Podcasts about homerunonwheels

In the 100th, and likely final, episode of the Home Run On Wheels podcast, we reflect on the last two years and the impact we've hopefully made on the lives of children in the foster care system. It's been a bittersweet week with the first week of spring training corresponding with the death of Ron's grandfather. Ron also discusses his first week working for the Milwaukee Brewers and why the San Francisco Giants might have the most bland venue in all of baseball. Support this podcast

Chris Nelson, who spent five years in the Oakland A's system, joined the podcast to discuss his youth baseball camps in the Phoenix area - https://mvpacademy1.com/ (one of which is primarily for children in the foster care system).  Chris has partnered with the Milwaukee Brewers to use their https://www.azsmashersbaseballandsoftball.net/ (spring training facility) at Maryvale and also has relationships with the Royals and Rangers in Surprise, and of course, his former team in Mesa. Chris and Ron discuss his playing career, the youth camps, the partnership with the Brewers and foster care organizations in Phoenix, as well as the Astros cheating scandal. Support this podcast

We are adjusting to a snowbird life in the Phoenix area as spring training with the Cactus League has begun.  Maverick, the new Home Run On Wheels "Barketing Manager" is also adjusting to RV life well and went on his first road trip last weekend. Pitchers and catchers have reported and we're ready for spring training. Ron will be working for the Brewers in Phoenix and we hope to catch at least one game at every Cactus League venue. There are new faces in new places, and sports trades are kind of analogous to kids in the foster system getting moved from home to home. Support this podcast

Home Run On Wheels has a new 'Barketing Manager' and his name is Maverick - a 2-year-old Border Collie mix with a birthday coming up. We also have other updates on our 2020 plans with dates and places, and how we're still trying to get some foster kids out to MLB spring training games in Arizona.  Support this podcast

After visiting all 30 MLB stadiums in 2018, traveling down Route 66 and taking the RV into Mexico in 2019, Ron and Patti Clements reveal their 2020 plans for Home Run On Wheels. We also give thanks to our Phoenix-area friends for their hospitality and discuss a sense of community in RV parks. Be sure to subscribe to the https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4bok33kCG9d2SpVXd-1qqA?view_as=subscriber (Home Run On Wheels YouTube channel) for the latest videos. Support this podcast

The Route 66 trip has concluded after the Home Run On Wheels RV spent a week in the Los Angeles area. Ron and Patti highlight their favorite moments in Los Angeles, including the hospitality of the Lakers and UCLA athletics for Ron's book - A Sports Fan's Guide To Route 66 - but also share their favorite moments and locales along Route 66. Support this podcast

Ron and Patti are in Victorville, Calif., and they discuss their last week on the Arizona portion of Route 66 and share their plans in California before finishing the Route 66 trek Thanksgiving weekend. Among the things for which they are grateful are the beautiful sites they've seen along Route 66, including the National Parks and monuments like Petrified Forest and Walnut Canyon in Arizona. Support this podcast

As the Home Run On Wheels RV gets closer to California, Ron and Patti have been impressed by the landscape of New Mexico and Arizona. We also visited the only national park through which Route 66 passes and have been able to share the message of foster care along the way. Support this podcast

Ron and Patti are in New Mexico traveling down Route 66, which has several minor league baseball teams along the way. The Cardinals, Padres and Rockies are all represented, but not as much as the Dodgers, who essentially own Route 66 baseball with farms teams in Rancho Cucamonga, Tulsa and Oklahoma City. Even Dodger Stadium is along the Mother Road. We also discuss the historic 2019 World Series and that we may or may not have head celebrity neighbors at a rest area near McLean, Texas. Was it 3 Doors Down or Florida/Georgia Line? Support this podcast

After a two-week hiatus, we’re back and talking Cardinals baseball along Route 66 in St. Louis and Springfield. The Dodgers also have their Double-A affiliate in Tulsa, and we share our thoughts on the 2019 World Series between the Nationals and Astros. Also, there are some interesting tidbits about Stan Musial and the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in Springfield. Support this podcast

