Podcasts about Portland Mavericks

Send us a textOn this episode we have former Phillies RHP Larry Colton....Larry comes on the show to talk about his college career, time in the minors, MLB debut/only game in the show, playing for the Portland Mavericks aka The Battered Bastards of Baseball, transition to writing career. Thank you everyone for listening! Geoff Freeborn

The 2014 documentary Battered Bastards of Baseball featured the story of the Portland Mavericks, an iconic independent team that played against affiliated teams in the Northwest League from 1973 to 1977. This episode features Rob Nelson, who pitched for the team and later created Big League Chew bubble gum. In this episode: Rob Nelson, Big League Chew, www.bigleaguechew.com Dan Simon, Studio Simon: www.studiosimon.net, Insta @studio_simon Find the Baseball By Design podcast online: Twitter @Count2Baseball Instagram @baseballbydesign linktr.ee/BaseballByDesign Baseball By Design is a member of the Curved Brim Media Network.  

This is the three hundred and eighty-fifth episode of Coffeeshop Conversations. That's a lot of talking and not all of it by me. Next week KMHD's head honcho Matt Fleeger will be here and the following week Nicole Lane, ace publicist will visit the Café. Today writer Larry Colton is sitting across from me. He has authored six books, was the founder of Wordstock, now known as the Portland Book Festival. He was also a pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies and the beloved Portland Mavericks. What? No music? What me worry? By the time we're finished that will not be an issue. Welcome back Larry Colton.

We're off to the USA for the fascinating story of Bing Russell, and his dream of owning his own baseball team.The story centres around his Portland Mavericks team, which was one of the last independent teams in North America. Bringing together a team of misfits and rejects, they competed against professionals in the Pacific Baseball league.This doco came highly recommended to us, so did it live up to the hype, or were we let down? Have a listen to find out....

Welcome to The Wild Card Podcast!  This is episode 218 of our attempt at this whole podcasting thing!! Today's episode features: Jared Eaton playing his favorite games, Jeff  Curtis inventing zombie golf, and Ron Blair having a bit to say about the Dark Universe! Throughout the episode, you'll hear the three of us discuss such varied topics as: the way this podcast is about what to expect in the studio, a weaponized Commercial, being in all 13 bananas, the Wild Card Crayon Box, David Hasselhoff's famed mustache, and occasionally we part from our tangents to learn more about the Portland Mavericks! This week, Ron teaches the guys all about the Battered Bastards of Baseball!!  Thank you for joining us on this journey to wherever and we're sure that you'll hit it out of the park you as you listen to our Peanuts and Crackerjacks podcast!Please like/subscribe and leave comments below! Let us know your thoughts on any of the Portland Mavericks, how you would weaponize Ron's rants, what colors should be in the Wild Card Crayon Box, what colors you associate with each of us, if you would play Zombie Golf, positivity chains (encourage one another!), any future reports you'd like us to do, and if you are interested in being an official Deckhead!P.S.  “You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat. Losing after great striving is the story of a man, who was born to sorrow, whose sweetest songs tell of saddest thought, and who, if he is a hero, does nothing in life as becomingly as leaving it."~ Roger KahnP.P.S. Stay Safe, Stay Wild, and Bite the Edge!

Though we technically can't call Amanda Lane Cumming a *historian* she may as well be one. She's written extensively about baseball history, combining her love of old newspapers, knowledge that YES, public libraries are very much still in existence and obviously her fascination with baseball.    Find her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarinerMandy?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Read the Portland Mavericks Piece: https://www.lookoutlanding.com/2021/2/3/22263428/lanny-moss-and-the-women-of-the-portland-mavericks?utm_campaign=marinermandy&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter Follow Bat'HER Up on Instagram: @batherup_pod

Josh, Alison and Brady cheer on The Battered Bastards of Baseball - the 2014 documentary about the underdog Portland Mavericks owned by Bing Russell!Plus!Untold: Breaking Point, Doom Asylum, Mother's Day, Night of the Creeps, Hunt of the Wilderpeople, Kate and galaxy brained gym trainers!Don't forget!

