First2Home: A Baseball Podcast

Joe Underhill, a lifelong Detroit Tigers fan, discusses what it's like to be a Tigers fan, his thoughts of the Tigers' current rebuild, and what the future holds for a young team with plenty of promising talent that is turning heads around Major League Baseball.

Maria Guardado, San Francisco Giants beat writer for MLB.com, shares her experiences as an MLB beat writer, what it takes to cover a team 24/7, and her thoughts of the 2021 Giants.

Jared Orton, President of the Savannah Bananas, talks about what makes the Bananas the most fun baseball team in America. He discusses how the Bananas got their start and highlights their fun, wacky, outside-the-box brand of baseball. Savannah Bananas baseball is baseball like you've never seen it before.

Mike and Matt Flesch, brothers and lifelong Chicago baseball fans, discuss a 6-part documentary of their own creation: A Team Will Rise, A Place Will Fall. The documentary tells the story of the 1990 Chicago White Sox and the last season at Old Comiskey Park.

You can watch their masterfully created documentary and more White Sox history content on their YouTube channel.

In this episode, Andy Belleson, former Chicago Cubs public address announcer, gives a glimpse of his ten years as the "Voice of Wrigley Field." Andy discusses how he got the job, game-day preparations as a PA announcer, the highlights of his Cubs career, and his love for the game.

In this episode, Anthony Romanelli, who has been a Chicago Cubs fan for as long as he can remember, has a lot to say about his favorite team. Anthony discusses the 2021 Cubs, what it's like to be a Cubs fan and his favorite (and not so favorite) Cub moments. Anthony's Cubs insights are some you won't want to miss.

In this episode, Chanel Zapata, the Community Engagement Manager at the Society of American Baseball Research (SABR) discusses growing up as a Latina from Puerto Rico and how that has impacted her career. She also discusses Puerto Rico's relationship to baseball, the state of diversity in the sport, and why diversity is important in the game.

In this episode of First2Home Shaun Ballard, a life-long Chicago Cubs fan and long-time Little League umpire, discusses what to make of the 2021 Cubs, his umpire's view of possible MLB rule changes, and where the game goes from here. Is baseball getting boring? Shaun has something to say about that.

That's a wrap for Cubs Convention 2020 and we learned a few things over the weekend. We talk Marquee Network details, David Ross' coaching staff, and Cubs contract extension possibilities.

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