Dan sits down with New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone to discuss his family’s long history in the game and his move from the broadcast booth to the dugout. Dan also chats with Blue Jays special assignment scout Russ Bove during baseball’s amateur draft and with Hall of Fame announcer Marty Brennaman of the Cincinnati Reds on his 40-plus years calling games for one of baseball’s most iconic franchises.
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3:00 Dan sits down with the Yankees skipper to talk about is baseball linage, having his grandfather, father and brother (who was selected as an all-star) at the 2003 all-star game, transition from the booth to the bench, his 2003 ALCS Game 7 walk-off home run and the expectations for the Yankees this season.
25:40 Dan chats with Blue Jays Special Assistant Scout Russ Bove about the structure of the scouting staff, how the categorize/prioritize prospects, the amount of time he spends on the road and winning the East Coast Scout of the Year Award last year.
36:35 Marty Brennaman has been calling Reds games since the early 70s and the Hall of Fame broadcaster tells Dan about his first love (theatre), his favourite play-by-play broadcasters and calling games during the era of the Big Red Machine. Dan and Marty also chat about Pete Rose.
