Off scRIPt EP 8 ft. Ryan Ripken (That's Me)

04/20/23 • 36 min

In this episode, I decided to talk about my own journey. I have been asked by many people since I discuss journeys and stories of others, I should I sit down and explain a little bit of myself.

I am from Baltimore, Maryland and attended Gilman School. I went to the University of South Carolina and Indian River State College for one year each. After my sophomore year of college, I was drafted by the Nationals in the 15th round and started my professional career in 2014. I played for 8 seasons with the Nationals and Orioles organizations. I reached the AAA level (one below the Major Leagues) and retired from baseball in the summer of 2022.

I grew up with a recognizable last name. My family was well known in the baseball world and in the community. Many people know me as the "son of Cal Ripken Jr", but I want you all to just meet Ryan.

Chapters:

0:00 Intro To Episode

0:50 Welcome To EP 8

2:47 Growing Up Ripken

10:32 College Experience

14:59 Professional Baseball Time

24:02 Broadcast Journey & Food Taste

29:32 Answering Questions

In this episode, I decided to talk about my own journey. I have been asked by many people since I discuss journeys and stories of others, I should I sit down and explain a little bit of myself.

I grew up with a recognizable last name. My family was well known in the baseball world and in the community. Many people know me as the "son of Cal Ripken Jr", but I want you all to just meet Ryan.

Chapters:

0:00 Intro To Episode

0:50 Welcome To EP 8

2:47 Growing Up Ripken

10:32 College Experience

14:59 Professional Baseball Time

24:02 Broadcast Journey & Food Taste

29:32 Answering Questions

Previous Episode

Off scRIPt EP 7 ft. Jake Bass | Brand Specialist & Senior Producer For Barstool Sports

Welcome Jake Bass to the podcast. Jake grew up in Baltimore, Maryland. He went on to attend the University of Alabama. He wanted to be involved in media but not in the traditional way. Jake Bass is the son of Marty Bass, a long time weather and media personality in Baltimore, Maryland.

Jake started his career as an intern with Pat McAfee when he was a member of Barstool Sports. After the internship, Jake made his way over to help produce the highly successful Golf Podcast: Fore Play Pod.

We talk about what it's like to grow up with expectations, being "different" or having "different" interests growing up. Also, Jake and I talk about how content has changed over the years. In addition, we talk about what it is like being apart of an untraditional company that has had great success in the media space.

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Next Episode

Off scRIPt EP 9 ft. Jon Graham "JG" | Former College Basketball Player at University of Maryland & Penn State

This week the pod welcomes Jon Graham. Jon is a former college basketball player who played at the University of Maryland and Penn State. Jon grew up in Baltimore, MD and attended Calvert Hall High School.

Jon and I both had to deal with expectations growing up. For those that don't know. Jon's dad, Ernie Graham, was one of the basketball best players to ever play at the University of Maryland.

In this episode, we talk about:

growing up handling expectations,

finding yourself

the recruitment process for college and how NCAAB has changed since Jon played

Pursuing professional basketball and moving on to the next chapter

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Chapters:

0:00 Description of Episode

2:00 Intro & Growing Up With Expectations/Pressures

18:12 Recruiting Process, Jon's College Experience, & Evolution College Basketball

37:06 Pursing Professional Basketball & Walking Away

49:49 Quick Hitters