Episode 67: ‘Want a gum tape measure? Well, here's a licorice hammer!'Jim and George explore what are the very best sitcom episodes of all time, and best gum. This episode features the shortest intermission the guys have ever done so that they can devote time to speaking of the heresy  chocolate gum, the Ralph Kramden and Fred Flintstone connection, and debate the various fruit flavors in Juicy Fruit gum.And what is the connect Portland Mavericks baseball team's surprising connection to bubble gum. Finally, how did the kid in those Bazooka Joe comics lose an eye?

Alex Emerson is an outfielder for the Portland Mavericks minor league baseball team. He shares his story of coming out of a two year retirement to tryout and make the team. He talks about his training schedule, the tryout process and what he was thinking when he hit a grand slam last weekend. He also talks about the college recruiting process. We had a fun time and I hope you are inspired. If you want to get tickets or stream the game you can visit the link here. You can also follow him on Facebook and Instagram.

Rob Nelson, the original “shred head” and inventor of Big League Chew, joins the boys to talk about how he ended up in the Pacific Northwest pitching for the Portland Mavericks, spending time alongside Kurt Russell and (eventual Academy Award-nominated director) Todd Field and, of course, how being re-acquainted with Jim Bouton unexpectedly led to him becoming a bubble gum mogul.

Rob Nelson the creator of Big League Chew and former Portland Maverick baseball player featured in the Netflix documentary “The Battered Bastards of Baseball” joins to talk about how he created Big League Chew, and stories from the Portland Mavericks. To lead off I talk about the PGA Tour's new $40 million bonus for golfers who drive the most fan and sponsor engagement during the year being a good idea for everyone & not just the big guys on tours. Follow the podcast @evrythingsphine Follow me @kylesphine SUPPORT THE SPONSORS:

Matt is joined this week by former Enfield Spartans and Portland Mavericks (this team will be familiar if you've seen the Netflix documentary Bastard Bastards of Baseball) pitcher and the creator of Big League Chew, Mr. Rob Nelson (@rxnelson, @bigleaguechew). in this episode, you can hear all about Robs time with the iconic Mavericks and Spartans and how they were both very similar teams, his earliest memories of baseball, Kurt Russell, the players and managers that had the biggest impact on him, Kurt Russell, his memories of British Baseball, Kurt Russell and a very young Brad Marcelino warming him up in the bullpen, plus talk of how Big League Chew came to be, Kurt Russell and your listeners questions, theres also a cracking episode of Bats, Caps and Sunflower Seeds where they taste test various Big League Chew flavours, please go and check it out and give them a follow on twitter (@bcsspodcast) - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/episode-4-is-it-supposed-to-be-that-colour/id1523882750?i=1000488001834 and let them know what your favourite flavour is. also, what's your top 3 favourite Kurt Russell movies? Let me know in the comments and if your still feeling generous, head over to buymeacoffee.com and search for britbaseballpod and you can help support this independent podcast. Thank you.

Disney has given plenty of work to child actors over the years. Some have gone on to fame and notoriety. Others...have not. Learn about Kurt Russell, Shirley Temple, Britney Spears, and the sad, complicated tale of Peter Pan himself, Bobby Driscoll on Theme Park Time Machine. SOURCES Walt Disney’s last words were “Kurt Russell”, According to Kurt Russell on HuffPost The Psychology of Adolescent Fame on Network 1901 Song of The SouthPeter Pan CNN - Britney is bald! Follow Me Boys Screech Archival JFK Jr. Archival Shirley Temple Archival Adam's Script Oh to be a kid again. No bills, no body aches, no responsibilities. Your whole life ahead of you. Nothing but whimsy and potential. Maybe that is why we are so drawn to the stories of child stars.  For example, Shirley Temple. She made her film debut at the age of three, and before her 10th birthday, was one of the biggest stars in the world. This continued through the 1930s and into her teenage years in the 1940s.  After some TV hosting gigs in the 50s and 60s, Shirley Temple became active in the California Republican Party, and was appointed ambassador to Ghana in the 70s, and ambassador to Czechoslovakia in the 80s, the only woman ever to hold that post.  She served on the board of directors of several organizations, including Bank of America and Disney, and received the Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award and Kennedy Center honors before her death in 2014. Of course - Shirley Temple is a mostly-positive outcome. For every one of those, I can think of many examples of child stars who weren’t so lucky. I think that one of the most important things about being a kid, is the freedom to screw up. And when you get into some kind of hijinks, assuming no one gets hurt and no one destroys any irreplaceable property, the grownups in your life are likely to chalk up your misbehavior to that old cliche... “Kids will be kids!” But what happens when kids DON’T get the chance to be kids?  John F Kennedy, Jr was the first child ever born to an American president-elect, and he was a world famous celebrity pretty much from the moment he entered the world in November 1960. The paparazzi followed him and his equally famous mother around the world, and he never really had a private moment to himself.  The pressures of his public life, failing marriage, and unrealistic expectations created the stress that ultimately led to his fatal plane crash at the age of just 38 in the summer of 1999. Then there’s Dustin Diamond. Starring as Screech on the 90’s smash-hit Saved by The Bell, Diamond was a megastar before he was even a teenager. Dustin couldn’t find sustained work as an actor post-adolescence, and his later life was riddled with substance abuse, domestic violence accusations, prison stints, and of course the requisite starring role in an amateur...um...adult feature. Dustin Diamond passed away this year after a short battle with cancer.  Similar fates awaited Jodie Swetin, AKA Stephanie Tanner on Full House, Danny Bonaduce, AKA Danny Partridge, pretty much all of the child stars on Different Strokes: Todd Bridges, Gary Coleman, and Dana Plato...I think you get the idea. Having given work to countless child stars over the years, it’s not surprising that Disney has made its fair share of contributions to the curse of the child star.  Who’s fallen victim to it? Who’s escaped it, and maybe most importantly of all...what can we do about it?   It’s March 17, 2021. Actor Kurt Russell, a former child star himself turns 70 today. Recently, you may have seen Kurt portraying Ego in Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2. Or possibly starring as the one and only Santa Claus in The Christmas Chronicles. In addition to now being part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Kurt Russell has some deep Disney roots. How deep? Let’s point the time machine to December 1966. Burbank, California, just north of Los Angeles. It’s almost Christmas...it’s also Southern California, so of course it’s sunny and delightful outside. But not everyone is feeling the warm LA vibes. At St. Joseph’s Hospital, Walt Disney is near death. On December 15th, just 10 days after his 65th birthday, he’ll succumb to lung cancer, the end result of a lifelong smoking habit. Jump ahead 4 years, and Disney archivist Dave Smith was tasked with documenting everything in Walt’s office, which had remained virtually untouched since his death. On Walt’s desk was a note he intended for his older brother Roy, quite possibly, though we can’t be certain about this, the last correspondence he ever wrote. And among other things on the note was a name...Kurt Russell. What did that note mean? Well, I can’t answer that definitively, because the only person who really knows the answer is the guy who wrote it...and he’s not around anymore. But here’s what we do know. Walt Disney was a big fan of Kurt Russell. In the winter of ‘66, Kurt was a baby-faced 15 year old. Walt’s studio had just released a movie called “Follow Me, Boys”, about a traveling musician-turned-scoutmaster in Depression-era America, with Kurt in a minor role. Walt always had an eye for young talent, and he knew Kurt was talented. The affection was mutual. Kurt said Walt reminded him of his own grandfather-warm, welcoming, and creative.  Once, Walt gave Kurt career advice; Kurt enjoyed acting, but what he really wanted was to be a professional baseball player. Years later, his dad, actor Bing Russell, even owned the independent minor league Portland Mavericks. Walt said he didn’t think it was a great career path.  Kurt...eventually came to the same conclusion. Follow Me, Boys was Kurt’s first Disney film, but it wouldn’t be his last. In fact, he signed a ten year contract with the studio, and even though the live-action Disney movies of the late 60s and early 70s...well...aren’t exactly cinema classics, Kurt Russell quickly became a household name and had no trouble finding work.  In fact, when you look through his list of credits, hardly a year went by that he didn’t star in something. From Jack Burton in Big Trouble in Little China, to Lieutenant Gabriel Cash in Tango & Cash, to Wyatt Earp in Tombstone, Kurt was a bankable, bona fide movie star. Disney recognized his influence on entertainment by making him a Disney Legend in 1998. And it all started with a wholesome slate of Disney movies and, more importantly, a child star. Kids have always featured heavily in Disney’s particular brand of family-friendly entertainment. That tradition goes all the way back to the late 20s. A young Walt Disney produced a series of shorts called The Alice Comedies. These shorts featured the first appearance of Virginia Davis, portraying the real-life Alice. Davis had a 20 year film career before retiring in the late 1940s, raising a family, and becoming a successful realtor in Southern California. When it comes to child stars....people like Kurt Russell, Shirley Temple and Virginia Davis seem to be the exception, and not the rule. Enter Britney Spears. One of the biggest pop stars of the late 20th and early 21st centuries and in fact, the best selling teenage musician of all time. Last year in 2020, Rolling Stone named “Hit Me Baby One More Time” as the greatest debut single ever.  Yep, ever. Like, in the whole history of music. Like Kurt Russell before her, Britney Spears got her start as a Disney star! In this case, as a Mouseketeer alongside some other folks you’ve probably heard of, Justin Timberlake, Ryan Gosling, Cristina Aguilera, and Keri Russell. Then, by the mid to late 2000s, everything seemed to shift. If Britney Spears got any press, it was about her behavior off the stage. The media labeled her wild, erratic, and an unfit mother. Her ongoing struggles with mental health and addiction were pursued and publicized relentlessly. The same media that praised her as “The next Madonna or Debbie Gibson” now seemed to relish her falling to pieces.  It was during this time that Britney’s estate entered a conservatorship, supervised by her father, an arrangement that controversially continues to this day. One of the most talented and promising child and teen stars of all time is now an almost-forty year old woman who has very little control over her own life and finances. And then, in the “definitely a sad story” department of former child stars, there’s Bobby Driscoll. Bobby was born in Iowa in 1937, but when he was just five years old, his family packed up and moved to Los Angeles. Like Roy Disney a few decades earlier, his father was told the warm climate would ease his respiratory problems, in this case, years of working with asbestos. Bobby’s breakout role came later that year in the MGM drama Lost Angel. The roles came quickly, and by the time he was seven, he was under contract with Disney. His first starring role came in Walt’s first feature film in years, the now notorious and maligned Song of the South. His portrayal of Johnny was so well received that he was getting Oscar buzz for the category of Best Juvenile performance...which evidently used to be a thing. Bobby’s Disney star continued to rise in the 50s, when he starred in Walt’s first ever completely live-action film, an adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island. At the same time, he was giving voice to the absolute embodiment of childhood adventure and whimsy, the one and only Peter Pan. But youth fades quickly, and so does youth stardom. By the time Peter Pan was released in 1953, Bobby was 16 years old. Kind of an iffy time in the life of a child actor. Too old to play kids, not old enough to play adults. His voice was changing, and his face was breaking out so badly that he needed a couple extra layers of makeup anytime he was on screen. It all got to be too much for Disney to cope with. They terminated his contract shortly after the release of Peter Pan, and Bobby Driscoll was officially unemployed. For the first time in more than ten years, Bobby was enrolled in a public high school.  He was bullied relentlessly by his peers. Driscoll turned to drugs, first marijuana, and later heroin. He was arrested for drug possession in 1956, and infamous Hollywood gossip columnist Hedda Hopper predicted it would be the downfall of his career. In an attempt to distance himself from the youthful roles of the past, Bobby began using the screen name “Robert Driscoll”. He found some work in minor TV roles, but nothing like the superstardom he’d known in the early part of the decade.  Hedda Hopper, it turned out, was right. Bobby’s career was over. He continued using drugs, and soon found himself in a combination prison/drug rehab facility. When he was released, he was bitter and resentful for the way he’d been treated his whole life. Bobby moved to New York City and became part of artist Andy Warhol’s circle. He made his final film appearance in a Warhol-produced film called Dirt in 1965. Three years later, two kids playing in an abandoned apartment found his body on a cot, surrounded by beer bottles. While the coroner determined he’d died of heart failure with contributing drug abuse, no one knew who he was. His unclaimed body was buried in an unmarked pauper’s grave.  When his mother went searching for him to reunite him with his terminally ill father, the NYPD finally made a match with his fingerprints on file. His death wasn’t reported publicly until the 25th anniversary re-release of Song of the South in 1971, when reporters learned about his fate while researching the movie’s stars. It’s incredibly sad and ironic that the boy who played Peter Pan...quite literally never got the chance to grow up. So what’s the lesson here? This sounds really saccharine, but my biggest takeaway is just...be kind. Even if they ARE famous, kids need space to be kids.  And we need to be even more mindful of the social and emotional growth that kids need, in an era where you can be famous just by having a popular YouTube channel or TikTok. Famous or not, influencer or not, kids need what we all need. Support, and the knowledge that someone’s in our corner who cares about us, will listen to us, and is on our side. You can accomplish that, right now, with a phone call or a text.That’s a solution we can all be a part of. “I do not miss childhood, but I miss the way I took pleasure in small things, even as greater things crumbled. I could not control the world I was in, could not walk away from things or people or moments that hurt, but I took joy in the things that made me happy.” ― Neil Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane Theme Park Time Machine is a production of No Midnight Media. This show is written and recorded by me, sound design by Jack Milliken, story edits by the executive producer for No Midnight Media - Christopher J. Beale. Additional narration for this episode was provided by Nikki Drake. All of our work and contact info is at NoMidnightMedia.com. Special thanks to No Midnight cast member Josh Taylor, who also covered this topic on his podcast, Network 1901.

