Baseball And Bbq

Episode 137 features Former MLB Umpire, Dale Scott and David Maluff of Full Moon Bar-B-Que with Guest Co-host, Doug Scheiding of Rogue Cookers Dale Scott has been a Major League Baseball umpire for almost 40 years.  Spending that much time in the game has given Dale many stories which he shares in his autobiography, The Umpire Is Out:  Calling the Game and Living My True Self which he wrote along with Rob Neyer.  Dale was an umpire for so many memorable games, including one in which he ejected Billy Martin who had both kicked and thrown dirt on Scott.  In 2014 Scott came out as gay and Dale shares what life was like as he tried to keep his private life and professional life separate.  From 1985 to 2017 he had the opportunity to interact with some of the most fascinating characters and greats of the game.  The path to becoming a Major League umpire is filled with a lot of bumps, twists, and curves.  Dale's book has a plethora of these entertaining stories.  He even indulged us as we asked him to eject Jeff fro