The Roller Out the Barrel Podcast

The Roller Out the Barrel Podcast

1860‘s Vintage Base Ball is the fastest growing sport in these United States. Get to know these competitive history buffs and hear the stories and memories that make being a part of vintage base ball so special. Learn the history of the game and the history of their love of baseball.

Episodes

April 8, 2024 64 mins

Kid came out to Deranged Haunt for an in-person interview and you won't run across a nicer guy. We talk Northville, Silver Ball, the dimensions of his home field, and so much more. A gentleman ballist as fine as you will meet. 

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Marbles and Barrel Roller finish up their 2 part series previewing Wrestlemania 40. 

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Marbles and Barrel Roller discuss night 1 Wrestlemania 40 matches, predictions and possible storyline situations.

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Captain Drewski is an interesting dude. Of coarse there is vintage base ball talk about the Delhi Polecats from Hamden, New York, but we get into other interesting subjects. Such as: acting, metaphysics, Prague, and how even angry antelope wouldn't stand a chance against Godzilla. Cougar and Roller had the pleasure with this one!

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Marbles and Barrel Roller have filled out a bracket of their all-time favorite theme songs. That's right 64 themes (with some duplicates) , in this first part of a multi-part series they start the elimination process. Yes you will get mad at some decisions.

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The second match of the day @ ROCKY POINT HISTORIC BASE BALL FESTIVAL

CONNECTICUT vs. CANTON, MI CORNSHUCKERS

Two powerhouses meet for the first time

AUGUST 19th, 2023

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What an honor for Barrel Roller to just talk baseball for an hour with Roger Ratzenberger. They cover his Mets fandom, his travel to 44 different stadiums and the ones he missed out on, Doc Adams and more. 

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Ace is truly one of the great young players in the vintage community. Listen as Marbles and Roller talk about his blazing speed, his legacy in vintage, how the show has made him a star and the usual vintage content. 

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Cannon joins Barrel Roller and Marbles to discuss his club finally breaking through and winning the 2023 World Tournament at Greenfield Village. We also discuss how Roller has a creepy crush on his wife, the Lions, baby food uniforms and everything else. 

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Cougar and Barrel Roller had a chance to sit down with some gents from one of the newer East Coast clubs, The Kingston Guards. Taylor Bruck and Drew Vreeland talked about who, what, where and when. We talked angelfish, Titanic, how fathers ov er score their daughter's cartwheels and much much more...well of coarse base ball!

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February 20, 2024 69 mins
     Brian Sheehy of the Essex BBC and Seth Tannenbaum, Assistant Professor of Sports Studies at Manhattanville College! Brian and Seth are leading a symposium for the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History this summer about baseball, sports, and the ways they can be taught in the history field. Teachers rejoice! Are you a teacher (give yourself a pat on the back if you are)? Do you use sports in your teaching life? HOT DOGS!...
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Cougar and Barrel Roller talk dry heat, London bridge, Jodi Arias, Ligers and more...of coarse only when they aren't talking vintage base ball. Join Patrick "The Mayor" Murphy and Sam "Seabiscuit" Allen for laughs and facts as we start season 5!

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Barrel Roller, Cougar and Swamp Fox are joined by author, baseball (vintage and modern) enthusiast, and podcaster, JEREMY BROWN. Jeremy shares some of his stories from his ghost runners instagram page, as well as some of the unsung heroes of the negro leagues. Stick around after the episode for some RASSLIN' TALK!

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What a treat for Swamp Fox and the Barrel Roller and they finally get to talk some DEEP RIVER GRINDER BASE BALL. Jim Basala and Brian Doolin joins us to talk how each got their start, the famous Grinder field, smokey vans, on the field eulogies, and much , much, more!!! 

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Harvey Rosenfeld knows baseball. This is a fact. Harvey is the kind of gentleman that you want to sip fireball with around a fire and just talk baseball. Join Cougar and Barrel Roller as they take in the vast knowledge of Harvey Rosenfeld and then, like a sponge, try to retain it. Here is the link to buy Harvey's book

Amazon.com: Baseball's Bastards: Flawed Diamonds of Our National Pastime: 9798848451290: Rosenfeld, Harvey: Books

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December 14, 2023 31 mins

Things are about to take a morbid turn, but still come up roses.

As Barrel Roller talks to the creator of RIPbaseball.com, SAM GAZDZIAK.

You will learn about how Sam started this project and the process of writing up what he views as worthy obituaries. Sam puts a lot of research and time into making sure we learn all there is to learn about a recently passed on former MLB player. It's fascinating, and yet macabre, at the same time....

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Who was Moe Berg? ZACHARY CLARY joins us to answer that question. The answer will tantalize your baseball and history tastebuds. Barrel Roller and Jeff "COUGAR" Koslowski serve the appetizers with Moe Berg's baseball career than serve an entree of World War 2 espionage delightfulness. A man who was a 3rd string catcher and a 3rd string James Bond. He was educated, multilingual and loved his country.  A man who was willing to make a...

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Gonna Fly Now!!! Swamp Fox and Barrel Roller talk to Matt about his Rocky super fandom, we also get into how he teaches his American History students the truth about base ball and after the lights go out (figuratively) Matt and Roller stick around to talk Miami Dolphins football. There will absolutely be a Part 2 with Matt next season!

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Swamp Fox and Barrel Roller talk to Tom Fesolowich of the New York Mutuals about all the clues he has dropped in the community about something big coming up. We dissect the clues one by one and give our opinions about what it could be. 

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Barrel Roller talks to Zak Ford 3 1/2 years later when his book was just in it's infancy stages. Now, a completed work, they talk about the subject matter, some short stories and at the end Zak breaks Matt's heart with fond memories of when the Giants beat the Tigers in the 2012 World Series. Here is the link to buy this book and give yourself a smile on that face!

Amazon.com: Called Up: Ballplayers Remember Becoming Major Leaguers...

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