Valerie Ruiz is a life-long Texas Rangers fan currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada. She is known on social media as Stadium Food Girl, where she highlights the best eats at each ballpark and stadium she travels to.
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Most Recent Episodes
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Episode 115 — Rob Ullman: Pirates, Squirrels, & All Day Baseball
Rob Ullman is a life-long Pirates fan currently living in Richmond, Virginia. He is a professional cartoonist who publishes a weekly comic strip highlighting the history of sports in Pittsburgh, and has also worked with his local minor league team, the Richmond Flying Squirrels.
Episode 114 — Marcel Bieler: Following the Game from Afar, Exploring Beers and Ballparks, & Being a Swiss Born Baseball Fan
Marcel Bieler is a Cubs fan born and raised in Switzerland. He fell in love with the game thanks to being able to listen to ballgames via the US Armed Forces Network on transistor radio. Marcel has been to all 30 MLB ballparks and several minor league parks on various trips to the US over the years.
Episode 113 — Evan Christie: The History of Nippon Professional Baseball, Game Day Atmosphere, & Becoming a Hiroshima Carp Fan
Evan Christie is a Canadian sports journalism graduate and content creator based in Toronto, Canada. His favorite MLB teams are The Boston Red Sox and The Toronto Blue Jays. More recently, Evan became interested in Japanese Baseball and the lesser-told stories of Nippon Professional Baseball.
Episode 112 — Rickey Hill & Jeff Celentano: The Incredible Real-Life Story of The Hill – In Theaters Everywhere August 25th
The Hill is a movie based on the remarkable real-life story of Rickey Hill and his journey overcoming incredible amounts of adversity to achieve the impossible. As a kid, Rickey was burdened by leg braces and a degenerative spine condition that should have prevented him from ever walking. Despite those challenges, Rickey couldn’t shake the belief that he was meant to be a professional baseball player, even as he was told by doctors, coaches, and his own father that it would never happen.
Episode 111 — Jon Walk: Visiting All 16 Texas Parks in a Year, Running for Baseball, & Chasing Unique Experiences
Jon Walk is a life-long baseball fan from The Woodlands, TX. He’s currently in the middle of visiting all 16 Texas professional and semi-professional ballparks in a single year. We chat about his inspiration for that trip, how he ties his loves of baseball and running together, and how he originally fell in love with the game.
Older Episodes
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Episode 070 — Charles Dennis: Seeing All of the Affiliated Parks, Sitting on the Monster, & Honoring Dad with 51 Stubs
All Episodes / Episode 070 — Charles Dennis: Seeing All of the Affiliated Parks, Sitting on the Monster, & Honoring Dad with 51 Stubs Charles Dennis is a White Sox fan currently living in San Antonio, Texas. He is also a season ticket holder for the San Antonio...
Episode 069 — Scott Evans: The Inspiration Behind ‘The Sandlot’
All Episodes / Episode 069 — Scott Evans: The Inspiration Behind ‘The Sandlot’ Scott Evans is a Dodgers fan who recently relocated to Boise, Idaho. Scott is the inspiration behind The Sandlot and Radio Flyer, both of which his brother David Mickey Evans...
Episode 068 — Alex Kratochwill: Life Baltimore, Baseball in Communities, & Ballpark Punks
All Episodes / Episode 068 — Alex Kratochwill: Life Baltimore, Baseball in Communities, & Ballpark Punks Alex Kratochwill is an Orioles fan currently living in the Daytona Beach, FL area. He grew up near Baltimore in the midst of Cal Ripken’s 2,131...
Episode 067 — Spencer McCann: Baseball Photography, Beach Dogs, & A Life Changing Home Run
All Episodes / Episode 067 — Spencer McCann: Baseball Photography, Beach Dogs, & A Life Changing Home Run Spencer McCann is a Rays fan who lives just outside of Clearwater, Florida. Currently a college senior, he studies Sports Management and Theology and hopes...
Episode 066 — Tommy Schaff: MLB First Pitches, Investing in The Field of Dreams, & “The United Nations of Baseball”
All Episodes / Episode 066 — Tommy Schaff: MLB First Pitches, Investing in The Field of Dreams, & “The United Nations of Baseball” Tommy Schaff is a life-long baseball fan currently living in St. Louis, MO. Since moving to the area, Tommy has seen...
Episode 065 — Logan Wiening: Historic Fort Wayne, Working in Minor League Sports, & Checking Off a Wrigley Bucket List Item
All Episodes / Episode 065 — Logan Wiening: Historic Fort Wayne, Working in Minor League Sports, & Checking Off a Wrigley Bucket List Item Logan Wiening is a Cubs fan from Fort Wayne, Indiana. He has melded his passions for design and home town history into art...
Episode 064 — Ben Lampron: Red Sox, Radio, & The Purest Forms of Baseball
All Episodes / Episode 064 — Ben Lampron: Red Sox, Radio, & The Purest Forms of Baseball Ben Lampron is a life-long Red Sox fan currently living in Minnesota. We discuss how Ben’s Sox fandom was sparked as a boy in Maine, and the emotional rollercoaster of...
Episode 063 — Dave Elbrecht: A Wild Night in Havana, Visiting All 30 Parks, & The Magical Summer of ’97
All Episodes / Episode 063 — Dave Elbrecht: A Wild Night in Havana, Visiting All 30 Parks, & The Magical Summer of ’97 Dave Elbrecht is a life-long Cleveland baseball fan who recently completed his tour of all 30 Major League Ballparks. We discuss how his...
Episode 062 — Dan Charest: Honkbal, Hurling, & Baseball Around the Globe
All Episodes / Episode 062 — Dan Charest: Honkbal, Hurling, & Baseball Around the Globe Dan Charest is a Red Sox fan currently stationed in Napoli, Italy with the US Navy. He has seen baseball games and sporting events around the world, and covers those in his...
Episode 061 — Allan Creasy: Baseball Tattoos, Wrestling as a Baseball Character & Racing as a Mascot
All Episodes / Episode 061 — Allan Creasy: Baseball Tattoos, Wrestling as a Baseball Character & Racing as a Mascot Allan Creasy is a Mariners fan living in Surrey, BC, Canada. He is also a professional wrestler who wrestles under a baseball character. We talk...