We reached the halfway point of the MLB season, the All Star Break, at the time of this recording. We spoke about how the first half of the season went for our teams and spoke about the All Star game and the Homerun Derby. We talk briefly about what we predict for the second half of the season and some storylines to watch for.

We finish with questions that our listeners submitted and share our Proffitt & Loss.

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We head south to Abilene, Texas on this week's episode. We are joined by Terry McCutchen who is an avid supporter of the Abilene Flying Bison summer collegiate baseball team. Terry discusses baseball history in Abilene and who has inspired him to start collecting sports apparel and travel the country to watch baseball. He shares with us his catch playing journey and his Proffitt & Loss.

Make sure to follow Terry online.

Terry McCutchen -

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/terry.mccutchen/ (@Terry.McCutchen)

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/tbmccutchen (@TBMcCutchen)


Earned Fun Average -

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Curved Brim Media -

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

The National Baseball Congress World Series is in full swing at the time of this episode coming out. We talked about the 5-time national champions Liberal Bee Jays, a summer collegiate team from Liberal, KS. We were joined by board member Todd King and Head Coach Jared Mayeda.

Both Todd and Coach Mayeda talk about the rich tradition of the Bee Jays, what it was like joining the Rocky Mountain Baseball League and they share their Proffitt & Loss.

Make sure you follow the Bee Jays online.

Liberal Bee Jays -

Website: https://www.beejays.pointstreaksites.com/view/beejays/home-page-822

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LiberalBeeJays/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liberalbeejays/ (@LiberalBeeJays)

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


Earned Fun Average -

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Curved Brim Media -

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We were joined by Evan Stockton. Evan is the radio voice for the Syracuse Mets, the Triple-A of the New York Mets. Evan shares about some of the future NY Mets that are playing in Syracuse and shares about his love of ice cream helmets. Tune in to hear where Evan enjoys to travel in the International League and what he says are his Proffitt & Loss.

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Website: https://www.milb.com/syracuse 

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Earned Fun Average -
 
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Curved Brim Media -

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We're talking NCAA Baseball this week with the Sports Information Director for Wichita State University baseball, Denning Gerig. Denning also does color commentary and some play-by-play on the radio and on ESPN+. Denning shares about his dreams of doing radio broadcasting growing up and talks about this season's Shockers team. He shares his Proffitt and also his Loss that needs to get more national attention.

Make sure to follow WSU Baseball and Denning online.

Denning Gerig -

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


Wichita State University Shockers -

Website: https://www.goshockers.com/sports/baseball

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoShockersBSB/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goshockersbsb/ (@GoShockersBSB)

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


Earned Fun Average -

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Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/earnedfunavg/ (@EarnedFunAvg)


Curved Brim Media -

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/curvedbrimmedia/ (@CurvedBrimMedia)

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

This special fun episode was live from Birmingham, Alabama. We were joined by special guest, The Mayor, Donnie Wise. Johnny, Eric, Donnie and their wives spent a day together in Birmingham going to lunch at a local burger joint, a brewery, the Negro Southern League Museum and then attended the MiLB game at Rickwood Field between the Montgomery Gray Sox and Birmingham Black Barons.

Hear the fun stories from the day and make sure to check out Donnie online and check out the Negro Southern Leagues Museum and Rickwood Field.

Donnie Wise -
 
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/wisedrjr (@wisedrjr)

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wisedrjr (@wisedrjr)


Negro Southern League Museum -

Website: https://www.birminghamnslm.org/

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/nslmbham (@NSLMBham)

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nslmbhm (@NSLMBhm)


Rickwood Field -

Website: https://www.rickwood.com

Facebooks: https://www.facebook.com/friendsofrickwood

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rickwood_field/ @Rickwood_Field

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/rickwoodfield (@RickwoodField)


Earned Fun Average -

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Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/earnedfunavg/ (@EarnedFunAvg)


Curved Brim Media -

Website: https://www.curvedbrimmedia.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/curvedbrimmedia/ (@CurvedBrimMedia)

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

We are joined again by George Falkowski. George tells us about the first 15 baseball games he attended this year. He also recaps his book "Meet Me At The Bat" and what he's up to with his new book project.

Make sure to get a copy of his first book and grab a copy of the new one when it comes out next year. Also, follow George online.

George Falkowski -

Meet Me At The Bat book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Meet-Me-Bat-George-Falkowski/dp/B09PM84KV5/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=meet+me+at+the+bat&qid=1656298046&sr=8-1

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geosports (@GeoSports)

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/georgefalkowski (@GeorgeFalkowski)

Website: www.yo-georgetv.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/geosports


Earned Fun Average -

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Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/earnedfunavg/ (@EarnedFunAvg)


Curved Brim Media -

Website: https://www.curvedbrimmedia.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/curvedbrimmedia/ (@CurvedBrimMedia)

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

We are joined this week by John Nolan. John is the radio play-by-play for the Fort Wayne TinCaps, the High-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres. John tells us about his upbringing and how he got into broadcasting. He tells us about some of the prospects for the team and about Parkview Field.

Make sure to check out the TinCaps online.

Fort Wayne TinCaps -

Website: https://www.milb.com/fort-wayne

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tincaps/ (@TinCaps)

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


Earned Fun Average -

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Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/earnedfunavg/ (@EarnedFunAvg)


Curved Brim Media -

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/curvedbrimmedia/ (@CurvedBrimMedia)

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

We are joined again by our first ever guest, Eric's son, Zach Proffitt. Zach just finished his freshman year at Wichita Northwest High School. Zach shares about his baseball season with the JV team and recaps and previews ProffittPalooza Jr 2023 and 2024. Zach finishes up by playing Earned Fun Average trivia.

Make sure to check us out online.

Earned Fun Average -

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Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/earnedfunavg/ (@EarnedFunAvg)


Curved Brim Media -

Website: https://www.curvedbrimmedia.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/curvedbrimmedia/ (@CurvedBrimMedia)

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

We had the pleasure of speaking with Kyle Chisholm, the Marketing Director for the Madison Mallards. The Mallards are a summer collegiate team in the Northwoods League.

Kyle tells us about their 4 new identities for 2024. They are the Motivational Speakers, the Muskallards, the Ope and the Wisconsin Wurst.

Make sure to order some merchandise from the team store and check out the Mallards in Wisconsin this summer.

Madison Mallards -

Website: https://www.northwoodsleague.com/madison-mallards/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/madison_mallards/ (@Madison_Mallards)

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


Earned Fun Average -

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Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/earnedfunavg/ (@EarnedFunAvg)


Curved Brim Media -

Website: https://www.curvedbrimmedia.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/curvedbrimmedia/ (@CurvedBrimMedia)

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