Barrel It Up
Why do some baseball players still play baseball, not softball, into their 60s, 70s, and even 80s? Welcome to Barrel It Up. I'm your host, Jay Ciambrone.
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Kyte Monroe, Part 2 (opens the original)
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Continued our day at Kyte Monroe by spending time with Gene Baratta and Alan Gershel. If you live in the Detroit area Gene has had Fairway Packing in Grosse Pointe for over 35 years. The place to get your meats. Both have great stories on how they found the league and why they still play. We finished the day by having Mike Juliano rejoin us to talk about the day. Also about how the league is always growing and how that is done. Comments and questions about the day and each of these guys can be s
Kyte Monroe, Part 1 (opens the original)
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The start of a great day talking to players between and after games. Kyte Monroe is just about 2 miles from where I grew up. Unfortunately this league did not exist when I still lived here!! Mike Juliano head of the Detroit league is my co-host. Spent time with Bob Escamilla of Escamilla Bat Co. He explained how he makes bats. You can contact him at escamillabats2@hotmail.com. Comments to barrelitup@yahoo.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https
Clayton Richard, Part 1 (opens the original)
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Clayton started out by being Mr. Football and Mr. Baseball in Indiana his senior year of high school. He was also Valdectorian of his class. That got him a scholarship to the University of Michigan where he played both Baseball and Football. Hear how much his parents helped him along his sports trail. Hear about the positive influence of coaches along the way. Comments to barrelitup@yahoo.com. To see dates for all shows check out jayciambrone.com on page 5. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.co
Mark Mitchell, Part 2 (opens the original)
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Mark moved to the west coast where football became his sport. Working out for a possible tryout with the LA Rams! Then several years of playing semi-pro football. Quite a work life that you have to hear about!! Please rate, subscribe, and follow. Comments to barrelitup@yahoo.com. Our complete show list at jayciambrone.com on page 5. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Mark Mitchell, Part 1 (opens the original)
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Small town in SW Oklahoma means playing many sports. Especially some with your brother. Between Baseball, Football, Basketball, and Track how did Mark stand out? Which did he like best? With coaches also having to be in several sports what were their influences? How was having Dad as a coach before High School? Teammates still close after all these years. Please rate, subscribe, and follow. Send comments to barrelitup@yahoo.com. See slate of all shows on page 5 of jayciambrone.com. See Privacy P
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