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Johnny and Eric discuss the first half of the baseball season in regards to the travel they've taken to see baseball games. Eric discusses ProffittPalooza Jr and previews ProffittPalooza 2023. Johnny shares his experience at the games he's gone to this season also. The boys share their Proffitt & Loss as well. Follow us online. Earned Fun Average - Instagram: https://www.instagram.co...

We had Ryan Foose of Fooser Sports Design on this week's episode of The Earned Fun Average podcast. Ryan takes us back to what led him to getting into graphic design. We talk a lot about his work on the Jackson Rockabillys logo and how he got involved with the Copa de la Diversion initiative. Ryan discusses what his dream project would be and also shares his Proffitt & Loss. Make sure to...

An up-and-coming star in baseball joined us this week. Jordan Schachterle currently works for the Iowa Cubs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. Jordan takes us through some of the day-to-day duties she has with the I-Cubs and tells us all about her time broadcasting on the radio for the Burlington Sock Puppets of the Appalachian League. Hear Jordan's stories of her love for sports gr...

We head to Bricktown this week as we speak with the Oklahoma City Dodgers radio broadcaster, Alex Freedman. Alex takes us through a crazy late season moment at the ballpark last season and why it was one of his most memorable calls on the radio. He tells us all about Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark and what it was like with the transition to a new nickname and brand. Hear his Proffitt & Loss and...

We had one of our own from the Twitter community join us this week. Chris Storm is a college professor and loves incorporating baseball logos into the lessons he teaches. He talks about his time working in minor league sports and even shares that he's been to the fabled city of Wheeler, Mississippi. Chris talks about his hat collection and about Thomas Headison. Chris does a baseball trip eac...

We had Chris Adams-Wall join us on this week's episode. At the time of the recording, Chris was the radio play-by-play announcer for the Montgomery Biscuits. He has now joined the pre and post game show for the parent club, the Tampa Bay Rays. Chris talks about this time in baseball, including what lead him to getting to call games on the radio for Montgomery. He also tells us about Montgomer...

John Kocis Jr is the radio play-by-play broadcaster for the Columbia Fireflies, the Single-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. John takes us through his broadcasting career and what led him to writing a book with stories from fellow radio broadcasters. Hear about Segra Park and hear John's Proffitt & Loss. Follow the Columbia FireFlies and John online. John Kocis Jr. - Twitter: https:/...

Batting clean up for The Show Before The Show is Sam Dykstra. Sam is a reporter for MLB Pipeline and MiLB and helps ranks minor league prospects. We dove into his ranking process and talk some of the current big names to watch for in the minor leagues. We discuss The Show Before The Show podcast MiLB he hosts with Tyler Maun, Ben Hill and Josh Jackson. Sam also discusses his Proffitt & Loss. M...

We had a fun chat about the Jersey Shore BlueClaws on this week's episode. We had Bob McLane join us. He is the Sr. VP of Ticket Sales & Service. Bob gives us some background on his foray into baseball, including a stop at the Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, before joining the BlueClaws. Bob tells us what makes the BlueClaws stadium, FirstEnergy Park, so fun and what merchandise and foo...

Author, Doctor, Pickleball enthusiast and overall sports fan, Katie Russell Newland, joined us on this week's episode. Katie is the author of "A Season with Mom" where she chronicles her journey across all 30 MLB ballparks with letters she wrote to her late mother. Katie had also gone through her own cancer journey a few years earlier. Hear Katie share the story behind the book and...

We had The Minor League Nerd himself, Kelabration, on this week's EFA episode. Kelly Robinson is a Chicago resident and attends Chicago Dogs and Chicago White Sox games. He has been traveling since the mid-2000's to see minor league and major league ballparks. A few years back he started documenting his jerseys and his hats online and has since started a series about defunct minor league...

Who doesn't love throwing meat or other delicious food on the grill? Baseball season is grilling season. What better way to combine both then by our conversation with Brett Mandel of Baseball BBQ this week. Baseball BBQ makes licensed grilling tools and cutting boards. You can put your favorite MLB or MiLB team on  the tools or cutting boards, or even some select collegiate teams. Check out t...

Jeff Dobish, the owner of the Casper Spuds, joins us on this week's episode. The Casper Spuds are a collegiate summer league baseball team based in Casper, Wyoming. Jeff takes us through his days playing hockey and his fandom of sports living in Tampa Bay.  Jeff also shares the reasoning about moving the team from Caldwell, Idaho to Casper, Wyoming and what makes both communities great. Make...

