066: Little League World Series Champs, Taylor North -with Celine Farner

11/19/21 • 41 min

Today we are joined by guest Celine Farner. Celine is mother to Lucas Farner, shortstop for the Little League World Series champs from Taylor North Little League in Michigan.
Celine discusses the journey to the LLWS in Williamsport, Pennsylvania and talks about the strict COVID-19 protocols—including how long parents had to go without seeing their kids!
Plus we talk about all the experiences the Little League World Series champs have been offered. We also compare and contrast Little League to travel baseball and discuss how the Taylor North players were able to balance the two teams.
Correction: Teams were given 250 tickets to Williamsport, not 50.
On Deck: Next week, we will re-release a favorite episode for the Friday after Thanksgiving.
In the Hole: We talk about Christmas gift ideas for youth baseball players!
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065: Susana Lluch - Mom of Blue Jays Rookie Sensation Alek Manoah

You may remember Susana Lluch as the proud, emotional mom cheering on her son Alek Manoah during his major league debut as a starting pitcher with the Toronto Blue Jays earlier this year. If not, check out that video here!

Susana has such a positive, enchanting personality and we thoroughly enjoyed being able to speak with her about that emotional day and what it was like raising 2 professional baseball players. (Alek's brother, Erik Manoah, is an up-and-coming pitcher in the Twins organization.)

She talks about how competitive the brothers were as children and how that relationship has evolved for them as adults. Plus, she takes us through what her sons did to train and make sure they didn't lose a year in 2020 by opening their business, Manoah Driven.

Susana talks about her own experience with baseball/softball, and how she was secretly able to play ball as a child.

Then she explains when she noticed a special baseball talent in Erik and Alek and what she did to help support their dreams. Susana also discusses her personal superstition when her sons are pitching.
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067: (Throwback Episode) GameChanger vs. Team Manager

Throwback to Episode 16 when we discussed the GameChanger app and the new app, GameChanger Team Manager.
Special Guests:

Guest host Patrick Malley, from Dads takeover episode
Ken Strnad, VP Marketing of GameChanger
David Kennedy, Head of Consumer Experience at GameChanger
A few things we love about GameChanger:
-Scorebook
-Stats auto-generated
-Fan/viewer experience
-Audio- use in the car
We discuss concerns about the new app- GameChanger Team Manager and our wishlist items, as well as new updates from GameChanger HQ.
There is so much new news coming to GC Team Manager in 2021 and we are grateful for the opportunity to come on the show and share.
LINK: https://home.gc.com/live-video-streaming/
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