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Josh Chetwynd rejoins the show to talk about baseballs teams history, he discusses in depts the London Mets Senior teams first season and his memories around it, if you want to come on the show and talk about your teams history, that would be fantastic. Josh also tells us about his SABR LUMPS, Tom Cruise, Air Force One, a little bit about Curling and what he has been up to since we last spoke, the world baseball classic, Project Cobb and much more.
It's here. The fifth and final chapter in Billy's accolade to his favourite sport. Why did New York's two biggest baseball teams up sticks and leave their hometown, their communities, their diehard fans, and head west? The momentous move in 1958 was a reflection of a wider cultural shift that was going on in the US at this time, says this week's guest Josh Chetwynd, who's back for a final time. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We have some exciting news nuggets for you Fire lovers: firstly, we're doing our first live show! We're travelling to Belgium in a few weeks' time to take part in the Ostend Podcast Festival on Friday 1st April, alongside podcast legends like S-Town's Brian Reed. We'd love our fans from Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and France to join us - book your tickets now: https://podcastfestival.standaard.be/. Secondly *drum roll* you can now subscribe to the Crowd Stories channel to join our Friday club - ad-free access to your favourite history pod three days early. And finally, today's episode. Yes, this is Billy's fourth accolade to his favourite sport, and yes, we've got author, commentator, ex-player and baseball legend Josh Chetwynd back on the show to guide us through it. Mickey Mantle was a hero of the 50s and 60s whose life was glitz and madness, competition and medals. His Wikipedia page is a list of world records, first-times and gold medals. But he had vices that nobody talked about, and they'd soon make his glittering career came spiralling down. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
While we are busy making season ten of The Design of Business | The Business of Design, here's an episode from our new show, The Futures Archive. What do you think about when you think about a ball? About play? On this episode of The Futures Archive Lee Moreau and Saeed Arida discuss the ball, play, and learning, with insights from Josh Chetwynd, Kimberlie Birks, AnnMarie Thomas, and students from the Elliot K-8 Innovation School in Boston.To hear more from our archive, find The Design of Business | The Business of Design on Apple podcasts, or your favorite podcast app!
What do you think about when you think about a ball? About play? On this episode of The Futures Archive Lee Moreau and Saeed Arida discuss the ball, play, and learning. With insights from Josh Chetwynd, Kimberlie Birks, AnnMarie Thomas, and students from the Elliot K-8 Innovation School in Boston.
And it's a baseball hat-trick! In 1955, young Billy took to the streets to scream and shout as the Brooklyn Dodgers finally beat the Yankees in the World Series. But who were the Dodgers, and why was this win such a huge deal? Sports nut, ex-player and journalist Josh Chetwynd joins Tom and Katie for the third baseball episode, to take them back to 1950s Brooklyn. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Roy Campanella had a huge role in breaking the colour bar in American baseball, but you might not know him because his career was cut short by segregation and a horrific car accident. Join us and friend of the show, Josh Chetwynd, as Billy forces us to descend further into being a fully-fledged baseball podcast... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
back in 2020, GB National Team Manager Drew Spencer asked the question, if you never got to play baseball again, what memories would you have that would make you grateful to the game? So for episode 100, i asked all of you, what does baseball mean to you? Drew Spencer, Travis Harfield, Alan Dean, Laura Hirai, Gavin Marshall, Said Bayan, Michael Harrold, Ash Waller, Andy Brown, Ian Blease, John McGee, Jon Carter, Mitchell Vom Scheidt, Josh Chetwynd, Jak Ford Lane, Charlie Brown, Andrew Taylor, Chris Gary, Niall Cafferty, Jason Derr, John McKellar, Max Whittle, Aaron Atkins, Chris Knoblock, Danny Quinn, Mark Salter, Lewis Vargas, James Zaidi, Vince Warner, Phil Carus, Neale Raleigh, Fiona Brambley, Earl Dix, Charlie Capener, David Hayes, Bruce Webb, Joe Steward, Michael Finnegan, Nichole Lim, Nathan Fernando, Will Lintern, Tyler Cote, Thomas Haywood and Ren Quantrill
The big BHP interview - Josh Chetwynd swaps podcasts to talk about growing up in a fantasy baseball home. Plus Jonny and James catch up on the latest MLB and fantasy highlights.
