Several Cups of Joe with Joe

November 29, Phoenix - Shortly after the World Series wrapped up, I had the honor of spending an afternoon with Joe Garagiola. We spoke about baseball, broadcasting, history, family, faith and friendships. I even pulled out a recorder to capture some of the thoughts of the man we have welcomed into our living room for many years, only this time we got to visit his. They are unedited, so forgive the beginnings and ends, here are the first two parts of the four part conversation:

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Joe went into the Hall of Fame as a broadcaster in 1991, here's hoping legendary and classy Blue Jays voice Tom Cheek gets his call as the Ford C. Frick Award winner for broadcasting excellence this time around. Cheek passed away in 2005 and was taken from all of us far too soon. Tom was best known to Canada's baseball faithful as the man who had a streak of 4,306 consecutive games called. To me, he was a friend, a colleague and a mentor..and one incredible game caller. Let's celebrate Tom in Cooperstown in the not so distant future.