Recorded in Baltimore, Central Pennsylvania, and stops in between, Rhea kicks off the first of three tour diary episodes with a rundown of Opening Day headlines, including the underperforming Dodgers, the (perennially) promising Nationals, and the mismanaged Phillies.

Plus a recap of the Women's Final Four (anybody want to talk about women's basketball being boring now???) and thoughts on Daniel Murphy, empathy, and eye contact.

And Rhea has a lovely chat with comedian, friend, and Baltimore (via LA) transplant Eric Dadourian, who talks moving from Beirut to Los Angeles in the magical season of 1988, seeing the legendary Fernando Valenzuela pitch, the magic of Camden Yards, and the perfect swag of Manny Machado.

Listen to Eric's podcast Groomzillas also on the Forever Dog Podcast Network:

http://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/groomzillas

Rhea is in the middle of her CLOSE TO HOME TOUR. Check out tour dates and buy tickets at http://www.rheabutcher.com/livedates!

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