Carrie Ann Welsh is a writer for ESPNW. She approaches the game of baseball through the lens of a poet, searching for meaning beyond physical boundaries. We discussed what formed her sense of the game as well as our own perception of athletes playing at the highest levels.

You can read Carrie's essays on baseball by clicking on the following links:

http://www.espn.com/espnw/culture/article/19069292/how-baseball-poetry-bring-us-home

http://www.espn.com/espnw/culture/article/17876378/the-space-silence-curses-counterspells-baseball

http://www.espn.com/espnw/voices/article/19627186/cincinnati-reds-announcer-chris-welsh-daughter-carrie-ann-writes-tribute-him

This episode was produced by Eliseo Casiano.