Anyone who knows me that I’ve followed Shawn Roof since he and I met during his Illinois days. It seems so long ago but it was only a year ago when he entered his senior year as Illinois shortstop. Since then, he was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the…
Northwoods League. Coastal Plain League. Central Illinois Collegiate League. I’ve written about about these leagues and others like them. They’re all college summer leagues and they serve a very important purpose in developing college baseball players. In this episode of Baseball Zealot Radio, I interview Andrew Hartwell who, as far…
One of the perks as a blogger and a podcaster is that I get to meet (at least virtually) and talk to a variety of people in the baseball world. That includes players and coaches, broadcasters, and fellow bloggers and podcasters. The one thing they all share is the love…
This was exciting for me. Chris Robinson is a former Illini catcher who when I saw him play, I thought had promise. Sure enough, he was drafted 90th overall in 2005 by the Detroit Tigers. Last year to my delight, he was traded to the Cubs. He finished the season…
Coach Dan Hartleb from the University of Illinois baseball team is our guest this week on Baseball Zealot Radio. A word about Coach Hartleb… usually when I interview someone “important”, I get a little nervous. One sentence from Coach Hartleb and he put me at ease. He seems like such…
In the dugout, Illini shortstop Shawn Roof can never stop talking. Fortunately for us, the same was true when Baseball Zealot Radio interviewed him for our latest show. Shawn had plenty to say. Shawn talked about the Illini’s chances for 2007 and what it was like growing up around ballplayers…