Minor Breakdown

Disclaimer: the thoughts and opinions of Ryley Widell do not reflect those of his employer, the Boise Hawks. They do however reflect those of Jack and Russell! We took a trip out to Boise, Idaho and made sure we got the scoop on all the cool stuff going on with the Baconators (as the Boise Hawks are sometimes called).

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Get your nicest bowl and shiniest spoon because it's time to throw down on your favorite cereal as the Breakdown Boys make their way to Battle Creek, Michigan to visit the home of the Battle Jacks.

Put your freaking hooves in the air as this week the Breakdown Boys visit one of the horse racing capitols of the world and check out the Lexington Counter Clocks. Featuring an interview with Team President Justin Ferrarella and Director of Baseball Operations Nick Bean.

If one Rockies affiliate wasn't enough, how about a second one? This time in New England, though.

Catch the California Zephyr out west (or east, depending where you're at) and hop off in eastern Iowa as the Breakdown Boys discover all the lovely bits of the Burlington Bees. Featuring an interview with Bees GM Tad Lowary.

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There's no train from Chicago to Madison but that won't stop the Breakdown Boys because NO FEAR: THERE'S A BUS! Hop that Greyhound and mash some curds because this week Jack and Russell are hitting up Warner Park to check out the Madison Mallards. Featuring an interview with Creative Services Manager Brent Bartels.

Step kneedeep into the Minor Breakdown lore as this week we check out Minor Breakdown: The Lost Episode (because the team shut down before the episode came out and we didn't publish it until now)

Grab a craft beer and ride that bike with no handlebars, the Breakdown Boys are in one of America's top cycling cities as they check out the Missoula PaddleHeads. Featuring an interview with manager Michael Schlact.

This week the Breakdown Boys make like a cheesehead and Lam-GO to Capital Credit Union Park to check out the sick tunes of the Green Bay Rockers. Featuring an interview with Rockers VP and General Managers John Fanta.

Vote for the Breakdown Boys on your broadcast ballot as we take a trip to the capital of the Keystone State and check out the Harrisburg Senators. Featuring an interview with former Washington National Melvin Dorta.

Hold your breath and pop a hydroxocobalamin because these canaries are deep in the mine as Jack and Russell visit Charleston, West Virginia and hang out with the Dirty Birds

Jack and Russell check out (but dare not set foot in) Fort Wayne, Indiana to see what these TinCaps are all about and wax poetic about the days of yore (R.I.P. Dragons)

Check into the Hilton Garden Inn Manchester and make sure you request a south facing room as the Breakdown Boys take a look at this fascinating little team in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Open up the boxes and ruin the collector value because it's time to pop on up to Everett, Washington as Jack and Russ visit the home of the AquaSox.

Jack takes a trip north of the border and tells passport-less Russell all about it as the Breakdown Boys hit up Alberta, Canada and check out the Lethbridge Bulls. This episode features the Mascot Fantasy Draft, something reviewers have called "can't miss podcasting."

This week on Minor Breakdown, we CALL BILL MURRAY???? (NOT CLICKBAIT) (GONE WRONG)

The Breakdown Boys are back in Maryland to take a gander at the phenomenal Bowie Baysox. Featuring an interview with Head of Sports Betting Content at DraftKings Nation and former Bowie Baysox mascot, David Fucillo.

Someone sings in this episode and shockingly it isn't Jack as Russell takes us on a journey to Visalia, California to check out the Rawhide. 

Grab your hot dogs, a shiny nickel, and head on down to the boardwalk as the Breakdown Boys check out the home of the Brooklyn Cyclones. Featuring an interview with two-time Cyclones attendee and Shutdown Fullcast host Ryan Nanni.

Russell and Jack take a trip out to what could've been the shining jewel of western New York if not for that damned Erie Canal as they learn a little bit more about the Batavia Muckdogs.

The Breakdown Boys take a hike up the mountain and get a peek from the top at the Chattanooga Lookouts in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Featuring an interview with Tennessee Radio Hall of Famer and 34 year veteran of the Lookouts Radio Booth Larry Ward.

Jack and Russell head to the Metra station and catch the UP-W out to Geneva, Illinois in order to visit the pride of the Big Woods, the Kane County Cougars. Featuring an episode from Cougars GM Curtis Haug.

Sharpen those stone cutters because Jack and Russell are hitting up Quarry City, USA (no one calls it that) to check out the St. Cloud Rox of St. Cloud, Minnesota. Featuring an interview with Rox Creative Media Director, Will Meyerhoff.