Ep. 22 — The rest of the interview has arrived! In part two of their chat with the former Tampa Bay Rays outfielder, Alex and Bobby shift away from strictly on-the-field questions and ask Fernando about poetry and his writing career post-baseball. Then they get his thoughts on why every sports network needs a podcast like Tipping Pitches, and chat about the weirdest traditions he’s seen around the game. Finally, they grill him on the age-old question: what do guys talk about when they get down to first base?

Follow Fernando on Twitter here.

Some of Fernando’s work:

The world’s greatest wiffle ball tournament

The evolution of sign stealing in baseball

On the art of the walk up song

Songs featured in the episode:

Edd Kalehoff — “Theme to the Price is Right” • The Cure — “Boys Don’t Cry” • Booker T. & the M.G.’s — “Green Onions”

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