Sandlot Revolution

The titanium backbone of the Long Time Texas, these fellas make everyone's day better when they visit. This is the one you've been waiting for.

Howard and Topaz interview the always-entertaining Texas Tallboys leadership.

Jerry Cohen- Founder & Chief Baseball Historian of Ebbets Field Flannels. As a vintage sportswear aficionado, Jerry has been trailblazing the athletic apparel scene since the late 80’s. His epic journey to find and discover teams of the past & bring them to life for a modern consumer has made Ebbets the powerhouse it is today.   Mark Champion – Texas Oil Dawgs leader & creative Swiss a...

Lance Robbins: Videographer and Content Creator residing in Lockhart TX, Sandlot Junkie, Coach of Meat City Smoke, Advocate for Pregame Ibuprofen use Joel Manzo : Born and raised Austinite! Zilker Park Staff Member. Parks Advocate and Austin Baseball Enthusiast.

Arts & Crafts, and Sandlot Kids

Really great convo. Talked some college baseball, sandlot moments in the big leagues, the Matt Chapman trade (he was a piece of it), and the future of baseball.

Berndt Mader is an Emmy Award-winning film, television and commercial director. The son of a prominent Dallas photographer, Berndt spent the majority of his childhood running from cameras, only to now find himself most at home behind one. Berndt’s vast portfolio includes Chop & Steele (2022), a comedy documentary that he co-directed with The Bear’s Ben Steinbauer. The film premiered to great a...

Sandlot old-timers and ad men these two have been the backbone of the Grackles and Austin sandlot community for almost a decade. Jay Russell has been chief creative officer of GSD&M in Austin, Texas, since 2015. He began his career at DDB, working on brands such as Bud Light, PBS and American Airlines. He spent time at Square One and TM Advertising before joining GSD&M the first time, wher...

An OOOOOOOOOG Playboy, Stephen L. Ross has taught at the School of Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin for over 20 years. Among the five classes he teaches is one involving students in “artful design-build” projects that partner with nonprofits to address the needs of under-served communities and individual families. In addition to teaching, he is also a founder and director of Desig...

By day I am a Traditional Sign Painter/ Designer, Family man, Full time knucklehead and die hard Phillies fan. By night I’m one of the the invasive minds behind the Carolina Kudzu Baseball Club based out of Raleigh , North Carolina. I grew up in and blue collar Italian/ Irish neighborhood in a small place known today as New Jersey. Heard of it ? Moving down south during my Highschool years skatebo...

A North Shore Massachusetts native, Billy Kearins made his way south — all the way to the end of the road in Key West — after graduating from Boston College in 2001. The plan back then — or lack thereof — was to enjoy some time in the sun, figure out a career path, and find a new place to settle. Twenty years later, and he’s still pondering those same questions from his studio in the Old Town neig...

We head back east to talk to Carlo about Philly Sandlot attitude.

Fresh off the presses!

The origin story and insights into one of the tremendous new teams of 2022!

Mr. King and his trusty sidekick Producer Phil bring us one of the most innovative podcasts of 2022. If you have trouble sleeping this is your podcast. Check out this New Yorker article on Northwoods Sleep Radio https://www.newyorker.com/culture/rabbit-holes/the-rapture-of-listening-to-a-fake-baseball-game

• Born & raised in Los Angeles to a diehard Dodgers family. • Fell in love with baseball because of Vin Scully’s broadcasts.  • Went to college in San Diego • Travel around the world collecting tattoos  • Greatest sports experience was going to a Hanshin Tigers vs Chunichi Dragons baseball game at Koshien Stadium in Osaka, Japan. • Serve as the Expansion Program Lead Designer for the...

Mark is a South Texas native who currently resides in Houston, Tx, with his wife & kids. He’s been sitting behind home plate for the last twenty-six years, and when he’s not on the diamond, he’s out in all corners of Texas capturing content for brands & producing events. Former Houston Gambler, now GM/ Owner of the Texas Oil Dawgs, Mark is eager to get sandlot on the forefront and push it...

CARRIE AND CHRIS BOTH WORK FOR THE PILLBOX BAT CO. STARTED OVER TWO DECADES AGO WHEN ZAK  FELLMAN AND DAN WATSON WERE PLAYING LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL TOGETHER.  PILLBOX IS CLOSELY ALIGNED WITH SANDLOT AND THE SANDLOT ETHOS, SPONSORING SEVERAL TEAMS AND OFFERING THEIR CUSTOM BATS FOR SALE ONLINE.

Allison Orr, Founder and Artistic Director of Forklift Danceworks From sanitation workers to firefighters, power linemen to maintenance teams, Allison Orr creates award-winning choreography with people whose work sustains our everyday lives. Inspired by the beauty and virtuosity in the movement of labor, Allison has honed a methodology of ethnographic choreography that engages community members as...

Jack  Sanders the "Modern Godfather" of sandlot is an artist, designer and  builder who started the Texas Playboys in 2006 and The Long Time Texas  in 2015. He and his field have been featured by MLB.COM, Sports  Illustrated, and YETI among others. We talk about Sandlot, his Sandlot  Manifesto, and how it all started. Check these out... YETI:  https://www.youtube.com/...

Nic Fowler. Genius, Billionaire, Parakeet, Philanthropist but not in that order and only one of those is true. Digital Marketer by day, Sandlot GM/ Player/ ”Coach” that makes Jackie Moon look like Magic Johnson. When he’s not cruising the drag listening to Van Halen he lives a quiet life in South Austin with his family. Wes Ellis, Austin based filmmaker and photographer, former Disney World Goofy,...

Ben Montalbano is a multi-disciplinarian artist-musician and a multi-positionarian sandlot player-manager. He divides his limitless time between playing Bach, curating his small art gallery, traveling the country, managing the Nashville Dollys, getting thrown out at home, and occasionally returning the favor by throwing folks out at home from CF. He is extremely proud of the Nashville Dollys,...

"Ryne was born in Memphis and grew up a Cardinals fan despite being named for a Cub. The son of a University of Memphis employee, he earned degrees from Southwest TN Community College and later on, Christian Brothers University. A prolific writer, he has written articles on race, sports, and politics. In addition, he has handled pbp for CBU baseball. In May of last year he became the inaugural voi...

Lacie and Matt have participated in Sandlot up and down the Eastern seaboard. They met on the field in Pittsburg, started a team in Wilmington, and are now preaching the gospel in Chapel Hill, taking their love of the game with them everywhere they go.

A writer and storyteller, Adam joined the Cap City Cobras in 2021. With the encouragement and help of his teammates, he turned his penchant for talking about baseball and his love of the game into the Sandlot Social Club podcast. He grew up on Long Island and is a die-hard Mets fan.