Baseball Zealot Radio

Happy New Year!

Tom and Shawn take a last look at the HOF ballot before Tuesday's announcement of the inductees. We then move to the ever-burning Hot Stove and discuss Randy Johnson, Barry Zito among others.

All that and few minutes of U of Illinois follow-up. We enjoy reading an email from the father of one of the Illini players.

Time: 30:59

Date Recorded: 1/6/07

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In response to Tuesday's announcement of Hall of Fame enshrinees, we're putting out a special show.

Regular hosts Todd and Tom are joined by guest host and resident baseball history expert Chuck Lucas. Luke really knows his stuff.

We discuss the Hall of Fame vote, Ripken, Gwynn as well as those who didn't get in this year.

I have to say we had a lot of fun doing this show and as Todd said after the show, we really agreed on issues more than we thought we would.

We hope to have Luke on again in future shows.

Time: 46:09

Date recorded: 1/10/07

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Most die-hard baseball fans and stat geeks know about the Baseball Reference web site. In fact, many of us rely on it. In this week's episode, Todd and Tom interview Sean Forman, the person behind one of the most definitive baseball stat sites around.

Sean Forman created Baseball Reference almost seven years ago and continues to add features and enhancements to it. During our interview, he talks about his background, the latest features he's implemented, and what it takes to run such an endeavor.

Here's the link to Baseball Reference: http://www.baseball-reference.com

Time: 26:01

Date Recorded: 1/14/07

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Hosts: Tom, Todd and Chuck

Summary: Tom gives a report from last weekend's Cubs Convention in Chicago. The JD Drew Watch is over as Drew has signed with Boston. Pirate fan Todd has something to be happy about with the LaRoche/Gonzalez deal. Chuck helps us make sense of the White Sox signing of Darin Erstad signing.

It couldn't last forever. The love affair is over. Chuck and Todd have finally found something to disagree about. The two of them discuss the role of MLB umpires and whether they are pushing the envelope and becoming more part of the scene during player/umpire conflicts. Todd, a registered umpire, has his say.

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Photos and write-ups from Tom's trip to the 2007 Cubs Convention

Chuck mentions minor league manager Joe Mikulik's tantrum during a game. Here's is a link to the video to it. It's something else.

Time: 57:19

Date Recorded: 1/28/07

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