{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65ae80c799b91600175ddaa9/6671dd30afdac9fcff22c29b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"E9: Balk Off","description":"<p>I had a childhood friend who pitched in the Major Leagues. He regaled me with stories of facing Don Mattingly, Wade Boggs, Mark McGwire and other superstars when we were in our early 20s.</p><p>One day he called me from the road to tell me the story of his first Major League save opportunity.</p><p>This is that story.</p><p>Sources for this episode are&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cookmi01.shtml\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Baseball-Reference.com </a>(Mike Cook)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS198607100.shtml\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The game in question</a></p><p>My Shakey Memory</p><p><br></p><p>True Tales of the Big Leagues is a Seldom Used Reserve Podcast and is narrated by Marty Coleman and Parker Coleman.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Co-executive producers are Parker Coleman and Marty Coleman.</p>","author_name":"Martin Coleman"}