Hey Rog!
Baseball
The Weinbergs, Tom and Jesse, call their pal Roger Wallenstein to talk about baseball, the White Sox and life. Roger and Tom traded baseball cards in 1952. In 1977, Tom took Jesse to his first Sox game when he was 10 days old! They’ve shared in many Sox disappointments and even some successes. (Remember 2005?...) Roger and Tom have been and involved with the White Sox for many decades. Jesse likes asking them about the old days. Together, they’re relatable, have fun talking with each other and drop baseball knowledge on us.
Location:
United States
Description:
The Weinbergs, Tom and Jesse, call their pal Roger Wallenstein to talk about baseball, the White Sox and life. Roger and Tom traded baseball cards in 1952. In 1977, Tom took Jesse to his first Sox game when he was 10 days old! They’ve shared in many Sox disappointments and even some successes. (Remember 2005?...) Roger and Tom have been and involved with the White Sox for many decades. Jesse likes asking them about the old days. Together, they’re relatable, have fun talking with each other and drop baseball knowledge on us.
Language:
English
Website:
https://anchor.fm/heyrogpod
Episodes
“The COVID-side Hit Men”
8/27/2020
IN THIS EPISODE: The White Sox power surge is here to stay - much thanks to their Central Division regional foes - and EL PITO! How important are homers anyway . . . ? ROG sees his neighborhood basketball court fully populated, are they playing ball or getting vaccines? TOM goes into the way-back machine to highlight a most-unusual Sox-Yankee game. You’ll never guess who stole home . . . ! THE WHITE SOX REPORT: “Crosstown Classic's Cupboard Bare” by Roger Wallenstein...
Duration:00:31:42
"Winning salves everything"
8/20/2020
IN THIS EPISODE: Ozzie sure loves Uribe. If ballplayers don’t like each other can they still win ballgames? Unwritten rules are made to be broken. Tom reveals a dark truth about Ralph Kiner, who hit a lot of homers in the 1950s. The 2020 Covid-Sox flipped a power switch - during the electric Obama-powered DNC week. The Obamas are Sox fans, just like us! The Cleveland Indians have a clubhouse mess on their hands. Good luck, Terry! PLUS-->STUMP ROG! (hint - it's about Ralph Kiner) THE WHITE...
Duration:00:37:30
“The Socratic Method”
8/11/2020
Roger wrote about an imagined future decades from now. Tom, Jesse & Roger all ask the questions - like, how in the world do we get through this 2020 baseball season? Great gem about Bill Veeck summoning his managers to the Bard’s Room after Sox games. Bob Lemon and Tony LaRussa - please hear within...a drink and a smoke awaits... Roger’s latest from the Beachwood Reporter: http://www.beachwoodreporter.com/sports/remembering_baseballs_historic.php Mendoza Line reference:...
Duration:00:32:24
"Cuba libre!"
7/15/2020
Tom Weinberg, his son Jesse, and his lifelong baseball brother, Roger Wallenstein, share a weekly call.
This week, Roger wrote an article about Cuba's baseball roots - inspired by a book he loved, César Brioso's Last Seasons in Havana: The Castro Revolution and the End of Baseball in Cuba.
From beer vending days at Comiskey and Wrigley to Kerry Wood's 20-stikeout game in 1998, we hear some vintage Rog and Tom gems.
Roger's White Sox column in The Beachwood...
Duration:00:29:31