Sandlot Social Club

Sandlot Social Club

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Sandlot Social Club episodes

  • #28: Baseball in the Big Apple

    This is the story of F.U.M.B.L. (the Formerly Unemployed Musicians Baseball League), a group of New York City ballplayers that's been meeting up in Brooklyn for weekly pickup games since the height of the pandemic lockdown as a way to keep their community connected.

    27 min
  • #27: The Holy Moment

    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.

    18 min
  • #26: Manager of Death

    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.

    18 min
  • #25: Saturdays Are For Swingin'

    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.

    20 min
  • #24: Happy Baseball!

    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!".

    28 min
  • #22: In The Country of Baseball
    In the season two premiere, Matt and Lacie, founders of the Port City Pickles, join Adam for a conversation at the church of baseball - Historic Durham Athletic Park.
    32 min
  • #21: Forever in Blue Jeans
    This special offseason episode of Sandlot Social Club features Jonathan Williams and Steven Lefebvre, of the Nashville Blue Jean Baseball Club, sharing the origins of the team and their respective approaches to running a sandlot ballclub.
    Show notes:
    Dense with sage advice for ballplayers of all ages and persuasions.
    A full(er) season of Sandlot Social Club is in the works for 2024, featuring new voices from sandlot cities across the United States. Follow here to get notified when it's released or look me up on instagram @sandlotsocialclubpodcast for updates from the road.
    Until then, see you out on the diamond.
    - Adam
    28 min
  • #20: Consider the Lefty

    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. 

    Show Notes:

    The Green Fields of the Mind

    53 min
  • #19: Baseball for Human Beings

    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.


    Show Notes:

    People's Baseball League

    Ian Mackaye on water

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

    57 min

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