Dave tries to unravel the mysteries of Lake Stevens, Washington, and why folks there listen to us. Del examines Komics Kulture and pays homage to a few of his favorites. Dave reviews a documentary about Bing Russell and the Portland Mavericks. We reflect on two men who were among the best at what they did who passed away on December 7- Chuck Yeager and Dick Allen. Del admits that even he doesn't understand Loser Lotto and tearfully bids it adieu.

On this episode we are joined by the inventor of Big League Chew Bubble Gum, Mr. Rob Nelson. Rob takes us on a trip down memory lane, starting with his “Norman Rockwell-esque” childhood growing up on Long Island. We learn about some of his favorite players, like Whitey Ford and Bob Gibson and how he got to compete for the 1964 Senior Little League World Series in front of 12,000 fans. We also get an inside look at his playing days with the Portland Mavericks and learn how the concept for Big League Chew all started. It’s an amazing story with humbled beginnings. And if you stick around until the end, you’ll find out the secret to winning every future bubble gum blowing competition you’ll ever have.

This week in honor of the opening of the 2020 Baseball season (finally) we decided to look back at this 2014 film, The Battered Bastards of Baseball, about the fabled Portland Mavericks, a short lived independent class A team that operated in Portland Oregon from 1973-1977. 

Baseball has taken Rob Nelson all around the world and it gave him his ticket into the Baseball Hall of Fame... Big League Chew Bubblegum! A product hat has become a staple in dugouts everywhere and a piece of Americana. Rob talks its invention, the Portland Mavericks, growing the company & much more!Powered by Rico Gloves (http://ricogloves.com)

#OnTheStacks Podcast Episode 18 features the story of the iconic shredded bubble gum brand, Big League Chew, told by inventor and former Portland Mavericks left-handed pitcher, Rob “Nellie” Nelson. The now “Hall of Fame Bubble Gum” is celebrating its 40th Anniversary and has sold over 800 million pouches of gum. Engage with me on Social […]

Host Andrew Morgan (@jokesondrew) is joined by author of "Rally Caps, Rain Delays and Racing Sausages" Eric Kabakoff (@erickabakoff) to review the Netflix sports documentary, The Battered Bastards of Baseball", and discuss the current state of major league baseball. Do they have an image problem? Can they survive the next generation of sports fans? Could they learn from the legacy of fun baseball that the Portland Mavericks had in the 70s? Listen now and find out. Follow The NOMCAST on Twitter/IG @nomcastpod and visit us on the web at nomcastpod.com

This week, we're going all in on Indie! (0:02:29) This Just In:(0:05:11) On Deck: Filmmaker Michael Charron stops by to talk about one of his favorite baseball movies The Battered Bastards of Baseball as well as his own work.(0:16:17) Lights, Camera, Play Ball: Andrew Nelson and I break down The Battered Bastards of Baseball (0:25:04) Raiders of the Lost Diamond: We take a deeper dive into the crazy history of the Portland Mavericks.(0:31:39) Who’s On First?: The voice of the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, Andrew Bandstra, is on to talk all things about his Atlantic League squad.(0:43:12) Closing It Out: The man behind the mic for the St. Paul Saints, Sean Michael Aronson, jumps on to help me close it out and its quite a ride. We even have a shoutout to our main man, Marshall Kelner.

