A podcast about all sports! Chatting with fellow fans, the employees and sometimes just discussing the hot topics going on in the sports world.
Episode 13. I chat with Anna DiTommaso, who has been to all 30 active MLB ballparks, as well as several others that are no longer in use. She hosts her own podcast, "Baseball Bucket List", and made her own website, designed for that ultimate baseball fan, BaseballBucketList.com. Twitter - @BaseballBucket Instagram - @baseball.bucket.list BaseballBucketList.com
Episode 12. I chat with the Carolina Disco Turkeys Team President Greg Sullivan about Truist Stadium, home of the Winston-Salem Dash and the Disco Turkeys, as well as the city of Winston-Salem. Michael Harris comes on to talk about his experience at the park when he visited in 2013 and Paul Caputo tells us about the logos and brands of both the Dash and the Disco Turkeys. Twitter - @WSDashBaseball, @discoturkeys, @intheballparks and @Count2Baseball
Episode 11. I chat with former Elizabethton River Riders GM, Brice Ballentine, about his experience with them and 6 other Minor League teams he's worked for. Also we chat about the ballparks he's visited already and others he plans to visit as well as many other ballpark-related things. Patrick Larson comes on as well to talk about the baseball history of Elizabethton, Tennessee. Twitter - @oyster31
Episode 10. I chat with the GM of the Kingsport Axmen, Logan Davis and the first Axmen player ever drafted in the MLB Draft, Malik Binns. On this episode we talk specifically about the Axmen organization and their home, Hunter Wright Stadium. Marc Viquez, Eric Proffitt and Paul Caputo come on to talk about different aspects of the organization. Twitter: @KingsportAxmen, @logan2davis, @BallparkHunter, @EPro04 & @Count2Baseball Instagram: @KingsportAxmen, @mxlik300, @BallparkHunter, @EPro04 &a...
Episode 9. I chat with Ben Lampron, a Boston-sports fan, who now lives in Minnesota. Ben has the goal to see every professional baseball park, from Indy ball to MLB. He has lots of great ideas for baseball fans, from fantasy baseball ideas, to documenting ballpark travels, enhancing ballpark experiences and more. Paul Caputo comes on to talk for a bit as well. Twitter - @BenLampron BenLampron.com
Episode 8. I chat with the legendary Benjamin Hill. He has "#BenEverywhere" in the minors and writes for MiLB. He is a must-follow for all Minor League Baseball fans and has a fantastic electronic newsletter, "Ben's Biz Beat". We talk about many ballpark related things! Paul Caputo, Erik "The Peanut Guy" Mertens and Bobby Coon make appearances as well. Twitter - @bensbiz Subscribe to "Ben's Biz Beat" here: https://www.milb.com/forms/newsletter-registration
Episode 7. I chat with Sam Fischer, former AGM of the Asheville Tourists and now works with the NFL's Tennessee Titans. We chatted about her career journey and what it's like to work in Minor League Baseball and the NFL, as well as her ballpark favorites and plenty of other stuff. Erik "The Peanut Guy" Mertens makes an appearance talking about the Asheville Tourists' brand. Twitter & Instagram - @sam__fischer
Episode 6. I chat with Paul Caputo, who has his own podcast ("Baseball by Design"), his own book ("The Story Behind The Nickname"), writes for Sportslogos.net, has an epic mini baseball ice cream helmet, and also has an epic annual baseball trip with the same group of friends called "Baseballpalooza". We chat about all sorts of fun stuff, including ballparks. Marc Viquez (@BallparkHunter on Twitter) joins in as well. Twitter - @Count2Baseball Instagram - @baseballbydesign
Episode 5. Since it's the 5th Wednesday of the month, we're releasing a bonus "mini" episode. I chat with Brian Piper, the Senior Director of Ticket Operations for the independent USPBL. We talk about the league, it's 4 teams and of course, it's ballpark, Jimmy John's Field. Paul Caputo and Michael Harris make appearances as well. uspbl.com Twitter - @uspbl, @Count2Baseball, @intheballparks
Episode 4. I chat with Bridget Mulcahy, about how she has worked in baseball at the Major League, Minor League, Collegiate Summer and NCAA Division 1 levels, founded her own blog, different whiskeys and lots of ballpark talk. Twitter - @bridgetmmulcahy
Episode 3. I chat with Minor League teams that I plan to visit for the first time in 2022. Alex Freedman of the Oklahoma City Dodgers, Katie Dannemiller of the Greensboro Grasshoppers and Preston Leinenbach of the Evansville Otters to discuss their ballparks, Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, First National Bank Field and Bosse Field. Patrick Larson, Erik Mertens and Paul Caputo make cameo appearances to share more info about the Dodgers, Grasshoppers and Otters. Follow them all on Twitter, @azfreed...
Episode 2. Chatting with Patrick Larson about his Minor League Baseball "Hat History" series videos, how we became fans of teams from all over the country, some road-trip plans for 2022, other ballpark talk and plenty more. Twitter - @patlarson1
Episode 1. I talk with the nicest guy in baseball, Erik "The Peanut Guy" Mertens, about some of his Dad's stories, baseball hats & logos, what qualifies as an official ballpark visit, all other things ballparks and much more... with a cameo appearance from Cariña. Twitter - @ItsErikMertens Instagram - @ErikThePeanutGuy
