The Highland Bullpen Baseball Podcast E04 - MLB v SPFL and their handling of Covid19

2020-08-16

Play ball! Episode 4 of the Highland Bullpen Baseball Podcast has landed. The Bullpen bros Alan, Dave, Richard and Dave Junior are back with episode 4. These four football (soccer) fans from Scotland bring a unique perspective, comparing their love of Major League Baseball to their years of following sports across the world, from the Arctic Circle to Papua New Guinea. This episode sees the bullpen pros compare the different approaches of MLB and the Scottish football authorities to ensuring their seasons survive...

Play ball! Episode 4 of the Highland Bullpen Baseball Podcast has landed.

The Bullpen bros Alan, Dave, Richard and Dave Junior are back with episode 4. These four football (soccer) fans from Scotland bring a unique perspective, comparing their love of Major League Baseball to their years of following sports across the world, from the Arctic Circle to Papua New Guinea.

This episode sees the bullpen pros compare the different approaches of MLB and the Scottish football authorities to ensuring their seasons survive the COVID challenge. Spoiler alert...there is only one winner.

The ever popular 7th innings stretch quiz returns and sees a shock new leader.

Plus there's an Extra Innings feature after the show's official close. That features an 'as live' look back on how Detroit Tigers diehard Alan and Chicago White Sox fan Dave Junior got on watching the recent series decider between their two teams as it happened.

Show mascot Hamish, the Highland bull, is the no-nonsense umpire ensuring all the action is delivered at a cracking pace.

Section times for Episode 4

2:13 Bases loaded round-table ... how MLB beats Scottish football on COVID and more.

29:11 Tagged ... Alan reveals how you can follow the Highland Bullpen on social media

29:54 Seventh Inning Stretch ... A shock new leader emerges in the quiz

30:51 The Old Ballgame ... David Ince delves into history with Scot's legendary home run

40:04 Show closes

40:08 Extra Innings bonus recorded 'as live' during recent Tigers v White Sox series decider

Our unique baseball podcast

The Highland Bullpen baseball podcast features four Scottish football (soccer) fans who have fallen in love with America's pastime.

With baseball knowledge ranging from major league to little league, they share their experiences and showcase why Major League Baseball (MLB) is the perfect second sport for football fans across the UK.

Look out for special guests over the next few weeks as we ramp up the show following great feedback from listeners.

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We're now available on Apple Podcasts too and will shortly be joining Spotify.

Enjoy and please email via highlandbullpen@gmail.com with feedback. We love to hear how we can keep improving the show.

Credits

Take Me Out to the Ballgame Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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