Baseball Digest LIVE Archive

Jay Ferraro & Dan Hawk Drobnis explore the world of Major League Baseball on a brand new edition of Baseball Digest LIVE. Today's guest are Gregg Snyder Jr. of doublegsports.com and Ron Kaplan of ronkaplansbaseballbookshelf.com. Jay and Hawk will also touch upon everything fantasy baseball including who to “Pitch or Ditch” and prospects soon to be in the show.

Bill Madden, longtime baseball writer for the New York Daily News, and who will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame writer's wing later this year, joins joins this week's (Wednesday, June 9, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm EDT) Baseball Digest LIVE to discuss his latest book; Steinbrenner; The Last Lion Of Baseball. The Baltimore Orioles have the worst team in the major leagues, and Daniel Moroz (CamdenCrazies.com) will give offer his insight on where the Orioles go from here. Conversely, the Toronto Blue Jays keep rolling and Kirk Verner (Examiner.com / Baseball Digest.com) who cover the Jays weights in on the topic. Baseball Digest Assignment editor and Cardinals Content Bill Ivie rounds out the show with St.Louis Cardinals baseball talk. Also, BDL host Mark Healey will be joined on the program by Baseball Digest Fantasy columnist Jay Ferraro.

Jay Ferraro & Dan “Hawk” Drobnis explore the world of Major League Baseball on a brand new edition of Baseball Digest LIVE. The D-Train’s next stop is in Arizona and Ben-Nicholson Smith of MLBtraderumors.com gives us his thoughts. Also joining the program is Daniel Shoptaw Founder of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance to give his insight on the division races around the league. Jay and Hawk will also touch upon everything fantasy baseball including who to “Pitch or Ditch” and prospects soon to be in the show.

On a brand new edition of Baseball Digest LIVE. Host Mark Healey will talk to Jason Turbow, author of the "The Baseball Codes". Richard Gross of fanball.com & MLB National reporter Barry Bloom will also being joining the program to give their take on the happenings of the MLB season. As always, Mark Healey's bench coach for the show, Fantasy Editor Jay Ferraro, will discuss who to "pitch or ditch" and who to pay close attention to in the waiver wire abyss.

The show had to be PPD; will advise as to when it will be rescheduled. My sincerest apologies. - MH

Edward Achorn, a Pulitzer Prize finalist for Distinguished Commentary, will join the show to discuss his book, Fifty-Nine in '84: Old Hoss Radbourn, Barehanded Baseball, and the Greatest Season a Pitcher Ever Had. Also, BDL executive producer Jay Ferarro and guest co-host Dan "Hawk" Drobnis will talk with Adelphi professor and Baseball Digest contributor Brett Brett Topel and Twins prospect Bobby Lanigan about Topel’s series of articles on Lanigan and his great aunt—Gloria Cordes-Elliott, a three-time All-Star pitcher from All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). The guys will talk about the latest news and notes around MLB, as well as break down the latest Fantasy Baseball info.

This week's show is another jam-packed edition; Author Dan Schlossburg will discuss his latest book, The 300 Club: Have We Seen the Last of Baseball's 300-Game Winners? Also on board is Casey Stern, the co-host of Siriux XM's Inside Pitch on MLB Network Radio, who'll break down the latest in MLB action. The "Across The UNI-verse" segment returns, as Mike Cesarano will talk about the uniform history of the Houston Astros. As usual, Baseball Digest LIVE host Mark Healey and Jay Ferraro, the Fantasy Baseball Editor for BaseballDigest.com will break down Wednesday's probable starters in the "Pitch or Ditch" segment, as well as the "Hot Topic" of the day.

Joining this week's show is Bill Chuck, the author of the popular blog "Billy-Ball.com". A self described “Baseball Newstalgist” Chuck brings past fans to the present, present fans a glimpse of the past, and hopes to create many baseball fans for the future. With his very talented friend Jim Kaplan, Bill is the author of the book “Walkoffs, Last Licks and Final Outs – Baseball’s Grand (and not so Grand) Finales” Published by ACTA Sports in 2008. He is also a regular contributor to the Bats blog found on NYTimes.com and Nick Cafardo’s Baseball Notes column found in the Sunday Boston Globe. Host Mark Healey will also chat with Baseball Digest Fantasy Baseball writer Jay Ferraro about who to "pitch or ditch" for Wednesday's games, as well discuss some of the latest updates in Fantasy Baseball.

This week's Baseball Digest LIVE features James Hirsch, the author of the critically acclaimed "Willie Mays, The Life, The Legend". Also appearing on the show, Washington Nationals blogger extraordinaire Cathy Taylor, and the inimitable Jimmy Scott from "Jimmy Scott's High & Tight". BDL host Mark Healey will also talk Fantasy Baseball with Baseball Digest's Fantasy Baseball writer Jay Ferraro.

This week's Baseball Digest LIVE has a little bit of everything. BDL host Mark Healey, the Online Editor for Baseball Digest will discuss the first few days of MLB's 2010 season with Jay Ferraro, BD's Fantasy Baseball writer and BDL executive producer. Also appearing on the show is author Josh Pahigian, who will discuss his latest book, The Seventh Inning Stretch: Baseball's Most Essential and Inane Debates.

Baseball Digest LIVE gets ready for MLB Opening Day 2010 with an incredible lineup of baseball experts; Jerry Crasnik (ESPN), Nick Cafardo (Boston Globe), and Pete McCarthy (MLB.com) will talk with host Mark Healey, the Online Editor of Baseball Digest. There will be Fantasy Baseball chat as well, as BDL Executive Producer and Fantasy Baseball writer for Baseball Digest will be aboard to discuss fantasy implications for the start of the season.

As Baltimore Orioles' GM Andy McPhail continues to rebuild a once-proud franchise, Dan Connolly, who covers the O's for the Baltimore Sun, joins the show to preview the upcoming season. Hall Of Fame sportswriter Murray Chass joins the show to talk about Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington. Also on board is Baseball Digest Associate Online Editor Joe McDonald, who covers the Mets for Inside Pitch magazine, who'll discuss the latest from Metsland. Finally, Baseball Digest Fantasy Editor Jay Ferraro will join host Mark Healey to discuss the latest Fantasy News, the Hot Topic of the day, and recap the draft of the Baseball Digest Home Run Derby League.

Baseball Digest Online Editor Mark Healey hosts the latest edition of Baseball Digest LIVE, talking with Baseball Digest's Fantasy Editor Jay Ferraro about how injuries to All-Star players will affect your Fantasy Baseball Draft. Also appearing on the show: Former Mets and Yankees player Eliot Maddox, Award-winning author Billy Staples and NY Daily News writer James Parziale, who'll talk about the latest NY Yankees news.

Josh Landsburg, who covers the Phillies for BaseballDigest.com, will be reporting live from Spring Training. He leads off a great show, as he's followed by former big league 2B Homer Bush, ex-Cincinnati and Nats GM Jim Bowden and rounded oiut by another terrific BD writer, Michael Mayer, who will try to convince Baseball Digest Online editor Mark Healey that the Red Sox are better now than they were a year ago. Also, our regular "Fantasy Life" segment with Jay Ferraro, BDL's Executive Producer aand Fantasy Editor, is also on tap.

Sirius XM host of "Home Plate" and former MLB GM Jim Duquette joins Baseball Digest LIVE host and Online Editor for Baseball Digest Mark Healey to talk about the life of a baseball executive and his work with the NephCure Foundation