On Check the Pantry, we start with one ingredient. Where we go from there is anyone's guess. Join host Jeff Lockwood, and frequently a guest or two, in the kitchen, at the table, on the farm, or even out on a fishing boat for a peek at food from all its perspectives. Produced at KBBI AM 890 in Homer, Alaska.
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A podcast discussion on ballparks from the majors down to the amateurs. We talk about everything from the current trends to the grass.
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Phil Selig is my guest and he talks about his visits to Cuba to check out baseball stadiums.
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Chris Dorsey has spent his life in baseball from catching balls at Columbia Mets games, playing minor league ball in the NY Penn and Appy League, to coaching American Legion ball. He is a lifer with one goal: to save Capital City Stadium which has been in ruins for the past decade. He wants to use it for his baseball team and other events that hope…
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Bill Lockwood is my guest tonight and he is the owner and janitor of Stadium Mustard. He talks about the Cleveland favorite's history and how he was able to gain its rights to the company. We talk a little about baseball as well and what ballparks you can find the mustard at during your travels.
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Dr. Joe Squillace is my guest this week and we talk about the Jacksonville Lunatics, a baseball club that has not played since 1910. The team earned its nickname from playing in the same town as the Jacksonville Developmental Center that opened in 1851. However, were there concerns over this name, how did the team react to it, and why was chosen as…
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Texas Ranger fan Jeff Bates is my guest tonight to talk about his love of the team and its ballpark. He also shares information about his YouTube page called Texas Clubhouse. This is a great conversation between two baseball-loving guys.
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Chuck Heeman, the Western Nebraska Pioneers owner, returns as my guest with some big news. The Pioneers and five other clubs have announced the formation of the Front Range League which will be based in the I-25 corridor of Colorado. He explains the reasoning of forming the new league, along with what fans and players can expect at the ballparks ne…
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Mark Firkins is my guest this week and we talk about the ballparks he has been from the major leagues down to the summer collegiate leagues. There are some great small ballparks and equally impressive town support in his area of Western New York. We end the show with a talk about his baseball glove restoration called "This Old Glove"…
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With the Paris Olympics completed, we move away from the ballpark and onto the courts with Ohio State University handball head coach JD Orr and assistant coach Max Littman. We discuss why the sport is an afterthought in the United States, but hugely popular in Europe where fans pack arenas by the thousands and Germany has 7 divisions for its women'…
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My guest this week is Craig Smith who discusses some of the great ballparks in his area, including US Bank Stadium. He discusses his recent trip to the Cape Cod League and everything else he saw along his route.
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Greg Sullivan of the Carolina Disco Turkeys joins me on the podcast again to talk about his team's latest season and disappointing playoff loss. However, the off-season is here, and it is time to reflect and look forward to the future.
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My guest today is Rich Billings, head coach and general manager of the Leesburg Lightning. The Lightning are members of the Florida Collegiate Summer League and were founded in 2007. He talks about what makes the team click with its community and what it's like attending a game.
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My guest this week is Steven Guistolise, founder of Stadium on Wheels, a food truck that brings the stadium experience to you! He has operations in Phoenix, Arizona, and Indianapolis, Indiana. Let's see how he came about with his business concept.
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I am live from Costa Rica this week as I visited another ballpark. In a soccer-mad country, it is good to know one can watch a game at Estadio Antonio Escarre on Saturday afternoons. I speak with the commissioner of the Asociación Deportiva Beisbol Master Pedro Palacios briefly in this week's episode. He has plans to promote the game to more Ticos …
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Spencer Collins is my guest for the third time and a lot has changed for him since his last appearance. He is not based in the Twin Cities, works full-time for Pulltab Sports, and continues to produce content for YouTube at SAC Sports Adventures. Let's catch up with Spencer to see how every thing is going.…
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My guest this week is Michael Holsinger who is like a lot of us when it comes to ballparks. He plans his summers to visit as many venues across the majors and minors. He tells us about where he's been and where he is going on this week's episode of the Ballpark Hunter
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Ralph Flores is my guest and he talks about the decision of his baseball club to leave the Northern League in favor of an independent schedule in 2024. How has it been early on in the season?
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Greg Kigar and Jack Misterovich are my guests this week and they talk about moving down to Arkansas from Michigan to start a new team in a new league. Will the summer heat get to them? Find out in this week's episode.
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It's Memorial Day Weekend and we recap recent visits, upcoming trips, the Indy 500 on TV, and Fever tickets on sale for $4. Check out this week's episode.
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The GM of the Texarkana Rhinos David Gest is my guest tonight. The ball club began operations on March 1 as one of the founding members of the Mid-America League. Gest tells us a little bit about his journey from his home state of New Jersey to Texarkana and what to expect this season at a Rhinos game.…
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A short podcast on rainy days of college baseball and remembering the last Boys of Summer, Carl Erskine.
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Lake Charles Gumbeaux Gators GM Sam Moore joins me this week as he talks about what it takes to start an expansion club in the Texas Collegiate League.
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My guest this week is Hunter Kane who talks about his interest in baseball as a bat boy for the Leesburg Lighting on the Florida Collegiate Summer League to his time this summer interning for the Edenton Steamers of the Old North State League and the Hickory Crawdads of the South Atlantic League. His dream is to become a GM of a baseball team somet…
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My guest this week is Kelly, the Minor League Nerd, and he talks about his YouTube series chronicling minor league teams you never heard of, as well as history of teams in a specific city or town. Plus, we talk a little ballpark talk as well on this week's podcast!
