Willy Wonka and the Baseball Factory

06/09/20 • 23 min

Locked On Red Sox - Daily Podcast On The Boston Red Sox

Gabrielle breaks down the latest updates in the standoff between MLB and the Players' Union, the issues with the newest counter-offer and players' reactions to it on social media, and gets personal, talking about why baseball makes her think about Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and why baseball needs to be run by people who love baseball.

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A Trip in the Time Machine: June 4th

On her birthday, Gabrielle looks back at major events that have occurred on June 4th, Bob Melvin's days on the Red Sox, the crazy connection between Henry Ford, Nazi Germany, and baseball, and more, before talking about some of the updates on the NBA's return and MLB's lack thereof.

Clips:

Back To The Future (Music from "Back To The Future" Motion Picture Soundtrack Original Score)
Disney theme

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SPECIAL - Locked On's Black Lives Matter Roundtable - 8 Locked On Hosts discuss life as a black man in America

In an eye-opening discussion, Ross Jackson (Locked On Saints) Aaron Freeman (Locked on Falcons) Tony Wiggins (Locked On Jaguars) John Hickman (Locked On Texans) Chris Carter (Locked On Steelers) Keith Pompey (Locked On 76ers) Coty Davis (Locked On Texans) and Your Boy Q (Locked On Raiders) come together for a special Locked On Podcast Network Black Lives Matter Roundtable. These eight Locked On hosts share their first-hand experiences as black men in America. When was the first time they clocked racism in their lives? What are the pet peeves they experience as a black man? In the wake of George Floyd's killing, does this movement feel different than those of the past? What needs to happen for this moment in time to have a lasting impact on society and to result in real gains for social justice? And, will these experiences change the next generation?

We take a momentary pause in our daily sports talk for this revealing and important special podcast episode.

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