2004 Interviews
Click on the links below to listen to the Academy Sports & Outdoors Coaches Chat and/or the Pirahna's Bar & Grill Players Chat from the pre-game show of all 2004 Nashville Sounds game broadcasts.
Audio files provided in MP3 format.
September 6 - Coaches Chat with Manager Trent Jewett (Part 1 Of 2) (1.4 MB)
September 6 - Coaches Chat with Manager Trent Jewett (Part 2 Of 2) (2.1 MB)
September 5 - Coaches Chat with Hitting Coach Jeff Livesey (2.3 MB)
September 4 - Players Chat with Catcher J.R. House (2.1 MB)
September 2 - Coaches Chat with Pitching Coach Darold Knowles (2.3 MB)
August 31 - Players Chat with Pitcher Ryan Mottl (1.5 MB)
August 30 - Players Chat with Pitcher Justin Reid (1.6 MB)
August 30 - Coaches Chat with Manager Trent Jewett (1.6 MB)
August 29 - Coaches Chat with Manager Trent Jewett (1.5 MB)
August 27 - Coaches Chat with Manager Trent Jewett (1.8 MB)
August 26 - Chat with Pittsburgh Pirates Broadcaster Greg Brown (Part 2 Of 2) (3.2 MB)
August 25 - Chat with Pittsburgh Pirates Broadcaster Greg Brown (Part 1 Of 2) (2.6 MB)
August 23 - Coaches Chat with Manager Trent Jewett (1.5 MB)
August 22 - Players Chat with xxxxx (1.6 MB)
August 22 - Coaches Chat with Pitching Coach Darold Knowles (1.9 MB)
August 20 - Players Chat with Outfielder J.J. Davis (1.1 MB)
August 20 - Coaches Chat with Manager Trent Jewett (1.5 MB)
August 18 - Players Chat with Infielder Freddy Sanchez (1.2 MB)
August 18 - Coaches Chat with Manager Trent Jewett (2.1 MB)
August 17 - Coaches Chat with Iowa Manager Mike Quade (2.3 MB)
August 15 - Players Chat with First Baseman/Outfielder Carlos Rivera (1.4 MB)
August 15 - Coaches Chat with Pitching Coach Darold Knowles (2.3 MB)
August 14 - Players Chat with Infielder Chris Truby (1.8 MB)
August 14 - Coaches Chat with Manager Trent Jewett (1.8 MB)
August 13 - Players Chat with Pitcher Cory Stewart (1.6 MB)
August 13 - Coaches Chat with Manager Trent Jewett (1.8 MB)
August 10 - Coaches Chat with Manager Trent Jewett (1.3 MB)
August 9 - Players Chat with Pitcher Frank Brooks (1.5 MB)
August 9 - Coaches Chat with Manager Trent Jewett (1.6 MB)
August 8 - Players Chat with Catcher J.R. House (2.2 MB)
August 8 - Coaches Chat with Pitching Coach Darold Knowles (2.1 MB)
August 5 - Players Chat with Reliever Pat Mahomes (2.0 MB)
August 5 - Coaches Chat with Manager Trent Jewett (1.4 MB)
August 3 - Players Chat with Baseball America Asst. Editor Chris Kline (2.0 MB)
August 3 - Coaches Chat with Pittsburgh Pirates Assistant GM Roy Smith (Part 2 Of 2) (2.4 MB)
August 2 - Players Chat with Reliever Jason Boyd (2.2 MB)
August 2 - Coaches Chat with Pittsburgh Pirates Assistant GM Roy Smith (Part 1 Of 2) (2.1 MB)
August 1 - Coaches Chat with Hitting Coach Jeff Livesey (1.8 MB)
July 31 - Players Chat with Hall Of Famer Brooks Robinson (Part 2 Of 2) (2.5 MB)
July 31 - Coaches Chat with Manager Trent Jewett (1.5 MB)
July 30 - Players Chat with Hall Of Famer Brooks Robinson (Part 1 Of 2) (2.7 MB)
July 30 - Chat with Pirates Special Assistant To The GM Jax Robertson (1.9 MB)
July 29 - Players Chat with Starting Pitcher Nelson Figueroa (1.5 MB)
July 29 - Chat with "The Voice Of Pirates" Lanny Frattare (2.5 MB)
July 28 - Players Chat with Outfielder Luke Allen (2.2 MB)
July 28 - Coaches Chat with Salt Lake Pitching Coach Rich Bombard (2.5 MB)
July 27 - Chat with Sounds General Manager Glenn Yaeger (2.1 MB)
July 26 - Players Chat with Rehabbing Catcher Humberto Cota (1.6 MB)
July 26 - Coaches Chat with Manager Trent Jewett (1.7 MB)
July 25 - Coaches Chat with Manager Trent Jewett (1.3 MB)
July 24 - Players Chat with Rehabbing Infielder Daryle Ward (3.5 MB)
July 24 - Coaches Chat with Manager Trent Jewett (1.3 MB)
July 23 - Players Chat with Reliever Pat Mahomes (1.3 MB)
July 23 - Coaches Chat with Manager Trent Jewett (1.8 MB)
July 19 - Players Chat with Infielder/Outfielder Scott Sheldon (1.0 MB)
July 19 - Coaches Chat with Hitting Coach Jeff Livesey (1.5 MB)
July 18 - Players Chat with Closer Mark Corey (1.5 MB)
