From the Golden State Warriors comes some very cool video of the community coming together to march against brutality. Several members of the Warriors participated in the peaceful event in Oakland, organized by Warriors player Juan Toscano-Anderson and several of his friends. Five Warriors players, some with their families – Stephen Curry, Damion Lee, Kevon Looney,…
It’s about more than the horse: Ken Rudulph talks about doing his thing in sports and entertainment
Ken Rudulph admittedly was not a fan of horse racing when he took a job with the-then fledgling TVG Horse Racing Network. Fast forward more than two decades, and he has forged a career in, around and beyond the world of horse racing that makes him one of the truly coolest guys I’ve known in…
The voices have to work their way up, too: meet a future NHL broadcaster
Mike Benton has the polish of an NHL broadcaster, but just like the players whose games he calls, he has to earn his time on the ice at the top. These days – and since 2015 – he has been calling the play-by-play for one of the elite teams in the Canadian Hockey League’s Junior…
Phys and Brownie filling the sports gap on latest podcasts
Check out Brent’s podcasts wherever podcasts are downloaded, like iTunes, Spotify, etc. They’re free, and you do have a lot of time on your hands these days.
MLB commish and MVP3 update on 2020 for opening day
Two of sport’s most important peeps, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred (still looking for a moniker related to the Manfred Mann Earth Band) and MVP forever Mike Trout both popped up on the web today. So here you go… click the photos below to link to the MLB video page. And by the way, MLB…
Documenting baseball with a passion, Jon Leonoudakis
Jon Leonoudakis is a filmmaker, storyteller, and baseball nut. That means he has spent decades seeking out great stories to tell, many included in his collection of documentary films The Sweet Spot, available on Amazon Prime and Vimeo on Demand. He talks about his projects with Brent Weber, exploring everything from the earthquake that rattled…
43 years behind the mike, Oakland A’s broadcaster Amaury Pi Gonzalez
March 18, 2020 If you know anything about me, and it’s obviously OK if you don’t, you’d know all I ever dreamed of doing was play-by-play on the radio for baseball. Amaury Pi Gonzalez isn’t any different, and throughout what should be a Hall of Fame career calling MLB games (are you listening Cooperstown?) he…
No such thing as replacement for baseball
With baseball and all sports on hiatus, it’s a good time to listen to the games historic archives.
Boxing gave Alicia Doyle the Fighting Chance she needed
The book takes us back to the childhood and life that shaped her inner demons, to her amateur and brief pro boxing career, and the two decades since she hung up the gloves.
Guests from Scorecard Scribblings now archived
It ain’t exactly a podcast – but it works kind of the same. Go to my website scorecardscribblings.com, use the pull-down menu for “interview archives”, and you can find recent – and future – interviews from my radio show, emanating from northern California. I introduce you to some of your heroes, some plain old folks…
Pitchers and catchers, oh my!
Although the questions about the sign-stealing scandal from the off-season are already getting old, the game – and fans – are ready to move on to the real thing. The A’s send us some video throughout the spring via a special MLB feed – so I love sharing it when I can… since I won’t…
An alliance to heal and build trails in Northern California: interview with Nathan Knudsen
Redding Trail Alliance Executive Director Nathan Knudsen talks about bringing together government agencies, private resources and outdoors enthusiasts to string together, renew and build anew trails that mean so much to the lifestyle and tourism economy of the region. Click HERE or click the image below to hear the interview on Scorecard Scribblings, my YouTube…
