This episode is perhaps even more of a whirlwind than my trip to London that ended with the MLB World Tour London Series! The St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs faced off and split the series at London Stadium. Listen in for a review of my first trip overseas and how America's Favorite Pastime held up in the UK!

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This week I'm joined by the St. Louis Cardinals' Twitter queens @sarahanne1212, @haybeebs and @rachxboyd of the all new podcast There IS Crying in Baseball (@CryinBaseball). Get to know a little bit about Sarah, Hayley and Rachael and what you'll hear on their show. Plus we relive some EMOTIONAL moments from last season, the WBC and more where our guest experts will rate each moment on they crying scale! 🥹🥲😭

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Father’s Day is this Sunday, so it seemed like the perfect time to take it all the way back to my baseball fandom origin story with one of my very favorite people on this planet- MY Dad! Where did my dad get the love of Cardinal’s baseball? And how did his only kid that didn’t play ball sports evolve in to the biggest baseball fan in the whole family? Plus we debate offensive v. defensive talent, best foods in St. Louis, and what ridiculous American indulgences we’ll be trying out at London Stadium later this month. Love you, Dad!!!

📣 The votes are in! We tallied up your votes for the teams and players that Exceeded Expectations Early On, Disappointed Before the Deadline and more as we recap the first third of the 2023 MLB Season. ⚾️

Jayson Stark's article from The Athletic (mentioned in the ep) on Aaron Judge and more is HERE.

The countdown to MLB in London is on! Today we're joined by international events professional, Katie (who lives and works in London) and born and bred Brit, Andy (who is attending his first baseball game ever on June 24!) to get all the insight on the upcoming St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs series in the UK. Will British royalty like King Charles be in attendance? Will American royalty like FRED BIRD be in attendance?! And most importantly - will there be beer for sale in the seats??? Plus get a fun perspective of what our friends in the UK may or may not know about America's Favorite Pastime as we take it Back to Baseball Basics and quiz Andy on foundations of the game. If nothing else, you simply must listen in for his charming British accent.

🇬🇧What does the monarchy and the recent coronation mean in the UK these days? [5:30]

👑Sooo will King Charles be at the games? [22:50]

🧐Is there anticipation for the London series in the city? What's the good word? How many attendees will be tourist vs. people living in the UK? [25:50] - the "must-have" app City Mapper found here!

✅Must-Dos for tourists coming to London [32:45]

☑️Maybe Don'ts (things to pass on, rules to know) for tourists coming to London [43:00]

🎙Listener questions on the in-game experience - what could be different? [51:50]

⚾️What do Andy know about America's Favorite Pastime? Back to Baseball Basics! [59:20]

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Turn off the Bachelor and turn on MLB TV! Today we cover the latest in MLB drama along with listener submissions of "small scale drama". Hold on to your ball caps, y'all!

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My espresso machine broke. RIP! I hope I can string together congruent thoughts in this episode!

☕️Coffee vs. Espresso - what's the difference anyway? [5:35]

🎙What's she been up to?! Check out Baseball and Whatever and Bourbon and Baseball! Links below [10:05]

✌️We're all doing the best we can [17:00]

❤️Players are people too - Leave Jack alone! [23:40]

⚾️When are on the field/dugout celebrations appropriate and fun vs. annoying and egocentric? [31:20]

🥳 Happy Birthday Bob and Wes!!!

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[1:35] Willson being Willson - our catcher settling in to himself and his role

[5:05] Life lessons from Kung Fu Panda - the secret ingredient to your life

[18:25] My public apology to J Flare- Let Jack out of the Box! Is PDJ our Dragon Warrior?!

[24:00] Show Me the Stats- BABIP

[27:30] Two Truths - How can it be true that teams like the Cardinals and the Phillies are making good contact, at the top of the stat board putting balls in play, but not scoring runs and winning games?

[32:55] Mookie Betts plays shortstop! Welcome to the bigs, Drew Maggi!

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Derrick Goold's St. Louis Post Dispatch article on Jack Flaherty's "controlled burn of emotions" here!

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