Baseball Insiders with Ricky Bottalico & John Brazer

Big Talker 1210's newest baseball hosts, Ricky Bottalico and John Brazer team up every Sunday afternoon for a special hour following the Phillies network post game show for a brand new and very different radio program focused on the 2008 World Series Champion Phillies.

Former Phils reliever Ricky Bottalico and Phillies Director of Fun and Games John Brazer present a weekly hour focused on the fan.  You can catch player interviews and game talk of course, but the guys will also bring you a perspective you'll get no where else.  Find out what happens inside the Phillies organization, and what it takes to create one the area's best and most beloved sporting and entertainment franchises.  The show covers everything from the whacky antics of the Phillie Phanatic to the lives of the men and women on the grounds crew.  Plus Phillies trivia and great prizes.

The show will often be broadcast live from the Dream Booth on the concourse at Citizens Bank Park and from exciting venues throughout the Delaware Valley.          
 

Ricky Botallico	John Brazer
Richard Paul Bottalico  is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. He compiled a career earned run average of 3.99 over 11 seasons, in which time he has played for several teams, including the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City Royals, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Mets, and Milwaukee Brewers. He was also signed by the Baltimore Orioles to a minor league contract in 2006. Bottalico was invited to spring training that year, and was released. In his prime, Bottalico threw a fastball in the upper-90's, along with a hard curveball. Bottalico also was the sole player representative for the 1996 All Star team from the Phillies, held in Philadelphia. He pitched one inning, wowing the crowd, throwing a 96 mph fastball. In 2008 he worked for Service Electric as an analyst for the Phillies' class-AAA affiliate the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. He is currently a Phillies analyst for Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia.	John joined the Philadelphia Phillies Marketing Department in February of 1994, several months after the Phillies played the Toronto Blue Jays in the World Series. From 1994- 1998, John served as the team’s Promotions Director. His responsibilities included generating publicity with the local and national media, creating and organizing promotional events on an annual basis, as well as negotiating barter deals for advertising and sponsorship purposes. In 1998, John became the Director of Publicity, acting as the Marketing spokesperson for the media. He can be heard on many radio stations and seen on television programs throughout the Philadelphia region and has given himself the title of “Director of Fun & Games”.  Before working for the Phillies, John spent five years in the Employee Benefits industry as a salesman and consultant. John grew up in St. Davids, Pa. and graduated from the Haverford School in 1983. He has a BA degree from the University of Virginia, Class of 1987.