Stephanie Tesreau of https://hoyleton.org/ (Hoyleton Youth and Family Services) joined the Home Run On Wheels podcast to discuss the work Hoyleton does, why they agreed to co-host Sunday’s https://www.facebook.com/events/2271901849788494/ (Home Run On Wheels book signing) in Fairview Heights, Ill., and how much baseball means to the city of St. Louis. The Cardinals are also back in the postseason for the first time in three years, but that’s what Cardinals fans expect every October. Support this podcast

As the MLB regular season comes to an end, Patti and Ron are beginning Route 66. Recording from Joliet, they discuss their time in Chicago, which included Blackhawks and Bears games, plus a surprise trip for Patti to the CIBC Theatre to see Hamilton. Are professional sports tickets overpriced? Certainly. Should children have more exposure to the arts? Most definitely. We also had a surprise meeting at Soldier Field – Patti’s first-ever visit there – and we provide more details for https://www.facebook.com/events/2271901849788494/ (Ron’s book signing on Sunday, Oct. 6), at the Barnes & Noble in Fairview Heights, Ill. Support this podcast

We’re spending the last week of the MLB regular season in the Chicago area, where we will begin our next adventure traveling down Route 66. After seeing a pair of Brewers-Cardinals games at Busch Stadium, we’re curious to see if the two teams will face off in the postseason. In the meantime, we’ll experience a couple of firsts in Chicago with our first-ever visit to United Center on Wednesday and Patti’s first-ever game at Soldier Field on Sunday. Ron also has a big surprise planned for Patti on Thursday. We will be back in the St. Louis area on https://www.facebook.com/events/2271901849788494/ (Oct. 6, where Ron will do a book signing in Fairview Heights, Ill.), with a special giveaway. Support this podcast

Randall and Gwen Floyd came out to the Home Run On Wheels RV in the St. Louis area to discuss their life as full-time RVers with their four children. The Floyds have their own YouTube channel, “https://www.youtube.com/everyonelovesthefloyds (Everyone Loves The Floyds)” – which is also their https://www.instagram.com/everyonelovesthefloyds/?hl=en (Instagram account), and Gwen has written an RV lifestyle book called https://www.amazon.com/Roaming-Wide-Living-Free-Beginners-ebook/dp/B07W4Y1GX8 (Roaming Wide, Living Free). They are also parents of Ray, a 7-year-old boy they adopted as an infant through the foster care system. The sun was bright when Gwen took our group selfie. After spending an afternoon with the Floyds in St. Louis, we do http://everyonelovesthefloyds.com/ (love the Floyds). Support this podcast

There was some good news and bad news in the last week. After spending a week in the Hilton Head/Savannah area for vacation, we got off the Atlantic Coast just in time as Hurricane Dorian approaches. We are thinking of the people in The Bahamas who have been battered by Dorian. We also discovered a new (old) issue with the RV, but that’s some more bad news. A bit of good news is Ron is doing a book signing in the St. Louis area on Oct. 6. Listen to hear all the details of when and where. Support this podcast

Ron and Patti are taking a week-long vacation in Hilton Head Island after a successful time in the Washington, D.C., area with a book signing and two different foster care organizations receiving tickets from the Nationals. Both https://homerunonwheels.com/mlb-nationals-lssnca-jennifer-cormeny-busboys-poets-foster-refugees/ (Lutheran Social Services National Capital Area) and https://homerunonwheels.com/dcfyi-mlb-washington-nationals-susan-punnett/ (Family & Youth Initiative) benefited from the Nats’ donation. We even spent some time with foster parent Irene Stevenson and her adopted daughter at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum. The next stops for Home Run On Wheels will be in the Nashville, St. Louis and Chicago areas. Support this podcast

Susan Punnett, the executive director of the Family & Youth Initiative, joined the Home Run On Wheels podcast to discuss their work with teenagers in the foster care system and the donation of tickets from the Washington Nationals for Sunday’s slugfest victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. The youth from https://www.dcfyi.org/ (DCFYI) who attended the game on August 18 saw the Nationals club eight home runs in a wild 16-8 victory over the Brewers at Nationals Park. Teens are often the forgotten group of children in the foster care system and are in desperate need of a safe a loving home. Support this podcast

