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  Marty 8 Broadcast: Tuesday Meeting with KTRB

Had an excellent meeting with Jim Pappas GM of KTRB. We easily ironed out and agreed on all the particulars for 205 shows this season on 860 AM which by the way streams the signal so we will be able to link to them for all my shows live on the net...Right Off The Bat 17 spring training, 162 regular season, 26 Saturday shows.

We will confirm all on Thursday. So I'm pumped about the new station...
Marty
 
 
  Posted by marty on Tuesday, January 06 @ 21:46:50 CST
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  Marty 12 Broadcast: A's on 860 AM KTRB

I received a number of inquiries today about Right Off The Bat and my participation on KTRB 860 AM in 2009. I am meeting with KTRB on January 6th to work out the details so our 12th season of Right Off The Bat should begin in spring training from Arizona.

Memories of the Game and Saturday's Inside Baseball will be back too.

Sounds like Jason Giambi is returning. Giambi and Matt Holliday will at least be interesting to watch in the 3-4 spots. Now who leads off and gets on base for these guys?

Marty Lurie

 
 
  Posted by marty on Monday, January 05 @ 19:54:31 CST
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  Baseball Interviews Stories from Fans: Rollie Fingers' Guide to Sporting a Sweet Handlebar 'Stache

Alejandro455 writes "Thought you guys & your readers would enjoy this interview with Rollie Fingers about caring for an most excellent Handlebar Mustache.


http://www.asylum.com/2008/12/15/rollie-fingers-guide-to-sporting-a-sweet-handlebar-stache/

Key excerpt:

"I was in Chicago at the airport and there was this couple in front of me and they've got a little 5-year-old girl. She keeps turning around and looking at me. And all the sudden, she turns around and kicks me right in the shins. Her parents turn around and say, 'Honey, what are you doing!' and she looks up at me and says, 'Why were you so mean to Peter Pan?' She thought I was Captain Hook. It was right around the time that movie, 'Hook' came out. I just started busting out laughing. I was just glad she didn't have pointed shoes."
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  Posted by marty on Tuesday, December 23 @ 10:18:53 CST
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  Marty 12 Daily Dish: A's Need a New Bench Coach

Congratualtions to Don Wakamatsu for landing the Mariners managing position. I was on XM radio last week and explained that Wakamatsu would be a terrific choice for the Seattle job because he combined the A's wait for a good pitch philosophy with good old baseball sense that he learned from Buck Showalter while he was in Texas. Wakamatsu also has tremendous knowledge about the inner workings of the AL West from his tenures in Texas and Oakland.

Now the A's should make a call to their former manager Art Howe who has spent the last two years as Ron Washington's bench coach and mentor in Texas. Howe led the A's to the playoffs, won more than 100 games twice in Oakland, and developed the core of the A's team that last enjoyed success in the Bay Area.

Bob Geren is secure in his job. Howe poses no threat and would be a tremendous asset to the staff. He gets along with the press extremely well, knows the ins and outs of running a 'pen, knows the AL West intimately, and subscribes to the A's understanding of how a game plan is constructed.

The A's should make the call and add Howe to the staff right now.

Marty
 
 
  Posted by marty on Wednesday, November 19 @ 09:49:00 CST
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  Marty 8 Daily Dish: "08 Another Baseball Story; Get Ready For '09

Batter Up November 2nd 2008



For a baseball fan going through the season on a daily basis is similar to reading a terrific book. You know the story will be intriguing with many twists and turns that often times will shock you with a surprise ending. In baseball you get another chapter of that book each day really never knowing where that day’s story will take you.


In 2008 that scenario played to its fullest as the World Series had one of the most unlikely match-ups of any season in recent memory.


Did anyone predict that in 2008 the Tampa Bay Rays would not only win the AL East, but win the pennant and advance to the Series after winning 66 games in 2007?


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  Posted by marty on Sunday, November 02 @ 08:12:22 CST
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  Marty 9 Daily Dish: Game Seven For the AL Pennant and More!

Batter Up October 19th, 2008


Major League Baseball got the shot in the arm it needed when the Red Sox  knocked off the Rays Saturday night forcing a game seven show down for the American League pennant.


Sunday night’s game is for the ultimate league prize; Forget the phrase American League Championship Series, this game is for the pennant, the right to go to the World Series.


Did Rays manager Joe Maddon error in game five by removing starter Scott Kazmir after six dominating innings, going to his bullpen in the seventh inning with a 7-0 lead? Did Maddon’s gaffe give the Red Sox the break it needed to get back into the series?


