The amazing episode opens  featuring former Major League Baseball player, broadcaster, and screenwriter Billy Sample. Sample discusses being raised partly by grandparents in Salem, Virginia, early poverty, and minor-league pay, including carrying a manager’s golf clubs, and shares encounters with entertainers like Roy Clark, Charley Pride, Penny Marshall, Tim Daly, and broadcaster Dick Enberg. He promotes his strong R film Reunion 108 and his self-published book A Year in Pinstripes & Then Some, describing guerrilla-style filming and clubhouse humor. Sample outlines his baseball path from JMU and the Shenandoah Valley League to the Rangers, Yankees, and Braves, reflects on card-signing requests, teammates’ personalities, playing with Rickey Henderson, facing Nolan Ryan, and recalls his favorite MLB moment: a walk-off home run against the Angels.

00:00 Ugly Floor Epoxy Ad
00:32 Show Intro and Guest Reveal
02:27 Growing Up Poor in Virginia
04:33 Minor League Grind and Famous Owners
06:11 Roy Clark Almost Bats
09:31 Celebrity Encounters and Awkward Interviews
13:51 Reunion 108 Movie Talk
16:37 Clubhouse Culture and Ball Four
24:26 Path to the Majors
32:37 Break and Baseball Card Signing
35:57 Fan Letters and First MLB Games
37:53 Stars in the Clubhouse
39:32 Jesse Jackson Football
40:22 Bruce Hornsby Connections
41:25 Ray Signs Off
42:26 First Big Purchase
45:08 Reds Network Story
48:20 Funniest Teammates
55:38 Ricky Henderson Memories
57:16 Facing Nolan Ryan
01:00:55 Promoting Film Book
01:09:42 Walkoff Home Run
01:12:37 Farewell And Ads