Jennifer Cormeny, the https://lssnca.org/news_events/event_calendar/event/2019/08/13/home-run-on-wheels/255949 (Lutheran Social Services National Capital Area) Director of Family Services, joined the Home Run On Wheels podcast to discuss the https://www.facebook.com/events/403937387136950/ (Aug. 13 book signing) at https://www.busboysandpoets.com/events/th-evt-9463148/ (Busboys & Poets in Arlington, Va). Jennifer explained how LSSNCA helps unaccompanied refugee minors find foster families. She also said the Washington Nationals’ donation of tickets to LSSNCA will help these youth have fun while experiencing the American pastime. Ron and Jennifer will be part of a panel to discuss foster care and the Home Run On Wheels book Tuesday evening from 6-8 at the Busboys & Poets Shirlington location in Arlington. Support this podcast

Ron and Patti share all the details about next week’s Home Run On Wheels book signing at Busboys & Poets in Arlington, Va. The DC-area event is being co-hosted by Lutheran Social Services National Capital Area – one of two Washington-area foster care organizations that received a donation of tickets from the Nationals. Family & Youth Initiative is the other organization that received tickets for the August 16-18 weekend series against the Milwaukee Brewers. Ron is rooting for Milwaukee. Patti, the Cardinals fan, hopes the Nationals sweep the Brewers (for the kids, of course). Support this podcast

New York native Rich O’Malley fulfilled a childhood dream by attending a home game for all 123 teams in the four major U.S. pro sports leagues. The former editor at the New York Daily News, chronicled his journey – which culminated with a 25,000-mile whirlwind over two months – in his book, “One Lucky Fan.” Rich and Home Run On Wheels author Ron Clements met at McNally’s Tavern in Philadelphia to compare notes on their travels and MLB stadiums. Rich’s least favorite MLB park was one of Ron’s favorites. They did agree on No. 1 in both baseball and the NFL. Rich was one of the best guests we’ve ever had on the Home Run On Wheels podcast. Enjoy. Support this podcast

http://homerunonwheels.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Bethany-Group-HROW.jpg ()From left, Patti Clements and Ron Clements of Home Run On Wheels, Abigail Rose, Michelle Matthews and Missy Reeder of Bethany Christian Services of Western Pennsylvania https://bethany.org/locations/us/pennsylvania/western-pennsylvania (Bethany Christian Services) foster care supervisor Michelle Matthews and branch director Bob Sherwin joined the Home Run On Wheels podcast. We discuss the needs of their children in the foster care system. Bethany is also very grateful for the donation of 200 tickets from the Pittsburgh Pirates for the July 22 game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Michelle and Bob are both Pittsburgh-area natives and shared their favorite baseball memories. Bob even pontificated on the Pirates’ chances of returning to the World Series someday. Ron is still waiting for his Brewers to finally win their first World Series. Support this podcast

East Carolina Football's Purple Haze entrance is one of the highlights of the Pirates' GAMEDAY experience. Steve "The Pirate" Whetzel enters his 11th season of leading the Pirates through the purple haze. We talk about how he got the gig back in 2009, some funny moments and more! We also catch up with Ron Clements of the #HomeRunOnWheels initiative. Ron, who is an ECU alum, also talks Pirates Football, MLB and NFL!

East Carolina Football's Purple Haze entrance is one of the highlights of the Pirates' GAMEDAY experience. Steve "The Pirate" Whetzel enters his 11th season of leading the Pirates through the purple haze. We talk about how he got the gig back in 2009, some funny moments and more! We also catch up with Ron Clements of the #HomeRunOnWheels initiative. Ron, who is an ECU alum, also talks Pirates Football, MLB and NFL!

