
Earned Fun Average
Baseball podcast hosted by Johnny and Eric. We talk all things minor league baseball. Home of Proffitt & Loss and The Inning Ending Double Play. "America, Lower Your Standards."
Episodes
162 episodes
Episode 162 - Range Riding
We have our first trip to the Pioneer League as we talk Glacier Range Riders. Scot Gladstone is the radio play-by-play and media relations with the Range Riders. The Pioneer League is an MLB Partner League. Scot shares the specifics about MLB P...
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Episode 161 - Going Rogue
A few episodes back we had on Chuck Heeman, the owner of the Western Nebraska Pioneers. Prior to running the Pioneers, Chuck was the GM of the Medford Rogues in Medford, Oregon. We were pleased to make the connection and chat with the current o...
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Episode 160 - Shark Attack
Look out for that shark! The Wilmington Sharks play summer collegiate baseball in the Coastal Plain League in Wilmington, North Carolina. We have on General Manager and Team President Brett Bloomquist. Brett tells us what it is like playing in ...
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Episode 159 - Ospreys Incoming
Jacksonville, North Carolina is where we head for this week's episode. We speak with Eli Patino, the owner of the Jacksonville Ospreys. The Ospreys are a summer collegiate team in The Old North State League. Eli tells us why he wanted to bring ...
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Episode 158 - MLB Predictions 2025
The 2025 MLB season starts tomorrow. As fans of the Marlins and Royals, Johnny and Eric always enjoy watching our favorite MLB teams. We make predictions of who we think will win each division in the AL and NL for this season. We also mak...
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Episode 157 - Be On the Lookout
We had a fun time chatting about an iconic brand in all of Minor League Baseball. We talk Chattanooga Lookouts and the eyes in the C logo with Jarrah Vella-Wright. Jarrah is the Senior Ticket Partnership Manager with the Lookouts and is going i...
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Episode 156: The Corn Crib
Normal = Average & Average = NormalWe are celebrating our 3rd anniversary!The unofficial team of the Earned Fun Average podcast is the Normal CornBelters. The CornBelters play in the Prospect League. We have on GM Jarrett Rodg...
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Episode 155 - Gone Fishing
We are joined by Dave Lezotte, the radio voice for the Gwinnett Stripers, the Triple A of the Atlanta Braves. Dave talks about working for the Milwaukee Brewers and what led him to getting the Senior Manager of PR & Broadcasting position fo...
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Episode 154 - 28 Days
Monster! We had a tremendous chat with Ricky Ray Clayton, the head coach of the Choccolocco Monsters of the Sunbelt Baseball League. The summer collegiate league features all Georgia teams, except for the Monsters, who are in Oxford, Alabama. H...
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Episode 153 - Head West Young Pioneer
We head to Western Nebraska to talk to Chuck Heeman this week. Chuck is the owner of the Western Nebraska Pioneers of the Front Range League. He is also the President of the league. Chuck shares why they started the league and what it takes for...
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Episode 152 - Do Your Thing
Wild Thing, You Make My Heart Sing! We are joined by the owner of the Lake Oconee Wild Things in Georgia, Corie Schacter. The Wild Things are a summer collegiate team in the SunBelt Baseball League. Corie talks about the challenges of moving th...
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Episode 152
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Episode 151 - New Orleans Baseball History
We are joined by author and historian Derby Gisclair. Derby tells us all about the history of baseball in New Orleans and who he would love to go to dinner with from New Orleans baseball past. Derby shares about his love for the Yankees and his...
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Episode 150 - Our Best Friends
We made it to episode 150! Who would have thought two average guys from Kansas and Mississippi would start a podcast as a joke and they just released their 150th episode? We're so grateful for our listeners and guests and how they've helped us ...
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Episode 149 - Who's Your Favorite Player?
We have a fun episode this week as Johnny and Eric discuss their top 10 favorite MLB players. Join us as we count them back from 10 to 1 and discuss why they're our favorites. Make sure to share your favorite MLB players on our socials and foll...
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Episode 149
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Episode 148 - Cosmic Baseball
The newest sensation sweeping the country is Cosmic Baseball hosted by the Tri-City Chili Peppers. We speak with Jason Dean, the Director of Entertainment and the Voice of the Chili Peppers, and Matt Bowman, the Director of Marketing and Conten...
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Episode 147 - Chomping at the Bit
We are joined by Aaron Castete, the Director of Operations for the Lake Charles Gumbeaux Gators. The Gumbeaux Gators are a summer collegiate baseball team in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Aaron tells us about the Mardi Gras connection with the team ...
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Episode 146 - EFA Tournament of Champions
We're back to settle it once and for all. We host the ultimate trivia battle to see who earns the Tournament of Champions title. We are joined by 3 former champions Donnie Wise, Kelly Robinson and Terry McCutchen. We have rules expert Patrick L...
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Episode 145 - Average Holiday Spectacular III
Our annual holiday tradition continues as we host our third annual Average Holiday Spectacular. We are joined by a lot of our former guests and friends. We hope you enjoy this look back on our baseball travels this year and what we're looking f...
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Episode 144 - Mining For Baseballs
We head to Alaska to talk about the Alaska Baseball League and specifically the Mat-Su Miners. The Miners are a summer collegiate league team ran by GM Pete Christopher. Pete tells about his previous jobs prior to taking on the role with the Mi...
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Episode 143 - Cropdusting
Olney, Maryland is the place to be for summer collegiate baseball in the Cal Ripken Collegiate League. The Olney Cropdusters have been around for the last 4+ years and like to bring their farming look and brand of baseball to the DC and Marylan...
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Episode 142 - Lights... Camera... Average!
Johnny and Eric sit down and talk baseball movies. We share our top 5 baseball movies, our most overrated and underrated baseball movies, and what baseball movie we'd want to direct. We want to hear from our listeners what their favorite baseba...
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Episode 141 - Flying BoxCars
Hagerstown, Maryland has been home to professional baseball for many years. The current iteration is an independent professional baseball team in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball called the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars. We are joined b...
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Episode 141
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Episode 140 - Nerd vs Bison
The title belt is on the line once again as the champion, Kelly Robinson, faces the challenger, Terry McCutchen. We have a special guest rules analyst. Tune in to find out if the champion the Minor League Nerd retains the EFA Trivia belt ...
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Episode 139 - Heading Up North
We go international as the Earned Fun Average heads to Vancouver Canada. Tyler Zickel joins us this week. He's the radio broadcaster and media relations for the Toronto Blue Jays High-A affiliate. Tyler tells us about his time with the Canadian...
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Episode 138 - Flying the Flag
Coming to you from Flag City USA, we have Joe Fenimore. Joe is the co-founder of the Flag City Sluggers of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League. They will be playing in their first season in 2025. Joe tells us how he came up with name and t...
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