March 17, 2025 • 34 mins
Val and I continue our conversations on baseball traditions and ballpark essentials while diving into surprising team predictions and the controversial topic of MLB salary regulations.
• Essential ballpark gear for content creators including lighting equipment, tripods, and portable chargers
• Strategies for collecting meaningful stadium mementos like pins and magnets instead of accumulating hats
• The implementation and effectiveness of RoboUmps in Triple-A and potential MLB adoption
• Analysis of how modern baseball rivalries differ between passionate fans and friendlier player relationships
• Discussion of potential team relocations including the Athletics to Sacramento and Tampa Bay Rays' future
• Exploration of the salary cap debate and why a salary floor might be more beneficial first
• Excitement for evolving baseball merchandise trends beyond traditional hat providers
We're always looking for guests who participate in sports beyond baseball - if you know a professional athlete in another sport who'd like to join us, reach out!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
I don't know.
Listen, I'm not going tospeculate.
In my opinion, I've said it awhile ago- I will.
I think they will eventually.
I can't, I think they will yeah.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
And just leave the Marlins there, hmm.
Speaker 1 (00:16):
Yeah.
Is anybody there.
What's up?
Deadhead crew and welcome toanother episode of the Deadhead
Chronicles podcast.
Listen, this week, Val and I,we finished our conversations on
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traditions, some of the thingsthat we want to do during the
baseball season.
Right, we continue ourconversation with gear.
We are talking about some ofthe teams that we think are
going to be surprise team, andthen we get a little bit into
Tampa Bay Rays and, of course,moves right.
Should MLB have a salary cap?
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Should they have a salarybottom?
All of that because why well?
We just like drama, that'sright.
Why not baseball and drama?
It's like apple pie, peanutbutter and jelly.
I have no idea what I'm talkingabout, but without further ado,
I'll give you the episode.
I want to get into the minorand then you you know I'm
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throwing this on you, but we'vebeen talking about we were
talking off off.
A line is on gear, right, Someof the gear that we're, that
you're taking this year, thatI'm taking this year, that I'm
working on, Like I'm trying to,like you and me were having a
conversation about like we gotto get our gear set together for
, like, when we go to ballpark.
So walk us through, because alot of people want to know cause
, like you make some cool videosright when you go to the
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ballpark like what's?
What is some of the gear thatyou are taking with you this
year.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
As far as like a what's in my bag.
Speaker 1 (01:55):
Yeah, what's in your bag, Like you know, the like
tripod, microphone, lighting,what.
Speaker 2 (01:59):
What is it that you know, like your, your basic
stuff that you do take with youthat's so funny that you say
that, because I'm actuallyputting together what's in my
bag video for spring training.
So this will, I'm gonna go backand listen.
Listen to this.
If it's out, it won't probablybe out yet actually, but I can
re-watch it and so I don'tforget anything.
So for at least for springtraining, I have a stadium food
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girl bag that my friend got madefor me.
It's got like my logo andeverything, so in there wait,
where are the stickers though?
I know right, we gotta get you.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
Get you some stickers I need to um.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
I mean, I have a light that clips to the top of
my phone okay um, so I'll havethat.
I have a clear bag with all ofmy pens.
I have a bunch of colorful pensin there because I take my
passport.
It also fits in this littleclear zipper bag.
I'm going to expose myself?
I don't care.
I put my tripod in therebecause most teams don't allow
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your tripod.
I put my tripod in there, itfits perfectly.
Moving on, I take a portablecharger.
I make sure that it's fullycharged.
I take my cord.
I also take like a small bagwith like a perfume deodorant,
because I sweat Girl who doesn't, especially during the summer?
I take it in Vegas, and then Iusually take, of course, my
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wallet and my makeup bag.
Speaker 1 (03:19):
Okay, but you do have a clear bag, right, yeah, so
those are the rules of this year.
Like baseball, I got to gethave a clear bag, right.
So those are the rules of thisyear.
Like baseball, I got, I gottaget me a, a, um, a clear bag.
I don't have a clear bag yet,um, what?
No, I don't, because I havethis one over the shoulder bag.
You see this?
Wow, hold on, here's my oh,that's nice, I like it.
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Oh, sfg with the, with the uh,oh, okay, rangers colors.
I like it but see, I got thisone right.
It also has a little chargerright there for you know, for
that I can put a little batteryand everything, um.
So it's like it has all mystuff in here, right?
But I've been trying to figureit out.
But a lot of the teams don'tlet you bring in a bag anymore.
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It has to be a clear bag, whichis kind of annoying.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
Get you a clear backpack.
Speaker 1 (04:10):
That's what I'm going to do.
Speaker 2 (04:11):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (04:12):
So that's going to be one of my things that I'm
looking for, just like puttingit together.
It's like I got to put thattogether, so I got some
lightings, I got some lenses formy phone, so I'm looking at
some of those things that I'mputting together.
We were talking about tripods.
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What tripods I'm going to use,you know, or you know, sometimes
I'm thinking about the gearthat I'm going to take with me,
and then I'm also thinking aboutemergency gear, like what if I
forget this stuff?
What do I have in order for meto, like you know, make it
happen, which is what do I havein order for me to like you know
?
Speaker 2 (04:47):
make it happen, which is you gotta you have to right,
I guess?
Yeah, I have forgotten my lifebefore and I have been very
upset.
Speaker 1 (04:53):
The food videos don't come out as clear without the
light.
Oh yeah, like I've been, yeah,I'm 100% agree.
Like I mean, look at this thing, like I have, I have my tripod
with me, you know, ready to go.
This thing is going to places.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
That's a nice one.
I don't know if I can sneakthat in.
Speaker 1 (05:09):
Well, I sent you I already sent you a link for
another one already.
It's a handheld one and it's alittle taller.
It's a tripod and also a selfiestick.
There we go, yeah, so see, youknow, actually this is a good
time to let you know that.
Stay tuned.
Yeah, so see, you know,actually this is a good time to
let you know that, stay tuned.
I am making a video for youtubejust to go over all of the gear
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that I have uh set up for thisyear when I go to ball parks,
when I'm making interviews inperson and things like that.
So, stay tuned, what is, uh,let me see here.
So, so, so you have a tripod,you got got lighting, you got
your pens, which is funny.
I should do that.
What is the one item thatyou're looking to start a
collection on this year?
Speaker 2 (05:53):
What do you mean?
Like ads to my?
Speaker 1 (05:56):
To your collection.
For example, for me this yearI'm trying to be more conscious
about the things that I buy atthe ballpark, so I'm trying to
get pens from the ballparks thatI've trying to be more
conscious about the things thatI buy at the ballpark, so I'm
trying to get pins.
You know from the ballparksthat I've been to.
This is an idea from Eric ofthe Earn for an Average podcast.
You guys got to go and checkhim out.
So what he was talking abouthim and Donnie, we're all
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talking about it is having pins,buying pins instead of a lot of
stocks, like sometimes, like wego to some of the ballparks For
example, the Durham Bowls areright here, I always go there.
I should get a Durham Bowls pininstead of another hat, which I
have a gazillion Durham Bowlshats.
Speaker 2 (06:36):
Yeah, pins are one that I've been doing.
Pins and cups are my always.
I won't always buy a jersey ifI already have it, like I will
always have a.
It's hard with the aviatorslike.
Sometimes I'm just like, okay,I have like 50 cups and I've got
almost every pin, so that'sdifferent for me.
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But now I want to start addingmagnets to my collection.
Speaker 1 (06:59):
we love magnets darling, I do that everywhere we
go.
We buy a magnet of that city orplace and we put them in.
I have a little mini fridge inthe garage and we put them there
.
Speaker 2 (07:12):
Nice.
Yeah, we just started doingmagnets.
Speaker 1 (07:15):
I like that.
I like that.
I like that idea.
That's pretty cool.
Speaker 2 (07:19):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (07:19):
That's pretty cool.
Okay, I've been asking allthese questions.
What questions do you have?
Speaker 2 (07:27):
when are y'all coming out to the las vegas ballpark?
Speaker 1 (07:31):
so triple a championship is still happening
in vegas right I hope I it's.
