Adam Cheek's Sports Week
Adam Cheek carries his love of telling sports stories over from his time in radio, talking all things Richmond and national athletics each week with interviews, analysis, special guests and more -- plus some pop culture, movies and entertainment talk on occasion as well.
From years of experience covering baseball, NASCAR, collegiate hoops and everything in between, and interviewing the likes of Andre Dawson, Todd "Parney" Parnell, Cla Meredith, Bobby Dotter and others, tune in as Cheek delves into sports stories from all facets of the game.
Adam Cheek's Sports Week
Episode 72: MLB Legend Milt Wilcox Reflects on 16-Year Career, 1984 World Series Title & Bringing Ultimate Air Dogs to Richmond Riverrock
A few weeks ago, Milt Wilcox was announcing the Ultimate Air Dogs dock jumping at Richmond Riverrock and talked about his MLB career; I reached out and we sat down when he visited the Chesterfield Fairgrounds a couple weeks later.
Milt was so much fun to talk to and incredibly gracious with his time. We talked about his 16-year career in Major League Baseball, where he played for the Reds, Indians, Cubs, Tigers and Mariners -- and won a World Series with the Tigers in 1984.
Now, he runs Ultimate Air Dogs, which brings dock-jumping canines all over the country -- from multiple spots in Virginia (including Riverrock) and Texas to the Dakotas and the Northwest.
As for baseball, we also talked about how pitching evolved during his career (and how it has since), the guys he played with (from batterymate Lance Parrish to Hall-of-Famers like Alan Trammell), how he developed his pitching arsenal, what being managed by Sparky Anderson was like and more.
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