Dave Riske
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184 appearances
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1 series
first heard Jan 2025
last heard Jan 2025
Dave Riske’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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And I answered the phone and he said, Hey, congratulations. This is Steve Avila. I go, don't you ever call me ever again? Click and hung up on him. I'm done. Yeah.
For sure.
Yes. And when I was younger, it was always gas. Yeah. Always. Okay. I don't know about now. Now I'm older, but. Yeah.
Two and a half years. What was that like? It was really hard. It was fun because you're young and you don't know anything else. And I just wanted to play professional baseball.
$820 a month before taxes. Yeah.
I was in Kinston, North Carolina.
Which is really cool.
Yeah, that's cool.
I was there for the first two years in the minor leagues, and then I just went up to Akron, Ohio, and then Buffalo, New York. Those are my minor league stops.
Oh, my gosh. It was so shocking. This is a cool story, too. So I was in AAA pitching very well. I'm 22 years old. there was two other guys that have been up and down in the big leagues. Oh my gosh, I wish I could remember their names, but they called all three of us into the office, the manager. And he goes, I don't know what's going on, but so-and-so got hurt.
One of you three are going to the big leagues tomorrow. And I'm sitting there going, how are you going to call us in there and say one of you that I'm 22, these guys have already been to the big leagues. You know what I mean? So I'm like, I go, what the heck? So you guys go home or whatever. And I'll just wait for a phone call. Well, at midnight, my manager called me, goes risky.
You're going to the big leagues tomorrow. Congratulations. And I just, I was freaking out. Like it was like a dream come true. And I just think I called my mom and everybody that night. And then went to Anaheim the next morning.
No, I'm sorry. I was with Cleveland Indians and I went to Anaheim to play that.
First major stadium I've ever been in Anaheim. Yeah.
no am i just dreaming this up no i had a ton of teammates like that okay but no i was not like that at all no yeah because i was so young well no no but i'm saying you had the older guys telling you like oh for sure oh yeah they were let me take you under the wing yes yeah and then the hookers you gotta look out for the hookers because they're gonna try to get you no whatever and some of them were jerks too because they know that i'm trying to make it up and they're just back and forth and they're miserable and a lot of them had kids and were married i'm like what's going on here
No. No, no, no.
I did not play, but my very first night in the big leagues – I was just that rookie and young kid that sat in my locker and didn't even look at anybody. I was like, I was with all the big time named named players. Yeah. Um, so I, so there's a, the youngest kid in the bullpen will always, you have to make the candy bag for the bullpen. You have to make this certain snack bag for the whole bullpen.
So I said, I'm going to make the best one. They're going to be so impressed with this day one. I make this huge bag. I didn't double bag it. So I'm walking the Anthem. We stand in front of the dugout. The Anthem goes off. And then I'm walking across the outfield to get to the bullpen in Anaheim. Right about center field, the bag falls open, all the candy on the field.
And David Justice comes running over because he was a left fielder. He comes running over and he goes, don't worry, Rook, I'll help you. And he helps me pick it up. And I'm sitting there going, I'm so embarrassed.
It was good.
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