We recap our All-Star experience in Cleveland and look forward to our week in Pittsburgh with a https://www.facebook.com/events/361527441387865/ (book promotion event) and a Pirates game at PNC Park with foster families from Bethany Christian Services. The Pirates donated 200 tickets to Bethany for the July 22 game against the Cardinals. We also discuss our visit to Cleveland’s Playhouse Square to see the Tony Award-winning musical, “Come From Away,” which is one of the best plays either of us has seen. It’s a story of human kindness, which is something we could all use. Support this podcast

Home Run On Wheels is in Cleveland for the 2019 MLB All-Star Game. We spent all day Sunday at the PlayBall Park, which has a lot to do, and we share our thoughts on what to expect from Monday’s Home Run Derby and Tuesday’s All-Star Game itself. There is so much to do in the Cleveland area and we did more than just All-Star Game activities. Support this podcast

West Virginia Power relief pitcher Bryan Pall, a Seattle Mariners prospect and University of Michigan alumnus, discusses his varied community work in Charleston and shares some of his favorite baseball memories. Bryan is passionate about helping dogs find homes, loves working with kids and is grateful to be able to play professional baseball after missing more than a year following Tommy John surgery. Support this podcast

Home Run On Wheels is in West Virginia, our 44th state in 16 months, after leaving Kentucky and visiting the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory. We also discuss the All-Star Game and whether MLB should guarantee a slot for a representative from every team. Should the NFL do the same? Support this podcast

Nashville Sounds pitcher Zac Curtis discusses the motivation behind his community service and charitable efforts. Curtis, who is with his fourth MLB team in four seasons and spent part of 2018 with the Texas Rangers, said his childhood has greatly impacted the man he’s become and is a big reason why he wants to give back to the community. Curtis, a 2014 draft pick of the Arizona Diamondbacks, is a Middle Tennessee State alumnus – as is https://www.ronclementssports.com/nfl-titans-kevin-byard-contract-mtsu-camp/ (Tennessee Titans safety Kevin Byard), who is also heavily involved in community work. Support this podcast

We are very excited over the wonderful news we received this week. The Pirates were very generous to a foster care organization in Pittsburgh and Ron has a book-signing event now scheduled in the Steel City. We also have things in the works in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., where the Nationals have also donated tickets to a pair of foster care organizations. The Keystone State in July should be fun. Big things are happening in 2019 with Home Run On Wheels. Download, listen, share and subscribe today. Support this podcast

We give an update on the health of Holmes, the Home Run On Wheels Barketing Manager, and let you know what’s coming up in the next few weeks as we leave the Florida Panhandle. We also have a date on our first book-signing event in Pittsburgh next month. Support this podcast

Holmes’ cancer has returned and we’re trying to figure out the logistics of getting him treatments. It’s one of the challenges of living in an RV. Patti is back after spending time between St. Louis and Peoria and recapped her experience watching her father take part in an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. While she was gone, Ron covered an NCAA softball Super-Regional between Oklahoma State and Florida State in Tallahassee. Ron hopes his alma mater, East Carolina, can get to the baseball College World Series for the first time and we both are rooting for the St. Louis Blues to win their first-ever Stanley Cup. Support this podcast

We now have a foster care partner in Baltimore, where we will co-host a book-signing event in August and hopefully get kids out to an Orioles game. This is the fourth city where we have events set up with foster care organizations. Bethany Christian Services in Baltimore joins the same agency in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia and Family & Youth Initiative and Lutheran Social Services National Capital Area in Washington, D.C. Speaking of D.C., Patti’s dad traveled there on an Honor Flight so Patti drove to Peoria to share in the celebration of his departure and return. She also got to celebrate the Blues reaching the Stanley Cup Final while in St. Louis. Support this podcast

MLB attendance is down across the board. Why? Ron and Patti Clements discuss several factors, but they also talk about their plans to get kids in the foster system out to MLB games and why baseball is still America’s Pastime. Patti also shares some exciting news about her father, a Vietnam-Era Navy veteran who will be going to Washington, D.C., on May 23. Support this podcast

