Baseball podcast hosted by Ben and David. Sharing with you, the listener, the history of baseball in Oregon in order to do our part in bringing MLB to PDX. We also will provide you with updates on the status of MLB to PDX.
Ben sits down to catch up with friend of the podcast and Managing Partner of the West Coast League Victoria HarbourCats and Nanaimo Nightowls. Its been a few years since we last spoke with Jim, so we catch up on whats going on the last two years and what we can expect this year from the two teams.
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In this episode Ben welcomes everyone back for season 7. He talks about why he has been awhile for about two year. Discusses changes to the West Coast League Championship format and provides a coaching update for the Nanaimo Nightowls.
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In this episode Ben sits down with current West Coast League skipper of the defending back-to-back Champions Corvallis Knights. We discuss his personal baseball history in high school, Linfield College and Oregon State University. Further, we talk about his time in the minor leagues and his coaching history with the Perth Heat of the Australian Baseball League. Additionally we get in to discussing his son and what it has been like to coach him throughout the years. Enjoy!
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In this episode Ben sits down with Jesuit High School baseball player and top 100 player in 2023 for the State of Oregon to watch. Dustin discusses his first years of baseball and how he got in to it. He also talks about taking batting practice in the house with his father. Funny thing is his dad said after the episode recording the had to stop because of dents in the walls. Listen to learn more about Dustin and his love of baseball.
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In this episode Ben sites down with the boys of baseballmapper.com, Cory and Patrick to talk about their amazing website where you can go and find just about any baseball in your area, whenever traveling, or for leisure. We also discuss the ins and outs of why they created the site, the things they have done, their baseball history and so much more.
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In this episode Ben sits down with the General Manager of the Alaska Goldpanners. They discuss the history of the panners, Major Leaguers who have played for the team, what it is like to play baseball in Fairbanks, AK, John's baseball history, and much more. Enjoy!
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In this special episode Ben brings to you information regarding Salt Lake City Utah's newest effort to bring Major League Baseball to their city and who is behind it. Further, Ben shares some insight into how there have been some nuggets of information for the past two years shared in the news showing us the effort has been in development right in front of our eyes. He also discusses his feelings on MLB to PDX versus MLB to SLC and who is believes is the leader. Enjoy!
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In this episode Ben sat down, live in Hillsboro, Oregon at Ron Tonkin Field, home of the Hillsboro Hops - High A Affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks, to have a discussion with their super fan Hippidy Hop Guy. We talk about how he came to love the team, what he has liked over the last three years and the stories he has. Enjoy.
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In this episode Ben sits down with former Big Leaguer and current Victoria HabourCats head baseball Coach Todd Haney. We talk about his career in the bigs and what is it like to coach in Victoria British Columbia, Canada. Enjoy!
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In this episode Ben sits down with SW Washington resident and baseball fan John Scukanec. We discuss John's goal to play catch for 365 days, what it was like, who he met, and much more. Enjoy!
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In this episode we catch up with Managing Partner for the West Coast Leagues Nanaimo Nightowls and Victoria HarbourCats Jim Swanson. We talk about the ups and downs of the pandemic, 2022 season, and what lies ahead for both teams in 2023. Enjoy.
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