Seattle ESPN Radio's Cactus League Report

My guest appearance on the Seattle Mariners' 2-hour Cactus League Radio Report, from the Salty Senorita restaurant in Peoria, Arizona Monday night, March 4, was a lot of fun. I was one of six guests over the two hours, along with Mariners pitching coach Carl Willis, Mariners players Casper Wells, Tom Wilhelmsen and former USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Winner Mike Zunino. Mariners beat writer Larry Stone came on right before me, and I wrapped up the show at the end.

Mariners' pitcher Tom Wilhelmsen (center) was also one of the guests on the show last night.
(photo courtesy Jeff Evans)

We gave away a copy of Miracle on Grass, to a fan that answered the trivia question: Name one of the four Mariners prospects from the 2000 USA Baseball Olympic Team? (Seattle had four players on the roster, the most of any MLB organization). The answer of course: OF Mike Neill, RHP Todd Williams, OF Anthony Sanders and RHP Ryan Franklin. One member of the audience named Franklin right away, and won the book. He later told me that he and his wife knew Ryan when he was a member of the Mariners, because they lived in the same apartment complex in Peoria, when Ryan was there for spring training, and used to see him out by the pool.

Here is a link to the blog post done by Shannon Drayer - MLB reporter in Seattle and one of the co-hosts of the show, that includes a link to the podcast where you can hear my interview:
http://mynorthwest.com/374/2218293/More-fun-at-the-Salty-Senorita