A Swing and a Belt: Canadian Hall of Famers Martinez and Moseby

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Former Montreal Expos pitcher Pedro Martinez salutes the crowd. (Paul Chiasson/CP)

Dan talks with two of this year’s Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductees, Pedro Martinez and Lloyd Moseby. Blue Jays second baseman Devon Travis joins the show to discuss overcoming two years of serious injuries. And this week’s Voices of the Game segment features one of baseball’s most colourful characters, John Kruk.

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2:50 Dan sits down with John Kruk in Philly to chat about how he got into broadcasting, his friendship with Tony Gwynn, Tony teaching John how to improve his hitting, learning how to hit to the opposite field, what made the 1993 Phillies special, reflecting on the 1993 World Series, how he decided to retire and his love for music.

29:40 Devon Travis talks to Dan about overcoming injuries, his support group and playing in the Little League World Series.

35:40 The latest inductee into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, Lloyd Moseby, talks to Dan about being drafted by the Jays, Paul Beeston’s generosity and managing one of the best outfields in baseball.

47:40 Pedro Martinez chats to Dan via Skype about his love for Montreal, his thoughts on Larry Walker and what it was like coming back from down 0-3 in a series versus the Yankees and going on to win the World Series.

 
Episode 12: Class of 2018
June 21 2018

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