Episodios

  • Dublin Singer-Songwriter Enda Reilly I Episode 124
    Oct 7 2025

    Enda Reilly is a musician from Dublin who plays traditional Irish music and originals. Irish Baseball Podcast host Rick Becker discusses music and Irish history with Enda.

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    37 m
  • President of the Maryland Irish Festival Michael McConnell I Episode 123
    Sep 22 2025

    The 2025 Maryland Irish Festival is coming up on November 7th, 8th, and 9th. On the podcast today, Irish Baseball Podcast host Rick Becker will talk with Michael McConnell. Michael is the President of the Maryland Irish Festival, and will let us know everything we can expect if we attend this year's festivities.

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    33 m
  • Sports Psychiatrist Dr. Jimmy Moley Talks Mental Health in Sports I Episode 122
    Sep 9 2025

    Irish Baseball Podcast host Rick Becker is joined by Dr. Jimmy Moley to have a conversation about mental health in sports. Moley is a sports psychiatrist, and sees the way early bad habits can come back to impact athletes in the professional and college ranks.

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    37 m
  • Irish American Baseball Society President John Fitzgerald Talks About a Busy Summer I Episode 121
    Aug 26 2025

    From the Irish Wolfhounds to baseball camps in Ireland to the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame and more, it has been a busy summer for the Irish American Baseball Society. On this week's episode of the podcast, IABS President John Fitzgerald is going to talk about everything that happened over the past few months, and what it means moving forward for the organization.

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    45 m
  • Mary Jo Newville and Mike Licea of the Oriole Advocates I Episode 120
    Aug 11 2025

    The Oriole Advocates do a lot to promote the game in the younger generations. Mary Jo Newville and Mike Licea of the Oriole Advocates will join host Rick Becker on this episode of the Irish Baseball Podcast. You will find out how you can help them as they try to provide equipment for youth baseball, and you will find out a lot of ways to enjoy the city of Baltimore before an Orioles game.

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    31 m
  • Dan Wallach of the Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum and Baseball Library in Greenville, South Carolina I Episode 119
    Jul 29 2025

    Rick Becker, host of the Irish Baseball Podcast, originally interviewed Dan Wallach of the Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum and Baseball Library in Greenville, South Carolina back in 2022. In that conversation, Dan accurately predicted Joe Jackson's reinstatement to Major League Baseball after a lifetime ban. Considering the relevance of this talk, we thought we would replay it here in 2025.

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    23 m
  • Former-Professional Pitcher Geoff Freeborn is Helping the Irish Wolfhounds Find Players I Episode 118
    Jul 15 2025

    Geoff Freeborn is a former-professional pitcher in France, Germany, Canada, and the United States; a former-college coach; host of the Sidearmnation Podcast; and someone who is helping the Irish Wolfhounds find players who would be eligible to play for Ireland in the World Baseball Podcast. On today's episode, Rick Becker talks to him about a variety of topics.

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    34 m
  • Mark Maloy of the National Park Service Talks About an Irish-American Revolutionary War Hero I Episode 117
    Jul 1 2025

    John Fitzgerald was very close with General George Washington during the Revolutionary War in Valley Forge and Princeton. Fitzgerald was an Irish-Catholic, who earned the trust of the most important man in the colonies and started the first Catholic parish in Virginia. With the 250th anniversary of the United States coming up next year, it is the perfect time to take a look at some Irish people who played a role in the creation of the country.

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    33 m