Podcasts about Sonoma Stompers

In this episode Fridge and Bob sit down with The Sonoma Stompers Baseball Club general manager Eduardo Mora-Loera. They talk about the history of The Sonoma Stompers, The newly sponsored HenHouse Beer Garden at Arnold Field and the fresh new beer collab "Bleacher Bound" Double IPA that is sure to be a homerun. So sit back, grab your glove and get ready to catch some of the Freshness with HenHouse Brewing Co. and The Sonoma Stompers!

Michael, the Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations for the Sonoma Stompers, joined Valley of the Moon Sports on KSVY Sonoma to talk about his journey and preview the 2022 season of Stompers baseball! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/michael-baribault0/support

In this episode of “The Journey of My Mother's Son” podcast, I sit down to talk with Isaac Wenrich. This is the second time that Isaac has been on my show, but his first time on by himself.  A little over a year ago, he was on with his former teammate, Stacy Piagno.  Stacy and Isaac were battery mates for the Sonoma Stompers and made history on July 15, 2017 when Stacy became the first women since the 1950's to record a win in a professional baseball game. Isaac played for me in the Berkshire Baseball organization when he was 15 and 16 years old.  He spent a total of five years in the Berkshire organization and came back as a guest speaker at the Berkshire Baseball and Softball Awards banquet in 2017. We talk about his experience in the Berkshire organization and the impact that the organization had on his life both on and off of the baseball field. One of the best things that Sandy and I have been able to do on this journey is reconnect to old friends and family.  However, when those connections are with my former players, I must admit, they are extremely special for me. It shows me how the ripple effect of a lifetime of service is still going strong after so many years.

In this episode of The Journey of my Mother's Son podcast, I sit down and talk with Anna Kimbrell, a member of U.S. Women's National Baseball team. As we were mapping out our route on this leg of our journey, I realized that we'd be going through Anna Kimbrell's neck of the woods.  I had seen on Facebook that she had just started conducting some baseball clinics for girls at K3 Sports Academy in Rock Hill, South Carolina. I reached out to her to see if she'd be ok with us stopping by the clinic and then doing a podcast together.  She quickly agreed to the podcast and I was excited to finally get a chance to meet her in person and hear her story. Kimbrell, a catcher for Team USA Women's baseball has been affiliated with the organization since she was only 15 years old. Growing up, she played baseball throughout Little League. She played for Nation Ford High, where she was the first girl to play high school baseball in South Carolina, and later went on to be the first girl to play American Legion baseball in the state. She began playing at age 8 with Rock Hill Little League baseball.  She was the only girl to play in a 64-team tournament in Cooperstown with the Piedmont Patriots in 2003. On July 23, 2015, Anna was the catcher for Stacy Piagno, who threw the first no-hitter in women's international baseball history at the Pan American Games, in Toronto, Canada.  Team USA defeated the Team Puerto Rico 9-0 while Piagno and Kimbrell made history.  The United States also went on to win the gold medal of the Pan Am games that same year. On July 14, 2016, Kimbrell became the third female player to join the Sonoma Stompers where she joined USWNT teammates Stacy Piagno and Kelsie Whitmore.  On July 22, 2016, Kimbrell and Whitmore combined to make history as the first all-female professional baseball battery in nearly 70 years.

Michael calls innings 6-9 between the Vallejo Admirals and Sonoma Stompers at Arnold Field in Sonoma on August 26, 2019 on the Vallejo Admirals Radio Network. Damin Esper does the analysis. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/michael-baribault0/support

In this week's episode of The Journey of My Mother's Son, I talked to Stacy Piagno and Isaac Wenrich who made history on July 15, 2017 when Piagno recorded a win against the Pittsburg Diamonds in her first start of the 2017 season. In doing so, she became only the third woman since the 1950s to win a game in an American men's professional league. Wenrich, who is a former player of mine from my Berkshire Baseball days, was her catcher that day. The two share memories of that day and the season in general. Stacy talks about how important it was for the men in the Sonoma clubhouse to simply accept her and her female teammate, Kelsie Whitmore as nothing more than teammates and fellow ballplayers. Isaac talks about how having the women on the team pushed him to push himself and work even harder to improve his own skills.

In a very exciting and informative interview, the guys get a chance to sit down with prominent sabermetric writer, Ben Lindbergh. After a quick introduction (1:35), Ben took us through some incredible stories from the time he was given a chance to run an Independent League baseball team (Sonoma Stompers), as is detailed in his book The Only Rule is it Has to Work (7:25). Ben then talks about some of the details of his book The MVP Machine (26:07). He provides insight into the post-Moneyball era, how players are using cutting-edge science and technology to influence how they train, the role of analysts in decision making, and how teams are using data-driven approaches in crafting their player development pipelines. Intro music courtesy of The Baseball Project Transition music courtesy of Yung Kartz

Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about how runs, hits, and errors became baseball’s standard scoreboard stats and the piecemeal way in which baseball evolves, then reminisce about and reevaluate the 2015 experiment that led to their 2016 book about running the independent league Sonoma Stompers, The Only Rule Is It Has to Work: Our […]