Speaker 2 (07:35):
It's always been the same.
I feel like it could always behere.
I mean it should always be herewhy is this should always be
there?
Because it's vegas, I wasn'twhat to say and it's a neutral
site.
But that's so messed up becausethat's indicating that the
aviators would never make itLike I caught myself.
No, I hope the aviators do makeit, obviously, and I would
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still hope for it to be here inVegas.
Speaker 1 (07:57):
Okay, as far as I know, I don't think it's
changing, but it could.
Speaker 2 (08:03):
I don't think it's changing, but it could so you're
saying you could do the LasVegas ballpark in September and
then AZ Fall League in October?
Speaker 1 (08:13):
could yeah, or you know, because I mean October is
yeah that'd be dope and it'sexpensive, but that'd be cool
yeah, no, definitely go aheadanother question do you have any
?
Speaker 2 (08:31):
I know you mentioned portland and northwoods league.
Do you have an, a minor leaguestadium that you plan on
crossing off this year, crossingoff for the first time?
Speaker 1 (08:40):
so if I don't do, yeah.
So my goal this year is to doas many North Carolina ballparks
right.
Also, the one that's on thelist that I really want to do is
Richmond, the Flying Squirrels,the.
Speaker 2 (08:57):
Flying Squirrels yes.
Speaker 1 (08:58):
Yeah, so Mark Cheatham of Black Baseball, um
baseball, uh, black baseballmixtape.
He, he's from Richmond, so yeah, so I want.
I already reached out to himand we're like, listen, dude,
let's try to do something thisyear, this summer, you know like
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, do you know, let's try to do acollab up there in Richmond.
I'll drive up there it's notthat far and then let's get
something going.
Speaker 2 (09:26):
So that should be cool um, I don't know if you saw
today I was going through someof the responses.
They were just really cool.
Minor league posted a posttoday, a map with every team and
I think they captioned it likewhere do you plan on going this
year or where are you excited togo this year?
You should go through it onyour free time tonight.
If you're doing like late nightscrolling, go through some of
the answers of like where peoplewant to go.
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I put Reno on there.
Speaker 1 (09:49):
Okay, Reno's we're going to do.
Was it on their Instagram page?
Speaker 2 (09:54):
Yeah, on their Instagram.
It's interesting to see, like,what people who love the same
thing are going to do instead,like as far as stadiums.
Speaker 1 (10:01):
That's cool, though you know, I'll be honest, like
some of the things, some of thebest people that I've met has
been through this.
Oh, I see their posts right now.
They dip in and like, wow,that's pretty cool.
Um, so, I liked that a lot, man.
It's funny to see this map.
I'm looking at this map rightnow and it's like very empty I
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know so yeah I know right.
And then you got the east coastand you're like there it is
every logo on there so northcarolina, like I mean you got
asphal, you got hickory, you gotwinston-salem, you know, like
you got a lot of teams here,right like ohio has a whole
bunch, florida has a whole bunch.
I mean we could do a wholeweekend in one area, driving
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around, and still not be able toget all of the teams in some of
these states.
Speaker 2 (10:48):
Must be so nice.
Must be so nice.
Wow, I didn't realize thatSpartanburg is right on the
border.
Speaker 1 (10:54):
Oh yeah, it's, right there.
Speaker 2 (10:55):
I don't know the Carolinas, I don't know the East
Coast enough.
Sadly, that's my fault.
Speaker 1 (11:06):
See, I see you're crossing off at Reno Aces game
finally, and then you put thefire.
Speaker 2 (11:08):
Emoji, love emoji so there it is the Frisco Rife
writers everyone openparentheses or open quotations.
The one with the lazy riverclose quotations I mean that's a
good one that is a good one.
Speaker 1 (11:26):
That is a good one.
If we do make it back toCleveland, go back to the Lake
County Captains.
That's a good one.
They just released a new logo,so yeah, there's that.
Speaker 2 (11:38):
Oh, look at this comment real quick.
Somebody said all of theNorthwood Northwest League.
They mean Northwest orNorthwood.
Speaker 1 (11:46):
Where is which one is that one?
Speaker 2 (11:48):
It's a comment that's right under mine Plus Tacoma,
maybe Reno, Vegas and Sacramento.
That's my type of Yep.
Speaker 1 (11:57):
That's a lot.
Speaker 2 (11:58):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (12:00):
Okay, minor League.
Speaker 2 (12:01):
I see you guys yeah, look at, look at nevada there's
oh salt lakes is even more saduh new mexico uh by itself.
Speaker 1 (12:13):
You know what I mean.
So I mean, listen, californiahas like what one, two, three,
four, five, six, seven, eight,nine, nine teams that's not bad
california, and california is abig state.
So, but florida, you got one,two, three, four, five, six,
seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven,twelve teams the jumbo shrimp
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are my number one on in thatstate by the way jumbo shrimp.
I've been there.
That's a cool one.
Speaker 2 (12:39):
Their hat wall is fire you know who else is number
one on my list biloxi theshuckers they have the cutest
mascot race, the freaking thepotato like how nice is that
nice.
Speaker 1 (12:55):
There's a lot of teams that like I really want to
visit, you know, as as we go.
But yeah, I think I want toconcentrate this year.
Uh, I've already hit a coupleof them already.
Um, I hit, uh, greensboro.
I've hit, um the night, thecharlotte knights, canapolis.
I've already done the mud catshave done during bowl.
So I want to finish the rest ofthe.
Speaker 2 (13:15):
Uh, the teams yeah, for sure, and I plan on going
back to Albuquerque this year,so hopefully I'll make it.
Speaker 1 (13:23):
Albuquerque is a nice one.
Been there, I've actually beenblessed because I've hit a lot
of teams already.
St Paul, saints, you got tomake it to St Paul.
Speaker 2 (13:34):
I know.
Speaker 1 (13:36):
That ballpark is beautiful.
Speaker 2 (13:39):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (13:39):
So let me ask you this when you go and there's a
fine line that we have to do, as, like content creators, there's
a fine line that we have to doit's like, oh, I wish they would
do this better.
I was like, oh, this sucks, orwhatever right.
Like, how critical are you?
Not on social media, obviously,but like, how critical are you
a lot of the times when you goto a ballpark?
Speaker 2 (14:03):
When it comes to minor league, I try not to be
that critical because I knowthat they can only do so much.
I know that the money is notreally the same, yeah.
Speaker 1 (14:14):
Unless you're doing diamond baseball.
In that case, yeah.
Speaker 2 (14:17):
Yeah, well, yeah.
A lot of it is not really thesame as far as what they can do.
I will say, though, I wasreally upset when I saw the new
Aviators ballpark didn't have aroof on it.
I will forever be critical ofthat.
Speaker 1 (14:37):
Which one?
Speaker 2 (14:38):
again the Las Vegas ballpark.
Speaker 1 (14:41):
Not having a roof yeah why, it gets so hot there
okay, I got you, I can, I cansee that see.
Speaker 2 (14:49):
Yeah, see the problem is three summers are no and
it's dry heat too yeah, I willsay, though, it is nice that all
of their seats are nets.
They're not metal, really likea mesh material.
Yeah, all of their that, all oftheir seats are nets, they're
not metal, really Like a meshmaterial.
Yeah, all of their seats.
All of their seats.
Speaker 1 (15:05):
Interesting.
Speaker 2 (15:06):
No, there's not one metal seat there.
Speaker 1 (15:09):
That's cool.
Yeah, I like that.
It's still on my pocket list tohit Vegas.
Yeah, you know just because youknow triggered no just a little
bit know Triggered.
No, just a little bit yeah yeah, my bad, listen, it is what it
is.
What are you going to do, right?
Yeah, do you plan to hit anyother sports this year?
Speaker 2 (15:34):
Oh, I mean.
Yeah, of course.
I mean the hockey season isstill going on, so I'm
definitely still going to doGolden Knights games.
I did plenty of Raiders gamesthis season.
I just picked up on some newWNBA merch, so I will be going
to a few Aces games this year.
The season starts in May WNBAand while we're in spring
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training next week we were goingto go to a son's game if they
were in town.
