David Dagostino
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Sports memory, told by the people who lived it.
The Real Voices of the Game Productions gathers baseball voices, football coaches, broadcasters, health voices, and former pros for unhurried conversation. Its center is sports history, but the episodes regularly wander into scouting, coaching, recovery, recruiting, and the habits that shape athletes.
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The Real Voices of the Game Productions is a sprawling sports conversation network with baseball memory at its core and a wider curiosity around the people who build games. Its strongest mode is the long interview. A host sets the table, names the guest, gives the thread of the episode, and then lets the story breathe. Baseball episodes linger over broadcasters, managers, catchers, stolen bases, old coaching staffs, and the practical knowledge that comes from decades around the diamond. The Bill Brown conversation turns Big Red Machine history into a chain of remembered names, arms, pitchers, and press-box perspective. The Larry Bowa episode has the feel of old teammates comparing notes from the minor leagues and measuring a player by what was seen up close. It is affectionate, direct, and unhurried. The network also reaches well beyond MLB. Jerry Angelo's On the Record appearance treats the NFL draft as a scouting process shaped by measurables, combine verification, work ethic, competitive nature, and toughness. Coach of a Lifetime gives former players and coaches room to talk about trust, pressure, school programs, buses to championship games, and the adult lessons sitting underneath the scoreboard. Jake Delhomme's episode is really about readiness, loyalty, and the protection a young quarterback gets from coaches and veteran teammates. Dale Serie's episode makes softball feel central rather than secondary. The Thinking Man's Body and the Concussionology Podcast add another lane, with Sal Marinello and Dr. Evan Mladenoff bringing health, brain function, recovery, and athlete care into the same network voice. Dave D'Agostino is the recurring connective tissue, often opening episodes, marking milestones, and handing the room to the featured host. The show is for listeners who like sports as oral history. It is not polished debate-panel noise. It is roomy, regional, name-rich conversation built for people who enjoy the human record behind games.
Made for: For listeners who like patient sports conversations, old-school baseball detail, football scouting talk, coaching stories, and athlete health segments. It especially suits fans who prefer recollection and lived experience over rapid debate.
What sets it apart: Its range is unusually broad for a baseball-labeled feed, moving from MLB history to NFL personnel evaluation, softball, concussion recovery, and body-focused commentary. The guest is usually the center of gravity, with hosts creating space rather than chasing quick takes.
A baseball experience about baseball experiences.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
A wide baseball conversation grounded in coaching detail, pitching craft, player development, and candid scrutiny of how teams define success.
The Real Voices of the Game Productions runs less like a single podcast than a baseball clubhouse with several conversations underway. Dave D'Agostino anchors a rotating group of hosts, including Kevin Kernan, Jim Rooney, Mark Wiley, Will George, Joe Frisaro, Galen White, Coach…
Baseball's back rooms open up here, and you get the clubhouse stories alongside the mechanics.
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A draft talk built around scouting standards, player levels, and why some prospects do not pan out.
This episode centers on scouting before the NFL draft, with Jerry Truppiano guiding the talk and Jerry Angelo laying out how evaluators weigh measurables, combine verification, and on-field play to judge a player's level.
A warm quarterback memory piece centered on coaching, trust, and shared history.
Jake DeLome sits down with Galen White and Coach Lewis Cook Jr. for a football remembrance that circles coaching, trust, and the veteran players who kept him upright.
A relaxed Reds history chat that leans on memory, detail, and an easy broadcast rhythm.
This episode is a relaxed baseball memory session, with Bill Brown revisiting the Cincinnati Reds of the 1970s and the names that still carry weight from that era: Johnny Bench, Ted Kluszewski, and the speed game around them.
Softball memory with enough candor to make the bus ride, the nerves, and the semifinal all land.
Episode 1986 stays with Dale Seurat's softball run, and the coach's recollection keeps the bus ride, the shaking hands, and the weight of a state-championship game in view.
A calm baseball conversation about pitchability, arm health, and velocity as one tool in the mix.
Toe the Rubber stays with pitchability as craft, not slogan. Jim Rooney and Dave D'Agostino move from arm health and sequencing into a recent Yankees example involving Doval, then open the lens a bit wider to velocity as one tool among many for disrupting hitter timing.
Baseball talk, brand talk, and a clear eye for the stories teams tell themselves.
Joe and Dave spend most of the hour circling a few connected ideas: brand building, the invisible brand, high school baseball, Duke's collapse against UConn, and the Marlins trying to explain results through numbers.
