Burger Bites

Pitcher Brad Case has been on a steady climb through minor league baseball since the Pittsburgh Pirates selected him in the 2018 MLB Draft. The right-hander from New York was with the High-A Bradenton Marauders and had a shot to crack into Double-A with the Altoona Curve when COVID-19 derailed his 2020 MiLB season.

We talk about his development as a pitcher, his time at NCAA Division-II Rollins College, his Major League Baseball Draft experience, his time in the Gulf Coast League and a whole lot more.

Brad Case is also the host of "The Minor League Take," a podcast and YouTube show where minor leaguers share their stories of how they came to be professional baseball players.

Find "The Minor League Take" with Brad Case on:

Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/show/0D099yQgckng88I69BU70y?si=2V25VUZgSmWNuQmlG9dskQ

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNTH4AS7rM9w3fAoL9t-rpA

Twitter: http://twitter.com/MilbTake

Apple Podcasts: http://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-minor-league-take/id1534595735

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

Photo courtesy of the Bradenton Marauders.

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

Additional voice work by Ashley Burger.

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

Todd Tolbert got the best of Oil Can Boyd twice in an MSBL senior baseball tournament in Arizona. In a surprisingly emotional moment, the Toddfather shares what it means to have his Dad see him play. When he was just a middle schooler in Fair Grove, he got life advice from now-hall-of-famer Steve Lael, of Branson Pirates fame, that he still carries to this day.

As he nears the big 5-0, Tolbert dreams of hoisting the Howard Bell Trophy as a champion of the Grip 'N Rip Baseball League.

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

Art by Mike Hudgens Photography, the official game day photographer of the Grip 'N Rip Baseball League.

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.

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

Todd Tolbert owns the consensus No. 1 nickname in the Grip N Rip Baseball League. The Toddfather joined as an original member of the first class of 60 players in 2016. He was 45. Tolbert just wanted a second chance at baseball, and took the chance competing against 20-somethings who were literally babies at the time he was playing college baseball at Evangel University. Flash forward to 2020, and Todd Tolbert became a starter for the Moon City Mavericks.

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

Photo courtesy of Mike Hudgens Photography, official game day photographer of the Grip 'N Rip Baseball League.

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

Additional voice work by Ashley Burger.

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

Grip 'N Rip gear available at http://www.gripnripfanwear.com

Grip 'N Rip Baseball League Commissioner Tony Lewis runs through a series of league announcements for the 2021 season. We talk stadium facility use agreements with U.S. Baseball Park in Ozark, GRBL merchandise, important dates players and fans need to know for the upcoming season and the founder discusses the energy surrounding southwest Missouri's top amateur wooden bat baseball league headed into Season VI.

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

Photo courtesy of Mike Hudgens Photography, official game day photographer of the Grip 'N Rip Baseball League.

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

Additional voice work by Ashley Burger.

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

Grip 'N Rip gear available at http://www.gripnripfanwear.com

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At the baseball-young age of 40, Daniel England showed up to a baseball tryout at a refurbished minor league stadium in Ozark, Missouri. He showed up dressed for a laid back day at the river, and wondered just what exactly he had wandered into. He went on to play for four championship-winning teams in five years of Grip 'N Rip Baseball. He's now the manager of the Moon City Mavericks.

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

Photo courtesy of Mike Hudgens Photography

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.

Additional voice work by Ashley Burger. 

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

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He's alive! Moon City Mavericks manager Daniel England goes with the amateur baseball scene in southwest Missouri like ice cream goes with apple pie. He's the only man on the planet to have played for Howard Bell trophy-winning teams four times in the five years of the Grip 'N Rip Baseball League. He's also retired from the Army Reserve, an ex-police officer and has federal clearances that we can't talk about.

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

Art by Mike Hudgens Photography, the official game day photographer of the Grip 'N Rip Baseball League.

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.

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

Pitcher Skyler Henson finished his 2020 season with the Ozark Mountain Ducks with 115 strikeouts in 115 innings for his career. He's the all-time leader in the Grip 'N Rip Baseball League in both categories. Most importantly, Henson got to pop champagne and ring the Howard Bell championship trophy for the first time. We also learn that Skyler knows a good amount about dog training and enjoys the beauty and solitude of the Rocky Mountains.

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

Art courtesy of Skyler Henson.

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.

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

Skyler Henson caught a tremendous baseball break at the age of 14, when he signed on with the Double-A Springfield Cardinals... to be the bat boy. Still, those days and nights in the Texas League inspired "the Marionville Comet" to embark on a baseball quest that took him from the Queen City of Missouri to the Queen City of Canada and back again. From Marionville to Harrison to Pine Bluff to Regina to Ozark and many other stops along the way, Skyler Henson's career has been a real journey.

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

Art by Mike Hudgens Photography, the official game day photographer of the Grip 'N Rip Baseball League.

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.

Additional voice work by Ashley Burger

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

Direct from Nashville... actually West Plains, Reese Taylor takes a look back at his time playing guitar for country music artists Preston Ary and Jacob Hackworth. We revisit a best-buddies pitching battle from the 2019 Howard Bell Trophy game in the GRBL between Reese Taylor and Justice Boldin. Reese also tells us what it's like to get married during a pandemic.

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

Art by Mike Hudgens Photography, the official game day photographer of the Grip 'N Rip Baseball League.

Theme songs

"Mr. Burger" by Burger Man

Produced by Tay Muletti

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

"Priest Town Creek" by Preston Ary

Artist info: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0pHwJoQBkJOaQakRCk7sl6

"What's Wrong?" by Jacob Hackworth

Artist info: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4uXRM5wXBQkzYXPannKV66

"Champion" by SeriouzBeats, music provided by Rujay

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

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

Tommy John and Merle Haggard. UCLs and guitar strings. Reese Taylor has been from West Plains, Missouri to Nashville, Tennessee and back again. The owner of one of the fastest fastballs in the Grip 'N Rip Baseball League sat down at Rance's kitchen table to talk baseball, country music and how it all weaves together to make one interesting background story.

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

Photo courtesy of Reese Taylor

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.

"This Too Shall Pass" by Jacob Hackworth

https://open.spotify.com/track/5r33yL1zcgD9KHxLewykq1

Additional voice work by Ashley Burger

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