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South Side Sox Podcast 36 — Going to a Real, Live Baseball Game, Anaheim Flavor

Bill Meincke from the SSS office in L.A. hops on with Brett Ballantini to talk live baseball — even if was one of the Weirdest Games Ever

By Brett Ballantini and Bill Meincke

On Sunday, we had two staff writers and podcasters at the ballgame, chilling together in the Angels Stadium center-field stands, high-fiving over ... four unearned runs on three singles?

Well, no matter, it was live baseball, and while Will Allan wasn’t able to join us (check out his reax to a live game on Wednesday’s Sharing Sox), Bill Meincke hopped on with Brett Ballantini to talk about the experience, and exchange early takes on the White Sox, and other goofiness:

  • A singing intro from Brett? A singing intro from Brett! (h/t Rob Colletti)
  • The sheer joy of being back in the ballpark — and, in California, being surrounded by Sox fans
  • Masked fandom was Bill’s first experience at Angel Stadium — and so was Brett’s, a decade earlier
In May 2011, the Angel Stadium handed out free lucha libre masks to everyone, in pursuit of a Guinness World Record. Press row got them, too. I covered the entire game with mine on.
  • Unearned runs offense!
  • The Curious Case of Cease’s Hook
  • Bill’s road to writing for South Side Sox (which includes stopovers at Second City, network TV, and even Kings writing for Los Angeles Sports Nation
  • Neither Brett nor Bill were taken in the MLB draft — but what about the Wiffleball draft?
  • Concerns for the club going forward, after the 1-3 start, including a rotation taking too many pitches to cover too few innings
  • Things to be excited about coming out of the weekend, including Tony La Russa vibing with this team, the Yerminator and that megadeep pen
  • Do the pair predict a series sweet at Seattle? Yes, the pair predicts a series sweep at Seattle

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