Burger Bites

Evan Meagher walked away for surefire employment and salary in the financial sector to pursue some unfinished business... baseball. He put down his economics degree from Stanford and decided that maybe, if he trained hard enough, he could make it in Europe as a baseball ringer.

BUY "Have Bat, Will Travel: My Year in French Baseball" by Evan Meagher: https://www.amazon.com/Have-Bat-Will-Travel-Baseball/dp/1737417219/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1640989222&sr=1-1

"Have Bat, Will Travel," as blessed by Bill "Spaceman" Lee, is now available on Amazon, is Meagher's story of dropping the safety, security and a good bit of sense and going after a dream. Meagher found his calling as a pitcher, second baseman and manager of the Bois Guillaume Woodchucks, and we're all still salty with the Savigny Lions.

Evan now lives in Denver, Colorado, with his wife Rebecca, his very adorable son Jude, and his very terrible dogs.

http://havebatwilltravel.com

SONGS:

"Mr. Burger" by Burger Man

Produced by Tay Muletti

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"Champion" by SeriouzBeats, music provided by Rujay

Channel: https://YouTube.com/user/RujayTV.

Additional voice work by Ashley Burger.

More on Grip 'N Rip Baseball: http://thegrbl.com

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Evan Meagher is the author of "Have Bat, Will Travel: My Year in French Baseball." The book is available in hard copy and on the Amazon Kindle here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0971QHXCZ/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0

You might remember Evan Meagher the author, French baseball player/manager, financier, entrepreneur and vintage base ball star from episodes 40 and 41 of this very podcast.

In 2006, Evan Meagher quit his finance job, trained his tail off and flew to France to play for the Bois Gullaume Woodchucks, where he experienced the ups and downs of playing America's pastime in a foreign land. Released in 2021, "Have Bat, Will Travel" shares his story of the work, dedication, inspiration, hilarity and frustration of Meagher taking his talents to Normandy.

http://havebatwilltravel.com

SONGS:

"Mr. Burger" by Burger Man

Produced by Tay Muletti

Buy/Stream: http://smarturl.it/BugerMan-MrBurger

"Champion" by SeriouzBeats, music provided by Rujay

Channel: http://YouTube.com/user/RujayTV

Additional voice work by Ashley Burger.

More on Grip 'N Rip Baseball: http://thegrbl.com

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It's been an uphill run for Caleb Cole, who battled through back, hamstring and ankle problems to put it all together in his 2021 Gold Glove Award-winning season with the Ozark Mountain Ducks. Caleb Cole became the first person inducted into the Grip 'N Rip Baseball League Hall of Fame on Oct. 24, 2021. 

"Burger Bites" is written, produced and edited by Rance Burger.

Special songs for this episode:

"Legends Anthem"

Whitesand

From the album "Monsters," 2018

Composed by Martynas Lau (Whitesand)

Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSAcPWYbwPI

"Only Way I Know"

Ethan Cole

From the album "Only Way Know," 2019

Personnel: Ethan Cole, Dylan Maloney, Dillon Gasca and Chris Haughey

Produced by: Ethan Cole, Dylan Moloney

"Only Way I Know" is used with the artist's permission.

More Ethan Cole music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/456UU8cjgLglqmrESFPH47

Additional voice work by Ashley Burger.

More on Grip 'N Rip Baseball: http://thegrbl.com

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Caleb Cole collects awards wherever he goes. In the Grip 'N Rip Baseball League, he's a two-time Gold Glove Award winning shortstop, the 2017 MVP, a 2019 Howard Bell Trophy championship winner, a multi-time all-star and the first player ever voted into the newly-established GRBL Hall of Fame, and that vote was unanimous by his fellow players.

At Drury University, he made first team all-Great Lakes Valley Conference twice, and was the conference's baseball Freshman of the Year in 2010. We delve into Caleb Cole's career as a manager, coach and trainer at Redline Athletics in Springfield, Missouri, and his desire to continue playing baseball.

