Episode 461: Jake Skole

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by JAKE SKOLE.

The Party Animals slugger (and former Texas Rangers first round draft pick) joins the boys to talk about adapting to Banana Ball after an extensive minor league baseball and ACC college football career, whether or not he gets nervous dancing shirtless in front of 81,000 fans, the first thing he would implement if he was MLB commissioner for a day and how he spends his off seasons.

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Episode 460: Matt Burns

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by MATT BURNS.

The baseball road tripper joins the boys to talk about his upcoming Midwest adventure with his dad, the extensive planning that goes into Mapping the Path, how he prepares for the unexpected, his favorite ballpark food and how a random game in 2019 got the whole thing started.

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Episode 459: Ramone Russell

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by RAMONE RUSSELL.

One of the creative minds behind MLB The Show, joins the boys to talk about his lengthy job title (technically, he’s the Director of Product Development, Communications, and Brand Strategy for San Diego Studio), his lifelong love of video games, the importance of getting the inclusion of The Negro Leagues as accurate as possible, his go-to player and, yeah, exploding birds.

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Episode 458: Dick Perez and Marq Evans

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by DICK PEREZ and MARQ EVANS.

The baseball painter and director join the boys to talk about Dick’s legendary career, re-working one of his pieces for Ichiro, beefing with Joe DiMaggio, who was his favorite Diamond King, whether or not he is the world’s most reproduced artists (he very well might be!) and, of course, Marq’s new documentary “The Diamond King”.

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Episode 457: Laura Hirai

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by LAURA HIRAI.

The women’s baseball pioneer joins the boys to talk about growing up an Ichiro fan in Japan, how she ended up as the first ever ball girl for the New York Yankees, being on the field for the 2019 London Series, wearing Brett Gardner’s pants, hanging out with CC Sabathia (along with some royals?) and her current gig as a pitching coach.

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Episode 456: Roy Wood Jr.

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by ROY WOOD JR.

The host of “Have I Got News for You” on CNN, returns to talk to the boys about working with Amber Ruffin and Michael Ian Black, whether or not he’s still basking in the glow of last year’s Rickwood Classic, the storylines he’s following so far this baseball season, the return of Sammy Sosa to the Cubs and, for some reason, that time Colonel Sanders found himself in a gunfight.

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Episode 455: Perry Barber

This week, Shawn Anderson and Lou Olsen are joined by PERRY BARBER.

The legendary umpire returns to talk to the boys about breaking glass ceilings and blazing trails...but this time with a twist. One of the boys is replaced by his daughter. Gasp!

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