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Dec. 22, 2025

Miguel Rojas - the unheralded Dodger!

Author Steve Dittmore joined our podcast to discuss his book -Jim Gilliam - The Forgotten Dodger. We asked him who on the current Dodger team would be under-appreciated and undervalued. The answer might surprise you. From our podcast this week. Thanks for watching!
Dec. 22, 2025

Ep. 641 - Author Stephen Dittmore "Jim Gilliam The Forgotten Dodger" 12.22.25

Dr. Stephen W. Dittmore has written a book that needed to be written about Jim "Junior" Gilliam. Gilliam followed HOFer Jackie Robinson through Montreal to Brooklyn and was signed by Branch Rickey. Not quite a HOFer himself, Gilliam was a member of four Dodger World Series winning teams - one in Br…
Dec. 22, 2025

Ep. 641 - Author Stephen Dittmore "Jim Gilliam The Forgotten Dodger" 12.22.25

Send us a text Dr. Stephen W. Dittmore has written a book that needed to be written about Jim "Junior" Gilliam. Gilliam followed HOFer Jackie Robinson through Montreal to Brooklyn and was signed by Branch Rickey. Not quite a HOFer himself, Gilliam was a member of four Dodger World Series winning te…
Dec. 18, 2025

The Greatest On Field Rant Ever! Former Manager Terry Collins & Umpire Tom Hallion #dodgers #mets

Both manager Terry Collins and crew chief Tom Hallion were on hand at the Queens Baseball Convention to discuss the famous rant by Terry Collins in the 2016 after Chase Utley of the Dodgers broke Met IF Ruben Tejada's leg on a slide at 2B. Neither knew the whole thing was recorded and not destroy…
Dec. 17, 2025

Mets collapse in 2025 and you could see it coming

The Mets began 2024 terribly. But then they got hot and made it all the way to the NLCS where they lost to the Dodgers. That made them think they might be only a step or two away from making and winning the World Series. It all came crashing down in 2025. The pitchers started well but never pitched…
Dec. 16, 2025

Brett Baty of the Mets got down on one knee..

Brett Baty was interviewed by fellow podcaster Three Inning Fan's Kelly Franco at the Queens Baseball Convention - a New York Met fan fest. Baty mentioned getting engaged this past season and his fiancee was in the room. He talked about the proposal itself. From our podcast this week. Check it o…

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