Steve Whitaker joins us this week. Steve played from 1962-1972 with parts of 5 seasons in the Big Leagues. He started out in the Yankees organization and talks about playing in Yankee Stadium (when the monuments were in the field of play) with Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris and Bobby Richardson to name a few. Steve ended up in the expansion Seattle Pilots organization and played in their inaugural season (1969). His last year was with the San Francisco Giants in Candlestick Park. Enjoy this trip Back When There Was Baseball to the mid-1960s through the early 1970s with our guest Steve Whitaker.

Greg Terlecky joins us this week. We've had the privilege of hosting several pitchers that had great resumes, but for some reason or other, just didn't quite pan out. Greg is one of those pitchers and had he not been "rushed", could have had a different career. He played one season at the Big-League level in 1975 for the St. Louis Cardinals and just when he thought he was going to factor into their pitching rotation in 1976, he was traded to the Chicago White Sox. Greg was a "Bonus Baby" and this may have contributed to his being rushed to the Majors. He took his baseball experience and became successful in the insurance/financial planning business when his baseball career was over. Join us as we go Back When There Was Baseball and look at the career of Greg Terlecky.

Some of you may never have heard about our guest this week, but you will come away impressed with what this gentleman brought to the game when he was healthy. Gil Patterson joins us to talk about his career. He only played in the Majors for one year and it was 1977 with the New York Yankees. Gil can reminisce about "The Bronx Zoo" year and the many things that happened during that season. When you review some of the most promising pitchers that never quite made it due to injury, Gil Patterson has to be up there at the top. We go Back When There Was Baseball to the 1970s with Gil Patterson, who will also share his unique Topps Baseball Card story.

Tom Trebelhorn joins us on the podcast this week. Tom played in the Minor Leagues in the early 1970s, starting with the Bend Rainbows (Hawaii). After his playing career, he started his coaching venture, which culminated in a managerial position with the Milwaukee Brewers from 1986-1991 and then the Chicago Cubs in 1994. Tom shares some great stories surrounding his career as we travel Back When There Was Baseball.

Claude Osteen joins us for Part 2 which focuses on his coaching career and quite a career it was. Claude had stints as a pitching coach with the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Philles, Texas Rangers and L.A. Dodgers. He survived several coaching changes in Philadelphia and produced 3 Cy Young award winners in a 6-year span (Steve Carlton, John Denny and Steve Bedrosian). Claude shares some great stories about coaching his pitchers Back When There Was Baseball.

This week we air Part 1 of a 2-part interview with Claude Osteen which focuses on his playing days. Claude played in the Majors from 1957-1975 as a left-handed pitcher. He compiled a 196-195 record with a career ERA of 3.30. He is most noted for his days with the Los Angeles Dodgers pitching alongside Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale. Claude won game 3 of the 1965 World Series which helped propel the Dodgers to a 7-game series win against the Minnesota Twins. We go Back When There Was Baseball and relive some great stories about the playing career of Claude Osteen.

Our guest this week was headed for a stellar career as a pitcher until a torn rotator cuff cost him his career. Do you remember Steve Busby, Kansas City Royals pitcher 1972-1980? Steve talks about his career from high school into his stint at USC during their great days in the late 1960s/early 1970s. He had three very good years in the Majors from 1973-1975, which included two no-hitters. Let's go Back When There Was Baseball this week and let Steve Busby talk about his MLB career and how those Kansas City Royals teams became A.L. West perennial winners in the late 1970s.

Our guest this week is Gary Lavelle. You should remember Gary as a left-handed relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants (1974-1984). When you look at Gary's career stats (80-77 with an ERA of 2.93), you wonder why he gets lost in the shuffle. Gary discusses his career, from his minor league years and getting called up with the Giants in 1974. He talks about how tough it was to pitch in Candlestick Park. Gary finishes up his career with the Toronto Blue Jays and participates in the 1985 ALCS against the Kansas City Royals. Enjoy this trip Back When There Was Baseball into the NL West Division in the mid-1970s through the mid-1980s with Gary Lavelle.