Steve Garvey joins the podcast to talk about #6, his time as a Dodgers batboy, his guest shot on Fantasy Island and more. We've also got our fathers' favorite players, plus Screen Stars, the Hall of Shame, the Heat Check and more. It's the joy of six!
Our Guest
Steve Garvey played 19-years in the big leagues for the Dodgers and Padres in the 70s & 80s. He\u2019s a 10X All-Star, 4X Gold Glove winner, was National League MVP in 1974 and won a World Series in 1981. His number 6 is retired in San Diego where his dramatic home run in the 1984 NLCS propelled the Padres to their first World Series appearance (take that, Cubbies!) Since he retired in 1987 he\u2019s become a highly sought-after speaker and marketing executive as well as serving on the board of the Baseball Assistance Team, a non-profit that helps former players through medical and financial hardships.
0:55 \u2013 \u201cActually it broke in 1916.\u201d
Rudy tests the limits of the term \u201clate breaking number news\u201d with a treatise on the history of both uniform numbers and names on the back of jerseys.
5:32 \u2013 \u201cOh, you kids grow up. I\u2019m tellin\u2019 you . . .\u201d
We absolutely geek out on meeting Steve Garvey, a boyhood hero.
19:06 \u2013 \u201cLet\u2019s get into the contenders.\u201d
Name checks of the baseball also-rans for the #6. Guys like Sal Bando, Roy White, Paul Blair and more make the list.
21:04 \u2013 \u201cAppropriately we have six.\u201d
Rudy runs through our six baseball contenders for the Hall of Fame. Joe Torre, Stan Musial, Al Kaline, Steve Garvey, Ryan Howard and Tony Oliva.
27:05 \u2013 \u201cSince we don\u2019t have really any contenders . . . \u201d
Football #6\u2019s is a rogues gallery. Jay Cutler, Bubby Brister, Marc Wilson, Robbie Bosco, Mark Sanchez, Rolf Benirschke, etc. etc.
29:44 \u2013 \u201cLet\u2019s do it.\u201d
Sentimental favorites and honorable mentions in baseball include a host of Hall of Famers who played forever ago as well as Patrick Ewing, Alfrederick \u201cThe Great\u201d Hughes and Bonzi Wells.\xa0
30:49 \u2013 \u201cI\u2019m gonna tip off with Bill Russell.\u201d
The basketball contenders list is stacked. Walter Davis, Tyson Chandler, Walter Berry, Eddie Jones, LeBron James (in Miami), Julius Erving and Bill Russell.
34:24 \u2013 \u201cWe\u2019ll do hockey real quick.\u201d
We also hit hockey \u2013 Toe Blake and Phil Housley and Mark Martin in NASCAR.
35:56 \u2013 \u201cIt\u2019s time for Screen Stars."
Screen Stars wearing #6 on the silver screen:
40:24 \u2013 \u201cAnd his name is Luis Pujols.\u201d
The Hall of Shame includes Luis \u201c-5.14 WAR\u201d Pujols. An all-field, no-hit catcher with the Astros among others.
41:34 \u2013 \u201cWe\u2019ve got Ace Bailey. Great name.\u201d
The Derrick Rose Award for #6 includes the sad story of Ace Bailey, the first NHL player to have his number retired and Bill Buckner, who had a great career tarnished by an error.
43:32 \u2013 \u201cWe\u2019ve got some Heat Check guys.\u201d
Listen to the pod for the honorable mentions, but here\u2019s the Heat Check list for #6:
47:30 \u2013 \u201cBut what is even more awesome is we have our Hall of Fame.\u201d
Hall of Fame list for #6:
Hat tip to Jorge Martin for helping us land Steve Garvey. Listen to Jorge\u2019s podcast here: http://familiaffb.com