Adam chats with Jared Menane, founder of the Brooklyn Bad Stars, about starting a team in a city of 8 million people, baseball culture in New York, and that special feeling you get when the spell of a ballgame sets in. Part 1 of 2 episodes recorded in Brooklyn, NY.

River Butcher, a founding member of the Los Angeles Baseball Federation (LABF), joins Adam to talk about starting the league, the history of his team, the L.A. Death, and his love of baseball. Part 2 of 2 episodes recorded at Ralph Foy Park in Los Angeles with members of the LABF.

Adam chats with Dylan, Ryan & Arek, ballplayers in the Los Angeles Baseball Federation (LABF), about the league, their teams, and sandlot community. Part 1 of 2 episodes recorded at Ralph Foy Park in Los Angeles with members of the LABF.

We head to Hot Springs, Arkansas, home of professional baseball's first spring trainings, to talk with Rob, Zack, Alexis, and Brook of the Flaming Majestics about their team, their town, and the meaning of "Happy Baseball!".

Adam chats with Christi Nissen, manager of the Crete Street Riot, about her journey to managing, lineup construction, different styles of play, and the mental aspects of participating in sports as an adult.

In the season finale, Adam sits down with teammate Callie Collins during the Cobras' last home game of 2022 to reflect on the podcast and talk about his relationship to baseball. 

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The Green Fields of the Mind

Adam travels to New Orleans to talk with Nick Schmidt, the commissioner of the People's Baseball League, about what it means to say baseball is for human beings.

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People's Baseball League

Ian Mackaye on water

NY Times parenting newsletter (subscription-only, unfortunately): Why Have We Allowed Money to Ruin Youth Sports?

Adam and Cap City Cobras teammate Thomas Slanker post up at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport to recap the 2nd Annual Sandlot Bash at Field of Dreams and reflect on their first experiences playing sandlot ball with the Cobras.