

The Bret Boone Podcast
Bret Boone
You all know baseball --- you hear the good, the bad, the ugly. . . Bret Boone tells you what it's really like, from behind the curtains.
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Jun 1, 2023 • 47min
BONUS: Joe Buck Joins Pilot Episode of the PBP: Voices of Baseball
From 'The PBP: Voices of Baseball' (subscribe here): In Matt Spiegel's debut of The PBP: Voices of Baseball, he is joined by a voice familiar to any baseball fan. Before moving to ESPN's Monday Night Football, Joe Buck called 24 World Series as the preeminent national voice of baseball. His dad, Jack, is in the National Baseball Hall of Fame after many years of calling St. Louis Cardinals games on the radio.What career advice would Buck give to a young broadcaster? Would he consider a return to baseball? Plus, he shares some great stories on Ken Griffey Jr., Tony La Russa and mimicking his dad's legendary call of "We'll see you tomorrow night!" To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 1, 2023 • 1h 2min
Hal Morris on Defensive Baseball, 1990 World Series & Reds Teammates
On today's episode, Bret Boone welcomes on Hal Morris to talk about the defensive aspects of baseball, winning the 1990 World Series over the favored Athletics, his many talented teammates from those years, what he has been up to since his playing days ended and more. How did Hal get the nickname "Snake"? What was it like playing for Marge Schott? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 1, 2023 • 10min
How Does One Get Nicknamed “Snake”?
Bret Boone & Hal Morris talk about what Bret was like as a teammate, if Hal felt like he got the credit he deserved for his defensive prowess, how he got the nickname "Snake" and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 1, 2023 • 36min
Cool Times in Cincinnati
Bret Boone & Hal Morris talk about the Reds taking down the Athletics as big underdogs in the 1990 World Series, the special talents of teammates Barry Larkin, Eric Davis and Paul O'Neill and that nasty bullpen consisting of Norm Charlton, Rob Dibble and Randy Myers. Plus, what was it like playing for Marge Schott? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 1, 2023 • 19min
Hal Morris Couldn’t Stay Away From Baseball
Hal Morris tells Bret Boone how he got started scouting in 2012, why it changed his perspective on the game of baseball and about the fund that he currently works at as a talent evaluator. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 30, 2023 • 1h 2min
Doug Plank on the Brutality of Football, Coach Mike Ditka & Life After Football
On today's episode, Bret Boone is joined by Chicago Bears legend Doug Plank to discuss playing through pain and the sheer brutality of football, how things changed in the Bears locker room when Mike Ditka came to town and his life after football, including becoming a franchisee of Burger King. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 30, 2023 • 18min
Those Blue Tents on NFL Sidelines
Bret Boone and Doug Plank discuss playing through pain in baseball and football as well as the differences and similarities between the two sports. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 30, 2023 • 13min
Mike Ditka Brought the Juice
Doug Plank tells Bret Boone how things changed in Chicago when Mike Ditka was brought in and how the way in which he coached the team had them willing to sacrifice anything for each other and the organization. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 30, 2023 • 35min
Better Hope That Helmet Is in Good Shape
Doug Plank talks to Bret Boone about the biggest changes he's seen in the NFL since his playing days, the brutal physicality of football, becoming a franchisee of Burger King, why he missed football so much he had to come back in 2001 and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 26, 2023 • 46min
Arthur Rhodes on Going Full Bullpen, Earrings Fiasco & 2011 World Series
On today's episode, Bret is joined by Arthur Rhodes to discuss going into the bullpen full time and how he was able to stay ready on a game-to-game basis, the time Arthur got ejected after Omar Vizquel wanted him to take his earrings out, winning the 2011 World Series in his 21st and final season, how the minor leagues have changed throughout the years and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices