Lets Get Two

Packed show after a packed weekend of baseball.

Jim and Jess went to 4 games in 3 cities in 4 days after visiting: Seattle, Tacoma and Houston for 2.

We loved visiting the Tacoma Rainiers in Cheney Stadium. Just an amazing trip and place. See more of our visit here.

ON DECK: INTERVIEW OF THE WEEK
We're honored be joined by Tom Holliday. Tom is the former University of Texas pitching coach, the current manager of the Chatham Anglers and an announcer for the Oklahoma State Cowboys. We talk about baseball, Augie Garrido and his sons, Matt and Josh.

PROMOTION OF THE WEEK
We look at all of the teams hosting Jimmy Buffett nights!
#FinsUpBattersUp

Portland Sea Dogs
Tennessee Smokies
Frederick Keys
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Biloxi Shuckers
Sugarland Skeeters
Altoona Curve
Peoria Chiefs
Binghamton Rumble Ponies
Pensacola Blue Wahoos
Ranhco Cucamonga Quakes
New Hampshire Fisher Cats
Erie Seawolves
Buffalo Bisons


GO GO ASTROS
Brian joins us to talk all things Alvarez and the baby 'Stros.

THE BIG LEAGUE CHEW
Alex Canata talks his Yankees, the Red Sox and hitting a HS walk-off.

CLOSING IT OUT
Congrats to our teams of the week. All clinched their 1st half division titles.
Quad Cities River Bandits
Arkansas Travelers
Down East Wood Ducks

CHAPTERS
1:04 Opening (Seattle, Tacoma, Houston: The 3 City Tour)
12:05 From the Bleachers with Scott McEntire
24:27 Big League Chew with Alex Cannata
33:04 Promotions!
37:45 Go Go Astros with Brian Arbour
50:25 Tom Holliday
1:35:00 Closing it out

We're back from a busy week of Minor League Baseball in the Lone Star State.

OPENING (Time: 00:00;30)
We visited the Hooks, the Blue Ghosts, the Chupacabras, the Express and a quick word on the controversial subject of nets.

FROM THE DECK (Time: 00:08;14)
Jessica and Jim come to you from below the flight deck of the USS Lexington.

TO THE FIRST 10,000 FANS Promotion of the Week (Time: 00:18;54)
We take a look at some of the MANY MiLB teams hosting pride night!
TEAMS:
Durham Bulls
Lakewood Blue Claws
Trenton Thunder
Lehigh Valley IronPigs


THE BIG LEAGUE CHEW (Time: 00:20;11)
Scott and Jim talk about the start of the NCAA Baseball tournament.

GO GO ASTROS (Time: 00:32;30)
Larry the GM joins the show to talk about the Astros youth movement.

ON DECK WITH THE CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS (Time 00:42;40)
Hooks Marketing Director JD Davis joins us for a wide ranging conversation about the Astros AA affiliate.

CLOSING IT OUT (Time 01:11;44)
We talk about the Fresno snafu and our players and teams of the week.

Team of the Week:
Frisco Roughriders
Tacoma Rainiers
Hartford Yard Goats

Players of the Week:
Jojanse Torres
Eddie Medina

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We take a look at an under exposed part of the baseball world, the world of Collegiate Summer Leagues. We're joined by members of the Chatham Anglers and Savannah Bananas in that endeavor.

We had a great time at Military Appreciation night at the Round Rock Express.

We're joined by the folks from 22 Kill to talk about their efforts to prevent suicide in military veterans and first responders. Find out how you can help here, here and here.

We check in on the Lake Elsinore Storm, Myrtle Beach Pelicans, Modesto Nuts and Lancaster Jet Hawks and some of their cool promotions this weekend.

Astros and MLB talk with Andy and Scott.

Teams of the week: Quad Cities River Bandits

James gets after Art Briles and the Mount Vernon ISD decision to hire him.

CHAPTERS
7:55 .  22Kill

12:57 .  Promos

14:28 .  Go Go Astros

28:29 .  Big League Chew

45:08    Chatham Anglers

1:00:36 Savannah Bananas

1:17:05  Closing it out

Our special Memorial Day addition.

James talks about the importance of the holiday, his service and the legacy of service and Major League Baseball.

OPENING: James talks about the importance of the holiday, his service and the legacy of service and Major League Baseball.

THE BIG LEAGUE CHEW: With the assist of Matt Dudley, a great friend of the show, we spend some time sharing a few stories of for major leaguers who gave their lives in combat for our country.
More info can be found here and here.
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Baseball in Wartime

GO GO ASTROS: James takes a few minutes to talk about the connection he and his grandfather, Poppi, shared not just through the Astros, but through the military as well.

TO THE FIRST 10,000 FANS:  So many teams are taking the time to recognize the fallen on Memorial Day. We picked a few.
Corpus Christi Hooks
South Bend Cubs
Erie Sea Wolves
West Virginia Power
Visalia Rawhide


On Deck: We speak to Victoria Huggins and Matt Sabados about the new Astros Farm club, the Fayetteville Woodpeckers. We talk baseball, starting a new team from scratch and their relationship with the military community at Fort Bragg.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK:
Diamilette Quiles
Seth Beer

TEAMS OF THE WEEK:
Reno Aces
El Paso Chihuahuas

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CHAPTERS:
00:00:46 -     Opening: My Military Service and Thoughts On Memorial Day

00:17:38  -      From The Bleachers: Midland Rockhounds

00:23:05 -      The Big League Chew (In Memoriam)

00:26:07 -      Go Go Astros (Poppiest)

00:31:23 -      To The First 10,000 Fans

00:35:05 -      On Deck with Victoria Huggins

00:47:57 -      On Deck with Matt Sabados

01:02:49 -      Closing It Out (Final Thoughts)

We dive into the world of Indie Baseball. We're joined by the deputy commissioner of the Frontier League, Steve Tahsler as well as the president/GM of the Washington Wild Things, Tony Buccilli.

We took a visit to Constellation Field to see the Sugar Land Skeeters and had a blast. Tyler Stamm and Ryan Posner were great hosts and even let me join the radio call. We've got an excerpt from that on our FROM THE BLEACHERS segment.

On Go Go Astros, we bring in Brian Arbour (Breathin' Orange Fire) to talk all things Astros and being married to a Red Sox fan while living in New York.

In our promo segment, we talk about some of the cool stuff going on in Independent Baseball from teams like:
Sugarland Skeeters
Souther Maryland Blue Crabs
Gateway Grizzlies
Washington Wild Things
Chicago Dogs
Lincoln Saltdogs

Player of the Week
Denis Phipps (Sugarland Skeeters)
Sixto Sanchez (Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp)

Teams of the Week
Gwinnett Stripers
Columbus Clippers

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Chapters:
0:00            Opening Thoughts
9:09            From the Booth with Ryan Posner
26:21          To The First 10,000 Fans
28:17          Go Go Astros (W Brian Arbour)
43:03          The Frontier League
1:05:49       Washington Wild Things
1:32:45       Closing it Out

There is a new MiLB animal in the Texas league and its a Sod Poodle! We spoke to the GM of the Amarillo Sod Poodles GM Tony Esnor.

We hear from the Baseball Traveler himself during our From the Bleachers segment. He's been everywhere!

We welcome a new contributor, Andy Tomczeszyn to the GO GO ASTROS segment. Great insight from him.

Scott McEntire takes us around the Majors in Big League Chew.

We talk about some of our favorite teams from the Mid West League including:
Quad Cities River Bandits
Beloit Snappers
Burlington Bees
Dayton Dragons
Kane County Cougars
Peoria Chiefs
West Michigan White Caps
Wisconsin TImber Rattlers

Teams of the Week:
Quad Cities River Bandits
Down East Wood Ducks

Player of the Week:
Casey Mize

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CHAPTERS
00:00:29 - Opening and Griswalds Go To Minute Maid
00:11:55 - From the Bleachers with the Baseball Traveler
00:26:26 - To the First 10,000 Fans
00:29:14 - The Big League Chew
00:44:44 - Go Go Astros
01:03:36 - On Deck with the Sod Poodles
01:25:45 - Closing It Out (We Have Fans and We Love Them)

We're all over the baseball map!

We head to Florida where we visit the Fort Myers Miracle and the Tampa Tarpons. While there, we met up with Tom Guiry (Scotty Smalls) to talk about The Sandlot movie AND TV show and Blackhawk Down.

We met two inspiring ladies in Nicky Mayhew and Kaynse Leigh Angles. Kaynse was the recipient of a life saving organ transplant. Nicky's son passed away and they were united by the donation. We encourage everyone to sign up to be an organ donor.
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We have great interviews with members of the front office of the Tacoma Rainiers (Casey Catherwood) and the Vermont Lake Monsters (Nate Cloutier).

We talk a little Star Wars nights! So many teams are in on the fun!

Scott McEntire is back for the Big League Chew and George Martin returns for GO GO ASTROS!

Luis Urias is our player of the week while the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, Portland Sea Dogs and Reno Aces are our teams of the week.

