Up To Chat

Episode 60. I chat with the host of The Dad Hat Chronicles Podcast, Ed Rivera, and we rank and discuss each of our top-10 favorite brands and logos from Minor League Baseball's Copa de la Diversion series. Twitter/X & Instagram -  @thedadhat216 Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day

Episode 59. I once again chat with Evan Etheridge, this time about this year's NCAA Tournament! We breakdown each bracket, discuss where we agree and disagree with the committee, talk about the most likely potential upsets and make our game-by-game predictions from the Elite Eight an forward. Twitter/X -  @evanaetheridge Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-ros...

Episode 58. I chat with ESPN's Smacker Miles. She works in several different roles, for several different sports and she tells us about that, playing sports herself, her favorite moments from working in sports and as a fan of them. We also talk a lot about the SEC and she tells us what she would've been doing if she hadn't been working in sports, as well as plenty more. Twitter/X &a...

Episode 57. I chat with Evan Etheridge to preview Super Bowl LVIII, between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs. We make predictions, discuss many of the betting props, over/unders and plenty more.  Twitter/X -  @evanaetheridge Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day

Episode 56. Today I rank and discuss the top-10 logos in all of Minor League Hockey.  There are a lot of good logos and brands out there, so make sure and check these out, as well as the others that I wasn't able to fit into my top-10.  Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day

Episode 55. I chat with Liam from "Tennis Section" and we preview the 2024 Australian Open for the Men's and Women's tournaments. We discuss fun 1st round matches and potential matches we want to see for the next few rounds before making our predictions for the quarterfinals and beyond. Twitter/X & Tik-Tok -  @Tennis_Section Instagram - @TheTennisSection YouTube -  @TennisS...

Episode 54. In keeping up with Up To Chat tradition I chat with Erik "The Peanut Guy" Mertens on the first episode of the new year. We do some catching up and chat about his 2023, which included a great experience at the All-Star Game in Seattle and also about his plans for 2024. Twitter/X -  @ItsErikMertens Instagram -  @erikthepeanutguy Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://...

Episode 53. We've expanded our horizons to be about all sports rather than just baseball. Our first episode of this new era is a CFP Preview with my good friends Trent Honthy and Evan Etheridge. It was an absolute blast chatting with these guys discussing college football and a little bit of other stuff as well. Twitter/X -  @trent_honthy & @evanaetheridge Music from Uppbeat (free for Cre...

Episode 52. I chat with Brett Kell, host of the "Binging Baseball" podcast. We discuss his Binging Baseball brand and then a lot of the new brands, logos and team names in the baseball world, as well as plenty more. Twitter/X -  @Bingingball Instagram -  @baseballbinging Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day

Episode 51. I chat with Ethan Bryan, the man who played catch every day for a full year and wrote a book about it, "A Year of Playing Catch". He tells us all about the year he spent playing catch with many different people in many different places.  Twitter/X: @Ethan_Bryan www.ethanbryan.com Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day

Episode 50. Today I discuss and rank each of the 7 Minor League ballparks that I saw for the first time in 2023. Erik "The Peanut Guy" Mertens and Michael Harris also come on to discuss their own experiences at a couple of the ballparks I rank on this episode. Twitter/X: @ItsErikMertens, @intheballparks Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-...

Episode 49. I chat with Peoria Chiefs Corporate Sales Manager Brice Ballentine and he tells us everything you need to know about their ballpark, Dozer Park and the best things to do when you're in the Peoria area. Patrick Larson, of the MiLB Hat History Series, also comes on to talk about the baseball history of Peoria. Twitter/X -  @peoriachiefs, @oyster31, @patlarson1 Music from Uppbeat (fr...

Episode 48. I chat with Jessie Barton, a fellow ballpark-chaser, who also works for the Richmond Flying Squirrels. She tells us about them and their ballpark, "The Diamond", as well as her road-trips and ballpark favorites, and even her fandom beyond just baseball. Twitter/X - @Jessie_Barton_ Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day

Episode 47. Today I chat with Trent Honthy, who works as part of the grounds crew for not only the Houston Astros, but also the Houston Texans. He talks about working to get those jobs, some of the experiences with them, other stadium and road-trip experiences of his, as well as plenty more.  Twitter/X - @trent_honthy Instagram - @trenthonthy Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbea...