Growing up, my friend Tanner's dad Jim (Swannie) would always tell us stories about his baseball career. He would tell us that he was the only left-handed catcher in pro baseball. Recently my dad brought me a book that was written about him, confirming that. What is incredible is that Swannie didn't let anyone else's ideas or beliefs stop him from pursuing his dreams. "There aren't any left-handed catchers in baseball" "Not Yet", thought Swannie. This determination landed him on a team called the Portland Mavericks coached by actor Kurt Russell's dad, Bing. It was Swannie's determination and persistence that led him to his success. It is a great reminder to us all. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/learn-for-2/message

Rob is the ultimate example of The American Dream. The Massapequa native had a brilliant idea to replace chewing tobacco with bubble gum while he was sitting in the bullpen of a minor league game with the Portland Mavericks. His business partner, Jim Bouton, loved the idea and they were able to sell the distribution rights to Wrigley. It's been 40 years, the brand is still selling millions of dollars worth of product per year. It is now manufactured in Akron, NY. Rob is an affable person that enjoys it as much today as he did in 1980. He also tells some great stories about his time pitching Massapequa to the Little League Championship, pitching in the Junior College World Series with Nassau CC in 1969 and being at Cornell at the same time as Christopher Reeves (Superman).

Friend of the podcast, Rob Nelson sits down with us for part 2 of our in remembrance episode of his longtime friend Jim Bouton. In this episode we dive into the Portland Mavericks, Big League Chew and so much more. We hope you enjoy,. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Larry Colton always wanted to be a baseball player. He gave it a good shot.    He holds the UC Berkley single game strikeout record of 19 batters, was a pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies (he only pitched 2 innings), was the designated hitter for the Portland Mavericks (independent league A ball) for a few weeks and finally left baseball behind to become a writer - and a very good one.    He is the author of five books and one of them, Counting Coup, about a girls’ basketball team in Montana, was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.    I met him at a baseball coaches clinic in Gresham Oregon and he agreed to come on the show because our local senior league team is named after the Portland Mavericks. This one is just for fun.

Episode 8: Jake and Chad sit down with long-time Fresno City baseball coach Ron Scott. Ron is entering his 32nd season as the FCC head coach and currently second all-time in wins with 1,037. They discuss his playing days at the University of Miami and his time with the Portland Mavericks. Ron also talks about his coaching journey to Fresno City College and taking over for hall of fame coach Len Bourdet. Find the Show on:ItunesSpotifySoundCloudSpreakerIHeartRadioGoogle PodcastYouTubeTwitter & Facebook @HITORDIEPODCAST

This week, Ben from the Diamonds & Roses podcast joins Jeff and Mark to talk all about the history of baseball in the state of Oregon as well as expansion talk and bringing the MLB to the PDX. We talk about some of the great nicknames some of the historical teams from the Beaver State, including the Beavers, the independent Portland Mavericks with 2nd baseman Kurt Russell (yes, that Kurt Russell!) and what exactly would be the best name for a new MLB team in Portland? Also, we know the Save is a stupid stat, but it became a statistic for a pretty stupid reason. Find out why.   Diamonds & Roses podcast home - https://dandrpodcast.wordpress.com  Portland Diamond Project - https://portlanddiamondproject.com/ Name your cow, get more milk - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/agriculture/farming/4358115/Cows-with-names-produce-more-milk-scientists-say.html  

