In episode 119 we pull off a rare triple play as we have three outstanding guests; author, Dan Joseph, Barbecue Hall of Fame member, Ardie Davis, and BBQ rubs and sauces creator, Dennis Michael Sherman aka Denny Mike.
Dan Joseph joined us on episode 51 to discuss his book, Last Ride of the Iron Horse: How Lou Gehrig Fought ALS to Play One Last Championship SeasonSeason and he returns to regale us with stories about Pistol Pete Reiser found in his latest book, Baseball's Greatest What If: The Story & Tragedy of the Brooklyn Dodgers' Pistol Pete Reiser. If Reiser's first season and a half was any indication, not only was he on his way to a Hall of Fame career, but he was on his way to becoming one of the game's greatest. Unfortunately, part of what made Pistol Pete great, was his willingness to put his body on the line no matter what the outcome, and that included crashing into several outfield brick walls. Dan presents Reiser's story in such a way that by the end of the book you will feel awful that Reiser's playing career was cut short by injuries and feel regret at missing the talented career that could have been.
Ardie Davis aka Remus Powers, Ph.B. is a 2016 Barbecue Hall of Fame member in the celebrity/humanitarian category. Ardie is a founder of the American Royal Barbecue Sauce Contest which is the world's largest sauce contest. He is a charter member of the KCBS, instrumental in the development of the Certified Barbecue Judge curriculum, and author of the oath recited by each judge prior to judging a contest. Ardie has written numerous BBQ books. He has also been interviewed by the History Channel regarding barbecue, on more than one occasion. In 2003 he was named a Kansas City Barbecue Legend by the The Kansas City Star. We affectionately referred to him as barbecue royalty, and you would be hard-pressed to find anyone who would say otherwise.
Dennis Michael Sherman is known by thousands of satisfied customer's as Denny Mike. Since 2006, Denny, the creator of super-premium, all-natural and gluten-free sauces and seasoning blends has been selling these products with the DennyMike's label proudly displayed. His products are sold in Whole Foods as well as Hannaford Brothers and fortunately online at https://www.dennymikes.com. Denny shares his stories of a business which is extremely competitive, but having a great product has helped him prevail. Denny has forged many wonderful friendships throughout the years and it is due to this that we were fortunate that he asked Ardie to join us, and we are very grateful for that.
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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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