Florida BaseballBiz
Florida is the incubator for great baseball. Little League players to High School Heroes and some become Major League HOF'ers.
Florida BaseballBiz shares the stories of the leagues, teams, players, coaches and the great people that daily celebrate baseball with a bit of a citrus tang.
Episodes
8 episodes
Tony Ciccarello & West Tampa Little League World Series
Tony Ciccarello, a West Tampa native with deep baseball roots, talks about the role of baseball in the West Tampa community, where it’s woven into the local culture and heritage.Excitement of Baseball in Tampa with the Ray...
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Episode 8
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41:14
Tony Saladino Jr. - Godfather of Tampa & Ybor baseball
Mark introduces Tony Saladino Jr an educator, historian, baseball enthusiast, and advocate of the gameTony is highly respected in Tampa's baseball community and known for his contributions, including the Tony Saladino Senior Tourn...
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Episode 7
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23:48
Buddy Baseball - building friendships, breaking barriers & an opportunity to play
Buddy Baseball, Executive Director, Russ Oberbroeckling, shares the history & joyful stories of the Buddy Baseball League, a league for children with special needsDave Wills' contributions to Buddy BaseballA non-competi...
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Episode 6
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30:34
Author, Rick Vaughn shares stories on Cubs, Smokers, Reds, White Sox & Red Sox @ historic Plant & Al Lopez Fields
Rick Vaughn’s book "Tampa Spring Training Tales," brings the past to life & opens up a wealth of enjoyable stories including the Chicago Cubs, Tampa Smokers, Reds, White Sox & Red...
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Episode 5
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55:23
Coach Miguel Menendez - Building Champions in life at Jesuit H.S. in Tampa
Florida Baseball State Champs Tampa Jesuit Coach Miguel MenendezGrew up in Key West.First introduction to baseball through his grandfather and father.Grandfather coached Little League and had the first batti...
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Episode 4
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49:17
Florida Bolts Girls Baseball - Opening the Future for Girls & Women in Baseball - March 25, 2024
Florida Bolts 5 teams give young girls from 8 to 18 the opportunity to play in all girl baseball tournaments. Brooke & Lily Greene share their stories about their team and more possibilities for women in the game like the BFA Nationals.&nbs...
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Episode 2
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31:32
Al Lang, the Babe & a St. Pete journey with Rick Vaughn - July 28, 2023
Author, Rick Vaughn, "100 years of Baseball on St. Petersburg's Waterfront. How the Game Helped Shape a City" discusses Al Lang & the evolution of ...
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57:29
Josh Weaver - April 1, 2023 Opening Days Tampa Bay Rays & the Tampa Baseball Museum
Josh Weaver, Managing Coordinator for the Tampa Bay Museum & Fan Host with the Tampa Bay Rays shares his Opening Day at the Trop and a visit to the Tampa Baseball MuseumOpening Day with the Tampa Bay Rays Start wit...
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40:12