Out of Left Field
A weekly podcast featuring in-depth analysis on Mississippi State sports.
Episodes
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Episode 27: Renowned MLB architect Janet Marie Smith discusses baseball projects, former managers John Mooney and Jon Burt go behind the scenes.
April 23rd, 2020 | Season 1 | 47 mins 37 secs
baseball, college, college baseball, college sports, dodgers, mississippi state, orioles, red sox
MSU alum and Jackson native Janet Marie Smith talks Camden Yards, seats on the Green Monster at Fenway, Dodger Stadium renovation and the urban impact of stadiums. John Mooney and Jon Burt go behind the scenes of 90's Bulldog Baseball.
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Episode 26: Heartland Catfish Interview - Lane Burroughs and Butch Thompson
April 19th, 2020 | Season 1 | 47 mins 1 sec
baseball, college, college baseball, college sports, mississippi state
Former Bulldog assistant coaches Lane Burroughs and Butch Thompson share recruiting stories of Bulldog greats, and share behind-the-scenes memories on helping create a successful decade of Mississippi State baseball.
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Episode 25: Butch Thompson and Lane Burroughs share recruiting stories and memories of their time at Mississippi State.
April 15th, 2020 | Season 1 | 49 mins 31 secs
baseball, college, college baseball, college sports, mississippi state
Before Butch Thompson became head coach at Auburn and Lane Burroughs became head coach at Louisiana Tech, they were assistant coaches in their home state. Thompson, from Amory, and Burroughs, from Meridian, hit the road recruiting and began putting together signing classes that led Mississippi State into one of the nation's elite programs of the past decade.
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Episode 24: Farm Bureau Interview - Former Bulldog Jeffrey Rea
April 13th, 2020 | Season 1 | 11 mins 50 secs
baseball, college, college baseball, college sports, mississippi state
Jeffrey Rea was a four year starter at Mississippi State and was a fixture as the leadoff man in the Bulldog lineup. One of the all-time great hitters at Mississippi State, Rea climbed the hit chart and held the record for most hits as a Bulldog, until last season. Listen as Jeffrey talks about the 2007 run to the College World Series and his life with Farm Bureau.
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Episode 23: Heartland Catfish Interview - Pat McMahon
April 13th, 2020 | Season 1 | 21 mins 35 secs
baseball, college, college sports, mississippi state, yankees
Pat McMahon took Mississippi State to the College World Series as Head Coach in 1998 after being a part of some great Bulldog teams as an assistant coach.
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Episode 22: Former head coach Pat McMahon and former baseball great Jeffrey Rea
April 8th, 2020 | Season 1 | 49 mins 25 secs
baseball, college, college baseball, college sports, mississippi state, new york yankees
Pat McMahon served as head coach at State in 1998-2001 after a long career as an assistant under Ron Polk. Jeffrey Rea set the MSU school record for hits in his career and held that record until last year.
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Episode 21: Heartland Catfish Interview - Kyle Peterson
April 6th, 2020 | Season 1 | 13 mins 17 secs
baseball, college, college baseball, college sports, mississippi state
ESPN's Kyle Peterson joins the show to talk about the NCAA ruling regarding spring athletes.
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Episode 20: Interview - Former Bulldog Barry Winford
April 6th, 2020 | Season 1 | 9 mins 10 secs
baseball, college, college sports, mississippi state
Barry Winford joins the show to talk about the great teams from the late 80's and shares his thoughts on the new SBA loan programs.
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Episode 19: April 2, 2020 - ESPN's Kyle Peterson, former Bulldog Barry Winford and a look back at Bulldog Shortstops
April 2nd, 2020 | Season 1 | 48 mins 50 secs
baseball, college, college baseball, college sports, mississippi state
ESPN's College Baseball Analyst Kyle Peterson discusses the extra year for college baseball players, Barry Winford talks late 80's baseball and the SBA Loan Program, and a look back at great Bulldog Shortstops.
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Episode 17: Heartland Catfish Interview - Ben McDonald
March 29th, 2020 | Season 1 | 18 mins 22 secs
baseball, college, college sports, lsu, mississippi state
SEC College Baseball analyst Ben McDonald joins Bart and Charlie to share his thoughts on the current state of college baseball, his thoughts on arm injuries, and how the interest in SEC baseball has grown in the past 20 years.
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Episode 18: Country Music artist/songwriter HARDY
March 29th, 2020 | Season 1 | 10 mins 6 secs
country music, hardy, mississippi state
He grew up in Philadelphia, MS...a huge State fan....and has written some of the biggest songs in country Music. HARDY talks Mississippi State, the music industry, and the background to writing God's Country, a song Blake Shelton took to #1.
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Episode 16: March 25 - Ben McDonald, HARDY, and a look back at the 2012 SEC Baseball Tournament
March 25th, 2020 | Season 1 | 50 mins 15 secs
baseball, college, college sports, country music, hardy, lsu, mississippi state
Former big league star and college baseball analyst Ben McDonald discusses the current times in college baseball, country music singer/songwriter HARDY talks about Mississippi State and what goes into writing a hit song.
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Episode 15: Interview - Buck Showalter
March 22nd, 2020 | Season 1 | 17 mins
baseball, college, college sports, diamondbacks, mississippi state, orioles, rangers, yankees
Buck Showalter joins the show to share his experiences on coaching after a stoppage, his thoughts on analytics in the game, and his time in Starkville as a Mississippi State Bulldog.
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Episode 14: March 18 - Buck Showalter, Dr. Cliff Story of the MSU Health Center, and a look at life without baseball
March 18th, 2020 | Season 1 | 47 mins 30 secs
baseball, college, college sports, mississippi state
Bart and Charlie talk about life without baseball, go in-depth with Buck Showalter, and have a health update with Dr. Cliff Story.
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Episode 13: INTERVIEW - MLB Agent Bo McKinnis
March 15th, 2020 | Season 1 | 14 mins 50 secs
baseball, college, college sports, mississippi state
Bo McKinnis talks to Bart and Charlie about how he got his start as an agent, the impact Ron Polk had on him coming to Mississippi State, and much more.
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Episode 12: Left Field - Dogs go 5-0 vs Quinnipiac and Texas Tech
March 12th, 2020 | Season 1 | 51 mins 8 secs
baseball, college, college sports, mississippi state
Bart and Charlie look back at the great week of baseball as Mississippi State sweeps Quinnipiac and Texas Tech.