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  Posted by marty on Sunday, October 19 @ 03:10:34 CDT
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  Marty 8 Daily Dish: Playoff Thoughts and More!

Batter Up October 12th, 2008

Here are some thoughts as the playoffs wind their way through their second weekend.

The Cubs are going to have to wait one more season before trying to win a World Series title for the first time in 101 years.

What went wrong with the Cubbies in their series with the Dodgers?

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  Posted by marty on Sunday, October 12 @ 10:16:05 CDT
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  Marty 10 Daily Dish: A's for 2009 and Beyond

Batter Up October 5th, 2008  

As the playoffs unfold it is a good time to look at the type of player it takes to be successful over the course of the 162 game-season.  

A good starting point is to recall the players the A’s have had on the roster as they made the playoffs five times since 2000.

The A’s have built championship teams before and are trying to do so again.  
The club has featured pitchers such as Mark Mulder, Tim Hudson, Barry Zito, Jason Isringhausen, Billy Koch, Keith Foulke (in his prime), and Cory Lidle.

On the offensive side Jason Giambi, Johnny Damon, Miguel Tejada, Eric Chavez, Ramon Hernandez, and Jermaine Dye have all been in the playoffs as an Athletic.  

Names we hear about in today’s playoffs include Manny Ramirez, Andre Ethier, Russell Martin, Alfonso Soriano, Derek Lee, Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins, Kevin Youkilis, David Ortiz, Jim Thome, Evan Longoria, Prince Fielder, Mark Teixeira, and Vladimir Guerrero.  

When October baseball rolls around, the “varsity” pitching staff dominates the playoffs. Not the 3-4-5 starters, but “real” pitchers win in October. Josh Beckett, Derek Lowe, James Shields, Carlos Zambrano, Mark Buehrle, CC Sabathia, John Lackey, and Cole Hamels will all be counted upon by their teams to star this fall.  

How close are the A’s to regaining the type of player it takes to be one of the eight teams to make it to postseason play? What are the prospects for a successful 2009 season in Oakland? What players should the A’s target as potential free agents? Trades?  

First the A’s have to determine how close they are to developing players who can be consistent winning performers over the long season.

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  Posted by marty on Sunday, October 05 @ 01:52:48 CDT
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  Marty 12 Right Off the Bat: Sept. 28th, 2008

RafaelCorral writes "


Right off the Bat with Marty Lurie


Segment one - Marty opens the show
Segment two -  Interview: Mike Scioscia
Segment three - Interview with Former A's Manager Ken Macha
Segment four  - Marty sets up Memories 
Segment five  - Memories of the Game Interview with Don Newcombe
Segment six - Rattle the Lumber with Ken Korach, the Captain



"
 
 
  Posted by raf on Tuesday, September 30 @ 13:45:27 CDT
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  Marty 11 Daily Dish: Forget the Stats...Angels-Cubs Should be in the Series

  Batter Up Sept. 28th, 2008  

October baseball is finally here.
Now the question becomes which of the eight survivors of baseball’s grueling 162 game schedule is best qualified to win eleven games in the post season and become the grand old game’s 2008 world champion.  

Last week I looked at the numbers in the key offensive, defensive, and pitching categories and concluded that based on the statistics which I considered most relevant the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox would meet in this year’s World Series.  

This week let’s go behind the numbers and analyze the teams and the key players who should make a difference once the division series get underway this Wednesday in Anaheim where the Angels host the Wild card winners, the Boston Red Sox.  

To win a championship under the current format a team must have at least two legitimate starting pitchers, a closer who gets the job done with a minimum of stress, and hitters in the 3-4 spots in the batting order who make you sit up and take notice when they come to the plate.   

Also it’s important to win on the road. Every team in the playoffs has had a terrific season winning games in their home park. It’s critical to have a manager that can run a club making key decisions as playoff momentum shifts from game to game and from inning to inning.

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  Posted by marty on Sunday, September 28 @ 12:41:17 CDT
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· The Numbers Predict the Series Foes
· Sept 19th, 2008
· Right Off the Bat & Inside Baseball Saturday Night - Sept 20th, 2008
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· Sept 16th, 2008
Monday, September 15
· Inside Baseball Airs at 10:15 AM Next Two Saturdays
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· Second Division Teams Bear Watching Next Season
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· Right Off the Bat & Inside Baseball Saturday Night - Sept 13th, 2008
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