Earned Fun Average
Episodes
224 episodes
Episode 224 - Big Country Bayou Battle Royale
We talk about an assortment of topics this week, with special guest Terry McCutchen. We preview the College World Series, we talk about the battle between Johnny and Terry's favorite summer collegiate teams and we talk about the big news out of...
Episode 223 - Feeling Like A Tourist
Larry Hawkins is the GM of the Asheville Tourists. He's been with the team since 2005. We talk about some alternate identities of the Tourists, what to expect at the ballpark and what food options the stadium has. Larry shares about his GM posi...
Episode 222 - Me and Manatee
New to Florida is Alex Berntsen and Jim Timmins. Alex is the GM of the new Palm Coast Big Buoys and Jim is the team's head coach. They're playing summer collegiate baseball in the Orange State League. Jim shares his background coaching little l...
Episode 221 - This is a Test
We speak with Josh Morris this week. He's the GM of the Tullahoma Test Pilots in the new Volunteer State League. Josh shares with us his playing experience and the joy of watching his brother pitch in the big leagues. We talk about the league a...
Episode 220 - How the Cow Ate the Cabbage
Nokona Powell is the GM of the new Pearland Cobblers summer collegiate team in Pearland, Texas. They will be playing this summer in the Cowboy Collegiate Baseball League. Nokona shares his background in baseball, football and soccer, and talks ...
Episode 219 - Woolly Wranglin
We have Brett Lander on the podcast this week. He's the GM of the Waco Woolly Wranglers, a new team in a new summer collegiate league, the Cowboy Collegiate League. Brett talks about the team and the league. He shares a little about his backgro...
Episode 218 - Mashing Away Cancer
Carter Catlett has started an independent summer collegiate team near Greensboro, North Carolina. With matchups against Coastal Plain League teams, Old North State League, Blue Ridge League and others, it will be sure to be quite the inaugural ...
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...
