The Baseball Bucket List Podcast

Brian Koss is a life-long Tigers fan now living in Winter Garden, Florida. He’s also developed a soft spot for the Atlanta Braves thanks to his son’s evolving baseball fandom. We discuss Brian’s baseball journey, the early days of Fantasy Baseball, sandlot style pick-up games, and much more.  Brian is the Managing Editor at Legends on Deck and Co-Host on Legends On Deck Podcast, which cover the ri...

Steve Scott is from the Bay Area of California and grew up as an avid fan of both the Oakland A’s and the San Francisco Giants. We discuss what it was like to have season tickets for both Bay Area Teams, and the difference of the Oakland Ballpark before and after Mt. Davis.  We also hear Steve’s firsthand account of what it was like to be at the ballpark for the ’89 World Series earthquake game, g...

David Driver is a life-long baseball fan born and raised in Virginia. He was the sports editor for papers in both Baltimore and Arlington, Virginia for several years. His seven year span covering the Nationals included their magical 2019 World Series win. We chat about what it is like to cover a team daily, and how it provides some different perspectives on players that casual fans may overlook. W...

Daniel Jacob Horine is the artist behind Pop Fly Pop Shop. Each week, he drops a new sports-themed art print in the style of a comic book cover. The piece goes on pre-sale for a week and the number of pre-sale orders determines the size of the print run. Then the print is retired forever.  We discuss how Daniel’s love of baseball played a huge role in the start of Pop Fly Pop Shop, how he and his...

Jay Whannel currently runs a baseball and softball training facility in Fairfax, Iowa. Prior to a lengthly coaching career, Jay spent time playing professional ball in the American Association, and experienced a College World Series berth while playing college ball at Wartburg College.  We discuss how his time as a bat boy for the local high school team really solidified his love of the game, and...

On this special episode of the show, guest host Spencer Schwartz interviews the founder of The Baseball Bucket List Website and Podcast, Anna DiTommaso. We get into Anna's baseball story, favorite moments, and how the idea of BBL came to be. A special note of thanks to Spencer for his incredible job hosting this episode, and to all of the Bucketheads who have tuned in for our first 100 episod...

Jim Misudek is the General Manager of the Northwood League’s Fond du Lac Dock Spiders. We discuss the best parts of summer collegiate ball, and the give and take of relationships between all of the schools, teams, players, and coaches involved. We also hear about Jim’s days working in baseball communications with several MLB teams including the Reds, Braves, Brewers and O’s, and hear a few of Jim’...

Bruce Thome is a Minnesota Twins fan living in Urbandale, Iowa. He’s attended multiple fantasy camps hosted by the team. We hear about what it’s like to play ball at Target Field, rub elbows with Hall of Famers, and create lifelong friendships with other fans of the game.  Bruce also serves on the board of directors for the Rippey Ballpark Commission, and helped start the Rippey Ruckus, a yearly b...

Chris Richmond is a ballplayer wrapping up his senior year at Blackburn College in Carlinville, Illinois. He’s a long time Red Sox and Dustin Pedroia fan who recently made the transition from playing second base to pitching in relief.  We hear how Chris’ baseball journey has taken him all across the country, taught him many life lessons, and introduced him to life-long friends. We also discuss wha...

Chris Storm currently lives in Oklahoma but was born and raised in the Tampa area. We chat about how his love of baseball developed as a kid thanks to the long reach of WGN Cubs broadcasts and how he still has a soft spot for the team, even though he is now primarily a Rays fan.  We also chat about the unique way Chris displays his Hat of the Day on Twitter, how sports act as the glue of a communi...

Peter Nagel is a Brewers fan living just blocks away from American Family Field in Milwaukee. He and his best friend Erik took an epic 10-week baseball adventure in 2007 where they visited all 30 MLB parks, raising money for Habitat for Humanity along the way. The duo also visited multiple minor league parks and baseball landmarks including Cooperstown and the Field of Dreams.  Peter recounts the...

Patrick Montgomery is a Yankees fan currently living in South Carolina who fell in love with baseball by collecting cards as a kid. Last summer, Patrick released his first book The Baseball Miracle of the Splendid 6 and Towny Townsend. The Splendid 6 is a group of players made up of Michael Cuddyer, David Wright, Ryan Zimmerman, Mark Reynolds, B.J. Upton, and Justin Upton. Each of the six played o...

