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We head south to Abilene, Texas on this week's episode. We are joined by Terry McCutchen who is an avid supporter of the Abilene Flying Bison summer collegiate baseball team. Terry discusses baseball history in Abilene and who has inspired him to start collecting sports apparel and travel the country to watch baseball. He shares with us his catch playing journey and his Proffitt & Loss. M...

The National Baseball Congress World Series is in full swing at the time of this episode coming out. We talked about the 5-time national champions Liberal Bee Jays, a summer collegiate team from Liberal, KS. We were joined by board member Todd King and Head Coach Jared Mayeda. Both Todd and Coach Mayeda talk about the rich tradition of the Bee Jays, what it was like joining the Rocky Mountain Base...

We were joined by Evan Stockton. Evan is the radio voice for the Syracuse Mets, the Triple-A of the New York Mets. Evan shares about some of the future NY Mets that are playing in Syracuse and shares about his love of ice cream helmets. Tune in to hear where Evan enjoys to travel in the International League and what he says are his Proffitt & Loss. Make sure to follow the Syracuse Mets online....

We're talking NCAA Baseball this week with the Sports Information Director for Wichita State University baseball, Denning Gerig. Denning also does color commentary and some play-by-play on the radio and on ESPN+. Denning shares about his dreams of doing radio broadcasting growing up and talks about this season's Shockers team. He shares his Proffitt and also his Loss that needs to get mo...

This special fun episode was live from Birmingham, Alabama. We were joined by special guest, The Mayor, Donnie Wise. Johnny, Eric, Donnie and their wives spent a day together in Birmingham going to lunch at a local burger joint, a brewery, the Negro Southern League Museum and then attended the MiLB game at Rickwood Field between the Montgomery Gray Sox and Birmingham Black Barons. Hear the fun sto...

We are joined again by George Falkowski. George tells us about the first 15 baseball games he attended this year. He also recaps his book "Meet Me At The Bat" and what he's up to with his new book project. Make sure to get a copy of his first book and grab a copy of the new one when it comes out next year. Also, follow George online. George Falkowski - Meet Me At The Bat book on Ama...

We are joined this week by John Nolan. John is the radio play-by-play for the Fort Wayne TinCaps, the High-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres. John tells us about his upbringing and how he got into broadcasting. He tells us about some of the prospects for the team and about Parkview Field. Make sure to check out the TinCaps online. Fort Wayne TinCaps - Website: https://www.milb.com/fort-wayne Ins...

We are joined again by our first ever guest, Eric's son, Zach Proffitt. Zach just finished his freshman year at Wichita Northwest High School. Zach shares about his baseball season with the JV team and recaps and previews ProffittPalooza Jr 2023 and 2024. Zach finishes up by playing Earned Fun Average trivia. Make sure to check us out online. Earned Fun Average - Instagram: https://www.instag...

We had the pleasure of speaking with Kyle Chisholm, the Marketing Director for the Madison Mallards. The Mallards are a summer collegiate team in the Northwoods League. Kyle tells us about their 4 new identities for 2024. They are the Motivational Speakers, the Muskallards, the Ope and the Wisconsin Wurst. Make sure to order some merchandise from the team store and check out the Mallards in Wiscon...

We have two special guests on this week. We are joined by Katie Woods, the tournament director of the National Baseball Congress World Series. We are also joined again by Logan Wiening of Old Fort Baseball Co. The NBC World Series is the premier summer collegiate tournament and it's celebrating its 90th annual tournament this summer in Wichita, KS from July 25th - August 3rd.    Old Fort Base...

We are joined this week by Brandon Bouschart, the GM of the Greeneville Flyboys of the Appalachian League. The Appy League is a summer collegiate baseball league with teams in Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolina. Brandon tells us about getting his start in baseball and how he ended up as the GM of the Flyboys. He tells us about the city of Greeneville, Tennessee and about the st...

We have a special episode for the listeners this week as we share the audio from the radio broadcast of the Jersey Shore BlueClaws game that Eric was on at ShoreTown Ballpark in Lakewood New Jersey on April 19th, 2024. Make sure you follow the BlueClaws online and make it to a game next time you're in the area. Jersey Shore BlueClaws - Website: https://www.milb.com/jersey-shore Tickets: https...

