The Baseball Bucket List Podcast
On each episode of The Baseball Bucket List Podcast we chat with a different fan about their favorite baseball memories, bucket list items, and what the game means to them. Interested in being a guest? Submit a request at https://baseballbucketlist.com/podcast
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 203
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
43. Derek Malinowski: World Series Memories, Baseball Vexillology, & Seeing the Cubs at All 30 Parks
Derek Malinowski is a life-long Cubs fan from the Chicagoland area. He shares how the 1998 home run race got him hooked on baseball as a kid, and what it was like to watch the 2016 Cubs bring home a …
42. John Scukanec: The World's Best Airbnb, Getting Pranked by Griffey Jr., & Plans for a Year in Cooperstown
John Scukanec is a Mariners fan from Washougal, WA. He is currently in the middle of a #Catch365 challenge and is a huge Ken Griffey Jr. fan. We hear stories about his Field of Dreams Quest, the time…
41. Laura Agnew & Dylan Dobert: All the Parks, Pass-Port Books, & Adopting a Minor Leaguer
Laura Agnew and Dylan Dobert are a couple currently living in the Capitol Region of New York. They have plans to attend games not only at every MLB, MiLB, and independent baseball league ballpark, bu…
40. Ethan D. Bryan: The Importance of Play, KC's Dressed to the Nines, & A Year of Playing Catch
Ethan Bryan is a life-long Royals fan from Springfield, Missouri, whose epic first ballgame got him hooked at an early age (thanks George Brett!). His book A Year of Playing Catch: What a Simple Dail…
39. Phil Selig: On Cuban Baseball, Life on the Island, & Having a Film in the Hall of Fame
Phil Selig prides himself on being Canada's top expert on Cuban baseball. In 2012, he was halfway through his goal of visiting all 30 MLB parks when a friend invited him on a trip to Cuba. His time o…
38. Erik Rico & Oscar Llarena: Life as Players, Coaches & Co-Founders of Bat Club USA
Erik Rico and Oscar Llarena are life-long friends who grew up playing baseball together in the Miami, FL area. Erik went on to play college ball at Cornell University and spent four years in the Blue…
37. Don Miller: 136 ValleyCat Jerseys, the Hall of Fame Classic, & The Importance of Passing Down Your Love of the Game
Don Miller is a Yankees fan who lives in Upstate New York. He has an incredible jersey collection featuring 136 game-used or team issued MLB jerseys from players who played for his local minor leagu…
36. Mark Jent: Meeting the Brooklyn Dodgers, a Whirlwind World Series Trip, & Running Simply a Fan
Mark Jent is a long-time Dodgers fan who shares what it was like to watch his team clinch the World Series in person. We also talk about “Chasing Brooklyn” which is his quest to meet the remaining Br…
35. Mary Moore: AAGPBL, An Unusual Triple Play, & A League of Their Own
Mary Moore is a former player of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League. She spent time with two teams: The Springfield Sallies and the Battle Creek Belles, including a stellar season in…
34. Jason Love: Baseball History, Slices of Americana & Road Tripping in 2020
Jason Love is a baseball historian and lecturer who lives in New Jersey. He is also the author of the book Slices of Americana: A Road Trip Through American Baseball History, which covers a 2020 road…
33. Jeremy Mitchell: An Epic All-Star Week, Home Run Derbies & Hand Painted Bats
Jeremy Mitchell is the founder of Mitchell Bat Company, which paints beautiful heritage inspired wooden baseball bats in Nashville, TN. We talk about what it was like to paint player bats for the lik…
32. Michael Rusignuolo: Baseball in Seven Countries, Minor League Gems, & Baseball Zen
Michael Rusignuolo is a baseball traveler who has seen ballgames in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Australia, the Netherlands, and more. He's currently visited over 195 ballparks, and shares those experience…
31. Jon Ryan: Being a Multi-Team Owner, Season Tickets in Seattle, and Launching Official League
Jon Ryan is an owner of several sports teams, including the Portland Pickles and the Cleburne Railroaders. He is also a punter in the Canadian Football League and spent more than a decade playing in …
30. Billy Hinton: A Baseball Proposal, A Run-in With A-Rod, & Great Baseball Travel Tips
Billy Hinton is a life long White Sox fan who shares how he got started traveling to baseball games when he won a four game ballpark tour from a shopping mall raffle. He also shares how his love of t…
29. Deborah Dando: Journey to 30, Ghost Players, & Remembering Baseball Games with Dad
Deborah Dando shares how her father had absolutely everything to do with her love of baseball, and how she has been able to continue sharing that love with her son and husband on their own journey to…
28. Craig Smith: Humber's Perfecto, Poker with Octavio, & Cameron's 4 Home Runs
Craig Smith lives in the Minneapolis / St. Paul area. He's been to over 200 ballparks including a handful overseas and seems to have an uncanny knack for running into ballplayers outside of the ball…
27. Batting Stance Guy, Gar Ryness: Batting Stance Imitations, World Series Walk-Offs & Clubhouse Chemistry
On this episode of the Baseball Bucket List podcast we speak with Gar Ryness who most will know as Batting Stance Guy. Gar is a master of imitating player’s batting stances and has been using his tal…
26. Shane Barclay: International Baseball, Meeting Star Players, & The Best Way to Get a Job in Baseball
Shane Barclay owns and operates JapanBall, offering international baseball tours to Japan, the Dominican Republic, and other countries. We discuss some of his favorite trips, run-ins with players, be…
25. Craig Calcaterra: Team Loyalty, Lockouts, & Rethinking Fandom
Craig Calcaterra has been a full time baseball writer for more than 10 years and currently publishes a daily baseball newsletter called Cup of Coffee. We talk about pivoting from a career in law to s…
24. Johnny Bowlin: Marlins, Otterbots, & Befriending Baseball History
Johnny Bowlin is a Miami Marlins fan and the official Mississippi Ambassador for the Appalachian League's Danville Otterbots. We cover how the Marlins bought his allegiance with a once in a lifetime …