Suzyn Waldman is a sportscaster and former musical theater actress. She was the first voice heard on WFAN, the first all sports, all the time (24/7) radio station in the United States. She had various roles at the station, eventually becoming the New York Yankees beat reporter. Since the 2005 season, she has been the color commentator for New York Yankees baseball, partnering with John Sterling and upon Sterling's retirement, teaming with former Baseball and BBQ, episode 162 guest, Dave Sims. Suzyn acknowledges her role as a pioneer among women in sports media and the path to get to where she is now was not without its many obstacles. She shares many stories, one of which is her role in bringing Yogi Berra and George Steinbrenner together, ending a 14-year feud which resulted in Yogi Berra returning to Yankee Stadium after a long, self-imposed absence.

Matt Abdoo and Shane McBride from Pig Beach BBQ join us to discuss the 6th Annual BBQ Benefit for the Jeff Michner Foundation taking place at Pig Beach BBQ, 35 - 37 36th Street, Queens, NY 11106 on Saturday afternoon, April 25, 2026. The foundation was set up in honor of Jeff Michner who passed away at the age of 36, but although young, meaningfully touched so many lives. The organization embraces the things he loved best: family, friends, and great food. The Jeff Michner Foundation creates scholarships for culinary students as well as supporting families managing loss and grief. The Jeff Michner BBQ Benefit celebrates Jeff with an epic barbecue featuring some of the countries greatest pitmasters. This event will be a dine-around, where each participating pitmaster will prepare a tasting portion of their dish for the guests to sample. Participating breweries & distilleries will be offering a beer or specialty cocktail. Go to https://jeffmichnerfoundation.com/jmf-bbq-2026

We recommend you go to Rogue Cookers website, https://roguecookers.com/ for award-winning rubs, Chef Ray Sheehan’s website, https://www.raysheehan.com/ for award-winning saucess, rubs, and cookbooks, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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Bobby Gonzalez is a former college basketball head coach. Bobby was head coach at Manhattan College and took the team to two NCAA tournaments. A two-time MAAC Coach of the Year, he is well known for leading 12th-seeded Manhattan College to the second round of the NCAA after the team defeated the fifth-seeded Florida Gators in the first round which was the program's second ever NCAA Tournament win. His latest honor is being a member of the 2026 Class of the New York State Basketball Hall of Fame. For more information on the New York State Basketball Hall of Fame go to https://unyhof.com/

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Joe Davis is a television sportscaster and the lead play-by-play voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers. He also calls national MLB and NFL games for FOX Sports, and since 2022 has served as FOX’s lead announcer for the World Series and MLB All-Star Game. In 2025 he won the Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Personality/Play-by-Play. We talk about his career journey, taking over for the legendary Vin Scully, life in the Dodgers booth, and some of his most memorable calls. Joe is also a huge BBQ fan and we surprise him with pitmaster Doug Scheiding, who joins us to help level up Joe’s brisket game.

We recommend you go to Rogue Cookers website, https://roguecookers.com/ for award-winning rubs, Chef Ray Sheehan’s website, https://www.raysheehan.com/ for award-winning saucess, rubs, and cookbooks, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/

We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe.
If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you.

Call the show: (516) 855-8214
Email: baseballandbbq@gmail.com
Twitter: @baseballandbbq
Instagram: baseballandbarbecue
YouTube: baseball and bbq
Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com
Facebook: baseball and bbq

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