Ben Lindbergh, Sam Miller, and professional player (and former Sonoma Stompers coach, catcher, and first baseman) Tommy Lyons discuss the different types of hustle in baseball, deciding what level of hustle is acceptable in a variety of situations and examining how the fan perspective on hustle differs from the player perspective on hustle, plus a […]

Northern California-based estate planning attorney took the ride of his life when he entered the world of professional sports franchisee owner and CEO. Listen to his crazy, inspiring and cautionary tale. Listen and learn more of his journey at http://www.jayrooke.com/007 Check out my website: https://jayrooke.com/   Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TribeCreator/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayrooke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayRooke

New York Times Best Selling Author, Ben Lindbergh, joins Jay Rooke to discuss his time in Sonoma working and writing about the Sonoma Stompers, working under alongside stats guru Nate Silver, and his work at multi-media startup The Ringer where he covers pop culture, baseball and video games. Learn more at http://www.jayrooke.com/006 Check out my website: https://jayrooke.com/   Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TribeCreator/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayrooke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayRooke

Theo Fightmaster, first General Manager in Sonoma Stompers team history, who helped the team garner national acclaim with progressive and inclusive practices. The Stompers were the subject of the 2016 New York Times best-selling book, and were recognized three separate occasions by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y. Learn more at http://www.jayrooke.com/005 Check out my website: https://jayrooke.com/   Follow me on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TribeCreator/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayrooke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayRooke

Rhea talks to the comedy world's premiere baseball mind, GREG PROOPS, about the mental side of baseball, including genius and not-so-genius managerial moves, playing angry, and why Willie Mays may be the smartest ball player of all time. Greg also tells some truly unforgettable baseball stories... postseason memories, meeting Joe Madden at the breakfast table... too many stories to count. PLUS Rhea talks about women in baseball (and the lack thereof), female umpires, the Sonoma Stompers, and the ways in which other professional baseball leagues (besides the MLB) are making a way for female players and non-gender binary players. Read "The Old Ball Game" by Britni de la Cretaz (BITCH MEDIA) for more: https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/baseball-has-a-female-umpire-problem AND Rhea analyzes more Hot Stove moves, including the Yu Darvish signing, Jake Arrieta predictions, and hot takes on the Diamondbacks, and Rockies. THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY TOMBOY X & QUIP, THE NEW ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH! VISIT https://tomboyx.com/baseball AND USE PROMO CODE "BASEBALL" FOR 15% OFF. QUIP STARTS AT $25 AND IF YOU GO TO https://www.getquip.com/baseball RIGHT NOW, YOU'LL GET YOUR FIRST REFILL PACK FREE WITH A QUIP ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH! CONNECT W/ THREE SWINGS ON TWITTER & INSTAGRAM: https://twitter.com/threeswingspod https://www.instagram.com/threeswingspod AND PLEASE SUBSCRIBE/RATE US on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. THREE SWINGS IS A FOREVER DOG PODCASThttp://foreverdogproductions.com/fdpn/podcasts/three-swings/

2017 Glenn Burke Memorial Courage Award recipient Stacy Piagno joins the boys to talk about her historic win this past summer for the Sonoma Stompers, that no-hitter she threw during the 2015 Pan American Games, discloses what Major League hitter she'd least like to face and (along with Shawn) tries to help Lou sort out his love of Wilson Phillips.

In Episode 53 of “The Red Seat”, Jake Devereaux (@DevJake) and Bryan Joiner (@bryanjoiner ) are joined by Ben Lindbergh (@BenLindbergh ) to discuss the latest his career and to preview the playoffs. Topics include: How did Ben Lindbergh come to write and podcast for The Ringer? What was his journey like?What was Ben’s experience running the Sonoma Stompers baseball club with Sam Miller?What kinds of things should Red Sox fans be aware of as the team enters the divisional series vs the Houston Astros?Who wins the series? Does any of that matter because the Cleveland Indians are just so good?The guys all make World Series predictions.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim Livingston (@mrtimlivingston) joins the show to talk some basubaru and puroresu. First, we discuss his trip/vacation to South Korea and Japan, why he went and what he did while he was there. Plenty of talk about video games, baseball (in both countries) and pro wrestling, when Tim went to some famous venues and ate at some famous places. He even got to meet his favorite Japanese wrestler, Toshiaki Kawada. Then, we talk about his career in baseball, from working for the Dunedin Blue Jays to being the play-by-play voice of the Sonoma Stompers @sonomastompers). We chat about how he got the gig for his hometown nine, their progressive philosophies on and off the field, how Francis Ford Coppola fits in to the story and hanging out with "the Spaceman" Bill Lee.

Jody interviews Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller, authors of "The Only Rule Is It Has To Work," a chronicle of their summer spent as general managers for the Sonoma Stompers.

Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about an Ian Desmond quote and a curious Dick Williams managerial motivational tactic, then preview the Mariners’ 2017 season with Meg Rowley of Baseball Prospectus and the Rockies’ 2017 season with Jen Mac Ramos of the Sonoma Stompers. Audio intro: Eliza Doolittle, "Team Player" Audio interstitial: Wings, "Soily" Audio interstitial 2: Teenage […]

Ben and Sam talk to former Sonoma Stompers pitchers Santos Saldivar and Dylan Stoops about their progress as players, meager earnings, and clubhouse experiences during their rookie seasons in affiliated ball with the Brewers and Padres, respectively.

It's the ultimate in fantasy baseball: You get to pick the roster, set the lineup, and decide on strategies—with real players, in a real ballpark, playing in real time. That's what Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller got to do when the Sonoma Stompers, an independent minor-league team in California, offered them the chance to run the team's baseball operations according to the most advanced statistics. Their story is unlike any other baseball tale you've ever read.

It's the ultimate in fantasy baseball: You get to pick the roster, set the lineup, and decide on strategies—with real players, in a real ballpark, playing in real time. That's what Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller got to do when the Sonoma Stompers, an independent minor-league team in California, offered them the chance to run the team's baseball operations according to the most advanced statistics. Their story is unlike any other baseball tale you've ever read.

It’s the ultimate in fantasy baseball: You get to pick the roster, set the lineup, and decide on strategies—with real players, in a real ballpark, playing in real time. That’s what Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller got to do when the Sonoma Stompers, an independent minor-league team in California, offered them the chance to run the team’s baseball operations according to the most advanced statistics. Their story is unlike any other baseball tale you’ve ever read.

Cut4's own Michael Clair visited the Sonoma Stompers, and this week, Dakota and Gemma ask him about witnessing history in the form of the first female professional baseball players since the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. They also give baseball players presidential nicknames (and vice versa) and put together their dream MLB Senior Circuit team.

Ben and Sam banter about the Sonoma Stompers and MLB payroll disparities, then try to outwit PECOTA in projecting hitters’ second halves.

Welcome to Episode 37 of Products of the Mind. On this episode, I speak with baseball writers, podcasters, and temporary professional baseball team overlords Ben Lindbergh & Sam Miller. Ben and Sam are the authors of The Only Rule Is It Has to Work: Our Wild Experiment Building a New Kind of Baseball Team. Their book tells the story of how two Internet-based baseball writers ended up running the Sonoma Stompers, an independent league professional baseball team. It turns out that their book is about a lot more than baseball. In this interview, Ben and Sam tell us some of what they learned about management, team building, and how to convince a room full of skeptical people to try out some unorthodox ideas. They also talk about how one of their games made national news and ended up being memorialized in the Baseball Hall of Fame after a pitcher they’d signed, Sean Conroy, became the first active pro ballplayer to come out as gay. Plus: life in the politically incorrect environment of a baseball clubhouse, how much of the 2009 Yankees’ World Championship Ben attributes to his efforts as an intern for the team (spoiler: not much), and were they afraid their book was going to suck? Links and notable mentions from today’s episode: The book’s website, with previews, photos, video, and all kinds of bonus material. Ben Lindbergh is @benlindbergh on Twitter Sam Miller is @sammillerbp on Twitter Here’s the iTunes link for their daily baseball podcast, Effectively Wild The Sonoma Stompers website Thanks for Checking Out Products of the Mind! If you enjoyed today’s show, please share it by using the social media buttons you see at the top and bottom of this page. Also, please consider taking the few seconds it takes to leave an honest review and rating for the podcast on iTunes. They’re very helpful when it comes to the ranking of the show and I read every one. Finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or your favorite podcast app to get automatic updates every time a new episode goes live. Here are instructions on how to subscribe, rate, and review the show in iTunes. The Credits Products of the Mind is produced by Mana Monzavi. The illustration accompanying these show notes is by Whit Harris. The theme music for this episode was provided by Le Chateau. The track name is “Bury You.” Go buy it on Soundcloud! This episode and these show notes © 2016 David Lizerbram

What would happen if two statistics-minded outsiders were allowed to run a professional baseball team? It’s the ultimate in fantasy baseball: You get to pick the roster, set the lineup, and decide on strategies -- with real players, in a real ballpark, in a real playoff race. That’s what baseball analysts Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller got to do when an independent minor-league team in California, the Sonoma Stompers, offered them the chance to run its baseball operations according to the most advanced statistics. Lindbergh and Miller applied their number-crunching insights to all aspects of assembling and running a team, following one cardinal rule for judging each innovation they tried: It Has To Work. Ben Lindbergh is a staff writer for “FiveThirtyEight” and, with Sam Miller, the cohost of “Effectively Wild,” the daily “Baseball Prospectus” podcast. He is a former staff writer for “Grantland” and a former editor in chief of “Baseball Prospectus.” It was standing-room-only in the Bergino Baseball Clubhouse for our discussion with Ben Lindbergh and "The Only Rule Is It Has To Work."  Have a seat and listen in...

Tim goes stag to talk about why he hasn’t been around much this summer for Los Livingston Brothers, as he discusses the Sonoma Stompers, the upcoming book about the Stompers by Grantland’s Ben Lindbergh and Baseball Prospectus’ Sam Miller, and how he has something in the Hall of Fame. Plus, a look at Phoenix Pro […]