Stay ConnectedHosted by former MLB All-Star Matt Holliday and his wife Leslee, Table Forty is a show that brings organic conversations about Jesus and life.
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Episode 42
Dave Dravecky's story is one of finding hope, courage, and perseverance in the midst of deep uncertainty. In 1988, he was in the peak of his Major League Baseball career. Pitching for the San Francisco Giants, his Opening Day win was overshadowed later that season when doctors discovered cancer in his throwing arm and had to remove half of his deltoid muscle.
He came back a year later, defying significant odds. Despite being told by doctors, “Short of a miracle, you’ll never pitch again,” he pitched a 4-3 win against the Cincinnati Reds in his first start back, but sadly his comeback lasted just one more start.
In his next start against the Montreal Expos, his arm split in two. His career was done.
After his comeback and fall from the mound, the cancer returned. The arm refused to get better and he was forced to retire in November 1989. His arm, shoulder blade, and the left side of his collarbone had to be amputated for fear the cancer would spread and possibly take his life.
In this conversation, he and his wife Jan share stories of his career, the season in and around his cancer battle of career-ending injury, and how their faith has been shaped by all of it. It's become a platform for him to share his story of hope through suffering and how his faith in God has been strengthened.
Dave and Jan founded Endurance with Jan and Dave Dravecky, a nonprofit organization located in Colorado, and he's the author of "When You Can't Come Back."
You can learn more about Dave and Jan's story here: https://www.davedravecky.com//mystory?
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Episode 41
Mike Shildt is the manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, a role he's been in since July 2018 when he took over for Mike Matheny. He's been in baseball his whole career, including time spent as the manager of the Memphis Redbirds and as an assistant coach at a number of minor league organizations. He also served as an assistant coach at the University of Charlotte and had a successful head coaching career at West Charlotte High School.
He was named National League Manager of the Year with the Cardinals after helping lead them to the Central Division title and has led the team to the postseason in both of his full seasons as manager.
He and his wife Michelle got married in March 2020 shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the baseball season. He and Michelle joined the podcast this week to talk all about being newly married during the pandemic, how the team responded when the season was put on hold, their faith and how their marriage is built on it, and parenting.
Shildt also talked about how his faith impacts him as a baseball manager and how never dreamed his career would take him all the way to being a Major League manager.
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Episode 40
Rickie Fowler is one of the world's most premiere golfers, boasting five PGA Tour wins and top three finishes in each of the four majors. His 2014 season was highlighted by second place finishes at the U.S. Open and The Open Championship, as well as a third place finish at the PGA Championship. He also finished second in the 2018 Master's, and was the 2010 PGA Rookie of the Year.
Allison Stokke Fowler is an accomplished pole vaulter and fitness model. She attended the University of California at Berkeley and competed on the school's track team. She competed at two NCAA Division I Championships and earned All-American honors at the 2011 NCAA Indoor Championships. She is now a professional pole vaulter and model for Nike, Athleta and other brands.
They joined the show to talk about how they maintain their close relationship despite busy schedules that often require both of them to be on the road, the world of professional sports, the work ethic it takes to be one of the best in the world, and not settling.
Fowler played college golf at Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Oklahoma, where the Hollidays now live and he was a neighbor of the Hollidays in Jupiter, Florida.
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Episode 39
Skip Schumaker is a former Major League Baseball player whose career spanned 11 seasons, including stints with the St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds. He was a member of two World Series championship teams with the Cardinals in 2006 and 2011, when he was a teammate with Matt Holliday.
The San Diego Padres hired Schumaker in 2017, a little more than a year after he retired, as their first-base coach, a role he served in until the 2020 season, when he was promoted to associate manager.
Skip and his wife, Lindsey, have remained good friends with Matt and Leslee, and joined them on the podcast this week to talk about baseball, family and faith. Lindsey and Skip also shared their experiences with infertility, and Skip and Matt reminisced on some funny memories during their time playing together.
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Episode 38
Thane Marcus Ringler grew up in the heart of America, in the small town of Hutchinson, KS. After playing for four years at The Master’s University (in CA), he turned to competing in the ranks of the professionals. He played for over three years as a professional golfer, competing all over the world and alongside some of the best in the world (such as Jordan Spieth and Adam Scott). He is the author of "From Here to There: A Quarter-Life Perspective On The Path To Mastery."
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Episode 37
Matt and Leslee share their favorite Christmas memories.
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Episode 36
Alex Sogard is the head baseball coach at Wright State University. He and his wife Arlie are our guests today with Matt and Leslee as we talk baseball, family and faith.
Table Forty is part of the Sports Spectrum Podcast Network. For more stories of sports and faith, check out SportsSpectrum.com.
Episode 35
Husband and wife Stephen and Amanda Miller are parents to seven kids. Together, they have built a large following on YouTube with over 680,000 subscribers to their channel.
Table Forty is part of the Sports Spectrum Podcast Network. For more stories of sports and faith, check out SportsSpectrum.com.
Episode 34
Today, Matt and Leslee talk to Chris and Lauren Pronger. Chris played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League with Hartford, St. Louis, Edmonton, Anaheim and Philadelphia from 1993-2011. In 2000, he won the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's Most Valuable Player and was a member of 6 NHL All-Star teams. In 2007, he led Anaheim to a Stanley Cup Championship and in 2015, he was named to the Hockey Hall of Fame. The Blues announced they will retire Pronger's No. 44 during the 2020-21 season.
Chris and his wife Lauren join us to talk about hockey, marriage, family and life after the NHL.
Table Forty is part of the Sports Spectrum Podcast Network. For more stories of sports and faith, check out SportsSpectrum.com.
Episode 33
Nick Graham played high school basketball with Matt and is regarded as one of the top basketball player development specialists in the country. He grew up around college basketball and credited his dad, Paul's tenure as an assistant coach at Oklahoma State for developing him as a basketball teacher. Nick would go on to play college basketball at Washington State.
Since 2008 Nick has worked with his own company, Nick Graham Player Development, contributing to the development of thousands of players worldwide most notably, Jimmer Fredette, Trae Young, a handful of other NBA players and hundreds of Division 1 college players.
Nick is also the author of "God x Basketball," a devotional aimed at character development. You can learn more about Nick by checking his website GodxBasketball.com.
Table Forty is part of the Sports Spectrum Podcast Network. For more stories of sports and faith, check out SportsSpectrum.com.
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