Secondary Lead Podcast

A baseball history documentary podcast.

Season 1: "The Rise and Fall of Ken Caminiti" available everywhere.

Hosted by @JoeVasilePBP.

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Ken Caminiti was more than just the toughest man in baseball. He was a loving father, a loyal friend, a true maverick, and he changed the game of baseball forever.

Hear his extraordinary story on season one of Secondary Lead: The Rise and Fall of Ken Caminiti.

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Happy birthday to Ken Caminiti. Would have been 61 today.

[T.J. Quinn @TJQuinnESPN]

Harvey says he was a partier. Prosecutor asks, what did you party with? Harvey: "Cocaine."

[Joe Vasile @JoeVasilePBP]

One year ago today, the first episode of @SecondaryLead dropped. Thank you to everyone who listened, shared and left reviews for helping to make the show a success. If you haven't listened to season 1 yet, now is as good a time as any to start binging: https://t.co/RcnnvjxjaQ

[Joe Vasile @JoeVasilePBP]

Much love to Sweden for becoming the eighth different country in which @SecondaryLead has reached the top 10 on the Apple Podcasts chart.

With a peak position of #1 on Aug. 4, it is also the third different country in which the show has hit the top spot.

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Dedicated listeners of @SecondaryLead may remember that Ken Caminiti had a dog win best in breed at the Westminster Dog Show.

But I’ve also been handed this important bulletin, from @JomboyMedia:

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OTD in 2002: @SInow hit newsstands, featuring Ken Caminiti's landmark confession to Tom Verducci. Unlike others who have spoken since, he didn't name names and took responsibility.

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Greg Colbrunn,,,, look away

25 years ago today and with only healthy arm, Ken Caminiti made one of the greatest defensive highlights of the 1990s.

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@MLBVault More about that play from Scott Livingstone, the Padres first baseman that day:

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Greg Colbrunn,,,, look away

25 years ago today and with only healthy arm, Ken Caminiti made one of the greatest defensive highlights of the 1990s.

🌐 https://t.co/TxjUKoLOBt
🟢https://t.co/C0veQqlrVj
🍎https://t.co/elMA1gXKM6

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Greg Colbrunn,,,, look away

25 years ago today and with only healthy arm, Ken Caminiti made one of the greatest defensive highlights of the 1990s.

🌐 https://t.co/TxjUKoLOBt
🟢https://t.co/C0veQqlrVj
🍎https://t.co/elMA1gXKM6

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"There are some things that we know for sure. Ken's fellow players loved him. And he was one terrific baseball player." - @kcandaele

Ken Caminiti would have turned 58 today.

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🟢https://t.co/C0veQqlrVj
🍎https://t.co/elMA1gXKM6

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"There are some things that we know for sure. Ken's fellow players loved him. And he was one terrific baseball player." - @kcandaele

Ken Caminiti would have turned 58 today.

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“But as I write these words now I cannot stand and sing the National Anthem. I have learned that I remain a black in a white world.” - Jackie Robinson #JackieRobinsonDay

[Joe Vasile @JoeVasilePBP]

I’m happy for you, San Diego. Savor the moment.

Hang a star on this night.

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Happy #OpeningDay! The MLB season is here.

Season 2 of Secondary Lead will be here soon.

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After Ken Caminiti admitted to Sports Illustrated in 2002 that he used steroids and estimated "40 to 50%" of players were using, Mo Vaughn accused him of "belittling other people's success".

Mo Vaughn was named in the 2007 Mitchell Report as a client of Kirk Radomski's.

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NESN is bringing in some big names for this season's Red Sox coverage, including Ellis Burks, Mo Vaughn, and Kevin Youkilis https://t.co/3PCurlNPTC

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OTD in 2002, Bob Dvorchak of @PittsburghPG decides to write about an open competition in right field. It became a story which symbolized the dysfunction of the Pirates during a two-decade stretch.

But as we'll learn in Season 2 (updates on that to come), there was more at play:

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We was robbed.

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The Best Podcasts of 2021 https://t.co/Lzx92CdVox

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Binge season one of Secondary Lead: The Rise and Fall of Ken Caminiti!

🌐https://t.co/TxjUKoLOBt
🟢https://t.co/C0veQqlrVj
🍎https://t.co/elMA1gXKM6

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Some archival news footage from @CBS8 of Padres camp in 1995 and the press conference announcing the Caminiti trade with Houston in 1994:

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