The annual baseball trip for the Proffitt brothers has concluded for this year. ProffittPalooza 2024 took us through Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey in mid-April. Johhny asks Eric all about the trip, from favorite foods to funniest moments. We also preview Eric's radio interview with Greg of the Jersey Shore BlueClaws. Be sure to check out EFA online and ProffittPalooza...

It's time for a road trip this week. We talk to Nick Carey about his YouTube channel, American Ballpark Road Trip. He shares where he got his love for the game from and what led him to starting his YouTube channel. From the work he's done in Minor League Baseball and the trips he's gotten to take with family, Nick has some great stories to share including his Proffitt & Loss. Ch...

We are joined this week by former guest and fellow Curved Brim Media member, Ed "The Dad Hat" Rivera. We talk about how our MLB teams are doing to start the season. We talk about what he's been up to with the Dad Hat Chronicles podcast and how he came about starting the Dad Hat Chronicles Sports Show live on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter every Tuesday evening. We do some...

There's a new General Manager in Wichita. Matt Hamilton has taken over as the GM for the Wichita Wind Surge, the Double A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. Matt shares about his previous experiences in baseball in Amarillo and Scranton prior to coming to Wichita. He shares what his plans are for promotions and things to do at Riverfront Stadium when fans come to the ballpark. Hear Matt's...

We are joined by Pete Fisch this week. Pete is the President of the High Point Rockers. High Point plays in the Atlantic League, an independent professional baseball league. Pete tells us about his baseball career and shares about his time in High Point, North Carolina. He tells us about Truist Point Stadium and how the Rockers name came to be. Be sure to check out the Rockers and Pete online. Hig...

On this special episode, Johnny and Eric spent 3 days together in Mississippi going to some baseball games and touring collegiate campuses. They recorded live together from 3 locations. They start in Starkville, MS at a Mississippi State University baseball game. They head up to Oxford, MS to visit the University of Mississippi and record while touring the campus at Ole Miss. They finish up at the...

The MLB season has officially gotten underway in 2024 as well as Triple A. Double A, High A and Single A will get underway in just a few days after the release of this episode. There have been a lot of identities that have been released this offseason. We discuss some of the alternate identities and some new Copa identities that have been released for some of the minor league teams for this season...

The Bad Boy of Curved Brim Media is back! Patrick Larson joined us a few years ago just as he was starting up his MiLB Hat History Series. Hear where he's taken the series and what he's been up to lately. Patrick shares about the trips he's taken to meet both of the EFA guys and shares his Proffitt & Loss. Patrick also plays the second episode of EFA trivia. Tune in to find out...

We head to southern Mississippi to talk with Javik Blake, the radio voice of the Biloxi Shuckers. We dive deep into the new alternate food identity, the Biloxi King Cakes. Johnny and Eric are big fans and learn about how the King Cake originated in Biloxi, but are big throughout the south. Hear about Javik's career prior to landing in Biloxi and some of the big names he was able to call this...

We were thrilled to be joined once again by fellow Curved Brim Media personality, Paul Caputo, for our 2-year anniversary special.  Paul hosts his own baseball podcast about team names and logos. He also writes articles for Sportslogos.net. Paul shares what he's been up to since he last joined us on our podcast a few years ago. He shares his Proffitt & Loss and answers the first ever EFA...

We had two employees from one of the newest summer collegiate baseball teams on this week's episode. We had Director of Marketing, Cat Duguay, and General Manager, John Stark, from the Abilene Flying Bison. They are in a brand new league, the Mid-America League. Cat and John discuss their careers and what lead them to working for the Flying Bison. They tell us about the league and what the co...

We head down to Lake Charles, Louisiana to talk Texas Collegiate Summer League baseball and the newest team, the Lake Charles Gumbeaux Gators. We have on the GM of the Gumbeaux Gators, Sam Moore. Sam works for Visit Lake Charles and takes over as the GM of the brand new team after coaching high school baseball for almost 30 years. Sam tells us where the team is playing, who they're playing ag...

English 101, Math 101, Baseball 101. No matter which it is, the introduction to the game of baseball is told by the Fun Wives of Baseball. Melinda Bowlin and Shannon Proffitt take over episode 101 as they explain the game of baseball in their words. Tune in for the education and stay for the laughs. Follow the wives on Facebook and follow us on Instagram and Twitter. Earned Fun Average - Instagram...