Reggie Deal is an Astros fan currently living in San Marcos, Texas. He was born blind and learned to love sports via radio broadcasts. We discuss how baseball quickly rose to the top as his favorite game, how the energy of a ballpark crowd can tell you a lot about what is happening on the field, and how baseball is a lot like chess.  We also discuss why Reggie’s friends call him Baseball Yoda and...

Matt Melton is a Red Sox fan who fell back in love with baseball thanks to a great experience at Fenway Park many years after the ’94 strike. He’s also a host of “That Baseball Show” which takes a look at baseball through the eyes of pop culture, social politics, and other topics on the periphery of the sport.  Matt shares a hilarious story about the time he threw a first pitch as Whodini the Libr...

In our Extra Innings series, we'll catch up with previous  guests who have checked off larger items on their baseball bucket list since their last appearance on the show. John Scukanec is a Mariners fan from Washougal, WA who recently completed his #Catch365 challenge by playing catch on the field at T-Mobile Park with Ken Griffey Jr. We chat about how that happened and what it was like for J...

Shane Bua is a Red Sox fan living in Syracuse, New York. He is entering his third season as an usher with the Triple-A Syracuse Mets. We discuss his favorite parts and stories from working in minor league baseball, the  future of historic ballparks, a very unique item on his baseball bucket list, and a hilarious story about a Doug Mirabelli t-shirt he once owned.  Find Shane Online: Twitter: @ tha...

Tom Schneider is a life-long Cubs fan currently living on Long Island, NY. He is the co-founder of Bloomberg Sports, which was a tech product that MLB franchises used to run baseball operations. We chat about some entertaining experiences Tom had with former players and owners while working on Bloomberg Sports, what it’s like to have children who are fans of rival teams, and why scouting is such a...

Jeff Ragauskis is what is known as a "Cradle Cub" and has been a huge fan of the team since he was a young kid. We discuss how he fell in love with the game, how finding intricacies throughout games and the entire season is one of the best parts of being a fan, and how All-Star Week brings fans together in some unlikely and entertaining scenarios. We also get a description of his epic Wr...

Gabe Lerman is a Blue Jays fan from Toronto. He is also a big fan of Japanese baseball and provides voice-overs for the Pacific League’s English Youtube channel. We discuss how the NHL strike of ’04-’05 got him hooked on Major League Baseball, and how an epic train-based baseball adventure with his friend stoked his love for Nippon Professional Baseball.  Gabe also shares the story of the Hanshin...

Spencer Schwartz is a 24-year Yankees season ticket holder currently living in central New Jersey. We discuss how, thanks to Reggie Jackson, he fell in love with baseball and the New York Yankees as a kid, what led him to lose touch with the team for a brief time, and how he found his way back to the franchise. We also touch on how each baseball season can be representative of chapters in our live...

Tom Rauen is a life-long Cubs fan from Dubuque, Iowa. He’s the founder of the company 1-800-Tshirts which has created apparel for several teams and players. We chat about how he wanted to make sure he started a business that would tie into baseball, what he loves about attending All-Star Week, and about the time he and some of his friends rented out the Pensacola Blue Wahoos Stadium as an AirBnB a...

Bruce McClure lives in New Hampshire and grew up attending Red Sox games at Fenway with his dad. He is a membership ambassador for the Society for American Baseball Research, the chair of the Northern New England Chapter, and manages the social media for an incredible group called the SABR Baseball Memories Committee. We discuss why the perception most people have of SABR is incorrect, how there i...

Bobby Brett, along with his family, owns three Minor League Baseball teams (The Spokane Indians, The Tri-City Dust Devils, and the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes) as well as the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League. We discuss what it’s like to be involved in the business of sports ownership, what about Spokane charmed him into purchasing The Indians back in the mid ‘80s, and all about the wonderf...

Dan Simon is a leader in sports branding identity development who currently lives and works in Louisville, Kentucky.  Listeners of this show will know him best for his multitude of minor league baseball logos including The Kannapolis Cannon Ballers, The Daytona Tortugas, The Trenton Thunder,  The Hillsboro Hops, and of course The Savannah Bananas.    We discuss how Dan got started in the sports br...

Reggie Duvalsaint lives in Philadelphia but spends plenty of time on the road working towards his goal of being the first beer vendor to work the seats in all 30 MLB parks. We discuss how a Craigslist ad for the 2017 All Star Game got him started on this journey, where the best fans are, some trends in the adult beverage industry, and what it's like to watch huge moments play out from the ais...