The Tulsa Sports Drill
Veteran broadcaster Shawn Tiemann sits down with sports figures and personalities from the Tulsa area for wide-ranging conversations about their lives and how sports have impacted their journeys. The TSD podcast also features long-time talk show host Patrick Macek, as he joins Shawn for opinion and commentary on various topics. The Tulsa Sports Drill is a production of SCT Sports, and is underwritten by The Lawyers of Kendall Whittier. Podcast music credit-I dunno by grapes © 2008.
The Tulsa Sports Drill
A Baseball Life-Mike Melega
Tulsa Drillers President and General Manager Mike Melega shares his life story and discusses his rise through the ranks of a minor league baseball front office.
-First pitch at ONEOK Field
-Staten Island, New York
-Love of the Yankees
-Italian family history
-Father was a society musician
-Going to Yankees games as a kid
-Favorite Yankees of all-time
-Attending Syracuse University
-First minor league job (internship)
-First impressions of Tulsa
-Climbing the career ladder
-Family atmosphere in front office
-Garth Brooks at Drillers Stadium
-Pudge Rodriguez wedding ceremony
-Downtown stadium
-Professional soccer
-Symphony outdoor concert
-Texas Collegiate League
-Historic Greenwood District
-Dodgers' affiliation
-MiLB contraction
-Tulsa's love affair with baseball
-Transplants