Skip's Corner Podcast
1) Tribute to Old Timers Board Member, Larry Cole
Word has come that beloved Old Timers board member Larry Cole passed away on Sunday, January 4, 2025. Though I may have given tribute to him in an earlier podcast, he is worthy of what I can say about...Show More
2) The Beazley Way: A Son's Story of a Baseball Legend
John (Johnny) Andrew Beazley, born on May 25, 1918, was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Braves. As a rookie in 1942, Beazley went 21–6...Show More
3) Finding Treasures in 19th Century Base Ball with Historian Chris Ryland
I want to introduce you to someone who is an historian, educator, vintage base ball player (yes, base ball is two words in vintage baseball), web developer, and contributor to the history of the 19th ...Show More
4) The Forgotten Ace: The Story of War Sanders
Invited to a Nashville tryout, Morristown’s Warren “War” Sanders made the team and remained with the club for two seasons. Instrumental in Nashville’s first two Southern Association championships in 1...Show More
5) Nashville's Forgotten Father of 19th-Century Baseball
You will probably not have a clue who the my choice is as “Father of Nashville 19th Century Baseball.” His name is Will Bryan, and he did not even start out as a baseball man. His exploits are remar...Show More
6) History of the Nashville Sounds: From Concept to Reality
The Nashville Sounds Minor League Baseball team was established in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1978, after Larry Schmittou and a group of investors purchased the rights to operate an expansion franchise ...Show More
7) Whispered Repression: Nashville's Forgotten Baseball Past
Negro Leagues baseball history, with emphasis on the last five years or so, which has generated interest among fans throughout the country, has a way to go. The year 2020 celebrated the 100th annivers...Show More
8) “I Never Called Myself ‘Mr. Sulphur Dell’—Here’s the Story“
I have had folks ask me how I came up with the handle “Mr. Sulphur Dell.” You may be surprised that I did not give it to myself. In this episode, I tell how it came about while filling you in on the i...Show More
9) Raymond Johnson Predicted Tomorrow’s Sports, Decades Ago
Raymond Johnson spent many years in the sports department at the Nashville Tennessean, the local morning newspaper. He would often revisit the past in his "One Man's Opinion" sports columns. Although ...Show More
10) Race to the Nashville Interscholastic League Baseball Title in 1956
Nashville high school baseball goes way back, as far back as there have been school teams, helping to set the foundation of local sports. One of the more exciting years I have read about was in 1956, ...Show More