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JD Paternoster from JD's Backyard Sauces, Lexi Hastings from the Women's Pro Baseball League, and Gary Looney, Spring Training Correspondent, Plus Perry Barber and John Vampatella Making This a Rare Overstuffed Triple-header
Episode 335
Saturday, 21 March, 2026
Episode 335 features JD Paternoster from JD's Backyard Sauces, Lexi Hastings from the Women's Pro Baseball League, and Gary Looney, spring training correspondent, plus Perry Barber and John Vampatella join us in making this a rare overstuffed triple-header JD Paternoster is the founder of JD's Backyard Sauces. The flavors are unique and distinctive and made from ingredients grown by JD, including figs and hot peppers. In a very crowded space, JD has discovered a way to stand out from other sauces by adding figs to some of his sauces. For more information on JD and to purchase his products go to https://www.jdsbackyardsauces.com/ Lexi Hastings was an exceptional softball player during her time at the University of Connecticut (UConn), culminating in her being named the 2024 Big East Player of the Year. She will be using those skills as she plays in the inaugural season of the Women's Pro Baseball League (WPBL) as a member of the team from Boston. Lexi was chosen 20th by Boston as more than 600 players from 10 different countries tried out for the new league in August, 2025. The WPBL will begin play with four teams. Those teams are Boston, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. We thank frequent show guest for acquainting us with Lexi and joining us. We are also joined by another former guest, Perry Barber. For more information on the WPBL go to https://www.womensprobaseballleague.com/ Gary Looney returns for his highly anticipated annual appearance which means the 2026 baseball season is about to begin. Jeff first met Gary in 2020 at the Los Angeles Angels spring training camp complex in Arizona and a friendship quickly developed. Gary has appeared with us on numerous episodes and provides a glimpse into the Los Angeles Angels spring training camp. We are itching for the baseball season to commence and Gary helps to scratch that itch as we discuss the prospects for the team. Having him on is an annual tradition and his baseball knowledge is a great addition to any episode. We recommend you go to Rogue Cookers website, https://roguecookers.com/ for award-winning rubs, Chef Ray Sheehan’s website, https://www.raysheehan.com/ for award-winning saucess, rubs, and cookbooks, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/ We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe. If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you. Call the show: (516) 855-8214 Email: baseballandbbq@gmail.com Twitter: @baseballandbbq Instagram: baseballandbarbecue YouTube: baseball and bbq Website: https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook: baseball and bbq Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