"Burger Bites" is written, produced and edited by Rance Burger.

Theme songs

"Mr. Burger" by Burger Man

Produced by Tay Muletti

Buy/Stream: http://smarturl.it/BugerMan-MrBurger

"Champion" by SeriouzBeats, music provided by Rujay

Channel: http://YouTube.com/user/RujayTV

Additional voice work by Ashley Burger.

Rueb Bats: http://www.facebook.com/RuebBats

More on Grip 'N Rip Baseball: http://thegrbl.com

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Dayne Shoff is not actually ageless. He's 60. He's a baseball player. He's also a fire captain in his hometown of Lamar, Missouri, an engineering and safety consultant, a bus driver, a coach, an advisor, a caring father, a loving husband, a public address announcer, a radio broadcaster, and probably a whole lot of other stuff that we don't even know about. Dayne Shoff truly is a renaissance man.

"Burger Bites" is written, produced and edited by Rance Burger.

Theme songs

"Mr. Burger" by Burger Man

Produced by Tay Muletti

Buy/Stream: http://smarturl.it/BugerMan-MrBurger

"Champion" by SeriouzBeats, music provided by Rujay

Channel: http://YouTube.com/user/RujayTV.

Additional voice work by Ashley Burger.

Rueb Bats: http://www.facebook.com/RuebBats

More on Grip 'N Rip Baseball: http://thegrbl.com

Find Burger Bites on Facebook by searching "Burger Bites Podcast," or get after me on Twitter @RanceBurger

Roundtable discussion with five members of the 2021 Moon City Mavericks continues. Guests Daniel England, Tyler Jones, Clay Murphy, Matt Spangler and Devin Braswell share some highlights from Moon City's 8-1 run to the Howard Bell Trophy championship of the Grip 'N Rip Baseball League.

Jerry Kelly, Zach Ralph, Matt Spangler, Devin Braswell, Cole Haselhorst, Nick Bacon, Jacob Smith, Clay Murphy, Tyler Jones, Jacob Karlson, B.J. Gates, Hunter Altic, Justin Lowden, Brandon Freeman, and Mr. 5-time Daniel England. These are the 2021 Grip 'N Rip Baseball League Champion Moon City Mavericks.

The Grip 'N Rip Baseball League (http://theGRBL.com) is a six-team amateur league that plays all of its games from U.S. Baseball Park in Ozark, Missouri. The league offers players ages 21-and-older the opportunity to extend their baseball careers beyond what they thought is possible. It's a blend of Midwestern "town ball" and a minor league experience for players and fans alike. You can find out a whole lot more, and even watch entire games from Season 6 at http://facebook.com/TheGRBL.

"Burger Bites" is written, produced and edited by Rance Burger.

Theme songs

"Mr. Burger" by Burger Man

Produced by Tay Muletti

Buy/Stream: http://smarturl.it/BugerMan-MrBurger

"Champion" by SeriouzBeats, music provided by Rujay

Channel: http://YouTube.com/user/RujayTV.

"Satellites" by The Endless Summer

From "Daydream" 2012

Personnel: Nick Bacon, Tyler Long, Shay Johnson, Tommy Oerding and Adam Cross.

Produced by Andrew Goldstein

Additional voice work by Ashley Burger.

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The 2021 Moon City Mavericks celebrated a championship with a record of eight wins against a single defeat. They were the first team to ever win eight games in a single Grip 'N Rip Baseball League season, and they posted two shutouts along the way. 

Moon City Mavericks roster: Clay Murphy, Cole Haselhorst, Jacob Karlson, Zach Ralph, Justin Lowden, Tyler Jones, Matt Spangler, Brandon Freeman, Nick Bacon, Devin Braswell, B.J. Gates, Jerry Kelley, Jacob Smith, Hunter Altic, and manager Daniel England.

"Burger Bites" is written, produced and edited by Rance Burger.