A warm, unrushed look at baseball's business drift, told by people who have lived long enough to notice.
Episode 1973 opens with Jim Cott back on the mic and a quick nod to the show's subscriber count before widening into baseball's bigger pressures: gambling partnerships, the spread of broadcast outlets, and who is looking out for fans.
Veteran sports talk that moves from the calendar into real life without losing its warmth.
The episode settles into a loose, veteran rhythm as Kevin Kernan and Dave D'Agostino move from the sports calendar into the kind of everyday talk that gives Coaching Kernan its shape.
Cubs recaps with bleacher-level patience.
Daily Tigers tension, sorted fast.
Nebraska athletics, close up and week by week.
Dave D'Agostino welcomes Galen White, Coach Lewis Cook Jr., and Jake DeLome for a Coach of a Lifetime conversation built around DeLome's path as a record-setting quarterback.
Jerry Angelo, former general manager of the Chicago Bears and former director of player personnel for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, uses this episode to break down how NFL teams evaluate draft prospects.
This episode discusses the early impacts of the A-B-S system in Major League Baseball, its effects on pitching strategies, and trends in high school baseball playoffs in Florida.
Episode 1986 is close to 2000.
Bill Brown joins Jerry Truppiano and Dave D'Agostino for the kind of baseball talk that wanders well.
Hosts Bob Schaefer and Dave D'Agostino interview former baseball player Larry Bowa, discussing his early career, including being cut from his high school team and playing in the minor leagues.
The host thanks subscribers and sponsors, then introduces the main host Sal Marinello for a baseball-focused discussion.
This episode of the Concussionology Podcast explores the occipital lobe's role in visual processing and its implications for concussion symptoms and recovery.
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A baseball talk show host introduces the episode and discusses recent articles and upcoming guest.
A baseball talk show host interviews Bill Bender of the Sporting News about baseball topics.
A baseball talk show host introduces the episode, thanks subscribers and sponsors, and sets up an interview with a guest.
Episode 1974 stays locked on pitchability.
The invisible brand gets the table.
This episode of Baseball Garage features host Tommy Craig returning from the World Baseball Classic to discuss baseball training with the founder of Pro Hitter, Philip Lomedico.
The Hall of Famer is back in the room.
Sports are rolling now.
Sal Marinello goes dark fast.
Episode 1969 closes the week.
The host introduces the show, thanks subscribers, and previews a packed day of NCAA tournament coverage and an interview with former Texas coach Tom Penders.
A sports podcast episode featuring interviews with baseball and basketball coaches, discussing coaching, recruiting, and sports industry insights.
A baseball podcast featuring interviews with coaches and discussions on player development, recruiting, and sports culture.
A baseball talk show discussing the World Baseball Classic and its impact on the sport.
A podcast exploring baseball coaching and leadership through stories and practical lessons, hosted by Troy Erdahl and Andy Johnson.
Hosts discuss baseball news, including the World Baseball Classic and Aaron Judge's performance.
An interview with award-winning broadcaster Nancy Newman about her career and favorite Yankees players.
Interview with Larry Barrett, son of Yankees legend Yogi Berra, about growing up in baseball royalty and preserving his father's legacy.
The episode opens with host Dave D'Agostino thanking subscribers and sponsors, then introduces the show Common Sense Pitching with Wiley and Will, focusing on baseball pitching insights.
Hosts discuss baseball topics including the World Baseball Classic handshake incident and arm injury prevention.
Jerry Truppiano interviews Hockey Hall of Famer Mark Howell about his scouting career and caring for his late girlfriend.
The host discusses baseball development and ranking systems, referencing a new book on the topic.
A baseball podcast discussing WBC, high school baseball, and efforts to grow the sport.
A baseball talk show discussing current events like the World Baseball Classic and reflecting on baseball history.
A baseball talk show host interviews a former Major League umpire about his experiences.
This episode introduces the show with host Jim Rooney and co-host Dave D'Agostino discussing the podcast's success, sponsors, and upcoming baseball season.
This episode of the Man on 2nd podcast introduces a discussion on the lack of 'feel for the game' in sports and society, while sharing announcements about subscriber growth and sponsors.
This episode features an interview with longtime MLB scout Kasey McKeon, discussing topics like pitching, scouting, and the challenges in baseball recruiting and arm injuries.
Sal Marinello takes the lead-off spot.