Lets Get Two

We are keeping it fun this episode and we're packing it with goodies!
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OPEN: There is baseball coming y'all! Can't wait for the Northwoods teams in Bismark ND and the Kernel 

I'm wearing some Vermont Lake Monsters gear and the segment is dedicated to Blaine and Isabella. 

(0:05:12) This Just In There is a new proposal to play Major League Baseball. I can’t tell if it’s good enough.

(0:09:37) Raiders of the Lost Diamond: The Fort Worth Cats were the meow of the Texas League. 

(0:12:32) Who’s On First:  John Bollinger of the Bismarck Larks is giving us baseball! Learn more here! 

(0:28:06) On Deck: Amy Johnson of the Corpus Christi Hooks is here and she's talking about uniting the community of the Texas Coastal Bend through all of this! Here's an example: 

(0:42:59) Let’s Get Two Unboxed: Lakewood Blue Claws have one of the best brands going. And we got some! (read that like Jeanine from the Ghostbusters. 

(0:43:56) Lights, Camera, Play Ball: Andrew and I look at the indie baseball flick, Sugar.

(0:52:57) Closing It Out: The MLB thinks they’re Ross. The Union thinks they’re Rachel. I think they are all a bunch of Joey’s. MLB should watch 50 Summers and learn what it means to love their baseball community. 

Check out the Web Series version here with a cool extra segment: Let's Get Two Cribz

“For it’s 82...112...50 strikes, you’re out at the old ball game…” Is that not how the song goes?

(0:03:06) GO GO ASTROS/BIG LEAGUE CHEW: Another group therapy session with Scott and Andy as we discuss the ‘non discussions’ between the owners and players who both SAY they want baseball back.

(0:35:46) OPPO TALKO: We check in with Chicago Cubs mega fan Sean Patrick Leonard.

(0:48:23) CLOSING IT OUT: Yes, I talk some politics and I might make some people cloth their pearls when I discuss the role of the US military in our lives. But I also show you folks my office in a special edition of “Let’s Get Two Cribz”

You can watch the episode on youtube  here.

OPENING: The country is in a time of assessing itself and that isn’t always easy. I talk about the state of policing from the perspective of a son of cop and military veteran. YES this is a baseball show. But if baseball is America's past time, shouldn't the promise and reality of America be open to everyone?

(0:14:31) THIS JUST IN: The Players have countered the owners. Will it be enough?

(0:17:17) RAIDERS OF THE LOST DIAMOND: Before the Dodgers, the team of the Hollywood stars was...well... the Hollywood Stars.

(0:21:03) WHO’S ON FIRST: Our team of the week is the Buffalo Bisons. We talk to the voice of the Bisons, Pat Malacaro, to get the inside scoop on the Blue Jay’s AAA affiliate.

(0:31:58) FROM THE BLEACHERS: Ben Masse loves his Dodgers, so much so that he turned his back yard into a mini Dodger Stadium. And it’s awesome. 

(0:45:36) ON DECK: Trey Ashby is the talented artist who creates replica stadiums out of paper. 

(0:55:39) CLOSING IT OUT: I got an unbelievable gift from a bunch of young ballplayers in Ohio. Check it out. 

We're HERE and on Youtube this week!

OPEN: MLB has us in boiling water and they are just slowly turning it up.

(0:05:09) Go Go Astros/The Big League Chew: A joint segment as Andy and Scott and I talk about the overarching status of where we are in relation to the MLB season and the damage done to the MiLB.

(0:32:05) Lights, Camera, Play Ball: Andrew Nelson and I talk bout 42 and I ask the question “What in the name of Han Solo was Harrison Ford doing?”

(0:37:13) Oppo Talko: Andrew hangs with us to give his take on the current situation with the MLB.

(0:42:42) This Just In: Michael from SaveMilb.org is here to talk ramifications of over a thousand minor leaguers losing their jobs this week. 

(0:50:25) Closing It Out

A reflective Memorial Day episode dedicated to those who served and didn't come home.

Opening: I talk about the true meaning of Memorial Day, baseball and my career in the Army and the one time we built a baseball diamond in a mine field.

(0:15:14) This Just In: The good folks from Military Baseball are here to talk about their organization, their mission and open tryouts. 

(0:23:46) On Deck - Eric Adair: Eric and I served together for a few years and have been brothers ever since. He talks about his 20 year career and baseball in war zones. 

(0:31:33) Lights Camera, Play Ball - Andrew Nelson and I on The Catcher Was A Spy.

(0:37:46) Raiders of the Lost Diamond: We take a look at baseball during WW2 and one of the first de-segregated teams in baseball's modern era. Hint: not Brooklyn. 