The last two weeks have been filled with a bunch of good news, including Ron’s son, David, getting engaged. David’s girlfriend, Gabbey, said yes to his proposal on May 4. (There was no Star Wars-themed party afterward.) We are very happy for David and Gabbey and got some good news on the Home Run On Wheels book and the summer tour. We’ve got organizations lined up in Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C., but are still trying to finalize events in Cleveland, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Atlanta, Nashville, St. Louis and Chicago. If you can help, let us know. Support this podcast

Minnesota Twins prospects Jimmy Kerrigan and Devin Smeltzer, of the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos, joined the Home Run On Wheels podcast to discuss their life journeys toward a professional baseball career. Kerrigan was undrafted out of college, where he had to transfer from Temple to VCU after the Owls folded their program, and then played semi-pro ball before being signed by an independent Frontier League team near St. Louis. He had his contract purchased by the Twins in 2017. Smeltzer was diagnosed with prostate and bladder cancer days before his 10th birthday, but was in remission by age 12. He went on to be a fifth-round pick of the Dodgers, but was traded to the Twins last year. The southpaw regularly visits children’s hospitals to share his story, but more to just be someone kids going through what he dealt with can lean on and talk to while also having fun. Support this podcast

Ron and Patti recap their last six months, discuss the Home Run On Wheels book release in July and Holmes’ victory over cancer, and talk about what’s next for Home Run On Wheels. The first baseball game of 2019 for Home Run On Wheels is in the books after seeing the Memphis Redbirds for the first time on April 4. Support this podcast

Ron and Patti provide a brief recap of the 2018 World Series in the final episode of the year. We also discuss the highlights of a 15,000-mile RV trip to all 30 MLB stadiums and took them through 38 states and two Canadian provinces. About 300 MLB tickets were acquired and donated to foster care organizations in six different cities. Our next venture is on hold while Holmes completes his chemotherapy protocol, but stay tuned for the next Home Run On Wheels trip. Talk with you in 2019. Support this podcast

Ron and Patti recap the MLB postseason and give their World Series predictions, which are not the same. We saw the Dodgers go 2-2 and the Red Sox win two of three on our 30-stadium MLB trip. We also provide an update on Holmes as he battles cancer. Spoiler alert: He’s responding very well to the chemotherapy. Support this podcast

Sports writer and best-selling author Jeff Pearlman joined the Home Run On Wheels podcast to discuss his latest book, “Football For a Buck,” as well as his experience covering Major League Baseball. “Football For a Buck” chronicles the “crazy rise and crazier demise” of the USFL, which ran from 1983-85. Why did the USFL fail? Who were Jeff’s favorite interviews?  Of the eight sports books he’s written, what is his favorite? Listen to find out. Support this podcast

Former MLB umpire Gary Darling joined the podcast to discuss Umps Care and his nearly 30-year career. Umps Care is a charity foundation that works with children’s hospitals and foster care organizations to get kids out to games. The umpires also visit hospitals to talk baseball with kids. Gary explains the origins of Umps Care and also talks about the highlights of his career, including special moments in 1998 and 2003. Support this podcast

Now that the MLB regular season is complete (sort of), so is our RV trip. Ron and Patti rank each of the 30 MLB stadiums. We have the same No. 30, but a different No. 1. We also tell you what’s next for the Home Run On Wheels podcast with a pair of awesome guests coming up in the next two weeks. Support this podcast

We have attended our final regular-season game of the year, but the immediate focus isn’t on our next trip but on our dog, Holmes, who has been diagnosed with lymphoma. Holmes, the 11-year-old Home Run On Wheels “Barketing Manager,” attended three games with us, but now he has begun chemotherapy and our future plans are put on hold as he begins his battle with cancer. Support this podcast

Home Run On Wheels donated 30 tickets to the Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition for Sunday’s game in St. Louis. Ron and Patti preview the final week of the Major League Baseball regular season and they will be on opposite sides in St. Louis when the Brewers visit the Cardinals. We also provide a review of Busch Stadium, which is in the upper echelon of MLB venues. Support this podcast