But they're not in town, whichis fine, because when I was in
Arizona a few months ago for thefall league, I did go to a
son's game.
So I do try to fit that into myschedule.
Speaker 1 (16:12):
I got you, I got you.
Yeah, I want to take a.
I want to take Mia to a hockeygame this year.
I think she would enjoy thatvery much.
Oh yeah, I definitely wantobviously some baseball.
For sure, I would love to makeit down to Charlotte to grab a
game.
Two games One lacrosse, becausethere's a professional lacrosse
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team there, the Chaos Nice andthen a soccer game yes you just
reminded me.
Speaker 2 (16:46):
I have been going to a couple of lacrosse games and I
love them.
Speaker 1 (16:49):
I have gone to a few.
Lacrosse is a fun sport and theyplay music the entire time yeah
, they're no joke, although I Iwish they were up here in
raleigh, but it's fine, no bigdeal.
Uh, it's only a two-hour driveto charlotte, but here in in
Raleigh, but it's fine, no bigdeal.
It's only a two-hour drive toCharlotte, but here in Raleigh
we have a USL team, men's andwomen's, so not too far from me,
so I might hit up a couple ofother teams this year so we can
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go to some soccer games.
Speaker 2 (17:16):
Those games are fun.
The Las Vegas Lights are hereand they're owned by Jose
Bautista and his suite is veryaccessible.
Those games are fun.
The Las Vegas lights are hereand they're owned by Jose
Bautista and his suite is verylike, accessible, like you can
literally be right next to hissuite cause it's outside.
So I want to meet him this year.
We went to a few games lastyear, so we'll be doing that
again this year.
Speaker 1 (17:33):
That's cool.
I like that a lot.
I like it.
Speaker 2 (17:36):
I won't wear my Rangers gear, though that would
be really awkward.
Don't do that yeah, because youprobably will be triggered
because it happened the lasttime.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, probably alot back.
Speaker 1 (17:49):
So, okay, I like it.
Um, so let's talk a little bitand then you know we'll get out
of here soon here.
But, um, what is your take onRoboOMS this year?
Like, do you want to see it, doyou not want to see it?
You know, I know you got youropinions and that's why I'm
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asking, because you know howthis goes.
Speaker 2 (18:13):
So I'm going to group chat with some Dodgers fans.
Like some of my best friends,they're Dodgers fans and I'm
going to group chat with themand the other day I asked them I
wasn't pointing towards anyteam, I was just like, hey, chat
.
What are our thoughts on robotumps?
Do you think that they will beset up to set up a certain way
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or programmed a certain way tolike miss calls for certain
teams?
I don't know why, but my kidsare.
Speaker 1 (18:45):
You were just trying to start things, weren't you?
Speaker 2 (18:49):
It was a genuine question.
I'm like are any of you guyslike in the computer world like
that, like what do you guysthink?
And of course, all of them likestarted sending me old Rangers
highlights of us getting walkedoff in games and stuff and I was
just like dang, that's notwhere I was going, but all right
.
But asking.
Speaker 1 (19:09):
You shall receive.
Speaker 2 (19:11):
Yeah, yep, what about you?
I'm excited, though I amexcited It'll be interesting.
Speaker 1 (19:16):
Maybe I'm just so triggered from guys like angel
hernandez it should havehappened a long time ago, to be
honest with you.
I here's the thing, though,because I think triple a has a
great system, right, right, soyou know again, there's there's
days where, during the season,where the it is, the robo umps
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are the ones that are callingthe balls and strikes, and the
ump gets a, a signal on the, onthe ear, and then he calls it
after that.
So it's like boom, done.
You know what I mean.
The replay system is so muchbetter than mlbs, because all
you have to do the batteries,all have to do, is just, you
know, tap his helmet, and thenit's like all right, review it
right there on the spot, andthen they put it on the video
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board for everyone to see.
Speaker 2 (19:58):
Yes, and you can see the zone and you can see where
the ball it like lands in slowmotion thank you, thank you and
it's so funny when the ump getsit wrong, because you can hear
the crowd's reaction right.
Speaker 1 (20:12):
So it's like it's right there, though it's like
you know, and a lot of the timesyou know it's funny because,
like the arms were pretty close,it's like you know, like you're
, they're pretty spot on yeahwhen it comes to that.
So I don't know why there's somuch hate on it, but I'm like
dude, it's like they're rightthere.
Yeah, pretty close for sure.
Speaker 2 (20:31):
Yeah, no, I'm excited for it.
It'll be interesting, I think Ithink I saw somewhere where it
said that we'll see him inspring training.
Speaker 1 (20:38):
So I'll see.
Speaker 2 (20:39):
Hopefully, like if they're at the games that I'm at
, I'm definitely going to tryand post it.
Speaker 1 (20:43):
All right, cool.
So here's your thing, right?
I want a full report on this.
Speaker 2 (20:49):
Oh, got you.
Speaker 1 (20:50):
Because I want to see how this goes.
Yeah, Because I think that'ssomething that's like going to
be, you know, obviously it'sdefinitely needed in Major
League Baseball, for sure.
Speaker 2 (21:01):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (21:02):
Because it's you know , it was definitely interesting
seeing last year how it went.
Speaker 2 (21:12):
Yeah, so I like that Okay.
Speaker 1 (21:20):
So here's a question for you Do you think the
rivalries this time around are alot more intense this time
around or in the past?
Speaker 2 (21:32):
I feel like.
I got my thoughts on this one Ifeel like they've been a little
different, specifically withthe we'll take dodgers, astros,
for example.
I feel like, since that wholescandal happened, it's been.
It's been different becausebecause these two teams have
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really nothing to do with eachother as far as division or
league Okay, but back in the dayit was always Yankees, red Sox,
same league, of course, samedivision.
Speaker 1 (22:06):
Right.
Speaker 2 (22:09):
In a past time.
I mean, it's still prettyrecent, but Dodgers Padres has
always been a thing.
But why same league, samedivision?
Pretty recent, but like dodgerspodgers has always been a thing
, but why same league, samedivision?
So I feel like I like to see itgrow and and have in however
way it can.
Um, I I like the drama and so Iwas really, really into that
dodgers podgers game withprofile, like that was just so
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fun for me.
Speaker 1 (22:31):
I'm into that stuff so, oh god, no, I I think
rivalries make the sport better.
I think, though, it's differentfrom a fan's point of view than
it is from a player's point ofview.
I think a lot of playersnowadays don't really care as
much as fans do, because, listen, I you know, I.
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I think that fans think that,like you know, players talk to
each other, they're friends witheach other a lot of them from
different teams, they practicewith each other and all that.
So it's like, like dude, we'rejust playing a game.
Do what?
Do some people hate each otherabsolutely.
Are there some rivalries thatare like more than others?
Absolutely, but like they're alot more friendlier with each
other than they are?
Like fans are like, you know,like, for example, like philly's
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.
You know, philly fans don'tdon't like anybody, simple as
that.
They just do not like anybody,and don't let you know yeah, oh
yeah, you know what I mean soit's like uh, new york fans, uh,
you know, even heck, even myown team, cleveland, was like a
lot.
They, they just do not likeYankees, the Yankees.
But if you see the players,they're like, oh dude, they're
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cool as hell.
You know what I mean.
Speaker 2 (23:44):
That brings up a good point, because there's only
technically only one guy left onthat Astros roster from 2017,
but I guarantee you the next 10years there will be booze when
those two teams play each other.
Speaker 1 (23:54):
Yeah, fans, fans but I guarantee you the next 10
years there will be booze whenthose two teams play each other.
Yeah, dodgers, yeah, fans, fanswill never forget.
Fans will never forget.
Yeah, players, they've moved on.
Yeah, yeah, Carlos Correa is inMinnesota.
He is perfectly fine inMinnesota, like you know.
All these other players haveleft.
No one has had anything Hinch.
He's with Detroit right now.
He's doing a hell of a job inDetroit.
Speaker 2 (24:16):
Incredible job.
Speaker 1 (24:17):
Right, you know what I mean.
We're not going to go over whoour picks are for a second turn.
We'll do that at a later time.
But what he's doing withDetroit has been absolutely
wonderful.
