Irish Baseball Podcast

Sammie Samuels will be celebrating a different piece of Irish American history every month this year at the Irish American Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.  2026 is the 250th anniversary of the United States.  Many of our podcast episodes this year will be focused on the Irish immigrant and Irish American impact on the country in that time.

Irish Baseball Podcast host Rick Becker and Irish American Baseball Society founder John Fitzgerald talk about many of the great guests who have joined IABS members on the community network website over the course of 2025.  Hear from Steve Garvey, Mike Sweeney, and more.  

Danny Murphy was a star for Connie Mack and the Philadelphia Athletics in the early-20th Century.  An injury slowed down his career, but Tom Sullivan made sure that this great ballplayer with Irish roots was remembered with his book Baseball's Sherlock Holmes: Danny Murphy of the Philadelphia Athletics.

Hilary Beirne of Irish America 250 discusses the contributions of Irish immigrants and Irish Americans to the United States.  With the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in July of 2026, we will be talking about many ways the Irish have impacted the country.

After spending the first part of his life focused on his love of music, Bill Nowlin is now focused on baseball.  The SABR member is working on something very special with Tim Carr and John Fitzgerald of the Irish American Baseball Society.

The Diddley Idols describe themselves as a full-band-duo.  The husband-and-wife team performs with a ton of electricity and energy.  Dave is also a pretty big New York Mets fan, so we will definitely be talking about that.

Corey Purcell and Deirdre Lockman of the tradition Irish band Poor Man's Gambit will join host Rick Becker on the podcast this week.  They will talk about their histories in Irish music and dance, and what type of bands are playing around Northeastern Pennsylvania.

Enda Reilly is a musician from Dublin who plays traditional Irish music and originals.  Irish Baseball Podcast host Rick Becker discusses music and Irish history with Enda.  

The 2025 Maryland Irish Festival is coming up on November 7th, 8th, and 9th.  On the podcast today, Irish Baseball Podcast host Rick Becker will talk with Michael McConnell.  Michael is the President of the Maryland Irish Festival, and will let us know everything we can expect if we attend this year's festivities.

Irish Baseball Podcast host Rick Becker is joined by Dr. Jimmy Moley to have a conversation about mental health in sports.  Moley is a sports psychiatrist, and sees the way early bad habits can come back to impact athletes in the professional and college ranks.