Under the direction of Larry Baer, the San Francisco Giants developed and constructed AT&T Park - the first privately-financed Major League ballpark. Since opening in 2000, AT&T Park has been widely praised as one of the "best ballparks ever built." In 1968, former all-star pitcher Jim Bouton and Rob Nelson who were both then teammates with the Class A Portland Mavericks, came up with the idea to invent Big League Chew, the bubble gum synonymous with baseball. These are the entrepreneurs of baseball, those who show their love of the game so much that they are willing to take risks and go for it. Join us for an incredible conversation on Entrepreneurs of Baseball and the Love of the Game.   About Larry Baer A fourth generation San Franciscan, Larry Baer has gained a national reputation as one of professional sports' leading visionaries. Baer joined the team in 1992 as the executive vice president after he and Peter Magowan led the effort to assemble a new ownership group and negotiate the sale that kept the Giants in San Francisco. A limited partner of the ownership group, Baer was named COO in May 1996, team president in October 2008 and CEO on January 1, 2012. In his first year as president and CEO, the Giants won their second World Series Championship in three years. In 2014, the Giants won their third World Series title in five years. Under his direction, the Giants developed and constructed AT&T Park - the first privately-financed Major League ballpark. Since opening in 2000, AT&T Park has been widely praised as one of the "best ballparks ever built.   About Rob Nelson Rob Nelson is a game designer and former Portland Mavericks minor league pitcher who created Big League Chew bubblegum along with his business partner former pitcher Jim Bouton who sold the idea to a division of the Wrigley company in 1979.   Links Follow Monica on | | |

Welcome back to Catfish Lou’s at 2460 NW 24th for another OMN Coffeeshop Conversation. As you may have noticed we talk to more than music industry people. Like today, for instance. I re-watched the documentary, “The Battling Bastards of Baseball” the other night. Larry Colton popped up in it. He was a member of the Portland Mavericks. I thought, “Oh yeah, he would make a great guest.” Larry is also a Pulitzer Prize nominated author for his book “Counting Coup.” He’s written a lot of great books and is working on more. I did a TV story on him in the past and we had a lot of fun. That’s why he’s here. He also founded Wordstock and a lot of other things. We could have gone on a lot longer but he’s always welcome back. Meet Larry Colton.

In this episode we talk with Larry regarding his time with the Portland Mavericks and his transition from starting pitcher to pinch hitter. Larry goes on to talk to us a little about each of his books that he has written and to finish off we talk with Larry about the effort to bring Major League Baseball to Portland, Oregon.  Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob Nelson is the founder of Big League Chew. Big League Chew started from humble beginnings in the Portland Mavericks bullpen in 1977. For more than 35 years, the iconic pouches packed with shredded, flavorful bubble gum have become the preferred chewing gum for all ages having sold more than 800 million pouches to date. Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn: [0:40] Rob Nelson joins Jeremy to talk about his product, Big League Chew. [3:30] How did the product take off? [5:20] Rob talks about the different flavours they’ve come up with over the years. [7:00] The positive impact that Big League Chew has had. In this episode… How can businesses create a positive impact on society? Is that a practical expectation to have or just a nice byproduct? On this episode of Inspired Insider, you’ll hear from entrepreneur and innovator Rob Nelson. In his conversation with Jeremy, Rob opens up about how he developed Big League Chew, what caused the product to take off, the different flavour variations they’ve had over the years, the positive impact that Big League Chew has caused, and much more. Don’t miss a minute of this fascinating episode featuring Rob’s story! Did you know that many entrepreneurs and innovators pluck their great idea from real-world experience? Too often we think that these leaders get some secret information from the powers that be, but the truth is, they typically come up with an idea that is connected to their life. That was the case for Rob Nelson when he came up with the idea of Big League Chew. Rob didn’t like the taste or effect of chewing tobacco which was popular among baseball players at the time, so he came up with an alternative. Before long, Big League Chew was born and would end up taking the baseball scene by storm as a popular alternative to chewing tobacco. Rob Nelson didn’t set out to have a positive impact with Big League Chew, but he is thrilled that is what ended up happening. From players to kids watching them, Big League Chew became the healthy friendly alternative that adds to the fun and enjoyment of America’s favourite pastime. Rob’s story isn’t just an outlier; there are a good number of businesses that have gained popularity in recent years due to their emphasis on social good. Just take a look at big brands like Toms and Warby Parker, and you can see that a good product tied to a great cause resonates with consumers. What can you learn from Rob’s story? Resources Mentioned on this episode Big League Chew Intro Music by Kidd Russell Sponsor for this episode Rise25’s mission is to connect you with your best referral partners and customers. We do this in 3 ways… Our Done for you Media - We help your company completely run and launch your own podcast. we distribute your show across more than 11 different channels including a dedicated blog post and social media. You simply show up and talk and we do everything else. Our team has been working with podcasters since 2009. I personally credit podcasting as the single best thing I have done for my business and my life. It has allowed me to connect with the founders/ceo’s of P90x, Atari, Einstein Bagels, Mattel, Rx Bars, and many more. Besides making best friends and finding my business partner..podcasting has led to relationships with countless customers and referral partners. Our Done for you Lead Generation- We manually send a consistent flow of customized outreach messages to your ideal clients and referral sources that you want to connect with to generate more business and clients - this is not paid traffic by the way. Our Done for you VIP Events - We do live in-person VIP Days and receptions. These are 100% outsourced VIP days for software companies and conference organizers so we can help you serve your highest level customers.  It may or may not involve Elvis costumes - See video Rise25 VIP Days have a proven track record of helping companies to get more referrals, increase retention with their VIP customers, and get more engaged new customers without adding extra work to that company’s plate. Rise25 has hosted VIP events in cities such as Austin, Chicago, Santa Barbara, San Diego, New York, Sonoma, and Las Vegas to name a few. Since these each require a lot of humans to do the work we have limited bandwidth and only want to work with the right company. so if any sound interesting to you go to Rise25.com and contact us or email support (at) rise25.com. If your company wants to attract and connect with your highest level customers and referral partners then you can learn more and contact us to find out if your company qualifies at Rise25.com. Rise25 was cofounded by Dr. Jeremy Weisz and John Corcoran.

