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We've got Chris and Rylan from the Round Rock Express https://www.milb.com/round-rock

The first week is in the books....and we talk about it, the standings and the economics of baseball.

John Koscis of the Fireflies is here! Emily, Gary and I are talking season predictions AND rolling the dice with some Ohtani talk. I hope its not too much of a gamble....

Rylan Kobre, the voice of the Round Rock Express, previews the 2024 season. Emily and Jim talk: Suppressed FA market Spring Break Out and is there a Bauer Outage?

Brian and Jess pinch hit and we were all over the bases. - Is Cashman nuts? - A very rational analytics vs non conversation - Jess' Bregman story - Is Michigan ready for the negative reaction? (Altuve should consult) - Is Texas SEC ready?

Baseball Legos Jerry Jones

OPEN: The beginning of goodbye. 08:49 WHO'S ON FIRST: The Fredericksburg Nationals are here to talk baseball and the community. https://twitter.com/FXBGNats 20:22 GOODBYES: Some of the Let's Get Two team and fans bid adieu to the show. 31:08 CLOSING IT OUT: Jim and Jess offer a final goodbye to Let's Get Two and announce the new venture!

The penultimate Let's Get Two! We're out to Peoria for the Chiefs then headed east for the Vermont Lake Monsters. 0:01:11 PEORIA CHIEFS: Cody Schindler, voice of the Chiefs, talks all things Peoria baseball and its 40 year history in Illinois. Follow: https://twitter.com/peoriachiefs 0:16:15 VERMONT LAKE MONSTERS: We're hanging out at Centennial Field with Jess Becker taking in a Lake Monsters game. Follow: https://twitter.com/VTLakeMonsters 0:22:49 CLOSING IT OUT

It's Hartford Yard Goats time! 01:06 WHO'S ON FIRST: Jeff Dooley and Ryan Sandler are here to help tell the Yard Goat's story! 13:50: HOLLER AND A SWALLER: Andy and I having a beer in Hartford! 21:05: LIGHTS, CAMERA, PLAY BALL: We're talking Bull Durham! 28:15 KNOCKIN' THE COVER OFF: We're talking the book about Bull Durham! 32:26 ADJUST OURS SCOREBOARDS: A special visit from father/son traveling duo behind Mapping the Path: @mappingthepath5851 @MappingThePath 48:21 CLOSING IT OUT

Onward to the Empire... OPEN: Los Tigres de Quintana Roo 0:03:18 WHO'S ON FIRST: We head to San Bernadino home of the Inland Empire 66ers with good friend, Steve Wendt. Follow the 66ers: https://twitter.com/66ersBaseball 0:21:33 RAIDERS OF THE LOST DIAMOND: We look at the past of baseball in the Inland Empire. 0:24:19 RAIDERS OF THE LOST DIAMOND: How about the past of the Mexican League? 0:28:06 CLOSING IT OUT:

Viva Las Vegas! OPEN: It's Dottie Award time! 0:03:25 WHO'S ON FIRST: Vegas Baby! We're visiting with the Las Vegas Aviators. Follow them here: https://twitter.com/AviatorsLV 0:13:28 RAIDERS OF THE LOST DIAMOND: A look into baseball's past in Las Vegas AND one of the worst film festival experiences ever! 0:19:01 CLOSING IT OUT

When it comes to baseball in Syracuse.... 'Let's Get Two' OPEN: Some changes coming to the show, but we are still going to keep growing the game. 0:01:36 SYRACUSE SPARTANS: The Spartans of the New York Collegiate Baseball league are here to talk baseball and helping the community at every turn. Follow the Spartans: 11:55 SYRACUSE METS: The Mets Triple-A club is a fixture in Syracuse, NY. We chat with voice of the Mets, Michael Tricarico, about baseball in NBT Bank Stadium. Follow the Mets: https://twitter.com/SyracuseMets Follow Michael: https://twitter.com/TrickyCNS7 31:05 CHASE ALMENDAREZ: Chase Almendarez leads the Huston-Tillotson Rams baseball team. They're an HBC in Austin Texas and working to bring their program back. We talk to Chase about his life in the game, rebuilding the Rams and importance of historically black colleges and universities in today's college landscape. Follow Huston-Tillotson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HustonTillotson Follow Huston-Tillotson Baseball: http://www.htramsathletics.com/sports/baseball 46:35 CLOSING IT OUT

Where the buffalo roam! OPEN: Just a little baseball left! 1:57 WHO'S ON FIRST: The Buffalo Bisons are up to bat at Sahlen Field and we've got Brad Bisbing! Follow the Bisons: https://twitter.com/BuffaloBisons Follow Brad https://twitter.com/BradBisbing 25:41 WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS! TCL Champs Saguin River Monsters are in the house. 47:20 CLOSING IT OUT

Emily hosts! Fighting on the base paths Suppressing salaries Emily gets depressed in her tin foil hat....

