We head to Hot Springs, Arkansas, home of professional baseball's first spring trainings, to talk with Rob, Zack, Alexis, and Brook of the Flaming Majestics about their team, their town, and the meaning of "Happy Baseball!".

Adam chats with Christi Nissen, manager of the Crete Street Riot, about her journey to managing, lineup construction, different styles of play, and the mental aspects of participating in sports as an adult.

In the season finale, Adam sits down with teammate Callie Collins during the Cobras' last home game of 2022 to reflect on the podcast and talk about his relationship to baseball. 

Show Notes:

The Green Fields of the Mind

Adam travels to New Orleans to talk with Nick Schmidt, the commissioner of the People's Baseball League, about what it means to say baseball is for human beings.

Show Notes:

People's Baseball League

Ian Mackaye on water

NY Times parenting newsletter (subscription-only, unfortunately): Why Have We Allowed Money to Ruin Youth Sports?

Adam and Cap City Cobras teammate Thomas Slanker post up at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport to recap the 2nd Annual Sandlot Bash at Field of Dreams and reflect on their first experiences playing sandlot ball with the Cobras. 

Adam chats with Jack Sanders, founder of the Texas Playboys and creator of The Long Time, a baseball field and event space on the outskirts of Austin, about some of his influences in the areas of design and architecture, what he loves about the game of baseball, and his approach to captaining the Playboys and taking the field himself. 

Show Notes:

Newbern Baseball Club

Rural Studio

The Long Time