Episode 46. I chat with Ed Rivera, of "The Dad Hat Chronicles" podcast and we each rank & discuss the logos and brands of each of the 12 Midwest League teams... and then afterwards just chat about baseball in-general for a while for fun. Paul Caputo, of the "Baseball By Design" podcast also comes on to discuss one specific team's brand in more details! Twitter/X -  @th...

Episode 45. Today I'm doing my postseason predictions for the MLB. Not only who will win each division and get the wild card spots, but then predicting seedings and then going matchup-by-matchup, round-by-round all the way through the World Series! Twitter - @UpToChat Instagram -  @UpToChatPod Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day

Episode 44. I chat with Zach Beeson, a fellow-Ballpark Chaser, who has been to almost 200 ballparks already. We discuss a lot of the specifics of the ballparks he's been to so far and some of the ones highest on his list to still see. He's a big Los Angeles Angels fan, so we also chat about them as well as plenty more. Twitter - @zachbeeson22 Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): http...

Episode 43. I chat with Scott McEntire, a producer of the "Let's Get Two" baseball podcast, who has been to hundreds of ballparks. We talk about some of the best of the ballparks he's experienced, we also mix in some college football and hockey talk as well as plenty of other stuff.  Twitter -  @skotskipole Podcast -  LetsGetTwo.com Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): http...

Episode 42. I chat with Clay Morgan, a huge Cincinnati Reds fan, who has recently began ballpark-chasing. We talk about the Reds' youth and their bright future, the ballparks he's already seen, his friendship with a current Major League Baseball player and plenty more. Instagram - @jeremiahclay_12 Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day

Episode 41. I chat with Eric Lichtenberg, the man who designed the "Up To Chat" logo set. We discuss those logos as well as other logos he's designed, some of his collections, the ballparks he's traveled to, including his hometown St. Paul Saints and Minnesota Twins, as well as plenty of other stuff.  Twitter - @elichtenberg Instagram - @e_lichtenberg Music from Uppbeat (free f...

Episode 40. I chat with Donnie Wise, one of the Minor League Baseball Twitter community's favorite people. He tells us about the Columbia Fireflies' ballpark, more of his other ballpark travels, including when we accidentally ran into each other at a Columbus Clippers game and even some football chat as well as plenty more. Twitter & Instagram -  @wisedrjr Music from Uppbeat (free fo...

Episode 39. I chat with Ryan Manuel, the Vice President of Baseball Operations for the Winston-Salem Dash. We talk about the past and present of the Dash, other ballparks, some unbreakable baseball records and more. Patrick Larson comes on to talk about the history of baseball in Winston-Salem and Paul Caputo talks about the branding of the former Winston-Salem Warthogs. Twitter - @WSDashBaseball,...

Episode 38. I rank and chat about each of the 19 MLB City Connect uniforms that have been revealed so far. Scooby McKay comes on to talk about a couple of his favorites and finally Jason Moragas also ranks his top-5 favorites so far as well. Twitter - @ScoobyMcKay & @ @JasonXXIV Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day

Episode 37. I chat with Rylee Pay, the Broadcast and Media Relations Assistant for the Portland Sea Dogs. She's also worked many other roles with the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters, Cotuit Kettleers and the UNLV baseball team. We chat about her experiences with these teams, her favorite ballparks and players, baseball bucket list items and more. Michael Harris also comes on to talk about his experi...

Episode 36. I chat with Tony Fusco. He is a huge Tampa Bay Rays and Florida State fan. We chat about the Rays, Tropicana Field, FSU's ballpark, fantasy baseball, a fun story about our fantasy league that involves Todd Frazier and plenty more.  Twitter -  @TonyFusco3 Instagram -  @ATonyAtLaw Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/seize-the-day