Theme songs

"Mr. Burger" by Burger Man

Produced by Tay Muletti

Buy/Stream: http://smarturl.it/BugerMan-MrBurger

"Champion" by SeriouzBeats, music provided by Rujay

Channel: https://YouTube.com/user/RujayTV.

"Satellites" by The Endless Summer

From "Daydream" 2012

Personnel: Nick Bacon, Tyler Long, Shay Johnson, Tommy Oerding and Adam Cross.

Produced by Andrew Goldstein

Additional voice work by Ashley Burger.

More on Grip 'N Rip Baseball: http://thegrbl.com

Find Burger Bites on Facebook by searching "Burger Bites Podcast," or get after me on Twitter @RanceBurger

Dayne Shoff is 60 years old, and he still plays high-level baseball. To just talk about Dayne Shoff's age and the fact that he still plays baseball grossly undersells who Shoff is as a person. He's a firefighter, an assistant coach, a substitute teacher, a bus driver, an engineering and safety consultant. He's the top employee for his son Conner's small business. He's proud to be from Lamar, Missouri. He's a husband, a father... and yeah, a grandpa. And you know what else? Dayne Shoff is an athlete and an inspiration.

"Burger Bites" is written, produced and edited by Rance Burger.

Theme songs

"Mr. Burger" by Burger Man

Produced by Tay Muletti

Buy/Stream: http://smarturl.it/BugerMan-MrBurger

"Champion" by SeriouzBeats, music provided by Rujay

Channel: http://YouTube.com/user/RujayTV

Additional voice work by Ashley Burger.

More on Grip 'N Rip Baseball: http://thegrbl.com

Find Burger Bites on Facebook by searching "Burger Bites Podcast," or get after me on Twitter @RanceBurger

Chris Meza survived his childhood in a Chicago barrio and made it onto a junior college baseball team. His injury-riddled career at the College of DuPage left him feeling like it was time to hang up the glove and the spikes for good, but baseball had other plans. He ended up moving to Springfield, Missouri, and ended up staying in part for the teammates and friends he met playing club level baseball at Missouri State University.

Meza now serves as a junior varsity baseball coach at Hillcrest High School in Springfield, Missouri, and works full-time at a major food production plant. Meza is also the player/manager for the Republic Locos of the Grip 'N Rip Baseball League, which operates from U.S. Baseball Park in Ozark, Missouri.

"Burger Bites" is written, produced and edited by Rance Burger.

Theme songs

"Mr. Burger" by Burger Man

Produced by Tay Muletti

Buy/Stream: http://smarturl.it/BugerMan-MrBurger

"Champion" by SeriouzBeats, music provided by Rujay

Channel: http://YouTube.com/user/RujayTV

Additional voice work by Ashley Burger.

More on Grip 'N Rip Baseball: http://thegrbl.com

Find Burger Bites on Facebook by searching "Burger Bites Podcast," or get after me on Twitter @RanceBurger

Chris Meza grew up on the south side of Chicago in a Spanish-speaking neighborhood. He grew up with two loving parents with the added bonus of his grandparents and aunts living in the same place. Like many Hispanic kids in Chicago, Chris was just as much raised by the barrio as he was by his family. Nothing, including baseball, came easy.

Meza now serves as a junior varsity baseball coach at Hillcrest High School in Springfield, Missouri, and works full-time at a major food production plant. Meza is also the player/manager for the Republic Locos of the Grip 'N Rip Baseball League, which operates from U.S. Baseball Park in Ozark, Missouri.

"Burger Bites" is written, produced and edited by Rance Burger.

Theme songs

"Mr. Burger" by Burger Man

Produced by Tay Muletti

Buy/Stream: http://smarturl.it/BugerMan-MrBurger

"Champion" by SeriouzBeats, music provided by Rujay

Channel: http://YouTube.com/user/RujayTV

Additional voice work by Ashley Burger

More on Grip 'N Rip Baseball: http://thegrbl.com

Find Burger Bites on Facebook by searching "Burger Bites Podcast," or get after me on Twitter @RanceBurger