Tyler Petersen is the Assistant General Manager of the Oakland Ballers. The B’s are a brand new Pioneer League team who will play their inaugural season in 2024. Tyler is also a life-long A’s fan who has has spent his entire life in the East Bay. He shares with us what the A’s Las Vegas relocation means to Bay Area residents, and how the Ballers are looking to bring back the community aspects of baseball that Oakland deserves.
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Most Recent Episodes
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Episode 129 — Melissa Ludtke: Working for Sports Illustrated, Gaining Equal Access in Baseball, & Finding a Way to Make Things Happen
Melissa Ludtke is a life-long Red Sox fan from Cambridge, Massachusetts and a former baseball reporter/researcher with Sports Illustrated in the 1970s. Her upcoming book: Locker Room Talk: A Woman’s Struggle to Get Inside will be released next summer and details her 1978 US court case vs MLB commissioner Bowie Kuhn and Major League Baseball. The landmark case is responsible for providing equal access to all reporters in baseball, and created ripple effects still felt across the entire sports landscape.
Episode 128 — Zach Beeson: Arizona Fall League, Year-Round Baseball, & Connecting to Cultures Through Baseball
Zach Beeson is an Angels fan currently living in Eastern Indiana. He’s visited over 180 ballparks and does a great job of documenting his journeys on social media and the Baseball Bucket List website. We discuss his most recent trip to the Arizona Fall League, how he uses the game to connect to local cultures, and how the season doesn’t really end with the last out of the World Series.
Episode 127 — Brad Balukjian: Junk Wax Packs, 30 Year Old Gum, & Viewing America Through a Windshield
Brad Balukjian is the author of the LA Times Best Seller The Wax Pack, a book about an epic adventure tracking down each of the players included in a 1986 pack of baseball cards.
Episode 126 — Thankful for Baseball
In this special Thanksgiving episode, hear directly from baseball fans why they are thankful for the game of baseball.
Episode 125 — Bob Fontaine Jr: Scouting as a Family Business, Signing Future Hall of Famers, & Getting to Know the People Behind the Players
Bob Fontaine Jr. is a former MLB scout known for signing several big time players including Ozzie Smith, Randy Johnson, Tony Gwynn, Jim Abbott, Tim Salmon and many more. We discuss how he got his start as a scout by learning the ropes from his dad (former big league scout Bob Fontaine Sr.), the qualities he’d look for in a young ball player, and how the game has changed over the last several years.
Older Episodes
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Episode 080 — Patrick Larson: A Fandom Deciding Email, Singing the National Anthem & The Magic of Slowing Down at a Ballgame
All Episodes / Episode 080 — Patrick Larson: A Fandom Deciding Email, Singing the National Anthem & The Magic of Slowing Down at a Ballgame Patrick Larson is a Toronto Blue Jays Fan living in the Atlanta, Georgia area. He’s a member of Curved Brim Media and...
Episode 079 — Lynn Smith: Indy Ball, the MiLB Field of Dreams & Watching a Wild Comeback
All Episodes / Lynn Smith: Indy Ball, the MiLB Field of Dreams & Watching a Wild Comeback Lynn Smith is an avid independent and minor league baseball fan from Iowa. We discuss what makes those lower levels of play great, and what it was like to attend the MiLB...
Episode 078 — Kevin Negaard: Catch in 5 Countries, Throwing with Greats, and Why Every Kid Deserves a Chance to Play Baseball
All Episodes / Episode 078 — Kevin Negaard: Catch in 5 Countries, Throwing with Greats, and Why Every Kid Deserves a Chance to Play Baseball Kevin Negaard is a Cardinals fan from Sioux City, Iowa. He is currently nearing the end of a quest to play 365 days of catch in...
Episode 077 — Jeremy Cahnmann: McGwire’s 70th, Baseball Trivia & The Soul of America
All Episodes / Episode 077 — Jeremy Cahnmann: McGwire’s 70th, Baseball Trivia & The Soul of America Jeremy Cahnmann is a life-long Cardinals fan currently living in Decatur, Georgia. His love of the game was instilled in him by his grandfather at a young...
Episode 076 — Tom Guiry: Pickup Baseball, Old Yankee Stadium & Being Scotty Smalls
All Episodes / Episode 076 — Tom Guiry: Pickup Baseball, Old Yankee Stadium & Being Scotty Smalls Tom Guiry is a Yankees fan currently living in Myrtle Beach, SC. Tom is well known for playing Scotty Smalls in the hit movie The Sandlot, which is nearing its 30...
Episode 075 — Dave Wills: Playing College Ball, Reporting for Sports Phone & Becoming the Voice of the Tampa Bay Rays
All Episodes / Episode 075 — Dave Wills: Playing College Ball, Reporting for Sports Phone & Becoming the Voice of the Tampa Bay Rays Dave Wills has been the radio play-by-play announcer for the Tampa Bay Rays since 2005. We discuss how growing up in the Chicago...
Episode 074 — Derek Jones: All the Parks in 30 Days, An Upper Deck Souvenir & Traveling the US by Car
All Episodes / Episode 074 — Derek Jones: All the Parks in 30 Days, An Upper Deck Souvenir & Traveling the US by Car Derek Jones is a Braves fan currently living in the Cincinnati area. In 2021, he and his friend Kevin set out to fulfill a life-long dream of...
Episode 073 — Joseph R. Guzman: Baseball After Brain Surgery, the Draft Process , & the Life of an Agent/Adviser
All Episodes / Episode 073 — Joseph R. Guzman: Baseball After Brain Surgery, the Draft Process , & the Life of an Agent/Adviser Joseph R. Guzman is an adviser/agent with the LA based Empowerment Sports Group. We discuss how Joseph’s own baseball journey was...
Episode 072 — Charles Westcott: Baseball in Montréal, Balconville, & The Ebb and Flow of the Game
All Episodes / Episode 072 — Charles Westcott: Baseball in Montréal, Balconville, & The Ebb and Flow of the Game Charles Westcott currently lives in South Florida, but grew up in the suburbs of Montréal, Canada as a fan of the Expos. After the franchise moved to...
Episode 071 — Anthony Caldwell: Best Baseball Views, Falling Back in Love with the Game, & The Perfect Baseball Day
All Episodes / Episode 071 — Anthony Caldwell: Best Baseball Views, Falling Back in Love with the Game, & The Perfect Baseball Day Anthony Caldwell is an Astros fan currently living in San Antonio, Texas. We chat about how his love of the game started at a young...