Stan Cole is a life-long baseball fan from Buies Creek, NC who fell in love with the game as a kid thanks to AM radio broadcasts and NBC’s Game of The Week. He’s also the associate athletic director for community and alumni engagement at Anna’s school, Campbell University.
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Most Recent Episodes
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Episode 161 — Rohn Brown: Charming Collegiate Leagues, Interning with a Future Hall of Famer, & Interviewing Former Student Athletes
Rohn Brown is a Washington Nationals fan from Mechanicsville, VA, whose love of baseball got started in the 1970s thanks to the Valley League. In the mid 80s he interned for the Richmond Braves, a team that featured a few names you may have heard of, including Tom Glavine.
Episode 160 — Bucketheads at the Ballpark: 2024 MLB All-Star Week
Join Anna on the concourse of Globe Life Field for the 2024 MLB All-Star Week in Arlington, Texas. In this special episode Anna interviews passionate fans from all over the country, capturing their unforgettable stories and experiences at the midsummer classic.
Episode 159 — Richard Sullivan: Baseball and Art, Getting Drafted, & Working with Watercolors
Richard Sullivan is a Braves fan living in Louisville, Kentucky. From a young age, he had two loves in life: art and baseball. Throughout his life, he found ways to combine the two, culminating in a baseball career at one of the preeminent art schools in the country, Savannah College of Art and Design. While at SCAD, he was drafted by the Atlanta Braves.
Episode 158 — Mike Ritz: Watching History from a High Rise, Being Forced to Visit all the Ballparks, & Playing in The Broadway Show League
Mike Ritz is a Pirates fan living in New York City. Though he was born and raised on Long Island, he became a fan of the Pirates thanks to seeing Roberto Clemente play in a game at Shea Stadium back when Mike was a kid.
Episode 157 — Eugene McMahon: From London to Milwaukee, Baseball as a Second Language, & Why Baseball and English Football Have More in Common Than You Think
Eugene McMahon is a Milwaukee Brewers fan from London, England. He found his love for baseball a little differently than many fans do, through a love of literature, thanks to a particularly captivating description of Bobby Thompson’s “Shot Heard Round the World” in a novel he was reading.
Older Episodes
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Episode 136 — Alex Goldberg: An Anticlimactic No-No, A Bold Move at Fenway, & Sometimes the Good Guys Should Lose
All Episodes / Episode 136 — Alex Goldberg: An Anticlimactic No-No, A Bold Move at Fenway, & Sometimes the Good Guys Should Lose Alex Goldberg is a long-time O’s fan who grew up in the DC area. After leaving DC, he moved to New York before eventually landing in...
Episode 135 — Jeremy Bever: A Voicemail from Pat Hughes, Seeing the Cubs at all 30 Parks, & Suiting Up on Gameday
All Episodes / Episode 135 — Jeremy Bever: A Voicemail from Pat Hughes, Seeing the Cubs at all 30 Parks, & Suiting Up on Gameday Jeremy Bever is a life-long Cubs fan from Indiana. Several years ago while Christmas shopping on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, he...
Episode 134 — Steve Acevedo: Seeing all 30 Parks in Just 5 Years, Settings Sites on International Baseball, & Which MLB Player Would Make the Best Salsa Dancer
All Episodes / Episode 134 — Steve Acevedo: Seeing all 30 Parks in Just 5 Years, Settings Sites on International Baseball, & Which MLB Player Would Make the Best Salsa Dancer Steve Acevedo is a long-time New York Yankees fan living in Los Angeles, California. We...
Episode 133 —Jorge Diaz: A Unique Way of Tracking Parks, Practicing with the Pros as a Kid, & Answering an Age-Old Question About Athletes’ Finances
All Episodes / Episode 133 —Jorge Diaz: A Unique Way of Tracking Parks, Practicing with the Pros as a Kid, & Answering an Age-Old Question About Athletes’ Finances Jorge Diaz is a Mets fan currently living in Tampa, Florida. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, he...
Episode 132 — Ted Weiner: Learning to Play in a Pasture, Umpiring “Old Guys”, & Finally Organizing The Childhood Card Collection
All Episodes / Episode 132 — Ted Weiner: Learning to Play in a Pasture, Umpiring “Old Guys”, & Finally Organizing The Childhood Card Collection Ted Weiner is a life-long Baltimore Orioles fan from Germantown, Maryland who recently began traveling to visit MLB...
Episode 131 — Marc Cheatham: Witnessing History, Seeing a No-No with Your Son, & Starting Black Baseball Mixtape
All Episodes / Episode 131 — Marc Cheatham: Witnessing History, Seeing a No-No with Your Son, & Starting Black Baseball Mixtape Marc Cheatham, aka Cheats, is a life-long Baltimore Orioles fan from Richmond, Virginia. Cheats is the founder of The Black Baseball...
Episode 130 — Tyler Petersen: The A’s (Athletics), B’s (Ballers), & C’s (Community) of Baseball in Oakland
All Episodes / Episode 130 — Tyler Petersen: The A’s (Athletics), B’s (Ballers), & C’s (Community) of Baseball in Oakland 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...
Episode 129 — Melissa Ludtke: Working for Sports Illustrated, Gaining Equal Access in Baseball, & Finding a Way to Make Things Happen
All Episodes / 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...
Episode 128 — Zach Beeson: Arizona Fall League, Year-Round Baseball, & Connecting to Cultures Through Baseball
All Episodes / 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...
Episode 127 — Brad Balukjian: Junk Wax Packs, 30 Year Old Gum, & Viewing America Through a Windshield
All Episodes / Episode 127 — Brad Balukjian: Junk Wax Packs, 30 Year Old Gum, & Viewing American Through a Windshield Brad Balukjian is a life-long Phillies fan and the author of the LA Times Best Seller The Wax Pack. The premise behind the book is simple. Brad...