Speaker 2 (24:28):
Yeah, yeah, yeah yeah .
The irony in how that gameended the Tigers in Houston.
That was fun.
Speaker 1 (24:35):
Yeah, the irony.
Speaker 2 (24:36):
and how that game ended.
The tigers in houston, that wasfun yeah, so.
So there's that all right coolalso, why didn't I say tigers
next to astros in that firstquestion?
I'm gonna sneak tigers in thereas well okay, all right, so you
got, you got.
Speaker 1 (24:47):
So you got dodgers.
Uh, you got mets.
Are your two?
You know, national league, andthen, uh, astros and tigers yeah
, okay I like it.
We'll see.
Speaker 2 (24:56):
You want to add any, since we've been talking about
more teams um.
Speaker 1 (25:01):
Dodgers for sure on the national league.
I just don't know if the Metshave done enough for me to for
me to put them up there.
I understand that they're a bigmarket team.
I get that.
I just don't see them right nowas being a competitor
Interesting.
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You know what I mean.
They do have Juan Soto.
They got Lindor.
As far as batting is concernedassuming batting power, they're
loaded.
Speaker 2 (25:34):
The equation is pretty much the same as last
year as far as their hitters,and then Juan Soto.
Speaker 1 (25:39):
They just added Juan Soto, which this kid is just
ridiculous.
He scares the hell out of me.
I'm not even going to lie.
He's that good right.
The Yankees for me, they havenot won a World Series in such a
long time that the Yankees forme they have not won a world
series in.
You know, in such a long timethat we can say that they're
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competitors, but you know.
Speaker 2 (26:02):
I'm not there yet.
Speaker 1 (26:04):
Right, houston, they're getting old and I don't
know if I got to think about Igot to think about the American
League, because that one I'mstill.
I still got to think about thatone.
Speaker 2 (26:17):
I just don't know.
I feel like the Astros alwaysfind a way, though.
Speaker 1 (26:20):
Yeah, but they didn't really find a way last year.
You know, what I mean.
Speaker 2 (26:24):
As far as playoffs, no, but when it mattered most
for me, aka the division, yes.
Speaker 1 (26:31):
Well, you got a little extra hate on that one.
Yeah, you know what I mean.
To me, I don't really, you know, to me, the one team that, like
, I just cannot see them, itjust is the Yankees.
But that's just ingrained in meas a as a Cleveland fan.
Again, same thing, right as you, as as as Houston.
So we'll see, I got let methink about, let me think about
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American league.
Speaker 2 (26:59):
My final thoughts are that I am so excited, I'm so
excited to see how thingscontinue to progress in this
game.
Speaker 1 (27:08):
Oh yeah.
Speaker 2 (27:09):
As far as contracts, as far as food, because I'll
tell you right now, 10 years agofood wasn't where it is today.
I'm so excited to see whathappens with the athletics and
how that plays out in SacramentoGirl.
I'm so excited to see whathappens with the athletics and
how that plays out in SacramentoGirl.
I'm so excited.
Speaker 1 (27:28):
We can do a whole episode on that whole thing.
Speaker 2 (27:29):
Oh my gosh.
Yes, yes With, not with ourfriend Will.
Speaker 1 (27:37):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (27:39):
But if he wants to come on, that would be dope.
I'll wear a better hat thattime.
Speaker 1 (27:43):
Yeah, don't wear it.
Yeah, don't do that.
Speaker 2 (27:45):
Yeah, and I'm so excited for the CBM meetup.
I saw the photos last year inNorth Carolina and I was just I
was so jealous and so I'm justexcited to see how I feel.
Like every year it gets better.
Like my experience free agents.
Speaker 1 (27:59):
at the end of the season, that gets better
reagents at the end of theseason that gets better.
Speaker 2 (28:06):
That speedway game reds braves right.
I feel like every year like wejust turn it up a notch as far
as like something different andso it's fun I'm, I'm, I'm
optimistic, but the one thingthat I'm looking for this year
is on the merchandise side.
Speaker 1 (28:20):
Um, you got a lot, of a lot of other companies that
are looking going into, likethey're looking more into, the
fashion just, rather than ournormal.
Like you know, new era 47,right, like I mean, I'm look,
I'm very intrigued on how thatwhole area is growing yeah um,
so I'm keeping an eye on that.
Um, I'm looking to highlight amore, a lot more teams this year
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.
I'm very excited for that.
As far as Major League Baseball, I'm intrigued.
I think the conversation hasfinally started to come through
with the owners.
As far as a salary cap, I'drather see first a salary bottom
than a salary cap first, butI'll take it you know what I
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mean Just because I think itwill bring more of a you know
like you know, it brings all theteams you know closer together.
And players saying that is abad idea.
I don't want to hear it BecauseI think it would be very
interesting to see as soon as,like you, you don't have those
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big power teams overspend overeverybody else and then come
more towards the middle witheverybody else.
It's going to be interesting.
Speaker 2 (29:36):
Yeah, I'm not going to lie.
I had my thoughts thisoffseason, my rants with the
salary cap.
Yeah, I remember when the MannyMachado contract was given out
and then the Bryce Harpercontract was given out, I was
like it can't get any biggerthan this.
Speaker 1 (29:54):
It did it will.
Speaker 2 (29:57):
Yeah, that's what I'm excited for.
I'm excited to see how baseballis moving further and further
along the like what else can?
I guess not what we can getaway with, because they can do
anything they want, but like,what can we do that wasn't being
done 30 years ago yeah, uh, youwere saying about the oakland
a's or the athletics, only right.
Speaker 1 (30:17):
I'm also intrigued at how the tampa bay rays are
gonna go right, that's anotherteam that you know what I mean.
Right now it's looking like man,you know, um, and if you guys,
you guys should definitely takea look at mlb raleigh on social
media, follow them because theyare like up to date on what is
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going on with these teams thatare moving, because raleigh's,
you know, know they're biddingfor it, they want to bid for a
major league team to come here.
So they're really getting intothe weeds of this things and
they're, you know, they'reputting out a lot of stuff out
there.
Definitely, take a look.
I've been following the wholeTampa thing.
Speaker 2 (30:56):
I don't know.
Speaker 1 (30:58):
I listen, I'm not going to speculate in my opinion
.
I've said it a while ago.
Speaker 2 (31:02):
I will.
Speaker 1 (31:04):
I think they will eventually.
I can't, I think they will yeah.
Speaker 2 (31:11):
And just leave the Marlins there.
Speaker 1 (31:13):
Hmm, yeah, yeah, I mean, they don't need two teams.
Speaker 2 (31:17):
I'd like to see some drama.
Speaker 1 (31:19):
I know I'm all for the drama, I'm all for the drama
.
Speaker 2 (31:22):
Meanwhile, my state has two teams Right.
Speaker 1 (31:26):
I think I got my opinions on that.
But anyways, guys, thank you somuch for joining us tonight.
Make sure you guys arefollowing Stadium Food Girl.
You are not really on Twitter,so you do more of the.
We've had this conversation.
We're concentrating a lot onspecific social media platforms
this year.
Speaker 2 (31:44):
Yes.
Speaker 1 (31:44):
So what are your social media platforms that
you're concentrating a lot onspecific?
Speaker 2 (31:47):
social media platforms.
This year, yes.
So what are your social mediaplatforms?
Speaker 1 (31:49):
that you're concentrating on this year
Instagram Threads, tiktok,youtube, gotcha there it is, as
far as me, definitely YouTubefor me.
Instagram Threads I'mdefinitely into that one.
I do have my Twitter one.
It is the free version rightnow.
I used to do my live streamsthere, but that's a different
kind of conversation.
But those are the ones.
So you got Threads Twitter,Instagram and definitely YouTube
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, and I'll do a little bit ofBlue Sky.
I'm still a little slow on thatone.
So we will see you guys on thenext Dead Hat Chronicles podcast
.
Who do we have?
Well, I don't know Somebody'sgoing to teach me about a sport
that they are at.
Listen, if you know someonethat is a triathlete or someone
that is in a different sportother than baseball or
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basketball, tell them to hit meup.
I'll be more than happy to youknow, we're both going to be
more than happy to learn abouttheir sport.
