Episode #157: Features Barbecue Renaissance Man, Craig Sharry and Former MLB Player, Endy Chávez

Episode #157 Features Barbecue Renaissance Man, Craig Sharry and Former MLB Player, Endy Chávez

Craig Sharry is a well known pitmaster and a true barbecue renaissance man.  Craig has an amazing personality and our guest co-host Doug Scheiding tells Craig how much his mentoring has meant to him.  Craig is the pitmaster of Texas Pepper Jelly Competition BBQ team out of Houston, TX.  He is a two-time World Champion at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and a two-time winner of the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo BBQ Cook-Off.  He has won more than 80 Grand Champions and Reserve Grand Champions combined during his 15+ years of cooking.  He is the founder of the company, Texas Pepper Jelly and the inventor of incredible barbecue products, including the award-winning Pineapple Habanero Jelly, Rib Candy, BBQ Sauce, and various rubs and seasonings.  Our conversation includes baseball talk, a look back at his time raising show dogs, winning the Good Guy Award twice, his induction into the IBCA Hall of Fame, and we even learn why he has the nickname Pudding.  For more information on Craig and to order his products go to https://texaspepperjelly.com

Endy Chavez is a former professional baseball player who played for the Kansas City Royals, Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, and Baltimore Orioles.  While playing for the Mets in the 2006 National League Championship Series against the St. Louis Cardinals he made an incredible defensive play which has come to be known as "The Catch." In the top of the sixth inning with the game tied at one, Cardinals third baseman, Scott Rolen hit a pitch off Mets starter Oliver Perez.  Leaping over the eight foot-high left field wall, Endy caught the ball with the tip of his glove to rob Rolen of a two-run home run.  Chávez then completed the play with quick thinking and a throw which lead to an inning-ending double play.  Endy's career is filled with highlights beyond "The Catch" and we discuss his wonderful time as a Major League player and Endy gives us wonderful insights into being a professional ballplayer.  Endy can talk about food too and we learn about some Venezuelan dishes.  Endy is still involved with baseball and shares with us his future baseball ambitions.

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

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