Last Call Baseball

Join in on the Gin Craze; earn your executive education credits in the business of baseball; get rained out in the Nicaraguan winter league; and share the tragedy of the Arecibo telescope in Puerto Rico

Drinks: Gin Sour: Kirkland Signature London Dry Gin (2oz) with lemonade(4oz) and a large ice cube; and Ginger Punch: Prairie Organic Gin, ½ pound of fresh ginger, 1 cup of honey or 1 ½ cups of sugar, ¼ teaspoon of salt, ½ cupfresh lemon or lime juice, 6 cups still or sparkling water, and icecubes 

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Intro and Outro music: DeCarlo

Join us for lots and lots and lots of beer as we celebrate Thanksgiving with the intoxicated pilgrims; and remember the long-lost holiday Evacuation Day by chasing the British out of New York

Drinks: Goldfinch Ale beer from Dancing Kilt Brewery in Chester, VA; and Torrebruna Annata 2018: Sangiovese Toscana wine

Book referenced in the beer and pilgrim segment: “Drinking in America: Our Secret History” by Susan Cheever

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Join us for a drink as we get Hit By a Pitch in Cuba; have a laugh as the Dominican baseball team Estrellas Orientales try to go viral on YouTube; and consider the Chicago Cubs hiring practices

Drinks: Bitburger Premium Pils from Bitburg, Rhineland – Palatinate, Germany; and High Whhheat Hibiscus Wheat Ale beer from Burley Oak Brewery Company in Berlin, MD

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Intro and Outro music: DeCarlo

Join us for a drink and earn an MBA in the business of baseball; DeCarlo teaches us proper German pronunciation; introduce the joys of politics and winter baseball in Latin America; and play Jeopardy with Alex Trebeck one last time

Drinks: Überlin Berliner Weisse beer from Strangeways Brewing in Richmond, VA; and Buffalo Trace – Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey on the rocks

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Intro and Outro music: DeCarlo

Join us for a drink as we hand out the coveted HBP regular season awards; highlight how the architecture of Columbus, Indiana can help improve the ugly World Series merchandise; advise the Chicago White Sox owner to grow a beard; and toast the Scottish actor Sean Connery’s role in “Finding Forrester” with whisky

Drinks: Yogi Kava Stress Relief Tea; and Cragganmore 12 - years - old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky

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Join us in celebrating the LA Dodgers championship with some Kombucha; award our World Series MVP; DeCarlo's Miss Cleo prediction is partially correct, and we take issue with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson over Pluto

Drinks: Florida’s True Blond Ale from Tampa Bay Brewing Company in Tampa, FL; and Health – Ade Jalapeño - Kiwi - Cucumber Kombucha

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Join us for playoff baseball and a drink as we welcome in the cooler weather with Spanish red wine; introduce a new song titled “Braves do not score any runs”; talk about the elephant strategy at the World Series; and Mookie Betts catches everything including our eye

Drinks: 2007 Marques de Grinon “El Rincon” Grenache – Syrah; and Basic Bougie Blonde Ale from Overflow Brewing Company in St. Pete, FL

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Intro and Outro music: DeCarlo

Join us for playoff baseball and a drink as we highlight the original sports drink of the late 1800s; DeCarlo drowns his NY Yankees sorrows in whisky; the dismal defense of the Houston Astros; quote from the television show "The Wire"; and offer unsolicited advice to the Chicago White Sox

Drinks: Twinning’s English Breakfast Tea, made with a pinch of raw sugar cane, and a splash of 2% milk; and Talisker 10-Year-Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky on the rocks

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Intro and Outro music: DeCarlo

Join us for playoff baseball and a drink as we share our disappointment with the awful afternoon game times for the Atlanta Braves; DeCarlo’s parakeets become HBPs official mascots; the San Diego Padres vs LA Dodgers dust-up; and it’s baby making time for Giancarlo Stanton

Drinks: Father Francisco Belgian Golden Strong Ale from Wynwood Brewing Company in Miami, FL; and Yerba Mate (tea) from South America

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Intro and Outro music: by DeCarlo

P.S. No, we did not use a voice changer for the podcast. We will fix it for episode three

Join us for baseball and a drink as we go over the March Madness style Wild Card Series. Decarlo declares his love for José Abreau, and we share the pain of the entire Texas Rangers line - up.

Drinks: Rule #7, Hurricane Ale beer from Crooked Thumb Brewery in Safety Harbor, FL; and a Riesling

Steve Cohen book mentioned: "Black Edge" by Sheelah Kolhatkar

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Intro and Outro music: by DeCarlo