Babe Ruth once lobbied to become the manager of a minor league team. Ten years later fellow Hall-of-Famer Rogers Hornsby got the gig. Guest host Doug Tribou talks with author Dan Raley about his book “Pitchers of Beer: The Story of the Seattle Rainiers.”

Earlier this week, Minnesota Twins slugger Jim Thome became just the 8th Major League to hit 600 home runs. Now, he’s answering questions about whether he’d welcome a trade to a World Series contender. Doug Tribou speaks with La Velle E. Neal III, who covers the Twins for the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

This year’s U.S. Open marks the return of the doubles team known as the Indo-Pak Express, featuring Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan, and Rohan Bopanna of India. Only A Game’s Ron Schachter reports on a team using their platform to promote peace.

In a week when most college football programs are focusing on learning plays and running drills, the University of Miami has been fending off allegations by a former booster that he showered players with more than a million dollars in improper benefits between 2002 and 2010. Guest host Doug Tribou speaks with Dan Wetzel of Yahoo! Sports.

Only A Game Senior Producer Gary Waleik shares his thoughts about the songs featured in this week’s show.

A Yahoo! Sports report features wide-ranging allegations about NCAA violations at the University of Miami. Only A Game’s Doug Tribou says the report should be much more shocking than it is.

Only A Game Senior Producer Gary Waleik shares his thoughts about the songs featured in this week’s show.

After only playing poker for a couple of years, Jerry Yang became the champion at the World Series of Poker in 2007. Yang has now written a entitled All In, in which he recounts both his poker career and his childhood.

Tiger Woods is off to his worst start in a major tournament after playing the first round of the PGA Championship on Thursday. Bill Littlefield talks to Charlie Pierce about the likelihood of Tiger making the cut, and Charlie gladly bids adieu to November baseball. Also, a look Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander, and Charlie makes his pick for the best name in college football.

Bill Littlefield answers listeners’ letters.