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6

CodBall Conversation: John Wylde (Wareham’s Mr. Baseball)

Posted by Greg | Filed Under Codball Conversations | 

swilson/ ccbl 2006Download our interview with John Wylde, President, General Manager and Treasurer of the CCBL’s Wareham Gatemen. John also is the league’s statistician and the erudite voice of elite summer collegiate baseball.

You cannot understand Cape Cod baseball unless you understand what John Wylde knows about Cape Cod baseball. My interview with John was a little like Luke Skywalker (me) talking with Yoda (Wylde). I walked away with the baseball equivalent of ancient Jedi philosophies and timeless wisdom.

After the interview, for example, John talked about good v. bad scorekeeping and the important role of baseball statisticians. “How do you score a man who is put-out between first and second on an attempted steal? Well, too often it’s scored a 3-6 or 3-4 put-out, but it must be followed by ‘FPO’ [failed put out] because the catcher did not throw him out. Otherwise, the statistic is incomplete and we don’t know how good that catcher is.”

Mr. Wylde discussed his roster (19 of his players at the time were on College World Series teams), ballpark rennovations, Scott Gorgen and Brad Suttle, NCAA rule changes and other topics. Enjoy.


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6 Responses to “CodBall Conversation: John Wylde (Wareham’s Mr. Baseball)”

  1. Patrick on June 6th, 2007 10:28 am

    I am interested in subscribing to your podcast. However, I use an operating system that does not have iTunes, though there are plenty of other podcasting software. Is there any way that you could send me the feed URL? Thank you for your time.

    Respectfully,
    Patrick Ester

  2. Andrew on June 6th, 2007 10:41 am

    Hi Patrick. The feed URL is:
    http://podserve.biggu.com/podcasts/feed/codball

  3. CapeMan on June 6th, 2007 11:07 am

    Terrific! I could have listened to another 1/2 hour. His comments were very honest and open; providing great insight about what goes into managing the league and a franchise in the league.

    I’d be interested in hearing similar conversations with other league and team officials…and definately a follow-up with Mr. Wylde.

    Just great stuff..especially about explaining the stone-dust infield in Wareham and his honest comments about Bradley Suttle and Scott Gorgen. Really gives you a sense for how connected these teams are with the players and their college coaches.

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