(0:46:24) Who’s On First: Nate Cloutier of the Vermont Lake Monsters talks all things 

(0:54:36) Closing It Out: Shoutouts to some great teams taking care of their communities.
Omaha Storm Chasers
Leah High Valley Iron Pigs
Round Rock Express
Pensacola Blue Wahoos
Rocky Mountain Vibes
Daytona Tortugas

MUSIC CREDITS
"Take Me Out To The Ballgame" performed by On Holiday
"The Devil's Defiance" by Ritchie Everett
"Take Me Out To The Ballgame" performed by Grace Uselman

Do we take the blue pill or the red pill?

(0:4:44) Go Go Astros: Did you know that the most important moment in Minute Maid Park was a meaningless Albert Pujols homer? According to the MLB it is. So Andy and I look at the MLBs decision to erase the Astros from history and provide some other moments that maybe would have fit better.

(0:31:37) The Big League Chew: Scott and I look at the 65 plus page play to reopen baseball. Sheesh. Tt's a lot. 

(O:56:23) Oppo Talko: Andrew Nelson went to "Nopening Day" for the St. Paul Saints. 

(1:00:21) Lights, Camera Play Ball: Brockmire is over and we're all a little worse for. Great show. 

(1:03:34) Closing it Out

This week, we're going all in on Indie!

(0:02:29) This Just In:

(0:05:11) On Deck:  Filmmaker Michael Charron stops by to talk about one of his favorite baseball movies The Battered Bastards of Baseball as well as his own work.

(0:16:17) Lights, Camera, Play Ball: Andrew Nelson and I break down The Battered Bastards of Baseball 

(0:25:04) Raiders of the Lost Diamond: We take a deeper dive into the crazy history of the Portland Mavericks.

(0:31:39) Who’s On First?: The voice of the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, Andrew Bandstra, is on to talk all things about his Atlantic League squad.

(0:43:12) Closing It Out: The man behind the mic for the St. Paul Saints, Sean Michael Aronson, jumps on to help me close it out and its quite a ride. We even have a shoutout to our main man, Marshall Kelner. 

We're talking the proposal on how to get the MLB season started.

OPENING: My take on the Owners v Players in all of this and where we, the fans fall in.

(0:16:55) Go Go Astros: Andy has some thoughts on the MLB proposal to play the season. 

(0:35:11) The Big League Chew: Scott breaks down the now much shorter MLB draft

(0:49:08) Oppo Talko: Stu Clary discusses the status of the season, negotiations and how the As might be affected if there is no season. 

(1:04:40) Lights, Camera, Play Ball: Andrew and I put a bow on Ken Burns. 

(1:17:24) Closing It Out: I’m joined by the minds behind Home Sweet Ballpark and https://twitter.com/ballparkvibes. Meg and Pam are amazing!

The Home Sweet Ballpark shop offers the discount LetsGet2 to customers! 

Fun, full episode!

OPENING: As the MLB continues to work through HOW to play ball this season, some of the Independent and Collegiate Summer Leagues continue to plan for the season to start, albeit a bit later than initially hopes.

(O:07:34) This Just In: Alex Cannata, former St. Michael's baseball star joins the show to talk life without baseball and his future in the sport. 

(0:17:41) Raiders of the Lost Diamond: We take the time machine north of the border to look at baseball in London, Ontario and whether we should name a team after Carole Baskins. 

(0:21:47) From The Bleachers: Jason Hallmark, baseball traveler, is here to talk baseball, the MiLB and the Dayton Dragons. 

(0:36:55) Who’s On First: Macon Bacon’s Brandon Raphael joins the show to talk one of the best brands in Collegiate Summer League baseball. 

(0:47:59) On Deck: Rachel Balkovec  When Rachel Balkovec was hired by the NY Yankees, she became the first woman to serve as a full time hitting coach for a MLB organization. We talk about that, her climb up the ranks of the sport, the barriers broke and we even talk a little Longhorn softball, the incomparable pair of Cat Osterman and Megan Willis.

She is raising money for those in need during COVID. Find out how you can help here.

(1:09:36) Closing It Out: Lord Vader Tours empty ballparks and he loves it. 

To look back on a decade....

OPENING: Ten years ago, Nathan, Shelly and I went to see a pitcher taking one more shot at immortality. A young fireballer who had to overcome a temper and an animal trafficking charge by the name of Rojo Johnson...

(0:06:52) THE BIG LEAGUE CHEW: Scott and I go round and round: CPBL v KBO.

(0:28:02) LIGHTS CAMERA PLAY BALL: Andrew Nelson and I get to the 9th inning of Ken Burns’ Baseball. 

(0:34:15)  OPPO TALKO: We’re visited with Benjamin, one of the good folks behind the always awesome Hat Club.

(0:41:45) GO GO ASTROS: It’s (Go Go) Astros after dark. 

(1:00:45) CLOSING IT OUT