Ken Carson: From Hockey Trainer to President of a Baseball League
Release Date: 05/13/2019
Cubs & ESPN play-by-play commentator Jon "Boog" Sciambi
Life At The Ballpark
Cubs & ESPN Play-by-play commentator Jon "Boog" Sciambi joins Life at the Ballpark to share stories about his career in the broadcast booth including with his encounters with the Phillie Phanatic, working with Rick Sutcliffe, and the one time he gave poor advice to Chipper Jones who let Boog know while he was still at bat.
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KMOX Sports Director Tom Ackerman
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KMOX Sports Director Tom Ackerman joins Life at the Ballpark to share some unique stories about St. Louis Cardinals’ legends. Tom also revisits the time when his father passed away during his high school years and then receiving a call from Bob Costas who went through a very relatable situation.
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Cardinals broadcaster Mike Claiborne
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Cardinals broadcaster Mike Claiborne joins John Frost to tell stories and reminisce about Cardinals legend and Hall of Famer Lou Brock.
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Los Angeles Dodgers historian Mark Langill
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Los Angeles Dodgers historian Mark Langill joins John Frost on the latest episode of Life at the Ballpark
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Bob Carpenter
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Veteran play by play man Bob Carpenter shares stories about growing up a Cardinals' fan in St. Louis, about being mentored by Hall of Fame broadcaster Jack Buck, calling games for the World Champion Washington Nationals, and what it will be like for broadcasters and players in this unusual 60 game season.
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Jim Sundberg
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Texas Rangers Hall of Famer Jim Sundberg shares stories from his 16 seasons in the big leagues, including playing for Billy Martin, and catching Nolan Ryan. Jim also shares about his new book "LEGACY PLAYBOOK; 50 Days Of Encouragement To Pass On What Matters Most."
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Bobby Richardson, part two
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Missing baseball? Enjoy my conversation with New York Yankees’ legend Bobby Richardson, 7 time all star, and the only World Series MVP to play for the losing team. He shares stories about the '61 home run race with Maris and Mantle, and about his relationship with The Mick which began when Bobby was 19 years old and culminated with his (and Bob Costas') famous eulogy at Mantle's funeral televised around the world.
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Bobby Richardson of the New York Yankees
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On this episode of Life at the Ballpark you’ll hear the story of a kid from South Carolina who at age 14 saw the movie "The Pride of the Yankees", the story of Lou Gehrig, and would one day stand on the very same spot at Yankee Stadium for Bobby Richardson Day where Lou gave his famous "I'm the luckiest guy" speech
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Ben Frederickson (part 2)
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If you’re missing baseball during the pandemic, enjoy my conversation with Ben Frederickson who covers the St. Louis Cardinals. Ben shares what’s it like for a sportswriter when the answer to almost every question is “I Don’t know.” You’ll hear some great stories about Albert Pujols and Tony LaRussa, and we'll kick around some ideas of what the Cardinals' line up may look like when baseball begins play.
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Ben Frederickson who covers the St. Louis Cardinals
Life At The Ballpark
What does a sportswriter write about when there are no sports? Ben Frederickson shares his insight to covering the St. Louis Cardinals during this time without baseball.
info_outlineKen shares stories spanning his career as an athletic trainer for Pittsburgh Penguins hockey, then for the expansion Toronto Blue Jays in 1977, then director of spring training for the Blue Jays in Dunedin, and ultimately to the president of the Florida State League. Ken reveals that he is also to the answer to a question in Trivial Pursuit Canadian edition.