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Seattle University faces Grand Canyon in the 2021 Western Athletic Conference MBB Tournament

Fresno Grizzlies pitcher Jarrod Cande talks about the differences between California versus his home area of Tampa. Plus he shares what it was like to play summer college baseball on the same site where Jackie Robinson attempted to make his Brooklyn Dodgers spring training debut

Doug Bernier works as a defensive coordinator with the Colorado Rockies minor leaguers. The former Rockies and Minnesota Twins infielder talks about his role as a coach plus his baseball company. He also praises his Twins manager Ron Gardenhire

Former second baseman Placido Polanco discusses his upbringing with the St. Louis Cardinals. He shares what it was like to play for Tony LaRussa and Jim Leyland. The three-time Major League Gold Glove Award winner is a special assistant in the minor leagues for the Los Angeles Dodgers

Ben Sems first homer with Fresno

San Francisco Giants Special Assistant Ron Wotus joins me to discuss his current role with the club which involved work at the major and minor league levels. We kick it about his 24 years on the Giants big league coaching staff and his minor league managing days. Ron defines baseball lifer

Rick Mathews is a Special Assistant in Player Development for the Colorado Rockies. He’s one of the few who has been with the club for all 30 years. Prior to Colorado he managed Mark Gubicza, Bret Saberhagen and David Cone in the minor leagues for Kansas City. He brings around 50 years of professi…

Jim Eppard is the minor league coordinator of hitting for the Oakland Athletics. He’s been in professional baseball season for 42 years. He and I talk about many of the places where baseball has taken him and about a conversation he had with George Brett after Jim achieved his first major league ba…

Recorded in 2009; Jim Davenport spent his entire major league playing career with the San Francisco Giants (1958-70). The former third baseman was the first batter ever in San Francisco Giants history. We cover him being teammates with Willie Mays, and he discusses watching Mays play in the Negro L…