Interview With Legendary Pitcher Tommy John
December 19, 2009 – Peter Schiller Tommy John and A Glove of Their Own I recently interviewed former MLB pitcher Tommy John, for those of you who have been under a rock for the past 30 years, Tommy had played 26 seasons, accumulating 288 wins with a 3.34 ERA and over 2200 strikeouts. He played for 6 Major League Teams, including the Yankees twice.... [Read more]...
Rollie’s Follies: An Interview with the Hall of Fame Author
November 19, 2009 – David Allan **The Quotes as presented are direct from Rollie Fingers courtesy of an interview that he was kind enough to grant me in conjunction with his new book.** When people approach professional athletes, they are usually looking for a career retrospective or a biography. That is exactly what Yellowstone Ritter had in mind... [Read more]...
Former Padre/Dodger 1B Steve Garvey
November 3, 2009 – Peter Schiller I recently had the privilege of asking Dodger great, Steve Garvey (1B) a few questions. I was put in contact with Mr. Garvey by Athlete Promotions. Athlete Promotions manages the website, corporate appearances, speaking engagements and endorsement deals for 10 time All-Star, Steve Garvey. To see who else Athlete... [Read more]...
The SlumpBuster Interview
October 1, 2009 – Peter Schiller If any of you have ever played sports as a kid, I’m sure you all have experienced being in a slump. But what did you do to get out of it? Some may have thought about wearing the same underwear to every game until the slump was broken. Others might not have washed their socks, tweaked their stance (in baseball/softball)... [Read more]...
Talkin’ Baseball with Former O’s Catcher Chris Hoiles
September 24, 2009 – Shawn Anderson Much was made when Cal Ripken, Jr. broke Lou Gehrig’s “Iron Man” streak September 6, 1995. To this day…many say he “saved baseball”. For the next three years, he did what he did 2632 games prior…he went to work. Last Saturday (September 19) marked the 11th anniversary of Ripken playing the last game... [Read more]...
Interview With Buddy Biancalana of PMPM Sports
September 16, 2009 – Peter Schiller Have you ever been playing sports and experienced a feeling that you thought was only seen in the movies that is called being “in the zone”? If you have or even if you’d like to read more about people who have experienced this, please read on. I recently had the pleasure and privelidge of interviewing... [Read more]...
Boston’s Other Green Monster
September 9, 2009 – Peter Schiller I recently interviewed co-founder of Perfect Mind Perfect Motion (PMPM) Sports, Buddy Biancalana and he put me in touch with former PMPM Sports student and current Red Sox INF/RP Nick Green. In this interview, Nick talks about his career, Boston and his experience with PMPM Sports. For Nick Green’s Major and... [Read more]...
Buck Martinez: Matt Wieters Gets On The Job Training
September 7, 2009 – Dean Hybl To read more from Dean, go to his sports blog: Sports Then and Now! By any measure, Baltimore Orioles rookie catcher Matt Wieters has been outstanding since making his Major League debut for the Orioles on May 29. While it is easy to notice his 13 RBI in the month of August and .277 batting average since July 1st, what... [Read more]...
Chad Durbin on the Phillies, The World Series & ShowcaseU
August 29, 2009 – Peter Schiller Today we’d like to welcome 2008 World Series Champion relief pitcher from the Philadelphia Phillies, Chad Durbin. This interview was originally conducted at Baseball Reflections.com and they have agreed to share it with The Dugout Doctors. I contacted Chad to talk about the World Series, his career and to discuss... [Read more]...
