The Baseball Bucket List Podcast

Michael Harris has been to over 400 ballparks, including several in Japan and Mexico. He is a lifelong Red Sox fan living in Southern Maine. We cover his international experiences, trip planning, favorite ballparks, future travel plans, and what’s left on his baseball bucket list.

Tom Thrash is a life-long Yankees fan who has visited all thirty ballparks, and recently just re-completed that feat with a visit to Globe Life Field in Texas. We cover his favorite and least favorite ballparks, his journey to see all 30 MLB parks and 30 AAA affiliates, how he recommends planning baseball travel, what’s left on his bucket list, and which ballparks have the best outfield views.

Dr. Shane Hunt is a marketing professor and Dean of the College of Business at Idaho State University. He’s also a member of Top Tier Sports, the organization that recently purchased the Cleburne Railroaders — an American Association of Professional Baseball team located in North Texas.

Steven Ericson explains how Japanese baseball and its fans differ from the game in America. He also recalls his experiences at each of the three Atlanta Braves ballparks. And, we discuss his college course which covers the economical, political, and societal implications of having a sports team in a specific area.

Virgil Brooks is a Trash Pandas season ticket holder who has been keeping score at ballgames for several years. He reflects on Rocket City’s inaugural season, how his love for baseball developed, and his experience at the Bowling Green Hot Rods Solar Eclipse game in 2017.

On this episode of The Baseball Bucket List Podcast, we chat with Mike Sellers from Cincinnati, Ohio. Mike has thrown three first pitches at MiLB games, developed his own ballpark ranking system, and even managed to organize some personal ballpark tours in 2020. He describes some of the things he’s already checked off his 162 item baseball bucket list and some of the things he’d still like to do.