Welcome into another edition of the Beer Garden presented by Southern Traditions Farm.

I'm Neil McCready today on the show.

Former Major Leagueer John Lieber joins to talk about the state of the game, the pitch clock, his career, some of his experiences, and more John pitched for the Pirates, Cubs, Yankees, and Phillies during his 14-year career. He lives in Mobile now. So we'll talk to him about his career in just a minute. First, I want to tell you about Southern Traditions Farm. It's a 68-acre, 32-stall, upscale, equestrian training, and boarding facility in Canton, Mississippi, with two sand rings, a grass ring, and miles of wooded trails. There's a lot to be offered at Southern traditions, including horseback riding offerings

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Now on the My Perfect Franchise.net hotline,

here is former Major Leagueer John Lieber.

Former All-Star John Lieber joins on the show.

John, it's a treat for me.

You and I are about the same age,

so there were times in your career

where I probably lived vicariously through people like you as somebody who wanted to play baseball at that level, but was nowhere near

good enough to do it. You were. I appreciate you spending some time.

Absolutely. No. Thank you for having me on, Neil. I appreciate it. So I want to get to your

career in a minute. The first thing I kind of want to catch up with what you're doing now in your

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