CHAPTERS:
00:00:40 - Opening
00:08:30 - From the Bleachers with Smalls
00:15:32 -  From the Bleachers: Donate Life
00:17:59 - Star Wars Promos
00:23:34 - Go Go Astros
00:36:21 - The Big League Chew
00:53:48 - On Deck with the Tacoma Rainiers
01:10:37 - On Deck with the Vermont Lake Monsters
01:26:54 - Closing it Out

STAR WARS NIGHT:
Potomac Nationals
Columbia Fireflies
Sugarland Skeeters
Clearwater Threshers
Erie Sea Wolves
Tacoma Rainiers
Louisville Bats
Columbus Clippers
Reno Aces
Buffalo Bisons
Lancaster Jethawks
Quad Cities River Bandits
Arkansas Travelers
Try City Valley Cats
JacksonVille Jumbo Shrimp
Hillsboro Hops
Eugene Emeralds

Packed episode.

Jim took an epic baseball trip:  3 games in 3 cities in 2 states in 1 day. Hear about his trip to the Gwinnett Stripers, Atlanta Braves and Chattanooga Lookouts last week.

The Sugar Land Skeeters are opening their season tonight as they look to repeat as Atlantic League champions. Tyler Stamm, the Skeeters GM, joined us before the season started. Great interview.

We're not coming to you from the bleachers, it'll be from the booth as the voice of the Lookouts, Larry Ward, joins us on the show.

Larry the GM is back for our Go Go Astros segment.

Field of Dreams turns 30 AND I saw a new baseball movie I fell in love with in indie film Brampton's Own by Michael Doneger.

The Wizarding World is coming to baseball with the Fort Myers Miracle, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, Charlotte Knights, Aberdeen Iron Birds and Round Rock Express.

More Stuff About Baseball my Dad Hates.

Seth Beer takes our Player of the Week and the Albuquerque Isotopes are our Team of the Week.

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CHAPTERS
0:00        - Herculean Road Trip
15:07      - From the Booth: Voice of the Lookouts
30:46      - Harry Potter Nights
35:14      - Stuff About Baseball My Dad Hates (Throwback Unis)
37:40      - Go Go Astros (w Larry the GM)
51:53      - On Deck with the Skeeters
01:07:14 - Closing it Out

We celebrate our tenth episode with a packed episode.

Fort Myers Miracle broadcaster Marshall Kelner joins the show. Jim will be out at the Miracle next week and can't wait.

Our new segment THE BIG LEAGUE CHEW brings TV producer Gary C Warren (Family by the Ton, Dr. Pimple Popper) to the show to discuss a crazy first few weeks of the season.

We welcome George Martin, huge Astros fan from the UK. He comes on to talk about the 'Stros and his efforts to raise the profile of MLB and baseball/softball in the UK. Check out his shop. 25% of the proceeds go to support Great Britain basbeall and softball programs.

Nathan, Jessica and I go to the bleachers to talk about growing up with their dad and baseball at the San Antonio Missions game. 

We rank our favorite brands in the Class A short season level. Here they are. Tune in to find out where they rank!
State College Spikes
Boise Hawks
Vermon Lake Monsters
Hudson Valley Renegades
Lowell Spinners
West Virginia Black Bears
Auburn Doubledays
Mahoney Valley Scrappers
Eugene Emeralds
Hillsboro Hops

CHAPTERS
10:34 - From the Bleachers w/ Jim, Jessica and Nathan
23:42 - Princess Promos
27:29 - The Big League Chew (w Gary C Warren)
40:36 -  Go Go Astros (w George Martin)
1:03:44 - The Fort Myers Miracle
1:28:19 - Closing It Out

Episode 9 features the general manager of the Gwinnett Stripers, Adam English  and talks all things about the Braves AAA affiliate.

We speak to Ken Robertson, the "Baseball Traveler" on Twitter, about his love of all things Minor League Baseball.

We talk about some of the cool promos from:
Corpus Christi Hooks
Modesto Nuts
NW Arkansas Naturals
Lynchburg Hillcats

We rank our favorite brands in the Rookie Advanced level.
We love:
Orem Owlz
Rocky Mountain Vibes
Billings Mustangs
Ogden Raptors
Missoula Osprey
Now find out where they rank.

We talk about some mascots we love, including Slugger the Sea Dog, Champ and Nutsy & Nutasha.

The San Antonio Missions, stuff about baseball our dad 'hates', some moments that touched our baseball hearts, Chris Davis got a hit and more.

Players of the week:
Keegan Akin, Norfolk Tides
Tyler Saladino, San Antonio Missions

Teams of the week:
Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs
Delmarva Shorebirds

Chapters:
8:30: From the Bleachers with Ms Shelly
17:37: Promos!
20:00: Stuff about Baseball My Dad Hates
21:18: Baseball Traveler
47:47: Adam English: Gwinnett Stripers GM