For 5 years, we've been waiting to get into Erie. It's finally happened. 5:10 WHO'S ON FIRST: Erie Seawolves' front office gurus Greg Gania and Christy Buchar join us as we take in our first Erie SeaWolves experience! Follow the SeaWolves here: https://twitter.com/erie_seawolves 32:35 RAIDERS OF THE LOST DIAMOND: Erie baseball wasn't just about Wolves. it was also about Fisherman and Sailors. 36:11 CLOSING IT OUT: We got around the ballpark, meet some great people, chief among them: Liz.

Special episode of Let's Get Two. OPEN: Please consider helping the people of Vermont recover from the July floods: https://www.vermont.gov/flood#gsc.tab=0 https://www.redcross.org/about-us/news-and-events/news/2023/red-cross-responds-as-flooding-threatens-northeast.html 5:52 WHO'S ON FIRST: We visited the Vermont Mountaineers of the NECBL Follow the Mountaineers https://twitter.com/MountaineersVT Follow the NECBL: https://twitter.com/TheNECBL 17: 35 ADJUST YOUR SCORECARDS: We've got a new show launching: Let's Get Two Live. Meet the faces behind the mics: Emily Nyman https://twitter.com/EmSheDoesIt Ed Rivera https://twitter.com/thedadhat216 Scott McEntire https://twitter.com/skotskipole 32:56 CLOSING IT OUT

We're up, up and away to Rocket City! Our episode today is dedicated to Scott, Roxanne, Emily and Ben COLD OPEN: Elton would be proud. OPEN: Why space should matter....even if you're not that into it. 2:30 - WHO'S ON FIRST: We made it! Our first trip to Toyota Field home of YOUR Rocket City Trash Pandas. Communications Director Aaron Cheris is here! Follow the Trash Pandas: https://twitter.com/trashpandas 14:36 ADJUST YOUR SCORECARDS: Pat Ammons, Senior Director of Public & Media Relation for the U.S. Space and Rocket Center to talk space, the center and why we should continue to invest in space travel. Follow: https://twitter.com/RocketCenterUSA Follow Pat: https://twitter.com/PatAmmons1 25:20 ADJUST YOUR SCORECARDS: Engineer, science teacher and friend of the show, Roxanne Thurman joins the show to talk space, religion, Star Trek and Gene Roddenbarry 38:33 RAIDERS OF THE LOST DIAMOND: We look at baseball's history in Huntsville/Madison Alabama. 41:20 CLOSING IT OUT

We took the family out to the ballgame.... COLD OPEN: Where did the name 'Idaho Falls' come from? OPEN: Dedicated to the best mother in law ever, we take a look at baseball and poetry. 5:40 WHO'S ON FIRST: Welcome to the Idaho Falls Chukars! Follow them here: https://twitter.com/ifchukars 23:58 HOLLER AND A SWALLER: We've got two very special guests sharing some local brew. 30:17 RAIDERS OF THE LOST DIAMOND: Looking into baseball's past. 32:37 CLOSING IT OUT

We head to Indiana, not for some basketball, but for the greatest game ever invented. FIRST PITCH: Ballparks are a lot like cars... WHO'S ON FIRST: We're all about the Evansville Otters experience! Follow the Otters: https://twitter.com/EvilleOtters 0:18:52 LIGHTS. CAMERA. PLAYBALL.: Gary and I continue our talk of about the epic film, A LEAGUE OF THIR OWN

OPEN: I believe in America. Not just a great Godfather quote, but something I find inspiration in. 05:29 WHO’S ON FIRST/FROM THE BLEACHERS: Getting the FULL Duboise Bombers Experience. Follow the Bombers: https://twitter.com/DCBombers 22:16 LIGHTS CAMERA PLAYBALL: The first of TWO segments dealing with the perfect baseball movie, A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN. 30:21 ADJUST YOUR SCORECARDS: The world famous Ranger Amy is here to talk about her cool nickname and signing the Anthem at a ballgame. 44:35 CLOSING IT OUT: Ending the show with the help of a Rockford Peach!