Jake Eisenberg and Tony Boone welcome Storm Chasers manager Brian Poldberg (4:00) to the podcast! While there wasn't a 2020 Minor League season for Brian Poldberg to manage, he still found himself working with Kansas City Royals minor leaguers and high-profile prospects at the Royals' Alternate Training Site in Kansas City, Kansas. 

Our conversation includes:

• what Poldberg did during unexpected time off in April and May (5:38)
• what he was most excited about ahead of the 2020 season (6:17)
• when he got the call to run the Royals' Alternate Training Site (8:34) and what the day-to-day operations were like
• his excitement about high-profile pitching prospects like Daniel Lynch and Jackson Kowar (11:29)
• comparing the current Royals prospects to previous periods of success (12:54)  
• what makes Bobby Witt Jr. so impressive and where he could start the 2021 season (13:26)
• under-the-radar players at the Alternate Training Site (16:53)
• impact of the lack of actual game competition in 2020 (21:15)
• getting to know players and building a rapport (24:06)
• watching former players like Whit Merrifield have success (29:01)
• memories of watching games at Rosenblatt Stadium as a kid (30:20)
• what it's like managing his hometown team (32:04)
• reminiscing on the Storm Chasers 2014 Triple-A title run (36:12)
• facing Randy Johnson in the minor leagues (37:25)
• favorite road cities in the Pacific Coast League (38:41)
• best place for a meal in Omaha (39:29)

Following the conversation, Tony answers last episode's trivia question 
(47:45) before wrapping up the show with a new trivia question (50:24). 

Trivia question: In what organization did Brian Poldberg make his professional debut as a player?

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