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Dave Stewart - Back Splitters and No Hitters

Dave Stewart - Back Splitters and No Hitters

FromRookie Year


Dave Stewart - Back Splitters and No Hitters

FromRookie Year

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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Jan 20, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

As the A’s prepare to retire his jersey, pitcher Dave “Smoke” Stewart takes Jared on a trip back to the start of his illustrious career. Stewart spent years in the minors tweaking his pitch before the Dodgers promoted him to the big leagues in 1981. His accolades include 3 World Series championships, 3 MVP awards, and the prestigious Roberto Clemente Award, which he received in 1990 after pitching a no-hitter - the first black player to do so since Jim Bibby in 1973. Stewart’s name is synonymous with Oakland - Both as an as an athlete who spent the bulk of his tenure with the A’s, and as a humanitarian who is passionate about the city he was born and raised in. Host: Jared Jeffries Executive Producers: Eric Pankowski, Chris Colbert, & Adell Coleman Producer: Ryan Woodhall Talent Booking Team: Lori Teig Distribution: DCP Entertainment Special Thanks: TNS Production Studios 
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Released:
Jan 20, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (8)

Every Hall of Famer has experienced it. Every MVP has gone through it. Every All-Star has endured it. It is a unifying experience amongst all professional athletes. The perennial superstars and the ones that never were. For some, it is a memory they hold dear and remember with great nostalgia. For others, it was a horror show they would love to forget. But for every single professional athlete, it is the one thing they all have in common...ROOKIE YEAR! The rookie year is the great equalizer in professional sports. The NBA lottery pick is still sitting in the worst seat on the plane and bus. The #1 pick in the NFL draft still has to deal with veterans hazing the hell out of them. And the superstar wunderkind in baseball still has to carry a shit-ton of equipment. In this focused, funny, insightful and revealing podcast, the listener gets to take a trip down memory lane to that formative experience of a professional athlete’s rookie season.