We got questions ready to go asfar as listen, if you have
someone, a professional-pickleball player or anybody,
let us know we'll be more thanhappy to interview them on the
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podcast.
Sounds good, yes, sounds great,perfect, all right guys.
We'll see you guys on the nextone.
I don't know.
Listen, I'm not going tospeculate.
In my opinion, I've said it awhile ago- I will.
I think they will eventually.
I can't, I think they will yeah.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
And just leave the Marlins there, hmm.
Speaker 1 (00:16):
Yeah.
Is anybody there.
What's up?
Deadhead crew and welcome toanother episode of the Deadhead
Chronicles podcast.
Listen, this week, Val and I,we finished our conversations on
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traditions, some of the thingsthat we want to do during the
baseball season.
Right, we continue ourconversation with gear.
We are talking about some ofthe teams that we think are
going to be surprise team, andthen we get a little bit into
Tampa Bay Rays and, of course,moves right.
Should MLB have a salary cap?
(01:01):
Should they have a salarybottom?
All of that because why well?
We just like drama, that'sright.
Why not baseball and drama?
It's like apple pie, peanutbutter and jelly.
I have no idea what I'm talkingabout, but without further ado,
I'll give you the episode.
I want to get into the minorand then you you know I'm
(01:24):
throwing this on you, but we'vebeen talking about we were
talking off off.
A line is on gear, right, Someof the gear that we're, that
you're taking this year, thatI'm taking this year, that I'm
working on, Like I'm trying to,like you and me were having a
conversation about like we gotto get our gear set together for
, like, when we go to ballpark.
So walk us through, because alot of people want to know cause
, like you make some cool videosright when you go to the
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ballpark like what's?
What is some of the gear thatyou are taking with you this
year.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
As far as like a what's in my bag.
Speaker 1 (01:55):
Yeah, what's in your bag, Like you know, the like
tripod, microphone, lighting,what.
Speaker 2 (01:59):
What is it that you know, like your, your basic
stuff that you do take with youthat's so funny that you say
that, because I'm actuallyputting together what's in my
bag video for spring training.
So this will, I'm gonna go backand listen.
Listen to this.
If it's out, it won't probablybe out yet actually, but I can
re-watch it and so I don'tforget anything.
So for at least for springtraining, I have a stadium food
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girl bag that my friend got madefor me.
It's got like my logo andeverything, so in there wait,
where are the stickers though?
I know right, we gotta get you.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
Get you some stickers I need to um.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
I mean, I have a light that clips to the top of
my phone okay um, so I'll havethat.
I have a clear bag with all ofmy pens.
I have a bunch of colorful pensin there because I take my
passport.
It also fits in this littleclear zipper bag.
I'm going to expose myself?
I don't care.
I put my tripod in therebecause most teams don't allow
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your tripod.
I put my tripod in there, itfits perfectly.
Moving on, I take a portablecharger.
I make sure that it's fullycharged.
I take my cord.
I also take like a small bagwith like a perfume deodorant,
because I sweat Girl who doesn't, especially during the summer?
I take it in Vegas, and then Iusually take, of course, my
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wallet and my makeup bag.
Speaker 1 (03:19):
Okay, but you do have a clear bag, right, yeah, so
those are the rules of this year.
Like baseball, I got to gethave a clear bag, right.
So those are the rules of thisyear.
Like baseball, I got, I gottaget me a, a, um, a clear bag.
I don't have a clear bag yet,um, what?
No, I don't, because I havethis one over the shoulder bag.
You see this?
Wow, hold on, here's my oh,that's nice, I like it.
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Oh, sfg with the, with the uh,oh, okay, rangers colors.
I like it but see, I got thisone right.
It also has a little chargerright there for you know, for
that I can put a little batteryand everything, um.
So it's like it has all mystuff in here, right?
But I've been trying to figureit out.
But a lot of the teams don'tlet you bring in a bag anymore.
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It has to be a clear bag, whichis kind of annoying.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
Get you a clear backpack.
Speaker 1 (04:10):
That's what I'm going to do.
Speaker 2 (04:11):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (04:12):
So that's going to be one of my things that I'm
looking for, just like puttingit together.
It's like I got to put thattogether, so I got some
lightings, I got some lenses formy phone, so I'm looking at
some of those things that I'mputting together.
We were talking about tripods.
(04:33):
What tripods I'm going to use,you know, or you know, sometimes
I'm thinking about the gearthat I'm going to take with me,
and then I'm also thinking aboutemergency gear, like what if I
forget this stuff?
What do I have in order for meto, like you know, make it
happen, which is what do I havein order for me to like you know
?
Speaker 2 (04:47):
make it happen, which is you gotta you have to right,
I guess?
Yeah, I have forgotten my lifebefore and I have been very
upset.
Speaker 1 (04:53):
The food videos don't come out as clear without the
light.
Oh yeah, like I've been, yeah,I'm 100% agree.
Like I mean, look at this thing, like I have, I have my tripod
with me, you know, ready to go.
This thing is going to places.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
That's a nice one.
I don't know if I can sneakthat in.
Speaker 1 (05:09):
Well, I sent you I already sent you a link for
another one already.
It's a handheld one and it's alittle taller.
It's a tripod and also a selfiestick.
There we go, yeah, so see, youknow, actually this is a good
time to let you know that.
Stay tuned.
Yeah, so see, you know,actually this is a good time to
let you know that, stay tuned.
I am making a video for youtubejust to go over all of the gear
(05:31):
that I have uh set up for thisyear when I go to ball parks,
when I'm making interviews inperson and things like that.
So, stay tuned, what is, uh,let me see here.
So, so, so you have a tripod,you got got lighting, you got
your pens, which is funny.
I should do that.
What is the one item thatyou're looking to start a
collection on this year?
Speaker 2 (05:53):
What do you mean?
Like ads to my?
Speaker 1 (05:56):
To your collection.
For example, for me this yearI'm trying to be more conscious
about the things that I buy atthe ballpark, so I'm trying to
get pens from the ballparks thatI've trying to be more
conscious about the things thatI buy at the ballpark, so I'm
trying to get pins.
You know from the ballparksthat I've been to.
This is an idea from Eric ofthe Earn for an Average podcast.
You guys got to go and checkhim out.
So what he was talking abouthim and Donnie, we're all
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talking about it is having pins,buying pins instead of a lot of
stocks, like sometimes, like wego to some of the ballparks For
example, the Durham Bowls areright here, I always go there.
I should get a Durham Bowls pininstead of another hat, which I
have a gazillion Durham Bowlshats.
Speaker 2 (06:36):
Yeah, pins are one that I've been doing.
Pins and cups are my always.
I won't always buy a jersey ifI already have it, like I will
always have a.
It's hard with the aviatorslike.
Sometimes I'm just like, okay,I have like 50 cups and I've got
almost every pin, so that'sdifferent for me.
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But now I want to start addingmagnets to my collection.
Speaker 1 (06:59):
we love magnets darling, I do that everywhere we
go.
We buy a magnet of that city orplace and we put them in.
I have a little mini fridge inthe garage and we put them there
.
Speaker 2 (07:12):
Nice.
Yeah, we just started doingmagnets.
Speaker 1 (07:15):
I like that.
I like that.
I like that idea.
That's pretty cool.
Speaker 2 (07:19):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (07:19):
That's pretty cool.
Okay, I've been asking allthese questions.
What questions do you have?
Speaker 2 (07:27):
when are y'all coming out to the las vegas ballpark?
Speaker 1 (07:31):
so triple a championship is still happening
in vegas right I hope I it's.
Speaker 2 (07:35):
It's always been the same.
I feel like it could always behere.
I mean it should always be herewhy is this should always be
there?
Because it's vegas, I wasn'twhat to say and it's a neutral
site.
But that's so messed up becausethat's indicating that the
aviators would never make itLike I caught myself.
No, I hope the aviators do makeit, obviously, and I would
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still hope for it to be here inVegas.
Speaker 1 (07:57):
Okay, as far as I know, I don't think it's
changing, but it could.
