Welcome into Episode 52 of the 1544 Miles to Omaha podcast. Today's episode is a podcast unlike any other podcast we have ever done. It features not one, but two guests at the same time. On top of that, those guests are two legends of Titan Baseball, George Horton and Rick Vanderhook.

Dave had a chance to sit down in the backyard of George Horton's Yorba Linda home and ask both Horton and Hooky to recall some of the greatest players they played with and coached while with Titan Baseball. We wanted to dive into the players and the people that made the Titans so successful over the years that don't show up in the media guide or the box scores. We wanted to know which Titan had the best slider, the best 2-out hitter, who was the best bullpen catcher, best clubhouse guy, even the best part-time player. Both Hooky and Horton were quick to say that choosing to recognize "the best" change-up or "the best" outfield arm was too difficult and would leave too many deserving Titans off the list.

In this episode, we chose to recall those great players and recognize all the Titan alumni that fit into the different categories. Our conversation spans from George Horton's era as a player when Titan Baseball joined the ranks of Division 1 all the way through the Rick Vanderhook years. As players, then assistants and eventually head coaches of the Titan Baseball program, who better to ask than the two guys who played and coached at Fullerton and can span the over 45 years of Titan Baseball.

Part 1 highlights include:

Great contact hitters (5:33)
Great Strike-Zone Discipline (12:32)
Great Bunters (16:53)
Great 2-out hitters (20:45)
Hooky story about Shane Costa (23:39)
Great Base runners (25:17)
Amazing Overall Athletes (30:24)
Electric Fastball (39:10)
Great Curve ball (47:05)
Exploding Slider (54:09)
Horton story about Brian Tokarse vs JD Drew (54:33)
Great Change-up (1:01:54)
Great Control (1:07:58)
Hooky story on Eshelman's 1st Walk (1:08:20)
Horton story on Dan Naulty hitting batters (1:11:38)

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