Irish Baseball Podcast

Former-Professional Pitcher Geoff Freeborn is Helping the Irish Wolfhounds Find Players I Episode 118

Geoff Freeborn is a former-professional pitcher in France, Germany, Canada, and the United States; a former-college coach; host of the Sidearmnation Podcast; and someone who is helping the Irish Wolfhounds find players who would be eligible to play for Ireland in the World Baseball Podcast.  On today's episode, Rick Becker talks to him about a variety of topics. 

Mark Maloy of the National Park Service Talks About an Irish-American Revolutionary War Hero I Episode 117

John Fitzgerald was very close with General George Washington during the Revolutionary War in Valley Forge and Princeton.  Fitzgerald was an Irish-Catholic, who earned the trust of the most important man in the colonies and started the first Catholic parish in Virginia.  With the 250th anniversary of the United States coming up next year, it is the perfect time to take a look at some Irish people who played a role in the creation of the country.

John G. O’Dwyer, author of “Great Irish Pilgrim Journeys” I Episode 116

John G. O'Dwyer has put together a collection of pilgrimages throughout Ireland.  In this week's episode of the podcast, host Rick Becker talks with O'Dwyer about the different pilgrim paths and why a pilgrimage is a great way to see the Emerald Isle.

Patrick O’Sullivan Greene, author of “Gatsby: Death of an Irishman (F. Scott Fitzgerald and His Search for Identity)” I Episode 115

Patrick O'Sullivan Greene is back on the show to promote his new book about F. Scott Fitzgerald.  Fitzgerald's Irish heritage was such an interesting part of his identity.  A part of his identity with which he sometimes struggled.  

John Hussman, author of the book “Roger Bresnahan: A Baseball Life” I Episode 114

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.

Marc Gunn, host of the "Irish & Celtic Music Podcast" I Episode 113

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.

Steve Steinberg, co-author of “Mike Donlin: A Rough and Rowdy Life From New York Baseball Idol to Stage and Screen.” I Episode 112

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.

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).” I Episode 111

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).”  

Former-Major League Baseball executive Dan Evans talks with IABS founder John Fitzgerald I Episode 110

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.

Damian Shiels, author of the book “Green and Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military, 1861-1865" I Episode 109

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.