Life At The Ballpark

Dann is currently the Manager of the Palm Beach Cardinals in the Florida State League at Roger Dean Chevrolet in Jupiter, FL.

Ricky Horton pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angelos Dodgers, and Chicago White Sox before moving to the press box as a play-by-play announcer for Fox Sports Midwest.  During his time on the field, Ricky Horton experienced some of the most dramatic moments in baseball history, including one of the worst blown calls when Don Denkinger called the Royal's Orta safe at First Base. 

Ricky also shares what it was like to be on the field when Kirk Gibson, with two injured legs, hit a two-run walk-off home run against Dennis Eckersley to win Game One of the 1988 World Series 5-4.

Plus you'll hear about all of the emotions and memories when he was first called up to the majors. 

The veteran reporter shares stories from his 17 years covering the Marlins, from their World Series championship in 2003 to the sale to Derek Jeter’s ownership group and the rebuilding process. Joe offers insight into the convergence of tradition newspaper sports reporting to the digital age of MLB.com and social media.

Mid-America Emmy award-winning Dan McLaughlin shares stories from his more than two decades of calling Cardinals’ baseball, his first when he was only 23.  Dan shares about his most embarrassing moments (involving A.J. Burnett’s nipple rings), his friendship with Tim McCarver, advice given him by the legendary Jack Buck, and his love of the game and the team he grew up rooting for (Ozzie Smith was his favorite player).

Rick shares his observations about how spring training has changed over the 42 years he’s covered the St. Louis Cardinals.  He shares stories about Cardinal greats Red Schoendienst, Lou Brock, Albert Pujols, and gives insights to how roster decisions are made during spring training. Rick also shares stories from his Hall of Fame induction in Cooperstown, New York in 2007, along with Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken.

Mike Capps is director of broadcasting and play by play announcer for the Round Rock Express near Austin, Texas, the Triple-A farm club of the Houston Astros. 

Mike reveals how covering the Gulf War and the Branch Davidian siege in Waco, Texas, affected his health and relationships. “You’re the darkest soul that I’ve seen in here,” someone remarked to him.   That began a new direction in his life that lead to him pursuing his dream of becoming a baseball play-by-play announcer.