Coach & Kernan Episode 28 Real Voices of the Game with special guest Chicago Cub Scout Billy Blitzer


Coach & Kernan Episode 28 Real Voices of the Game with special guest Chicago Cub Scout Billy Blitzer


Long time scout and World Series Campion Billy Blitzer joins AMBS and Dave. Billy talks about his greatest scouting day ever and the two pitchers involved. He also reveals the #1 highlight in his sports career and how Theo Epstein was involved. A disciple of scouting legend Ralph DiLullo, Billy is quick to give credit to his mentor for plucking him out of Youth Services & Hunter College and into his first gig with the MLB Scouting Bureau. Credited with opening up Amatuer Scouting in the burroughs of NY, Billy is very well decorated- Meritorious Service Award by the NYBWA (First Scout EVER!), latest inductee into NY Baseball HOF, and the Dick Young Award. Tommy Lasorda, Jaimie Moyer, Manny Rameriz, Shawon Dunston, Steven Matz, Al Leiter, Marcus Stroman ... Billy has experiences with them all. Stay tuned until the end to learn about his latest Save the Game project and what it means to him to be a ball player.