Being Guillén TeamWorks Media, the parent company of La Vida Baseball, today announced a new strategic content partnership with NBC Sports Chicago with ‘Being Guillén,’ La Vida Baseball’s most popular show moving to the NBC Sports Chicago lineup this month. The show will continue airing on the cable home of ...
Read More »La Vida Baseball Launches New All-Female and Latina Multimedia Show ‘Locker Room Talk’ Wednesday
Juile Alexandria TeamWorks Media, the parent company of La Vida Baseball, today announced the launch of its new weekly show highlighting the achievements of women and Latinas in sports, “Locker Room Talk.” Hosted by Julie Alexandria and Jennifer Mercedes, two Latinas with more than 20 years of sports industry reporting ...
Read More »Newest Episodes of ‘Digging Up The Past’ Podcast Look Back at MLB’s Greatest Teams…That Didn’t Win a World Series
The newest episodes of Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo’s new SiriusXM original podcast – Digging Up The Past – feature Russo and guests looking back at Chris’ 10 best MLB teams that didn’t win a World Series Championship at the end of that season. Each podcast episode will be devoted to a single ...
Read More »100+ Players Arrive For Second Week Of Hank Aaron Invitational
Marvin Freeman (Wikimedia Commons/Freemanbaseball) Week Two of the Hank Aaron Invitational, operated by Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA), will welcome 100 amateur baseball athletes – from diverse backgrounds and hailing from 22 states and Puerto Rico – to the Jackie Robinson Training Complex, in ...
Read More »‘A Fastball For Freedom’ Imagines Turn Of The 22nd Century World, Baseball
If fans think baseball has changed a lot since they were kids, just wait until they find out what Gary Morgenstein has plotted out for the next few decades. In the second installment of his series of books, A Fastball for Freedom (BHC Press, 480 pps, $30.00), Morgenstein presents a ...
Read More »Topps, Music City Baseball, Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Launch Nashville Stars Rookie Cards
Music City Baseball’s (MCB) Music Industry Advisors have partnered with the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Adidas, Topps Trading Cards, and the Fluent Group to launch an exclusive new series of Stars rookie cards and jerseys to honor former Negro Leagues players. MCB’s Music Industry Advisors include: Kane Brown, Luke Combs, ...
Read More »2021 MLB All-Star Week Coverage on SiriusXM
All-Star Game (Eric Kilby on Flickr) SiriusXM today announced its extensive programming plans for Major League Baseball’s 2021 All-Star Week, which will deliver comprehensive coverage to listeners around the country and feature live broadcasts of the 91st All-Star Game Presented by Mastercard, the T-Mobile Home Run Derby, the SiriusXM All-Star Futures ...
Read More »Forty Years Later, Cashman’s ‘Talkin’ Baseball’ Still Strikes Right Chord
The Whiz Kids had won it,Bobby Thomson had done it,And Yogi read the comics all the while. Those of us old enough to have lived through the 1981 baseball players’ strike (and, later the ‘94 lockout) remember how severely it damaged the fans’ connection with the sport, which may have ...
Read More »Gehrig Career Simulations and ‘What If’ Highlight Strat-O-Matic Celebration Of Lou Gehrig Day
Lou Gehrig Yankee Stadium Retired Number (Wikimedia Commons/wallyg) Strat-O-Matic, the market leader in sports simulation, today released the results of three simulations tied to baseball’s observation of “Lou Gehrig Day” as part of its celebration of the endeavor across the sport. Full details of each simulation are posted at http://www.strat-o-matic.com. ...
Read More »Strat-O-Matic To Celebrate Lou Gehrig Day With Simulations, ALS Association Donation
Lou Gehrig 1927 Strat-O-Matic Card With the recent announcement that baseball will observe “Lou Gehrig Day” annually on June 2, Strat-O-Matic, the market leader in sports simulation, today unveiled its plans to honor the all-time great first baseman whose untimely passing from ALS cut short his legendary career. In addition ...
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