Speaker 2 (08:03):
I don't think it's changing, but it could so you're
saying you could do the LasVegas ballpark in September and
then AZ Fall League in October?
Speaker 1 (08:13):
could yeah, or you know, because I mean October is
yeah that'd be dope and it'sexpensive, but that'd be cool
yeah, no, definitely go aheadanother question do you have any
?
Speaker 2 (08:31):
I know you mentioned portland and northwoods league.
Do you have an, a minor leaguestadium that you plan on
crossing off this year, crossingoff for the first time?
Speaker 1 (08:40):
so if I don't do, yeah.
So my goal this year is to doas many North Carolina ballparks
right.
Also, the one that's on thelist that I really want to do is
Richmond, the Flying Squirrels,the.
Speaker 2 (08:57):
Flying Squirrels yes.
Speaker 1 (08:58):
Yeah, so Mark Cheatham of Black Baseball, um
baseball, uh, black baseballmixtape.
He, he's from Richmond, so yeah, so I want.
I already reached out to himand we're like, listen, dude,
let's try to do something thisyear, this summer, you know like
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, do you know, let's try to do acollab up there in Richmond.
I'll drive up there it's notthat far and then let's get
something going.
Speaker 2 (09:26):
So that should be cool um, I don't know if you saw
today I was going through someof the responses.
They were just really cool.
Minor league posted a posttoday, a map with every team and
I think they captioned it likewhere do you plan on going this
year or where are you excited togo this year?
You should go through it onyour free time tonight.
If you're doing like late nightscrolling, go through some of
the answers of like where peoplewant to go.
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I put Reno on there.
Speaker 1 (09:49):
Okay, Reno's we're going to do.
Was it on their Instagram page?
Speaker 2 (09:54):
Yeah, on their Instagram.
It's interesting to see, like,what people who love the same
thing are going to do instead,like as far as stadiums.
Speaker 1 (10:01):
That's cool, though you know, I'll be honest, like
some of the things, some of thebest people that I've met has
been through this.
Oh, I see their posts right now.
They dip in and like, wow,that's pretty cool.
Um, so, I liked that a lot, man.
It's funny to see this map.
I'm looking at this map rightnow and it's like very empty I
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know so yeah I know right.
And then you got the east coastand you're like there it is
every logo on there so northcarolina, like I mean you got
asphal, you got hickory, you gotwinston-salem, you know, like
you got a lot of teams here,right like ohio has a whole
bunch, florida has a whole bunch.
I mean we could do a wholeweekend in one area, driving
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around, and still not be able toget all of the teams in some of
these states.
Speaker 2 (10:48):
Must be so nice.
Must be so nice.
Wow, I didn't realize thatSpartanburg is right on the
border.
Speaker 1 (10:54):
Oh yeah, it's, right there.
Speaker 2 (10:55):
I don't know the Carolinas, I don't know the East
Coast enough.
Sadly, that's my fault.
Speaker 1 (11:06):
See, I see you're crossing off at Reno Aces game
finally, and then you put thefire.
Speaker 2 (11:08):
Emoji, love emoji so there it is the Frisco Rife
writers everyone openparentheses or open quotations.
The one with the lazy riverclose quotations I mean that's a
good one that is a good one.
Speaker 1 (11:26):
That is a good one.
If we do make it back toCleveland, go back to the Lake
County Captains.
That's a good one.
They just released a new logo,so yeah, there's that.
Speaker 2 (11:38):
Oh, look at this comment real quick.
Somebody said all of theNorthwood Northwest League.
They mean Northwest orNorthwood.
Speaker 1 (11:46):
Where is which one is that one?
Speaker 2 (11:48):
It's a comment that's right under mine Plus Tacoma,
maybe Reno, Vegas and Sacramento.
That's my type of Yep.
Speaker 1 (11:57):
That's a lot.
Speaker 2 (11:58):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (12:00):
Okay, minor League.
Speaker 2 (12:01):
I see you guys yeah, look at, look at nevada there's
oh salt lakes is even more saduh new mexico uh by itself.
Speaker 1 (12:13):
You know what I mean.
So I mean, listen, californiahas like what one, two, three,
four, five, six, seven, eight,nine, nine teams that's not bad
california, and california is abig state.
So, but florida, you got one,two, three, four, five, six,
seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven,twelve teams the jumbo shrimp
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are my number one on in thatstate by the way jumbo shrimp.
I've been there.
That's a cool one.
Speaker 2 (12:39):
Their hat wall is fire you know who else is number
one on my list biloxi theshuckers they have the cutest
mascot race, the freaking thepotato like how nice is that
nice.
Speaker 1 (12:55):
There's a lot of teams that like I really want to
visit, you know, as as we go.
But yeah, I think I want toconcentrate this year.
Uh, I've already hit a coupleof them already.
Um, I hit, uh, greensboro.
I've hit, um the night, thecharlotte knights, canapolis.
I've already done the mud catshave done during bowl.
So I want to finish the rest ofthe.
Speaker 2 (13:15):
Uh, the teams yeah, for sure, and I plan on going
back to Albuquerque this year,so hopefully I'll make it.
Speaker 1 (13:23):
Albuquerque is a nice one.
Been there, I've actually beenblessed because I've hit a lot
of teams already.
St Paul, saints, you got tomake it to St Paul.
Speaker 2 (13:34):
I know.
Speaker 1 (13:36):
That ballpark is beautiful.
Speaker 2 (13:39):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (13:39):
So let me ask you this when you go and there's a
fine line that we have to do, as, like content creators, there's
a fine line that we have to doit's like, oh, I wish they would
do this better.
I was like, oh, this sucks, orwhatever right.
Like, how critical are you?
Not on social media, obviously,but like, how critical are you
a lot of the times when you goto a ballpark?
Speaker 2 (14:03):
When it comes to minor league, I try not to be
that critical because I knowthat they can only do so much.
I know that the money is notreally the same, yeah.
Speaker 1 (14:14):
Unless you're doing diamond baseball.
In that case, yeah.
Speaker 2 (14:17):
Yeah, well, yeah.
A lot of it is not really thesame as far as what they can do.
I will say, though, I wasreally upset when I saw the new
Aviators ballpark didn't have aroof on it.
I will forever be critical ofthat.
Speaker 1 (14:37):
Which one?
Speaker 2 (14:38):
again the Las Vegas ballpark.
Speaker 1 (14:41):
Not having a roof yeah why, it gets so hot there
okay, I got you, I can, I cansee that see.
Speaker 2 (14:49):
Yeah, see the problem is three summers are no and
it's dry heat too yeah, I willsay, though, it is nice that all
of their seats are nets.
They're not metal, really likea mesh material.
Yeah, all of their that, all oftheir seats are nets, they're
not metal, really Like a meshmaterial.
Yeah, all of their seats.
All of their seats.
Speaker 1 (15:05):
Interesting.
Speaker 2 (15:06):
No, there's not one metal seat there.
Speaker 1 (15:09):
That's cool.
Yeah, I like that.
It's still on my pocket list tohit Vegas.
Yeah, you know just because youknow triggered no just a little
bit know Triggered.
No, just a little bit yeah yeah, my bad, listen, it is what it
is.
What are you going to do, right?
Yeah, do you plan to hit anyother sports this year?
Speaker 2 (15:34):
Oh, I mean.
Yeah, of course.
I mean the hockey season isstill going on, so I'm
definitely still going to doGolden Knights games.
I did plenty of Raiders gamesthis season.
I just picked up on some newWNBA merch, so I will be going
to a few Aces games this year.
The season starts in May WNBAand while we're in spring
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training next week we were goingto go to a son's game if they
were in town.
But they're not in town, whichis fine, because when I was in
Arizona a few months ago for thefall league, I did go to a
son's game.
So I do try to fit that into myschedule.
Speaker 1 (16:12):
I got you, I got you.
Yeah, I want to take a.
I want to take Mia to a hockeygame this year.
I think she would enjoy thatvery much.
Oh yeah, I definitely wantobviously some baseball.
For sure, I would love to makeit down to Charlotte to grab a
game.
Two games One lacrosse, becausethere's a professional lacrosse
(16:36):
team there, the Chaos Nice andthen a soccer game yes you just
reminded me.
