Episodes

2 days ago
2 days ago
Roger Bresnahan was one of the biggest stars in the game; playing in the biggest city in the country. Since his death in 1943, the Hall of Famer has had his celebrity diminished greatly. John Hussman is trying to change all that, and raise awareness of the greatness of this Irish-American ballplayer.

Monday May 05, 2025
Marc Gunn, host of the "Irish & Celtic Music Podcast" I Episode 113
Monday May 05, 2025
Monday May 05, 2025
Marc Gunn has used the "Irish & Celtic Music Podcast" as a way to showcase great music from all over the world. Rick Becker, host of the "Irish Baseball Podcast" talks with Gunn in today's episode to see what keeps him making new episodes.

Monday Apr 21, 2025
Monday Apr 21, 2025
Irish Baseball Podcast host Rick Becker sits down one more time with Steve Steinberg to talk about the author's book about Mike Donlin, and some of his other projects. Mike Donlin is such an interesting character that this conversation has lasted three episodes of the show.

Monday Apr 07, 2025
Monday Apr 07, 2025
Rick Becker, host of the Irish Baseball Podcast, welcomes back Damian Shields, author of the book “Green and Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military, 1861-1865 (Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War).”

Monday Mar 24, 2025
Monday Mar 24, 2025
John Fitzgerald, founder of the Irish American Baseball Society, sits down with former-MLB executive Dan Evans for a conversation spanning topics like Shohei Ohtani, scouting, and Irish heritage.

Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
Rick talks with Damian Shiels, author of the book “Green and Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military, 1861-1865 (Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War)." Hear first-hand accounts from the letters of the soldiers themselves.

Tuesday Feb 25, 2025
Tuesday Feb 25, 2025
Host Rick Becker will talk with Colleen Monahan who is the chairwoman of the Baltimore Saint Patrick's Day Parade on this week's episode. Monahan is in charge of the event which will take to the streets of Charm City on Sunday, March 16th of 2025.

Monday Feb 10, 2025
Gabriel Fidler of mister-baseball.com I Episode 107
Monday Feb 10, 2025
Monday Feb 10, 2025
Gabriel Fidler is an expert in European baseball. If Ireland is ever to make the World Baseball Classic, Fidler knows the pitfalls the team would face along the way. Host Rick Becker discusses that with him, and other topics, as well.

Monday Jan 27, 2025
Monday Jan 27, 2025
Steve Steinberg, along with his co-author, Lyle Spatz, Steinberg wrote the book “Mike Donlin: A Rough and Rowdy Life From New York Baseball Idol to Stage and Screen.” Host Rick Becker talks with Steinberg today about Donlin's transition from baseball to the stage.

Tuesday Jan 14, 2025
Tuesday Jan 14, 2025
Rick talks with Steve Steinberg, co-author of “Mike Donlin: A Rough and Rowdy Life From New York Baseball Idol to Stage and Screen.”