Episode 014 — Steven Ericson: Japanese Baseball, Sports Geography, and Comparing Atlanta’s Ballparks
Steven Ericson is a geographer and independent travel writer who recently moved to Lincoln, Nebraska after living in Japan for three years. He explains how Japanese baseball and its fans differ from the game in America. Steven also recalls his experiences at each of the three Atlanta Braves ballparks. And, we discuss “The Geography of Sports” — a college course taught by Steven covering the economical, political, and societal implications of having a sports team in a specific area.
Please join me in wishing Steven good luck as he runs the London Marathon on Sunday October 3!
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Steven wears a baseball-themed face mask from Diamond Diplomacy while attending a Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters baseball game in May 2021.
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A beer girl (biiru no uriko) pours an Yebisu beer at a Saitama Seibu Lions game in September 2018.
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Steven crossing the finish line of the Nebraska State Fair Half Marathon in Grand Island, Nebraska, in August 2021.
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MLB.TV blackout areas: When talking about functional regions in his Geography of Sports course, Steven references the MLB.TV map showing blackout areas because of teams’ exclusive broadcast rights in certain states.
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