Irish Baseball Podcast
We’re talking about all things baseball and Ireland! The Irish Baseball Podcast is a production of the Irish American Baseball Society.
Episodes
In this episode, Rick Becker talks with Eamon Fitzgerald. Eamon is the Head of Games for New York GAA.
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 talks with Shaun Clancy about baseball, Ireland, and growing up Irish.
Ailísh Conneely joins Rick to discuss her work at the Aisling Irish Community Center and the importance of passing on the Irish language.
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 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 ...
Rus Bradburd, author of the book “Patty on the Hardwood,” joins host Rick Becker to discuss his writing career.
Zak Ford, author of, “Called Up: Ballplayers Remember Becoming Major Leaguers,” joins host Rick Becker.
Former major leaguer Steve Lyons joins host Rick Becker.
Host Rick Becker is joined by Jamie Murphy of the Michael Collins House Museum in Clonakilty, County Cork, and the Michael Collins House Podcast.
Darren Murphy is the head coach at South Hills High School in West Covina, CA. Darren is a member of the Irish American Baseball Society and an Irish Baseball Ambassador.
This is the second part of Hall of Famer Jim Palmer's interview with the Founder of the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame, Shaun Clancy.
Steve Lyons joins host Rick Becker, to discuss the Irish Wolfhounds, the current state of the game of baseball, and his major league career.
Filmmaker Katreana Bellew discusses "Black Sunday," her emotional screenplay about the infamous "Black Sunday" fire that claimed the life of her father, John Bellew. For more information, go to johnbellew.com.
John Fitzgerald joins Rick to recap the inaugural season of the Irish Wolfhounds Baseball Club and look ahead to the 2024 season.
IABS Founder John Fitzgerald joins host Rick Becker to discuss the nomination process for the 2024 inductee class of the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame.
Baseball legend Jim Palmer speaks with Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame founder Shaun Clancy. Palmer is a 2023 inductee of the IABHOF.
Eric Holtz, who was head coach of Team Israel from 2017-2021. During that time, Israel advanced from the lowest level of European Competition to the World Baseball Classic Qualifying Round and the Olympics. He was the Team Israel head coach at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Holtz will be serving as a guest host for our the Irish Wolfhounds, when they take on the FDNY Bravest at Clover Stadium in Rockland County, New York on Aug...
Host Rick Becker talks with Patrick O'Sullivan Greene, author of "Revolution at the Waldorf: America and the Irish War of Independence."
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