the story of "beer"

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We spoke on Thursday night about the history of beer, from the beginning to the present.

We were joined by Leslie Eastman, Barry Jacobsen plus Vice President/Brew Master of the Manzanita Brewing Company, Garry Pitman.

Here is the show.

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