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Marc Witt of Can-USA Sports talks about his company's involvement with keeping baseball alive in Niagara Falls, New York. The Americans will take the field this year at Sal Magile Stadium in the Perfect Game League and Witt thinks it will be a hit with fans!
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My guest today is John Southee who hosts the Minor League Fan Club podcast. We talk about the trials and tribulations of hosting a podcast along with our live of the minor leagues.
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Assistant GM Sam Connell of the Traverse City Pit Spitters is my guest tonight. He talks about what makes attending a baseball game at Turtle Creek Stadium fun during the summer months in Northern Michigan. This episode is not the pits!
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Anderson Rathbun is my guest and we talk about the new team in town, the Burlington Sock Pups. They will be playing in the Old North State League this summer and Rathbun tells us what to expect when you visit Burlington Athletic Stadium.
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This week's guest is the GM of the Greenville Yard Gnomes Michael Villafana of the Coastal Plain League. He talks about what it is like to start a new franchise in the summer collegiate leagues.
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Eddie Hoops is my guest tonight and he shares his adventures traveling around the globe watching soccer matches on numerous continents.
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This week's episode we look at potential ballpark sites in Salt Lake City, Oakland, Kansas City, and Chicago. I also weigh in on the new MLB Nike Vapor jerseys.
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My guest this week is the GM of the Bison Baseball Club Lizzy Kocer. The Bison are back in the Independence Baseball League and are a sister team of the Oahe Zap in Pierre, South Dakota (in which she is also the GM). Lizzy talks about how the Bison made their return, how the schedule will look this year, what the plan for the club is in 2025, and w…
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Austin Lemieux is my guest today and we discuss stadiums and hot dogs. His weekly posts on Twitter & Tik Tok are whimsical, funny, and witty, plus they are about a minute in length. Lemieux discusses his plan for future videos and his love of traveling to different arenas and stadiums.
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My guest this week is Dave Zalatoris and he is the host of the Beer in Front Podcast. His podcast and website features conversations and information on old school beers, local food from his hometown Chicago, and a little baseball.
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Today's guest is the GM/owner of the Mercer Mammoths of the East Coast Collegiate Baseball League. Olshin also owns a few other clubs in the new summer collegiate league. Olshin also is affiliated with Jersey Baseball Nation and is a sales rep for Emery Glove Co.
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My guest today is Oakland Ballers Assistant GM Tyler Peterson. He tells us how he got involved with the B's, how they picked their name, and what their mission is for the citizens of the East Bay. We also delve a little into soccer but don't fray, this is a baseball podcast! I hope you enjoy it.
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My guests are from the Abilene Flying Bison of the Mid-America League. Owner George Lessmeister and Director of Marketing Cat Duguay join me this week to discuss the operations behind a new franchise, from social media presence, to marketing, ordering merchandise, and working with the community.
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Sussex County Miners play-by-plan man Bret Leuthner lost his battle with cancer on New Year's Eve. He and I once worked together in sports and although we had not talked to one another in 20-plus years, I share my thoughts on his passing.
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A sneak peek at next week's episode with George Lessmeister and Cat Duguay of the Abilene Flying Bison concerning the team's color of their road uniforms.
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My guest today is Mike VerSchave, GM of the Windy City Thunderbolts. He shares his experience with the ball club that dates back to 1999 along with how the ballpark's unique dimensions lends to hits charm on the Southside of Chicago.
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Today's episode takes a look back at the year 2023 and all of the guests who were able to appear and help me out with the show.
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Cape Catfish president Glen Campbell is my guest today. He discusses his role wth the Prospect League team, his ballpark's unique features, and what it means to have a baseball team in his hometown of Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
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Zach Beeson returns as my guest and talks about his recent trip to Mexicali, Baja California. He went to an Agulias de Mexicali game where the experience differed slightly from North of the Border. He shares his thoughts about his evening and tells fans what to expect at a game.
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Jason Moragas is my guest this week as we discuss the recent Logovember that includes new logos of ball clubs, leagues, and rebrands.
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My guests this week are from the Florence Y'alls of the Frontier League. GM Max Johnson and Marketing & Fan Experience Manager Hannah Roaden share their experience about the club from promotions, stadium improvements, bourbon slushies, and that grape jelly and goetta is delicious.
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My. guest this week is Chad Misippo and he joins us from Santiago, Chile where spring is in the air and baseball is about to get ready. He is a former scout and coach in Panama and the Dominican Republic. He has also helped build the Little League program in Santiago to 200 players and tells us about how the sport is growing in a country where socc…
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Logan Wiening of Old Fort Baseball Co. returns as my guest this week to update how things have been with his website of t-shirts, caps, and sweaters.
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My guest tonight is the GM of the Quakertown Blazers, Chris Ray, He discusses the team's 40th anniversary heading into the newly established East Coast Collegiate Baseball League and the club's new grandstands currently under construction.
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My guest this week is Brad McLeod, the Creative Content Creator for Sask Entertainment Group. He is the creator of the Saskatoon Berries logo of the Western Canadian Baseball League and the Saskatchewan Rush logo of the National Lacrosse League. When he is not creating logos, he is busy working for the group's other sports team the Saskatoon Blades…
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My guest this week is Justin Knepp, owner of the DuBois County Bombers of the Prospect League. He shares the excitement of joining the Prospect League and his plans for the ball club for 2024.
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This special episode discusses the Royal Oak Leperchauns joining the Northwoods League, The Coastal Plain League's Greenville franchise searching for a name, and the East Coast Collegiate Summer League's Poconos franchise should think about my suggestions or a team name. It's all here wrapped up in a less than 30-minute listen.…
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