Speaker 2 (16:46):
I have been going to a couple of lacrosse games and I
love them.
Speaker 1 (16:49):
I have gone to a few.
Lacrosse is a fun sport and theyplay music the entire time yeah
, they're no joke, although I Iwish they were up here in
raleigh, but it's fine, no bigdeal.
Uh, it's only a two-hour driveto charlotte, but here in in
Raleigh, but it's fine, no bigdeal.
It's only a two-hour drive toCharlotte, but here in Raleigh
we have a USL team, men's andwomen's, so not too far from me,
so I might hit up a couple ofother teams this year so we can
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go to some soccer games.
Speaker 2 (17:16):
Those games are fun.
The Las Vegas Lights are hereand they're owned by Jose
Bautista and his suite is veryaccessible.
Those games are fun.
The Las Vegas lights are hereand they're owned by Jose
Bautista and his suite is verylike, accessible, like you can
literally be right next to hissuite cause it's outside.
So I want to meet him this year.
We went to a few games lastyear, so we'll be doing that
again this year.
Speaker 1 (17:33):
That's cool.
I like that a lot.
I like it.
Speaker 2 (17:36):
I won't wear my Rangers gear, though that would
be really awkward.
Don't do that yeah, because youprobably will be triggered
because it happened the lasttime.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, probably alot back.
Speaker 1 (17:49):
So, okay, I like it.
Um, so let's talk a little bitand then you know we'll get out
of here soon here.
But, um, what is your take onRoboOMS this year?
Like, do you want to see it, doyou not want to see it?
You know, I know you got youropinions and that's why I'm
(18:10):
asking, because you know howthis goes.
Speaker 2 (18:13):
So I'm going to group chat with some Dodgers fans.
Like some of my best friends,they're Dodgers fans and I'm
going to group chat with themand the other day I asked them I
wasn't pointing towards anyteam, I was just like, hey, chat
.
What are our thoughts on robotumps?
Do you think that they will beset up to set up a certain way
(18:37):
or programmed a certain way tolike miss calls for certain
teams?
I don't know why, but my kidsare.
Speaker 1 (18:45):
You were just trying to start things, weren't you?
Speaker 2 (18:49):
It was a genuine question.
I'm like are any of you guyslike in the computer world like
that, like what do you guysthink?
And of course, all of them likestarted sending me old Rangers
highlights of us getting walkedoff in games and stuff and I was
just like dang, that's notwhere I was going, but all right
.
But asking.
Speaker 1 (19:09):
You shall receive.
Speaker 2 (19:11):
Yeah, yep, what about you?
I'm excited, though I amexcited It'll be interesting.
Speaker 1 (19:16):
Maybe I'm just so triggered from guys like angel
hernandez it should havehappened a long time ago, to be
honest with you.
I here's the thing, though,because I think triple a has a
great system, right, right, soyou know again, there's there's
days where, during the season,where the it is, the robo umps
(19:36):
are the ones that are callingthe balls and strikes, and the
ump gets a, a signal on the, onthe ear, and then he calls it
after that.
So it's like boom, done.
You know what I mean.
The replay system is so muchbetter than mlbs, because all
you have to do the batteries,all have to do, is just, you
know, tap his helmet, and thenit's like all right, review it
right there on the spot, andthen they put it on the video
(19:57):
board for everyone to see.
Speaker 2 (19:58):
Yes, and you can see the zone and you can see where
the ball it like lands in slowmotion thank you, thank you and
it's so funny when the ump getsit wrong, because you can hear
the crowd's reaction right.
Speaker 1 (20:12):
So it's like it's right there, though it's like
you know, and a lot of the timesyou know it's funny because,
like the arms were pretty close,it's like you know, like you're
, they're pretty spot on yeahwhen it comes to that.
So I don't know why there's somuch hate on it, but I'm like
dude, it's like they're rightthere.
Yeah, pretty close for sure.
Speaker 2 (20:31):
Yeah, no, I'm excited for it.
It'll be interesting, I think Ithink I saw somewhere where it
said that we'll see him inspring training.
Speaker 1 (20:38):
So I'll see.
Speaker 2 (20:39):
Hopefully, like if they're at the games that I'm at
, I'm definitely going to tryand post it.
Speaker 1 (20:43):
All right, cool.
So here's your thing, right?
I want a full report on this.
Speaker 2 (20:49):
Oh, got you.
Speaker 1 (20:50):
Because I want to see how this goes.
Yeah, Because I think that'ssomething that's like going to
be, you know, obviously it'sdefinitely needed in Major
League Baseball, for sure.
Speaker 2 (21:01):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (21:02):
Because it's you know , it was definitely interesting
seeing last year how it went.
Speaker 2 (21:12):
Yeah, so I like that Okay.
Speaker 1 (21:20):
So here's a question for you Do you think the
rivalries this time around are alot more intense this time
around or in the past?
Speaker 2 (21:32):
I feel like.
I got my thoughts on this one Ifeel like they've been a little
different, specifically withthe we'll take dodgers, astros,
for example.
I feel like, since that wholescandal happened, it's been.
It's been different becausebecause these two teams have
(21:55):
really nothing to do with eachother as far as division or
league Okay, but back in the dayit was always Yankees, red Sox,
same league, of course, samedivision.
Speaker 1 (22:06):
Right.
Speaker 2 (22:09):
In a past time.
I mean, it's still prettyrecent, but Dodgers Padres has
always been a thing.
But why same league, samedivision?
Pretty recent, but like dodgerspodgers has always been a thing
, but why same league, samedivision?
So I feel like I like to see itgrow and and have in however
way it can.
Um, I I like the drama and so Iwas really, really into that
dodgers podgers game withprofile, like that was just so
(22:30):
fun for me.
Speaker 1 (22:31):
I'm into that stuff so, oh god, no, I I think
rivalries make the sport better.
I think, though, it's differentfrom a fan's point of view than
it is from a player's point ofview.
I think a lot of playersnowadays don't really care as
much as fans do, because, listen, I you know, I.
(22:56):
I think that fans think that,like you know, players talk to
each other, they're friends witheach other a lot of them from
different teams, they practicewith each other and all that.
So it's like, like dude, we'rejust playing a game.
Do what?
Do some people hate each otherabsolutely.
Are there some rivalries thatare like more than others?
Absolutely, but like they're alot more friendlier with each
other than they are?
Like fans are like, you know,like, for example, like philly's
(23:19):
.
You know, philly fans don'tdon't like anybody, simple as
that.
They just do not like anybody,and don't let you know yeah, oh
yeah, you know what I mean soit's like uh, new york fans, uh,
you know, even heck, even myown team, cleveland, was like a
lot.
They, they just do not likeYankees, the Yankees.
But if you see the players,they're like, oh dude, they're
(23:41):
cool as hell.
You know what I mean.
Speaker 2 (23:44):
That brings up a good point, because there's only
technically only one guy left onthat Astros roster from 2017,
but I guarantee you the next 10years there will be booze when
those two teams play each other.
Speaker 1 (23:54):
Yeah, fans, fans but I guarantee you the next 10
years there will be booze whenthose two teams play each other.
Yeah, dodgers, yeah, fans, fanswill never forget.
Fans will never forget.
Yeah, players, they've moved on.
Yeah, yeah, Carlos Correa is inMinnesota.
He is perfectly fine inMinnesota, like you know.
All these other players haveleft.
No one has had anything Hinch.
He's with Detroit right now.
He's doing a hell of a job inDetroit.
Speaker 2 (24:16):
Incredible job.
Speaker 1 (24:17):
Right, you know what I mean.
We're not going to go over whoour picks are for a second turn.
We'll do that at a later time.
But what he's doing withDetroit has been absolutely
wonderful.
Speaker 2 (24:28):
Yeah, yeah, yeah yeah .
The irony in how that gameended the Tigers in Houston.
That was fun.
Speaker 1 (24:35):
Yeah, the irony.
Speaker 2 (24:36):
and how that game ended.
The tigers in houston, that wasfun yeah, so.
So there's that all right coolalso, why didn't I say tigers
next to astros in that firstquestion?
