On Brand On Broadcasting hosted by Ross Brand of Livestream Universe, Baseball great Tommy John talks about his life and career. Ross Brand’s interview with baseball great Tommy John was recorded live on October 23, 2017. We are sharing it for first time as a podcast and YouTube video for the 5th Anniversary of Livestream Universe.
ABOUT TOMMY JOHN:
Ross Brand talks with former MLB all-star pitcher Tommy John, who pitched in the World Series for the Dodgers and Yankees. He discusses his remarkable career and life, including overcoming setbacks to become a baseball legend, and shared his thoughts on how the game has changed since he retired. John risked his career for a then-unknown elbow surgery that now bears his name. He came back to win 20 games 3 times and pitch until age 46 following Tommy John Surgery. He has the most wins of any lefty pitcher since 1900 not in the Hall of Fame.
STATS for TOMMY JOHN:
288 Wins
231 Loses
3.34 ERA
26 years of Major League Baseball
Tommy John played for the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Oakland A’s and California Angels. He was a 4-time All-Star, 3-time 20-game winner, pitched in 3 World Series, led the league in Winning Percentage twice, led the league in Shut Outs 3 times, finished 2nd in the Cy Young Award voting twice (3x total in Top 5 & 4x total in Top 10).
Tommy John won the 1976 Hutch Award and 1981 Lou Gehrig Award. Tommy John is 26th all-time in Wins, 26th all-time in Shut Outs, 20 all-time in Innings Pitched, 8th all-time in Games Started. As a left-handed pitcher, Tommy John was known for his sinkerball that caused batters to hit the ball on the ground. He pitched in the Majors from 1963 to 1989.
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Ross Brand is a live streaming broadcaster having served in many capacities such as Red Carpet host for the Emmy Award winning Never Settle Show, produced by Al Roker Entertainment, brand ambassador for Wirecast, and on-camera host for multiple Facebook Live Video and LinkedIn Live developers and broadcast solutions, including StreamYard, BeLiveTV and LiveU Solo. He was selected one of 5 Live Video Experts to Follow by Switcher Studio. With 12 years of on-air experience in radio, Ross also creates podcasts and Alexa Flash Briefings.
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