50. Matt Graifer, The Young Professor: Tortugas, Bananas, & The Best Parts of Minor League Baseball
06/09/22 • 32 min
Matt Graifer, also known as The Young Professor, is the in-game host of the Daytona Tortugas and the Bananannouncer for the Savannah Bananas. Matt shares how he got started in the sports entertainment industry and what he considers to be the best parts of minor league baseball. We also discuss how different teams craft their in-park and on-field entertainment as well as the varying levels of freedom teams have at different levels of the game. And of course, we touch on Matt's favorite baseball memories, and what's left to check off on his baseball bucket list.
Find The Young Professor Online:
Twitter: @YoungProfessorGFacebook: @The Young ProfessorInstagram: @mgtheyoungprofessor
Find Baseball Bucket List Online:
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Facebook: @BaseballBucketList
Instagram: @Baseball.Bucket.List
Website: baseballbucketlist.com
This podcast is part of the Curved Brim Media Network:
Twitter: @CurvedBrim
Website: curvedbrimmedia.com
Matt Graifer, also known as The Young Professor, is the in-game host of the Daytona Tortugas and the Bananannouncer for the Savannah Bananas. Matt shares how he got started in the sports entertainment industry and what he considers to be the best parts of minor league baseball. We also discuss how different teams craft their in-park and on-field entertainment as well as the varying levels of freedom teams have at different levels of the game. And of course, we touch on Matt's favorite baseball memories, and what's left to check off on his baseball bucket list.
Find The Young Professor Online:
Twitter: @YoungProfessorGFacebook: @The Young ProfessorInstagram: @mgtheyoungprofessor
Find Baseball Bucket List Online:
Twitter: @BaseballBucket
Facebook: @BaseballBucketList
Instagram: @Baseball.Bucket.List
Website: baseballbucketlist.com
This podcast is part of the Curved Brim Media Network:
Twitter: @CurvedBrim
Website: curvedbrimmedia.com
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Tim Flattery lives in West Des Moines, Iowa and is the host of The Moonlight Graham Show. We touch on his love for the game and the Minnesota Twins, his playing career, and why baseball may just be better on the radio. Tim also gives a detailed first hand account of last summer's Field of Dreams game and explains what it meant to native Iowans. Plus, we get the story of how and why he started The Moonlight Graham Show, where he highlights role players, underdogs, and great stories in sports.
Find The Moonlight Graham Show Online:
Website: moonlightgrahamshow.com
Twitter: @MoonGrahamShowFacebook: @MoonlightGrahamShowInstagram: @moonlightgrahamshow
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Website: baseballbucketlist.com
This podcast is part of the Curved Brim Media Network:
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Jake Schneider is a life-long Twins fan from Sartell, Minnesota. We hear stories about his boyhood hero, Kirby Puckett, and other interactions with Rocco Baldelli and Harmon Killebrew. We also get into Jake's hobby of woodworking while listening to baseball games, and the the time Bert Blyleven complimented him on one of his pieces.
Check out the show notes page for a photo of the Blyleven carving: https://baseballbucketlist.com/podcast/episode-051-jake-schneider/
Find Jake online:
Twitter: @JakeSchneider34
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Facebook: @BaseballBucketList
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This podcast is part of the Curved Brim Media Network:
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Website: curvedbrimmedia.com
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