We had the pleasure of speaking with Tyler Maun on this week's episode. Tyler works for MLB Pipeline and does work with Minor League Baseball. He hosts The Show Before The Show podcast about MiLB. Tyler recently called some of the World Baseball Classic games on TV. He also does TV and radio for The University of Denver. Hear Tyler's Proffitt & Loss and what his hat collection means...

A place that all baseball fans need to visit is the Negro Southern League Museum in Birmingham, Alabama. The NSLM is beyond the outfield fence at Regions Field where the Birmingham Barons play ball. We had the museum's Deputy Director Frank Adams Jr on this week's episode. Frank tells us about his position at the museum and discusses the basis of the museum. Frank shares some of the most...

The very talented Jesse Goldberg-Strassler joined us on this week's episode. Jesse is the radio broadcaster for the High-A affiliate of the Oakland A's, the Lansing Lugnuts. Jesse tells us about his broadcasting career, the Lugnuts ballpark and shares his Proffitt & Loss. He also shares the story behind the books he's written. Follow the Lugnuts and Jesse online and order his bo...

David C. Ruckman joined us this week to chat about the Charlotte Knights rebrand and what promotion he would do for a baseball team. David is a graphic designer, videographer, and consultant amongst others. He shares some of the work he's done and his Proffitt & Loss. Make sure to follow David online. David C. Ruckman - Website: https://www.davidruckmancreative.com LinkedIn: https://www.l...

The great Dan Simon joins us this week. Dan has his own sports brand identity development firm called Studio Simon. Dan is known for his work designing the logo for the Savannah Bananas, Daytona Tortugas, Memphis Redbirds and Kannapolis Cannon Ballers amongst many others. He gives us a brief overview of how he got into sports brand designing and shares his Proffitt & Loss. Follow Dan online an...

We had a fun conversation about MiLB merchandise in this week's episode with Bob Villarreal. Bob is the merchandise manager for the Beloit Sky Carp. He discusses how long he's been with the team and what roles he's had. He also tells us how he started running the team store. Hear Bob's PA announcer stories and hear him tell the story about the transition from the Snappers to th...

Chicago Dogs superfan Mike Trippi joined us for this fun episode this week. The Chicago Dogs are an independent professional baseball team in the American Association. Mike tells us how he fell in love with the Chicago Dogs and tells us all about Impact Field. He also shares some of his favorite uniforms in the league and his Proffitt & Loss. Follow Mike and the Chicago Dogs online. Mike Tripp...

We had the absolute pleasure of having a bestselling author, senior writer for ESPN, and one half of Marty & McGee, join us on this week's special episode. Ryan McGee wrote a book that dropped April 4th, titled  " Welcome to the Circus of Baseball" about his time working for the Asheville Tourists. Ryan gives us an overview of his new book, how he became a big minor league baseb...

We had the President and CEO of the Uwharrie Wampus Cats and the Carolina Disco Turkeys, Greg Sullivan, join us on this week's episode. The Disco Turkeys are a well known independent collegiate summer baseball team, but Greg and his ownership group wanted to bring another opponent in for the Disco Turkeys to play. The Wampus Cats will play their games in Albemarle, North Carolina. Greg tells...

We had the pleasure of speaking with Todd Radom this week. Todd is a graphic designer who has created countless logos, whether it's for a new team, a re-brand, or for a special event. He's created Super Bowl logos and designed the Brooklyn Cyclones and Wichita Wind Surge MiLB logos amongst others. He has written a couple of books that you can purchase that will dive into MLB jerseys and...

One. Year. It's been one year since the most Average podcast hit the airwaves. The Earned Fun Average is celebrating their one-year anniversary with this special episode. It's been such a fun ride during the last 52 episodes. From authors, radio play-by-play announcers, fans and others alike, we've had a ton of great guests. We handed out the first ever Mendozas in eight categories...

The newest member of the collegiate summer league Prospect League is the Jackson Rockabillys, playing their home games in Jackson, Tennessee. We are joined by the President and CEO of the Rockabillys, Dennis Bastien. Dennis tells us about the Prospect League and what type of players you'll get to see when you watch a game. He also takes us through the name the team process and how they came t...