Cigars And Curveballs

Thom is joined by the son of former Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall who has a biopic recently released. Thurgood Jr. is a very successful Washington lawyer who has had quite a career in the nation's capital. He is also quite the baseball fan.

Thom brings on Mike Veeck, part of the family legendary for innovation and fun in baseball. Mike has been a part of many minor league organizations and also was with the White Sox during the infamous Disco Demolition Night in 1979. Mike stresses the importance of fun atmosphere for the attending family.

Thom is joined by longtime Dodgers GM Ned Coletti. A man with humble beginnings who transitioned from sports writing to the baseball front office through a long winding road. They cover his time on both sides of the Dodger/Giant rivalry, how intense it is, knowing Barry Bonds, negotiating with Scott Boras and more.

Thom brings back on Nats GM Mike Rizzo as the team prepares the Postseason. They discuss the highs and lows of the season, which resulted in the 4th division title in 6 years. Overcoming a slew of injuries, deciding when to make bullpen changes through trades, and more.

Thom chats with one of the few kickers to make it to the NFL Hall of Fame, Morten Andersen. They discuss why he moved to America from Denmark, his amazing 25 year career that includes a dozen years in Thom's favorite city of New Orleans, his famous kick to send the Falcons to their 1st Super Bowl, and more.

Thom welcomes on DC native Maury Wills, best known for his at the time record setting season of stealing 104 bases in 1962 for the Dodgers. Maury talks about how he was able to latch onto the Dodgers organization after growing up learning the game in Washington, the influence Ty Cobb had on him, playing in DC as NL All Star, and more."

Thom brings on Ron Darling, World Series winning pitcher & current top notch TV color analyst. They cover his time broadcasting the 2005 Nationals,, early pro career & being traded to the Mets organization, the 86 Mets & his story of Game 6, the current Nats, and his thoughts on the current state of pitching.

Thom brings on veteran Redskins RB Chris Thompson prior to their season opener. Chris talks about growing up and his decision to play football, playing at Florida State, this year's Redskins offense and more.

Thom is joined by a former colleague at the Baltimore Sun, David Simon, best known for his work with the the HBO classic "The Wire". They discuss his new series "The Deuce", how it got made. always being associated with "The Wire", being a newspaper man, is a Wire movie in the mix, future possible projects, and more.

Thom has the pleasure and the honor to bring on DC TV host and former boxing manager Rock Newman. They cover how he came to manage former heavyweight champ Riddick Bowe, getting to know Eddie Futch, Bowe/Holyfield bouts, once negotiating with Donald Trump, the Fan Man incident and it's effects, his baseball career at Howard and love for the sports, and more.

Thom chats with the new all time DC home run king & longtime National, Ryan Zimmerman. They go back to him almost being drafted by the Royals, being called up to the big leagues very quickly, playing for Dusty Baker, will Bryce Harper be his teammate come 2018 and more.

Thom chats with former Oriole All Star closer Gregg Olson. They cover his stellar high school career, being replaced by Frank Thomas. how he ended up in Baltimore, playing for Frank Robinson and the 89 Orioles, his strong thoughts on how his time in Baltimore ended, pitching with the expansion Diamondbacks, the state of relief pitching today, and much more.

Thom is joined by Redskins Super Bowl champion, kick returner/ defensive back Mike Nelms. They cover what it's like to be a native Texan playing on the other side of the Redskins/Cowboys rivalry, what led him to the CFL, working with Jack Pardee & Joe Gibbs once he came to Washington, being on special teams, how he stayed occupied during the players strike, the Super Bowl winning season, the pain of losing a Super Bowl, and more.

Thom brings on the Redskin many have said he treats like his own son- QB Colt McCoy. They talk about his record setting college career at Texas, the injury he suffered that many didn't realize the extent of, his time in Cleveland, what brought him to Washington & more.

Joining Thom this week is longtime voice of Maryland Johnny Holliday, but they cover the areas of his career many don't know about. His work as a radio DJ, being at the last Beatles concert in San Francisco, his acting career, surviving a plane crash and more.

Thom is joined by Former MLB General Manager Kevin Malone as they talk about his career in and or of baseball. Kevin discusses being GM of the 94 Expos that were subject to the shortened season. He includes his time as an executive in Balitmore, thoughts on Peter Angelos, drafting Tom Brady to Montreal, and his era as GM of the Dodgers.K

Thom is joined by the founder of Big League Chew, every little leaguer's favorite bubble gum. They talk about his time playing Independent League baseball in Portland, knowing Kurt Russell his friendship with Jim Bouton, and what led to his million dollar idea.

Thom is joined by the last pitcher to 30 games in a season, Denny McLain. There conversation includes his thoughts on changes to the pitching mound, his less than stellar time with the Senators, what Ted Williams was like as a manager and more.

Thom brings on UFC's Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Marc Ratner as they talk about what makes MMA so popular. Plus they discuss his time as Executive Director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission where he oversaw some crazy moments in boxing history including Fan Man, and Mike Tyson biting Evander Holyfield. Finally, Thom of course asks him about Floyd Mayweather/ Conor McGregor.

Thom adds to his menu of excellence with MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred. They discuss the World Baseball Classic, Olympics, and connecting with younger fans. At 21 minutes in, the Commissioner responds to Thom's question about the O's/Nats MASN dispute: "Somebody's gonna win, somebody's gonna lose,