Have you been listening to the podcast? If not, you can catch up on all the episodes on the podcast page.
In the latest one, Ashley and I have a broad conversation about numerous baseball topics, including how different it is to be a fan today versus 25 year ago. And you’ll just have to listen to find out why the episode is titled “Bunting skills competition”.
As someone who has only followed baseball since 2002, and only seriously since about 2006, a lot of the conversation about being a new fan resonated with me. Bizarrely though, as I have mostly observed the game from here in the UK, it was actually Andy’s 1980s experience that I identified with more. Not having a sports-only channel or a fast internet connection back in the mid 2000s meant that the only time I could watch games was on a Wednesday or Sunday night. However, that usually meant staying up until at least 3AM, something not entirely practical on a… Read more »