Katie Corrigan, the director of family development for the Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition in St. Louis, joined us to discuss the importance of Cardinals baseball for children in St. Louis. Thanks to Wells Fargo and the United Way of St. Louis, the Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition received 20 tickets for the Sept. 14 game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Home Run On Wheels also raised over $700 to purchase 30 tickets for the Sept. 23 game against the San Francisco Giants and donated those to the Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition. Support this podcast

Children’s Hope Alliance CEO Celeste Dominguez joined Ron and Patti in St. Louis to discuss the impact the MLB stadium tour has had. The trip has taken us through 38 states, two Canadian provinces, six national parks and, obviously 30 Major League Baseball stadiums. Celeste said the trip has been a success and the feedback has been positive. But there is still more work to do as we prepare for the Giants-Cardinals game on Sept. 23 and you can help. Support this podcast

Home Run On Wheels received some good news about St. Louis, where we will be able to get some kids to a Cardinals game. Thanks to the United Way of St. Louis and Wells Fargo, the Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition has received 20 tickets for Friday’s game against the Dodgers. We are also going to Sunday’s game, but need your help to get more kids to a game at Busch Stadium on Sept. 23. Please donate at our https://www.gofundme.com/home-run-on-wheels (GoFundMe page). We also received a positive phone call from a Texas Rangers employee about our visit to Globe Life Park last week. Support this podcast

After running into some issues in St. Louis, we need your help to get some kids to a Cardinals game at Busch Stadium on Sept. 23. Please donate now to https://www.gofundme.com/home-run-on-wheels?sharetype=teams&member=633286&rcid=r01-153656122478-b5a384e8106b4b23&pc=ot_co_campmgmt_w (Home Run On Wheels at our GoFundMe page) to get some kids to a game as we close our 30 stadium MLB tour. Ron and Patti discuss their latest issue with the RV, the time they spent visiting Ron’s sister in Olney, Texas, and how Green Bay’s comeback win over Chicago in the NFL’s Sunday night opener created some tension. Support this podcast

Home Run On Wheels got some welcome recognition from the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park. Ron and Patti even made it on the Jumbotron for the first time this season. We enjoyed seeing the Rangers beat the Angels at our 28th stadium this year because we went with Ron’s mom and her husband, Marc, and their friends, Pete and Lynne. We recap our trip to Globe Life Park and preview our final two MLB stadiums of 2018. Support this podcast

After taking Holmes to his third MLB game of the season, Ron and Patti preview their final three stadiums of 2018. Joining us Sunday at Minute Maid Park was Ron’s brother, Ben, and his girlfriend Bailey. They drove down from San Antonio and spent the night in the Home Run On Wheels RV. Support this podcast

While the "Pirate Football Nostalgia After Party" will continue tomorrow, volume 26 of "The Sports Objective" features conversations with world-renowned mental performance coach and international best-selling author Brian Cain of Peak Performance and veteran sportswriter  Ron Clements. Brian Cain, who is a former pitcher at the University of Vermont, is best known for the tremendous impact he's had on college baseball and softball programs around the country, but also has clients at tradition-rich college football and basketball programs, MLB, NHL, NFL, UFC, and the PGA Tour.  However, his reach extends beyond athletics as he has also served as a regular speaker at corporate retreats. Give his "12 Pillars of Peak Mental Performance" Audio Book a listen, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsNGEGeGESM and check out his excellent podcasts on http://www.briancain.com!  Follow Brian on Twitter: @BrianCainPeak Ron Clements and his wife, Patti, are leading the #HomeRunOnWheels initiative to bring awareness to the needs of foster children as they travel around the nation in their RV as they venture to all 30 MLB ballparks and several national tourist attractions along the way.   Follow their journey via their blog, podcast and photo album on http://www.homerunonwheels.com. Also, follow Ron on Twitter: @Ron_Clements & enjoy his articles on the NFL, MLB and other topics by visiting http://www.ronclements.com Remember, go  like our Facebook page for the The Sports Objective and follow us on Twitter: @TheSportsOBJ