Effectively Wild Episode 1355: Opening Day Banter and the Baseball Brit

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about their Opening Day experiences, the pleasure of immersing themselves in baseball again, baseball players being better than ever, and MLB’s arbitration championship belt, then (22:25) talk to Joey Mellows , AKA “The Baseball Brit,” about how he became a baseball convert, his worldwide baseball travels and his quest to see 162 games this season, the logistics of his journey, the fan experience in the U.S. compared to South Korea and Japan, watching indy ball vs. watching MLB, baseball’s popularity in the UK, the upcoming MLB games in London, his best and worst ballpark experiences, how he explains baseball to non-fans, how he’s learned about baseball history, and much more. Audio intro : The Mountain Goats, " First Few Desperate Hours " Audio interstitial : The Pretty Things, " Joey " Audio outro : Frank Sinatra, " Day By Day " Link to Ben’s story about MLB’s improving caliber of play Link to story about the championship belt Link to THT piece about Joey Mellows Link to story about Caps Off Link to Bat Flips and Nerds Link to Joey’s map of all the U.S. ballparks Link to preorder The MVP Machine iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!) Sponsor Us on Patreon Facebook Group Effectively Wild Wiki Twitter Account Get Our Merch! Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source