July 18 - Coaches Chat with Manager Trent Jewett (2.3 MB)
July 17 - Players Chat with Rehabbing Pitcher Mike Johnston (Part 2 Of 2) (2.0 MB)
July 17 - Coaches Chat with Pitching Coach Darold Knowles (2.5 MB)
July 16 - Players Chat with Rehabbing Pitcher Mike Johnston (Part 1 Of 2) (1.4 MB)
July 16 - Coaches Chat with Manager Trent Jewett (1.7 MB)
July 15 - Players Chat with All-Star Pitcher Dave Williams (1.6 MB)
July 10 - Coaches Chat with Pitching Coach Darold Knowles (2.2 MB)
July 9 - Players Chat with Pitcher Kevin Jarvis (2.1 MB)
July 7 - Players Chat with Shortstop Tomas de la Rosa (1.6 MB)
July 7 - Coaches Chat with Manager Trent Jewett (1.9 MB)
July 6 - Coaches Chat with Manager Trent Jewett (1.6 MB)
July 5 - Players Chat with Catcher Keith McDonald (2.3 MB)
July 5 - Coaches Chat with Manager Trent Jewett (1.6 MB)
July 4 - Chat with Pittsburgh Pirates GM Dave Littlefield (Part 3 Of 3) (2.0 MB)
July 3 - Players Chat with Reliever Chris Fussell (2.0 MB)
July 3 - Chat with Pittsburgh Pirates GM Dave Littlefield (Part 2 Of 3) (2.5 MB)
July 2 - Players Chat with Starting Pitcher John VanBenschoten (1.7 MB)
July 2 - Chat with Pittsburgh Pirates GM Dave Littlefield (Part 1 Of 3) (2.0 MB)
June 29 - Players Chat with Reliever Jim Mann (1.7 MB)
June 29 - Coaches Chat with Pitching Coach Darold Knowles (2.3 MB)
June 28 - Players Chat with Catcher Eddie Olszta (1.3 MB)
June 28 - Coaches Chat with Hitting Coach Jeff Livesey (1.7 MB)
June 26 - Players Chat with Pitcher Blake Stein (2.2 MB)
June 26 - Coaches Chat with Manager Trent Jewett (1.1 MB)
June 24 - Players Chat with Rehabbing Infielder Freddy Sanchez (2.0 MB)
June 23 - Players Chat with Infielder Scott Sheldon (1.9 MB)
June 23 - Coaches Chat with Manager Trent Jewett (1.7 MB)
June 22 - Players Chat with Outfielder J.J. Davis (1.7 MB)
June 22 - Coaches Chat with Pitching Coach Darold Knowles (2.4 MB)
June 20 - Players Chat with Starting Pitcher Justin Reid (2.3 MB)
June 20 - Coaches Chat with Manager Trent Jewett (2.3 MB)
June 19 - Players Chat with Catcher Keith McDonald (2.3 MB)
June 19 - Coaches Chat with Manager Trent Jewett (2.2 MB)
June 16 - Coaches Chat with Manager Trent Jewett (4.4 MB)
June 15 - Players Chat with Catcher Chris Snusz (2.3 MB)
June 13 - Players Chat with Albuquerque Reliever & Former Sound Pat Mahomes (1.9 MB)
June 13 - Coaches Chat with Pitching Coach Darold Knowles (2.6 MB)
June 12 - Players Chat with Albuquerque Reliever & Former Sound Josias Manzanillo (2.1 MB)
June 12 - Coaches Chat with Hitting Coach Jeff Livesey (1.8 MB)
June 11 - Coaches Chat with Manager Trent Jewett (1.7 MB)
June 7 - Players Chat with Infielder Terry Shumpert (2.1 MB)
June 7 - Coaches Chat with Pittsburgh Pirates Roving Hitting Instructor Jeff Manto (2.3 MB)
June 6 - Players Chat with Reliever Luther Hackman (1.5 MB)
June 6 - Coaches Chat with Manager Trent Jewett (1.7 MB)
June 5 - Players Chat with Reliever Frank Brooks (2.0 MB)
June 5 - Coaches Chat with Manager Trent Jewett (1.3 MB)
June 4 - Players Chat with Reliever Frank Brooks (1.6 MB)
June 4 - Coaches Chat with Iowa Manager Mike Quade (2.7 MB)
June 3 - Players Chat with First Baseman Carlos Rivera (1.5 MB)
June 3 - Coaches Chat with Manager Trent Jewett (2.3 MB)
June 2 - Players Chat with Starting Pitcher John VanBenschoten (2.3 MB)
June 1 - Players Chat with Reliever Mike Gonzalez (1.7 MB)
June 1 - Coaches Chat with Manager Trent Jewett (1.6 MB)
May 31 - Faith Night Chat with Sounds' Church & Youth Programs Director Brent High (2.2 MB)
May 30 - Players Chat with Infielder Chris Truby (2.4 MB)
May 30 - Coaches Chat with Pittsburgh Pirates Assistant GM Roy Smith (Part 2) (2.0 MB)
May 29 - Players Chat with Starting Pitcher Cory Stewart (1.7 MB)
May 29 - Coaches Chat with Pittsburgh Pirates Assistant GM Roy Smith (Part 1) (1.8 MB)
May 27 - Players Chat with Starting Pitcher Dave Williams (2.7 MB)
May 27 - Coaches Chat with Pitching Coach Darold Knowles (2.0 MB)
May 26 - Players Chat with Infielder Mike Moriarty (1.5 MB)
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