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Prayer by Elizabeth Hunter. Reflections shared by Sara Whitford, Greg Ruccio, and Lissa McBurney. Special music played by Paul Franzosa, guitar and David Whitford, violin. Songs include traditional tunes, "Death and the Sinner" and "Star of the County Down". 

Prayer by Elizabeth Hunter. Reflections shared by Sara Whitford, Greg Ruccio, and Lissa McBurney. Special music played by Paul Franzosa, guitar and David Whitford, violin. Songs include traditional tunes, "Death and the Sinner" and "Star of the County Down".

"Holding Fast & Letting Go" led by David Whitford, Aug 29, 2021

Anne Wright

What faith-related insights do you have from the pandemic, the protests against police violence against Black people, and the effect on society of these concurrent crises? What societal or political/economic changes do you see, imagine or hope for?

What faith-related insights do you have from the pandemic, the protests against police violence against Black people, and the effect on society of these concurrent crises? What societal or political/economic changes do you see, imagine or hope for?

"Pandemic, Policing, and Possibility" led by Tom Estabrook, David Whitford, Anne Wright, Sep 6, 2020

Inc. Editor-at-Large David Whitford (Extra Innings: A Season in the Senior League) joins host Tim Hanlon to retrace his journalistic odyssey covering the inaugural season of the short-lived, Florida-based Senior Professional Baseball Association (SPBA) in the winter of 1989-90.  Whitford recalls the early-career events leading up to his plum writing assignment, and the process by which he went about chronicling this unique, but ultimately ill-fated eight-team circuit for former pro players over the age of 35 (32 for catchers).  Despite half the franchises folding after the first 72-game season (and the rest of the league mid-way through the second), the Senior League afforded dozens of former big-league players and managers what Whitford dubbed a "life-after-death fantasy" – one that attracted both stars and journeymen alike for a chance to either stay fresh for one last shot in the Show, recapture past on-field glories, or simply earn some needed money.  Whitford highlights a wide array of characters he met while covering the SBPA, including:  Founder Jim Morley , the thirty-something hustler who erroneously believed a senior league could generate cash flow sufficient to sustain his debt-ridden real-estate empire; Commissioner Curt Flood, the indefatigable player’s union representative  who broke Major League Baseball’s reserve clause, but sacrificed his career in the process;  Pitcher Wayne Garland, the former Cleveland ace and early free-agent beneficiary who risked permanent shoulder damage by coming back to play pro ball after a five-year layoff; Ex-Padres/Astros fastballer (and pioneer descendant) Danny Boone, who reinvented himself into a knuckleball specialist, and improbably made it back to the bigs with Baltimore in 1990 following the SPBA season; AND  A veritable who’s who of former big-name major league stars – each with their own personal reasons for returning to the diamonds:  Bobby Bonds, Joaquin Andujar, Vida Blue, Rollie Fingers, Ferguson Jenkins, Dave Kingman, Bill “Spaceman” Lee, Graig Nettles, Mickey Rivers, and even manager Earl Weaver – just to name a few.  Our thanks to Podfly and Audible for their support of this episode!

Inc. Editor-at-Large David Whitford (Extra Innings: A Season in the Senior League) joins host Tim Hanlon to retrace his journalistic odyssey covering the inaugural season of the short-lived, Florida-based Senior Professional Baseball Association (SPBA) in the winter of 1989-90.  Whitford recalls the early-career events leading up to his plum writing assignment, and the process by which he went about chronicling this unique, but ultimately ill-fated eight-team circuit for former pro players over the age of 35 (32 for catchers).  Despite half the franchises folding after the first 72-game season (and the rest of the league mid-way through the second), the Senior League afforded dozens of former big-league players and managers what Whitford dubbed a "life-after-death fantasy" – one that attracted both stars and journeymen alike for a chance to either stay fresh for one last shot in the Show, recapture past on-field glories, or simply earn some needed money.  Whitford highlights a wide array of characters he met while covering the SBPA, including: <ul> <li>Founder Jim Morley , the thirty-something hustler who erroneously believed a senior league could generate cash flow sufficient to sustain his debt-ridden real-estate empire;</li> <li>Commissioner Curt Flood, the indefatigable player’s union representative  who broke Major League Baseball’s reserve clause, but sacrificed his career in the process; </li> <li>Pitcher Wayne Garland, the former Cleveland ace and early free-agent beneficiary who risked permanent shoulder damage by coming back to play pro ball after a five-year layoff;</li> <li>Ex-Padres/Astros fastballer (and pioneer descendant) Danny Boone, who reinvented himself into a knuckleball specialist, and improbably made it back to the bigs with Baltimore in 1990 following the SPBA season; AND </li> <li>A veritable who’s who of former big-name major league stars – each with their own personal reasons for returning to the diamonds:  Bobby Bonds, Joaquin Andujar, Vida Blue, Rollie Fingers, Ferguson Jenkins, Dave Kingman, Bill “Spaceman” Lee, Graig Nettles, Mickey Rivers, and even manager Earl Weaver – just to name a few.</li> </ul> Our thanks to Podfly and Audible for their support of this episode!

030: The Senior Professional Baseball Association with Author David Whitford