Author Jerry Grillo joins Talkin' Baseball to talk about his book- "Big Cat: The Life of Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Mize." Johnny Mize was one of the greatest hitters in baseball’s golden age of great hitters. Born and raised in tiny Demorest, Georgia, in the northeast Georgia mountains, Mize emerged from the heart of Dixie as a Bunyonesque slugger, a quiet but sharp-witted man from a broken home who became a professional player at seventeen, embarking on an extended tour of the expansive St. Louis Cardinals Minor League system.

Author Jerry Grillo joins Talkin' Baseball to talk about his book- "Big Cat: The Life of Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Mize." Johnny Mize was one of the greatest hitters in baseball’s golden age of great hitters. Born and raised in tiny Demorest, Georgia, in the northeast Georgia mountains, Mize emerged from the heart of Dixie as a Bunyonesque slugger, a quiet but sharp-witted man from a broken home who became a professional player at seventeen, embarking on an extended tour of the expansive St. Louis Cardinals Minor League system.

Marty Lurie was born in Brooklyn, New York on Feb. 1st, 1946. He saw his first baseball game in Ebbets Field in 1954. Marty began his radio career at KECG 88.1 FM in El Cerrito, California. He hosted the Oakland A’s pregame radio show in 1998 which led into all A’s games during both the regular and postseason through 2009. Marty has broadcasted over 2000 pre and post game shows in his career.

Marty Lurie was born in Brooklyn, New York on Feb. 1st, 1946. He saw his first baseball game in Ebbets Field in 1954. Marty began his radio career at KECG 88.1 FM in El Cerrito, California. He hosted the Oakland A’s pregame radio show in 1998 which led into all A’s games during both the regular and postseason through 2009. Marty has broadcasted over 2000 pre and post game shows in his career.

Marty Lurie Podcast

Marty Lurie was born in Brooklyn, New York on Feb. 1st, 1946. He saw his first baseball game in Ebbets Field in 1954. Marty began his radio career at KECG 88.1 FM in El Cerrito, California. He hosted the Oakland A’s pregame radio show in 1998 which led into all A’s games during both the regular and postseason through 2009. Marty has broadcasted over 2000 pre- and post-game shows in his career.

Marty Lurie was born in Brooklyn, New York on Feb. 1st, 1946. He saw his first baseball game in Ebbets Field in 1954. Marty began his radio career at KECG 88.1 FM in El Cerrito, California. He hosted the Oakland A’s pregame radio show in 1998 which led into all A’s games during both the regular and postseason through 2009. Marty has broadcasted over 2000 pre- and post-game shows in his career.

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