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Interviews
 FEBRUARY 2006 - Johnny
Pesky
Mr.
Red Sox rounds the bases in this extensive interview
including all three of the books that he has recently
been associated with (The Teammates, Mr. Red Sox, and
Few and Chosen), growing up in NW Portland, the baseball
clinics that Carl Mays had in Portland, Rocky Beneventto,
Bobby Doerr, Dominic
DiMaggio, and Ted Williams, breaking up Virgil Trucks
no-hitter, Slaughter’s Mad Dash, moving to third base
when Vern Stephens arrived with the Red Sox, comments
on a number of current players, re-living the Sox winning
the World Series in 2004 and raising the WS banner the
following year with Yaz, how he feels Major League Baseball
would do in his hometown of Portland, and a whole lot
more. |
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 MAY 2004 - Kevin Towers
VP and GM of the Padres,
and Oregon native Kevin Towers covers the building of Petco
Park, coming from Oregon and his love of Oregon sports. Wally
Joyner, wedding day trades, the near acquisition of Greg Maddux,
to the landing of David Wells, and the way Petco Park and new
players have the Padres seeing the NL West championship and
beyond. |
 FEBRUARY 2004 - Dale Murphy
In Oregon, Dale Murphy is baseball's favorite son.
"The Murph" embodies what a lot of people want to be. This extensive interview
covers his love of Portland, Pete Rose, athletes as role models, his possible
induction into the Hall of Fame, and how much an MLB team in his hometown of
Portland would mean to him. |
 DECEMBER 2003 - Rob Neyer
Rob Neyer is more than one of the most popular
baseball columnists today... OK, he's that and a great author as well. In our
second interview with Rob Neyer, we sit down face-to-face and really get into
where Portland is at in terms of the relocation effort, what his thoughts are
on the whole process, how long will the Expos remain in Montreal, and what type
of ballpark works well in "Bridgetown". |
 NOVEMBER 2003 - Bob Costas
Broadcast icon, and baseball luminary, Bob Costas is
uniquely tied to baseball. So, much so that he's often talked of as being a
candidate for the Commissioner's position at some stage. Costas talks
extensively about the health and well-being of Major League Baseball, the
Wildcard, marketing MLB, whether he has considered being Commissioner of MLB,
and how Portland fits into the equation of relocation. |
 APRIL 2003 - Kent Bottenfield
Pitching. The one place in all of professional sport
where the defense controls the ball. It's a collaborative effort with the
catcher to call the game to the pitchers strengths and the batters weakness. In
this interview with Kent Bottenfield, he touches on the art of pitching, Mark
McGwire, the Expos, Jeff Bagwell, tipping pitches, and what an opening day MLB
game in Portland would mean to him. |
 FEBRUARY 2003 - Rick Sweet
"How do you balance wins with developing players for
MLB?" "What's Gaylord Perry's spitball like to handle?" These questions, plus
getting to the heart of professional baseball in Portland is the subject of
this interview with former MLB catcher, and current Portland Beavers manager,
Rick Sweet. |
 DECEMBER 2002 - Bobby Doerr
Hall of Famer. Red Sox legend. Bobby Doerr covers the
ground in this extensive interview. Subjects include Ted Williams, breaking up
Bob Feller's no-hitters, getting Joe DiMaggio in a rundown, the '46 World
Series, his career in the PCL, and a life spent in baseball. |
 NOVEMBER 2002 - Scott Brosius
What better subject for an Oregon Stadium Campaign
interview than one of Oregon’s best-known baseball stars, Scott Brosius?
Scott talks about life after playing in the Majors, performance enhancing
drugs, living and growing up in Oregon, playing in the World Series, and much,
much more. |
 OCTOBER 2002 - Chipper Jones
How many players would you recognize right off the bat
just by their first names? Ichiro, Kirby, Cal, Sammy.... "Chipper" talks life
with the Braves, fans, family, and defensive and offensive
baseball. |
 AUGUST 2002 - Rob Neyer
Rob is just a regular guy like the rest of us baseball
fans. And being like us is what makes him so different. Because it makes his
writing--whether it be in his column, in his books, or in interviews--more
personal. Rob tells it like it is in this interview which covers Ted Williams
and Joe DiMaggio, the DH, "Dilution of talent", and living in
Portland. |
 JULY 2002 - Fred
Claire
Before beginning his
thirty-year career with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Fred Claire worked for twelve
years as a sports editor, columnist, and baseball writer. If there was anyone
that understands the business of baseball, Fred Claire does. In this interview,
Fred talks the history of the Dodgers, Vin Scully, the PCL and Portland, and
the overall health and well-being of MLB. |
 JUNE 2002 - Dwight Jaynes
To call Dwight Jaynes Oregon's "godfather of
professional sports reporting" would not be an exaggeration. Dwight has
sports--and Oregon--in his blood...and also in his
résumé. |
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