Irish Baseball Podcast

Singer-Songwriter Shauna Scanlon from County Donegal

Shauna Scanlon, a singer-songwriter from County Donegal, is Rick's guest on this episode of the Irish Baseball Podcast.

Chris Woodward | Episode 89

Los Angeles Dodgers Senior Advisor to MLB and Player Development Chris Woodward is our guest on this week's episode of The Irish Baseball Podcast. 

Matthew Repplinger | Episode 88

Matthew Repplinger, who has served a number of different roles in baseball, is our guest on this episode of The Irish Baseball Podcast. Matthew discusses the history of the game in Denver, Colorado before the 1993 inaugural season of the Rockies.  "Rep"  is the manager of the Martinez Sturgeon of the Pecos League.

Stephen Jenkins of the Bob Dylan Center (Part 2) | Episode 87

Stephen Jenkins of the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma is our guest on this episode of The Irish Baseball Podcast.   The Bob Dylan Center is currently running the exhibit on The Pogues the late Shane MacGowan, titled “They Gave the Walls A Talking.” 

Eamon Fitzgerald of the New York GAA | Episode 86

In this episode, Rick Becker talks with Eamon Fitzgerald. Eamon is the Head of Games for New York GAA.

The Pogues and Shane MacGowan | Episode 85

Rick talks with Steven Jenkins of the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, OK, about the The Pogues and Shane MacGowan.  MacGowan is the subject of the exhibition, "They Gave the Walls A Talking."

MLB Network's Brian Kenny with Shaun Clancy | Episode 84

MLB Network's Brian Kenny talks with Shaun Clancy about baseball, Ireland, and growing up Irish.

Ailísh Conneely (Part 2) | Episode 83

Ailísh Conneely joins Rick to discuss her work at the Aisling Irish Community Center and the importance of passing on the Irish language.

Author and College Baseball Coach Dirk Baker| Episode 82

Dirk Baker joins us to discuss his research on Kid Gleason. Gleason spent a number of seasons in the major leagues, primarily as a pitcher, before becoming a coach and manager. He is best known for being the manager of the 1919 Chicago White Sox.

Ailísh Conneely of the Aisling Irish Community Center | Episode 81

Ailísh Conneely is the Cultural Development Officer at the Aisling Irish Community Center in Yonkers, NY. Ailísh has been teaching the Irish language to members of the Irish American Baseball Society in our virtual Irish language classes.

Ailísh was born in New York and grew up in Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny. She is a musician and multi-instrumentalist, specialising mostly in piano accordion, piano, flute and tin whistle. She is also a fluent Irish speaker. When she was growing up, she competed in the Fleadh Cheoil at provincial and All-Ireland level, winning the Leinster Fleadh U18 and O18 Piano Accordion and receiving 2nd place in Leinster U18 Tin Whistle. She also has a Diploma from the London College of Music (Dip LCM) in traditional flute performance and a Grade 6 in classical piano with the Royal Irish Academy of Music (RIAM). She studied Music and Irish in University College Cork (UCC) until 2018, and completed a Professional Masters in Education (PME) with Hibernia College Dublin in 2020, qualifying as a secondary school teacher. She then taught Irish in a school in Waterford for 2 years, while also being involved with two local Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann branches (CCÉ).