Kelly Park - When the Pros Played on the Sandlot

In this episode you can hear stories about what youth baseball was like for retired, professional baseball players (including Boog Powell, Fergie Jenkins, Lou Whitaker, Willie Horton, Lou Pinniella, and more)!

Author Kelly Park talks about his experience interviewing 36 players from the MLB, MIIB, Negro Leagues, and All-American Girls Baseball League for his book, Just Like Me: When the Pros Played on the Sandlot.

Episodes/Websites mentioned in this episode:

• justlikemethebook.com
• Moms and Travel Ball vs. Rec Ball - Part 1
• Interview with Div. 1 Catcher Who Was Cut From High School Teams (Chad)
• Moms and Politics in Youth Baseball (Joanne Ignatius)
• Book: A Glory of Their Times
• Your Story - Just Like Me The Book Website

​Complete List of Players Interviewed in Book One and Book Two of Just Like Me: When the Pros Played on the Sandlot:

BOOK ONE
Boog Powell — MLB
Phil Roof — MLB
Hawk Taylor — MLB
Jim Hickman — MLB
Bill Greason — NLB
Lois Youngen — AAGPBL
Katie Horstman — AAGPBL
Jim Kaat — MLB
Lou Piniella — MLB
Jim Zapp — NLB
Lou Whitaker — MLB
Steve Blass — MLB
Whitey Herzog — MLB
Doug Flynn — MLB
Fergie Jenkins — MLB
Willie Blair — MLB
Willie Horton — MLB
Charlie Loyd — MiLB

BOOK TWO
Bobby Richardson — MLB
Jack Billingham — MLB
Erma Bergmann — AAGPBL
Kevin Seitzer — MLB
Dave LaPoint — MLB
Don Sutton — MLB
Al Oliver — MLB
Phil Niekro — MLB
Luis Tiant — MLB
Tony Oliva — MLB
Bert Campaneris — MLB
Dale Berra — MLB
Audrey Kissel-Lafser — AAGPBL
Mike Macfarlane — MLB
Jack Perconte — MLB
Damian Rolls — MLB
Harold Hair — NLB
Arthur Hamilton — NLB