Episode 367: Kenneth Gatewood

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by KENNETH GATEWOOD.

The renowned watercolorist (and fellow member of the Graig Kreindler Appreciation Society!) joins the boys to talk about getting his start painting Los Angeles storefronts and billboards, partying with Magic Johnson and Lawrence Taylor, impressing the legendary Muhammad Ali and, yeah, the elephant in the room…those iconic and precious Baby Sports.

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Episode 366: Bill LeRoy

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by BILL LeROY.

The pride of Dublin, Georgia, joins the boys to talk about his journey to BananaLand, playing alongside and catching World Series champions (and Boston Red Sox Hall of Famer Bill Lee!), his excitement for the upcoming Banana Ball World Tour and reveals what he knows (and doesn’t know) about “the book”.

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Episode 365: John Fitzgerald

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by JOHN FITZGERALD.

The founder of the Irish American Baseball Society, joins the boys to talk about how the organization came about, shares his vision for the IABS, provides an update on the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame and gives an overall education on baseball on the Emerald Isle.

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Episode 364: Abby Lampe

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by ABBY LAMPE.

2022 women’s cheese rolling world champion Abby Lampe joins the boys to talk about how she went from NC State to historic Cooper’s Hill in Gloucestershire, England, for the annual Cheese Rolling Championship, how she got interested in the sport, her training regimen and whether or not she’d do it again.

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Episode 363: Josh Rawitch

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by JOSH RAWITCH.

Fresh on the heels of announcing the results of the 2023 BBWAA election, the Hall of Fame president joins the boys to talk about the pending inductions of Fred McGriff and (fellow Hoosier!) Scott Rolen, details what day-to-day life in Cooperstown is like, shares some of the mail he receives and looks ahead to the Savannah Bananas coming to town.

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Episode 362: Jay Jaffe

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by JAY JAFFE.

The author of The Cooperstown Casebook and senior writer at FanGraphs joins the boys (for the fifth time!) to break down the 2023 Hall of Fame ballot, explains why Scott Rolen WASN’T a no-brainer to be elected, discusses the (notso) curious case of Omar Vizquel, reveals his next “cause” and looks ahead to the Class of 2024 and beyond!

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Episode 361: Tom Rinaldi

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by TOM RINALDI.

The award-winning reporter joins the boys to talk about documenting the life (and death) of Lyman Bostock via his podcast “Wesley”, telling the crazy life story of wrestling legend Ric Flair and that insane ten-day stretch back in November when he covered the World Cup, NFL and college football’s biggest rivalry for FOX Sports.

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