Part 1 - John Vampatella on Orioles Announcer, Trade Deadline Fallout for Mets, Yankees & Red Sox

John Vampatella, Author of the 53rd Man & The Forgotten
Game 


New York Yankees & Boston Red Sox fandom


2004 Game 7 – State Police brought on campus due to Yankee / Red
Sox sports tension between fans


The Mets & Padres have spent a fortune but no results


Steve Cohen – spends the money, buys the talent including
Verlander, Scherzer


Now it’s time to “Cut Bait” at the Mets


Cohen’s letter to NY Mets ticket holders


Red Sox strong farm system – Fans need to have “patience with the
process” 


Dodgers have a core of good players from their system


Verdugo – what’s going on? why wasn’t he traded?


Ceddanne Rafaela now in the Red Sox minor leagues has a strong
future with Boston


What would Bill Belichick do with a tardy player


John says we should look that Red Sox may trade Verdugo in the
offseason


The Iconic Fenway Park a historic tour


Boston Fans should have early season games played in other
cities’ domed stadiums?


Hold a few Major League regular season games in Minor League
parks


Aunt Irene – the most dedicated Yankees fan is ready for a total
house cleaning of the Yankees


Giancarlo Stanton – where is the hustle to home? 


Reese McGuire – bad baserunning costs the Red Sox a game


Aaron Judge contract – was it worth it       
               
  


Joel Youngblood – traded mid-day playing for the Mets. He was
pulled from the game and then played that evening for the
Montreal Expos


Orioles Announcer – Kevin Brown suspended – What was the front
office thinking?


The Voices of Baseball: The Game's Greatest Broadcasters Reflect
on America's Pastime – Kirk McKnight

Part 2  - The Conversation Continues with a focus on the
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