After Tony Gwynn’s passing in 2014, Channel 4 San Diego re-aired the five One on One editions (from 1997-2007) back-to-back several times to allow fans to hear his story, hear his voice, hear his laugh and honor his life during their grief. What a gift we had in longtime Padre. What an opportunity we had […]
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Backstory below. Here’s the show. Usually legends have a few decades of life and experience under their belts, but for the One on One series featuring the Legends, we make an exception for the Blue Bombers. The Park View Little League team battled its way to the top to become the Little League World
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As much as baseball is about celebrating the great competition of the moment, it’s about remembering those who’ve played before. Former Padre and Oakland A’s pitcher Rollie Fingers is a Hall of Famer whose trademark moustache is hard to miss. His story is memorable, as well. I first interviewed him in 1998 and paired his
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Lou Gehrig was an amazing athlete and an even more courageous and humble man. He fought and lost the battle to the fatal disease ALS that later became known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. My father died of this in 1994. It’s an awful disease. But, a silver lining? My family and I
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When my dear friend Mike Moreno and I were having dinner, catching up on life back in September of 2008, he told me about his idea: Walk with Your Doc. I immediately said, “WOW. Great concept. Great goal. We have to tell others about this!” On two different occasions, when I was with Channel 4 San
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