Tall Tales and other stories about baseball in Alaska |
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Lefty & Jack Heroes & LegendsIf you love baseball, then you'll love these baseball stories from two well-loved Alaskan coaches who have trained thousands of ball players including Mark McGwire and Randy Johnson and hundreds of other MLB players. This is the first in a series of sports documentaries on the Anchorage Glacier Pilots baseball club.
Lefty Van Brunt and Jack O'Toole were the heart and soul of the ball club. They were there at its founding and helped the Glacier Pilots win five NBC Championships! The program can be purchased at the Pilots website. For more info: www.glacierpilots.com 
Emmett Ashford In AlaskaJack O'Toole recalls this funny umpiring moment with his friend Emmett Ashford.
Emmett Ashford (November 23, 1914 -- March 1, 1980), was the first African American umpire in Major League Baseball, He umpired in the American League from 1966 to 1970. Emmett served as umpire-in-chief for the Alaskan summer league for three years in the early 1970's. This and other great Alaskan baseball stories can be found on "Lefty & Jack" DVD sold thru the Anchorage Glacier Pilots store at www.glacerpilots.com select photos courtesy of www.goldpanners.com The GiraffeLefty Van Brunt and Jack O'Toole recall ace Pitcher Randy Johnson playing for the Anchorage Glacier Pilots in the summer of 1984! From Mark Gardner's (1984 Pilots) inspiring Randy's pitching in Kenai, to Randy riding hundreds of miles to Fairbanks with his bug covered feet out Lefty's Lincoln windows, it's another classic Alaskan Baseball Tall Tale about whom the Pilots players called the Giraffe. Everyone else know him as Baseball Hall of Famer: The Big Unit aka Randy Johnson.
Jack's Birthday PresentJack O'Toole recalls a funny birthday gift from the team while they played in Grand Junction, Colorado.
This and other great Alaskan baseball stories can be found on "Lefty & Jack" DVD sold thru the Anchorage Glacier Pilots store at www.glacerpilots.com Jack's Dancing GirlsLefty Van Brunt and Jack O'Toole recall this funny moment on one of Jack's infamous birthdays when the Glacier Pilots were in Wichita, KS for the National Baseball Congress Tournament.
This and other great Alaskan baseball stories can be found on "Lefty & Jack" DVD sold thru the Anchorage Glacier Pilots store at www.glacerpilots.com Paul Deese's AutomaticsCoaches Jack O'Toole and Lefty Van Brunt tell the tale of Chapman College's Coach Paul Deese's strategy of "automatics." Paul Deese was the first GM of the Anchorage Glacier Pilots baseball club and lead them to their 1st national championship at the National Baseball Congress in 1969.
This and other great Alaskan baseball stories can be found on "Lefty & Jack" DVD sold thru the Anchorage Glacier Pilots store at www.glacerpilots.com Jack O'Toole - AviatorJack O'Toole recalls his days as a Army Air Force Aviator in World War II and his first experiences in Alaska.
Jack O'Toole and Lefty Van Brunt are Alaskan Baseball Legends whose passion and love for America's greatest pastime made an incredible and extraordinary impact on the world of baseball. This and other great Alaskan baseball stories can be found on "Lefty & Jack" DVD sold thru the Anchorage Glacier Pilots store at www.glacerpilots.com |
Put The Fire Out!Lefty Van Brunt and Jack O'Toole recall this incredible "believe it or not" game playing the Mat-Su Miners in 1985.
This and other great Alaskan baseball stories can be found on "Lefty & Jack" DVD sold thru the Anchorage Glacier Pilots store at www.glacerpilots.com Dick Lobdell: The RiftAlaskan Sports Commentator Dick Lobdell and one of the mighty broadcasting voices of the Glacier Pilots explains how in the Alaska Baseball League's darkest hour broke apart into two competing leagues, only to years later reunite stronger than ever!
The Anchorage Glacier Pilots are a collegiate level baseball team in Anchorage, Alaska. They are part of the Alaska Baseball League, and a member of the National Baseball Congress. The Glacier Pilots have won the NBC World Series in 1969, 1971, 1986, 1991 and 2001 Home games are played at Mulcahy Stadium in Anchorage. Dynamics & Dental Plans with Dick LobdellAnother fun and insightful Anchorage Glacier Pilots baseball discussion with famous Alaskan Sports Commentator Dick Lobdell.
How The Glacier Pilots Got Their Voice - Dick LobdellAlaskan Sports Commentator Dick Lobdell and one of the mighty broadcasting voices of the Glacier Pilots, discusses some of the beginnings of Alaska radio and some "insider baseball" on how sports games are broadcasted.
Take The Fall - An Umpire Story told by Dick LobdellThis is an outtake from Vol. 2 of "The Tales, Heroes and Legends of the Anchorage Glacier Pilots" baseball documentary series. The story about famous Alaskan coach, Jack O'Toole, is told by Alaska's premiere play-by-play sports commentator Dick Lobdell.
Dick Lobdell: The Bucs Are BornAlaskan Sports Commentator Dick Lobdell and one of the mighty broadcasting voices of the Glacier Pilots, tells how Dennis Mattingly created the Pilots' arch nemesis: the Anchorage Bucs!
Dennis founded the Anchorage Bucs in 1980, (original name was the Cook Inlet Bucs. It was changed in 1984) and the Pilots greatest hometown rivalry was born! Mattingly served as the Bucs GM for an impressive 30 plus years and gave baseball fans of Anchorage a friendly choice. You were either a Bucs fan or a Pilots fan! In 2012 Mattingly was entered into the National Baseball Congress Hall of Fame. He passed away earlier in the same year. for more Alaska Goldpanners info & photos courtesy of www.goldpanners.com for more Mat-Su Miners info: www.matsuminers.org for more Anchorage Bucs info: www.anchoragebucs.com The Umpire Throws Everyone Out!Lefty Van Brunt and Jack O'Toole recall this incredible and funny moment when an Umpire throws everyone out of a baseball game in Palmer, Alaska!
This and other great Alaskan baseball stories can be found on "Lefty & Jack" DVD sold thru the Anchorage Glacier Pilots store at www.glacerpilots.com select photos courtesy of www.goldpanners.com |