Katie and Tom's romp through the 20th century meets baseball, and there's a darkness behind one of the greatest players of all time. From TV advert appearances and Simon and Garfunkel songs, to an obsessive and abusive marriage with Marilyn Monroe, Joe DiMaggio's private and public don't quite match up. They're joined by baseball player and author Josh Chetwynd. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Part 2 of the new monthly segment looking at British baseball history month by month. This episode wouldnt be possible without pioneers such as Josh Chetwynd, Harvey Sahker, Joe Gray, Gabriel Fidler and Matt Smith plus many more. you can buy Josh Chetwynds - Baseball in Europe here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Baseball-Europe-Country-History/dp/0786437243 Harvey Sahkers - the Blokes of Summer - https://www.lulu.com/shop/harvey-sahker/the-blokes-of-summer/ebook/product-18599563.html?page=1&pageSize=4 Project Cobb - http://www.projectcobb.org.uk/ and of course, please check out the incredible work at @extrainningsUK - https://extrainningsbaseball.wordpress.com/ and if you can support the podcast, please head to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/britbaseballpod thank you as always for your continued support.
New monthly segment kicks off looking at British baseball history by month. This episode wouldnt be possible without pioneers such as Josh Chetwynd, Harvey Sahker, Joe Gray, Gabriel Fidler and many more. you can buy Josh Chetwynds - Baseball in Europe here - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Baseball-Europe-Country-History/dp/0786437243 Harvey Sahkers - the Blokes of Summer - https://www.lulu.com/shop/harvey-sahker/the-blokes-of-summer/ebook/product-18599563.html?page=1&pageSize=4 Project Cobb - http://www.projectcobb.org.uk/ and of course, please check out the incredible work at @extrainningsUK - https://extrainningsbaseball.wordpress.com/ and if you can support the podcast, please head to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/britbaseballpod thank you as always for your continued support.
The boys of summer are back! Jonny Gould, Josh Chetwynd and the third man Erik Janssen who produced the guys back during their Channel 5 days are reunited and this time you get to hear them any time of the day or night - although real fans may want to stick to the 3am slot... Straight to business though, expect to hear about: what to expect in a 60 game season / rule changes and how they make Josh sad sometimes / if a player bunts in an empty ballpark, does it still suck? / who's staying out and who will benefit from this / why is no-one talking about the minor leagues? / Erik tests memories and recommends books / and a whole lot more besides.
"Leslie Nielsen was in a movie about curling" British baseball TV MVPs Jonny, Josh and Erik are returning to us with a brand new podcast, but what can you expect? Parental Advisory - there is bad language from the get go, but this is loads of fun, the gang talk about MLB on 5 memories and what is due to come in their up and coming new podcast. listeners questions are the bonus material so be sure to check them out to see who wins a copy of Joel Baileys (@joelfourbases) publication - Four Bases MLB review, full of player and team info, plus more. - https://twitter.com/JoelFourBases/status/1281152814954184704 follow the show @Jonnyandjosh and their individual accounts here @jonnyMGould @joshchetwynd and @erikjanssen
In today's action packed show we chat with Pete (UK Indians) about the name change for Cleveland, build up to the new season getting your excitement levels and teams hopes and expectations on social media! We chat to Molly and Lucy about women in Baseball and the new women's national league AND new women's GB Team! Plus introducing you to In play;Runs and Jonny Gould and Josh Chetwynd return!
The original Boys of Summer - Jonny Gould, Josh Chetwynd and Erik Janssen - are getting the band back together for a brand new weekly MLB podcast like no other! Rebooted for a new decade, the fab three will get into all the big stories from around the league, checking in with old pals and chatting to a host of new faces. Subscribe so you don't miss an episode and join the conversation on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook!
