Earned Fun Average
Episodes
217 episodes
Episode 217 - Redemption: Part 2 in Hartford
Mike Abramson has been with the Hartford Yard Goats since the beginning and is their current GM. Hartford is the Double A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies. Mike talks about bringing back the Rock Cats identity, some of the alternate identities...
Episode 216 - Copperhead Road
Derrick Welsh is the GM of the Southern Ohio Copperheads. A unique twist to summer collegiate baseball, the Copperheads are almost exclusively a student-ran organization. The Copperheads have been in existence for 25 years and play in the Great...
Episode 215 - The Honorable Beeson
We are joined this week by friend and ballpark traveler Zach Beeson. Zach talks about his love for the Los Angeles Angels and what led him to travel to see as many baseball stadiums as possible. We talk about his Twitter posts that showcase loc...
Episode 214 - Beware of the Bat Cats
Roger Ward is the GM and Coach of the Great Bend Bat Cats. The team plays in the Jayhawk League in Great Bend, Kansas. Roger shares about his playing days at Kentucky and we talk about toughest opponents and favorite logo. Roger shares his visi...
Episode 213 - MLB 2026 Preview
We have gotten underway with the MLB season. Johnny and Eric do their yearly MLB preview. We choose who we think is going to win each division in 2026 and choose a sleeper team in each league. We'll see how we fared at the end of the season and...
Episode 212 - World Baseball Classic 2026
The World Baseball Classic was finishing pool play at the time of this recording. Eric and his family got a chance to go down to Houston to see a couple of pool play games. Johnny asks some questions about the games, the atmosphere, the food an...
Episode 211 - Our Time to Rock
Matty Holem has been in the summer collegiate league ranks for years. He's taking over as the new manager for the Jackson Rockabillys. Matty shares about his background and about the Prospect League. We talk about the ballpark the Rockabillys p...
Episode 210 - Husband of the Year
Jesse Scaglion is the General Manager of the Portland Sea Dogs. We talk mostly about how he's the best husband in the world and a little about the Double A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. We chat about Hadlock Field, some of the merchandise an...
Episode 209 - Mid-America League
We talk about the Mid America League on this week's episode. We have Mark Schuster joining us. He talks about running the league and we chat about the new teams that are coming in for 2026. Mark shares some of his baseball background and he sha...
Episode 208 - EFA 4Ever
Happy Anniversary! Johnny and Eric celebrate their 4-year anniversary of hosting the EFA podcast. We are joined by our friends Mike Sellers and Ed Rivera. We catch up with both guys and see what they've been up to with their podcasts and other ...
Episode 207 - Pioneers & Outlaws
Our friend Chuck Heeman joins us again to talk about his new team. Chuck and his wife are owners of the Western Nebraska Pioneers and they just added the Nebraska Outlaws for the 2026 season. They also run the Front Range League. Chuck shares u...
Episode 206 - The Joanna Project
One of the newest announced teams playing in the inaugural 2026 season for the Blue Ridge League is the Joanna Hornets. Michael Riefsnyder is the GM and Owner of the Hornets. Michael shares his background and what led the Hornets to join the ne...
Episode 205 - The 2026 Mendozas
We present to you the 2026 Mendoza awards. We go through 10 categories from our 2025 guests and choose who we think are the most deserving of being average.Make sure to follow us online.Earned Fun Average - Instagram:...
Episode 204 - No Domesticated Chickens
Ryan Harrison is the President and Director of Fun for the Welland Jackfish. The Jackfish are part of the Canadian Baseball League. Ryan shares with us about "Niagara's Greatest Show" and what fans can expect when going to a game. We chat about...
Episode 203 - Put Makeup On The Pig
After years of being in affiliated baseball, the Boise Hawks were forced to go a different route. Colton Hampson is the GM of Sales for the Hawks and tells us what it was like from the transition to Pioneer League baseball, an MLB Partner Leagu...
Episode 202 - Goldeye
We are joined by Trevor Curl, the radio play-by-play of the Winnipeg Goldeyes. We talk about Trevor's background, the American Association and his broadcasting influences. Also hear what the experience at a Goldeyes game is like and what Trevor...
Episode 201 - The Kings of Lumber
Nate Vander Bleek has been with the Clinton LumberKings for almost 10 years now. He's been the GM of the team for the past 4 years. Nate tells us about the history of baseball in Clinton, being around for nearly 100 years. The current iteration...
Episode 200 - Just the Two (Hundred) Of Us
We're celebrating 200 episodes of the Earned Fun Average Podcast. We're joined by guest hosts Paul Caputo and Samantha Mundwiler. We share what we've enjoyed and learned over 200 episodes. We also play EFA trivia to see which host knows their o...
Episode 199 - Noodling Around
Glenn Campbell joins us this week. He's one of the owners and President of the Cape Catfish of the Prospect League. Glenn shares his background prior to joining the Catfish. We talk hats and the league itself. Glenn shares some favorite sports ...
Episode 198 - EFA Average Holiday Spectacular 4 - Pt 2
We bring to you the second of two parts of the 4th annual EFA Average Holiday Spectacular. We had on some of our former guests to talk about what travel plans they have for 2026. Make sure to go back and listen to part one to hear about our hat...
Episode 197 - EFA Average Holiday Spectacular 4 - Pt 1
We bring to you the first of two parts of the 4th annual EFA Average Holiday Spectacular. We had on some of our former guests to talk about the hats we're wearing and shared our 2025 baseball travels. Tune in next week to hear about plans for 2...
Episode 196 - Canadian Patrick
We spoke with Joe Sheeder on this week's episode. Joe is from outside Erie, Pennsylvania and lives in Toronto currently. Joe tells us about collecting cards and getting autographs. He shares about his logo baseball collection and tells us all a...
Episode 195 - Beware of the River Dragons
Scott Montesano is the radio voice of the Alton River Dragons of the Prospect League. Scott shares his background and tells us where the River Dragons are located. We talk about bald heads, the league and how the schedule works for a 20-team le...
Episode 194 - That's a Wrap
The newest team to the Northwoods League is the Richmond Flying Mummies from Richmond, Indiana. We speak with GM Trevor Amerson. Trevor shares his background with the Green Bay Rockers. He tells us about the team name and logos and what they pl...
Episode 193 - Legend of the Rougarou
We had Ronnie Rantz on this week's episode. Ronnie is the owner of the Baton Rouge Rougarou of the Texas Collegiate League. He just recently purchased the Lake Charles Gumbeaux Gators as well. Ronnie talks about his time playing baseball at LSU...
