Travel For Sports

Season 3, Episode 6 takes us to Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA, home to the best summer wood bat collegiate baseball league going. Representing the Cape Cod League and its 1,600 alumni ballplayers who have made it to the Show is Mike Lane, Director of Public Relations for the Cape Cod League.SHOW NOTES3:30 - What is the Cape Cod League?5:36 - Who Plays in the Cape League?9:56 - Season Dates10:28 - History of the Cape Cod League13:30 - Cape Cod Alumni14:48 - How MLB & Minor League Realignmen...

Season 3, Episode 5 takes us to the nation of Ireland, home of the "fastest game on grass," hurling, which has been a part of Gaelic culture for millenia. Representing Ireland and the sport of hurling is Cormac Ó Donnchú, owner of Experience Gaelic Games, a company that introduces tourists to the passion behind Gaelic sports and allows participants to play the games live.SHOW NOTES4:02 - History of Irish Hurling7:53 - Rules of Hurling15:46 - Scoring in Hurling17:26 - All-Ireland Hurling Final...

Season 3, Episode 4 takes us to Dublin, Ireland, home of the All-Ireland Final in Gaelic football. Representing Dublin and the sport of Gaelic football is Cormac Ó Donnchú, owner of Experience Gaelic Games, a company that introduces tourists to the culture behind Gaelic sports and allows participants to play the games live.SHOW NOTES4:08 - Importance of Gaelic games culture11:40 - Rules of Gaelic football18:23 - Gaelic football in New York & London19:39 - Qualifying for the All-Ireland Fi...

Season 3, Episode 3 takes us to Chicago, Illinois, USA, the one of the most historical ballparks in Major League Baseball, Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs. Representing the city is Chicago native and host of the "Bernstein and Holmes Show" on 670 The Score and columnist for the Chicago Sun Times, Laurence Holmes.SHOW NOTES3:32 - Cubs history7:51 - Pre-game experience12:12 - Unique aspects of Wrigley Field 15:20 - Take Me Out to the Ballgame17:10 - Rooftop seating / Wrigley renovations...

Season 3, Episode 2 takes us to the Dominican Republic, the Caribbean nation with arguably the largest passion for the sport of baseball. Representing the game in the D.R. and returning for his second appearance on Travel For Sports is Shane Barclay, President of JapanBall.SHOW NOTES3:38 - History of baseball in the D.R.5:10 - Historical figures of D.R. Baseball7:55 - LIDOM11:11 - LIDOM game experience13:12 - LIDOM rivalries16:13 - Dominican Summer League21:35 - What to do in Santo Domingo24:...

Season 3, Episode 1 takes us to Prague, Czech Republic and the biggest rivalry in Czech domestic football, the Prague Derby between AC Sparta Praha and SK Slavia Praha. Representing the Prague Derby is Homefans.net Superhost and Prague native Michal Pokorný.SHOW NOTES2:30 - What is the Prague Derby? 4:23 - Prague history5:38 - Czech Republic history9:34 - How does a Prague native choose between Slavia or Sparta?10:34 - Prague Derby history11:38 - Fan expectations14:35 - Czech First Division S...

Travel For Sports is back for season 3 with all new episodes! Check out the schedule below and make sure to subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, and Google Podcasts. Also remember to follow the show on Instagram and to visit TravelForSportsPodcast.com for photos, show notes, and more.S3, E1: Prague Derby and Prague, Czech RepublicS3, E2: Baseball in the Dominican RepublicS3, E3: Wrigley Field and the Chicago CubsS3, E4: Gaelic Football and Dublin, Ireland...

Season 2, Episode 6 takes us to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the one of the winningest college football programs of all-time in the Alabama Crimson Tide. Representing the 18-time national champions is Director of the Paul W. Bryant Museum, Olivia Arnold.SHOW. NOTES3:07 - History of football at UA4:45 - History of Big Al the Elephant5:43 - Origins of “Crimson Tide” nickname8:08 - Paul “Bear” Bryant Era14:46 - Nick Saban Era21:00 - Paul “W” Bryant Museum25:03 - “Too Many Trophies” 25:56 - Bryant-Denny ...

Season 2, Episode 5 takes us to Savannah, Georgia, home to the summer college baseball team that is changing the way we watch the game, the Savannah Bananas. Representing the Bananas and telling us how the team became the talk of the game plus Savannah travel tips is Team President Jared Orton.SHOW NOTES08:12 - Coastal Plain League 09:27 - Player Recruitment12:52 - ”Banana Ball”17:34 - In Game Promotions21:30 - Grayson Stadium23:34 - All-Inclusive Ticket26:14 - Ad-Free Stadium29:08 - Ban...

Season 2, Episode 4 takes us to St. Louis, Missouri and Busch Stadium to learn about the history and game day experience of one of Major League Baseball's most beloved clubs, the St. Louis Cardinals. Representing the St. Louis Cardinals is Cardinals Team Historian Brian Finch.SHOW NOTES4:20 - Cardinals Team History8:15 - Sportsman’s Park/Busch Stadium I Era16:09 - Stan Musial21:07 - Busch Stadium II Era27:09 - Seeing a game a new Busch Stadium28:39 - Dred Scott Case 29:11 - Ballpark Village34...