Matt is joined by British baseball royalty as British baseball hall of famer, novelist, channel 5 host and curling enthusiast Josh Chetwynd talks about his experience in the British game and his involvement in MLB broadcasting with channel 5 and at the world series. Special thanks to Kevin Macadam for arranging this interview. If you want to befriend the show, you can find me on the social medias @britbaseballpod on twitter, FB and IG, come and say hi and send in show suggestions and feedback! Or if you want to keep it between me and you, the email is britishbaseballpodcast@gmail.com Thanks as always for your love, please make sure you don't miss an episode, subscribe on your favourite podcast app from below and please subscribe to the new YouTube channel for additional content and videos: YouTube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC3NoKq6eBPKW6u5BfACi0Zg Anchor (why not send me a voice message!)- https://anchor.fm/britishbaseballpodcast Breaker - https://www.breaker.audio/british-baseball-podcast Google podcast - www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81MzI3MmVjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Apple podcast (please leave a nice review) - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/british-baseball-podcast/id1493864870?uo=4 Overcast - https://overcast.fm/itunes1493864870/british-baseball-podcast Pocket casts - https://pca.st/kdfc2cm3 RadioPublic - https://radiopublic.com/british-baseball-podcast-GZBKqz Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/76L3sT1OaZmgir8rr0OiWn Castbox (please leave a nice review) - https://castbox.fm/channel/British-Baseball-Podcast-id2555190?country=gb
Having been talked into starting on short rest, it's episode 12 of Touching Base, a podcast from BaseballSoftballUK. In a bonus podcast to celebrate the 80th anniversary of England winning the inaugural Baseball World Cup we're taking a closer look at the past and future of Baseball in the UK. This week we're joined by 2 guests as Josh Chetwynd makes his second podcast appearance in a week to discuss the storied history of UK Baseball and Ben Carter, from Rival podcast Batflips and Nerds, drops in to discuss the MLB London Series which is now less than 12 months away.
opics discussed:3.01 Should this event have happened sooner? And why it did not.5.12 The beachhead that the NFL and NBA have built up in Europe5.56 The popularity of the live, late-night MLB games he presented on Channel 5 in the UK until 20087.25 The huge blow of baseball not being accepted into the Olympics after Team GB would have finally qualified as hosts in 20128.46 The history of baseball in the UK and Europe13.37 How MLB has internationalised in the past. And where there are other European hotbeds15.04 The challenges to MLB in the US - slow play and the age of the fanbase18.10 The continuing cultural importance of baseball in the US20.01 Why MLB is still a financial success but the potential for problems ahead20.30 The dangers of marketing the game the wrong way. “Come for a drink and the game is going on”. Why Europe is an important landing spot22.30 MLBAM’s early adoption of digital and social media against the background of an ageing fanbase24.36 The value of the "stumble-upon" audience25.45 How baseball in the UK just missed the social media boom26.45 The issue of speeding up the game and whether it is needed. What is being tried at the moment28.23 The chance of a short-form of baseball31.01 Why comparisons between baseball and cricket are problematic32.05 What is the definition of success for these two games in England33.27 Facebook’s deal for Thursday afternoon Major League Baseball and the controversy surrounding it35.08 The difficult second year of MLB in England. The success of the Hyde Park event and why “they have a shot at it”36.01 Can baseball become a truly international sport?37.21 The advantages of watching baseball live over NFL. The problems of being a complicated sport39.20 The real dangers to baseball as opposed to the fallacies. The importance of personalities.41.21 Pitching baseball to UK fansJOSH CHETWYND LINKSJosh Chetwynd on Wikipedia, Twitter, LinkedInJosh Chetwynd's book on AmazonWANT TO HEAR, SEE, READ MORE...
Legendary Channel 5 baseball broadcaster and GB catcher Josh Chetwynd joins John to discuss everything from his college career at Northwestern, his professional baseball career to his key role in developing players from 'non traditional' baseball countries - including African pioneer Gift Ngoepe.There's plenty of time to revisit his on screen relationship with Jonny Gould and to get Josh's candid views on MLB's latest attempts to put down European roots.You can find all Josh's work - and buy all seven of his books - at his website www.joshchetwynd.comBat Flips And Nerds - www.batflipsandnerds.com
Another special guest; journalist, author, co-host, commentator, betting guru, lawyer, agent, father, husband, former ball player and all-around good guy Josh Chetwynd is interviewed about his life and times in the world of baseball.
Another special guest; journalist, author, co-host, commentator, betting guru, lawyer, agent, father, husband, former ball player and all-around good guy Josh Chetwynd is interviewed about his life and times in the world of baseball.
Another special guest; journalist, author, co-host, commentator, betting guru, lawyer, agent, father, husband, former ball player and all-around good guy Josh Chetwynd is interviewed about his life and times in the world of baseball.