We are back with the second part of our interview with former Portland Maverick Player and GM, John Yoshiwara.  In this episode  John talks about his time with the Portland Mavericks and what life on the road was like.  Further, John talks with us about his brief time as GM of the Mavericks.  We hope you enjoy this episode as we enjoyed our time interviewing John. Cheers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, part 4 of 4, with Jack and John Dunn we discuss John's time with the Portland Mavericks, coaching and the advice he was getting from his father.  We also get Jack and Johns thoughts on Major League Baseball coming to Portland.  We hope you enjoy the last part of our interview with these two iconic figures.  Cheers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From the air conditioned cupping room at World Cup Coffee and Tea, NW 18th & Glisan in smoky Portland this is OMN Coffeeshop Conversation number 160. Coming up next month is the twenty-fifth anniversary of the birth of Tony Starlight. He was already alive and grown at that time, but his career as Tony the crooner, entertainer, nostalgia boy, club owner and one funny guy began in 1993…and I will let him tell you how because he’s sitting next to me. And he just took off his Portland Mavericks hat. Not dressed to perform at the moment but we’ll get into how he chooses his outfits later. His anniversary show will be Saturday, September 22 at the Alberta Rose Theater and it will be something special…and he’s going to tell you all about it and a lot of other things about himself that you might have never known. And now ladies and gentlemen……….

The Battered Bastards of Baseball, los Portland Mavericks y el béisbol independiente frente al béisbol organizado.

El podcast de béisbol de As.com y Sportsmadeinusa.com. Presenta Dani García (@danigarciausa). Resumen detallado de las Series de Campeonato con Pepe Rodríguez (@PepeBrasin). Extensa previa de las Series Mundiales con Fernando Díaz (@FernandoDiazMLB). The Battered Bastards of Baseball, los Portland Mavericks y el béisbol independiente frente al béisbol organizado. Con Jon Molinero (@jonamolinero).

Even if you don't like Baseball you should give this a good. Even if you don't like documentaries you should give this a go. If you don't like Baseball OR documentaries.....then maybe give this one a miss. A real life underdog story about Bing Russel's independant team The Portland Mavericks. 36 mins

0:15: Luke And Rachel Price perform as DEAN! 2:45: The Portland Mavericks baseball team3:45: The Movies that made Wes Anderson