Baseball and BBQ Episode #155: Features Former Israel National Baseball Team Manager, Eric Holtz and Sweet Swine O' Mine BBQ World Champion Pitmaster, Mark Lambert

Baseball and BBQ Episode #155  Features Former Israel National Baseball Team Manager, Eric Holtz and Sweet Swine O' Mine BBQ World Champion Pitmaster, Mark Lambert

Eric Holtz is a former manager of the Israel national baseball team.  He was the assistant coach of the gold-medal-winning Team USA in baseball at the 2013 Maccabiah Games and the Team USA head coach for the gold-medal-winning Under-18 baseball team at the 2017 Maccabiah Games.  He was the Head Coach of the first and only Olympic baseball team to represent Israel.  He was an assistant baseball coach at Manhattanville College from 2004 to 2007 and later the hitting coach at Westchester Community College from 2008-2015.  He is the founder of Game On 13, Westchester County's premier baseball and softball training facility, and Holtz Bats, makers of premium bats.  Additional information can be found at https://www.gameon13.com/  Eric's baseball knowledge is extensive, and we had a great time talking about the game which is played worldwide.        

Mark Lambert and his competition team, Sweet Swine O' Mine won the World BBQ Championship in May 2022 for their seventh World Championship.  Mark is the developer of Sweet Swine O' Mine rubs and sauces.  He loves teaching the art of barbecue.  His barbecue journey began when he left Oklahoma and arrived in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was introduced to the art of making pulled pork and smoked ribs.  Mark also spends a lot of his time with the organization, Operation BBQ Relief, and provides an in-depth look at all the work involved in making sure the group runs smoothly as it delivers hot meals to those in areas devastated by natural disasters.  Mark previously served as president of the National Barbecue & Grilling Association (NBBQA) and shares what it was like to lead the organization during the recent pandemic.  Doug Scheiding joins us and adds his unique perspective.  More information on Marc and Sweet Swine O' Mine can be found at https://ssomd.com/

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We conclude the show with the song, "Baseball Always Brings You Home" by the musician, Dave Dresser, and the poet, Shel Krakofsky.

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