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**Archived Interview with Fritz Peterson - June 7, 2010** In this special archived interview from June 7, 2010, we revisit a captivating conversation with the late Fritz Peterson, a legendary New York Yankees pitcher. Known not only for his prowess on the mound but also for an unconventional and highly publicized family swap with a teammate, Peterson left an indelible mark on baseb

Bud Harrelson, the scrappy, glove-first shortstop on the 1969 Miracle Mets, third-base coach for the 1986 World Series-winning team and later the club’s manager, and who tangled with Pete Rose in one of the wildest brawls in baseball history, died Wednesday in East Northport, New York. He was 79. Aj and I had the honor of having him on our show in 2012 here is an amazing 35 minut

Burt Young made his name playing rough-edged working class Italian-American characters, the best-known example being his signature role as Sylvester Stallone's brother-in-law Paulie in Rocky (1976), for which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He is one of three actors (Sylvester Stallone, and Tony Burton being the other two) who have appeared in every Rocky

Dick Butkus possessed a desire to excel that few have equaled. He played as the Chicago Bears' middle linebacker for nine years with only one goal in mind – to be the best, and from the very start, he was just that. In his rookie season, Butkus, a first-round draft choice, had only one challenger for National Football League Rookie of the Year honors, teammate Gale Sayers. That s

Brooks Robinson was a third baseman who played his entire career for the Baltimore Orioles from 1955 to 1977. Nicknamed "the Human Vacuum Cleaner", "Mr. Hoover", and "Mr. Oriole", he is generally considered to have been the greatest defensive third baseman in major league history.An 18-time All-Star, he won 16 consecutive Gold Glove Awards, setting a record later tied by Jim Kaat a

Today's Kinerskorner.com Vintage game is from 7/25/69: https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN196907250.shtml Lindsey Nelson (PBP) 1-2/5-6 Ralph Kiner (PBP) 3-4 Bob Murphy (PBP) 7-9

From the SPORTSTALKNY Time Machine 2/8/2102 Conn Smythe Trophy winner Jonathan Narchessault as a member of the Hartford Wolfpack joined Mark and AJ

From the SPORTSTALKNY Archives From his 1963 television appearance on "The Jackie Gleason Show"Pasquale Caputo, aka Pat Cooper, enthralled standing room only audiences with his lovable "comedic anger."For nearly four decades Pat appeared on many stages, from comedy clubs to major theaters, including the legendary Copacabana, Westbury Music Theater, Trump Castle, Caesar's Palace, th

Wally Backman talks about Daniel Murphy and the fact that he feels right now Murphy would be the New York Mets Best DH.

Interview from the archives of Mark Rosenman and Howie Karpin You Never Forget your First : A Collection of New York Mets Firsts with Hobie Landrith from 9/20/20 when Hobie was 90 years old