Smoltz on buddies Glavine, Maddux going into HOF

TNT MLB analyst John Smoltz joined the show to talk about his friends Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine being inducted into the Hall of Fame. Smoltz said he’s very curious about Maddux’s speech because he never said anything during his playing days. “He played the dumb card when it came to interviews,” Smoltz said. “More…

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Passan: Ridiculous that All-Star Game counts

Yahoo’s Jeff Passan joined the show to talk about Adam Wainwright allegedelly piping a pitch to Derek Jeter during last night’s All-Star Game. Passan said that Wainwright said it after the game and didn’t think it was a big deal at the time. But he said Wainwright was very upset afterward and felt like an…

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Dennis Eckersley looks back at great career

Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley joined the show to talk about the state of the game, look back at the great A’s teams he starred on and the homer he gave up to Kirk Gibson. He also takes a shot at McLovin’s mustache.

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Cal Ripken Jr. on LeBron, playing in hometown

Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. joined the show to talk about the MLB All-Star Game and more. Ripken, who played his whole career in his hometown of Baltimore, commented on LeBron James going back to Cleveland. “There was only one time I thought seriously about leaving Baltimore,” Ripken said. ” I was a free…

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Joe Buck on calling ASG, his father, 3-man booth

FOX’s Joe Buck joined the show from Minnesota, the home of the MLB All-Star game. Buck commented on the LeBron story and said he prefers guys who stay in one place for their whole career — like Derek Jeter. He also shared an impersonation of his dad Jack and talked about being in a three-man…

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Scully on ‘art of silence’, broadcasting future

Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully joined the show to talk about his career, the team and how long he plans to call games. Here are some of his takes: — On comparing Clayton Kershaw to Sandy Koufax: “People ask me about comparing or linking them together. To me, there’s one huge difference. In Sandy’s day, he…

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