Len & Bob's baseball blog

Actor and Evanston native Jeremy Piven was our 7th inning stretch guest singer yesterday. He was in town hosting a fundraiser for the Evanston-based Piven Theatre workshop and we had the chance to talk to him on and off the air for a few moments. Here's some of his on-air highlights with Len and Bob:

On his first pitch:

Who were you warming up with? "I think it was Daryl Strawberry. Is that wrong? I've been out of the game a little bit. You know I have to say I felt the pressure on the mound. I came up a little bit short. I didn't throw the heat, because the players all said if I bounced it, they were going to punish me."

How would Ari (his agent character on “Entourage”) be as a sports agent? Would he be the same or a bit different? “I think he would be the same - it's hard to say. He's a wrecking ball and I don't know the world of sports agents, but this guy definitely gets it done. He alienates lots of people, but he's charismatic enough to smooth it out. You're dealing with guys that can snap your neck at any point so I think Ari would be a bit humble, but if you're dealing with somebody like Andy Dick you can really go off.”

Would Ari be telling Barry Bonds 'let's hug it out'? “I think he would hug it out with Barry. To be honest with you, Barry needs to hug it out right now. He needs to breath through it. It's a brilliant career, he's gone a little awry, but yeah, Barry needs a big hug. I think Sammy Sosa needs a big hug.”