David Sweeten Shares Baseball Stories, Matthew Brown from The Black Garlic Market, and Rene LeRoux, New York State Baseball Hall of Fame Executive Director, Plus Doug Scheiding and Ray Sheehan Make This a Huge Triple Play Episode

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David Sweeten Shares Baseball Stories, Matthew Brown from The Black Garlic Market, and Rene LeRoux, New York State Baseball Hall of Fame Executive Director, Plus Doug Scheiding and Ray Sheehan Make This a Huge Triple Play Episode

David J. Sweeten loves baseball and his life has been greatly impacted by bats, baseballs, and gloves. David has many wonderful stories as he was a CPA who worked with many well known players such as Joe Morgan, Rusty Staub, Larry Dierker, and Jerry Royce. He became friends with Joe Morgan and attended 1975 and 1976 World Series games in Cincinnati as Joes’ guest. Other players David had met and has stories about, include Reggie Jackson, Mickey Mantle, and Jim Bouton. David also plays in a senior baseball league, which he has done for many years and shares those stories too. Plus Doug Scheiding joins in for a fun discussion.

Matthew Brown is one of the founders of The Black Garlic Market. Matthew gives us another ingredient we can use to up our cooking game which includes making better barbecue. Per the company's website, "We were inspired by the culinary possibilities that one simple ingredient could bring to the table. Exploring the potential to change aromas, flavours, and textures is what drives us on a daily basis. We create high quality products from one simple thing, black garlic." Matthew talks about their many products and their perfection of black garlic. Plus Ray Sheehan adds his chef insights. For more information or to purchase their products go to https://www.theblackgarlicmarket.com/

Rene LeRoux is the founder and executive director of three New York State Hall of Fame’s, baseball, basketball, and hockey. He was most recently awarded the Jim Quigley Baseball Service Award by the New York Professional Scout's Association. He spearheaded a mammoth undertaking when he took a hall of fame which was known for its annual induction dinner and online list of inductees and turned it into a brick and mortar baseball lover's destination in Gloversville, New York. Rene discusses what Jim Quigley award means to him as well as providing a glimpse into the 2024 induction class which is an exciting group which is being add to even as this show is released. Go to http://www.nysbhof.com/home.html for more information on the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame.

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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