Earned Fun Average

We were joined this week by Mike Gotses of Pennsylvania. Mike is an ambassador of the Otterbots and the Axmen of the Appalachian League. He is a fan of the Toronto Blue Jays but has followed the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Indians as well.

Mike helped support the teams in the minor leagues in 2020 and has acquired a nice collection of hats and shirts. He will post his #ShirtoftheDay and coordinate it with a matching hat with the help of his daughter.

Be sure to follow Mike online -

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/mikegotses (@MikeGotses)


Earned Fun Average -

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We had the absolute pleasure of having the radio broadcaster for the Daytona Tortugas, Justin Rocke, join us this week. He tells us about Jackie Robinson Ballpark, his experience getting to call a game with one of the big names in all of baseball, and what calling baseball is all about.

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Justin Rocke - 

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Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/justinrocke (@JustinRocke)


Daytona Tortugas -

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Shelldon Tortuga -

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We had the opportunity to chat with Clay Ramsey this week. Clay is a resident of Kingsport, Tennessee and worked for the Kingsport Axmen of the Appalachian League this season. He was the official scorer for all Axmen home games, getting to keep the official scorebook and ran the scoreboard as well.

Clay is an ambassador for the Axmen and talks about the teams and the stadiums he's been able to visit in the Appy League.

He also shares with us what it was like to attend the Appalachian League championship game in Burlington, North Carolina between the Kingsport Axmen and Burlington Sock Puppets.

Be sure to follow the Axmen and Clay online.

Clay Ramsey -

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/clayrsportsfan (@ClayRSportsFan)


Kingsport Axmen -

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kingsportaxmen/ (@KingsportAxmen)
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/kingsportaxmen (@KingsportAxmen)


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You asked, we answered. We asked for your burning questions on Instagram and Twitter, so we have answered those questions on this episode. We hope you enjoy this unique episode and be sure to share your answers online with us.

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This week we are joined by the Vice-Ambassador for the Danville Otterbots from the state of New York. Chris Vande Bunte is an avid card and sports memorabilia collector. He is also a season-ticket holder for the Tri-City ValleyCats.

Chris shares his Proffitt & Loss and turns a double play with us.

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Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cnrev (@cnrev)


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Fellow podcaster Mike Sellers joined us on the EFA podcast this week. He talks about his love for Georgia Bulldogs football, Detroit Tigers baseball and Jacksonville Jaguars football.

He discusses a baseball bucket list item he checked off this year and how that came to be.

He tells us about how he started his Up To Chat podcast but then has the tables flipped on him as we ask him a couple of his top 5 in sports and non-sports categories.


Follow Mike online and subscribe to his podcast wherever you get your podcasts.

Up To Chat - 

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/up-to-chat/id1609863198

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Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/uptochat/ (@UpToChat)


Mike Sellers -

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We were joined by Iowa resident Lynn Smith on this week's episode. Lynn was able to attend the Field of Dreams minor league game as a fan and worked at the stadium during the major league game. She tells us all about her experiences in Dyersville.

She also tells us about her American Pickers experience and shares a unique spin on her Proffitt & Loss.

Follow Lynn on social media to keep up with her ice cream helmet collection and her baseball travels -

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/iaskiheho/ (@iaskiheho)


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Join us for this special  culinary hour episode. We are joined by Virgil Brooks from Alabama. Virgil is a season ticket holder for the Rocket City Trash Pandas in Madison, Alabama. 

He talks about how he got into minor league ballpark traveling and some unique food and beers he's come across along the way. 

He also talks about how he started keeping score and why he does it at every baseball game he attends.

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Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thelostgumbel (@TheLostGumbel)

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The Silver Anniversary episode is here!

We had the absolute pleasure of being joined by Johnny's wife Melinda and Eric's wife Shannon for this fun chat about baseball.

Both of them share how they got into the game of baseball and their thoughts on their husbands starting a podcast together.

We'll hear their Proffitt & Loss and they turn a double play with what they're grateful for.

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The Earned Fun Average guys had the absolute honor to have Anna DiTommaso from Baseball Bucket List join us on this week's episode.

Anna hosts her own podcast with the Baseball Bucket List where she dives into the origin of how fans got started enjoying the game of baseball. She also asks each guest what their favorite baseball memory is and what is left to achieve on their baseball bucket list.

Check out episodes 18 and 24 of her podcast to hear Eric and Johnny as guests and the stories they have to tell.

Anna is a member of Curved Brim Media, a group of baseball content creators and is also a host of the weekly Wednesday Night Baseball Banter on YouTube and Twitter.

Make sure you become a Bucket Head and start a profile on Anna's website. While there, track the ballparks you've visited and also add some bucket list items that you can one day work towards checking them off the list.

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Website: https://www.baseballbucketlist.com/
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Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/baseballbucket (@BaseballBucket)


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