I'm gonna sneak tigers in thereas well okay, all right, so you
got, you got.
Speaker 1 (24:47):
So you got dodgers.
Uh, you got mets.
Are your two?
You know, national league, andthen, uh, astros and tigers yeah
, okay I like it.
We'll see.
Speaker 2 (24:56):
You want to add any, since we've been talking about
more teams um.
Speaker 1 (25:01):
Dodgers for sure on the national league.
I just don't know if the Metshave done enough for me to for
me to put them up there.
I understand that they're a bigmarket team.
I get that.
I just don't see them right nowas being a competitor
Interesting.
(25:22):
You know what I mean.
They do have Juan Soto.
They got Lindor.
As far as batting is concernedassuming batting power, they're
loaded.
Speaker 2 (25:34):
The equation is pretty much the same as last
year as far as their hitters,and then Juan Soto.
Speaker 1 (25:39):
They just added Juan Soto, which this kid is just
ridiculous.
He scares the hell out of me.
I'm not even going to lie.
He's that good right.
The Yankees for me, they havenot won a World Series in such a
long time that the Yankees forme they have not won a world
series in.
You know, in such a long timethat we can say that they're
(26:00):
competitors, but you know.
Speaker 2 (26:02):
I'm not there yet.
Speaker 1 (26:04):
Right, houston, they're getting old and I don't
know if I got to think about Igot to think about the American
League, because that one I'mstill.
I still got to think about thatone.
Speaker 2 (26:17):
I just don't know.
I feel like the Astros alwaysfind a way, though.
Speaker 1 (26:20):
Yeah, but they didn't really find a way last year.
You know, what I mean.
Speaker 2 (26:24):
As far as playoffs, no, but when it mattered most
for me, aka the division, yes.
Speaker 1 (26:31):
Well, you got a little extra hate on that one.
Yeah, you know what I mean.
To me, I don't really, you know, to me, the one team that, like
, I just cannot see them, itjust is the Yankees.
But that's just ingrained in meas a as a Cleveland fan.
Again, same thing, right as you, as as as Houston.
So we'll see, I got let methink about, let me think about
(26:52):
American league.
Speaker 2 (26:59):
My final thoughts are that I am so excited, I'm so
excited to see how thingscontinue to progress in this
game.
Speaker 1 (27:08):
Oh yeah.
Speaker 2 (27:09):
As far as contracts, as far as food, because I'll
tell you right now, 10 years agofood wasn't where it is today.
I'm so excited to see whathappens with the athletics and
how that plays out in SacramentoGirl.
I'm so excited to see whathappens with the athletics and
how that plays out in SacramentoGirl.
I'm so excited.
Speaker 1 (27:28):
We can do a whole episode on that whole thing.
Speaker 2 (27:29):
Oh my gosh.
Yes, yes With, not with ourfriend Will.
Speaker 1 (27:37):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (27:39):
But if he wants to come on, that would be dope.
I'll wear a better hat thattime.
Speaker 1 (27:43):
Yeah, don't wear it.
Yeah, don't do that.
Speaker 2 (27:45):
Yeah, and I'm so excited for the CBM meetup.
I saw the photos last year inNorth Carolina and I was just I
was so jealous and so I'm justexcited to see how I feel.
Like every year it gets better.
Like my experience free agents.
Speaker 1 (27:59):
at the end of the season, that gets better
reagents at the end of theseason that gets better.
Speaker 2 (28:06):
That speedway game reds braves right.
I feel like every year like wejust turn it up a notch as far
as like something different andso it's fun I'm, I'm, I'm
optimistic, but the one thingthat I'm looking for this year
is on the merchandise side.
Speaker 1 (28:20):
Um, you got a lot, of a lot of other companies that
are looking going into, likethey're looking more into, the
fashion just, rather than ournormal.
Like you know, new era 47,right, like I mean, I'm look,
I'm very intrigued on how thatwhole area is growing yeah um,
so I'm keeping an eye on that.
Um, I'm looking to highlight amore, a lot more teams this year
(28:41):
.
I'm very excited for that.
As far as Major League Baseball, I'm intrigued.
I think the conversation hasfinally started to come through
with the owners.
As far as a salary cap, I'drather see first a salary bottom
than a salary cap first, butI'll take it you know what I
(29:06):
mean Just because I think itwill bring more of a you know
like you know, it brings all theteams you know closer together.
And players saying that is abad idea.
I don't want to hear it BecauseI think it would be very
interesting to see as soon as,like you, you don't have those
(29:26):
big power teams overspend overeverybody else and then come
more towards the middle witheverybody else.
It's going to be interesting.
Speaker 2 (29:36):
Yeah, I'm not going to lie.
I had my thoughts thisoffseason, my rants with the
salary cap.
Yeah, I remember when the MannyMachado contract was given out
and then the Bryce Harpercontract was given out, I was
like it can't get any biggerthan this.
Speaker 1 (29:54):
It did it will.
Speaker 2 (29:57):
Yeah, that's what I'm excited for.
I'm excited to see how baseballis moving further and further
along the like what else can?
I guess not what we can getaway with, because they can do
anything they want, but like,what can we do that wasn't being
done 30 years ago yeah, uh, youwere saying about the oakland
a's or the athletics, only right.
Speaker 1 (30:17):
I'm also intrigued at how the tampa bay rays are
gonna go right, that's anotherteam that you know what I mean.
Right now it's looking like man,you know, um, and if you guys,
you guys should definitely takea look at mlb raleigh on social
media, follow them because theyare like up to date on what is
(30:37):
going on with these teams thatare moving, because raleigh's,
you know, know they're biddingfor it, they want to bid for a
major league team to come here.
So they're really getting intothe weeds of this things and
they're, you know, they'reputting out a lot of stuff out
there.
Definitely, take a look.
I've been following the wholeTampa thing.
Speaker 2 (30:56):
I don't know.
Speaker 1 (30:58):
I listen, I'm not going to speculate in my opinion
.
I've said it a while ago.
Speaker 2 (31:02):
I will.
Speaker 1 (31:04):
I think they will eventually.
I can't, I think they will yeah.
Speaker 2 (31:11):
And just leave the Marlins there.
Speaker 1 (31:13):
Hmm, yeah, yeah, I mean, they don't need two teams.
Speaker 2 (31:17):
I'd like to see some drama.
Speaker 1 (31:19):
I know I'm all for the drama, I'm all for the drama
.
Speaker 2 (31:22):
Meanwhile, my state has two teams Right.
Speaker 1 (31:26):
I think I got my opinions on that.
But anyways, guys, thank you somuch for joining us tonight.
Make sure you guys arefollowing Stadium Food Girl.
You are not really on Twitter,so you do more of the.
We've had this conversation.
We're concentrating a lot onspecific social media platforms
this year.
Speaker 2 (31:44):
Yes.
Speaker 1 (31:44):
So what are your social media platforms that
you're concentrating a lot onspecific?
Speaker 2 (31:47):
social media platforms.
This year, yes.
So what are your social mediaplatforms?
Speaker 1 (31:49):
that you're concentrating on this year
Instagram Threads, tiktok,youtube, gotcha there it is, as
far as me, definitely YouTubefor me.
Instagram Threads I'mdefinitely into that one.
I do have my Twitter one.
It is the free version rightnow.
I used to do my live streamsthere, but that's a different
kind of conversation.
But those are the ones.
So you got Threads Twitter,Instagram and definitely YouTube
(32:10):
, and I'll do a little bit ofBlue Sky.
I'm still a little slow on thatone.
So we will see you guys on thenext Dead Hat Chronicles podcast
.
Who do we have?
Well, I don't know Somebody'sgoing to teach me about a sport
that they are at.
Listen, if you know someonethat is a triathlete or someone
that is in a different sportother than baseball or
(32:32):
basketball, tell them to hit meup.
I'll be more than happy to youknow, we're both going to be
more than happy to learn abouttheir sport.
We got questions ready to go asfar as listen, if you have
someone, a professional-pickleball player or anybody,
let us know we'll be more thanhappy to interview them on the
(32:53):
podcast.
Sounds good, yes, sounds great,perfect, all right guys.
We'll see you guys on the nextone.
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