Baseball's Last Frontier: Stories from the Pecos League
Join SABR Members Evan Katz and Bruce McClure as they get together to discuss Evan's experiences in the "entry level of baseball". You won't want to miss the tales from the road as the 2024 Pecos League season unfolds. The Pecos League is an independent baseball league which operates in cities in desert mountain regions throughout Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. Evan Katz grew up in Brookline, two miles from Fenway Park, in the 1960s and quickly learned the emotional highs and lows of being a Red Sox fan. After a long career in public finance in Massachusetts, he shares his passion for baseball as a high-school coach and through his website, Baseball By The Sea Media. He is the pitching coach for the Roswell Invaders of the Pecos League. Bruce McClure is the chair of the Clyde Sukeforth Chapter (ME/NH) of SABR and is active within the organization on most social media channels @brucemcclurenh. When he's not watching a baseball game, he is an interior decorator based in New Hampshire.
Episodes
We discuss all that is Pecos League happenings, complete with sunflower seeds, inadvertently pink uniforms, wins, losses and miles driven. And we have Derek Dominguez as our guest. He's the manager of the KC/Iola Hormigas. Join us as Evan interviews a Pecos League veteran that he calls the Odysseus of the league.
Episode #3 is live with Pat Jordan! Pat Jordan is an American sports writer. His work has been included in the Best American Sports Writing anthology series seven times. Pat is also the author of A False Spring, a bittersweet memoir about his minor league baseball career, which is ranked #37 on Sports Illustrated's Top 100 Sports Books of All Time and which Time called “one of the best and truest books about base...
We're back with episode two of our 2nd season. Guesting this week is Todd Everleth, manager of the North Platte 80s. He'll discuss this year's roster as well as how he built community connections in town in just a short time before last year's inaugural season. It's a master class in how to mentor these young men and how to help them sharpen their skills in order to advance to the next level. ...
Welcome back for season two of Baseball's Last Frontier! We begin with a recap of 2024, a preview of 2025 and a spotlight on co-host Evan Katz's plans for the season with the North Platte 80s! We'll be bringing you more stories and insight into "Baseball's Entry Level" each week. Join us for all the fun in 2025.
Watching the stories of the Pecos League was a lot of fun this year. In our wrap up episode, we talk about each of our guests and check in on what they'll be up to in 2025. Enjoy our last 2024 episode!
Our latest edition features Trinidad Triggers 1B Peter Bocchino. Peter gives us some great insight to the grind of minor league life, both on and off the field. And he relates a story or two about errant horses, diamondbacks and tarantulas, too!
We wish him luck in the Pecos League Playoffs!
Our guest this week is North Platte 80s PBP broadcaster Harmon Johnsen. He details for us what it's like to be an official scorer for the league, not to mention what it takes to give a quality broadcast of his team's games at pecosleague.tv. You'll get some insight on how baseball has become a family affair for him. It's just another great story that has emerged from the Pecos League this year, and...
This week, we chat with Kobe Head, Roswell pitcher. He talks about his journey to the Pecos League, the level of competition within the league and how his experience catapulted him to the Mahoning Valley Scrappers of the MLB Draft League. Join us for another fun look inside Baseball's Entry Level!
We had a wide ranging conversation with Alex Westman of the Austin Weirdos today. His background and insight in the league is long and deep, having played 106 games in the Pecos League with 4 different teams. Alex has great insight on bats, too. Hear his comments about his favorite bat company and why he loves them. He'll give you his thoughts on the long drives in the league and why they don't bother him, t...
Listen in as Jerry regales our listeners with stories from his time in Roswell and North Platte so far this year. Jerry goes about the game and on field experience in a unique way so listen in for his thoughts on his in game presence. His comments will give any listener a lot to think about. And just as we were wrapping it up, Jerry threw us a curve ball that had Evan asking, "are we still recording?" It was...
Evan and I had the pleasure of chatting with George & Patty Swenson this week. George and Patty are two of Roswell's biggest fans and have been hosting players for many years. They've got some great stories about their experiences in baseball, not to mention their years acting as General Manager for the club. Join us as we converse with two of the most wonderful and genuine baseball fans you'll ever...
Our latest episode discusses putting a team in baseball's entry level together in a matter of days. Todd Everleth is the head coach of the expansion North Platte 80s. Listen to his experiences in constructing a Pecos League ballclub for this year, his thoughts on how he runs his club and more. This was a great conversation about baseball philosophy and development. A talk that's surely not to be missed. Join...
We check in with Evan again as he's on the road again. But this time, his trip is surprising. He tells us about Roswell's ups and downs during week one, player compensation and interesting tidbits on housing these young men this year.
But listen in for a story about life's unexpected twists and turns.
The Pecos League is an independent baseball league which operates in cities in dese...
Our latest conversation with Roswell Invaders Pitching Coach Evan Katz is live! Listen as I speak with him about getting training camp kicked off, how he and manager Garrett Totty set the tone as players started to arrive and how managers, players and coaches wear many different hats in baseball's entry level. This was a fun talk on how the Invaders are coming together right before the first game of the season! <...
And we are live with episode #1! Listen in today to learn about our man on the inside, Evan Katz, his baseball journey and his role with the 2024 Roswell Invaders of the Pecos League. Join us as we set the stage to tell the stories of "baseball's entry level" as they unfold.
The Pecos League is an independent baseball league which operates in cities in desert mountain regions throughout Arizon...
Are you a minor league baseball fan? If so, you're going to love our new podcast, Baseball's Last Frontier: Stories from the Pecos League. Join me & my friend Evan Katz as we chronicle his journey and experiences this summer. New episodes uploaded each Monday! You won't want to miss Evan's tales from "the entry level of baseball".
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